I found the exercise useful because it forced me to identify the areas of research that has been done and areas that I could find more information for when I plan out my own research. However, like many of you, I found turning what I know into a daisy tedious. I definitely feel more comfortable with making annotated lists, which was what I did before I placed and organized that information into a daisy.
Also, depending on how much area the research intends to cover, there may be a lot of petals! Based on my own experience trying to fit these nine areas into the picture, the process may take a lot of time and the end-product can come out messy. In my opinion, people can try different methods to organize their work, but they should do what they feel most comfortable with.
Happy to hear that you found it useful! I totally agree with your point about the daisy becoming very messy as more and more points/petals are added to it! I know that when I was doing mine, I wrote out a list of my points and drew the petals accordingly. For that reason, I think it serves as a nice visual representation. However, I know for sure it would've bothered me if I had forgotten one and had to draw it in after the fact!
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