Hi Charlotte! Found your channel some days ago, and I can tell you, you're doing tremendous work for young researchers! As a final year PhD candidate myself, I would like to add on to your roommate point: FIND A MENTOR!! I cannot emphasize on this enough! When I say mentor, I don't mean just your supervisor.. I mean someone who is atleast one stage ahead of your research. Someone who you can trust enough to talk about your research, and other things that you can't talk to with just everyone. Trust me, you're gonna need someone like that. Someone who is a tad ahead of you, has seen the pitfalls (as well as loopholes) of your research, or research in general. Once again, great work Charlotte! Godspeed!
@@CharlotteFraza Thanks! This TH-cam channel is actually a great way to document your research progress! I'm gonna give it a try after I'm done with this year. I look forward to your progress!
Summary Preparation (Day 1): - Clarify your topic, question, or conclusion before starting. - Have 90% of your results ready, including figures and tables. - Complete literature review and note key references. Writing Outline (Day 1): - Choose suitable writing software (Word or LaTeX). - Consider your target audience and journal. - Create a detailed outline covering Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion. Writing Methods and Results (Day 2): - Describe methods and results logically and concisely. - Utilize lab notes or code to provide accurate information. Writing Introduction and Discussion (Day 3): - Craft an introduction that contextualizes your work. - Discuss results, interpretations, and future plans in the discussion. Editing (Day 4): - Edit your draft separately from the writing process. - Revise for clarity, coherence, and correctness. Golden Tips: - Use a reference manager (e.g., Zotero or Mendeley) for easy citations. - Establish dedicated writing times based on your productivity peaks. - Apply the Pomodoro technique (short focused bursts) to start writing. - Verbally explain challenging paragraphs to overcome writer's block. - Seek feedback from peers or roommates for fresh perspectives. - Collaborate in co-writing sessions for motivation and productivity. - Share your draft with multiple people for comprehensive feedback.
You can write as long as you want, no matter whatever you want to write about. All what you have to do is to add more evidences and analyse them to support the points you want to make, which will make your writing as long as you want. It is a malpractice to choose only famous or welknown writers as your references because there are many wellknown writers who have become popular by well advertising themselves, but not really because the contents of their books are truly valuable. Before you start writing about something,: 1) You list the points you want to make, 2)Skim through others' writing about the same thing to see whether they have made any different good points which you agree on to mention to make your writing more diverse , but not merely your personal narrow points of view or subjective interpretations. 3) Look for evidences which support the points you are going to make. The evidences should be both recognised and as close to everyday life as possible, but not merely well-known among professional writers. It depends on whether the points you want to make are about natural science or social science what properties or characteristcs and qualities of evidences you should select . It is far much easier to write about topics in social science because you are allowed to interpret the same world in whatever ways you want, providing that you can produce enough evidences for your subjective beliefs or assumptions- which do not necessarily have to be true
Intersting. For most of us Math and CS (theoretical) people, we (professors/students) prefer latex over words whether you are in an undergrad or grad program. Typing up equations in a words document seems painful...ngl.
always be reading. When you read a paper, and if you are a pen & paper kind of person, write what the paper was about and its main findings and why it is important on a 3x5 index card. If you are an electronic person, do the same in the note taking app of your choice--DO NOT copy and paste. Limit your notes to what could reasonably be crammed onto a 3x5 index card. When I use an article search database (I typically use PsychLit--which is what it was called when I first started using it in the early 90's) I'll read a paper it cites, and I'll mine that paper's reference section for other interesting sounding papers and I'll read those, but I do not mine the mined paper's reference section. The big thing is always be reading and try to focus your reading on your field's top 10 journals. You'll find lots of other papers in lower tiered journals, but be a research snob and fight the urge to read those papers if you can avoid it. Many editors will desk reject your paper if your reference section is full of lower tiered journals so make sure your absolutely positively need to read papers in those "C" tiered journals. Once you have loads of cards or notes and if you have your methods and results mostly written, then you are ready to write those intro and discussion sections. I usually write my discussion and intro sections simultaneously.
@@mikhaeldito you'll be surprised how quickly you can fill up a 3x5 card, so you really have to cut out the filler material and focus on exactly what the main points of the paper are.
