a single source, nothing corroborates it
Publish the bad first version instead of polishing
Ship the first blog post, the first episode, the first video rather than holding drafts back until they are good. The alternative to a weak first attempt is not a strong one, it is nothing, and publishing is what brings the strangers with advice and blunt criticism who make the second attempt better.
The method
- 01
Publish the first bad version - the first blog post, the first app, the first episode, the first video - because the alternative is a guaranteed zero.
- 02
Publish everything you write rather than keeping drafts, because publishing is what brings strangers with advice, blunt criticism of your ideas, and inbound pitches.
What it returned
Nate Kontny on repeated public embarrassment being the mechanism of progress, and Annie Paul's summary of research that struggling and failing while learning improves later recall.
Within weeks of writing publicly Zue had people reaching out with advice, frank feedback that most of his ideas were bad, and pitches
Sources
- Do I look dumb?Justin Jackson · justinjackson.ca · You win by looking dumb · undated
- The Art of Working AloneCory Zue · coryzue.com · Writing Publicly · 2017-04-07
the second source
Three plays a week, for the phase you are in
No roundup of links, no news. Three tactics more than one builder arrived at separately, with the numbers each one returned and the disagreements left in.
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