110 sats \ 2 replies \ @k00b 2 Nov 2023 \ on: help me get through my writer's block meta
I'm not a writer so I don't know anything about writing, but I can say something about creative work if we assume product building is creative work.
This is one of the real bosses in creative work imho. Most other phases of the game are skills training. The longest and most important part of the game is psychological. The goal of skills training is to avoid mistakes, but is that the goal of your work? We each have our own goals, but no one's goal is mistake avoidance.
The most important habit of successful creative work is finding truth. This is a lie.
All of them. If I don't know anything about something posted and can't add to it, the next most productive thing to do is ask a thoughtful question you genuinely want the answer to.
Yes.
From talking to you: culture dynamics, who-am-i/who-are-we, the philosophy of work, crafts, arts, struggles, successes ... and creating fictional overlays on boring/meaningless/risky situations.
I recommend commenting more to start. People are creating the writing prompts for you. If you have something you think is irrelevant that you'd like to try saying, pop it in the saloon and join our drunken digital disharmony.
can I tell you that this actual SN post was not meant to be an SN post originally, but instead was addressed to you. Thank you for taking the time to address my questions as I knew you would, sharp as a knife's edge. I really appreciate it. And you're right, I think commenting more would be a great way to get talking.
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I love “drunken digital disharmony” - sounds like havoc!
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