284. How to Double Your Writing Output Without Adding More Hours

284. How to Double Your Writing Output Without Adding More Hours

July 14, 2026 · 15 min · Season 7

About this episode

In this episode, Nanci Panuccio shares two small, counterintuitive shifts that can help writers double their output without increasing their working hours.

For years I measured my work ethic by how many hours I put in at my desk. I'd arrive, coffee in hand at 7am, break around Noon for lunch, back at my desk till 6 or 7pm, sometimes later. I thought putting in the time was the thing that would move the needle. It was actually the thing keeping me from doing my best work. In this episode, I share two small, counterintuitive shifts I made to change not only the volume of creative work I get done, but the quality — and in half the time it use...

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