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00:09:00 Priming yourself before a lecture by familiarizing with key terms and concepts can reduce cognitive load. 00:10:00 Asking non-obvious questions and exploring relationships between seemingly unrelated concepts can enhance learning and memory retention. 00:17:00 Filtering and screening information critically to focus on what is suitable for your current level of understanding is crucial for effective learning. 00:18:56 Understand fundamental concepts before diving into advanced topics. 00:19:02 Build your knowledge like building blocks, starting from a strong foundation. 00:19:42 Simplify information to a level where you can easily understand and retain it. 00:20:02 Filter out what is easy to learn now and what can be revisited later for better efficiency. 00:20:07 Take notes or use reminders for skipped topics to revisit them later. 00:20:20 Don't try to learn everything in detail at once; revisit complex details when your foundation is stronger. 00:20:31 Prime yourself before lectures to grasp the appropriate level of detail. 00:20:54 During lectures, focus on understanding content at the right level for you, skipping overly detailed parts for later review. 00:21:19 Record lecture timings when you find content too detailed to revisit them later effectively. 00:21:41 Watching lectures at a faster speed doesn't necessarily equate to faster learning; focus on comprehension over speed. Generated by yousum.live
Thanks for the breakdown. What I figured out was 1. Take notes, write down everything. Don't use a computer if you might have to make diagrams. I always used fountain pens. Less friction, no writer's cramp. Always two fountain pens in case one clogs or skips. (Use anything from cheap Prepies you refill, or TWSBIs - which are reasonably priced, large capacity and reliable.) Smooth paper. Notebooks instead of individual sheets -- unless you have a disciplined method to organize and keep them together. In that case good laser printer paper is terrific. Underline, circle anything to look up later. What to ask ASAP?? What was that word or name?? Ask for clarity. Often the first step in learning anything is mindbogglingly steep and nearly impossible. Later it will all just seem obvious. This is why it is critical to get ahead of the course. Stumble over those steps weeks before they're introduced in lecture. Get past them. Find the reading list for the course. Stay at least one book ahead of the schedule. Never treat a lecture as new information, it shouldn't be the first time you hear about most of the information. This way you can use the lecture to reconnect and deepen your understanding. (I once took a two day $1500 seminar in how to use Adobe Darkroom. The instructor shared a rough draft of his book on it. By the time I sat down on day one, I already knew how to use Darkroom. It is impossible for any instructor to organize a lecture or seminar so that it is both engaging and complete. If it's complete it'll be repetitious and boring. At one point the person sitting next to me closed their laptop and gave up. This was the second time they'd taken the course.) Be aggressive in your learning. I went to a mediocre suburban high school. I was in college with top students from expensive private schools (maybe they weren't any better. These kids were not dummies.) Use whatever you have. Passion to go to med school, law school or just a big working class chip on your shoulder. You don't really want to 'beat' anybody, you just want to do as well as you can. Whatever it is I will figure it out. Genius and IQ become meaningless terms. All learning is based on prior learning, experience and learning how to learn better. It's an acceleration. Be creative. Anything you're interested in, learn it. School and college are never enough. Straight As in English doesn't mean you can write well, or be interesting, it's usually limited to writing grammatically and being able to produce a college essay. Good skills. Think anyone wants to hear about your English major when you submit a book to a publisher? They want to see what you wrote. Always, relentlessly add to your learning. Learn across disciplines. I did well in college, in my continued learning and in life because I learned carpentry. Everything after that was a practical application, and because I'd learned house framing, I was always looking for the most efficient and best way to do everything.
I don't know if you will ever read this Dr. Sung, But I have been following you for a while now. I started back in grade 11 am now a 3rd year medical technologist student (from the Philippines by the way). I was able to pass a difficult scholarship exam due to your techniques(which had monetary benefits) And I am still using them to this day, I struggle still but if there's anything I learned from you is that you can always choose to act and improve your methods because that is how you get better. Currently, in midterms and not doing so well. But overall, thanks for the lessons and tips they are truly helpful for students like myself.
Hai , I am doing mbbs , I have cove 20 lectures , for each lecture i first do priming and then mapp it and then see the lecture and add minute details it takes very long time to cover 1hour lecture it takes 2 hours, this is reducing my speed, how can I improve
Basically, do your required readings before a lecture, ask yourself “non-obvious” questions by trying to relate two seemingly unrelated topics together, and filter information critically-if you can’t simplify it now, go back to it later once you’ve mastered the fundamentals.
The use of examples was beneficial to understanding concpets in a wat allowing to apply. It seemed to me that it was missing before, it is much clearer now! Nice!
It is a posibility that people that uses techniques for studying get better results not for the technique itself but because it's people that are actively willing to learn and improve.
