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Why Aren’t You Writing Enough?

Shannon Vaughn
3 min readMar 11, 2022

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My mother in law has mentioned for a few years she’d like to write an autobiography.

I doubt she’s written a word.

A lot of people want to write, but there’s always an excuse as to why they can’t or haven’t yet.

To increase your odds of putting black on white, consider these things:

Probability

The objective is to put yourself in a position where you are most likely to write.

This boils down to:

Environment

Create an environment that fosters writing. World expert in speed reading, memory improvement and optimal brain performance, Jim Kwik says the way to do anything is to create an environment conducive to it. “If you want to read more it helps to have books readily available, where you’re going to read more.” The same can be said with writing. Clean out or carve out a work area.

Here’s mine:

Sometimes its the kitchen table or my drivers seat or a Starbucks. My main area is my office. It puts me in a mood and mind frame to sit down and write. It doesn’t have to be perfect. Just your…

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Shannon Vaughn
Shannon Vaughn

Written by Shannon Vaughn

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