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ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe go bk">The gardening season is officially upon us. I spent the weekend putting together a raised bed, sowing grass seeds, perusing my local Gardening Club sale, and dreaming about what my garden could look like in one month, one year, or even a decade from now.</p><p id="f00e" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oj ok ic ol b ja om on oo jd op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe go bk">I think about this a lot: If you put in the work today, and every day, for the next ten years, what could your career, language mastery, crafting project, or any other <em class="pf">thing</em> look like?</p><p id="5f38" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oj ok ic ol b ja om on oo jd op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe go bk">This brings me to one of the many, many things I love about Medium: Some of the best work on the internet lives right here, and it’s there for you to read and learn from whenever you want, at any pace that feels right for you. For example, over the weekend, I found:</p><ul class=""><li id="ca2b" class="oj ok ic ol b ja om on oo jd op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pg ph pi bk">Timely advice about <a class="af hz" href="https://medium.com/illumination/five-tips-for-growing-gorgeous-tomatoes-295e8dd63bb5?sk=v2%2Fadfc835d-6e45-4c84-bbb4-bc5881f8712e" rel="noopener">growing tomatoes</a> from <span class="hy"><span class="hy" aria-hidden="false"><a class="hw hx fe" href="https://medium.com/u/1c0bf437a18d?source=post_page---user_mention--9b45d02972d4---------------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">angela w</a></span></span></li><li id="35f1" class="oj ok ic ol b ja pj on oo jd pk oq or os pl ou ov ow pm oy oz pa pn pc pd pe pg ph pi bk">A great story with <a class="af hz" href="https://medium.com/the-write-brain/how-to-write-dialogue-when-someone-interrupts-5b9178239528?sk=v2%2F1c0acdfd-9285-484a-abcb-17b188a44248" rel="noopener">tips on how to write dialogue</a> by <span class="hy"><span class="hy" aria-hidden="false"><a class="hw hx fe" href="https://medium.com/u/799bdc99a0fd?source=post_page---user_mention--9b45d02972d4---------------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Shaunta Grimes</a></span></span></li><li id="7206" class="oj ok ic ol b ja pj on oo jd pk oq or os pl ou ov ow pm oy oz pa pn pc pd pe pg ph pi bk">A gorgeous story connecting two concepts, <a class="af hz" href="https://medium.com/weeds-wildflowers/writing-while-gardening-b5ebae2f89ae?sk=v2%2F51248843-12df-4776-bf13-0336a7751e60" rel="noopener">gardening and writing</a>, by <span class="hy"><span class="hy" aria-hidden="false"><a class="hw hx fe" href="https://medium.com/u/faab6fc9940e?source=post_page---user_mention--9b45d02972d4---------------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Geoffrey Gevalt</a></span></span></li></ul><p id="28cd" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oj ok ic ol b ja om on oo jd op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe go bk">“Wait! I started my thing a year ago and I’ve ignored it since! Is it too late for me?” I hear you, and I’m happy to report that progress is not all or nothing. Most projects can be brought back to life with a bit of TLC, no matter how long you’ve neglected them.</p><p id="c70e" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oj ok ic ol b ja om on oo jd op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe go bk">For example, this weekend I finally spent some time working on my long-abandoned novel after picking it back up during last week’s <a class="af hz" href="https://medium.com/writing-hour/writing-hour-reminder-starting-soon-018f519df1de" rel="noopener">Writing Hour</a>, hosted by our very own <span class="hy"><span class="hy" aria-hidden="false"><a class="hw hx fe" href="https://medium.com/u/11ba4fd53be0?source=post_page---user_mention--9b45d02972d4---------------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Scott Lamb</a></span></span>. If you need a nudge to get back to your own big project, I hope this serves as one. You might be surprised by how much you enjoy it.