Thank you for your great pieces of information and efforts. could you please give me some advice or strategies that can help me to organize my time when I have tasks that I don't know when I can finish them, like coding, for example, I find myself at the end of the day I didn't accomplish anything trying the same things every day. Thank you
Hi Charlotte, I love your content. I was wondering if you can give me advice or recommendations cause I in my 2nd year of B.A on Psych and I want to focus in Neuroscience research and Epistemology, but here in Argentina we have most of the content focused in the Psychoanalytic theory, so i'm more a self-taught curious person. I been reading Ernst Mach and Henri Poincare philosophy of science but I want to fulfill the neuroscience part too. Thanks, and keep uploading this wonderful content.
Amazing good luck on your journey! The most comprehensive textbook I know is the principles of neuroscience, you could check that out^^, it is huge though...
Hi Charlotte, is there a chance to share with your growing audience your tips about how to study effectively (Only God knows what "effectively" means :D) I mean I presume you have many challenging, mind-boggling subjects that you have to tackle and grasp them in order to move forward with your Ph.D. - By the way, the Netherlands is one of the sanest environments in the world to pursue a research career - I beg you not to lose motivation in sharing your thoughts/insights about any kind of subject so we can have some productive exchange here -
Hi Charlotte! Found your channel some days ago, and I can tell you, you're doing tremendous work for young researchers! As a final year PhD candidate myself, I would like to add on to your roommate point: FIND A MENTOR!!
I cannot emphasize on this enough! When I say mentor, I don't mean just your supervisor.. I mean someone who is atleast one stage ahead of your research. Someone who you can trust enough to talk about your research, and other things that you can't talk to with just everyone.
Trust me, you're gonna need someone like that. Someone who is a tad ahead of you, has seen the pitfalls (as well as loopholes) of your research, or research in general.
Once again, great work Charlotte! Godspeed!
Wow indeed that is such good advice!
@@CharlotteFraza Thanks! This TH-cam channel is actually a great way to document your research progress! I'm gonna give it a try after I'm done with this year.
I look forward to your progress!
Summary
Preparation (Day 1):
- Clarify your topic, question, or conclusion before starting.
- Have 90% of your results ready, including figures and tables.
- Complete literature review and note key references.
Writing Outline (Day 1):
- Choose suitable writing software (Word or LaTeX).
- Consider your target audience and journal.
- Create a detailed outline covering Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion.
Writing Methods and Results (Day 2):
- Describe methods and results logically and concisely.
- Utilize lab notes or code to provide accurate information.
Writing Introduction and Discussion (Day 3):
- Craft an introduction that contextualizes your work.
- Discuss results, interpretations, and future plans in the discussion.
Editing (Day 4):
- Edit your draft separately from the writing process.
- Revise for clarity, coherence, and correctness.
Golden Tips:
- Use a reference manager (e.g., Zotero or Mendeley) for easy citations.
- Establish dedicated writing times based on your productivity peaks.
- Apply the Pomodoro technique (short focused bursts) to start writing.
- Verbally explain challenging paragraphs to overcome writer's block.
- Seek feedback from peers or roommates for fresh perspectives.
- Collaborate in co-writing sessions for motivation and productivity.
- Share your draft with multiple people for comprehensive feedback.
You can write as long as you want, no matter whatever you want to write about. All what you have to do is to add more evidences and analyse them to support the points you want to make, which will make your writing as long as you want. It is a malpractice to choose only famous or welknown writers as your references because there are many wellknown writers who have become popular by well advertising themselves, but not really because the contents of their books are truly valuable.
Before you start writing about something,:
1) You list the points you want to make,
2)Skim through others' writing about the same thing to see whether they have made any different good points which you agree on to mention to make your writing more diverse , but not merely your personal narrow points of view or subjective interpretations.
3) Look for evidences which support the points you are going to make. The evidences should be both recognised and as close to everyday life as possible, but not merely well-known among professional writers. It depends on whether the points you want to make are about natural science or social science what properties or characteristcs and qualities of evidences you should select . It is far much easier to write about topics in social science because you are allowed to interpret the same world in whatever ways you want, providing that you can produce enough evidences for your subjective beliefs or assumptions- which do not necessarily have to be true
Your smile brightens everyone's day🌞🌞🌞.
Is that overleaf at 02:46? I love Overleaf, damn useful. Also, I really do appreciate these videos Charlotte
We love you Charlotte. keep it up ❤️❤️
Intersting. For most of us Math and CS (theoretical) people, we (professors/students) prefer latex over words whether you are in an undergrad or grad program.
