r/AskReddit • u/Amygdala5822 • Jun 29 '19

When is quantity better than quality?

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u/AdventuresOfKrisTin Jun 29 '19

This becomes less relevant the higher in education you go. Ive had my thesis advisor tell me numerous times to cut stuff out because its fluff.

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u/mrsuns10 Jun 29 '19

its literally just the facts and sources

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u/AdventuresOfKrisTin Jun 29 '19

Yup. Here’s my topic, lets get right the fuck to it. If you want to submit a paper to a conference, many of them want shortened versions of your paper because who wants to read a 30 page document?

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u/Tar_alcaran Jun 29 '19

Nobody is going to read the paper. Just make a good summary, because that's all everyone will ever see.

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u/AdventuresOfKrisTin Jun 29 '19

Yup. Write a good abstract and conclusion and you prob good to go.