Your content is great. The fact that your thinking is clear and organised shows in the way you explain, in fact I can follow you all the time, even if the video is dense of info and as you say, the topic is complicated. When I started looking for studying techniques I was afraid I would drown in tons of unproved hacks and feel like an idiot watching geniuses speak of what works for them. This is my second day watching and I've already learned that some of my strategies are great, some I thought I had to learn are useless, that it's possible for me to improve in a mindful way, because I understand what you explained about how leaning works. I never thought it could be possible. Mostly I understood why I had issues in learning, I feel smarter already, because I thought I was dumb and doomed. I'm super grateful ❤
This ai perplexity thing is excellent. Decreases cognitive load. Can easily remember facts. Can download lectures and slides. Can generate flashcards. Can generate terms with definitions. I am a senior doctor. Not much ai hallucinations as data bases are from legitimate sources such as pub med. this ai puts me into hyperfocus. No more brute force learning. I have used this ai application for the Harvard course for review for internal medicine board review. Simply in love with this app
I am a high school student.I recently found your channel and i have started using some of your techniques .Its a new start but I wish that iIwill get the positive results .Can you make video on what is the best way of doing self study and also some techniques for logical subjects like maths and physics.
I am buddhist and just the one who is still young and immature in soul and thinking. I used to pray and call any name of buddha that i can remember whenever i am in a very difficult situation. Sometimes i felt like they help me real quick, i was immediately enlightened. But sometimes i call them, i till being insane. After listening to Justin, Iam considering my skill i want is to recall buddha to help me out of difficulty. And now i realize that i have to look at people who "using the skills and do it well"- who believe in buddha like me and how they live, fight, and nuture their morality to be saved and delighted by Buddha, not just sitting there and ask Buddha to come. Another thank for you, Justin. This is just the second video of you that i saw and you enlightened me 😅 ...in a language of science
Great video Justin... using examples was very helpful....I have been following you on TH-cam sincerely for 2 months and from being terrific passive learner I could train myself to better encoding and now study is so much enjoyable thanks docter❤
The way you share knowledge on this subject is very inspiring and I appreciate it. I'm working on an app that incorporates some of the things that I've learned from your content. Thanks Justin 👊🏽
11:15 Your editor pranked you. It's not "purchasing", but "processing" (11:04, 11:11). This is more of a funny easter egg, the video is still excellent. Thank you.
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:16 *🧠 Importance of natural intelligence and self-discipline in learning* - Natural intelligence and IQ have an association with academic performance, but self-discipline can be a stronger influencer. - Lack of self-discipline can hinder reaching one's intellectual potential, while consistent effort can lead to significant academic improvement. - Students can improve significantly compared to their baseline by adopting effective learning methods and consistent discipline. 03:29 *🔍 Effective techniques for learning in lectures* - Effective learning techniques focus on managing cognitive load to optimize mental effort. - Techniques such as priming, asking non-obvious questions, and filtering information help in cognitive load management. - Understanding the principles of learning and evaluating personal strengths and weaknesses are crucial for optimizing learning methods. 16:12 *📚 Strategies for reducing cognitive load and enhancing learning efficiency* - Priming involves simplifying complex information before learning to reduce cognitive load during lectures. - Asking non-obvious questions encourages deeper thinking and enhances memory consolidation. - Filtering information allows learners to focus on digestible chunks of knowledge, building a strong foundation for deeper understanding. Made with HARPA AI
Delayed note taking doesn’t work for me because i have attention deficit disorder. I have to take note during lecture while the lecturer is taking to make me focus on the subject they talk about and follow along and prevent my mind wandering. That technique helps me a lot, and i’m now a skillful surgeon.
Could you design a social experiment where you showcase two distinct groups? One group implements your strategies, potentially excelling at a given task, while the other group neglects these strategies, resulting in more average outcomes. I believe it's vital for your channel to stimulate greater demand for the skills you impart. Justin, I've been an avid fan of your videos since you had 19,000 followers, and while I deeply admire your content, I sense a repetitive pattern emerging. Perhaps incorporating more creative methods to generate demand by demonstrating highly desired results could be beneficial. It's not always about achieving the highest grades; sometimes, it's about presenting intellectual challenges that captivate viewers. Take, for instance, Korean TV series like "The Devil's Plan" and "University War," reality shows that piqued my interest and motivated me to learn more. Maybe integrating a similar approach could be advantageous for your content.
I was the reverse. I was pretty disciplined in High School, but lost focus in college and afterwards, and have performed mediocrely since then. The word "discipline" was and is a trigger for a lot of anxiety and self loathing for me. Now after 12 years since college, I feel pretty limited.
