🔗 Working Through the Fear of Being Seen

That’s why I’ve been tinkering again. Rebuilding old sites. Playing around with code. Trying to find my way back to that spark. Trying to remember what it feels like to create without pressure or performance. Just because it’s fun.

But even then, I don’t share most of it.

Because the fear is still there. What if it’s not that good? What if someone sees it and thinks I’ve lost my edge? What if it’s not technical enough, not smart enough, not useful enough? What if someone screenshots it and laughs about it in a group chat? What if it ends up on Hacker News and ruins my day?

It’s exhausting.

A wonderful piece, and a couple of good takeaways. But I think Simon Willison said it best:

Try to avoid being somebody who discourages others from sharing their thoughts.

Via: Simon Willison