[Mz]

Thank you. Unfortunately, 2 does not work for my goals. Therefore, 1 does not either (I mean in public situations, on the Internet).

For me, a partial answer is that I need to find a means to get attention off me, personally, and onto a body of work. The tricky part is that "leading by example" tends to keep me, personally, under discussion for some things. I am still working on it, but I had a fantastic epiphany from wearing a tweety bird shirt some months ago. It has been slow going and frustrating but I feel I am making progress.

[illuminate]

"Unfortunately, 2 does not work for my goals"

Why not?

"For me, a partial answer is that I need to find a means to get attention off me, personally, and onto a body of work."

I'd suggest focusing more on your body of work, and less on the personal aspects that draw people away from it. From seeing some of your posts, I admit that the confessional nature of many can be distracting and you'd do better to avoid giving persons more information than is necessary.

[Mz]

Attempting to answer your stated question would likely fall under the "confessional nature" of posts which you have made it clear you view negatively. So I think it unlikely to be a productive conversation, for either of us. Which is unfortunate.

[illuminate]

Well, you have viewed the responses to them negatively. My point is that you're providing an anchor for others to detach you from whatever professional goals you're attempting to reach here. Sometimes it's useful to discuss where you came from as a starting place, but it's not often necessary. Just focus on the specifics of where you're going and it'll be easier to be productive without concern for what internet people think of you ~personally~.

I hope I'm conveying that properly.

[RegEx]

You honestly sound a bit dramatic here. Make sure you don't make the issue bigger than what it is.

[Mz]

You likely are missing context. I am not "being dramatic".