First Draft Club

Congrats to all who shared a /firstdraft this week!

Below is a thread of each member's submissions 👇

Sycophancy Is a Death Spiral – and America’s in It

A weekly accountability program for sharing and writing. More info at
firstdraft.club /firstdraft

https://warpcast.com/music2work2/0xd2ef55d6

https://warpcast.com/sean07.eth/0xcb21c960

We often compare ourselves and feel like we’re falling behind when we see others’ PnLs and big wins, 

But what we don’t always acknowledge is the role luck plays in these wins, I wrote a piece on this - check it out here 👇


https://paragraph.xyz/@infrafijournal/the-role-of-luck-in-web3

** 3 Underrated Ways To Be A Good Farcaster ** (my /firstdraft )

1. Promiscuous Likes - Let the 'likes' fly, be indiscriminate, don't set too high a high bar, look at the content & not the name. Run down your home page & like everything that's making an effort

Likes are an easy show of support & when people see that red notification marker tick up, they aren't saying "oh, I hope it's not just likes." For OG, big accounts, you might make someone's day--not just new people, but regulars too. 

2. Engage Everything Useful - When you read anything that's helpful or makes you smile, engage even if it slows down your scrolling. It's easy to scroll & consume. Sure, you engage w/ the bangers & your homies, but how many casts that did something positive for you do you pass by b/c you don't have time? A FCer is behind that hoping for engagement. 

3. Celebrate small wins w/ people - It's easy to engage a $300 Reward, a new job, or a fire fit...but a $3 Reward or a non-banger that shows effort are also noteworthy.

last night at the carnival there was a group of young guys in front of us. and one of the girls danced all night.

in the morning i wrote to my girls that i admired her and thought how long it had been since i danced so easily and freely. this resulted in my sunday thoughts and notes

One random but perhaps telling thing about me is I love learning a new game from someone. If it's a game that none of us knows, it's still interesting to figure out together, but it’s particularly fun for me to engage with an “expert” that is motivated to accelerate my understanding (since they already know the game and are waiting on me to be able to play with them).

Not everyone is a good teacher, but I consider myself a good learner. I love asking questions that drive my understanding forward in an efficient manner. Strategy is often learned best from experience, and depending on the game, it can take a few plays.

I’m actually less motivated to master the game (or beat my teacher) than I am to get up and running. I want to get from 0 to 1 as quickly as possible.

https://warpcast.com/markfishman/0x655bcfd9

Your Farcaster Casts are your CV (a 🧵)

When I get a notification that someone commented on my post and I don’t recognize the name/pfp, the first thing I do is scroll their profile. 

I make a judgement in about 15 seconds and try to determine if I think you are an authentic account or a spammer/scammer/farmer. 

Here are the things I look for:

1. Are you posting original content?
2. Is your profile mostly recasts and frames?
3. If you are casting to big channels (cough /itookaphoto /nature) do the photos look like you took them or are they stolen from Pinterest?
4. Are you casting to channels that generate a lot of spam? (I’m not going to throw shade at the channels in public)

Making what’s old new again

Concept that comes up most in copywriting but shows up in so many places. It’s most often used to give you punchier headlines. Better descriptions for your product or business even

Liquid Death
Uber for X
AI UGC Creators

The headline to the right audience is enough to be attention grabbing. Applies in design too

Olive Oil in a squeeze bottle (Graza)
Canned Water (Liquid Death)
Healthy Soda (Poppi)

Packaging is everything

Rules for Stairs When Running:

Run up. Walk down.

Running up stairs makes me stronger. I'm choosing the hard way.

Walking down stairs is the safer choice. Running would just be for vanity's sake. It increases the chance I get hurt and, on average, shortens the lifespan of my legs.

(entry for /firstdraft)

https://warpcast.com/0xtheweb3nerd/0x3a251d7c