How do you keep hitting that publish button, over and over again, knowing there’s no one on the other side?
For me, it comes down to two things:
– For writing, that I have something I want to say. I always wished people ahead of me told me things that would benefit me down the line. That almost never happened, I had to figure out most things myself, the hard way. I share so I do what was not done onto me.
– For projects, that I have something I want to do. It could be a commodity but I probably have a unique angle to it. Or that noone wants the damn thing, but I feel it is interesting/important and it should be done regardless. Worst case, we can call it “art”.
And that I have fun during the process, and even learn a thing or two. I have worked on many side projects over the years and said lots of things on social media that went nowhere, but I still learned a lot and those learnings always helped me reach higher goals in the end.
Reference: https://www.jeetmehta.com/posts/thrive-in-obscurity