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Are you asking enough questions?
Last week, I talked about understanding questions as a whole and then breaking them down into parts. Both stages are in order for you to get as much meaning from a question as possible. Questions are important. You need to … Continue reading
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Find the right reasons to read ahead
You might think that reading ahead can only be positive. By knowing in advance what you’re meant to read, why shouldn’t you just read it now? Erin E. Templeton writes in ProfHacker, “the act of reading ahead is often exceptionally … Continue reading
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10 things to check when reading for research purposes
Just because it’s published, doesn’t mean it’s true. When you’re researching, think about the following ten things before you accept what you’re reading: Who wrote the piece – What’s their perspective, intention, bias, belief, and so on? When it was … Continue reading
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Why even your independence goes through a dependent phase
I believe everything I read and I regularly fall to peer pressure. Just like you do. Just like everyone does. The most independent free spirits among us may seem a law unto themselves, but they may just be better at … Continue reading
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This Really Bugs Me
Today’s post is part of the first Synchroblogging session, organised by Kelvin Oliver at the University of Memphis. Synchroblogging is where all participants write a post on a particular topic in the same period of time. The first topic chosen … Continue reading
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