</p><p id="16b9" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oj ok ic ol b ja om on oo jd op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe go bk">And if you need inspiration or advice? <a class="af hz" href="https://medium.com/topics" rel="noopener">Explore our topics pages</a> to find some of the best writing on just about any subject.</p><p id="a362" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oj ok ic ol b ja om on oo jd op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe go bk">— <span class="hy"><span class="hy" aria-hidden="false"><a class="hw hx fe" href="https://medium.com/u/14d5c41e0264?source=post_page---user_mention--9b45d02972d4---------------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Zulie Rane</a></span></span></p><h1 id="4833" class="po pp ic bf pq pr ps jc pt pu pv jf pw px py pz qa qb qc qd qe qf qg qh qi qj bk">Medium by the numbers…</h1><p id="24be" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oj ok ic ol b ja qk on oo jd ql oq or os qm ou ov ow qn oy oz pa qo pc pd pe go bk">In April 2024…</p><ul class=""><li id="0648" class="oj ok ic ol b ja om on oo jd op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pg ph pi bk">You published 1.4 million posts.</li><li id="20ab" class="oj ok ic ol b ja pj on oo jd pk oq or os pl ou ov ow pm oy oz pa pn pc pd pe pg ph pi bk">2,751 stories were <a class="af hz" rel="noopener" href="/a-new-boost-for-top-stories-541884654fdb">Boosted</a>. 2,003 of those came from the publication editors in the <a class="af hz" rel="noopener" href="/a-nosy-faq-about-nominating-stories-for-our-boost-44bbf79549c">Boost Nomination Pilot program</a>.</li><li id="c1bd" class="oj ok ic ol b ja pj on oo jd pk oq or os pl ou ov ow pm oy oz pa pn pc pd pe pg ph pi bk">You created 64k <a class="af hz" href="https://help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articles/214993247-Create-and-manage-lists" rel="noopener">Lists</a>.</li><li id="50c7" class="oj ok ic ol b ja pj on oo jd pk oq or os pl ou ov ow pm oy oz pa pn pc pd pe pg ph pi bk">Bonus stat: You published 172 drafts by participating in <a class="af hz" href="https://scottlamb.blog/lets-celebrate-finish-your-draft-day-747f6b2d85c8" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">(Finish Your) Draft Day</a>! Congratulations to anyone who finally hit publish on an older draft. You can check out the full list of Draft Day stories <a class="af hz" href="https://medium.com/tag/draft-day-2024" rel="noopener">here</a>.</li></ul><h1 id="4a30" class="po pp ic bf pq pr ps jc pt pu pv jf pw px py pz qa qb qc qd qe qf qg qh qi qj bk">April’s most-highlighted passages</h1><p id="2297" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oj ok ic ol b ja qk on oo jd ql oq or os qm ou ov ow qn oy oz pa qo pc pd pe go bk">“And to every Medium member: Thank you for being a part of this community. We’re so glad you’re here.” — A word of gratitude from our CEO <span class="hy"><span class="hy" aria-hidden="false"><a class="hw hx fe" href="https://medium.com/u/adeddd83f452?source=post_page---user_mention--9b45d02972d4---------------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Tony Stubblebine</a></span></span> in his piece “<a class="af hz" rel="noopener" href="/thank-you-for-one-million-members-d0b39d1be8b3">Thank you for one million members</a>.”</p><p id="ac1e" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oj ok ic ol b ja om on oo jd op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe go bk">“If a nation so divided came together to feel and witness a phenomenon so extraordinary, is it too big a dream that we come together to witness the phenomenon of humans working toward the good of a nation?” — Reflections on the solar eclipse from <span class="hy"><span class="hy" aria-hidden="false"><a class="hw hx fe" href="https://medium.com/u/ead564e87deb?source=post_page---user_mention--9b45d02972d4---------------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Natalie</a></span></span>, wife, mother, teacher, and writer in her piece “<a class="af hz" href="https://thehubpublication.com/my-first-total-solar-eclipse-left-me-in-hope-of-a-human-phenomenon-that-no-longer-seems-impossible-73ed2ef5df15?sk=v2%2F4b39a6d5-afee-467e-b08e-79e13a2190b4" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">My First Total Solar Eclipse Left Me in Hope of a Human Phenomenon That No Longer Seems Impossible</a>,” published in <a class="af hz" href="https://thehubpublication.com/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">The Hub Publication</a>.