Why is Academic Writing so Hard?

When I ponder the question of why academic writing is so hard, one person and one concept inevitably come to mind. The person is the late American comedian George Carlin. The concept is scarcity.

You’re probably wondering what the late comedian George Carlin has to do with academic writing. You’re probably also wondering what the concept of scarcity has to do with academic writing. And then there’s the question of whether or not George Carlin and the concept of scarcity have anything to do with one another. Or are they simply two unrelated thoughts that somehow—randomly, yet inevitably—come to mind when I think about the question of why academic writing is so hard?

Tune in next week to find out…..

Happy Writing!

Dr. Lori