(Of course, a huge amount has also been written on that topic by people outside of the EA and rationality communities, and I don’t mean to imply that anyone should necessarily read those posts rather than good things written by people outside of those communities. But those three posts things that I happen to have read and found useful.)
Yeah, I broadly share those views.
Regarding your final paragraph, here are three posts you might find interesting on that topic:
Learnings about literature review strategy from research practice sessions
Literature Review For Academic Outsiders: What, How, and Why
How to get up to speed on a new field of research?
(Of course, a huge amount has also been written on that topic by people outside of the EA and rationality communities, and I don’t mean to imply that anyone should necessarily read those posts rather than good things written by people outside of those communities. But those three posts things that I happen to have read and found useful.)