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Dear readers: Time to live the advice I've been giving
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Stepping away from the meta to focus on the work itself Dear readers, I've been doing a review of this year, and something important has become clear: I've spent more time talking about the work I will do and giving advice on what I'm not doing than actually creating. Talking is cheap. Everybody talks. Anyone can talk. The real challenge—and what matters—is doing the actual work I've been talking about. It's easy to list excuses for why things didn't work out, why I didn't write. But I know the truth: if I really wanted to, I would have done the work. When I started this newsletter, the core idea was to document my work, not just discuss it. So in response to this realization, I'm taking a deliberate break. For 49 days, to be exact. My next newsletter will arrive on January 31, 2025. During this time, I'll be setting my affairs in order and focusing on creation. When we resume, there will be changes:
Thank you for your continued support and patience. If you have any questions feel free to ask . Until next time, keep writing. |
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