How You Can Be Happier On Medium — Lower Your Expectations
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All over Medium I see people complaining about — well, everything to do with Medium! The algorithm that doesn’t make any sense, the MPP, the lack of follower little faces since they removed them and wanting them back, writing about jumping ship because it’s gotten so bad, how earnings have decreased etc. And, to be honest, it’s getting a little tiring.
Yes, things have changed. They have always changed, and they will continue to change. Sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. We’re not the ones running the company or making the big decisions.
Sometimes I think people just like to complain for the sake of complaining.
But all this complaining doesn’t make Medium a nice place to be, sometimes, when all I see in my feed is people ranting and raving about this and that. And yes, I guess I’m doing the same right here with this article, but this is to hopefully help people take a step back, take a breath, and maybe just …you know, write about actual stuff that’s worth writing about. Like actual content that is: helpful, uplifting, inspiring, heart warming, heart breaking, magical, informative, entertaining…
