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Playing It Safe is Not Safe · The Daily Writer

• 0:13
  SPEAKER_00: Hey my friend, welcome to this episode of the Daily Rider Podcast.
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  SPEAKER_00: We writers are a safe bunch.
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  SPEAKER_00: Business tycoons love the art of the deal.
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  SPEAKER_00: Sports figures love the rush of physical conflict, and skydivers love the sight of the ground rushing toward them, sentencing them toward certain doom unless their parachute opens.
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  SPEAKER_00: And you might actually like all those areas of excitement, but there's a good chance that when it comes to your writing, you're probably playing it safe.
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  SPEAKER_00: So, what does it mean to play it safe as a writer?
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  SPEAKER_00: It means that you avoid sharing a controversial viewpoint when you feel convicted about it.
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  SPEAKER_00: It means you're not willing to upset anybody.
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  SPEAKER_00: It means you don't say what you really think.
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  SPEAKER_00: It means that you refuse to share the parts of your story that could really help somebody, even though it has some unsavory parts.
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  SPEAKER_00: At its worst, playing it safe means not sharing yourself at all.
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  SPEAKER_00: Playing it safe is an illusion.
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  SPEAKER_00: Whenever we play it safe, we're avoiding perceived conflict or judgment.
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  SPEAKER_00: In the end, however, if you don't share your work, if you don't share your heart, that's the most unsafe place to be.
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  SPEAKER_00: It means that you haven't made a difference and you haven't shared your authentic self.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that's not the place that you want to be.
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  SPEAKER_00: So my advice would be to not play it so safe.
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  SPEAKER_00: Share what you need to share and be brave and be bold.
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  SPEAKER_00: But by all means, don't play it safe.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here's today's question.
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  SPEAKER_00: Are you playing it safe in your writing?
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  SPEAKER_00: And if so, what could you do to be more brave and bold?
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  SPEAKER_00: Thanks so much for listening to today's episode.
• 1:48
  SPEAKER_00: I want to take a moment to let you know about our daily writer membership community.
• 1:52
  SPEAKER_00: You know, one of the very best ways to develop better habits and impact more people's lives with your writing is to spend time around other successful writers.
• 2:01
  SPEAKER_00: So if you're tired of feeling isolated and chasing success on your own, then I know you're going to love the Daily Writer community.
• 2:08
  SPEAKER_00: For years, I searched for the kind of writing community that I would want to join, but I can never find what I wanted, so I created my own.
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  SPEAKER_00: Some of the features include weekly writing sprints, monthly community calls, book discussions, calls with guest experts, and much more.
• 2:24
  SPEAKER_00: For more info, you can visit dailywriterlife.comslash community.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thanks, and I'll see you tomorrow.