It's sad most people won't discover the beauty of writing and learning for yourself. We've been force fed these topics and ideas that we want no part of, and then from there we're turned off by the idea of writing and learning in general. My hope is that one day people learn that schooling doesn't represent everything there is about a certain something, and instead people are brave enough to venture out and explore for their own sake.
@rosea164
2 жыл бұрын
I love reading books And I hate school and writing papers Specially because I'm not studying in my mother tongue I absolutely feel miserable and it has affected my self confidence very much
@bearboy879
Жыл бұрын
@@rosea164 RIP
@kazumiueno7122
Жыл бұрын
@@rosea164I could understand where your coming from because basically I’m also in the same situation as you
@AnimeSageyoutubemomentsanime
10 ай бұрын
@@rosea164 I agree with you on this, cause while I don't like writing essays and stuff I will be honest with it's better to just do the assignment so that the rest of us could get ahead in life. Even I think doing essays sucks along with the reading I would just do it cause the last thing I would want is to have my goals not fulfilled I would do whatever it takes to succeed but overall I agree with your statement.
@sentienttapioca5409
3 жыл бұрын
I've always loved literature, but hated writing essays of almost any kind. As much as I'd love to blame ADHD alone for this, I must acknowledge my crushing fear of getting something cataclysmically (and, most mortifyingly, publicly) wrong. Even though there's no 'wrong' way to interpret most pieces, I find myself unable to choose an angle, and so I arrive at one of two outcomes: Half a dozen discarded plans but no essay, or no plan at all, but a frankenspiel massively over the maximum word count, and so bogged down with unrelated ideas that it never arrives at a solid conclusion. To remedy this, I'm doing a Bachelor's in Biochemistry. Checkmate, anxiety.
@catreenel
3 жыл бұрын
same experience lol
@finnh7483
3 жыл бұрын
Ahh I used to love writing literature essays in high school. I miss it so much. But now I’m doing a Bachelors in Biochemistry as well sooooo...
@toby2120
2 жыл бұрын
you just put the problem i have into words
@johnfits2424
9 ай бұрын
I like the idea of writing essays, but idk if I’d survive writing for four years…. Therefore, I will be doing either Biomedicine or biochem 🥲
@isabellasilverio465
3 жыл бұрын
You're changing the way I view education completely. School is starting to feel more like a journey rather than a countdown between today and graduation. Thanks
@brybry865
Жыл бұрын
This comment hit deep
@simple-scholar
Жыл бұрын
@@brybry865 the depth is real
@andrew.d.salicc
3 жыл бұрын
Dude, I was just about to write an essay to college and this video appears in my notification box... Thank you, really🙏
@AgustinaDGodoy
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed to everything you said! I think the thing that annoys me the most when writing an essay is that you're not given enough time to read everything, process, procrastinate and then write. Last week I had to write about Brexit so I literally read and watch every single thing on the internet just to actually sit and write a day before the deadline- the adrenaline tho
@lis3767
3 жыл бұрын
now I´m watching this instead of writing my essay :´) edit: I´m going to construct a pile of garbage right now
@natatouille1543
3 жыл бұрын
I love writing essays, it's just that the inhumane deadlines are really.. well, inhumane:))) cracked ma brane
@florenciatorboli7073
3 жыл бұрын
This just hit me at the right time. I'm in the middle of my last year of college and I can't help thinking about how my past essays don't represent me and my thoughts but they're rather a description of other people's ideas without me exploring my own thoughts about the subject. What do I think about what these people are saying? That's a question that sometimes, because of the pressure of time and deadlines, I forget to contemplate. Won't happen anymore. Thank you so much for this video. Hugs from Argentina :)
@BinatiSheth
3 жыл бұрын
I love love love writing essays. My website has two separate pages for essays and blogs. To me, blogs are about experiences and essays are about information. With essays, we have to do so much research to write something well rounded. Then we marry that information with insights and opinions (well-formed). It's beautiful ❤.
@heranzekarias1995
3 жыл бұрын
I dont remember where i saw this, my be in your video or maybe in Leo's, but in earlier years of education it was about discovering new things, new ideas, new ways of living and thinking etc, whether that be in science, philosophy or what have you. But now, like you said, we spend years studying a collection of other peoples thought just to find new worlds to say the exact same thing. Its almost like they dont want us evolving beyond who we are right now.
