Also know as "Art"
You see, when I have work to do (like studying or writing a personal statement for my grad school applications) I usually spend most of the allotted work time hitting the random button on Wikipedia or typing random questions in Google. Unfortunately, I always feel guilty later because I wasted so much time not really doing anything.
Like any rational person, I decided I needed a better way to procrastinate, so I could imagine I was productive and would feel better about it. I heard once that writing is an important skill in "real life." So, I decided I will begin writing about all these things I have learned from the internet and maybe even some things I accidentally learned in school. I will probably even write about things that I think I learned, but are in fact dreams or my imagination. Anyway, that isn't the point. The point is that I will improve this important skill of writing. Not only that, but by writing in a blog instead of just in a word processor I gain an important benefit.
Something I have learned (mainly from facebook) is that the internet is full of people who are willing to proof read - for free. Not only are they willing, but I have suspicions that some people scour through text for the sole purpose of proof reading - for free.
So not only do I get practice, but I can count on the kindness of people to correct my errors and point me in the correct direction. By my counts, if four people read my entries, at least one should be one of these selfless proof readers.
Thank you internet. You are making me a better person. Or, at least, not as bad of a procrastinator as I was previously.
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