Have you ever felt like this? The replies to this tweet suggest that Charlotte is not alone. Sometimes the thing that's distracting you from your writing project is another writing project. It's like a toddler poking you while you make dinner. And it makes it really hard to focus. For this … [Read more...] about When another project is distracting you from this one
Research produces more questions than answers
The popular view of research is that it produces answers. This is not untrue. If you need answers, research is going to help you find them. The problem is that research also produces questions. In fact, it produces more questions than answers, which can have a big impact on your ability to … [Read more...] about Research produces more questions than answers
The research you want to make happen
Research produces more questions than answers. (Liz Gloyn calls these "academic otters". Her strategies reflect her position as an early career research in the humanities.) The successful researchers I know have far more questions and projects they could be working on than they could possibly … [Read more...] about The research you want to make happen
An interesting tactic for managing ideas
We all know that research produces more questions than answers. You can quickly get overwhelmed with those questions and lose the focus necessary to finish work on one of those questions. The best advice I got as a newish PhD student (some time ago), was to make a file for all the things I would … [Read more...] about An interesting tactic for managing ideas
