1.Take study intervals 2.understanding is the first framework 3.Feynman technique 4.Practice 5.beat the forgetting curves ...with SRS 6.Memorisation techniques 7. Plan and track your progress 8. Reassess and course correct That was all in this helpful vdo 🙂
@@srzsrz2049 we'll..if u ask my pov then ofc it is worst thing which is degrading society....but still people r summoned in these fucking caste system....
@@srzsrz2049 Yes we even have a 'quota' system in India for SC ( Scheduled Class) and ST(Scheduled Tribe), this quota system gives opportunities for Low castes to get into good government colleges and universities.
1. Eat the frog. First thing in the morning. The most challenging topics. Focus on my weakest points or the most difficult ones. 80/20%. 2. The Pomodoro Technique. Which involves 25 minutes of work time and intensive study followed by 5 minutes of a break and this is repeated. An article on MIT says, study for 50 mins. and take a break of 10 mins. If I find something very mentally taxing, then, setting a shorter duration and doing a short burst of intense work, often works better for me. 3. Aim for understanding first then memorization. 4. The Feynman Technique. Which is teaching the topic or concept to somebody in a simple and clear way. If you are on your own and you don't have anyone else with you you can just try explaining it out loud as if there were another person. 5. Practice Testing. Try to take information out of your brain by actively recalling it. (Flashcards). 6. Spaced Repetition. How you can beat the forgetting curve. We forget pieces of knowledge unless we revise that. 7. Leveraging Some Memorization Techniques. Mnemonics. Mind maps. Include a photo or maybe something that reminds me of a story that's related to that piece of vocab or that sentence. ***. 8. Make a Study Schedule and Track your Progress. Get your brain feel ready to learn. 9. Keep reassessing how it's going and adjust what's not working. Look after your self. Self-care. Exercise, eat well, sleep. Take care of your well-being. Study smarter not harder. 😎
Watched a TED Talk by Douglas Barton recently about what top students do differently in order to get good grades. He conducted studies in which he investigated the influencing factors of successful students and found out that the one thing all top students had in common was doing practice exams before the real exam. They also wrote their timetable differently: While mediocre and bad students put in first when they are gonna study, the top students put in when they're NOT gonna study. They modeled the studying around their lives, not the other way around. Hope this helps!
I’m definitely an outlier. I was a top student and I didn’t waste my time doing too many practice exams. I’d maybe take 1 practice exams but spent my time doing Feynman (albeit I had no idea that’s what it was called), understanding, and teaching the topics. I think this is why I still remember a lot of med school topics 10 years later while most of my colleagues, even the top tier ones, have forgotten everything.
@@TInyK12I was a topper in my school. What helped me during my exams was I never wrote long notes. I would always listen to teachers with focus and noted down everyting in summary. Sometimes just wrote some keywords or summarized 1 paragraph in just 1 line. When exam came I didn't have to study long notes and my notes wers very simple and easy to understand and memorise. I would do best in my exams. 😊✌️
I'm 43 years old and going back to graduate school after working for 17 years. This video was super helpful! I wish I knew these techniques when I was an undergraduate. You should really consider teaching medicine in the near future. You would be an excellent lecturer.
Good for you Sheeds! You'll kick ass and be at the top of your classes because you're obviously highly motivated since you're studying super-learning strategies!
Can I ask for some advice? I work full time as an accountant but would like to go back to school for Astrophysics. How do you deal with life when you suddenly have no income anymore ?
I'm in the same position, I'm trying to get my prerecs sciences done to get into Graduate program in dietetics, before I was a graphic designer hence this is a total switch for me, Chem sure is tough lots of concepts.
To the person reading this who may be tired of studying but HAS to; sometimes, before studying, you need to remind yourself what you're doing this for. you're doing this so you can enjoy your life later. you could even be doing this in hopes of going to university and partying the heck out of a Friday night. you'll get there you can do it. let's try to make it together, eh? smiles and offers you a hand
fix your posture, unclench your jaw, relax your muscles, breath in, ..... and breath out. repeat with me; "I got this!" Damn right! you HAVE got this. believe in yourself
1.eat the frog, focus on difficult tasks 2. Pomodoro technique 25 min study 5 min break 3. First understand it then memorise it 4. Feynman technique teaching to someone who has little knowledge about the topic 5. Practice technique Flashcards quiz, u can see if the answer was correct -> feels like a game 6. Spaced repetition Flashcards 7. Memorisation cards 8. Mind maps 9. Study schedule 10. Checking your well being
You bring up an important point in this video. Schools don't teach kids "How to learn". This is what I believe should be among the most important things to learn in school, even more so than school subjects. We really need to update school curriculum to incorporate this early on. That would make a historic impact to evolving education.
Hi! Hi! I’m 15 years old, and I have always been a good student, but this semester I really want to challenge and improve myself, so I’ve been looking for tips like this. I really found this video helpful, thank you so much, you are beautiful!
Hi! I am also 15, turning 16 in november. I am learning korean, while studying, and at the same time some basic chinese. I really hope you achieve ur dreams
Honesty, good for you! It is very admirable to see a 15-year-old be engaged in improving their learning. I am 21, I go to McGill University, a top Uni in Canada, and I'm just looking at this now. Keep going, you'll do great!
Several other items I would add to that 1. Listen to TH-cam videos or class lectures during transition time. Getting from point A to B, doing errands, working out, etc. Since how much can you listen to music? You will be shocked at how many hours you spend each day in transition time. 2. Also during transition, in your mind try to test yourself on concepts and remember acronyms. 3. Get a tutor. 4. Set a study schedule for yourself as to what you plan on studying and for how long. To say I am going to the library all day to study is highly unproductive. 5. To push yourself to be productive while you study have a fun activity or workout planned that evening. 6. Predict the questions that are going to be on the exam and focus on learning that material. Look at past test, ask students who have taken the class before and meet with the professor. 7. Izzy covered this topic but as Cal Newport said in his book Deep Learning. Actively learn the material as if you are going to teach it to someone else. Then actually teach the material to someone. You will be shocked at how many gaps you have in your material.
