I joined @dickiebush & @Nicolascole77's Ship30for30 and the 2nd live session blew my mind. I learned how to become an Endless Idea Generator machine.
The 4A framework says any idea can be categorized into one of the 4 buckets
Actionable (here's how)
Analytical (here's what)
Aspirational (yes, you can)
Anthropological (here's why)
You need to figure out which style of writing comes naturally to you and resonated the most with your audience.
Why should anyone listen to you? Do you have any Credibility?
Credibility is of 2 types
Borrowed Credibility: Sharing what someone else knows based on their experience. I'm borrowing Dick & Cole's credibility to write this Atomic essay
Personal Credibility: Sharing what you know based on your own personal experience. Like when I write about building scalable apps.
The 2-year Test helps you come up with ideas and use the above-mentioned hacks in combination
Forward 2-year test - what you will be learning or doing in the next two years.
Backward 2-year test - what you have learned or done in the last two years.
Using the 3 data points and ChatGPT, you can come up with 100s of ideas in under 1 minute