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most productive day ever
Shecky:
The best I've ever done (I don't measure, personally; these were brought to my attention by others) was about 40 pages of my thesis in one weekend. Really, it was about 18 hours of work, because I took breaks, ate, showered, etc. And that was in French. I often wonder how much I could write in English...
The only measure I've ever seen of that (i.e., in English) is the weekend I wrote my application submission for Governor's School for the Arts way the hell ago. More or less the same deal (max of 18 hours of work, about 35 pages). *shrug* Writing comes easily to me.
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
--- Quote from: Shecky on August 27, 2008, 03:13:19 PM ---The best I've ever done (I don't measure, personally; these were brought to my attention by others) was about 40 pages of my thesis in one weekend. Really, it was about 18 hours of work, because I took breaks, ate, showered, etc. And that was in French. I often wonder how much I could write in English...
The only measure I've ever seen of that (i.e., in English) is the weekend I wrote my application submission for Governor's School for the Arts way the hell ago. More or less the same deal (max of 18 hours of work, about 35 pages). *shrug* Writing comes easily to me.
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Thesis writing is a different beast entirely; my 25kword PhD thesis took eight months' full-time effort to write. I hate academic writing.
Shecky:
--- Quote from: neurovore on August 27, 2008, 05:32:19 PM ---Thesis writing is a different beast entirely; my 25kword PhD thesis took eight months' full-time effort to write. I hate academic writing.
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It is different for some people, but from a practical perspective for me, there's no difference. All I need for either are:
1) the central idea,
2) supporting materials and
3) a clear concept of where I want to take the idea.
It seems to fall out onto the paper when I have those three... but I HAVE to have those three, or the writing becomes a boggy mess.
meg_evonne:
--- Quote from: Shecky on August 27, 2008, 06:04:40 PM ---1) the central idea,
2) supporting materials and
3) a clear concept of where I want to take the idea.
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and an oxford comma, been listening to Vampire Weekend
Shecky:
--- Quote from: meg_evonne on August 28, 2008, 07:12:50 PM --- and an oxford comma, been listening to Vampire Weekend
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If I ever go to Oxford, I will use the Oxford comma. Until then, I have no shame whatsoever in being an American in the 21st century. :P
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