Research Direction Discovery
Should I? Or shouldn’t I?
NiNi
A year’s worth of doubt,compressed into 20 minutes.
Not a perfect answer, just a fast direction.
Six mountains · one clear direction
Before research even begins
Every researcher faces six mountains.
The real work has not even started, yet months of judgment and planning are already waiting.
- 01
First Mountain
Read through countless papers
MonthsDiligence - 02
Second Mountain
Narrow down the debates
MonthsAnalysis - 03
Third Mountain
Verify the claims
MonthsValidation - 04
Fourth Mountain
Find the gap in the research
MonthsCreativity - 05
Fifth Mountain
Design the methodology
MonthsPlanning - 06
Sixth Mountain
Get the research approved
Final hurdleProposal
The real research hasn’t even started, and the researcher already has to cross these six massive mountains.
And in the worst case, it’s back to square one — starting over from scratch.
One clear route
NiNi compresses this uncertainty into 20 minutes.
Not a perfect answer,just a fast direction.
Explores the field,
sorts out the debates and evidence,
finds the gap in the research,
and develops it into a research question and design.
Before you invest a year, spend just 20 minutes exploring.
Not a perfect answer, just a fast direction.