“Revising while you generate text is like drinking decaffeinated coffee in the early morning: noble idea, wrong time.” — Paul J. Silvia Early morning Copy Share Image
“Writing time is for writing, not for checking e-mail, reading the news, or browsing the latest issues of journals. Sometimes I think… — Paul J. Silvia Time Copy Share Image
“To write a lot, you should rethink your mental models of rejection and publication. Rejections are like a sales tax on publications:… — Paul J. Silvia Sales tax Copy Share Image
“Writing involves many [acts] tasks, not just generating text” — Paul J. Silvia Writing Copy Share Image
“The best kind of self-control is to avoid situations that require self-control” — Paul J. Silvia Discipline Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“Writing is more than typing words: Any action that is instrumental in completing a writing project counts as writing.” — Paul J. Silvia Language Copy Share Image
“The subtlety of your analysis of variance will not move readers to tears, although the tediousness of it might.” — Paul J. Silvia Books Copy Share Image
“Binge writers are also binge readers and binge statisticians.” — Paul J. Silvia Books Copy Share Image
“Binge writers spend more time feeling guilty and anxious about not writing than schedule followers spend writing.” — Paul J. Silvia Feeling guilty Copy Share Image
“Remember, you’re allocating time to write, not finding time to write.” — Paul J. Silvia Time Copy Share Image
“People who claim that they’re “not the scheduling kind of person” are masterly schedulers at other times: They always teach at the… — Paul J. Silvia Tv shows Copy Share Image
“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 Writing Copy Share Image
“Writing is more fun when you have a partner, so find friends who share your research interests. Two authors can write faster,… — Paul J. Silvia Books Copy Share Image
“Writing a journal article combines all the elements that deter motivation: The probability of success is low; the likelihood of criticism and… — Paul J. Silvia Motivation Copy Share Image
“Academic writers are bad writers for three reasons. First, they want to sound smart. “If the water is dark,” goes a German… — Paul J. Silvia Writing Copy Share Image
“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… — Paul J. Silvia Motivation Copy Share Image
