The Atomic Sentence Method For AI Powered Academic Writing


AI Atomic Sentences For Academic Writing

Dear Scholar,

My core approach to research involves breaking complex ideas down into atomic statements (or notes) and then creatively finding new connections to form new ideas. This method also works for academic writing, and it helped me to write my last paper in record time!

In today's brief tutorial, I will share with you an AI assistant (prompt and link included) that breaks down complex papers into concise, simple sentences. These atomic sentences are then arranged in a mind map to create an overview of a topic and recombined into your next paper.

I found this method incredibly powerful, especially for writing the introduction section. You start with a few relevant papers. From these, an AI assistant extracts dozens of short, factual sentences with references. Finally, you use a mind map to craft a new narrative from these "atomic sentences". It's very easy to use, has no hallucinations and gives you complete control of your paper while leveraging AI.

Course on Academic Writing With AI

A few months ago, I hosted a workshop on using AI for academic writing - it quickly became one of my most popular webinars. The recording has been broken down into chapters and annotated with additional information to create a course on academic writing. Check out if academic writing isn't your favourite part of research and you want to leverage AI.

The workshop is approximately 3 hours long and covers an effective workflow that combines multiple AI tools to make writing your next paper faster, easier and better.

Free 3-week course on digital note-taking and project management

The foundation for being an effortless academic is digital note-taking. Without digital notes, you can't extend your mind with an infinite storage capacity, include AI, or globally search your knowledge.

When I switched to digital notes, it felt like switching from rowing in a boat to installing a sail and having the wind move me faster and farther than ever before in terms of academic productivity. Learning and coming up with new ideas felt effortless - This is what gave birth to the "Effortless Academic" name.

Over the last weeks, I have crafted a 21-day course that will teach you the basics of digital note-taking and academic project management. It encompasses everything I have learned over the past three years of experimenting with digital notes as an academic, and two long video tours at the end of each chapter.

Click the button below to subscribe to the free 21-day email course. You will receive an email from me every day with a new concept or idea, along with some homework to help you get started.

Wishing you a wonderful weekend,


Ilya Shabanov, The Effortless Academic

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