Reader beware: There are a lot of unpolished ideas here. Half baked thoughts, loosely connected associations, uninformed (but slowly becoming fully formed) opinions, pages waiting to be filled, and bullet points abound.

how-to-write-a-paper

  • make fleeting notes
    • anything that pops into your head
    • process them later
  • make literature notes
    • notes about content
    • use your own words
    • use references
  • make permanent notes
    • process the notes from the previous two steps
    • ask yourself
      • does the new information contradict/support/correct/add to what you have?
      • can you combine ideas to generate something new?
      • any questions?
    • write as if you are writing for someone else (like a blog post)
  • throw away fleeting notes?!
  • add permanent notes to slip-box
    • add links to related notes
  • develop topics!
    • follow your interests
  • now have a topic where you have all (or most) of the information at your fingertips
  • order he notes
  • write a rough draft
    • detect holes in your argument
  • edit and proofread!

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