When I was a child, I was always asking too many questions and being distracted by everything that moves around. So, dad told me to write what I think about it. So, I started to create visual connections with what I write and later on, I become an artist. Now, I am doing a Ph.D. about how to improve education by visuals.
Writing is thinking. Editing is refining and clarifying. All great writing is rewriting. Vomit out a bad first draft and afterwards, improve upon it. Many thanks for this great advice. Allowing oneself the freedom to be bad at first, eliminates all writer's block. Cheers!
One of my favorite quotes is H. Rickover's “Nothing so sharpens the thought process as writing down one's arguments. Weaknesses overlooked in oral discussion become painfully obvious on the written page”
I love this quote from H Rickover. Writing... allows me to see my arguments from a distance... and see the holes, the strengths, the weaknesses... thanks for sharing the quote
@@ConorNeill But if in a particular moment I can't write? As you said, for example I'm philosophizing, thinking... How do I clarify it in my mind? A memory palace? That could be interesting? 🤔
I just discover your channel today, and I feel as if I've been missing out. All your videos are so inspiring! I have always been struggling with how to master my writing skill. It takes me too long to put my thought on paper. And now I understand, I have been writing and editing at the same time! You are genius! I am excited to try out your 2 advises, and see how it will improve my writing speed. Thank you for sharing and please give more advices on how to improve your language and word choice in writing. Best.
"Vomitting out a bad first draft and iterating it through many times to edit" is a key takeaway for me. It will help not to procastinate. Thanks a lot for sharing.
@@NegativeAccelerate I suppose to submit a first draft you would have to start with a bad first draft then work on it a bit and submit. I don't think it necessarily means you need to submit your work as and when you first draft.
@@jayani6584 I live in Ireland. We basically have one test at the end of school that determines what uni u go to. So I won’t have time to write a second draft
I rewrite my goals and everytime I do that there something magic happens. It becomes more updated and my mind and body has a positive vibration effect when I reread it. Writing causes thinking and thinking creates an image. For the first time in my life , I love to write my thoughts and rewrite it and that makes it more valuable.
I'll be more glad if you achieve yours. You're exactly where you're supposed to be whether you believe it or not. I always hear that advice from the experts/professionals and from the therapist. Embrace failure. Make friends with failure because you can't become the best version of yourself by playing it safe. Document your mistakes and failed attempts. Put that into writing. Writing creates an image in your mind. Paint those on your mind with words. Again... write it. Rewrite it. Peace and love ❤️ advance merry Christmas
This used to work for me. Unfortunately, these days I feel as if every time I write out my goals I’m just wasting my time because I notice I’m not receiving the same motivation as before. Not sure if you’ve hit this plateau before but do you have any tips?
Well writing is art of developing more clearity in thoughts process. If you learn any language speaking alone will not give you more strength. Writing is best art through which we can develop thought process.
And there’s the occasional thinking faster than you’re writing which is often complicated or made worse in today’s world where often than not writing is no more about putting a pen on paper. The subtle and often overlooked differences in time(transitioning thoughts to written words), though minute, that exist between “writing on a phone or computer keyboard” or typing and actually putting a pen to paper, further potentiates the time lag that exists for us who think faster than we write and gives those probably reading your writings in real time an illusion of dyslexia (when in real sense it’s only mistakes that is bound to come with a first draft)
Write down your thoughts as it'll give you a clearer understanding & structure in your idaes & thoughts. 1. Start writing on OneNote/document with "This" - It will give you & readers/listeners a clear sense of what the content is about. 2. Separate writing from editing. - Write down all the ideas and thoughts coming in your mind first, then take out time to edit & restructure later. - Once you've written down all your thoughts, take out time to reiterate & edit the document 1st time, 2nd time, 3rd time. - The more revisits the document gets, the better it gets. Thank you for this video :)
This re-writing was an important reminder. I read on a very good, famous small book. I read that it was re-written over fifty times. That was on mainreason it is so good! This reminds me that I have to write my important writings and speeches tens of time. Very important speeches more than fifty times - and ofcourse I have to practice many times each version of those very important speeches. Thank You!
Thanks! Your lesson is enough, to subscribe you. Lesson 1: writing is thinking. Lesson 2: Speaking what you thought. Thought written then speak, all well said I am new to what you have to say but I like you saying great things. Once again thanks.
This video changed my life in so many ways so thank you. I used to have very unstructured thoughts and I never knew how to verbalize them but using the this technique alone changed the whole game for me. Much gratitude to you man now I can write infinite rap verses and poems and poetry without running out of quality structured material. And this is a truly incredible feeling.
