Very interesting perspective! I can totally relate on everything you said, and I think indeed brands and creators have an important part to play in it. Personally, it’s an everyday debate whether should I disclose my doubts and struggles, talking to the camera or keep hiding behind polished stories and pictures? Thanks for sharing your thoughts and nourishing this conversation :)
Hi Marie, thanks so much for sharing your thoughts and apologies for the late reply--I really need to figure out the notifications features of this app :)
I think you and I both know that hiding behind anything is probably never going to lead to true connection, not for brands and not for creators. But I definitely recognize the struggle to decipher what makes sense to post and what would just be indulgent oversharing? I think if you look at it from the point of view of the reader/consumer of the stories, that helps: would anyone find any value in hearing about this? Maybe it might make someone feel less alone? Maybe I could invite advice or insights from my audience? Or sometimes it just feels right to show a more 'human' and less curated side of yourself, to show up authentically.
It's definitely an ongoing exercise and I'd be interested to hear how brands/creators approach this. Does anyone use checklists before posting? Do you just trust your intuition and see what works after you post it? Have you had an 'oversharing hangover' yet? I know I have!! :D
So my turn to be sorry for this really really late reply 🙈
I’d say I’m mainly trusting my intuition when it comes to post. Let’s say my organised self would love to schedule everything, divide my stories into small capsules to share according to a regular agenda, but each time I start planning too much, I find myself in the middle of process, thinking it might be too much, I might lose people’s interest.
So I try now to be more flexible, which means sometimes more chaotic, not as consistent as I would. And I don’t share everything, though I’d love too. But I try to let go of it, because the work exists anyway, and some new work will come, which means new opportunities to learn, improve, share.
Very interesting perspective! I can totally relate on everything you said, and I think indeed brands and creators have an important part to play in it. Personally, it’s an everyday debate whether should I disclose my doubts and struggles, talking to the camera or keep hiding behind polished stories and pictures? Thanks for sharing your thoughts and nourishing this conversation :)
Hi Marie, thanks so much for sharing your thoughts and apologies for the late reply--I really need to figure out the notifications features of this app :)
I think you and I both know that hiding behind anything is probably never going to lead to true connection, not for brands and not for creators. But I definitely recognize the struggle to decipher what makes sense to post and what would just be indulgent oversharing? I think if you look at it from the point of view of the reader/consumer of the stories, that helps: would anyone find any value in hearing about this? Maybe it might make someone feel less alone? Maybe I could invite advice or insights from my audience? Or sometimes it just feels right to show a more 'human' and less curated side of yourself, to show up authentically.
It's definitely an ongoing exercise and I'd be interested to hear how brands/creators approach this. Does anyone use checklists before posting? Do you just trust your intuition and see what works after you post it? Have you had an 'oversharing hangover' yet? I know I have!! :D
I’m quite bad at using Substack too ahah
So my turn to be sorry for this really really late reply 🙈
I’d say I’m mainly trusting my intuition when it comes to post. Let’s say my organised self would love to schedule everything, divide my stories into small capsules to share according to a regular agenda, but each time I start planning too much, I find myself in the middle of process, thinking it might be too much, I might lose people’s interest.
So I try now to be more flexible, which means sometimes more chaotic, not as consistent as I would. And I don’t share everything, though I’d love too. But I try to let go of it, because the work exists anyway, and some new work will come, which means new opportunities to learn, improve, share.
I think keeping this agility is the key!