(đây là cách mình nghĩ khi nói về “nghiên cứu”. Tất nhiên là, việc nghiên cứu như này không phải là để viết bài nghiên cứu hay gì mà chỉ là để mình trở nên đỉnh của chóp hơn thôi)
đây là mấy cái thuần kiến thức, nhưng mà nếu bàn về quan điểm thì sao? khá khó nói.
I was taught how to research by college professors. Before researching a question we learned the fundamentals of the topic then how those fundamentals interact to form more organization and sophistication.
If you want to develop a solid answer you need to look at the before, during, and after of the scope of your question; I.e. the environment and the history. Now you have a mental graph you can plot the trajectory of history and where your question falls upon that line of likelihood.
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I started by going on the Wikipedia page and clicking on all the hyperlinks I didn’t understand and compiling notes on what I needed to get my head around to understand the topic as a whole.
Once I had my notes which contained stuff like optical pumping for example I went on Google scholar and started reading papers there on it, especially the older ones where the technology was developing, writing more notes along the way but this time explanations too all the stuff I’d put down I needed to understand but in my own language, if that makes sense?
Wikipedia and Google scholar is your friend, I also heavily used Sci-Hub to get round the paywalls on most papers.
Most importantly, make notes, write explanations and draw pictures. All this helps it stick in your head and gives you somewhere to go back to if you’ve taken a break or forgotten something.
You’ll be surprised how quickly you pick it up, that same intimidating and overwhelming Wikipedia page will make perfect sense by the end of it.
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Also A trick I learned in college is that Wikipedia sometimes gives references at the bottom of the page . So you can see the actual source data, which may be academic journals on the subject. This isn’t always true or there may be other data which you may want to take in as consideration and continue doing research but it is a helpful tool.
This was really good advice, my own research process is very similar. My only additional suggestions:
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So this is a huge hobby for me. I could go on for a while about things you could do, but for the sake of being as concise as I can, my answer is this: Research how to learn effectively (and as a byproduct quickly), and how to research. Then move on to topics that interest you.
A few (5) tips to jumpstart the process:
Find a medium to keep a record. Memorization, unless it being your goal, is a fools’ errand. A journal, voice recording, or whatever you like. I use a Surface laptop personally. I can write, draw, record, and type whatever I want and store it in one place.
Cut out the fat. When you take notes (trust me, you’ll want them) only take the most important information to keep. I call this distillation. These notes aren’t meant to reteach you the material. Only remind you of what you learned. The most effective form of note-taking, from my experience is bullet points. Also note your personal thoughts/reactions at the time if any. You can also add postscripts if you reread them if things have changed in the future. This exercise makes the information a little more personal, and as a result, memorable. (Research memory association for more info) If you feel like something isn’t worth writing down, don’t.
Mix learning methods. You will get burnt out if you only use one method of learning. Combining methods will reduce fatigue and speed up the process. This includes reading, watching videos, being read to (audiobooks)/podcasts, being mentored, doing, and teaching.
Teach what you are learning. This method is one of my favorites. Your audience does not have to be real. Just go through the process, especially if your topic is a procedural skill. By teaching the information, you have to organize the information in a manner easy to understand (at least to you). This will not only review information and make it usable (also making it memorable), but will highlight the things you don’t know or don’t understand well enough to consider it learned. It will also help decode information while you are learning it as you will come to intuitively structure the information in your mind better.
Learning is a marathon, not a sprint. You won’t be very successful brute forcing information into your head. You have to coax it in and reward it. It takes time and is slow at first. Eventually as your brain gets smarter and builds more neural connections, this process will speed up. Start with learning how to learn, then how to research (internet is your best friend). Once you have that foundation, the rest will be easier and more fun.