I suffer from something similar on occasion, except my ugh field seems to manifest somewhat differently. I’d be very interested to hear about your progress on this.
Thanks! I’ll PM you when I reach that point (I’m going to try the suggestion that directly target stress reduction first). (And BTW, congratulations on your engagement!)
It doesn’t have to involve an in-depth discussion of the content. The important thing is to get the editing underway so as to dispel the ugh-field and get into the flow. For this, it should (hopefully) be sufficient to start doing things where any smart scientifically literate person will be able to provide some feedback. For example, devising the best way to organize tables and charts, figuring out how to reword hard-to-parse sentences and paragraphs, etc. You can even make it into a fun exercise where your non-expert collaborator tries to figure things out from the draft while you explain the details that are assumed as background knowledge, and you fix or fill in the text as you go forward. The possibilities are many.
The only potential helpers competent to discuss the contents live in different cities (except possibly XFrequentist, if he’s willing).
Happy to if needed.
I suffer from something similar on occasion, except my ugh field seems to manifest somewhat differently. I’d be very interested to hear about your progress on this.
Thanks! I’ll PM you when I reach that point (I’m going to try the suggestion that directly target stress reduction first). (And BTW, congratulations on your engagement!)
No problem. Be sure to report the results!
(Coincidentally, Julian just sent me a paper you’re coauthor on… and thanks!)
It doesn’t have to involve an in-depth discussion of the content. The important thing is to get the editing underway so as to dispel the ugh-field and get into the flow. For this, it should (hopefully) be sufficient to start doing things where any smart scientifically literate person will be able to provide some feedback. For example, devising the best way to organize tables and charts, figuring out how to reword hard-to-parse sentences and paragraphs, etc. You can even make it into a fun exercise where your non-expert collaborator tries to figure things out from the draft while you explain the details that are assumed as background knowledge, and you fix or fill in the text as you go forward. The possibilities are many.
Oh wait, I just thought of someone else who is nearby and is competent to help. (In fact, I’m really dumb for not thinking of her right away.)