The first statement really got the message through perfectly. Could you please make a video on how to keep pace with our thoughts while talking(you know those moments when we have a particular word in mind and end up saying a different thing).
This podcast it open up my eyes to a few things that I was doing incorrectly, Thank you for sharing the information, I will keep my eyes open for your next video.
Jesus said: "You must pray, then, this way:“‘Our Father in the heavens, let your name be sanctified. 10 Let your Kingdom come. Let your will take place, as in heaven, also on earth. 11 Give us today our bread for this day; 12 and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the wicked one." ”Ustedes, pues, tienen que orar de esta manera:”‘Padre nuestro [que estás] en los cielos, santificado sea tu nombre. 10 Venga tu reino. Efectúese tu voluntad, como en el cielo, también sobre la tierra. 11 Danos hoy nuestro pan para este día; 12 y perdónanos nuestras deudas, como nosotros también hemos perdonado a nuestros deudores. 13 Y no nos metas en tentación, sino líbranos del inicuo’. 14 ”Porque si perdona.
"Be so clear to separate the production of words from the editing of words. Those two processes you cannot run at the same time. Writing is getting the whole idea down onto paper. Most writers just vomit out a bad first draft."
Excellent advice for motivating lazy perfectionists, who start writing but give up after writing a little , feeling dejected at their lack of perfection. As you put it so well, expressing ideas to make a first draft is the begining of writing, which requires intensive editing, rewriting, and checking for factual accuracy , before it is ready for publishing.
Grateful to you for sharing this secret. I always knew writing helps in clarity of thought. But couldn't write more as was mixing writing with editing. Thanks 🙏. One thing I would like to ask you that out of fear of getting my stuff read by others, I hesitate in writing all my thoughts down. What's the solution for this?
Does anyone else feel like they lose their voice during the editing process? Maybe it's because I'm learning and trying new techniques, but after editing, my writing sounds stiff.
do fully agree to vomit out first all your thoughts leaving aside the urge to simultaneously edit. And then to begin editing number of times to arrive at the final best version. However, a perfectionist mindset never gets to overcome the feelings of there being further scope to improve, endlessly so. I then continue editing, reordering, restructuring & at times, to my horror, end up with something I didn’t initially set out to write about. U agree ? What’s the prescription for this malady ?
Spot on! Thank you for your excellent advice, Conor! I just discovered your channel and signed up. As for writing tips, one difficulty in expressing my ideas to a large audience is to figure out who exactly I write this for. When your audience is large, (and you want to reach to the maximum number of people), you must have an idea of "Your Target Reader", otherwise you spend too much time doubting and going in circles. In the age of disinformation, propaganda, etc., I am at the point of not only keeping My Target Reader's profile in mind (I suppose that in the above video, you refer to them as THIS), but also figuring out the lower and the upper limit of the audience. "The lower limit" would be the type of people who are likely to misunderstand/pervert/take your words out of context + adding some of their false interpretations. Some may do it unaware, while others ON PURPOSE. At the limit, I want to prevent poor copy cat behavior. "The upper limit" refers to the audience who is either well educated/experts/find your information useful and want to put it to a good use. At the limit, they can advance your knowledge of the subject, but they will get impatient if you spell things out too much. Of course, it's impossible to guess upfront how many of the three types you will have in your pool of readers, and you want 1) to reach out to the maximum number of people; 2) provide useful information to those who need it the most; 3) prevent misuse/misunderstanding and 4) solicit useful feedback from the competent readers. How do you solve this problem? Any tips?
I do love the points you've mentioned - separate editing from writing and if you don't know what to write, start with "this". When I was in college, I stopped writing because I felt like I wasn't producing any great articles, and I realize it was because I was judging myself while writing to the point that I got convinced that writing was not for me. But because of this, I'm compelled to write again - and this time, I don't care whether I'll write a shitty first draft.
Great video. Interesting fact about Amazon, I did not know that, but it makes sense! On a similar note, imagine if all voting citizens would be required to submit a persuasive essay about who they want as the elected President and why... it would force people to research and think... 🤔
Just discovered your videos today and subbed. How to learn to talk fluently? By reading and writing as much as you can? What if I feel like I have no ideas in my head to take them and to develop them on paper? I so envy people who can fill an hour with just talking and going from one topic to another, and approaching it from different angles, and using metaphors, and just taking the topic to unexpected directions. And their speech just flows. Look at Stephan Molyneaux, for example, or Jordan Peterson. Of course, these men have IQs a few standard deviations above mine and they're extremely well educated. But if I could at least possess some of what they're able to do with speech, I'd be a happy camper. I don't know if it's possible.
