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1. WillAdams · 1790802151 · focus · HN ↗

   Note that Matt Keeter has been at this for quite a while now, very generously sharing his efforts and research:

   <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mattkeeter.com&#x2F;research&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mattkeeter.com&#x2F;research&#x2F;

   In particular, his thesis is well-worth reading: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mattkeeter.com&#x2F;research&#x2F;thesis.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mattkeeter.com&#x2F;research&#x2F;thesis.pdf

   1. mncharity · 1790804152 · focus · HN ↗

      &quot;What does this independent research look like?&quot;[1] - timestamp link into Implicit Surfaces &amp; Independent Research (2025) on that research page.

      [1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=UxGxsGnbyJ4&amp;t=2150s" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=UxGxsGnbyJ4&amp;t=2150s (I started the clip a few seconds early as teaser for rest of talk)

      1. neomantra · 1790817536 · focus · HN ↗

         Thanks for referencing that. I&#x27;m similarly doing independent research and feel like I &quot;do&quot;, but not much more. As I&#x27;ve previously researched in either academic and corporate settings, where there is so much other scaffolding, that helped outline some ways to contextualize and activate.

         1. mncharity · 1790827567 · focus · HN ↗

            Yeah, the onboarding process for independent research needs work. Especially with various disruptions coming for existing settings. The Gap by Ira Glass pops to mind.[1] We need a bunch of those. Analogous to the conversation around becoming a writer or other artist. Or to starting a business. With lots of insights into what needs doing, how, and how to sustain. With its fun parts, tedious parts, grueling parts. The universal challenge of crafting a life which sustains, but encompassing the research. Imagining and pulling into existence the rhythms, constraints, network&#x2F;village, the exoskeleton to usefully produce. As a DIY project, rather than &quot;here&#x27;s your ID, desk, mentor, advisor, lounge, whiteboard supplies, schedule, the person to see if you need anything done, and the weekly lab social is today at 5&quot;. There&#x27;s also the &quot;I imagined myself a freelancer, but find myself a sole proprietor&quot; twist. Maybe some of this is starting to exist? Perhaps there are blogs out there? I&#x27;ve not looked. A survey of that might make for an interesting blog post or HN discussion.

            [1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gointothestory.blcklst.com&#x2F;the-gap-by-ira-glass-9651a750408f&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gointothestory.blcklst.com&#x2F;the-gap-by-ira-glass-9651...

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