Consolidation will help me to remember many details I have forgotten in the last seven years of serious illness. Yet, it will be concerned with many issues already published.
On the other hand, there's some items not published. Others may be in publications that are hard to access depending on your location.
Expansion will bring things more up to date, in ways that I hope will even surprise me! This bit could be far more interesting.
Try to regain a clear conception of the work that you have made, and then on extending your research activities. It will definitely take some time to bring your research activities in motion once again.
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Thanks very much for this. It's very helpful.
Christopher NOCK
In either case, you will need to catch up on seven years of literature, so that should be a priority. As you do that, you will find out whether some of your ideas are no longer fresh; it is possible that others have independently accomplished work that you had intended to do. In that case, heave a sigh of relief, archive your notes, and move on. Consider whether a review of recent work in your field would be valuable to others: After all, you will have just reviewed all the recent literature, in a way that no one else has done. Perhaps this would make a good presentation at a conference, which would give you the opportunity to reunite with old friends and collaborators. If there is work to be done that no one else can do, give it a priority. And if you have long had a "dream project," one that you are uniquely qualified to accomplish, estimate the time needed to finish it. All you have is time! Good luck and enjoy what you do.
Dear Andrew
That is a wonderful answer to my question. Thank you very much. I suppose that as I seek to expand my existing stuff to render it more relevant to today, this is an important part of what I must do!
Christopher NOCK
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