I usually first start reading or glance over papers (and non-story books) from the end to the beginning before I read it the other way around. This has the foll

I usually first start reading or glance over papers (and non-story books) from the end to the beginning before I read it the other way around. This has the following benefits for me: - By knowing about the conclusion first I will better understand the motivation and why certain steps are being taken. - I find out sooner if the paper (or book) is something I am looking for. I like to read papers unrelated to my field to learn new thing to apply. To be honest, some papers still take me a long time to understand because they usually assume you already are researching the topic (for ex. certain terms, symbols and/or variables that are not being defined).