/en/categories/research-insights/Recent content in Research Insights on YangHugo -- gohugo.ioen-USThu, 05 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0800/en/research/how-to-read-papers/Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0800/en/research/how-to-read-papers/<h2 id="the-three-pass-approach"><a href="#the-three-pass-approach" class="header-anchor"></a>The Three-Pass Approach </h2><p>A classic method from Keshav&rsquo;s <em>&ldquo;How to Read a Paper&rdquo;</em>:</p> <h3 id="pass-1-510-minutes--get-the-big-picture"><a href="#pass-1-510-minutes--get-the-big-picture" class="header-anchor"></a>Pass 1: 5–10 minutes — Get the big picture </h3><ul> <li>Read: title, abstract, introduction</li> <li>Scan all figure captions and conclusions</li> <li>Decide: is this worth reading in depth?</li> </ul> <h3 id="pass-2-1-hour--grasp-the-content"><a href="#pass-2-1-hour--grasp-the-content" class="header-anchor"></a>Pass 2: ~1 hour — Grasp the content </h3><ul> <li>Read the body, <strong>skip proofs</strong></li> <li>Focus on experimental setup and key figures</li> <li>Note limitations the authors acknowledge</li> </ul> <h3 id="pass-3-deep-read--replication-level-understanding"><a href="#pass-3-deep-read--replication-level-understanding" class="header-anchor"></a>Pass 3: Deep read — Replication-level understanding </h3><ul> <li>Derive every equation</li> <li>Challenge every assumption</li> </ul> <h2 id="my-note-template"><a href="#my-note-template" class="header-anchor"></a>My Note Template </h2><div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-markdown" data-lang="markdown"><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="gu">## Problem </span></span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="gu">## Key Insight </span></span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="gu">## Method </span></span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="gu">## Experiments </span></span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="gu">## My Take </span></span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="gu">## Action Items </span></span></span></code></pre></div><h2 id="recommended-tools"><a href="#recommended-tools" class="header-anchor"></a>Recommended Tools </h2><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Tool</th> <th>Purpose</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>Zotero</strong></td> <td>Reference management</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Obsidian</strong></td> <td>Connected note-taking</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Connected Papers</strong></td> <td>Citation graph visualization</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Semantic Scholar</strong></td> <td>AI-assisted literature search</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>