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by netcan
2222 days ago
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About 15 years ago I was following some small podcast on my new ipod nano. Nothing too grandiose. It was about beekeeping, worm farming... Probably dozens of listeners, hundreds at most Anyway, the podcaster went dark for a week and then posted something about hiatus. I sent him a "thanks for the content, I'll be here when you get back" type message. A week or two later an episode went online. He explained that he has periodic depression issues, read out my message and explained how it made him feel better. He'd been dwelling on "everyone knows and thinks I'm an idiot" thoughts that come with the territory. Just a friendly thanks (to someone providing me a show for free) meant something to him in that moment. Since then I try make a point of little things like that, especially to little guys. Let them know you enjoy a blog, if you do. Thank them. Be friendly. We all need encouragement, and I now feel that we also owe it. And I definitely agree on the promotion too. |
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It's fun to email an author when I really like their book with a short message that I enjoyed it. I do the same for little open source projects too.
Usually you get a small response back - I think it's one of the best things about the internet.