I found the greatest hack to get rid of passive voice. Aft… - Dickie Bush

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I found the greatest hack to get rid of passive voice.

After every verb, insert "by zombies."

If the sentence still makes sense, you're using passive voice.

"The story was written (by zombies)" → passive voice.

"She wrote (by zombies) the story." → active voice.

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Dickie Bush, a former BlackRock hedge fund trader and Princeton graduate, became a leading figure in online writing and digital entrepreneurship. He co-founded Ship 30 for 30 with Nicolas Cole, a popular 30-day writing program that has served over 10,000 participants, and runs the Premium Ghostwriting Academy while sharing insights on audience building and atomic essays through his Substack and X.

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Inconvenient truth: you can't expect growth if you aren't showing up every day.

Another good writing tip:

Resist the urge to be clever. Instead, strive to be clear.

Trying to be clever leads to confusion.

And the second your reader is confused, they're back to TikTok and Netflix.

You’re stuck because you thought the entire journey would be fun.

Newsflash:

Progress is not always fun.

There is a disgusting & treacherous amount of exceptionally boring work between you and your ultimate goals.

Tackle it one day at a time.

I found the greatest hack to get rid of passive voice. After every verb, insert "by zombies." If the sentence still makes sense, you're using ​pass… - Dickie Bush

About Dickie Bush

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I found the greatest hack to get rid of passive voice. After every verb, insert "by zombies." If the sentence still makes sense, you're using pass… - Dickie Bush