The benefits of learning to write a good specific aims page

100:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,860Welcome to the Clinician Researcher podcast, where academic clinicians learn the skills200:00:05,860 --> 00:00:11,260to build their own research program, whether or not they have a mentor.300:00:11,260 --> 00:00:17,340As clinicians, we spend a decade or more as trainees learning to take care of patients.400:00:17,340 --> 00:00:22,380When we finally start our careers, we want to build research programs, but then we find500:00:22,380 --> 00:00:27,780that our years of clinical training did not adequately prepare us to lead our research600:00:27,780 --> 00:00:29,200program.700:00:29,200 --> 00:00:35,480Through no fault of our own, we struggle to find mentors, and when we can't, we quit.800:00:35,480 --> 00:00:40,580However, clinicians hold the keys to the greatest research breakthroughs.900:00:40,580 --> 00:00:46,200For this reason, the Clinician Researcher podcast exists to give academic clinicians1000:00:46,200 --> 00:00:51,800the tools to build their own research program, whether or not they have a mentor.1100:00:51,800 --> 00:01:01,240Now introducing your host, Toyosi Onwuemene.1200:01:01,240 --> 00:01:04,600Welcome to the Clinician Researcher podcast.1300:01:04,600 --> 00:01:09,640I'm your host, Toyosi Onwuemene, and it is a pleasure to be talking with you today.1400:01:09,640 --> 00:01:15,320I am excited to talk to you about why you should take time to learn to write the specific1500:01:15,320 --> 00:01:19,000games page, the importance of the specific games page.1600:01:19,000 --> 00:01:21,120I guess that's a little bit of a shorter title.1700:01:21,120 --> 00:01:22,800I'm talking about the specific games page.1800:01:22,800 --> 00:01:26,240In case you didn't know, now you know.1900:01:26,240 --> 00:01:30,160I will tell you that a couple of years ago, I took a course, and the course was not about2000:01:30,160 --> 00:01:31,560writing the specific games page.2100:01:31,560 --> 00:01:38,120It really was a research proposal development course, but we spent an awful lot of time2200:01:38,120 --> 00:01:39,520writing the specific games page.2300:01:39,520 --> 00:01:45,240I feel like in a course that maybe lasted about 10 weeks, we probably spent at least2400:01:45,240 --> 00:01:49,800five weeks either talking about the specific games, sharing our specific games with each2500:01:49,800 --> 00:01:52,720other, getting feedback on the specific games.2600:01:52,720 --> 00:01:57,640We spent a lot of time writing the specific games page.2700:01:57,640 --> 00:02:03,400By the end of the whole course, what I had was a template, and I went back to the template2800:02:03,400 --> 00:02:07,840over and over again to use every time I was going to write a specific games page, I would2900:02:07,840 --> 00:02:12,040just go through the formula every time to create my first draft.3000:02:12,040 --> 00:02:16,560When I started teaching others to write specific games pages, I would still go back to that3100:02:16,560 --> 00:02:17,560template.3200:02:17,560 --> 00:02:24,680So this is a good time for me to shout out D-Gun and David Allspaw, who are faculty members3300:02:24,680 --> 00:02:26,960who taught that course at my institution.3400:02:26,960 --> 00:02:28,440Thank you all.3500:02:28,440 --> 00:02:29,880Your teaching was invaluable.3600:02:29,880 --> 00:02:33,120I'm just saying thank you publicly.3700:02:33,120 --> 00:02:39,400But yes, I spent time learning to write a specific games page, and I'm so grateful that3800:02:39,400 --> 00:02:40,400I made that investment.3900:02:40,400 --> 00:02:46,400I don't remember how much the course was, but it was an absolutely phenomenal investment.4000:02:46,400 --> 00:02:53,440And now that having written maybe 100 specific games pages since that course, has it been4100:02:53,440 --> 00:02:54,440100?4200:02:54,440 --> 00:02:56,560Wow, it's been at least 70.4300:02:56,560 --> 00:02:57,560I don't know.4400:02:57,560 --> 00:02:59,200I've written a lot of specific games pages.4500:02:59,200 --> 00:03:01,960Some have gone somewhere and