The
"Laws of Herman" were published in Nature
445, 228 (2007).
They are "tongue-in-cheek" advice to graduate students doing doctoral thesis work, in the form of 20 "laws."
The First Amendment to the Laws of Herman: "If you didn't document it, you didn't do it."
The Second Amendment to the Laws of Herman:
"Do not present your advisor with only your data and analysis;
also present your conclusions and plans for future work."
The Third Amendment to the Laws of Herman:
"Do not present your advisor with only your conclusions and plans for future work;
also present your data and analysis."