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casey wetherbee's avatar

i wrestle with this all the time, especially since i'm pitching publications all the time for work and i have to balance what i spend my time on — recognizing that research is a practice that can be leisurely, but is also very much "work" a lot of the time. and, of course, being on substack for a while means recognizing what content does well in terms of engagement and what doesn't, which might not line up with what we're passionate about and feel driven to share.

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Minh's avatar

Thank you for sharing. I'm sure it's a different story when you work as a writer:)

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Yuezhong's avatar

The self-censoring and self-rejecting you described are so real. Great piece.

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Epsita's avatar

Needed to read this. I have been struggling with self-doubt and comparison because I see others' pieces and feel like whatever I write isn't good enough. Thank you for writing this!

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Minh's avatar

Glad you find it helpful it Epsita!

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chris (fool) mccraw's avatar

I might be missing something since reading on mobile but I only saw a link to Ava's sub stack, not a specific piece?

Regardless, loved this round of yours, Minh!

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Minh's avatar

ooh my bad,

its here

https://www.avabear.xyz/p/writers-block

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