Last night/morning in chat, I was asked whether I free write or not. I don't know much about writing but this means to sit down and just let it flow without a lot of editing. Many see this is a lesser technique it apparently. Yes, I free write for the most part. Of course, this depends on what I am writing about and how much research or detail is needed.
Most people seem to think free-writing is a lesser grade because it is unplanned and random yet, this in my view is dependent on the experience of the writer and background of the information. I write 3 to 4 posts most days and someone quipped that "even I couldn't write 10 like the TA" but, yeah, I could. Pretty much anyone can although quality is likely to suffer. For me, it is that I still have a business to run.
This is actually why I can free write across so many topics. My thoughts are my own and I do not spin but, this doesn't mean there isn't background to the words, they aren't from thin air. Whereas most people are specialized in their field of studies and often only broaden knowledge through necessity or hobby, my work exposes me to a specialized content several times a day from professionals in their field.
For 15 years now, I travelled from customer to customer across a vast array of business sectors sitting down in courses for hours on end and getting into the nitty gritty of their business and life. We go deep and look at the challenges they face and how to potentially correct them. For me, this means I get a cross-sectioned view of their world, how they currently deal with it and am part of how they could deal with it for better results.
Over the last 15 years, I estimate that I have spoken quite intimately with 4-6000 clients that cover just about every industry you could imagine, from IT and tech-based, to military, government, media, manufacturing, chemical and education. It has been not only very interesting but, it has also allowed me to gather, collate and watch trends form across time and industry. This helps both myself and my clients.
The content I create here is from my head and like everyone else, this means from my experience. I am not a fan of textbook repetition learning, nor of spun content that can be found anywhere. What I like to read is something that speaks from the experience of the person and gives a bit of a look into their lives as I find an honest approach to content more compelling than a well-referenced one. That is just me though and people who enjoy institutional education will likely have a different opinion. I am not one of those people.
One of the great disasters of this world is the decreasing creative thought as people are engineered to think and know what is right without ever having to question its validity. If they did question however, they will find that the gap between what is in the textbooks and the reality of the world can be very different.
I recommend that everyone who doesn't, should free-write and see how creative they actually are.
Taraz
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