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What’s Wrong with Writing Education? | Ana Lorena Fabrega | How I Write Podcast

May 8, 2024

48:49

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Ana Lorena Fabrega, Chief Evangelist at Synthesis School and author of The Learning Game, shares the seven writing principles to unlearn for impactful writing. Topics include creative idea generation, embracing uniqueness, overcoming writing trauma, visual design in book creation, and navigating feedback in the writing process.

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Quick takeaways

Unlearn traditional writing principles to fall in love with writing again.

Challenge conventional teaching methods to promote creativity in education.

Use visuals and design to enhance creative expression and engage readers effectively.

Deep dives

Struggling with Traditional Writing Teaching Methods

Anna talks about her struggle with traditional writing teaching methods, highlighting the importance of unlearning how she had been taught to write. She reflects on her journey of overcoming writing challenges and emphasizes the need to enjoy writing in order to excel at it.

Originality is not a necessity in content creation

01:12

Chauffeur Knowledge

01:04

Writing and Simplified Communication

01:24

Freedom in Writing

01:20

Introduction

4min

Creative Idea Generation for Writing During Lunch

2min

Embracing Uniqueness in Writing

20min

Fostering Creativity and Overcoming Writing Trauma

4min

Exploring Visual Design and Writing Style in Book Creation

5min

Navigating Feedback in the Writing Process

15min

From frustrated middle school teacher to Chief Evangelist at Synthesis School. From 46 email subscribers to 165,000. From hating writing to publishing her first book with a major publishing house: The Learning Game.

What made all of this possible for Ana Fabrega?

She unlearned how to write.

In this episode, Ana shares the seven writing principles you should unlearn if you want to fall in love with writing again and reach people with your ideas. Like Ana, your best ideas could have the power to impact hundreds, if not thousands, of people. You just need to share them in a way that resonates.

If you’re ready to start making an impact with your ideas, then come learn writing for the modern age.

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Newsletter: https://afabrega.com/newsletter

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msfab_learninglab/

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