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I only managed to produce one paper in 6 months of research. How do I survive? (sh.itjust.works)
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I am in the field of applied math, and it took me 6 months to produce a paper. And now, I am out of ideas for new papers.

What should I do? How do I even continue? This is sooo difficult..

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[–] aubeynarf@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean, if you are passionate and engaged in the field of study, and there’s not already a dozen things on the top of your mind that warrant investigation or development - maybe it’s the wrong field for you?

[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, that might be it. Thanks! Time to investigate other options, like getting a full-time job.