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When you're brainstorming how to structure your essay, it is important to make an outline. The outline will assist the order in which your essay will be written. What are some key points you'd like to dedicate to each paragraph? It's important to think of each paragraph as its own miniature essay trying to accomplish something.

By creating an outline, you are preemptively writing your essay already. An outline grounds the brainstorming process.

There are many ways to study. What is your strongest suit? How do you think you can figure out your best way of studying?

The approach you take with studying is important because you find out what works for you and what doesn't. Studying is a good time to figure out what works best because you have to focus on what strategies help you retain and learn the most during the process.

When you're thinking of how best to communicate with another, it's important to focus on the subject matter of the conversation. I tend to focus on the subject matter because it can help me tailor the way I communicate with a person. In what way can the subject matter assist in communication?

If you focus on the main points of the conversation, it helps you figure out to have a productive conversation because you are experiencing an effective conversation through being a listener and observing.