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The process of planning, doing, and writing up research might involve a number of experiences, including dilemmas and challenges, which are only implicit or even invisible in research papers, but the resolution of which are fundamental to embodying a research plan. We argue that this as yet unarticulated narrative content can be a valuable source of knowledge for those undergoing a similar journey in adopting a similar method. Writing about own research processes offers a meta-reflection (Hagström & Scheja, 2014), which involves generating new knowledge, by critical and analytical re-reflection upon one’s own research experiences to make prominent aspects that may not otherwise be easily noticed or discovered. The issues arising from a narrative meta-reflection text could stimulate deeper thinking on developing methodological knowledge about particular approaches to research. Meta-reflection involves a shift from descriptive to analytical reflection that unearths the unspoken and unidentified factors that mediate the process of research.