Writing, Riffs & Relationships

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1. Riffs expose threads to pull on 🧶 Closed writing is boring writing. If you’ve fully explored and put to bed the topic you’re writing about then there’s very little left for someone to react to. “Nice post” someone might say. But if you deliberately leave some rough edges, some threads that the reader can pull on, then you’re inviting the reader into the conversation. You’re saying (possibly explicitly!) - “Hey, what are your thoughts on this topic? How do you think about it?” (View Highlight)
The trick (for me at least) is to recognize that content can be a gift. A good riff is like a little present. Slide into someone’s DMs and say “Hey I wrote this and thought of you…”. If you think back to the last time someone did this for you - I bet you loved it! I love it when people do this for me. Slide into my DMs anytime with a riff that you think I’ll like. (View Highlight)

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1. Riffs expose threads to pull on 🧶 Closed writing is boring writing. If you’ve fully explored and put to bed the topic you’re writing about then there’s very little left for someone to react to. “Nice post” someone might say. But if you deliberately leave some rough edges, some threads that the reader can pull on, then you’re inviting the reader into the conversation. You’re saying (possibly explicitly!) - “Hey, what are your thoughts on this topic? How do you think about it?” (View Highlight)
The trick (for me at least) is to recognize that content can be a gift. A good riff is like a little present. Slide into someone’s DMs and say “Hey I wrote this and thought of you…”. If you think back to the last time someone did this for you - I bet you loved it! I love it when people do this for me. Slide into my DMs anytime with a riff that you think I’ll like. (View Highlight)

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1. Riffs expose threads to pull on 🧶 Closed writing is boring writing. If you’ve fully explored and put to bed the topic you’re writing about then there’s very little left for someone to react to. “Nice post” someone might say. But if you deliberately leave some rough edges, some threads that the reader can pull on, then you’re inviting the reader into the conversation. You’re saying (possibly explicitly!) - “Hey, what are your thoughts on this topic? How do you think about it?” (View Highlight)
The trick (for me at least) is to recognize that content can be a gift. A good riff is like a little present. Slide into someone’s DMs and say “Hey I wrote this and thought of you…”. If you think back to the last time someone did this for you - I bet you loved it! I love it when people do this for me. Slide into my DMs anytime with a riff that you think I’ll like. (View Highlight)