Finding a good topic/research question to work on takes time and patience. While you’re in the process, take note of the following suggestions:

• start writing ideas down soon; you can rewrite your work later
• have a working title
  • and revise it at least 10 times
  • play with words, seek inspiration in the literature
• realize that your ideas will continue to change
  • even after data collection… and that’s good!
  • don’t get married to your topic instantly, allow some time so that you can really get to know each other first
• find your focus (narrow down your idea)
• start thinking about processes and issues instead of topics (!)