Sort of. I find reading other people&#x27;s stories gives me &quot;permission&quot; to do and try things.<p>I&#x27;m naturally quite a retiring person, but getting candid explanation of people&#x27;s techniques and approaches has given me the &quot;if they can do that, I can try it too&quot; attitude numerous times (as has HN and numerous blog posts, to be fair - I can pinpoint certain things I&#x27;ve done to being inspired by specific pieces of content).