“Show your work” is one of those most important books in the ongoing information age, which teaches us why we all should start sharing what we learn throughout life on the Internet, and why we must shift our mindset from consumer to creator.
Over the last two decades, The Internet has opened great opportunities for all, without the pre-requisite of caste, religion, or any kind of ethnicity. We all are now equal in this game. You don’t even have to worry about politics.
If you can create something that solves problems you will win. If you produce something that moves people you can become rich much faster than traditional methods.
You can even start for fun, like your hobby, and create an audience around it. Once you get eyeballs you can monetize it without putting in much effort. Not only that, but you can also attract like-minded people.
To start, you require courage. Courage to be seen as a beginner and ability to handle trolls from those people who are not your target readers. To start you don’t have to worry about if they like what you share. Share what you love, and the people who love the same things will find you.
I firmly acknowledge that developing something that can solve the problem should be the ultimate retirement plan, and your weekend projects will decide the quality of life. Out of many ways, blogs, eBooks, YouTube channels, and social media posts are one of them.
If you just focus on getting really good, people will come to you. Once you start creating something every day, then the day will come when you have the massive content, which can lead to the FREEDOM you seek.
For that, you must build sharing into a routine. You must consistently put ideas in the form of blogs, social media posts, YouTube videos, eBooks, etc.
No one is immune to the constantly changing world, and we all are becoming amateurs again at a much faster rate. And, your persistent pursuit of learning new things will decide your survival.
