@swyx @arvidkahl @monicalent First you do X
Then you make content about doing X
Then you make content about that content
Then you make content about that content
(loop)
One day you realize you haven't done... See more
Philip Kielytwitter.com@swyx @arvidkahl @monicalent First you do X Then you make content about doing X Then you make content about that content Then you make content about that content (loop) One day you realize you haven't done X for six months And there is only so much room for content at the highest levels of abstraction
To quote the always-brilliant Philip Kiely: “First you do X, then you make content about doing X, then you make content about that content… One day you realize you haven’t done X for six months. And there is only so much room for content at the highest levels of abstraction.”
Shaun Wang • The Meta-Creator Ceiling
It's counter-intuitive, but trying to be 'original' or 'creative' tends to result in bad work. But if you simply write down what you think, or even just repeat an interesting idea you've heard -- in plain language --you will likely end up producing something original.
Nabeel S. Qureshix.com