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Our brain isn't good at challenging our own assumptions and writings. The reason is a phenomenon called "filling in the gaps" that the brain does on our behalf. The brain is a powerful muscle that learns with repetition. As you read and write more, your brain gets better at making connections between words without the need for focused attention.

Brain gaps make proofreading difficult

Can you read this paragraph?

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Most people have little trouble reading this because common words are recorded in our brains by their first and last letters. Our brain deciphers scrambled letters in between the first and last letters. The paragraph becomes more complicated when one word can become many words, such as could or cloud. The brain becomes confused.

Error of assumptions

There is another quality the brain uses to achieve efficiency: assumptions. The brain relies on your past experiences to make assumptions. For example, as you write, you know what you intend to write. Your eyes look at the page, and your brain shows you what you "wrote." Yet, extra words may be present that you fail to see. Or, words are missing.

Our brain's drive to be right

The brain has one fatal flaw that becomes accentuated for proofreading tasks - it likes to be right. It's hard for your brain to catch errors in your writing because of this. The brain effectively refuses to see your mistakes. This is especially true of double words. You don't expect to see the the, so your brain automatically compensates by skipping over the second instance of the word.

Third-party proofreading services offer objective nirvana

Here are three ways you can achieve objective nirvana.

1 . Let your writing sit for a few days so you forget what you wrote. Come back to it with fresh eyes. If you have a great memory, you may have to let a document sit for over one week before you can achieve a high level of proofreading accuracy .

2 . Look to someone not familiar with your work for proofreading services . Gramlee is a proofreading service that charges 2 cents per word. Professional editors review your writing and edit for consistency, grammar, punctuation, spelling, and readability. They specialize in a principle called "writing for the amygdala," which, coincidentally, also refers to capacities of the brain .

3 . Read backwards by starting from the last sentence first. Warning: this is very tedious and requires focused attention .

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