Improve Your Writing Productivity
Get in the Write Mind
Get in the Write Mind
The writing productivity video series Get in the Write Mind is designed to help writers overcome a range of barriers and develop productive writing habits.
The writing productivity video series Get in the Write Mind is designed to help writers overcome a range of barriers and develop productive writing habits.
Honor Your Two Writing Minds
Honor Your Two Writing Minds
A lot of writers are held back by the desire to see something very polished on the page early on. In this video, Dr. Ella August encourages you to be more productive by making space for the early messy stages of writing. She discusses the writing process as the work of two minds. A messy creative mind that generates and processes ideas, and a critical mind that critiques, prunes and revises. Throughout, I encourage you to honor and give space to both minds. An additional video with reflective prompts and activity is available here.
A lot of writers are held back by the desire to see something very polished on the page early on. In this video, Dr. Ella August encourages you to be more productive by making space for the early messy stages of writing. She discusses the writing process as the work of two minds. A messy creative mind that generates and processes ideas, and a critical mind that critiques, prunes and revises. Throughout, I encourage you to honor and give space to both minds. An additional video with reflective prompts and activity is available here.
Write Regularly in Short Sessions
Write Regularly in Short Sessions
Less writing means less productivity. In this video, Dr. Ella August talks about the benefits of writing regularly in short sessions and not just under ideal circumstances. An additional video with reflective prompts and activity is available here.
Less writing means less productivity. In this video, Dr. Ella August talks about the benefits of writing regularly in short sessions and not just under ideal circumstances. An additional video with reflective prompts and activity is available here.
Set Specific Goals
Set Specific Goals
Before you sit down to work on your paper or grant application, it's important to set specific goals about what you want to accomplish in that session. Breaking your bigger goal into manageable chunks will make it feel less daunting and give you a clear sense of focus during your writing session. An additional video with reflective prompts and activity is available here.
Before you sit down to work on your paper or grant application, it's important to set specific goals about what you want to accomplish in that session. Breaking your bigger goal into manageable chunks will make it feel less daunting and give you a clear sense of focus during your writing session. An additional video with reflective prompts and activity is available here.
Avoid Multitasking
Avoid Multitasking
Our overall productivity and even well-being suffers when we attempt multiple activities at once. For writing, trying to multitask is particularly disruptive because it requires deep focus. This video offers four practical tips to avoid falling into the multitasking trap. An additional video with reflective prompts and activity is available here.
Our overall productivity and even well-being suffers when we attempt multiple activities at once. For writing, trying to multitask is particularly disruptive because it requires deep focus. This video offers four practical tips to avoid falling into the multitasking trap. An additional video with reflective prompts and activity is available here.
WAG Your Work
WAG Your Work
Develop Sustainable Writing Habits
Develop Sustainable Writing Habits
WAGs (Writing Accountability Groups) are a habit-building method originally developed by Kimberly A. Skarupski for busy faculty members in academic medicine. They help develop sustainable writing habits and provide community support to increase scholarly productivity.