@Mystic.i right, I have the feeling other people keep telling themselves others can only accomplish those things because they have talent. With that they are telling themselves they couldn't possibly achieve it without it - there are other reasons why he accomplished those things that other people can have as well. Determination, hard work, etc.
I am a retired teacher who taught for 38 years. I have taught English on every level from 6th grade to Graduate School. I have never encountered a student or teacher who explained how to learn better than you. I applaud your message. I wish I had this video to share with my students. Thank. You !
I too am a teacher and I’m now looking at ways of developing my skills that will incorporate how learning actually happens and that I’m going to change my pedagogy so that I can enable my learners to own their work . I found your (Samuel) video to be exceptional
For all of those saying that they don’t have an iPad, I think that the message that Samuel is saying doesn’t require an iPad. All you need is a way to learn that YOU can connect with. OWN YOUR LEARNING. Whether that’s an iPad Pro, iPad Air, notepad and pen or even an etch-a-sketch, as long as you’re breaking things down and building it back up, as long as you’re learning and not studying, THAT’S the secret here. Every individual learns differently. It doesn’t and never will matter what device YOU have, as long as you have a method that works for YOU.
@@the_magnified u can take notes by ur smart phone too, watch this video on how I take notes effectively on my smart phone...hope it helps th-cam.com/video/loEKHYGwbfc/w-d-xo.html
Mahadsa Boro I understand what you’re saying, and of course you need resources to create something. But in this case, it’s about learning, not having a machine powerful enough to edit 4K video footage on!! Learning is one of the most basic and primitive necessities of us as humans, and we were noting things down long before pen and paper, look at cavemen and how they used to draw on their walls!! Just because it may be easier somewhat to create notes on the iPad, the difference between machine and paper is minuscule when you think about it. My comment is about how it’s not a necessity to own an iPad to learn, but as Samuel says, you need to own YOUR learning. If it’s easier for YOU then by all means go for it!! But it’s not a requirement.
I'm wondering if he really wanted to study film or media but his family made him study medicine instead. So making these amazing videos is his way of coping :) What a talent! Don't stop Samuel- these videos are great! Doctors are a dime a dozen but good visual communicators are a very special breed :)
Samuel, I’m 37 years old. I hated school. I didn’t obtain any qualifications and I’ve been thinking about that lots recently. Your videos have pushed me to do something that I have been thinking about for a long time, which is to study law. The reason you’re responsible for giving me the push is that I have never had learning explained by anyone the way that you have. Thank you for the content brother, I’ll be an avid subscriber.
@@SamuelSuresh Do you use a screen protector on your iPad that enhances your writing ? I'm wondering because I just got an Apple pencil and writing on the glossy surface doesn't feel quite easy.
You’re honestly the most motivating person when it comes to anything. I can literally put your words in my life and the aspects to it. Studying was something I lost control of and had no direction on what to do but with your videos I understand what I should do. So thank you, I’m gonna put it all into my first year of college.
I did not notice that I'm watching a 20minute video. Damn, this is the first time I watched a 20 minute straight and learned a lot. I'm not even a student anymore. I would say I'm a learner😀
This should be required viewing for every single student upon entering college. (And why isn't Apple sponsoring this???) Thank you so much for taking time to create this insightful masterpiece. This is the last term of my first year in college. I am a non-traditional (older than average) student. If only I had seen something like this 4 terms ago, I may very well have a 4.0 GPA at this point. I have spent almost this entire time just "studying," trying to simply absorb enough information to "get the grade." It is in this moment I realize how little I have actually learned thus far. I will carry your message through the rest of my journey to a Bachelor Degree in Computer Science. :)
"Instead of receiving education, you can take ownership of it. Instead of complaining, you can take responsibility. Instead of studying, you can begin to learn."
I don’t know if you’ll be a teacher or a professor in the future or not, but if you do, I just make sure that you’ll be the best, and your students are the luckiest. Not only do the students get knowledge from you but also something even more precious and priceless. You gave me a huge motivation and thank you.
Dear Samuel. Words cannot express the gratitude that I have for you and this video that you made. 20 minutes of your heartfelt message help me release 46 1/2 years of anguish. I literally cried for a half hour. You see, I come from an uneducated family and the pressure to perform was so great that learning isn’t even on the radar. Scores, results, money, position, prestige...not once did my parents ever care about what I learned. In fact, I was so pressured into getting grades, I actually was illiterate until the 5th grade. Why? Because I was studying and I knew how to pass tests. Learn violin! Why? So you can be smarter. Why? So you can earn more money! Go into business school! Why? So you can earn more money! And, after watching your video, I realized why I was so down to the point I tried to take my life 3 times. I had information but I never felt like I learned anything. My curiosity was always stopped. My imagination always ridiculed. God bless you Samuel. This was a huge breakthrough for me and I applaud you for your efforts here on TH-cam and elsewhere. Man, this is like a breath of fresh air. Best video on TH-cam.
So sorry to hear about everything you said, I pray that you get much more success with lots of learning experience! And may it be a very fulfilling journey
this is the kind of video that you encounter once in a lifetime and it just changes your mind completely. i needed this so bad. thank you. wishing all the success in the world to you. hugs from a brazilian subscriber!
I've seen millions of Self-Help videos and all. But this made sit through the whole video without skipping a beat. You did 3 things. 1. Market the iPad Pro which was on par with Apple Standards. 2. Stellar Motivational Speaker 3. Finally, some eye-opening points about what "studying" is and how "Learning" is different from "Studying". Kudos to you man.
I’m a student in secondary school and I couldn’t agree more. I started watching your channel a month ago and learned a lot. My notes are beautiful, and I understand everything I wrote. You kind of inspired me to make my life better and I thank you for that. I totally agree with the punishment part, I’m not rewarded for being curious, and thank you for making me feel good about my curiosity. Thanks Samuel.
Needed this. I failed my first semester of nursing twice: one in the summer and again, the following fall semester. I would read and memorize. I needed to find a new way to study and formulate a way of actual learning not just regurgitating. I love how this video was relatable in every way.