some have not.4600:03:01,960 --> 00:03:02,960I don't know.4700:03:02,960 --> 00:03:06,240It's been a lot, so I shouldn't exaggerate, but I've written a lot.4800:03:06,240 --> 00:03:11,640But one of the things since that time where I would look and write and then look at the4900:03:11,640 --> 00:03:16,120template and write again, now I can create a specific games page without the template,5000:03:16,120 --> 00:03:17,120which is awesome.5100:03:17,120 --> 00:03:20,520But it really took time to get there.5200:03:20,520 --> 00:03:25,200And I remember putting pulling together two specific games pages last week and realizing5300:03:25,200 --> 00:03:26,680that, wow, I've come a long way.5400:03:26,680 --> 00:03:31,280I can pull together two specific games pages in the course of less than a week.5500:03:31,280 --> 00:03:32,280That's pretty awesome.5600:03:32,280 --> 00:03:33,360Awesome for me.5700:03:33,360 --> 00:03:37,400You may be able to do more, but awesome for me because I came from a place where I totally5800:03:37,400 --> 00:03:39,520had no idea what to write.5900:03:39,520 --> 00:03:44,600And so I now recognize the value of writing a specific games page.6000:03:44,600 --> 00:03:49,920And I want to talk to you about seven reasons why you should take time to learn to write6100:03:49,920 --> 00:03:53,880a compelling and clear specific games page.6200:03:53,880 --> 00:03:54,880OK.6300:03:54,880 --> 00:03:55,880OK.6400:03:55,880 --> 00:03:57,480I was talking about compelling and clear.6500:03:57,480 --> 00:03:59,040You just need to be able to write it first.6600:03:59,040 --> 00:04:02,000You know, before it becomes compelling and clear, it just needs a draft.6700:04:02,000 --> 00:04:06,600So why should learn to write a great first draft over a specific games page?6800:04:06,600 --> 00:04:07,600OK.6900:04:07,600 --> 00:04:12,480So the first thing is that I think about the specific games pages that it helps you figure7000:04:12,480 --> 00:04:13,920out what you want to do.7100:04:13,920 --> 00:04:15,160It really does.7200:04:15,160 --> 00:04:20,200You have the idea in your head and it sounds so beautiful or it doesn't sound so beautiful.7300:04:20,200 --> 00:04:25,640And the moment you commit it to paper into a one page specific games page, it becomes7400:04:25,640 --> 00:04:27,960clear what you're saying you want to do.7500:04:27,960 --> 00:04:32,200Now it may not be exactly what you set out to say you want to do, but the moment you7600:04:32,200 --> 00:04:35,600put it on paper, then in a sense, it looks back at you and it says, well, is this what7700:04:35,600 --> 00:04:36,600you want?7800:04:36,600 --> 00:04:40,260And you have to look back at it and say, I'm not sure that's what I want.7900:04:40,260 --> 00:04:44,080And then you can clarify and shape it to be what you want.8000:04:44,080 --> 00:04:47,480Or you look at it and you're like, yes, this is exactly what I want.8100:04:47,480 --> 00:04:51,080And then you have a specific games page that you can shop around.8200:04:51,080 --> 00:04:57,480But the very first gift of knowing how to write a specific games page is that it allows8300:04:57,480 --> 00:05:01,840you to just bring this great idea out of your head and put it on the paper or put it on8400:05:01,840 --> 00:05:08,120the document on your computer and then look at it and say, is this what you want to do?8500:05:08,120 --> 00:05:12,880And that's so important because the first person that you need to convince about the8600:05:12,880 --> 00:05:14,680work you're doing is you.8700:05:14,680 --> 00:05:18,280And if you can't convince yourself that the work you're doing is important, then don't8800:05:18,280 --> 00:05:19,840try to convince anybody else.8900:05:19,840 --> 00:05:22,480And if you're like, well, it's my mentor's work.9000:05:22,480 --> 00:05:26,440And if they're convinced it's okay for me, it's like, no.9100:05:26,440 --> 00:05:31,400The only way you're going to be able to communicate enthusiasm or excitement about your project9200:05:31,400 --> 00:05:34,040is if you care enough about it.9300:05:34,040 --> 00:05:38,080And hoping that somebody else's