Hey Reader.

There's a concept in academic research called collaborative sense-making.

It sounds technical, but the idea is beautifully simple: we understand things better when we talk about them with someone else. Not because the other person has all the answers, but because explaining your thinking out loud to a willing, knowledgeable ear helps you hear what's actually there.

It turns up in qualitative methodology literature, in studies of how teams solve problems, and in the research on expert performance. The finding is consistent: even highly competent people think more clearly, and more accurately, in dialogue than in isolation.

Because one of the things I hear most often from doctoral researchers is some version of: "I feel like I should be able to do this on my own." As though needing a sounding board is evidence of a gap in your knowledge, rather than evidence that you're doing sophisticated intellectual work.

It isn't. Wanting someone to think alongside you is not a sign that you don't know enough. It's usually a sign that you know a great deal, and that it's got a bit tangled.

That's exactly what Get Progress! is for.

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If we don't speak before, I'm here wishing you a peaceful and joyful Easter weekend.

Always in your corner,