</p><p id="cd80" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oj ok ic ol b ja om on oo jd op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe go bk">“When it comes to writing online, ‘how I’ beats ‘how to.’” — Some truly stellar writing advice from <span class="hy"><span class="hy" aria-hidden="false"><a class="hw hx fe" href="https://medium.com/u/6e79b87a10d5?source=post_page---user_mention--9b45d02972d4---------------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Brendan Charles</a></span></span>, author of The Write Path newsletter in his piece “<a class="af hz" href="https://writingcooperative.com/why-i-shifted-from-pure-writing-to-documenting-instead-f894bb5a040f?sk=v2%2Ff98a0461-c29b-4abf-8227-08733c558f42" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Why I Shifted From Pure Writing to Documenting Instead</a>,” published in the <a class="af hz" href="https://writingcooperative.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Writing Cooperative</a>.</p><p id="7006" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oj ok ic ol b ja om on oo jd op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe go bk">“Until Starbucks figures this out, small indie coffee shops have an excellent opportunity to thrive as they offer their patrons artisanal coffee, personal service, and a sense of community.” — A hopeful note about how smaller, independent communities can still find their niche even when facing a titan of the industry from <span class="hy"><span class="hy" aria-hidden="false"><a class="hw hx fe" href="https://medium.com/u/7786d9ace55b?source=post_page---user_mention--9b45d02972d4---------------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Simply Sophia</a></span></span>, author, artist, and attorney, in “<a class="af hz" href="https://medium.com/bouncin-and-behavin-blogs/starbucks-has-lost-its-damn-mind-b6b969bc559e?sk=v2%2F4c0fc20e-d73d-4f7c-a3da-7b50e9939a78" rel="noopener">Starbucks Has Lost Its Damn Mind</a>,” published in <a class="af hz" href="https://medium.com/bouncin-and-behavin-blogs" rel="noopener">Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs</a>.</p><h1 id="fccd" class="po pp ic bf pq pr ps jc pt pu pv jf pw px py pz qa qb qc qd qe qf qg qh qi qj bk">The 10 most-read stories in April</h1><ol class=""><li id="db8d" class="oj ok ic ol b ja qk on oo jd ql oq or os qm ou ov ow qn oy oz pa qo pc pd pe qp ph pi bk"><a class="af hz" href="https://netflixtechblog.com/reverse-searching-netflixs-federated-graph-222ac5d23576" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">“Reverse Searching Netflix’s Federated Graph</a>” by <a class="af hz" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickygardiner/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Ricky Gardiner</a>,<a class="af hz" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahutter/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"> Alex Hutter</a>, and<a class="af hz" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/katielefevre/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"> Katie Lefevre</a>, software engineers, in <a class="af hz" href="https://netflixtechblog.com/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Netflix TechBlog</a></li><li id="703b" class="oj ok ic ol b ja pj on oo jd pk oq or os pl ou ov ow pm oy oz pa pn pc pd pe qp ph pi bk"><a class="af hz" href="https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/5-total-mistakes-to-avoid-at-the-april-8-2024-solar-eclipse-a387757a1e38?sk=v2%2F84887595-5393-4dc9-9f0b-27819784ba97" rel="noopener">“5 total mistakes to avoid at the April 8, 2024 solar eclipse</a>” by <span class="hy"><span class="hy" aria-hidden="false"><a class="hw hx fe" href="https://medium.com/u/72d6583b95ba?source=post_page---user_mention--9b45d02972d4---------------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Ethan Siegel</a></span></span>, writer, astrophysicist, science communicator &amp; NASA columnist, in <a class="af hz" href="https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang" rel="noopener">Starts With a Bang!