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Originally Posted by Bobblehead
I always found that if I waited a day or two before proofreading a paper I always did MUCH better.
When writing it I always know what I mean to say. Once I gave it a bit of time then I could see areas that weren't explained correctly.
And while I always intended to do that, 95% of the time I was fighting to get the paper done in time to hand in. You could probably count the number of papers I did early on your fingers. But the ones I did early always benefited from that last delayed proofread.
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You're probably right about waiting a few days before proofreading a paper, but unfortunately for me, I just finished writing the paper now and have to hand it in in a few hours... so it doesn't look like waiting a few days to re-read it will be an option.
I always tend to leave papers to the very last minute, I usually work best under pressure, but sometimes I really wonder if I'd do even better if I gave myself more time to write, re-read and edit things.