One thing I don't commonly see mentioned in these types of articles/posts/etc is something I've been doing for quite some time as an avid reader. Often I will

One thing I don't commonly see mentioned in these types of articles/posts/etc is something I've been doing for quite some time as an avid reader. Often I will run across a phrase, or a sentence or sometimes a paragraph, that just feels awkward to me. I can't help but read it two or three times trying to find the not-awkward way of 'hearing' it. When I encounter these I tend to type out the text that doesn't jive with me and then rewrite it twice: 1.) in a way that comfortably flows with the context I found it in (I call this exploring another writers voice.) 2.) and re-interpreting it in my own 'style.' Never do I publish the results of this exercise. Aside from the obvious benefits of the two points above, doing this just helps me get the damned chunk of prose out of my head so I can move on with my life. Does anyone else have any quick and dirty, improving your writing in the wild techniques?