When you want to do something that have potential, I guess you should have more than one person to advise you. That's one of the first lessons I have learnt during this master thesis work of mine.
People read and see different things because they have different experiences and If you settle with listening only to one, you might miss out on a lot of different angles and possibilities to improve your project.
It is nice to hear that you have done a good job, that your ideas and plans are good, but still the most satisfying your supervisor can say to you is; "Good job! It is very interesting, but have you thought of this?".
This leads us to my second insight in these last couple of months; don't settle with "good job" - go and find out what you haven't thought of. You need to drag advises, comments and constructive criticism out of your readers. Whether they are your friends or your supervisors, it doesn't matter.
I'm awfully self-critical when I write, but everybody that writes knows that at a certain point, you get blind to your own text and it is impossible to detect windows of improvement. Still, when you turn in a text for evaluation you know there are a lot of things that could be improved or done in a different manner and you would love it if your readers could make you aware of these things.
I have had supervisors, family and friends look at my research plan, I have had the MFS-board evaluating it and i have e-mailed it to other researchers and professionals for comments. I have received comments from many angles and I'm glad, because if not, I wouldn't have realized that I will need to change it.
O horrible thought... I will need to change it quite thoroughly. And now I need to get on with that!