Nice video with great methodology for study or work. Personnaly, I have developed the "Strawberry" technic : 10 min work - 50 min break or sleep. Bibi the seal behind you seams to know this technic. It works for me too. 😅
I really like the Feynman technique personally. I do believe that I understand topics more when I try to teach them to someone who doesn't have the same level of understanding of a certain topic than I do!! Because of this, you can't use ANY terminology(because they won't understand what you're talking about). Not using jargon also helps you out as well, because most of the time when people overly use terms, it's because they don't know what the fuck they're talking about(let's be real). ALSO, THE ABSOLUTE BEST ADDITION TO TEACHING SOMEONE, IS TO ACT AS THOUGH YOU'RE TEACHING A YOUNG CHILD!! KIDS ARE CURIOUS AND THE ALWAYS ASK THE QUESTION "WHY?"; and you don't stop until you can fill in all the gaps within your understanding. If you can't answer all the question, go back and study until you are able to answer them all. When you can answers these questions then you truly UNDERSTAND the material. Also, if you study to understand and NOT memorize, you'll remember the information longer (aka- store it in your long-term memory)THE RESULTS ARE INCREDIBLE!!
The flipside is that it's so time-spending that it isn't worth it to explain literally for a child, but maybe for someone who has the necessary pre-requisites but is new to to the topic. And you should use it for things that you struggle with the most.
Something which i've learned which is somewhat related to something you mentioned about understanding is to listen fully when in a lecture, without taking notes, so that you are completely focused on what's being said. After the lecture write down what you learned and understood as well as anything else you remember. That way you are more likely to remember that knowledge as well as grasp a better understanding of it. People who colour in sentences or paragraphs in a book are simply teaching themselves words to remember for a test and not the meaning behind those things and so it will be more difficult in the long run to be able to understand the subject fully. It's more important to learn how to think than what to think.
Thank you so much for your advice about the Podoromo method. Before I used to study continuously for 50 minutes no matter what type of subject. I usually fell with complex topics and procrastinated working with them. I tried studying for 25 minutes only for the most challenging tasks, and it worked well. I finished most of them now.
1. focus on the difficult part an the first thing in the morning 2. pomodoro technique 50-10 3. understanding them memorization 4. feynman technique - explain the info in the mirror 5. answer questions on the topic studied, try turning ur notes into questions or flashcards, attempt mock tests 6. spaced repetition - use applications or flashcards 7. mnemonics, mindmaps/flowcharts, create personal or weird connections to keywords 8. make a study schedule to track ur progress and push u to finish the task, u also get an idea as to how long it takes for u to finish a topic 9. keep reassessing and fix the wrong methods or strategies
Congratulations on having now graduated! I can confirm that all of the techniques you mention worked super well for me. I've always been lucky to succeed fairly effortlessly in my studies and I now realize that it's mostly thanks to the methods I've been using. The only thing I would add to this list is: if you can, pair up with someone who learns differently than you, and collaborate. I've always been very good at understanding what was being taught orally in class but that came at the cost of my notes, which were always very concise. Pairing up with someone who liked taking comprehensive notes allowed me to get solid written material, based on which I could explain to them the subject in return. It was always a win-win as we would both get better grades than if we had been studying on our own.
Thank you, Izzy, for your video. For those who are unfamiliar with mnemonics @ 10:08, a famous example in mathematics is the sentence "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally" which is used for remembering the order of performing operations in an algebraic equation such that first operate from left to right on those terms within Parentheses, next the Exponents, then Multiplication or Division, and finally Addition or Subtraction.
Thank you Izzy for the effective learning & study tips! I’ve heard about half of these study tips already but the way you presented them and some samples you mention was really helpful. So, I’m even recommending this one of the best summary of study tIps to my daughter! 😊 As you see, I’m a dad who still likes to continue learning even if I’m in my 50s 😊 Take care and all the best to you! I wish more people discover your YT channel and learn from the valuable tips you shared!
I really recommend the Feynman technique, it helps a lot with memorization because it's like you are a teacher with knowledge teaching your students. (In my opinion) it also helps with conversation development and public speaking
I recently got into medical school, it's been very difficult but I'm very happy I'm learning new things about medicine. Thank you for the tips, I'll put them into good use
Thank you for sharing Izzy! Re tip #1, I would personally do the easy tasks first. The reason is if you get stuck on a difficult task, then you have no time to do the easy ones. FYI only. Cheers. :)
Appreciate your content. I learned Mandarin back in high school (many years ago) and trying to pick it up again so I can be comfortable and conversational when traveling. Appreciate your encouragement and techniques for accelerated learning. Cheers!
Thank you for sharing Izzy! I procrastinate a lot, this is really helpful. Not having a schedule is hard because I keep distracting myself and end up not doing anything as I should. Even with calendar I also delayed it for a hours even days. I think it's a process that I need to enjoy and learn about how to bring the productive side of me 😊
Hey Izzy! congrats on passing all your medical school exams !! :D I've just finished my first year at Trinity Hall doing medicine; also watched you in Beauty and the Yeast- you were soo great!!! Thanks for these tips, hopefully they'll come in handy for passing second year too haha :)
I love your channel aswell i was literally watching your videos yesterday. If you have time please can you make a video on study tips and techniques you did in sixth form and secondary?
