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How to Stay Motivated as a Content Creator on Medium
By using dopamine to your advantage.
This morning I poured myself a cup of black coffee, sat in my favourite chair, and opened up Medium.
I had over 30 notifications.
That was dopamine spike number one.
I took a careful sip of coffee as my thumb tapped on the “view stats” button and navigated to the “Partner Program earnings” section.
You see, I have a goal to consistently hit $100 days on Medium.
And I will not stop until I reach it.
The first few days of the month registered a couple of $5 days followed by a few $10 days. It was nice. But this morning, I hit a $15 day.
Thank you very much, dopamine spike number two.
As I hover over my daily stats, it looks like I may finally break 300 views for the first time since returning to Medium after a long break.
Enter, dopamine spike number three.
Cheap Dopamine Holds You Back
Engaging in mindless doom scrolling on places like TikTok and 𝕏 leave you feeling emotionally empty and creatively drained.
