For me context is very important. Separating out the sentences, although makes them stand on their own, often sounds discontinuous and jarring like a too long p

For me context is very important. Separating out the sentences, although makes them stand on their own, often sounds discontinuous and jarring like a too long pause. Not to mention how awkward it looks on the page (if double spaced which I prefer). That's not to say it's a bad technique. It might work for some, not for others. For me it doesn't. I have found writing to be much like coding where if you think through the idea properly, writing to the end is not such a big problem. The main hurdles is getting stuck which is often an indicator of a poorly thoughtout idea. The other thing that helps me escape the over-editting issue is putting my words down with as much brevity is possible. The more fluff there is, the harder it is to change. Simpler to read, simpler to edit.