Original

One thing about writing, be it reports for work, turning in a term paper, or even just writing notes, is the need to come up with original thought.

Progress reports, team updates, even agendas and action items, require the effort of putting together thoughts and words that haven’t been put together before.  That is hard work.

In the days of search engines, direct plagiarism is easily found, should one want to go to the effort.

Giving credit is an obligation; but then, defining the originator can be a challenge too. Enhancing others’ work is part of extending knowledge and improving.