Understand the Assignment - The ultimate waste of time when writing a paper is to write something that doesn't even answer the question the professor is asking.
Research with Ruthless Efficiency - Once you understand the assignment, you need to start researching. But beware! If you’re not careful, research can be one of the best ways to procrastinate.
Create a Flat Outline - The flat outline gives you just enough structure to overcome the dreaded “blank canvas” while still leaving room for discovery.
Create the Perfect Writing Environment - If you don’t have an environment where you can focus, you’ll waste hours jumping back and forth between the paper and whatever distractions come your way.
Follow a Standard Structure - The way to make sure that you don’t get caught up in the structure is just to pick a standard structure for your discipline and follow it.
Focus On Quality Over Quantity - If the paper is supposed to have a final page count of 5-7, you may be tempted to write a paper that’s 7 or even 8 pages.
Draft and Edit Separately - Editing and drafting at the same time is, like all forms of multitasking, inefficient and ultimately impossible.
Don’t Edit Alone - When you’re writing the draft, you need privacy and focus. But when you’re editing, having someone else to look over your work can speed things up.
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