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Addy Osmani

Hey Lauro!

  1. Start with a short bullet-list of the main points to convey.

  2. Check if anyone has already written an article on this topic. Is it recent? Comprehensive?

  3. If there's still value in writing, use the bullets as headings and try to write out a few paragraphs around each of them. Link to related articles so folks can dive in deeper to the topic if they like.

  4. Share an early draft with a friend or colleague. It's easy to spend weeks on a write-up only to realize too late that it's not easy for others to digest. Getting feedback early on can help validate where you're at or give you a chance to quickly course correct.

  5. Iterate. If you find you're writing something long, make it very easy for casual readers to still get the main points from a quick read. This might mean bolding certain lines or using a tl;dr at the top of the article.

  6. Publish.

  7. Relax. Hopefully :)