Navigating the Creative Process and Balancing Feedback

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The chapter delves into the importance of understanding the game as a creator, aligning actions with goals, and balancing personal creative desires with feedback. It emphasizes the value of craft, technique, and finding the balance between personal voice and technical mastery. The conversation also explores the impact of personal writing styles, online personas, feedback on faith-related content, and the challenge of maintaining authenticity amidst growing audience expectations.

There is an intrinsic interestingness inside of you. But, you’re probably suppressing it. Welcome to 96-minutes of learning how to use your interestingness to stand out online.

Speaking of standing out, Steph Smith:

Hosts a16z, a top five technology podcast
Taught herself to code and launched multiple websites that hit #1 on Product Hunt
Sold over $220k in her book launch for Doing Content Right
Grew The Hustle’s Trends product to millions
And led HubSpot’s Creator Program.

(Safe to say that she knows what she’s talking about.) And now, Steph reveals everything she’s learned about creating unforgettable work on the Internet.

Millions of people mirror what you do — your job, hobbies, routines — but how you do it is another story. Come learn how to follow your compass of interestingness and stand out online.

SPEAKER LINKS:

Website: https://stephsmith.io/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephsmithio

Blog: https://blog.stephsmith.io/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniesmith93

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