If you’ve ever tried to edit video, you know how long it can take and how easy it is to put it off. September 27 is National No Excuses Day, and it’s time to dramatically speed up your video editing chores.

Tools like Descript (my favorite) and Type Studio transcribe video and audio. Then you can edit the media by just deleting or reorganizing the transcript! There’s a free version, but the paid is well worth it, especially with the mind-blowing Overdub feature.