STOP Highlighting - Read Research Papers Like a PhD
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Read Like a PhD: How to Read Research Papers and Take Notes the Right Way
Most students read research papers wrong, they highlight everything, copy notes word-for-word, and remember almost none of it. In this video I show you how to read research papers and take notes like a PhD student, using the exact 5-step system I relied on throughout my own PhD.
Studies show 84% of students learn by re-reading, the single most ineffective method there is. If you want to actually understand and retain what you read, you need to encode it, structure it, and rehearse it. That's what this system does.
Whether you're starting a literature review, writing your first paper, or just trying to read academic papers more efficiently, this method will change how you work.
00:00 Why 84% of students read wrong
00:21 Step 1 - Step 1: Set your intention (ask "why" before you read)
03:03 Step 2 - Write in your own words — never copy
07:03 Step 3 - Structured notes (Claim, Evidence, Limits, Link)
09:43 Step 4 - The weekly review & recall session
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
How to read a research paper efficiently • How to take notes like a PhD student • The claim-evidence-limits-link note skeleton • How to connect ideas across multiple papers • How to actually remember what you read • A simple Friday review system that compounds over time
#PhD #HowToReadResearchPapers #StudyTips #NoteTaking #AcademicWriting #LiteratureReview #GradSchool #ResearchTips #PhDLife #StudyWithMe
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STOP Highlighting - Read Research Papers Like a PhD
Andy Stapleton
27,944 views
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Read Like a PhD: How to Read Research Papers and Take Notes the Right Way
Most students read research papers wrong, they highlight everything, copy notes word-for-word, and remember almost none of it. In this video I show you how to read research papers and take notes like a PhD student, using the exact 5-step system I relied on throughout my own PhD.
Studies show 84% of students learn by re-reading, the single most ineffective method there is. If you want to actually understand and retain what you read, you need to encode it, structure it, and rehearse it. That's what this system does.
Whether you're starting a literature review, writing your first paper, or just trying to read academic papers more efficiently, this method will change how you work.
00:00 Why 84% of students read wrong
00:21 Step 1 - Step 1: Set your intention (ask "why" before you read)
03:03 Step 2 - Write in your own words — never copy
07:03 Step 3 - Structured notes (Claim, Evidence, Limits, Link)
09:43 Step 4 - The weekly review & recall session
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
How to read a research paper efficiently • How to take notes like a PhD student • The claim-evidence-limits-link note skeleton • How to connect ideas across multiple papers • How to actually remember what you read • A simple Friday review system that compounds over time
#PhD #HowToReadResearchPapers #StudyTips #NoteTaking #AcademicWriting #LiteratureReview #GradSchool #ResearchTips #PhDLife #StudyWithMe
That last step, “Link”, may be the most important. A literature review is not really a collection of paper summaries, it is a model of how ideas, evidence and disagreements fit together.
In that sense, effective reading is less about remembering individual papers and more about progressively building a map of the field.