@vitormussi1346
3 жыл бұрын
Reading Joan Didion and Susan Sontag helped me with essays, I just love them. Edit: Waldun, if you're reading this, please, give a chance to brazillian writters. I think you would love Clarice Lispector, trust me.
@joaovictor_of
3 жыл бұрын
Oi amigo, bom vem um br aqui
@vitormussi1346
3 жыл бұрын
@@joaovictor_of Opa, tudo bom? Bem difícil achar os brasileiros por aqui mesmo
@Axelortega
3 жыл бұрын
HE ACTUALLY DID BOOTH! Right now I have to make three essays: One about the evolution of Plato's Dialectic from Meno to Phaedrus. The meaning of the absurd in The Stranger, by Camus. & the philosophical scepticism in Descartes. So I really apreciate this video right now. Thank you so much. Note: dont misunderstand me, I love writting, but my motivación just went down; nevertheless with this it can go up.
@crystaljefferphetamine
3 жыл бұрын
those sound like interesting essays!
@gwenseamstress5076
3 жыл бұрын
What are you a student of?
@Axelortega
3 жыл бұрын
@@crystaljefferphetamine thank you! They are very much.
@Axelortega
3 жыл бұрын
@@gwenseamstress5076Im a philosophy student at UNAM in Mexico. Haha, it is not a school of intelect!
@wbenglishtuition
3 жыл бұрын
The problem I face while writing is recollecting the thoughts and good points after reading a lot of research papers and books.... and end up copy pasting which is stupid I know!😿.. I am literally a mesh in writing essays
@simonseyoum7320
2 ай бұрын
I don't think now is the time for me to watch the video, even though I just finished it and I'm in Year 8. But I've understood the process of writing an essay thanks to you, Robin. Thanks! I'll use this information later in life.
@argophontes
3 жыл бұрын
I'm a history major, moving into being a history grad student next year, and I use a combination of Zotero and Notion to build my "garbage pile". I keep a running bibliography with Zotero, and embed all the pdfs of papers into Notion, organized by primary/secondary source, subject, and the year it was published. I've had so many of these papers, even just skimming to verify a quote or something, spark a new idea, and I have another section of Notion that is nothing but a running list of ideas for papers. It made my last couple of years far less miserable.
@NikolaIcaro
3 жыл бұрын
Every single video of yours seem like an essay (the good and well redacted ones ;). My greetings!
@olegaraltv9412
11 ай бұрын
he looked straight into my soul and said "Your vocabulary is so shit, you can't even think of a quote that I might say." (me thinking to myself)
@ninjabunny1027
Жыл бұрын
As a first year college student who struggled enormously with my essays the whole year, this was much needed.
@user-zw8xt1th7m
3 жыл бұрын
Great timing! I was about to do my 8 day due essay :)
@andrewbarnett4518
3 жыл бұрын
Generally speaking, I love writing essays. I agree with all the points that you give in the second half of the video. However, I disagree with the notion that an essay is to make something new. Essays are, as you said, a collage of other works, and there is nothing wrong with that. You take different sources to research, preferably a narrow topic as you said, and write an essay to consolidate what you learned. An essay is to learn. Dissertations, theses, (research) papers are for new ideas. They are different tools for different purposes. This I have gathered from professors and lecturers online when researching to streamline my essay writing process. One of those that come to mind is "Leadership Lab: The craft of writing effectively" here on youtube. It is, of course, ironic that my lecturers never made that clear. It does make sense to me. I tend to recall information better from writing an essay than from studying, although there might be a causal relation with my rather non-existing studying ethic. I am nowadays trying to read more actively, taking the pencil into the book, highlighting, and taking notes in the margin, which I never imagined doing, might I add. I then digitalise those highlights and notes (which I do in Obsidian, each idea or concept gets its own file). Then when I have read multiple chapters or books on a certain topic, I write an essay on that topic which forces me to review my notes and connect those ideas and concepts. I wish I started doing this earlier, as I would have read more and then writing essays would be very quick. I would already have done a bulk of research (depending on the research topic). Alas, it might have been prudent to start five years ago with this, but now is the second-best time to start. Taking a couple of days off from writing my bachelor thesis on arthropod infestations in cereal storage to research Japanese castles.
@bgeese1918
3 жыл бұрын
Lol i’m about to work on a art history essay/s to help my cousin with 😅 and ironically i genuinely do like writing essays, it’s just under the school curriculum or that it being for school that ruins it. And i do love the essays for school, i literally get excited for them but it just gets exhausting and takes away some part of the joy i have for them.
