On processing information - a few habits I've now adopted on processing any new topic.
a) Always go to the source: going to the root of anything you read (the actual transcript, the actual paper, the actual video, etc) will teach you a lot about any topic and is essential.
a) Always go to the source: going to the root of anything you read (the actual transcript, the actual paper, the actual video, etc) will teach you a lot about any topic and is essential.
b) Barbell approach: when approaching any topic, go for a barbell approach.
Read first hand/raw sources and then studies done years after the fact. Anything in the middle is suspect.
Read first hand/raw sources and then studies done years after the fact. Anything in the middle is suspect.
c) Contemporary sources for history: When reading history, reading contemporary accounts (newspapers of the time, commentators of the era) are often key and will give you a 360 view that you may miss if you only read modern historians.
d) Opposing points of view: When reading any argument, find the strongest ("steel man") counter argument and see if you can argue it the other direction. It probably isn't the same place you find the original argument.
(Reddit is often a *great* place for this IMO)
(Reddit is often a *great* place for this IMO)
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