I hope you find the courage to exceed your perceived limits. I would recommend the obstacle is the way by Ryan holiday or watching I can study's video on growth mindset. Have a good day
Discipline alone is not enough and probably won't work, the modern world is filled with distractions everywhere. Your Cognitive load will be too high simply trying to fight your own temptations especially if you have formed addictive bad habits already. The best way is to build or find systems or get rid of bad systems around you to eliminate all distractions/temptations/bad habits. (example: Purchasing a mobile use/app blocker which blocks use completely at selected times except still having the functionality to use phone and other non distracting essential apps, or throwing out all junk food, etc.) And then also come up with systems to help motivate you everyday to fight temptations, (ex: use sobriety tracking apps on mobile or a more physical accountability measure like, sticking notes to the mirror which you use everyday, or a physical calendar, etc.) There are many such systems already out there, and more will probably come, and you can be quite creative with them as well to fit your own specialized needs. More systems are better but they should feed each other, if you have multiple systems doing the same task, then your attention is being divided for the wrong reason.(example: using multiple habit tracking apps on mobile, despite them offering little variation among the other)
Nice video, good job :) I have one question about priming / pre-study for a Video courses or Audio books. Should I spend time to review the audiobook content, discover keywords and discover more information about it, or how it would be best to proceed / listen to audiobooks? The same question I have and for video coruses, should I watch the course and keep a list when I see some concept that I don't understand, and how I can prime myself for that topic in advance?
Notes from this video ### self discipline self discipline has more influence than IQ self discipline also refers to consistency in improving your study techniques and skills!! : u need to be disciplined in working on a new study method to replace one that does not work well for you ### skills to use in lectures: ultimate goal is managing cognitive load : don’t just copy what others do you need to be aware of - what is your level? - what are your weaknesses? - what are your strengths? : don’t be overloaded, also don’t make it too low (passive learning etc) ### Strategies to make your brain not overloaded during lecture : 1. priming 2. ask non-obvious questions 3. filter & screen info much more critically 1. priming - : can be: write down a list of question u want to prompt urself during lecture - : e.g. question - how are [keyword A] and [keyword B] **related** to each other, and you represent the relations in some non-linear notes - : e.g. question - what is the **def** of [keyword C] (that comes w a long complicated def) - and you write down the def in **simplest** words - then in lectures, use the questions as milestones - elaborating on a concept - : to figure out **how the concept is shaped**, **what are the edges**. **where does it apply**, **where does it not apply**, **what are the relationships that are less obvious**
→ it is like precisely positioning it in a bigger picture, finding connections and conditions
1. ask non-obvious questions - **obvious questions** - factual and discrete, answers rel. simple → so you **will learn it even if you do not ask** those questions - **non-obv questions** - like interleaving - try to relate things that do not seem to related to each other at first glance. force yourself to **ask how a concept is related to *any* other concept** - that is forcing yourself to make hypotheses and determine which path works; you can hit that topic from multiple different angles - there is no obv answers to those questions, **it is your trying to answer those questions that is valuable** - e.g. PPT talks about *authentication header* in network security, - obvious questions e.g. What is an authentication header? / what is the signif of an authentication header? / what is the advantage of an authentification header? - non-obv questions e.g. how is it related to [concept that is tens of slides away]? 1. filter and screen information more critically
be **highly selective** about **what** to learn and **when** to learn it
don’t study everything at full depth at the beginning
criteria: ask yourself at a concept / slide “**do i know enough about this to make it simpler while staying accurate**”
if the answer is no, maybe even you consolidate it it will still fade away
→ u better start with a building block or something that underpins that concept / slide instead
result / goal of the filtering process:
: determine which of them i shall learn now, which of them i shall skip for now and come back later
: keep a list of what you skipped
: it is acknowledging there are things you cannot comprehend at the first go, and you can learn those much more efficient coming back later when your foundation is stronger
→ if you have primed yourself before the lec, you already have a mid-level foundation, and lecturer likely provide an extra layer of detail - you want yourself to be able to filter (whether that detail i shall grasp it now or come back to it later)
***tip***: record the lecture yourself, take down the timestamp when there is one thing you want to revisit later with a stronger foundation
that is better than going to the for-all-students recording
Hey Justin can i prime this way? When i skim the book i try to DISCERN which key idea /concept will help me to understand the rest of the information After finding the key ideas , i search the internet or book to get a general idea of each keyword to make it relevant and then form a hypothesis I make sure that i only try to form a hypothesis for 7 to 10 ideas and later on , i add more connections
@JustinSung I faced a problem where my metacognition reached a level where I was using it constantly, almost too much. For eg. During daily tasks and just regular times. How do u think I should fix this and use mtacognition only for studying?
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I don't know if it's just me, but after the "HYPER EFFICIENT STUDY WITH ME" video, your videos seem to be more focused, like each video building upon each other, which helps me a lot compared to past videos. I'm not saying they were bad; past videos were more scattered. Thanks man you're doing such a great job!
I've always wondered if you had an email newsletter, doing explanatory, topical essays about anything and everything concerning learning, like Scott Young's blog. Would sub in a heartbeat.
