One thing leads to another.

This week something amazing happened. I completed my first set of annotations. :o)

Seriously though, as I began the second set, I kind of got it... I find related articles to read from the first set and they become part of my second set—if they still make sense. Each article I read has a plethora of other articles from which to choose. Listing terms and concepts as they pop up has also been helpful in focusing in.

Learning what others think and borrowing from their resources has been useful in bringing focus to my topic. There's a check my brain goes through, to see if that's the right path for me. As to getting better, following the journals and authors as they keep popping up could be added to my routine.

This is how it works. I'm very excited to grow as a researcher and a writer. This method can be applied to researching anything.

Thanks Dr. Weaver!