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Your faithful writer,
Dr. Daniel Smith

Welcome to all of our new readers. Today’s newsletter is a bit untraditional. Instead of explaining a concept or idea, I’m going to reflect on my experience writing and growing the Daily Concept — and share my plans for the future with you.

Before getting into all that, I wanted to make a small request before I share some heart-warming messages from our readers.

If you can: Please like the Daily Concept Instagram account. I’ve been making videos and posting other content over the past month, and I’ve set a goal of reaching 1,000 followers by the end of March. Help me out by liking the page!

On Wednesday I wrote about ‘gratitude journaling’, which is the idea that writing down things we are grateful for makes us happier and more appreciative of what we have.

I asked readers to share things that they’re grateful for, and here are some of the responses:

The Daily Concept Journey

The thoughtful messages sent by our readers led me to reflect on my experience writing the newsletter and growing the Daily Concept brand.

When I started the newsletter, I wanted to share my love of ideas with readers.

I’d been writing newsletters for the past few years, and during that time I’d realized that newsletters are a great medium for learning about the world.

They are delivered right into your inbox and can teach you something new in just a few minutes — whether it be on the train on the way home from work, or even on the toilet.

I’ve been writing my whole life, and I love the idea of being able to write for — and teach — a big audience of intellectually curious readers. That’s why I started the Daily Concept. The initial email list had just a few dozen subscribers, mostly friends and family members.

Now it’s grown to over a thousand people! I am so happy that people I don’t know personally have enjoyed the Daily Concept — it really validates the experience for me and encourages me to keep building. (P.S. Feel free to reply to this email to introduce yourself if we haven’t met. I always want to get to know my readers better)

Big Goals Ahead: I would love to reach 5,000 people and over 100 blogs by the end of 2024, and I will need your help to do so. If you’ve enjoyed the Daily Concept, please like it on social media and share the newsletter with your friends.

In a world of mind-numbing social media content, I want the Daily Concept to be an oasis of slow learning, self-improvement, and personal growth for myself and for readers.

Thanks for coming along for the ride so far — I can’t wait to see where we go next!

Love,
Dan

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