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Emily Beaton
Apr 29, 2024
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Why I started The List

Just shy of 70 weeks ago, I wrote the first ever issue of The List.

I started it as my version of going to the gym, but for my creative health instead of physical.

I wanted to prove that I could consistently stick at something. So, I made a promise to myself that I’d write one email a week for one year.

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