So relatable. Every period in my life where I was a full-time writer taught me that I did not want to be a full-time writer. I think we love it partially because it is an outlet.
Earning money through ever changing platforms is going to require constant adapting.
The breakfast thing I thought of while having admiring one of the better hotel breakfast I'd seen in a bit. What's to stop just anyone from coming in and joining the guests? Some places would be easier than others of course. I was on my way to run a half marathon so I'd actually packed my own very specific breakfast. An even better one was in the hotel we stayed at in Portugal but they checked a list for people who had paid the extra for breakfast. You might pull that off but much harder. The lunch idea doesn't seem much different than a dine and dash with a bit of distraction.
The interesting play I came across in a podcast was a guy that found a new tinder date every night, invited her to an expensive restaurant and then disappeared after eating leaving her with the bill. The police found it hard to charge him with anything and in a big city like NY it could go on indefinitely. Of course they did eventually track him down and somehow it came to an end.
Def resonated with the tripling down and diminishing returns.
Recognizing when an opportunity is legitimately good and it’s worth going all in on versus getting lucky by hitting on an untapped opportunity at a specific given time (like Twitter growth hacks to email subs) is an earned skill, usually only earned by getting kicked in the teeth once or twice (or three times).
That’s a very good point about needing experiences to create deeper writing. Your new path is going to teach you a lot which hopefully you will share with us.
Resonated a lot with this as a creator. Subscriber growth is addicting to chase but doesn’t always lead to the outcome you’re looking for. Think most ppl are ultimately looking for some combo of money + freedom to work on what excites them, and audience growth is simply a tool to get there.
So relatable. Every period in my life where I was a full-time writer taught me that I did not want to be a full-time writer. I think we love it partially because it is an outlet.
Earning money through ever changing platforms is going to require constant adapting.
The breakfast thing I thought of while having admiring one of the better hotel breakfast I'd seen in a bit. What's to stop just anyone from coming in and joining the guests? Some places would be easier than others of course. I was on my way to run a half marathon so I'd actually packed my own very specific breakfast. An even better one was in the hotel we stayed at in Portugal but they checked a list for people who had paid the extra for breakfast. You might pull that off but much harder. The lunch idea doesn't seem much different than a dine and dash with a bit of distraction.
The interesting play I came across in a podcast was a guy that found a new tinder date every night, invited her to an expensive restaurant and then disappeared after eating leaving her with the bill. The police found it hard to charge him with anything and in a big city like NY it could go on indefinitely. Of course they did eventually track him down and somehow it came to an end.
Def resonated with the tripling down and diminishing returns.
Recognizing when an opportunity is legitimately good and it’s worth going all in on versus getting lucky by hitting on an untapped opportunity at a specific given time (like Twitter growth hacks to email subs) is an earned skill, usually only earned by getting kicked in the teeth once or twice (or three times).
That’s a very good point about needing experiences to create deeper writing. Your new path is going to teach you a lot which hopefully you will share with us.
Resonated a lot with this as a creator. Subscriber growth is addicting to chase but doesn’t always lead to the outcome you’re looking for. Think most ppl are ultimately looking for some combo of money + freedom to work on what excites them, and audience growth is simply a tool to get there.