Writer's Guide to Weight Loss
by Tamra Heathershaw
The Technical Communications Bulletin
Vol. 1, No. 1, Spring 1988
Writing may seem like a sedentary profession, one which offers little chance to burn off calories. But smart writers long ago realized that even the most trivial writing chore can burn away fat, provided you have the right attitude toward Writing Exercises.
| Activities | Calories/Minute |
| Thinking Writing Editing Updating Documents Preparing Outlines Simplifying Instructions Asking Questions Changing Hats Pointing out Technical Errors Compacting Sentences Slicing Prose Simplifying Instructions "De-jargonizing" Transferring Responsibilities Pursuing Facts Pruning Sentences Combining Chapters Driving Your Editor Crazy Arguing Your Case Requisitioning Helpers Dealing With Management Knuckling Under Stretching the Truth Developing Confidence Updating Resumes Ignoring Deadlines Discovering Deadlines Cutting It Close Making Deadlines |
1.5 2 3 1 2.3 4.5 2 5 5 4 4 4 5 3 5 4.2 5 25 10 10 9 7.3 13 12 25 4 10 15 50 |