How My Fourth Week On Substack Went

19 Sep 2026 #experiments

For this week, I limited my “engaging time” to almost zero.

No matter what people claim, scrolling in Substack is still scrolling. And screens and scrolling don’t energize and rarely inspire me.

In spite of my lack of engagement, here’s my 4th week in numbers:

• Still 8 followers
• 1 new subscriber, 5 in total
• 12 notes and 1 post
• 3 likes on the top performing note
• 3 views, 1 like, and 1 link opened on my latest post

One. Like. That already felt like a huge success.

But the most important bit: Stop obsessing over growth. Don’t look at metrics. Enjoy the process.

If you’re curious, here’s how my first, second, and third weeks went.

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