Four months ago I set myself a clear challenge: bring 100 users to #Deeditt.
Time passed. I didn't reach the number. I did get new users, but not enough to "win" the #challenge. What I did notice, though, is that every single one of them was real. Some stayed, some didn't. No fake engagement, no forced usage. Just people choosing freely but with reservations.
During these months I tried different online #strategies. Different social networks. Posting, commenting, engaging. Sometimes consistently, sometimes out of obligation. Eventually, I got tired.
#Digital visibility asks for things I'm not comfortable giving: exaggeration, persuasion, flattery, small lies dressed as optimism. People love being seen and approached, but rarely enjoy being asked for something in return. That imbalance #drained me more than I expected.
I learned a lot along the way, about marketing, organic growth, reframing ideas, managing time, using new tools. Useful skills, yes, but most of them are not aligned with what I genuinely enjoy or value.
Choosing an #organic-only strategy made everything slower and harder, especially for a product built around #reflection rather than #attention. That friction was constant, and impossible to ignore.
This deed is not about failing a goal. It's a reminder about acknowledging a mismatch between how #growth usually works and how I choose to work. It's a partial record of effort, discomfort, learning.. and honesty. The number didn't arrive but clarity did, and I achieved good things along the way as well, still growing but really slow.