Great work. very informative.iwas struggling to put my thoughts into words.he simplified the fundamental issues. I am looking forward for your more informative vedios.
Prof Neill - Can I use your suggestions when drafting emails, especially now when people are forced to work from home during the pandemic and may involve providing detailed responses?
This has provided me the necessary steps to begin my journey in achieving a professional level of clarity in thoughts into speech. I've always struggled to communicate my thoughts to others in a clear manner. Always struggling to find the right words to explain my thoughts. After going so much research, I've finally found the source of my problem. It will help me overcome the stereotype of being a Black man who lacks the ability to express himself clearly. Thank you, Mr. Neil.
I'm so glad I'm on the right track then. I always thought I'm a bad overburdened writer. But thanks to this video, it seems my technique is right anyway. I always vomit every thought I have then edit later on, and takes several rewritings.
i posted a picture on insta and i wanted to write something meaningful underneath it . i wrote the first line and the second ,but then i stuck so i went on RUclips to see if people have same struggles as i do. your video came fist so there where i found your channel and i'm very glad i found it.........thank you for showing me the difference between writing and editing. let me get back to what i was writing and get it done.
Some people are motivational speaker just for money, but he is really really a motivational and also inspirational speaker. Just i love him...what a good lovable man....!
I was surfing through the internet about a video that can help me take hold of all the storming of thoughts that goes through my mind. And I found just the right video. Thank you so much for sharing such invaluable information and experiences.
I'm writing something big/hard now and have taken a break to watch this again to motivate me to slog on. :) I keep coming back to this, and recommending it to colleagues and friends. It's great. Thanks, Conor!
THIS is Brilliant. Thank you sir to remind how hard it is to think and, therefore, write. Yours, From a French-speaking financial journalist in pain...
Dear Conor, I strongly disgrague with you in the one dimension way of see what is thinking about. Some people think with words, they are called verbal thinkers, some think with images or even with 3D objects or even with 3D objects in movements (by the way this is my case) and those guys are called visual thinkers, and other with sounds (they ussually create music), and the are others too. When you put your thinks in words you actually put bounders to your think,, and there is nothing wrong with that, it could be great if you want to asure the way that someything it will be done. And also it could be bad if you want pschological development of your child. Botton line is, is great to be able to put in words your thinking, its bad to say that is always possible. Best, Gus.
There is definitely something in your point... I remember Howard Gardner’s work on 14 intelligences - and Some people are better thinking in other modes...
Great advice and tools. As a visual thinker I find well used power points (rare as they are) can be very effective tools. In the end it is about good storytelling that sets a context and conveys clear engaging points.
my brain will still suggest "THIS thing called defining what the document is in the first line by starting every writeup with 'this' will not work for me so going forward i will type as i like. as before."
This is great but is it true? I am able to write out my thoughts very clearly but only in a way that makes sense to me. It’s very hard to do it in coherent sentences. It involves diagrams, words and no sentences and would look like Chinese to others. I can explain these thoughts to others very clearly and am even chairperson of my high school debate club but I can’t write to save my life. Im in the lowest English class in my year and I failed my last test. My teacher says my ideas are good enough to be the top of the top classes but my coherency is crap.
Hi Governor, thanks for the tips on thinking and writing out taughts.. Any tips on effective strategy to reading large documents without being the last person to complete the document with a fair overview of what it entails please.
Thank is a great question. I have a forum page on my blog which is a great place to ask questions and engage in discussion conorneill.com/community/video-ideas/ I'd love for you to share your question there so that I can focus some time to give it the attention it deserves. Thank you!
Namaste! Thanks. Its wonderful of you to share your deep learning. I liked the idea of starting any documents or mail with THIS. It make complete sense. If I am not clear about the purpose of the document then why should someone bother to spend their precious time to read it. The bonus was even better i.e. separating writing and editing. I have been guilty of committing this crime all the time. Something about communication is bothering me. I fail to structure my thoughts during verbal communication. Its a mistake I have been committing since long, and thankfully I have noticed it. Kindly share your comments on how to structure thoughts during verbal communication?
Thank you Conor for your knowledge, really appreciated. This is something I do a lot of and some times i procrastinate a lot more than I should when writing. ......I call it writers brainstorming.....
நான் எழுதி இருப்பது மக்கள் மனதில் வெளிப்படையாக தெரிந்த ஒரு விஷயம்.அதை மீண்டும் மீண்டும் எழுதக்கூடிய நிலைதான் இப்போதும். இது மேனிஃபிட்ஸ் அல்ல... என்னுள்ளே... மக்களிடம் நான் கூறியிருப்பது தற்போது உள்ள வேறுமாதிரி சூழலை பற்றி நான் ஒரு பார்வையாளனாகவே பார்ப்பேன் என்று. சிலரின் எண்ணத்தை பார்த்தல் நான் மக்களுக்கு எதுவும் எழுதக் கூடாது என்று நினைக்கிறார்கள் போல் இருக்கிறது.... அப்படியும் ஒரு ஆசையா?