Your "Disease-itis"-scenario sounds like the same scenario used for the Phzr-jab data. 98% effective at preventing severe disease while the control without the jab also had ~98% without severe disease... but they only told you the first part.
My question is why did the Pharmaceutical Company ask you? Instead of providing proof when a good product sells itself? I thought that Pharmaceutical companies bypassed everything especially when the gravity of importance was classified
PLEASE REPLY 😭😭😭😭 Justin please tell me that during understanding phase we will understand the topic by making mindmap or doodling During revision phase ---- Tell me after one month if i have to come again will i need to read pdfs again or write active recall question? And during exam time people generally tells its better to make notes super short for fast revison Tell me the best way to make notes or write active recall questions???
Well he does claim to have a evidence based way of learning rather than just copying toppers. I would recommend applying topper advice and his advice.See for yourself
he has (though limited but recently improved) scholarships(aka he gives you the course for free) for people who can prove that they meet the financial aid criteria
real point but i dont think u actually have transferable effect from improving in nback and if so its going to take at least 2 years of to see the an effect in ur G factor of working memory its not impossible but simply to time,energy consuming for just a little change in working memory.
Hi Justin, I'm Mohamed from Egypt I want a detailed long video about specifically learning and mastering video editing in a scientific way the best way to be the best video editor and animator and mastering After Effects I wish I could afford your course maybe it's mentioned there I'm 33 and couldn't master that software to make money freelancing I hope you see my message and I'll follow your guidance word by word thank you, my friend.
Unfortunately, for almost everything "making sense of things" requires an excruciating level of detail. If you are just learning at a superficial level or transactional level, you are fooling yourself if you believe you are "making sense of things".
1:19 c'mon man, this is ridicul0us. I will say how the top learners learn watching lectures: they don't watch them. They recognise it is better to study reading, given that we now have internet. They may watch some lectures, but it is rare. Most of the times, it is simply not worth it.
First time I've watched your video and something is not right. I would prefer if you could show a video of a lecturer talking, then you can stop the video and say what you would do next. I don't think you've ever done this in real life. This would go further in explaining what you mean instead of going on a generalisation story line about hypotheticals. Right at the end you said that if you're recording to make a note of the time period of the more detailed info. This is stupid because there's too much going on. There is relevant info, vague info, detailed info and irrelevant info all of which may or may not be relevant in getting those marks.
The most important aspect is the concept itself... you can addapt it to something that happens in your life. The core concept of it was that if something is too complicated, try to find and easy version of it and later try to increase difficulty. But you could apply to your life as you are the one that knows in which aspects it could work
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00:09:00 Priming yourself before a lecture by familiarizing with key terms and concepts can reduce cognitive load.
00:10:00 Asking non-obvious questions and exploring relationships between seemingly unrelated concepts can enhance learning and memory retention.
00:17:00 Filtering and screening information critically to focus on what is suitable for your current level of understanding is crucial for effective learning.
00:18:56 Understand fundamental concepts before diving into advanced topics.
00:19:02 Build your knowledge like building blocks, starting from a strong foundation.
00:19:42 Simplify information to a level where you can easily understand and retain it.
00:20:02 Filter out what is easy to learn now and what can be revisited later for better efficiency.
00:20:07 Take notes or use reminders for skipped topics to revisit them later.
00:20:20 Don't try to learn everything in detail at once; revisit complex details when your foundation is stronger.
00:20:31 Prime yourself before lectures to grasp the appropriate level of detail.
00:20:54 During lectures, focus on understanding content at the right level for you, skipping overly detailed parts for later review.
00:21:19 Record lecture timings when you find content too detailed to revisit them later effectively.
00:21:41 Watching lectures at a faster speed doesn't necessarily equate to faster learning; focus on comprehension over speed.
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Thankyou so much ❤️🔥
Thanks for the breakdown. What I figured out was 1. Take notes, write down everything. Don't use a computer if you might have to make diagrams. I always used fountain pens. Less friction, no writer's cramp. Always two fountain pens in case one clogs or skips. (Use anything from cheap Prepies you refill, or TWSBIs - which are reasonably priced, large capacity and reliable.) Smooth paper. Notebooks instead of individual sheets -- unless you have a disciplined method to organize and keep them together. In that case good laser printer paper is terrific. Underline, circle anything to look up later. What to ask ASAP?? What was that word or name?? Ask for clarity.
Often the first step in learning anything is mindbogglingly steep and nearly impossible. Later it will all just seem obvious. This is why it is critical to get ahead of the course. Stumble over those steps weeks before they're introduced in lecture. Get past them.
Find the reading list for the course. Stay at least one book ahead of the schedule.
