Sara Campbell
@tinyrevver
i never give up
Sara Campbell
saracampbell.co
People read nonfiction to learn and to feel. My framework for ensuring a blog post accomplishes both is to start with a first draft that focuses on "novel" ideas.
A novel idea is one that's not just new to the reader, but also significant and not easily intuited. Think of it as new and worthwhile . I've identified five categories:
A novel idea is one that's not just new to the reader, but also significant and not easily intuited. Think of it as new and worthwhile . I've identified five categories:
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We always look for meaning outside of what we do. But the real meaning of anything we do, or anything we are, is not something imposed from outside. It’s not an explanation. The meaning is the thing itself.