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3:13 Qualities of Genius: strong memory and deep understanding 4:15 How to have a good memory. Start with good informational encoding 4:54 Deepen understanding by deep processesing (connecting ideas to other related ideas) 6:59 Higher order learning 7:58 stages/orders of learning 14:52 Steps we can take to improve 16:41 Analyze which level of learning currently at 18:34 Go up a level 19:11 Prestudy structures 23:15 Delay note-taking 25:55 increase cognitive load tolerance 28:09 Critical reflection of technique
Delay note-taking! I always thought this was holding me back. But how long do I delay it for? I feel like by the time I want to write the note, I forget what it is that I learned.
As an educational sciences student I wholeheartedly approve of this content! Just one tip: I would really appreciate it if you could put chapters in your video 😊
Hi, Justin. I'm retired, unemployed, disabled, 70 and a lifelong learner. After watching your video I wondered how I was the top student in my class and graduated with high honors in college being stuck at level 4. What a shame! That probably shouldn't have happened! I immediately started using your technique literally minutes after I watched your video with my Great Courses. This is mindblowing stuff. I'm hungry for more. Keep it coming!
You are incredible, I hope to have that kind of spirit when I get to your age, hell even right now at 19 I struggle to get motivated sometimes. I wish you the best
Just to make this clear. I don't wanna be smarter to raise my self esteem. Not that if you do there's anything wrong with that. But I want my self esteem to be built cause of authenticity and acceptance of myself. Want the wits so I can help myself and others more. Recently I've been doing some meditation,deep work and puzzles a lot. And that has helped me understand my mental health much more. Can't explain how much gratitude I feel for this
In a digital sea filled with fleeting interactions, your depth of thought stood out like a beacon, drawing me into a realm of profound conversation. It's rare to find someone who not only appreciates but also contributes to the exchange of ideas with such fervor
Long-term 25:58 Increase Cognitive Load Tolerance (Organize information in your head)(Do something with the information on your head)(Simplifying information into 3 or more main ideas and thinking about relationships) 28:09 Critical Reflection of your technique (what parts are working? why are they working? how can I make it work even better?)(and viceversa on the parts not working/contributing) Short-term 16:43 What type of thinking are you activating? (Go up a level) 19:13 Create some pre-study structures (what can you do before hand to make the information you’re about to learn more useful) (Know where the information is going to fit in your organizational structure from the big ideas-(3 or 4 main ideas and figure out the relationships between them)(if possible, from each main idea figure out the 2 to 4 ideas that are within them)-try you learn from an entire topic 23:17 Delayed Note Thinking (Process and organize the information in your head. This what actually produces the learning) 25:03 (Hold on to the information in your head first, thinking about/process/manuiplate it, make your own/make it make senses to YOU, THEN when it makes sense write the notes in your words)
As a high school student, having been developing this sort of studying pattern for about a year(without realizing it), I can definitely see where you're coming from. I used to be that one couch potato that would binge watch TH-cam videos and play videos games for hours after school, but I completely stopped one day and gravitated my attention towards math. Before, I would only do the minimum work my tutor would assign me, but because I had much leftover time due to giving up video games, and because I didn't have any hobbies, I ended up doing homework my tutor would assign me next class so I'd have more free time. Gradually, I graduated from having to take tutor, and began self studying math entirely for fun and self growth. What I can most agree with your video is that organization and deep level of studying. I found math to especially accel in this department, as math has the tendency to build up understanding as you go to higher levels. What I found most useful for getting into that 1 and 2 level of studying for math and possibly other STEM subjects is to 'understand' how everything works. To give more context, I mean trying to prove theorems, formulas, and what certain principles are implying. Eventually, I gained the ability to prove most of these theorems and formulas myself, and doing so helped me connect the dots within math even further. Additionally, during this period of improvement, I attempted note taking. I was of course only an elementary at the start, and just like what you said in the video, I would take notes as soon as I learned something(just to get that stress out of my head). Overtime, I would take notes only after the end of each chapter, and also came to realize my style of note taking, which was to not just write down formulas for the sake of memorizing, but also add proofs(for those formulas), questions, and what exactly I was thinking while exploring a certain unit or topic within math. This allowed me to look back and my accomplishments, and gain self-esteem from them. But I should also add that I think taking notes in this style is a far more tedious than learning math itself, but that was able to trick my brain into thinking that note taking was far more difficult than learning something in math, when it may not be the case in reality. Lastly, one of the best methods I found for pre-studying is to look over the material before solving any problems. For example, a single level of rudimentary math(geometry, algebra 2, calculus,etc.)normally has 14 chapters in total, and I would attempt to finish about 1 chapter a day. Each chapter can consist of about 5-10 sub-units, and I would just read over them for about 45 minutes just to see the intuition behind each information(as a way of categorizing the information), this not only tricks your brain into thinking the amount you're doing is substantially little, but can give you an idea of what all the informations are 'leading up to'(the end result/kind of like a spoiler). As a closure, math is currently my favorite subject, and I am gaining more interest in other STEM fields because its styles are similar to how I would study math. From my perspective on this matter of "thinking/studying like a genius", I can say with complete certainty that it isn't something you can obtain by studying for school, but is only possible through self-studying. And I should add that this style of thinking shouldn't be too stressed about, but it is rather a natural process as a result of letting your curiosity flow. (I wrote this on my phone, so there will probably be a lot of Grammer errors, but oh well)
I really relate to this alot except I have always gone for higher learning my whole life. It's only getting harder as the teachers are unwilling to answer questions they think are stupid or unessacery to "learning" the material. In spite of this I can still obtain a low level of memory and understanding in my classes as well as in my own personal studies. It sucks seeing that not many people know about this way to learn. I guess it is something we knew innately but chose to ignore because memorizing was faster and easier.
This channel is more like my secret weapon for better learning and boosting my grades I used everything literally EVERYTHING he said and it works well for me I changed from that type of a person writes notes mindlessly like a zombie to a student who studies effectively and now I have a really good grasp of the materials and topics in mathematics and physics
@@nigelcardoso3883 Much more complex studies (physics and alike) require an above average IQ, unfortunately - else you'd fail your courses or not learn them effectively.
14:58 is where the steps are shown to train your brain however I suggest you watch the full video without skipping and you will understand the steps and why these steps must be used
Justin, please--write a book! The subject matter of your lectures is a really important body of skills, but, as an educational psychologist, you know that lecturing is one of the worst possible ways of delivering them. That's why people say that your videos are long. They are actually no longer than they have to be to cover the content, but listen--we are all highly trained and experienced readers. We read 10, 000 words in 20 minutes, but it takes nearly an hour to listen to them. We can go back and forth in a book, highlight passages, fold down page corners, all that stuff. If you write a book, I promise I will buy it and recommend it to others.
@Jim Mcdonald According to my perspective. The main reason why Justin is not writing books or Blogs as opposed to giving Lecture through TH-cam videos is Unavailability of TIME. For Justin's tight schedule. He is not able to take out time to write the concepts or his teachings. On a side not quite probably he is planning to write a book, gradually. But for now he is taking out some blocks of time in between his routine & schedule to reach out to more people by using one of the faster methods than writing, Lecturing. Of course there are lots of whys to what he is doing, i.e. why is he making youtube videos, 2 of them being: 1. Philanthrophy 2. Marketing/Advertisement for his Course Hopefully this gives some different angle to your request. Regards.
The note-taking part is so true. The analogy of the movers applies here as well; note-taking becomes the movers just throwing everything inside, and I'll process information later.
Start: 16:41 Short-term What level of learning are you at? 18:34 -> 1 Up a Level 19:11 -> 2 Prestudy structures -> Topic -> 3 or 4 main idea 23:16 -> 3 Delayed note taking Long Term: 26:00 -> Cognitive load tolerance 28:13 -> Critical Reflection of your technique (understand what study tips works and what doesn't work)
@@firekoovin3347 Its very important actually. People should watch the whole video because if you don't and just use time stamps then it contradicts what he is trying to tell you lol
This video is basically explaining the question “what is learning “ and explaining it in very simple micro understanding concepts until your able to comprehend that it’s possible for you to maybe improve your way of your thinking and measure where you stand while challenging your current thought process in a friendly manner against yourself
Delayed note-taking is a huge one. We often feel a social pressure to make it look like we're doing something during our lectures. But I've failed courses because I didn't apply this rule, and instead took a lot of notes during lecture and ended up wasting precious lecture time. So make sure to follow this rule! A trick that can help in this is to also make sure to try and ask a meaningful question at a point in the lecture. This can both help you ensure you're taking an adequate cognitive load, when formulating what's hopefully an intelligent question (doesn't need to be rocket science). And it also is "doing something", in case you're like me and feel the discomfort of "not doing anything" during the lecture process.
Justin what you are teaching/informing is very crucial to students or the learning process . Please continue to provide these video, for those not taking the course, immeanse contribution!
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I am bad at remembering lists. So, I study them using aconyms. I first take a list of words, or a list of sentences, and for each entry I assign a letter. Next, I combine the letters in a meaningful way to form the acronym. Then, I memorize the aconym, and I quiz myself on what each letter means. Over time, at the start of each study session, I quiz myself on remembering the acronyms themselves, and then on the meaning of each letter of each acronym. Throughout an entire semester, I end up memorizing a page or two of acronyms, and recalling them is no longer difficult. I believe, although I have not tested this, that were I to return to quizing myself on any page of acronyms years later, I could regain the knowledge with only a moderate level of difficulty.
Entering my last “official” college semester I’ve been meaning to change my way of studying implementing more connections between classes but seeing exposed al the theory behind the way you unfold, I’m fascinated. Thanks for sharing your knowledge man, very well earned suscriber. Can’t afford your course at the moment but as soon as I can, I definitely will
In order to be able to relate huge networks of information and prioritize for stage 1 like he said, you need knowledge of a huge network of information. You need to experience many different things. Geniuses are geniuses because they know a lot about a lot of things. Vastly different things, which makes their understanding of individual things more expansive. I've watched this a couple times, and rewatching it now I realize why I struggled so hard to reach those higher levels of learning. I didn't really expose myself to a lot of information, shutting myself out from learning about anything I can. With the internet being so big, I struggled to see that I could learn anything, focusing more on the idea that I will never learn everything.
As a mature-age uni student in his 40s, who has been battling his way through his courses using note-taking (primarily), flashcards, and past paper questions, this is the first time in my life that I have actually understood how to study. I always felt deep-down that my time-consuming and highly ineffective note-taking was a way for my brain to chill and be lazy (aka: to not become overly taxed), and because pushing it to perform more active study techniques felt uncomfortable, I just erroneously concluded that for whatever reason (perhaps due to some unknown subconscious psychology I have), unlike other students who were lucky enough to not have to write notes, my brain needed to be nurtured by employing the cathartic process of writing notes. But with the new insights I have just gained from this video, I can kiss goodbye to the tedious process of note taking, and begin growing my cognitive load tolerance. Bravo Justin!
