Working on assignment

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System for working on assignments

purpose:: Outlines my workflow for working on writing-based assignments

Stages of assignment work have been divided by Types of creative energy according to Dave Kadavy

Support RitualsTickTick Task ManagementNeed more infoYesHow to work on assignmentDaily Shutdown+📍[[Zotero Workflow#🔁 PHASED WORKFLOW]]

Pre-work

Administrate & Prioritise

Pre-work to set myself up success. This involves preparing my tools and my writing environment.

I haven't included preparing the physical working environment... Hmmm... Maybe that needs to be included as part of support rituals?

Administrate & PrioritiseMap Rubric to sectionsEstimate word count per sectionSkim 1-2 sourcesWriting AssignmentReleasedCreate artifacts Zotero CollectionTo contain sources used in assignmentObsidian ScratchpadTo contain links to various zettels orsources that may be relevant andhouse finished workGoogle DocumentTo draft assignment in and provideproof of processCraft thesis statementsTo give an idea of what concepts orarguments may be relevantCreate search profile of keywordsTo structure and limit researchZotero Shopping To identify relevant sources that I'vealready encounteredpreparing the toolspreparing theenvironment

The work

These phases are concurrent and repeatable and form the bulk of the assignment work.

Explore & Research

Explore & ResearchIdentifySourceDiscardSource / ZettelSave to unfiledZoteroCheck forrelevanceNew SourceExisting Zotero SourceExisting ZettelAdd to Zotero CollectionState relevance to thesis statements in Obsidian ScratchpadIrrelevant, not interestingIrrelevant, read laterRelevant sourceRelevant zettelZettelkasten processnot all ideas will take rootobsidian://open?vault=Patsidian&file=Identities%2FBrain%2FZotero%20Workflow

Write

GeneratePick a sectione.g. intro, define a term, compare two ideasRefer to rubric + thesis statement Ask "What am I trying to do here?"Share evidenceRefer to Scratchpad for 2-3 ideas Start with a sentence promptParaphrase, Summarise, or Quote source/s to state argumentAdd Zotero reference as I go

Edit

PolishHappy withwork?Read out loudEditClean Up ReferencesNo- clarity - rubric- thesis statements

Post-Work

Prioritise

Congrats! I've finished and submitted my assignment. Time to reflect on what went well and what could be better next time.

PrioritisePhysical crash 🫠Relief / Emotional ProcessingPostmortemInsights → ZettelsSubmit 🎉