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A 3-Step System for Writing Every Day

How to stop overthinking and start writing more.

Benjamin Watkins
2 min readJan 9, 2023
Photo by Yannick Pulver on Unsplash

Writing every day is about having the right mindset:

  • I can write from anywhere
  • I can write when I don’t feel like it
  • I can write with the knowledge I have

Positive mindsets make it easier to write. But you also need to focus on creating a system.

Here’s my 3-step system for writing every day.

1. Choose 3 of your favorite topics and frameworks

Staring at a blank page is the worst.

To avoid that, I start with my favorite categories: writing, copywriting, and marketing. Now I dig deeper. I need to find a topic around these categories.

This is where frameworks help. For example, How to achieve this benefit without this pain point. That becomes, How to write clearly without overthinking it.

Now you have a working title.

2. Set a timer for 1 hour and write

The next step is to set a timer.

You need constraints to write. Put your phone in another room. Put your headphones on. Set a timer.

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Benjamin Watkins
Benjamin Watkins

Written by Benjamin Watkins

Founder of ThisIsCopy.com | Health Tech Copywriter | Copywriting examples at https://laviebenrose.substack.com/. Dad of five adventurous kids..

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