Hello! I would like
[2023-03-15 02:13:42 PM] : Hello! I would like to get your thoughts:
1. How much time do you spend on one thread? Some threads can have 50+ comments, but most practice lessons focus on spending 10-15 minutes collecting notes. Are you looking at all the responses before moving on? Is it the goal to get through as many threads as to see patterns and build on them over time?
2. I'm curious if anyone has had a career doing a number of things, and now choosing an audience is a bit of a challenge. I've done a number of roles in communications, web dev, marketing, fundraising, business advisory, accessibility, and AI, in the last year, and I could go on! AI & accessibility is what I'm known for. My current area of focus doesn't bring enough watering holes. I attempted to start with an audience in the HR/DEI space with a focus on accessibility, but the content is very much centred around compliance. I don't have the expertise to write ebombs without research on this. I'm either not seeing enough watering holes or unfamiliar topics. I want to change, but I am stuck. What would you suggest?
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[2023-03-15 05:02:52 PM] : great q's!
1. there isn't really a right/wrong answer to "how much time" but as you pointed out, it can be useful to timebox yourself so you don't get lost or wear yourself out.
if a thread is good, there isn't really a good reason to bail from it just because the timer is up. at the same time, if a thread isn't very good, you can confidently move on to another thread.
the key to safari isn't any one thread, but the overall practice of seeking and synthesizing information in this way!
2. how "complete" of a chance are you looking for and how set on that are you? smaller adjustments are more common and tend to feel less like "changing" and more like exploring.
rather than changing completely (e.g. a totally different direction), it sounds like you could try zooming in/out a level. for example, I wonder if you could brainstorm some keywords that aren't_ compliance centric for HR/DEI watering holes, so you can see what's there other than the compliance stuff.
another path would be to look for discussions around more specific roles in HR/DEI, OR go the other way and look for people who don't have formal HR/DEI roles but are talking about/asking questions about those keywords and themes.
overall the best way to look at this is that audiences aren't really perfectly shaped buckets like we sometimes think of them, but rather somewhat messy collections of people with a common goal or trying to figure something out, and the audience you can serve exists as a part of that larger context. does that make sense or help clarify for you?
[2023-03-17 08:37:02 AM] : It's taking me a while to reply while traveling. Yes! This helps. I think the goal should be to explore more, and see what I can come up with. Thanks for the detailed response!
[2023-03-17 08:45:11 AM] : Very welcome