Hi Michael, this resonates very much with me. I’ve been writing a blog (on blogger and Wordpress) a few years ago. The blog is on the theme of education. Then I discovered Medium and been a regular reader. Then in May this year I started to blog on Medium. Yes, writing (outside my research specialisation) has been very illuminating and satisfying. Do check my publication, Anecdotes of Academia. https://medium.com/anecdotes-of-academia