That’s awesome! I’m also a medical doctor in Taiwan. I can clearly see the neuroplasticity you mentioned. I would not consider myself smart at a young age. But I do want to be smart. So I search through the internet and read much of techniques about fast reading, organizing knowledge, efficient preview, and note taking, to name a few. After practicing and picking out the actual effective methods, I do make the process automatic. It’s great to see you talk through it and make me realize how I achieve it and what I should do to refine it continually! Thanks, bro!
I am an Adhd high achiever at uni. I can literally only concentrate 30 minutes without medications a day and 5 hours with medications (and serious side effects, so I don't take it every day), but I am still getting the best marks in my university. I have every technique he said in this video so I think it's pretty accurate!
I love how this guy takes a huge topic and condense it so easily with terms one actually understand. Thank you so much Justin. Please keep doing these videos 😃
a. Improve the current level. One step at a time. b. Prestudy (Priming): Prepare for class/coaching/studying/any session. - Lay out basic mind mapping, lay out basic organizational structure. - Do it for an entire topic, instead of individual lessons. Around 15-20 minutes needed only. Big picture first, divide, relation between them, then encode. (Main ideas -> Subideas) c. Receive information, process the information (let it encode & cogniload) first. Ask questions, make it make sense. Then, note down your own idea. X. Increase cognitive load tolerance. Activating mind while studying efficiently, focusing & thinking. Active learning > Passive learning. Strengthen the processor. - Continuing a, b, c increases CogniLoad Y. Critical Reflection. Be critical of your system. Be aware of illusion of productivity. What am I learning, why are they working how can I improve them.
Best study coach ever. Can't believe how this one Man has changed my retention. I noticed that my continuous taking of notes as I read was doing a job that my brain had to do by itself. I'm able to build trees in my head through mind maps all thanks to you. This has drastically reduced the number and time spent on flashcard which I still use to consolidate what I've learnt.
topics to start practicing with: i'll start with focus cuz it will help you practice more efficiently in the future , WHILE already practicing. Focus 1- Deep work/flow state , what is it&the science behind it and How to access it more frequently. Health 1- Sleep , what is it , what happens during it , why important & How to improve. Mind 1- How do mind & memory work , what is iq and what's the connection here , How to improve our brains and why is it possible. Fitness 1- How does muscle growth happen , How to optimize it and what are the benefits & risks of that process.
I love how this guy takes a huge topic and condense it so easily with terms one actually understand. Thank you so much Justin. Please keep doing these videos
Your channel is absolutely insane. Throughout the entire video, I was practicing the donts(the things we shouldn't do like writing to take the load off) and looking back into the video for more information. Instead of listening to the end even though you are confused, you should rewatch it after you're done. to fully confirm the questions you had at the start. If you saw this comment as a viewer and came to this section to look for answers, please scroll back up and rewatch the video so that your question can be answered
i've been struggling through studies , oll my friends are smarter than me so i have put on a challenge to work on my study level and man your are saviour for me your way of explaing is direct so deep .you understand the actual problem and addressing them . thank you for giving high level information .
The core issue most people have is this thought - "I can't". Once you are aware of that, catch yourself whenever this thought creeps in and you get into the habit of redirecting your mind away from it, you will be unstoppable.
I actually do the deep learning thing naturally. Factually everything you say is correct. It is logical that just knowing "1=sin(90)" doesn't get you far, as humans don't operate like a hash table, but knowing that it is a triangle in a circle with a side of it going around the clock is the correct way. This is a huge difference .
I really appreciate that he is not making blithe promises but being clear about both the effort and the reward. Getting better at anything takes time and effort.
*This is all 100% true. I run an educational website and everything he says is 100% accurate,* if you do these things you will find yourself becoming more intelligent by the day 🙌😊📚
Great video. To me it is the ability to multiple wisdom. Once you understand how a principle works in one scenario you can multiply that understanding in all directions. Once you learn the principle of Gravity. You understand it applies to everything. The more principle you understand the more Genius you are. This is a great video. The most genius, genius to be is the Creator of it all. All knowing
Trust me, I've tried competing with bonafide geniuses before who didn't even have to study for them to ace their exams (well, some of them only need to look once into to the topic to retain everything what they have learned) and why I know this is because I hang out and became close with these people. It became a habit to compare our academic test scores every now and then. Occasionally, I can beat them but most of the circumstances? They always held the majority of higher scores in comparison to mine. If I take an estimated win rate ratio in terms of these overall competition I'd say its 35:65, with them winning 65% of the time. I've also thought of changing my study habits back then to surpass these kind of people but nothing really worked in the end. That's where I accepted the fact that natural born geniuses are way superior to those who're just trying to become one (like me ofc lol) Overtime, I lost my edge in competitiveness and I no longer harbor any inspirations to achieve something far bigger than I used to be. Something about that realization made a mentality that I should take things comfortably because there's always someone out there who's better than you. If you're reading this, I sincerely wish for you to have a bountiful day and may your brain level up by listening to Dr. Sung's advice 😊
Man now I don't know if I can outperform some of my friends that are same geniuses about which you are talking about. But still we do not know if we do not try yes? I guess I should spend around 2-3 years to at least show the same level as you. But overall I think it is possible to reach level of that geniuses as they ain't spending that much time on studying due to their overconfidence in their intelligence
Networks are like conversations with yourself. I find that conversations with people often lead to deepening of understanding of concepts and naturally flow into related concepts!
Takeaways: ## Key Points to improve learning and train yourself to be a genius ### Short-Term Strategies 1. Identify what level of learning you're currently at. - Use the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy or Solo Taxonomy to help you identify. 2. Go up one level in your learning. - Incorporate a few strategies from the level above. - Start slow and gradually increase the number of strategies. 3. Create pre-study structures. - Spend a few minutes learning about the topic. - Divide the topic into three or four main ideas. - Figure out the relationships between those main ideas. - If time permits, add two to four sub-ideas for each main idea. 4. Delay note-taking. - Don't take notes during the pre-study phase. - Focus on understanding and organizing the information instead. 5. Use active recall techniques. - Test yourself by recalling information from memory. - Use flashcards, quizzes, or self-written questions to practice recall. 6. Use spaced repetition. - Review information at gradually increasing intervals. - Use flashcards, notes, or other study materials to review. 7. Use retrieval practice. - Practice recalling information from memory. - Use flashcards, quizzes, or self-written questions to practice recall. 8. Use interleaved practice. - Practice different types of problems or concepts in a random order. - Use flashcards, quizzes, or self-written questions to practice recall. ### Long-Term Strategies 1. Develop a growth mindset. - Believe that intelligence can be developed through hard work and dedication. - Embrace challenges and view failures as opportunities to learn. - Avoid comparing yourself to others. 2. Set goals and track progress. - Set specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals. - Create a plan to achieve those goals. - Track your progress regularly and adjust your plan as needed. 3. Use deliberate practice. - Practice difficult or unfamiliar tasks with focused attention and feedback. - Break down complex skills into smaller parts and practice each part separately. 4. Seek feedback. - Ask for feedback on your performance and use it to improve. - Find a mentor or coach who can provide guidance and support. 5. Emphasize understanding over memorization. - Focus on understanding concepts and relationships between ideas. - Use active learning strategies to deepen your understanding. 6. Develop good study habits. - Create a dedicated study space. - Eliminate distractions. - Use a planner or calendar to schedule study time. 7. Practice self-care. - Get enough sleep. - Exercise regularly. - Eat a healthy diet. - Manage stress effectively. ### Takeaways - You can train yourself to think like a genius by using effective study strategies. - Neuroplasticity allows the brain to adapt and reprogram itself in more ways than we previously thought. - Short-term strategies focus on improving organization, recall, and retention of information. - Long-term strategies focus on developing a growth mindset, setting goals, and practicing deliberately. - Good study habits and self-care practices are essential for long-term success.
my wife is thinking as she listens to this that this is why not writing notes at all worked for her in high school. She just listened and actually processed the information. She still had to study with some subjects, but there were some she didn't need to study at all to pass the exams.
I used to think I already know about most things but then my ex left me and it got me questioning myself about things what and who am i really? and it slowly makes me realise i have billions things to learn as a person. I was researching a lot of things, self development, academic research (computer science related), doing self projects to apply my academic knowledge and social expirements. Connecting and relating each information on every aspect I do IRL and Academic. It took me 2 whole years of trial and errors applying the things I learned from paper to IRL that it is possible to learn anything as long you are willing to do the effort of applying it, not just reading/listening to it. The only difference is, I no longer believe I know most things, but I can learn those things if needed and wanted to.
Dunning Kruger Effect in play. It's always in play. There are always multiple Dunning Kruger graphs for all sorts of topics. Those graphs are constantly changing.
i always believed that there is difference in learning of a genius and a non-genius. Finally, i got my answers and I leant some new techniques in this video. I'm going to inculcate them in my learning. Thanks
One of the best video on your channel, I watched all of them. My learning skills improved from 10 to 1000 in just 2 month without even doing your course. But I am very grateful to you, I signed on your enrollment list to catch it in time, I wanna continue to improve my learning framework. I had very hard time in my life, without knowing how to study properly. You changed my approach to the studying, and now it seems like I have fun studying and learning. Big Thanks to you
Honestly I’ve been top of my class academically for the last four years and I feel like you have to realize that most people are studying to a test based on objectives given in a lesson. For academic performance at most levels of education,spaced repetition in re-call is always key. You have to blame the system, they don’t test your understanding they test your ability to remember. If your working a full time job and have kids etc trying to draw connections versus spaced recall and repetition it will take to long. I remember I was in job training with a guy who had his masters and I was 18 years old, he criticized how I took notes and that I wasn’t paying attention, yet I out performed him every test and quiz. The biggest thing is that you can be a note taker and flash card person and still make connections. After all You have to review your notes and decipher important information before making quizzes or flash cards
Yeah I agree I am also at the top of my class consistently by just memorizing information but I tend to forget it quickly which is why I want to learn these methods.I don’t want to waste the privilege of having schooling by not learning anything
I had studied in ingineering school, I have 0 affinity for rote by learning, in fact my memory is so bad once my mother bought me a phone as a gift but had to go back in a shop to change the phone number because no way I would ever remember it :) Though I agree that listening by not taking notes release the brain to focus on understanding, for sure if you don't take some minimal notes at engineering college level there's so much material no way you can remember even one day afterwards if teachers don't have a written copy of their courses and some don't for lazyness or other reasons. If they do then yes it's possible to not take notes right away. As for taking notes I write as few as possible by drawing diagrams (I use figma which has 2 types of document figjam specifically for diagrams), It's free by the way.
