Revising Attitudes

In the chapter “Revising Attitudes,” Brock Dethier attempts to explain how one’s attitude directly affects their ability to actually revise their work. Dethier believes that if one dives into editing his/her paper with a negative attitude, they just get as much out of it and will be basically wasting their time. He seems to have a very good point because this same basic principle would apply to doing anything in life. Having a good attitude motivates us to actually put in our full effort and accomplish the best we could. So It would only make sense that every time I jump into editing my final draft with my annoyed attitude I almost never get anything done. I can’t be to blame, because honestly revising papers has to be the most tedious and painstaking process in writing. I will certainly attempt to watch my attitude and self-motivation as the try to correct my major problems in the paper. This shouldn’t be too much of a problem because i actually enjoy the subject and am very determined to make sure my audience truly understands the points i’m trying to make because i feel as if i’m onto something big.

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