Aww, they're friends! What AI suggests. What Substack is starting to feel like.

I’ve finally started publishing my work a little more often again.

It feels good to get the ball rolling once more. Better yet, I’ve actually started to consistently sleep a little better as well. I’ve discovered that if I just “let it go” that I can skip the nightly push and not feel too guilty about it. I feel a lot more energized if I actually stop forcing myself all the time. Who would’ve guessed?

Everyone in my life is telling me that I actually need a REAL vacation, not the staycation where I run around and play “whack-a-mole” with my house and home duties with my family.

The idea has its appeal. Perhaps I should listen to them.

Here’s what I’ve discovered this week:

BlueSky Bit - I think I may have a problem…

Medium Moment - he asked AI for the quickest way to $1k a month…

Substack Sampling - so in reality, it’s X, YouTube, and Medium all mashed together

Prismatic Progress:

I have a confession to make:

I’ve been writing mostly for myself for the past two years. I’ve been creating for myself for the past six. It’s been a long and painful process for me to face my demons and my challenges and my traumas, but it’s finally all paying off.

From YouTube to TwiX to Medium to Substack, all the while exploring the tools orbiting around each of these platforms, I’ve learned the breadth of what it means to be a content creator. I’ve made friends from all walks of life and applied lessons to my personal and professional worlds.

I’m finally starting to take this a bit more seriously as a business rather than a hobby.

I’ve made money, but it’s all purely by accident. I never really thought it would be something I could sustainably do, and I thought it would be fun to do, not to mention therapeutic.

It’s been all these things, but in light of recent events and the way the year’s been, I need it to be more. I can’t keep thinking I can stay in the starting zone and max level like that crazy person did in the Reactor for Final Fantasy 7 (which is insane and deserves props). I’m simply not that kind of person.

You might not see anything change here, but my mindset has shifted to a lower gear setting. I’ll be pedaling faster as well…hopefully I won’t run out of steam.

I’m aiming for something tangible by the end of the year so here goes nothing.