I show this to all of my students, as they begin to write their term papers. And they are shocked to hear that Jeff Bezos actually makes his managers READ policy papers, instead of leaning back and day dreaming while watching a multimedia PowerPoint.
Your advice is very helpful , relevant and important. You have disclosed facts about how to think clearly in structured ways. Amazon example is amazing evidence of your points.
Currently humanity requires clarity in moving forward.. This requires your development and refinement of your Soul, 3rd eye. Global perspective of your heart and mind to mutual consent, resolution, sound REASON and self correction. Self discovery. Develop one's own soul language instead of following the artificial soul language of the CORPORATION. Humanity is sole proprietor. Free sovereign will.
Great information sir...so simple and on point..at age 56 I'm inspired to charter a new path..can you a few good authors and books to read for improvement..thank you..merry christmass 2020...be covid safe and enjoy good health. 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
Qurans first verse says “Iqra ba is ma rabi kalazee khalaq, Khalaqal insana min Alaq, Iqra wa Rabu kal Akram, Alazi Ala Ma bilkalam( Read with the Name of The Sustainer, who created, Created human being from an elongated structure(embryo),Read by the name of very kind Rab.(sustainer), And read by the name who taught human with Qalam(pen ) I Ever wondered why pen, not just by saying or reciting. Now I realise if you really want to learn something you have to write it down
When I was a child, I was always asking too many questions and being distracted by everything that moves around. So, dad told me to write what I think about it. So, I started to create visual connections with what I write and later on, I become an artist. Now, I am doing a Ph.D. about how to improve education by visuals.
Mind maps are the b 0mb
For me, visuals have always been the key to learning. Not enough attention was given to this key aspect of learning in my time.
@@caliom8427 That is true
It is good to have a wise father.
How good to have a wise Dad!
Writing is thinking. Editing is refining and clarifying. All great writing is rewriting. Vomit out a bad first draft and afterwards, improve upon it. Many thanks for this great advice. Allowing oneself the freedom to be bad at first, eliminates all writer's block. Cheers!
You nailed it with the summary. Bad first draft is the aim.
One of my favorite quotes is H. Rickover's “Nothing so sharpens the thought process as writing down one's arguments. Weaknesses overlooked in oral discussion become painfully obvious on the written page”
yes, painful at times :)
I love this quote from H Rickover. Writing... allows me to see my arguments from a distance... and see the holes, the strengths, the weaknesses... thanks for sharing the quote
@@ConorNeill
But if in a particular moment I can't write? As you said, for example I'm philosophizing, thinking... How do I clarify it in my mind? A memory palace? That could be interesting? 🤔
@@ConorNeill pp
Many people really want to learn and improve themselves. You just make it easier for them with your eloquent videos. Thanks Conor for your efforts!
Thank you for some informations about writing good ideas.
Thank you for this wisdom
I just discover your channel today, and I feel as if I've been missing out. All your videos are so inspiring! I have always been struggling with how to master my writing skill. It takes me too long to put my thought on paper. And now I understand, I have been writing and editing at the same time! You are genius! I am excited to try out your 2 advises, and see how it will improve my writing speed.
Thank you for sharing and please give more advices on how to improve your language and word choice in writing.
Best.
I am having the same feeling
@@ConorNeill i wish a long and prosperous life to you ...
with lots of beautiful people around you.
God bless you
Believe it or not the first surah( the surah after the praise of allah) in Quran starts with "This"..."This is a book without any doubt"
@@vmbee me too i just saw this this video. this i like that word this.
Don't use grammerly it's a marketing scheme for fuckwits
“This” is a good prompt for writing my comment and other projects
Thank you - informative, helpful, and delivered in a clear, engaging, personable manner.
"Vomitting out a bad first draft and iterating it through many times to edit" is a key takeaway for me. It will help not to procastinate. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Yeah but in high school we’re expected to make a great first draft😔
@@NegativeAccelerate I suppose to submit a first draft you would have to start with a bad first draft then work on it a bit and submit. I don't think it necessarily means you need to submit your work as and when you first draft.
@@jayani6584 I live in Ireland. We basically have one test at the end of school that determines what uni u go to. So I won’t have time to write a second draft
nothing to joke about
You are a gold mine of extremely important information! Thank you for all your videos! Your students are lucky to have you as their teacher.
