> Half the job in science is informing (or convincing) everyone else about what you made and why it is significant. Additionally, writing is the best way to pr

> Half the job in science is informing (or convincing) everyone else about what you made and why it is significant. Additionally, writing is the best way to properly think things through. If you can't write an article about your work then most likely you don't even understand it yet. Maybe there are critical errors in it. Maybe you'll find that you can further improve it. By researching and citing the relevant literature you put your work in perspective, how it relates to other results.