</a></li><li id="7e67" class="oj ok ic ol b ja pj on oo jd pk oq or os pl ou ov ow pm oy oz pa pn pc pd pe qp ph pi bk"><a class="af hz" href="https://medium.com/@jake.page91/the-guide-to-git-i-never-had-a89048d4703a" rel="noopener">“The guide to Git I never had</a>” by <span class="hy"><span class="hy" aria-hidden="false"><a class="hw hx fe" href="https://medium.com/u/705f3d691f3?source=post_page---user_mention--9b45d02972d4---------------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Jake Page</a></span></span>, Developer Relations Engineer at Glasskube</li><li id="9f70" class="oj ok ic ol b ja pj on oo jd pk oq or os pl ou ov ow pm oy oz pa pn pc pd pe qp ph pi bk"><a class="af hz" href="https://ehandbook.com/mvp-is-over-you-need-to-think-about-mve-5a87bc7ca2ef" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">“MVP is Over. You Need to Think About MVE</a>” by <span class="hy"><span class="hy" aria-hidden="false"><a class="hw hx fe" href="https://medium.com/u/58ca320d0123?source=post_page---user_mention--9b45d02972d4---------------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Pete Sena</a></span></span>, Founder, Operator, and Investor, in <a class="af hz" href="https://ehandbook.com/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Entrepreneur’s Handbook</a></li><li id="93f7" class="oj ok ic ol b ja pj on oo jd pk oq or os pl ou ov ow pm oy oz pa pn pc pd pe qp ph pi bk"><a class="af hz" href="https://thebelladonnacomedy.com/team-usa-is-proud-of-our-new-womens-track-uniforms-a-birthday-suit-with-a-nike-logo-sharpied-on-2f6c8b640ece?sk=v2%2F59564d7c-bf15-4991-a0a4-da943d34df5c" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">“Team USA Is Proud Of Our New Women’s Track Uniforms: A Birthday Suit With a Nike Logo Sharpied On</a>” by <span class="hy"><span class="hy" aria-hidden="false"><a class="hw hx fe" href="https://medium.com/u/459221771c4f?source=post_page---user_mention--9b45d02972d4---------------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Emily Kapp</a></span></span>, comedy writer, in <a class="af hz" href="https://thebelladonnacomedy.com/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">The Belladonna Comedy</a></li><li id="06ef" class="oj ok ic ol b ja pj on oo jd pk oq or os pl ou ov ow pm oy oz pa pn pc pd pe qp ph pi bk"><a class="af hz" href="https://towardsdatascience.com/the-4-hats-of-a-full-stack-data-scientist-5b916bd2f079?sk=v2%2F5ee45804-cbe6-4cf8-97b1-031f730223ea" rel="noopener" target="_blank">“The 4 Hats of a Full-Stack Data Scientist</a>” by <span class="hy"><span class="hy" aria-hidden="false"><a class="hw hx fe" href="https://medium.com/u/f3998e1cd186?source=post_page---user_mention--9b45d02972d4---------------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Shaw Talebi</a></span></span>, Data Scientist, in <a class="af hz" href="https://towardsdatascience.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Towards Data Science</a></li><li id="ac24" class="oj ok ic ol b ja pj on oo jd pk oq or os pl ou ov ow pm oy oz pa pn pc pd pe qp ph pi bk"><a class="af hz" href="https://thepalestineproject.medium.com/yes-it-is-genocide-634a07ea27d4" rel="noopener">“Yes, it is genocide</a>” by <a class="af hz" href="https://www.mekomit.co.il/ps/134005/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Amos Goldberg</a>, a Holocaust and genocide researcher</li><li id="7dce" class="oj ok ic ol b ja pj on oo jd pk oq or os pl ou ov ow pm oy oz pa pn pc pd pe qp ph pi bk"><a class="af hz" href="https://medium.com/@RichelleCarey/the-complexity-of-choice-motherhood-autonomy-and-the-adoption-conversation-2d23158f7eee" rel="noopener">“The Complexity of Choice: Abortion, Motherhood, and the Adoption Conversation</a>” by <span class="hy"><span class="hy" aria-hidden="false"><a class="hw hx fe" href="https://medium.com/u/e428182fcdc2?source=post_page---user_mention--9b45d02972d4---------------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">RICHELLE