You already have
something to share.
The blank page is the only hard part, and it's not as blank as it feels. Here's how to find your ten minutes without stress.
First, lower the bar
Read these before you panic
"It has to be impressive."
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It has to be honest. That's the only bar.
"I have to have made something."
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Sharing something you love counts, fully.
"It needs to be finished."
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Bad first drafts and half-ideas are welcome.
"I'll be judged."
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You choose whether anyone reacts at all.
"Ten minutes is a lot to fill."
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Ten is the ceiling, not the floor. Two is fine.
"I'm just not a creative person."
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Everyone makes, loves, and finds things. That's all this asks.
The trick
Three drawers to pull from
Don't try to invent something. Just open one of these three drawers and grab what's already in there.
Made
Something you made
Anything you had a hand in creating. Polish optional. The story of making it counts too.
Loved
Something you love
A thing someone else made that moved you. Bring it and say why it got you.
Found
Something you found
A rabbit hole, a fact, a place, a video. The stuff you'd text a friend about.
Made
Something you made
- A sketch, doodle, painting, or photo you took
- A song, beat, or a cover you recorded on your phone
- A poem, a paragraph, a journal entry, a bad first draft
- A recipe you invented or a dish you'll bring to the table
- Something you built, fixed, welded, sewed, or 3D-printed
- A spreadsheet, a system, or a side project you're weirdly proud of
- A playlist you sequenced with intention
- A garden bed, a room you redid, a woodworking piece
- Slides from a talk, a pitch, or a thing you presented at work
- A kid's drawing you helped with (families count double here)
Loved
Something you love
- A song, played out loud, with 60 seconds on why it wrecks you
- A poem or a passage from a book, read aloud
- A two-minute movie or show scene you can't stop thinking about
- An artist, photographer, or maker whose work you'd show off
- A comedian's bit, a monologue, a piece of standup
- A painting, a building, a piece of design
- A gadget, tool, or piece of gear that changed your day
- A YouTube channel or video essay you've rewatched
- An album, and the story of when it mattered to you
- A recipe from someone else that you've made ten times
Found
Something you found
- A rabbit hole you fell down at 1am
- A fact that reorganized how you see something
- A place you discovered — a trail, a diner, a corner of the city
- A photo you took that says more than you expected
- A life hack or a small trick that actually works
- A map, a chart, or a stat that's stranger than fiction
- A meme or clip that made you laugh until it hurt
- A question you can't answer and want to hand to the group
- A skill you're learning and can demo badly on the spot
- A story from your own life you've never told this group
Still stuck?
Answer one of these
Pick the first one that makes you go "oh, actually…" — that's your ten minutes.
What have you texted a friend "you HAVE to see this" about?
What did you make as a kid that you loved?
What's open in a browser tab you haven't closed?
What would you happily give a 10-minute rant about?
What's a skill you're bad at but enjoying?
What's the last thing that genuinely surprised you?
What's a small thing you're proud of that never comes up?
What song would you play if the room went quiet?
The only real rule: bring something you actually care about, even a little. Ten sincere minutes about a weird hobby beats a polished performance about nothing. The group isn't there to grade you. They're there to meet the part of you that lights up.