Researching research.

Research needs to be focused. You're working away something, as well as towards something, and that your research needs to change and adapt as you're going along. These facts needed to be kept in mind at all times whilst you work, or you'll end up with some pointless facts that aren't helpful, or nothing at all.

This is essentially what happens when you're told to guess a completely random object with only a set number of questions you created before you where even told to think of the object.

(The object was a pumpkin, if you were wondering. I was trying to get into the spirit of Halloween, not that it helped anyone else who had to to guess, though)

Research is a fluid process, it constantly changes and needs to be changed to keep your ideas from going stagnant, as well as to ensure you're not stuck on a linear path. Research is best conducted in subjects you find most appealing or natural, as you're able to more comfortably and enjoyably explore them; and the process of research should always strive to be intriguing, even more so than solving problems.

No interesting or exciting idea came from research that wasn't passionate.