Week #3- Joel Batz

After reviewing both articles “Shitty First Drafts ” and “RETHINKING THE SHITTY FIRST DRAFT” I believe that no strategy is right or wrong. I believe that everyone is different, just how everyone has a different opinions in politics or how every professor and teacher has their own unique style of teaching. With that being said, I personally know that George Dila’s method suites me better. I have used his method several of times while writing essays and stories in school. Georges’s method of writing a first draft and revising at the same has worked for me, the reason why is because it is time efficient and because while I write I come up with idea’s to revise what I just wrote. I do not expect for perfection for my first draft but I also think that effort should be put in everything I do. I believe that if you don’t put any effort in a first draft you are basically wasting your time. For example in the text “RETHINKING THE SHITTY FIRST DRAFT” by George Dila it states “Imagine building a house using Miss Lamott’s pour-it-all-out strategy. The builder would end up with a pretty shitty house; so shitty it would probably be easier to tear it down and start over, maybe a little more carefully the next time”. The pour it all out method has never worked out for me for the reason stated above, I believe it would actually create more work like the example of the contractor, and you’re better of starting over. Whatever I do either it’s writing a draft, practicing a sport or an instrument I believe the best way is to always give it you’re all and put effort into it. It is the method that is most productive to me but I also understand that everyone is different and a different method may be more productive for themselves.