i really hate editting. i think editting is such a hassle! right now, i have to edit my analytical skills individual assignment. 5-6 pages report where i'm supposed to critically analyse an essay and determine how sound or valid or logical it is. so last saturday, i overcame the strong repulsive forces of inertia which kept me procrastinating on this assignment for so long. so i finally managed to churn out my 5 pages of two-cents worth on what this dude called michael levin thought about torture.

i have to hand in my assignment tomorrow but i realise i have sooo much to edit because i typed my report out in a very messy and illogical way. looks as though i dropped my brain there with its contents and it went splat. and two days ago, i typed out my part for our MA group project and i just spit whatever i could out but editting after that was a chore which drove neil mad. thus, this is what i conclude.

if we do things with 100% effort and live as if we are determined to get it right the first time and not take time and second chances for granted, we would most probably be able to avoid this arduous task of editting. i should have kept this in mind when i started out my report instead of throwing out every single thing. i should have editted there and then after each sentence. that's the problem with procrastination and when it becomes a habit, it eats into everything. you let the mess pile up so much that cleaning up later is one big headache, or a few.

editting is a necessary part of life and perhaps i wouldn't have hated it so much if i did it more frequently. cut it away the moment i see it growing. add it the moment i know it should be there. when we wait too long, sometimes we don't even know where what is anymore and so it's hard to see what's wrong but we know it doesn't seem right overall. it's too much trouble to find all those small little mistakes so we just leave them there longer and longer. it's a vicious cycle. the only way to break it is to have one big overhaul. one big spring-cleaning session. empty out the whole wardrobe of crumpled clothes and fold each one nicely again.

ok back to my assignment. i must finish this! i must!