Join our very first Shut Up & Write session!

Most researchers find it difficult to get their writing tasks done. We often keep procrastinating till the last minute and end up scrambling to finish just before the deadline.😕 Since this is a problem so many of us face, why don’t we try to fix this together? Let's begin the next week by getting an hour’s worth of focused writing done. Join me for a Shut Up & Write session on Monday, May 10th at 9:00 am UTC. That way, you get time to plan your writing over the weekend and get it ticked off your task list on the very first day of the week!
The concept is simple: We get on a group video call an hour of focused writing using the Pomodoro technique, followed by a short discussion session. Here’s the agenda:
· Introductions, goal setting, and getting started – 10 mins
· Focused writing without talking – 25 mins
· Break to refill coffee and take stock of how much you got done – 5 mins
· Focused writing without talking – 25 mins
· Reflect on how much writing you got done, discuss challenges, and share tips – 25 mins
It’s like working together at a café, isn’t it? We’ve had quite a few of these sessions on our Facebook Group earlier and they’ve really been super productive. So if you find this interesting, please register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16jFkCBWYuPRG8LGi8Jj4dbQJkY6HQIOXNZ8zmHjgvj8/edit
Let’s make writing fun!
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This sounds great, Kakoli! Writing sessions with others going through the same thing were so helpful for me. If I wasn't taking a break from writing at the moment, I'd definitely be there!
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Thanks @Shruti Turner! We hope to have more such sessions in the future. Perhaps you can join one of the later ones when you're back to writing :) Feel free to recommend the session to friends in your circle who you think might find it useful.
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Hi, there @Andrea Hayward @chris leonard @Dahlia T @Jayashree Rajagopalan @Raj sundaram @Lidia Lins @Isurika Sevwandi @Jessi Nelson @Yufita Chinta. Please spread words about this event in your circle. I have already circulated in my academic circle. So thought of drawing your attention to the post as we somewhat communicated before. ☺️ I am participating this time and would be nice if any of you were there at the event.
P.S. Pardon me if I missed tagging someone I interacted with.
Communication is the key to thriving! 😊
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Hi @Soumi Paul ... thanks for tagging. I missed this one and will keep an eye out for future sessions 🏵️
I am purposefully driven to water the soil to grow the seed that is already planted.
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Next time will be joining the session, for sure. ☺️
Communication is the key to thriving! 😊
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@Soumi Paul I also missed this session, and look forward to future sessions. The last two weeks have been all conferences!
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Surely would join in future sessions!
Communication is the key to thriving! 😊
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Thank you for tagging me too, @Soumi Paul
My weeks are occupied by the field works. Hopefully can join the future ones.
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Sure. Welcome to the future session.
Communication is the key to thriving! 😊
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