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How To Write A Essay Fast

The document provides tips for writing essays faster as a college student. It discusses setting a positive mindset, finding a good study space, exhausting all ideas before writing, doing research before writing, using placeholders for missing information, having a thesaurus ready, and starting with the body of the essay before the introduction.

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How To Write A Essay Fast

The document provides tips for writing essays faster as a college student. It discusses setting a positive mindset, finding a good study space, exhausting all ideas before writing, doing research before writing, using placeholders for missing information, having a thesaurus ready, and starting with the body of the essay before the introduction.

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Why Write Fast?

College students keep up with multiple courses each semester. And with each course,
they are expected to attend class, read in advance, study for exams, and write
papers. With so many things to do, how do you get things done within 24 hours? If
you’re a student, the ability to read fast, and more importantly, to write essays
fast is a valuable skill.

Writing fast is not just valuable for times when you forget about your assignments
until the last minute. You will find that this ability is beneficial for time
management. Not only will you not need to pull all-nighters trying to finish an
essay, but you will actually be able to finish your essays within your set
timeframe. This way, you have more time to do other coursework or do things you
enjoy.

Being able to write essays faster is a skill that will help you go through college
with less stress. For now, perhaps, it seems impossible. But when you follow this
system, you will eventually write essays faster.

Here are steps to help you write more efficiently:


1. Set your mindset
As with any task, your mindset will considerably affect the way you do things. A
negative attitude will definitely be a hindrance. So, if you are panicking about a
paper, let yourself calm down first. Encourage yourself, and, if it helps, think of
a game plan that will help you accomplish your writing task. Likewise, if you think
that writing is not your strongest suit, think of your writing assignment as a
challenge. Adopt a “can-do” attitude, follow the rest of our steps, but don’t
hesitate to ask for help.

Aside from the “can-do” mindset, get rid of distractions. Turn off your phone’s Wi-
Fi or temporarily block social media websites. Focus on nothing but writing so
ideas will flow, and you can write essays faster.

Most importantly, set goals for yourself. Some students find it most helpful to
take 5-minute breaks after 25 minutes of continuous writing. Taking breaks will not
slow you down. On the contrary, giving your mind a break will help you write
faster.
2. Find a place that is conducive to studying/writing
Your study or writing environment will inevitably be reflected in your mind. So, if
you want to focus on your essay, go to a place that you find conducive to writing.
Most people find that quiet places or places where they are surrounded by others
who are also studying are helpful. Try the library, a coffee shop, if your dorm is
too noisy. Each person is comfortable writing in different places—find yours and go
there whenever you need to write essays fast.

If your go-to study place is unavailable, another trick is to listen to music while
you write. Studies have shown that listening to music that you enjoy helps enhance
concentration. If you cannot help singing along, try listening to classical music
while writing. Give it a try.
It is no surprise or argument that when you need to finish a task, you need to
focus. Avoid distractions such as your checking your phone and try to detach
yourself from unnecessary actions such as browing through your social media
accounts.

3. Exhaust all your ideas/arguments


Naturally, before your start writing, you should read and understand the
instructions and the topic. Start your writing process by brainstorming on the
topic. Don’t filter your ideas as good and bad—write them all down.

Once you have written all the ideas you can think of, try to connect them. Organize
the ones that are connected with each other, so it becomes a word map. If, on the
other hand, you are the type who likes to create outlines, you can add more detail
and write complete sentences to transform it into an official outline.

There are two rationales for this expert advice:

You can lay out all you have to say about the topic and choose or develop the
strongest argument.

You will not run out of ideas to write about in the middle of the writing process.

4. Research now, write later


This step can occur before or after you have written out all your ideas. It depends
on how much you already know about the topic. At times, you will need to research
first, then choose your argument or ideas for the essay. Other times, for example,
when the topic was discussed in your class, you can start with brainstorming ideas.
This way, you will not expend time and energy digging on an idea or sub-topic that
you will not use anyway. During your research after forming your outline, search
for information and/or sources with direction.

Most definitely, you need to do the research before writing the paper. More than
reducing the need to switch to Google (and therefore to research mode) in the
middle of a sentence, you will be able to write more smoothly when you know what
you want to say and when you are confident that what you are saying is true and
supported by credible sources.

5. Use the “TK” approach for missing information


No matter how thorough your research is, it is inevitable to find that there are
certain pieces of information that you missed. If you were really thorough in your
research, the chances are that this missing information is a minor detail. For such
instances, simply do what journalists do and type “TK.” This stands for “to come”
so your writing flow will not be disrupted. Return to these missing links after you
have finished writing the entire essay.

Taking the time to research missing information may only take a few seconds or a
minute, but it can still disrupt your flow. How many times have you switched to
Google mid-paragraph for a tiny bit of information only to find that you have
forgotten why you needed that piece of information? “TK” will help you avoid
wasting your time like this.

Here is an example from our draft of the essay: Woodstock 1969: Peace And Love:

Part of what made Woodstock legendary were the performing artists who agreed to
play there. The artists include TK. Some of the artists that played were well-
known, like TK and TK while others, such as TK, were more locally popular and
became widely known after their appearance at Woodstock.

6. Have a thesaurus ready


Everyone goes through this—having a word at the tip of your tongue, yet not finding
it. Do not waste your time searching through your mind for the right word. Consult
the expert instead: the thesaurus, you will definitely find the right word there.
Do not think of this as an affront to your vocabulary. It is simply a more
efficient method so you can write your essay faster.

7. Start with the body


Many students make the mistake of trying to write the introduction first. They get
stumped, naturally. Here’s how one writer put it: how can you introduce something
that does not yet exist? So there, write your essay first, so you know exactly what
you have to introduce. You will still need to write a hook for your essay, and
there is no guarantee that the process will be faster for that.

This technique guarantees two things: first, that you will finish writing your
essay faster; and second, that the hook and, most importantly, the thesis statement
will correspond to the thesis of your entire essay.

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