- Clear my head of all thoughts that have potential to be toxic to my writing
- Play artist Bon Iver on my iTunes
- Read my entire paper without criticism
- Look into each paragraph alone, with criticism
- Write down next to each paragraph what I think could use revision
- Re write that entire paragraph with revision, adding new thoughts and ideas to it
There are plenty of other techniques I've used while revising my drafts. These six seemed to be the most effective for me.