
REE analysis is a crucial part of my PhD, and at first I was feeling overwhelmed by all the available literature and my lack of a strong chemistry background. But as I read the papers, I also started to jot down ideas for my first paper and write out introductory paragraphs. That way, I haven't run into the problem of reading a heap of papers, and subsequently forgetting what I read or which paper it came from. I also wrote core paragraphs about REE chemistry, and cited the relevant authors as I read their papers. Now everything seems to be coming together nicely!