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A fact, whether you choose to accept it or not, is that nothing is original. Sometime in your life, you’ll come to the conclusion that “it’s all been done before.” The thing is, that once you realize it, it’s no longer something to fear, it’s something to embrace. The idea first came to me professionally when Upworthy (and other low quality clickbait nonsense) was king and I stumbled upon the term ‘content shock,’ attributed to Mark Schafer. Content Shock, Imposter Syndrome, and How an 80s Rap Song Reminded Me to Push the Story Forward It took me time to go through the stages of grief that my budding career in content marketing was over before it began, and that as the supply ...