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Will anybody miss me?

If I quit today…

… will anybody notice?

… will anybody care?

… will anybody be sad?

… will anybody miss me?

If I quit today…

… will somebody get in trouble?

… will I leave a hole behind in somebody’s life?

… will it cause a debate?

… will somebody be lost for a little while?

I don’t know the answers to any of those questions. But one thing is for sure — the answer to these questions tells me a lot about whether or not I am doing the right thing with my work or not.

Do I have a real impact on people’s lives?

That is the only metric that should really matter. The only metric that tells me whether or not what I am doing is meaningful.

If I quit publishing today, would you miss me?