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<node TEXT="You can&apos;t write to a topic, &#xa;you can only answer a question" LOCALIZED_STYLE_REF="AutomaticLayout.level,1" POSITION="right" ID="_" CREATED="1226977649687" MODIFIED="1365158038573">
<node TEXT="behind every PhD - one central question, &#xa;one central answer" LOCALIZED_STYLE_REF="AutomaticLayout.level,2" ID="Freemind_Link_1400223639" CREATED="1226977670751" MODIFIED="1365158053112"/>
<node TEXT="your question will change at &#xa;least once during thesis" LOCALIZED_STYLE_REF="AutomaticLayout.level,2" ID="Freemind_Link_1815001635" CREATED="1226977816870" MODIFIED="1365158053130"/>
<node TEXT="determines what you read" LOCALIZED_STYLE_REF="AutomaticLayout.level,2" ID="Freemind_Link_1720910919" CREATED="1226977849510" MODIFIED="1365158053141"/>
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<node TEXT="Question has to be short" LOCALIZED_STYLE_REF="AutomaticLayout.level,1" POSITION="right" ID="Freemind_Link_1479736725" CREATED="1226977917782" MODIFIED="1365158038598">
<node TEXT="so you can keep it in your head" LOCALIZED_STYLE_REF="AutomaticLayout.level,2" ID="Freemind_Link_951239544" CREATED="1226977920759" MODIFIED="1365158053145"/>
<node TEXT="use it as criteria" LOCALIZED_STYLE_REF="AutomaticLayout.level,2" ID="Freemind_Link_1437044550" CREATED="1226977923862" MODIFIED="1365158053147"/>
<node TEXT="not more than 2 sentences, 1 is even better" LOCALIZED_STYLE_REF="AutomaticLayout.level,2" ID="Freemind_Link_522406544" CREATED="1226977928478" MODIFIED="1365158053149"/>
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<node TEXT="Never read anything &#xa;more than once - read properly" LOCALIZED_STYLE_REF="AutomaticLayout.level,1" POSITION="right" ID="Freemind_Link_678253846" CREATED="1226977766178" MODIFIED="1365158038614">
<node TEXT="know why you&apos;re reading it" LOCALIZED_STYLE_REF="AutomaticLayout.level,2" ID="Freemind_Link_944278251" CREATED="1226977777978" MODIFIED="1365158053151"/>
<node TEXT="know what you&apos;re looking for" LOCALIZED_STYLE_REF="AutomaticLayout.level,2" ID="Freemind_Link_1245395947" CREATED="1226977782118" MODIFIED="1365158053154"/>
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<node TEXT="Trying to write thesis &#xa;answer in 1/2 sentences" LOCALIZED_STYLE_REF="AutomaticLayout.level,1" POSITION="left" ID="Freemind_Link_1108282186" CREATED="1226978450241" MODIFIED="1365158038633">
<node TEXT="KEEP ASKING WHY" ID="Freemind_Link_697437683" CREATED="1226978726190" MODIFIED="1365158063291" COLOR="#ff0033">
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<node TEXT="Tips" LOCALIZED_STYLE_REF="AutomaticLayout.level,1" POSITION="left" ID="Freemind_Link_637688806" CREATED="1226978968129" MODIFIED="1365158038646">
<node TEXT="Keep things simple" LOCALIZED_STYLE_REF="AutomaticLayout.level,2" ID="Freemind_Link_157644619" CREATED="1226978977153" MODIFIED="1365158078721"/>
<node TEXT="If you are getting long convoluted sentences - put things in dot point to distill it and then write the appropriate sentence" LOCALIZED_STYLE_REF="AutomaticLayout.level,2" ID="Freemind_Link_1560269145" CREATED="1226978981165" MODIFIED="1365158078733"/>
<node TEXT="Think about &apos;three elements&apos; of the question" LOCALIZED_STYLE_REF="AutomaticLayout.level,2" ID="Freemind_Link_1488060117" CREATED="1226979024414" MODIFIED="1365158078743"/>
<node TEXT="Syllogism = Logical statement that is self contained: A+B=C  Prop one and prop two gives you three" LOCALIZED_STYLE_REF="AutomaticLayout.level,2" ID="Freemind_Link_1457079722" CREATED="1226979038373" MODIFIED="1365158078749"/>
<node TEXT="Try also ask:" LOCALIZED_STYLE_REF="AutomaticLayout.level,2" ID="Freemind_Link_428192539" CREATED="1226979139118" MODIFIED="1365158078759">
<node TEXT="what is the problem?" LOCALIZED_STYLE_REF="AutomaticLayout.level,3" ID="Freemind_Link_176429852" CREATED="1226979144461" MODIFIED="1365158093938"/>
<node TEXT="what is the response?" LOCALIZED_STYLE_REF="AutomaticLayout.level,3" ID="Freemind_Link_744821939" CREATED="1226979147037" MODIFIED="1365158093944"/>
<node TEXT="assessment: is the response working?" LOCALIZED_STYLE_REF="AutomaticLayout.level,3" ID="Freemind_Link_231564159" CREATED="1226979206790" MODIFIED="1365158093946"/>
<node TEXT="why?" LOCALIZED_STYLE_REF="AutomaticLayout.level,3" ID="Freemind_Link_63306278" CREATED="1226979215413" MODIFIED="1365158093948"/>
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<node TEXT="First bit issue ______ : _______ second bit case study" LOCALIZED_STYLE_REF="AutomaticLayout.level,2" ID="Freemind_Link_1145654293" CREATED="1226980339512" MODIFIED="1365158078766"/>
<node TEXT="Writing is like voting: do it early and do it often" LOCALIZED_STYLE_REF="AutomaticLayout.level,2" ID="Freemind_Link_1165414886" CREATED="1226981004272" MODIFIED="1365158078773">
<node TEXT="Write a table of contents in under two pages" LOCALIZED_STYLE_REF="AutomaticLayout.level,3" ID="Freemind_Link_1968300338" CREATED="1226981024836" MODIFIED="1365158093950"/>
<node TEXT="Whenever you read an article, type straight into the skeleton." LOCALIZED_STYLE_REF="AutomaticLayout.level,3" ID="Freemind_Link_1787757860" CREATED="1226981050036" MODIFIED="1365158093953"/>
<node TEXT="Read, type, put it in and put it away!!!!" LOCALIZED_STYLE_REF="AutomaticLayout.level,3" ID="Freemind_Link_148152389" CREATED="1226981063604" MODIFIED="1365158093955">
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<node TEXT="Read it once w/o marking" ID="Freemind_Link_670129410" CREATED="1226981125852" MODIFIED="1226981129472"/>
<node TEXT="Second type pick out important passages" ID="Freemind_Link_1863485603" CREATED="1226981129828" MODIFIED="1226981134833"/>
<node TEXT="Then anything highlighted, put in thesis and then it&apos;s gone" ID="Freemind_Link_1706211646" CREATED="1226981135860" MODIFIED="1226981146216"/>
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<node TEXT="One draft is good, two is better, three, is &#xa;really good, four is excellent - polishing is the secret of a PhD." LOCALIZED_STYLE_REF="AutomaticLayout.level,2" ID="Freemind_Link_722966994" CREATED="1226981224644" MODIFIED="1365158078782"/>
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