How to study better and avoid a test-day disaster | David Epstein | Big Think

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  • @HumansOfVR
    @HumansOfVR 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    *_First thing that comes to mind: Don't cram it all in a few days before the test_*

    • @morganthem
      @morganthem 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Have a process, don't think it's a single action i.e. a single event/day

  • @checkmate5101
    @checkmate5101 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Practice the skills every day. The only way to get better is to immerse yourself in the concepts daily.

  • @dr_amalia
    @dr_amalia 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I have an exam on Monday.. good timing.

  • @AnilJacobs
    @AnilJacobs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    What impeccable timing, have a few certifications lined up already.

  • @nehakiran525
    @nehakiran525 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Final answer is at 2:27

  • @BenTheThird
    @BenTheThird 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Videos like this are the reason I’m barely hanging on to big think.

    • @bakedutah8411
      @bakedutah8411 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      You mean, we’re it not for videos like this you would not be watching them at all, or you would be watching them a lot more.

  • @ren1018
    @ren1018 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is dead on. Looking at the answer and thinking I would then learn how to do it for other problems never helped me. Wish I knew this while I was in college.

  • @wmarclocher
    @wmarclocher 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Pretest yourself find out what you know and prime your mind for what you need to learn.

  • @nehakiran525
    @nehakiran525 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I don't even have enough patience to watch the full video

    • @Sheeshening
      @Sheeshening 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      well I cant give you any clues as to what it's about.

    • @aproblem6ix889
      @aproblem6ix889 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂😂😂😂 same studying is just fuking boring our society is corrupt as fuck

    • @jerejarvinen625
      @jerejarvinen625 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@aproblem6ix889 or you are lazy

  • @invox9490
    @invox9490 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My question is, how much of what is in that test is actually necessary?
    In my experience (from primary school to college) I would say about 40% of what's in test is actually necessary, and about 80% is what you end up forgeting it. Furthermore, most knowledge only "ciments" itself about 1 to 3 years later AFTER said test. So why try to cram everything in students just to create frustration and anxiety?
    You either contextualize or motivate them enough so that THAT knowledge is a part of their/our everyday life, or remove it and comeback to it in the future when it actually IS.

  • @yash1152
    @yash1152 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I actually teach without giving hints, and my sister says that i'd be a bad teacher..... 😕

  • @BrainsApplied
    @BrainsApplied 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    *I made a movie about it once* 😝
    Take breaks, our brain needs neurotransmitters to focus and you won't believe easily those run out.
    And repeat your lessons multiple time!

    • @dr_amalia
      @dr_amalia 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You think 30mins study 15min rest is well spaced out?
      I feel like my breaks are long😅, but it's needed

    • @Gulgathydra
      @Gulgathydra 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dr_amalia
      You need at least 5 minutes. If you feel it's too long (at 15 minutes) you can cut it back a bit.

  • @x3ICEx
    @x3ICEx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well damn. I've passively trained myself throughout my life to look out for available hints. Always. Back of the exercise book? Check. Or just stack overflow / googling around / etc.
    I'm either studying through video tutorials where the solution is revealed to me after just 5 seconds (pause the video to try and solve it yourself - no thanks) or memorizing proofs by reading the solution instead of trying to work out the math myself. Turns out I've just been shooting myself in the foot then.

  • @joelovell9654
    @joelovell9654 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is that really learning or is it remembering! The difference is understanding what you have learned not just recalling information!

  • @ebsss100
    @ebsss100 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Alright I'm on the right track

  • @babiekoala7643
    @babiekoala7643 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sooo true

  • @bigthink
    @bigthink  4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What have been your go-to ways to study better?

  • @rayray2528
    @rayray2528 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have a exam in 3 hrs...

  • @TheWoeJoe1
    @TheWoeJoe1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    So good

  • @ImRan_Ma1ik
    @ImRan_Ma1ik 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Khan Academy tip isn't good? ,😕

  • @Peter-fc6qj
    @Peter-fc6qj 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm am sorry for my strong unfiltered language

  • @markkravitz4678
    @markkravitz4678 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    🤙 Charles Swindoll said life is 10 percent what happens to me and 90 percent of how I react to it. A cool entrepreneur @evenkingsfall (his insta) stresses you have to THINK BIG to WIN BIG! Always keep that approach to life! Don't stop the hard work 🙏

  • @royerzurumluoglu2466
    @royerzurumluoglu2466 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the quality of the content but the format just makes it really hard to concentrate. There are many good examples like Seeker and Crashcourse. Also the gap between subscribers and viewers are HUGE. That may be why. Just sayin.

  • @appleshake1700
    @appleshake1700 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was here

  • @reagancapwell685
    @reagancapwell685 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just wondering how his environmental science and journalism background gives him any relevant experience on the topic. Are there no psychologist or Neuroscientists or behavioural scientists they could have present this topic

    • @dtaylor091489
      @dtaylor091489 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      how did we get to the point where credentials matter more than citing evidence. what difference does it make what his credentials are if he’s citing evidence?

  • @ShwetabhSenpai
    @ShwetabhSenpai ปีที่แล้ว

    W

  • @generalorian9185
    @generalorian9185 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    First!☺☺☺

    • @bigthink
      @bigthink  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Daily videos are posted at 5 EM ET if you want to always stay first!

  • @aussierule
    @aussierule 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yet another case of someone talking a lot but not saying anything.

    • @Omkar3324
      @Omkar3324 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      how's that?

  • @jackjmaheriii
    @jackjmaheriii 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Let’s be real, Think Big believes that America is one of the world’s 10 worst countries for women so it’s kinda hard to trust their tips for studying.