Definitions.Scientific research innovation confusion is a psychological syndrome that neglects the cultivation of early knowledge and memory ability and/or thinking ability, thus affecting the tracking and judgment of scientific research status.
Epidemiology.Research and innovation confusion is common in scientific communities, especially postdoctoral students who are new to graduate school and postdoctoral students who are new to the field.Of course, scientific research and innovation confusion is not limited to beginners, many people with many years of experience in scientific research and innovation are also tired, and some have not been completely eradicated until retirement.
Clinical manifestations.The clinical manifestations of scientific research and innovation are severe, moderate, mild and asymptomatic.Patients with severe disorientation cannot distinguish between conflicting priorities, are not good at grasping the focus of the problem, have a passion, and are busy all day. In the end, there are few original results.People with moderate disorientation in scientific research and innovation do things in an orderly manner, and sometimes achieve some follow-up results, but rarely original results.Mild patients with research and innovation confusion are confident, productive, and follow-up results are commonplace, and lightweight original results are occasionally found.Scientific research and innovation Asymptomatic patients' confidence burst, high efficiency, continuous tracking results, original results are not uncommon.Over time, with the accumulation of experience, clinical manifestations in some patients with research-innovative disorientation may show changes from severe to moderate, moderate to mild, or mild to asymptomatic.
pathological mechanism.Confusion is a common phenomenon in human society.When people move from one familiar area (or place) to another unfamiliar area (or place) due to work or life needs, they naturally feel uncomfortable and confused, and the degree of confusion is proportional to the gap between areas (or places).Therefore, when an undergraduate who mainly relies on memory ability to learn and accumulate knowledge becomes a graduate student who wants to create new knowledge through thinking ability, its main task will inevitably change.
The previous blog post (see "The Cornerstone of Scientific Research and Innovation") mentioned that scientific research and innovation is an expansion from known to unknown, from phenomenon to essence, from sensibility to rational leap.Strong knowledge and memory help build a deep scientific accumulation, thus laying a solid material foundation for scientific research and innovation; agile thinking ability (including deduction and induction) is an effective means to achieve scientific innovation breakthrough.A person who has the ability to remember knowledge and lacks the ability to think is at best a repository of knowledge, and he or she should not expect to make breakthroughs in scientific research and innovation.
The best time to train intellectual memory and thinking skills is elementary school (7-13) and middle school (14-19), and if you miss it, no matter how much manpower and money you invest later, you will lose more than you gain.Considering that the current science education system ignores the deliberate training of knowledge memory and thinking skills in primary and secondary schools (ages 7-13) and does not focus on writing (research reports, reviews and project applications).
The diagnosis of scientific innovation is almost the same as that of normal people in terms of words and actions (such as speech and speech, hyperactivity and depression) and physiological parameters (such as blood pressure, blood sugar, lipid, transaminase level, etc.).In general, patients with severe disorientation in scientific innovation have published few papers (if any, mostly follow-up studies, and more in paid journals than in national or international professional associations, and may not be first authors).There is a certain number of papers (mainly follow-up studies, published in paid journals rather than national or international professional associations, with a few signed as first authors or corresponding authors), and perhaps hats, titles or awards.There are a large number of papers (mainly follow-up studies, occasional lightweight original studies) published in paid journals rather than national or international professional associations, many signed by first authors or correspondents.There are numerous papers (including follow-up studies and some light, medium, or heavyweight original studies) published not only in paid journals, but also in non-national or international professional associations.Although asymptomatic patients with research and innovation disorder have perfect resumes and have come up with a series of good research and innovation methods, they have failed to summarize their experience into something that is easy for future generations to learn and emulate.
Treatment. The main clinical manifestations of scientific innovation confusion are different degrees of lack of orientation and low originality. Therefore, its symptomatic treatment must start with the concept, strategy, effective ideas, inspiration, essence and execution.It is important to note that research and innovation confusion stems from neglect of early knowledge memory and/or thinking skills, and this gradual and accurate treatment plan can only play a role in repairing the symptoms.
Scientific research and innovation ideas.Scientific innovation is an extension of the known to the unknown; establishing the right concept of scientific research and innovation can help properly handle the contradictions between existing theories (expert advice) and independent thinking.Every academic field has a series of theories and a large number of experts, and each theory (expert advice, experimental methods or procedures) comes from past experimental observations.Therefore, in scientific research and innovation, it is necessary to respect existing theories (expert advice) and not be bound by them.My scientific research innovation concept "does not superstition existing theory, does not blindly follow expert advice", to coordinate the relationship between known and unknown, and to alleviate the contradiction between existing theory/expert advice and independent thinking.
Strategies for scientific innovation.The strategy of scientific research and innovation is the long-term or overall goal of scientific research and innovation.The research and innovation strategies I've outlined include three things: competing, being better, and being different.It can be both ideological and methodological; better is to try to do better in the results when you can't do it first; different is that you can't do it first in ideas or methods, and you can't do it better in the results, you should consider different ways.These scientific research and innovation strategies, simple and concise, will have infinite effect, and can provide an inexhaustible source of wisdom for scientific research and innovation (see my previous blog "My Scientific Research and Innovation Strategy").
Effective ideas for scientific innovation.Effective ideas for scientific innovation (including recursive, parallel, causal, inverse, and random) provide powerful tools and tools for scientific innovation.Flexible use of these ideas can greatly enhance the breadth and depth of scientific research and innovation, and achieve more than expected scientific research and innovation breakthroughs (see the previous blog "Effective Ideas for Scientific Research and Innovation").
Inspiration for scientific innovation.The inspiration for scientific research innovation is a good idea or solution based on knowledge accumulation or contingency.Whether it's the opening of a dissertation, the idea of a research report, or the planning of a project application, inspiration for scientific research and innovation is essential.A succession of inspirations is a guarantee of the sustainability of research and innovation.