
The following is taken from the book The Feynman Lectures on Computation. It is good advice for both lectures and papers.
These lectures are about what we can and can't do with machines today, and why. I have attempted to deliver them in a spirit that should be recommended to all students embarking on the writting of their PhD theses: imagine that you are explaining your ideas to your former smart, but ignorant, self, at the beginning of your studies!