Do not obsess about judging the work. You need not consider your self an expert on writing You are simpl a reader One sub ective, slightly anyone else's don't see your own tired, distracted reader. So, position as all-knowing Be kind In practice, what this means specifically is, don't be harsh. of when you are reading others' work and your own. You shouldn't, course, praise everything but you should avoid phrasing your criticisms in ways that are harsh and unhelpful. I mean such words as"sloppy," "inco herent," nonsense ridiculous," "boring" and I cite here just a few of the words I have seen on the margins of my own papers over the year9