https://github.com/neelsoumya/writing_productivity

Writing and productivity
https://github.com/neelsoumya/writing_productivity

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Writing and productivity

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/neelsoumya/writing_productivity
• Owner: neelsoumya
• Created: 2021-04-25T08:28:04.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2023-02-19T10:18:35.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-03-06T18:18:07.730Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: writing
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• Watchers: 2
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  • Readme: README.md

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# writing_productivity

## Introduction

Writing and productivity

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/how-to-be-productive-according-to-ancient-philosophy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeVjXINr5Wk

## Resources

1) How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing by Paul J Silvia (notes) (video) (research habits by Rob Hyndman)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeVjXINr5Wk

https://github.com/robjhyndman/ResearchHabits/blob/master/ResearchHabits.pdf

2)

* Submit pristine first drafts

* Craft excellent resubmission letters

* The world of journals isn’t scary: its merely slow

* Wrap up

1) the joy of scheduling (stick to a schedule)

2) want less, do more

3) binge writing consumes time that should be spent on normal living (weekends), enjoy life, work-life balance

4) protect real world time as you would your writing time

* Summary

1) setting goals

2) setting priorities

3) monitor progress

4) agraphia group

5) Write first, revise later

6) Outline always first (it is writing)

7) Write an article as if it will be rejected (revise and submit to another journal)

8) Submit pristine first drafts

9) Craft excellent resubmission letters

* Video of writing skills (link) at the 51:00 mark or before the person talks about how the task of writing is to change the ideas in other people's heads; those people are the prominent people in that subfield; that is what it means to be a successful professor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtIzMaLkCaM&t=3085s

https://www.coursera.org/learn/sciwrite

* Coursera course on writing by Kristin Sainani

      1) Figures and tables should be self-explanatory

      

      https://www.coursera.org/lecture/sciwrite/6-3-the-submission-process-CZADr

      2) link  

       

             About 60% of reviewer criticisms relate to quality of writing and presentation of results (tables and graphs) 

      3) Write thoughtful caveats and limitations  

* Advice on writing by EO Wilson 

  Write daily

  https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2014/04/search-until-you-find-a-passion-and-go-all-out-to-excel-in-its-expression/

* Why I write by Orwell

https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/essays-and-other-works/why-i-write/