Process

LIFE is a process. All of it. If you ignore this fact or pretend it’s not true, you will spend more time and effort gaining less satisfaction and accomplishment. If you understand and apply this concept, you will surround yourself with success and rewards.

A process is anything that requires specific inputs to reach certain outputs.

A specific order is sometimes important.

For example, if you water the lawn before you mow it, the grass won’t cut well and will stick all over the bottom of your mower. If you run to the store for fresh tomatoes after you’ve set the spaghetti on to boil, it will be soggy by the time you return. If you lay the sidewalks before the pipes, you’ll have to tear them up and do it again.

Here are a few more processes you may have heard:

To have a friend, be a friend.

Nothing great was ever accomplished without enthusiasm.

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy and wealthy and wise.

Understanding and applying the processes that surround you in life will save you time, make the task go more smoothly, generate less stress, and win you better results. Look for them. Use them. Benefit from them.

The process you’re about to read about—the Writing Process--is particularly important in this class—whether your goal is to learn to write and communicate and think more effectively or just to get a good grade with as little effort as possible, the process is the same. If you choose to ignore the process, you will likely fail at both goals.

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