enthusiasm is going to carry your work is wishful thinking.9400:05:38,080 --> 00:05:43,120And so the very first person that you need to convince about the work that you're doing9500:05:43,120 --> 00:05:45,040is you.9600:05:45,040 --> 00:05:51,600And writing a specific games page allows you to be very clear about what you want to do.9700:05:51,600 --> 00:05:55,000And it's important that you're able to do that.9800:05:55,000 --> 00:05:56,080Okay.9900:05:56,080 --> 00:06:00,080So it helps you figure out what you want to do.10000:06:00,080 --> 00:06:07,840And that is the very first step in moving forward a research project or at least a proposal10100:06:07,840 --> 00:06:10,080for submission.10200:06:10,080 --> 00:06:15,520The second thing it does for you is it allows you now to communicate your idea to others.10300:06:15,520 --> 00:06:21,560Now, if you're like me, you love to be able to say what you're going to do, which is great.10400:06:21,560 --> 00:06:25,600But it's never the same as when someone can actually read what you're going to do on paper10500:06:25,600 --> 00:06:28,060or read what you're going to do on a screen.10600:06:28,060 --> 00:06:32,600And so in a sense, what it allows you to do is not only communicate with yourself, it10700:06:32,600 --> 00:06:34,240allows you to communicate with others.10800:06:34,240 --> 00:06:39,380It allows you to communicate your ideas in a way that's short, sweet and compelling.10900:06:39,380 --> 00:06:43,600And it allows you to say, well, do you understand what I want to do without me explaining it?11000:06:43,600 --> 00:06:46,100It's easy when you're in the room saying, well, this is what I want to do.11100:06:46,100 --> 00:06:47,920And then I think I want to do this.11200:06:47,920 --> 00:06:51,680And if it's missing from the page, then people just accept what you say.11300:06:51,680 --> 00:06:56,400But if you're not there in the room, can people still clearly understand and articulate what11400:06:56,400 --> 00:06:57,680you say you want to do?11500:06:57,680 --> 00:07:00,720And the specific games page allows you to do that.11600:07:00,720 --> 00:07:05,000You can see, can people tell what you're going to do by just reading it, or do you need to11700:07:05,000 --> 00:07:07,480add commentary so that they can understand?11800:07:07,480 --> 00:07:11,280And if you have to add commentary so that they can understand, then you know that you11900:07:11,280 --> 00:07:16,720have opportunity to make your specific games page stronger and more compelling.12000:07:16,720 --> 00:07:23,520And so not only are you figuring out what to do by committing it to paper or to a document12100:07:23,520 --> 00:07:30,680and writing the specific games page, but by committing it to paper, you're able to communicate12200:07:30,680 --> 00:07:31,680it to others.12300:07:31,680 --> 00:07:36,360And the specific games page is just a really easy way to do that.12400:07:36,360 --> 00:07:42,260And until you put it on paper or until you put it in a document, then you're really kind12500:07:42,260 --> 00:07:45,920of just, you haven't committed.12600:07:45,920 --> 00:07:51,800You haven't committed, but it allows you to communicate your idea to others.12700:07:51,800 --> 00:07:56,520The third thing it does is it gives you a chance to solicit feedback early on in the12800:07:56,520 --> 00:08:02,240process before you've made too many commitments, before you've invested too much time and allows12900:08:02,240 --> 00:08:04,140you to solicit feedback.13000:08:04,140 --> 00:08:07,440So you've decided this is what you want to do.13100:08:07,440 --> 00:08:12,200You communicate, you've committed it to paper, and then you shared it with someone else.13200:08:12,200 --> 00:08:15,740And now you have the opportunity to wait for their feedback.13300:08:15,740 --> 00:08:17,920What do they think?13400:08:17,920 --> 00:08:22,520And this is a great time at which they can look and say, oh, this sucks.13500:08:22,520 --> 00:08:24,160This idea is awful.13600:08:24,160 --> 00:08:25,160Great.13700:08:25,160 --> 00:08:26,920And then you can just revise one page.13800:08:26,920 --> 