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