I focus primarily on academic research on Internet protocols, cybersecurity, and machine learning, published typically by ACM and IEEE. These are deep subjects in their won right. Now I add Bitcoin research to the mix which keeps me fairly busy.

DiedOnTitan

Yes and yes.

Stick to the topic when working on a project. Then after that, open it up wide.

Scholarhacker

Wow, do you read research papers strictly on the same discipline or branch out to related disciplines so that you can cross-pollinate ideas?

cryotosensei

I call it “scholar hacking”. Exploiting Gray Data for fun and profit.

Design

Fess up, where do you all get your best ideas? 

Came here to say exactly this. Reading research papers and connecting the dots.