diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b83ff5ec..27e71cfb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 All notable changes to `laravel-data-resource` will be documented in this file.
 
+## 1.0.2 - 2021-11-02
+
+- add a `WithData` trait for quicker getting data from objects
+
 ## 1.0.1 - 2021-10-28
 
 - fix required rules being added when not allowed
diff --git a/docs/as-a-data-transfer-object/creating-a-data-object.md b/docs/as-a-data-transfer-object/creating-a-data-object.md
index 9b55a0e6..5559a008 100644
--- a/docs/as-a-data-transfer-object/creating-a-data-object.md
+++ b/docs/as-a-data-transfer-object/creating-a-data-object.md
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
-title: Creating a data object
-weight: 1
+title: Creating a data object weight: 1
 ---
 
 Let's get started with the following simple data object:
@@ -28,7 +27,8 @@ But with this package, you can initialize the data object also with an array:
 SongData::from(['title' => 'Never gonna give you up', 'artist' => 'Rick Astley']);
 ```
 
-You can use the `from` method to create a data object from nearly anything. For example, let's say you have an Eloquent model like this:
+You can use the `from` method to create a data object from nearly anything. For example, let's say you have an Eloquent
+model like this:
 
 ```php
 class Song extends Model{
@@ -46,9 +46,12 @@ The package will find the required properties within the model and use them to c
 
 ## Magical creation
 
-It is possible to overwrite or extend the behaviour of the `from` method for specific types. So you can construct a data object in a specific manner for that type. This can be done by adding a static method starting with 'from' to the data object.
+It is possible to overwrite or extend the behaviour of the `from` method for specific types. So you can construct a data
+object in a specific manner for that type. This can be done by adding a static method starting with 'from' to the data
+object.
 
-For example, we want to change how we create a data object from a model. We can add a `fromModel` static method that takes the model we want to use as a parameter:
+For example, we want to change how we create a data object from a model. We can add a `fromModel` static method that
+takes the model we want to use as a parameter:
 
 ```php
 class SongData extends Data
@@ -74,7 +77,8 @@ SongData::from(Song::firstOrFail($id));
 
 Instead of the default method, the `fromModel` method will be called to create a data object from the found model.
 
-You're truly free to add as many from methods as you want. For example, you could add one to create a data object from a string:
+You're truly free to add as many from methods as you want. For example, you could add one to create a data object from a
+string:
 
 ```php
 class SongData extends Data
@@ -107,21 +111,77 @@ There are a few requirements to enable magical data object creation:
 - The method can only take **one typed parameter** for which you want to create an object
 - The method cannot be called **from**
 
-When the package cannot find such a method for a type given to the data object's `from` method. Then the data object will try to create itself from the following types:
+When the package cannot find such a method for a type given to the data object's `from` method. Then the data object
+will try to create itself from the following types:
 
 - An *Eloquent model* by calling `toArray` on it
 - A *Laravel request* by calling `all` on it
 - An *Arrayable* by calling `toArray` on it
 - An *array*
 
-When a data object cannot be created using magical methods or the default methods, a `CannotCreateDataFromValue` exception will be thrown.
+When a data object cannot be created using magical methods or the default methods, a `CannotCreateDataFromValue`
+exception will be thrown.
 
 ## Optional creation
 
-It is impossible to return `null` from a data object's `from` method since we always expect a data object when calling `from`. To solve this, you can call the `optional` method:
+It is impossible to return `null` from a data object's `from` method since we always expect a data object when
+calling `from`. To solve this, you can call the `optional` method:
 
 ```php
 SongData::optional(null); // returns null
 ```
 
