If you allot 4 hours a week for writing, you will be astounded at how much you will write in a single semester. In time, you’ll find yourself committing unthinkable academic heresies. You’ll submit grant proposals early; you’ll revise and resubmit manuscripts quickly; and, one day, you’ll say something indelicate when your pal in the department says, “This semester is killing me—I can’t wait for the summer so I can finally do some writing.”
