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Suzy Rowlands's avatar

Love this…I felt such an exhaaale reading it. I spent 8 hours y’day writing and rewriting one single substack letter. 😬😵‍💫At 22.05 I published it. And then at around midnight, I unpublished as waves of fear and anxiety about it gripped me. This morning I’ve re-published it! 😂 Hahahaha! Who needs a rollercoaster when you write publicly?!🫣🎢

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Alex Mathers's avatar

Brilliant Suzy! It's all part of the advneture

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Suzy Rowlands's avatar

Yes indeed it is. 🤪😵‍💫

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Sophie S.'s avatar

"Just because others are doing it, perhaps in their thousands, does not mean you can't do it and absolutely crush it." - I really need to be reminded of this every now and then! Every so often I catch myself thinking "but there's thousands of other people writing about similar things" - but you're right, that shouldn't stop me! thanks!

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Alex Mathers's avatar

You got it!

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Soulful Gargi's avatar

You have beautifully captured the reason that I tell myself to restrain doing something that excites me.

Much needed one, thank you Alex!

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Alex Mathers's avatar

thank you!

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Elizabeth Grace Martinez's avatar

i always need to hear this advice: "It takes continually stepping into the unknown and feeling weird doing it."

going ahead and publishing things that aren't perfect is what I am forcing myself to do. i figure that it will all work out in the end.

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Alex Mathers's avatar

Good for you, Elizabeth

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Jon's avatar

I loved this. It motivates and refreshingly directs, encouraging creators to embrace their uniqueness even when they feel like everything's been done before. I particularly enjoyed your emphasis on the importance of personal experience in bringing a fresh perspective to familiar ideas.

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Alex Mathers's avatar

Thanks Jon! Personal experience counts for a lot.

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