Wow, that title really makes me sound like one of those twitter spamming SEO guys.

Anyways, I am writing this post to tell you what works for me when I want to get down to business and write a solid blog post. Over the last (almost) year, I have learned that a couple of things really help me stay concentrated while writing.

I have to admit the biggest thing that has helped my attention span is finding the write text editor. The best text editor in my case was Darkroom(Windows)/PyRoom(Linux). I have already reviewed Darkrooom so I won’t get too much into it, but I have to say it does help you focus on the text and nothing else.

The second thing that has helped my writing is AHK or AutoHotKey. AHK lets you assign hot keys to anything and everything. I use it to open up my browser, Email client, but the most helpful thing it does for me is auto text correction. In my AHK script I have words that are commonly misspelled and when I type they are automagically corrected. I didn’t create this script, but it is saves time and helps me focus on writing and not spell check. You can find my AHK script on my programming page.

The third and final thing that I have learned that helps me write is everyones favorite music streaming service: Pandora. Being such a popular website you most likely already know what Pandora is. An amazing online music streaming service that allows you to customize stations to your own music tastes. Pandora allows me to listen to a medley of music that I like without having to change the song or pick what album I want to listen to. This allows me to stay in the “zone” and not focused on whether I want to listen to ELO or The Who.

I hope these tips help you produce better content in less time, and to become a better blogger. I realize everyone works differently, and that these things might not work for you. Please comment with any other solutions you use to stay focused on writing.

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