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Too Busy to Listen to the Critics · The Daily Writer

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  SPEAKER_00: Hey my friend, welcome to this episode of the Daily Rider Podcast.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, there's an old saying that goes something like this: people who are too busy rowing the boat don't have time to rock it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, the meaning of this saying is pretty straightforward.
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  SPEAKER_00: It means when you're occupied doing the work, you don't have a lot of time to criticize other people.
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  SPEAKER_00: The author William Faulkner said something kind of similar.
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  SPEAKER_00: He said, the artist doesn't have time to listen to the critics.
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  SPEAKER_00: The ones who want to be writers read the reviews.
• 0:43
  SPEAKER_00: The ones who want to write don't have time to read reviews.
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  SPEAKER_00: So if you're worried about what other people think of you, it might be because you're not putting enough time into your writing.
• 0:54
  SPEAKER_00: I encourage you to spend your emotional energy on creating, on serving, on writing.
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  SPEAKER_00: And then when you do that, you don't have much time left to care what other people think.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here's today's question.
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  SPEAKER_00: On a scale of one to ten, how much time and energy do you spend worrying about what other people think of you?
• 1:12
  SPEAKER_00: Thanks so much for listening to today's episode.
• 1:14
  SPEAKER_00: If you've been listening to this show for any length of time, you know that one of the four practices of a great writer is creativity.
• 1:21
  SPEAKER_00: And in order to stay creative, you've got to have great input.
• 1:25
  SPEAKER_00: And that's where writing prompts come in.
• 1:27
  SPEAKER_00: A writing prompt is a sentence or two that helps you break through creative blocks, brainstorm new ideas, and get back into a state of flow.
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  SPEAKER_00: Writing prompts are an awesome creative tool for journaling, storytelling, creative writing, stress relief, social media posts, and so much more.
• 1:44
  SPEAKER_00: But the great news is that you don't have to create these yourself.
• 1:47
  SPEAKER_00: We've put together an amazing package of 365 daily writing prompts.
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  SPEAKER_00: So every day for the next year, you can have a shot of inspiration delivered straight to your inbox.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can check it out at dailywriterlife.comslash writing prompts.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thanks, and I'll see you tomorrow.