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Six (Not So) Subtle Signs You Are a Medium Addict

Melanie J Kirk
1 min readMar 3, 2019

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  1. You check your stats at least 500 times a day. Minimum.
  2. Each spare second is a moment to whip out your phone and check Medium— while you’re in line at the supermarket, waiting for the train, on the toilet, when you’re out on a romantic dinner date with your partner …
  3. You forget that 99% of internet users have never even heard of Medium, and have no idea what you’re talking about when you go on about how many claps your last story received.
  4. You spend more time scrolling through Medium every day than you used to on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram combined. But it’s okay because you can convince yourself you’re being productive.
  5. You say the words, “I could write a story about that,” about ten times a day.
  6. When you’ve seen this woman so many times it almost feels like she’s an old friend …
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Melanie J Kirk
Melanie J Kirk

Written by Melanie J Kirk

Fiction editor. House sitter. Short story/flash fiction writer. Vegan. melaniekirkeditor.com

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