AskAcademia-1527524513-8mr9xg.json

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  "sid": "8mr9xg",
  "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/",
  "title:": "What is something you wish you'd known before when writing essays/dissertations/articles?",
  "text": "I realised, after 4 years of undergrad and one year into my Masters, that when I'm copying and pasting information from an article to a google docs sheet to gather material, I should also copy the page of where I took that information from.  It saves a lot of time if I'm going to quote that information later.",
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    "dzps9t5": {
      "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzps9t5/",
      "text": "Organize as you go, don\u2019t save it for later... later never comes. \nWhen I download articles I rename the file using \n\nFirstauthorlastname (YEAR) Title.pdf \n\nPop them into a folder watched by Mendeley, then immediately fix citation errors in Mendeley if there are any. \n\nI read them using Mendeley and take notes in Mendeley so they can be searched later. \n\n",
      "author": "milesmac",
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        "dzpuq5m": {
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          "text": "You should know that Mendeley can automatically rename and store the PDFs for you in a separate Mendeley folder",
          "author": "wapthatwandy",
          "created": 1527529415,
          "upvotes": 22,
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            "dzq57rq": {
              "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzq57rq/",
              "text": "Yeah you don't have to worry about the renaming thing. ",
              "author": "feistyrooster",
              "created": 1527539908,
              "upvotes": 3,
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            "dzq3jtn": {
              "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzq3jtn/",
              "text": "[deleted]",
              "author": null,
              "created": 1527538264,
              "upvotes": 1,
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                "dzq4f1a": {
                  "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzq4f1a/",
                  "text": "Preferences \\> File Organizer.\n\nSo if I download a paper I just drop it into Mendeley and it will copy the pdf and put it in the designated folder.",
                  "author": "wapthatwandy",
                  "created": 1527539111,
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        "dzpv2bt": {
          "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzpv2bt/",
          "text": "Don\u2019t forget the tags!",
          "author": null,
          "created": 1527529751,
          "upvotes": 3,
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            "dzq8wit": {
              "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzq8wit/",
              "text": "what's your tagging strategy?  I am just learning about this and haven't found my own groove yet.",
              "author": "fumblesmcdrum",
              "created": 1527543706,
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                "dzqafik": {
                  "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzqafik/",
                  "text": "There was a thread a few days ago\n\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mhdc9/how_to_organise_my_zotero_collections_or/",
                  "author": "crownsandclay",
                  "created": 1527545335,
                  "upvotes": 6,
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                "dzqkikr": {
                  "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzqkikr/",
                  "text": "I leave everything in one folder and just add tags for various projects or papers. I also back up the PDFs on google drive just to waste space. ",
                  "author": null,
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        "dzqiuyw": {
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          "text": "My Mendeley creates duplicate entries in my my .bib file :(\n\nIt's pretty annoying, but not enough that I'd put 30 mins aside or whatever to try and fix it.",
          "author": "kazmanza",
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    "dzpu5m5": {
      "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzpu5m5/",
      "text": "(1) Use Scrivener. I write articles 30% faster with Scrivener because everything... my research, drafts, notes, etc. are all in one place and can be viewed at the same time. \n\n(2) Research and then outline and THEN write. This seems obvious, but until I became strict about not starting to write an article/chapter/etc. until I was 95% done with my research and had a strong and detailed outline I was not an efficient writer. Writing is SO much easier and so much quicker now that I work in discrete phases. My work is stronger, too. \n\n(3) Always include a full citation with every quote I pull during my research. Every single one. \n\n(4) Orienting my daily writing goals around words, not time. There have been some interesting studies that have shown that word goals (\u201cI must write 500 words every day this week.\u201d) rather than time goals (\u201cI will write for 30 minutes every day this week.\u201d) lead to far greater productivity. That has DEFINITELY been the case for me. It\u2019s surprising how quickly the words add up when you hold yourself to a certain amount each day. ",
      "author": "tressea",
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        "dzqn98a": {
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          "text": "I learned the opposite of the second point as I go. Personally I tend to, or try to write first because it stimulates questions that I wish I would've addressed earlier. ",
          "author": "bananarip",
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        "dzq93zz": {
          "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzq93zz/",
          "text": "After reading this I downloaded Scrivner trial. After 20 minutes poking around and experimenting I bought it. Thanks for sharing this!",
          "author": "milesmac",
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          "upvotes": 5,