-Underneath the optional method will call the `from` method when a value is given, so you can still magically create data objects. When a null value is given, it will return null.
+Underneath the optional method will call the `from` method when a value is given, so you can still magically create data
+objects. When a null value is given, it will return null.
+
+## Quickly getting data from Models, Requests, ...
+
+By adding the `WithData` trait to a Model, Request or any class that can be magically be converted to a data object,
+you'll enable support for the `getData` method. This method will automatically generate a data object for the object it
+is called upon.
+
+For example, let's retake a look at the `Song` model we saw earlier. We can add the `WithData` trait as follows:
+
+```php
+class Song extends Model{
+    use WithData;
+    
+    protected $dataClass = SongData::class;
+}
+```
+
+Now we can quickly get the data object for the model as such:
+
+```php
+Song::firstOrFail($id)->getData(); // A SongData object
+```
+
+We can do the same with a FormRequest, we don't use a property here to define the data class but use a method instead:
+
+```php
+class SongRequest extends Request
+{
+    use WithData;
+    
+    protected function dataClass(): string
+    {
+        return SongData::class;
+    }
+}
+```
+
+Now within a controller where the request is injected, we can get the data object like this:
+
+```php
+class SongController
+{
+    public function __invoke(SongRequest $request): SongData
+    {
+        $data = $request->getData();
+    
+        $song = Song::create($data);
+        
+        return $data;
+    }
+}
+```
diff --git a/src/Exceptions/InvalidDataClass.php b/src/Exceptions/InvalidDataClass.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd933113
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Exceptions/InvalidDataClass.php
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Spatie\LaravelData\Exceptions;
+
+use Exception;
+
+class InvalidDataClass extends Exception
+{
+    public static function create(?string $class)
+    {
+        $message = $class === null
+            ? 'Could not create a Data object, no data class was given'
+            : "Could not create a Data object, `{$class}` does not implement `Data`";
+
+        return new self($message);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/WithData.php b/src/WithData.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0602ed93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/WithData.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Spatie\LaravelData;
+
+use Spatie\LaravelData\Exceptions\InvalidDataClass;
+use Spatie\LaravelData\Resolvers\DataFromSomethingResolver;
+
+trait WithData
+{
+    public function getData(): Data
+    {
+        $dataClass = match (true) {
+            /** @psalm-suppress UndefinedThisPropertyFetch */
+            property_exists($this, 'dataClass') => $this->dataClass,
+            method_exists($this, 'dataClass') => $this->dataClass(),
+            default => null,
+        };
+
+        if (! is_a($dataClass, Data::class, true)) {
+            throw InvalidDataClass::create($dataClass);
+        }
+
+        return resolve(DataFromSomethingResolver::class)->execute(
+            $dataClass,
+            $this
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/DataTest.php b/tests/DataTest.php
index 0c4a2984..2595f464 100644
--- a/tests/DataTest.php
+++ b/tests/DataTest.php
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 use Carbon\Carbon;
 use Carbon\CarbonImmutable;
 use DateTime;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Support\Arrayable;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
 use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Attributes\WithTransformer;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Data;
@@ -23,6 +26,7 @@
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Tests\Fakes\SimpleData;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Tests\Fakes\SimpleDataWithoutConstructor;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Transformers\DateTimeInterfaceTransformer;
+use Spatie\LaravelData\WithData;
 
 class DataTest extends TestCase
 {
@@ -610,4 +614,64 @@ public function it_can_create_a_data_object_from_a_model()
         $this->assertNull($data->nullable_date);
         $this->assertTrue($data->enum->equals(DummyEnum::published()));
     }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_can_add_the_with_data_trait_to_a_request()
+    {
+        $formRequest = new class () extends FormRequest {
+            use WithData;
+
+            public string $dataClass = SimpleData::class;
+        };
+
+        $formRequest->replace([
+            'string' => 'Hello World',
+        ]);
+
+        $data = $formRequest->getData();
+
+        $this->assertEquals(SimpleData::from('Hello World'), $data);
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_can_add_the_with_data_trait_to_a_model()
+    {
+        $model = new class () extends Model {
+            use WithData;
+
+            protected string $dataClass = SimpleData::class;
+        };
+
+        $model->fill([
+            'string' => 'Hello World',
+        ]);
+
+        $data = $model->getData();
+
+        $this->assertEquals(SimpleData::from('Hello World'), $data);
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_can_define_the_with_data_trait_data_class_by_method()
+    {
+        $arrayable = new class () implements Arrayable {
+            use WithData;
+
+            public function toArray()
+            {
+                return [
+                    'string' => 'Hello World',
+                ];
+            }
+
+            protected function dataClass(): string
+            {
+                return SimpleData::class;
+            }
+        };
+
+        $data = $arrayable->getData();
+
+        $this->assertEquals(SimpleData::from('Hello World'), $data);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/RuleInferrers/RequiredRuleInferrerTest.php b/tests/RuleInferrers/RequiredRuleInferrerTest.php
index 8c4cccae..563f5be2 100644
--- a/tests/RuleInferrers/RequiredRuleInferrerTest.php
+++ b/tests/RuleInferrers/RequiredRuleInferrerTest.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public function setUp(): void
     /** @test */
     public function it_wont_add_a_required_rule_when_a_property_is_non_nullable()
     {
-        $dataProperty = $this->getProperty(new class() extends Data {
+        $dataProperty = $this->getProperty(new class () extends Data {
             public string $string;
         });
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public function it_wont_add_a_required_rule_when_a_property_is_non_nullable()
     /** @test */
     public function it_wont_add_a_required_rule_when_a_property_is_nullable()
     {
-        $dataProperty = $this->getProperty(new class() extends Data {
+        $dataProperty = $this->getProperty(new class () extends Data {
             public ?string $string;
         });
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public function it_wont_add_a_required_rule_when_a_property_is_nullable()
     /** @test */
     public function it_wont_add_a_required_rule_when_a_property_already_contains_a_required_rule()
     {
-        $dataProperty = $this->getProperty(new class() extends Data {
+        $dataProperty = $this->getProperty(new class () extends Data {
             public string $string;
         });
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public function it_wont_add_a_required_rule_when_a_property_already_contains_a_r
     /** @test */
     public function it_wont_add_a_required_rule_when_a_property_already_contains_a_required_object_rule()
     {
-        $dataProperty = $this->getProperty(new class() extends Data {
+        $dataProperty = $this->getProperty(new class () extends Data {
             public string $string;
         });
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public function it_wont_add_a_required_rule_when_a_property_already_contains_a_r
     /** @test */
     public function it_wont_add_a_required_rule_when_a_property_already_contains_a_boolean_rule()
     {
-        $dataProperty = $this->getProperty(new class() extends Data {
+        $dataProperty = $this->getProperty(new class () extends Data {
             public string $string;
         });