Amazing! Please can you give a demo of how to write that first draft so quickly. That would be very helpful. Thanks
I rewrite my goals and everytime I do that there something magic happens. It becomes more updated and my mind and body has a positive vibration effect when I reread it.
Writing causes thinking and thinking creates an image.
For the first time in my life , I love to write my thoughts and rewrite it and that makes it more valuable.
I'll be more glad if you achieve yours. You're exactly where you're supposed to be whether you believe it or not.
I always hear that advice from the experts/professionals and from the therapist.
Embrace failure. Make friends with failure because you can't become the best version of yourself by playing it safe.
Document your mistakes and failed attempts. Put that into writing. Writing creates an image in your mind. Paint those on your mind with words. Again... write it. Rewrite it.
Peace and love ❤️ advance merry Christmas
How do I use writting for scrip to ing a sales pitch?it was wonderful learning about writing
This used to work for me. Unfortunately, these days I feel as if every time I write out my goals I’m just wasting my time because I notice I’m not receiving the same motivation as before. Not sure if you’ve hit this plateau before but do you have any tips?
I learned a lot from this video - especially distinguishing between the writing/editing part.
Agreed!!!
Well writing is art of developing more clearity in thoughts process.
If you learn any language speaking alone will not give you more strength.
Writing is best art through which we can develop thought process.
Thank you, do you mind sharing some of your writings
And there’s the occasional thinking faster than you’re writing which is often complicated or made worse in today’s world where often than not writing is no more about putting a pen on paper. The subtle and often overlooked differences in time(transitioning thoughts to written words), though minute, that exist between “writing on a phone or computer keyboard” or typing and actually putting a pen to paper, further potentiates the time lag that exists for us who think faster than we write and gives those probably reading your writings in real time an illusion of dyslexia (when in real sense it’s only mistakes that is bound to come with a first draft)
This is the day that the LORD has made. I will be glad and rejoice in it!
Amen namesake! 😄❤
@@didij2171 Double Blessing!
@@dovetales3 yesss girlll😂❤❤
Write down your thoughts as it'll give you a clearer understanding & structure in your idaes & thoughts.
1. Start writing on OneNote/document with "This"
- It will give you & readers/listeners a clear sense of what the content is about.
2. Separate writing from editing.
- Write down all the ideas and thoughts coming in your mind first, then take out time to edit & restructure later.
- Once you've written down all your thoughts, take out time to reiterate & edit the document 1st time, 2nd time, 3rd time.
- The more revisits the document gets, the better it gets.
Thank you for this video :)
This re-writing was an important reminder. I read on a very good, famous small book. I read that it was re-written over fifty times. That was on mainreason it is so good! This reminds me that I have to write my important writings and speeches tens of time. Very important speeches more than fifty times - and ofcourse I have to practice many times each version of those very important speeches. Thank You!
Can you please tell me the name of the book? I'd like to read it too
Name of the book?
Name of the book please?
Thanks! Your lesson is enough, to subscribe you.
Lesson 1: writing is thinking.
Lesson 2: Speaking what you thought. Thought written then speak, all well said I am new to what you have to say but I like you saying great things. Once again thanks.
this is brilliant, and allows me to better understand where I struggle. thank you
This video changed my life in so many ways so thank you. I used to have very unstructured thoughts and I never knew how to verbalize them but using the this technique alone changed the whole game for me. Much gratitude to you man now I can write infinite rap verses and poems and poetry without running out of quality structured material. And this is a truly incredible feeling.
The first statement really got the message through perfectly.
Could you please make a video on how to keep pace with our thoughts while talking(you know those moments when we have a particular word in mind and end up saying a different thing).
Good question! Thank you 🙏
U r awsome, they way u say it caught all my attention automagically, and the content is very valuable.. Thanks alot👍
This podcast it open up my eyes to a few things that I was doing incorrectly, Thank you for sharing the information, I will keep my eyes open for your next video.
Oo you started with “this” i see you
Jesus said:
"You must pray, then, this way:“‘Our Father in the heavens, let your name be sanctified. 10 Let your Kingdom come. Let your will take place, as in heaven, also on earth. 11 Give us today our bread for this day; 12 and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the wicked one."
”Ustedes, pues, tienen que orar de esta manera:”‘Padre nuestro [que estás] en los cielos, santificado sea tu nombre. 10 Venga tu reino. Efectúese tu voluntad, como en el cielo, también sobre la tierra. 11 Danos hoy nuestro pan para este día; 12 y perdónanos nuestras deudas, como nosotros también hemos perdonado a nuestros deudores. 13 Y no nos metas en tentación, sino líbranos del inicuo’. 14 ”Porque si perdona.