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            "dzqkisw": {
              "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzqkisw/",
              "text": "Great! Enjoy!  I recommend working through the entire video tutorial even though it takes about an hour.",
              "author": "tressea",
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              "upvotes": 3,
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        "dzqam2c": {
          "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzqam2c/",
          "text": "In terms of Scrivener: watch out for huge documents with figures.  It has some trouble compiling in my experience.",
          "author": "xfoKe",
          "created": 1527545531,
          "upvotes": 4,
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        "dzpx1lw": {
          "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzpx1lw/",
          "text": "I wish i could have known your second point about a year ago :)",
          "author": "Tenderhoof",
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        "dzq9dma": {
          "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzq9dma/",
          "text": "> Scrivener\n\nI've never heard of this software, but it looks similar to ShareLaTeX (now Overleaf II), which is what people in my field use to write and collaborate.  Can someone who is familiar with both provide an experienced compare & contrast?",
          "author": "fumblesmcdrum",
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            "dzqcyb3": {
              "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzqcyb3/",
              "text": "Scrivener is a desktop software (you can't share & collaborate in real time). What it does is helping you organize your paper in small chunks; creates a better workflow between outline and written piece; adds a myriad of functionalities that makes writing/organizing easier and fun (comments, project's and document's notes, snapshots, document links, project daily word target, etc.)",
              "author": "specific_account_",
              "created": 1527548060,
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        },
        "dzq2h7i": {
          "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzq2h7i/",
          "text": "[deleted]",
          "author": null,
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            "dzq3631": {
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              "text": "You can export from Scrivener into Word (or various other formats) and then back into Scrivener when they provide feedback. ",
              "author": "tressea",
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    "dzpv9xe": {
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      "text": "The other thing I'll say here that's more \"big picture\" is that, as academics and grad students, most of us have a story we tell ourselves about \"how we write,\" and we're all certain that our stories are correct.  Why wouldn't they be, right? We've spent years and years writing papers in grad school, undergrad, high school, etc., and done so successfully, and so we think we *know* how we write.\n\nIt took a long time for me to figure out that the story I had been telling myself for years wasn't accurate and wasn't, in fact, the best way for me to write. I had been telling myself for decades that I was someone who couldn't write in small doses.  I *had* to write in long blocks and long stretches of time because that's how I \"thought best\" and \"wrote best,\" etc. etc. blah, blah, blah.  Similarly, I didn't need to try Scrivener because Word had always worked for me and I didn't like complicated programs.  I *knew* how I wrote.  No one could tell me otherwise.  I was wrong, though.  I was justifying my bad habits and path dependent methods and, worse, I couldn't see that I was doing it.\n\nMy writing process became much smoother, faster, and less stressful when I was forced to change how I wrote due to various changes in my life.  After I had kids, I no longer had the option of writing for 8 hour stretches.  The only way I could reliably get writing done was by doing it in small chunks.  And, lo and behold, not only could I write in small doses, I was *better* at writing in small doses.  I was more productive, too.  Similarly, when I sat down and forced myself to learn Scrivener, I learned that I liked it a lot better than Word and that it did all kinds of things I had always wished Word would do.\n\nOnce I was willing to challenge all of the stories I had been telling myself for years about \"how I write,\" I became a better writer.  I became a faster writer.  I became a more productive writer.  Challenge your stories and I think you may find the same thing.",
      "author": "tressea",
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        "dzpvujn": {
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          "text": "THIS! When I was in grad school I found that writing in small doses helped produced better papers. Also, knowing when to stop. When Friday would hit, I'd shut down the pc, turn off my phone and enjoy the weekend. \n\n",
          "author": "Tosir",
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            "dzpwohf": {
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              "text": "Yes! Writing in small doses, with a relatively small word goal that I have to hit 5 days a week, changed my life.  I have maybe 15% of the time I had available in grad school to write, and yet I'm *vastly* more productive.  Like I said above, writing a small amount of words every day adds up super quickly AND, in my experience, leads to far less guilt when I'm *not* writing.  I can actually enjoy my weekends because I was able to write x number of words during the week.",
              "author": "tressea",
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                "dzpwydb": {
                  "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzpwydb/",
                  "text": "Here's some interesting math... if you hold yourself to writing just 250 words a day (which is 120 words LESS than my \"big picture\" post above, 5 days a week, for 1 year, you'll produce 65,000 words.  That's just from 250 words a day with weekends off!",
                  "author": "tressea",
