Love these! One of mine is “Never judge your curiosity”. If something sparks your interest, it’s not your job to overanalyze it or strategize it to death to see if it will “fit” with your current model of what your creativity “looks like”. Not every creative nudge needs to be followed, but they all deserve to be witnessed without judgment, because deep down, creativity is how we know ourselves and the world. In other words: It’s all allowed. 💙
I block with a vehemence left and right. Mary Oliver said I have one wild and precious life and I don’t need to spend it trying to convince people not to come into my comment section firing cannons. The policy I use is ‘be kind or get blocked’ and its worked pretty well so far 😉 (I also make hilarious slide shows using screenshots I take of the hate comments to showcase how ridiculous it is and my community has a laugh with me).
I go between being terrified nobody will like what I write to expressing my ass off in those moments when I'm throwing all caution to the wind because what I have to say needs to be said! Dammit!
So I probably come off as hopelessly schizo and possibly dangerous, though kindly and old and isn't she sweet?
All this to say I needed this list. (Did I mention I normally hate lists? Especially long ones?) You hit every button and now that they've all been pushed, I'm going to have to check them all again and pay attention.
Thank you so much for this. As a special pancake magnet - whose instinct is to coddle the pancake, and do whatever they say, and berate myself forever even though I know they’re just a professional dickhead (or having a bad day etc) - I appreciate the reminder that a kindness potato can still mute/block/simply roll away.
Agree with all of this. Away from Twitter my threads are calmer. I still rant but read everything carefully before submitting. This would be my addition to your list. We are responsible for our own input and must be sure that what we're posting is what we would like to read.
I so needed this today! I've been going over and over in my head about how I want to do this and then do that...and just do the thing already! I really overthink all the things (which has it's blessings and curses), it's so nice to see that those feelings are valid AND holding me back at the same time. Thank you for putting this out in the world!
This list is gold! I wish I could add more hearts. So much heartfelt goodness here. If only the whole internet could follow these rules we'd be in much better shape.
Brilliant post, Sara. When I joined Threads I regarded it as a fresh start. No being courteous to idiots (not do I confront them - I just ignore/mute). No following back out of politeness. If someone's posts make me cringe or sigh then I mute or unfollow. The stress levels (which I was barely aware of as they had become normal) have dropped dramatically.
I LOVE THIS SO MUCH. This year I've really been leaning into finding my own voice without letting it be influenced by lies I've either been told or told myself, including that my work isn't valuable enough to be paid for, or that no one wants to hear what I have to say. I need this posted on my wall.
Love these! One of mine is “Never judge your curiosity”. If something sparks your interest, it’s not your job to overanalyze it or strategize it to death to see if it will “fit” with your current model of what your creativity “looks like”. Not every creative nudge needs to be followed, but they all deserve to be witnessed without judgment, because deep down, creativity is how we know ourselves and the world. In other words: It’s all allowed. 💙
I block with a vehemence left and right. Mary Oliver said I have one wild and precious life and I don’t need to spend it trying to convince people not to come into my comment section firing cannons. The policy I use is ‘be kind or get blocked’ and its worked pretty well so far 😉 (I also make hilarious slide shows using screenshots I take of the hate comments to showcase how ridiculous it is and my community has a laugh with me).
“Refuse to outsource your opinion on all matters of the heart. Never trust anything more than yourself (or, when appropriate, a credentialed expert).”
Right!! Thank you for this which I needed to see/hear from someone today.
Oh, this is brilliant. I need this on an A4 poster above my desk
I go between being terrified nobody will like what I write to expressing my ass off in those moments when I'm throwing all caution to the wind because what I have to say needs to be said! Dammit!
So I probably come off as hopelessly schizo and possibly dangerous, though kindly and old and isn't she sweet?
All this to say I needed this list. (Did I mention I normally hate lists? Especially long ones?) You hit every button and now that they've all been pushed, I'm going to have to check them all again and pay attention.
Thanks. Many thanks. Many, many thanks.
Many of these deserve a t-shirt-level of exposure 🤣🤍🙌🏽 I'm saving these for the future, I'm terrified to have to deal with things like these!
Thank you so much for this. As a special pancake magnet - whose instinct is to coddle the pancake, and do whatever they say, and berate myself forever even though I know they’re just a professional dickhead (or having a bad day etc) - I appreciate the reminder that a kindness potato can still mute/block/simply roll away.
Agree with all of this. Away from Twitter my threads are calmer. I still rant but read everything carefully before submitting. This would be my addition to your list. We are responsible for our own input and must be sure that what we're posting is what we would like to read.
Thanks Sara.
I think we should create more just for the sake of it and consume less of everything. Thanks for the post Sara 💜
I so needed this today! I've been going over and over in my head about how I want to do this and then do that...and just do the thing already! I really overthink all the things (which has it's blessings and curses), it's so nice to see that those feelings are valid AND holding me back at the same time. Thank you for putting this out in the world!
This community is top notch ☝🏻
This list is gold! I wish I could add more hearts. So much heartfelt goodness here. If only the whole internet could follow these rules we'd be in much better shape.
Brilliant post, Sara. When I joined Threads I regarded it as a fresh start. No being courteous to idiots (not do I confront them - I just ignore/mute). No following back out of politeness. If someone's posts make me cringe or sigh then I mute or unfollow. The stress levels (which I was barely aware of as they had become normal) have dropped dramatically.
Thank you for this read! It’s such a marvelous guide fore fellow writers and creators on the platform ... ☝🏻
This is brilliant. Now I just have to remember all the points...;)
I LOVE THIS SO MUCH. This year I've really been leaning into finding my own voice without letting it be influenced by lies I've either been told or told myself, including that my work isn't valuable enough to be paid for, or that no one wants to hear what I have to say. I need this posted on my wall.