When it comes to learning, you’re the most inspirational person I have ever listened too. Probably the only TH-camr who I can watch/listen for hours with out loosing interest. It’s something about your videos that makes me not want to click off, if that makes sense! With all sincerity and from the bottom of my heart thank you for your words. I’m looking forward to all the videos you create in the future!🤍
Hi Samuel! I found your videos earlier this year, and I fell in love with your content. 🤩 At first I thought that your goal was to promote how amazing the iPad Pro was for school by making cool cinematographic videos about it, but this video really changed the game for me. I’m currently in High School, but this really has helped me see things differently. You really are an inspiration for me, not just as a student, but as a first-class content creator. I really want to create content like yours, not to copy your style, but in the meaningfulness and the heart and soul that you put into each of your videos. I hope you continue to do what you do because you are a huge example for all of us. Thanks so much! 🙌🏻❤️✨
I was an unemployed graduate struggling with self destructive thoughts regarding my intellectual capability back in 2019-20. When I saw your perspective on learning through this video in 2020, I was dumbstruck. Your efforts changed my life. At present, I have cleared a financial exam with low pass rates and I am going to get a distinction in my Masters degree in Computer Science. And in the process of owning my learning , I realized the immense potential that I had kept inside me unharnessed. Thanks Samuel. You have no idea of the intangible gift of perspective which you have given me.
Is it just me that after watching this video, you will feel like restarting your whole education life all over again. But now feeling a lot more motivated with his techniques and maturity.
I’m deeply grateful for this video. I’m dyslexic, so it puts a whole new meaning into the "struggles of learning", but your words have inspired me to keep trying, to find passion in learning, and to see beauty in knowledge. I hope you could teach me your way of seeing the world, and making sense of so much information.
The whole point of his video is - you have to own your own dyslexic way of seeing the world and make sense of information. His ways may not work for you. You can take his way, and make it your own. Fellow dyslexic here btw, also ADHD. It's tougher for us, but the core message still applies. Good luck!
It was so deep that I had tears in my eyes. You explained in a unique way the pain I felt when I was studying at the university. I was punished for learning. Please Samuel continue creating movies (because they're not just TH-cam videos) because they are AWESOME and so deep. A doctor from Algeria 😄
In india i completed my high school and along with that my undergraduate program and i can assure you no one absolutely no one is learning not even our teachers have learned anything. All they are doing from their end is completing the syllabus everyday and from our end we are just using that to earn good grades. You have found the solution to the problem i had for the life that i lived and i request you to do more and more. Lots of love from India 🇮🇳❤️❤️
Everyone who chooses to continue their education should adopt this mindset and everyone who chooses to teach should adopt this mindset. I would love to be in a classroom environment where both are present. Great video Samuel!
I am currently a nursing student from Canada and this video has legit changed my life. Instead of being bitter about the system it’s more productive to do something about it. After this video ended I felt like getting up and clapping, it felt like the end of a motivational movie. This video should be made mandatory for all students to watch. Thank you so much for making this!
Hey, I’m a student and I absolutely lovee your channel. The cinematography, content and character is all beautiful to see. I was wondering about how you edit and also how you write over your videos (this looks really dope). Could you please do a video on this? I’m hoping to start a channel on TH-cam when I start University and would really appreciate any sort of advice, especially from you. Keep doing you, this is great!🤟🏾❤️
Omg your school experience sounds like it was literally the exact same as mine: would really love assignments, tried super hard to make visually appealing and connective notes but have them actually be a waste of time and then being disappointed when you didn’t get the marks you felt you deserved given the amount of creativity invested into “soaking up” that content. Thank you for this really great vid. One of my main reasons for investing in an iPad Pro is for vids like this that make my creativity in note taking feel validated, and turn in into productivity that’s actually useful. Thank you
Damn. I was feeling so overwhelmed from math so I took a break to watch your video and for some reason it made me cry. Especially when you have ADHD and you have to battle it, it's so tough. Thanks for the video! Totally needed this.
I watched this video for the first time during quarantine, 3 years ago. I'm a 30y old woman and small company owner and was stuck at home, not planning on doing anything since my business can't be done through online shopping or internet. While trying to distract myself I randomly came across this video. It shook me to my core, I realised that I had never learnt to study, always kind of hated the school system even though I've always been extremely curious about many topics. I went through high school, graduated without honors but having studied for about 1 month prior to the exams and never actually set foot in class. I just hated the environnement, being told how, what and at what rate to learn. I'm a deep learner, I was never able to just learn what was taught without a deeper understanding. As you can imagine, this didn't set me on the path of thinking I'd do well in medecine. My classmates that had graduated with curiculums heavy in sciences all failed, I majored in languages and philosophy. There was just no way back then (12 years ago) that I could even conceive of trying medecine, it was just for the other humans, the people that feel like a different species. I bit my tongue in envy, hurt, and regrets everytime someone mentionned med school since then. I thought about leaving a comment a few times before but I decided to wait and be able to at least tell you I had achieved a tangible footstep in the right direction. Since this video, I got an Ipad, Pencil, applied to med school (Im from France, you can apply straight outta high school) end got rejected the first year. I kept running my business and studying straight out of work, on weekends, holidays, the curiculum that was required prior to the application, med schools want people that have some understanding of chemistry and biology etc, I hadnt been in school for 11+ years and didnt study those topics. This year I got in, barely, received my acceptance 48h before the semester started. Nobody would ever have bet on me to do it, not even me. I received my results from the 1st semester earlier this weekend, for my particular class there are 27 spots available to get to 2nd year. I ranked 6th out of 360 applicants. I finally feel like I can accomplish something in my life, I have hope, drive and wonder for the very first time. And it's all because of you. You inspired me and for that I want to say "Merci Samuel". No matter the outcome, You have changed my life.
i ve spent 5 years of my career as a medical student trying to figure out a new way of sudying! i ve never though that its not about having passion to study,its all abt being passion to learn!yes...its abt discovering new things and enjoying the journey,i ve always felt so depressed when i didn't get good grades after passing an exam,but now thanks to u samuel i know that the reason of being a medical student is to learn as much as you can ...not to just pass an exam but to be a great doctor and help ppl❤
Exactly, my friend!! That's all I wish a all these medical students would realize.. It's not just about passing exams, you're learning to eventually have someone's life in your hands. 👏🏼
I've never felt this compelled to like and comment on a video. Its so clean and the content is amazing. I've personally gone through the exact same thing in school. Thank you for the video
I'm 50 now and I failed miserably when I was at school. It wasn't because I was dumb, it was because I had too many questions. To start with, teachers saw me as a disruption, leading to physical punishment like the strap (try doing that these days), eventually I just started to switch off. I wish back then there were people like you that understood that we all have different ways of learning. It didn't turn out all bad though. When computers were available in the 1980's I realised that all my questions and curiosity could be useful and learning computer code became a form of art for me. Today I have a great, well-paying job that I love, but I truly regret not having an education. Your videos are inspiring me to think about it again. I don't think it's ever too late to start learning. Thank you, I think your videos will change people lives.
