Even without a reaction, you are being read. The "just right" mindset for continuing to face note

No likes, no comments. Yet, only the view count keeps rising.

Someone unseen is quietly reading. When I think about that, it feels a little scary.

If it's a "Like" strategy, I can understand that

There was a time before when the number of likes exceeded the number of views.
It might have been a counting bug, but
I could imagine that "they probably just tapped like without reading."

The act of tapping like as a substitute for a business card.
I call it the "Like strategy" on my own.

It's lonely to have an article I worked hard on liked without being read, but—
because I can see an "intention" like "sales" or "awareness" there, I can still accept it.
That's why it's not scary.

But, the "silent reader" is the scariest

What's scarier than that is when only the view count grows significantly, and there is absolutely no reaction.

Even though it reached them, I wonder if they weren't satisfied with the content—
in that way, I end up feeling happy or sad about it.

I write articles with the feeling of being entrusted with the time of each reader.
That is precisely why I always hope that "they will take something away with them."

Yet, when there is no reaction at all,
I feel like I've been confronted with the fact that "nothing remained in their heart," and I feel shaken.

There are all kinds of "readers" on note

But if I think about it calmly, there really are all kinds of readers on note.

・People who tap like as a marketing strategy
・People who only read and don't even leave footprints
・People who "like to write, but are bad at reading"
・People who don't read but return likes
・People who quietly give a like only when their heart is moved
・People who tap like the moment they click and then leave

In other words, a "Like" is not necessarily proof that it was read or proof of evaluation.

If that's the case, maybe it's time to stop letting the number of Likes mess with your mental state.

Where does that "presence" come from?

The existence of silent readers sometimes makes me uneasy.
But, in the first place, what exactly is a "presence"?

On note, you can't see impression numbers.
You don't know how it's flowing through the timeline.
All you can see are view counts, Like counts, and comments.

Even so, sometimes I get the feeling that "I'm being read".

For example, when I use a slightly provocative expression.
After posting an article, I get anxious thinking, "Did I go too far?" and secretly go to check the view count, and even though there are no Likes, the view count just keeps climbing.

Someone read it. But they left without saying a word.

At times like that, I feel a "presence."

It's fine if it's just my imagination.
The place called note has an atmosphere where the "gaze of an unseen someone" easily lingers.

Quiet, transparent, yet somehow raw.
That atmosphere sometimes makes me jump.

My heart wavers at silent readers

"Being watched but getting no reaction" is somehow unsettling.

I have no idea what the other person thought.
Was it goodwill, disappointment, or were they just passing by?

For my part, I choose my words carefully, intending to deliver something to someone's heart.
So, when there's no reaction, I can't help but think, "Maybe it didn't reach them..."

It's not the reader's fault. I think that.
But I still worry about it.
It's like that restlessness you feel when you've sent a letter but get no reply.

note readers are kind.
But precisely because they are kind, many people leave without saying a word.

Even so, I write while believing in that 'presence'.

I don't know if the people who clicked 'like' actually read it. I also don't know if those who read it were moved by it.

But among them, there might be even just one person who
thought, 'Ah, I can kind of relate to that'.

Someone who didn't leave a comment or feedback, but paused for a moment on the other side of the screen.

That'momentary connection' is, for me, the proof that it 'reached' someone, isn't it?

Rather than to 'someone vague,' to 'the person who truly responded'

Perhaps this 'presence' isn't created by someone else's actions, but by my own imagination. But there are days when feeling that way becomes the strength to keep writing.

That said, after all—
I am happy when someone gives me a response.

I am someone who is saved by each and every one of those footprints left behind by people saying, 'I read it.'

That is why I intend to write not for the 'vague' presence, but for
that 20% of people who truly responded.

Surely that way, both the writing and the feelings will hold a genuine warmth. Moreover, articles written with that kind of sincerity are often read later on, too.

Unlike other social media, note is an'accumulated asset'. The view should change as you stock up 10, 50, and 100 articles.

In the end, while feeling happy or sad about the reactions, believing that 'surely someone is reading it somewhere' or 'someone will read it eventually,' and enjoying writing it yourself.

I think that is thehealthiest and most sustainable stance.

I wonder if note is the kind of place that nurtures writers in that way.

Well then, goodnight. See you tomorrow.

Thank you for reading until the end😊

If you "like" or "follow" me, I'll assume we're comrades and be delighted, wondering:
・Are you feeling happy or sad about reactions?
・Are you sensing the presence of others?
・Are you searching for tips on how to keep writing on note?
🤩

If you're going to write anyway, let's enjoy it and keep going.

I want to protect the atmosphere of note.👇

I want to truly cherish the people who read and buy my work.👇

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