Alina Ferry
@alinaferry
Shower thoughts: a lot of us here get pissed off when we don’t get enough engagement (sometimes rightfully so, sometimes not). What bugs me personally though is seeing great content that gets engagement and realizing that I may never achieve that level of content quality, no matter what I do (or don’t). I try to honestly assess myself as objectively as humanly possible and choose my battles wisely. As in I don’t see a point of doing something if I’ll never get to where I want to be. I’ve never been “it’s about the journey” kind of girl. As a rule, I don’t do stuff just for fun if the outcome I want is simply not happening. I often stop to revise the situation and check the temp - is there a chance of improvement if I pursue the activity? If not, it’s often better to drop it before sunken costs (including time) become regrettable. I think this may be the primary reason why I have a stable non-creative career in a generally creative field. I was lucky enough to pivot to more mundane aspects of our business when it became clear that a truly creative career was never in the books for me. Took a long time to move on from this kind of heartbreak but eventually it made the overall quality of my life significantly better. *no grudges against any accounts doing well here except for a few that I genuinely dislike for personal reasons* **nobody’s gonna read this hehe - but hey, at least I got to test the word limit**
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rish
@rish
writing interesting content is a pretty hard thing. most people, incl. me, are bad at it. people solve it in different ways. i solve it by building things that others might be interested in and then they engage with the content not because it's entertaining on it's own but because it talks about something they find interesting. you might be able to solve it in some other way unique to yourself.
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Alina Ferry
@alinaferry
Absolutely - you and your team figured out an amazing way to engage with the community. I’m still trying to come up with my own solution but looks like it will take me a long time to test what’s actually working As of now, I’m seeing progress but can’t grasp while my usual avenues aren’t as efficient as they used to be. Maybe a unique solution will create itself - we will see
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