Some thoughts on writing
How
Here are my top two pieces of advice for writing things on the internet:
The easiest way to get demotivated about writing is to compare your first post to the polished output of your favorite writers, conclude you’ll never get that good, and give up. This is a mistake. Almost nobody’s fir... See more
Here are my top two pieces of advice for writing things on the internet:
- Publish consistently.
- Notice and pay attention to feedback.
The easiest way to get demotivated about writing is to compare your first post to the polished output of your favorite writers, conclude you’ll never get that good, and give up. This is a mistake. Almost nobody’s fir... See more
Ben Kuhn • Why and How to Write Things on the Internet
Beware of research. I think the reason is that the subset of ideas that count as research is so narrow that it's unlikely that a project that satisfied that constraint would also satisfy the orthogonal constraint of solving users' problems.
Paul Graham • How to Get Startup Ideas
PS: I try to make it a point to avoid writing "generic" articles, or rehash old ideas just for the sake of producing content. My philosophy of writing is that I make a real effort to only write things that can only be written by me; things that are unique to my perspective, or at the very least the things that no one else seems to be saying.