As a student I want to thank you I was lost with the ways I was studying because they simply didn’t work but now because of you and your channel I found my way and it really helps me.Thank you!
what you said is so true... I've had professors that wanted us to write his exact words in the tests, when in fact you can only learn by using your own words...
Very true but with on of my professors he did this in Macro for his definitions of terms. But he told us if there is any better way to word them and actually explain someone all that term might mean he is the first one that wants to hear it. Not rly as a smart ass but as in his definitions where actually very good and ditched the book fluff I learnt so much and he reinforced that we got to actually learn which meant looking dumb asking dumb questions getting lost etc and eventually you got nowhere else but to learn it right.
You've got it. When I was in my 10 school year, I was one of the few pupil who had the best reports. And before we got them, I thought I might not doing it right because it felt like The other students worked so much harder for the tests, much harder than me. All I said at that time was I rather understand about what is going on and forget about the details, than remember everything for only two weeks
After spending two years searching for videos of how to learn and after watching others youTuber videos . This is by far The most complete , comprehensive Video that help me takes my studies to the next level. Thank you for sharing. This is AMAZING..!!
You have taught me something in this video. Before I started High school I always got good grades. I never really studied and I easy understood the content. But now that I think about it; even though I got good grades I never really learned anything really. I remember parts of what I learned but I didn’t really learn it. I learned in all of my classes except history and science. Fast forward to when I started high school; I started to complain a lot because the teaching system and the learning system was different. And my brain and I had gotten so used to just getting good grades without trying that I started to fail. Even until now I still haven’t succeeded. I would complain about how the teachers taught; and how the information was being distributed. But now that I’ve watched your video I have realized that The problem wasn’t with the teachers but it was with the way I was learning the information. For me what I would do is the teachers would give us notes and I would just copy them them and then I never look at them ever until like we have a quiz. At my school the teachers don’t really have lectures where they talk to you and try to explain the information. The information is given to you online and it is your job to learn it and to understand it and to be prepared for a test. My whole life I only studied so I could pass; and I never really even studied a lot. But Iam not mad that I pretty much failed this year; because I now know that I need to own my learning. I should focus on understanding other than studying for the test. You have truly inspired me Samuel; and now it’s my turn to OWN MY LEARNING. Thank you 🙏🏾🙂
I really like you and your messages. You inspired me to want to learn after the disaster of college that I struggled through. I was tired of mindlessly “learning” and studying and always wanting to know what was on the exam. You’ve encouraged me to want to embrace learning again. It makes me want to be a smarter person.
I was perusing the internet doing exactly what you spoke about - looking for ways to better study...but after watching this video, the hours that I have spent looking at someone else's version of study - I now understand on a fundamental level that I have been blindly going through the motions. Not learning - at all. I'm ashamed of myself. But no more. You've inspired me. I can't express just how much. If you wanted to touch just 1 person with your words today - don't fret - your job is done.
I am homeschooled. So many people hate on homeschooling but it has taught me to LOVE learning. To be curious. And to chase what you love. Homeschooling rocks!!
Thanks to you, I’ve reached a new level of respect that I’ve never felt before. I love to learn, specially something I like. And I want to say as a student, as a person, an individual. That you have become one of the people in my life that I look up.
Okay I feel like someone who was sleeping for 11 years... And suddenly woke up. -thank you from the core of my heart ! I would remember you and your channel all my life ! Okay this causes me to cry , thanks ! ❤️
Yes! The first time I felt that I truly grasped and learned a concept was when I had to make a presentation on a sub-topic of biology in first year and taught it to a small group of my classmates, and I got an A on the midterm that covered that material I was so shocked! Between your videos and Ali Abdaal's I've really changed the way I think about learning
I feel like the message "Own your Learning" also means have fun while learning and as he said, it's because of Curiosity that we learn alot- I'm not College yet but I learned alot here!
I bought an iPad just so I could watch Netflix while on my running machine during a particulary harsh lockdown in Chile. (No exercise outside at all). I also decided to study some GCSE's that I had failed on in school, I'm 49 now.... I soon gave up studying for exactly the reasons in these videos, that my note taking was just copied from textbooks, I didn't remember any of it and was bored easily. Now, more than a year on, having not picked up a single textbook, your videos have inspired me to stop watching Netflix and start studying using the diagrams and colours and fun ways of getting my creaky brain to start wherring again! Thanks so much... I wish you could be my doctor, you are one of the most enthusiastic, articulate people I have ever seen....
Tell me why i teared up? This makes me soo excited for this fall. I struggle so much with studying but I’m going to attempt to just focus on learning it and enjoy the material being taught to me
Excellent, informative, creative, and so helpful in my learning journey. Thank you so much for this. At 57 I am still thrilled with the concept of learning and growing as a person, and I am very thankful to have come across your channel.
Thank you. Your words remember me that I’m not the only one who struggle with this problem and at the same time it gives me motivation. I hope that you too will get back the help you are giving to us.
Samuel, Tbh i have been watching TH-cam for like 8 years but only liked about 12 videos in total including yours. The way you explained everything and how you evaluated every aspect, I couldn’t help but be amazed the whole time through out the video. Sometimes it felt like a professional iPad commercial at times. Before watching this video i thought this was gonna be another typical “ipad learning” type video. But then i was really surprised and excited when i saw that you were representing the story like a movie. Its overall really really organised and perfect video. I am still a student and I take notes on the ipad mini 5. But what I understood is that people don’t actually need an ipad pro or they can even roll with a sketch book or a notepad. Tools are just for helping the “learning process”. The main thing is understanding and learning how to do it and it can be done on any device or any types of physical text books. Thanks a lot for making this video. I am sure this video has helped a lot of persons. And I also rarely subscribe youtube channels but you have earned a sub man. Never stop making these types of videos and also I also got goosebumps at times by watching the way you expressed yourself and gave motivational speech throughout the whole video. Thanks man really appreciate your videos a lot.
At close to 60 years old, my days of formal education are long behind me. Despite that, this video was inspiring and loaded with wisdom. Looking forward to sharing this video with my son. Thank you!
