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Lily Pond's avatar

Thank you for this timely article, which validates what I've been going through. November-December are the hardest months for me personally, but this year it's been much worse than others. I recently decided to scale down my own self-imposed schedule and expectations of my Substack and declared that it's going to be a "blog" instead. That freed up my mental energy and angst of always chasing for that elusive "growth" and "traction." By turning away from the business metrics, I feel a lot freer and that may help me live and write in more inspired ways. I love the two questions you asked and will ponder over them this month.

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Doreen Frances's avatar

I made Substack one of my priorities, but I feel I have taken on too much! I read every newsletter I subscribe to, try to be a good citizen, comment on essays, and also write my own newsletter. It is a lot, and then I find myself missing other things, trying to do them, and feeling stretched too thin.

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