Paul J. Silvia
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“You don't need special traits, special genes, or special motivation to write a lot. You don't need to want to write--people rarely feel like doing unpleasant tasks that lack deadlines--so don't wait until you feel like it. Productive writing comes from harnessing the power of habit, and habits come from repetition
p.129”
― How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing
p.129”
― How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing
“Never reward writing with not writing. Rewarding writing by abandoning your schedule is like rewarding yourself for quitting smoking by having a cigarette.”
― How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing
― How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing
“Revising while you generate text is like drinking decaffeinated coffee in the early morning: noble idea, wrong time.”
― How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing
― How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing