# Writing College Papers

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-college-papers/613658>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 22, 2012, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-college-papers/613658 "2012-02-22T20:13:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-college-papers/613658/21 "2012-02-23T19:16:51Z")

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> [@Voyager](#):
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> It doesn’t have to be true given enough practice and experience. I can turn out publishable 550 word columns in an hour that are +/- 10 words from my word limit without even trying. But I’ve been doing them for 15 years.  
> If you don’t know what you are saying, or writing something out of your depth it can indeed be excruciating. But if you are in control of your material it can be a delight.

I got through a Ph.D. and postdoc and still hated it. Maybe I gave up too early.

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