Why do we get so attached to certain phrases? In my most recent personal statement I see things that I wrote in 1999 resurfacing, and it's like pulling teeth to convince myself that they might not be the best way of expressing things anymore.
Strategy: a "remnant" document. Just paste in everything you've removed and there it is, for posterity, in case you find that the finished product actually DOES need that one particular word choice or expression you brutally removed. (That's never happened, tellingly. This just goes to show it's ok to Let Go.)
Posted by Heather at November 20, 2004 08:58 AM
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