If you have a recurring project that publishes at the same time & day every week, you know what I mean when I talk about the scrambling moments before something goes live. There’s always a rush of final edits at the request of a featured guest, checking to see if links work, and obviously, blatant typos that you miss from staring at the same thing all week.
Genuine question: How do you know that you're on the right bus? From my experience (and by experience I mean the last 3 years) I've believed that I was on the right bus probably about 4 times. And everytime I get off the bus (sometimes forcefully because shit literally just refused to work out) I'm always thoroughly confused. With where I am now, I feel a gut instinct that I'm on the right bus, but I can't help but worry that something else is gonna happen and I'm gonna find myself back at the platform. So how do you remain sure? (This question is open to anyone btw! I'm curious to here about other experiences :))
Thanks for contributing everyone. Alice and I are already talking about how to address these types of questions in Tuesday briefings within the next following weeks. Love the chatter happening here in the comments section. 💙
So far every patch of Common Discourse I’ve read I’ve read multiple times but this weeks is the one I think think I’ve read the most or come back to the most. I have barely started putting more energy and time into my creative career this past year and it has been tough figuring out where and what I should go but this weeks read has been a great reminder for me. I’ve heard many iterations of playing the long game or it’s a marathon not a sprint but this idea of it being a bus with stops has given me drive to keep on going. I also like the use of the vehicle being a bus and not something to small and tight like a cab because with it being a bus could imply that there are other people on that bus ride with you which makes it feel less lonely. Some people may get off and head back but then there could be people who go all the or almost all the way with you.
Really enjoyed this week's write, Alex - such an encouraging + challenging perspective to stay on the bus. Thanks, as always.
Genuine question: How do you know that you're on the right bus? From my experience (and by experience I mean the last 3 years) I've believed that I was on the right bus probably about 4 times. And everytime I get off the bus (sometimes forcefully because shit literally just refused to work out) I'm always thoroughly confused. With where I am now, I feel a gut instinct that I'm on the right bus, but I can't help but worry that something else is gonna happen and I'm gonna find myself back at the platform. So how do you remain sure? (This question is open to anyone btw! I'm curious to here about other experiences :))
this really hit home
Thanks for contributing everyone. Alice and I are already talking about how to address these types of questions in Tuesday briefings within the next following weeks. Love the chatter happening here in the comments section. 💙
So far every patch of Common Discourse I’ve read I’ve read multiple times but this weeks is the one I think think I’ve read the most or come back to the most. I have barely started putting more energy and time into my creative career this past year and it has been tough figuring out where and what I should go but this weeks read has been a great reminder for me. I’ve heard many iterations of playing the long game or it’s a marathon not a sprint but this idea of it being a bus with stops has given me drive to keep on going. I also like the use of the vehicle being a bus and not something to small and tight like a cab because with it being a bus could imply that there are other people on that bus ride with you which makes it feel less lonely. Some people may get off and head back but then there could be people who go all the or almost all the way with you.