Never treat a lecture as new information, it shouldn't be the first time you hear about most of the information. This way you can use the lecture to reconnect and deepen your understanding. (I once took a two day $1500 seminar in how to use Adobe Darkroom. The instructor shared a rough draft of his book on it. By the time I sat down on day one, I already knew how to use Darkroom. It is impossible for any instructor to organize a lecture or seminar so that it is both engaging and complete. If it's complete it'll be repetitious and boring. At one point the person sitting next to me closed their laptop and gave up. This was the second time they'd taken the course.)
Be aggressive in your learning. I went to a mediocre suburban high school. I was in college with top students from expensive private schools (maybe they weren't any better. These kids were not dummies.) Use whatever you have. Passion to go to med school, law school or just a big working class chip on your shoulder. You don't really want to 'beat' anybody, you just want to do as well as you can. Whatever it is I will figure it out.
Genius and IQ become meaningless terms. All learning is based on prior learning, experience and learning how to learn better. It's an acceleration. Be creative. Anything you're interested in, learn it.
School and college are never enough. Straight As in English doesn't mean you can write well, or be interesting, it's usually limited to writing grammatically and being able to produce a college essay. Good skills. Think anyone wants to hear about your English major when you submit a book to a publisher? They want to see what you wrote.
Always, relentlessly add to your learning. Learn across disciplines. I did well in college, in my continued learning and in life because I learned carpentry. Everything after that was a practical application, and because I'd learned house framing, I was always looking for the most efficient and best way to do everything.
I don't know if you will ever read this Dr. Sung, But I have been following you for a while now. I started back in grade 11 am now a 3rd year medical technologist student (from the Philippines by the way). I was able to pass a difficult scholarship exam due to your techniques(which had monetary benefits) And I am still using them to this day, I struggle still but if there's anything I learned from you is that you can always choose to act and improve your methods because that is how you get better. Currently, in midterms and not doing so well. But overall, thanks for the lessons and tips they are truly helpful for students like myself.
Hai , I am doing mbbs ,
I have cove 20 lectures , for each lecture i first do priming and then mapp it and then see the lecture and add minute details it takes very long time to cover 1hour lecture it takes 2 hours, this is reducing my speed, how can I improve
your from FEU too?
For the very first time, these 20 minutes just flew by and felt like 7 minutes.. Thanks Justin! You rock
Great to hear!
Out of all Justin's videos this one is a pure gem. It's a roadmap and summary of the basics.
Basically, do your required readings before a lecture, ask yourself “non-obvious” questions by trying to relate two seemingly unrelated topics together, and filter information critically-if you can’t simplify it now, go back to it later once you’ve mastered the fundamentals.
Finally Justin's giving more example now
He has to - he’s getting dragged for his nebulous explanations and constant funnelling to a glorified mind map course
@@HeyQuinton It isn't at all "glorified", it's literally as good as he makes it out to seem.
He gave plenty of examples. It is also on you to use you brain 🧠
@@cryingfrost6270 in your opinion does Justin add a lot more in his course compared to what he has in his stellar channel?
@@HeyQuintondid anyone ever point that stuff out?
The use of examples was beneficial to understanding concpets in a wat allowing to apply. It seemed to me that it was missing before, it is much clearer now! Nice!
It is a posibility that people that uses techniques for studying get better results not for the technique itself but because it's people that are actively willing to learn and improve.
Your content is great. The fact that your thinking is clear and organised shows in the way you explain, in fact I can follow you all the time, even if the video is dense of info and as you say, the topic is complicated.
When I started looking for studying techniques I was afraid I would drown in tons of unproved hacks and feel like an idiot watching geniuses speak of what works for them. This is my second day watching and I've already learned that some of my strategies are great, some I thought I had to learn are useless, that it's possible for me to improve in a mindful way, because I understand what you explained about how leaning works. I never thought it could be possible. Mostly I understood why I had issues in learning, I feel smarter already, because I thought I was dumb and doomed.
I'm super grateful ❤
Pls can u make a video on math based and procedural learning like coding etc .
This ai perplexity thing is excellent. Decreases cognitive load. Can easily remember facts. Can download lectures and slides. Can generate flashcards. Can generate terms with definitions. I am a senior doctor. Not much ai hallucinations as data bases are from legitimate sources such as pub med. this ai puts me into hyperfocus. No more brute force learning. I have used this ai application for the Harvard course for review for internal medicine board review. Simply in love with this app
love ya Justin
Been seeing improvement in my learning so far
Astonishing content Justin 💯💯 Thanks to share your knowledge with us.
Thank you sir from the bottom of my heart for giving such value content on yt consistently.
❤ from india 🇮🇳
I am a high school student.I recently found your channel and i have started using some of your techniques .Its a new start but I wish that iIwill get the positive results .Can you make video on what is the best way of doing self study and also some techniques for logical subjects like maths and physics.
