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Tania Wu's avatar

“ready or not, here i come!”

to not ask for permission and just do it is terrifying, but also exhilarating. though this may perhaps impact the stability of a society (which is probably why we are ingrained to not do things impulsively) -- but we can worry about the society later ;)

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Isabel's avatar

i guess the reason it doesn’t impact society all that much is because most people don’t feel comfortable doing things before someone tells *them* that they are ready. it is an act of rebellion to give yourself permission to do the thing :)

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Aashutosh's avatar

such a nice read ✨

just commented without thinking twice about was I ready to. 😉

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Isabel's avatar

love to hear that.

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Jenny Gao's avatar

adored this, such an uplifting monday read <3

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Isabel's avatar

so glad you enjoyed it! :)

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Kirtiraj's avatar

thanks for writing, I always wait for others permission. This encouraged me to do stuff before I am ready

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Isabel's avatar

yes!!

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Adam's avatar

This is gold

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Isabel's avatar

<3!

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Clay Davis's avatar

Starting is the best learner.

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Terra Incógnita's avatar

Love this so so much. Thank you for sharing.

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Celeste Tsang's avatar

At the end of the day, it is us who make decisions for ourselves. After giving myself permission to start writing on Substack and a fiction, I don’t think anything is going to stop me from doing what I love.

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