How I Learned

How I Learned

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I Regret Sending That Email

Debilitating perfectionism and crushing anxiety (but otherwise writing is fun)

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Blaise Allysen Kearsley
Oct 24, 2025
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The day before yesterday, I sent out a new micro-essay to my subscribers. It was riddled with errors and typos. There were passages that didn’t land and story beats that didn’t make sense.

I needed to…

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