From Scribbles to Shelf: How Daily Sharing Builds Lasting Work
Inspired by Austin Kleon's Show Your Work, this piece is a reminder: you don't need a masterpiece to begin — share the messy, honest process.
Most of the Artists and Builders have this natural tendency of working in solitary and then create a masterpiece and expect an overnight huge audience. But that does not work that way.
Nothing is overnight its the small small steps that looks like a huge step in the end.
So even if you are not an Einstein that most of us aren't we still can build an audience for our work. In the end we are humans and we like to connect to feel relatable.
More than the product its the process that matters. Its the countless strike through, the tearing off pages, the tireless nights and the learnings associated that would make people more connected.
Sharing failures, experiments, and rough drafts invites others into the journey and makes your work more human.
Start small, be consistent, and let the accumulation speak louder than any single viral moment.
Going a bit further on the above context, there is something called a stock and flow.
Stock is something that's going to stay relevant in the long run, example a book while flow is bits and pieces of thoughts and learning snippets that you come across while creating your stock.
Flow is similar to your SIP. You invest in every single day, every single month. It builds over time. And at some point it becomes too large and the return exceeds the overall principle that's the stock.
While you create an audience for yourself, don't try to do stuff that you think would go viral but do something that excites you. You will be criticized, take those punches. Do more stuff that would trigger more punches. Build quality audience who really really connects with your work.
Start small, be curious, take punches and make the work visible — the rest follows.
Most importantly "Keep moving , Never stop and if you are comfortable with what you are doing now. Start something new, stay out of your comfort zone."
