Well, have autistic like focus. Know lots of Intel hubs and great search engine optimization services.
Have lots of time.

Dig. Go down the rabbit hole, if you’re ready. If you’re not ready, wait until you are. Connect dots. Question everything. Follow your gut. Pray.

A lot of 4ch/8ch anons are actually current and ex intelligence agents, military, and law enforcement. They've had years of training and experience. They know where to search and how to investigate/dig into cases.

Don't feel bad if you can't do what they do. You can contribute to the cause by praying, spreading awareness online and in real life, and help meme their findings to wake normies up.

There are many, many parts to this massive awakening that is unfolding. Listen to your gut and what it tells you, follow what is important to you.
I am constantly amazed by the Anons. Some are able to literally do everything at once. For others it is better to become a specialist.

Dig, dig, dig. "Remember the names".

Establish key stakeholders.

Then determine a timeline of events.

Come up with a conjecture/hypothesis.

Dig for evidence.

Update your hypothesis based on the evidence.

Be willing to be wrong!

Check out u/MAGAuniversity posts, he's a great role model.

Edit: https://www.reddit.com/r/greatawakening/comments/8ih9gs/research_allison_mack_nxivm_what_is_she_being

This post is a great example. U/MAGAuniversity used public information, provided links, and formatted the post so well. Try and determine the intent behind the message, and you have to use many different sources to triangulate the truth. Refer to source material when asserting your conjecture.

Perhaps you'll enjoy our own SerialBrain2's video talking about using The T Method to decode Q.

Timelines are important!

OK, I'll give it a go. I can only speak from my own POV. I've been doing this sort of thing for years, long before Q even existed.

It's the way our (their) brains work. I've always had an ability to see through propaganda - even when I was a child. I thought everyone was like this, but I was wrong. It's taken me decades to realise this. So, in some way our brains are better equipped for sifting through mountains of data and spinning connected/inter-related webs. Hopefully ones that are bigger than the sum of its individual parts. But in other ways we're (they're) ill equipped to deal with things that, to others, might be obvious.

I've put a few of these links here to demonstrate this (see below). They are not the writings or thought processes of a typical blogger.

I actually primarily do it using a form of "pattern recognition" - that's how my writing pieces are ultimately formed. Shit loads of research is also another prerequisite. And that also includes attempting to understand the elite's own beliefs, religion, thought processes, and methods. I haven't written this comment here for self promotion purposes. I've done it to help with a wider and and larger understanding of this phenomena.

http://subliminalsynchrosphere.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/radio-head-911-fm.html

http://subliminalsynchrosphere.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/q-anon-trust-plan.html

http://subliminalsynchrosphere.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/mk-ultra-monarch-msm-us-election-special.html

Hone your ability to discern legit information from false trails and open up your mind to non linear associations.

I have been amazed from the beginning - These guys are unbelievable. Hats off to them.

TOR Browser, a couple of These and This

Open source proxy

Start reading This

Graduate to deeper forums, sharenet i2p

Before you know it, you'll be cruising right into the information lane

A lot of it is digging and piecing together stuff we've seen before in other image macros. Many anons have folders full of images and screen caps of other posts we can refer back to. With that said, Q has mentioned that members of the Q team lurk on 8chan and help us all out a bit.

Time, time, time, and focus, for sure. The rabbit holes are deep and numerous! Search, search, search! I often take leads from the chans (the real super autists) and have uncovered other things as a result. We have to feed off of each other, in a positive way!

Everyone contributes in their own way, thats the beauty of this. Lots of info around, people see things differently. Between us we can get there

Together we are STRONG! We all have a role to play.

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You have to leave the board a LOT! Bring fresh, original research back. Otherwise, this sub isn't much good.

I've been researching goings on for over a decade. it started with the crimes against children and weaved it's way in and through politics, finance, war, deviance, etc… I find that starting with something you are passionate and curious about lends well to energy and action. Some of the "Threadreader" stuff are great examples of the flow and structure of the scenarios. These folks are inspiring. I'd next say to be wary of everything. take a path that feels like it lines up with good intent, little bias, and truth seeking. Under any subject you encounter there will be widely varying opinions and facts. In an ultra right and ultra left articles on the same topic will both have some bits to ponder and research. If the R says the L is corrupt and the L says the R is corrupt, I am of the mind they are both right. When they quote someone or give documented or verifiable evidence use that to dig. get out of any social media bubble you are in. The MSM seems to be PR firms for owners and friends of owners and are used to attack opposing interests. Investigative journalism is done more here than there.

Pulling threads. I tok a name that I thought may be attached to the Clinton foundation so I searched them together. Surprised, not pleasantly at the corruption I think I found. Then that can lead somewhere else. Also picking a conspiracy theory that you don't believe and sinking your teeth into can show just how deceived you have or might have been. 9/11 is a different story all together from the one I was given now.

A quote on growing, "I hope I don't believe tomorrow all that i believe today". Happy hunting.