A peer of mine once asked me, “Why is writing so important?
It’s not like I’m ever going to write an essay after I graduate college.”
This is an attitude that most people have about writing.
They view it as algebra or chemistry; subjects that really will have no use
once the graduation date arrives.
But there is a key difference.
Whether you know it or not, you use writing every day for
a myriad of activities. Writing is one
of only TWO forms of communication that we, as humans, possess (The other
being “speech”).
Writing is a skill that you absolutely need if you are going
to succeed in life. Whether you are writing an email, a text, a resume, a piece
of literature; your ability is always going to be judged by the quality of your
writing.
For instance, if I wrote a cover letter to a job and
said, “Hello. I am applying for this job and would like for you to maybe
consider hiring me;” that application is going to be set aside in favor of a
cover letter that says, “I am writing this cover letter in application for your
recently posted job opportunity.” Though they both say the same thing, the writing
makes one statement far more respectable.
Don’t fool yourself into thinking that writing is just
for college essays and book reports. As long as you are communicating with
others, you will be writing for the rest of your life. It’s not an educational
skill, it’s a life skill. You may never write a book or another research paper,
but I guarantee that you will write something.
Wouldn’t you rather that something be written with
quality?
The take-away from this blog post: Writing is important.
Learn how to do it correctly.
Until next time.
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