I'm working on the making relations level and it has been a week and i have learnt more than i thought was possible. Not only the quality of my learning has improved but my confidence too! I'm even considering my old forgotten dream of pursuing phd in my field again!
Thank you. High density of practical information in it. Illusion of studying: "writing a lots of notes and making lots of flashcards is not necessarily good quality learning - it may be not in your brain" Apply critical reflection: "looking at your studying techniques and thinking about what parts are working, why are there working, and how can I make it work even better - what parts are not actually contributing to then remove them to enhance it with what it will make it work better."
Thank you. It really hit me when you mentioned critical reflection. I'm the type of person to plan out my day, but I often never follow it. I'm sure that changing this process will be really beneficial short and long-term.
I'm a 25 yo medical student and I find your videos very interesting and useful. Thank you. Unfortunately, I think that most medical students tend to focus very little on understanding things and they just try to memorize as much as they can to get a better mark at the exam.
So true, everytime I wanna apply Justin's methods of learning I ended up being like " uh don't have time for this , I need to memorize as much as I can before the exam" 😢 Btw I'm 25 yo medical student as well!
I totally agree with you; like me, i really want to try his way of studying, but i have a quiz tomorrow and 2 tests following week. I really do not think we have enough time to process course content by these good techniques until we apply them on our work one day in the future.
People complain about big videos?? This tiktok inspired mindset is so... There's something so delicious about a video that digests scientific background, adds up some professional experience and lays out practical steps, going deep at it is the only way. Thank you for taking your time, your work is super motivating.
i think there is a better solution than short "tik-tik" videos and a massive half hour chunk that must be either watched in its entirety or skimmed through. why not chapters?
Thank you Justin, you really helped me with my studying and after months of applying your methods of learning I can clearly see their effectiveness and I feel a lot smarter than I was before, and before exercising higher level learning, actually trying to deeply understand a complicated topic was hard and exhausting to me, but now it is a pleasure, because I know that I will manage and then be proud that I understood it.
@@popcat6683 I'm not an expert and I think you'd be better off listening to Justin. However, I'm gonna list here the things that helped me the most: 1) whatever I study, I look at topics a couple sections away to see the big picture of what I am currently learning and I try to understand the relation of what I am learning now with the whole thing, and I try to think of what this can be used for, or what questions that might come up on the exam this material that I'm learning will let me answer. 2) When I'm studying, I focus only on studying, and pay as much attention as I possibly can. 3) I believe in myself 4) I take breaks
These videos could be hours long and I would still watch them. Whoever is complaining about the length of the videos should take a moment to practice gratitude. Imagine what the world would be like without these videos, or TH-cam, or the internet. Really sit and think about that for a bit. Allow that to sink in.
I appreciate the "how and why it works" part of your videos. It definitely helps me retain and apply these concepts in my life. And now after watching this video, I understand why. Also, this is only a 15min video watching it on 2x speed, so we can have our cake and eat it too. :D
I'm currently in my last year of secondary school in Germany (12 grade) and it seems to me like the german education system is very much based on blooms taxonomy. Our exams (which are usually text based) consist of three areas of requirement that are equivalent to the levels in blooms taxonomy. For example if you were to take an exam in any kind of social study (englisch, political science, history, german, philosophy etc.) your exam will be based on a controversial question (optionally your provided with a text) and instructions made up of three parts. The fist part will ask you to outline information you learned in class, the second part is about critically analysing either text you've been provided or the knowledge you just outlined and in the end you have to discuss the controversial question and take a stand. (Germany probably isn't the only country to use this system. I just don't have other example's.) This video helped my gain a better perspective of how I can deal with the different teaching styles my teachers have and I know what to priorities while studying for my finals. Thank you.
I've been waiting for the course registration to re-open. I'm tired of linear note taking and I'm willing to work incredibly hard for something new. Your methods are so compelling.
@@milliemillie5564 Hey, the course is great. The problem is I've been really inconsistent so I don't have any big results to prove the techniques we are taught work.
Stopped at 7:17 . Some reviewers: What's a Genius? - Someone with great memory and great understanding. How to have great memory? - Have great encoding. How to have great understanding? - Through deep processing. Deep processing - connecting new information with previous knowledge and forming relationships. *Deep processing consequently improves the quality of encoding which then improves memory. What's next? Higher order learning.
I agree with everything in this video, but I think that "geniuses" also have a good sense of logic, critical thinking and the ability to draw their own conclusions without explanation from others. I would like a video on those topics.
I think that would be harder to learn. But what I find is that lots of people have pre-fixed idea aobut their selves and they dont dare to allow them selves to think differently. It really means just not thinking how other people think to bring novel information to the world.
That would be intuition, which is a very advanced topic IMO.. and hard to explain because we’re still trying to figure out not only the concept itself, but the methods to explain it as well.
I think in some extent that good "intuition", and specially the good sense of logic, is a result of actually doing high order associations(after some time). Because as you get more organized with your ideas/knowledge, you have all that high order knowledge that could fit with something new. I am not a genius but often times I go to other knowledge when learning something new. And as you get more into high level associations it becomes easier, I am not actually that much into them as I would like so maybe I could make the simple experiment of actually improving in that aspect and check it.
@@neotower420 in that case, you can't become a "genius" with this video alone and the use of the word here would be misleading. Intellect in general is all about logic and critical thinking.
The amount of value you are delivering in this video is incredible! I am blown away right now. So much of what you articulated I have experienced and intuited from my own self teaching process. Everything is laid out so clear and organized! Excellect Channel sir!
one tip, when you do something well you don't notice it, it seems natural and unnoticeable, we over focus on mistakes but it's after you did something well first time is the moment to note it and remember it to strengthen this good thing you want to focus thoughts on right feedback, then it multiplies and builds a good repeatable pattern
Thank you for the concise instructions! Got a better glimpse of how to construct that mental schema thingy... it's like a pre-built shelf, designed for specific books. And I appreciate the theory behind why these things work, since it helps *me* think critically about *why* it works which is the whole point of higher-order learning. For those that would prefer shorter videos, a simple time-stamp will be quite sufficient. The longboi vids are much-appreciated!
1- Estudio superficial 2- Crear conexiones (grupos) 3- Jerarquizar y valorar diferentes grupos/ redes *No tomar notas apenas escucho la informacion, eso reduce la carga mental y no es bueno para la memoria
What i realized is that back then (till 8 or 9th grade) i've been using my own techniques to learn and they were the exact things this man's explaining but at 10th grade people around me made me believe that i need to take notes so much or always do spaced repetition and stuff. 10th grade was super hard for me even though in our country it's the easiest grade in highschool. I started 11th grade with this man's videos and my first exams starts 2 days later. I got ready for my exams way more easier with these techniques now and i feel like even the hardest grade will be easier than the easiest grade normally.
I can totally relate. Back till 8th grade, I was the top student in my class, I understood much of the basics, without even trying, I simply enjoyed it. After the lockdown in 9th and 10th grade, I still was the top student, but I couldn't relate the concepts that efficiently, or understand what I'm actually learning. Now I'm in 11th grade, half the year has passed, and I'm totally lost, I, at this point do not even understand what I'm learning, leave relating concepts, it may be bcoz of the increased level of subjects, or because there's a lot lot more to study, but I'm starting from basics anyways, coz I'm not going nowhere with just memorizing formulas and reading stuff I just wrote this, to have some clarity, you don't really need to read this all However,Best luck with your studies ahead, hope you achieve it all
@@JJ-fn8lo as i supposed. I'm in Turkiye. Our education systems are really similiar. India, Turkiye, Korea these countries' students suffer the most in the whole world
The "learning levels" is a lot like learning a language. First you learn the alphabet and words, then you put them together maybe in short phrases, then you understand sentences and grammatical purposes of the words, and then you see how they relate and common roots and history...and then if you become fluent enough you can understand the nuances of certain similar phrases that are best used in a certain situation over others. On the way you learn about the culture(s) that use the language, poetry, etc. So I think a way to put this into practice is: Study whatever you're learning as though you're learning how to "speak the language", in a metaphorical way.
I absolutely value this type of content you put out for free. Its always understandable and applicable. I think what would make it even better would be giving some examples with actual content. So that you actually pick a topic and really explain how to "higher order learn" with that.
As a Cambridge Grad, and Investment Banker, I think everything Justin is saying is correct. The issue is that the content is so binge-watchable, and it's easy to get carried away. I had a similar issue watching Ali Abdaal's content. Watching ti made me nearly FAIL Cambridge. Whilst the videos were really informative, they overloaded me with information, and it drove my inaction. It ruined my productivity and built horrible study habits that made me nearly fail the year. I was able to take away 4 important lessons from that experience, and they might be the difference between your academic success and failure. Not knowing these really cost me. Lesson 1: You need to assess whether a piece of information applies to you Lesson 2: Learning to learn feels good but it's screwing up your brain (even more) Lesson 3: Information overload is driving your inaction and anxiety around work Lesson 4: Build your habits slowly and don't drop everything you know I made a full length video on this: th-cam.com/video/LqHhHxMGl8g/w-d-xo.html
The problem is that since teachers don't know this information, it's up to the students to learn everything about learning that the teachers didn't get from "ed school"
When you started talking about mindless note-taking the first thing I thought about were my last history classes. At the past, with the other teacher, we were actually discussing topics, she was asking for our opinion on things we learn, also many times we needed to recall something from long ago lessons and it all was just being placed right in the brain. Some students were most of the time note-taking and they head real struggles when the task was to retell in your own words, they would memorize it... Some, on the other hand were deeply involved in the "story", to me it was like an interesting game, I felt involved and that made me remember parts of Netherlands, Greek and English history, but my own... There was just too much, too shallow, too fast and another teacher who didn't really care or knew how to explain things well, we were listening and writing which was not at all efficient. Grades were fine, although. But I wasn't much interested in all that, thought I'd try to teach myself things, again, by myself. But I still don't remember much from the entire year of History class. I remember a lot in Physics. That was an absolute opposite. No note-taking at all. And very memorable. He was explaining in words anyone understands. And I remember much compared to other subjects. It actually made me very curious about the subject itself after all. If I teach myself something I dive deep, I try to first introduce myself to the topic slowly, then search some related articles, examples, compare various concepts and then I have some kind of upper level understanding, not deep. Because, to actually remember and be able to recall the things I learned I need, and anyone needs, otherwise it's pointless is - practical use. Find ways to do so, maybe some quizzes for the warm up, small projects, problem-solving using the new learned tool. That's what makes the deep understanding and builds some confidence around the thing you're learning.
