I have come to the realisation that any format that offers immediate validation in the form of lazy likes or reactions to your work is antithetical to your growth as a creator (writer, artist, performer etc.). It shifts focus away from the act of honest and sincere creation, to the act of seeking quick approval. And thus, if you want to grow into the role of a serious practitioner of any art form, it is best to do it in a format that takes away the pressure, and the pleasures of immediate validation.
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I get it. You pour your soul onto the page, and it’s crushing when no one seems to care. That’s human. But if you’re not careful, the need for validation starts steering the work.
You bend your tone. You chase trends. You lose the very thing that made you worth reading in the first place.
And the things is the more you write to grow , the less your w... See more
You bend your tone. You chase trends. You lose the very thing that made you worth reading in the first place.
And the things is the more you write to grow , the less your w... See more
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