By generating questions in the course of our everyday work, we bring the law of large numbers on our side. The truth is that few questions are suitable to be answered within an article, thesis or book. Some are too broad, some are too narrow, some are impossible to answer with knowledge we can reasonably acquire, but for most, we just don’t have the material to work with. Those who start with a plan and an idea about what to write will probably encounter that truth somewhere along the way. They might be able to correct an unfortunate choice once or twice, but will have to stick with what they
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