First my writing habits stand as always.
When I write during the day (usually just when I have time or get the urge), I am definitely very coherent and employ complete ideas. Like one of the students in Portfolio Keeping, I often expect my readers understand what I'm saying without fully explaining myself. I usually don't have to revise my logical writing more than once or twice. However, I write more meaningfully at night. I anticipate the audience's questions and focus more on the message than the means in which I'm sending it. While I think this type of writing is more persuasive, I usually revise up to 5 or 10 times (and sometimes more). Which mode of thought is more effective depends on the assignment.
I've found myself being too cautious about writing in my internship. I become unmotivated because I'm unsure if I'm doing something the correct way. My hesistance could be due to the flexibility of my work. However, lately I've been very motivated to finish projects because midterm has passed. Now that I feel pressured by time, I'm trying new programs and processes and just revising later. This is working and I hope to continue pushing through my work instead of leaving it for later.
Working on every aspect of a project at once is not working either. I've started focusing on one aspect of a document per day (since my time is limited). For example, one day I will research topics, the next I might work on organization or visual design.
Looking back, I realize that I thought revising many times was bad practice. In fact, depending on the type of writing, several revisions may be necessary. I hope to move forward with this thinking and to continue focusing on one aspect at a time.
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I appreciate your attention here to the ways you have changed your approach to writing projects through the course of the semester. You mention that you now tackle projects in discrete steps (devoting a single day to a single task)--are those discrete steps something you identify and plan at the beginning of a project, or do you focus on each discrete step as you realize you need it?
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