At Academic Ladder, we emphasize the importance of identifying negative self-talk when it arises during a writing session and silencing overly critical inner voices. We talk about replacing the negative self-statements with positive ones, and re-framing what our internal editors are saying. This is especially important to do when writing a first draft, or when freewriting, because stopping every few words to edit is neither efficient nor effective. But what if it's hard to speak back to those negative voices because deep down in your gut you really believe they're right ? What if there's some truth to what your inner critic is saying? This is a hard one, because sometimes it's difficult to separate the negativity and criticism that comes from fear or pain from the more protective voices of caution. There are times when it may be necessary to listen to those cautionary voices rather than shut them out entirely. For instan
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