Learning from my mistakes
When a former colleague took the time to offer his reasoned critique of a recent effort, I thought it was really important that I take the time to truly understand where he was coming from.
It has come to my attention that Jim Moore did not care for the topic of Wednesday’s newsletter.
I know this because he Tweeted about it.
Couple times in fact.
And then I got a DM informing me Jim talked about it on the radio show he hosts with Jason Puckett on KJR 93.3 FM. Because Jim is a friend whose writing I’ve always admired, I decided to listen back to see if I could pick up any pointers or guidance. Turns out Jim was almost late for an interview because he was Tweeting his objections over the aforementioned newsletter.
“I was giving Danny a hard time because he’s got this blog or Substack. He was writing today an adult who gets pimples, and how he’s, I haven’t read the story yet but the headline was like how it’s not cool when you’re an adult when you get pimples. So I think Danny, back in New York, probably has too much time on his hands.”
Now, someone who is unfamiliar with Jim’s act might resort to logic in this situation and point out that he may also have too much time on his hands if he’s taking the time to not only Tweet but then talk about this piece of writing he neither cared for nor paid for. If you did this, however, you would fall victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous is never bet on Jim’s Stone Cold Lock. Only slightly less well known is this: Never use logic nor reason to try and understand Jim Moore. It will only make you mad.