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Kasthurirangan Gopalakrishnan ✓ 0 SUMMARY FREE READ ´ PDF, DOC, TXT or eBook ✓ Kasthurirangan Gopalakrishnan CHARACTERS The Productive Academic Writer Graduate post doctoral study and early career academia leading to mental health problems is now well known Publish or perish Have you had the excruciating experience of sitting in front of the computer and staring at the monitor hoping that words would start appearing magically forming sentences and paragraphs Have you ever given up after starting a manuscript resigning to the idea that you just don’t have enough time to complete it now but that you will come back to it later which never happened Having played the role of a student post doc researcher research faculty member author reviewer and editor Kasthurirangan Rangan Gopalakrishnan PhD fully understands and empathizes with the struggles and pleasures of academic work In this book his goal is to assist you to to do what you are already While it gets deeper into some interesting ideas mostly taken from other popular titles in the same segment I am afraid to say that I couldn t find any new ideas as to how you as an academic reader can promote and enhance your academic writing beyond what others are already doing time optimisation freuent writing training stress management and so on I would only recommend it for a reader starting to get familiar with the topic but definitely not for a experienced reader with a clear opinion formed on the subject and looking for fresh ideas to complement what heshe has already heard or red in this regard

Kasthurirangan Gopalakrishnan ✓ 0 SUMMARY FREE READ ´ PDF, DOC, TXT or eBook ✓ Kasthurirangan Gopalakrishnan CHARACTERS The Productive Academic Writer Doing effectively and efficiently with minimal stress and possibly to identify and eliminate those activities and habits that interfere with your academic writing productivity You are invited to learn and explore how to Overcome your limiting beliefs and dismantle common myths about writing that can interfere with your productivity Set SMART goals Develop a weekly plan and daily To Do lists that puts writing as one of the topmost priorities Use freewriting techniue to write a lot and produce the messy first draft Use writing to stimulate your critical thinking Set a timer while you write and monitor your daily output to improve your productivity Use an accountability mechanism suited for you to overcome feelings of isolation exchange and learn new ideas socialize and connect with other writers The author makes some good points but the book is too terse and lacking details in many places Wordiness and a few grammatical mistakes in a book on writing are bothersome Despite this the material is relevant and usefulI would suggest How to Write a Lot as a comprehensive and also brief resource on productive academic writing

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Kasthurirangan Gopalakrishnan ✓ 0 SUMMARY FREE READ ´ PDF, DOC, TXT or eBook ✓ Kasthurirangan Gopalakrishnan CHARACTERS The Productive Academic Writer There are plenty books on the market telling the would be author academic or otherwise how to write with clarity and grammatical precision There are fewer books dealing with the issue of how to get motivated to write in the first place That's why The Productive Academic Writer is so useful for it provides sound advice which if followed is sure to make the would be writer disciplined and productiveAlthough this book is primarily written for people in academia where one's job often depends on written productivity anyone who writes a lot whether as an avocation or a career will benefit from its adviceDr Doug Erlandson Top 50 Reviewer Are you an academic feeling stressed out because of the increasing demands placed upon you to work harder and produceIf so you are not alone The intense pressure of Reviewed By Nandita Keshavan for Readers FavoriteThe Productive Academic Writer An Easy To Read Guide To Low Stress Prolific Writing is a useful guide which addresses academic writing an important issue of academics who are affected by a range of factors In this book Kasthurirangan Gopalakrishnan asserts that although productive writing is key to success many people have different idiosyncrasies and blocks which prevent them from being academic writers This book is very useful for people struggling to find out what affects their writing and also offers solutions and systematically points out useful books which provide further info in each caseFor some people starting writing is very difficult for others sustaining writing productivity is difficult or some people may be affected by both The book provides key advice on avoiding listening to a harsh perfectionist inner critic and also adopting realistic productive writing plans Productivity software and writing support groups are suggested for people who reuire support and accountability Also informative the traits of successful academic writers are outlined In addition I believe that many people will be interested in the discussion on vigilance decrementEach chapter ends with a short bibliography and a summary of the relevant concepts The book ends with a summary chapter which highlights the key points of each chapter The hurdles presented in this book are common to many academics but the author argues that people can train their minds and form new habits to overcome these challenges Overall I found the book useful with wide appeal and I felt that it was very down to earth direct and sympathetic while denouncing an unduly harsh approach to writing productivity