CAREY</a></span></span>, keynote speaker and journalist</li><li id="8f30" class="oj ok ic ol b ja pj on oo jd pk oq or os pl ou ov ow pm oy oz pa pn pc pd pe qp ph pi bk"><a class="af hz" href="https://medium.com/runners-life/theres-something-about-a-run-in-the-rain-7afbf4a79810?sk=v2%2F56ff5390-94c1-45ac-ba64-9fcee1b62acb" rel="noopener">“There’s Something About a Run in the Rain</a>” by trail/ultra runner and author <span class="hy"><span class="hy" aria-hidden="false"><a class="hw hx fe" href="https://medium.com/u/b65f45d8b1f5?source=post_page---user_mention--9b45d02972d4---------------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Jeff Barton</a></span></span> in <a class="af hz" href="https://medium.com/runners-life" rel="noopener">Runner’s Life</a></li><li id="71f5" class="oj ok ic ol b ja pj on oo jd pk oq or os pl ou ov ow pm oy oz pa pn pc pd pe qp ph pi bk"><a class="af hz" href="https://medium.com/writersguide/the-illusion-of-writers-block-b673e345e50f?sk=v2%2F83379b7a-8665-422f-90aa-2a66a07b37a9" rel="noopener">“The Illusion of Writer’s Block</a>” by <span class="hy"><span class="hy" aria-hidden="false"><a class="hw hx fe" href="https://medium.com/u/d7565ccd3605?source=post_page---user_mention--9b45d02972d4---------------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Robert Roy Britt</a></span></span>, editor of Aha! and Wise &amp; Well, in <a class="af hz" href="https://medium.com/writersguide" rel="noopener">The Writer’s Guide</a></li></ol><h1 id="563d" class="po pp ic bf pq pr ps jc pt pu pv jf pw px py pz qa qb qc qd qe qf qg qh qi qj bk">Most popular stories from the Medium archive</h1><p id="79c0" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oj ok ic ol b ja qk on oo jd ql oq or os qm ou ov ow qn oy oz pa qo pc pd pe go bk">What is the lifespan of a story? In my opinion, some stories are never truly “done” — they continue imparting wisdom, entertainment, and knowledge years after publication. Here are a few older stories you read, shared, highlighted, and applauded in April:</p><p id="0296" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oj ok ic ol b ja om on oo jd op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe go bk"><a class="af hz" href="https://medium.com/@everywhereist/i-made-the-pizza-cinnamon-rolls-from-mario-batalis-sexual-misconduct-apology-letter-ef927659cab6" rel="noopener">“I Made the Pizza Cinnamon Rolls from Mario Batali’s Sexual Misconduct Apology Letter</a>” by <span class="hy"><span class="hy" aria-hidden="false"><a class="hw hx fe" href="https://medium.com/u/d97d43a91bc1?source=post_page---user_mention--9b45d02972d4---------------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Geraldine DeRuiter</a></span></span>, founder of the award-winning Everywhereist blog and author of <em class="pf">All Over the Place</em>. I read this story when it was originally published in 2018, and you know what? It hits just as hard today.</p><blockquote class="qq qr qs"><p id="5fb1" class="oj ok pf ol b ja om on oo jd op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe go bk">“[Mario] Batali’s another drop in the bucket. He’s not the first, he certainly won’t be the last (he already isn’t). The misogyny runs so deep that the calls now come from inside our heads. We blame ourselves. We hate ourselves. We wonder if our skirts are too short, if our bodies are too noticeable. If we’re asking for too much, or not enough. We don’t trust ourselves, even when we should.</p><p id="17c6" class="oj ok pf ol b ja om on oo jd op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe go bk">We try to follow a half-written recipe and think it’s our fault when it doesn’t work.”</p></blockquote><p id="6a02" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oj ok ic ol b ja om on oo jd op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe go bk"><a class="af hz" href="https://writingcooperative.com/4-things-i-did-to-improve-my-vocabulary-37c173365da6?sk=v2%2Fa9fbc842-535e-42c4-bb64-f94dbd7d417e" rel="noopener" target="_blank">“4 Things I Did to Improve My Vocabulary</a>” by <span class="hy"><span class="hy" aria-hidden="false"><a class="hw hx fe" href="https://medium.com/u/ae378175ef44?source=post_page---user_mention--9b45d02972d4---------------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Devin Gleeson</a></span></span>, coach and writer, published in <a class="af hz" href="https://writingcooperative.