How to Absorb Facts 3x Faster in 7 Days (from a Med Student)
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- Memorizing facts from classes and lectures can boost your productivity so that you can study more efficienty at university and school. I give tips on how you can use a method that helps me in medical school, that can triple your ability to memorize information in a short amount of time.
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Thumbnail isn’t clickbait, I’ve learnt this much on multiple occasions 😂 leave a comment down below (I’ll try to reply!). As this is like a guide, revisit this video as you go through parts of the method, so that you don’t miss key steps out. Be sure to check the link in the description box to see worked examples of how I use Anki, plus the ChatGPT prompts for reference - let me know in comments if you check it!!
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Btw are you related to the guy from the channel smile2 jannah?? You sound just like him😮 also your looks are also quite similar 😮
I just checked, and i am not 😂😂
Hi Salim! Which note taking app do you use? Would you recommend one over the other? Is it important to use one note taking app over the other?
Im in grade 11 biology, and it might not be as difficult as med school, but these tips have helped boost my grade a lot! Thank you!
Difficulty is all relative! I'm glad it's been of use, I hope school continues to go well :) thank you for commenting!
sir can you make a video on how can we increase calculation speed in mathematics@@Salim_Ahmed
Congrats, Kid! 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 As a mother of 3, I'm proud of you. 🥹 I hope you graduate a valedictorian!
@@nicoleraheem1195 You're the sweetest! This made my day
Same bro
*Forget memorizing , i got to learn that pen trick*
Hahaha, How to Learn Pen Tricks 10x Faster in 6 Minutes
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What do you call that move
When's the pen trick?
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I did not expect this video to to be SO CHOCKED FULL OF USEFUL TIPS! Thank you
Ahahaha i try to share the things i genuinely do that helps - i hope it works well for you and thanks for engaging :)
This was the best video that have seen for memory. It didn’t take long you want straight to point. That made want to listen.
I'm glad to hear it, I try to keep it to the point - i hope it helps!
Dude thanks for the courage of documenting this for us!
I hope it helps!
I found your channel a few days ago and it seems like a gold mine for me. I like how you merge self improvement and being a medical student, sounds very inspiring to me and I'm really looking forward to seeing you grow and provide better and better content. You've got a bright future ahead of you bro
Appreciate the kind words bro, it's nice to see someone who sees that it's much more than just studying, but also having the balance of that and self-improvement in personal life as well as studying life. I hope my videos continue to help, and that you improve in your self-improvement journey too!
What kind of tablet is that
Really good tips no bs and stuff just straight to the point. Thank you so much!
You're welcome, hope it helps!
Finally someone on TH-cam is talking about memorising!! All these study youtubers keep on saying it's all about understanding which made me question myself as to what lenght i was supposed to understand and why i couldn't
Ahaha yeah, the truth is we do have to memorise a load of random facts that we can't just purely rely on for understanding, so it is an important technique to develop for school and university - hope it helps!
With the quality of the content youre producing at a consistent rate, no wonder in a few years you may even reach the likes of ali abdaal and other guys, because these videos are absolute bangers man, keep up the excellent work, looking forward to how you progress!
This is genuinely really nice to hear, appreciate the kind words! Hopefully i just keep up the growth and quality of videos, and get to help a wider audience 💪🏽💯
Great to finally see someone share effective tips on memorisation. As an Indian student, our education system greatly focuses on memorising facts. Thanks a lot for the amazing video.
For sure, a lot of memorising along with the understanding. Thanks for commenting, and i hope it helps!
I really like the way you create a video, your vibe is so good. Thanks!
Appreciate the kind words, thank you and i hope it helps!
When you hate something so much, it boosts you to know more about it and remember how to reverse it. This is how you memorize things.
You r crazy , it's straight opposite for us 😂
OMG yes
Am glad i found this channel, ome thing that made me watch this is that it was less than 10 minutes, like straight to the point
I'm glad that you appreciated it's to the point ahaha, i hope the videos help!
