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Advice on Writing and Staying Present
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22:18 - 27:01 (04:43)

The speaker suggests getting all the ideas down quickly to create a first draft before refining it later. It’s also good to work on something else in between to exhaust your brain and come back to compare and see which writings stand out.

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