# Back to Writing Content in Dropbox

> The reason I've decided to write content in Dropbox instead of keeping it in version control.

Source: https://curiouslychase.com/posts/back-to-writing-content-in-dropbox/

> [!caution]
> I no longer write content in Dropbox, instead I write in [Obsidian](https://curiouslychase.com/tools/obsidian/) and copy content over into my git repo for publishing.

It's been a while since I've posted a new thought/article here.

Some things that held me back:

- My process had too much friction
  - I was using `git`, a tool that's great for versioning but terrible for moving fast
  - using `git` meant I was limited to the devices I could publish on easily
- I waited for something to be perfect before publishing
- I was wanting to using Notion's API (it's been "coming soon" for almost a month now) to write and visualize my post statuses

What got me moving:

- I rethought my process
  - I decided to move everything to Dropbox
  - Moving to Dropbox means I can use a computer, phone or tablet to write
  - I don't have to think about committing changes, they're just there when I write them
- I just write stuff down
- I accepted that maybe every idea is better fledgling and shared instead of almost perfect and invisible

I plan on making a better signal for the status for an article/blog post (what do I even call these?) so that others know how well-thought out a piece of content is, but for now, the goal is just to write and let the world see it.