You just gotta grind. I do my anki's while i train on my triathlon bike, I'm locked in from the pain of riding and my speed + retention goes up a lot. Mind you this doesnt work for anaerobic sessions. Lots of people want the benefits of spaced repetition without the days, months, year long efforts it takes. You cant beat 1hr a day for a year with 2 weeks of cramming. That is my biggest motivator, i never want to be in the position of having to stay up for a week straight to pass my med exams again.
Completely agree! I do my anki during my breaks at the gym too, between sets ahaha
And spaced repetition is exactly as you say, needs to be done over time, it's why i have a video on studying 2hrs a day, as opposed to saying to study all day every day! Thanks for engaging and all the best with your exams :)
Good explanation. For me, the hard part was the logistics of arranging when to revisit each topic. Dozens of study topics soon had me in a state of bewilderment and I ended up just using instinct for when to repeat each one. As for the active recall, it worked a treat - I remember going over DVT clinical pathway about ten times and I absolutely nailed the exam question based on that.
Assalamualaikum brother,
Your videos are on another level 🔥
Hoping that u will grow very big.
Till then,take care.
Lots of love from a fellow medical aspirant.❤
Appreciate it bro, hope they help - and good luck for your applications!
Thee GOAT!! thank you so much!
Ahaha appreciate the support, I hope it helps!
You my friend are a lifesaver! God bless you. I'm legit starting my program in three weeks and this will come in handy. It's like God accepted my prayers by allowing me to come across this.
Appreciate the comment!! I'm glad it came at a good time - I hope your program goes well, good luck :)
If you get the chance, please do a video going into detail on how to take the best possible notes that is most effective. @@Salim_Ahmed
Will do this some day as it was also requested by another viewer :)
Fantastic video again Salim! Your success is incredibly motivating!
My friend! Thank you for the support, wouldn't be here without you 💪🏽💯
Amazing! Well, Hi from a BLSMD Postgraduate Dental Student here. Bart's, The Mile End Campus, Whitechapel Library, Garrod Building are things I can't forget!
Nice to see a Barts Postgrad - I hope things are going well :)
Ahaha they've also recently renovated Garrod, the Old Library looks great inside now!
Thanks, brother! ❤
Good to see you again bro! Hope it helps, and next few videos will be more general study related stuff, so might be more relevant for you too :)
Great video! Very nicely presented and concise. Top!
Appreciate the support - I hope it helps!
Gross Anatomy was literally eating me up..this was super helpful at the end❤
Glad to hear! Definitely check out the page I linked in my description box, there's stuff in there that will definitely help a lottt with anatomy and memorising all the different structures (more specifically, the part on Image Occlusion in the document)
Wow ! Thankyou Mr.Salim
You're welcome, I hope it helps and you try checking the link in the description for more guidance if it might help!
I was looking for something like this to help me through school. Thank you, you got yourself a new subscriber 🙏🏼
I'm glad you find it useful, hope it helps and appreciate the support!
absolutely love your channel - such an underrated TH-camr! im a big fan of Ali abdaal and I was very aware of the techniques we're meant to use that works most efficiently for studying yet I still delayed using them. ive got 3 exams next week, in 2nd year of uni studying biomedicine. your short but concise and helpful video has put emphasis on how ive got to prioritise the workload and what to focus on in such short duration. please continue what you do; im so grateful to have found your channel as are many others rest assured. I'd love to see a "how I study" video containing what you do pre-lectures, post-lectures, then ready for exam prep! jazakallah khair
edit: could we also get a notion tour :)
Appreciate the kind words! For sure, sometimes we just need a reminder to get us back on track to do what's helpful for us
Will definitely be doing more of those videos down the line!
And yep, there will be a brief Notion video for some of the key things i use it for, coming very soon! I hope you keep an eye out for it :) thanks again for the support, hope i can continue to provide helpful content 🙌🏽
@@Salim_Ahmed I look forward to seeing the new videos! thank you so much :)
Hi Salim! Thank you so much for sharing this knowledge that you have gained over your years of studying! In your video you mentioned there was a link in the description to some sample question styles, but I do not see one. I am returning to school after 7 years and I am excited to incorporate this method into my semester. Thank you again!