00:08:31,840What you don't want is that you've written six pages of your research strategy, or goodness,13900:08:31,840 --> 00:08:33,56012 pages of your research strategy.14000:08:33,560 --> 00:08:36,440And then people are looking at it and saying, I'm not really clear what you're trying to14100:08:36,440 --> 00:08:37,560do here.14200:08:37,560 --> 00:08:43,760What you want is that feedback early on when you can reshape the specific aims page in14300:08:43,760 --> 00:08:48,840a way that allows you not to take too much time investment undoing things that people14400:08:48,840 --> 00:08:51,600didn't really care for.14500:08:51,600 --> 00:08:55,560Writing it in the specific aims page allows you to get feedback.14600:08:55,560 --> 00:09:00,440And then you can make major revisions to the specific aims page and not make major revisions14700:09:00,440 --> 00:09:02,720to like pages and pages of writing.14800:09:02,720 --> 00:09:09,920So it is the earliest form of your idea that allows you to get feedback in a way where14900:09:09,920 --> 00:09:12,400you've made the least investment.15000:09:12,400 --> 00:09:16,920And when I say the least investment, I don't mean that there's not been an investment,15100:09:16,920 --> 00:09:20,360because to be honest, it takes time to write a good specific aims page.15200:09:20,360 --> 00:09:23,880And okay, so maybe I can do it now in the course of a day, or some people can do it15300:09:23,880 --> 00:09:26,520within a matter of an hour or two.15400:09:26,520 --> 00:09:27,840I'm not there yet.15500:09:27,840 --> 00:09:31,720But it takes time to put together a compelling specific aims page.15600:09:31,720 --> 00:09:36,200And if somebody trashes your specific aims page and tells you this idea is horrible,15700:09:36,200 --> 00:09:41,900yes, it is a significant amount of time that you've invested in it, but much, much, much15800:09:41,900 --> 00:09:45,880less time than if you had written the whole 12 pages of the grant.15900:09:45,880 --> 00:09:49,800And many times I didn't realize that I would just keep going with the grant thinking, okay,16000:09:49,800 --> 00:09:52,560if I get it all out on paper, it'd be awesome.16100:09:52,560 --> 00:09:56,400And in reality, you need the feedback as soon as possible.16200:09:56,400 --> 00:10:00,840I would say if you're going to write any component of the grant before you go soliciting feedback,16300:10:00,840 --> 00:10:04,440is really writing the background and significance, right?16400:10:04,440 --> 00:10:08,280What we're calling significance and innovation most of the time, because you want to make16500:10:08,280 --> 00:10:12,160sure that the direction you're going in is actually reflected in your specific aims page.16600:10:12,160 --> 00:10:16,840So you want a specific aims page that actually communicates what you're going to do so that16700:10:16,840 --> 00:10:20,760when you get feedback, it's actually good and actionable feedback.16800:10:20,760 --> 00:10:24,800What you don't want is a specific aims page that doesn't even, you know, clearly articulate16900:10:24,800 --> 00:10:28,760your idea and you're getting feedback on something you're not going to do.17000:10:28,760 --> 00:10:34,400So it is important to be very clear and write a good and compelling specific aims page,17100:10:34,400 --> 00:10:36,680and hence the need to learn how to do it.17200:10:36,680 --> 00:10:42,680And then the moment you're able to commit your ideas strongly to paper or to a document,17300:10:42,680 --> 00:10:47,320then you can go get the feedback that helps you just really reshape the whole thing in17400:10:47,320 --> 00:10:53,560a way where you know it's going to be most acceptable or most attractive to the reviewers.17500:10:53,560 --> 00:10:54,560Okay.17600:10:54,560 --> 00:10:59,120So that's kind of like, you know, making sure that you can get feedback before you put too17700:10:59,120 --> 00:11:03,480much investment into the whole proposal.17800:11:03,480 --> 00:11:08,120The next thing, number four, is that once you've gotten the feedback, it's like the17900:11:08,120 --> 00:11:10,640road map to writing the