Christiaan De Beukelaer, in a [nice essay for *Times Higher Ed*](https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/argument-reading-more-and-writing-less) on over-publication driven by competitive careerism:
> The importance of reading brings up the paradox of writing: the more we collectively write, the less we’re collectively able to read. Because the more time we individually spend writing, the less time we individually have to read.
And:
> At the risk of tanking my own career, I am trying to listen and read much more. Which means I may publish little in the future, but hopefully just enough