New Year’s Substackin’ resolutions.
Stick closer to my core mandate. My readers indulge me when I write about other stuff besides Canadian politics, but it’s my best work on my core mandate that reliably drives growth.
More original reporting. It’s hard, but that’s what makes it valuable.
Keep the podcast close to the headlines. Guests who are right in the middle of doing their most important work are the ones my listeners are most eager to hear.
Fewer updates to readers about how well everything’s going. Subscribers are paying for content. Give them content.
Resist all temptations to turn Notes into the internet’s 15th or 20th venue for nonstop flame wars.
Gratitude. For 25 years in traditional media, I had more freedom than I could have imagined. Now I have even more. I’m lucky.