2026-07-26 23:37 UTC
Stop trying to build for "the algorithm."
Stop trying to scale to a million faceless users.
If you want to make something people actually give a shit about, shrink your target audience to a single person you know.
5 rules for creating work that leaves a mark:
https://www.joanwestenberg.com/p/how-to-make-something-people-actually
Replies (4)
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@mwl@io.mwl.io 2026-07-26 23:42
@Daojoan@mastodon.social The advice I keep giving people? "Never chase the algorithm. Only chase your heart." So many folks have trouble with that.
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@kennuminati@mastodon.social 2026-07-26 23:54
@Daojoan@mastodon.social This was personally very timely. Thank you. 😊
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@knowprose@mastodon.social 2026-07-27 00:03
@Daojoan@mastodon.social genuinely good advice.
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@ambientspace@cloudisland.nz 2026-07-27 05:17
@Daojoan@mastodon.social I follow this practice and feel this deeply. I also think that what I’ve made has excited exactly one person to tell me they “thought it was pretty cool.” I made it for love, because it was hard, and I’ve been continuously working on it in my spare time for nearly two years. It has been very satisfying for my soul to do.