Thanks for 2500 Alpha Beta Followers!
Really excited to be closing in on 3000
I thought about skipping this post as Alpha Beta Blog is closing in on 2800 followers. But I promised myself back in the day that I would celebrate and appreciate every 500 increase in Alpha Beta Blog’s follower count.
So here’s a belated thanks to you all for keeping me inspired and excited to research and write.
There were a few months late last year and earlier this year where I thought about hanging up the old pen (or keyboard). Life was busy and Medium’s algorithm was looking the other way.
I had to think long and hard about whether this was something that deserved significant time in my life. I stuck around for 3 main reasons:
- Writing keeps me learning and as I head into midlife, I want to increase not reduce my reasons to analyze, think, and learn.
- Writing keeps me connected. I’m an introvert at heart, but I also crave connection to the wider world. Writing and editing this blog are ways for me to get that connection.
- Finally, I think there is value to be had from loyalty, consistency, and showing up everyday. Call me old fashioned but I think enduring value is created from compounding good behaviors even when sometimes in the short term that payoff is hard to see.
But I am reinvigorated now and my objective is the same as ever — I want to make Alpha Beta the best Medium publication for business, economics, investing, and analysis.
Thanks as always for reading and for your support! And if you haven’t already please give Alpha Beta a follow!