proposal.18000:11:10,640 --> 00:11:16,280There's this great general sense of the idea and you're going to turn it into the proposal.18100:11:16,280 --> 00:11:18,840Here's the significant section.18200:11:18,840 --> 00:11:23,760Here's the innovation and here's the approach and this is aim one.18300:11:23,760 --> 00:11:30,000The specific aims page really gives you the direction to go.18400:11:30,000 --> 00:11:34,800It tells you, you know, where to take it, where to take your writing next.18500:11:34,800 --> 00:11:41,120So it's really nice to have that as a nice framework for putting together the whole proposal.18600:11:41,120 --> 00:11:45,040And it kind of makes it a little bit easier than trying to like put the proposal together18700:11:45,040 --> 00:11:47,040from scratch.18800:11:47,040 --> 00:11:51,280And the specific aims page at least gives you kind of like, you know, it gets you over18900:11:51,280 --> 00:11:56,680the blank page syndrome where you actually have already something you've written that19000:11:56,680 --> 00:11:58,920you can build into the proposal.19100:11:58,920 --> 00:12:04,960So maybe, you know, the first line of your specific aims page is this disease kills people.19200:12:04,960 --> 00:12:05,960Great.19300:12:05,960 --> 00:12:09,120You now have the first sentence of your first paragraph.19400:12:09,120 --> 00:12:14,800And so it is a nice road map to be able to build the rest of the proposal.19500:12:14,800 --> 00:12:19,400The number five is you will likely need to rewrite it a few times.19600:12:19,400 --> 00:12:23,400Yes, you need to learn because you're going to have to do it over and over again.19700:12:23,400 --> 00:12:29,320So take the time to really learn how to do it so that when you need to do it as many19800:12:29,320 --> 00:12:34,720times as you need to do it, as often as you need to do it, you can do it.19900:12:34,720 --> 00:12:35,720And it's helpful.20000:12:35,720 --> 00:12:41,360And I don't know your process for writing, but when I write my specific aims page, I20100:12:41,360 --> 00:12:45,380can't spend too, too, too much time on it because as I start to write the actual body20200:12:45,380 --> 00:12:49,080of the proposal, what I can do becomes really clear.20300:12:49,080 --> 00:12:54,120You know, the moment you have to go into excruciating detail, or at least relatively excruciating20400:12:54,120 --> 00:12:58,280detail about what you're going to do, what your actual plan is, what your approach is,20500:12:58,280 --> 00:13:03,020then you see that some parts of the specific aims page need to change.20600:13:03,020 --> 00:13:07,040And then you can take the proposal that you've written and go back and rework the specific20700:13:07,040 --> 00:13:08,040aims page.20800:13:08,040 --> 00:13:13,920So, you know, there's a back and forth talk between the specific aims page and your whole20900:13:13,920 --> 00:13:16,080grant proposal that goes back and forth.21000:13:16,080 --> 00:13:20,560And so you'll need to revise your specific aims page at least once, probably several21100:13:20,560 --> 00:13:21,840times along the way.21200:13:21,840 --> 00:13:25,600And so it's helpful to know how to write it because you're going to need to rewrite it.21300:13:25,600 --> 00:13:31,160And so your first specific aims page is not going to be your final specific aims page.21400:13:31,160 --> 00:13:35,760And it's helpful to know how to do it so you're not stuck every time.21500:13:35,760 --> 00:13:40,320So learning how to write the specific aims page is an important investment so that you21600:13:40,320 --> 00:13:44,200can do it again and then do it again and then do it again.21700:13:44,200 --> 00:13:45,280Okay.21800:13:45,280 --> 00:13:49,920Another reason to write the specific aims page, I think this is number six, is that21900:13:49,920 --> 00:13:54,680it is the one page some reviewers will read.22000:13:54,680 --> 00:14:01,080So when I first started to write grants and I had not yet served on any study sections,22100:14:01,080 --> 00:14:02,560I remember thinking, that's ridiculous.22200:14:02,560 --> 00:14:06,480Someone's going to read only one page