>I treated it like a trip to the library for research only after I had spent time working on the problem myself.
This is contrary to the (also true) conventional wisdom where _6 months in the lab can save you hours in the library_.
So you have to be careful.
But it can work exceptionally well once you've already been to the library a bit, you know better & better what it has to offer, when you do go back it's with a clearer focus on what you need, and you get the most out of it.
This is contrary to the (also true) conventional wisdom where _6 months in the lab can save you hours in the library_.
So you have to be careful.
But it can work exceptionally well once you've already been to the library a bit, you know better & better what it has to offer, when you do go back it's with a clearer focus on what you need, and you get the most out of it.