What you learn in 4000 comments

This blog has now had over 4,000 comments.

I’ve been thinking about what that number has taught me.

The biggest lesson: the comment is not the end of the interaction. It’s the beginning. The best things that have happened as a result of this blog – the collaborations, the friendships, the opportunities – all started in a comment.

A comment is an opening. What you do with it is what matters.