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Garuda Rita Harris's avatar

Thank you for sharing and how lucky for you to have had this tool your whole life.💙🧘🏽‍♀️🙏🏽

Yes. I only want to read what other humans have written. I recently began writing daily and feel compelled to write so only humans can see all the subtly in the work.

I wrote a poem yesterday that only humans can read.

https://substack.com/@yogigaruda8/note/c-128961107?r=2dt3p8

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Matt Brough's avatar

I didn’t see the original note, but somehow stumbled into this post and am glad I did. Excellent thoughts here. I too feel as if discipline is not about a publishing schedule, though there is something to writing on a deadline. I’ve been thinking a lot about how writing craft is improved and for me it mostly involves more reading and not necessarily more writing or more posts going out.

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Traci Landy's avatar

I’m one of the many lovers of your note—I couldn’t agree more. My own self-imposed pressure for discipline recently pushed me to the point of getting incredibly sick. Now, I’m back and feeling better! I’ve shifted to a no-schedule routine for my Substack, and it feels liberating, humane, and healthy. No one demanded the schedule—I demanded it of myself. Thank you again!

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Debra Douglas's avatar

I read a note today that said if you don’t write every day, readers will forget you. I believe it was meant as encouragement. That Substack content makes me furious, actually. Maybe I’ll write about that! And thank you.

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