Begin with the decision, not the feed
Before collecting more information, name the question you are trying to answer and the time horizon that matters.
Separate observation from interpretation
A source can report a pattern without explaining its cause. Keep the measured result, the author's interpretation, and your own inference in separate boxes.
Leave room to revise
Useful guidance should survive a second look. Save the source trail and the assumptions that shaped your first reading.
Use the three-step reading path