Use Zen To Create Awesome Web Content
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Art Gib
Doodlekit (http://www.doodlekit.com) provides a powerful and easy-to-use website builder. Create a personal webpage or a full-blown eCommerce site with ease and with virtually no technical knowledge needed. The author, Art Gib, is a freelance writer. By Art Gib
Published on 01/26/2010
Tap into your creative stream of consciousness. Use your zen time to create amazing thoughts and record and transcribe them for the best web content.
If you are seeking to take your website to a new level of professionalism, you will need to add new content. Coming up with new ideas for your site is why so many webmasters resort to subscribing to RSS feeds or re-posting other people's content. It can be difficult to stay on top of the trends and be constantly witty. Unless you are in the shower. Seriously, the shower is a place of zen mediation and calm.
Whether you practice the art of zen or not, the soothing rhythm of the water takes your brain to another place and you are able to connect with the creative side of your brain and release massive amounts of creative energy. This release is why so many people sing in the shower, the creative forces move right through them and are released in the form of song. Poets, authors and even content writers can discover amazing ideas with this state of mind.
Retaining these thoughts can be difficult unless you record yourself talking in the shower. Some people even find it useful to record their thought while driving. Driving can also become a state of zen meditation. I think this is why we go on autopilot so much, we just connect with that different part of our self.
Recording our thoughts vocally is only part of transforming our awesome creative thoughts into web content. While pod-casts are cool, most web content is still done through the medium of visual words. Besides, I don't think a podcast that includes shower noise in the background is really going to portray the professional image many of us want to project. It would need audio cleanup to remove it. Or you could try online transcription services. Online transcription services charge by the hour or by the minute. They can also transcribe medical notes, legal proceedings and other things you might need changed from an audio format into a visual format.
Transforming your thoughts can be as simple as expressing them aloud and then realizing what you were talking about. A great idea might sound stupid in your head but be completely amazing when it is expressed. I was reading something aloud that I had written the other day and it moved my audience. Likewise, something I thought was silly aloud looked fantastic on paper. Poetry readings can be a let down, but they can also demonstrate the power of written and spoken words. Don't let your thoughts die unexpressed. Fabulous web content is waiting to be written.
Whether you practice the art of zen or not, the soothing rhythm of the water takes your brain to another place and you are able to connect with the creative side of your brain and release massive amounts of creative energy. This release is why so many people sing in the shower, the creative forces move right through them and are released in the form of song. Poets, authors and even content writers can discover amazing ideas with this state of mind.
Retaining these thoughts can be difficult unless you record yourself talking in the shower. Some people even find it useful to record their thought while driving. Driving can also become a state of zen meditation. I think this is why we go on autopilot so much, we just connect with that different part of our self.
Recording our thoughts vocally is only part of transforming our awesome creative thoughts into web content. While pod-casts are cool, most web content is still done through the medium of visual words. Besides, I don't think a podcast that includes shower noise in the background is really going to portray the professional image many of us want to project. It would need audio cleanup to remove it. Or you could try online transcription services. Online transcription services charge by the hour or by the minute. They can also transcribe medical notes, legal proceedings and other things you might need changed from an audio format into a visual format.
Transforming your thoughts can be as simple as expressing them aloud and then realizing what you were talking about. A great idea might sound stupid in your head but be completely amazing when it is expressed. I was reading something aloud that I had written the other day and it moved my audience. Likewise, something I thought was silly aloud looked fantastic on paper. Poetry readings can be a let down, but they can also demonstrate the power of written and spoken words. Don't let your thoughts die unexpressed. Fabulous web content is waiting to be written.