I do this way of thinking naturally of course not exactly all in a way you explain it and i am certanly not a genius. But whenever I learn on my own, my retention and my learning is 100x higher than in shcool. In school i dont even rermeber the classes we had, maybe it is becuse I dont care or that the information taught to us isnt really deep its just pure facts. Anyone experienced this ?
I am not an expert myself on the subject, but as everything it seems in your case there are many factors. Its probably both things you said. You dont care enough to do as If you were alone and just recieved raw data that must be "encoded", but is also true that depending on the teacher they could only promote memorization, maybe is the only way they know it lol. In my personal experience most of them promote to some extent memorization and almost nobody does the same with making associations, the video said similar things. So pretty much you get used to low level learning at least in the school environment. Depends on the school though, in the past I changed to a high school that did try to prepare us for university, they were noticeably less dependent on trying to make people memorize things. Although still there was not that much effort on actually making students make associations and do high level learning. The easiest solution I could see is that you saw teachers as preprogramed google searchers, they just give information that could be relevant or not, long or concise, etc. And homework and so on, you have to try to not only answer the question but also give some association or extra information that is still related enough to not be out of topic.
Now this is something amazing. I say this because I believe there is a great need for professionals who can teach good techniques on how to absorb and process information. This is something that will really help a student no matter what kind of teacher he/she has, or whatever the situation is.
i was dumb and i Graduated with terrible GPA, but since then i understood that in order to learn something you need to understand How to Learn to Learn better.
Anybody understand the difference between "relationships/groups" and "priorities/judgements" learning? Don't you already have to make priorities/judgements when drawing a mindmap? How would you represent this visually?
My quick notes. Deep processing: Think about a thing deeply and how it connects to the bigger picture. Repetition is not the best way to hold the learning. How is the information you learnt related to other concepts to create connections. Mind maps a good idea
Great idea teacher sung! However I have a certain notion about the 3rd level of learning (application). From the book that I’ve read, it is usually great to use flashcards and other various types of study techniques whenever you are directing your studying through answering examples,more like a pre-test. Without learning first everything. This will allow you to remember the questions and its strategy better.
Your videos are not long for no reason ! they really help and thank you so much i have improved .... i used your technique , i was used to get 25% for my learner average now im at 87% learner average . i appritiate you man
What refreshing content! I have completed a few degrees in my lifetime and am onto a third. From my own experiences I can definitely see a huge difference from the beginning of my studies to where I am today in terms of my learning abilities. When I just finished school, I had employed largely low-level learning techniques, over the years I can say I am now very familiar with the higher order learning techniques. As always, I am continually aiming to improve my learning techniques, so I'll be greatly looking forward to your content! Thanks!!
as a noob 18yo med student who has been endlessly struggling to find a study system that is compatible with the new course, this video is a game changer. Thank you Justin!
I got into otago med this year from health sci. I've been watching your vids to better my study. I was living in the library and I don't want to do that again 😴
going up a level increases cognitive load delayed note-taking 27.59 increases cognitive load simplifying ideas into three or more main ideas and thinking about relationships increases 28.05 cognitive load so all of these things will improve your cognitive load tolerance
I've been programming myself to apply your concepts for awhile and I think I finally understand how it can work for me! One thing you said in this video that clicked was that your brain is not ready for that level of detail when you recite small bits of information. Currently I'm trying to learn to code and I find myself trying to master the small sections of my online class (which doesn't help me when i immediately apply what i learn only to fail when I cant solve a Code Wars problem). Instead I'm trying to understand the overall concept and how the information applies to me and how I can use it to build programs and websites. Long story short, learning is a little bit more fun that way instead of cramming detailed information that feels useless to you and haven't build a connection yet. I appreciate you for taking the time out to explain this strategy. You might have changed my life lol
Goodday, I'm in the Forex trading industry and I always feel like going through the course makes my brain feel crammed too, I hope this techniques help and I really like his explanation on why you should take delayed notes and as I reflect I totally can compare to what I was doing and what he was talking about.. Amazing vid
For certain subjects, like mathematics i think stuck at cognitive skill level 4 in itself is what is the main problem. Like I feel like i can make the connections bit , the higher order point 4 , but the depth required to go through one single math proof and be done with cognitive skill level 4 in itself is tiring. So it results in fluff-like making connections and patterns in some sense. I am working on being able to have concrete patterns after internalising an information( a math proof) solely with understanding it. Also a math proof in itself is quite tricky it actually needs to be broken down into parts and ideas which come from different bits and pieces and each bits and piece might require one to gain some sense of familiarity and expertise in, before being able to actually mould or play with it, otherwise one would simply learn it as a flashcard memory piece which isn't helpful at all from a good (research) mathematician's point of view
JUSTIN! One suggestion for the next video: How to know when cognitive load isn't actually you being tired? How would you find the balance between these?
In my experience, my brain will literally feel like sparks are flying out of it when done right. It's very similar to exercising your body's muscles. Likewise, the brain should feel like it's really been used by the end of it
This is true. From elementary to Highschool I've never received any medals or placement in school. Every test we had per semester I never even studied or lifted a book but I still passed my tests with an average score. (Yup I was lazy haha) But I'm lucky that I was still able to graduate. Fast forward to college... I never even thought of what I wanted to do in the future so I just chose a course that was complex and in demand to challenge my self 😅. Here, I decided to change my habits cause I knew that my old habits won't help me pass college. Rather than taking notes in class I recorded each of our lessons, reviewed it every night, and paid attention in class. And guess what, during our tests I could remember every answer and always got the highest score in our class and even became a Dean's Lister. My classmates even thinks I'm a genius but it's all really just my efforts paying off. Now, that I'm in 3rd year college I decided to stay in this course bc I'm starting to take an interest to it. The human brain is really amazing. Thanks to this video I can improve more. :)
Really appreciate for what you taught in this video. I'm a freshman at my university and as you know the beginning is always very tough, challenging. I literally do not know how to learn effectively in university because the information I gained seems too much, and I get overloaded when reading it. Thanks to this video, I really think I know how to analyze the information to deeply understand it instead of trying to passively remember it. Last week, I did a presentation about the decision-making process, and my teacher said that nearly all my presentation was just something I read from the book, not what I knew. I was pretty sad because I truly made effort to understand it in my way but it seemed like I did not understand the lesson enough. After watching your video, I feel more confident to do the next presentation and also gain high scores in the class. Thanks for all your sharing. Your lesson is not something that students like me will have a chance to know it in our lives, but you did it so thank you very much.
Keep up the work. I'm also working on extending my cognitive load and i must say it's really hard when you are already familiar with the old study technique.
Asked my self, why this video was so long and then understood why. Im definitely going to start trying these steps bc all this time ive learnt stuff and i forget the facts as soon as i write the exam. Hopefully that changes today.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR VIDEOS After watching your videos, I felt like I am actually smart, it's just that I have been studying wrongly all these years because although I sometimes see the relationship between concepts, I tend to focus on isolating the concept and memorizing it. Now I am just focusing on learning the bigger picture and trying to see how everything is connected. I also used to just take down notes linearly with a thinking that : since I have all this information written down, I can just memorize these next time (basically notes now, learn later). What I am doing now is actually understanding and encoding things in my head DURING lecture by trying to connect things I have previously studied during my pre-study session
Use these asfirmations relating to 7:45, you can type them out then use text to speech to record them and playback Why do I create so easily? Why do I propose so automatically? Why do I build so clearly? Why do I adapt so obviously? Why do I analyze so painlessly? Why do I distinguish so smoothly? Why do I categorize so simply? Why do I examine so effortlessly? Why do I abstract so vastly? Why do I hypothesise with euphoria? Why do I reflect with bliss? Why do I explain causes with happiness? Why do I compare and contrast with joy? Why do I apply with rapture? Why do I utilise so blessedly? Why do I manage so automatically? Why do I prepare so easily? Why do I describe so clearly? Why do I outline so precisely? Why do I summarize so accurately? Why do I understand so absolutely? Why do I connect so well? Why do process so sharply? Why do I picture so nicely? Why do I enumerate so well? Why do I list so precisely? Why do I combine so easily? Why do I remember so automatically? Why do I define so precisely? Why do I name so clearly? Why do I identify so immediately? Why do I label so precisely? Why do I automate all procedures?
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3:13 Qualities of Genius: strong memory and deep understanding
4:15 How to have a good memory. Start with good informational encoding
4:54 Deepen understanding by deep processesing (connecting ideas to other related ideas)
6:59 Higher order learning
7:58 stages/orders of learning
14:52 Steps we can take to improve
16:41 Analyze which level of learning currently at
18:34 Go up a level
19:11 Prestudy structures
23:15 Delay note-taking
25:55 increase cognitive load tolerance
28:09 Critical reflection of technique
Thank you pal
Honestly a W
I knew someone would do that, thankyou :)
Delay note-taking! I always thought this was holding me back. But how long do I delay it for? I feel like by the time I want to write the note, I forget what it is that I learned.
@@omelettecrap from what I've heard from him. Hold it in until you can't hold it anymore. Push a little longer for each time
As an educational sciences student I wholeheartedly approve of this content! Just one tip: I would really appreciate it if you could put chapters in your video 😊
Yes! Great idea
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Yeah I had the same thought since it's a long video
Very good tip
He has said it many times that like he wants us to watch the whole thing cuz or they won't understand why they're doing stuff and just use tips
Hi, Justin. I'm retired, unemployed, disabled, 70 and a lifelong learner. After watching your video I wondered how I was the top student in my class and graduated with high honors in college being stuck at level 4. What a shame! That probably shouldn't have happened! I immediately started using your technique literally minutes after I watched your video with my Great Courses. This is mindblowing stuff. I'm hungry for more. Keep it coming!
I wish you could live for more than 20 years, 😘😘 so you can enjoy more lige
Better do it in next life 😔
You are incredible, I hope to have that kind of spirit when I get to your age, hell even right now at 19 I struggle to get motivated sometimes. I wish you the best
This is the exact right spirit
Never to late inspiring bro
Just to make this clear. I don't wanna be smarter to raise my self esteem. Not that if you do there's anything wrong with that. But I want my self esteem to be built cause of authenticity and acceptance of myself. Want the wits so I can help myself and others more. Recently I've been doing some meditation,deep work and puzzles a lot. And that has helped me understand my mental health much more. Can't explain how much gratitude I feel for this
Woah this is me 4 months ago?? Must've been having a good time back then
Can we connect?