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                    "dzqday5": {
                      "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzqday5/",
                      "text": "Forgive my obsessive-compulsive question, but what do you do when you can't write those 250 words in a snap because you need to fix citations, research papers etc.? I do very well with a 250 words goal, and by the way scrivener is great for keeping track of how much one writes. But some days I can't just plunge in and write my quota, and that sometimes stops my momentum. ",
                      "author": "specific_account_",
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                        "dzqkurf": {
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                          "text": "I totally understand what you're saying and I encounter the same thing.  My obsessive-compulsive fix has been to create a chart for myself, log how much I write per day, and then keep track of the net over/under day by day.  So, for instance, if I write 300 words rather than 250 words one day, I log that as \"+50 words.\"   If I write 200, I log that as \"-50 words.\"  By keeping track of that net number day by day (and how it grows or shrinks), I know whether I really need to force myself to hit my quota that day or if I have some \"buffer\" words in the bank such that I can skimp and do something else.  Keeping track of my words written per day seems really OCD, but I find that it gives me a lot of flexibility.  If I know I want to take a few days off, I just exceed my daily quota in the days leading up to the break and make sure I have words banked.",
                          "author": "tressea",
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                            "dzrng27": {
                              "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzrng27/",
                              "text": "That's a good idea! Thank you.",
                              "author": "specific_account_",
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        "dzq3n1i": {
          "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzq3n1i/",
          "text": "I love this! I think a lot of people are so committed to their process they won't try new things, maybe even out of superstition because of what has worked in the past.",
          "author": "Unicormfarts",
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    },
    "dzptd9s": {
      "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzptd9s/",
      "text": "Always start earlier than you think you\u2019ll need? ",
      "author": "Thepandaback",
      "created": 1527528072,
      "upvotes": 13,
      "replies": {
        "dzr927v": {
          "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzr927v/",
          "text": "If you hurry when you have time, you have time when you need to hurry.",
          "author": "Sanvi",
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          "upvotes": 5,
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    "dzpsz49": {
      "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzpsz49/",
      "text": "Keeping a doc of citations in the correct format will save you a few hours of searching and googling in case you misplace the article or want to follow up on it for another chapter.\n\nAdding meta-tag notes to the top of each PDF article will help identify aligned topics if you find new lines of research or deviate from your expected argument into new territory.\n\nKeep your mind open to analogical associations between unlike articles. Even if two articles are from different disciplines, they may be used together as evidence for a piece of your argument.",
      "author": "binx85",
      "created": 1527527682,
      "upvotes": 13,
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    "dzpwdil": {
      "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzpwdil/",
      "text": "Zotero (free powerful bib software), Foxit phantom (pdf reader with an amazing ocr 10$ per year for education) combine both and don\u2019t worry again like where was the quote there?",
      "author": "olusso",
      "created": 1527531057,
      "upvotes": 12,
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        "dzq476t": {
          "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzq476t/",
          "text": "Or any OCR, really. Text-searchable sources make data SO much more useful.",
          "author": "justin_quinnn",
          "created": 1527538898,
          "upvotes": 3,
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            "dzrn8zk": {
              "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzrn8zk/",
              "text": "Anybody knows of a free OCR?",
              "author": "specific_account_",
              "created": 1527607495,
              "upvotes": 2,
              "replies": {
                "dzu1dba": {
                  "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzu1dba/",
                  "text": "I think Google Drive does it! You just have to choose to open a pdf as a docs file.",
                  "author": "PeppaPigsDiarrhea69",
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    "dzprcgr": {
      "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzprcgr/",
      "text": "If you copy and paste something into Microsoft's OneNote, it will automatically format it with the link to place you copied it from. \n\nOf course it is only a hypertext link, so not a full reference, but still, pretty neat if you want to go back to it later.",
      "author": "slick3rz",
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    "dzqxx2j": {
      "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzqxx2j/",
      "text": "You don't need to read every single word of every paper for your research. Especially don't when doing the lit review. Read the abstracts, read the intro, identify the question, thesis, methods, read the subtitles, key findings, how they engage with other readings/sources, and skim! Only read super carefully the papers which directly speak to your research question.\n\nAlso have a tight research question.\n\nAlso you don't need to solve the whole problem in one dissertation. Don't get anxious. You are making a small observation to contribute to the broader conversation about a complex issue. You hope it will offer useful insights and trigger new questions.!\n\n",