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Writing Cooperative</a>. Want to build something, even if it’s your vocabulary? You have to work at it. And the conclusion is *chef’s kiss* so good!</p><blockquote class="qq qr qs"><p id="d23d" class="oj ok pf ol b ja om on oo jd op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe go bk">“I imagine that some readers came to this article hoping to find quick tips and tricks. I also imagine that encountering suggestions like “read with a dictionary for several years” or “learn Latin” feels irksome, disheartening, and impractical.</p><p id="c495" class="oj ok pf ol b ja om on oo jd op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe go bk">Here’s my apologia in two bullets:</p><p id="7532" class="oj ok pf ol b ja om on oo jd op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe go bk">- When you play learning as a long game, the compound interest and long-term rewards are astounding. When you play it looking for a fast fix of hacks and shortcuts, the results are commensurate.</p><p id="f64e" class="oj ok pf ol b ja om on oo jd op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe go bk">- I’ve tried the hacks and shortcuts. They don’t work.”</p></blockquote><p id="2a3e" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oj ok ic ol b ja om on oo jd op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe go bk"><a class="af hz" href="https://forge.medium.com/the-easiest-thing-you-can-do-to-make-a-boring-job-better-7166d9e9e202?sk=v2%2Ff112b4b3-15ed-42d9-bc36-d9e1f5754d08" rel="noopener"><em class="pf">“</em>The Japanese Art of Making Boring Tasks Better</a>” by <span class="hy"><span class="hy" aria-hidden="false"><a class="hw hx fe" href="https://medium.com/u/e4dc035a1f32?source=post_page---user_mention--9b45d02972d4---------------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Kaki Okumura</a></span></span>, author, published in <a class="af hz" href="https://forge.medium.com/" rel="noopener">Forge</a>. Originally published in 2021, this advice is as relevant and true today as ever.</p><blockquote class="qq qr qs"><p id="ce09" class="oj ok pf ol b ja om on oo jd op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe go bk">“When we are positive towards our work — even boring work — people notice, and our attitude uplifts the spirit of those around us. Knowing that you’re doing work that is respected and uplifting to others can make any boring job better.”</p></blockquote><h1 id="2659" class="po pp ic bf pq pr ps jc pt pu pv jf pw px py pz qa qb qc qd qe qf qg qh qi qj bk">Boosted stories from new writers</h1><p id="152f" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oj ok ic ol b ja qk on oo jd ql oq or os qm ou ov ow qn oy oz pa qo pc pd pe go bk">Brand-new writers to Medium in April wrote some fantastic stories, and our boost nominators were on the lookout for them to find and <a class="af hz" rel="noopener" href="/how-can-i-get-boosted-33e743431419">boost</a> their work. We’re thrilled to have their writing here! Here’s a handpicked selection of some of my favorites.</p><p id="d509" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oj ok ic ol b ja om on oo jd op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe go bk"><a class="af hz" href="https://medium.com/@giovanni.n.colantonio/i-think-i-might-die-if-i-made-it-06f6ed465c81" rel="noopener">“‘I think I might die if I made it’</a>” by <span class="hy"><span class="hy" aria-hidden="false"><a class="hw hx fe" href="https://medium.com/u/f45ba4ff5bae?source=post_page---user_mention--9b45d02972d4---------------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Giovanni Colantonio</a></span></span>, musician and gaming journalist.</p><p id="8316" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oj ok ic ol b ja om on oo jd op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe go bk"><em class="pf">“‘I’m not trying to exaggerate, but I think I might die if I made it,’; a naïve girl once dreamed as she looked up to her idols. Now peering out from her gilded cage, a weary Swift fears that she was right.”