The Habit of CreatingHow to create content effectively

Hi. My name is Dori and I’m addicted to opening blogs...

doriadar@gmail.com

Only to stop contributing

almost immediately after I

open them.

(Check out this dead blog at www.worststartups.com)

I opened 6 blogs to date, some were truly awesome

And then I just quit.

Trying to understand why this pattern occurs, I realized there’s something wrong with my creative

process.

I start off with a great passion that goes away as fast as it appeared.

My process of creating is pretty chaotic,when it should be methodical.

I do not create effectively.

:(

In order to create effectively, creation should take the form of a habit.

Hab-ita settled or regular tendency or practice,

especially one that is hard to give up.

How are habits formed?

The energy required for forming a habit is equivalentto the energy needed for a rocket to leave Earth.

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2Taking off. That burst of energy that is exactly enough to buy new clothes for the gym and compete your first workout.

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2 Flying up. 2-10 first works outs. This is the crucial part where energy tends to run out.

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Space! Little energy is required to keep on flying.Congrats! You have a new habit!

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Until one day you run out of fuel and stop.

I have gathered some tips that should help me fly through the crucial #2 phase

And stay in space as long as possible.

Tips 1-3 are common knowledge,but tips 4-6 might surprise you.

Tip #1

Schedule your creating time

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Don’t wait for the muse to sink in,schedule a date with her instead.

Open your schedule now and save the date for your creative date.

Tip #2

Get ready for your date

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Keep an ideas/inspiration board during the week and start your creative date browsing

through it.

There’s nothing more intimidating than a blank page.

Tip #3

Turn off distractions

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Starting the creative date with a scroll down your FB feed is a bad habit.

Use your social feeds as a reward to a prolific creative time instead.

Tip #4

Create for a community

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Think of creating content like rocking a boat in the middle of a lake.

You are constantly making small waves.

At a certain point, those waves will start coming back.

This is your feedback, and it is the #1 motivator for creating

content.

The smaller the lake, the sooner those waves will come back.

When creating content for a small niche, chances are you’ll get feedback faster

Which is crucial when trying to make creation a habit.

Tip #5

Template/format your work

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It is very productive to use a certain framework

that works for you

So you can focus on content and not on inventing the wheel each time

again.

Here are some examples of formats

=3Each episode this dude picks 3 viral videos and blurbs about them. 125+ videos

Epic meal time Each episode this team fries the un-healthiest food possible and eat it. 230+ videos

Loonie Smart and witty reviews while playing iPhone/iPad gamesCountless videos

Time can be an excellent framework too

Jayenkai of AGameAWeek produces and uploads a new

game every Tuesday morning.He has made more than 300 by

now

Waverly films used to upload a short clip every weekend. They have made more than 100, truely awesome videos.

Tip #6

Beware of perfect

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Perfection is like chasing the horizon.

Keep moving.

Neil Gaiman

The most important thing is: finish what you are working on. upload it, and move on.

Recap

1.Schedule your creating time2.Get ready for your date3.Turn off distractions4.Create for a community5.Try to template/format your work6.Beware of perfect

Can you make creating a habit?

Can I?

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Effectivity yours,Dori