XiaisijiReading with a question
Before opening a paper, write down one question. After reading, return to it: what changed, what remains uncertain, and which evidence would help?
A useful note separates what the author shows from what the reader infers.
Notes
A small notebook for reading, research, and things worth a second look.
Keeping observations simple
Record the date, the setting, and what actually happened. Small, careful observations are easier to revisit than a confident conclusion without its context.
On the reading desk
Project Gutenberg for books, and arXiv for new research.