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Anonymous
I used to have terrible trouble writing, especially big 2,000 word essays. This was in the old days when you had to write assignments out by hand without computers, so arguments a had to be coherent, with no grammatical or spelling mistakes. It would take me about five times as long as my peers to write and rewrite essays. I suffered so much stress trying to meet deadlines and facing those blank pages. Worse, I used to be a perfectionist and just getting started was a real struggle. In my warped brain I had to get the introduction perfect before anything else.
Bless the invention of computers. Now I just spew out all my thought, write to my hearts content and then, cut, paste, reorganise, edit, delete like crazy so my essays are more logical and structured. Also, now I meet deadlines no matter what. I’m no longer a perfectionist – being good enough is just fine.
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