I used to freewrite but I didn't know that I was 'freewriting'
Recently I have completed a course on generating research ideas on online learning platform Udemy. In this course I got familiar with the term 'freewriting'.
This is a writing strategy where you write down all your thoughts for a specific period of time without stopping and paying attention to grammar, spelling or structure. If you google the term you may find many definitions of the term. The main point is the same. For example:
Freewriting is the practice of writing down all your thoughts without stopping, and without regard for spelling, grammar, or any of the usual rules for writing. (Study.com)
This strategy is highly effective in improving our writing skills and increasing our writing output.
It is especially helpful for academic researchers. When you start a research project you have to read large number of articles, book chapters etc. to generate research idea / topic and also collect information for completing different sections of the dissertation. After you have read some articles you may have find some ideas about some gaps in a specific research area/topic. So you have to write your thoughts and reflections down to save them from being lost as our brain have limited memory capabilities.
I once saw some of my colleagues' Facebook/ Twitter posts where they said that they read for a long time and by this time ended up with merely one or two sentences written. I think this is not a problem at the beginning stage of one's career. This initial inefficiency can be overcome over time as expertise develops and by practicing freewriting.
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I used this approach many times during my research paper writing. But I did not know that this strategy is called freewriting. I used to sit at my desk and start writing what is on /comes to my mind related to the topic/section of the article I am writing. This approach works very well. It also helps avoid plagiarism because you are able to avoid similarity by writing on your own way.
Md. Hossain Ali
hossainais19@gmail.com

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