in brief: In the video, Izzy, a final-year medical student at Cambridge University, shares nine study tips that have been effective for her throughout her studies. 1. **Eat the frog**: Start with the most challenging topics. This ties in with the Pareto Principle, which suggests that 80% of results come from 20% of inputs. In the context of studying, this means prioritizing the core and most difficult topics. 2. **The Pomodoro Technique**: Work in focused time intervals, traditionally 25 minutes of work followed by a 5-minute break. It helps manage cognitive load and keeps productivity high. 3. **Aim for understanding first, then memorization**: Izzy recommends trying to understand the topic from a fundamental level before focusing on memorization. 4. **Use the Feynman Technique**: This involves explaining a concept as simply as possible, which helps to ensure a deep understanding of the topic. 5. **Focus on practice testing and active recall**: Izzy suggests that taking practice tests is more effective than simply re-reading notes or textbooks. By actively recalling information, the brain is more likely to retain that information. 6. **Use Spaced Repetition**: This technique involves reviewing information at increasing intervals to fight the 'forgetting curve' and help information enter long-term memory. She recommends the use of Anki, a flashcard app that automates this process. 7. **Leverage Memorization Techniques**: Izzy suggests using mnemonics, mind maps, and personal connections to aid memory. For example, linking a word in a foreign language to a personal story can make it easier to remember. 8. **Create a study schedule and track progress**: Establishing a regular study routine can make studying more efficient. Additionally, avoid all-nighters as they can impair memory retention and rational thinking for up to four days. 9. **Don't compare your progress to others'**: Everyone learns at their own pace, and what matters most is that you understand the material, not how quickly you can get through it. 10. **Relaxation and Happiness:** Emphasizing the importance of maintaining a positive mood, as it can impact your ability to learn and retain information. 11. **Avoid Procrastination:** Encourages scheduling tasks to manage time more efficiently and to overcome procrastination. 12. **Track Progress:** This aids in understanding how quickly you master topics, and it helps identify areas that need further attention. 13. **Establish a Routine:** The author suggests keeping regular wake, sleep, and meal times, particularly during intensive study periods. 14. **Use of Tools:** Recommends using digital tools such as Google Calendar to create a study schedule. 15. **Reassess Regularly:** Regular checks on academic progress and well-being are crucial. This could involve changing studying methods or caring more for physical and mental health. 16. **Well-being and Self-Care:** Taking care of physical and mental health is essential for effective studying. This includes sufficient sleep, proper nutrition, and regular exercise. 17. **Adapt and Change:** If certain methods or routines aren't working, make adjustments. Regular reassessment can lead to more effective strategies. 18. **Enjoy the Journey:** It's important not only to focus on the end goal but also to enjoy the process of learning. The author also offers to demonstrate their schedule and studying techniques in more detail if there's interest, emphasizing that studying is personal and what works best will vary from person to person. They stress the importance of enjoying the learning journey rather than just focusing on the end goal. Izzy underscores the importance of these techniques by saying that "learning how to learn" is critical, as it acts as a productivity multiplier. She encourages students to find the methods that work best for them.
About practice testing. I think when you do it this is what happens: you challenge your understanding of the subject and this leads to a deeper understanding because you start asking different questions and integrate information together
What a pleasant voice do you have to listen to, loved each minute of this video. Congrads of course with passing all of the steps, big encouragement for your future, you go gorgeous!🖤
Thanks a bunch for sharing. By watching this, I identify my preferences to study by taking test, mind-mapping, highlighting the keywords, like bridging the words as well
I can't tell you how inspired I got by this video. I didn't want it to finish. Also, you're so stunning, both the way you look and they way you act and speak. The information was also really helpful. Thank you so much for making this video! 💖
Congratulations Izzy for complete medical school. I follow you. Recently i complited my veterinary medicine school from Chittagong veterinary and Animal scienences University. Bangladesh.
Hello, I am a medical student as well and what is difficult for me is the revision stage, that which gets me bored and consumes rather a time than it should. The first stage of making understand about topics is quite fun and interesting but it is hard to keep that momentum in revision.
I'm 16 years old, and I found your video really helpful, so I'm a good student, but I've difficult to study because I don't really have a method, I can study for hours and hours, but I don't break, the only break I have is when I give up for a question, now I know what is my method ! I took a lot of note that going to be helpful, thank you so much
Thank you for those great advices. They work for every situation when we need to memorize information, work an a particular subject, etc. We all need to entertain our brain to keep information in our memory and have intellectual activities to keep our brain in good health. As old european people would say : mens sana in corpore sano. It's a difficult subject to grasp but you make it easy to understand. Thank you for all the kindness, simplicity and efficiency that you put into your videos 👩🎓👏
About the "understanding first, then memorization" thing, it's important to realise that even a wrong theory can give you a framework on which to hang the facts and more easily remember them. William Cullen, one of the 18th century forerunners of modern medicine, used to advise his students to use one of the existing classifications, even if they knew they were not correct, as a way to pull together their knowledge of the facts. That's not unlike the use of mnemonics, which are sometimes nonsensical yet still memorable, e.g. "Few Boys Eat Apples During Games" in music or "vibgyor" for the light spectrum.
I'm a first year medical student in Greece and I just finished my first exams. It didn't go so well and I'll try to learn how to study and be consistent with it. Thank you for the great video ❤
My ambition is to procrastinate faster. Ordinary dawdling takes so long. One tip to more and better procrastination is a slow tarry group. Make it a game. The hardest part is getting Time to cooperate, especially Time in a space-time quantum wormhole.
Gaiety 💅.WOW ! You have venerable voice ,having sound understanding and memories in ur heart.Evidently your brains to absorb the knowledge very sharply 👏🙏.
Thank you for sharing the learning skills, It’s really useful for routine, now I really excited your new videos in the future, please share more , thanks again.
I can hear everything Sealey said without looking at her eyes and her body languages. Any way, 2 or more time enjoy the video is also good to memorized her voice. Thank you Izzy.
We don't spend most of our time studying. However, we do spend most of our time learning, and we ultimately use our time to revise what we have already learnt. Think about it.
1. Pomodoro 2. Understanding first 3. Prioritize important details. 4. Teach someone else 5. Make a schedule 6. Active calling + Flashcard 7. Stay healthy + Enjoy the journey 8. Keep track of ur studying
Izzy. It is a real pity that I have not been able to follow your findings in such detail due to the hypnotic magnetism of your eyes that made me distracted.😍
I really enjoy the proccesing, when i just listen to you, learn new words, improve listening and reading skills. I really like your pronunciation and how you explain different things. Also i read the comments after wathing your video, and again learn new words and improve reading. I learn english, and I'm very happy i've met you, thank you very much ^^
Your synopsis on how to approach studies is fantastic, I personally completed my Postgraduate Legal Practice Certificate through the University of Staffordshire & in doing so i discovered it most beneficial to you exactly as you said with regard to searching-online & reading Mock questions & answers. It really did allow the mind to feel at peace knowing the information was in a comprehensive almost formatted answer ( with an abundance of additional information, usually with an asterisk attached to elad you to another page) it was far better than reading so many textbooks and trying to memorized the chapter, to the page to the paragraph to the exact popular topic & attempt to recall all that in an exam. Both methods did help me but for sure online resources and structured answered they were far easier to remember and use in emergencies or at least call upon to as you said trigger the brain process. Listening to this reminded me of how much i enjoyed the journey of my studies , I just completed my studies & right now my full time job is interviewing for a position as an Attorney. You sure have a lovely relaxed and really controlled approach & energy to explaining and coordinating how you approached your studies.. Congratulations on your success. i wil be sure to view more videos , very Nostalgic for me!
