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10 Years of Writing Taught Me: Talent is the Most Useless Thing!

10 Years of Writing Taught Me: Talent is the Most Useless Thing!

10 years of writing taught me: talent is overrated. Build a writing process instead—it’s the key to lasting creativity.

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Meng Li
Apr 01, 2025
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Writing is something where some people peak right at the start.

Others write for ten years before daring to say they’ve just begun.

I’m the latter.

Over these ten years, I’ve written about technology, crafted writing tutorials, penned amusing short essays, and composed weighty long pieces.

I’ve repeatedly doubted my talent, wondering if I should’ve given up earlier.

But looking back, what truly kept me going wasn’t inspiration, nor skill, and certainly not talent—it was a process I kept refining.

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