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> [“Of all the myths surrounding academic writing, the fallacy of effortless productivity is among the most persistent.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-sword/of-all-the-myths-surrounding-academic-writing-the-fallacy-of/)

[Helen Sword](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-sword/)

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## More by Helen Sword

> [“Of all the myths surrounding academic writing, the fallacy of effortless productivity is among the most persistent.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-sword/of-all-the-myths-surrounding-academic-writing-the-fallacy-of/)

[Helen Sword](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-sword/)

> [“Stylish scholars, my colleagues told me, express complex ideas clearly and precisely; produce elegant, carefully crafted sentences; convey a sense of energy, intellectual commitment,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-sword/stylish-scholars-my-colleagues-told-me-express-complex-ideas-clearly/)

[Helen Sword](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-sword/)

> [“academic writing is a process of making intelligent choices, not of following rigid rules.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-sword/academic-writing-is-a-process-of-making-intelligent-choices-not-of/)

[Helen Sword](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-sword/)

> [“To be a successful academic, it is not enough merely to have mastered the craft of writing intelligibly. You must also be creative enough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-sword/to-be-a-successful-academic-it-is-not-enough-merely-to-have-mastered/)

[Helen Sword](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-sword/)

> [“Academics identified by their peers as stylish writers for other reasons—their intelligence, humor, personal voice, or descriptive power—are invariably sticklers for well-crafted prose. Their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-sword/academics-identified-by-their-peers-as-stylish-writers-for-other/)

[Helen Sword](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-sword/)

> [“Productivity, I discovered, is a broad church that tolerates many creeds. Some successful academics write daily, others sporadically; some at home, others at work;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-sword/productivity-i-discovered-is-a-broad-church-that-tolerates-many/)

[Helen Sword](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-sword/)

> [“For the rest of us—members of that peculiar, prosaic species classified by Pierre Bourdieu as homo academicus9—dwelling poetically could mean gauging the dimensions of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-sword/for-the-rest-of-us-members-of-that-peculiar-prosaic-species/)

[Helen Sword](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-sword/)

> [“Perhaps what we need is a radical reconceptualization of time: not as an adversary to be vanquished (a race against time) or a criminal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-sword/perhaps-what-we-need-is-a-radical-reconceptualization-of-time-not-as/)

[Helen Sword](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-sword/)

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