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# The best lesson I learned from 24 Hour Comics Day.
- URL: https://www.matthewbogart.net/2014/10/14/the-best-lesson-i-learned-from-24-hour-comics-day/
- Published: 2014-10-14T02:27:28.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-19T19:12:35.000Z
- Author: Matthew Bogart
- Tags: # Uncategorized, #wp, 24 Hour Comics, Creative Philosophy, Lessons Learned

One thing that has stuck with me most from [24 Hour Comics Day](http://www.24hourcomicsday.com/?ref=matthewbogart.net) is the reaction got from twitter while I was drawing. I was having to draw so fast that I *knew* I wasn’t drawing at my best, but every-time I’d share a new panel of the comic I’d get reactions like this:

> [@MatthewBogart](https://twitter.com/MatthewBogart?ref=matthewbogart.net) nice work! Evocative!

> — @lastpedestrian [October 5, 2014](https://twitter.com/lastpedestrian/status/518613328973688832?ref=matthewbogart.net)

> [@MatthewBogart](https://twitter.com/MatthewBogart?ref=matthewbogart.net) You’re a machine. Can’t wait to see all of this in the end

> — @CubReporterK [October 5, 2014](https://twitter.com/CubReporterK/status/518580325833015296?ref=matthewbogart.net)

> [@MatthewBogart](https://twitter.com/MatthewBogart?ref=matthewbogart.net) Getting more and more impressed. You’re sure you are not secretly working with two or three Matthew Bogarts there….?

> — @MonsieurBandit [October 4, 2014](https://twitter.com/MonsieurBandit/status/518495108485099520?ref=matthewbogart.net)

Over the last few months I’ve been thinking and reading a lot about how people have been using the Internet to do *horrible* things to each-other. At times, threats, lies, and soul crushing hate seems to be coming from every direction online. It’s shocking how much damage someone can do to another person simply by typing into a computer.

The encouraging thing is, the reverse is also true.

Something as simple as a tweet, text, or blog comment can be \_so exciting!\_Every time I got a message encouraging me not to give up I was giddy! Damn right! I’m going to *finish* this damn thing!

What a way to use the Internet!

I use a service called [Think Up](https://web.archive.org/web/20140214085323/https://www.thinkup.com/join/) which monitors my use of social networks to try and help me have a more rewarding experience online. One of my favorite stats that it surfaces shows me the number of times I thanked someone in a tweet recently.

Many of the internets problems are complex and extremely difficult to try and solve, but here’s something easy and simple you can do:

Pick someone on the web who’s responsible for something you think is good and send them a message of thanks. In fact, it’s a good thing to do right now.

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