What Matters Most to You Right Now?

And other questions to ask yourself when you’re tempted to quit

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There’s a lot of talk these days about how Medium is “broken.”

Earnings are down, and plenty of writers are feeling disheartened. Some are downright pissed off.

I can understand where they’re coming from. I’ve published over 300 articles on this platform, and since January 1st, I’ve been writing and publishing or submitting articles to publications every day.

My total earnings so far? $0.61.

I’ve probably spent at least 25 hours on those 10 articles this month.

But here’s what I’m not going to do: quit.

Quitting isn’t the answer

I know, I know.

It’s tempting.

Why spend all that time and put all that effort into writing stories that no one’s going to see and that are only going to earn you a couple pennies at best?

I get the frustration. I get the disappointment. I get wanting to go somewhere else where you might have better results.

But I’m still not going to do it.

Call me crazy, but I’m sticking around.