Matt Farley is the most prolific singer-songwriter of all time. He's written over 26,000 songs and makes $200k/year off music streaming royalties. He's also: - made 18 movies - written 5 books - been profiled by NYT and Wired He's best known as "The Poop Song Guy". I watched hi…↗

convergence to the mean when everyone looks at everyone else to decide what to make, we eventually stop making anything of our own. we copy what works. borrow the language, the aesthetic, the features. we call it learning from the market, following best practices, staying compe…↗

idk about anyone else, but I find it really hard to dictate what I'm thinking. typing unlocks something in my brain that speaking just doesn't.↗

The ultimate goal is getting paid to be yourself. To solve problems you can't help but solve. To study what you can't pull yourself away from. To eliminate any work that does not challenge you creatively.↗

increasingly i've been trying to figure out where good ideas actually come from:↗

for weeks rauno sit and think really hard for good idea. sometimes walk for good idea. even run for good idea. play with son for good idea. no good idea… rauno speak to friend about trouble: want make good thing but no good idea. rauno say try everything. friend help remind raun…↗

Prediction: In the AI age, taste will become even more important. When anyone can make anything, the big differentiator is what you choose to make. paulgraham.com/taste.html↗

AI is coming for creativity 💀 Learn these tools or get left behind 👇↗

Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, and Drake generate non-stop hits for years. What are they doing differently? Thread: How to generate way more ideas↗

"I have stolen ideas from every book I have ever read. My principle in researching is "Read like a butterfly, write like a bee", and if this story contains any honey, it is entirely because of the quality of the nectar I found in the work of better writers." — Philip Pullman ✨↗

When it comes to achieving financial freedom, being able to create is a superpower. Here's a short story about why...↗