"Be so clear to separate the production of words from the editing of words. Those two processes you cannot run at the same time. Writing is getting the whole idea down onto paper. Most writers just vomit out a bad first draft."
Excellent advice for motivating lazy perfectionists, who start writing but give up after writing a little , feeling dejected at their lack of perfection. As you put it so well, expressing ideas to make a first draft is the begining of writing, which requires intensive editing, rewriting, and checking for factual accuracy , before it is ready for publishing.
Grateful to you for sharing this secret. I always knew writing helps in clarity of thought. But couldn't write more as was mixing writing with editing. Thanks 🙏.
One thing I would like to ask you that out of fear of getting my stuff read by others, I hesitate in writing all my thoughts down. What's the solution for this?
There is nothing new under the sun....?
Does anyone else feel like they lose their voice during the editing process? Maybe it's because I'm learning and trying new techniques, but after editing, my writing sounds stiff.
Editing, properly done, should enable you to find your voice in your writing.
Clear, interesting process. Yes, writing does reveal, clarify, ink in reality.
You , use , too , many , commas
It is my main way of forming my thoughts, Nialee Mass.
Very clearly explained . Thnks Professor.
Your concepts are easy to grasp, old school.
Thank you.
Kind words, thank you 🙏
This is my encouragement to articulate my medical work in writing.😊
Great amount of clarity on “writing is thinking” , a wonderful tool very well explained. Thank You Conor sir, ❤
Where are all my INFJS at???!!! Working hard to improve our clarity of thought🙏
Yessssssss!!!!!!
It is true, writing usually improve your skills of writing
Thank you professor for your clear and objective presentantion abou how to improve and clarify the thoughs... THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
This, is a very insightful video. I've taken notes, and increased my writing and thinking ability in less than 10 minutes.
In Nursing, we always do reaction paper. And i always struggle in putting my ideas into words. Im really poor in expressing thoughts...☹️
do fully agree to vomit out first all your thoughts leaving aside the urge to simultaneously edit. And then to begin editing number of times to arrive at the final best version. However, a perfectionist mindset never gets to overcome the feelings of there being further scope to improve, endlessly so. I then continue editing, reordering, restructuring & at times, to my horror, end up with something I didn’t initially set out to write about. U agree ? What’s the prescription for this malady ?
Spot on! Thank you for your excellent advice, Conor!
I just discovered your channel and signed up.
As for writing tips, one difficulty in expressing my ideas to a large audience is to figure out who exactly I write this for. When your audience is large, (and you want to reach to the maximum number of people), you must have an idea of "Your Target Reader", otherwise you spend too much time doubting and going in circles. In the age of disinformation, propaganda, etc., I am at the point of not only keeping My Target Reader's profile in mind (I suppose that in the above video, you refer to them as THIS), but also figuring out the lower and the upper limit of the audience.
"The lower limit" would be the type of people who are likely to misunderstand/pervert/take your words out of context + adding some of their false interpretations. Some may do it unaware, while others ON PURPOSE. At the limit, I want to prevent poor copy cat behavior.
"The upper limit" refers to the audience who is either well educated/experts/find your information useful and want to put it to a good use. At the limit, they can advance your knowledge of the subject, but they will get impatient if you spell things out too much.
Of course, it's impossible to guess upfront how many of the three types you will have in your pool of readers, and you want 1) to reach out to the maximum number of people; 2) provide useful information to those who need it the most; 3) prevent misuse/misunderstanding and 4) solicit useful feedback from the competent readers.
How do you solve this problem? Any tips?
Neill - You are authentic and superb !! thanks for doing what you do for your audience.
Thank you 🙏
I do love the points you've mentioned - separate editing from writing and if you don't know what to write, start with "this".
When I was in college, I stopped writing because I felt like I wasn't producing any great articles, and I realize it was because I was judging myself while writing to the point that I got convinced that writing was not for me. But because of this, I'm compelled to write again - and this time, I don't care whether I'll write a shitty first draft.
I just realized recently that I’m not exploring much because I keep judging myself. I really am my worst enemy.
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Great video. Interesting fact about Amazon, I did not know that, but it makes sense! On a similar note, imagine if all voting citizens would be required to submit a persuasive essay about who they want as the elected President and why... it would force people to research and think... 🤔
I agree!
Just discovered your videos today and subbed. How to learn to talk fluently? By reading and writing as much as you can? What if I feel like I have no ideas in my head to take them and to develop them on paper? I so envy people who can fill an hour with just talking and going from one topic to another, and approaching it from different angles, and using metaphors, and just taking the topic to unexpected directions. And their speech just flows. Look at Stephan Molyneaux, for example, or Jordan Peterson. Of course, these men have IQs a few standard deviations above mine and they're extremely well educated. But if I could at least possess some of what they're able to do with speech, I'd be a happy camper. I don't know if it's possible.
