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Scientists are busy people. people.\\  We have deadlines to meet, meetings to attend, lectures to give. And of course we need to write papers, not only because we are excited to share our findings, but also because scientific papers are the currency of the academic world.  Authorea was created by scientists and for scientists, with the idea of scientists. The idea:  improving the process of writing and sharing the results of research. While Authorea has big plans for the \href{https://www.authorea.com/8762}{paper of the future}, in this post I want to focus on the here and now. This is because when I talk about the platform to my colleagues, by far the most common question I get is "Why should I use Authorea to write my paper?" paper?"\\  Great question! Here some highlighted features highlights  that should make you curious: \begin{enumerate}  \item With Authorea Authorea,  your paper is accessible from any computer. Anywhere computer anywhere  in the world world.  \item You can write it from your browser, no installations required required.  \item Your paper is also a beautiful web page page.  \item Collaboration is made easy. \href{https://www.authorea.com/users/672/articles/17214/_show_article}{Managing your co-authors} is straightforward straightforward.  \item Authorea is version controlled. Again Again,  no installations required required.  \item \href{https://www.authorea.com/users/9932/articles/12628/_show_article}{Adding citations} has never been so easy. easier.  Believe me, you will never wanna go back back.  \item You can include \href{https://www.authorea.com/users/9932/articles/11070/_show_article}{data and code} in your paper. This allows for transparency and reproducibility of results results.  \item Export to any journal format with just one click click.  \item Powerful\href{https://www.authorea.com/users/9932/articles/13560/_show_article}{ commenting system}. For internal or even external review review.  \item No need for endless emails threads with multiple draft revisions revisions.  \end{enumerate}  Ok, If you got this far you deserve more than a list of fancy features, so here's my personal experience and why I think you should start using Authorea.  I have been switching to writing papers with Authorea about a year ago and I noticed a number of immediate improvements: first of all \textbf{my papers get written faster}. Then I noticed that I have \textbf{no need to exchange emails with collaborators} concerning the paper. This is fantastic, all fantastic. All  the action happens (and it's logged) on Authorea, including discussions about revisions and suggestions for improvements. improvements.\\  This said the most important upturn is something that said,  I didn't really expect. expect the most important upturn.  By getting rid of the overheadthat  I previously consideredas a  necessary, unavoidable part parts  of the scientific writing process, something remarkable happened. I started actually \textbf{started  enjoying much more writing. writing more}!  And I do not mean just publishing papers; that publishing;  I had it experienced that joy  before. The difference is  I now know  cherish the timethat  I spend putting my science into words. It might sound crazy, but Authorea did something amazing: it made me \textbf{discover the pleasure of writing science together} with my collaborators. So if you ask me "Why should I write my next paper with Authorea?" my honest answer is "Because you will love it!". So \href{https://www.authorea.com/signup}{take Authorea for a spin} and make up  your own mind. mind.\\  Have fun!