Joe Moeller on Nostr: I'm in the process of revising my research statement and have been reflecting. My ...
I'm in the process of revising my research statement and have been reflecting. My approach to research seems strange when I look at other people's research statements. I don't have a north star. I'm always either just chasing shiny objects, pursuing questions that I can't fathom how to sell to other people, or I'm just sifting through the sand for questions that seem like the sort of thing I can answer.
Every time someone asks what I'm currently working on, I'm frozen because immediately I'm confronted with a list of 10+ projects I've unwisely mentally listed as "active". When I look at my published works, my works in progress, and my future plans, I almost start to see a narrative coming together. But trying to really put it together, I come up with something that sounds implausible. It makes it hard to write a research statement that feels completely honest.
Every time someone asks what I'm currently working on, I'm frozen because immediately I'm confronted with a list of 10+ projects I've unwisely mentally listed as "active". When I look at my published works, my works in progress, and my future plans, I almost start to see a narrative coming together. But trying to really put it together, I come up with something that sounds implausible. It makes it hard to write a research statement that feels completely honest.