Hi!! Doctor Sealey :) wanna say thank you for the tips I used the promodoro technique during my preparation for comprehensive exam and I nailed my exam ! I wish you well ! Pls keep uploadoing more videos :)
This was enlightening and educative. The Pomodoro and Feynman study techniques are my favourite ways to study. And have learnt a lot in 15 minutes. Thank you, Izzy!
Beautiful Izzy Sealey. You are an exception, for I am very much interesting in learning chinese language and you have captivate my interest, time, and attention with your very expressive way of speaking articulating your views. Written by A Lewis. Thank you.
Study techniques suggested by you works so well for me that my scores increased .I am glad I got to see your channel atleast now .Would you make a video on how you schedule your time on Google Calendar.It would be a great help.Thanks
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Here is a summary of the key points from the video in bullet points: - Eat the frog - Focus on the most difficult topics and tasks first to get them out of the way. Apply the 80/20 rule to focus on core topics. - Pomodoro technique - Study in 25 minute bursts followed by 5 minute breaks to timebox studying sessions. - Understand before memorizing - Build understanding from first principles before rote memorization. - Feynman technique - Explain concepts to someone else to solidify your own understanding. - Practice testing - Actively recall information through quizzing and tests for stronger memory formation. - Spaced repetition - Use flashcards and Anki to beat the forgetting curve through repeated practice over time. - Memorization techniques - Use mnemonics, mind maps, and personal connections to remember tricky facts. - Study scheduling - Create a routine, set goals, and track progress to stay on track. - Self care - Make well-being a priority through breaks, sleep, nutrition to support effective studying. - Reassess regularly - Check in on academics and well-being, adjusting approach as needed.
Personally, I am doing Biology, Chemistry and Maths at A level and using study techniques has saved me a great deal. My grades improved and I share these tips with my friends in discussion groups. They help a lot. I want to join medical school too😀
Thank you Izzy... Love your accent ❤️ ur studying tips are helpful...I wish I knew them earlier 😅 I had been so focusing on studies, stressing out and I couldn't even take care of myself. Now I can't study anymore coz I'm sick 😷
Hello Izzy Sealey, My congratulations for passing your medical examinations. I wish you a bright future. Izzy, Thank you for your studying tips and it's important for me too. I love learning more English new words from you, although I did an English exam at British Council in my country Sri Lanka. Your language proficiency and speech is excellent Izzy in a lovely British way. I want to see more videos of you Izzy
I’m returning to uni after an absence and was low key nervous about getting back into the swing of things. This video reassured me. I’ll def try these out!
Very charming person and practical knowledge. Thanks. This video has a breath of fresh air feeling even tho it had to do with studying. Very interesting. I think the visuals and audio make it!
Hey Izzy. You are good English teacher. I'm a student in school, and now I'm learning English in british rp accent, I love this accent very much. And I have a question, How I can improve my vocabulary? I can't remember words, and how to use it
Would you share with all all the steps you took to finish up your medical education: Where were you born - Your background? What is your undergraduate major and school? Why Cambridge medical school and not another medical school? How you overcame the financial challenges as a medical school student? Thanks
thank you so much for sharing with us. I'll apply these principles to my studying and I believe these are absolutely helpful for me. by the way, you're really pretty and smart ❤
Hi Izzy! I have been learning English for 2 years and now I want to change my study routine to improve my English and your video helped me in this. Thank you so much. ☺
whenever you watch youtube videos put the speed at least at 1.5 or 2 times normal speed. you safe a lot of time and still get all the content
How do you speed up the videos
@@sithembisilekumane246 you should click on the settings (on the upper right corner)
@Nice to meet you
Thank you for your advice!
I have never tried it before )
I've been doing that for years😂. Nowadays 1x is too slow for me. I even watch movies and shows in 2x😂
A lot of videos are actually sped up already, and for languages it can be best to slow it down, but yes great tip for when you need it.
1.Take study intervals
2.understanding is the first framework
3.Feynman technique
4.Practice
5.beat the forgetting curves ...with SRS
6.Memorisation techniques
7. Plan and track your progress
8. Reassess and course correct
That was all in this helpful vdo 🙂
Does caste system matters India?
@@srzsrz2049 we'll..if u ask my pov then ofc it is worst thing which is degrading society....but still people r summoned in these fucking caste system....
@@srzsrz2049usually it does, from my understanding
@@srzsrz2049 Yes we even have a 'quota' system in India for SC ( Scheduled Class) and ST(Scheduled Tribe), this quota system gives opportunities for Low castes to get into good government colleges and universities.
salute 🙏🇳🇵🏔️❤
1. Eat the frog. First thing in the morning. The most challenging topics. Focus on my weakest points or the most difficult ones. 80/20%.
2. The Pomodoro Technique. Which involves 25 minutes of work time and intensive study followed by 5 minutes of a break and this is repeated. An article on MIT says, study for 50 mins. and take a break of 10 mins. If I find something very mentally taxing, then, setting a shorter duration and doing a short burst of intense work, often works better for me.
3. Aim for understanding first then memorization.
4. The Feynman Technique. Which is teaching the topic or concept to somebody in a simple and clear way. If you are on your own and you don't have anyone else with you you can just try explaining it out loud as if there were another person.
5. Practice Testing. Try to take information out of your brain by actively recalling it. (Flashcards).
6. Spaced Repetition. How you can beat the forgetting curve. We forget pieces of knowledge unless we revise that.
7. Leveraging Some Memorization Techniques. Mnemonics. Mind maps. Include a photo or maybe something that reminds me of a story that's related to that piece of vocab or that sentence. ***.
8. Make a Study Schedule and Track your Progress. Get your brain feel ready to learn.
9. Keep reassessing how it's going and adjust what's not working. Look after your self. Self-care. Exercise, eat well, sleep. Take care of your well-being. Study smarter not harder. 😎
u save my time thank youu!🙇♀💕
Thank you!
