What about just being weird, unconventional and uncompromising? Does that fit any of your six tools or is it something different? I follow some creators simply because they're interesting and cannot be put in a box.
"Just be weird" is like "just be yourself" at a job interview. True, useless, and slightly annoying. The people who pull it off aren't trying to be unconventional—they've just stopped filtering out the parts that don't fit. The tools are about unfiltering. The weird was always there.
Tech journalism is a brutal place to learn this lesson. The pressure to have the "take" within hours of a launch practically guarantees you're stopping at idea #1.
Curious... when you look back at your best pieces from that era, were they the ones where you had more time, or the ones where you said "screw it" and went weird anyway?
Good stuff, thanks!
What about just being weird, unconventional and uncompromising? Does that fit any of your six tools or is it something different? I follow some creators simply because they're interesting and cannot be put in a box.
"Just be weird" is like "just be yourself" at a job interview. True, useless, and slightly annoying. The people who pull it off aren't trying to be unconventional—they've just stopped filtering out the parts that don't fit. The tools are about unfiltering. The weird was always there.
No words ever spoken have been more true! I love this Nick, you did an outstanding job with this post! 🩷🦩
This made my day. Now—which one are you actually going to use?
(No pressure. Okay, slight pressure.)
Haha, the weird intersection will be to bring together me being a Swiftie and learning AI. Stay tuned. 🩷🦩
We're almost a match on that, except I'm for the Korean Taylor Swift: IU ♥️
Gotta check her out now👀
Tech journalism is a brutal place to learn this lesson. The pressure to have the "take" within hours of a launch practically guarantees you're stopping at idea #1.
Curious... when you look back at your best pieces from that era, were they the ones where you had more time, or the ones where you said "screw it" and went weird anyway?