creating content worth publishing
Novel content angles
Counter-intuitive – “Oh, I never realized the world worked that way.”
Counter-narrative – “Wow, that’s not how I was told the world worked!”
Shock and awe – “That’s crazy. I would have never believed it.”
Elegant articulations – “Beautiful. I couldn’t have said it better myself.”
Make someone feel seen – “Yes! That’s exactly how I
Why do we want to speak to people?
Who are the people we want to speak to?
What do they need?
How is what they need connected to what we sell?
How can we help them see our value by helping them realize theirs?
Who are the people we want to speak to?
What do they need?
How is what they need connected to what we sell?
How can we help them see our value by helping them realize theirs?
Delightful
It is when you begin expressing your ideas and turning your knowledge into action that life really begins to change. You’ll read differently, becoming more focused on the parts most relevant to the argument you’re building. You’ll ask sharper questions, no longer satisfied with vague explanations or leaps in logic. You’ll naturally seek venues to
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But the 95% who are NOT in-market are not up for you telling them what they need to know or do.You want to shift their thinking about the Category Problem in ways that align with your own product's unique worldview.Every product has a set of opinions baked into the design of the product about how the world works and the best way to address the... See more
Paul Venuto • feed updates
Writing instructors love to talk about “stakes.” Competent prose isn’t enough. A story must answer: Why does this matter to the author, the reader, the world at large?
Jasmine Sun • 32 notes on AI & writing
Differentiation gets easier if we don’t narrow our perspective . If we keep a broad view on things, turning inward to think or going outside our echo chamber entirely. Rather than start with someone else’s vision for what someone like us should do in our situation, we apply our own personal vision for what WE should do. We start with what feels... See more