Thank you
Thank you!
I'm glad I'm being helpful for all of you.
Watched a TED Talk by Douglas Barton recently about what top students do differently in order to get good grades. He conducted studies in which he investigated the influencing factors of successful students and found out that the one thing all top students had in common was doing practice exams before the real exam.
They also wrote their timetable differently: While mediocre and bad students put in first when they are gonna study, the top students put in when they're NOT gonna study. They modeled the studying around their lives, not the other way around.
Hope this helps!
" the top students put in when they're NOT gonna study". That's rather interesting!
@@binhuang0720 it's pretty much the same thing lmao, i find it funny when people try to romanticize stuff like this.
If top students put in when they are not gonna study isnt that means they modeled their life around studying not the other way around
I’m definitely an outlier. I was a top student and I didn’t waste my time doing too many practice exams. I’d maybe take 1 practice exams but spent my time doing Feynman (albeit I had no idea that’s what it was called), understanding, and teaching the topics. I think this is why I still remember a lot of med school topics 10 years later while most of my colleagues, even the top tier ones, have forgotten everything.
@@TInyK12I was a topper in my school. What helped me during my exams was I never wrote long notes. I would always listen to teachers with focus and noted down everyting in summary.
Sometimes just wrote some keywords or summarized 1 paragraph in just 1 line.
When exam came I didn't have to study long notes and my notes wers very simple and easy to understand and memorise.
I would do best in my exams. 😊✌️
I'm 43 years old and going back to graduate school after working for 17 years. This video was super helpful! I wish I knew these techniques when I was an undergraduate. You should really consider teaching medicine in the near future. You would be an excellent lecturer.
Good for you Sheeds! You'll kick ass and be at the top of your classes because you're obviously highly motivated since you're studying super-learning strategies!
Can I ask for some advice? I work full time as an accountant but would like to go back to school for Astrophysics. How do you deal with life when you suddenly have no income anymore ?
I'm in the same position, I'm trying to get my prerecs sciences done to get into Graduate program in dietetics, before I was a graphic designer hence this is a total switch for me, Chem sure is tough lots of concepts.
So do I, I have been teaching for 18 years and plan to go back to apply for postgraduation
To the person reading this who may be tired of studying but HAS to;
sometimes, before studying, you need to remind yourself what you're doing this for.
you're doing this so you can enjoy your life later.
you could even be doing this in hopes of going to university and partying the heck out of a Friday night.
you'll get there
you can do it.
let's try to make it together, eh? smiles and offers you a hand
fix your posture,
unclench your jaw,
relax your muscles,
breath in,
..... and breath out.
repeat with me;
"I got this!"
Damn right! you HAVE got this. believe in yourself
thank you, I needed this
Bless you❤
I really appreciate this 💓
Thank you for reminding me to drink water, I didn't realise I was really thursty. ❤
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1.eat the frog, focus on difficult tasks
2. Pomodoro technique 25 min study 5 min break
3. First understand it then memorise it
4. Feynman technique teaching to someone who has little knowledge about the topic
5. Practice technique Flashcards quiz, u can see if the answer was correct -> feels like a game
6. Spaced repetition
Flashcards
7. Memorisation cards
8. Mind maps
9. Study schedule
10. Checking your well being
tq❤️
Thanks so much
your are an angel ❤
Congratulations on your passing Med school, and thanks for your study tips! The Lord bless you in your career!
Omg this was so wholesome ❤
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You bring up an important point in this video.
Schools don't teach kids "How to learn".
This is what I believe should be among the most important things to learn in school, even more so than school subjects.
We really need to update school curriculum to incorporate this early on.
That would make a historic impact to evolving education.
Hi! Hi! I’m 15 years old, and I have always been a good student, but this semester I really want to challenge and improve myself, so I’ve been looking for tips like this.
I really found this video helpful, thank you so much, you are beautiful!
Hi! I am also 15, turning 16 in november. I am learning korean, while studying, and at the same time some basic chinese. I really hope you achieve ur dreams
Honesty, good for you! It is very admirable to see a 15-year-old be engaged in improving their learning. I am 21, I go to McGill University, a top Uni in Canada, and I'm just looking at this now. Keep going, you'll do great!
same here!!
@@michellekowalska4994 i am 21 too
Same but l'm 14
Several other items I would add to that
1. Listen to TH-cam videos or class lectures during transition time. Getting from point A to B, doing errands, working out, etc. Since how much can you listen to music? You will be shocked at how many hours you spend each day in transition time.
2. Also during transition, in your mind try to test yourself on concepts and remember acronyms.
3. Get a tutor.
4. Set a study schedule for yourself as to what you plan on studying and for how long. To say I am going to the library all day to study is highly unproductive.
5. To push yourself to be productive while you study have a fun activity or workout planned that evening.
6. Predict the questions that are going to be on the exam and focus on learning that material. Look at past test, ask students who have taken the class before and meet with the professor.
7. Izzy covered this topic but as Cal Newport said in his book Deep Learning. Actively learn the material as if you are going to teach it to someone else. Then actually teach the material to someone. You will be shocked at how many gaps you have in your material.
Nice video with great methodology for study or work. Personnaly, I have developed the "Strawberry" technic : 10 min work - 50 min break or sleep. Bibi the seal behind you seams to know this technic. It works for me too. 😅
I really like the Feynman technique personally. I do believe that I understand topics more when I try to teach them to someone who doesn't have the same level of understanding of a certain topic than I do!! Because of this, you can't use ANY terminology(because they won't understand what you're talking about). Not using jargon also helps you out as well, because most of the time when people overly use terms, it's because they don't know what the fuck they're talking about(let's be real). ALSO, THE ABSOLUTE BEST ADDITION TO TEACHING SOMEONE, IS TO ACT AS THOUGH YOU'RE TEACHING A YOUNG CHILD!! KIDS ARE CURIOUS AND THE ALWAYS ASK THE QUESTION "WHY?"; and you don't stop until you can fill in all the gaps within your understanding. If you can't answer all the question, go back and study until you are able to answer them all. When you can answers these questions then you truly UNDERSTAND the material. Also, if you study to understand and NOT memorize, you'll remember the information longer (aka- store it in your long-term memory)THE RESULTS ARE INCREDIBLE!!
