Knowing this changed my luck.
My papers now get cited because they're readable, not just rigorous.
Yes, doing good research matters.
But academic success means making that research impossible to ignore.
What's the hardest lesson you've ever learned about academic writing?
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ป๐.
PhD life is a personality disorder with citations.
You were asleep.
Peaceful. Dreaming of a life without citations.
Then boomโyour brain hits you with a research idea at 3:27AM