What’s the best thing to do if you’re getting started in writing?
Don’t skip this first step:
Finding ideas that resonate with you the most.
If you don’t like an idea, and you write about it, whatever you wrote will not resonate with you.
The work you’ve done will not reflect your vision.
Have you noticed yourself that you’re drawn to certain kinds of work because you like the idea behind it?
It’s similar to writing.
If we like the information we read because it’s interesting, and it resonates with us, we’ll feel we have to contribute our thoughts to it, so we can continue it through our own lens.
Like what Austin Kleon wrote in his book “Steal Like An Artist”:
“When we love a piece of work, we’re desperate for more. We crave sequels. Why not channel that desire into something productive?”
So, why write about an idea that bores you? People hate boring stuff.
It’s hard to find ideas that resonate with us because we’re living in information abundance.
But what’s easy is that we can sift through the noise and identify idea signals.
The human brain filters thousands of information.
Once you find a captivating idea, you cannot stop your brain from getting curious.
Once we get curious, we listen to its signal.
Then we’re obliged to write about that fascinating idea.
Besides, writing is all about exploring our curiosities.
