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How Creating Online Changed my Life for the Better and The Worse
6 things that help you decide whether this journey is the right fit for you.
6 things that help you decide whether this journey is the right fit for you.
1/ Creating in public is learning in public
Learning in the open creates external pressure you can't create yourself - needed to bring your A-game.
I can't come up with the same BS every day, neither can you.
Having an audience comes with a special level of responsibility.
Learning in the open creates external pressure you can't create yourself - needed to bring your A-game.
I can't come up with the same BS every day, neither can you.
Having an audience comes with a special level of responsibility.
2/ Writing online allows you to build your life's resume
Writing is the beginning, not the end
It's a pillar of a successful career and the foundation of every other form of media. It's the best way to clarify your logic and thinking, and the benefits extend far beyond the page
Writing is the beginning, not the end
It's a pillar of a successful career and the foundation of every other form of media. It's the best way to clarify your logic and thinking, and the benefits extend far beyond the page
3/ Become a better thinker & advance in every aspect of life
Being a creator life forces you to articulate your thoughts in a way your audience understands them and perhaps resonates with them
A highly valuable skill that's transferable to any aspect of life
Start creating.
Being a creator life forces you to articulate your thoughts in a way your audience understands them and perhaps resonates with them
A highly valuable skill that's transferable to any aspect of life
Start creating.
4/ The boundary between work and leisure is gone
I knew this would be a challenge for me.
Yet, some days my battery is running empty.
It's hard to take a day off.
Being an online creator leaves me with the feeling of always having to be on go-mode
Pro tip:
Schedule time off
I knew this would be a challenge for me.
Yet, some days my battery is running empty.
It's hard to take a day off.
Being an online creator leaves me with the feeling of always having to be on go-mode
Pro tip:
Schedule time off
5/ It can be lonely
I'm collecting great friends around me, but in the end, I have to do it alone most of the time
How valuable those connections are, 95% of the time it's me talking or typing into my computer
Pro tip:
Practice a daily habit of reaching out to other creators
I'm collecting great friends around me, but in the end, I have to do it alone most of the time
How valuable those connections are, 95% of the time it's me talking or typing into my computer
Pro tip:
Practice a daily habit of reaching out to other creators
6/ The feeling of being stuck forever
I feel that I can never go back to not creating.
I've always been a creative guy, but the fact that I'm now on my way to making a living doing this fascinates the shit out of me.
Pro tip:
Just focusing on the learning part.
I feel that I can never go back to not creating.
I've always been a creative guy, but the fact that I'm now on my way to making a living doing this fascinates the shit out of me.
Pro tip:
Just focusing on the learning part.
Which pros or cons did you experience in your journey so far?
