it just takes familiarity. In grad school we had a checklist on what to look for when reading. turned it from a slog to a scavenger hunt.

I can't remember the exact list but it was something like: what's the title, what's the purpose, what's the question, what's the prior research, what's the methodology, what's the data, what's the conclusion, and then finally what's the abstract. or something, idk, I'll try to find it but I don't know you jefe