I agree that the article comes off a bit strong and the headline even stronger, however the underlying advice I think is still helpful in this case. I have a terrible habit of trying to make my first draft my last draft by self-editing incessantly.
I'm partly writing this out for my own benefit, so apologies if this sounds perscriptive.
Even if you haven't anything interesting to say, you're mind is thinking something regarding the topic.
One might not know the first thing about "Luminal Collapse in Early Breast Cancer", but I bet you can write a million questions.
"How 'early' is early breast cancer? What exactly is collapsing and how can I see it? This luminal collapse thing sounds ominous, what exactly does it mean for outcomes? The 'collapse' part is particularly ominous sounding. If I suffered from breast cancer, that word would be pretty scary. I wonder what the relation is between scariness of medical terms and the decisions of patients to undergo treatment."
Immediately, you've something on the page and some off-topic ramblings.
By the time you've answered those questions and filtered out the truly off-topic material, you'll probably realise there's a better framing or some underlying truth. You've achieved an early draft and are ready for editing!
tl;dr: I don't love the tone of the article but the general and common advice of writing drunk and editing sober is probably good advice.
I'm partly writing this out for my own benefit, so apologies if this sounds perscriptive.
Even if you haven't anything interesting to say, you're mind is thinking something regarding the topic.
One might not know the first thing about "Luminal Collapse in Early Breast Cancer", but I bet you can write a million questions.
"How 'early' is early breast cancer? What exactly is collapsing and how can I see it? This luminal collapse thing sounds ominous, what exactly does it mean for outcomes? The 'collapse' part is particularly ominous sounding. If I suffered from breast cancer, that word would be pretty scary. I wonder what the relation is between scariness of medical terms and the decisions of patients to undergo treatment."
Immediately, you've something on the page and some off-topic ramblings.
By the time you've answered those questions and filtered out the truly off-topic material, you'll probably realise there's a better framing or some underlying truth. You've achieved an early draft and are ready for editing!
tl;dr: I don't love the tone of the article but the general and common advice of writing drunk and editing sober is probably good advice.