Using Prompts and Constraints to Inspire Creativity with Herbert Lui

Have you ever used prompts or constraints to inspire your creativity?

Herbert Lui is a well-known freelancer. He’s written for top publications like Lifehacker and Fast Company, and I also know him as the guy who introduced me to the Zettelkasten method, which changed how I research and write books.

Herbert also runs his own business, helping companies set up blogs and build a name online.

In this episode, I ask Herbert what it’s like to write for companies like Lifehacker and Fast Company and how new writers can get gigs writing for publications like these. He also explains why quantity should be your number one priority as a creative and how to balance quantity with quality.

I also ask Herbert to tell me more about his new book, There Is No Right Way to Do This.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What Herbert's latest book is about
• Tips for starting writing again
• The types of constraints that authors use
• Using the three-act structure when writing a book
• How a new writer can start writing for big publications

Resources

• Oblique Strategies
• Figma
• Zettelkasten Method
• Notion
• Day One
• Roam Research
• Herbert Lui
• Herbert Lui on Medium
• Wonder Shuttle

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