Riccardo Valle
@riccardo-valle.bsky.social
I write every day about writing, about how writing can change your life for the better, and I also write a little about life.
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How to quickly shut down people who leave hostile comments under your posts?
Always agree with them.
In fact, you only need to do it once, and they will immediately shut up after your first response to their unpleasant comment.
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Always agree with them.
In fact, you only need to do it once, and they will immediately shut up after your first response to their unpleasant comment.
thequitepage.substack.com/p/how-to-res...
How to respond to hostile comments?
How to quickly shut down people who leave hostile comments under your posts?
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December 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
How to quickly shut down people who leave hostile comments under your posts?
Always agree with them.
In fact, you only need to do it once, and they will immediately shut up after your first response to their unpleasant comment.
thequitepage.substack.com/p/how-to-res...
Always agree with them.
In fact, you only need to do it once, and they will immediately shut up after your first response to their unpleasant comment.
thequitepage.substack.com/p/how-to-res...
Those who listen always win over those who speak.
Writing is listening to others.
Listening through unspoken words.
There is no need to fill everything.
Sometimes it is enough to leave a pause, a gap, a silence.
It is through this wound on the page that the reader enters.
Writing is listening to others.
Listening through unspoken words.
There is no need to fill everything.
Sometimes it is enough to leave a pause, a gap, a silence.
It is through this wound on the page that the reader enters.
December 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Those who listen always win over those who speak.
Writing is listening to others.
Listening through unspoken words.
There is no need to fill everything.
Sometimes it is enough to leave a pause, a gap, a silence.
It is through this wound on the page that the reader enters.
Writing is listening to others.
Listening through unspoken words.
There is no need to fill everything.
Sometimes it is enough to leave a pause, a gap, a silence.
It is through this wound on the page that the reader enters.
Did your post hit the mark?
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Did your post hit the mark?
Did you achieve your goal with your post?
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November 28, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Did your post hit the mark?
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If you feel the need to edit ten times, perhaps it's not the text that has a problem.
Perhaps it's your fear of exposing yourself.
Perhaps it's your fear of exposing yourself.
November 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
If you feel the need to edit ten times, perhaps it's not the text that has a problem.
Perhaps it's your fear of exposing yourself.
Perhaps it's your fear of exposing yourself.
How can you quickly shut down anyone who wants to start a controversy under your posts?
Always agree with them.
In fact, you only have to do it once, and they'll immediately shut down, at the first reply to their unpleasant comment.
Always agree with them.
In fact, you only have to do it once, and they'll immediately shut down, at the first reply to their unpleasant comment.
November 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
How can you quickly shut down anyone who wants to start a controversy under your posts?
Always agree with them.
In fact, you only have to do it once, and they'll immediately shut down, at the first reply to their unpleasant comment.
Always agree with them.
In fact, you only have to do it once, and they'll immediately shut down, at the first reply to their unpleasant comment.
I didn't know what to write about in Bluesky.
I went to Notion and opened my LinkedIn publication archive.
I discovered over a year's worth of posts ready to be dissected and fragmented into hundreds of notes.
I think I've solved the problem.
#writing
I went to Notion and opened my LinkedIn publication archive.
I discovered over a year's worth of posts ready to be dissected and fragmented into hundreds of notes.
I think I've solved the problem.
#writing
November 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I didn't know what to write about in Bluesky.
I went to Notion and opened my LinkedIn publication archive.
I discovered over a year's worth of posts ready to be dissected and fragmented into hundreds of notes.
I think I've solved the problem.
#writing
I went to Notion and opened my LinkedIn publication archive.
I discovered over a year's worth of posts ready to be dissected and fragmented into hundreds of notes.
I think I've solved the problem.
#writing
Demotivation stems from silence.
If no one reads your posts, you start blaming the algorithm, the platform, the timing.
But often it's simple: you haven't interacted enough, and the system has found no reason to show you to others.
If no one reads your posts, you start blaming the algorithm, the platform, the timing.
But often it's simple: you haven't interacted enough, and the system has found no reason to show you to others.
November 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Demotivation stems from silence.
If no one reads your posts, you start blaming the algorithm, the platform, the timing.
But often it's simple: you haven't interacted enough, and the system has found no reason to show you to others.
If no one reads your posts, you start blaming the algorithm, the platform, the timing.
But often it's simple: you haven't interacted enough, and the system has found no reason to show you to others.
If they copy you once, you remain someone who has been copied
If they copy you many times, you are someone they imitate.
If they copy you many times, you are someone they imitate.
October 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
If they copy you once, you remain someone who has been copied
If they copy you many times, you are someone they imitate.
