I have a few draft forum posts over the years that I don’t really have an interest in publishing.
I feel like I’ve found it pretty stressful each time I’ve posted or even commented. (yes, even this) After posting, I waste so much time checking the comments and changes in karma. I, naturally, feel every downvote or negative comment far more than upvotes or positive comments. Positive comments are actively discouraged (downvoted) here, which might make this worse.
Some of the most frustrating comments are ones that correct some minor details that, don’t impact the posts core point, or mention some exceptions as if they discount the whole idea.
I think this is a big part of why I don’t finish my draft posts. The drafts are short and just cover the main point I have, but I need to 10x my time, effort and length so that I address every obvious exception, edge case, rebuttal…
I think ultimately I find it to be a very negative feedback loop. Posting is stressful. Every single time. It’s not like I’m anxious before posting and then after I post I get a big hit of dopamine from the responses. This would provide some positive feed back loop like posting on social media.
My neurotransmitters take no account of expected value calculations.
Do you think it would be helpful to post the drafts as-is with a burner account during Draft Amnesty Week and pre-commit to not looking at the comments section for a week after that? If you’re experiencing negative emotions with every marginal downvote or negative comment, it might be helpful to just see it all in one go (which will make it difficult to feel individual downvotes individually).
Also, do you think it would be helpful to say that this is an abbreviated post for which you are interested in feedback about whether it makes sense to invest the time for the 10x work to polish and expand you describe?
Good question.
I have a few draft forum posts over the years that I don’t really have an interest in publishing.
I feel like I’ve found it pretty stressful each time I’ve posted or even commented. (yes, even this) After posting, I waste so much time checking the comments and changes in karma. I, naturally, feel every downvote or negative comment far more than upvotes or positive comments. Positive comments are actively discouraged (downvoted) here, which might make this worse.
Some of the most frustrating comments are ones that correct some minor details that, don’t impact the posts core point, or mention some exceptions as if they discount the whole idea.
I think this is a big part of why I don’t finish my draft posts. The drafts are short and just cover the main point I have, but I need to 10x my time, effort and length so that I address every obvious exception, edge case, rebuttal…
I think ultimately I find it to be a very negative feedback loop. Posting is stressful. Every single time. It’s not like I’m anxious before posting and then after I post I get a big hit of dopamine from the responses. This would provide some positive feed back loop like posting on social media.
My neurotransmitters take no account of expected value calculations.
Do you think it would be helpful to post the drafts as-is with a burner account during Draft Amnesty Week and pre-commit to not looking at the comments section for a week after that? If you’re experiencing negative emotions with every marginal downvote or negative comment, it might be helpful to just see it all in one go (which will make it difficult to feel individual downvotes individually).
Also, do you think it would be helpful to say that this is an abbreviated post for which you are interested in feedback about whether it makes sense to invest the time for the 10x work to polish and expand you describe?