18 9 Reasons Why I'm Writing Every Day in 2024 (And why you should too if you want to build your network, think clearly, and attract new opportunities): Made with Typeshare.co2/18 1. Every piece of writing | publish is a lottery ticket The world’s most interesting, wealthy, and successful people all use the same social media algorithm. And this means you never know on whose timeline your writing might end up. If I'm putting out consistent, quality ideas, there's a good chance someone | look up to stumbles upon it. Made with Typeshare.co3/18 To me, this is the modern-day version of “networking.” Rather than wasting time thinking about how | can reach out to the people | look up to, I'm investing time in publishing ideas that make them want to reach out to me. Made with Typeshare.co48 2. Writing every day helps me think clearly | use my morning writing time as a “container” to process whatever is going on in my life. Business, health, relationships, everything—| can only fully understand what's going on once I've distilled it into writing. Made with Typeshare.co5/18 3. Writing every day helps me speak clearly The people who sound sharp in speeches and on podcasts have a secret. They're not “riffing off the cuff” — they simply answer questions by repeating ideas they've written about hundreds of times. And since they've written about them, they've taken the time to think through them (which is why they sound clear). Made with Typeshare.co6/18 4. Writing every day helps me learn rapidly The fastest way to learn something is to: ¢ Have a project in which you can apply the learning ¢ Share those learnings in public Why? Made with Typeshare.co7N8 Because this creates a “lens” through which you will consume that information. Rather than just consume information for the sake of it, you're going to think about how you could distill and clarify it for yourself and the reader. And that extra time of thinking through the idea is where the “leaps” of learning happen. Made with Typeshare.co8/18 5. Every single person | look up to writes consistently There are millions of successful investors and entrepreneurs. But the ones who | admire the most all have one thing in common: Made with Typeshare.co6 9/18 They publish their ideas for their customers, shareholders, and partners to read. ¢ Howard Marks ¢ Warren Buffet ¢ Naval Ravikant ¢ Tim Ferriss ¢ Jeff Bezos The list goes on and on. Made with Typeshare.co10/18 6. Writing helps me attract new opportunities passively At this point, 90% of the people | talk to ona regular basis | met through my writing. Team members, business partners, collaborators, friends, and even my girlfriend | met at a coffee shop while | was writing. Why? Made with Typeshare.cons Every piece of writing | publish gives someone a “jumping off point” to reach out to me. If the piece resonates with them, they can shoot me a DM with context to start a conversation. And chances are, if someone is interested in similar ideas to me (like the ones I'm writing about), we're going to get along. Made with Typeshare.co12/18 7. Writing is my “keystone” morning habit | have a block on my calendar every morning from 6 AM to 7:30 AM that says “Writing.” Every morning, no matter how I'm feeling or what is going on in my life, | sit down to process ideas. And with each day | log my writing time, I'm reinforcing a personal identity of consistency. Made with Typeshare.co13/18 And this identity then spreads to every other area of my life. I'm more dialed in on the fitness front, my sleep is better, my diet is better, and I'm more present in conversation. The reverse also holds true—any time these other areas feel out of whack, it's because I've fallen off my daily writing habit. Made with Typeshare.co14/18 8. Writing has zero downside and infinite upside In the world of investing, winning comes from taking “convex bets” — where there's a little bit of downside but a massive upside. Writing is one of those convex bets—except I've yet to find any downside. Here's why: Made with Typeshare.co15/18 Worst case, you spend hours writing something that no one reads. But you're still winning because you better understand the idea and you've improved your writing skill. Best case, that piece of writing changes your life. It attracts a job opportunity, or sparks a business idea, or leads to a lifelong friendship. (And this is exactly what happened to me.) Made with Typeshare.co16/18 9. Writing is the best way to document the journey | know when I'm 85 years old, | will wish | had a paper trail of the entire journey. ¢ The highs & lows ¢ The moments of despair & euphoria ¢ The painful days trying to make something work, followed by a breakthrough idea And my writing is the best way to freeze those moments in time. Made with Typeshare.co78 Boom, that's a wrap! The 9 reasons I'm writing every day in 2024: . Publishing is like playing the lottery . Writing helps me to think clearly . Writing helps me to speak clearly . Writing helps me to learn rapidly . |look up to people who write consistently . | attract new opportunities through writing . Writing is a "keystone" morning habit . Writing has zero downside but infinite upside . Writing is the best way to document the journey OMAN DOA WN PP Made with Typeshare.co18/18 If you want more writing tips, then this 13,000- word Ultimate Guide To Start Writing Online is for you: red ius Siar: | Online Get free access at startwritingonline.com (link in the comments “}) Made with Typeshare.co