If they copy you many times, you are someone they imitate.
When I read my blog posts from six months ago, I have the tragic suspicion that my site has been hacked. That some wretch has his hands on the texts I so happily identified with, millions of days ago.
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How much consistency does in writing matter?
Cardiac incoherence is vital.
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October 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
When I read my blog posts from six months ago, I have the tragic suspicion that my site has been hacked. That some wretch has his hands on the texts I so happily identified with, millions of days ago.
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How often do you edit your posts?
Everyone has their own writing technique.
But when technique becomes compulsion, editing becomes self-sabotage.
You’re writing to please someone who isn’t thinking about you right now, who doesn’t even know you exist.
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Everyone has their own writing technique.
But when technique becomes compulsion, editing becomes self-sabotage.
You’re writing to please someone who isn’t thinking about you right now, who doesn’t even know you exist.
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If you keep editing your posts, you're self-sabotaging.
How often do you edit your posts?
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September 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
How often do you edit your posts?
Everyone has their own writing technique.
But when technique becomes compulsion, editing becomes self-sabotage.
You’re writing to please someone who isn’t thinking about you right now, who doesn’t even know you exist.
thequitepage.substack.com/p/if-you-kee...
Everyone has their own writing technique.
But when technique becomes compulsion, editing becomes self-sabotage.
You’re writing to please someone who isn’t thinking about you right now, who doesn’t even know you exist.
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There will be days when you just don’t feel like it.
Days when everything will seem pointless.
When everything you’ve done so far will seem like a waste of time.
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Days when everything will seem pointless.
When everything you’ve done so far will seem like a waste of time.
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Write bad
You have certainties in the past you know
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September 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
There will be days when you just don’t feel like it.
Days when everything will seem pointless.
When everything you’ve done so far will seem like a waste of time.
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Days when everything will seem pointless.
When everything you’ve done so far will seem like a waste of time.
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How does your mind work?
Do you use a lot of images?
Do your reasoning and thoughts always travel on trains of images?
Well, you have a significant advantage, both when writing and when readers need to understand you.
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Do you use a lot of images?
Do your reasoning and thoughts always travel on trains of images?
Well, you have a significant advantage, both when writing and when readers need to understand you.
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Do your reasoning and thoughts always travel on trains of images?
Well, you have a significant advantage, both when writing and when readers need to understand you.
How does your mind work?
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September 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
How does your mind work?
Do you use a lot of images?
Do your reasoning and thoughts always travel on trains of images?
Well, you have a significant advantage, both when writing and when readers need to understand you.
thequitepage.substack.com/p/mental-ima...
Do you use a lot of images?
Do your reasoning and thoughts always travel on trains of images?
Well, you have a significant advantage, both when writing and when readers need to understand you.
thequitepage.substack.com/p/mental-ima...
When I don't know what to write, I always write this thing, and I never make mistakes
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When I Don’t Know What to Write, I Always Write This Thing, and I Never Make Mistakes
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June 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
When I don't know what to write, I always write this thing, and I never make mistakes
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What if it's the other way around?
Write sober, edit drunk?
Write sober, edit drunk?
June 23, 2025 at 11:33 AM
What if it's the other way around?
Write sober, edit drunk?
Write sober, edit drunk?
You don't have to love failure, or embrace the process, or enjoy the journey, or become a hero.
You just write and press the Publish button.
That's all.
Wherever you are.
The rest is a lie.
You just write and press the Publish button.
That's all.
Wherever you are.
The rest is a lie.
June 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
You don't have to love failure, or embrace the process, or enjoy the journey, or become a hero.
You just write and press the Publish button.
That's all.
Wherever you are.
The rest is a lie.
You just write and press the Publish button.
That's all.
Wherever you are.
The rest is a lie.
I had made a promise to myself that I would never use the Drafts folder again.
Write and publish fast.
But inspiration is faster than fingers on the keyboard.
With my head down, I took the Drafts folder out of the trash and put it back where it belonged.
Write and publish fast.
But inspiration is faster than fingers on the keyboard.
With my head down, I took the Drafts folder out of the trash and put it back where it belonged.
May 29, 2025 at 10:39 AM
I had made a promise to myself that I would never use the Drafts folder again.
Write and publish fast.
But inspiration is faster than fingers on the keyboard.
With my head down, I took the Drafts folder out of the trash and put it back where it belonged.
Write and publish fast.
But inspiration is faster than fingers on the keyboard.
With my head down, I took the Drafts folder out of the trash and put it back where it belonged.
They are motivational numbers, wild animals, ferocious reptilian provocations that will eat you alive if you don't tame them quickly.
