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    How do I structure a theoretical framework for my research paper?

    Cooper, I struggled with this too. Here's the structure that finally worked for me: Identify the core problem your research addresses (1-2 sentences) Introduce the theory (1 paragraph: who, what, key concepts) Justify the choice (1 paragraph: why this theory and not another? What does it...
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    Everything I wish I'd known about research papers before starting grad school

    I'm in my second year and I needed number six so badly. I've been doing the 12 hour days. Skipping meals. Forgetting to shower (don't judge me). And my writing is actually worse than when I was working less. I tried the walk thing last week. Just 20 minutes outside. Came back and fixed a...
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    The week I lost my paper (and what I learned) 📓

    Day 1: I didn't cry. I sat in front of the black screen. Tried to turn it on. Again. Again. Nothing. Day 2: I cried. I called IT. They said they'd try. Not "we will." "We'll try." Day 3: I started writing. One page. It was terrible. I wrote it anyway. Day 4: Another page. Still terrible...
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    I'm rewriting the paper I lost. Here's what I'm doing differently

    I stopped crying. I stopped being angry. I started writing. I'm not trying to remember what I wrote. I was attached to those words. Those sentences. Those paragraphs. They're gone. I'm writing new ones. I'm using the notes I took before I lost it. I had a notebook. Handwritten. Research...
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    My laptop died. My paper was on it. I didn't back up. 😭

    I know. Everyone says back up your work. I didn't. My laptop just stopped. Black screen. Nothing. My paper was on the desktop. Not in the cloud. Not on a drive. Just there. Now it's not. I called IT. They said they might be able to recover it. Might. In two weeks. My deadline is one week. Six...
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