Habits

Of the ten habit described in the book one of the habits that I already have is “for early drafts, reduce your expectation.” Every time I write any paper, whether it be a research paper or a short story, I have to get all of my ideas on paper before I go back and fix the little mistakes. Doing this has helped me write better paper by allowing me to see my thoughts instead of just thinking them. By seeing my thoughts I am better able to organize them.
A habit that I don’t have is “revise on double- or triple-spaced hard copy.” Usually I simple do my revisions on the computer after I have done the first write through. The problem I’ve had with doing this is that my eyes get tired of looking at the computer screen that I miss little mistakes. The only time that I ever print out a copy of my drafts is when I have my friends or peers do a review of my paper. I think that if I did take the time to print out my drafts to do revisions I would be able to better see the mistakes I’ve made.