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Lucy

Aug 293 min read

The downward spiral of writing avoidance

For some students, writing feels like the thief of joy. I've got a theory about why this is–and how we can fix it.

Lucy

Aug 285 min read

College essays should be meaningful, not miserable

Here at WAG, we take a sane approach to college applications that leaves students feeling confident, not crushed.

Lucy

Aug 223 min read

Forest? What forest? The perils of zoomed-in thinking

Or: how I learned concision through brutal word limits

Lucy

Aug 215 min read

Seven steps to summarizing

Summarizing is a life skill. Here are seven handy steps to help you learn it.

Lucy

Aug 214 min read

Deliberate practice: It works for writing, too (2/2)

Deliberate practice is the key to progress! Here's how it works, explained in three case studies.

Lucy

Aug 215 min read

Can't silence your inner editor? Try this instead.

My inner editor criticizes every word I write. Pushing back against these thoughts never work for me–but accepting them did.

Lucy

Aug 193 min read

Deliberate practice: it works for writing, too (1/2)

Deliberate practice = focused, intensive practice targeting specific skills. It works for gymnastics, chess, music, and–of course–writing.

Lucy

Jul 284 min read

Three exercises to build cognitive flexibility

These quick, versatile exercises can help develop cognitive flexibility and apply those skills to real-world contexts.

Lucy

Jul 243 min read

Writing is like archery (but better)

Revision doesn’t have to be a chore. We might even—at the risk of sounding a bit corny—call it a gift.

Lucy

Jul 243 min read

Why the no reflex makes sense

From the outside, the no reflex can seem like an obvious source of problems. But it's there for a reason.

Lucy

Jul 124 min read

Just say no (to everything): Unpacking the no reflex

The no reflex describes the tendency to immediately reject any form of novelty. To manage the no reflex, we must first understand it.