"Plus, someone might steal something, and I might not even know that I was robbed"
Really great analogy. Made me feel a little emotional. It's crazy how technology has advanced to the point where it can dissolve our humanity and leave us ignorant that something was ever lost.
Thanks man!! Really appreciate you taking the time to read this one. Yeah, I've spent a ton of time pondering this idea and think it doesn't get enough attention.
First, love the Beethoven with the windows down comparison. I love rolling down the windows while I blast Vivaldi's Winter or LA Foila.
People's reactions are great.
Or playing my playlist in public.
I took a 2 week break from social media-- I post on LinkedIn because I noticed that the constant short form writing was suffocating my ability to write long form
And I hated that.
For the same reason you mentioned, I enjoy long form writing because I can build a relationship with the reader and it'll last longer than short form.
I'm also in the same boat as you. I don't mind writing weekly so long as I have something interesting to say.
Most of the time I scribble notes into Obsidian & don't post
Hey Mohammad, thanks for taking the time to read! OMG I love Vivaldi's 4 Seasons. Thanks for recommending La Folia. It slaps. I'm glad you resonate with the message! Suffocating is a great way to put it. Cool that you took some time off from online to see that this was the case for yourself too. I will say though: a few days later, I slightly disagree with myself and realize that it's possible to do longer form writing at a higher cadence, so this could be a self-created dilemma of sorts. I guess we'll see!
"Plus, someone might steal something, and I might not even know that I was robbed"
Really great analogy. Made me feel a little emotional. It's crazy how technology has advanced to the point where it can dissolve our humanity and leave us ignorant that something was ever lost.
Thanks man!! Really appreciate you taking the time to read this one. Yeah, I've spent a ton of time pondering this idea and think it doesn't get enough attention.
Great stuff. Thanks for the thanks, and for writing this piece.
Thanks for helping sharpen me man! Always a blast kicking it with you.
Hit alot of points with me Baxter
First, love the Beethoven with the windows down comparison. I love rolling down the windows while I blast Vivaldi's Winter or LA Foila.
People's reactions are great.
Or playing my playlist in public.
I took a 2 week break from social media-- I post on LinkedIn because I noticed that the constant short form writing was suffocating my ability to write long form
And I hated that.
For the same reason you mentioned, I enjoy long form writing because I can build a relationship with the reader and it'll last longer than short form.
I'm also in the same boat as you. I don't mind writing weekly so long as I have something interesting to say.
Most of the time I scribble notes into Obsidian & don't post
Hey Mohammad, thanks for taking the time to read! OMG I love Vivaldi's 4 Seasons. Thanks for recommending La Folia. It slaps. I'm glad you resonate with the message! Suffocating is a great way to put it. Cool that you took some time off from online to see that this was the case for yourself too. I will say though: a few days later, I slightly disagree with myself and realize that it's possible to do longer form writing at a higher cadence, so this could be a self-created dilemma of sorts. I guess we'll see!
Thank you for your support man!