Thanks for engaging! Try this link, it should be here in the anki+chatgpt page:
salimahmed.notion.site/Salim-s-Templates-for-TH-cam-cdb6e0c942f04e6c837226398c609efd?pvs=4
Also, if you dont use Notion and want to copy my templates, follow this link: ntn.so/SalimAhmed
Good luck with your studies!
@@Salim_Ahmed Thank you so much!
@@Salim_Ahmed Salim there are so many Anki options on the app store, some free and some cost money, which one do you recommend and use
Omg exactly what I needed thank alot salim
You're welcome, hope it helps!
Best tips for facts based subjects like Biology!! 👍
Good to see you again! And for sure, it helps a lottt with those random facts, so I hope you give it a try!
@@Salim_Ahmed I have been using ankii for like 3 months now but all the other stuff is totally new to me and is unique also (subbed)
Anki is quite good, isn't it! And appreciate the sub, hope it helps!
I feel like this video will go viral .
Great quality of content and editing 👌
Haha let's hope so, would be good if it can help more people - thank you for your kind words and I hope it helps :)
I have already finished studing anatomy for my test, that is in 15 days, i am sure this tips will help me do a very good test, being a med student is a vocation, we need to help each other to build a bette world with medicine, gods bless you❤
For sure, need to help each other out and keep learning! Good luck for your test, and I hope the videos help :)
Bro thank you I use Anki already but now you’re about to take me to another level. I’m definitely gonna pass boards now.
Glad to hear it'll be helpful, good luck for your exams 🙌🏽
that chatgpt technique is amazing. thankyou!
Glad you liked it!
Your previous video was really helpful. Saw instant improvements (like crazy results and realised where I was going wrong) Would help us further if you could make a video on how to take effective breaks. (even during initial stages of improving focus).
What qualifies as a break and why do we need it ? Or is it just a distraction?
Glad to hear that my other video has helped you! Breaks are for sure necessary - I think it's largely about realising when it's fine to take a break i.e. if you've done a good amount of work and start to lose focus then it might be time for a break, as opposed to taking a break after 5 minutes of studying etc. And also, what qualifies as a break is a good question - I'm not too sure if just mindlessly scrolling on socials is a good way to have a break, whereas maybe walking or getting up to eat or drink something is a healthier alternative.
Thank you for this extremely useful information! I am really grateful to you. Will be happy watching your next videos🥰
Good to hear that you found it useful, and I'm happy to help - hope to see you in future video comments!
You earned my subscription❤
Appreciate the support, and I hope it helps!
super helpful as I begin preparing for board exam studying. Thanks!
Good luck with your exams :) thanks for engaging!
thank you sir the advices are amazing i will definitely follow them
You're welcome, i hope it helps and thanka for engaging! Hope to see you in future video comments
Yk you're making loads of good content..! just a suggestion- yk, school students like us make a lot of handwritten notes and most of the stuff goes offline. Thus, making typed notes first, then making questions- is a ton lot of work! Ofc, these are good options for ppl who hv to study a lot online with all their content available in just one click, however, try to cover different aspects for ppl of diff categories too. Like maybe alternatives to speed learning and memorising for ppl who have most of their work done in written? lol... Anyways, you're going great! So much better than other yt channels.
Hi again - sorry I must've missed this! This sounds like a good idea, only thing is I (90% of the time) make typed up notes as opposed to handwritten, so I'm not too sure if I'll have the crediblity to give genuine advice about this! Will see though in the coming few weeks / months if something somewhat similar might be able to work.. Thanks for the comment!
Edit: Maybe something like a, how to take notes efficiently, type of video?
@@Salim_Ahmed yeah sure.. that sounds like a good idea.. thanks for paying heed to all of ur viewers yk... good work!
Thank you .great advice
You're welcome, i hope it helps!
I did not think to use AI to help me make anki cards you've helped me save hours making cards thank you from a fellow med student!
Ahaha it definitely speeds things up a lot! All the best with med school :)
thank you so much, also I had a question about how you factor in time to make study resources and also study? especially if you aim to not study the whole day :) @@Salim_Ahmed
Thank you so much. i m currently preparing for the neet exam and this helped me alot.
