“What’s on your mind?” So that’s how this all starts. The composition box in Substack notes asks this open-ended question. What is on my mind? I’m thinking about how this box is a lot like the Twitter composition box in 2007 which gave the prompt, “what are you doing?”

My first tweet was, “Signing up for twitter, duh”. twitter.com/spudart/status/22615871

And now, instead of asking "What are you doing?" Substack wants to know what is on your mind.

There's a stark contrast between these two questions. "What are you doing?" is a mundane inquiry that invites the writer to share their daily activities, like sharpening a pencil or eating a donut. In contrast, "What's on your mind?" invites the writer to explore the depths of their imagination, fears, and dreams.

How do I fill the substack notes box with all my mind's desires? It's an open-ended inquiry that invites writers to explore their innermost thoughts and express them inside this notes box.