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2026-02-27 · Short · Ali · recording, 1:24 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Productivity and time · mode: Explanation and tutorial · tags: Sponsor segment present

In a sponsored Short, Ali explains his favourite writing technique, the splurge: open a blank document, set a 10-minute timer and type as fast as possible without deleting anything, to silence the inner critic and get a first draft out without overthinking.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — The splurge: a timed first draft typed without deleting

  • ★ As an entrepreneur and creator, Ali says he has to write a lot: videos, course content and memos to his team. — 00:00:00
  • ★★★ Ali's favourite writing technique, the splurge: for anything you have to write, open a blank document, set a 10-minute timer and type as fast as you can without deleting anything until the timer runs out. — 00:00:00
  • ★★ The splurge, Ali says, is a great way of silencing your inner critic and getting a first draft out without overthinking, though it leaves a draft full of typos and formatting errors. — 00:00:00

00:00:29 — Sponsor read for Grammarly

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  • refine · How do you get past writer's block? — Ali's favourite writing technique, the splurge: for anything you have to write, open a blank document, set a 10-minute timer and type as fast as you can without deleting anything until the timer runs out. (00:00:00)

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