<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Cheerful Alex]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thoughts, stories and ideas.]]></description><link>https://cheerfulalex.com/</link><image><url>https://cheerfulalex.com/favicon.png</url><title>Cheerful Alex</title><link>https://cheerfulalex.com/</link></image><generator>Ghost 4.3</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 02:46:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://cheerfulalex.com/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[why i'm also writing without capitalization]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>i do not want to fall into the perfectionism trap and end up in a world where i am writing but not hitting the big red publish button. one of the biggest points of friction for me is the artificial built up pressure around publishing only once &quot;perfect.&quot;</p>]]></description><link>https://cheerfulalex.com/capitalization/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">607d06811e52ea480553d3ef</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2021 04:45:01 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://cheerfulalex.com/content/images/2021/04/amanda-jones-oHVdj31R3F4-unsplash.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://cheerfulalex.com/content/images/2021/04/amanda-jones-oHVdj31R3F4-unsplash.jpg" alt="why i&apos;m also writing without capitalization"><p>i do not want to fall into the perfectionism trap and end up in a world where i am writing but not hitting the big red publish button. one of the biggest points of friction for me is the artificial built up pressure around publishing only once &quot;perfect.&quot; if i have a thought or idea that i want to just jam on and put out there i want to do so with minimum internal conflict.</p><p>to &quot;ship&quot; with less pressure i&apos;m following a great idea that <a href="http://justinmares.com/why-im-writing-without-capitalization/">justin mares</a> come up to signal which of his posts are fully edited and flushed (proper capitalization) and which are just getting ideas down on paper (no capitalization)</p><p>i will be following this capitalization strategy for now. &#xA0;may update to a point rating system to indicate the quality of a piece in the future, but quite frankly that even seems like unnecessary friction. if a point based rating system sounds interesting check out <a href="https://nickyoder.com/perfectionism/">nick yoder&apos;s 10-point system</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[👋 hey, i'm alex]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>thank you for stopping by! figure having a <em>start here</em> page would be useful to help orientate with where you can find what will be most useful for you. </p><p>first, you may be curious why i seem to be ignoring proper sentence casing - feel free to read up on</p>]]></description><link>https://cheerfulalex.com/hey-alex-here/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">607cd85e1e52ea480553d3b9</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2021 04:26:06 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://cheerfulalex.com/content/images/2021/04/fabio-lucas-_eYDuLSjkpw-unsplash-1.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://cheerfulalex.com/content/images/2021/04/fabio-lucas-_eYDuLSjkpw-unsplash-1.jpg" alt="&#x1F44B; hey, i&apos;m alex"><p>thank you for stopping by! figure having a <em>start here</em> page would be useful to help orientate with where you can find what will be most useful for you. </p><p>first, you may be curious why i seem to be ignoring proper sentence casing - feel free to read up on why i am writing articles in <a href="https://cheerfulalex.com/capitalization/">complete lowercase</a>. second, there is not too much content here yet, so i can&apos;t yet nicely point you around. third, this is a bit experimental - i know i want to write publicly more, share ideas, and provide value, but the specifics are not clear just yet. </p><p>cheers</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>