I think most people are motivated by prestige to a significant degree, and they can produce valuable content anyway.
My advice for writing good posts in the future would be: if you have something to say,[1] write it down as simply as possible. One sentence. At most two. Once you have that, you can make it longer to communicate it. (And then proofread for grammar.) But if you can’t write it as 1-2 sentences, the reason is probably that you don’t really know what you’re saying, and then you shouldn’t publish the result.
Also, maybe you don’t have anything to say! The universe isn’t fair, you’re not just going to have insights when you would like to write. That’s not how it works. You need to actually start with an insight.
I think most people are motivated by prestige to a significant degree, and they can produce valuable content anyway.
My advice for writing good posts in the future would be: if you have something to say,[1] write it down as simply as possible. One sentence. At most two. Once you have that, you can make it longer to communicate it. (And then proofread for grammar.) But if you can’t write it as 1-2 sentences, the reason is probably that you don’t really know what you’re saying, and then you shouldn’t publish the result.
Also, maybe you don’t have anything to say! The universe isn’t fair, you’re not just going to have insights when you would like to write. That’s not how it works. You need to actually start with an insight.
Thanks Refael!