The first million words are the hardest.https://twitter.com/visakanv/status/1199206638458036224 …
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I am responsible for helping people write more effectively at work, and so sometimes I get asked "What is your *process* for writing?", and my answer is: "I can answer that, but you likely won't enjoy the answer or operationalize it, and I think it's probably not important."
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The right process for you is a process which gets you to write 250k words this year. It's almost inconceivable to have delta in a process which would make 250k words with Process A less successful than 25k words with Process B, but that level of difference in output is legion.
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"No really, what is your process." I mull a topic in my head for between one day and a few weeks, verbalize half-formed thoughts out loud (disturbing passerby and/or my wife), then one day get coffee, write like a man possessed for 6~12 hours, two editing passes, publish.
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"What, no, that couldn't possibly..." Look, I told you you weren't going to like the answer, but this is descriptively accurate for approximately 90% of my written output between 2k and 25k words, including the pieces with the best business results and which I like best.
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Replying to @patio11
Are the publicly shared pieces that you like the best the ones on your Greatest Hits page?
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Hmm... I should update that. It doesn’t include some recent pieces that were quite strong, and doesn’t (and likely won’t) include some writing that I’ve done at Stripe which I subjectively like quite a lot but which owing to factors probably not a good fit for inclusion.
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