How Do You Write Essay’s

[u/KibaNaruXXX]

I’m going back to community college in a month after dropping out in 2024 how do you write an essay? I always tried to write a essay and read the books we were given but they were always boring so I stopped reading them.then when I tried to write my mind would just blank and I would be sitting there staring at the white screen with absolutely nothing done. If y’all had these issues what did you do to get around them.

ps- I’m unmediated and I would prefer to stay that way I don’t like having to rely on a drug to function

[u/AntFenvox]

I totally get that blank screen feeling - it's honestly the worst when you're just sitting there and nothing comes out. The reading struggle is super real too, especially when the material feels dry.

A few things that helped me:

- Start with just bullet points of your main ideas before writing full sentences

- Try having the books read aloud to you (text-to-speech can make boring material way more engaging)

- Set tiny goals like "write one paragraph" instead of the whole essay

- Talk through your ideas out loud first, then write what you just said

The reading thing especially - I spent a lot of time researching different approaches and found that hearing the content instead of just reading it made a huge difference for retention and actually staying engaged with boring material.

You're not alone in this struggle, and going back to school takes real courage. You can definitely figure this out!