#100: We Need 100x More Creators Online

Find the “others” to help you stay energized: Find others online who are interested in the same things. Given how few people still share their writing online, you are not in fact competitors. You can learn from each other, work on things together and help make each other better. Twitter is the best place to find other interesting creators right now... See more

With a steady writing and creation habit, it narrows my attention to things that I’ve written about, am curious about or want to learn more about. By taking notes on these things, it enables me to learn things in a way I never did before.

As we move to a new future where people communicate digitally, writing is going to be more important than ever. The effects of charisma, height, looks and size will not hold the same sway and more attention will be paid to quality of ideas.

Benefit #1: See the flaws in your own thinking and start to see the nuance (or lack thereof) in other’s point of views

It’s one thing to espouse a belief in a discussion with friends over a beer and another thing entirely to try to turn that into a coherent essay. As I started writing, I started to see how I was able to develop much better ideas thr... See more