Sometimes the Best Posts Get Buried

When I started Prof. Rock’s Learning Arcade, I honestly had no idea where it would go.

Back in April, this Substack reached 100 subscribers, and I’m not going to lie, that felt like a huge milestone for me. There’s something really special about realizing that over 100 people actually want to read the things you write. As of today, that number has grown to 139 subscribers, which honestly surprises me in the best possible way, especially because I haven’t posted much during the past week due to how busy things have been at work lately.

One thing I didn’t realize before reaching 100 subscribers is that Substack unlocks additional features once you hit that milestone. One of my favorites is audio narration.

Now readers can open an article, press play, and simply listen to it.

And honestly? I think that’s fantastic.

I’m sure a lot of people do this already. You wake up in the morning, get in the car, head to work, and instead of reading an article traditionally, you just listen to it during the drive. We all love reading, but sometimes life gets busy, and having the option to listen makes content so much more accessible.

So reaching that milestone felt meaningful to me, not just because of the number itself, but because it made the blog feel a little more alive.

But recently I found myself thinking:

What do I write next?

Then it hit me.

I started looking back at older posts I wrote when this Substack was brand new. Back then, I barely had any subscribers, so some of those articles never really got seen by many people. They just kind of... stayed there quietly in the background.

And that’s when I came up with an idea.

Welcome to The Backlog.

Now, despite the name, this isn’t specifically about video games. But if you’re a gamer, you already understand what a backlog is.

It’s that TV series you started but never finished.

That game sitting on your shelf waiting for you to finally continue it.

That movie you keep telling yourself you’ll watch “eventually.”

And here at Prof. Rock’s Learning Arcade, a backlog can also be an article.

A post that maybe got overlooked.

A piece written before people discovered the blog.

Something worth revisiting.

So from time to time, I’m going to highlight older articles based around a theme and give them another chance to be discovered.

Since we’re reaching the end of the semester, I thought it would be fitting to start with education-focused posts.

So below, you’ll find a few articles from the Learning Arcade backlog. Feel free to click through, explore them, and if you enjoy one of them, consider leaving a like or restacking it so someone else can discover it too.

And with that…

Welcome to the backlog.

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