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Paul was skeptical. He started small. The first morning, he wrote three sentences and spent the rest of the hour staring at a bookshelf. But he didn't leave the chair. The next day, he wrote a paragraph. By Friday, he had two pages.

Dr. Silva laughed. "Paul, waiting for inspiration to write is like waiting for a lightning bolt to power your toaster. You don’t need a breakthrough; you need a ." She sat him down and laid out the "Writing Lot" manifesto: How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Produc...

No more "I'll work on my book." Instead, it was "I will write 200 words about the methodology." Paul was skeptical

She told him to pick a time—8:00 AM to 9:00 AM, Monday through Friday. No email, no internet, no "checking one last citation." But he didn't leave the chair