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Self-Censor Exit Strategy
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Something unusual happened while out walking this morning. I thought it would be a good thing to write about for my (very poorly maintained) Tiny Triumphs Substack. The process of writing it felt appealing and a little cathartic. Immediately, my mind gremlins pleaded with me not to waste my precious time and energy because nobody would want to read it. Ahhhh, my old friend, the Self-Censorship Cycle. Here are two questions I ask myself to get past it, which might be helpful if you cut off your creativity in the same way.
Helpful? P.S. I wrote the thing - it's not graphic, but it's not a 'he lived happily ever after' either - Gave Tex A Better Ending. |
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