Cameron Moll, in a recent iStockPhoto interview expressed his thoughts about blogging:

I’d love to say I blog merely because I enjoy it. I do enjoy it. But with a family and plenty of other obligations, that isn’t always the case.

Personally I couldn’t have said it better, but his words are certainly the sentiment of several bloggers who take time out of their busy lives to blog. It’s one thing when you’re sharing information about having a cup of coffee at Starbucks, it’s another when you’ve opted to share your methodologies and theories on a particular subject. The post about having an espresso might take you anywhere from 10 to 15 minutes to publish. In theory it might be interesting to those who know you well or feel they share certain similarities to you, but to most people, reading about your espresso experiences might be as dull as a rusted switchblade.

However, when you’ve researched a topic on how “Automation Will Kill Us All” you’ve most likely put time and effort into researching your topic and making sure your points are valid and readable. These kinds of posts spark more interest because you can tell the writer, or in this case the designer, really went out on a limb to express their thoughts and theories to their readers.

It takes time to develop coherent thought and even more so when you’re trying to educate your readers about an idea, theory, method or observation, something with substance. When you’ve got other responsibilities that manage to take up about 99.9% of your time it becomes that much more difficult to set aside time to blog, or maintain your presence. Your hope is that those who opt to add your site to their growing list of feeds will read your new material despite the fact you might not post on a daily basis.