The Outline.

I have a strange relationship with outlines. On paper, they look like the best idea anyone could ever come up with, and they seem like a logical step in essay writing; it's while I'm being forced to make my own that my rage begins.

The outline of a paper is the whole structure, bringing it all together, and to ignore it would be foolish. I'm aware of this all, but ignoring this step just comes to me so naturally. I suppose it is just personal preference, or maybe it says something about my personality. Many ideas and concepts appear as a good thing, but as soon as I realize that there may be challenges involved I back away. In the end, however, the most difficult things often end up being the most rewarding, it is just getting there that is so unappealing.

I know how important the outline is, and I understand that when I construct a poor outline the paper is definitely not going to be superb. Without one, the paper will likely be messy and the main points and arguments may become lost, which theoretically destroys the purpose of an paper.

While I've only been in university for five months, I've come to realize that if I want to succeed I will just have to tackle the evil outline, even though I really do not want to. Some things in life just have to be dealt with, sorted out, or outlined, and the sooner I get over this the sooner I get to write the rest of my paper.