of my grant and you think this will be the one page22300:14:06,480 --> 00:14:07,580they read?22400:14:07,580 --> 00:14:09,000And now I realize why.22500:14:09,000 --> 00:14:12,840Some people don't even read anything in your grant and they still get to vote.22600:14:12,840 --> 00:14:14,440Oh my goodness.22700:14:14,440 --> 00:14:17,080It's kind of a crazy process, but it is what it is.22800:14:17,080 --> 00:14:20,360And until the process is revamped, this is what we have.22900:14:20,360 --> 00:14:25,800And so you literally have one or two, maybe three people review your grant in detail so23000:14:25,800 --> 00:14:27,840that the people who've actually read your grant.23100:14:27,840 --> 00:14:31,240And to be honest, it's probably one person who's really read your grant, one and a half23200:14:31,240 --> 00:14:35,880people, because maybe a secondary reviewer has not read your grant to that excruciating23300:14:35,880 --> 00:14:37,800level of detail as the first reviewer.23400:14:37,800 --> 00:14:41,080Because the first reviewer is going to need to present your work.23500:14:41,080 --> 00:14:44,760And because they're presenting your work, oh, they read it so that they know what to23600:14:44,760 --> 00:14:45,760say.23700:14:45,760 --> 00:14:49,360The second reviewer who kind of has to support the first reviewer, it's like, well, I'm not23800:14:49,360 --> 00:14:52,800the primary, they're primary on other grant proposals.23900:14:52,800 --> 00:14:57,480So they can read your grant and they probably will read it well, but they may not read it24000:14:57,480 --> 00:15:01,800with the same level of detail as reviewer number one, your primary reviewer.24100:15:01,800 --> 00:15:04,240The tertiary reviewer is just giving you a score.24200:15:04,240 --> 00:15:08,080They don't even have to read things and they're excruciating amounts of detail.24300:15:08,080 --> 00:15:10,960And so they may not read things very well.24400:15:10,960 --> 00:15:14,480So anyway, these three people are probably the three people who will have definitely24500:15:14,480 --> 00:15:17,120read through your specific aims page.24600:15:17,120 --> 00:15:20,120Everybody else, they have other grants to review, but they're still going to vote on24700:15:20,120 --> 00:15:21,320your project.24800:15:21,320 --> 00:15:25,640And so the only time that they're really looking at your application in detail is right when24900:15:25,640 --> 00:15:27,480your application goes up for discussion.25000:15:27,480 --> 00:15:31,560So as the primary reviewer is talking about your project, then they're like, oh, let me25100:15:31,560 --> 00:15:35,000look through and see, oh yeah, okay, I see this.25200:15:35,000 --> 00:15:39,340Or if there's a point of contention and they're weighing in, then they go start reading parts25300:15:39,340 --> 00:15:42,000of your proposal to say, oh yeah, I agree.25400:15:42,000 --> 00:15:44,180I think this will be problematic.25500:15:44,180 --> 00:15:46,000But in general, they're not reading your grant.25600:15:46,000 --> 00:15:50,200And so if they're going to read one page, they're going to read the page that summarizes25700:15:50,200 --> 00:15:51,200everything.25800:15:51,200 --> 00:15:56,680Okay, so now I have that kind of background, or at least I have that experience now as25900:15:56,680 --> 00:16:02,480a reviewer, you realize that, wow, it's an important page because some people are not26000:16:02,480 --> 00:16:06,260going to read any other part of your grant where you go and explain everything in beautiful26100:16:06,260 --> 00:16:08,880and excruciating and painful detail.26200:16:08,880 --> 00:16:10,840They may just read that one page.26300:16:10,840 --> 00:16:17,400And it helps you be very clear about how to communicate your information, the information26400:16:17,400 --> 00:16:20,320that's most critical in that one page.26500:16:20,320 --> 00:16:25,340And so it may be the only page a reviewer might read.26600:16:25,340 --> 00:16:29,880So you really want to write it in a way that's compelling so that for the person who only26700:16:29,880 --> 00:16:33,960reads this one page, they can get