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ReasonsMassive List PostsAre Useless
by Joel Harrison
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No one reads everypoint anyways
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Even if they did,basic psychology says
we only remember the firstand last points, rendering the
middle 47 points useless
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Large lists don't goin-depth
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They defeat thepurpose of a list: simplification of ideas
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People don’t have thetime to read it all
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They getbookmarked
but never returned to
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They get shared becausethey look valuable,but no one reads them
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They appearvalue rich, butaren't actionable
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You could havewritten 5 in-depth
articles instead
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They tend torepeat themselves
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They often say the same thing twice
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I can’t countpast my 10 fingers
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Did you really need to takeso many words to get
your point across?
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Didyou actually
think about whatyour audience wants?
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The points may contradict each other
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No they don’t
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Anyone can simplycompile other
people's ideas
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Just writea book if you
have so many ideas
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My thumb hurts fromthe scrolling on myphone whenyour list islong
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Put down your ego, large numbers don't mean you're better than me
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They often have filler points
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They canmeander more easily
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They're written for thewriter, not theaudience’sexperience
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People have already said mostof your points before anyways
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How could you possiblyhave a direct actionstep when there are
so many ideas
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It’s likegiving someone an
entire encyclopediaset and saying “this will
help solve your problems”
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See, even this list’s value is dwindlingnow…
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Maybe Ishould give up
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But have a made my point?
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“The mostvaluable of all talents isthat of never using two
words when one will do.”–Thomas Jefferson
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Just avoid massivelist posts!