The flipside is that it's so time-spending that it isn't worth it to explain literally for a child, but maybe for someone who has the necessary pre-requisites but is new to to the topic. And you should use it for things that you struggle with the most.
Something which i've learned which is somewhat related to something you mentioned about understanding is to listen fully when in a lecture, without taking notes, so that you are completely focused on what's being said.
After the lecture write down what you learned and understood as well as anything else you remember.
That way you are more likely to remember that knowledge as well as grasp a better understanding of it.
People who colour in sentences or paragraphs in a book are simply teaching themselves words to remember for a test and not the meaning behind those things and so it will be more difficult in the long run to be able to understand the subject fully.
It's more important to learn how to think than what to think.
Thank you so much for your advice about the Podoromo method. Before I used to study continuously for 50 minutes no matter what type of subject. I usually fell with complex topics and procrastinated working with them. I tried studying for 25 minutes only for the most challenging tasks, and it worked well. I finished most of them now.
1. focus on the difficult part an the first thing in the morning
2. pomodoro technique 50-10
3. understanding them memorization
4. feynman technique - explain the info in the mirror
5. answer questions on the topic studied, try turning ur notes into questions or flashcards, attempt mock tests
6. spaced repetition - use applications or flashcards
7. mnemonics, mindmaps/flowcharts, create personal or weird connections to keywords
8. make a study schedule to track ur progress and push u to finish the task, u also get an idea as to how long it takes for u to finish a topic
9. keep reassessing and fix the wrong methods or strategies
Congratulations on having now graduated! I can confirm that all of the techniques you mention worked super well for me. I've always been lucky to succeed fairly effortlessly in my studies and I now realize that it's mostly thanks to the methods I've been using. The only thing I would add to this list is: if you can, pair up with someone who learns differently than you, and collaborate. I've always been very good at understanding what was being taught orally in class but that came at the cost of my notes, which were always very concise. Pairing up with someone who liked taking comprehensive notes allowed me to get solid written material, based on which I could explain to them the subject in return. It was always a win-win as we would both get better grades than if we had been studying on our own.
Thank you, Izzy, for your video. For those who are unfamiliar with mnemonics @ 10:08, a famous example in mathematics is the sentence "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally" which is used for remembering the order of performing operations in an algebraic equation such that first operate from left to right on those terms within Parentheses, next the Exponents, then Multiplication or Division, and finally Addition or Subtraction.
Thank you Izzy for the effective learning & study tips! I’ve heard about half of these study tips already but the way you presented them and some samples you mention was really helpful. So, I’m even recommending this one of the best summary of study tIps to my daughter! 😊 As you see, I’m a dad who still likes to continue learning even if I’m in my 50s 😊 Take care and all the best to you! I wish more people discover your YT channel and learn from the valuable tips you shared!
This is the most comprehensive study video I have ever seen!
I really recommend the Feynman technique, it helps a lot with memorization because it's like you are a teacher with knowledge teaching your students. (In my opinion) it also helps with conversation development and public speaking
I recently got into medical school, it's been very difficult but I'm very happy I'm learning new things about medicine. Thank you for the tips, I'll put them into good use
Thank you for sharing Izzy! Re tip #1, I would personally do the easy tasks first. The reason is if you get stuck on a difficult task, then you have no time to do the easy ones. FYI only. Cheers. :)
Izzy, congratulations on passing your medical exams! Wishing you all the best!
Appreciate your content. I learned Mandarin back in high school (many years ago) and trying to pick it up again so I can be comfortable and conversational when traveling. Appreciate your encouragement and techniques for accelerated learning. Cheers!
Thank you for sharing Izzy! I procrastinate a lot, this is really helpful. Not having a schedule is hard because I keep distracting myself and end up not doing anything as I should. Even with calendar I also delayed it for a hours even days. I think it's a process that I need to enjoy and learn about how to bring the productive side of me 😊
Hey Izzy! congrats on passing all your medical school exams !! :D I've just finished my first year at Trinity Hall doing medicine; also watched you in Beauty and the Yeast- you were soo great!!! Thanks for these tips, hopefully they'll come in handy for passing second year too haha :)
I love your channel aswell i was literally watching your videos yesterday. If you have time please can you make a video on study tips and techniques you did in sixth form and secondary?
@@user-el8pf8of4p thank you soo much :D I will try to :))) thanks for the suggestion
Great 🥰
Can i talk with you
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in brief:
In the video, Izzy, a final-year medical student at Cambridge University, shares nine study tips that have been effective for her throughout her studies.
1. **Eat the frog**: Start with the most challenging topics.
This ties in with the Pareto Principle, which suggests that 80% of results come from 20% of inputs.
In the context of studying, this means prioritizing the core and most difficult topics.
2. **The Pomodoro Technique**: Work in focused time intervals, traditionally 25 minutes of work followed by a 5-minute break.
It helps manage cognitive load and keeps productivity high.
3. **Aim for understanding first, then memorization**: Izzy recommends trying to understand the topic from a fundamental level before focusing on memorization.
4. **Use the Feynman Technique**: This involves explaining a concept as simply as possible, which helps to ensure a deep understanding of the topic.
5. **Focus on practice testing and active recall**: Izzy suggests that taking practice tests is more effective than simply re-reading notes or textbooks.
By actively recalling information, the brain is more likely to retain that information.
6. **Use Spaced Repetition**: This technique involves reviewing information at increasing intervals to fight the 'forgetting curve' and help information enter long-term memory. She recommends the use of Anki, a flashcard app that automates this process.
7. **Leverage Memorization Techniques**: Izzy suggests using mnemonics, mind maps, and personal connections to aid memory.
For example, linking a word in a foreign language to a personal story can make it easier to remember.
8. **Create a study schedule and track progress**: Establishing a regular study routine can make studying more efficient.
Additionally, avoid all-nighters as they can impair memory retention and rational thinking for up to four days.
9. **Don't compare your progress to others'**: Everyone learns at their own pace, and what matters most is that you understand the material, not how quickly you can get through it.
10. **Relaxation and Happiness:** Emphasizing the importance of maintaining a positive mood, as it can impact your ability to learn and retain information.
11. **Avoid Procrastination:** Encourages scheduling tasks to manage time more efficiently and to overcome procrastination.