I'm glad to hear it - good luck!
Great work.
Thank you, I hope it helps :)
thank you bro, for real
You're most welcome, i hope it helps!
Nice information brother 💯❤
I hope it helps bro!
excellent video, agree with everything
Glad you like it, I hope it helps!
Thank you so much for the chatGPT tip man🙏🙏
Saves a lot of time doesn't it! And you're welcome, hope it helps!
Great info tysm bro
You're welcome bro, hope it helps!
amazing content ★
Thank you! I hope the advice helps :)
The AI part is truly a wise move! Kudos to you
For sure, it saves a lot of time - i hope it helps!
This is amazing! Hope It'll rlly help me. Abt to take my finals soon as 1st year pharma 🤞🙏
I hope so too! Good luck! I did my undergraduate degree in pharmacology, a lot of random facts to remember haha - I hope you do well!
I love Anki and I just aced a test with your method without knowing it hehe
Ahaha it is indeed a brilliant app!
thanks for this been struggling trying to memorize all my terms in AP bio
Good luck, I hope it works well!
Thankyou sir, im currently studying in 9th and i aim for competitive exams. These tips hv heloed me so much
Thanks for commenting - good luck for your exams, I hope it goes well :)
Thanks sir 🙏🙂
thank you my friend, im studying for exams to get into vet school and i found your video very helpful!
Glad to hear it's been helpful, good luck with your exams!
I'm sitting for the medical admission test and the syllabus is all about numerical datas in biology, chemistry, physics and general knowledge. It's not about the actual biological terms or applications of chemistry and physics. I chose to study medicine because it's really fascinating to learn about all these things, but the admission phase is tiring me out as I can't even remember the exact number of gymnosperm species in a certain area of the world. Thanks for this video, I really needed it.
For sure, the actual content can be interesting but when it comes to these exams, it can be a different story 😂 good luck! Also, I've got a video specifically on how I scored in the top 1% for my admissions test, if it'd be useful th-cam.com/video/tBHsuOFw_L8/w-d-xo.html
This is actually true some of my exams are almost all memorization at this point and i need help with my memorization
Yep, memorising effectively is quite overlooked, so it's definitely a good idea to build an effective system for it - I hope it helps and thanks for commenting!
This video is an example of spotless editing
Appreciate it! Takes quite a bit of time to record all the different shots, so thank you for acknowledging it - and i hope the videos help!
wow very informative video!! the next ali abdaal for sure 🙌
Hahaha appreciate the comparison! Thanks for your comment, I hope it helps and hope to see you in future comments :)
Really helpful thankyou
Glad it helped, thanks for engaging!
Thank you so much
You're welcome, i hope it helps!
I'm an MBBS graduate and right now I'm preparing for Neet pg exams which is in 2 months, guess I'm too late. I'm studying but not getting time for revision since syllabus is vast and I haven't completed. Bit confused.Thank you for the videos😊. I'll try implementing these tricks.
2 momths is still quite a good amount of time, so I wouldn't give up just yet! Ahaha i wouldn't call these just tricks as it is very well researched to work too! All the best :)
@@Salim_Ahmed thank you 😊 , sorry I meant tips😅
Ahaha fair!
Thanks Salim Ahmed, Hi from İstanbul
Hello! I've been to Istanbul in 2017, and it was beautiful! I hope it helps and thank you for commenting :)
Your accent is amazing
Ahaha this is interesting to hear! I hope the video helps :)
idk abt you, but i felt so exposed when he asked, do u remmbr what i said--? 😂
Ahaha maybe that was my intention 😂 I hope the video helps!
In one of your videos you gave us advice on how to actually increase your reading speed. Regarding that and the thing you have said in this video, i want to share some challenges I'm facing as a new med student.
While completing the vast and elaborate sea of concepts, how to approach them first? If i focus just on book reading, i have quite a good reading speed but i do get struck at places (for eg biochemistry, how vit D is synthesized in the skin, i can complete the entire page in 2 mins, but for me to fully understand the thing, it may take 30 mins. In that way i can hardly complete one chapter in a day compared to what you said, read 1000+ pages in a day.