@collector832
3 жыл бұрын
They’re absolutely exhausting. Especially when you’re writing multiple 10+ page papers. It takes the joy out of exploring a subject, analyzing and researching it, and writing it.
@boiwaif
3 жыл бұрын
my thoughts are a collage tho
@boiwaif
3 жыл бұрын
also writing an essay about montaigne
@Geometiclink
Жыл бұрын
I find it hard to find words and put them together so it can at least sound coherent.
@iot3136
3 жыл бұрын
👋 Would you please share an example of your real life essay writing approach. Perhaps a live class to see your thought process and techniques 🤗
@zafiromartinez8151
3 жыл бұрын
this is jus what ive been needing, so on point, god bless
@moudychewy1855
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much . this a perspective that I needed man , really cool stuff
@GarrettH1
2 жыл бұрын
I don't mind essays, but man timed essays scare me.
@alanamccool7409
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, people really don't understand that an essay is the non-fiction version a short story. It is not a difficult thing to do, if you let yourself create and write in your voice and not worry about seem "academic". Read Mark Twain, he was amazing essayist.
@Lsss7915
3 жыл бұрын
Wow this was so much more helpful than i thought it was going to be
@mehrnu8820
Жыл бұрын
history student here and yeah essays are the bane of my existence so thank u for the video BUT YES we just got told to write an essay. no other instructions. and we don't learn how to write them in highschool either. they don't teach us.
@fatinnazira2991
3 жыл бұрын
I graduated in International Relations and I have to say I hate what I wrote lol
@josh3337
3 жыл бұрын
how timely, im currently writing an essay for a college scholarship
@hamzah5408
2 жыл бұрын
the two modes way of thinking is true, i had no idea what that means until now, for me was first process of thinking is the practical experience or practical knowledge while the secondary way of thinking as you said the thinking of focusing (algorithms, really complicated process) that for me is the conditional process or theoretical knowledge, you conditioning the practical experience or the practical faculty of thinking with a theoretical knowledge. That’s how I plotted my essays and overlay it with some of anecdote based from practical experiences then how would I apply these theoretical concepts towards it. It’s fascinating because it’s really hard to understand it without having two perceptions of the world or in the manner of faculty of thinking on perceptions like abstraction to concrete that’s why it matters to think logically and which is which not. I tried pushing dualistic approach on some matter to the fact how bad is how people just so focused on the single approach, the formalities and informalities. What showing here is studying philosophy would matter for a lot of people. I’m just glad although no one has told me or push me to read philosophies at 14 years old, I didn’t know what exactly I was reading back then I’m very interested in the way of learning like reading nerdy encyclopedias until my friend told me that what I was reading is weird
@tavo9256
2 жыл бұрын
bro is sounding exactly like a uni professor😂thx
@RCWaldun
2 жыл бұрын
You just exposed my career goal. ;)
@rosea164
2 жыл бұрын
Writing papers are what have made me hate living I honestly have wished to die rather than write an essay I know it seems extreme, but it is how I have been feeling
@korinanabarrete
Жыл бұрын
Wow... this video is amazing.
@l.d.m.33
8 ай бұрын
What about organizing your thoughts with index cards?
@UrsaMinor9010
2 жыл бұрын
I have to write a term paper where the task speciffically says "do not include your own ideas".
@LunaJoy
Ай бұрын
It felt like a personal attack when you said we gonna work at Starbucks 😅
@nurulhasan3953
Жыл бұрын
I hope to meet you in person and have fruitful conversation abt literature, philosophy, and history in simple yet beautiful way.
@bastardsxul6400
3 жыл бұрын
I literally just thought about the essay due next week.. I think this is a sign I should start writing😅
@matthewclarke-venters1303
3 жыл бұрын
Nailed it.
@mitalisharma5305
3 жыл бұрын
Ghaawwd.... How did you know that I needed this video? Thank You, Sir_/\_
@warfighterzas
2 жыл бұрын
Writing is horrible. I hate it. Im here because i am terrible at it. Each english class iv taken in college my grade gets dumped on because essays tank it. I stopped going to college because of my sucking at writing essays. After nearly 4 years ive decided to get over the hatred for essays and get better at writing them.
@blubbblubb6046
3 жыл бұрын
my life in a nutshell :Dthank you so much for your input!!!
