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Interesting. Would you mind answering a quick follow-up question? I tend to have a lot of trouble falling asleep just because my brain doesn't want to quiet down. I'm not necessarily anxious, but my brain just starts trying to make plans for tomorrow, analyze what went on earlier in the day, get excited about fun things I can do after work, etc.

This can keep me up, fully alert, for hours after I turn off the lights and try to fall asleep. A lot of the time I know I'm tired, but just can't do anything about it (other than take a benadryl or melatonin supplement), but other times it feels like a carryover from college, where I could naturally fall asleep whenever I felt like it (usually 2-3 AM rather than midnight) and sleep however late I needed to get the 10 hours my body seems to prefer.

What can I do to help my brain relax when it's time for me to get some rest? I usually don't have notable issues after I fall asleep, but getting to sleep seems to be a real hassle most nights.

Thank you so much for sharing The Art of Asking with the world! I produced painting after painting while listening to your amazing audiobook, and it's probably the most productive and (for lack of a less cheesy word) inspired that I've been in recent memory.

My question is about building a community as a lead up to Patreon. From talking with other creators, my understanding is that you really need to have a connected community first, then build the Patreon. I'm an artist, and as much as I want to create all the time, sometimes I feel so defeated by how hard it is to build an audience and foster community. Do you have any advice for how to start to build a community that I could one day build into a Patreon?

Thank you, I really appreciate that. You know it's so simple but I really haven't heard anyone explain it that clearly, and it definitely is what I'm missing.

Cheers <3