First time watching your videos right after it got uploaded. Just finished the video, and I totally agree with the statement that the education system crushed curiosity. I’m terrible and bio because of the memorization. I’m bad at remembering things exactly and that’s what my teacher wants. I almost failed finals because of the memorization.
Damn! This video kinda reset my perspective towards learning. I still remember when I learned by asking questions and literally felt and share my curiosity with everyone in my class by asking questions and making others ask questions in order to learn. However, I lost it in the dogma of "studying". Today as I watched this video, I feel like really get learning and own it. Thank you Samuel, keep up the good work!
Now I have actually understood the meaning of studies, I really like to study, I want to learn, I don't want, to memorize everything which is going to get me full marks in exam, I want to learn whuch can earn me knowledge 😊😊😊
Iam actually still a student in school in my final year and I am scared of struggling in the upcoming exams. This video and the one where you talk about asking questions to learn, really oppened my eyes and had me thinking about the way work as a student. Iam really thankful for your videos you really showed a way out of a deep hole I hadnt realised I was in. Thank you so much, and never lose the passion you have for what you are doing because you truely are amazing at what you do :)
Such a simple and clean video but at the same time, a masterpiece, for me, at least. Thanks a lot for sharing this with such a sentimental way. It's was nice to watch and fell motivated again.
The same happened to me and after asking and cursing myself a lot of time I thought to perform the same .......I am surprised to know that someone is of my kind ....luv u from India and hope my life would certainly be same as you
My problem in studying is to studying just for marks !! And after exam I forget everything I studied :( but after I watch your video I know i need to learning not studying
As a teacher of fifth grader for the pass 12 years, thank you for giving me the truth from student prospective. Thanks you for telling me how not to bore my students no longer....You spoke on behalf of All students worldwide..you have a great heart
That’s what happened to me in my past two years of medical school. i did great in my high school but in university i try to do like other student or their way of studying. But there was always a sound from my inside that is not the way that I pass through it... Because i wanted to be like them but i was all about (Own your learning) Before i see your video i was planning to do it again, but i was a bit nervous about it.. Now you are like an inspiration for me Thanks a lot... Allah reward you back❤️
This video inspired me so much to actually learn and be curious. I'm an incoming freshman later this year and I am not afraid to go to university anymore, I am genuinely excited to learn. Thank you for this video!
Exactly how I feel! I learned nothing in school overall, though I love going to school. I Pride myself as well on getting good grades that it became a game and like sports, if I did not succeed...I was fustrated and hard on myself. I'm learning self-taught education is the best way to learn because you have the control to actually enjoy your learning vs. being forced or held up to these conditioned standards. I am thankful for all this resources to learn endless materials! 📚💡🙌🏾
Here is a shining mind. What a treasure. Stay on your journey. Always be vulnerable, always be curious, never be certain, always be filled with doubt - then your journey must go on, and it will lead you to enlightenment.
Thank you Samuel for reminding me why I love learning! I’m getting ready to start PhD school and this is the time I’m going to own my learning! It’s a beautiful thing you speak of, learning, it’s a lifelong task and struggling makes it even more beautiful! One of my favorite channels on YT by far!
There has not been any video that made me inspired and also made me cry at the same time. I don't cry because it was sad but because it was referring to me. As I was watching it, for a minute I forgot it was a video and thought he was actually talking to me. I know you may never get to read this comment or even meet me but I just want to let you know that you have changed more lives than you might have anticipated. Thank you so much once again. UPDATE: so I just completed a semester and decided to my own way and I actually did pretty good. So I got 2As and 2Bs
This video is so exceptional in so many ways! Your message is as timely as ever and you deliver it in a format that is extremely engaging. I really wish every student would watch this and start taking ownership of their own journey. But I don't think it ends there either. This feels relevant to each and every one of us when it comes learning throughout life. Because at the end of the day, that's what learning is all about: living life to the fullest. And you convey that beautifully here. I would love to contribute Portuguese subtitles to this video in order for it to reach even more people. If you'd be interested, do let me know!
this makes me think of when we needed to read a book just to tell our class about it, an assignment that most people cheat on and never even read the book. I asked the teacher why its nessacary to do this and she told me that it's good for our vocabulary. I didn't agree with what she said so instead of reading a book and then telling class about it, I did 2 things. 1, I wrote a paper on why reading a book that's aimed at your age doesn't help improve vocabulary that much as compared to reading news articles about topics that you don't know as much about, and how it could further help develop a critical thinking skill by talking about/debating that article in class instead of just listening to someone talk about a book that you're never gonna read. the second thing I did was read a book and still present it to our class so that my teacher couldn't just say that I'm lazy. I asked her what she thought of my paper and she told me that she just doesn't care. That was the moment when I started to develop a hate towards our education systems and knew that if i wanted to spend my time being productive that school wasn't gonna learn me how to do that.
Welp now there are IB school to fix this problem. Like these types of school opens up the curiosity in a student. There is like interactive, intuitive learning. It is so fun that I feel like I’m actually learning. And, one of the school’s important key things is risk taking! So that empowers one to take the risk and actually make mistakes but, then that person is also really learning.
The level of dedication for these videos man... it’s incredible and really shows your passion. I’ve been debating if getting a laptop or an iPad Pro pro for college and this video really just made me choose. After 4 months of watching different laptop and tablet videos.
i almost cried, this has touched me so much. i've always been one of those students who couldn't deal with our education system and always struggled, i have always been curious, asking questions, trying to connect everything to real life situations, trying to apply these things, and my institutes have always failed me in teaching me, and supporting my thirst for knowledge, and so have my parents. I am a microbiology student; this is the first video of yours that i'm watching so i don't know what subject you studied in college, but i saw biology notes, so if possible please share those notes with me, i would do anything to have you as my teacher. i also make notes like you do, but i'm not able to make complete notes due to my circumstances and my mental illnesses. it would mean so much to me if you could help me out whether it be teaching or sharing your notes. thank you so much. we need teachers and students like you in this world, ones who wish to learn and feed curiosity and not fear.
Hey man, I am currently a student in college. I am not a grade A student by any means. I recently bought an iPad Pro with zero reason. I have been watching countless videos and reviews on products and things to make my iPad “cool” but never once did I think that maybe I bought a tool to be able to make my school easier and more fun for me. After watching your review of the iPad, I checked out your channel and saw your first video about your note taking and was shocked because I loved the way you were going about it. I don’t know how well I could apply your note taking methods to my life but I just want to say that you have opened my eyes so much and made my thoughts on school completely different. I really appreciate the videos man, keep up the amazing work!
