Stumbled upon this gem from @tferriss; on fear, self-love & writing.
TL;DR
•Ask - what might this look like if it were easy?
•On writing - write atomically, have a routine, know thyself
•On marketing - good content has marketing built-in, write the book you wish you had
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TL;DR
•Ask - what might this look like if it were easy?
•On writing - write atomically, have a routine, know thyself
•On marketing - good content has marketing built-in, write the book you wish you had
🧵👇
1/⏰26:24
•What might this look like if it were easy?
This is a really deceptively leveraged question.
BC you start to look for elegance and ease instead of the path of complexity that allows you to absorb and tolerate the most pain.
•What might this look like if it were easy?
This is a really deceptively leveraged question.
BC you start to look for elegance and ease instead of the path of complexity that allows you to absorb and tolerate the most pain.
2/⏰40:15
Fear setting - this something Tim still does.
•Define - what are your specific fear?
•Prevent - what are the things you can do to decrease the likelihood?
•Repair - what are the things I can do to repair the damage or get back on my feet?
Fear setting - this something Tim still does.
•Define - what are your specific fear?
•Prevent - what are the things you can do to decrease the likelihood?
•Repair - what are the things I can do to repair the damage or get back on my feet?
3/⏰48:30
Writing tips
•Layer in constraints - ask ridiculous questions to find ideas that can be hugely leveraged. Test.
•Have a rock-solid daily routine so you don’t have to think about logistics
•Know your own rhythm
•Be careful of caffeine
Writing tips
•Layer in constraints - ask ridiculous questions to find ideas that can be hugely leveraged. Test.
•Have a rock-solid daily routine so you don’t have to think about logistics
•Know your own rhythm
•Be careful of caffeine
4/⏰55:14
•Treat every chapter like a feature magazine article with a beginning/middle/end, so it's valuable as a self-contained piece that's not necessarily dependent on other chapters.
Take care of your audience.
•Treat every chapter like a feature magazine article with a beginning/middle/end, so it's valuable as a self-contained piece that's not necessarily dependent on other chapters.
Take care of your audience.
5/⏰62:20
Quotes
> People ask me what are you doing to market the book, I say 90% of it is in the writing
> Every book I write is a book I couldn’t find for myself
> If you try to put out something everyone likes, you are gonna make something nobody love
Quotes
> People ask me what are you doing to market the book, I say 90% of it is in the writing
> Every book I write is a book I couldn’t find for myself
> If you try to put out something everyone likes, you are gonna make something nobody love
6/ Other gems
•Learn timeless skills and principles - copywriting, storytelling, etc
•Look for trend - ask what’s becoming more important vs less important
•Do things just for fun - Tim asks “what is an absurd thing or behavior that you love?”
•Be nicer to yourself
•Learn timeless skills and principles - copywriting, storytelling, etc
•Look for trend - ask what’s becoming more important vs less important
•Do things just for fun - Tim asks “what is an absurd thing or behavior that you love?”
•Be nicer to yourself
7/ If you have time, this is a podcast worth listening to.
My personal takeaway, oddly, is to take care + love thyself more.
If you find this useful, or you know someone who needs to hear this. Feel free to jump back to the top to bookmark or share.
My personal takeaway, oddly, is to take care + love thyself more.
If you find this useful, or you know someone who needs to hear this. Feel free to jump back to the top to bookmark or share.
https://twitter.com/JessicaShieh/status/1397372495812911104?s=20
As a following to our conversation in the #BASB session today, @AliAbdaal and @lizfilips, you might be interested in 3/ and 4/ on writing routine and structure.
Both are summarized with timestamps.
Both are summarized with timestamps.
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