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Trust Your Intuition to Avoid Paralysis by Analysis — Quick Writing Tip

Trust Your Intuition to Avoid Paralysis by Analysis — Quick Writing Tip

by Foster | Writing Tips

A lot of what passes for writing advice, and much of what I’ve written in this series, falls squarely into the category of planning. And that’s for good reason. You won’t get very far in life or in your writing career without a plan of some sort. And, unless your...
Optimize to Make the Best Techniques Better — Quick Writing Tip

Optimize to Make the Best Techniques Better — Quick Writing Tip

by Foster | Writing Tips

There is probably at least one area in life where you would consider yourself an expert. For example, hopefully, you see yourself as an expert in some aspect of your chosen career field. Maybe you’re really good at computer programming or project management or driving...
Write Something Insanely Bad to Overcome Perfectionism — Quick Writing Tip

Write Something Insanely Bad to Overcome Perfectionism — Quick Writing Tip

by Foster | Writing Tips

We all want to be the best we can be. I mean, no one sets out to mediocre, right? But that drive to be the best can lead us down the rabbit hole of perfectionism. Never Good Enough … for You Have you ever fiddled around with the ordering of words in a sentence...
Randomize Writing Priorities for Renewed Enthusiasm — Quick Writing Tip

Randomize Writing Priorities for Renewed Enthusiasm — Quick Writing Tip

by Foster | Writing Tips

Having a “To-Do” list is great and can be a boon to productivity if you nurture it. You have to prioritize, and then re-prioritize daily. You have to be ruthless in saying “No” to requests that have no business on your plate and in pruning your list when a task...
Avoid Context Switching to Boost Writing Productivity — Quick Writing Tip

Avoid Context Switching to Boost Writing Productivity — Quick Writing Tip

by Foster | Writing Tips

How many email messages to you receive in a day? Some estimates put the average number of emails at around 140 per day, per person. Some of those you can delete without ever opening, some of them you never open and just leave in your inbox (though you shouldn’t), some...
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