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# The Perfect Medium User
“Great writing deserves a great audience.” —Medium
### A
Adventurous but not un-curated
Anxious but not without a support system
Argumentative but not willing to burn bridges
Athletic but not without the right gear
### B
Brand partnerships but not poorly executed
Buddhist but not religious
### C
Charismatic but not born that way
Complicit but not cynical
Creative but not an artist
Culture fit but not conformist
### D
Disruptive but not to power structures
Dogmatic but not judgmental
### E
Earnest but not self-aware
Educated but not academic
Efficient but not utilitarian
Emotional but not nuanced
Empathetic but not without trumpeting it
Executive but not authoritarian
Experimental but not avant-garde
Extravagant but not without having earned it
### F
Fun-loving but not spontaneous
### G
Greedy but not outwardly-so
### H
Hacker but not really a coder
Hard-working but not on something that matters
Humorous but not funny
### I
Idealistic but not too idealistic
In touch with nature but not during the work week
Independent but not without plenty of savings
Inoffensive but not safe for work
Inspirational but not with any follow-through
Interested but not enough hours in the day
Interspersed with professional content but not elevated by it
### J
Juvenile but not a bro
### K
Kindle but not over print
### L
Libertarian but not into the singularity
Longform but not substantial
### M
Male but not proud of it
Mansplaining but not without qualification
### N
Navel-gazing but not without takeaways
NDAd but not in stealth mode
Nomadic but not without a Macbook
### O
Opportunistic but not even trying
Overwhelmed but not in danger
### P
Perfect recommendation but not without a referral link
Persuasive but not lasting
Press release but not formal
Privileged but not doing anything about it
### Q
Quirky but not insolvent
### R
Rational but not without an anecdote
Rich but not relatively
### S
Self-involved but not egomaniacal
Self-promoting but not without full disclosure
Selling something but not to everyone
Shared but not read yet
Sponsored content but not banner ads
Straight but not homophobic
Successful but not without precedent
### T
Transparent but not legible
### U
Unique but not too different
Unpolished but not off-the-cuff
## V
Vain but not anyones fault in this day and age
## W
Well-meaning but not going to happen
White but not without heritage
Worldly but not actually cultured
## X
Xenophobic but not against immigration reform
## Y
Young but not youthful
## Z
Zen but not outside the office
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Thanks to Anne Libby.
Source: https://medium.com/@caseyg/the-perfect-medium-user-4d2082cc495#.sfzyy8lqz