Honestly, I think "watch your corner. Do what you’re good at. Take care of your neighbors, even if they suck. And do more than demand a better world… build it" is about all we were meant to do. Thanks for reposting these gems, it will be nice to revisit them. Take your time and don't feel bad about being uninspired. Love this little corner of the web.
My gift to myself for the new year was turning off email notifications from Substack and unsubscribing from many newsletters. I got sucked into the independent media vortex after the election and nearly lost my mind again with all the notifications. You’re right that there are way too many words out there on platforms like these now, but your words cut through that noise. I’m excited to have focused my reading back on a few writers, including you, who are doing something much more than reacting to the chaos of the world. It’s part of how I’m planning to watch my corner this year.
Know that I am excited every time I see a new post from you but I’m also not sitting around waiting for it. Please don’t feel any pressure on my account!
I’m old - my young friends talk of “lack of bandwidth”. I’ve spent the last two years killing my metastasized cancer and suffering from lack of bandwidth, otherwise known as being overwhelmed and unable to create. With returning health, I feel small bursts of energy and flashes of the creative spark. Your writing has been very meaningful to me, so here is sympathy for your stasis and fond hopes for a return of your sparkle.
Your advice is excellent, and you have done much more than “paint pretty pictures.” I have learned so much from and been inspired by your writing.
Write when the time is right. Chasing that algorithm is a trap and recipe for burnout. It is also a parallel to our greater social disease of not being satisfied unless everything is drained to the limit. We need to learn the meaning of “enough” again.
Honestly, I think "watch your corner. Do what you’re good at. Take care of your neighbors, even if they suck. And do more than demand a better world… build it" is about all we were meant to do. Thanks for reposting these gems, it will be nice to revisit them. Take your time and don't feel bad about being uninspired. Love this little corner of the web.
My gift to myself for the new year was turning off email notifications from Substack and unsubscribing from many newsletters. I got sucked into the independent media vortex after the election and nearly lost my mind again with all the notifications. You’re right that there are way too many words out there on platforms like these now, but your words cut through that noise. I’m excited to have focused my reading back on a few writers, including you, who are doing something much more than reacting to the chaos of the world. It’s part of how I’m planning to watch my corner this year.
Know that I am excited every time I see a new post from you but I’m also not sitting around waiting for it. Please don’t feel any pressure on my account!
Thanks for writing buddy.
Thanks man.. here's to a year of strategy amid the chaos!
Yes indeed.
I’m old - my young friends talk of “lack of bandwidth”. I’ve spent the last two years killing my metastasized cancer and suffering from lack of bandwidth, otherwise known as being overwhelmed and unable to create. With returning health, I feel small bursts of energy and flashes of the creative spark. Your writing has been very meaningful to me, so here is sympathy for your stasis and fond hopes for a return of your sparkle.
Thanks for the words, Annie. I'll get back at it soon, and I find it heartening to hear about your own returning bursts of creativity.
Your advice is excellent, and you have done much more than “paint pretty pictures.” I have learned so much from and been inspired by your writing.
Write when the time is right. Chasing that algorithm is a trap and recipe for burnout. It is also a parallel to our greater social disease of not being satisfied unless everything is drained to the limit. We need to learn the meaning of “enough” again.
Gigi, you've said what I want to say in fewer words. Thanks for that. Good words too.