Reminding yourself of your through-line (whether as stated in your proposal or as you keep track of how it may be slightly changing as you complete your chapters) can help you re-orient yourself to your work in both macro and micro levels (Jensen, 2017).
Find your “through-line.” A “through-line” orients us (and readers) through our particular set of questions, arguments or evidence. It gives us direction and keeps us from wandering onto other (many) possible paths in our projects. Reminding yourself of your through-line (whether as stated in your proposal or as you keep track of how it may be slightly changing as you complete your chapters) can help you re-orient yourself to your work in both macro and micro levels (Jensen, 2017).