Tawfiq ·12 min read
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Today I am writing about writing. David Perell’s “The Ultimate Guide to Writing Online” is a great piece, and I really recommend you read it in full; but it’s also very wordy. I’ve taken the bits that stood out to me and aimed to capture all the salient points here. Hopefully providing a quick version for you and I, this is mostly just quotes without the additional flavour; but hopefully serves as a useful summary.
Writing is “the best way to learn faster, build your resume, and find peers and collaborators who can create job and business opportunities for you.” By putting your ideas out there, other people can see what you’re about and get in touch if interested. Great for collaboration, great for learning, great for life.
“When you create content, people can access your knowledge without taking your time. You no longer need to sell knowledge by the hour. “
“Invest in your future. Whether you want to become an author or an entrepreneur, you should start writing online. No matter what kind of book you want to write or what kind of company you want to start, it pays to have a smart and targeted audience. If you plan to write a book, writing online will help you develop a voice and land a publishing deal. And if you plan to start a company, writing will help you build credibility, meet investors, and find future co-founders.”
I wonder if there are some aspirations where writing won’t help? given that we mostly communicate orally, and capture that through writing, for most topics writing about them online is a good way to explore thoughts and potentially establish a voice in that field.