Struggled to publish writing this week. Why? Building A Second Brain course finished. Felt motivated by the regularity of group meetings. Benefited from the course timeline. Only 5 weeks. Lowered the pressure.
Talked with Dan Shipper of Superorganizers this morning. He asked why I’m writing.
Me:
Learn in public: pushes me to summarize and articulate clearly.
Demonstrate authority: open new possibilities for career, relationships, life.
Feed my ego: breath in the likes, views, new subscribers, comments. Get my fix.
Conflict of interest here.
Dan: focus on shipping, even if it’s not good enough.
Learning in public means lowering my expectations around quality. Underlying thought pattern. What I publish HAS TO BE 100%. Underlying assumption. Writing reflects my value as a person. Bad writing, bad person.
But that’s not true.
Growth mindset that sucker. It’s early in my progress. I’ve been writing for 5 weeks. Can’t expect the same progress of 5 months. Patience. Patience. Keep writing. Put the work in.
Salman Ansari in Why Bother?: Pursue curiosity because it’s the most sustainable and meaningful work you will ever do.
Pursue curiosity rather than focus on quality. Share enthusiasm. Enthusiasm is alive. Not a dead fish.
Dead fish stink.
Here Raul, a fellow from BASB cohort 10. Good job Raphael. Keep that attitude and be patient. The most of us are starting this journey, but I suspect you'll be successful in that.