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But all the good ideas are taken…

How to write when you don’t have anything to say

Ayesha Tariq
3 min readDec 30, 2021

The fear of being unoriginal is exactly why most of us hesitate to write.

What’s the first thing you do when you want to write something? You google the topic. And then you find there are hundreds of blog posts already written about this topic.

So you move on, and try to find another topic to write about. And again, you find another hundred articles on the same topic.

You can keep this up or you can give up thinking you have nothing to say.

Most of us just give up and so goes our dreams of ever becoming a writer. So why aren’t you a writer?

Because all the good ideas are already taken…

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Well, I’m here to tell you that most ideas were taken 400 years ago. Most of what we think or what we say are not completely unique but, then again they are.

Here are a few actionable steps that have helped me and can possibly help you.

A Different Spin

You’re probably thinking what can I add to a topic that’s already been written about… extensively. Well, maybe you can’t add anything but, you can put your spin on it.

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Ayesha Tariq
Ayesha Tariq

Written by Ayesha Tariq

Mother | Macro & Investment Strategist | Co-Founder, MacroVisor | Contributor on Bloomberg & Fox Business | Ex Corporate Banker

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