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My 7 Biggest Takeaways After Creating On Medium For 2+ Years
# Possible advice for my past self
So I spoke to a fellow writer friend recently, and this topic came up in our conversation. Here’s the gist of our conversation:
1) Quantity leads to quality
Some may proclaim:
If I want to do stuff, it must be perfect. If it is not perfect, I might as well not do it at all. Quality over quantity always.
And they proceed to write 1 seemingly perfect article once every 2 months (and wonder why nothing is happening). After writing for 2+ years, I’ve learnt this:
Quantity leads to quality. Giving 70% effort 3 times per week is better than giving 210% effort once per week
Repetition leads to competence, and writing every 1–2 days at say 70% effort forces you to grow as a writer. And the quality that your baseline 70% effort increases over time.
Verdict — focus on quantity with a minimum level of quality ie 70%