</em></p><p id="b0a1" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oj ok ic ol b ja om on oo jd op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe go bk"><a class="af hz" href="https://uxdesign.cc/how-do-you-accidentally-run-for-president-of-iceland-0d71a4785a1e" rel="noopener" target="_blank">“How do you accidentally run for President of Iceland?</a>” by <span class="hy"><span class="hy" aria-hidden="false"><a class="hw hx fe" href="https://medium.com/u/ab46cb4bf69f?source=post_page---user_mention--9b45d02972d4---------------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Anna Andersen</a></span></span>, content designer, in <a class="af hz" href="https://uxdesign.cc/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">UX Collective</a>.</p><p id="3452" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oj ok ic ol b ja om on oo jd op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe go bk"><em class="pf">“As a content designer, I was intrigued. How could so many people accidentally start a campaign for President of Iceland?”</em></p><p id="7cfa" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oj ok ic ol b ja om on oo jd op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe go bk"><a class="af hz" href="https://towardsdatascience.com/n-of-1-trials-and-analyzing-your-own-fitness-data-7ae390036094" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><em class="pf">“</em>N-of-1 Trials and Analyzing Your Own Fitness Data</a>” by <span class="hy"><span class="hy" aria-hidden="false"><a class="hw hx fe" href="https://medium.com/u/74e172eb9747?source=post_page---user_mention--9b45d02972d4---------------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Merete Lutz</a></span></span>, student data scientist, in <a class="af hz" href="https://towardsdatascience.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Towards Data Science</a>.</p><p id="1761" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oj ok ic ol b ja om on oo jd op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe go bk"><em class="pf">“I hope that after this tutorial you take the initiative to download your own data from whatever fitness tracker you can get your hands on, and play around with it. I know everyone can come up with a hypothesis about how some variable affects their health, but what most people don’t realize, is that you’re closer to getting a quantifiable answer to that question than you think.”</em></p><h1 id="b08c" class="po pp ic bf pq pr ps jc pt pu pv jf pw px py pz qa qb qc qd qe qf qg qh qi qj bk">Celebrating National Poetry Month</h1><p id="3269" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oj ok ic ol b ja qk on oo jd ql oq or os qm ou ov ow qn oy oz pa qo pc pd pe go bk">April was National Poetry Month here in the U.S., and our resident poets celebrated in earnest. We saw over nine thousand pieces published under the Poetry and Poem tags on Medium in April. One of my personal favorites was <span class="hy"><span class="hy" aria-hidden="false"><a class="hw hx fe" href="https://medium.com/u/c67cb64c591e?source=post_page---user_mention--9b45d02972d4---------------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Maria Nazos</a></span></span>’ “<a class="af hz" href="https://medium.com/scribe/woman-to-woman-09a0150374d2?sk=v2%2F0f6a8a84-b468-4034-91c6-83333f9da659" rel="noopener">Woman to Woman</a>,” detailing a conversation between two women who have an ex in common — one believes she can still change him, but the other knows the truth. “<a class="af hz" href="https://medium.com/write-under-the-moon/even-when-its-a-total-eclipse-daec02706479?sk=v2%2F1eb1cb75-07fe-403c-80d7-c2414dad015b" rel="noopener">When It’s a Total Eclipse</a>” by <span class="hy"><span class="hy" aria-hidden="false"><a class="hw hx fe" href="https://medium.com/u/537be85b93de?source=post_page---user_mention--9b45d02972d4---------------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Mika Oka</a></span></span> describes the eclipse periods in our own lives and how we can overcome them. 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