I would much rather have spontaneous writings from the heart than scheduled posting’s from a goal. Sure, I have general aspirations for getting something out every week, but sometimes I want to do more, other times less. Deadlines are the ultimate killer of creativity, IMO.
I feel you on this, Chandler! I also started on Substack with the idea to post weekly and I have now transitioned to posting when it feels right. With my new recent offering of Mindful Monday Morsels, I have now created something that is specific to a day but it somehow feels ok...and I didn't promise myself or anyone else that it would be EVERY Monday. Deadlines and Substack growth guru guidelines, definitely be damned, lol 🤣 Post when it feels right and in flow because that is the writing that most needs to be shared. A deep bow and a lotus for you 🙏🪷
A 100% agree with your sentiment about creating from a place of joy rather than from duress. I had gotten so conditioned to believe that stress was a necessary ingredient to produce quality content for nearly 2 decades of my corporate life that I had started ignoring my inner signals asking for a break to replenish, to refuel and rest until I can produce. Having done this type of thing for nearly a couple years, I have built back trust in myself that I'm still the beast I am, producing even better quality content, but the key is to take stretches of rest and inactivity and decompression time as much as my body says it needs. The interesting thing is that once I've rested enough with the mindset of completely detaching myself for a while, my body autonomously urges and itches to get after (even harder) things that would require enormous effort that would tire me, but it's the good kind of tiring out.
I would much rather have spontaneous writings from the heart than scheduled posting’s from a goal. Sure, I have general aspirations for getting something out every week, but sometimes I want to do more, other times less. Deadlines are the ultimate killer of creativity, IMO.
I know, right? I'm thinking about doing away with them, Substack growth guru guidelines be damned! 😆
I feel you on this, Chandler! I also started on Substack with the idea to post weekly and I have now transitioned to posting when it feels right. With my new recent offering of Mindful Monday Morsels, I have now created something that is specific to a day but it somehow feels ok...and I didn't promise myself or anyone else that it would be EVERY Monday. Deadlines and Substack growth guru guidelines, definitely be damned, lol 🤣 Post when it feels right and in flow because that is the writing that most needs to be shared. A deep bow and a lotus for you 🙏🪷
A 100% agree with your sentiment about creating from a place of joy rather than from duress. I had gotten so conditioned to believe that stress was a necessary ingredient to produce quality content for nearly 2 decades of my corporate life that I had started ignoring my inner signals asking for a break to replenish, to refuel and rest until I can produce. Having done this type of thing for nearly a couple years, I have built back trust in myself that I'm still the beast I am, producing even better quality content, but the key is to take stretches of rest and inactivity and decompression time as much as my body says it needs. The interesting thing is that once I've rested enough with the mindset of completely detaching myself for a while, my body autonomously urges and itches to get after (even harder) things that would require enormous effort that would tire me, but it's the good kind of tiring out.