Derek Hanson

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Derek Hanson
Derek Hanson
@derek

I build blocks, plugins, and themes with WordPress and write about what I learn. This is my blog on the Fediverse; reply here and it shows up as a comment on the post. Personal account: @derekahanson.

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I’m also on Mastodon at @derekahanson@mastodon.social, but this site is the best place to follow me.

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From /notes

  • I’m excited about tomorrow’s post. Not only is it a great read, but if you get my post in your email, Jetpack Newsletters is starting to roll out custom email designs. The email will adopt the styles from my theme, so you get Tufte Blocks in your email.

  • It’s great to be back from sabbatical and jumping back in with Open Channels FM. My sabbatical was somehow busier than I ever could have imagined, but it was a great breakaway from the screen. Lots of time reflecting and thinking. I thought a lot about writing. Woodworking, house remodeling,…

  • So excited to be invited to speak at ISU again. What a joy to share WordPress, and now Spacefast! I will have a full break down of how I prepared my presentation with Spacefast and the example sites I created in just an afternoon.

  • As a classically trained rhetorician, audience used to always be central to my thinking about writing and communication. With blogging, your primary audience can be you. Start blogging.

  • Writing is the last, great form of critical thinking. To write is to think deeply about something. Polish doesn’t matter.

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