learning to ride a bike

I always hated when a teacher said we are going to do a research paper. I never knew where to start or how I going to get there. Its just like learning to ride a bike as long as someone holds the back of it while I get started once I get it you can let go. I never realized I do research every day just by answering questions. When you say it like that and it doesn't sound that bad . I also come to see that maybe before I was skipping in the processes of writing. I jump right into researching using it to help me find my way. If only I did the prewriting then maybe it be a little easier or I would have more guidance. I have always been one who needs guidance , so I go right to finding an outline and filling it out with question I need to answer or something that needs to be covered. I didn't realize I was doing research. Reading about research papers and how they should be done made me realize that if I change a couple little things writing one for me may become a much better experience for me.