

For me, the key to stashing “responsibly” is to label the article with the tag “stashed” and with at least one OTHER tag such as “stashed:use this as theory?” Later–when I have time–I can click on the keyword “stashed” and view the subgroup that is all things stashed. As I mentioned, If I’m stashing, that means I found something at a time when I don’t have the time to properly store or note the resource systematically. What to do? My solution to this issue is to practice the art of stashing “responsibly.” And just collecting articles in this way can quickly become a bad, bad thing. an article that I encounter that looks good, perhaps from the title, but that I don’t presently have the time to analyze or read to ascertain its usefulness.) I don’t want to lose this article/resource if it’s good. Here are some of mine, for example (yours will be different to match your personal needs and your personal ways of working):

FEATURED STRATEGY #1: Think about and research the ACTIONS entailed in dissertating or thesising, and make sure you have the tool, resource, or organizational system/strategy to engage in each action. is of the essence, given the amount of information you will handle throughout the course of your research. This page will continuously grow as co-authors and commenters add content. Organizing your reading, note-taking, writing, materials, etc. Page description: This page contains resources, tips, ideas, uploaded documents, etc. Page Last Updated : Janu(videos and links added some material updated, removed, and augmented to reflect my new experiences and knowledge)

JanuUpdate: Please view this workflow PDF and check more recent blog posts to see my evolved thinking regarding some of the below. NOTE: OneNote is now available for Windows, Mac, and Android devices.ĪpUpdate: Please view this workflow PDF, check recent blog posts, and visit the Tools pages in this blog’s menu to see updates to my approach as I make them. Because I am now using OneNote, I have been able to phase out some of the steps discussed below. I share and discuss a downloadable, customizable OneNote binder I created for academic researchers/writers here. ApUpdate: I am using OneNote to organize EVERYTHING.
