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6. No one (not even your mother) is as interested in this topic as you
沒有人對這個話題和你一樣感興趣
so you had better be (or appear) interested
所以你最好表現得很有興趣
tell readers why they should be interested in your “story”
告訴讀者為什么他們應該對你的故事感興趣
don’t overload reader with 40 graphs:
別逼讀者讀你論文中的40幅圖
think about main points you want to convey with graphs
考慮一下你想用圖傳遞的主要信息
can’t explore entire parameter space
不可能探討整個參數空間
don’t overload reader with pages of equations
別逼讀者讀滿篇的方程式
put long derivations/proofs in appendix, provide sketch in body of paper
將很長的推導或證明放在附錄中，只在正文部分提供摘要
7.State the results carefully
謹慎地陳述結果
clearly state assumptions (see overstate/understate your results)
清晰地說明假設（見9）
experiment/simulation description: enough info to nearly recreate experiment/description
對實驗/仿真的描述：需要足夠的信息來重現實驗以及相關描述
simulation/measurements: statistical properties of your results (e.g., confidence intervals)
仿真/測量：你的結果的統計學性質
are results presented representative? or just a corner case that makes the point you want to make
試驗結果有代表性嗎？還是說只是為了達到你的目的而進行的一個特殊用例
8.Don’t overstate/understate your results
不要夸大你的結果，也不要太保守
overstatement mistake: when only actually shown for one/small/limited cases
夸大型錯誤（如果只是針對一個/很少/有限的用例做出的結果）：
“We show that X is prevalent in the Internet”
“We show that X is better than Y”
understatement mistake: fail to consider broader implications of your work
保守型錯誤：沒有認識到你的工作引申出來的意義
if your result is small, interest will be small
如果結果不引人注意，讀者就沒有興趣
“rock the world”
“rock the world”
9.Study the art of writing
學習寫作的藝術
writing well gives you an “unfair advantage”
高超的寫作技巧可以讓你擁有“不公平的優勢”
writing well matters in getting your work published in top venues
寫作技巧關系到你的論文能不能發表在頂級的期刊上
highly recommended:
強烈推薦（書籍）：
The Elements of Style, W. Strunk, E.B. White, Macmillan Publishing, 1979（PDF格式下載 ）
Writing for Computer Science: The Art of Effective Communication, Justin Sobel, Springer 1997.
你認為誰是你們領域最會寫作的：學習他們的風格
who do you think are the best writers in your area: study their style
10. Good writing takes times
寫作需要花費一定時間
give yourself time to reflect, write, review, refine
給自己一些時間來構思、寫作、審查、修改論文
give others a chance to read/review and provide feedback
讓別人閱讀/審查你的論文然后給你反饋
get a reader’s point of view
了解讀者的視角
find a good writer/editor to critique your writing
找一個好的論文寫手或者編輯評價你的寫作
starting a paper three days before the deadline, while results are still being generated, is a non-starter
如果你在最后期限的三天前才開始動筆，而這時實驗結果還正在生成，那你的論文根本沒有希望完成
