Thanks so much for writing this, David 🙏 I actually found this originally because I was doing research on the CMX conference, which I'll be attending with my company Orbit next month. Then I started reading and was like, wow, so much of this resonates with me on a personal level. I get the sense from the writing that you are processing these things in real-time and it's cathartic for me to read, especially as someone who is going through something similar—I also work in tech, write a Substack newsletter, and took a sabbatical recently. I even wrote a similar post about my own sabbatical 😆 https://somethingdaily.substack.com/p/my-experience-taking-a-self-administered
Thanks for sharing, I can relate to your experience with workaholism as well. I've spent a lot of my sabbatical doing that inner work you talk about. I'm trying hard to not fall back into old habits now that I'm starting to write and work again.
Not falling back into old habits is a real struggle. I would find that even when I was working on my writing when I was on sabbatical, I was working so hard at it, staying at my computer too long—the same bad habits that I was blaming on my day job. It was a real wake-up call when I realized that I had internal problems to solve and I couldn't just blame it all on the day job.
I love and hate the fact that this has 2 comments till now!
I love it because the odds of David himself reading this is high!
I hate it becuase it deserves so much more.
Hey David 👋
While you were on sabbatical, I bought your book and started going through your old tweets.
I am digging deep into community building and thank you for every line of content that you're putting out.
And newsletters are definetly a delightful way to go deeper with creators. I found this on twitter after spending last 1 hour on Lenny's newsletter and trust me every minute was worth it.
I really appreciate your candor and openness. Sounds like you’re on a special journey. Feels need to be along for the ride in some small way. I’m grateful you’re sharing with us and curiously await future updates.
Thanks for this David. A wonderful and refreshing read, loved the style and excited to see what you come out with next.
The trap of social media is real. It's tempting but I've come to see the inevitable loop that starts when sharing on it again. Eager to see how you navigate that too!
Thanks so much for writing this, David 🙏 I actually found this originally because I was doing research on the CMX conference, which I'll be attending with my company Orbit next month. Then I started reading and was like, wow, so much of this resonates with me on a personal level. I get the sense from the writing that you are processing these things in real-time and it's cathartic for me to read, especially as someone who is going through something similar—I also work in tech, write a Substack newsletter, and took a sabbatical recently. I even wrote a similar post about my own sabbatical 😆 https://somethingdaily.substack.com/p/my-experience-taking-a-self-administered
Thanks for sharing, I can relate to your experience with workaholism as well. I've spent a lot of my sabbatical doing that inner work you talk about. I'm trying hard to not fall back into old habits now that I'm starting to write and work again.
Not falling back into old habits is a real struggle. I would find that even when I was working on my writing when I was on sabbatical, I was working so hard at it, staying at my computer too long—the same bad habits that I was blaming on my day job. It was a real wake-up call when I realized that I had internal problems to solve and I couldn't just blame it all on the day job.
I love and hate the fact that this has 2 comments till now!
I love it because the odds of David himself reading this is high!
I hate it becuase it deserves so much more.
Hey David 👋
While you were on sabbatical, I bought your book and started going through your old tweets.
I am digging deep into community building and thank you for every line of content that you're putting out.
And newsletters are definetly a delightful way to go deeper with creators. I found this on twitter after spending last 1 hour on Lenny's newsletter and trust me every minute was worth it.
Lenny has one of my favorite newsletters. Thanks for reading and for the kind comment (=
Hi David,
I really appreciate your candor and openness. Sounds like you’re on a special journey. Feels need to be along for the ride in some small way. I’m grateful you’re sharing with us and curiously await future updates.
Thanks for this David. A wonderful and refreshing read, loved the style and excited to see what you come out with next.
The trap of social media is real. It's tempting but I've come to see the inevitable loop that starts when sharing on it again. Eager to see how you navigate that too!