Writers are always desperate for critical writing feedback.
But no amount of mastering the craft of writing will make up for poor ideas. What you need instead is feedback on your thoughts & ideas.
Here's how to use Twitter to get critical thought feedback 👇🧵
A huge benefit of writing online in a place like Twitter is the intersections of minds that you are exposed to
Every thought you put out has the potential to be seen by countless others. They add their thoughts, ask questions, engage in conversations and the flywheel turns
Consider Twitter your Writing Lab 🧪
As thoughts bubble up from your thinking and note-taking let them bubble up onto Twitter and expose them to the thought collective in the form of tweets, threads or essays.
Then let the experiment begin 👇
Gather Feedback 👍
Every like, comment retweet and DM is a form of feedback. Here's how to collect that feedback to fuel your thoughts & ideas.
Questions ❓
Are people asking questions? Maybe you weren't as clear as you could have been. Or there are follow up ideas you could write.
Use questions as prompts for more writing.
Agreements 😃
Look out for people letting you know what resonated with them. This is an opportunity to expand on that particular thought further.
Disagreements 🙁
No one loves opposing views. But consider these opportunities either to reinforce your thoughts even further or re-think your position.
And you know what? It's totally OK to change your mind on things.
Retweets 🐦
Pay specific attention to quoted retweets. Not only are people broadcasting it to their audience they are also adding their 2c to the conversation.
Don't miss these underrated (& free) feedback signals in your writing process. Use them to:
👉 Add to your existing thoughts
👉 Fuel the fire of more ideas
👉 Create content that resonates
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Use Twitter as Your Thought Lab to expose your ideas to the collective mind and get feedback. Look out for:
👉 Questions
👉 Agreements
👉 Disagreements
👉 Retweets
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I used to spend 3 hours on a Sunday doing my weekly review like the diligent GTD girl that I am.
I HATED IT. And I skipped most weeks.
Now I take 20 minutes on a Friday afternoon & enjoy my weekends. Here's how 👇🧵
Don't Let Things Pile Up
Every day I'm capturing ideas, notes & tasks. Most afternoons I'll do a quick sweep and get everything into the right place. Consider it like a mental tidy up.
Don't' leave things too long before dealing with them.
Wipe The Slate Clean
I don't roll unfinished tasks automatically into the next week. Every task goes back into the project pile
Because this weeks' priorities might not be next week's priorities. So every task goes into the draw again judged on its ROI, not on its past due date
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.
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 👇
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
After 10 years of being a wannabe creator I've 200x'd my creative output in 6 months with one simple hack 👇
I hit publish 200 times 😬
Here's 10 of my best anti-hacks for showing up daily as a creator👇🧵
Focus On Today 📆
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 🧐
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.