Everyone of us, and not only bloggers, get inspired of something everyday. And, that is what results in our actions. Only originality we have is the consistency of our taste./ choice.
]]>Great idea, Hayami! I feel like hundreds of years ago, I used to see people doing this on their blogs…not so much anymore, sadly!
]]>“Trying to reinvent the wheel is hard, thankless, and often unfruitful work. But building on an idea or viewpoint can give you so much content.”
Exactly! No one sets out to reinvent the wheel… they usually set out to improve it or better the design!
]]>That piece is STUNNING, Julia! I’m so glad you shared it (and in case others miss the embedded link you posted: http://hollylisle.com/how-to-legally-and-ethically-steal-ideas/)
“And, then, even your favorite things aren’t completely perfect. Maybe, now that you think about it, you really would’ve done something a little different with Post A. Maybe you would’ve expanded this part of it, and had less of that. You would’ve linked to this story, too, which relates to one part of it. Before you know it, you really do have something original.”
Thank you for also taking it one step further– how it can inspire us to create more work. That’s great for building up our own links, driving more traffic to our posts, and overall helping our sites grow.
]]>“It’s very much the same way you start a research paper, is by making sure it’s relevant and refreshing and new in the field that you want to publish in.”
Yes! That’s a great, great comparison!
]]>Post A by Blogger Z is one of your favorite blog posts ever? Great! Why? What is it that you find so great about it? What is it that you wish you could do as well as Blogger Z did in that post? Find the one kernel that you really love more than anything else about this post, and work with that.
And, then, even your favorite things aren’t completely perfect. Maybe, now that you think about it, you really would’ve done something a little different with Post A. Maybe you would’ve expanded this part of it, and had less of that. You would’ve linked to this story, too, which relates to one part of it. Before you know it, you really do have something original.
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