@@sakuranovaryan9261So relatable 😅
In a digital sea filled with fleeting interactions, your depth of thought stood out like a beacon, drawing me into a realm of profound conversation. It's rare to find someone who not only appreciates but also contributes to the exchange of ideas with such fervor
@@Being_anonymou lil bro yapping
Long-term
25:58 Increase Cognitive Load Tolerance (Organize information in your head)(Do something with the information on your head)(Simplifying information into 3 or more main ideas and thinking about relationships)
28:09 Critical Reflection of your technique (what parts are working? why are they working? how can I make it work even better?)(and viceversa on the parts not working/contributing)
Short-term
16:43 What type of thinking are you activating? (Go up a level)
19:13 Create some pre-study structures (what can you do before hand to make the information you’re about to learn more useful)
(Know where the information is going to fit in your organizational structure from the big ideas-(3 or 4 main ideas and figure out the relationships between them)(if possible, from each main idea figure out the 2 to 4 ideas that are within them)-try you learn from an entire topic
23:17 Delayed Note Thinking (Process and organize the information in your head. This what actually produces the learning)
25:03 (Hold on to the information in your head first, thinking about/process/manuiplate it, make your own/make it make senses to YOU, THEN when it makes sense write the notes in your words)
Hi i have a question about putting the information into groups and trying to find relationships. What does that mean?
@@_anime_shawty7654 it means u have to connect each informations to others into one in order that u can remember those all easily
As a high school student, having been developing this sort of studying pattern for about a year(without realizing it), I can definitely see where you're coming from. I used to be that one couch potato that would binge watch TH-cam videos and play videos games for hours after school, but I completely stopped one day and gravitated my attention towards math. Before, I would only do the minimum work my tutor would assign me, but because I had much leftover time due to giving up video games, and because I didn't have any hobbies, I ended up doing homework my tutor would assign me next class so I'd have more free time. Gradually, I graduated from having to take tutor, and began self studying math entirely for fun and self growth.
What I can most agree with your video is that organization and deep level of studying. I found math to especially accel in this department, as math has the tendency to build up understanding as you go to higher levels. What I found most useful for getting into that 1 and 2 level of studying for math and possibly other STEM subjects is to 'understand' how everything works. To give more context, I mean trying to prove theorems, formulas, and what certain principles are implying. Eventually, I gained the ability to prove most of these theorems and formulas myself, and doing so helped me connect the dots within math even further.
Additionally, during this period of improvement, I attempted note taking. I was of course only an elementary at the start, and just like what you said in the video, I would take notes as soon as I learned something(just to get that stress out of my head). Overtime, I would take notes only after the end of each chapter, and also came to realize my style of note taking, which was to not just write down formulas for the sake of memorizing, but also add proofs(for those formulas), questions, and what exactly I was thinking while exploring a certain unit or topic within math. This allowed me to look back and my accomplishments, and gain self-esteem from them. But I should also add that I think taking notes in this style is a far more tedious than learning math itself, but that was able to trick my brain into thinking that note taking was far more difficult than learning something in math, when it may not be the case in reality.
Lastly, one of the best methods I found for pre-studying is to look over the material before solving any problems. For example, a single level of rudimentary math(geometry, algebra 2, calculus,etc.)normally has 14 chapters in total, and I would attempt to finish about 1 chapter a day. Each chapter can consist of about 5-10 sub-units, and I would just read over them for about 45 minutes just to see the intuition behind each information(as a way of categorizing the information), this not only tricks your brain into thinking the amount you're doing is substantially little, but can give you an idea of what all the informations are 'leading up to'(the end result/kind of like a spoiler).
As a closure, math is currently my favorite subject, and I am gaining more interest in other STEM fields because its styles are similar to how I would study math. From my perspective on this matter of "thinking/studying like a genius", I can say with complete certainty that it isn't something you can obtain by studying for school, but is only possible through self-studying. And I should add that this style of thinking shouldn't be too stressed about, but it is rather a natural process as a result of letting your curiosity flow.
(I wrote this on my phone, so there will probably be a lot of Grammer errors, but oh well)
Grammar* , lol
Great college essay 👍
underrated comment
Well written :)
I really relate to this alot except I have always gone for higher learning my whole life. It's only getting harder as the teachers are unwilling to answer questions they think are stupid or unessacery to "learning" the material. In spite of this I can still obtain a low level of memory and understanding in my classes as well as in my own personal studies. It sucks seeing that not many people know about this way to learn. I guess it is something we knew innately but chose to ignore because memorizing was faster and easier.
This channel is more like my secret weapon for better learning and boosting my grades I used everything literally EVERYTHING he said and it works well for me I changed from that type of a person writes notes mindlessly like a zombie to a student who studies effectively and now I have a really good grasp of the materials and topics in mathematics and physics
How did you do it in maths and physics?
@@nigelcardoso3883 Much more complex studies (physics and alike) require an above average IQ, unfortunately - else you'd fail your courses or not learn them effectively.
@@AsgardTheFatcel who told you that?
@@AsgardTheFatcel Lol that's not true
@@nigelcardoso3883 Multiple proven studies corroborate my statement, prove it false otherwise.
16:41
Short-term
What level of learning are you at?
18:34 - 1 Up a Level
19:11 - 2 Prestudy structures
23:16 - 3 Delayed note taking
God bless you!
25:55 long term
25:58 Increase cognitive load tolerance
28:14 critical reflection of your technique
Thank you
legend
14:58 is where the steps are shown to train your brain however I suggest you watch the full video without skipping and you will understand the steps and why these steps must be used
Thanks
Thanks ❤
Justin, please--write a book! The subject matter of your lectures is a really important body of skills, but, as an educational psychologist, you know that lecturing is one of the worst possible ways of delivering them. That's why people say that your videos are long. They are actually no longer than they have to be to cover the content, but listen--we are all highly trained and experienced readers. We read 10, 000 words in 20 minutes, but it takes nearly an hour to listen to them. We can go back and forth in a book, highlight passages, fold down page corners, all that stuff. If you write a book, I promise I will buy it and recommend it to others.
Have you tried to simply 2x the video speed?
well, for myself, i'm not an "experienced reader"
not everyone likes to read, and not everyone likes to watch
Not an "experienced reader" but I'd love to have a book around
@Jim Mcdonald
According to my perspective.
The main reason why Justin is not writing books or Blogs as opposed to giving Lecture through TH-cam videos is Unavailability of TIME.
For Justin's tight schedule. He is not able to take out time to write the concepts or his teachings.
On a side not quite probably he is planning to write a book, gradually.
But for now he is taking out some blocks of time in between his routine & schedule to reach out to more people by using one of the faster methods than writing, Lecturing.
Of course there are lots of whys to what he is doing, i.e. why is he making youtube videos, 2 of them being:
1. Philanthrophy
2. Marketing/Advertisement for his Course
Hopefully this gives some different angle to your request.
Regards.
The note-taking part is so true. The analogy of the movers applies here as well; note-taking becomes the movers just throwing everything inside, and I'll process information later.
Start: 16:41
Short-term
What level of learning are you at?
18:34 -> 1 Up a Level
19:11 -> 2 Prestudy structures -> Topic -> 3 or 4 main idea
23:16 -> 3 Delayed note taking
Long Term:
26:00 -> Cognitive load tolerance
28:13 -> Critical Reflection of your technique (understand what study tips works and what doesn't work)
so then... what was behind 16mins?
@@firekoovin3347 Its very important actually. People should watch the whole video because if you don't and just use time stamps then it contradicts what he is trying to tell you lol
@@TallSexyHumble ok just really long
This video is basically explaining the question “what is learning “ and explaining it in very simple micro understanding concepts until your able to comprehend that it’s possible for you to maybe improve your way of your thinking and measure where you stand while challenging your current thought process in a friendly manner against yourself
Delayed note-taking is a huge one. We often feel a social pressure to make it look like we're doing something during our lectures. But I've failed courses because I didn't apply this rule, and instead took a lot of notes during lecture and ended up wasting precious lecture time. So make sure to follow this rule!
A trick that can help in this is to also make sure to try and ask a meaningful question at a point in the lecture. This can both help you ensure you're taking an adequate cognitive load, when formulating what's hopefully an intelligent question (doesn't need to be rocket science). And it also is "doing something", in case you're like me and feel the discomfort of "not doing anything" during the lecture process.
For those looking for time stamps
Theory 0:00
Practice 16:40
Thank u dude
Thank you
Thx
Thank you Patrick!
Justin what you are teaching/informing is very crucial to students or the learning process . Please continue to provide these video, for those not taking the course, immeanse contribution!
Top comment without reply?let me fix that
Let me also do that😅😅😅😅
Indeed
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so how can he be able to produce high quality videos free on youtube when nobody buys his course? he probably learns how to inhale air to live
Talking in analogies in itself is a sign of a genius because it shows you understand the topic well enough to reproduce it in different ways.
What I find about this is that this is not only good for your memory, but it makes topics more interesting too
How?
I am bad at remembering lists. So, I study them using aconyms. I first take a list of words, or a list of sentences, and for each entry I assign a letter. Next, I combine the letters in a meaningful way to form the acronym. Then, I memorize the aconym, and I quiz myself on what each letter means. Over time, at the start of each study session, I quiz myself on remembering the acronyms themselves, and then on the meaning of each letter of each acronym. Throughout an entire semester, I end up memorizing a page or two of acronyms, and recalling them is no longer difficult. I believe, although I have not tested this, that were I to return to quizing myself on any page of acronyms years later, I could regain the knowledge with only a moderate level of difficulty.
Entering my last “official” college semester I’ve been meaning to change my way of studying implementing more connections between classes but seeing exposed al the theory behind the way you unfold, I’m fascinated. Thanks for sharing your knowledge man, very well earned suscriber. Can’t afford your course at the moment but as soon as I can, I definitely will
In order to be able to relate huge networks of information and prioritize for stage 1 like he said, you need knowledge of a huge network of information. You need to experience many different things. Geniuses are geniuses because they know a lot about a lot of things. Vastly different things, which makes their understanding of individual things more expansive. I've watched this a couple times, and rewatching it now I realize why I struggled so hard to reach those higher levels of learning. I didn't really expose myself to a lot of information, shutting myself out from learning about anything I can. With the internet being so big, I struggled to see that I could learn anything, focusing more on the idea that I will never learn everything.
1Priorities/judgement create?
