After reading the "What are your Research Routines" I would definitely classify myself as a fast surfer. It's not the I wait until the last minute to begin writing papers (most of the time at least) but I just want to get them done as fast as possible so that I can move on to the next thing I need to do. I definitely have a hard time suspending judgement while I research and I go into my topic with my opinion already taken. I am trying to work on that for this research project but am just not sure how well it all go.
While I do use some databases to look for information, I typically use Google just for the fact that I am comfortable with it. I know how to search for things easily and find what I am looking for. "Planning for the Drive" talked about using databases and how to use them to your advantage to weed out the information you do not want included in your search results. I am going to really make a strong effort to use different database in order to find the best possible sources. That was another topic in the reading and one that I never really gave too much thought too. In the past, I find good sources but I don't particularly look at them in depth. I find something that supports my opinion and includes a quote that I know would fit nicely, and I use it. That relates back what we read in "What are your Research Routines". I go in close minded and then have a hard time finding exactly what I'm looking for. This class is opening my mind to my flaws in my own writing process and what I can do to improve.
One of the great things here is your willingness to, at times, suspend judgment and let the research help you think things through. That's huge.
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