So my question lies, what should i actualy do, should I just rely upon understanding the thing and take one day to complete the topic or let the understanding portion remains secondary, i will just read those parts no matter how much of it I could grasp in one go and subsequently after several go's and re-readings before and after the exams from the same and different books, would I be able to completely understand the entire thing?
I think at first you should go through a chapter with out the intention of memorising and then you should try to memorise
Yep this is good advice - I'd suggest looking up something called 'priming' when you read (I thinkkk it might be the same as pre-reading). This tens to help me with understanding content when it's a lot more conceptual
I think especially with more of the more technical topics, such as biochemistry, it helps a lot to get an idea of the bigger picture. When I was learning about all of the different pathways in biochemistry, I found it useful to get an overview of the main players in the pathways, the beginning and final products etc. Just getting an overview served as good landmarks for me to then work on learning the finer details. And to be honest though, I feel like a lot of the stuff at the end of the day still is purely memorising as opposed to understanding, especially if it's memorising steps of a pathway
@@Salim_Ahmed Thank you so much for you thorough breakthrough. Found it super helpful, will surely follow these out the next time!
No worries, i hope it helps and thanks for your engagement!
Bro I made a gpt bot that does the essay structuring for you and breaks it down by subtopics based on the title n stuff from it works well, also nice video very helpful
Yeh honestly it's solid how much it can act as a good assist for getting good formatting done like this! And thanks for commenting, I'm glad you found it helpful
Everything in this video is perfect but i wish its volume could be louder
What is your routine with reviewing your anki cards? I find I try to get them all done in one sitting, which just tires me out. Thank you!
How many on average are you doing per sitting? I tend to get them done in one go tbh, which may take between 30mins to an hour. Sometimes I'd even do them during gym between my workout sets (I'm not the only one to do this, some of my friends do too 😂). I think just fit it around in a way that works well for you - if it feels like it's too much, or unnecessary to do that much, maybe adjust the settings a bit to alter frequency. Thanks for commenting!
How many cards would you recommend to start off with if it’s across multiple subjects? For example for 4 subjects how should the setting be set of the spaced repetition pattern or should it be left the same as your suggested format in the video? thank you this was really informative btw!
I'd keep the setting the same - just limit how many you actually do per day. For me, i had points where i was going through i think 5 modules a day close to exams - if i initially learnt 800-1000 cards a day for a single module, I'd jus split that amount across. Hope it helps! But i do think its better to do one at a time (subject wise) of learning new cards a day if possible
I came across this video after med school made me cry again
Lool I hope life post-med school is at least a bit better mate
Hi, thank you so much for this video? wheres your template for anki intervals?
Thanks for engaging!
Here's the updated link - salimahmed.notion.site/Salim-s-Templates-for-TH-cam-cdb6e0c942f04e6c837226398c609efd?pvs=4
my problem is i have like 7 different subject that requires 90% of mesmorization skills for it how do i maintain this when i have soo many topics to cover up daily :') ?
Yep, it's difficult when there's more topics to deal with, but a lot has to do with time management - will hopefully have a vid for that soon!
What notes app do you use for your IPad and Mac? it looks user friendly, minimal and efficient!
ntn.so/SalimAhmed join for free here :)
And here are my free templates - salimahmed.notion.site/Salim-s-Templates-for-TH-cam-cdb6e0c942f04e6c837226398c609efd?pvs=4
i'm studying laws for a test (that's not my field) and trying to learn a new language, i hope this helps me!
I hope it goes well - also cute gojo profile pic!