@thebosstex1172
9 ай бұрын
I have a strength of writing pretty well. I’m no author though, nor in any profession I could use it for. I also feel like I could hone it more. What degree/major in college should I go for that could potentially lead to that pays thrivable income?
@hedfhrffgdbf200
3 жыл бұрын
I have had a problem until yesterday basically. In order to get into my university, I need to write an essay for hour and a half on the spot. The essay mustn´t be personal. So... no thinking, just ramble of proffesors analasys written on paper. When I was confronted with this I was considering not aplying at all. For about an year i have believed that the book analasys needed to be mine and mine only. This was very arogant of me. Why wouldn´t I consider proffesional analasys, or someone elses. I was sacrificing knowledge because of my arogance. But I do believe that the book analasys needs to be universal+mine. I still view essay writing as a form of torture. I just write something for the sake of it. If I don´t fix my attitude soon my chances of getting in are close to 0. And I have 18 days till the big exam. Wish me luck (: Do you have any tips for writing better sentences? Mine are crap Drink water and stay safe :*
@ispeakyouspeak
Жыл бұрын
legend
@jayrajsingh5283
3 жыл бұрын
Sir Waldun, I am watching your videos since a while now - and you made me fall for writing again. I've skillshare subscription, would you please recommend me some good class on the topic or classes that you are taking ?? Please it'd be of great help to me
@RCWaldun
3 жыл бұрын
Sure thing! Let me get back to you on that. On that note, I'm actually making a course on how to keep a storytelling diary soon on Skillshare so stay tuned for that. :)
@jayrajsingh5283
3 жыл бұрын
@@RCWaldun woah!!! I'm excited to watch your class 😄!!! And also I'd be happy to know your favourite class or creators on skillshare 😊. Have a happy day sir 😀
@nowheretobefun4904
3 жыл бұрын
Dang a another relateable video :(
@loop9778
3 жыл бұрын
if R.C. pins this I will dance
@ArEmEmSwaggergmailcom
3 жыл бұрын
I hope he does lol
@ferguswood4065
2 жыл бұрын
Love you
@lbh515
3 жыл бұрын
I love writing essays but I hate to *have* to write about things i don't like :/
@tatlertom3090
11 ай бұрын
the "pile of garbage" is academic writing? from academic journals? or, student papers that are archived? Thanks.
@benjaminsoto7706
3 жыл бұрын
Funnily a lot of what you talk about is what I find makes for a horrible primary literature paper. I can't tell you how many times I'm reading a Nature, Cell, or Science paper and am thinking "oh my goodness you are assuming way too much about the audience and the language you use is A) inaccessibly and B) makes you sound like an ass. I learned to write better essays when I became a researching biologist because typically research papers in science are centered around questions you've already answered experimentally. In some of the humanities, a lot of the literature exploration is the experiment. The name "scientific method" is kind of misleading because it isn't just for the sciences, but for all fields doing anything research related. I wonder if the "scientific method" were adapted for the humanities if it would make a better teaching tool for writing essays.
@agnes4606
3 жыл бұрын
Hmm isn't hermeneutic analysis basically the scientific method applied on humanities? I'm not sure if hermeneutic analysis is teached in schools the same amount as the scientific method is teached though🤷♀️
@nazifdanesi9623
3 жыл бұрын
"Like a normal person" Normal people don't write essays
@BinatiSheth
3 жыл бұрын
TIL, I am not normal... haha.
@I_Am_NiiTA
3 жыл бұрын
What are the chances of me actually writing an essay right now? 🤔
@RebeccaJ720
2 жыл бұрын
Ew essays I remember those.
@hijay8501
3 жыл бұрын
90th like !
@wamyarabel1288
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Rob, I'd like to know if you actually have an account in Linkedin
@hedfhrffgdbf200
3 жыл бұрын
ја мрзим да пишем есеје....а желим да студирам књижевност
@clairemcnerney
3 жыл бұрын
I don't mind writing essays but I find research so hard, especially when the topic is really broad or uninteresting.
@theirishpotato6588
3 жыл бұрын
Yee
@starwolvie
3 жыл бұрын
I am the opposite. I love the researching but I always have a hard time knowing when to stop the researching and start the writing...
@cheesypretzel5416
3 жыл бұрын
@@starwolvie same, I can totally relate to you
@Mochikoiya
3 жыл бұрын
ALSO sometimes the way some people write their books an articles is like so ALIEN like i dont understand why they put certain words together it makes it hard to read and understand.
