How To Read Papers Fast & Effectively - PhD student

Hi👋, today I want to give you a few tips for reading papers fast and effective, such that you can keep up with all the literature being published ❤️

00:00 - Intro
1:36 - Tips for reading faster
3:33 - Remember more
4:56 - How to connect all the dots?
5:39 - Final tips for reading effectively

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[PixelPulse]

1. Read Abstracts 2. Look are the figures 3. Set a time to read the chosen ones 4. take notes when reading 5. use tools

[DannyHope]

A crude summary:
1. Discover relevant papers using Research Rabbit
2. Shortlist papers to potentially read in a paper reference manager like Zotero
3. Prioritise by reading the title and abstract
4. Calendarise a reading time
5. Scan figures and discussion (starting with the headings)

[gizralnork]

As only a master graduate who has worked for 7-8 years in industry, and now returning back to a research group as a postdoc with field expertise... missing that PhD phase, I am honestly really struggling to read fundamental research papers. Thank you for your tips. Will use to unlearn and relearn my reading technique.

[zoemacpherson]

I love this and will be applying it to my work. I'm only 3 months into my PhD and have been struggling with figuring out the best way to do reading. Although I'm kinda coming to the conclusion that I am missing some of the background knowledge and will be figuring out how best to learn some of that.

[unknownfromkashmir]

I follow the ACRM strategy. Abstract 1st, Conclusion next, Results, Methods next [ selectively reading with focus on answering my own questions]

[mllenessmarie]

I didn't know I needed that, but apparently I do, because I still have hundreds of pages of technical documentation to read, so... Maybe this will help (gods, I hope so). xd And it's quite scary how accurate YT recommendations are tbh. :v

[jonathangallegolondono]

You definitely have some great tips for pursuing a Ph.D. I'm in the middle of my first year of a Ph.D. in ecoacoustics (I did my master's over 10 years ago in EEG and switched fields) and I've found it challenging to find ways to focus again on reading scientific articles and on the writing methods for my doctoral proposal.
I've watched a couple of your videos today and will definitely continue to follow you. You've gained a subscriber.
Greetings from Colombia.💌

[fatemehcheginisalzmann]

Thank you sooo much for sharing your experience with us; I wish I had known these tips when I was a Ph.D. student. I will use it in my current job as a Postdoc!

[norbertosanchezescobar]

Excellent advice, it would be great if you could make a video where you show how you structure your readings of the papers in Notion. Thank you

[Via.Dolorosa]

Thanks Ms Charolette, you really helpful and inspiring and authentic, with no promoted videos,
many doctors and PhD students on youtube now just show us the best tablets, mouse and other non-relevant commercial promotion keep, so we are tuned

[alfonsoortizavila]

Hi Charlotte!
Thank you for taking the time to put it all together in such a clean way.
I'm also on my 2nd year of phd studies, so your recommendations and advices have all my attention.
May I ask for some suggestions on keeping up with social life, doing exercise in a regular way and all the house hold stuff that actually takes some time.
Thank you again.
Regards!

[garysquarepants]

My God,
first video seen of this channel, found you incredible.
Love your voice and dedication. Keep it up!
Also, ofc, thanks so much for the tips, I am in a life moment where I am increasing my studying volume and I really needed, fe the "voice note" tip, as I always struggle to listen to me on the topic I study. Yes, it would help a lot to re-think the content a bit, without using too much time. Thanks!

[melodybales]

This was very helpful! I feel like a lot of people circulate the same reading techniques. I appreciated that you had approached the topic through multiple angles. I really like the paper manager and the recall recommendation sections 😊❤

[IvanGarcia-cxjm]

I totally agree. Decide early to read the file or not by looking at abstracts/figures. Then read the intro/discussion/conclusion if it is relevant. If it is more relevant skim through the technical sections. If it is really related to your work, then read the technical section until it is understood and complement with YouTube videos the author may have, which might be easier to understand than the paper.

[cslxxwilliam]

I wish I have thought of reaching out for how to conduct a research when I did my MPhil. This is really good to open up the discussion of research daily life. Thank you!

[SujitChauhanAcoustic]

Love the suggestions. I am in my 3rd of PhD. I have been using zotero and notion to maintain references. The voice memo idea is a game changer. Thank you.

[chhayanksrivastava]

Appreciate this really, for someone like me starting out and getting into research such good suggestions.

[mark-chen]

Based on my experiences in doing quantum research, it would be efficient for you to learn from the abstract to the summary. If you found this paper valuable, then you could take a look the experiments or methods the researchers were using to do the research.

[_Love_And_Peace]

Thanks for the tips. I find the way you talk is attractive....clear, sincere and convincing..not intrusive or condescending.. I have pressed LIKE and subscribe.

[jinghangli]

This is so good! I just finished my first year at Pitt and I always found myself spending so much time yet remember so little from what I read a couple of weeks ago.