The turning of the year has also turned me away from the computer and phone. As a result, I ended my Substack newsletter. I have also unsubscribed from dozens of Substacks (some of whom I know read what you write)--and probably more to come. It was not because of anything that the writers said or did. In many cases, I felt sad to unsubscribe. I just need to be alone in my world right now and had to remove the temptation to escape. I wish you well in the coming year.
I was just reading in Rick Rubin's book, A Creative Act, exactly what you just wrote here Bowen. We need to release the work into the work, it's not useful or creative to keep working it over and over, or into something else altogether.
I am inspired by your actions, leaving your phone at home, getting off socials, and getting very fit. Thank you for sharing this, it's a great motivator heading into the new year.
Sending you good vibes in hopes your melancholy eases in the coming weeks❤
As I rapidly approach my sixty-sixth birthday-March 11-I’m still learning and growing. Life gives us many reasons to be anxious and feel depression. Life doesn’t suck-but it’s fucking hard. Prepare create or walk has been my motto for all of my adult life. No matter how shitty things get, keep the vessel in shape and ready for when things improve. I’ve always told people to just start walking. I call it the marathon of hope. I was day dreaming recently-I thought if I were to do a memoir, I would ask you to ghost write it. If you haven’t already thought of perusing that, consider it my gift to you. Maybe I’ll see you on the sea. I plan on driving my van to the Baja-hopefully for my birthday. All the best to you in your future endeavours!
Sorry to say but these days Substack Notes seems more and more like just another social media platform, and therefore rather uninteresting for me. I do sometimes read Substack posts on my phone, but honestly I should probably just block it there too—in fact, I just did, because where and when would I be staring on the phone when I could be doing something better with my time?
The turning of the year has also turned me away from the computer and phone. As a result, I ended my Substack newsletter. I have also unsubscribed from dozens of Substacks (some of whom I know read what you write)--and probably more to come. It was not because of anything that the writers said or did. In many cases, I felt sad to unsubscribe. I just need to be alone in my world right now and had to remove the temptation to escape. I wish you well in the coming year.
I was just reading in Rick Rubin's book, A Creative Act, exactly what you just wrote here Bowen. We need to release the work into the work, it's not useful or creative to keep working it over and over, or into something else altogether.
I am inspired by your actions, leaving your phone at home, getting off socials, and getting very fit. Thank you for sharing this, it's a great motivator heading into the new year.
Sending you good vibes in hopes your melancholy eases in the coming weeks❤
Also, I love both of these pictures!
As I rapidly approach my sixty-sixth birthday-March 11-I’m still learning and growing. Life gives us many reasons to be anxious and feel depression. Life doesn’t suck-but it’s fucking hard. Prepare create or walk has been my motto for all of my adult life. No matter how shitty things get, keep the vessel in shape and ready for when things improve. I’ve always told people to just start walking. I call it the marathon of hope. I was day dreaming recently-I thought if I were to do a memoir, I would ask you to ghost write it. If you haven’t already thought of perusing that, consider it my gift to you. Maybe I’ll see you on the sea. I plan on driving my van to the Baja-hopefully for my birthday. All the best to you in your future endeavours!
Sorry to say but these days Substack Notes seems more and more like just another social media platform, and therefore rather uninteresting for me. I do sometimes read Substack posts on my phone, but honestly I should probably just block it there too—in fact, I just did, because where and when would I be staring on the phone when I could be doing something better with my time?
Yep.