“Writing is more fun when you have a partner, so find friends who share your research interests. Two authors can write faster, can complement expertise, can help with hard decisions, and understand context of decisions made.” — Paul J. Silvia Copy Share Image
“Revising while you generate text is like drinking decaffeinated coffee in the early morning: noble idea, wrong time.” — Paul J. Silvia Copy Share
“Writing time is for writing, not for checking e-mail, reading the news, or browsing the latest issues of journals. Sometimes I think it would… — Paul J. Silvia Copy Share
“To write a lot, you should rethink your mental models of rejection and publication. Rejections are like a sales tax on publications: The more… — Paul J. Silvia Copy Share
“The best kind of self-control is to avoid situations that require self-control” — Paul J. Silvia Copy Share
“Decide what you want to do," wrote William Zinsser. "Then decide to do it. Then do it" (Zinsser, 2001, p. 285).” — Paul J. Silvia Copy Share
“Writing is more than typing words: Any action that is instrumental in completing a writing project counts as writing.” — Paul J. Silvia Copy Share
“The subtlety of your analysis of variance will not move readers to tears, although the tediousness of it might.” — Paul J. Silvia Copy Share
“Binge writers spend more time feeling guilty and anxious about not writing than schedule followers spend writing.” — Paul J. Silvia Copy Share
“People who claim that they’re “not the scheduling kind of person” are masterly schedulers at other times: They always teach at the same time,… — Paul J. Silvia Copy Share
“Equipment will never help you write a lot; only making a schedule and sticking to it will make you a productive writer.” — Paul J. Silvia Copy Share
“Writing is more fun when you have a partner, so find friends who share your research interests. Two authors can write faster, can complement… — Paul J. Silvia Copy Share
“Writing a journal article combines all the elements that deter motivation: The probability of success is low; the likelihood of criticism and rejection is… — Paul J. Silvia Copy Share
