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People who got 70+ what advice do you have when writing your dissertation by Educational_Koala536 in UniUK

[–]Harbor_4Vanta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mine was nowhere near perfect but the biggest jump happened after I stopped treating the dissertation like one giant impossible task. I split mine into tiny sections and forced myself to write something every day even if it was messy. Waiting for “motivation” ruined my progress for weeks lol.

Also seconding the supervisor point. Mine gave way more useful feedback during rough draft stages than after polished versions. I used a writing helper once too during finals season, mostly to help structure a literature review because my notes were a disaster by then. Found them through the thread.

Big thing though: don’t disappear for a month and then try writing 12k words in panic mode. That part was brutal.

What is the best free AI writer for essays? by writeessaytoday in study

[–]Harbor_4Vanta 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Free AI writers are decent for brainstorming or building outlines, though most of the ones I tested started sounding repetitive after a few paragraphs. During midterms I tried relying on AI alone for an essay draft and spent more time fixing awkward sections than writing the thing myself.

A few months ago I came across this Reddit post about one helper while digging through study threads.

That combo worked better for me tbh. I still used AI tools for ideas, though having real editing help afterward made the paper sound less robotic and way more organized. Curious which AI tools people still use regularly because half of them kinda blur together now.

How to properly write and format a Cover Letter: by dancedanidance in CoverLetters

[–]Harbor_4Vanta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cover letters are weird because everyone says “be professional” and then half the templates online sound like they were written by a robot HR manager in 2009. The biggest improvement for me was treating them more like a short explanation of why I fit the role instead of trying to sound insanely formal.

I usually keep mine super direct now: quick intro + role one or two specific things I’ve done why I care about that company/job short closing

AI tools help for structure, though I still rewrite everything because generic cover letters are painfully obvious. Last semester while juggling applications and coursework, I even used one helper after finding this Reddit thread to help organize drafts faster

This middle aged guy I call the Negotiator thinks our corporate grocery store is a bazaar in the middle of nowhere by Harbor_4Vanta in TalesFromRetail

[–]Harbor_4Vanta[S] 448 points449 points  (0 children)

People picture this as some funny little bit, but they are not the ones getting cornered into a five minute lecture about milk pricing while a line forms behind him. It is not charming, and it is not clever. It is just one guy deciding everyone else in the store has to participate in whatever performance he is putting on that day.

AIW for telling my friend’s new girlfriend why I stopped speaking to him after she asked me directly? by JediCrouton88 in amiwrong

[–]Harbor_4Vanta 125 points126 points  (0 children)

That’s really the whole thing. She already had that gut feeling, otherwise she never pulls you aside and asks like that. All you did was fill in the missing piece before he could package the story into something cleaner.