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Papers to write, but I hate writing papers. Does anyone have any recommendations for overcoming my procrastination on writing journal articles?

I'm a decently published author at this point (mid-career), but I'm terribly slow at the process.  I have about a dozen papers/manuscripts in my backlog that I think I could finish.  Papers just take forever for me to write.  I understand the process, but every time I have an opportunity to work on them, I just find something else to do.

I could use some advice beyond "make an outline and just fill it in" or "start with the figures and tables, and then do the materials and methods section" ... how did you overcome scientific writer's block?
gpt
1. Write first thing in the morning after breakfast. DO NOT CHECK YOUR EMAIL. DO NOT OPEN YOUR OFFICE DOOR. DO NOT CHECK YOUR EMAIL. Did you hear the thing about the email? Don't even go fucking near it. Write on something with no internet connection if necessary.


2. Write for 90 minutes every morning before anything else. Just an hour and a half. Then leave it at that. Do your other shit and maybe come back to it later in the afternoon. But that 90 minutes is the best writing time of your day. If you can absolutely shred this time then you will be more productive than if you cleared an entire day and just dicked around.


3. Write with others. You'll police each other.