100% !!!
Others see it as a deficit when it's not on what they think it should on

then then use linking phrases e.g.:

'relates to', 'contrasts with', 'has implications of', 'means that',

than be specific about how/why it contrasts/relates/implies etc. (2/2)

Some examples of being explicit and specific with linking between paragraphs:

So, you end a paragraph and want to move onto the next topic, at start of next parag, first aknowledge what you were just speaking about by naming concept/theory/evidence/argument from previous paragraph.... (1/2)

another example (expecially at start of sentences/paragraphs) is considering the word 'this' and whether it can be named, e.g. if talking of a concept or argument name the concept or argument.

Instead of 'this means x y z' or 'this has implications of x y z', say: 'the concept of AAA means x y z'

Often its hard to do without examples & context bt some i see:

Instead of 'they did x y z', say: 'authors did x y z' or 'NAME did x, y, z' (or participants, researchers, experimenters)

Instead of 'in the study' or 'in this study' say: 'in NAMES study' 'in our study' or 'in the current study'

Being specific can make writing soo much clearer, and does not always need to include more words

Text to speech software !

3) oh that conflicting advice isnt helpful, but knowing the context of our uni, both are true sorry I can't help

4) the dept is already fucked, if you go on sick leave, the dept would be even more fucked without you

🫂 I feel you. I’ve lived most of my life with undiagnosed inattentive type ADHD, and, in retrospect, I’m amazed that I got through a Bachelors *and* a Masters degree in STEM fields without a diagnosis nor meds.

It was… Not easy, to severely understate that struggle.