Begin with something your readers know and end with a punch.
Just write first, and leave the copy-editing for later.
A clear story writes itself.
Warming up is as important for writing as it is for singing, gymnastics, or track-and-field.
If you eat something and it makes you feel bad, stop eating it.
Asking yourself whether you're good enough for an academic career is rarely useful.
List papers in review but don’t list papers in preparation.
Look at scaled-down versions of your figures to assess whether the axis labels are legible.
Take things one step at a time.