While I'm aware that pre-writing is a great way of working towards writing a good paper, I can't. I never have. I find that when I pre-write, the words become false and boring. I edit too much. I second guess things. I have NEVER been able to sit down and write the way I'm "supposed to". The most I've ever done is jot down ideas. I've never really done an outline or anything. And even when I did, it was only to please my teacher. Then I ended up changing the entire paper later. Maybe I've been lucky up until this point. In high-school, 99% of my papers (and big projects) were done the night before. I'd get an idea, or a sentence would pass through my mind and I'd be inspired to write 5 pages.
I'm also a super fail at writing research papers. I can write an opinion paper that would knock your socks off, as long as I'm at least interested in the subject at hand, but I just never got the detail work down.
Not that this has really anything to do with what the blog post is supposed to be about, but, I'm a little wary of writing these posts and having other people in the class read them. While 99% of the time I feel like I'm 30, I feel a little naive when it comes to school. I don't feel like I'm on the same level as other people. So posting like this is nerve wracking because I don't want to sound stupid.
Anyway, I apparently have a tendency to get off course in my writing so I should probably end this before it gets weird. lol.
I find it ironic that you say you worry about sounding "stupid," or "naive," when my observation is that you're quite savvy! Besides, as Norman Vincent Peale said, “Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.”
ReplyDeleteI admire people who are honest with who they are. So, be proud of yourself for that. I have a hard time admiting my weaknesses sometimes. So, I admire you for that! Thanks
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