<aside> 💡 Welcome to the Lean Writing framework! A crucial weapon in my “Write” stack.

To use it click ‘Duplicate’ in the top right and save it to your notion.

This is the fastest way I’ve developed for planning an article in as quick as time as possible.

Doing this helps you to maintain momentum when writing, avoid going off on tangents and finishing as fast as possible.

Set a timer for 7 minutes. Fill in the boxes. Then get writing!

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<aside> 🧐 Article Topic (Be concise) Spend some time here really exploring what the message is.

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<aside> 🪝 Use your topic to write a hook. (If you want some great hook examples head here)

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<aside> 🔥 What’s in it for the reader? What can you promise? (what will they get out of reading your article)

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<aside> 🤷🏼‍♂️ Why are you speaking about this? (What relevance is this to you as the writer? Why are you the one qualified to write about this?)

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<aside> 📌 What are your three key points?

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<aside> 🏛️ Do you have a story, anecdote or example from history you can use to support this article? (think about books you’ve read, or your experiences) If you don’t have any that’s fine!

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<aside> ⛳ What’s the conclusion? The final takeaway?

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<aside> 📢 Call to action (what should the reader do next?)

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