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How to move a list of references from a paper/book to Zotero without typing them all manually: A screenshot of a list of references in a PDF and Zotero.
1. Copy the references you want to export to Zotero and paste them into ChatGPT with the following prompt:

Please convert this list of references into a BibTeX file.

ChatGPT will do the needful.
2. Copy the code ChatGPT generates and paste it into Notepad.
3. In Notepad, click on File and then Save as. Save this file as .bib

I am saving the file as References.bib
4. Open Zotero and click on File and then Import.

Select the first option "A file" and click on Next.

Navigate to the References.bib file you just saved and click on Open.

Zotero will ask you if you want to put the items in a new collection.

Click Next and that's it.
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Feb 5
How to integrate Zotero with ChatGPT for $0

It's like having an AI-powered reading assistant within your Zotero.

A step-by-step tutorial:
If you're new to Zotero, here is a tutorial to get you started.

1. Start by going to AskYourPDF(dot)com. Click on "Start for Free" to create a free account.
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Feb 4
Worried about ChatGPT making up fake research papers that don't exist?

Here's a simple trick to make sure it doesn't.

This will take you only two minutes. And it works with ChatGPT 3.5.
1. Open ChatGPT and click on your profile photo in the bottom-left corner.

Select "Custom instructions."

In the first box, write "I am an academic researcher."

In the second box, write "Any claims and opinions you cite must be supported with references to published sources. Do not make up any sources. If you don't know a source, simply tell me that you don't know any relevant sources."

Then click on "Save."
2. Now when you ask ChatGPT any question, it will give only give you published sources.

I asked ChatGPT to give me the titles of five books by David Damrosch.

It gave me four books and an edited volume in which Damrosch has an essay.

Not a single fake reference.
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Jan 28
A lot of academics struggle with the writer's block.

Yomu is a new app that will help you beat it.

Here's how to use it:
1. Go to yomu(dot)ai and sign up for an account.

Yomu offers a free account with basic features. Here I am using their Premium plan for $8.8/month.
2. Click on "Create New Document" and type in the title of your project.

Yomu gives you two options: generate outline or ideas.

If you click on Outline, Yomu will generate an outline for you.

But if you click on Ideas, it will give you an outline and ideas to get you started.
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Jan 26
Two weeks ago, GPT store was launched. And Consensus remains one of the most popular GPTs.

It has more than 10M+ chats already. Looks like academics are using ChatGPT now more than ever.

Here's a new feature of Consensus to make your literature review more comprehensive:
To use Consensus, open your ChatGPT and click on "Explore GPTs" in the left task bar.

ChatGPT will open the GPT store.

Scroll down a bit to find Consensus GPT in the Trending tab.

Click on it to open it.
Ask Consensus a Yes/No question.

Example: Does H1B program improve US economy?

It will answer your question with reference to published papers.

Most of these paper will answer your question in yes.
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Jan 25
Many universities give their faculty and students a free EndNote subscription.

But a lot of folks have a hard time starting out on it.

Here's how to automate your citations and references with EndNote.

EndNote 101: A step-by-step tutorial 👇
Start by contacting your university's IT department to get your login details for EndNote.
Go to endnote(dot)com and scroll down.

In the "Downloads" column, click on "Find out more."

Scroll down again and click on "Download EndNote."

Download the version compatible with your computer.

A file named "EN21Inst" will be downloaded to your computer. Click on it to install the Endnote desktop app on your computer.
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Jan 15
A challenge almost every writer faces — how to get started started on a piece?

Here's how ChatGPT can help you get started 👇

If you follow these steps, you will never face the writer's block again.
Open your MS Word and click on the "Dictate" button in the top-right corner.

Click on "Dictate" in the menu and start talking about what you want to write. As you talk, Word will transcribe.

Talk as much as you can. The more the better.

This will be your zero draft.
The purpose of a zero draft is to help you process your ideas in and through prose. You don't have to show your zero draft to anyone.

Don't worry about structuring or organizing your zero draft.

Just focus on generating as much text as possible.
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