The "Draft 0" Rule.
Stop waiting for “inspiration” to hit. Inspiration is expensive; a “Draft 0” is free.
The hardest part of any job isn’t doing the work, it’s starting it.
We’ve all been there: Staring at a blinking cursor at 4:00 PM, trying to write that client proposal, that team update, or that difficult email. We want it to be perfect, so we do nothing. We call it “thinking,” but it’s actually just procrastinating.
In the Simply Agile community, we never start at zero. We start at Draft 0.
A “Draft 0” isn’t meant to be seen by anyone. It’s messy, it’s a bit robotic, and it might even be 20% wrong. But it’s a page full of words that you didn’t have to struggle to write.
In 2026, you aren’t paid to be a “typist.” You are paid to be an editor. It is 10x faster to fix a “bad” draft than it is to create a “perfect” one from scratch. Let the AI handle the manual labor of getting words on the page so you can save your energy for the finishing touches.
Next time you’re stuck, don’t try to write. Just “dump” your brain. Tell your AI:
“I have to write a [Document Type]. Here are my messy notes: [Paste your random thoughts/bullets]. Turn this into a professional first draft. Don’t worry about it being perfect, just give me something to work with.”
What’s the one project that’s been sitting on your “To-Do” list for more than a week?
Post the topic below, and we’ll give you a “Draft 0” prompt to get it moving right now! 👇
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Tolu Ojewunmi, Kerain Shah and Victor Okwara3 Comments
Love this “Draft 0” mindset. Starting messy is the real progress move
I’ve found that the moment I stop trying to get it right and just get it out, progress happens faster than expected.
Starting messy is still starting. That’s what moves the work forward.
Yeah just scrabble something related to the topic and add words
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