I don't publish anything so i'm conscious of how far off the mark i could be. I think i would choose not to read any replies, responses or discussions on somet

I don't publish anything so i'm conscious of how far off the mark i could be. I think i would choose not to read any replies, responses or discussions on something i'd published. I promise the irony of me writing this comment is not lost on me :-) Any positive comments are likely too positive and just people wanting you to feel good - which is very nice of them but ultimately could work against you. Similarly negative comments are likely too negative to be realistically worthwhile. I dare say there's some signal in all the noise but i bet there's more signal in just surrounding yourself with high quality people day to day. Ergo, read comments on other peoples submissions and participate in those discussions instead.