simoncrabb.com http://simoncrabb.com/the-writing-to-think-productivity-technique-i-use-daily-in-my-online-business-consulting-practice/ The Writing To Think Productivity Technique I Use Daily In My Online Business Consulting Practice Do you write? Do you write things? Do you take notes? Do you keep lists? That’s what I’m going to talk about today. My name is Simon Crabb. I’m an online business consultant. I help online business owners grow their businesses. What does this pen have to do with business? For some people don’t write the correct things. They might use a pen to create a list, to do lists but what they don’t do is they don’t write to think. This sounds peculiar to some people. I’m just going to tell you giving an example of how I write to think. When I do my consulting calls on the phone, on Skype, what I do is I get my pen, a pile of paper and I continually make notes. I often have to pause to make notes and say, “sorry, I’m just making a note here”. I am writing to think. The process of listening to somebody, writing down what I hear onto paper and then reading what I’ve written down back into my brain again helps me think better. I think that’s the process because I’m listening with my ears but also with my eyes. What that allows me to do is allows me to take information in, get information by asking, get back in again, then I see with different points of view. So writing to think is something that I recommend you try. When you’re trying to work out a problem, grab a piece of paper and just write stuff. Don’t worry about what you’re writing, don’t worry about if it’s correct or not, just literally have a thought write it down, have a thought write it down and then read things back and they will go back in. When they go back in, they go back in differently to how they came out. If you’re on a phone call, take notes. Listen in more than one way. There’s a thing which … sorry, this is a bit strange. There’s a thing which says Simon, the name Simon is Greek or something. It means he who hears all or the listening one or something like that. I am quite good at listening. I find that writing whilst listening allows me to think about it better, allows me to think about it twice in two different ways.

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The Writing To Think Productivity Technique I UseDaily In My Online Business Consulting Practice

Do you write? Do you write things? Do you take notes? Do you keep lists? That’s whatI’m going to talk about today.

My name is Simon Crabb. I’m an online business consultant. I help online businessowners grow their businesses.

What does this pen have to do with business? For some people don’t write the correctthings. They might use a pen to create a list, to do lists but what they don’t do is theydon’t write to think.

This sounds peculiar to some people. I’m just going to tell you giving an example of howI write to think.

When I do my consulting calls on the phone, on Skype, what I do is I get my pen, a pileof paper and I continually make notes. I of ten have to pause to make notes and say,“sorry, I’m just making a note here”. I am writing to think.

The process of listening to somebody, writing down what I hear onto paper and thenreading what I’ve written down back into my brain again helps me think better. I thinkthat’s the process because I’m listening with my ears but also with my eyes.

What that allows me to do is allows me to take inf ormation in, get inf ormation by asking,get back in again, then I see with dif f erent points of view.

So writing to think is something that I recommend you try.

When you’re trying to work out a problem, grab a piece of paper and just write stuf f .Don’t worry about what you’re writing, don’t worry about if it ’s correct or not, just literallyhave a thought write it down, have a thought write it down and then read things back andthey will go back in. When they go back in, they go back in dif f erently to how they cameout.

If you’re on a phone call, take notes. Listen in more than one way. There’s a thing which… sorry, this is a bit strange. There’s a thing which says Simon, the name Simon isGreek or something. It means he who hears all or the listening one or something likethat. I am quite good at listening.

I f ind that writing whilst listening allows me to think about it better, allows me to thinkabout it twice in two dif f erent ways.

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It ’s a very powerful technique and it’s one that I recommend you try and it’s one that Ihaven’t seen recommended very of ten. Something f or you to consider. My name isSimon Crabb and that’s all f or today.