Why I Don't Write About Security

If you don't know, I work in the InfoSec / cyber / whatever you want to call it industry. So why don't I write about InfoSec here on this blog?

If you take a look through my blogroll, thereโ€™s lots of cool people, writing cool stuff, often about what theyโ€™re passion about, and what they do for a living. For many, these are one and the same. And thatโ€™s true for me, too.

I love what I do for a living; Iโ€™m a passionate cyber security professional. So why donโ€™t I write about it here on the blog?

Well, I kinda do. I occasionally write posts that are tangentially related to what I spend many, many hours every week doing, but youโ€™re unlikely to find posts here about the latest breaches, leadership, or trends in the cyber security space.

This is my hobby

Yes, Iโ€™m a cyber professional. Yes, Iโ€™m a leader. Yes, I love what I do for a living. But Iโ€™m far more than that.

I use this site to explore my hobbies, like reading, exploring other cool blogs, or web design and development.

What I donโ€™t want to do is burn myself out. I like to keep my hobbies and my career separate and by doing this, I think I enjoy them both more.

I can enjoy the cyber and leadership aspects of my life during the day, then enjoy the web, a good book, my motorbikes, or my watch collection during my down time.

Without the separation between these two part of my life, I think Iโ€™d burn myself out. Not only with work, but with my hobbies too. By compartmentalising them, I have a set amount of time for both, which means I donโ€™t overdo it, and ruin my enjoyment (something which Iโ€™m prone to doing).

Final thoughts

So, dear reader, youโ€™re unlikely to read about InfoSec here. But that doesnโ€™t mean Iโ€™m not interested in it, I just like to focus on other things as the topics for this blog.

InfoSec is a booming industry, and by writing about it, Iโ€™d probably get way more readers. But this blog isnโ€™t about building myself a professional profile online. Itโ€™s about being part of a community of fellow bloggers, sharing my thoughts/opinions and exploring my hobbies.

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