Other Blogs on the Web

Steve Pavlina

• This personal development blog by Steve Pavlina has been one of my favorites for a few years. I appreciate the analytic tone he uses, even on topics such as intuition and spirituality. In addition, his writing style is, at least at times, purposefully provocative. He prods your tender areas harshly in order to provoke a strong emotional reaction, which I assume is intended to start you thinking about his argument and your own pre-set beliefs. This thought-provoking attitude is what most appeals to me about this blog.

Got2BeGreen

• I found this blog while doing this assignment. I was linked to it from a time.com article. I chose to look at it because it represented itself as something I was interested in, and was highly rated. Although its content may be good (I have too little experience with the blog to know), I found the webpages to be cluttered seeming. The links at the top of the page are difficult to read, and a simple blog archive list is difficult to find.
• That being said, there is an easily accessible list of blog categories. The blog is certainly functional, however small things about the feel, such as the plethora of sharing and social networking widgets under each post, make it feel cluttered and hard to read.

Zen Habits

• Although this blog layout is a little odd,the very open, uncluttered look is likely intentional given the purpose of the blog. I do appreciate its usability, as there is both an easily identifiable "Archive" page as well as a "Start Here" page for recommended reading.