Yesss! I do this. All of this. There's a bravery in making yourself vulnerable and sharing. I've shares everything, even things I'm not sure I should have. But this is all part of learning.
Seriously though, I loved this no nonsense post.
I even get the bit-picky reviews from people. Oh, I missed a capitalisation? Did it ruin the entire story for you? That's sad. This is very wise and yeah, nothing to add. I write outside of substack, and paste before scheduling.
It's so bloody annoying. Because its like do you really have that many paid subs? Or are you getting people to pay you to do things they'er already doing?
I turned off notifications very, very early on. I can’t handle one unread email in my inbox, so the prospect of that annoying red blob on the Substack app and Mail app, or a banner popping up, or whatever, sent me into a spiral of fight or flight which I knew I couldn’t accommodate. Once, I didn’t share a post for maybe 3 weeks because of life, and my overall engagement and reading also took a nosedive. Was it the end of the world? No. Did people berate me for not reading their work? No.
So, in short, excellent advice. Thank you for sharing it.
A great post, Andy. I actually adopted this system before I was on Substack for everything I do. Writing is important to me, as is reading the work of talented writers like you. But I don't want to lose my mind. As Philip K. Dick said, "Life is hard enough on its own. In fact, no one gets out alive," so let's manage our time and energy. We need to collect fragments of wonder, and smile more. Thanks, bro.
Yesss! I do this. All of this. There's a bravery in making yourself vulnerable and sharing. I've shares everything, even things I'm not sure I should have. But this is all part of learning.
Seriously though, I loved this no nonsense post.
I even get the bit-picky reviews from people. Oh, I missed a capitalisation? Did it ruin the entire story for you? That's sad. This is very wise and yeah, nothing to add. I write outside of substack, and paste before scheduling.
Thank you, Hannah 🙏
This place can be tough — the feedback is immediate. You miss a comma, someone will notice. 🤣
Thanks! I have been stuck around 50 subs for a long time. I will definitely by implementing some of these tips.
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I’m glad this could be useful.
Look at that! A real post about writing on here. Not some BS about getting people to pay you cuz that ain’t happening lol
Thank you 🙏😂
Yes, I get so exhausted with the chorus of BS.
It's so bloody annoying. Because its like do you really have that many paid subs? Or are you getting people to pay you to do things they'er already doing?
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I turned off notifications very, very early on. I can’t handle one unread email in my inbox, so the prospect of that annoying red blob on the Substack app and Mail app, or a banner popping up, or whatever, sent me into a spiral of fight or flight which I knew I couldn’t accommodate. Once, I didn’t share a post for maybe 3 weeks because of life, and my overall engagement and reading also took a nosedive. Was it the end of the world? No. Did people berate me for not reading their work? No.
So, in short, excellent advice. Thank you for sharing it.
Thank you for reading. 🙏
Yes we must guard our time wisely. Those little design decisions are scientifically honed to gouge away our attention.
I was doing good in my relationship with Substack until the 'don't be scared' part, and ended up with good advice, so, that's a win for me.
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You can be scared. Just don’t let it stop you.
Great advice, Andy. I do some of these things and you have more suggestions I think would be beneficial.
Thank you 🙏
Great advice! Thank you!
Thank you for reading 🙏
Saved this! Sometimes it feels pretty challenging to break into the Substack scene, so it’s nice to get the inside scoop like this from a pro
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I’m flattered.
Excellent!
Thank you 🙏
Excellent post and timely for me as I can feel myself getting sucked into the Notes vortex like early days of Twitter. 🤙
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I wrote it precisely because I could feel myself getting sucked in too.
Good points. Quite the antidote to all the articles about how to hustle on Substack and get ahead in the race for eyeballs and dollars.
Thank you 🙏
That was my goal.
I think it's an incredible platform with a lot of really smart, thoughtful users.
Awesome, non-despair inducing advice advice👍
Thank you 🙏
A great post, Andy. I actually adopted this system before I was on Substack for everything I do. Writing is important to me, as is reading the work of talented writers like you. But I don't want to lose my mind. As Philip K. Dick said, "Life is hard enough on its own. In fact, no one gets out alive," so let's manage our time and energy. We need to collect fragments of wonder, and smile more. Thanks, bro.
Thank you 🙏
Well said. We really must be vigilant in guarding our time and energy.
Very helpful, thank you!
Thank you for reading 🙏
Damnably sage advice. Especially that do what scares you thing. Thanks!