When a personal site starts with a giant self-introduction, it often feels finished on day one and stale on day thirty.
The problem is not ego. The problem is that the page becomes about explanation instead of momentum. You arrive, read a paragraph about the author, and still do not know what to open first.
Explanation is not momentum
For a writing site, the better question is simple: what should the visitor read next?
Identity can live in the archive
That is why I like article-first homepages. They still carry identity, but the identity shows up through the shape of the archive, the tone of the titles, and the way the site frames the writing.
The author is present. Just not standing in front of the bookshelf.