Real People, Real-Time, Real Connection
This morning, I spent an hour in a simple Zoom call—no slides, no scripts, just three little rectangles on a screen. We talked about handmade tokens, the illusion of “audience growth,” and how exhausting it can be to twist ourselves into someone else’s version of “success.”
What made the conversation so life-giving wasn’t strategy or metrics—it was honesty. Together we explored:
Why people find it easier to tip than to make eye contact and engage in conversation
How so much of the world is built for extraction, not connection
What it means to create something without needing it to scale
How even kindness gets flattened by transactional thinking
Why we long for the ’90s—not out of nostalgia, but because we miss taking chances, making mistakes, and stumbling into discoveries on our own
Calls like these remind me that connection doesn’t come from metrics. It comes from moments.
So if you’ve been chasing the “right” schedule, the “best” content strategy, or the “perfect” format—maybe pause. Try a real-time conversation with another human being instead. You might just remember why you started creating in the first place.
