Channeling thought.

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When my boys (finally) sit down to write a paper or a report they have to submit, they'll usually start from scratch, and I'll hurry over to show them that if they've already written a similar paper, they can readily use that previous paper as the framework for the new one. Not only does this make formatting easier, it also gives them clear direction on how the new report should be structured. All too often, getting those first thoughts down onto the page (be it physical or digital) is the hardest step, and being able to access a template that gives an overview of what the final product is going to look like offers a significant headstart on preparing that report.

Of course it doesn't hurt for me to follow my own advice. Perhaps because my graphic skills are very limited, until recently I tended not to save graphics that I'd prepared as .psd files. Thus it would happen that when I wanted to change something in a graphic file I'd more or less have to start from scratch. A .psd file takes up much more memory that the final .gif or .jpg that I might save, but having it available saves me a great deal of time preparing a new file.

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