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theadvancedapes  ·  3993 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Self-Reflection Sunday: How are you thoughtful?

    It fueled a worry every content creator must have at some time. What if I don't know what the hell I'm talking about?

1. Do your research. Make sure you substantiate your central thesis with evidence (or well developed theory).

2. If you don't have time to do the research, don't sacrifice quality for quantity.

3. If you're wrong, admit it. Your ideas are not you. You should keep your ideas in a box outside of you. If you're ideas are wrong, change them, that is how you grow. Thank the person who called you on your bullshit or pointed out a logical flaw/citation error/etc.

EDIT:

Also, if someone ever attacks you, don't take it personally because it says more about them than it does about you. Whenever you disagree with someone, you disagree with their ideas. One of the things I like the most about hubski is that this is how discussion and arguments typically develop. People disagree, but no one gets personally attacked. Hopefully we can keep that environment because it is the environment within which great content creators can develop.





elizabeth  ·  3993 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Your ideas are not you. You should keep your ideas in a box outside of you.

Were you thinking of this comic by any chance? http://kiriakakis.net/comics/mused/a-day-at-the-park

theadvancedapes  ·  3993 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I hadn't read that before, but it's beautiful. Thanks for sharing :-)