@DanielESeo-qx4pj
3 жыл бұрын
Starting with tertiary sources to gather bibliography, down to secondary and primary sources always helps narrow the topic and makes research easier! :)
@prithahalder4698
3 жыл бұрын
You actually made a video on it 😭😭❤️❤️❤️ Honestly, being a Literature Student I have always been excited to write/read essays but I never found people appreciating it enough. My batch mates are always concerned about touching the word count instead of actually enjoying the process of writing so that is kind of sad.
@boe3579
3 жыл бұрын
My lecturers were more concerned for the thoughts within the essay than the word count. And literature lecturers always seem excited when you ask about going over the word count 😂.
@daniellewardd
3 жыл бұрын
I feared writing essays back in high school and in my early college years 😆. I felt I wasn’t a “writer”. One day, I was telling this to a friend and he replied, “Just talk”. And that’s when I had my epiphany. I thought of writing as separate from speaking. That response lives rent free in my mind. As a result: • I began writing using my own voice (still trying to find it). • My interest for writing grew 😊. And even more so when I heard it was a great way to straighten out your thinking. Also, I wanted to learn how to communicate more accurately with friends, family etc. • I’m learning English Language for funzies 😅.
@DribbleFunk
3 жыл бұрын
"Clarity of thought is more important than all the complicated words..." and "Be very specific about what your target is... don't be afraid to narrow..." "Give yourself the space to think." YES! YES! and YES! As a college professor, I am astounded by the number of bad essays I read. Besides general laziness of grammar, not capitalizing proper nouns and lack of spell checking there is often a disconnect. I always tell my students to read their essays out loud to see if it makes sense and catch grammar mistakes. And NEVER to turn in their first draft. A first draft almost always deserves a first draft grade. It is usually not that the student isn't smart or isn't other wise communicative, but that they don't understand what their essay is trying to say. Or they know what they want to say, but don't know how to get it out of their brain and on to the page. Like everything else, writing essays take time and practice to be good at. I wish their was more emphasis on using essays to examine subjects before they get to the college level. A fellow teacher once broke it down in a pretty good way: expecting a student with very little exposure to writing to be good at an essay is like asking someone to draw who has barely picked up a pencil before. Teachers are often people who "know how to draw" and can't understand why someone else (in this case, their students) can't just sketch a nice picture. If you can draw well and it is normal to you, you may think it is normal for others, but this perspective is off. Drawing (or writing essays) is an acquired skill. I think this video will help a lot of people. Good work.
@luisgutierrez5520
Жыл бұрын
Very well said, especially that metaphor at the end about expecting someone unfamiliar to art and expecting them to draw a good sketch.
@floramew
3 жыл бұрын
I can't recall where I read it, but my favorite singular piece of advice for essay writing was: the last sentence/ line should be a mic drop. If you just say the same thing as in the intro paragraph but in slightly different words, you follow the formula of essay writing often given but it's inherently forgettable. And I guess, personally, that also meant that I spent the essay building up to that mic drop, and that if ideas were too complicated or not helpful, I ditched them. I only remember one paper where I used that and was proud of my work... but I also had to use every truck in the book to pad out my paper otherwise because it didn't nearly meet the length requirement. Which I understand, to a point... but bleh.
@Mikaroo69
3 жыл бұрын
I love writing essays, but hate the process of translating the ideas of someone else into my own words. I love outline and editing but LOATH writing a first draft.
@andrewpimentel
3 жыл бұрын
A piece of advice I will share about the essay/research paper writing process: You are not alone; if you are struggling with thesis statements, outlining, etc. it is okay to ask for help. If you are a university student, most universities and colleges have writing labs or tutoring centers staffed with knowledgeable tutors who can help guide you through your project. Please seek them out, that is what they are there for. Also, don’t be afraid to use your instructor’s (or the TA’s) office hours to get clarification on the writing prompt, or anything in the assignment you are not sure about. What many people don’t realize is just how collaborative the writing process is (editors, publishers, audience, etc.). Always remember that writing is about communication, about the SHARING of your knowledge with others. If you have decent writing skills, I would encourage you to volunteer as a writing tutor, and help others improve their communication skills. Or even consider becoming an educator. Don’t be selfish. Don’t be solipsistic. You are not alone.
