imaginary audience perception
Inspired by Ruth's Blog analytics and me.
Many paragraphs brimming with conviction can get tossed aside for a few carefree sentences. Funny how internal superlatives can end up in your peloton instead of your breakaway. Interpretations can vary wildly between author and reader, let alone among readers themselves. Say I write one thing. You can take it leftfield. That is part of the beauty of synthesized writing. Yet, in steering into unsaid territory, you can happen upon all too familiar landmarks. Oh, how augmentative and connective exchange can be.
Despite how often I ponder such exchanges, how much thought do I give to imaginary audiences? An email from Alban reminded me of Perell's Become A Master Storyteller in 15 Minutes – Shaan Puri video. From 4:00 to 6:30, Shaan tells three stories following the same formula, which he summarizes right after:
Create a reaction out of the average person just in their bedroom or their desk. And I need to start with my target emotion and work backwards from that. Write the thing that will create that emotion.
Writing whatever suits my fancy got me here. I must be doing something right: guests jive with it enough to interact with me across multiple fronts. However, I'm at least thinking about how they can engage with me, like through plaintext email addresses and otherwise. Reducing friction for hard-to-get numbers unfurls my petals to receive more sunshine. In that vein, will what got me here get me where I want to go? For that matter, where do I want to go?
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