12. **Track Progress:** This aids in understanding how quickly you master topics, and it helps identify areas that need further attention.
13. **Establish a Routine:** The author suggests keeping regular wake, sleep, and meal times, particularly during intensive study periods.
14. **Use of Tools:** Recommends using digital tools such as Google Calendar to create a study schedule.
15. **Reassess Regularly:** Regular checks on academic progress and well-being are crucial.
This could involve changing studying methods or caring more for physical and mental health.
16. **Well-being and Self-Care:** Taking care of physical and mental health is essential for effective studying.
This includes sufficient sleep, proper nutrition, and regular exercise.
17. **Adapt and Change:** If certain methods or routines aren't working, make adjustments.
Regular reassessment can lead to more effective strategies.
18. **Enjoy the Journey:** It's important not only to focus on the end goal but also to enjoy the process of learning.
The author also offers to demonstrate their schedule and studying techniques in more detail if there's interest, emphasizing that studying is personal and what works best will vary from person to person. They stress the importance of enjoying the learning journey rather than just focusing on the end goal.
Izzy underscores the importance of these techniques by saying that "learning how to learn" is critical, as it acts as a productivity multiplier.
She encourages students to find the methods that work best for them.
I'm relaxed just by listening to your voice. So calming! Thank you~~
Yeah!~ Understand first and memory later.. 😊 plus practice
About practice testing. I think when you do it this is what happens: you challenge your understanding of the subject and this leads to a deeper understanding because you start asking different questions and integrate information together
I’m very interested in how you actually manage your busy schedules!
What a pleasant voice do you have to listen to, loved each minute of this video. Congrads of course with passing all of the steps, big encouragement for your future, you go gorgeous!🖤
As a pre med student this is really inspiring. Congratulations on passing exam sister
I am past this. Will share with others who has growing up kids or still studying! Thank you. You will go far Dr Izzy!
You’re so smart, well spoken AND stunning!💌
Thanks a bunch for sharing. By watching this, I identify my preferences to study by taking test, mind-mapping, highlighting the keywords, like bridging the words as well
Izzy's smile makes our world sunny and bright!
I can't tell you how inspired I got by this video. I didn't want it to finish. Also, you're so stunning, both the way you look and they way you act and speak. The information was also really helpful. Thank you so much for making this video! 💖
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She is so perfect.. beautiful, smart , inspire other people.. and her voice.. 😮
Congrats on passing them all!! You deserve it!
One of the most useful videos I've watched on studying tips! Super informative and straight to the point. Thank you! ❤
Congratulations Izzy for complete medical school. I follow you.
Recently i complited my veterinary medicine school from Chittagong veterinary and Animal scienences University. Bangladesh.
I instantly have a better day after watching your videos. Seriously, you’re doing a great job Dr. Izzy!
Thank you, Izzy! I've watched many videos on this topic and yours explained everything the best. Really appreciate it!
非常有用的视频！希望Izzy之后能多多更新，工作生活顺利！🥰
Your voice is literally top 3 voices I’ve ever heard in my life
Hello, I am a medical student as well and what is difficult for me is the revision stage, that which gets me bored and consumes rather a time than it should. The first stage of making understand about topics is quite fun and interesting but it is hard to keep that momentum in revision.
I'm 16 years old, and I found your video really helpful, so I'm a good student, but I've difficult to study because I don't really have a method, I can study for hours and hours, but I don't break, the only break I have is when I give up for a question, now I know what is my method ! I took a lot of note that going to be helpful, thank you so much
Thank you for those great advices. They work for every situation when we need to memorize information, work an a particular subject, etc. We all need to entertain our brain to keep information in our memory and have intellectual activities to keep our brain in good health. As old european people would say : mens sana in corpore sano.
It's a difficult subject to grasp but you make it easy to understand. Thank you for all the kindness, simplicity and efficiency that you put into your videos 👩🎓👏
About the "understanding first, then memorization" thing, it's important to realise that even a wrong theory can give you a framework on which to hang the facts and more easily remember them.
William Cullen, one of the 18th century forerunners of modern medicine, used to advise his students to use one of the existing classifications, even if they knew they were not correct, as a way to pull together their knowledge of the facts.
That's not unlike the use of mnemonics, which are sometimes nonsensical yet still memorable, e.g. "Few Boys Eat Apples During Games" in music or "vibgyor" for the light spectrum.
I'm a first year medical student in Greece and I just finished my first exams. It didn't go so well and I'll try to learn how to study and be consistent with it. Thank you for the great video ❤
That’s surprising because so many medical terms are Greek that you should have an advantage
My ambition is to procrastinate faster. Ordinary dawdling takes so long. One tip to more and better procrastination is a slow tarry group. Make it a game. The hardest part is getting Time to cooperate, especially Time in a space-time quantum wormhole.
Gaiety 💅.WOW ! You have venerable voice ,having sound understanding and memories in ur heart.Evidently your brains to absorb the knowledge very sharply 👏🙏.
Thank you for sharing the learning skills, It’s really useful for routine, now I really excited your new videos in the future, please share more , thanks again.
I can hear everything Sealey said without looking at her eyes and her body languages. Any way, 2 or more time enjoy the video is also good to memorized her voice. Thank you Izzy.
It sounds like I know all the 9 techniques except putting every thing into practice.😂
You're pretty and smart, you reflect how much you fought for everything you wanted!!
We don't spend most of our time studying. However, we do spend most of our time learning, and we ultimately use our time to revise what we have already learnt. Think about it.
Izzy, you are a definition of Brain, Beauty, and Behaviour
Thank you for all of those tips, very well about you passed all the exams, ¡hope you get a shine future and to get your goals as dreams!
1. Pomodoro
2. Understanding first
3. Prioritize important details.
4. Teach someone else
5. Make a schedule
6. Active calling + Flashcard
7. Stay healthy + Enjoy the journey
8. Keep track of ur studying
Nemonics
Congrats on completing med school, I've learned a lot from you and I am so happy.
Good luck with your career.
Izzy. It is a real pity that I have not been able to follow your findings in such detail due to the hypnotic magnetism of your eyes that made me distracted.😍
Caught me off guard with the frog method.
