Let Your Fingers Type The Stories, Not Your Thoughts

Darrin Atkins
3 min readMay 22, 2024

Your fingers know what to do every time

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“Type faster.”

That was my advice to somebody recently when they were complaining about the length of a report that they had to do.

“You are thinking too much,” I added. "Type faster and let your fingers do the work."

Writing stories and creating content can be challenging. More than that, it can be very difficult if your goal is to develop high-quality stories that are read often and shared by many.

How do the top writers do it? I ask this same question on a regular basis. They know what they are doing and they find a way to make engaging content that makes them a good income.

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What works for one person may not work for another. That’s a certainty.

But I can speak for myself when I tell you what works for me sometimes. When I don’t know what to do or how to proceed with a story or news article, I give myself a little freedom.

“Type faster," I say to myself.

How can this help? Well, I’m glad that you asked that question because I have an answer for…

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Darrin Atkins

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