Joan Didion on Building What You Want

Welcome to Make Daily! This email contains an idea, reflection, and a simple action you can take to improve your life today.

Idea 💡

"I'm totally in control of this tiny, tiny world right there at the typewriter."

— Joan Didion

Reflection 🤔

"Lean fully into the world you want to build, because that is exactly what your audience is looking for." (Share)

It can be challenging to balance creating for yourself and your audience.

I believe that the key to success is to consistently create what excites you, and the right people will eventually find it. Lean fully into the world you want to build, because that is exactly what your audience is looking for.

On the other hand, trying to please an audience by making things you don't believe in will lead to burnout and failure.

Action ✅

Where have you lost your vision in order to please an audience? Reclaim it today.

Creator Fact 👤

Joan Didion was a prolific American writer, and used a unique method to avoid writer's block: she would start every day by retyping words she had previously written. This quick exercise helped her gain momentum and avoid procrastination.

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That's a wrap for today. The day is full of opportunity and its up to you to make something cool with it. See you tomorrow!

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