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Before You Give up on Medium Try This Powerful Reset Button for Your Account
It’s an insanely simple solution, and it might save you from losing earnings… and your mind
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How are you feeling about Medium these days?
Are you frustrated?
I get it if you are. I was too. I had a taste of success in February and it was sweet! But with success comes expectations… and some pressure. And when you’re struggling to replicate the same success, the digital life sucks!
I was so frustrated I needed to take some time away. A lot of time actually.
I was off Medium for nearly 7 days.
Now a big reason I took time away was because my family has been going through some challenges lately. And that was making life on Medium difficult.
But it was only adding to my frustration. I had already been miserable for most of March. I have been irritated because of all the crap that’s been happening on Medium lately.
And not happening.
Tension is way up. Engagement is way down.
So I had the idea to stay off Medium to hit the reset button.
Even though I was about to snap, the idea for a break turned out to be a really good thing. Not the snapping part. The part about taking a break.
When I came back I discovered something shocking, quite honestly.
It’s something you can do to reset your account.
And here’s the crazy part. I can almost guarantee you it will give you an instant boost in activity. Not only did it work for me, I’ve confirmed it has worked for other writers as well.
I have no idea why it works but it does.
Here’s what you need to do.
Quit Medium.
Seriously.
Quit Medium… but only for 2 or 3 days.
Take a break from the digital life. Relax. Reset. Then come back to writing with a vengeance.
For some reason (as I said, I have no idea why) if you take a break and come back it resets something with the Medium algorithm.
If you’re frustrated, it’s better to take a quick break than to quit altogether.
It will give you a quick recharge.
I feel so much better since I came back 3 days ago.
The break helped me get a grip on my frustrations and it recharged my energy. I’m still frustrated with some things on Medium, but it doesn’t feel like my head is going to explode.
So I’ve got that going for me.
And it could be good for you. It may help you deal with the stress that comes with this digital lifestyle.
It will help you reset your mindset.
It will help you reset your energy.
It will help you reset your engagement.
And it may help you start enjoying life on Medium again.
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