Time has a way of changing your views. What makes sense today sometimes won't make sense a week, month, or year from now. Of course, this is normal. We change as time moves forward. We see things differently, as we investigate and grow. It's progress.
Having said that, I often look back at various blogs, videos, and even my books and second-guess what I said, wrote, or even thought back when they were first created. That's not to say I always cringe when I read an old passage from one of my books or have the urge to delete blogs or videos from years ago. It would be more fitting to say that I understand where I was coming from at the time, but I feel differently now. Sometimes, it's about wanting to add to or expand the ideas I had back then; other times, I would've gone in a completely different direction. I've even considered remaking old videos for my YouTube and Rumble channels, but is that the best use of time? As for the books themselves, I definitely won't be rewriting 18 books!
Having said that, the work isn't terrible, but it isn't necessarily sitting as well with me as time moves on. I sometimes feel like a hypocrite because my views changed so much, and that's definitely reflected in my writing. But then again, I guess I don't have a large audience, so perhaps it doesn't matter anyway.
I'm just curious if other artists have ever felt the same way? I wonder if readers even really notice or care? It's something I've given a lot of thought to lately. The funny thing is, for all the thought I've given it, no one else probably has even noticed.
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