2 relationships/groups
3 applied/related
4 isolation
As a mature-age uni student in his 40s, who has been battling his way through his courses using note-taking (primarily), flashcards, and past paper questions, this is the first time in my life that I have actually understood how to study. I always felt deep-down that my time-consuming and highly ineffective note-taking was a way for my brain to chill and be lazy (aka: to not become overly taxed), and because pushing it to perform more active study techniques felt uncomfortable, I just erroneously concluded that for whatever reason (perhaps due to some unknown subconscious psychology I have), unlike other students who were lucky enough to not have to write notes, my brain needed to be nurtured by employing the cathartic process of writing notes. But with the new insights I have just gained from this video, I can kiss goodbye to the tedious process of note taking, and begin growing my cognitive load tolerance. Bravo Justin!
That’s awesome! I’m also a medical doctor in Taiwan. I can clearly see the neuroplasticity you mentioned. I would not consider myself smart at a young age. But I do want to be smart. So I search through the internet and read much of techniques about fast reading, organizing knowledge, efficient preview, and note taking, to name a few. After practicing and picking out the actual effective methods, I do make the process automatic. It’s great to see you talk through it and make me realize how I achieve it and what I should do to refine it continually! Thanks, bro!
I am an Adhd high achiever at uni. I can literally only concentrate 30 minutes without medications a day and 5 hours with medications (and serious side effects, so I don't take it every day), but I am still getting the best marks in my university. I have every technique he said in this video so I think it's pretty accurate!
I love how this guy takes a huge topic and condense it so easily with terms one actually understand. Thank you so much Justin. Please keep doing these videos 😃
a. Improve the current level. One step at a time.
b. Prestudy (Priming): Prepare for class/coaching/studying/any session.
- Lay out basic mind mapping, lay out basic organizational structure.
- Do it for an entire topic, instead of individual lessons. Around 15-20 minutes needed only.
Big picture first, divide, relation between them, then encode. (Main ideas -> Subideas)
c. Receive information, process the information (let it encode & cogniload) first. Ask questions, make it make sense.
Then, note down your own idea.
X. Increase cognitive load tolerance. Activating mind while studying efficiently, focusing & thinking.
Active learning > Passive learning.
Strengthen the processor.
- Continuing a, b, c increases CogniLoad
Y. Critical Reflection. Be critical of your system. Be aware of illusion of productivity. What am I learning, why are they working how can I improve them.
Best study coach ever.
Can't believe how this one Man has changed my retention.
I noticed that my continuous taking of notes as I read was doing a job that my brain had to do by itself.
I'm able to build trees in my head through mind maps all thanks to you.
This has drastically reduced the number and time spent on flashcard which I still use to consolidate what I've learnt.
I see, I do the same as well, but I use the Feynman Technique to consolidate the information right before I sleep.
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topics to start practicing with:
i'll start with focus cuz it will help you practice more efficiently in the future , WHILE already practicing.
Focus
1- Deep work/flow state , what is it&the science behind it and How to access it more frequently.
Health
1- Sleep , what is it , what happens during it , why important & How to improve.
Mind
1- How do mind & memory work , what is iq and what's the connection here , How to improve our brains and why is it possible.
Fitness
1- How does muscle growth happen , How to optimize it and what are the benefits & risks of that process.
I love how this guy takes a huge topic and condense it so easily with terms one actually understand. Thank you so much Justin. Please keep doing these videos
Your channel is absolutely insane. Throughout the entire video, I was practicing the donts(the things we shouldn't do like writing to take the load off) and looking back into the video for more information. Instead of listening to the end even though you are confused, you should rewatch it after you're done. to fully confirm the questions you had at the start. If you saw this comment as a viewer and came to this section to look for answers, please scroll back up and rewatch the video so that your question can be answered
i've been struggling through studies , oll my friends are smarter than me so i have put on a challenge to work on my study level and man your are saviour for me your way of explaing is direct so deep .you understand the actual problem and addressing them . thank you for giving high level information .
The core issue most people have is this thought - "I can't".
Once you are aware of that, catch yourself whenever this thought creeps in and you get into the habit of redirecting your mind away from it, you will be unstoppable.
I actually do the deep learning thing naturally. Factually everything you say is correct. It is logical that just knowing "1=sin(90)" doesn't get you far, as humans don't operate like a hash table, but knowing that it is a triangle in a circle with a side of it going around the clock is the correct way. This is a huge difference .
I really appreciate that he is not making blithe promises but being clear about both the effort and the reward. Getting better at anything takes time and effort.
*This is all 100% true. I run an educational website and everything he says is 100% accurate,* if you do these things you will find yourself becoming more intelligent by the day 🙌😊📚
Great video. To me it is the ability to multiple wisdom. Once you understand how a principle works in one scenario you can multiply that understanding in all directions. Once you learn the principle of Gravity. You understand it applies to everything. The more principle you understand the more Genius you are. This is a great video. The most genius, genius to be is the Creator of it all. All knowing
Trust me, I've tried competing with bonafide geniuses before who didn't even have to study for them to ace their exams (well, some of them only need to look once into to the topic to retain everything what they have learned) and why I know this is because I hang out and became close with these people. It became a habit to compare our academic test scores every now and then. Occasionally, I can beat them but most of the circumstances? They always held the majority of higher scores in comparison to mine. If I take an estimated win rate ratio in terms of these overall competition I'd say its 35:65, with them winning 65% of the time. I've also thought of changing my study habits back then to surpass these kind of people but nothing really worked in the end. That's where I accepted the fact that natural born geniuses are way superior to those who're just trying to become one (like me ofc lol)
Overtime, I lost my edge in competitiveness and I no longer harbor any inspirations to achieve something far bigger than I used to be. Something about that realization made a mentality that I should take things comfortably because there's always someone out there who's better than you. If you're reading this, I sincerely wish for you to have a bountiful day and may your brain level up by listening to Dr. Sung's advice 😊
Man now I don't know if I can outperform some of my friends that are same geniuses about which you are talking about. But still we do not know if we do not try yes? I guess I should spend around 2-3 years to at least show the same level as you. But overall I think it is possible to reach level of that geniuses as they ain't spending that much time on studying due to their overconfidence in their intelligence
I don't know how in the world people can complain about your videos being "too long", they are as long as they are helpful
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Networks are like conversations with yourself. I find that conversations with people often lead to deepening of understanding of concepts and naturally flow into related concepts!
Takeaways:
## Key Points to improve learning and train yourself to be a genius
### Short-Term Strategies
1. Identify what level of learning you're currently at.
- Use the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy or Solo Taxonomy to help you identify.
2. Go up one level in your learning.
- Incorporate a few strategies from the level above.
- Start slow and gradually increase the number of strategies.
3. Create pre-study structures.
- Spend a few minutes learning about the topic.
- Divide the topic into three or four main ideas.
- Figure out the relationships between those main ideas.
- If time permits, add two to four sub-ideas for each main idea.
4. Delay note-taking.
- Don't take notes during the pre-study phase.
- Focus on understanding and organizing the information instead.
5. Use active recall techniques.
- Test yourself by recalling information from memory.
- Use flashcards, quizzes, or self-written questions to practice recall.
6. Use spaced repetition.
- Review information at gradually increasing intervals.
- Use flashcards, notes, or other study materials to review.
7. Use retrieval practice.
- Practice recalling information from memory.
- Use flashcards, quizzes, or self-written questions to practice recall.
8. Use interleaved practice.
- Practice different types of problems or concepts in a random order.
- Use flashcards, quizzes, or self-written questions to practice recall.
### Long-Term Strategies
1. Develop a growth mindset.
- Believe that intelligence can be developed through hard work and dedication.
- Embrace challenges and view failures as opportunities to learn.
- Avoid comparing yourself to others.
2. Set goals and track progress.
- Set specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals.
- Create a plan to achieve those goals.
- Track your progress regularly and adjust your plan as needed.
3. Use deliberate practice.
- Practice difficult or unfamiliar tasks with focused attention and feedback.
- Break down complex skills into smaller parts and practice each part separately.
4. Seek feedback.
- Ask for feedback on your performance and use it to improve.
- Find a mentor or coach who can provide guidance and support.
5. Emphasize understanding over memorization.
- Focus on understanding concepts and relationships between ideas.
- Use active learning strategies to deepen your understanding.
6. Develop good study habits.
- Create a dedicated study space.
- Eliminate distractions.
- Use a planner or calendar to schedule study time.
7. Practice self-care.
- Get enough sleep.
- Exercise regularly.
- Eat a healthy diet.
- Manage stress effectively.
### Takeaways
- You can train yourself to think like a genius by using effective study strategies.
- Neuroplasticity allows the brain to adapt and reprogram itself in more ways than we previously thought.
- Short-term strategies focus on improving organization, recall, and retention of information.
- Long-term strategies focus on developing a growth mindset, setting goals, and practicing deliberately.
- Good study habits and self-care practices are essential for long-term success.
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my wife is thinking as she listens to this that this is why not writing notes at all worked for her in high school. She just listened and actually processed the information. She still had to study with some subjects, but there were some she didn't need to study at all to pass the exams.
I used to think I already know about most things but then my ex left me and it got me questioning myself about things what and who am i really? and it slowly makes me realise i have billions things to learn as a person. I was researching a lot of things, self development, academic research (computer science related), doing self projects to apply my academic knowledge and social expirements. Connecting and relating each information on every aspect I do IRL and Academic. It took me 2 whole years of trial and errors applying the things I learned from paper to IRL that it is possible to learn anything as long you are willing to do the effort of applying it, not just reading/listening to it. The only difference is, I no longer believe I know most things, but I can learn those things if needed and wanted to.
Dunning Kruger Effect in play. It's always in play. There are always multiple Dunning Kruger graphs for all sorts of topics. Those graphs are constantly changing.
i always believed that there is difference in learning of a genius and a non-genius. Finally, i got my answers and I leant some new techniques in this video. I'm going to inculcate them in my learning. Thanks
One of the best video on your channel, I watched all of them. My learning skills improved from 10 to 1000 in just 2 month without even doing your course. But I am very grateful to you, I signed on your enrollment list to catch it in time, I wanna continue to improve my learning framework. I had very hard time in my life, without knowing how to study properly. You changed my approach to the studying, and now it seems like I have fun studying and learning. Big Thanks to you
@@harvardgraduate6496 watch his videos, start to this one, cmon man
Learning how to learn on Coursera is free of cost it's the exact same thing
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@@tabularasa9576 if you really thought to offend me with this sort of comment, I suggest you stop being so ridiculous
Honestly I’ve been top of my class academically for the last four years and I feel like you have to realize that most people are studying to a test based on objectives given in a lesson. For academic performance at most levels of education,spaced repetition in re-call is always key. You have to blame the system, they don’t test your understanding they test your ability to remember. If your working a full time job and have kids etc trying to draw connections versus spaced recall and repetition it will take to long. I remember I was in job training with a guy who had his masters and I was 18 years old, he criticized how I took notes and that I wasn’t paying attention, yet I out performed him every test and quiz. The biggest thing is that you can be a note taker and flash card person and still make connections. After all
You have to review your notes and decipher important information before making quizzes or flash cards
Yeah I agree I am also at the top of my class consistently by just memorizing information but I tend to forget it quickly which is why I want to learn these methods.I don’t want to waste the privilege of having schooling by not learning anything
I had studied in ingineering school, I have 0 affinity for rote by learning, in fact my memory is so bad once my mother bought me a phone as a gift but had to go back in a shop to change the phone number because no way I would ever remember it :)
Though I agree that listening by not taking notes release the brain to focus on understanding, for sure if you don't take some minimal notes at engineering college level there's so much material no way you can remember even one day afterwards if teachers don't have a written copy of their courses and some don't for lazyness or other reasons. If they do then yes it's possible to not take notes right away.
