Originally Posted by anticipation

Not really, most of my life I've haven't gotten to choose the subject matter of my essays. This year was no different, as we had 6 papers and only 2 of them were on topics of our choosing. Mastering cold writes, i.e. thinking critically about subjects you may not care for or even dislike, is far more tedious yet rewarding than just writing about what you like imo. Still, when I did get the opportunity to write about what I like I found myself writing more fluently because I had a knowledge base on my topics which allowed me to assemble my thoughts better.