While a lot of you may know UNC Greensboro Psychology’s Dr. Paul Silvia for his research on creativity, the arts, knowledge emotions like interest and curiosity, or perhaps his abiding love of the Eberhart Building’s infamous green plastic chairs, you may not know that he is also an expert on academic writing. He has a celebrated best-selling book called How to Write a Lot (now in its second edition) that graduate students and professors swear will improve your productivity.
The latest episode of the podcast Writing It! The Podcast About Academics & Writing is a conversation with Dr. Silvia. Check it out if you need something fun to listen to and get your honors thesis moving again! He discusses how to escape from procrastination and how he tied his work on the psychology of motivation to writing up your work. Bonus points if you catch the part about Professor Emeritus Dr. Cheryl Logan.
