What’s More Important: An Increase in Positive Self-Talk, or a Decrease in Negative Self-Talk?

If you’ve seen the reel that’s going around about “what’s more important: an increase in positive self-talk, or a decrease in negative self-talk” from the happiness doctor… Their behavioral studies found a decrease in negative self-talk was far more effective in reprogramming old wiring. So for right now, I’m trying to gentle the critical inner…

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What did I do wrong on my release?

It can be a frustrating experience to have a bad release. Completely understand that. And the urge to deconstruct what we did wrong after is super normal. No judgment there. That is helpful to a point. I just want to add a specific perspective about releasing right now that I think is important to note.…

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Subscription fatigue

Subscription fatigue. (On a call with a bunch of creators and we’re talking about this.) I feel like we don’t talk enough about the way consumers are fatigued right now. We’re gonna talk about this more in the upcoming months, but sometimes it helps to have a word for what it is that we’re feeling.…

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QuitCast Episode 7.22: Finding Joy in Writing Again

SHOW NOTES Many of us are struggling to find joy in our writing. Join us for a dive into why that might be happening and what we can do about it. Important Links!​ Virtual Conference for Summer 2025: https://classes.betterfasteracademy.com/courses/publish-better-faster-conference-2025–38dfe918-5120-43ce-960a-f2e44bdf658e/salespage Follow the Platform Building and Writing to Market vs Market Awareness Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/beccasyme/the-7-deadly-skills-of-writing-to-market Newsletter sign-up: https://betterfasteracademy.com/newsletter/…

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Peace is necessary. Happiness is solace.

I have been baseline-happy the last two weeks. But not spikey-happy, like “I just had a cookie and I feel artificially pushed up by sugar” happy. Peaceful happy. Like, I can just lay back and enjoy. No effort required to enjoy. It doesn’t mean I haven’t felt a huge range of emotion. The days we’re…

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If you’ve lost joy in writing…

If you’ve lost joy in writing… Of course, solidarity. Most of us who are professional writers go through that at some point. So you are not alone. First, of course, we do have to acknowledge it. That ole GI Joe saying… knowing is half the battle. That’s our whole vibe around here. So, acknowledge, solidarity,…

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