Experienced editors know the advantage of waiting before working on a text.
After writing, editing, or proofreading a text, everything seems to be either right or wrong. Put it aside for a reasonable amount of time, and you will be able to look at it as a fresh document.
Of course, you can't always have that luxury. Some documents must be submitted urgently.
However, those documents do suffer. There is a greater likelihood of errors in judgment or logic.
When suggesting a time that a document will be submitted, it is always wise to build in an extra buffer of three days. Your work will improve as a result.
This also works when searching for just the right word. It may be on the tip of your tongue, but you frequently can't get it right.
Set it aside for three days. There's a good chance that the word will come to you at that time.
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