I decided not to go on this tangent, but in many ways, having children itself is making something heavy, and something that on its default course is enduring beyond yourself. Weight is not restricted to “work” in a traditional sense but to every arena of meaning.
Your 500+ page book is a heavy hub. When people talk about your novel, recommend it, or buy copies for friends, they are building a network around that monument. This is the ultimate "weight beyond you."
This is your primary anchor. It's direct, platform-proof, and makes your most valuable content (your theological insights, your novel updates) exclusive. It creates a network that is yours .
Instead of letting the platform be the center, you need to make your own work the center that others want to connect to. You want your audience to be connected to you and each other through the unique, heavy content you create.
George Orwell: All light things are light, but some light things are lighter than others. All heavy things are heavy, but some heavy things are heavier than others.
"set the machine" to run itself with intentional, quality "light" work, freeing your mind to focus solely on the Heavy Mode requirements of finishing the book.
You are not just making light things. You are making a huge, heavy thing that gives you the authority to speak about the discipline required for true, lasting work—including the heavy theological work that is waiting for you next.
The Benefit: You use the novel (your current mass ) to create related theological content, making the light work feel immediately heavier and more purposeful.
Light-Mode Content Idea: Instead of just posting theological definitions, create content about the discipline of creation.
Example Post: "I spent three years wrestling with the structure of this novel. That wrestling reminded me that the process of sanctification is just as long, deliberate, and painful. Light achievements beget light awards;