The World's Most Important Educational Skill

Hi friend

This week I want to let you in on a secret

Why I write

Writing is often misunderstood as a 'boring' activity. Contrary to that belief however, the most successful people you know would have had writing as a keystone habit. Politicians, comedians, financial experts - the examples are endless!

That's great and what not! but why should I write?

Writing as a skill

You consume a lot of content. Every. Single. Day.

Chances are you forget most of it. Why spend hours on something and remember nothing? Quite a pain if you ask me.

Those programming classes on Udemy, those calculus lectures on YouTube or heck, even that recipe of your favourite pasta, you saw it for a reason - to learn something.

And to learn something, writing is a keystone habit.

Writing helps:

1. Structure your thoughts

2. Pay more attention to the topic at hand

3. Digest what you consume in a language that makes sense

4. Remember great ideas and conversations

Whether you want to learn better, share your ideas with the world or have a repository of lessons learned, starting to write will be a solid foundation.

Want to understand a concept? Write. Even better, share it with a friend.

Want to build an online presence? Write.

Want to calm your mind? Write.Want to deconstruct an idea you have? Write.Want to give a speech? Write.

It's the solution to most things.

For you to get started, I'm leaving you with a resource that enabled me to start writing. It will help you too (if you take action).

(I've also summarised it below to give you the key takeaways. See? I'm writing about writing to help you pay more attention to the idea and be more actionable.)

1. Morning Pages: Ease into writing. Write a few lines every morning to ease anxiety.

2. Two crappy pages a day: Brain vomit. It can be anything worthless but that's the cadence

3. Edit the crappy pages: Writing is rewriting. Revising what was written (preferably after a time gap)

4. Get friends to give feedback (for professional writing): Ask friends, colleagues, to review your written (google docs) and give feedback

   1. What they didn't like

   2. What they liked

   3. What they found confusing

I did this with a couple of friends recently to criticize an important piece I had to submit. I had at least 23 rectifications.

It may seem painful but feedback to improve your writing = higher chance of success with what your intention is

I hope you found this helpful because writing is truly making a difference in my life.

Hit reply if you found this beneficial. That would help understand you better.

Until next time,

Cheers!