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I've asked three different people about my research paper introduction, and I've gotten three completely different answers. My friend said "like a page, max." My TA said "however long it needs to be to set up your argument." My professor just smiled and said "it depends." THAT IS NOT HELPFUL...

I read a similar paper last year and had a full crisis. Called my mom crying about how I'd never be smart enough. She said something that actually helped: "Those papers are written by teams of people with decades of experience. You're comparing your behind-the-scenes to their highlight reel."...

Paolina, #2 hit me right in the impostor syndrome. 😭 "My entire results section assumed my sample was representative. It wasn't." I felt that in my SOUL. I defended my thesis last year and during my defense, one committee member gently asked about my sampling strategy and I realized I'd just...

For anyone genuinely interested in AI research tools: What they're good for: Brainstorming research questions Summarizing concepts you already understand Overcoming blank page syndrome What they're terrible for: Generating actual research papers (they hallucinate sources) Literature reviews...

I'm genuinely tired of these thinly veiled ads popping up on academic forums. "CitationOrganizer" with a dramatic story about finding a "gem of a service"? Please. The emoji overload alone is a red flag. 🚩 To anyone reading this who actually needs help with Econ papers: Real economics papers...

My research paper is technically done. The abstract is polished, the methodology is sound, my analysis is (mostly) coherent. I should be popping champagne or taking a victory nap, right? Wrong. I am currently frozen in front of a blank page, and it's not the introduction this time. It's the...