Three of the reasons I have published 75 books, journal articles, and book chapters since 2005:

1) I sleep 8 hours a night.
2) I write for 1-2 hours every weekday.
3) I don’t get in my own way.

Which of these 3 strategies is the hardest for you?

Those are just 3 of the reasons. The other reasons are related to the individuals and institutions that support me and my work. (1 final reason is not using social media while working so see y’all later.)

[rewrite:]
In the context of a privileged academic appointment (2/1 teaching, research $), my publishing record is due to 3 additional privileges:

1. The ability to sleep 8 hrs/night
2. Having 1-2 hrs/weekday of uninterrupted writing time
3. The ability to focus when I want to