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Use Gap Reading to Beef Up Your Knowledge Base — Quick Writing Tip

Use Gap Reading to Beef Up Your Knowledge Base — Quick Writing Tip

by Foster | Writing Tips

The single most important key to writing more, and writing better, is simply to get your bottom in the chair, belly-up to the keyboard, and actually write. Do it a lot, even if you don’t have much time per session. Eventually, all of those minutes and hours will turn...
Learn to Make Quick Writing Decisions — Quick Writing Tip

Learn to Make Quick Writing Decisions — Quick Writing Tip

by Foster | Writing Tips

Life is full of decisions, and they can eat you up if you let them. Where should we eat for dinner? Should I apply for that job on the west coast or not? What color socks should I wear with my new shorts? Many times we get caught up quibbling with ourselves over...
The Pareto Principle for Super Productive Writing — Quick Writing Tip

The Pareto Principle for Super Productive Writing — Quick Writing Tip

by Foster | Writing Tips

You might be familiar with the Pareto Principle, named after Vilfredo Pareto and which basically says, “Eighty percent of your results will come from just 20% of your effort.” In other words, about four out of five things that you do — or four out of five hours you...
Try Early-Bird Writing to Conquer the World — Quick Writing Tip

Try Early-Bird Writing to Conquer the World — Quick Writing Tip

by Foster | Writing Tips

No matter how enthusiastic you are about your career, you can’t work all the time or your health and personal relationships suffer. That’s why we have weekends and hobbies. But what happens when your hobby starts to take over all your free time and causing you stress?...
Try Early-Bird Writing to Conquer the World — Quick Writing Tip

Try Early-Bird Writing to Conquer the World — Quick Writing Tip

by Foster | Writing Tips

Little kids the world over and from time immemorial have been graced with the wise advice of their elders. When it comes to getting ahead in life, the counsel usually goes something like: “The early bird gets the worm!”. It’s trite and overused and...
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