      "author": "magsiepie",
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    "dzprx71": {
      "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzprx71/",
      "text": "The results of my research! Would save a lot of time with Lit Review and Theory re-writing! ",
      "author": "BlinkPT",
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    "dzq5hl1": {
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      "text": "[deleted]",
      "author": null,
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        "dzql1wa": {
          "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzql1wa/",
          "text": "My university had a class where we learned many different forms of citations. We learned MLA, APA, ASA, Chicago, Harvard, and IEEE. I know we learned a few more but as a freelance writer these are the ones I use the most and the ones I have memorized.",
          "author": null,
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        "dzqweyo": {
          "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzqweyo/",
          "text": ">Some universities use MLA instead of APA for citing sources.\n\nSo do some entire disciplines. I *detest* MLA and never let my students use it, because it makes the reader do extra work to find full citations. I much prefer Chicago, as do all publishers in my field.\n\nPoint being, there is no single style that works for everyone.  MLA is the \\(crappy\\) default simply because it's what English and comp faculty teach, and they teach writing more than anyone else.",
          "author": "SnowblindAlbino",
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      "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzqh1j7/",
      "text": "For quantitative researchers, work out a reproducible workflow. That includes writing code that has comments and has a README for how to run it. You will find bugs and will need to rerun analyses. Sometimes you will want to come back to a project years later. Don't make your future self hate you.\n\nI think it's well worth learning LaTeX and + [knitr](https://yihui.name/knitr/) ",
      "author": "jdfoote",
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    "dzqw9gi": {
      "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzqw9gi/",
      "text": ">I realised, after 4 years of undergrad and one year into my Masters, that when I'm copying and pasting information from an article to a google docs sheet to gather material, I should also copy the page of where I took that information from.\n\nThat's really somewhat tragic\\-\\- we teach that simple rule to our first semester freshmen. As you've noted, having to go back and find the source of some quote or fact later is a huge PITA. It's also how a lot of young writers end up flirting with plagiarism, as they often cannot find that original source. Why faculty aren't teaching basic research skills to college students is beyond me.\n\nWhat faculty in my department often hear from senior majors from *other* departments is some variation of \"What is the Endnote magic of which you speak? You mean I don't have to manage my bibliography as a Word document?\" Again, baffling\\-\\- and in my own university \\-\\-that some disciplines don't bother to teach event their *seniors*  how to use basic research methods when collecting information.\n\nWhat I wish I'd known before I was well into my second graduate degree was the value of keeping a research *journal*. Having a record of each day's work on a major project, including what sources I'd consulted and which search terms I had use in a given database \\(or hey, *card catalog* back then\\) would have been very helpful down the road. That's more true on a thesis or diss than anything...I finally did pick up that skill and when working on book\\-length projects those journals saved my ass more than once when I needed to go back to a particular source for more info or had to verify a quote or wanted to find out when a particular photo was taken. ",
      "author": "SnowblindAlbino",
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    "dzrlvn8": {
      "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzrlvn8/",
      "text": "In your lit review, write what your reader needs to *learn* from the lit, not what is *in* the literature. ",
      "author": "100011101011",
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    "dzsn1r5": {
      "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzsn1r5/",
      "text": "Annotate. Every. Single. Thing. \n\nWhen I started my MA, I kept a running annotated bibliography - just the proper citation format consistent with my thesis, and a paragraph describing what the article/book/poem is about. Plus any interesting notes about it (eg: potential thesis quote on pg7). When it came time to write my chapters, this was a HUGE time saver. I\u2019m using this method in my PhD as well, and I cannot recommend it enough. It can be annoying at the time, especially during coursework when you\u2019re reading a ton, but it is a life saver. ",
      "author": "rachilles",
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    "dzt4kil": {
      "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzt4kil/",
      "text": "Save all your figures! And save bitmaps of maps/more basic figures so you can easily edit and modify them later on. ",
      "author": "queensekhmet",
      "created": 1527660391,
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    "dzpxnlh": {
      "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzpxnlh/",
      "text": "Even if you don\u2019t directly quote it you can add things you read into your bibliography to demonstrate the extent of your research. Didn\u2019t realise that until half way through undergrad. ",
      "author": null,
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        "dzqq2wl": {
          "link": "/r/AskAcademia/comments/8mr9xg/what_is_something_you_wish_youd_known_before_when/dzqq2wl/",
          "text": "This is okay for bibliographies, but not for references, which is why (I think) you're getting downvoted. Almost all academic journals use reference lists instead of bibliographies. ",
          "author": "i_exaggerated",
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