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Ahh this piece spoke directly to me! All the same thoughts or some version of them have crossed my mind. Seeing you write it out and then choose action is very therapeutic and inspiring. You’re writing is truly great, I’m not surprised there are so many people conspiring for your success!

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thank you Michelle 🤗 and isn't it wild to think we have the same thoughts and worries in our head? I went all the wayyyy-- I created all these documents and all these plans but then I got stuck lol. would've much better to just dip my toes in and see how things shake out.

if there's something you're holding back on testing out...if I can help, lmk!

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Thank you, I appreciate that so much!

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This hunch to action pipeline is vital on these kind of paths. Took me like 5 years to really get a handle on my engineering brain overriding or burying the hunches

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wow, five years, in one sense that's crazy, but also not, because those instincts are drilled into our minds for so long that it's going to take a whiiiiile to fully detach from them

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Knowing I had a baby coming helped me focus a lot though!

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that’ll do it haha

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May 5, 2023Liked by Tobi Ogunnaike

You keep doing you, Tobi! If it turns out that “you” equates to a period of testing and that feels satisfying, go for it! But really, I just dig whatever it is you write about. I’m sure lots of your people feel the same. (The line between writing for yourself and writing to make others happy is such a thin one!)

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Katie coming through with a banger (as always!). Yeah it's a thin line and one I'm gonna skate and inch around haha. But I love your advice though. I gotta be authentic :)

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May 5, 2023Liked by Tobi Ogunnaike

Authentic, exactly! Although you don’t strike me as someone who would stray from it :)

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May 10, 2023Liked by Tobi Ogunnaike

Really well said! I hope going paid goes well for you! Action seems like the way to go.

Here for the Codenames reference - great game!

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yeah so far so good, can't complain haha. Oooh I love Codenames!

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