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Reading the abstract and the conclusion is the most important part of reading and selecting academic papers. Especially in the beginning. If you read the abstr
by jvdh 12y ago
Reading the abstract and the conclusion is the most important part of reading and selecting academic papers. Especially in the beginning.
If you read the abstract and the conclusion you should have a good sense of what this paper is about, what it is trying to prove, and perhaps also a sense of how they prove this. These are the primary factors for you to see if this paper is worthwhile to you.
- Squarel 12y agoAgreed. I read the abstract, if it seems relevant, then I flip to the conclusion, if it still seems relevant then I skim read it through, then print it out if it looks like something I need to dig deeper into. Often those lightbulb moments have only come for me after printing it out, despite reading it 4-5 times on readcube.
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