[mad44]

> the original text is not a mystical text beyond your comprehension; you too can engage with it and draw your own conclusions.

This! This is so important.

Here is what I wrote (oh, wow, 10 years ago) about the process I use for reading papers. I hope it helps people.

https://muratbuffalo.blogspot.com/2013/07/how-i-read-researc...