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Calibrated Chaos's avatar

You’re absolutely right about critical thinking becoming a lost art. Most people don’t sit with ideas anymore. They scroll past them. Writing and sharing it forces people to slow down and actually think. That matters more than analytics ever will.

Becoming Her | The Blueprint's avatar

This is so relatable!!! When you put so much of yourself into writing, it can feel scary to actually share it. But you’re so right — we owe it to our ideas and our art to let them be seen 🤍✨

LetishaWrites's avatar

I appreciate it ❤️❤️

Life Inside My Mind's avatar

This is such a necessary wake-up call! You’ve tapped into the specific imposter syndrome that keeps writers small: the fear that sharing our work is doing too much and countered it with a beautiful truth: You owe it to your art.

Naima’s Den's avatar

Thank you for this! ✌🏾💜

LetishaWrites's avatar

Ofcourse 🫶🏾

Wadzanai A's avatar

Loved this.xx

LetishaWrites's avatar

I appreciate it my love 🫶🏾 I see you doing your thing on notes keep it up 👏🏾

Tamara Branch's avatar

Yes Yes:) Thanks for sharing.

The Reluctant Poet's avatar

Great advice and encouragement. A friend who is an artist told me to write for myself and not worry about what others think. That's so hard because it's personal. Pushing myself to get out their. THANK YOU!

HER's avatar

Thank you so much for this!! I love the way you articulated it! So relatable! I need to get back to work 😩❤️

Th3nakedtruths's avatar

Thank you for sharing, this is so true. When we doubt ourselves we may fail to touch the one person that is waiting on us and didn’t know it. The entire write up was relatable. This stood out and I had to restack « A thought in your head could be the thing that changes someone’s life. »

Mike Winters's avatar

I felt the same way too, and then I was like, well I have the option, so why not. It does get me some readers which is cool. I think we should all be our biggest fan and like and restack our work.

Madhura Vayal's avatar

A thought in your head could be the thing that changes someone’s life. Makes them feel less alone. Pushes them to finally move.- this is how I feel on Substack less alone

I am very new to Substack can you please tell me what is restack