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Batch Your Writing · The Daily Writer

• 0:06
  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.
• 0:14
  SPEAKER_00: For more resources, including your free Daily Rider Starter Kit, visit DailyRiderLife.com.
• 0:22
  SPEAKER_00: This week we've been talking about ways to be a more productive writer.
• 0:26
  SPEAKER_00: And even though this podcast is called The Daily Rider, the reality is that many people don't write every single day.
• 0:32
  SPEAKER_00: They might set aside time every couple of days or maybe once a week to work on their writing.
• 0:37
  SPEAKER_00: And I want you to know this is totally legitimate.
• 0:39
  SPEAKER_00: You shouldn't take the concept of the quote unquote daily writer too literally because other people write in different ways and they can be effective as well.
• 0:48
  SPEAKER_00: The main point is to write on some kind of regular basis, whatever that looks like for your schedule.
• 0:54
  SPEAKER_00: And the more regularly you do it, I think the better you're actually going to be.
• 0:59
  SPEAKER_00: So keep that in mind as well.
• 1:01
  SPEAKER_00: There are some writing that I do not on a daily basis, but I do it weekly.
• 1:05
  SPEAKER_00: For example, I write material for this podcast once every week or two.
• 1:09
  SPEAKER_00: I write a bunch of episodes worth of content at the same time because I'm in that mental mode, and it goes a lot faster than if I were to try and set aside a few minutes every single day to write and record.
• 1:21
  SPEAKER_00: And this is called batching your work, and it's a great productivity principle.
• 1:25
  SPEAKER_00: Do similar kinds of work or write similar kinds of content at the same time because you're in that mental space already.
• 1:32
  SPEAKER_00: You can do this with email, book content, podcasts, blogs, or anything else.
• 1:37
  SPEAKER_00: Give it a try and see how this can improve your writing output.
• 1:41
  SPEAKER_00: All that said, however, I definitely want to encourage you to write something every day if you can, even if it's just five minutes worth of writing.
• 1:50
  SPEAKER_00: So here's today's challenge.
• 1:51
  SPEAKER_00: Take the concept of batching your work and apply it to some type of writing that you're currently doing.
• 1:57
  SPEAKER_00: It might be emails, blog posts, podcast material, copywriting, or something else.
• 2:03
  SPEAKER_00: Hey, a big thanks to today's sponsor, which is Thumbprint Creative.
• 2:07
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• 2:13
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• 2:16
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• 2:20
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• 2:25
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• 2:36
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• 2:43
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• 2:47
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• 2:49
  SPEAKER_00: And if you'd like a personal intro to Christy, let me know.
• 2:51
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• 2:52
  SPEAKER_00: Thanks for listening, and I'll see you next time.