Charles Jones on writing a thesis# Economics - 经济
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On Writing a Thesis:
Keep a journal of ideas: whenever you have a research idea, jot it down. I
still keep one of these (online as a web page) and find it to be very helpful.
Reading papers when you are formulating a topic is important but dangerous.
DO NOT just casually read papers that are closely related to your topic. The
danger is that you will have a half-baked idea, read a paper superficially,
and decide your topic has already been fully researched.
Instead, when you read a paper close
Keep a journal of ideas: whenever you have a research idea, jot it down. I
still keep one of these (online as a web page) and find it to be very helpful.
Reading papers when you are formulating a topic is important but dangerous.
DO NOT just casually read papers that are closely related to your topic. The
danger is that you will have a half-baked idea, read a paper superficially,
and decide your topic has already been fully researched.
Instead, when you read a paper close