Today finally I have spent quite some time redesigning my new mindscribble.net web page. Although I have not finished all the pages, I have nevertheless migrated most of the content from the old web page. In the next few days and weeks, I am committed to upload new content. It turns out that it is easier to devote a certain amount of time, if not every day, at least a few times a week to the web content. I also now consolidated and listed most of my multiple accounts and profiles in the home page, including my personal profiles (e.g., facebook, twitter), as well as my professional ones (linkedin, OrchidID, ResearcherID, GitHub, etc.).
I find very interesting how my own personal scientific discovery process plays out. It is an exciting process, but often leads to an overwhelming or overload of thoughts racing through my mind. Often, when faced with a research problem, my main and primary concern is how to understand what my experiences, judgments and data tells me. What is the deeper story and meaning of the things I observe and experience? Is there broader principles and patterns that I can detect? Sometimes it starts simply as an intuition. Reading few interviews, or trying to answer a simple question could trigger this intuition. The feeling that something is there, and somehow I am missing the point, is a powerful motivator. It is not unusual to find myself not been able to sleep or do anything else important without having those taunting questions tantalizing my brain. Some might think this sounds like torture, but for me, this is all about being a scientists. This often "tingling" feeling about such t...
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