Why The Different?
Like all good writing, The Different has taken me on a journey.
Starting out life as more of a journal of my ups & downs, my writing has taught me what I really fear - being average.
Being the same as everyone else & doing the same as everyone else because I am thinking the same as everyone else.
My writing challenges me to think differently every day.
The Different will challenge you to think differently too.
It will push you to think beyond the skin-deep & into the depths that others won’t go.
And down there is where you will find what really drives you.
What you can’t & won’t live without.
What has real meaning to you & what’s just window-dressing.
What you’ve been taught to accept as the ways things are vs. what you perceive them to be.
We are all so different, and yet we conform so readily to average.
Reading The Different will show you how true that is, and how to fight back.
Format & schedule
The Different is published every Monday morning at 0830 (UK time).
It’s around a 7-8 minute read, exploring the best & worst parts of my previous week, my Peak & Trough.
Those explorations outline why those events were meaningful, delving into the real underpinnings of those feelings with (sometimes painful!) honesty:
Enjoying your newsletter. Really refreshing to see how open you are.
Feels like being a little person inside your head
The future
I’m currently exploring a more regular posting approach using Substack’s Notes with a view to moving towards a more bitesize Daily Different email to bring a thought-for-the-day style to your inbox.
There’s currently no paid tier for The Different, but I am committed to my writing & make no apologies for wanting it to be a bigger part of my professional life.
And if that is something you want to support, you can pledge a future paid subscription here:
You won’t be charged until I turn on payments, and I won’t be doing that until I get up to 100 subscribers*.
*54 at time of writing, 21st July 2023
