While I’m not sure I’ll produce similarly long write-ups in the future, FWIW for me some of the pros of long writeups are:
It helps me think and clarify my own views.
I would often find it more time-consuming to produce a brief writeup, except perhaps for writeups that have a radically more limited scope—e.g., just describing what the grant “buys”, but not saying anything about my reasoning for why I thought the grant is worth making.
While I’m not sure I’ll produce similarly long write-ups in the future, FWIW for me some of the pros of long writeups are:
It helps me think and clarify my own views.
I would often find it more time-consuming to produce a brief writeup, except perhaps for writeups that have a radically more limited scope—e.g., just describing what the grant “buys”, but not saying anything about my reasoning for why I thought the grant is worth making.