“creating a story, painting a picture, or making up a poem lay an adolescent wide open to criticism” - keith johnstone
and i’d say adults too
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has some talking points around courage and cowardice. a lot of, “the main issue is people lack courage”
i didnt get it for the longest time. but now i see it everywhere
we’re all scared. i mean i’m scared. so much filtering
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so i have respect for the people who write books. who sing. dance. make videos. tweet under their real names. make music. that shit is scary and takes courage. these people are being courageous
and i want the courage to join them
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49. Courage is contagious.
You can become more courageous by associating with courageous people. And living your life with courage will similarly have an effect on the people around you.
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twitter, and writing, for me is a courage practice.
the last few months ive had a lot of courage in my life. more honesty than ever before. more connection and intimacy. more vulnerability. it’s been incredibly rewarding
less so on the internet tho. offline i can take the risk
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online…
listen i find tweeting scary. at least the tweeting where i am genuine. virality is a fear. every time a tweet goes beyond 200+ likes, replies get weird 🥴. imagine if it were to go viral 💀
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then there are the fears around being judged. around making mistakes and generally all the stuff that comes up when im fully myself.
it feels scary
twitter for me is just another form of making. like long form writing or drawing. with that comes all the usual self editing
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since that night in the jungle (lol, im aware how it sounds) i’ve been noticing the fear and leaning into it again
noticing it when i talk. noticing it when i have an idea for something i want to write but dont follow through. noticing it when i save to drafts instead of tweet
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and when i do i remember the people telling their stories by the fire.
remember that i could see that they weren’t devoid of fear, they just shared any way.
there was no dramatic battle with fear. it was a normal, accepted part of their experience
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so i’ll be tweeting a lot more. hopefully with growing looseness and less care.
and hopefully i’ll start sharing writing again
and who knows what after. bit by bit
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