We must try writing timeless content, try to write content that may still be read by people even after we are dead. People still quote the great philosophers of antiquity today because his ideas have timeless value, even though he’s been dead for about 2300 years.
Think about how your work might influence future generations.
Think about how your work might influence future generations.
Try to ignore fads and current events in your writing. Wars, natural disasters, and corrupt politicians are recurring events or themes. There are plenty of others who are compelled to write about those things, so I’ll leave that coverage to them.
Ask yourself the content you’re creating today still be providing real value in the year 2020? 2200? 3000?
Writing for future generations helps to cut through the fluff and stay focused on the core of the message.
As long as there are people in the world there will be the opportunity for share and contribute our knowledge, so there’s a chance that at least some of what I’m creating today will still have relevance. if we can write something that will be relevant to future generations, then it will certainly be relevant and meaningful today.
In terms of traffic building, timeless content connects with people at a deeper level than time-bound content. The latter is meant to be forgotten, while the former is meant to be remembered. We forget yesterday’s news, but we remember those things that have meaning to us. So I strive to write about meanings instead of happenings.
Even though we’re conditioned to believe that news and current events are important, in the grand scheme of things, most of what’s covered by the media is trivial and irrelevant. Very little of today’s news will even be remembered next week, let alone a hundred years from now. Certainly some events are important, but at least 99% of what the media covers is
irrelevant fluff when viewed against the backdrop of human history.Ignore the fluff, and focus on building something with the potential to endure. Writes for future generations
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