1/ You'll get the "read the intro & conclusion first" advice a lot in grad school. It's sound advice for navigating the *demands of grad school*. But I really dislike it. When I read your work, I want to explore the same terrain you did, not the the map you made afterwards.
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2/ My counter-advice is not universal. (And, it's *really* hard to take in grad school where time is scarce.) But, I just wanted to add some weight to the other side of the scale. Slow revelation is a different type of reading than visiting all the attractions on the map.
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There are two reasons to read the intro/conclusion first: 1) Is this paper worth my time? There are other papers I'll be not reading, perhaps more relevant. 2) As you read, how do the methodology and reasoning support the conclusion? It gives you agency over your reading.
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Yea, that part is valuable. I should narrow it to *books I know I want to or must* read.
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