I recommend getting three books and to begin writing at least 500 words per day distraction free (technical, fiction, stream of conscious): 1) On Writing Well

I recommend getting three books and to begin writing at least 500 words per day distraction free (technical, fiction, stream of conscious): 1) On Writing Well - William Zinser https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Well-30th-Anniversary-Nonfiction-ebook/dp/B0090RVGW0 https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Well-30th-Anniversary-Nonfict... 2) On Writing - Stephen King- https://www.amazon.com/Writing-10th-Anniversary-Memoir-Craft/dp/1439156816/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= https://www.amazon.com/Writing-10th-Anniversary-Memoir-Craft... 3) The Elements of Style - Strunk & White - https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Style-Fourth-William-Strunk/dp/020530902X/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_img_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=K0EXMXPXXTNQZ7K2AD0M https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Style-Fourth-William-Strunk/... The two most important points are concise style and active voice. Both of these habits are critical for SEs to write concise emails, specs and commit messages. You will even see improvement in more casual day to day interactions (via slack, SMS etc).