A filmmaker, A motivational speaker, A teacher, A student, iPad ambassador, A TH-camr, An Editor, STEM expert, ETC. damn you're truly talented.
Don't forget artist!
And soon to be Doctor!
IQ and an organized workflow = magic
@Mystic.i right, I have the feeling other people keep telling themselves others can only accomplish those things because they have talent. With that they are telling themselves they couldn't possibly achieve it without it - there are other reasons why he accomplished those things that other people can have as well. Determination, hard work, etc.
@Mystic.i everyone can have skill, but not everyone can have talent, and that's what makes it so special.
I am a retired teacher who taught for 38 years. I have taught English on every level from 6th grade to Graduate School. I have never encountered a student or teacher who explained how to learn better than you. I applaud your message. I wish I had this video to share with my students. Thank. You !
I too am a teacher and I’m now looking at ways of developing my skills that will incorporate how learning actually happens and that I’m going to change my pedagogy so that I can enable my learners to own their work . I found your (Samuel) video to be exceptional
U r the teacher.
So like you wanna write my essay sometimes😂
You do now 👍
Teachers are gods❤️🙏🏻
For all of those saying that they don’t have an iPad,
I think that the message that Samuel is saying doesn’t require an iPad.
All you need is a way to learn that YOU can connect with.
OWN YOUR LEARNING.
Whether that’s an iPad Pro, iPad Air, notepad and pen or even an etch-a-sketch, as long as you’re breaking things down and building it back up, as long as you’re learning and not studying, THAT’S the secret here.
Every individual learns differently.
It doesn’t and never will matter what device YOU have, as long as you have a method that works for YOU.
Exactly. He could have drawn that cell on paper and it would have done the same thing! :)
💯
@@the_magnified u can take notes by ur smart phone too, watch this video on how I take notes effectively on my smart phone...hope it helps
th-cam.com/video/loEKHYGwbfc/w-d-xo.html
Mahadsa Boro I understand what you’re saying, and of course you need resources to create something. But in this case, it’s about learning, not having a machine powerful enough to edit 4K video footage on!! Learning is one of the most basic and primitive necessities of us as humans, and we were noting things down long before pen and paper, look at cavemen and how they used to draw on their walls!! Just because it may be easier somewhat to create notes on the iPad, the difference between machine and paper is minuscule when you think about it. My comment is about how it’s not a necessity to own an iPad to learn, but as Samuel says, you need to own YOUR learning. If it’s easier for YOU then by all means go for it!! But it’s not a requirement.
Asher Albert legend.
"I'd prefer the struggle of learning, over the shackles of studying." -Samuel Suresh
That's some spicy quote right there.
Very Spicy
Deep!
Simple but damn this man is 1 in a Billion
“But it was my cell, and that’s what mattered.” Love it!
Yeah, I agree xD
Please don't ever stop making these videos! They are INCREDIBLE and so appreciated! THANK YOU
It’s so sentimental and his editing skills are over the roof !!!
I need to watch it again
“I’d prefer the struggle of learning, over the shackles of studying.” -Samuel Suresh
When this dude becomes famous, this quote will probably become his most wide known quote
I already printed it out and put it on my cork board. :)
Oh it’s his quote ! I thought it was a famous writer one 😅 !
Now that is a quote for any school to have on their grounds.
plot twist: he's actually a film major.
thats why his videos are so well put together
😂🤣🤣
All the medicine stuff was a lie
I'm wondering if he really wanted to study film or media but his family made him study medicine instead. So making these amazing videos is his way of coping :) What a talent! Don't stop Samuel- these videos are great! Doctors are a dime a dozen but good visual communicators are a very special breed :)
“I don’t need to study, I learned it.” YESSSSSSSSSS 🙌🙌🙌
When I felt proud of him when he said that🙌
“I was rewarded for regurgitation, not learning” this is best quote I’ve ever heard because it’s so relatable!
I started studying at the age of 52 years and Samuel Suresh you saved the day with your note taking videos.
Happy learning dear friend
Samuel, I’m 37 years old. I hated school. I didn’t obtain any qualifications and I’ve been thinking about that lots recently. Your videos have pushed me to do something that I have been thinking about for a long time, which is to study law. The reason you’re responsible for giving me the push is that I have never had learning explained by anyone the way that you have. Thank you for the content brother, I’ll be an avid subscriber.
I’m so glad to hear that
I was born in Carlisle but I was made in the the royal navy 😔✊
@@SamuelSuresh Do you use a screen protector on your iPad that enhances your writing ? I'm wondering because I just got an Apple pencil and writing on the glossy surface doesn't feel quite easy.
@@tobiadeniji6630 Yes. I believe he uses Paper Like. It is very popular. Check it out.
This guy needs a ted talk.
Agree!!!
exactly
Yes he does !
Agree
100% agree
"It was a dumb cell diagram
But it was mine
And that's what's matter"
This is soo deep👍
You’re honestly the most motivating person when it comes to anything. I can literally put your words in my life and the aspects to it. Studying was something I lost control of and had no direction on what to do but with your videos I understand what I should do. So thank you, I’m gonna put it all into my first year of college.
@starre8944 So, how did it go?
I did not notice that I'm watching a 20minute video. Damn, this is the first time I watched a 20 minute straight and learned a lot.
I'm not even a student anymore.
I would say I'm a learner😀
loool i just go up to check if you right its 20min '' how!!!'' ooh it run fast man i really loved it
I actually noticed it after I saw your note...
@@DEnlightenedThinker You were not alone.
Wtf i thought the video ist 5 minute long
This should be required viewing for every single student upon entering college. (And why isn't Apple sponsoring this???) Thank you so much for taking time to create this insightful masterpiece. This is the last term of my first year in college. I am a non-traditional (older than average) student. If only I had seen something like this 4 terms ago, I may very well have a 4.0 GPA at this point. I have spent almost this entire time just "studying," trying to simply absorb enough information to "get the grade." It is in this moment I realize how little I have actually learned thus far. I will carry your message through the rest of my journey to a Bachelor Degree in Computer Science. :)
Aw, good for you!
"Instead of receiving education, you can take ownership of it. Instead of complaining, you can take responsibility. Instead of studying, you can begin to learn."
I don’t know if you’ll be a teacher or a professor in the future or not, but if you do, I just make sure that you’ll be the best, and your students are the luckiest. Not only do the students get knowledge from you but also something even more precious and priceless. You gave me a huge motivation and thank you.
