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Create a "Stop Doing" List · The Daily Writer

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  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the Daily Rider Podcast, where we bring you tips and inspiration each day to help you build habits for writing success.
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  SPEAKER_00: For more resources, including your free Daily Rider Starter Kit, visit DailyWriterLife.com.
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  SPEAKER_00: Today we're concluding a short series on being more productive as a writer.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, many people, including myself, create a task list every day.
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  SPEAKER_00: And sometimes we also call this a to-do list.
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  SPEAKER_00: And these are things that we feel we have to get done on that day.
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  SPEAKER_00: And in a world that increasingly demands our attention every second, in a world filled with ever-increasing opportunities and connections, this list seems to get longer all the time.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now the antidote to all this is to create something called a stopdoing list.
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  SPEAKER_00: And these are things that you're not going to do.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here are 10 suggestions for you to put on your stop doing list.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number one, stop committing to extra activities.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number two, stop feeling guilty for not doing more.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number three, stop answering email 28 times a day.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number four, stop helping everybody for free.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number five, stop starting new projects until you publish the current one.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number six, stop comparing yourself to other writers.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number seven, stop watching the news.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number eight, stop holding grudges.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number nine, stop listening to people who don't believe in you.
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  SPEAKER_00: And number ten, stop following people on social media who irritate you.
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  SPEAKER_00: I got a feeling that one may have hit home with some people.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, success as a writer and as a creative person isn't really a matter of doing more.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's also a matter of eliminating the negative and unproductive things in your life so the good things can naturally start sprouting up.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here's today's challenge.
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  SPEAKER_00: Choose one of the items I just listed and stop doing it today.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, speaking of eliminating the negative and adding in positive things into your life, adding in things that are really going to help you to be more successful and help you start sprouting up, I want to encourage you to check out the amazing book, Write Your First Nonfiction Book, which is the newest book from my friend and business coach Honore Corter.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you have always dreamed of writing a book, but you're not sure how to get started, this is exactly the guide that you need.
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  SPEAKER_00: In write your first nonfiction book, you'll learn the exact system that Honore has used to write many of her own books.
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  SPEAKER_00: And the cool thing is that you don't have to guess what goes in each chapter because she lays it all out for you step by step.
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  SPEAKER_00: So if you're ready to stop dreaming and you want to learn from an author who sold over four million books, head on over to daily writerlife.comslash nonfiction book to grab your copy today.
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  SPEAKER_00: Hey, my friend, as always, thanks for listening, and I'll see you next time.