This is the most comprehensive of all your videos i hv watched
I am buddhist and just the one who is still young and immature in soul and thinking. I used to pray and call any name of buddha that i can remember whenever i am in a very difficult situation. Sometimes i felt like they help me real quick, i was immediately enlightened. But sometimes i call them, i till being insane. After listening to Justin, Iam considering my skill i want is to recall buddha to help me out of difficulty. And now i realize that i have to look at people who "using the skills and do it well"- who believe in buddha like me and how they live, fight, and nuture their morality to be saved and delighted by Buddha, not just sitting there and ask Buddha to come. Another thank for you, Justin. This is just the second video of you that i saw and you enlightened me 😅 ...in a language of science
Great video Justin... using examples was very helpful....I have been following you on TH-cam sincerely for 2 months and from being terrific passive learner I could train myself to better encoding and now study is so much enjoyable thanks docter❤
Great to hear!
The way you share knowledge on this subject is very inspiring and I appreciate it. I'm working on an app that incorporates some of the things that I've learned from your content. Thanks Justin 👊🏽
What’s the app going to be called?
What is it called, pls
11:15 Your editor pranked you. It's not "purchasing", but "processing" (11:04, 11:11). This is more of a funny easter egg, the video is still excellent. Thank you.
Okay fine! I have put my playback speed to NORMAL!!!!🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂
Why
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:16 *🧠 Importance of natural intelligence and self-discipline in learning*
- Natural intelligence and IQ have an association with academic performance, but self-discipline can be a stronger influencer.
- Lack of self-discipline can hinder reaching one's intellectual potential, while consistent effort can lead to significant academic improvement.
- Students can improve significantly compared to their baseline by adopting effective learning methods and consistent discipline.
03:29 *🔍 Effective techniques for learning in lectures*
- Effective learning techniques focus on managing cognitive load to optimize mental effort.
- Techniques such as priming, asking non-obvious questions, and filtering information help in cognitive load management.
- Understanding the principles of learning and evaluating personal strengths and weaknesses are crucial for optimizing learning methods.
16:12 *📚 Strategies for reducing cognitive load and enhancing learning efficiency*
- Priming involves simplifying complex information before learning to reduce cognitive load during lectures.
- Asking non-obvious questions encourages deeper thinking and enhances memory consolidation.
- Filtering information allows learners to focus on digestible chunks of knowledge, building a strong foundation for deeper understanding.
Made with HARPA AI
Many thanks.
I would love a video where u go through a maths concept from learning it to practicing it it will be really helpful.
Agreed. I still struggle with applying these techniques to subjects that require actual practice to master.
Delayed note taking doesn’t work for me because i have attention deficit disorder. I have to take note during lecture while the lecturer is taking to make me focus on the subject they talk about and follow along and prevent my mind wandering. That technique helps me a lot, and i’m now a skillful surgeon.
Could you design a social experiment where you showcase two distinct groups? One group implements your strategies, potentially excelling at a given task, while the other group neglects these strategies, resulting in more average outcomes. I believe it's vital for your channel to stimulate greater demand for the skills you impart. Justin, I've been an avid fan of your videos since you had 19,000 followers, and while I deeply admire your content, I sense a repetitive pattern emerging. Perhaps incorporating more creative methods to generate demand by demonstrating highly desired results could be beneficial. It's not always about achieving the highest grades; sometimes, it's about presenting intellectual challenges that captivate viewers. Take, for instance, Korean TV series like "The Devil's Plan" and "University War," reality shows that piqued my interest and motivated me to learn more. Maybe integrating a similar approach could be advantageous for your content.
Great comment.
I was the reverse. I was pretty disciplined in High School, but lost focus in college and afterwards, and have performed mediocrely since then. The word "discipline" was and is a trigger for a lot of anxiety and self loathing for me. Now after 12 years since college, I feel pretty limited.
I hope you find the courage to exceed your perceived limits. I would recommend the obstacle is the way by Ryan holiday or watching I can study's video on growth mindset. Have a good day
Discipline alone is not enough and probably won't work, the modern world is filled with distractions everywhere. Your Cognitive load will be too high simply trying to fight your own temptations especially if you have formed addictive bad habits already. The best way is to build or find systems or get rid of bad systems around you to eliminate all distractions/temptations/bad habits. (example: Purchasing a mobile use/app blocker which blocks use completely at selected times except still having the functionality to use phone and other non distracting essential apps, or throwing out all junk food, etc.)
And then also come up with systems to help motivate you everyday to fight temptations, (ex: use sobriety tracking apps on mobile or a more physical accountability measure like, sticking notes to the mirror which you use everyday, or a physical calendar, etc.)
There are many such systems already out there, and more will probably come, and you can be quite creative with them as well to fit your own specialized needs. More systems are better but they should feed each other, if you have multiple systems doing the same task, then your attention is being divided for the wrong reason.(example: using multiple habit tracking apps on mobile, despite them offering little variation among the other)
Valuable content! Thank you.
