Ask questions!
If you have no question, if you don't wonder about something, then you have no need to find anything out.
All search and research starts with a good question. Good research questions may begin with seeking a "yes" or "no", but good academic scholarship often concentrates on the "why" and the "how".
Self reflections:
Physical prep: Turn off your phone or computer. Turn off any listening devices. Sit quietly, or go for a stroll, or ponder while doing something relatively mindless like washing dishes.
- When was the last time you asked "Why"? (or What or How)?
- How has your education and environment before university encouraged or discouraged you to question things?
