IF YOU READ FOR RESEARCH

...or if you must read a lot, J. Robert Clinton's book Reading on the Run, Continuum Reading Concepts is a must. He offers six reading methods that vary by depth:

1. scan (determine potential value)
2. ransack (search for new ideas on a known subject)
3. browse (detailed reading of an extended portion)
4. pre-read (serious understanding of an entire book)
5. indepth (detailed evaluative read)
6. study (comparative reading of various books)

While I no longer follow the steps specifically, the skills taught in this book and a method known as "sack and pillage" are proving invaluable in my thesis research.

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