Academic writing and its importance
Writing is a big part of an academic researcher's career. From grants, manuscripts, and emails -- academics spend a lot of time writing. But how much time is hard to determine. Ironically, there has not been enough writing on academic writing! One study suggests that researchers spend just two percent of their work week on writing (See Figure \ref{130672}, \citealt{Ziker_2014}). Of course, depending on how long your work week is, that may not amount to much.