WHAT AN UNGRATEFUL HUMAN I AM

A reflection on gratitude, expectations, social media growth and the danger of overlooking little achievements.

WHAT AN UNGRATEFUL HUMAN I AM

Sometimes, the problem is not that we are not making progress. Sometimes, the problem is that we become so obsessed with what we have not achieved that we forget to appreciate how far we have come.

Recently, I found myself in that situation.

I had become obsessed with LinkedIn. I was constantly checking my impressions, monitoring my growth and paying close attention to how my posts performed.

At some point, I reached approximately 70,000 impressions. I was excited. It felt like my efforts were finally paying off.

But a few days later, the impressions started declining.

And just like that, my excitement began to disappear.

I became concerned about the declining numbers, almost forgetting that reaching 70,000 impressions was an achievement in itself.

Then came YouTube.

About eight days ago, I published three YouTube Shorts.…