Advice for graduate students and faculty members on scholarly productivity, with suggestions on how to write more — and better — with less angst.
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AdviceOK, I Admit It: Productivity Is Overrated
After years of doling out advice on how to get more writing done, an academic has a revelation: Sometimes it’s OK to be lazy. -
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Why It’s OK to Submit Flawed Work
It’s time to wrest that article or manuscript from your neurotic mitts. -
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Step Away From the Delete Button
Many struggling scholarly writers delete too much too soon. Why not save your ugly prose for a bit, and give it a chance to bloom? -
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A New Series on Scholarly Productivity: ‘Are You Writing?’
Episode 1: This is an Intervention. Even if you’re (sort of) making your deadlines, your work schedule might be out of balance. -
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The Worst Writing Advice in the World
In Episode 2 of the “Are You Writing?” series: some much better advice to replace a popular productivity tip that doesn’t work for most people. -
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Don’t Spend Your Holiday Break Writing
In the third installment of this series on writing productivity, a quick lesson in how to take semester breaks off — forever. -
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The Hardest Part of Writing Is Restarting
A tried-and-true technique can help you resume a project that has stalled for personal or professional reasons.
