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** /firstdraft & Fueling Your Farcaster Journey ** (my /firstdraft ) I've completed a weekly /firstdraft every week this year--so about 35 straight. I joined because @mark did some weekly promo questions last December & it did enough to draw me in. First Draft is pitched as an 'accountability writing group' & it is that, but it can do more than that for you. It can help fuel your Farcaster Journey. So many people want help finding their place on Farcaster. Everyone's advice is be yourself and talk about things you love. That sounds great but can be tough to take hold of. Enter /firstdraft You have a weekly reason & a weekly expectation to write about a topic that you are interested in. You would be surprised at how over time that can help shape your role and your engagement here. It's not a magic pill--nothing is--and you have to be patient. I have been writing on some aspect of Farcaster culture & projects each week. I was already doing that, but 35 weeks of First Drafts has dramatically formalized that part of my role here and I've noticed that their is a growing expectation for what I might write about and what people will learn in my small, but important circle. @pichi was creating a few bangers about the algo and Dune related data, but I sense that prior to her joining First Draft it was hit or miss when she felt like it, now it's every week and I sense 3 out of 4 are bookmarkable posts. I noticed this week that @josephineoriaku is documenting her FC journey, @0xtheweb3nerd is documenting his web3 learnings. And today I noticed video banger creator @thumb made (his first?) first draft which caught my attention. So, all you new followers of mine--many from TBA & others wanting to learn more about how to find your place here... What's the topic that you want to write about for the next 10, 15, 25 weeks? What day and time do you want to post it? Tell me in the comments or ask me any questions for help. Soon your first, First Draft will be your 35th First Draft. Thanks to @mark for creating this for himself and running it so that the rest of us can benefit.
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NAIL + HAND CARE ~ PART 1 💅✨ The best nails are the ones carefully taken care of by you, and for you, no one can take care of your nails other than yourself, as a content creator having a clean, healthy hand and nails are a huge major part of the content itself! Have you ever taken pictures of your matcha latte drink and you feel disgusted by the sight of your hand and nails? Or you feel not satisfied by the way the back of your hand looks and the brokenness of your nails??? Yeah, I know that feeling too Your nails are like little protective shields on the tips of your fingers and toes. They are made of a tough protein called keratin, the same stuff in your hair, hence why taking in food that contains zinc, iron, protein or certain vitamins helps in nail growth and healthility Must people suffer from unhealthy nails not because they did something wrong but simply because perhaps they are not eating the right food nor they don't have access to the right information(which is what I am bringing to you) I am very big on healthy self-care, and I love taking care of every part of my body the best natural way possible, so here you have it: Top tier ways to take care of your nails + hands, split in two categories: Basic Nail + Hand Care Method: »Clean »Moisturize »Hydrate & Seal Advanced Nail + Hand Care Method: »Clean »Treat »Moisturize »Hydrate & Seal »Beautify and Aesthetics You can agree with me that retail therapy is not that hard, look out for my next writing, where I will be breaking down these "top tier ways" of healthy nail + hand care! PSS: the images were inspired by Keccers and this manicure is called "soap nails", I will write about it soon, my kind of nails if you ask me, ily✨🫶💕
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learning more about cinematography and there's a part of me that wants to stop because it feels as if i'm pulling back the curtain on all the magical stories i've grown up with. there are so many details that go into a short film (e.g. ~5min), let alone a feature film. before i go in too deep, i want to preserve my innocence of watching a film and viscerally relating to each character -- blissfully unaware of lighting, composition, shot type minutiae. i've naturally experienced this feeling with many other subjects. but this seems more special. technical subjects like physics or cs pique my interest because of their perceived utility and role as a blueprint of life. however, cinematography not only touches some of the most formative lessons in my life, but also manipulates technical elements to shape a person's feelings. that's tough. i wonder if there's something to be said about a subject making someone feel this sort of way. like maybe the irony is that this feeling is the ultimate signal to dive deeper into that "passion". (i once had a programmer friend teach me about functional programming like it's the answer to life itself. didn't understand shit about what he was saying but i couldn't stop smiling just hearing him go on about it)
