To Those Tired of Glittery Success Formulas: How I Reached 10,000 Views on Note in Just One Month

To be honest, I was a bit fed up with
glittery success formulas.

"Make a million a month with this method"
"Success in just 3 steps"

Of course, I think that's amazing.

But back then, the more I read those stories, the more I felt
"That's still a world away for me."
That was the feeling I had. The thing is, whenever I tried to write something myself—

—I would just freeze in front of the screen for three hours.

I didn't know what to write.
Even though I was reading all the know-how, I couldn't get my hands moving.

Days like that continued for quite a while.
But then, one day, I decided to change how I wrote a little bit.

As a result, after that,
I was able to exceed 10,000 views in one month.

However, looking back,

rather than "I found an amazing method."
Today, I'm going to write about that trial and error.

When I was trying to write the "correct answer"

In the beginning, I just kept thinking
"I have to write the correct answer." The know-how I read in books.
The success formulas I saw on social media.
I would summarize them to look like something,

That was the mindset I had while writing.
But as for the results...

A few likes from friends.
Double-digit views per day.

Honestly, it didn't move at all.
At that moment, I suddenly thought this.

I tried writing about the times I failed

One day, I just gave up on trying to be perfect and
wrote about what happened that day.

Getting scolded by a client.
Being anxious because I couldn't manage my schedule well.

It wasn't special know-how.
In fact, it was the kind of story I didn't want to show anyone.

But that article got the most reaction I'd ever had.

Receiving comments like that,
the numbers started to move little by little.

The "body temperature" of writing that gets read

At this point, I realized one thing.
What readers are looking for
might not just be stories of perfect successful people.
In fact,


the words of someone who is currently trying might actually feel closer.
More than the stories of perfect people, the stories of people in the middle of the journey


"This might relate to me too" I feel there are surprisingly many moments where people think that.

The simple things I kept doing

At that time, what I was doing was very simple.

I just kept repeating this.
Of course, I didn't write well every time.

In fact,

“Today was a 30-point effort...”

there were days when I felt that way normally.

But,
the approach of putting it out there even if it's a 30-point effort
suited me better.

As I continued, my writing changed little by little.

If you're wondering what to write

If right now,

if there is someone stuck like that,
perhaps there is no need to write an amazing story.

Things you were confused about today.
Things that didn't go well.
Try writing them just as they are.

I think that approach is also one option.
In my case, that's how I became able to write little by little.

note is a place where people in the middle of their journey gather

I feel like note isn't just a place where only perfect people line up,
but a place where people in the middle of their journey are trying out their own ways.
I feel that kind of atmosphere.

That's why I am also still in the middle of trying.
If there is someone somewhere who is trying in the same way,
perhaps that record might
become a hint for someone else.

Finally

If you try to write and your hands stop,
I think starting to write from that “stuck state”
is actually not bad at all.

I quite like articles that start with a sentence like that.
Because sometimes unexpected words come out from there.