Writing a Bad First Draft In the modern age, all of us must go through some writing exercises in one way or the other. Whether you are taking an exam, writing a report, preparing your CV, etc., it is safe to assume that writing is an essential part of our contemporary business conduct. Writing, as a skill, is abstract in nature, you cannot "teach" someone how to write as it often comes with experience. However, there are a multitude of techniques that can be followed to speed the progress of writing a good essay. One such technique I found useful in my area of work is starting with a very bad first draft whenever I am delegated with a written assignment. This often is misunderstood as deliberately writing incorrect and awkward sentences, but that is not what it means. It rather entails thinking freely without worrying about perfection when organizing your passage. This method allows me to express what is on my mind and to write as many ideas as possible. Having my thoughts in front of me allows me to pin point the gaps of my knowledge. After that, I can use my experience to fix grammatical and contextual mistakes. The reason why it works is because we are accustomed to see and point the mistakes of others easily but fail to see the same in ourselves. In other words, we are better at recognizing mistakes when we see them, thus, having our thoughts in front of us allows us to see what mistakes we usually make. The concept of writing a bad first draft is not specific to writing, it can be extended to other areas of your life; solving a problem, shaving, washing your car, trying something new, etc.... You are more likely to fail in the first try; but having gone through that allows you to see what went wrong as compared to someone who never did. We are more capable of fixing something wrong and building on it than to start from scratch. Whenever you want to write something, remember not to overthink about the perfection of your work in the first try, rather, just focus on jotting down as many ideas as possible and work your way from there. Remember, the more 'bad first drafts' you write, the less you procrastinate. In addition, it also polishes your writing in the long run as you will begin to write "better" first drafts knowing what mistakes you usually make. This passage was certainly not my first draft. However, I do acknowledge the immaturity in my writing style, and I hope your corrections and suggestions will make me write better second and third drafts in the future.