I want to let you in on a couple of pretty obvious yet really helpful productivity methods that can help you produce your content quicker and easier!
Don't edit yourself too soon!
I regularly compose, record and mix my own music. I've produced podcasts and I regularly write articles and copy for blog posts etc. The point being that one of the BEST lessons I've learned that applies to all of these formats is to never edit myself as I go along.
Editing while you write is one of the best ways to land yourself with a serious case of writer's block.
The words you put on paper, the words you record or the instruments you capture don't have to be perfect, clear or grammatically correct from the start.
Don't allow the censor in you to interfere with the expressive part. Allow the expressive part to get all the raw ideas down any which way in your first draft.
Then unleash the censor in you to bring all of those ideas together in a coherent and structured way.
Don't worry about accuracy during the writing/draft process.
If you don't know a model number, barcode, statistic or other specific fact DON'T get distracted from your project to go look it up. If you're on a roll, in the groove - whatever - just keep writing or recording and leave an empty space. That way you won't interrupt your train of thought.
Get started - No matter what!
Simply getting started on a project can be a challenge in itself. Struggling to get those creative juices flowing? This tip will help!
This is a well known technique among writers and though it does sound a little ridiculous - it really works.
If you sit down to write a just cannot get started with any good ideas - you just start to write "I don't know what to write, I don't know what to write - I know how it sounds but it really won't take long before your brain unclogs and you're able to write something more helpful and descriptive.
Don't let other people see or hear your content while it's rough!
I would seriously recommend that you get your content down on paper, recorded or whatever and edited at least once before sharing it with anyone else. No mater how thick skinned you are, chances are the slightest criticism or joke about your work in progress could mean you change it for the worse... or even abandon it completely.
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