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rish vee's avatar

"At worst, your work is relegated to an ever-growing pile of drafts and half-baked ideas that will never see the light of day—lost opportunities to share genuinely impressive ideas with the world." I think at some point, this concept of drafts and half-baked ideas became a best-case-scenario for the way my mind works and processes things. Instead of viewing it as a dumpster, I view it as a garden where I plant things and then am forced to nurture them or discard them as seasons change.

Congrats on writing for a year!

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raymond's avatar

That's a lovely take! I think your trust in the entirety of the creative process shows your maturity as a writer and creator

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Tom White's avatar

Write on, Raymond! As Marianne Williamson once wrote, "Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do"

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raymond's avatar

Appreciate the beautiful quote!

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Becky Isjwara's avatar

congrats on a year! love that you're here on the platform

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raymond's avatar

Thanks Becky!

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Linart Seprioto's avatar

happy substack anniversary! i loved this part of ur writing: "That’s why I believe the first step is to over-express yourself to yourself."

i think the reason why i admire ur writing is because it's always been so honest, and i think it's rare to see that nowadays

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raymond's avatar

Thanks Linart! I'll be keeping it extra real this Mamba year

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Linart Seprioto's avatar

also loved the footnote btw!!

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Ashley's avatar

Congrats!! Incredible first year, and as always love your reflections on writing online :)

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raymond's avatar

Right back at you!

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Soph's avatar

"Give yourself room to grow and watch how thoroughly you can fill the space." !!!!!!!!

Congratulations on a year. You've shared some very relatable struggles here. Can't wait to see where the next year takes you!

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raymond's avatar

Thanks Soph! Excited to see your growth this year as well :)

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