Why Writing a List is Good for You

Sometimes I don’t know what to write, whether it’s for a post, school paper, or letter. There are all kinds of ideas swirling in the thought soup called my brain. Or there are no thoughts. Writing a list of ideas on one topic helps me corral similar thoughts or kick start the thought process.

Below are five more reasons writng a list is good for you.

1. It is fast to write – so it gets the brain thinking.
2. It forces you to summarize each point in a sentence or phrase.
3. It helps you to see all the points at one time.
4. It helps you stop, sit down, and start writing.
5. You could win a prize!

Network Blogging Tips is sponsoring a List Blogging Challenge. The deadline is April 20th. The prize is a“One Touch 4 Mini 250 GB external hard drive, worth $129.00.” Go here for all the details.

Continue reading for more information on list posts.

• 5 more reasons you should write a list post – Click here to read these. Written by Deb Ng from Network Blogging Tips
• 8 reasons why a list post will help you get back your blogging groove – Click here to read. Darren Rowse from Problogger also explains Simple Lists, Longer List Posts, and Lists as Parts Of Posts.
• Need help coming up with a topic? ChrisBrogan.com has a 100 Blog Topics he Hopes You Write On. Click here for that list.
• Writing a 100 points helps you tackle any issue – Click here to read this post from Luciano Passuello from LiteMind.
• Write a list, change your life. This is the promise of an article in the Scotsman.com. Click here for the full article.
• Even 7 year-olds can write a list. Click here to read about a life list created by a 2nd grader. Leon Ho shared this on his site LifeHack.org.

I’ll be writing list posts all week and then submit the best one Sunday, the 20th.

Get busy writing your list post. Be sure to let me know when you’ve written and submitted your post. It will be fun to have some competition amongst friends.