Dear Samuel. Words cannot express the gratitude that I have for you and this video that you made. 20 minutes of your heartfelt message help me release 46 1/2 years of anguish. I literally cried for a half hour. You see, I come from an uneducated family and the pressure to perform was so great that learning isn’t even on the radar. Scores, results, money, position, prestige...not once did my parents ever care about what I learned. In fact, I was so pressured into getting grades, I actually was illiterate until the 5th grade. Why? Because I was studying and I knew how to pass tests.
Learn violin! Why? So you can be smarter. Why? So you can earn more money! Go into business school! Why? So you can earn more money! And, after watching your video, I realized why I was so down to the point I tried to take my life 3 times. I had information but I never felt like I learned anything. My curiosity was always stopped. My imagination always ridiculed. God bless you Samuel. This was a huge breakthrough for me and I applaud you for your efforts here on TH-cam and elsewhere. Man, this is like a breath of fresh air. Best video on TH-cam.
So sorry to hear about everything you said, I pray that you get much more success with lots of learning experience! And may it be a very fulfilling journey
this is the kind of video that you encounter once in a lifetime and it just changes your mind completely. i needed this so bad. thank you. wishing all the success in the world to you. hugs from a brazilian subscriber!
I’m so glad it helped
I've seen millions of Self-Help videos and all. But this made sit through the whole video without skipping a beat.
You did 3 things.
1. Market the iPad Pro which was on par with Apple Standards.
2. Stellar Motivational Speaker
3. Finally, some eye-opening points about what "studying" is and how "Learning" is different from "Studying".
Kudos to you man.
I’m a student in secondary school and I couldn’t agree more. I started watching your channel a month ago and learned a lot. My notes are beautiful, and I understand everything I wrote. You kind of inspired me to make my life better and I thank you for that. I totally agree with the punishment part, I’m not rewarded for being curious, and thank you for making me feel good about my curiosity. Thanks Samuel.
Is it just me or does it sound like he is about to say something absolutely revolutionary at the end of every sentence.
Needed this. I failed my first semester of nursing twice: one in the summer and again, the following fall semester. I would read and memorize. I needed to find a new way to study and formulate a way of actual learning not just regurgitating. I love how this video was relatable in every way.
When it comes to learning, you’re the most inspirational person I have ever listened too. Probably the only TH-camr who I can watch/listen for hours with out loosing interest. It’s something about your videos that makes me not want to click off, if that makes sense! With all sincerity and from the bottom of my heart thank you for your words. I’m looking forward to all the videos you create in the future!🤍
Thank you Keily
apple should hire you for their marketing department dude :D
The probably allredy did 😁
You are so right
Right, exactly! Make me wanna buy an iPad now to study with lol.
I got the iPad first and now I want to know how to study with it
Hi Samuel! I found your videos earlier this year, and I fell in love with your content. 🤩
At first I thought that your goal was to promote how amazing the iPad Pro was for school by making cool cinematographic videos about it, but this video really changed the game for me. I’m currently in High School, but this really has helped me see things differently.
You really are an inspiration for me, not just as a student, but as a first-class content creator. I really want to create content like yours, not to copy your style, but in the meaningfulness and the heart and soul that you put into each of your videos.
I hope you continue to do what you do because you are a huge example for all of us. Thanks so much! 🙌🏻❤️✨
I literally went out and bought an iPad Pro right after just watching this 😂
🤣🤣🤣😂😂
I was an unemployed graduate struggling with self destructive thoughts regarding my intellectual capability back in 2019-20. When I saw your perspective on learning through this video in 2020, I was dumbstruck. Your efforts changed my life.
At present, I have cleared a financial exam with low pass rates and I am going to get a distinction in my Masters degree in Computer Science. And in the process of owning my learning , I realized the immense potential that I had kept inside me unharnessed.
Thanks Samuel. You have no idea of the intangible gift of perspective which you have given me.
U inspire me to be more productive and make more of my time.
Facts
Agree
Is it just me that after watching this video, you will feel like restarting your whole education life all over again. But now feeling a lot more motivated with his techniques and maturity.
Kenneth Tay yes!! Hopefully going to actually learn something in school when we go back instead of memorising everything...
“It was just a simplified dumb down model of the cell. But it was my cell.” Self-actualization just went up a few levels. ☺️
When my teacher teaches me about cell, I hate it
But when it's you, I just love learning about it
Thank You Samuel
I’m deeply grateful for this video. I’m dyslexic, so it puts a whole new meaning into the "struggles of learning", but your words have inspired me to keep trying, to find passion in learning, and to see beauty in knowledge. I hope you could teach me your way of seeing the world, and making sense of so much information.
The whole point of his video is - you have to own your own dyslexic way of seeing the world and make sense of information. His ways may not work for you. You can take his way, and make it your own. Fellow dyslexic here btw, also ADHD. It's tougher for us, but the core message still applies. Good luck!
It was so deep that I had tears in my eyes. You explained in a unique way the pain I felt when I was studying at the university. I was punished for learning. Please Samuel continue creating movies (because they're not just TH-cam videos) because they are AWESOME and so deep.
A doctor from Algeria 😄
I thought i was the only one! I got misty eyed so many times throughout! Thank you Samuel!!
In india i completed my high school and along with that my undergraduate program and i can assure you no one absolutely no one is learning not even our teachers have learned anything. All they are doing from their end is completing the syllabus everyday and from our end we are just using that to earn good grades. You have found the solution to the problem i had for the life that i lived and i request you to do more and more.
Lots of love from India 🇮🇳❤️❤️
Thanks for making India so proud by this comment.
@@anjalisingh9099 wtf don't try to make patriotic comments like this This is the worst one can expect from you
I felt this on a spiritual level
@@anjalisingh9099 don't act like a ultra nationalist, we all know what kind of schools and teachers we have in india .
I second this comment. We need inspirations like samuel in India. ❤️ from Mizoram
This guy is revolutionary....Huge respect!
Everyone who chooses to continue their education should adopt this mindset and everyone who chooses to teach should adopt this mindset. I would love to be in a classroom environment where both are present. Great video Samuel!
I am currently a nursing student from Canada and this video has legit changed my life. Instead of being bitter about the system it’s more productive to do something about it. After this video ended I felt like getting up and clapping, it felt like the end of a motivational movie. This video should be made mandatory for all students to watch. Thank you so much for making this!
