Back when I wrote reviews I developed an all-or-nothing approach. The few times my editor said "this one needs major changes" I would simply delete and rewrite

Back when I wrote reviews I developed an all-or-nothing approach. The few times my editor said "this one needs major changes" I would simply delete and rewrite the whole thing from scratch - one time did a total rewrite of a 1,500 word review inside an hour, and I know for me I couldn't have done it without 'destroying' (there's always a copy somewhere) my old work. I suppose if having a revision history gives you the bravery to take a hatchet to your work, then it's certainly beneficial to your writing. If anything I would need a version control because I edit like a Roman general; I decimate. I'll take out huge swathes because it doesn't fit, but once or twice I find myself going back and putting essentially the same sentence in - written better, but nothing editing couldn't have done. However, I live with my methods, but I've wanted to try a revision history when writing a short story as I need to ridiculously edit them compared to a longer piece.