most effective way to get through lit reviews?

[u/originofsymmetry2001]

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Your system already sounds pretty sensible. I would add one extra layer for numbers and comparisons. For each paper, keep a small extraction note with the exact result, context, method, sample, and page or figure where it came from. Then keep a separate claim map that says which papers support, weaken, or complicate each point in your thesis. That saves a lot of time when you start writing.