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How To Never Run Out of Content To Tweet About:
Writer's block absolutely sucks.
Here's the cold truth: you have endless amounts of content to write about but you're just ignoring all of it.
Let's get into it
Writer's block absolutely sucks.
Here's the cold truth: you have endless amounts of content to write about but you're just ignoring all of it.
Let's get into it
This is a story about a guy named Gerald Weinberg. He is best known for his contributions to computer science and systems engineering.
The craziest part? Over his career, he developed techniques that helped him write more than 40 books and 400 technical articles!
The craziest part? Over his career, he developed techniques that helped him write more than 40 books and 400 technical articles!
He detailed the contents of his system in a book called "Weinberg on Writing: The Fieldstone Method"
He uses the metaphor of building a stone wall by going out and looking for fieldstones (random rocks) to describe how he collects information to write about.
He uses the metaphor of building a stone wall by going out and looking for fieldstones (random rocks) to describe how he collects information to write about.
By going hunting for "fieldstones" (content) you may encounter stones that don't fit this stone wall (Tweet) but may be useful down the line for another wall (different Tweet).
Basically what Weinberg is saying is that you should collect anything and everything that appears interesting to you.
Even if it's exact purpose isn't known right now.
If you don't save things, they will be gone forever or, at best, tough to find again later.
Even if it's exact purpose isn't known right now.
If you don't save things, they will be gone forever or, at best, tough to find again later.
Save quotes from articles you read
Save any piece of content that catches your eye (ads, copy, photos, etc...)
Save any unique thoughts you have
Get in the habit of capturing ANYTHING you find interesting in the world.
Save any piece of content that catches your eye (ads, copy, photos, etc...)
Save any unique thoughts you have
Get in the habit of capturing ANYTHING you find interesting in the world.
This habit will compound over time and before you know it you will have a treasure trove of knowledge to pull from when you go to write something.
There is literally no downside to doing this.
At worst, you end up with a bunch of information that you don't use.
At best, you end up with rich content that leads you to effortlessly write tweets, articles, books, copy, scripts, etc...
At worst, you end up with a bunch of information that you don't use.
At best, you end up with rich content that leads you to effortlessly write tweets, articles, books, copy, scripts, etc...
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