How's it going Reader?

Do you ever think about how often we are expected to do things quickly and efficiently?

I've been writing blog posts in the creative industry for 4 years.

Compared to other types of work, I'd say blog posts (and writing in general) are pretty undervalued.

It's frowned upon to be charging loads for them because they're "just blog posts".

Despite that, I can never get myself to rush through them for the sake of earning more for my time.

I want to put so much care into every single thing I create.

I always want to collect all the details and nuance first, and spend a day or two mentally processing everything to make sure I've said what I really wanted to say.

And this has been a really difficult thing to accept about the way that I naturally work.

There are so many freelancers out there who will make it a main selling point about how quickly they can work.

With everyone generating and automating everything, things are getting faster and faster.

It's really difficult to not feel guilty or ashamed if you're someone who works slowly and thoroughly.
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​Arlo West did a lovely workshop last month on the topic of how to build a business that doesn't hate you.

We talked about personal rules for yourself, and I wrote down in my own personal notes:

My business needs to allow me to be myself, and celebrate my best skills, and not be perfect all the time, and to not have to rush.

I no longer let myself believe I'm doing everything wrong.

I'm asking a lot of questions about myself and what I see other people doing and what the world seems to expect of us as creatives.

I don't want to get swept up in this race to do more and do it faster and faster.

I'd like to prioritise my own creativity and thought processes.

I'd also like to stop believing that working slowly and putting a lot of care into things is a bad thing. I feel joyful when I create in this way!

I hope you have a great weekend ✌🏻

Much love,

Damon

P.S. I just released this Make Tasks Easier toolkit! But I don't feel super confident promoting it with the maximum vigour that you're probably expected to have for a product launch weeeegh. So I'm warming myself up by gently mentioning it here and there 🙏

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