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** What @tipn $BETR Taught Me ** (my /firstdraft ) I've been a quiet skeptic of micro tipping. Not the experimenting with it--I find what Farcasters come up with to build fascinating. But I've felt like it wasn't the tipping we needed--I've been looking for bigger tips to fewer people. For the last 2 weeks, I was privileged to get a $BETR allocation with @tipn & while I haven't fully been won over, the experience has moved me from skeptic to intrigued & interested. Here's what I learned: 1. There is an undeniable elevation of vibes around a Tipn season. I don't mean that in some vague 'vibes are high' kind of way. People are genuinely excited to reward others, and 100-200 people with a few hundred thousand $BETR was enough to really impact the Timeline. 2. A Tipn season innovation like partnering with @betrmint has a significant impact on tangibly introducing people to great FC native projects. In this instance, I'm a BETR Believer but had never used Tipn. There were probably another 50 like me. Inversely, there were probably 50+ Tipn people who hadn't really done much with $BETR . Multiply that out over more partnerships and Tipn seasons and do the numbers. 3. The positive sum nature of Farcaster is on full display in these Tipn seasons and is a great way for people to experience positive sum culture and not just hear about it. I was given about 800K $BETR to tip over two weeks. I also received about 1 million $BETR in tips for my FC content. And I received 1 million $BETR just for being an allocator--I have no idea how that works by the way, just seems like magic internet money to me! There were 200+ people who experienced similar experiences--that's positive sum. Lastly, I'd like to point out that all this came about for me because @toadyhawk.eth & the @betrmint community were kind to me in my ongoing support of the project. Then @niftytime.eth had a good conversation with me about my 'concerns' about micro tipping and how Tipn is seeking to address creating a vibrant tipping culture. And lastly, toady also joined that conversation and generously addressed one of my 'concerns.' I don't know if I will have an allocation for this next season. I've haven't used @replyfarcaster so it won't come from there. Obvioulsly my 2 szns of $BETR may give me something. We'll just wait and see. But either way, these 2 seasons are exactly why we are here on Farcaster experimenting and building. I was part of 200 Farcasters that experienced it. I wonder what it will be like when it's 2,000 or 200,000.
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——— The Leaderboard Isn’t Your Mirror ——— I’ve seen too many people spiral this week because of their Rewards score. They look at the chart, see the number slide down, and assume it means their content is bad. That they’re being ignored. That they aren’t good enough. It’s not true. The leaderboard is not a measure of your worth. It’s not a measure of your reach. It’s just a reflection of one thing: who happens to interact with your casts in a given week. And you cannot control that. ━━━━━✁┈┈┈┈┈┈ Here’s the blunt part: ✷ You could post something brilliant and if the “right” people don’t like, comment or recast it, it won’t score. ✷ Not everyone is considered equal. Some people’s interactions weigh more than others. ✷ You could post something mid and if a few whales hit it, it scores well. ✷ The algorithm doesn’t care about consistency, or effort, or intent. It cares about spam labels and engagement weightings you don’t get to see. So when you tie your self-worth to it, you’re letting a black box decide how you feel about yourself. That’s not healthy. ━━━━━✁┈┈┈┈┈┈ If your number went down this week, it doesn’t mean your content got worse. It just means the dice rolled differently. What actually matters: - Are you making things you’re proud of? - Are you finding your people here? - Are you having conversations that feel good? Because the leaderboard won’t hug you when you’re burned out. ━━━━━✁┈┈┈┈┈┈ So if you need permission: stop staring at it. Go reply to a friend. Share something you love. Post something weird that makes you laugh. Your score is temporary. Your presence is not.
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The best skincare ingredients don’t come in $150 in a frosted glass bottle; they come in a plain $15 giant blue tub. It’s not sexy. No one’s flexing it in a shelfie. You’ve probably walked by it at CVS 25 times, and I ignored it, but that plain blue tub of CeraVe Moisturizing Cream is one of the most effective products you can put on your face. Your skin barrier is built like a wall: skin cells are the bricks, and ceramides are the mortar. Without enough mortar, the wall crumbles. Water leaks out, irritants get in, and sometimes the wall is so damaged that it leaks oil to try to repair itself. CeraVe is loaded with ceramides your skin recognizes and uses to repair its barrier. It doesn’t feel luxurious, but it quietly does the work that $150 serums can’t. It’s wonderful applied thick at night but may feel too heavy during the day unless you scale back. It’s also economical enough to use as a full-body moisturizer, and your skin will thank you!
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