@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
7/ Trap #3, The productivity / streak trap
Many productivity hacks (ahem note-taking nerds) distract us from more ambitious projects or hard questions
From @anthilemoon: "We are scared of idleness because stopping would mean having to really consider what we want out of life"
Paul Millerdx.comThe problem with content creation often has nothing to with the system they are using.
It's the lack of intentionality.
Why are you writing content to begin with?
Are you only doing it for money or is there something deeper at play?
Do you stand for something?
I like @linear, but the “craft” meme will have a net negative impact on many founding teams.
They don’t intend this, but ppl use it to justify bike shedding / premature optimization.
True craft is putting 1st things 1st and taking one step at a time. Not enough talk about that.
Nathan Baschezx.com