## Highlights - As long as you’re working on something meaningful, we could care less when you show it to us. Who knows? Maybe it’ll be better tomorrow. In fact, I think consistency is the #1 thing that keeps people from being relevant after they’ve achieved a certain level of success ([View Highlight](https://instapaper.com/read/1416154555/16531311)) - When you’re starting out as a creator, consistency is everything. If you don’t learn to ship on command, you’ll never develop the level of professionalism you need. But the more you learn, the more time you need to get better. This natural relationship of quantity decreasing over time as quality increases is lost on most, but it’s exactly what dictates our limits. ([View Highlight](https://instapaper.com/read/1416154555/16531319)) - That’s the second line all gurus will throw at you. “You don’t own your followers!” “What if Instagram disables your account?” Alright, calm down. Because while you may own the contact information, which is unique to email lists, here’s what you don’t own: people. You can’t make them read your emails. You can’t force them to open or to click and you can’t make them stay. ([View Highlight](https://instapaper.com/read/1416154555/16531335))  ## Highlights - As long as you’re working on something meaningful, we could care less when you show it to us. Who knows? Maybe it’ll be better tomorrow. In fact, I think consistency is the #1 thing that keeps people from being relevant after they’ve achieved a certain level of success ([View Highlight](https://instapaper.com/read/1416154555/16531311)) - When you’re starting out as a creator, consistency is everything. If you don’t learn to ship on command, you’ll never develop the level of professionalism you need. But the more you learn, the more time you need to get better. This natural relationship of quantity decreasing over time as quality increases is lost on most, but it’s exactly what dictates our limits. ([View Highlight](https://instapaper.com/read/1416154555/16531319)) - That’s the second line all gurus will throw at you. “You don’t own your followers!” “What if Instagram disables your account?” Alright, calm down. Because while you may own the contact information, which is unique to email lists, here’s what you don’t own: people. You can’t make them read your emails. You can’t force them to open or to click and you can’t make them stay. ([View Highlight](https://instapaper.com/read/1416154555/16531335))  ## Highlights - As long as you’re working on something meaningful, we could care less when you show it to us. Who knows? Maybe it’ll be better tomorrow. In fact, I think consistency is the #1 thing that keeps people from being relevant after they’ve achieved a certain level of success ([View Highlight](https://instapaper.com/read/1416154555/16531311)) - When you’re starting out as a creator, consistency is everything. If you don’t learn to ship on command, you’ll never develop the level of professionalism you need. But the more you learn, the more time you need to get better. This natural relationship of quantity decreasing over time as quality increases is lost on most, but it’s exactly what dictates our limits. ([View Highlight](https://instapaper.com/read/1416154555/16531319)) - That’s the second line all gurus will throw at you. “You don’t own your followers!” “What if Instagram disables your account?” Alright, calm down. Because while you may own the contact information, which is unique to email lists, here’s what you don’t own: people. You can’t make them read your emails. You can’t force them to open or to click and you can’t make them stay. ([View Highlight](https://instapaper.com/read/1416154555/16531335))  ## Highlights - As long as you’re working on something meaningful, we could care less when you show it to us. Who knows? Maybe it’ll be better tomorrow. In fact, I think consistency is the #1 thing that keeps people from being relevant after they’ve achieved a certain level of success ([View Highlight](https://instapaper.com/read/1416154555/16531311)) - When you’re starting out as a creator, consistency is everything. If you don’t learn to ship on command, you’ll never develop the level of professionalism you need. But the more you learn, the more time you need to get better. This natural relationship of quantity decreasing over time as quality increases is lost on most, but it’s exactly what dictates our limits. ([View Highlight](https://instapaper.com/read/1416154555/16531319)) - That’s the second line all gurus will throw at you. “You don’t own your followers!” “What if Instagram disables your account?” Alright, calm down. Because while you may own the contact information, which is unique to email lists, here’s what you don’t own: people. You can’t make them read your emails. You can’t force them to open or to click and you can’t make them stay. ([View Highlight](https://instapaper.com/read/1416154555/16531335))