Hey Salim, thanks for the wonderful video but I was looking how could we "learn" things in the first place. Instead the video largely talks about how to retain already learned info, so it didn't serve my purpose really. It would be really helpful if you could do one video on "How" aspect of learning. Also, the visualize part that you discussed is great & could come handy but considering my subjects it is not possible to visualize them. But nevertheless another amazing video 😃
Hey, thanks for commenting! Ahaha yeah as the title/tn suggests this video focuses on memorising as opposed to learning/understanding - but yeah that is definitely going to be a different video hopefully not too far away. But the thing is, this memorising concept is good for the first step for going through info that has not been learnt yet as it's the approach I had for initially seeing and learning facts I didn't know before. What subject are you studying at the moment? Be sure to check out the link in the description box for worked examples on Anki, as that has options that doesn't really involve images but other question-style alternatives which may apply. Thanks again for commenting and the kind words!
Thnx
You're welcome, hope it helps!
ممكن تنزل افضل المواقع والتطبيقات لطلاب الطب؟
Sir, What is mean conceptual understanding? Please tell me example.
Lite version of Ali Abdaal❤
Ahaha i hope it helps!
Can you share your anki decks please?
I'll try this 3 days before my chemistry test cuz that's full of memorizing. Will update on whether my grade improves
Usually this method is more for long term, so not too sure how effective it'll work for just 3 days - but should hopefully be able to remember a decent amount anyway. Good luck!
Yes
same name same professeion 🤘
Hahaha love to see it bro!
came here to study better but got flashed instead (im not complaining)
Activating all parts of your brain 🧐😂 i hope the video helps!
Anki isn't available for windows 7 :( Alternate- chatGPT only? or another version of anki available?
There is Ankiweb! You don't need the app, can just use it online on the internet :)
Thank u
Welcome!
May I ask what app you use to take and organize your notes?
Notion :)
Will have a video on it in January
Many thanks!@@Salim_Ahmed
Excellent work Salim. Very thoughtfully put. I implement strategies like this as a science educator. I loved the AI function of making Questions. Will need to give that a try.
Glad you enjoyed it, I hope it helps!
I have my end of year uni exams in exactly a month. I'll come back in july and see if it worked.
Good luck!
What kind of laptop/ tablet is that I’ve been writing notes by hand and after a while my hands hurt thinking about switching over to a screen and pen
Macbook and ipad :)
What is the program that are you using in your laptop as flash cards ?
Anki :)
Should you go through your flashcards daily? Thanks!
Yep, go through whatever there is - if you have reviews do them when they come, and new cards do an amount that makes sense for you :)
Thanks doc. for your tips love from India
Most welcome!
How to use spreeder?
What should I need to do?
Just staring at the words is enough?
Please replay sir
Hmm not too sure how to reply tbh 😂 you just gotta read it haha - i think at the start stick with your normal reading speed. To minimise internal monologue, maybe try humming in your head or repeat "1, 2, 3" to see if that helps. Then go up in speed. Just make sure you're absorbing what's you're actually reading by trying to remember back on it after you've gone through it. So start with smaller chunks of text / shorter sentences.
bro you're video literally give the best studying methods out there i think we as society should trust doctor's words more than some random youtuber's mouth dayumn
Haha i appreciate the support! I'm still a med student (not a doctor just yet but not long left!) - i hope my videos continue to help :)
can i ask whata the IPad you're using to study? cuz i need one thats not very expepnsive and good at the same time this is my first year as a med student
Tbh mine is quite expensive, i use an m1 ipad pro. But anything will do as long as it works. I'd recommend a laptop instead of a tablet too, if you don't need a touchscreen
@@Salim_Ahmed okey thank you..good luck
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I hope it helps!
Did you read the book “how we learn”? We kinda have the same similar studying thingy 😂
Thanks for commenting! Nope, haven't heard of that book ahaha, will give it a check some time!
@@Salim_Ahmed I recommend ♥️♥️🧠🧠
I’m doing an experiment with mine right now. it’s effective but not efficient I might just study with books and notes than watching videos which is really time consuming…
Also the book has a lot of research experiment
The book is
How we learn by Benedict Carey ♥️♥️♥️
Don’t forget me man I will support - Kurt
To be fair, sometimes is good to experiment a bit to see what works and doesnt work. Thanks for the support and will check it out!
What an amazing and unique method. Will be using this for comp sci.
All the best! For sure is one of the biggest things anyone can do for studying (and it does have good scientific evidence)!