by Chris Smith | Apr 29, 2018
It’s official, being a highly prolific academic is the best indicator for scholarly success. Research looking at the careers of 2,800 of the world’s top scientists found that those who published the most papers also had the biggest breakthroughs and...
by Chris Smith | Apr 24, 2018
The path to excellence in any field comes through hard graft – that’s true. But research finds that scholars at the very top of their game are also highly prolific, deeply curious, with multiple, unrelated (and often quite bonkers) creative hobbies. So, if you want to...
by Chris Smith | Mar 13, 2018
How do you become a productive academic writer, scholar or researcher? At Prolifiko, we’ve been working with The London School of Economics’ Impact blog to explain the findings of our research into academic writing. This is what we found. Today, scholars are under...
by Bec Evans | Oct 23, 2017
The science shows that binge writing sucks – it’s less productive, leads to fewer ideas, more procrastination and even depression. But our research shows it’s a common pattern of finding time to write. We need to take back binge writing and make it something to feel...
by Chris Smith | Jul 30, 2017
There’s a romantic myth that being an extreme personality type makes you a more creative person. But we believe that being thoroughly mediocre – coming somewhere in the middle – is about the best thing you can do if you want to get your project written. Learn...
by Bec Evans | Jun 11, 2017
Forget positive thinking, it’s time to get pessimistic. Focusing on what can go wrong can help you create a bulletproof plan to achieve your writing goals. Combine obstacle thinking with other science-backed tactics for goal setting and you’re on to building a winning...