Nice video, good job :) I have one question about priming / pre-study for a Video courses or Audio books. Should I spend time to review the audiobook content, discover keywords and discover more information about it, or how it would be best to proceed / listen to audiobooks? The same question I have and for video coruses, should I watch the course and keep a list when I see some concept that I don't understand, and how I can prime myself for that topic in advance?
Notes from this video
### self discipline
self discipline has more influence than IQ
self discipline also refers to consistency in improving your study techniques and skills!!
: u need to be disciplined in working on a new study method to replace one that does not work well for you
### skills to use in lectures: ultimate goal is managing cognitive load
: don’t just copy what others do
you need to be aware of
- what is your level?
- what are your weaknesses?
- what are your strengths?
: don’t be overloaded, also don’t make it too low (passive learning etc)
### Strategies to make your brain not overloaded during lecture
: 1. priming 2. ask non-obvious questions 3. filter & screen info much more critically
1. priming
- : can be: write down a list of question u want to prompt urself during lecture
- : e.g. question - how are [keyword A] and [keyword B] **related** to each other, and you represent the relations in some non-linear notes
- : e.g. question - what is the **def** of [keyword C] (that comes w a long complicated def) - and you write down the def in **simplest** words
- then in lectures, use the questions as milestones
- elaborating on a concept
- : to figure out **how the concept is shaped**, **what are the edges**. **where does it apply**, **where does it not apply**, **what are the relationships that are less obvious**
→ it is like precisely positioning it in a bigger picture, finding connections and conditions
1. ask non-obvious questions
- **obvious questions** - factual and discrete, answers rel. simple → so you **will learn it even if you do not ask** those questions
- **non-obv questions** - like interleaving - try to relate things that do not seem to related to each other at first glance. force yourself to **ask how a concept is related to *any* other concept**
- that is forcing yourself to make hypotheses and determine which path works; you can hit that topic from multiple different angles
- there is no obv answers to those questions, **it is your trying to answer those questions that is valuable**
- e.g. PPT talks about *authentication header* in network security,
- obvious questions e.g. What is an authentication header? / what is the signif of an authentication header? / what is the advantage of an authentification header?
- non-obv questions e.g. how is it related to [concept that is tens of slides away]?
1. filter and screen information more critically
be **highly selective** about **what** to learn and **when** to learn it
don’t study everything at full depth at the beginning
criteria: ask yourself at a concept / slide “**do i know enough about this to make it simpler while staying accurate**”
if the answer is no, maybe even you consolidate it it will still fade away
→ u better start with a building block or something that underpins that concept / slide instead
result / goal of the filtering process:
: determine which of them i shall learn now, which of them i shall skip for now and come back later
: keep a list of what you skipped
: it is acknowledging there are things you cannot comprehend at the first go, and you can learn those much more efficient coming back later when your foundation is stronger
→ if you have primed yourself before the lec, you already have a mid-level foundation, and lecturer likely provide an extra layer of detail - you want yourself to be able to filter (whether that detail i shall grasp it now or come back to it later)
***tip***: record the lecture yourself, take down the timestamp when there is one thing you want to revisit later with a stronger foundation
that is better than going to the for-all-students recording
Amazing content!
Thank you Justin, your videos are helping me tremendously ❤
Glad you have found them useful!
Could you do a video about how memory has improved over the years going non linear. How easily you can recognise patterns and etc.
Hey Justin can i prime this way?
When i skim the book i try to DISCERN which key idea /concept will help me to understand the rest of the information
After finding the key ideas , i search the internet or book to get a general idea of each keyword to make it relevant and then form a hypothesis
I make sure that i only try to form a hypothesis for 7 to 10 ideas and later on , i add more connections
Can you please make video on how to make mind map who is learning or studying fr 8:43 from youtube or any virtual courses
Thankyou as always for the great help!!❤️
4:50 good example of the base rate fallacy
@JustinSung I faced a problem where my metacognition reached a level where I was using it constantly, almost too much. For eg. During daily tasks and just regular times. How do u think I should fix this and use mtacognition only for studying?
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I don't know if it's just me, but after the "HYPER EFFICIENT STUDY WITH ME" video, your videos seem to be more focused, like each video building upon each other, which helps me a lot compared to past videos. I'm not saying they were bad; past videos were more scattered. Thanks man you're doing such a great job!
I've always wondered if you had an email newsletter, doing explanatory, topical essays about anything and everything concerning learning, like Scott Young's blog. Would sub in a heartbeat.
What is the evidence that distracted cognitive load leads to decreased learning? It’s certainly intuitive but is it empirical?
the things he said about managing cognitive load were interesting.
I need to come back to this and take notes on some of the things he said.
