Knowing I had to aim for a different audience this time around really affected my writing. When my tone for the original paper was rather informal and even somewhat fun, now I had to write for the APA, a group of people who take this line of work very seriously (as they should). Due to this, I gave my arguments a more serious tone, and I even expanded my vocabulary a bit to give a good impression. If I want the APA to listen to me, I should write in a tone they would use. I was careful about the sources I used for this. When I was searching for sources, I made sure to find firsthand accounts of MD experiences rather than brief descriptions of MD from people who’d never had it. One of the sources I found mostly centered around a 30-year-old
