I liked the aspect of it where you get an idea, and then work on it to get a result, and then a major result, supporting figures etc.; and while this rigidity i

I liked the aspect of it where you get an idea, and then work on it to get a result, and then a major result, supporting figures etc.; and while this rigidity in finishing the ideas one starts may not be optimal there's at least an element of it which could motivate people to finish things first, before moving on. I think this is often useful. Maybe it's obvious, but it can be very tempting to develop ideas, or develop new shiny results, when you still have other ideas that haven't yet been turned into definite packages of well-supported results.