The Creative Shift by Dan Blank

The Creative Shift by Dan Blank

What if you gave up social media?

On ignoring the online drama, algorithms, and AI to find an authentic path forward

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Dan Blank
Oct 10, 2025
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My days are spent with writers, and today I want to talk frankly about the sense of overwhelm they often tell me about. Where they go online and are triggered by all of the feeds and all of the drama. Where they feel out of control because of algorithms. Where AI slop is being integrated into everything.

How can you — a writer or creator — find a simple…

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