The longer WFH drags on the more stupid mistakes I find myself making. Submitted a research memo to a partner today with an embarrassing number of minor typos. I’m a 4th year and really shouldn’t make mistakes like this, but fortunately my analysis was solid. Any tips for staying sharp during all of this?

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I find considerably more typos when I print stuff out but not sure what you home office set up is like and if you can print double-sided.

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I find it much harder to catch typos on a screen. Maybe I’m old school but I prefer doing a final edit on paper. Preferably, I leave it alone for a bit before I do the last read through—like work on something else for a while. Clears the mind. Having said that I think everyone should get a bit of a break under the circumstances.

The good old font change trick might help if no printer is an issue. Supposedly it (like printing things out) helps you to see things in a different light and helps with finding errors.

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Thanks! Haven’t heard of that before, but will give it a try.

Nah, I think this is happening to everyone right now. Read through it twice, have your secretary read through it, but after that stop. There’s only so much reading over you can do before you’re just being inefficient.

In the alternative- I know someone who doesn’t turn anything in until she can read it over twice without changing anything. Personally, I’m not the type of person that could do that because I will always change something- but maybe that will work for you?

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Spell check

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Read through your Memo before sending. Twice

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Reading anything you write out loud to yourself. It sounds annoying, but you pick up awkward sentences and errors.

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I really like Grammarly Pro, but I was recently told that it keeps the data on local servers which may be a security violation if you are working with sensitive content. Again, not sure about this (but I deleted grammarly off my work computer).

You can get the plug in for MS Word and for Outlook — super helpful.

I’d check with someone if you are allowed to use it.

Briefcatch will help

Ask a paralegal to read it fir 1/w an hr for typos or large leaps in logic.

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