Just do it already

There's no time like the present

I feel like everyone and their mother has written this post before, but hey, why not reinvent the wheel one more time? Just for fun.

I’ve been in analysis paralysis for about three weeks on various different things, but one thing I keep meaning to do is write another substack article. (Thus here we are… tadaaa)

And I had an idea for an article! … back in July. It was an essay on air friers and overconsumption and capitalism and influencers and how they all kind of tangle together. I even outlined the whole thing.

And then I set it aside, because I didn’t feel like it was the right time to put it all together or write it. I got worried about various different things like “who am I to be talking about overconsumption and capitalism?” and “there’s literally no one who would read it, why should I put it on the internet anyways?”

And now it’s lost in one of the many notebooks I’ve filled over the last six months.

I’d go back and look for it, but the idea doesn’t feel fresh anymore. When I initially outlined it, the concept felt like a hot potato I had to pass between my hands lest I burn my fingers. When I touch it now, it’s cold as stone. Could I warm it back up? Use some friction to get that potato moving again? Sure, but it’s gonna take a lot of work.

And besides, I have new ‘hot potato’ ideas now that I want to write about.

EXCEPT.

The worries come back: what do I say? How to say it? Am I qualified? Who’s going to read it? …on and on and on.

And so this article is to serve both as a reminder and a forewarning.

REMINDER: just do things already. Before you’re ready. Before you’re qualified.

(unless the thing is flying an airplane or something dangerous like that. If that’s the case, please, for the love of all things holy, get qualified first)

and … your forewarning:

I’m gonna start writing things. Maybe you’ll see the things I write and it will resonate. Maybe they won’t. But I’m not going to worry about asking permission any more. You know why?

Who am I supposed to ask?

Really.

If there’s an authority I’m supposed to consult before writing things, let me know. Cause I sure can’t think of any.

And so, in the spirit of doing things before I’m ready, I’m going to go ahead and just publish this little diddy. Because if I don’t do it now, I never will.

All the best,

Gabby

P.S. I also just realized this is going to people’s email inboxes and freaked out a little and almost didn’t send it. But I’m gonna do it anyways. It’s good to do hard things, right?