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Secession is Messy...and so is Research

Since my last post, I've really been working hard on trying to get my research from one point to the next- from a hypothesis to my logical conclusion. I also keep having to make sure I keep my research is is original, instead of making the mistake of drawing on too much of other people's ideas. I understand the point is to draw from other people's ideas, however, it gets hard sometimes to not let so much research convince you that your own hypothesis is wrong. I think this is where research is messy. It's not the formatting, it's trying to articulate your own ideas that you have taken so much time trying to come up with.

So the question becomes- what do I do about it? I have figured out that sometimes you need to just make an outline or step away from your research, or maybe even just go back and do some editing. You just need a breather from reading so many other research articles because they will get mixed up in your head. It helps to also take notes on the different articles you are reading so then you don't have to go back and re-read each one when you want to reference it. The notes will also then be in your own words so you don't have to read that writer's jargon all over again. Research is definitely messy but I think I'm figuring out that it becomes a little less messy when you become a little more organized.