Write every day to become a better thinker.
Publish every day to force yourself to write. It won't be easy, it won't always be pretty, but you'll always learn.
Five writing tips to help you ship your work daily.
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Publish every day to force yourself to write. It won't be easy, it won't always be pretty, but you'll always learn.
Five writing tips to help you ship your work daily.
🧵 Prefer tweets? See my essay in the thread.
Writing daily has many advantages. Writing every day is also incredibly hard—you need to find the time, inspiration, and courage to ship your work. It gets easier, but never easy.
In the previous two weeks, I've written and published one short essay every day. I've laughed and cried (yes). Writing became easier and then double as hard. But, there's always a lesson hidden in my struggles.
These are my five lessons from publishing for 15 days:
• Read
• Take notes
• Write early
• Seek feedback
• Embrace the suck
• Read
• Take notes
• Write early
• Seek feedback
• Embrace the suck
Read.
Writing is easier with input.
You may know a topic deeply, but how well can you explain it? See how others simplify complex ideas and notice how authors explain what you naturally skip over.
Jog your beginner’s mind.
Writing is easier with input.
You may know a topic deeply, but how well can you explain it? See how others simplify complex ideas and notice how authors explain what you naturally skip over.
Jog your beginner’s mind.
Take notes.
Writer's block happens when you try to draw from memory.
Write down your thoughts and ideas while reading. Have notes and you'll write from abundance. Never stuck again.
Writer's block happens when you try to draw from memory.
Write down your thoughts and ideas while reading. Have notes and you'll write from abundance. Never stuck again.
Write early.
If you publish every day, you should write as early as possible. The longer you wait, the more your perfectionist self gets the chance to sabotage.
Ship early and often.
If you publish every day, you should write as early as possible. The longer you wait, the more your perfectionist self gets the chance to sabotage.
Ship early and often.
Seek feedback.
The best way to beat procrastination and perfectionism is by sharing your work. Actively ask for feedback so you know where to improve.
Writing is more fun when you make progress.
The best way to beat procrastination and perfectionism is by sharing your work. Actively ask for feedback so you know where to improve.
Writing is more fun when you make progress.
Embrace the suck.
Your writing will be terrible. Without days off, your only option is to embrace the discomfort and seek the learning moments.
You’ll hit plateaus before breakthroughs.
Your writing will be terrible. Without days off, your only option is to embrace the discomfort and seek the learning moments.
You’ll hit plateaus before breakthroughs.
Writing is hard. Writing every day is even harder.
Some days, you'll hate your writing—or yourself. Other days, you won't believe the quality that leaves your fingers. Stay at it.
Keep these lessons in mind, and you'll be able to write and publish every day.
Some days, you'll hate your writing—or yourself. Other days, you won't believe the quality that leaves your fingers. Stay at it.
Keep these lessons in mind, and you'll be able to write and publish every day.
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