Typing up equations in a words document seems painful...ngl.
Thank-you for #THIS feedback, Charlotte, and #Congratulations on 30K YT subscribers!! =)
Thanks a lot for all videos. They are very informative. You are doing a great job.
Hi nice vids, what software did u use for the note in 2:10 , looks superb
Really useful for researchers!
Thank you so much, people like you are rarely these days.
Thanks for the video! Do you have any strategies for reading the literature and writing a review?
always be reading. When you read a paper, and if you are a pen & paper kind of person, write what the paper was about and its main findings and why it is important on a 3x5 index card. If you are an electronic person, do the same in the note taking app of your choice--DO NOT copy and paste. Limit your notes to what could reasonably be crammed onto a 3x5 index card. When I use an article search database (I typically use PsychLit--which is what it was called when I first started using it in the early 90's) I'll read a paper it cites, and I'll mine that paper's reference section for other interesting sounding papers and I'll read those, but I do not mine the mined paper's reference section. The big thing is always be reading and try to focus your reading on your field's top 10 journals. You'll find lots of other papers in lower tiered journals, but be a research snob and fight the urge to read those papers if you can avoid it. Many editors will desk reject your paper if your reference section is full of lower tiered journals so make sure your absolutely positively need to read papers in those "C" tiered journals. Once you have loads of cards or notes and if you have your methods and results mostly written, then you are ready to write those intro and discussion sections.
I usually write my discussion and intro sections simultaneously.
@@zimmejoc I'll try the index card idea. Thanks!
@@mikhaeldito you'll be surprised how quickly you can fill up a 3x5 card, so you really have to cut out the filler material and focus on exactly what the main points of the paper are.
@@zimmejoc Golden words of advice!!!
I am glad to find your channel
What is the literature review software that you were using?
also curious
Looked like Research Rabbit
I believe it's Connected Papers, it's a website. She mentioned it on a other one of her videos
Research Rabbit
Thank you for your great pieces of information and efforts. could you please give me some advice or strategies that can help me to organize my time when I have tasks that I don't know when I can finish them, like coding, for example, I find myself at the end of the day I didn't accomplish anything trying the same things every day. Thank you
good advice and very
thorough
Loved this video thank you 😊
Hello thanx alot for this content, which tools is this 02:03
ResearchRabbit, she has shown that in the video about how to read papers
But the tool she is using to display the order of research as years
@@nixc5012 do you mean the graph you see around 2:10 ? That is part of ResearchRabbit
@@DarkKillers1000 thank you so much
Hey Charlotte! Can you suggest me where can I learn latex for writing phd papers!
Thank you
Mam plz tell me how to download latex
Hi Charlotte, I love your content. I was wondering if you can give me advice or recommendations cause I in my 2nd year of B.A on Psych and I want to focus in Neuroscience research and Epistemology, but here in Argentina we have most of the content focused in the Psychoanalytic theory, so i'm more a self-taught curious person. I been reading Ernst Mach and Henri Poincare philosophy of science but I want to fulfill the neuroscience part too. Thanks, and keep uploading this wonderful content.
Amazing good luck on your journey! The most comprehensive textbook I know is the principles of neuroscience, you could check that out^^, it is huge though...
there is a channel called "Scientific writing school". that can be really helpful.
*Charlotte,* have you tried working with text in Obsidian?
Thank you so much
So perfect
meanwhile my co writing partners are my dogs as well :D
Grab a friend, friends lying around...amazing phrases haha
29 pages - not 30 - is it because of 29's Primeness?
Primenumbers = ❤️
hey i dont know why google recoomend this but i watched
btw where are you come from? and living right now??
She's from the Netherlands
🙂
Hey @charlotte fraza, are you using content creation as an escape to come out of something that you aren't able to?
Hi Charlotte, is there a chance to share with your growing audience your tips about how to study effectively (Only God knows what "effectively" means :D) I mean I presume you have many challenging, mind-boggling subjects that you have to tackle and grasp them in order to move forward with your Ph.D. - By the way, the Netherlands is one of the sanest environments in the world to pursue a research career - I beg you not to lose motivation in sharing your thoughts/insights about any kind of subject so we can have some productive exchange here -
Yes, I will try to make a list of tips that I like and thank you I love my hometown as well :D!
Hartelijk bedankt!