Why write?

1. To express
2. To impress
3. To inspire
4. To learn more about oneself
5. To develop clear thought
6. To become a better communicator
7. To break monotony
8. To let future generations know about your thought process
9. To make money — as a freelancer, journalist or published author
10. To take your thoughts to a large audience (via a blog or print publication)
11. To hone your writing skills
12. To record your thoughts
13. To give a vent to your emotions
14. To teach
15. To share knowledge
16. To evangelize an idea
17. To answer a question
18. To appreciate and show gratitude
19. To build a personal brand

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How to write?

1. Be sure that you want to write
2. Commit to writing
3. Sit down and write
4. Record ideas as they emerge in a small notebook
5. Record ideas on your mobile phone
6. From those ideas pick topics, create outline and develop a writing piece
7. Think and write
8. Just write without thinking
9. Put a pen to notebook and write whatever comes to your mind
10. Repeat same on a computer screen (if that is the way your work)
11. Write a sentence, some more sentences, create a paragraph, add paragraphs to make an article
12. Start small – with email, write them well
13. Write as if you are talking with somebody
14. Write for reader — think about writing for a friend or for your mom
15. Write about your experiences Write about your first thought in the morning
16. Focus on clear expression
17. Take a writing class
18. Participate in NaNoWriMo (for those interested in fiction writing)
19. Read Strunk and White’s Elements of Style and William Zinsser’s On Writing Well

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How to find time to write?

1. Write first thing in the morning
2. Write before you sleep
3. Write before lunch
4. Shift to 4×4 lifestyle and write after your 4-hour work day
5. Write every day
6. Write on weekends
7. Write while traveling out of town — in your hotel room
8. Write while at home
9. Write while on a flight or in a cab
10. Write while traveling to work

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Bonus: Writing hacks

1. Record a casual conversation, listen to the audio and convert it into a written piece
2. Convert your emails into an article (Paul Graham wrote this piece on writing in the process of answering an email.)