Dickie Bush - How to build a writing habit in 30 days

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Episode details

👉🏼 About the Guest:

Dickie Bush is the founder of the writing-centered cohort-based course, Ship 30 for 30 (5600+ students) and Typeshare (30K+ MRR), after life as a portfolio manager. He provides writing frameworks at Digital Writing Compass, as well as providing guidance to over 300K+ Twitter followers.

👉🏼 About the Host:

Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generates $30k ARR which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-changing startups like Product Hunt and On Deck, where he helped build and nurture communities. He also grew his audience on Twitter from 200 to 20,000 using give-first principles and creating high-value content. Currently, he is the Head of Community at Threado and runs a newsletter called Sharath's CliffNotes alongside hosting this podcast.

Timestamps:

0:40 | Intro to Dickie Bush
3:41 | What got Dickie Bush started on to writing
6:47 | Unconventional methods for writing
9:44 | Why a 30-day writing goal works best
11:58 | What was the intent behind starting Ship 30 for 30?
15:49 | How were the initial days of Ship 30 for 30 like?
18:18 | How does Dickie avoid imposter syndrome?
22:19 | Working a 9-5 as well as building a side-hustle
26:43 | Dickie Bush's vision board
30:00 | Key points to include across projects
32:34 | The beginnings of Typeshare and its journey to 30K+ MRR
35:23 | Dickie's methods to avoid procrastination
40:19 | 2022 habit journey: the bad habits given up and new ones begun
44:23 | Forming a small team for startups
47:40 | Pressure to be a social media influencer
50:54 | Rapid Fire 5: From favorite internet writer to the best blog post out there

👉🏼 Resources mentioned in the pod:

Shoutout.so
Ship 30 for 30
Typeshare
Digital Writing Compass
Start Writing Online
Build Once, Sell Twice
"6 Harsh Truths That Will Make You a Better Person", by Jason Pargin

👉🏼 Shoutouts to awesome people:

Maggie Bush
Jack Butcher
Nicolas Cole (Ship 30 for 30, 122.6K+ Twitter followers)
Sam Shore (Founder of Typeshare)
Derek Sivers (Author of “HOW TO LIVE: 27 conflicting answers and one weird conclusion”, 290K+ Twitter followers)
Daniel Bustamante (15K+ Twitter followers)

👉🏼 Where to find Dickie Bush: