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For work-smarter-not-harder slackers, discriminating students, homeschoolers and life-long learners. Wondering what to do at this site?
1. Find what you’re looking for. How? First, by knowing what it is you’re looking for. Know what you are doing and why; have a purpose to guide your thought and writing process. This seems an obvious first step, yet many people neglect to actually clarify their direction in their writing and in their lives.
2. Make a plan of action (purpose-oriented outline) and stick to it. Once you know what your goal is, explain why your goal is worthy of your and others’ attention. Support your points with evidence and remind the reader (and yourself) of your argument’s relevance by relating each point back to your main goal.
3. Keep the end in mind. Pay attention to the task at hand. Your task is often a means to a certain goal, yes; but the practice of excellence in performing the task itself is also the goal. Conserve your energy for the critical pithy heart of your subject: devote 80 percent of your time on the few tasks/activities/ideas essential to your chosen subject. Always hold a clear intention in your mind of what you aim to accomplish through the effective use of each word/argument/directive/suggestion/activity/etc. Ask yourself, “How does the [achievement of this task, use of this word, consequence of this thought etc.] help me to reach my goal by being the person who _____ ?