a good read out of it and really get a good sense of your26800:16:33,960 --> 00:16:35,280project from it.26900:16:35,280 --> 00:16:40,080So that's reason number six why you should take time to learn to write a specific games27000:16:40,080 --> 00:16:41,620page well.27100:16:41,620 --> 00:16:45,880And then number seven is that you get better and faster at creating them.27200:16:45,880 --> 00:16:50,480And you're going to need to because if you're someone who leads a research program, then27300:16:50,480 --> 00:16:53,720to some extent, you're always looking for funding for your research program.27400:16:53,720 --> 00:16:56,360You're always looking for funding opportunities.27500:16:56,360 --> 00:16:59,560And for that reason, you're probably going to write a lot of specific games pages.27600:16:59,560 --> 00:17:03,640Now, if you play your cards right, you are doing kind of research in the same general27700:17:03,640 --> 00:17:09,840sphere and so you're not necessarily creating something brand new every time.27800:17:09,840 --> 00:17:16,920But it is helpful because if you're not submitting overlapping projects, you're going to want27900:17:16,920 --> 00:17:20,400to really have a different specific games page for each project.28000:17:20,400 --> 00:17:25,720And so they may overlap in some ways in terms of the significance doesn't really change,28100:17:25,720 --> 00:17:29,440but your approach is going to change because your aims are going to be different as well.28200:17:29,440 --> 00:17:34,520And so you want to learn to write one well because you're always going to be creating28300:17:34,520 --> 00:17:35,520them.28400:17:35,520 --> 00:17:40,520And the better you understand how to write them, the faster and the better you get at28500:17:40,520 --> 00:17:42,800creating them each time.28600:17:42,800 --> 00:17:47,680And so those are seven reasons why you should take time to write to learn to write a specific28700:17:47,680 --> 00:17:49,040games page.28800:17:49,040 --> 00:17:52,280Number one is that it allows you to figure out what you want to do.28900:17:52,280 --> 00:17:58,480The accountability of committing your thoughts to the page are it really is helpful to to29000:17:58,480 --> 00:18:01,800help you clarify for yourself what you want to do.29100:18:01,800 --> 00:18:05,160Number two, it allows you to communicate your idea to others.29200:18:05,160 --> 00:18:08,280It's not just floating around in your head a beautiful idea.29300:18:08,280 --> 00:18:11,440It actually is committed to paper and independent of you.29400:18:11,440 --> 00:18:13,640It's going to speak when you're not there.29500:18:13,640 --> 00:18:18,040So you can be you can be more clear on how you're communicating.29600:18:18,040 --> 00:18:24,760Number three, it gives you a chance to solicit feedback before you've made all these investments.29700:18:24,760 --> 00:18:29,640And you are now kind of wedded to the words that you've written on the page.29800:18:29,640 --> 00:18:34,400And so it's the least amount of writing you will do to solicit feedback that allows you29900:18:34,400 --> 00:18:39,360to actually respond to the feedback in a way that's really responsive.30000:18:39,360 --> 00:18:44,400Number four, it is your roadmap to writing the proposal because you have this blueprint30100:18:44,400 --> 00:18:48,760and now you can just go through the blueprint and write the proposal.30200:18:48,760 --> 00:18:52,680And number five, you're going to likely need to rewrite it a few times that you want to30300:18:52,680 --> 00:18:54,200know how to do it.30400:18:54,200 --> 00:18:57,240And then it may be the only page a reviewer might read.30500:18:57,240 --> 00:18:58,240That's number six.30600:18:58,240 --> 00:19:03,800And number seven, the more you do it, the better and faster you get at creating them.30700:19:03,800 --> 00:19:06,920And it's going to be helpful for you to know how to do that critically.30800:19:06,920 --> 00:19:12,040All right, those are seven reasons why you should take time to learn to write a specific30900:19:12,040 --> 00:19:13,520games 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