As a maker, I always enjoy the process and keep my focus on what I can control. It always works for me and today I wanted to share the intangible lessons I implement in my maker process 🙏🏽
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1/ Embrace the struggle:
As a maker, you have to go through a lot of pain when building your idea. You can only enjoy it when you embrace it. There is no shortcut but to accept the roadblocks, struggle and maker pains.
Always remember the ROI lies on the other side of it 💯
2/ Ask when are stuck:
The best way to solve any problem is to seek help. I always rely on the community when I'm stuck and often people unconditionally help me as I do the same to them.
That's the beauty of the community. We take care of each other and make sure we win.
3/ Enjoy the tiny details and micro-actions:
The absolute beauty of doing tiny actions is you can control them and you get enormous confidence out of it!
There's so much joy in taking care of details. Just make sure you balance tinkering these details with a ship-first mindset!
4/ Get into the flow state: Steps I follow
Step 1: Figure out something that you love and keep you happy.
Step 2: Practice it by doing it consistently.
Step 3: Enjoy the process and never look for results.
Step 4: Repeat.
5/ Maintain the flow state:
@naval said there are 4 ways(create, meditate, play, love) to get into the flow state.
You don't have to always bank on create mode. Try to meditate for 10mins, take a break to do some workout and the most available thing: love yourself and others!
6/ Share your lessons:
Be open to sharing your lessons with others. There will be someone going through a similar prob that you solved, they get massive value when you put your lessons out. Always give what you have and help others.
Jared is one of the most recognized, celebrated people working in UX design. If you want to be customer-centric, up-to-date with the latest trends, and better prepared to ship products your customers will love, he is the guy to look for advice.
Eugene worked as a head of product @hulu, @Flipboard and most recently was head of video at @oculus. I really like his take on why it’s important for product managers to read fiction and how great leaders create leverage through compression.
IMO Twitter is a place where little tribes get together, support each other and grow as a community. I learned a lot from strong-growing communities and I’m glad to be part of them.
Here are five things that I learned from twitter about community building.
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1/ Tweet value addition content:
Add value to others by sharing lessons from your wins and losses. Create content that is relevant, emotional and original(in that order)
Quality content with consistency always wins.
2/ Be authentic:
An open secret that is hard to implement. Many know it but no one owns it. Do things that make you happy and do not try to impress anyone. Being yourself is the best strategy you can use to build a community on twitter.
As a maker, it is important to be fast and execution is everything. You may have the best idea but if it is sitting in your mind they there is no use.
Here’s why you need to focus on doing and stop dwelling especially when you are working on a side project.
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1/ Ideation - Don’t spend too much ideating. If the idea checks the below list then you are good:
1. Is the problem part of your routine and you love solving it 2. Is it relevant to the trends that are going on 3. Is your product adds value to people's life
2/ Pick a tool - A lot of people spend tons of time picking the best tool. Here's a harsh truth: nobody gives a rat’s ass about what tool you used, all they care is the value they are getting out of your product. So pick a tool that you are familiar with, takes you from 0 to 1.
Some practical advice and lessons from my experience as a maker and a community builder 👇🏽
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1/ Identity and intention:
Change your identity and lead that belief with action by putting it into work. Connect with your intention when you are lost. The universe will help you when you help yourself first.
2/ Do micro/non-judgmental actions:
Spend little time on thinking and more time on doing. Ship products without judgment. Everything counts at the end. You learn more when you experiment more.