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.

The True Purpose of Setting up a Goal Having definite personal and professional goals is quite tempting, but misleading if not defined properly. Many people set goals that are defined in definite terms that lack in responsibility, lack in character and most importantly lack in meaning. The aim of the goal should not be the outcome, but the growth associated with pursuing that outcome. For instance, my goal with the GRE Exam was to receive a particular high score on both sections. It definitely aided in making me wanting to work harder, but I always procrastinated thinking it might had been attainable only with luck, what I had missed was the opportunity to learn. In other words, my entire attention was focused on receiving the high grade rather than improving myself. This approach had rendered me unmotivated and worsened my procrastination habit. Had I worked on enhancing my language and quantitative skills, I would most definitely have scored higher. As a personal trainer once said regarding losing weight, your goal should not be to lose 30 pounds in the next month but instead it should be on going to the gym 4 times a week. Going 4 times might have been the way with having the former mentality anyway; however the personal growth associated with the latter is what will keep you going. If you did not lose 30 pounds, you would be disappointed and may quit thinking your life is horrible. However, if you kept your visits to the gym regular (with the latter case), you would effortlessly continue with it and perhaps it motivates you toward a better goal as this endeavor will improve your self-confidence. (I will appreciate any corrections, and please do not hesitate to call out any weird sentence structure. I would also appreciate any suggestions to improve the content/convey the message better)