Writing Advice for Interesting Times: Five ways to stay motivated

 

18 Jul 2025

First published at insidehighered.com

 

 

Launching from the semester’s end into summer is usually celebrated as a special kind of academic freedom, a chance to get lost in projects and flex your intellectual muscles. But what we’re hearing these days from writers across disciplines at a range of institutions is that it’s proving hard to get motivated.

And yet now is when the world needs more thinkers and writers. More expert research shared with more people. More big ideas that change minds.

To help writers stay motivated so that they can deliver on that, we rely on five techniques.

Read more about them at Inside Higher Ed:

  1. Find Your Why

  2. Turn Anxiety Into Excitement

  3. Lead With Identity

  4. Get Inspired

  5. Celebrate Your Achievements

 

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