3 Lessons from Wordle on Making More Successful Creative Work

If you’ve spent any time on Twitter over the past couple of weeks, you’ve probably seen a near endless stream of cryptic posts like the one below, and thought to yourself, “What the hell is going on?”

What the hell is going on is a word game (wonderfully) called Wordle.

As if the name isn’t charming enough on its own, Wordle’s origin story is even better.

The game was developed by software developer Josh Wardle, who wanted to create a game that his crossword-loving partner would enjoy during lockdown.

While the game was initially released publicly released in November, over the past week, Wordle has proliferated across the internet, primarily through Twitter, to the point where hundreds of thousands of people are now playing it daily.

Including me.

I’m only a few days into my Wordle streak at this point (9/9 so far 🤞) but even with limited exposure, it’s clear that there’s a lot this simple word game can teach us as creators.

Before we dive into the lessons Wordle has to offer, however, let’s quickly cover how the game…