That's actually pretty easy too. Take a look at an RSS file. There's a reason it's called really simple syndication. Adding another entry to an RSS file with your text editor is dead simple.
Added friction means less writing, in my experience. But that depends in his often you update your site, I guess. I'm bound to believe that more friction means less updates.
I suppose if I were posting 5 times a day rather than 5 times a month doing the below would get tedious,
<item>
<title>It's not that hard</title>
<link>http://www.superkuh.com/this-link-doesnt-exist</link>
<description>This is an example of how quickly I can add a new item to my RSS feed.</description>
</item>
Or if you wanted to syndicate via RSS rather than just linking, which frankly reads more like an SEO move than one intended for the benefit of human eyeballs...
