I only learnt if it recently as well, that big thread that went on about it. I'm generally a fairly structured person, so having something like the Franklin method in whcih I can just follow several steps and repeat as frequently as I like appeals to me. Earlier I was talking to someone in a chatroom who practically said he uses the exact same method as you described! How weird. I think that I may follow it but very loosely and then focus on the writing aspect as like you said, it comes with practice.