People often confuse output with effort π€·πΌββοΈ
Being a creator can be effortless if you find ways to increase your output without your effort. I believe we call that leverage.
Here's what a typical leveraged shipping day looks like for me π
First things first... ALWAYS BE BRAIN DUMPING
I am constantly throwing ideas into my ideas list. My only rule is I have to do a brain dump when I have the idea.
And stop sabotaging your ideas before they have a chance to fly. JUST.STOP.OVERTHINKING
THE SMALL BUT MIGHTY CHECKLIST
Checklists are unsexy little beasts. My checklists get me from draft to publish in 3 simple steps:
π Get me to Typeshare in one click
π Make sure I'm not lazy and double-check my spelling
π Remind me to enter my content into my database
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Here's How I Make My Shipping Seem Effortless:
π Always be collecting ideas
π Move the best to your up next pile
π Scan your up next pile daily for the big easy
π Let it simmer
π Use frameworks to get in the slipstream
π Don't forget your checklists
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When I pressed publish on day 1 I thought I was writing 30 essays in 30 days. I had no idea it would completely change my life.
I never imagined I would make it to 200 π±
But here we are with 200 lessons I learned in 200 days of shipping π
Before we get into the lessons, there are literally hundreds of friends I want to tag who have been PIVOTAL in this journey. But I shall spare you all the tweetstorm and just say if you're reading this THANK YOU for being here.
Now 200 lessons. Are you ready?
OK, I couldn't NOT shout out these two. I literally wouldn't be writing this if it wasn't for @dickiebush & @Nicolascole77
Endless gratitude π for the constant support and for the amazing ship30 community you've created.
After 10 years of being a wannabe creator I've 200x'd my creative output in 6 months with one simple hack π
I hit publish 200 times π¬
Here's 10 of my best anti-hacks for showing up daily as a creatorππ§΅
Focus On Today π
Don't worry about tomorrow, next week or 30 days from now. Focus on hitting publish today, then do the same tomorrow and the day after that.
All that matters today is that you hit publish. The numbers will take care of themself.
Trust The Process π§
Your day 1 is probably going to suck. You're probably going to be disappointed with how many people engage. You're probably going to think there is something wrong.
There's nothing wrong. You're just early in the process.
You'll never find creative flow if you keep 10,000 tabs open in your brain π§
Here are 3 easy steps to build a trusted tab closing system for your brain so you can find presence and flow every day
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Just like tabs on a computer, open tabs in our brain take up space in our working memory and affect performance.
They slow us down, break our flow and lead to overwhelm
The only way to close these tabs is to build a system our brain will trust. Here's how π
Do A Brain Dump π§
All those open tabs are taking up the limited space you have in your working memory. You want this space to find flow, not keep tabs open.
Step 1: Get them out of your head and down on paper (or screen)
Unless Twitter is your full-time job you don't need to spend hours every week writing tweets to fill up a schedule.
Here are 10 frameworks I use to write a full week of tweets in less than one hourπ
Always be collecting ideas π§
π Start a list in your favourite note tool called Tweet Ideas
π Throw random ideas in throughout the week
π Batch write your content once a week from that list.
Now, onto the frameworks π
Mine Your Previous Content π
For each essay I write I go back and extract content to use for tweets:
π Quotable Thoughts
π Listicles
π Questions