As for taking notes I write as few as possible by drawing diagrams (I use figma which has 2 types of document figjam specifically for diagrams), It's free by the way.
10:34 form vs function, cause and effect, beginning vs end, similarity and dissimiraty, before vs after
I'm working on the making relations level and it has been a week and i have learnt more than i thought was possible. Not only the quality of my learning has improved but my confidence too! I'm even considering my old forgotten dream of pursuing phd in my field again!
Thank you. High density of practical information in it.
Illusion of studying: "writing a lots of notes and making lots of flashcards is not necessarily good quality learning - it may be not in your brain"
Apply critical reflection: "looking at your studying techniques and thinking about what parts are working, why are there working, and how can I make it work even better - what parts are not actually contributing to then remove them to enhance it with what it will make it work better."
Thank you. It really hit me when you mentioned critical reflection. I'm the type of person to plan out my day, but I often never follow it. I'm sure that changing this process will be really beneficial short and long-term.
Whether you think you can or whether you think you can’t, you’re right!
I'm a 25 yo medical student and I find your videos very interesting and useful. Thank you.
Unfortunately, I think that most medical students tend to focus very little on understanding things and they just try to memorize as much as they can to get a better mark at the exam.
So true, everytime I wanna apply Justin's methods of learning I ended up being like " uh don't have time for this , I need to memorize as much as I can before the exam" 😢
Btw I'm 25 yo medical student as well!
I totally agree with you; like me, i really want to try his way of studying, but i have a quiz tomorrow and 2 tests following week. I really do not think we have enough time to process course content by these good techniques until we apply them on our work one day in the future.
@Graveyard Spliff indeed it is, and hey nice to meet u!
I don't have enough time to get better 😂
People complain about big videos?? This tiktok inspired mindset is so... There's something so delicious about a video that digests scientific background, adds up some professional experience and lays out practical steps, going deep at it is the only way. Thank you for taking your time, your work is super motivating.
Your comment is so delicious XD Professional Experience, Lays out, Going deep and taking your time. Phew you have a way with words
i think there is a better solution than short "tik-tik" videos and a massive half hour chunk that must be either watched in its entirety or skimmed through. why not chapters?
Thank you Justin, you really helped me with my studying and after months of applying your methods of learning I can clearly see their effectiveness and I feel a lot smarter than I was before, and before exercising higher level learning, actually trying to deeply understand a complicated topic was hard and exhausting to me, but now it is a pleasure, because I know that I will manage and then be proud that I understood it.
Damn your username is fire
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Please! Can you tell me step for step how you study? From reading something for the first time to being prepared for an exam?
@@popcat6683 I'm not an expert and I think you'd be better off listening to Justin. However, I'm gonna list here the things that helped me the most:
1) whatever I study, I look at topics a couple sections away to see the big picture of what I am currently learning and I try to understand the relation of what I am learning now with the whole thing, and I try to think of what this can be used for, or what questions that might come up on the exam this material that I'm learning will let me answer.
2) When I'm studying, I focus only on studying, and pay as much attention as I possibly can.
3) I believe in myself
4) I take breaks
Short term
Pre-Study
Mindmaps
Delayed note taking
Long term
Congnitive load tolerance
Self reflection/ critical of techniques
I am learning how to learn how to learn; this is amazing. I highly enjoy your videos and the lessons that you're teaching all of us. Thank you Justin!
These videos could be hours long and I would still watch them. Whoever is complaining about the length of the videos should take a moment to practice gratitude. Imagine what the world would be like without these videos, or TH-cam, or the internet. Really sit and think about that for a bit. Allow that to sink in.
I appreciate the "how and why it works" part of your videos. It definitely helps me retain and apply these concepts in my life. And now after watching this video, I understand why. Also, this is only a 15min video watching it on 2x speed, so we can have our cake and eat it too. :D
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I'm currently in my last year of secondary school in Germany (12 grade) and it seems to me like the german education system is very much based on blooms taxonomy. Our exams (which are usually text based) consist of three areas of requirement that are equivalent to the levels in blooms taxonomy. For example if you were to take an exam in any kind of social study (englisch, political science, history, german, philosophy etc.) your exam will be based on a controversial question (optionally your provided with a text) and instructions made up of three parts. The fist part will ask you to outline information you learned in class, the second part is about critically analysing either text you've been provided or the knowledge you just outlined and in the end you have to discuss the controversial question and take a stand. (Germany probably isn't the only country to use this system. I just don't have other example's.) This video helped my gain a better perspective of how I can deal with the different teaching styles my teachers have and I know what to priorities while studying for my finals. Thank you.
I've been waiting for the course registration to re-open. I'm tired of linear note taking and I'm willing to work incredibly hard for something new. Your methods are so compelling.
Exactly similar course Learning how to learn is available for free on coursera
Its been 7 months since you last commented, and I’m curious, may i ask how did your course experience go?
@@milliemillie5564 Hey, the course is great. The problem is I've been really inconsistent so I don't have any big results to prove the techniques we are taught work.
Stopped at 7:17 . Some reviewers:
What's a Genius? - Someone with great memory and great understanding.
How to have great memory? - Have great encoding.
How to have great understanding? - Through deep processing.
Deep processing - connecting new information with previous knowledge and forming relationships.
*Deep processing consequently improves the quality of encoding which then improves memory.
What's next? Higher order learning.
I agree with everything in this video, but I think that "geniuses" also have a good sense of logic, critical thinking and the ability to draw their own conclusions without explanation from others. I would like a video on those topics.
I think that would be harder to learn. But what I find is that lots of people have pre-fixed idea aobut their selves and they dont dare to allow them selves to think differently. It really means just not thinking how other people think to bring novel information to the world.
That would be intuition, which is a very advanced topic IMO.. and hard to explain because we’re still trying to figure out not only the concept itself, but the methods to explain it as well.
I think in some extent that good "intuition", and specially the good sense of logic, is a result of actually doing high order associations(after some time). Because as you get more organized with your ideas/knowledge, you have all that high order knowledge that could fit with something new. I am not a genius but often times I go to other knowledge when learning something new. And as you get more into high level associations it becomes easier, I am not actually that much into them as I would like so maybe I could make the simple experiment of actually improving in that aspect and check it.
@@marceorigoni6614 Hi I agree with you on this one thanks for sharing, look at my other comment its something I would like to hear your opinion about.
@@neotower420 in that case, you can't become a "genius" with this video alone and the use of the word here would be misleading. Intellect in general is all about logic and critical thinking.
My technique is to remember everything or where to access anything because you never know when you might need it later
The amount of value you are delivering in this video is incredible! I am blown away right now. So much of what you articulated I have experienced and intuited from my own self teaching process. Everything is laid out so clear and organized! Excellect Channel sir!
one tip, when you do something well you don't notice it, it seems natural and unnoticeable, we over focus on mistakes
but it's after you did something well first time is the moment to note it and remember it to strengthen this
good thing
you want to focus thoughts on right feedback, then it multiplies and builds a good repeatable pattern
Thank you for the concise instructions! Got a better glimpse of how to construct that mental schema thingy... it's like a pre-built shelf, designed for specific books. And I appreciate the theory behind why these things work, since it helps *me* think critically about *why* it works which is the whole point of higher-order learning. For those that would prefer shorter videos, a simple time-stamp will be quite sufficient. The longboi vids are much-appreciated!
Now you just need to apply these principles on the rift so you can get out of elo hell :O
1- Estudio superficial
2- Crear conexiones (grupos)
3- Jerarquizar y valorar diferentes grupos/ redes
*No tomar notas apenas escucho la informacion, eso reduce la carga mental y no es bueno para la memoria
What i realized is that back then (till 8 or 9th grade) i've been using my own techniques to learn and they were the exact things this man's explaining but at 10th grade people around me made me believe that i need to take notes so much or always do spaced repetition and stuff. 10th grade was super hard for me even though in our country it's the easiest grade in highschool. I started 11th grade with this man's videos and my first exams starts 2 days later. I got ready for my exams way more easier with these techniques now and i feel like even the hardest grade will be easier than the easiest grade normally.
I can totally relate. Back till 8th grade, I was the top student in my class, I understood much of the basics, without even trying, I simply enjoyed it. After the lockdown in 9th and 10th grade, I still was the top student, but I couldn't relate the concepts that efficiently, or understand what I'm actually learning. Now I'm in 11th grade, half the year has passed, and I'm totally lost, I, at this point do not even understand what I'm learning, leave relating concepts, it may be bcoz of the increased level of subjects, or because there's a lot lot more to study, but I'm starting from basics anyways, coz I'm not going nowhere with just memorizing formulas and reading stuff
I just wrote this, to have some clarity, you don't really need to read this all
However,Best luck with your studies ahead, hope you achieve it all
@@JJ-fn8lo oh ofc i read it, where do you live? You sounded like you're living where i live lol
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Wby?
@@JJ-fn8lo as i supposed. I'm in Turkiye. Our education systems are really similiar. India, Turkiye, Korea these countries' students suffer the most in the whole world
The "learning levels" is a lot like learning a language. First you learn the alphabet and words, then you put them together maybe in short phrases, then you understand sentences and grammatical purposes of the words, and then you see how they relate and common roots and history...and then if you become fluent enough you can understand the nuances of certain similar phrases that are best used in a certain situation over others. On the way you learn about the culture(s) that use the language, poetry, etc.
So I think a way to put this into practice is:
Study whatever you're learning as though you're learning how to "speak the language", in a metaphorical way.
I absolutely value this type of content you put out for free. Its always understandable and applicable.
I think what would make it even better would be giving some examples with actual content. So that you actually pick a topic and really explain how to "higher order learn" with that.
As a Cambridge Grad, and Investment Banker, I think everything Justin is saying is correct. The issue is that the content is so binge-watchable, and it's easy to get carried away.
