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Hey friends,
A few weeks ago I watched an absolutely sick writing masterclass by Julian Shapiro. Julian’s coolest technique has no name, but I think of it as The Novelty Index.
As we come across new ideas and take notes (in Notion, Roam, Apple Notes, a notebook, etc), we can use the Novelty Index to rank those ideas by how novel or exciting they seem at the time. That way, when we look back at our notes, we can always tell which ideas are most exciting to a total beginner. This is often the stuff that’s most worth writing about.
Here’s how the Novelty Index works in practice:
Using a Novelty Index in our note-taking has a few advantages:
Have a great week!
xx Ali
I’ve enrolled in ship30for30.com to help develop more of a writing habit – it’s a cohort-based course that teaches the basics of writing online. It starts up again in January 2022: here’s my affiliate link if you’re interested.
🎸 Music – Zac Brown Band. They play country music – I’ve been a fan for years. Recently started listening to them a bit more.
📝 Article – The Day You Decided to Take the Leap. Another amazing article by More to That, about manageable concerns vs unimaginable benefits, and why taking big leaps in life is just the logical thing to do.
Remember that in most cases, the ideas behind the writing are more important than the quality of the writing itself. You’d rather have great ideas and pretty good writing than the other way around.
From Mailbag #1 — Wait but Why by Tim Urban. Resurfaced using Readwise.