SoloCreator #125: A New Era
Also, writing productivity, jobs that AI will kill soon, free stuff, Medium's AI policy, and the most cited quotes of all time
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Hi friends,
and welcome to all my lovely readers from Medium Masterminds, Fun Facts and Essays by Burk. As you know, I’ve merged those newsletters with this one, as the workload was getting out of hand. You will find all the good (and free) stuff inside the issues of SoloCreator going forward.
Thanks for staying with me, everybody!
Let’s dive into this one!
This quote made me chuckle (because it’s so true):
“The freelance writer is a man who is paid per piece or per word or perhaps.” — Robert Benchley
#1 Main Story:
Supercharge Your Writing Workflow with These 4 Productivity Hacks 2024
As a productivity enthusiast, I’m always looking for ways to maximize my time and efficiency, especially when it comes to my writing workflow on Medium, Substack, my newsletter, and my blog.
In 2024, with the increasing demands on my time and attention, it’s a no-brainer to have a streamlined process that allows me to focus on what matters most: creating the content I want to create.
Here’s how I deal with this:
#2 Essay:
5 High-Level Jobs That Will Be Replaced By AI In the Near Future
Over the last few years, artificial intelligence has gone from science fiction to reality.
And it’s only getting started.
AI computer systems can now see, hear, read, and learn in ways that seemed impossible not long ago.
While this new technology opens up amazing possibilities, it also means big changes for certain careers and professions.
Some much sooner than we might have guessed.
Here are five high-level jobs that will be heavily impacted by the rise of AI in the near future:
#3 Free content
Now, to the exciting stuff. I hinted at this a few times over the past couple of weeks in my newsletters, on Medium, via social media, and even on Gumroad*.
You’ll get ALL of my digital products (featured on Gumroad*) for free. Today, you’ll get my comprehensive movie tracker template “Moviebuff” which sells for $10 on Gumroad at no cost.
Just visit the page below (click the button), sign up with your email (for free, of course), and you’ll get the link to Moviebuff via email shortly after.
And stay with me, because this is just the beginning. The free stuff is going to keep coming your way in the future!
#4 Fun facts
These are the most cited quotes of all time
“To be or not to be, that is the question.” — William Shakespeare, Hamlet
“Cogito, ergo sum.” (I think, therefore I am.) — René Descartes
“The only thing constant is change.” — Heraclitus
“E pluribus unum.” (Out of many, one.) — Latin motto of the United States
“I have a dream.” — Martin Luther King Jr., I Have a Dream speech
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” — Theodore Parker
“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” — John F. Kennedy, inaugural address
“We shall never surrender.” — Winston Churchill, speech to the House of Commons, June 18, 1940
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” — Edmund Burke, A Letter from Mr. Burke to a Member of the National Assembly
“Give me liberty, or give me death!” — Patrick Henry, speech to the Second Virginia Convention, March 23, 1775
“All men are created equal.” — United States Declaration of Independence
“Love your neighbor as yourself.” — Bible, Matthew 22:39
#5 Freebie for writers
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#6 For my Medium friends
In case you haven’t heard, last week, Medium announced a new strong stance on AI-generated content.
In short, AI content is not allowed behind paywall anymore. Accounts that only publish AI content will be removed.
From May 1st onward, Medium will be checking and flagging AI content.
There’s a gray area for partly AI-written or AI-assisted content. For me, there also remain some question on how Medium is going to recognize AI-content (safely) and how much AI help is considered okay.
For the new AI content policy on Medium, check out this help article.
#7 Question for you
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Best,
You did a great job in combining the newsletters. I like this format.
Love the new format Burk! I think the links make it a win-win for both you and us.