A video about your schedule would be nice. Maybe I can get some ideas on how to adjust my own schedule.
I really enjoy the proccesing, when i just listen to you, learn new words, improve listening and reading skills. I really like your pronunciation and how you explain different things. Also i read the comments after wathing your video, and again learn new words and improve reading. I learn english, and I'm very happy i've met you, thank you very much ^^
You will be awarded to bring more of your classmates
A video about your schedule would be cool :)
Thanks for the study tips and advice. It will all come in handy in my naturopathic medicine studies
Your synopsis on how to approach studies is fantastic, I personally completed my Postgraduate Legal Practice Certificate through the University of Staffordshire & in doing so i discovered it most beneficial to you exactly as you said with regard to searching-online & reading Mock questions & answers. It really did allow the mind to feel at peace knowing the information was in a comprehensive almost formatted answer ( with an abundance of additional information, usually with an asterisk attached to elad you to another page) it was far better than reading so many textbooks and trying to memorized the chapter, to the page to the paragraph to the exact popular topic & attempt to recall all that in an exam. Both methods did help me but for sure online resources and structured answered they were far easier to remember and use in emergencies or at least call upon to as you said trigger the brain process. Listening to this reminded me of how much i enjoyed the journey of my studies , I just completed my studies & right now my full time job is interviewing for a position as an Attorney. You sure have a lovely relaxed and really controlled approach & energy to explaining and coordinating how you approached your studies.. Congratulations on your success. i wil be sure to view more videos , very Nostalgic for me!
Hi!! Doctor Sealey :) wanna say thank you for the tips I used the promodoro technique during my preparation for comprehensive exam and I nailed my exam ! I wish you well ! Pls keep uploadoing more videos :)
plot twist: izzy is reinforcing her studying skills by teaching it to us
She’s gorgeous!!! Congrats on finishing medical school ❤
This was enlightening and educative. The Pomodoro and Feynman study techniques are my favourite ways to study.
And have learnt a lot in 15 minutes. Thank you, Izzy!
First video that I've watched from your channel and already in love with your channel.
Thanks TH-cam for suggesting me her channel.
I absolutely love this video, thank you!
Hi Donika
i feel empowered!! plus your voice is very relaxing 🤩 you're also pretty 🙂🙂
Beautiful Izzy Sealey. You are an exception, for I am very much interesting in learning chinese language and you have captivate my interest, time, and attention with your very expressive way of speaking articulating your views. Written by A Lewis. Thank you.
Study techniques suggested by you works so well for me that my scores increased .I am glad I got to see your channel atleast now .Would you make a video on how you schedule your time on Google Calendar.It would be a great help.Thanks
Izzy you are awesome and your content is great 💥💯 Thanks to share your knowledge with us. Thumbs Up from Brazil girl, yeeeh 👍👍👍
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Here is a summary of the key points from the video in bullet points:
- Eat the frog - Focus on the most difficult topics and tasks first to get them out of the way. Apply the 80/20 rule to focus on core topics.
- Pomodoro technique - Study in 25 minute bursts followed by 5 minute breaks to timebox studying sessions.
- Understand before memorizing - Build understanding from first principles before rote memorization.
- Feynman technique - Explain concepts to someone else to solidify your own understanding.
- Practice testing - Actively recall information through quizzing and tests for stronger memory formation.
- Spaced repetition - Use flashcards and Anki to beat the forgetting curve through repeated practice over time.
- Memorization techniques - Use mnemonics, mind maps, and personal connections to remember tricky facts.
- Study scheduling - Create a routine, set goals, and track progress to stay on track.
- Self care - Make well-being a priority through breaks, sleep, nutrition to support effective studying.
- Reassess regularly - Check in on academics and well-being, adjusting approach as needed.
Personally, I am doing Biology, Chemistry and Maths at A level and using study techniques has saved me a great deal. My grades improved and I share these tips with my friends in discussion groups. They help a lot. I want to join medical school too😀
Great advice, for any subject, at any age or stage of learning!
Thank you Izzy... Love your accent ❤️ ur studying tips are helpful...I wish I knew them earlier 😅 I had been so focusing on studies, stressing out and I couldn't even take care of myself. Now I can't study anymore coz I'm sick 😷
I should say I love this❤❤❤
These study techniques are really so practical
Bigs up Izzy🎉🎉
Wooo thanks!! :)
Hello Izzy Sealey, My congratulations for passing your medical examinations. I wish you a bright future. Izzy, Thank you for your studying tips and it's important for me too. I love learning more English new words from you, although I did an English exam at British Council in my country Sri Lanka. Your language proficiency and speech is excellent Izzy in a lovely British way. I want to see more videos of you Izzy
I’m returning to uni after an absence and was low key nervous about getting back into the swing of things. This video reassured me. I’ll def try these out!
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When you check the word PERFECTION in the dictionary, Izzy comes up.
Congratulations ! You will absolutely be a good doctor.
Hi! Can you please post a template of your scheduling spreadsheet? Thanks!
Very charming person and practical knowledge. Thanks. This video has a breath of fresh air feeling even tho it had to do with studying. Very interesting. I think the visuals and audio make it!
Do you have a special skin care routine you can show us?
Thank you so much for these study tips. I am just starting uni and I am going to implement these from now on ❤
Hey Izzy. You are good English teacher. I'm a student in school, and now I'm learning English in british rp accent, I love this accent very much. And I have a question, How I can improve my vocabulary? I can't remember words, and how to use it
Sub count is so much higher now. Congrats!!! These tips are very good, I've got a test tomorrow and I'll implement them.
Would you share with all all the steps you took to finish up your medical education:
Where were you born - Your background?
What is your undergraduate major and school?
Why Cambridge medical school and not another medical school?
How you overcame the financial challenges as a medical school student?
Thanks
you are a language legend
what an amazing accent of english you have got along with the chinese language
Izzy this video was so helpful!Thanks a million!
thank you so much for sharing with us. I'll apply these principles to my studying and I believe these are absolutely helpful for me. by the way, you're really pretty and smart ❤
Hi Izzy
The tips that you give was really good it is really helpful
Thank you so much for the tips
Hi Izzy! I have been learning English for 2 years and now I want to change my study routine to improve my English and your video helped me in this. Thank you so much. ☺