How to Read & Take Notes Like a PhD Student | Tips for Reading Fast & Efficiently for Slow Readers

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✨How to Read & Take Notes Like a PhD Student | Tips for Reading Fast & Efficiently for Slow Readers
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✨Time Stamps
0:00-1:08 Introduction
1:09-1:25 Three Types of Reading
1:26-3:03 How to Read for Class
3:04-4:28 Note Taking with Notion
4:29-5:20 How to Read for Retention
5:21-7:18 Lesson 2.1: Note Taking for Diligent Students
7:19-10:01 Lesson 2.2: How to Read an Academic Article
10:02-12:49 Lesson 2.3 How to Read a Book
12:50-14:18 Reading for Research
14:19-15:06 Conclusion
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DISCLAIMER: All opinions are my own and do not reflect my university, doctoral program or should be considered the only way to read or take notes.

[lilianmccarthy]

I definitely recommend putting pages or direct quotations from texts into your notes when you’re reading for research!! There’s nothing worse than losing track of a quote that seemed perfect when you read it the first time

[jelena]

Finally, an actual academic making videos and not just one of those productivity gurus.

[daniellebing]

As a 2nd year PhD student this was great for helping me explain to my family and friends how I read so many books each week lol

[davidtidswell]

Great suggestions all throughout! The reminder about the index is really helpful.
Two tips which you hint at but might be stressed a bit more:
- the margin notes can also be used as a form of dialogue with the author; this can make the subject more personal and draw them closer to the arguments, possibly improving long-term memory.
- each paragraph should be answering a question; one way to deepen memory is to write out what sub-questions the author is trying to answer as they go along. This can also reveal strengths and weaknesses in the author's arguments and possibly increase the student's chances of original thinking.

[giovanap.]

There's an impressive amount of information in this 15 minutes video. I've already watched it twice, and I feel like I'll have to watch it again and start taking notes on the video about taking notes

[isaiascalderon]

This video is a godsend for me... I am a PhD student, still struggling with scholarly reading and note taking. I feel I have been able to "diagnose" myself as an over reader, which makes me an excessive note taker. Your process really has given me ideas and motivation to better streamline my own work. I thank you so much!

[TheVintageAcademic]

Everything about this video is BEAUTIFUL!! The b-roll, the info, the graphics - 10/10. Super useful for all those aspiring academics out there!!

[KaelynGraceApple]

Thank you all for watching! This video was a massive labor of love and I am really proud of it <3 I hope you find it useful!

[isabellejoubert]

This was AMAZINGLY helpful. I'm at the beginning of a two-year research masters and have been struggling to figure out a style of reading and retention that works for me. This made so much sense and I can't wait to try it out for myself. Thank you so much!

[rogermaioli]

Wow. I am so very impressed with the quality of what you are offering here, not only with regard to the advice but also with regard to the video itself. I am an academic like you — I am currently a professor of English at the University of Florida — and one thing that stood out to me after classes transitioned online was how bad most of us are at making videos for asynchronous classes. The standard talking head model, where the instructor discusses a PowerPoint extemporaneously, tends to be uninspiring, meandering, and overly long. At the time I decided to teach myself how to shoot videos with an actual camera and then edit them with professional software, and I was dismayed by how much work and time it takes to make a 10-minute video. And yet the videos I did don't hold a candle to what you offer in your channel. The footage, the overall design, and the organization are truly marvelous. I can't imagine how hard it must be to make them in the middle of all the other demands of a PhD program.

Reading techniques surely vary by field, and the approaches you discuss here apply only with qualifications to reading for literature. They do apply well to secondary sources, however, and I may recommend this video to my undergraduate and graduate students. I'm surely recommending it to my colleagues in History.

[ImanZaineb]

I’ll be back in school in the fall. Your content makes going back for my second masters (with a twenty years break between) less daunting and more exciting! Thanks Kaelyn!

[professorpewpuew]

All great tactics. I am in a history department at a state school and wish I had some of this tucked in my pocket for seminars. I was always told to read the intro, conclusion, then the intro and conclusion to each chapter for the sake of speed. I figured that I would lose important details that way so I basically skimmed the whole book. I got a lot of details but often the thesis is lost in the mix. Another big hurdle is whether you should take handwritten notes or use Word. Physical books are easy on the eyes. Unfortunately, if you are in a hurry you might not be able to read your own notes. Taking text notes definitely mitigate that but it is awkward to go between physical books and your laptop. Ebooks read and note quicker.

[Anita-qepj]

I'm also a slow reader and this has been some of the best direct advice I've gotten to deal with it. Thank you!

[partytimedavidson]

I am starting an Honours program in History in the fall, and this video is gold. I have managed to do well so far, but I've always felt I could improve; the tips in this video are exactly what I needed!

[sinecrelynotyours]

I’ve been struggling with reading books and articles especially if its for researches, I’ve always expected to read the whole thing which as many of us know is a pain, as a slow reader my attention just drifts away mid sentences and eventually all the information I’ve read about flies away from my head. This video has helped me a lot with re-evaluating a few of my habits when it comes to reading, thank you so much for this video!

[arhamaishtiaq]

I'm a student of Bachelor in International Relations and I have just discovered your channel. I'm so glad that I found you and now I can ace my readings from now on.

[DarkRuins]

this video, especially pointing the construct of research papers and books, really changed how i read. i used to always skip introductions, but youve opened my eyes to look for key arguments, scholars, and sources that i would have otherwise skimmed. something my bachelor and masters degrees never taught me. thank you!

[SB-lcqg]

This is a commonly advised order for reading scientific papers: Abstract, Discussion(aka Conclusions) or Introduction, Results, then Methods. It is also important to note who conducted and/or funded the research and where it is published!

If you’ve read the title, considered the source, and read the abstract, you could also just read the first and last paragraph of the Introduction and Discussion sections and then any headings and figures or tables.

Obviously, if you are searching for a specific method, then that section can move up!

[HollyJaneYT]

The editing. The content. THE SPONSOR. ***chef's kiss***. This video is going to be so 🙈 dang 🙈 useful for students at all levels of scholarship. Congrats Kaelyn, a superb video and tutorial.

[victorchinye]

I just began an M.Phil programme in Religion and Ethics a couple of weeks ago. This video has helped me overcome my research nightmare. Your video is very simple, easy to follow and super helpful. God bless.