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| Author: Paul J. Silvia
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
Buy New: $10.17
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Rating:  40 reviews
Sales Rank: 4486
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 149
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5 x 0.4
ISBN: 1591477433
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.042
EAN: 9781591477433
Publication Date: January 15, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 A Revelation and Absolute Necessity June 24, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is the best investment a graduate student or academic can make. It would be worthwhile at $500, let alone a mere $10. While other books may encourage some of the same behaviors prescribed by Paul Silvia, *no* other how-to guide so brutally, convincingly, and entertainingly demolishes the excuses that you tell yourself when you're procrastinating. Other how-to's merely give advice, while this book positively demands productivity from you.
As a result of Silvia's work, I went from being a "bingewriter"--which I previously didn't know I was--to a writer of 1,000+ words per day. While I wasn't unhappy with my productivity before reading this book, I have never enjoyed being a professor as much as I do now that I've read it.
I only hope that one day this book is made known to all graduate students and all professors in all fields. It would improve academic discourse on numerous counts. Finally, please note that I am *not* in the field of psychology. This book is equally useful for all fields of social, physical, and natural science.
Pragmatic and simple as the truth July 31, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Doing my dissertation time by time I read these kind of books to motivate myself more than to get advice from them. This book is different, because it does not try to analyze all these psychological barriers why it is so difficulty to do an dissertation or to write academic texts. It simply is telling you the truth about writing processes. The good news is: it is simple and you can learn it, bad news is: writing will loose some of its glorious nimbus. But exactly that is the way it goes: you have to get routine day by day, month by month and so on. Why can I say that Silvia is telling the right things? Because I had to learn it by my own over the last few years. Unfortunately I did not read the book at the very beginning when I started to write my thesis. I really can recommend it and forget all the digging for the psychological barriers...
How to Write A Lot August 5, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Very simple reading, concise and to the point. I enjoyed the author's humor. I put his suggestions to work immediately and it has helped a lot!
Fun and Motivating! August 23, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I enjoyed this easy-to-read book. As a grad student, I am always using the myths that are debunked in this book. I recommend it to anyone who needs a kick in the pants and a little encouragement to begin that big project! There is also useful info about grammar and structure of academic writing.
Great motivator for professors September 17, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This little book gives a lot of reasonable techniques for increasing your professional writing. It is also quite funny and down to earth.
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