Stay sane while comparing yourself to other authors | Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Explained
Comparing yourself to your favorite author/s can be a depressing exercise. But what if I told you there's a RIGHT way to go about it? Plus, get my FREE simple progress tracker to help you write more (and write more consistently - just like Brandon Sanderson).
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0:00 Introduction
0:32 How most people compare
0:48 What you should do instead: Rule #1
1:15 Rule #2
3:25 Rule #3
6:02 Rule #4
7:06 Rule #5
9:32 Rule #6
Here are 6 rules for using key performance indicators (KPIs) to benchmark yourself against top performing/big name authors like Brandon Sanderson or Stephen King without discouraging yourself. It also works for benchmarking against yourself!
Once you figure out how to use the SMART framework to set some good KPIs, it's easy to analyze your performance to see what's working and what's not. Tracking your KPIs over time is the best way to improve yourself as a writer and an author in a strategic way!
If you're struggling to track your daily word counts, or if you've always wanted a fancy progress bar like Brandon Sanderson, here's a simple spreadsheet I whipped up to help you with that: https://bit.ly/2U1601w
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// REFERENCES
James Clear on the power of tiny gains:
→ https://jamesclear.com/the-1-percent-...
Charles Duhigg on the power of habit:
→ https://charlesduhigg.com/the-power-o...
A really great book on the daily rituals of artists and other creative thinkers:
→ https://www.masoncurrey.com/daily-rit...
Brandon Sanderson on his writing speed and how to write 100k words a year:
→ https://faq.brandonsanderson.com/know...
→ • How to Write a 100K Words a Year
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My first book "Today is my birthday!" (a Cantonese/English rhyming story book for ages 2-6):
→ https://bit.ly/3cmpHqz