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As people scramble onto Substack, it’s easy to overlook why it’s the platform to be on right now: Certain early adopters spent years creating Substack newsletters so good people would actually read and paid to read them. Which is why I’ve created an entire podcast to share them with you.

My conversation with Mason Currey contains some of the best advice on how to stop feeling like you have to chase the algorithm and can set about owning your platform and doing your best work.

Nearly 300 people showed up for the live recording. The feedback was incredible. Why? Becuase our conversation truly humanizes what it means to be a writer on Substack or any other platform.

If you don’t know Mason, he’s the author of the Daily Rituals books and writes the Substack newsletter Subtle Maneuvers about how creative people get work done.

Cal Newport called him “the undisputed master of finding, in the messy lives of great artists and thinkers throughout time, deeply human lessons about cultivating meaning in our current age.”

* This is some of the best advice on how to build a Substack that people will spend their time and money reading.

* + How to stop chasing the algorithm and own your platform.

6 Ways to Build a Substack People Will Actually Spend Their Time and Money Reading

1. Don’t call it your Substack