Writing ideas
1. The aim of my writing is never to make money. If there are opportunities, I will pay attention, but it is never the direct aim. I obsessively focus on other funding mechanisms such that I don't have to worry much about how to monetize writing.
2. I write for readers like me. I dislike a lot of the current trends in books. I think they dumb down... See more
2. I write for readers like me. I dislike a lot of the current trends in books. I think they dumb down... See more
Paul Millerd • Tweet
Yancey Strickler’s Nine Creative Meditations
To me or to the mean - Focus on what makes your work strange or unique rather than trying to fit in with what everyone else is doing.
You are your audience - Create work that satisfies your own desires and interests rather than trying to please an imagined mass audience.
Small is more rewarding than big -
Do parents/can they find a third plac
Said differently, we try to measure what we value.
But we inevitably end up valuing what we measure.
But we inevitably end up valuing what we measure.
When you’re used to following a script, it’s hard to learn to write one. When the script is finished, it can feel like the story is over. At least, the pleasant parts. This is disquieting at best, depressing at worst
Is it ever, to be given free creative control of your own script is an amazing opportunity but is it ever the the overly complicated and damaging task
How Stanford Teaches AI-Powered Creativity in Just 13 MinutesㅣJeremy Utley, Stanford University
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Thinking about AI as a tool vs a teammate - allowing for questions to be asked back and forth
the ideas of setting up profiles - leveraging Ai for role play. This idea could be a super useful approach.
profile + llm + context + voice = a valuable conversational partner for breaking down ideas. But the goal is for it not to simply become a stand-in for talking with other humans.
You only waste time if you’re not intentional about how you spend it.
John Zeratsky • Make Time: How to focus on what matters every day
Haven’t read the book but enjoyed the words