The Productivity Show

Be A Better Writer With Our 4-Step Process and Recommended Tools (TPS346)


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On the Asian Efficiency website, we have over 600 blog posts. That’s close to a million words that have been written and we didn’t even include all the newsletters, course materials, workbooks, and everything else we produce. We write a lot and in this episode, we’ll share how we get so much writing done. We share our 4-step writing process, which apps and tools we use, and tips to make you a better and more efficient writer.

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Cheat Sheet:
  • Top 3 productivity resources for this week. [2:19]
  • What is the “Brainstorming Phase”? [6:51]
  • How does Thanh approach the Brainstorming Phase? [10:06]
  • How Thanh does his research? [14:44]
  • Where does Thanh often find unexpected research? [16:00]
  • Does Brooks impose any limitations on his research? [19:31]
  • Does Thanh impose any limitations on his research? [20:35]
  • How does Brooks work on research introductions? [27:54]
  • Thanh’s Writing Tips [28:26]
  • What simple writing tool is often overlooked in the corporate world? [34:56]
  • Thanh’s Editing Tips [36:29]
  • Brooks’ Editing Tips [39:24]
  • What is the ONLY way to improve your writing? [40:42]
  • Action Steps You Can take to integrate today’s topic into your life. [41:20]
  • Links:
    • ExpressVPN
    • Grammarly
    • Book- Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing – Mignon Fogerty 
    • On Writing by Stephen King – “Kill Your Darlings”
    • Why Mindmapping is Better than Outlining, Except When it Isn’t (TPS131)
    • MindNode 
    • MindMeister
    • Brainstorm MindMap Example
    • Brainstorm MindMap Example, Result 
    • OneTab
    • Ulysses
    • Scrivener
    • TextExpander
    • TPS+
    • Quiz
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