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!