First Draft Club

Congrats to all who wrote a /firstdraft this past week!

First Draft Club members who wrote received $5 back: https://basescan.org/tx/0x652c7a0f5d85761ec85c3e2f58adb6fc53cfd6e224e8f0a92f45b5fe57d1ce15

Below is a thread of each member's submissions👇

After watching David Perell talk about writing with AI, he made clear a loose thought that I'd had about writing and AI that I hadn't put to words yet. Nonfiction writing is getting disrupted by AI.. and quickly.

As I'm writing this, there's many tailwinds to AI disrupting nonfiction writing:

- experience of many (LLM) vs experience of one
- Deep Research
- clear pattern to follow (be concise)

At the same it doesn't take much further thought to realize why that's more exciting than depressing. I use Deep Research daily. It gives me the research intern I'd never had at my disposal. I have co-writer who I can ramble endlessly to at any time of the day. Chat will even help make sense of my rambling for me.. at least if I ask nicely.

Luckily we have some "data" that's not yet uploaded to the LLM-hivemind-conciousness. Experiences and expertise. Reminds me of this great quote Dave Chappelle had from Kanye when he first met the guy

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

I think this is the 6th or 7th iteration of this page in 10 years ;-p.   I'm really happy with it - it feels the most "authentic" so far.

https://warpcast.com/music2work2/0xd8a0af31

https://paragraph.xyz/@sean07.eth/shepherd

https://warpcast.com/sean07.eth/0x74a19735

With so many creative people on Farcaster, there are great projects that don't get the attention they deserve. 

We could list 50, but my /firstdraft this week is about one by @chriscocreated ...here's my summary: 

"We Are The Art is a social experiment—even a social game—that creates an environment for collaborating to create digital art that tells the story of this onchain revolution in a way that connects with the highly initiated and curious newcomers alike." 

It has been interesting & fun, but the best takeaway has been getting to know @arjantupan @hardymathieu.eth & his wife Perrine (who was onboarded to web3 through We Are The Art).

@chriscocreated is one of those 'great Farcasters,' as some of you know, and he just draws great people together. 

Here's my introduction to 'We Are The Art'

https://paragraph.xyz/@bradq.eth/we-are-the-art

I don't know about you, but there have been a couple of times when I beat myself up for taking profit on a token that pumped afterward. 

I wrote a bit about what these experiences have made me realize. 👇

/firstdraft 

https://paragraph.xyz/@infrafijournal/no-one-can-perfectly-time-the-top,-so

https://warpcast.com/0xtheweb3nerd/0x7991209c

sunday column on the spot

as a person with adhd i only recently really thought about how wrong my work was structured and how many mistakes, suffering and frustrations i could have avoided if i had listened to myself and not to the noise of the market with their "faster, higher, stronger"

https://paragraph.xyz/@ramina13/do-less-—-achieve-more

Kicking Ass on Farcaster: The TOTO Way 🚽 🧵

I’ve laughed at the cock meta. We all have. But it’s time to flush that away and focus on what really matters: kicking ass on Farcaster.

Farcaster is like a high-tech Japanese toilet—it’s sleek, sophisticated, and designed to free us from the toxic wasteland that is Web 2 social. The team is literally trying to put money in your pocket through Warpcast Rewards and project Airdrops. But if your content stinks, you’re getting left behind.

Embrace the way of the TOTO 🚽

Don’t talk shit: Be constructive, not an asshole
Don’t follow shit: Curate your feed—your timeline is your responsibility
Make your own shit: Original content wins
Change your shit if it’s not working: Adapt, experiment
Don’t reply with shit: Low-effort comments fail 
Don’t know shit? Read the instructions: Farcaster has a culture—learn it
Clean up your shit: Your profile is your resume. Keep it spotless
Don’t post shit: Quality > Quantity

One thing I've struggled with in my career is separating my interests from the actual work.

I quit my first job thinking I had something lined up at a company that I was obsessed with. I successfully chatted my way to a final round interview for a role that didn't exist because I was passionate about the product and the design space. But I didn't get the role because I couldn't explain how I would actually contribute to the business.

At times over the years, I've been a moth to a flame, leading myself to situations that are fascinating from a distance but ultimately a dangerous mirage masking the day to day experience of a job.

I used to be a romantic about work. Now I'm not even sure that passion is necessary (let alone sufficient) for a good job.

A Big congrats to all the writers... More wins . 

And weldone to the first draft team.