@ruteisabelmendes6706
3 жыл бұрын
I had a professor in college (History major) that once gave us a list of how to do the essay she was asking us to do and one of the parts was literally to just take a walk or go to a cafe or something of that type (cant remember clearly) to take a break from the desk and think about it
@suckmyartauds
3 жыл бұрын
The issue is really deadlines, like everyone is saying. I follow a lot of these tips already, but when I can just crank out the same formulaic essay as usual and get the same A that I would get if I actually experimented and went deeper... For the sake of my mental health I will go with the formula so I am not so stressed about the deadline.
@maryamalatawi
3 жыл бұрын
I have 2 essay for my finals right now! I have about 12 hours left .. and when the notification popped up i just said yeah I hate it to much😂😂.
@hopegrace3798
3 жыл бұрын
I strongly agree on the point four. I get most good ideas when I take a walk.
@helle9075
3 жыл бұрын
I just finished a degree in social anthropology, and my entire degree we were allowed to study before an exam and write down everything we knew about a topic, and discuss things as much as we wanted. In those moments I loved writing, because I had the freedom to use the literature as I wanted to. But whenever I have to write an essay at home with references, I kind of hate writing, only because I can't get into the flow state of writing. I need to stop, double check, reread while I work, but I truly prefer just planning a text, then writing everything at once and look through it after it is done. This happened to me while I wrote my philosophy exam as well. I had so much more fun, thinking about the topics and talking about it with friends, than looking for references on every idea I had.
@helle9075
3 жыл бұрын
I know references are important though, but I feel like it stops the writing flow when you constantly have to look for things and double check everything.
@escribalma_h
3 жыл бұрын
Because we have to think, make some sense of whatever is going on up there and then put it on paper/page. That's effortful, and difficult, so we don't like it.
@pageonenoir9020
2 жыл бұрын
I've struggled with essays and for a while felt unsatisfied with my knowledge on how to write one. I failed essays in high school because my teacher told me I missed the point of the essay, yet when I employed the same writing techniques in my first assignments at university my professor said my essays were of a high quality. I agree with your stance on grades as I've held that sentiment for a while. This has me concerned I've been taught essays incorrectly. So now I am trying to teach myself to write beautiful essays. I believe a beautiful essay is one which can demonstrate the course of thinking about a subject, and will present one's ideas about said subject. It doesn't have to be for the sole purpose of proving a point, as university and high school prioritise with their thesis statements. Once I learn to write an essay well i will feel satisfied. From today onwards I will practice, practice, practice.
@carlrenzi
3 жыл бұрын
Greetings; I am a retired ESL teacher and among other things I taught writing. I recommend "Effective Writing", Cambridge University Press; which teaches how to write various kinds of texts. "Writing with Power" by Peter Elbow. "Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance" also gives a lot of tips. I suggest doing free writing to begin. Many people think that they are going to write one draft. You are going to write many drafts. You can begin research on google but only to get the list of references where you will actually get the information. "The craft of research" is helpful. The movie "Finding Forester" has tips and Ray Bradbury"s Zen in the art of writing is good. And remember writing actually is fun.
@randomdasaquarius
3 жыл бұрын
As an econ grad, reading many research papers and writing an essay maybe daunting as from each paper, the marginal information you finally include is so less. But the best part is you learn so much more in the process. Nothing is a waste. Thanks for the video
@anthonyt219
Жыл бұрын
Writing essays has become a formula for me. Intro Paragraph 1: idea Concrete detail Concrete detail Concluding statement that leads to next Paragraph. Next Paragraph rinse and repeat until final conclusion. I got so used to it, only one professor caught on to it and ripped me apart on grading it. Sort of made me better but then i keep using the formula again the following year. Its how you "survive" classes. I never got less than a B. maybe i should have pushed myself more but i was depressed back then, so there was really nothing motivating me. When it comes to writing fiction though, i do strive to be better.
@lifelongstudents233
2 жыл бұрын
Title: 3 tips. Reality: 5 tips.
@NoraBuruberi1742
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this, Robin! When I first started university, even though I already wrote on my own often, essays were so daunting for me. I fell into the category for students that tried to "sound" smart without really knowing what I'm writing about. Also, taking a walk or simply a break to contemplate what you've read about is so crucial to truly understanding the subject of your research. I'm really looking forward to more of your rants on the educational system. They're what got me into your channel and I always gain a lot of perspective from your ideas.