Same here😇😇
@@ConorNeill when ever i write no ideas came to mind what should i do should i write any thing then ask diffrent questions from myself ?
Great work. very informative.iwas struggling to put my thoughts into words.he simplified the fundamental issues. I am looking forward for your more informative vedios.
Thanks so much Conor. The second tip is a game changer for me!
5:55 onward: he's right. the more i try to re-writing the same draft for my speech, the better it gets. It's a great experience.
Yep same with my online data profile 🥵
Prof Neill - Can I use your suggestions when drafting emails, especially now when people are forced to work from home during the pandemic and may involve providing detailed responses?
Writing is powerful, for the reader and for the writer.
If there's anything I took from this video, it's that " if there's no draft there's nothing to improve on". Thank you very much sir.
This has provided me the necessary steps to begin my journey in achieving a professional level of clarity in thoughts into speech. I've always struggled to communicate my thoughts to others in a clear manner. Always struggling to find the right words to explain my thoughts. After going so much research, I've finally found the source of my problem. It will help me overcome the stereotype of being a Black man who lacks the ability to express himself clearly. Thank you, Mr. Neil.
Awesome to have you here in the channel community. Sending you energy!
Kenbe fèm !
Good ideas. I like to write stream of consciousness. Then I go back and edit. I use this in business writing, and it worked well.
This helped a lot! I was looking for motivation on my essays, then found this video. Now, I won't struggle to do essays anymore.
this thing i just watched I think it gonna change my whole perspective on writing with clarity. Thank you sir
Excellent!
I'm so glad I'm on the right track then. I always thought I'm a bad overburdened writer. But thanks to this video, it seems my technique is right anyway. I always vomit every thought I have then edit later on, and takes several rewritings.
i posted a picture on insta and i wanted to write something meaningful underneath it . i wrote the first line and the second ,but then i stuck so i went on RUclips to see if people have same struggles as i do. your video came fist so there where i found your channel and i'm very glad i found it.........thank you for showing me the difference between writing and editing. let me get back to what i was writing and get it done.
Some people are motivational speaker just for money, but he is really really a motivational and also inspirational speaker. Just i love him...what a good lovable man....!
I was surfing through the internet about a video that can help me take hold of all the storming of thoughts that goes through my mind. And I found just the right video. Thank you so much for sharing such invaluable information and experiences.
I'm writing something big/hard now and have taken a break to watch this again to motivate me to slog on. :) I keep coming back to this, and recommending it to colleagues and friends. It's great. Thanks, Conor!
Great to hear that Coco ;-)
THIS is Brilliant. Thank you sir to remind how hard it is to think and, therefore, write.
Yours,
From a French-speaking financial journalist in pain...
I hear your pain. Pomodoro technique was my savior!
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This is a very helpful video. Love the 20 minute rule Bezos employs.
Dear Conor, I strongly disgrague with you in the one dimension way of see what is thinking about. Some people think with words, they are called verbal thinkers, some think with images or even with 3D objects or even with 3D objects in movements (by the way this is my case) and those guys are called visual thinkers, and other with sounds (they ussually create music), and the are others too. When you put your thinks in words you actually put bounders to your think,, and there is nothing wrong with that, it could be great if you want to asure the way that someything it will be done. And also it could be bad if you want pschological development of your child.
Botton line is, is great to be able to put in words your thinking, its bad to say that is always possible.
Best,
Gus.
There is definitely something in your point... I remember Howard Gardner’s work on 14 intelligences - and Some people are better thinking in other modes...
Great advice and tools.
As a visual thinker I find well used power points (rare as they are) can be very effective tools.
In the end it is about good storytelling that sets a context and conveys clear engaging points.
Loved the idea of writing everything first, letting it be crappy. Will practise it.
my brain will still suggest "THIS thing called defining what the document is in the first line by starting every writeup with 'this' will not work for me so going forward i will type as i like. as before."
Haha... my brain is good at resisting change as well ;-)
This is to thank you for sharing this amazing way of writing is thinking thank you very much stay blessed Sir 👍👍🙏🙏🙏
Kind words, thank you 🙏
When the student is ready the Teacher/Master will appear, thank you, Mr C.Neill, I have just found my teacher, your work is inspirational.
Thank you so much for this wonderful and great advice!
