32K Views and Counting: I’m Still Stunned My Essay Went Viral

I wish I could figure out how to do it again.

There is no secret map to “Viral Land.” Photo by Sergio Rodriguez - Portugues del Olmo on Unsplash

I’ve been writing on Medium for less than two months, since the end of March 2021. I woke up one day to see that one of my recent essays had more than 100 views. That was a surprise as most of my essays usually only garner 40–60 views.