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>In my day job, I'm often tasked with implementing algorithms from recently published physics papers. In order to do so, I normally have to read through at least 10 related papers (both cited papers and cited by papers) in order to have a clear idea in my head about what is going on. Even then, I often have to discuss what I have read with 2 or 3 other people and try out many different approaches before we finally understand what the paper meant

This post makes me feel slightly better about how often I come away from reading a paper feeling like I only have a shallow understanding of the content.