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Followers wear out those who don't have them
Ok, ok, numbers don't matter, what matters is value, memorability and the like.
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May 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
They are motivational numbers, wild animals, ferocious reptilian provocations that will eat you alive if you don't tame them quickly.
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Do you know what the secret is?
It is to forget everything I have told you up to this point and comment to say something that is truly yours and not to obtain an immediate return of favor.
The transition to the next post will be automatic: Ctrl+C.
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It is to forget everything I have told you up to this point and comment to say something that is truly yours and not to obtain an immediate return of favor.
The transition to the next post will be automatic: Ctrl+C.
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Copy comments. You can do this every day, and no one will ever get offended. Promise
You can copy comments every day if the comments are yours.
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May 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Do you know what the secret is?
It is to forget everything I have told you up to this point and comment to say something that is truly yours and not to obtain an immediate return of favor.
The transition to the next post will be automatic: Ctrl+C.
thequitepage.substack.com/p/copy-comme...
It is to forget everything I have told you up to this point and comment to say something that is truly yours and not to obtain an immediate return of favor.
The transition to the next post will be automatic: Ctrl+C.
thequitepage.substack.com/p/copy-comme...
The best satisfaction comes immediately after the click.
No one cares if you publish or not. You are free, before and after.
You are free to miss the target with serenity.
No one cares if you publish or not. You are free, before and after.
You are free to miss the target with serenity.
The best fuel for your posts
The best fuel for your posts is writing.
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May 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The best satisfaction comes immediately after the click.
No one cares if you publish or not. You are free, before and after.
You are free to miss the target with serenity.
No one cares if you publish or not. You are free, before and after.
You are free to miss the target with serenity.
The best satisfaction comes immediately after the click.
No one cares if you publish or not. You are free, before and after.
You are free to miss the target with serenity.
No one cares if you publish or not. You are free, before and after.
You are free to miss the target with serenity.
The best fuel for your posts
The best fuel for your posts is writing.
thequitepage.substack.com
May 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The best satisfaction comes immediately after the click.
No one cares if you publish or not. You are free, before and after.
You are free to miss the target with serenity.
No one cares if you publish or not. You are free, before and after.
You are free to miss the target with serenity.
Do at Least 10 Minutes of What You Really Like Every Day
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Do at Least 10 Minutes of What You Really Like Every Day
Unfortunately, however, they will not be enough for you.
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May 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Do at Least 10 Minutes of What You Really Like Every Day
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Strong headlines help. You can get better by writing a lot of them, maybe even with a little help from AI. But if it’s not your discipline, there’s little you can do.
It’s better to keep running and focus on the text.
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It’s better to keep running and focus on the text.
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They'll still find you even if you can't write decent titles
Your readers will choose for what you write, not for the ribbon you use on the package.There’s nothing to be done.
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April 15, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Strong headlines help. You can get better by writing a lot of them, maybe even with a little help from AI. But if it’s not your discipline, there’s little you can do.
It’s better to keep running and focus on the text.
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It’s better to keep running and focus on the text.
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We are fragile. Very fragile.
But the problem is not that we are fragile.
It is that we act as if we were not.
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But the problem is not that we are fragile.
It is that we act as if we were not.
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We are fragile, but that is not the problem
Is it really worth having a thousand worries to publish this thing that you have wanted to publish for weeks, but have never had the courage to publish?.
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April 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
We are fragile. Very fragile.
But the problem is not that we are fragile.
It is that we act as if we were not.
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But the problem is not that we are fragile.
It is that we act as if we were not.
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There’s Only One Reason Your Perfect Posts Don’t Work
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There’s Only One Reason Your Perfect Posts Don’t Work
Perfect content exists, absolutely it does.
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April 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
There’s Only One Reason Your Perfect Posts Don’t Work
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You might not like it, but people don’t choose you because they like you.
You are chosen because someone has pulled back the curtain and found a mirror capable of reflecting a precise image: their own.
For everyone else, the mirror will remain a sheet of glass with no reflection.
You are chosen because someone has pulled back the curtain and found a mirror capable of reflecting a precise image: their own.
For everyone else, the mirror will remain a sheet of glass with no reflection.
A Cup of Sincerity Is Not the Solution You Are Looking For
I'm sorry.
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March 28, 2025 at 11:41 PM
You might not like it, but people don’t choose you because they like you.
You are chosen because someone has pulled back the curtain and found a mirror capable of reflecting a precise image: their own.
For everyone else, the mirror will remain a sheet of glass with no reflection.
You are chosen because someone has pulled back the curtain and found a mirror capable of reflecting a precise image: their own.
For everyone else, the mirror will remain a sheet of glass with no reflection.