How to Find Topics That Grow on note | Ways of Thinking to Never Run Out of Ideas
It's not that I don't have anything to write about. But I don't know what to write to get growth...
Are you struggling with that kind of problem?
Every day I open note, think of a title, and then stop. Even when I put effort into writing, neither likes nor followers increase as I'd hoped. I myself have experienced that exact state many times.
However, after changing to a certain way of thinking, running out of ideas has almost disappeared. In fact, it has changed to a state where I have too much to write and can't keep up.
In this article, I will specifically explain how to find topics that grow on note and a way of thinking that ensures you never run out of ideas.
How can I get read?
What should I write to provide value?
I will share how to draw the answers to those questions out from within yourself.
The cause of lack of growth is not a lack of ideas, but a lack of perspective
Many people feel they have no ideas, but that is actually not the case.
The real problem is that your perspective is fixed.
For example,
Daily events
Past experiences
Failure stories
These are all excellent topics. However, if you treat them as just events, they don't become articles.
Just changing your perspective makes them into topics
Even for the same event,
Why it happened
How you felt
What you learned
Just by digging deep into these three things, it turns into content that is valuable to the reader.
In my case, when I wrote about my experience of failing in an investment, not as a mere complaint, but in the form of:
Why did I make the wrong decision?
What was my psychological state?
How would I think about it now?
The response changed significantly.
In other words, ideas are not things to be found, but things to be dug up.
If you work backward from the reader's problems, topics are infinite
The next important thing is to think not from "what you want to write," but from what the reader wants to know.
Worries = The strongest theme
For example,
・I have no money
・I can't keep up with a side hustle
・I'm worried about my health
These are worries that many people share.
What is important here is, "Have you experienced the same worry yourself?"
Combine it with your own experience
For example,
if the theme is "I can't keep up with a side hustle,"
・Why couldn't I keep it up?
・Where did I give up?
・How did I overcome it?
By telling this as your own experience, it becomes a realistic and persuasive article.
Adding numbers makes it even stronger.
Example:
・I gave up in 3 days
・I earned 0 yen in one month
・I reached 10,000 yen per month after half a year
By adding specificity like this, readers feel, "I could do this too."
Topics that grow are at the intersection of search and empathy
Topics that grow on note have common points.
That is, they satisfy both search and empathy.
Topics that are searched for
・Side hustles
・Saving money
・Health
・Human relationships
These are keywords that are easily searched.
Topics that evoke empathy
On the other hand,
・Failure stories
・Regrets
・Loneliness
・Anxiety
These kinds of emotions create empathy.
Combining both
For example,
'Side hustle' x 'Failure'
'Saving money' x 'Reasons why it doesn't last'
'Health' x 'Personal experience with gout'
By combining them in this way, you create an article that is 'searched for + empathized with'.
For me personally, the article I wrote about my 'experience with gout' received an overwhelmingly better response than articles that were just about information.
This is because readers are looking for more than just information; they are looking for real stories.
Habits of people who never run out of ideas
Finally, I will introduce a simple habit practiced by people who never struggle to find topics.
Thinking that turns daily life into content
The point is to always ask yourself, 'Could this be an article?'
For example,
・Something that felt off at a convenience store
・Things noticed during conversations with people
・Past regrets
Just by taking notes of these on the spot, your idea notebook will keep growing.
The 3-ideas-a-day rule
I recommend coming up with 3 ideas a day. It doesn't have to be perfect.
・Just a title draft
・Just keywords
・A one-line note
This is enough.
3 ideas a day x 30 days = 90 ideas
With this many, you will never run out of topics.
Since I started using this method, the time I spend worrying about 'what to write' has become almost zero.
Summary | Ideas are not outside, they are within you
Topics that grow on note do not require special talent or knowledge.
What is important is:
・Changing your perspective
・Thinking from the reader's problems
・Combining searchability with empathy
・Accumulating daily life as material
It is this accumulation.
It's not that you don't have ideas; you just haven't noticed them yet.
Your past experiences are exactly what will become valuable to someone else.
Thank you so much for reading until the end. I sincerely hope that the words within you will one day become a salvation for someone. If you'd like, I would be happy if you could support me with a 'like' or a follow.
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