You should avoid doing huge list posts for your blog or website. They aren't useful, and here are 31 reasons (kind of) that will make you reconsider if you were planning one.

1. Reasons
Massive List Posts
Are Useless
by Joel Harrison

2. 1
No one reads every
point anyways

3. 2
Even if they did,
basic psychology says
we only remember the first
and last points, rendering the
middle 47 points useless

4. 3
Large lists don't go
in-depth

5. 4
They defeat the
purpose of a list:
simplification of ideas

6. 5
People don’t have the
time to read it all

7. 6
They get
bookmarked
but never returned to

8. 7
They get shared because
they look valuable,
but no one reads them

9. 8
They appear
value rich, but
aren't actionable

10. 9
You could have
written 5 in-depth
articles instead

11. 10
They tend to
repeat themselves

12. 11
They often say the
same thing twice

13. 12
I can’t count
past my 10 fingers

14. 13
Did you really need to take
so many words to get
your point across?

15. 14
Did
you actually
think about what
your audience wants?

16. 15
The points may
contradict
each other

17. 16
No they don’t

18. 17
Anyone can simply
compile other
people's ideas

19. 18
Just write
a book if you
have so many ideas

20. 19
My thumb hurts from
the scrolling on my
phone when
your list is
long

21. 20
Put down your ego,
large numbers don't
mean you're better than me

22. 21
They often have filler points

23. 22
They can
meander more easily

24. 23
They're written for the
writer, not the
audience’s
experience

25. 24
People have
already said most
of your points before
anyways

26. 25
How could you possibly
have a direct action
step when there are
so many ideas

27. 26
It’s like
giving someone an
entire encyclopedia
set and saying “this will
help solve your problems”

28. 27
See, even this list’s
value is dwindling
now…

29. 28
Maybe I
should give up

30. 29
But have a made my point?

31. 30
“The most
valuable of all talents is
that of never using two
words when one will do.”
–Thomas Jefferson

32. 31
Just avoid massive
list posts!