FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQS)

What are the Learning methodologies at TEXTBOOK?

TEXTBOOK compiles and helps you apply all the innovative, conscious, and mindful learning methods, such as Carol Dweck’s Growth Mindset, James Clear’s Atomic Habits, Barbara Oakley’s Learning to Learn, Jay Shetty’s Monk Mind, and Austin Kleon’s Steal like an Artist, and Amy Walsh’s Visionary Syndicate... The courses are designed to accommodate you if English is your second language.

Learn how to write! Learn how to be creative!

Systems, methods, and tools that help you thrive. Courses for aspiring writers, content creators, creatives, and conscious changemakers, who want to share their expertise. You will discover who you are as a writer and a creator.

Why do people want to write?

Some of you want to contribute to helping make the world a better place using your talents and gifts.
Some of you dream of making an impact through writing and media.
Some of you love to read and therefore you would love to write something wonderful too.
Some of you need a compelling website
Some of you need to write well in a professional setting
Some of you want to make a living as writers

How to overcome Writer’s block?

Knowing the various mental blocks writers and creatives face and how to counter them is key. There are many mental blocks. Action is antedote. Are you a non-writer, who dreams of writing? Admit it then do the work. Can you give up something to make time to write?

How do you find your voice as a writer?

Knowing who you are is crucial and underpins the decisions you make. Being honest and transparent is key. How you identify is important. Knowing the cultural space you are in is key. Perhaps, you are an entrepreneur, educator, researcher, IT professional, or graphic designer. Are you a recent graduate who wants to reach great heights or a researcher who wants to explore your creative side? Maybe you are a creative, activist, introvert, wallflower, gothic, minimalist, hippy, rebel with a cause, dreamer, and changemaker.

Each creative manifestation will depend on you, your culture, and your history. As a writer, figuring out your message to the world is fundamental. Here you will discover who you are. Your identity. Creating a practice that makes you happy is where we start. Prosperity is a byproduct. Accomplishment is a byproduct. TEXTBOOK helps you do the work. To achieve your goals

Are you too old to write?

It is never too late or too early to learn to write, blog, create, and express yourself with ease, ethics, and joy. Creativity starts with you. Writing starts with words, then sentences, then paragraphs, and then you fly. It starts with a sketch. It starts with an experiment. You repeat and repeat. Your portfolio is the result. So, sharpen your pencils, get your creative gear on, and pull out your notebooks and sketchbooks. You can do it.

Learn the Writing Process, Creative Process, Design Principles, Branding, Website Structure, PR, Media and Publishing, AI for Writers

Will AI take jobs?

AI will democratize writing. But you need to learn to use it and learn how to make AI work for you.

In the Age of AI, you still need to know the essentials of good writing and certainly good editing. You need to figure out your voice, your who, what, where, when, and why.

Bonus: Have you heard of Writer’s Wall? It’s an all-encompassing term for all the fears writers have. It is for you if you suffer from writer’s block, imposter syndrome, fear of failure, fear of success, self-doubt, and other forms of creative resistance. You will work on exercises to help you push through them.

Stop saying you don’t have time.
Stop saying you’re not good enough.
Stop saying you chose the wrong career.
Write every day
Do a bit of the dream every day
Get an accountability system or partner