I've been on Medium for almost 10 months and I haven't achieved anywhere near the heights I have seen some get in half the time. I have connected with cool people though, and that's worth something for sure. But still, I sometimes get discourage at my lack of followers/reads, etc.

But a perspective that helped me out was too remember not to judge the process too harshly. Seems like the tighter I hold on to how I want things to turn out for me here, the more it evades me. I think there is a certain kind of abandon you have to approach something like this with. To put in the work, but let go of expectation. It's freeing when I find the rhythm for it. Anyway, just wanted to share. Hope that helps somehow.