HELP! I have got to compile a massive 50+ page technical report by this weekend (terribly boring!). I have got all data, figures and topics ready, but they are swimming inside my head and I just can't pen them down on paper in an organized fashion.
Whenever I start to type, after a few pages, it seems wrong and disorganized to me (I am bit of a perfectionist), and I just can't proceed further. I end up writing nothing substantial. It's a weird mental block, which doesn't go away.
(It's similar to a frustrated poet/author starting to write something, not liking it, and crumpling the page and throwing it away..and repeating this process again and again)
Any tips to help overcome that 'block', so that I can pen down my report in a quick, smooth, organized manner?
P.S.- I have other job-related work during the day (really tight schedule), hence I can concentrate and start writing only in the night, for a few hours. (I don't mind sleeping a bit less if needed)
2007-12-19 13:06:26 · 3 answers · asked by locutus83 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Two approaches...
1. Start with chapter / section headings to get scope, make sure you're happy with that and then put in bullet points under each one and then expand from there.
2. Use a Mind Map approach (maybe you can google to get details) to organise thoughts and relate topics / ideas. Then use those in approach 1.
2007-12-19 13:11:29 · answer #1 · answered by Yokki 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Outlining will save you!
Here’s a great primer.
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/brainstorm_outline.htm
2007-12-19 13:12:21 · answer #2 · answered by Ken 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
TRUST ME smoke some pot, it will make you think that nomatter what you write it will sound badass
2007-12-19 13:18:19 · answer #3 · answered by Chris 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