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67. What's Essential: Greg on The Courage to Be Rubbish
The Greg McKeown Podcast
Writing a Book - The Zero Draft Approach
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I have met many people who feel a calling to write a book, but they often give up before writing even the first draft of the first chapter. Their belief that each sentence has to be perfect, or close to perfect, to be worthy of the page keeps them from even starting the process. I recommend they adopt a zero draft approach. Write a version of that first chapter that's so rough it wouldn't even qualify as a first draft. And remind yourself that every great achievement is rubbish at the beginning, every one of them. Even rubbish words are more powerful than a blank page. By embracing imperfection, by having the courage to be rubbish, we can begin.
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