Thread by @evielync

2️⃣🎉0️⃣🎉0️⃣ Days Of Creating

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 😱

But here we are with 200 lessons I learned in 200 days of shipping 👇

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 🙏 for the constant support and for the amazing ship30 community you've created.

OK. OK. Onwards to 200 shipping lessons 👇

1. Stop thinking, just start
2. Write for yourself
3. Follow Your interests
4. Follow the signals
5. Missing a day is not a reason to stop forever
6. Stop overthinking everything
7. Keep an idea bank
8. Find a community
9. Do it in public
10. Don't start a blog

11. Put in the reps
12. Stay curious
13. Be OK with writing ugly words on the page
14. Stop comparing your beginning to others middles and ends
15. Stay in your lane
16. Build a system
17. Find your cadence
18. Be brave and call yourself a creator
19. Don't get hung up on numbers

20. Find a creative outlet that brings you joy
21. Lower your expectations
22. Try it out for 30, 60 then shoot for the 100 holy grail
23. Beware of the dip
24. Write when you feel like it, write when you don't
25. F*ck perfectionism, just ship
26. Be a prolific consumer

27. There are no hacks, trust the process
28. Consistency wins above all else
29. Engagement IS the feedback
30. Have fun
31. Have a few ideas on the go at once
32. Spend 80% of your time on the headlines
33. Feeling blocked? Go for a walk
34. Treat it as a practice

35. Read great writers
36. Study great headlines
37. Trust your boring shipping process
38. Always brain dump your ideas when you have them
39. Process above creativity
40. Apply constraints
41. Effort applied daily compounds
42. Publish like it's day 1 every day

43. A little chaos is good for you
44. Keep showing up
45. Decide whether you're a marathon runner or a sprinter
46. Always be experimenting
47. It's OK to rest
48. You're not wrong, you're just early in the process
49. Forget deep work, work on things in increments

50. Rubbish in, rubbish out.
51. Embrace resistance
52. Write about what you're learning
53. Write about what you notice
54. Go wide and deep
55. There are no new ideas, just your take on an existing idea
56. Rest isn't an option, it's essential to the creative work

57. Write to clarify your thoughts
58. Celebrate Milestone
59. Don't get caught up in lofty goals, just play the next play
60. Everyone feels like an imposter, so get over that quickly
61. Find the joy in creating
62. Don't be afraid to ask for help

63. Being interested will make you more interesting
64. Study other creators
65. Imitate to learn the craft
66. Find your pace
67. Stop comparing yourself to others
68. You're uniqueness is your magic
69. Learn to kill your darlings
70. Keep a notebook

71. Have conversations, they'll spark ideas
72. Don't overthink
73. The more you do it, the easier it gets
74. Do it in public
75. Embrace the chaos
76. Find your leverage points
77. Find your minimum viable ship
78. Break down the process and do it incrementally

79. Say it again, in 100 different ways
80. The first publish is only the first draft
81. Don't kill your ideas before they have a chance to be something
82. Stop overthinking
83. See above.
84. We all feel like imposters
85. Don't take yourself too seriously

86. Write for yourself first
87. Great creators are great consumers
88. Don't create alone. Find your tribe
89. Make friends!
90. Think atomic notes
91. Re-use your ideas
92. Keep a notebook
93. Open your eyes in wonder
94. Don't kill your ideas before they have a chance to fly

95. You're only as prolific as your last publish
96. Develop your creator practices
97. The work starts long before you start writing
98. Create out of your overflow
99. Be obsessed with writing notes. They are the seeds
100. Iterate on your ideas
101. Find ways to make it easy

102. Use prompts
103. Use templates
104. Effort does not equal output... utilise leverage
105. Create in public
106. Crowdsource ideas from your followers
107. Treat it as play, not work
108. Keep a library of content
109. When all else fails choose the big easy

110. Build an inner circle who you trust for feedback and ideas
110. The dip will pass if you just keep shipping
111. Consistency builds momentum
112. The longer you ship the more momentum you build
113. Consistency trumps all the tricks and hacks
114. Don't hide your personality

115. You don't have to be like the rest of them darling
116. Ship it. Even when it's not quite perfect
117. Hitting publish is only a first draft
118. Show your work
119. Use any means necessary to capture your ideas
120. If you're stuck, read

121. Find the intersections of ideas
122. There is nothing new, so just write it
123. Give credit where credit is due
124. Don't be afraid to experiment
125. A day missed is not a reason to quit
126. Let your ideas grow gradually
127. Turn ideas into tweets

128. Turn tweets into essays
129. Turn essays into threads
130. Turn threads into articles
131. Turn articles into books
132. Just because it's hard doesn't mean you should quit
133. Resistance is a sign you're going in the right direction

134. If you can't code, write (courtesy of Naval)
135. Writing is leverage. Writing clones you
136. Writing makes you not just a better writer but a better person
137. Don't take your audiences attention for granted
138. Stop looking for shiny objects

139. You're not wrong, just early in the process
140. Create from your notes
141. Work on multiple essays at a time
142. Treat shipping like a chef plating up the different parts of the meal
143. Write about what you're learning
144. Be a guide, not an expert

145. Skin in the game is the only qualification you need
146. The best way to start is to start
147. Use frameworks to get in the flow faster
148. Make templates your friend
149. It's not about effort, just output. Find the easy way to do EVERYTHING

150. You'd be prolific right now if you didn't give up
151. Don't worry about day 30, 60, or 200. Just hit publish today
152. You don't need a reason to ship except you find joy in it
153. Have more conversation, you'll have more ideas

154. Some days it'll feel like groundhog day
155. Some days you'll ride the wave of creativity
156. Some days you literally won't stop having ideas
157. Some days you'll have none
158. Tweak your systems for optimal shipping
159. Don't recreate the wheel

160. Write about your experiences
161. Consistency builds your muscle memory for shipping
162. It's hard but worth it
163. Be proud of every win, no matter how small
164. Focus on shipping everything else is peripheral
165. Become a master of the craft

166. Creative energy will give you ideas
167. Crafting energy will help you publish
168. Practice curiosity
169. Practice noticing
170. Write 10 new ideas everyday

171. Listen for questions, turn them into ideas
172. It's not the tool that makes the creator
173. Writing is a muscle, put in the reps
174. Show up on the good days
175. Show up more on the hard days
176. Work a little overtime on your good days
177. Do it for your future self

178. Stuck? Set a timer for 30 minutes & don't stop writing
179. Remix your old content
180. Be proud every day you hit publish, because 1000's wanted to buy didn't
181. Your day 1 will probably suck, but so might day 200. Keep shipping

182. Good writing transcends platforms and algorithms
183. AKA don't blame the algorithm, just write better
184. Don't box yourself in, follow your interests
185. Embrace the chaos
186. Keep learning
187. Always be open to feedback
189. Engagement is the feedback

190. For F*#$'s sake have fun!
191. Close your open tabs
192. Embrace the seasons
193. You're not an imposter
194. Find your writing hours
195. Start in the dark
196. Embrace imperfection

197. You'll make a few spelling errors
198. You'll also make some awesome friends
199. If you published today you've already won
200. Don't quit.

OK... that's it for now

Time to ship 200 more 🚀

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