The emulation versus copying distinction is the section that should be taught in every writing course and isn't. Studying why a piece of content worked structurally and applying that structure to your own ideas is exactly how every great writer in history learned the craft. Hunter S. Thompson retyped The Great Gatsby word for word to feel the rhythm of good prose in his hands. He didn't publish it as his own. He used the exercise to internalise what great sentences felt like, and then wrote sentences that sounded nothing like Fitzgerald.
The "terrible versus not-so-terrible" bar is the other piece most writing advice gets wrong by aiming too high. Telling a beginner to write "great content" is useless because they can't evaluate the distance between where they are and where great is. Telling them to clear the bar between terrible and not-terrible is actionable because they can feel the difference. The skill develops from there through repetition, not through aspiration.
I read half of it and the concepts are very beneficial but it's a bit repetitive and long . Hope to see more concise and non repetitive ideas thanks anyway
I never know what to think when people create a solution to a very specific problem (and on an app where most people would have that problem) but insist that they are offering you a nearly failsafe solution absolutely free out of their kindness and empathy because they had the same issue…..
And then before it even really begins, you only have one day left to pay up for more mass-tailored self-help solutions, and if you don’t do it now you’ll never have a chance to save a few dollars because because the next promo isn’t until the seasons change, and at that point half off will be 40% so it’s technically not a lie
Thanks for this , I'd definitely come back to this again and apply the rules.
Gold 🙌🔥
Before thinking about how to grow on a platform, build a product, or sell a service, you first need to understand "why" people are doing something.
As Chris Tottman wrote in his post here, “Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs remains surprisingly relevant in modern SaaS sales and positioning.”
People do not buy a milkshake simply because they want a milkshake. Some people buy one in the morning because it makes a long, boring commute easier.
The reason why people buy, read, click, follow, or subscribe is incredibly important.
I start most of my stuff with “Welcome seekers. I’m Dunn Kroog. Today we’re going to monetize your pain.”
The emulation versus copying distinction is the section that should be taught in every writing course and isn't. Studying why a piece of content worked structurally and applying that structure to your own ideas is exactly how every great writer in history learned the craft. Hunter S. Thompson retyped The Great Gatsby word for word to feel the rhythm of good prose in his hands. He didn't publish it as his own. He used the exercise to internalise what great sentences felt like, and then wrote sentences that sounded nothing like Fitzgerald.
The "terrible versus not-so-terrible" bar is the other piece most writing advice gets wrong by aiming too high. Telling a beginner to write "great content" is useless because they can't evaluate the distance between where they are and where great is. Telling them to clear the bar between terrible and not-terrible is actionable because they can feel the difference. The skill develops from there through repetition, not through aspiration.
I read half of it and the concepts are very beneficial but it's a bit repetitive and long . Hope to see more concise and non repetitive ideas thanks anyway
I never know what to think when people create a solution to a very specific problem (and on an app where most people would have that problem) but insist that they are offering you a nearly failsafe solution absolutely free out of their kindness and empathy because they had the same issue…..
And then before it even really begins, you only have one day left to pay up for more mass-tailored self-help solutions, and if you don’t do it now you’ll never have a chance to save a few dollars because because the next promo isn’t until the seasons change, and at that point half off will be 40% so it’s technically not a lie
Lmfao