Greetings! I hope you enjoy this latest missive, and the new time. M. E. Rothwell told me that he sends his out at 9 am Eastern Time, so I thought I’d try something similar. I like to shake things up occasionally. I’d be interested to know how this goes down.
Boiling cauldron of ego oil. Incredible. I'm going to throw this into conversation as much as I can.
I'm currently at a work conference and I was just chatting to a colleague after he gave a talk and his response to my question was "Well, given I'm the world leader in XYZ ..." (I won't say what XYZ is, in case somehow he's reading this). It was just so serious and arrogant that my opinion of him -- despite his excellent work -- just tanked.
Yeah I really think you have to be able to read the room. He also just assumed I had zero knowledge of the area he was discussing when in fact I actually teach it to undergraduates 🤦♂️
"I always feel I need a wash when I’ve been exposed to this kind of self-promotion." "..self-praise is no recommendation..." There is such a fine line between trying to simply get your self out there in the mix vs banging one's own drum ad infinitum. Tricky business! A volatile issue. I never heard of Spike Milligan, but that clip was both hilarious and touching. Thanks for another great post, Your Worship.
I agree, Terry, self promotion is becoming ubiquitous is very off-putting. I have never been on linkedin but I have unsubscribed or blocked certain substack writers who seem to dominate my notes feed (if that's what it's called.)
Three, four, five pronouncements, announcements or navel gazings per day? Yeah, no thanks.
I enjoyed your collaboration with Mitchell Allen, he's one of my favorites. I have forwarded that section to my grandson, who will attempt to explain it to me when I see him next.
Did you come across my ShamelessSelfPromo on LinkedIn? Yes, I’m one of those. I’d like to think that it’s more about giving folks a chuckle rather than my ego. I may give up as I believe that in 6 months I’ve gained 1 subscriber from LinkedIn. Hehehe. Looking forward to your next repartee with Rebecca Holden.
Terry you've gone and made me blush now 😅 Thank you for the kind and unexpected mention. I'm not sure if it's my synesthesia or my overly active metaphor-generative neurons that conjured up the boiling oil, but the ego oozing from every corner of the Internet does feel like that to me. It's hot, it's oily, and it burns. And it gets routinely dumped from the battlements of social media onto the ever advancing army of wanna-be's and me-too's. 🏰 The rest of us either stand aside and try not to watch the brawls, or quietly slip inside the fortress... via the secret passageways of genuine conversation. 😉
Thank you very much for the mention... I fact I subscribed to Charlene Storey and Kayte Ferris just on your mention of them. As for writing 1. I have a back list to go through. 2. As a blogger from 2004-6 the idea of doing 1 piece is child's play. Bopnew's (Blogging of the President) had the crew down from 1 an hour. That included Chris Lydon and Matt Stoller. I am doing 1 short story a day for this week all freshly written. https://stirlingnewberry.substack.com/p/the-wicked-pavilion is the lastest...
Thanks, I'll have a read soon. I don't have problem with writing and publishing an article every day, as long as it's nonfiction. I could never manage a story a day. Hats off to you!
So, don't worry about how much worry about quantity. I know this is heretical here with some but I would take 1 short story that signs rather than 100 which muddle. Think of "Born of Man and Woman" or "The Story of an Hour" or a dozen others.
Thanks Mitch. Well, people learn how to play the system don't they. I suppose looked at in one way, enabling them to do that means you're providing an excellent educational experience
Boiling cauldron of ego oil. Incredible. I'm going to throw this into conversation as much as I can.
I'm currently at a work conference and I was just chatting to a colleague after he gave a talk and his response to my question was "Well, given I'm the world leader in XYZ ..." (I won't say what XYZ is, in case somehow he's reading this). It was just so serious and arrogant that my opinion of him -- despite his excellent work -- just tanked.
He's probably on LinkedIn a lot 😅
Probably! That's quite a claim. I sometimes claim to be an expert, but world leader? Wow!
Yeah I really think you have to be able to read the room. He also just assumed I had zero knowledge of the area he was discussing when in fact I actually teach it to undergraduates 🤦♂️
People and their assumptions!