Did you finish your studies 😁
Also, from Canada!
Hey, I’m a student and I absolutely lovee your channel. The cinematography, content and character is all beautiful to see. I was wondering about how you edit and also how you write over your videos (this looks really dope). Could you please do a video on this? I’m hoping to start a channel on TH-cam when I start University and would really appreciate any sort of advice, especially from you. Keep doing you, this is great!🤟🏾❤️
I’d be really interested to see this come to fruition as well!
Represent all of my thoughts
Yes I would be interested in this too! Please do it!
Yes this sounds like a great idea!
yes
Omg your school experience sounds like it was literally the exact same as mine: would really love assignments, tried super hard to make visually appealing and connective notes but have them actually be a waste of time and then being disappointed when you didn’t get the marks you felt you deserved given the amount of creativity invested into “soaking up” that content. Thank you for this really great vid. One of my main reasons for investing in an iPad Pro is for vids like this that make my creativity in note taking feel validated, and turn in into productivity that’s actually useful. Thank you
Damn. I was feeling so overwhelmed from math so I took a break to watch your video and for some reason it made me cry. Especially when you have ADHD and you have to battle it, it's so tough. Thanks for the video! Totally needed this.
I watched this video for the first time during quarantine, 3 years ago. I'm a 30y old woman and small company owner and was stuck at home, not planning on doing anything since my business can't be done through online shopping or internet. While trying to distract myself I randomly came across this video. It shook me to my core, I realised that I had never learnt to study, always kind of hated the school system even though I've always been extremely curious about many topics.
I went through high school, graduated without honors but having studied for about 1 month prior to the exams and never actually set foot in class. I just hated the environnement, being told how, what and at what rate to learn. I'm a deep learner, I was never able to just learn what was taught without a deeper understanding. As you can imagine, this didn't set me on the path of thinking I'd do well in medecine. My classmates that had graduated with curiculums heavy in sciences all failed, I majored in languages and philosophy. There was just no way back then (12 years ago) that I could even conceive of trying medecine, it was just for the other humans, the people that feel like a different species. I bit my tongue in envy, hurt, and regrets everytime someone mentionned med school since then.
I thought about leaving a comment a few times before but I decided to wait and be able to at least tell you I had achieved a tangible footstep in the right direction. Since this video, I got an Ipad, Pencil, applied to med school (Im from France, you can apply straight outta high school) end got rejected the first year. I kept running my business and studying straight out of work, on weekends, holidays, the curiculum that was required prior to the application, med schools want people that have some understanding of chemistry and biology etc, I hadnt been in school for 11+ years and didnt study those topics.
This year I got in, barely, received my acceptance 48h before the semester started. Nobody would ever have bet on me to do it, not even me.
I received my results from the 1st semester earlier this weekend, for my particular class there are 27 spots available to get to 2nd year.
I ranked 6th out of 360 applicants.
I finally feel like I can accomplish something in my life, I have hope, drive and wonder for the very first time.
And it's all because of you. You inspired me and for that I want to say "Merci Samuel". No matter the outcome, You have changed my life.
i ve spent 5 years of my career as a medical student trying to figure out a new way of sudying! i ve never though that its not about having passion to study,its all abt being passion to learn!yes...its abt discovering new things and enjoying the journey,i ve always felt so depressed when i didn't get good grades after passing an exam,but now thanks to u samuel i know that the reason of being a medical student is to learn as much as you can ...not to just pass an exam but to be a great doctor and help ppl❤
Exactly, my friend!! That's all I wish a all these medical students would realize.. It's not just about passing exams, you're learning to eventually have someone's life in your hands. 👏🏼
21 years of my life including 3 years of med school, I could never realise i was studying all this time and not learning!
I've never felt this compelled to like and comment on a video. Its so clean and the content is amazing. I've personally gone through the exact same thing in school. Thank you for the video
Anjali Thank you
Homeboy could make me love learning a subject I'm not even interested in or care about, and I'd attend the classes happily.
I'm 50 now and I failed miserably when I was at school. It wasn't because I was dumb, it was because I had too many questions. To start with, teachers saw me as a disruption, leading to physical punishment like the strap (try doing that these days), eventually I just started to switch off. I wish back then there were people like you that understood that we all have different ways of learning. It didn't turn out all bad though. When computers were available in the 1980's I realised that all my questions and curiosity could be useful and learning computer code became a form of art for me. Today I have a great, well-paying job that I love, but I truly regret not having an education. Your videos are inspiring me to think about it again. I don't think it's ever too late to start learning. Thank you, I think your videos will change people lives.
As a student I want to thank you I was lost with the ways I was studying because they simply didn’t work but now because of you and your channel I found my way and it really helps me.Thank you!
"Mom... Dad. I'm changing my major." Samuel is awesome! I can definitely see you as an educator.
what you said is so true... I've had professors that wanted us to write his exact words in the tests, when in fact you can only learn by using your own words...
Very true but with on of my professors he did this in Macro for his definitions of terms. But he told us if there is any better way to word them and actually explain someone all that term might mean he is the first one that wants to hear it.
Not rly as a smart ass but as in his definitions where actually very good and ditched the book fluff I learnt so much and he reinforced that we got to actually learn which meant looking dumb asking dumb questions getting lost etc and eventually you got nowhere else but to learn it right.
You've got it.
When I was in my 10 school year, I was one of the few pupil who had the best reports. And before we got them, I thought I might not doing it right because it felt like The other students worked so much harder for the tests, much harder than me. All I said at that time was I rather understand about what is going on and forget about the details, than remember everything for only two weeks
After spending two years searching for videos of how to learn and after watching others youTuber videos . This is by far
The most complete , comprehensive
Video that help me takes my studies to the next level. Thank you for sharing.
This is AMAZING..!!
The world needs this guy. The most empowering youtube video I've ever watched in my life. Thank you.
You have taught me something in this video. Before I started High school I always got good grades. I never really studied and I easy understood the content. But now that I think about it; even though I got good grades I never really learned anything really. I remember parts of what I learned but I didn’t really learn it. I learned in all of my classes except history and science.
