All Around The World

Yesterday was another fairly uneventful day here on Terra Nova. A busy shift in the clinic followed by a very quiet evening. Even on the repair front, there isn’t much to report, so I’m afraid today is a bit of a “waffle” dispatch. However, even in the quiet moments, the data tells a different story.

I rarely check the analytics on Substack, but last night I decided to take a peek and see how the project was performing. The last time I checked, about a month ago, we were averaging roughly 20 daily visitors to the website and 20–30 listeners to the podcast across 20 different countries.

The Scottish Diaspora: A 600% Leap

I’ve mentioned before that the USA accounted for roughly 40% of all downloads. When I checked last night, that had taken a massive leap to 68%. Total downloads have surged to 6.3k - up from just over 1k only a month ago.

This spike is down to two episodes in particular. First, Day 95, where I talk about the Scottish Diaspora - specifically the Highland Clearances and those who were captured after Culloden and shipped off to the colonies (those lucky enough not to have been slaughtered in the aftermath that is). That episode alone was downloaded 1,758 times. The second was Day 122, which, for reasons I’m still trying to fathom, hit 1,572 downloads.

All in all, the website now attracts an average of 30 daily visitors - a 50% increase - and the podcast averages around 50 listeners a day. Most remarkably, we are now recording downloads in 110 countries across the globe.

From Foundations to the Finished Build

It’s not “setting the heather on fire” just yet, but I’m still in the “Hey, look what I’m doing” stage. In another couple of months, I’ll transition into the much more convincing “Hey, look what I did” stage.

No one ever points at the foundations of a great building and says, “Wow, that’s amazing.” The structure usually has to be finished before it draws real attention. But for a project started in the “rubble” of Day 1, this is a fantastic start.

This project was never about ‘look at me’ though; it’s about demonstrating how anyone can use AI to navigate their way out of addiction, regardless of the duration. That is the mission.

I am however extremely grateful to all of you who take the time to read or listen to me waffling on every day.

#cannabiswithdrawal #PAWS #neuroplasticity #cognitiverepair #recoveryjourney

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