#time

Online debating has been a hobby of mine for 15 years.  I come back to it and take a break from it.  It seems like a major pain point is how long it takes me to write arguments.

I could easily spend a half hour reading and digesting my opponent's argument, and thinking of counterarguments.  45 minutes writing.  And then another 45 minutes proofreading.  And that's easily 2 hours spent.  On a piece of writing, that looks like it should've been written in 20 minutes.

And probably could've been written in 20 minutes if that word count were applied to any other type of writing (essay, blog, poem, short story, etc).  Am I the only one that has this issue?  Tips for improving at this?