Researching Made a Little Easier

I just started my Master's program.. it is a much welcomed challenge. However, I haven't done much research during my time at home other than the odd curiosity based inquiries. I have found a wealth of knowledge online.. but find it tedious to say the least to read pages upon pages of documents online on my laptop. Here are a few things that I'm doing to make the best of it.

• Most people have a tablet of some sort, either an iPad, Nexus, or Kindle. Get your tablet out and get it charged. Holding a tablet rather than sitting in-front of a computer screen is less strain on your body and eyes.
• Many older books have been put into PDF format. Search for them and you shall find. Many are for free!
• When conducting your search limit your search to PDF files. Even if it is 100+ pages it isn't so bad since now with your charged tablet ready to go... transfer your files and read away!
• Jot down notes. I find reading and trying to pick out the most important and relevant parts of the PDF is more worth while when I can go back to my notes. That way instead of trying to remember things after skimming/reading so much text.. I can look back at what I wrote down and it'll be much easier. 

These are the basic 4 ideas I have when it comes to making reading additional select text easier and less of an exhausting task. Each person has their own learning style. Mine is repetition and visual learning.. so I read, write, and re-write a "less messy" version of my notes (the repetition portion).

I found it much easier to read text in PDF format on a light tablet compared to on a laptop or on a desktop computer. If you have any other ideas/tips comment below and I'll add them!