I read it all, maybe not on the day, but don't think I've missed one since subscribing. Some might be long reads, but you don't waste words, and it's all engaging and compelling with an entirely original perspective and you're knockover funny when the situation warrants. I.e., the kind of read that I always gravitate to, but I've never seen so much of it in one place. I can never get enough of polymaths.
I turned off all my Substack emails; I visit most Substacks subscribed to every day or two or three. I read five every time they post: Heather Cox Richardson, Joyce Vance, E. Jean Carroll, Jeff Tiedrich, yours. I love the breadth of this one: tag or tab them, I'll still read them all.
I keep coming back to “A lived experience” vs human. Your insight is gained after living it and as humans we can have similar experiences aka human, but Mike’s lived experiences are so much more insightful and with a writers touch allows so many of us to really think about things that we may have gone through that are kinda the same but now have a different spin to get us thinking because you’ve given us a new way of looking at it. Or just plain been able to put it to words that make sense!
Not sure if you are able to track those who have actually read your post, part of it, or in it’s entirety. I personally find that I might read a few paragraphs, put it “away” and come back later. Typically I power read on the weekends. Hope that doesn’t mess with your data.
I subscribe to a number of Substack newsletters, (this one of them!) and I solved the e-mail problem by getting the app on my iPad. (And discontinuing the email feed.) So I can get all of them in one place and choose which to read and can come back later for those I just don’t have time for at that moment. That is what I do with Hoarse as he is so prolific.
The only one I read every single day without fail is Heather Cox Richardson’s Letter from an American, from which I’ve learned so much history combined with keeping up on the politics of the day.
I usually read it right in the email rather than coming to the app or website. Do you get notification (or "credit") for those reads? Do they tell you how many people opened the email? If not, then I will make the effort to click the link :-)
I try to read these every morning but sometimes I am overwhelmed by the number of articles/stories that arrive in my inbox each day. When that's happening I put them into my "Hoarse" folder to read when my brain is ready for more input - like today, when I read all of the Inthreadable Unraveling episodes at once. I don't delete them unread, I don't want to chance missing one of your unexpected jewels (usually the parenting stories, but there have been others as well)
I enjoy all of your stories, but I often find them a little too long to read. I subscribe to quite a few Substack stories or newsletters, and they all arrive in my inbox in the morning. I prefer a quick read (5-10 minutes) so that I can read them all in the limited time I have for that leisure.
Thanks for the offer, BUT don't skip/won't skip in my case. Sometimes I get behind if I am out of range or out of time but then look forward to the catch up ... Not sure about the new title - after all, what does an equine expert have to say about humans (ha!) Anyways, it's not the title but the content, so giddyup!
I can send you a gift subscription to that substack, if you like. Might be interesting to see how she manages her community and get a sense for what might work for you. A lot of what her subscribers seem to value is the sense of community, and a lot of it is her throwing out questions and they take it from there. I imagine she had to do more work at the beginning, but it feels like it mostly runs itself now.
Thx for this. I’ve felt guilty if I wanted to skip something. I so enjoy your writing but sometimes my life, like everyone’s, can get crazy and time is limited. Glad the boy is in the mend!
I read it all, maybe not on the day, but don't think I've missed one since subscribing. Some might be long reads, but you don't waste words, and it's all engaging and compelling with an entirely original perspective and you're knockover funny when the situation warrants. I.e., the kind of read that I always gravitate to, but I've never seen so much of it in one place. I can never get enough of polymaths.
I turned off all my Substack emails; I visit most Substacks subscribed to every day or two or three. I read five every time they post: Heather Cox Richardson, Joyce Vance, E. Jean Carroll, Jeff Tiedrich, yours. I love the breadth of this one: tag or tab them, I'll still read them all.
EnHumaned. (Only half tongue-in-cheek.)
I like "My Human Experience" vs "A". I also like "Mike's Life".
I keep coming back to “A lived experience” vs human. Your insight is gained after living it and as humans we can have similar experiences aka human, but Mike’s lived experiences are so much more insightful and with a writers touch allows so many of us to really think about things that we may have gone through that are kinda the same but now have a different spin to get us thinking because you’ve given us a new way of looking at it. Or just plain been able to put it to words that make sense!
Not sure if you are able to track those who have actually read your post, part of it, or in it’s entirety. I personally find that I might read a few paragraphs, put it “away” and come back later. Typically I power read on the weekends. Hope that doesn’t mess with your data.
PS. Loving it all.
I subscribe to a number of Substack newsletters, (this one of them!) and I solved the e-mail problem by getting the app on my iPad. (And discontinuing the email feed.) So I can get all of them in one place and choose which to read and can come back later for those I just don’t have time for at that moment. That is what I do with Hoarse as he is so prolific.
The only one I read every single day without fail is Heather Cox Richardson’s Letter from an American, from which I’ve learned so much history combined with keeping up on the politics of the day.
No pressure. Finish the stories, or don’t. It’s been a fun few weeks on our side. Cheers
I usually read it right in the email rather than coming to the app or website. Do you get notification (or "credit") for those reads? Do they tell you how many people opened the email? If not, then I will make the effort to click the link :-)
I try to read these every morning but sometimes I am overwhelmed by the number of articles/stories that arrive in my inbox each day. When that's happening I put them into my "Hoarse" folder to read when my brain is ready for more input - like today, when I read all of the Inthreadable Unraveling episodes at once. I don't delete them unread, I don't want to chance missing one of your unexpected jewels (usually the parenting stories, but there have been others as well)
There are days on end I just hit delete. And then sometimes, I have both time and energy and resilience to read. ❤️
I enjoy all of your stories, but I often find them a little too long to read. I subscribe to quite a few Substack stories or newsletters, and they all arrive in my inbox in the morning. I prefer a quick read (5-10 minutes) so that I can read them all in the limited time I have for that leisure.
Thanks for the offer, BUT don't skip/won't skip in my case. Sometimes I get behind if I am out of range or out of time but then look forward to the catch up ... Not sure about the new title - after all, what does an equine expert have to say about humans (ha!) Anyways, it's not the title but the content, so giddyup!
Yikes! Hope Son of Hoarse recovers quickly! My suggestion FWIW is My Human Experience. Which could have a variety of interpretations.
There is a way to set up categories so that your readers can pick which ones they want to get notifications for. Culture Study does it:
https://annehelen.substack.com/p/welcome-to-garden-study?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2
I can send you a gift subscription to that substack, if you like. Might be interesting to see how she manages her community and get a sense for what might work for you. A lot of what her subscribers seem to value is the sense of community, and a lot of it is her throwing out questions and they take it from there. I imagine she had to do more work at the beginning, but it feels like it mostly runs itself now.
Thx for this. I’ve felt guilty if I wanted to skip something. I so enjoy your writing but sometimes my life, like everyone’s, can get crazy and time is limited. Glad the boy is in the mend!
You somehow seem to know just when to reach out and chat with us, and what we need to hear. Case in point -permission to skip!
What about "Can You Relate?" for your pieces that dive into your life and the lives of others.