Hustle Hack #33: Five Minute Content Creation

The 5-Minute Rule for Affiliate Writing

Blank page paralysis is real.

You open your laptop, ready to write, and suddenly you find yourself scrolling Facebook, reorganizing your sock drawer, or Googling “what’s for dinner.”

Here’s the fix: the 5-Minute Rule.

Set a timer for 5 minutes and just write — no editing, no deleting, no second-guessing. The goal isn’t perfection; it’s momentum.

Why this works:

✅ It shuts down perfectionism. When you only have 5 minutes, you don’t have time to critique every sentence. You just write. Perfect is the enemy of complete. It helps you boil down the essence of what's important.

✅ It creates quick wins. At the end of 5 minutes, you’ve got a messy draft. But messy drafts are 1,000x easier to fix than blank pages.

✅ It builds consistency. If you write for 5 minutes daily, that’s over 3 hours of writing per month. Those hours add up. And the content adds up. You build consistency and authority.

Example: Let’s say you want to write a blog post recommending a planner you love.

In 5 minutes, jot down why you use it, how it helps, and one funny story (like how it kept you from double-booking soccer practice and a dentist appointment).

Boom — you’ve got the bones of a post.

✨ Your Hustle Hack: Stop waiting for inspiration. Start with 5 minutes. Consistency compounds into content, and content compounds into commissions.

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