It is a FAQ and so much so that Rob Hyndman (who is the author of the forecast package) felt compelled to write an entire blog post about it: flat forecasts . Allow me to cite.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.