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“When you’re trying to be original, you sound like everyone else trying to be original.” - Dan Klein
“What works is being different. Don’t try to be liked. Find out how you’re different. Then be that. That’s where the power is. That’s what’s new. That’s what’s wanted.” - @davetrott
Tim Denning describes looking at headlines of popular Medium articles, modifying a few words to relate them to his own experience and expertise, and then developing those headlines into full articles.
Thomas Smith • My Advice for Conquering Writer’s Block
Curate to create, there’s no other way
There’s no creation without inspiration.
Every creator throughout history has morphed his interpretation of the world through their chosen medium. Whether that’s painting, writing, music or photography is irrelevant.
First and foremost, creators are curators .
They take it all in and reinterpret it in their own ... See more
There’s no creation without inspiration.
Every creator throughout history has morphed his interpretation of the world through their chosen medium. Whether that’s painting, writing, music or photography is irrelevant.
First and foremost, creators are curators .
They take it all in and reinterpret it in their own ... See more
Jorge Medina • You’re Not Lacking Creativity, You’re Overwhelmed
Most times, the best way to create value is continue to double down on the domain-specific insights you've collected over your entire career.
Nikita Bier • Tweet
"It's not what a movie is about, it's how it is about it." - Roger Ebert
applies to every creative project
If you have time to consume, you have time to create.
100 Simple Truths
“I rarely have good ideas.
To overcome this limitation, I think about one topic (like habits) for an unreasonable amount of time. Then, I revise, revise, revise until only the best stuff remains. It’s slow, but it works.
You can either be a genius or you can be patient.”
To overcome this limitation, I think about one topic (like habits) for an unreasonable amount of time. Then, I revise, revise, revise until only the best stuff remains. It’s slow, but it works.
You can either be a genius or you can be patient.”
jamesclear.com • 3-2-1: On attracting luck, taking risks, and the ineffectiveness of anger | James Clear
Writing is a critical skill — perhaps the most important — of all the skills required to analyze data. The only way to get better at writing is to write, ideally every day.
Rohan Alexander, Telling Stories with Data