A Practical Guide For Writing More In Less Time (I Followed This Strategy To 10X My Output)
How I’m able to hit “publish” every day.
I used to take around a week to craft the “perfect” article.
After more than a year of consistently publishing online, I figured out the biggest mistake I make — doing everything all at once. This means writing, researching, and editing all at the same time. I go from one tab to another, add a new idea to an existing section, edit a typo and forget what I was thinking, etc.
Luckily, I discovered how to block tasks:
Research
I do my research throughout the day.
Everything I consume is part of my idea generation process so I have to be intentional about what I read, listen to, or surround myself with.
I keep a list of ideas (that I turn into headlines later) on my iPhone.
Outline
Before I sleep at night, I try to pick one idea that I’ll work on the next morning.
Then, as fast as I could, I’ll write down a crappy headline and the main ideas (based on my research or my own perspective).
This way, I already know how the piece “flows” and I know where all the related…