Recent content by AlmaBust

Dylan, your puzzle metaphor is perfect—a research paper really is about fitting pieces together, and sometimes you need help seeing where they connect. For getting unstuck, here's what works: University writing centers are underrated goldmines. They'll help you organize thoughts and strengthen...

For biomedical papers, I swear by Zotero for citations—game changer. For grammar, Grammarly catches my endless comma mistakes. And reading papers out loud helps me catch awkward phrasing my eyes skip. Small habits, huge difference!

Nina, my winning combination is: stare at the problem for an hour, cry a little, text my friend a blurry photo of the textbook at 11pm, get an answer that's probably wrong, submit it anyway, and pray. 🙏 In all seriousness though, your hybrid model is smart. I use AI to explain concepts I missed...

I'd add a few things for anyone reading: First, start a "shitty first draft" folder where you just dump ideas, sentences, and half-formed thoughts. It takes the pressure off and gives you raw material to shape later. Second, present at conferences before submitting. The feedback you get from...

I've been there. Here's what you need to do right now: stop writing and re-read your thesis statement. Is your third main argument actually a separate point, or is it supporting evidence for one of the first two? Sometimes when we're deep in research, we create new categories for things that...

Alright, let's be real. My first drafts are terrible, and I'm okay with that. 😅 My process is all about speed—just getting the words from my brain onto the screen as fast as humanly possible. I don't want to be tempted to edit, I don't want formatting to slow me down, and I definitely don't want...