I had a similar issue watching Ali Abdaal's content. Watching ti made me nearly FAIL Cambridge.
Whilst the videos were really informative, they overloaded me with information, and it drove my inaction. It ruined my productivity and built horrible study habits that made me nearly fail the year. I was able to take away 4 important lessons from that experience, and they might be the difference between your academic success and failure. Not knowing these really cost me.
Lesson 1: You need to assess whether a piece of information applies to you
Lesson 2: Learning to learn feels good but it's screwing up your brain (even more)
Lesson 3: Information overload is driving your inaction and anxiety around work
Lesson 4: Build your habits slowly and don't drop everything you know
I made a full length video on this: th-cam.com/video/LqHhHxMGl8g/w-d-xo.html
The problem is that since teachers don't know this information, it's up to the students to learn everything about learning that the teachers didn't get from "ed school"
When you started talking about mindless note-taking the first thing I thought about were my last history classes. At the past, with the other teacher, we were actually discussing topics, she was asking for our opinion on things we learn, also many times we needed to recall something from long ago lessons and it all was just being placed right in the brain. Some students were most of the time note-taking and they head real struggles when the task was to retell in your own words, they would memorize it... Some, on the other hand were deeply involved in the "story", to me it was like an interesting game, I felt involved and that made me remember parts of Netherlands, Greek and English history, but my own... There was just too much, too shallow, too fast and another teacher who didn't really care or knew how to explain things well, we were listening and writing which was not at all efficient.
Grades were fine, although.
But I wasn't much interested in all that, thought I'd try to teach myself things, again, by myself. But I still don't remember much from the entire year of History class.
I remember a lot in Physics. That was an absolute opposite. No note-taking at all.
And very memorable. He was explaining in words anyone understands. And I remember much compared to other subjects. It actually made me very curious about the subject itself after all.
If I teach myself something I dive deep, I try to first introduce myself to the topic slowly, then search some related articles, examples, compare various concepts and then I have some kind of upper level understanding, not deep.
Because, to actually remember and be able to recall the things I learned I need, and anyone needs, otherwise it's pointless is - practical use. Find ways to do so, maybe some quizzes for the warm up, small projects, problem-solving using the new learned tool. That's what makes the deep understanding and builds some confidence around the thing you're learning.
This all should be mandatory viewing for every teacher on earth. Dr Sung is the King of Learning.
I do this way of thinking naturally of course not exactly all in a way you explain it and i am certanly not a genius. But whenever I learn on my own, my retention and my learning is 100x higher than in shcool. In school i dont even rermeber the classes we had, maybe it is becuse I dont care or that the information taught to us isnt really deep its just pure facts. Anyone experienced this ?
I am not an expert myself on the subject, but as everything it seems in your case there are many factors. Its probably both things you said. You dont care enough to do as If you were alone and just recieved raw data that must be "encoded", but is also true that depending on the teacher they could only promote memorization, maybe is the only way they know it lol. In my personal experience most of them promote to some extent memorization and almost nobody does the same with making associations, the video said similar things. So pretty much you get used to low level learning at least in the school environment. Depends on the school though, in the past I changed to a high school that did try to prepare us for university, they were noticeably less dependent on trying to make people memorize things. Although still there was not that much effort on actually making students make associations and do high level learning. The easiest solution I could see is that you saw teachers as preprogramed google searchers, they just give information that could be relevant or not, long or concise, etc. And homework and so on, you have to try to not only answer the question but also give some association or extra information that is still related enough to not be out of topic.
Yeah this happens to me in pretty much every class I usually just study before class and use the lecture to reinforce the information
Now this is something amazing. I say this because I believe there is a great need for professionals who can teach good techniques on how to absorb and process information. This is something that will really help a student no matter what kind of teacher he/she has, or whatever the situation is.
This speach is pure GOLD 😳
Pity that nobody told me that 20 years ago.. But better late than never.
Thank you very much good man ! ❤️
Yes it is GOLD. I am also wondering how all my teachers missed this strategies.
i was dumb and i Graduated with terrible GPA, but since then i understood that in order to learn something you need to understand How to Learn to Learn better.
Anybody understand the difference between "relationships/groups" and "priorities/judgements" learning? Don't you already have to make priorities/judgements when drawing a mindmap? How would you represent this visually?
My quick notes. Deep processing: Think about a thing deeply and how it connects to the bigger picture. Repetition is not the best way to hold the learning. How is the information you learnt related to other concepts to create connections. Mind maps a good idea
Great idea teacher sung! However I have a certain notion about the 3rd level of learning (application). From the book that I’ve read, it is usually great to use flashcards and other various types of study techniques whenever you are directing your studying through answering examples,more like a pre-test. Without learning first everything. This will allow you to remember the questions and its strategy better.
Please avoid doing that. It's straight up rote memorization.
The third level of Bloom's Taxonomy means how you apply the information in your real life.
Your videos are not long for no reason ! they really help and thank you so much i have improved .... i used your technique , i was used to get 25% for my learner average now im at 87% learner average . i appritiate you man
Great to hear!
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What refreshing content! I have completed a few degrees in my lifetime and am onto a third. From my own experiences I can definitely see a huge difference from the beginning of my studies to where I am today in terms of my learning abilities. When I just finished school, I had employed largely low-level learning techniques, over the years I can say I am now very familiar with the higher order learning techniques. As always, I am continually aiming to improve my learning techniques, so I'll be greatly looking forward to your content! Thanks!!
as a noob 18yo med student who has been endlessly struggling to find a study system that is compatible with the new course, this video is a game changer. Thank you Justin!
I got into otago med this year from health sci. I've been watching your vids to better my study. I was living in the library and I don't want to do that again 😴
going up a level increases cognitive load delayed note-taking
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increases cognitive load simplifying ideas into three or more main ideas and thinking about relationships increases
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cognitive load so all of these things will improve your cognitive load tolerance
26:33 cognitive load tolerance and increasing this means that we're getting more and more used to doing higher order learning
13.54 this is where neuroplasticity kicks in
It's a good day when Justin posts a video, they're so helpful, hopefully I can take the course at some point
Prestudy:
Choose topic
- 3 a 4 main ideas
-- 2 a 4 sub ideas per main idea
I've been programming myself to apply your concepts for awhile and I think I finally understand how it can work for me!
One thing you said in this video that clicked was that your brain is not ready for that level of detail when you recite small bits of information. Currently I'm trying to learn to code and I find myself trying to master the small sections of my online class (which doesn't help me when i immediately apply what i learn only to fail when I cant solve a Code Wars problem). Instead I'm trying to understand the overall concept and how the information applies to me and how I can use it to build programs and websites.
Long story short, learning is a little bit more fun that way instead of cramming detailed information that feels useless to you and haven't build a connection yet. I appreciate you for taking the time out to explain this strategy. You might have changed my life lol
Goodday, I'm in the Forex trading industry and I always feel like going through the course makes my brain feel crammed too, I hope this techniques help and I really like his explanation on why you should take delayed notes and as I reflect I totally can compare to what I was doing and what he was talking about.. Amazing vid
For certain subjects, like mathematics i think stuck at cognitive skill level 4 in itself is what is the main problem. Like I feel like i can make the connections bit , the higher order point 4 , but the depth required to go through one single math proof and be done with cognitive skill level 4 in itself is tiring. So it results in fluff-like making connections and patterns in some sense. I am working on being able to have concrete patterns after internalising an information( a math proof) solely with understanding it. Also a math proof in itself is quite tricky it actually needs to be broken down into parts and ideas which come from different bits and pieces and each bits and piece might require one to gain some sense of familiarity and expertise in, before being able to actually mould or play with it, otherwise one would simply learn it as a flashcard memory piece which isn't helpful at all from a good (research) mathematician's point of view
JUSTIN! One suggestion for the next video:
How to know when cognitive load isn't actually you being tired? How would you find the balance between these?
one simple trick i apply is just taking a break every hour
In my experience, my brain will literally feel like sparks are flying out of it when done right. It's very similar to exercising your body's muscles. Likewise, the brain should feel like it's really been used by the end of it
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I find I remember things better the more I care about it. If I don’t remember it, it’s not important.
Terence Tao, I'm coming for your throne as the greatest living mathematician. With Justin Sung in my corner, I can't be stopped!
You mean second, right? :)
This is true. From elementary to Highschool I've never received any medals or placement in school. Every test we had per semester I never even studied or lifted a book but I still passed my tests with an average score. (Yup I was lazy haha) But I'm lucky that I was still able to graduate. Fast forward to college... I never even thought of what I wanted to do in the future so I just chose a course that was complex and in demand to challenge my self 😅. Here, I decided to change my habits cause I knew that my old habits won't help me pass college. Rather than taking notes in class I recorded each of our lessons, reviewed it every night, and paid attention in class. And guess what, during our tests I could remember every answer and always got the highest score in our class and even became a Dean's Lister. My classmates even thinks I'm a genius but it's all really just my efforts paying off. Now, that I'm in 3rd year college I decided to stay in this course bc I'm starting to take an interest to it. The human brain is really amazing.
Thanks to this video I can improve more.
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Really appreciate for what you taught in this video. I'm a freshman at my university and as you know the beginning is always very tough, challenging. I literally do not know how to learn effectively in university because the information I gained seems too much, and I get overloaded when reading it. Thanks to this video, I really think I know how to analyze the information to deeply understand it instead of trying to passively remember it. Last week, I did a presentation about the decision-making process, and my teacher said that nearly all my presentation was just something I read from the book, not what I knew. I was pretty sad because I truly made effort to understand it in my way but it seemed like I did not understand the lesson enough. After watching your video, I feel more confident to do the next presentation and also gain high scores in the class. Thanks for all your sharing. Your lesson is not something that students like me will have a chance to know it in our lives, but you did it so thank you very much.
Keep up the work. I'm also working on extending my cognitive load and i must say it's really hard when you are already familiar with the old study technique.
Well, thankfully that served you as inspiration, but... what a shit of a professor, huh? Goddamn
Asked my self, why this video was so long and then understood why. Im definitely going to start trying these steps bc all this time ive learnt stuff and i forget the facts as soon as i write the exam. Hopefully that changes today.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR VIDEOS
After watching your videos, I felt like I am actually smart, it's just that I have been studying wrongly all these years because although I sometimes see the relationship between concepts, I tend to focus on isolating the concept and memorizing it.
Now I am just focusing on learning the bigger picture and trying to see how everything is connected.
I also used to just take down notes linearly with a thinking that : since I have all this information written down, I can just memorize these next time (basically notes now, learn later). What I am doing now is actually understanding and encoding things in my head DURING lecture by trying to connect things I have previously studied during my pre-study session
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