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“The poem in the head is always perfect. Resistance starts when you try to convert it into language”. Stanley Kunitz.
#Perfectionism stop you from sending that draft?
Set a deadline.
It's not "I'll send it when I happy with it".
or "I'll send it when I think its ready".
Instead it's:
I'm sending it at 5pm today.
And tell the other person that it's coming.
The perfect pointed pencil
– the paper persuasive –
the fantastic chair and a good light
and no writing.
John Steinbeck
We imagine that if we had the perfect conditions writing would be so much easier. But it's still hard.
Q: When should I stop reading and start writing?
A: You will never stop reading. You will always need to read to stay up-to-date.
And you should start writing NOW.
It's not read or write.
It's read and write.
#PhDchat #ECRchat #Phdforum #acwri #postdoc
Asha is explaining a complex concept to Sam.
Sam is nodding and pretending to understand.
After the meeting Sam will Google the complex concept to try to find out what Asha was talking about. #PhDchat #PhDForum #ECRchat #postdoc #AcademicChatter #academictwitter
You might not write well every day, but you can always edit a bad page.
You can't edit a blank page. Jodi Picoult
Get something down on paper and then improve on it.
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The Pomodoro technique. Break your writing time into 25 minute blocks of focussed writing. Then a five minute break and repeat. Explained here: buff.ly/2QJt8wo
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Readitis: The belief that after reading one more article you will be ready to write.
There is no end to how much you can read. So write first, then read some, write, read, repeat. #acwri #phdForum #EMCRforum #academictwitter #PhDchat #SUAW
Q: How do you know if you've read enough?
A: Enough for what?
Enough to know everything? Never.
Enough to start writing? Start writing now. Then you will see the gaps and what else you need to read.
#PhForum #Mres #acwri #SUAW
People often say:
I've got it all in my head.
It's all up here.
But then they struggle to get it on paper.
That's because writing is not simply recording.
The physical act of writing is creative. As you write the ideas change.
Start writing.
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