The frustrating experience of trying to research an idea and half the results are links to your own writing (+ incognito on) 😐
Not an indication of uniqueness. Rather that my search terms favour my previous writing. Figuring out what keywords other people use is the challenge
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Incognito is not enough to mask your identity.
What search engine are you using?
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Google Scholar is great, but sometimes I need to change the search engine to get some results that are not influenced by my previous searches. twitter.com/iamPeterRosso/…
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Do you also get a large dopamine hit when you finally hit the correct search terms and the Internet Gods bestow you with all the knowledge your soul could ever need?
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Yes! It is wild to come across the exact idea you've been trying to pin down. Only phrased differently / with alternate keywords. Always turns out researchers have been writing papers it about for decades.
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I would say your either one of the experts on the topic or one of the few speaking about it publicly.
There is always something else but that is where fact checkers and researchers go 🙋♂️🙋♂️
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Out of curiosity is the topic?
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I read a lot of bibliographies and then use them to search. I have a problem of too many new ideas 💡 and how to curate them methodologically is now an issue to address. Reading bibliographies also gives you a certain material access that is also a factor to address