Thank you for reading
To have a space in someone's cluttered inbox is not a compliment I take lightly.
I received an email earlier this week from a reader in Australia that made my day: "I read [your] newsletter every week."
It sounds like a small thing, but to have a space in someone's cluttered inbox is not a compliment I take lightly.
It has been almost three years since I started writing online under my own platforms in 2023, beginning with daily LinkedIn posts, followed by weekly newsletters, and finally Substack.
You probably won't believe it, but I struggled with writing in the conversational style of LinkedIn and my newsletter commentaries. It was tough, and I sometimes felt they weren't good enough.
Anyway, I persevered with only one objective: I don't want to say the same things as already mentioned in a hundred other publications or to recycle tired talking points.
What I write must be sharp and offer unique value. Or I don't write it.
In case you wondered: my posts are all typed out by hand. Every sentence is crafted for an economy of expression. No nonsense about training an AI model to sound like me or on what I know.
I don't hate AI; I do subscribe to multiple GenAI services and use them heavily. But I'm clear about not producing AI slop, which pushes the cognitive load to readers.
I want to say I am immensely thankful for the connections, conversations, and opportunities that came my way.
As always, thank you for reading and engaging.
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