This is great but is it true? I am able to write out my thoughts very clearly but only in a way that makes sense to me. It’s very hard to do it in coherent sentences. It involves diagrams, words and no sentences and would look like Chinese to others. I can explain these thoughts to others very clearly and am even chairperson of my high school debate club but I can’t write to save my life. Im in the lowest English class in my year and I failed my last test. My teacher says my ideas are good enough to be the top of the top classes but my coherency is crap.
Keep up the practice... it doesn't become clear overnight
Because everyone has clarity
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Hi Governor, thanks for the tips on thinking and writing out taughts..
Any tips on effective strategy to reading large documents without being the last person to complete the document with a fair overview of what it entails please.
Thank is a great question. I have a forum page on my blog which is a great place to ask questions and engage in discussion conorneill.com/community/video-ideas/ I'd love for you to share your question there so that I can focus some time to give it the attention it deserves. Thank you!
Thank you! This is very clear and detailed.
I only register on RUclips to be able to let you know that this is an incredible advice and it really helped me write an important essay. Thank you
Namaste! Thanks. Its wonderful of you to share your deep learning.
I liked the idea of starting any documents or mail with THIS. It make complete sense. If I am not clear about the purpose of the document then why should someone bother to spend their precious time to read it.
The bonus was even better i.e. separating writing and editing. I have been guilty of committing this crime all the time.
Something about communication is bothering me. I fail to structure my thoughts during verbal communication. Its a mistake I have been committing since long, and thankfully I have noticed it.
Kindly share your comments on how to structure thoughts during verbal communication?
@@ConorNeill Thanks for a very quick reply and an answer.
@@ConorNeillCan you please provide a proper link for this book, I couldn't find it.
Thank you Conor for your knowledge, really appreciated. This is something I do a lot of and some times i procrastinate a lot more than I should when writing. ......I call it writers brainstorming.....
Thank you for the lesson,
I start to write my stuff base on your advice.
As usual have a great week.
Some of the best writing advise I’ve heard. Thanks
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இது மேனிஃபிட்ஸ் அல்ல...
என்னுள்ளே...
மக்களிடம் நான் கூறியிருப்பது
தற்போது உள்ள வேறுமாதிரி சூழலை பற்றி நான் ஒரு பார்வையாளனாகவே பார்ப்பேன் என்று.
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போல் இருக்கிறது.... அப்படியும் ஒரு ஆசையா?
It’s wonderful to hear this! Thank you!
Thanks a bunch. Very succinct and important information.
Glad it was helpful!
Your persetaion is allways very good you help me many time thanks a lot you will to work hard for every subjet.
Thanks ones again.
Thank you 🙏
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thanks for the video conor i love all your videos and they help a lot .
PS: i couldn't help but notice that eibar logo and i had to mention it here xD
Thanks, Sir for sharing this gem. Separating writing from editing is an aha moment for me. :)
There's a difference between thinking and communicating.
You nailed it! Well said.
Such a lovely man! Thank you so much for this because I’m such a lazy writer and I cannot continue like that.
I show this to all of my students, as they begin to write their term papers. And they are shocked to hear that Jeff Bezos actually makes his managers READ policy papers, instead of leaning back and day dreaming while watching a multimedia PowerPoint.
Great stuff here. Thanks.
Kind words, thank you 🙏
Great video! Learned so much! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
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You are just an awsome human begin for giving all this wisdom
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I’m so excited to discover your channel. Your advices are valuable. Love the way you talk look kind. Thank you so much!! You’re the best!!
Great concise 2 step process of writing n editing. Thank you Sir !!
You are a genius Conor, i am very happy to have found your channel.
Your advice is very helpful , relevant and important. You have disclosed facts about how to think clearly in structured ways. Amazon example is amazing evidence of your points.
Currently humanity requires clarity in moving forward.. This requires your development and refinement of your Soul, 3rd eye. Global perspective of your heart and mind to mutual consent, resolution, sound REASON and self correction. Self discovery. Develop one's own soul language instead of following the artificial soul language of the CORPORATION.
Humanity is sole proprietor. Free sovereign will.
Great information sir...so simple and on point..at age 56 I'm inspired to charter a new path..can you a few good authors and books to read for improvement..thank you..merry christmass 2020...be covid safe and enjoy good health. 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
Qurans first verse says “Iqra ba is ma rabi kalazee khalaq, Khalaqal insana min Alaq, Iqra wa Rabu kal Akram, Alazi Ala Ma bilkalam( Read with the Name of The Sustainer, who created, Created human being from an elongated structure(embryo),Read by the name of very kind Rab.(sustainer), And read by the name who taught human with Qalam(pen )
I Ever wondered why pen, not just by saying or reciting. Now I realise if you really want to learn something you have to write it down