@goodkiller93
4 күн бұрын
Thank you for helping refocus my thoughts. Schools focus so much on backing up every idea you have with research, but that has the unfortunate effect of keeping students from expressing original thought. Thank you for reigniting my curiosity.
@sasharodriguez384
3 жыл бұрын
I don't even go to school or write essays anymore and still found this interesting.
@ripbingbong2015
3 жыл бұрын
me in the middle of finals: 👁🧍🏽♀️
@nowheretobefun4904
3 жыл бұрын
Omgg same
@mamercier10
3 жыл бұрын
I love writing essays, maybe that's because I love literature, or because I love writing, or both.
@Read-to-Breathe
3 жыл бұрын
I hate essays simply because I don't know how to write one. Not because I'm lazy or stupid but because I have a teacher who should not have graduated from school let alone having a master degree who doesn't know how to do her job, who literally didn't give us an example on how essays should look. Watching all those people on YT writing their essays in 4 or 3 hours deadline makes me feel like a loser 💔 Oh and by the way, I have to do my first ever essay on Saturday bc the teacher decided out of the blue to give us a homework. Welcome to the life of a student from a developing country 🙂 If anyone can recommend a website, a video or even a book on how to write essay then please do. It will be appreciated. Thank you, I commented before I watched your video.
@justinward4044
4 ай бұрын
Every time I have to write an essay I come back to this video. You remind me what my goal actually is. It's not just to meet some quota of words, but rather truly learn and develop my own thoughts and then share them in a simple way. Very thankful that I clicked on this video over all the other "Essay Hack" recommendations.
@KenzoIMP
3 жыл бұрын
In my case, I have a more specific problem: I find it easy to write essays for the university, but I find quite difficult to write essays or articles on my own. For at least a year, I´ve been wanting to start a blog or a youtube channel. Problem is, my research is very chaotic and I can´t be concrete enough. I study psychology, but I am very interested in philosophy, sociology, politics and economy. Thanks to a Reddit post, I recieved some help: step down some levels of abstraction in order to get me started in writing. Nonetheless, It´s still quite difficult to organize my ideas. Any tips on this??. By the way, love your channel and your videos. Cheers from Argentina.
@ryanclark9386
7 ай бұрын
I absolutely dispise writing essays Id rather take 1 million exams and a million pokes in the eye than write a paper for school! Commas, periods, formality, structure, citations the list goes on id say grammer but thank god for spell check 🤬 Ill take where to buy an essay for $500 Alex
@bianceesterhuyse604
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much..this video was exactly what I've been looking for for 2 years😭you saved me
@RomanusVII
Жыл бұрын
My first experience with English was Eng 101/102, it was awful. I thought it was going to be about engaging with English, but it was more so writing about social issues and doing research for that. It didn’t feel like a liberal art, it felt like political science or social work. I am getting a dual degree in English and Theology, and I’m hoping that I will actually be engaging with both of those subjects, rather than political science, or whatever lol
@MichiganUSASingaporeSEAsia
11 ай бұрын
"Western Michigan University", a doctoral research university with the largest donation in public university history, is the best. If you get admitted they have tons of generous scholarships and they even pay for your internship and in some cases, for your dorm. Cd
@dillonseals6574
3 жыл бұрын
When I go back and read some of my academic objects I am amazed at my ability to create piles of garbage in so many ununique but varied ways -_- (take this comment for example, sounds like I'm trying to be clever)
@userabcxiv8513
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Waldun🥺 This video is refreshing. As a Politics student, I often experience a situation in which I can't think of anything new with all the informations, systems, ideologies, developments and definitions. The fourth tip you gave here helped a lot✨.
@JoshuaLRay
Жыл бұрын
KZitem is nice but too nice. It's Solomon's porch. Society viewing while reaching out at the same time.
@GraveyardShift-tl6ri
Жыл бұрын
so youre saying essays dont HAVE to be mind-numbingly formulaic? dude hell yes
@duckpilot962
Жыл бұрын
It took me 10 mins to realise he wasnt talking about college admission essays HAHAHA
@Orange_creamsicle
11 ай бұрын
narrow of scope is helpful until you can't find any research papers on what you want to discuss
@jeffreybarker357
7 ай бұрын
“Courageous enough to study the humanities”. Yeeees! 👏
@Z3nHolEminD
3 жыл бұрын
'' who you trying to get crazy with ..'' ....essay ...
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