It’s fall break here in Princeton. The air is crisp, the leaves are even crisper, and thesis season is in full bloom. =)

Enterprising Ideas is a blog for my senior thesis. Some might also call it an experiment. So far, I’ve been researching for my thesis for a few months now, and frankly, there’s got to be a better way to synthesize my research, catalogue my sources, storyboard chapters, solicit feedback from friends, keep myself accountable, and keep my adviser updated — all at the same time! After much consideration, I have decided upon a blog format, and precisely for those reasons. Here’s the top 10:

(1) Blog posts make for great summaries/abstracts/memos of what I’ve read and digested

(2) Tagwords make it easy to sift through all those memos later on

(3) Having everything on cyberspace means I don’t have to bring my flash drive every time I go to a computer cluster, or put all my eggs on the H: drive

(4) My thesis adviser can check on my progress anytime he’d like and provide me with immediate feedback

(5) My family can still feel connected to me, even when I don’t call them

(6) Blogs are meant to be updated often — this will surely keep me accountable over the next few months

(7) My thesis is password protected

(8) Seniors and alumni can respond with their thoughts and suggestions

(9) Juniors and underclassmen get to experience what writing a thesis entails — albeit, vicariously

(10) Finally, I get to educate you!

I must admit, this is not an original idea. So I must give due credit to my friend Adam (Harvard ‘08), who inspired me with his own thesis blog ‘Seine and Heard’. Check it out!

That’s all for now. If you’re reading this, thanks so much for checking in. I can’t promise you that this blog will be entertaining… but it will sure be enlightening!