- The Better Listener
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Social media as a reflection of the self:
In the last 14 days, I’ve retained:
+59,050 views
-507 followers
+2,218 likes
+142 comments
+150 shares
Last year, I’d set up a table in public with a sign that read "Here to Listen”
I’d share about 5 videos a week.
60,000 views would be an average video.
+507 followers would be a decent day
+2,218 likes would be tolerable
The subject was about me listening, but as I continued the pace I was going, my purpose became hazy.
Some social scientists say that helping others is the biggest human goal.
Once you take care of your basics, taking care of others is just divine.
And my listening table was giving people space, but I wanted more.
I had friends doing more. Giving people a chance to be heard but in a more interesting way — asking deeper questions, finding people with bigger pain, or higher highs.
Giving people a chance to speak is a meaningful thing.
Giving people a platform to share an ask can be life-changing.
And finally, can it be fun?
Mr. Beast figured it out.
Ryan Trahan figured it out.
I wonder what my way might be.
I wonder what yours is. Because what is better in life than having fun, helping people, and building a life that you can live?
Asking questions, seeking answers,
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