"I always feel I need a wash when I’ve been exposed to this kind of self-promotion." "..self-praise is no recommendation..." There is such a fine line between trying to simply get your self out there in the mix vs banging one's own drum ad infinitum. Tricky business! A volatile issue. I never heard of Spike Milligan, but that clip was both hilarious and touching. Thanks for another great post, Your Worship.
Yes, very funny and also touching. Thanks Sharron
He was hilarious to the end. The epitaph on his tombstone reads "I told you I was ill"
I agree, Terry, self promotion is becoming ubiquitous is very off-putting. I have never been on linkedin but I have unsubscribed or blocked certain substack writers who seem to dominate my notes feed (if that's what it's called.)
Three, four, five pronouncements, announcements or navel gazings per day? Yeah, no thanks.
I enjoyed your collaboration with Mitchell Allen, he's one of my favorites. I have forwarded that section to my grandson, who will attempt to explain it to me when I see him next.
Thank you sir, have a great week.
Thanks, Jim. I think several per day navel gazings is excessive. If the posts give value I think it can be ok
Another fun read. Loved the video too. Thanks Terry.
Thanks Beth!
Did you come across my ShamelessSelfPromo on LinkedIn? Yes, I’m one of those. I’d like to think that it’s more about giving folks a chuckle rather than my ego. I may give up as I believe that in 6 months I’ve gained 1 subscriber from LinkedIn. Hehehe. Looking forward to your next repartee with Rebecca Holden.
No! Can you provide a link please? It sounds like a laugh 😁
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cksteefel/
Thank you
Another very enjoyable start to the week, Terry. I'm still laughing at the Spike Milligan video a full ten minutes after watching it!
I'm so pleased that you've tracked down your friend Carol - that's remarkable. 'An oasis of humour and cynicism' is the perfect compliment! 😁
I'm going to enjoy exploring those links - thank you - and thank you too for linking to 'Dear Reader, I'm lost'. 😊
'Universally panned'? My comment was pretty positive, I'd say! 😜
It's great isn't it? 😂 panned: I did put in a postscript in a footnote!
Yeah, I'll admit that I'd spotted it but still wanted to pipe up to defend myself...! 🤣
Typical
😂
Terry you've gone and made me blush now 😅 Thank you for the kind and unexpected mention. I'm not sure if it's my synesthesia or my overly active metaphor-generative neurons that conjured up the boiling oil, but the ego oozing from every corner of the Internet does feel like that to me. It's hot, it's oily, and it burns. And it gets routinely dumped from the battlements of social media onto the ever advancing army of wanna-be's and me-too's. 🏰 The rest of us either stand aside and try not to watch the brawls, or quietly slip inside the fortress... via the secret passageways of genuine conversation. 😉
You have such a lovely way with worxs, Birgitte 😃
Terry, thanks for pointing people to McCaulley’s memoir! It’s tremendous.
You're welcome, Joel. It sounds it.
Thank you very much for the mention... I fact I subscribed to Charlene Storey and Kayte Ferris just on your mention of them. As for writing 1. I have a back list to go through. 2. As a blogger from 2004-6 the idea of doing 1 piece is child's play. Bopnew's (Blogging of the President) had the crew down from 1 an hour. That included Chris Lydon and Matt Stoller. I am doing 1 short story a day for this week all freshly written. https://stirlingnewberry.substack.com/p/the-wicked-pavilion is the lastest...
Thanks, I'll have a read soon. I don't have problem with writing and publishing an article every day, as long as it's nonfiction. I could never manage a story a day. Hats off to you!
It is a discpline.
I have discipline, but not fiction ideas every day
The amount is based on the artist. Some authors write only 1 novel and others write many.
Very true
So, don't worry about how much worry about quantity. I know this is heretical here with some but I would take 1 short story that signs rather than 100 which muddle. Think of "Born of Man and Woman" or "The Story of an Hour" or a dozen others.
Thanks Mitch. Well, people learn how to play the system don't they. I suppose looked at in one way, enabling them to do that means you're providing an excellent educational experience