A moment every writer knows — you’re fired up to craft a masterpiece, but your fingers currently don’t speak the same language as your brains.
It sucks when there’s no creativity flying around.
In my meager writing career so far, there are 5 unusual lessons I learned which helped me battle this dangerous cocktail of imposter syndrome, content and writers’ block, and an unhealthy dose of procrastination.
1 — Have books lay around
2 — Write angry
3 — Don’t read other articles

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7 Nov
Stop.

Have you ever heard of skim stoppers?
I know I didn't.

Since I've learned about them, they've improved my writing so much.

I bet you could benefit from using skim stoppers in your writing as well.

Let's get into it..
Nowadays, people don’t read online.

We’re either too busy, too bored, or too impatient.
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6 Nov
After quitting 3 jobs in less than 3 years, I think I might have
learned something in life.

In one of my recent stories, I share 8 crucial life lessons I could identify.

👇
1 - Nobody is going to hand you something in life. You have to pursue the things you’re interested in.

You don’t have to do it on your own, but you have to do it yourself.
2 - Win or learn — as long as you learn from your mistakes, there’s no room for loss.
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5 Nov
Your Audience Is the New Currency.

What I recently learned from @bzaidi and @APompliano (continuous thread)
It's easier than ever to create quality content and share this with the world with an ever-expanding collection of digital tools: Image
Create great content and distribute it.

Understand how each platform works.

Decide which 1 platform best suits your needs and go all-in.
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5 Nov
Randomness - Play the ball where the monkey drops is.
When the British introduced golf in India, they encountered indigenous monkeys that were intrigued by the little white balls.
Climbing down the trees, they picked them up and took off.
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5 Nov
What is it, exactly, that people are ‘really’ afraid of when they say they don’t like change?

Is changing course a sign of weakness?

I believe that being able to change is strong. To swim against the tide.

We have to adapt our course based on new facts.

So, what you think?
“Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t.”
Self-interest guides opposition to changes.

Lack of self-awareness fuels it even more.

Once you master any system, you might become blind to its flaws.
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