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Brad Did's avatar

Fascinating article Abid! I started putting out audio voice-overs as a way to emotionally process what I had written. It had immense value for me but when I asked a few readers if they had ever listened to the audio they said no. So now if I do an audio I do it for myself, because like you said, 80% will likely never hear it. Side note: About 3 or 4 months ago Substack was placing a play button on the upper right corner of posts. When clicked an AI voice would read the article to you. I found this incredibly useful myself. It disappeared (on my substack app at least) so I use the app Reader to have an AI voice read articles to me when I'm on walks or in the car.

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Kathy Wu Brady's avatar

Love this reflection, Abid. Your audio recordings are just phenomenal and I think everyone should be listening to you. That said, perhaps it's really just an issue of medium/channel. Substack posts may still be primarily read, but perhaps a podcast is where your audio talents will shine so much more -- and trust me, you have a significant talent!

My two cents: You definitely aren't wasting your time, but perhaps your value is not being appreciated sufficiently in your current mode of delivery.

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