Please make the video's as how u studied A level physics chemistry and maths detailed please 🥺🥺
I've heard that there are types of procrastination based on the cause as to why you procrastinate some of them are childhood traums do u agree?
@justinsung Why is there this trend for students to listen to lectures at 2x speed or higher? Could u speak in this in a future video!
Your "Disease-itis"-scenario sounds like the same scenario used for the Phzr-jab data. 98% effective at preventing severe disease while the control without the jab also had ~98% without severe disease... but they only told you the first part.
Many people playback lectures a little faster because, when things go fast, people lean in.
Very helpful! Thankyou so much 😊
Thanks dr justin 🥰
My question is why did the Pharmaceutical Company ask you? Instead of providing proof when a good product sells itself? I thought that Pharmaceutical companies bypassed everything especially when the gravity of importance was classified
U could make a video separately on priming..
noted!
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Justin please tell me that during understanding phase we will understand the topic by making mindmap or doodling
During revision phase ----
Tell me after one month if i have to come again will i need to read pdfs again or write active recall question?
And during exam time people generally tells its better to make notes super short for fast revison
Tell me the best way to make notes or write active recall questions???
Yay~ i don't have to ropemaxx~ ❤
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3:49 does that statement also mean your also wrong? No offence but we’re following your advice from this video right? 😅
Well he does claim to have a evidence based way of learning rather than just copying toppers. I would recommend applying topper advice and his advice.See for yourself
When you make a video specifically talking about math and number based subjects I’ll rest in peace 😭😭
I recommend watching his interview with Mike and matty where he talks about how to take notes in maths
I found it difficult to understand how the example of drug related to people who try techniques versus those don't
Can you give me your course for free 🙂
I need it too xD
he has (though limited but recently improved) scholarships(aka he gives you the course for free) for people who can prove that they meet the financial aid criteria
Do you want him to starve ????😂😂😂😂😂
His course is 400$. He aint giving it for free. You can learn a lot from his videos tho.
Yoooo 😂
Don't know why these videos don't get a lot of views???
9:37 Me studying "energy stuffs in living things" be like:
Practical Tips to not get overwhelmed
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Hey Justin! Upload more of TOP 0.1% videos!
It was good!!
Dude , this is getting repeated, last time i say this , I can't thank you enough 😊
Most welcome 😊
Sir can you please answer my comment from your previous video
I guess chatgpt can help for improving cognitive load
Hey Justin, what are your thoughts on working memory training like dual n back?
real point but i dont think u actually have transferable effect from improving in nback and if so its going to take at least 2 years of to see the an effect in ur G factor of working memory its not impossible but simply to time,energy consuming for just a little change in working memory.
I kept listen until 13:42 then i stopped because i was over load😂
how old is dr justin sung ?
Excuse me , earlier I missunderstood proper context outdoors
Thank u very much
Justin seems to be acting more like an actual human. The courses he’s taking are working.
Awesome!
Thanks!
Hi Justin, I'm Mohamed from Egypt
I want a detailed long video about
specifically learning and mastering video editing in a scientific way
the best way to be the best video editor and animator and mastering After Effects
I wish I could afford your course maybe it's mentioned there
I'm 33 and couldn't master that software to make money freelancing
I hope you see my message and I'll follow your guidance word by word
thank you, my friend.
4:01 @chubbyemu style
DEFINITELY THE VIDEO OF APRIL 2024!! love the tips, I shall try them.
Have fun!
Background music distracting
Guide:How to procrastinate like a PRO
me searching for networking security lectiure slides
Thank you
You're welcome
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Unfortunately, for almost everything "making sense of things" requires an excruciating level of detail. If you are just learning at a superficial level or transactional level, you are fooling yourself if you believe you are "making sense of things".
1:19 c'mon man, this is ridicul0us. I will say how the top learners learn watching lectures: they don't watch them. They recognise it is better to study reading, given that we now have internet. They may watch some lectures, but it is rare. Most of the times, it is simply not worth it.
ahh bayes theorm, classic
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First time I've watched your video and something is not right. I would prefer if you could show a video of a lecturer talking, then you can stop the video and say what you would do next. I don't think you've ever done this in real life. This would go further in explaining what you mean instead of going on a generalisation story line about hypotheticals. Right at the end you said that if you're recording to make a note of the time period of the more detailed info. This is stupid because there's too much going on. There is relevant info, vague info, detailed info and irrelevant info all of which may or may not be relevant in getting those marks.
The most important aspect is the concept itself... you can addapt it to something that happens in your life. The core concept of it was that if something is too complicated, try to find and easy version of it and later try to increase difficulty. But you could apply to your life as you are the one that knows in which aspects it could work
@@sucesssoulman I agree, however what I've demonstrated is that something's that Justin mentioned are not realistic to the situation.
1%1000000=1000 .... Good Joke
Your asian so your automatically smart
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You say so much, but so less
Thank you