Public [puhb-lik]
adjective.
: of, relating to, or affecting a population or a community as a whole.
: done, made, acting, etc., for the community as a whole.
: open to all persons.
Being unselfish
30 days of writing. 30 days of coding / learning. 30 days of designing / thinking. Here we are. I still don’t feel that I’m ready to share, but I also don’t know when I will ever be ready. This is the textbook sign of, “I should’ve shared yesterday.”
I thought I haven’t shared until today because I was afraid of the public feedback. The opinion of the others. But I realized this week, that’s not the hardest part.
The ‘self-critic’ is much louder than any critics that are out there. I was really afraid to share work that I would look back and say, “That was terrible.”
Another side of this is that naturally I don’t like sharing about my inner thoughts. My emotions. My process. My mind system. It’s likely tied closely to my culture where men in Asia, especially the more successful or powerful they are, they are more mysterious, more guarded, more careful with their knowledge.
I learned this week that this is called Selfish. There’s no other word to describe it.
Without sharing with the world, others can’t learn. We also won’t grow. By putting my thoughts and my process on paper, I have learned more about myself and the tasks at hand than I would’ve otherwise. It’s been a game-changer.
Sharing is the only way to grow our knowledge.
I also realized that selective sharing is less helpful than sharing it all. From Michael Lewis, I learned that, “We have to respect readers’ intellect.”:
The reader often knows what we are not sharing, and that’s inauthentic.
Sharing in all aspects is the way - knowledge, opportunities, joy, frustration, sadness, and pain. To be a writer means to share the truth as they are. Without manipulation.
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If you are here for the first time, I highly encourage to check out these two to get up to speed:
🌞Sabbatical Series Day 1 - 7
⚡️BetterFriend Project Day 8 - 38
I’m on the last few days of the project #1
Tomorrow I will reveal the Alpha of “BetterFriend Chatbot”
See ya tomorrow!