Write fast, write faster, and write the fastest you’ve ever written before! Just keep on writing like crazy and don’t worry too much about what’s coming out of your fingertips. Sure, it’s going to be junky at first, but you will get better and only experience will get you there.
Writing fast is one of the keys of being more productive and getting better use out of your personal productive time. When’s the last time you sat down to do one of those typing tests or took a typing class or course online? Been a while or never? Then it just might be time to grow your skills. Writing is the bomb!
In this article, a gracious reader and champion for life-change was kind enough to do a little question and answer interview survey with me. I don’t claim to be the best interviewer in the world, but I do promise some good, raw, and honest answers from normal people like you and me. I do my best to NOT filter these answers, except for the bad words and hateful speech (which of course doesn’t happen often).
With that little blurb out of the way, let’s dive right into the content!
Today’s Topic: Writing Faster (Round 1)
‘R’ = Richard N. Stephenson (me!)
‘I’ = Interviewee (anonymous by request unless otherwise noted)
[This interview is inspired and fueled by research done for my book: Quick Content Formula.]
R: Describe what writing faster means to you.
I: Getting your ideas out in a quicker manner. I am able to get my point across more fully. I would be able to keep up with my thoughts, the quicker that I was able to jot them down.
R: Describe how writing faster would be useful to people looking to change their lives/careers.
I: To write faster you have to be able to think faster and clearly articulate thoughts. If you can do that, it translates into a better understanding and can help organize your thoughts. If you have organized thoughts you can focus on what needs to be done either personally/professionally and achieve more.
R: Give an example of writing faster being used that has inspired you (from either internet/mainstream media examples or personal examples).
I: I would like to be able to write faster. I know people who can type really fast and that has always been a goal of mine. but this is about writing faster and I think that just seems obsolete at this point.
R: How do you think a better understanding of writing faster would help other people in their personal or professional life?
I: I am assuming this to mean writing as in composing. Not as in typing or printing. Writing faster would help professionals a lot because they would spend less time writing and would be able to spend more time on other tasks, or finding more work, and therefore would be able to make more money.
R: Give an example of how writing faster has helped you professionally or personally.
I: I feel that writing faster forces more process of thought writing. I feel this writing is more logic based and emotions don’t take a large part of the writing. emotions in professional writing are generally not something I feel necessary.
R: Describe at least one way you think writing faster could cause trouble or hurt someone in their personal or professional life.
I: Just like someone who speaks too quickly or without thinking – if you are writing too fast you might make mistakes or choose incorrect words to express your thoughts. If they are written too hastily the wrong message could come about.
R: Give an example of how writing faster has hurt you or caused you trouble in the past.
I: Writing faster hurts me most often when there is a short time frame to complete a task. writing fast will get the task done, but may suffer in quality due to the ime put into the thought process.
R: How do you think writing faster could help you in a professional setting? Why is that?
I: It could help me greatly as I send out many emails to customers daily. If I could write faster then I could potentially reach many more customers. It would also greatly increase productivity when entering customer information in credit application forms.
R: Give an example of how writing faster could be useful at work. Why do you think this?
I: Writing faster could lead to less time taken to write. This means more time to do other activities in the workplace. Plus, faster writing could mean better cognitive abilities.
R: How do you think writing faster could help you at home? Why is that?
I: Writing faster can help one at home and in the workplace. Honestly, quick writing that is legible is a good life skill, accomplishing writing tasks quicker can increase productivity in the home in all aspects.
R: Give an example of how writing faster could be useful at home or in family life. Why do you think this?
I: Texting is one example of writing faster. This can be useful whenever you need to communicate with other family members. Texting is the most popular mode of communication today.
R: How do you think writing faster could help you in a personal relationship? Why is that?
I: writing faster in a personal relationship i don’t feel directly helps the relationship. however the productivity produced through quicker writing may allow for more time to focus on the relationship and indirectly causing an improved bond.
R: Give an example of how writing faster could be useful in a personal relationship. Why do you think this?
I: Improved writing speed would be most useful in pictionary. Increased communication and information access lead to smoother exchanges. Eliminating frustrating misunderstandings and elevating understanding promote harmonious interaction.
R: Describe at least one thing you would like to learn more about writing faster.
I: I’d like to learn how you can write faster when you can only use 2 or 3 fingers. I have a disability that has weakened my hands, I can only use 3 fingers. I used to use all of my fingers, so I’d love to know how someone like me could type faster.
R: Give your number one piece of advice for someone looking to learn more about writing faster.
I: The best way to learn to write faster is to write every day. You should practice writing every day, and keep your speed up. Journal how fast you type each day to record it, and try and beat the time every day.
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That’s it for now! I hope you enjoyed this interview conversation and found at least one useful bit of information you can immediately begin to apply in your life.
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Please share your thoughts, experiences, or your own interview answers and let’s share some real life wisdom, okay?