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Hello and welcome back to another episode of Beyond the To Do List.

I am your host, Eric Fisher, and this is the show where I talk to the people behind the productivity.

I am thrilled this week to re-release an episode I did with Alison Fallon.

She's an author, public speaker, writing coach.

She's coached hundreds and thousands of writers to help them get their books finally written and on the shelves.

And in this conversation, we talked about her most recent book, The Power of Writing Things Down, which walks anybody, whether they consider themselves an air quote, real writer, or just play one on TV, it walks you through

a simple daily practice to reduce anxiety, curb depression, improve your confidence, and especially,

and this is the real kicker here, gain clarity in their life. And so I wanted to bring this

episode back out and top of mind moving forward into the new year because even though I don't particularly subscribe to the idea of doing New Year's resolutions, I do believe in making progress and have been thinking about goals I want to push forward next year. And I think one of the things that's hardest for me is to write. I'm much more of an auditory processor. I say things out loud and then I'm sure of

them and I'm aware of them and the thinking inside my head. That's just how it works with me and

my own self-awareness. And whether you're like that or not, there's still a way to use what is

in this conversation with Allison about the power of writing things down. Now, in my case,

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