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Introduction
Course intro (video, 3:06)
2
How to use the course (video, 3:16)
5
Course origin story (video, 3:31)
3
Your goals (video, 1:49)
Invitation: your goals
40
Opening remarks
You are already perfect (video, 5:15)
3
The anti-grinding principle (video, 3:43)
4
Invitation: grind, then don't
16
There are two genres (video, 3:47)
2
Invitation: the truth, and lies
6
Don't do your best (video, 3:19)
3
Invitation: do kind of a shitty job
10
Ideas
Start with the obvious (video, 3:45)
1
Invitation: document the obvious
8
Write ten bad ideas (video, 3:38)
1
Invitation: ten bad ideas
2
Approaching big subjects (video, 2:53)
1
Invitation: a big subject
3
Evaluating ideas (video, 3:08)
1
Invitation: evaluate your ideas
1
Generation
Write first drafts quickly (video, 3:39)
2
Invitation: write something quickly
3
Start from where you are (video, 3:07)
2
Invitation: start from where you are
4
First drafts are experiments (video, 4:09)
6
Invitation: write something to be discarded
2
Working with perfectionism (video, 3:40)
Invitation: scary writing assignment, part 1
2
Mindset
The art of mindset (video, 3:01)
Invitation: introspect
4
Understanding creative anxiety (video, 4:09)
2
Invitation: consider what makes you creatively anxious
The scrappy hero mindset (video, 2:57)
Invitation: become a scrappy hero
The beauty of the entertainer mindset (video, 4:47)
2
Invitation: think about the entertainer mindset
The conversationalist mindset (video, 3:42)
Invitation: scary writing assignment, part 2
1
Editing
No time at the editing desk is wasted (video, 3:42)
2
On defensive editing (video, 2:08)
1
Editing sideways (video, 2:24)
Try just deleting sentences
1
See if you should cut out the beginning
Understand the effort curve
Believe that you can rewrite it
How to kill your darlings
1
How to get better feedback
1
Invitation: scary writing assignment, part 3
Common Fears
What if my writing is unoriginal? (video, 2:49)
What if I sabotage myself? (video, 5:54)
Is it okay that I'm creating because I want people to like me? (video, 3:44)
1
What if I don't have a great knowledge management system? (video, 2:50)
What if I'm afraid of criticism? (video, 3:52)
1
Invitation: what if you're scared of something else?
Work and Non-Work
On daily writing habits (video, 4:10)
1
Invitation: look at your habits
Consider the power of social accountability (video, 4:45)
Invitation: try some social accountability
Remember to work, or not work (video, 3:38)
Invitation: don't work
Extracurricular writing, why do it (video, 2:11)
1
Invitation: delight somebody
Growth
What's 'better'? (video, 3:19)
Invitation: feel with the keyboard
2
Three kinds of stealing (video, 3:32)
1
Invitation: let yourself be influenced
1
Sometimes better is worse (video, 2:17)
1
Invitation: do a new thing, badly
Sometimes better is less (video, 2:18)
3
Invitation: phone it in
Concluding remarks
Maybe you're limiting yourself (video, 4:15)
1
Invitation: observe your limits
Include some chaos (video, 3:00)
Invitation: add some chaos
Follow the easy magic (video, 3:40)
1
Invitation: consider what's easy
3
Invitation: scary writing assignment, part 4
Conclusion, of a sort (video, 3:07)
One last parting note (video, 1:56)
Invitation: reflect
Bonus videos
Imagined audiences and the power of artistic restriction (video, 3:24)
The balance between improving and letting go (video, 4:10)
So you want to write a book (video, 3:31)
The courage to be disliked (video, 4:00)
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Hate Writing Less
Buy now
Learn more
Introduction
Course intro (video, 3:06)
2
How to use the course (video, 3:16)
5
Course origin story (video, 3:31)
3
Your goals (video, 1:49)
Invitation: your goals
40
Opening remarks
You are already perfect (video, 5:15)
3
The anti-grinding principle (video, 3:43)
4
Invitation: grind, then don't
16
There are two genres (video, 3:47)
2
Invitation: the truth, and lies
6
Don't do your best (video, 3:19)
3
Invitation: do kind of a shitty job
10
Ideas
Start with the obvious (video, 3:45)
1
Invitation: document the obvious
8
Write ten bad ideas (video, 3:38)
1
Invitation: ten bad ideas
2
Approaching big subjects (video, 2:53)
1
Invitation: a big subject
3
Evaluating ideas (video, 3:08)
1
Invitation: evaluate your ideas
1
Generation
Write first drafts quickly (video, 3:39)
2
Invitation: write something quickly
3
Start from where you are (video, 3:07)
2
Invitation: start from where you are
4
First drafts are experiments (video, 4:09)
6
Invitation: write something to be discarded
2
Working with perfectionism (video, 3:40)
Invitation: scary writing assignment, part 1
2
Mindset
The art of mindset (video, 3:01)
Invitation: introspect
4
Understanding creative anxiety (video, 4:09)
2
Invitation: consider what makes you creatively anxious
The scrappy hero mindset (video, 2:57)
Invitation: become a scrappy hero
The beauty of the entertainer mindset (video, 4:47)
2
Invitation: think about the entertainer mindset
The conversationalist mindset (video, 3:42)
Invitation: scary writing assignment, part 2
1
Editing
No time at the editing desk is wasted (video, 3:42)
2
On defensive editing (video, 2:08)
1
Editing sideways (video, 2:24)
Try just deleting sentences
1
See if you should cut out the beginning
Understand the effort curve
Believe that you can rewrite it
How to kill your darlings
1
How to get better feedback
1
Invitation: scary writing assignment, part 3
Common Fears
What if my writing is unoriginal? (video, 2:49)
What if I sabotage myself? (video, 5:54)
Is it okay that I'm creating because I want people to like me? (video, 3:44)
1
What if I don't have a great knowledge management system? (video, 2:50)
What if I'm afraid of criticism? (video, 3:52)
1
Invitation: what if you're scared of something else?
Work and Non-Work
On daily writing habits (video, 4:10)
1
Invitation: look at your habits
Consider the power of social accountability (video, 4:45)
Invitation: try some social accountability
Remember to work, or not work (video, 3:38)
Invitation: don't work
Extracurricular writing, why do it (video, 2:11)
1
Invitation: delight somebody
Growth
What's 'better'? (video, 3:19)
Invitation: feel with the keyboard
2
Three kinds of stealing (video, 3:32)
1
Invitation: let yourself be influenced
1
Sometimes better is worse (video, 2:17)
1
Invitation: do a new thing, badly
Sometimes better is less (video, 2:18)
3
Invitation: phone it in
Concluding remarks
Maybe you're limiting yourself (video, 4:15)
1
Invitation: observe your limits
Include some chaos (video, 3:00)
Invitation: add some chaos
Follow the easy magic (video, 3:40)
1
Invitation: consider what's easy
3
Invitation: scary writing assignment, part 4
Conclusion, of a sort (video, 3:07)
One last parting note (video, 1:56)
Invitation: reflect
Bonus videos
Imagined audiences and the power of artistic restriction (video, 3:24)
The balance between improving and letting go (video, 4:10)
So you want to write a book (video, 3:31)
The courage to be disliked (video, 4:00)