Fast forward to when I started high school; I started to complain a lot because the teaching system and the learning system was different. And my brain and I had gotten so used to just getting good grades without trying that I started to fail. Even until now I still haven’t succeeded. I would complain about how the teachers taught; and how the information was being distributed. But now that I’ve watched your video I have realized that The problem wasn’t with the teachers but it was with the way I was learning the information. For me what I would do is the teachers would give us notes and I would just copy them them and then I never look at them ever until like we have a quiz. At my school the teachers don’t really have lectures where they talk to you and try to explain the information. The information is given to you online and it is your job to learn it and to understand it and to be prepared for a test. My whole life I only studied so I could pass; and I never really even studied a lot. But Iam not mad that I pretty much failed this year; because I now know that I need to own my learning. I should focus on understanding other than studying for the test.
You have truly inspired me Samuel; and now it’s my turn to OWN MY LEARNING.
Thank you 🙏🏾🙂
I really like you and your messages. You inspired me to want to learn after the disaster of college that I struggled through. I was tired of mindlessly “learning” and studying and always wanting to know what was on the exam. You’ve encouraged me to want to embrace learning again. It makes me want to be a smarter person.
I’m so glad to hear that
I was emotional after this vid, because u taught me how to learn before coming to unversity or college.
Best speach.
Lucky u i am in my 5th year
I was perusing the internet doing exactly what you spoke about - looking for ways to better study...but after watching this video, the hours that I have spent looking at someone else's version of study - I now understand on a fundamental level that I have been blindly going through the motions. Not learning - at all. I'm ashamed of myself. But no more. You've inspired me. I can't express just how much. If you wanted to touch just 1 person with your words today - don't fret - your job is done.
I am homeschooled. So many people hate on homeschooling but it has taught me to LOVE learning. To be curious. And to chase what you love. Homeschooling rocks!!
Thanks to you, I’ve reached a new level of respect that I’ve never felt before. I love to learn, specially something I like. And I want to say as a student, as a person, an individual. That you have become one of the people in my life that I look up.
Okay I feel like someone who was sleeping for 11 years... And suddenly woke up.
-thank you from the core of my heart !
I would remember you and your channel all my life !
Okay this causes me to cry , thanks ! ❤️
Yes! The first time I felt that I truly grasped and learned a concept was when I had to make a presentation on a sub-topic of biology in first year and taught it to a small group of my classmates, and I got an A on the midterm that covered that material I was so shocked! Between your videos and Ali Abdaal's I've really changed the way I think about learning
thanks for making me realize that 1.study is way more different than learning and 2.what actual LEARNING is........ THNX ALOT infinite times
I'm actually tearing up by this man and and all the nice comments. He's on another level😭😭❤️
Very high quality videos... And also that smooth voice.
This guy needs to be at the next Apple product launching event...
Yeah. He talks like Apple
I feel like the message "Own your Learning" also means have fun while learning and as he said, it's because of Curiosity that we learn alot- I'm not College yet but I learned alot here!
I bought an iPad just so I could watch Netflix while on my running machine during a particulary harsh lockdown in Chile. (No exercise outside at all). I also decided to study some GCSE's that I had failed on in school, I'm 49 now.... I soon gave up studying for exactly the reasons in these videos, that my note taking was just copied from textbooks, I didn't remember any of it and was bored easily. Now, more than a year on, having not picked up a single textbook, your videos have inspired me to stop watching Netflix and start studying using the diagrams and colours and fun ways of getting my creaky brain to start wherring again! Thanks so much... I wish you could be my doctor, you are one of the most enthusiastic, articulate people I have ever seen....
Tell me why i teared up? This makes me soo excited for this fall. I struggle so much with studying but I’m going to attempt to just focus on learning it and enjoy the material being taught to me
Every time I click on his videos I feel like I’m seeing a Netflix trailer on someone finding out themselves
Excellent, informative, creative, and so helpful in my learning journey. Thank you so much for this. At 57 I am still thrilled with the concept of learning and growing as a person, and I am very thankful to have come across your channel.
Thank you John
Thank you. Your words remember me that I’m not the only one who struggle with this problem and at the same time it gives me motivation. I hope that you too will get back the help you are giving to us.
Samuel, Tbh i have been watching TH-cam for like 8 years but only liked about 12 videos in total including yours. The way you explained everything and how you evaluated every aspect, I couldn’t help but be amazed the whole time through out the video. Sometimes it felt like a professional iPad commercial at times. Before watching this video i thought this was gonna be another typical “ipad learning” type video. But then i was really surprised and excited when i saw that you were representing the story like a movie. Its overall really really organised and perfect video.
I am still a student and I take notes on the ipad mini 5. But what I understood is that people don’t actually need an ipad pro or they can even roll with a sketch book or a notepad. Tools are just for helping the “learning process”. The main thing is understanding and learning how to do it and it can be done on any device or any types of physical text books.
Thanks a lot for making this video. I am sure this video has helped a lot of persons. And I also rarely subscribe youtube channels but you have earned a sub man. Never stop making these types of videos and also I also got goosebumps at times by watching the way you expressed yourself and gave motivational speech throughout the whole video. Thanks man really appreciate your videos a lot.
At close to 60 years old, my days of formal education are long behind me. Despite that, this video was inspiring and loaded with wisdom. Looking forward to sharing this video with my son.
Thank you!
First time watching your videos right after it got uploaded.
Just finished the video, and I totally agree with the statement that the education system crushed curiosity. I’m terrible and bio because of the memorization. I’m bad at remembering things exactly and that’s what my teacher wants. I almost failed finals because of the memorization.
You were punished for learning.
You were punished for mistakes.
😭
Still hurts me.
Are u from India
Me too😭😭😭
@Archer how can I advice u I am grade 8th😫😫
@Archer thanks for ur bio
Damn! This video kinda reset my perspective towards learning. I still remember when I learned by asking questions and literally felt and share my curiosity with everyone in my class by asking questions and making others ask questions in order to learn. However, I lost it in the dogma of "studying".
Today as I watched this video, I feel like really get learning and own it.
Thank you Samuel, keep up the good work!
Now I have actually understood the meaning of studies, I really like to study, I want to learn, I don't want,
to memorize everything which is going to get me full marks in exam, I want to learn whuch can earn me knowledge 😊😊😊
Iam actually still a student in school in my final year and I am scared of struggling in the upcoming exams. This video and the one where you talk about asking questions to learn, really oppened my eyes and had me thinking about the way work as a student. Iam really thankful for your videos you really showed a way out of a deep hole I hadnt realised I was in. Thank you so much, and never lose the passion you have for what you are doing because you truely are amazing at what you do :)
Such a simple and clean video but at the same time, a masterpiece, for me, at least. Thanks a lot for sharing this with such a sentimental way. It's was nice to watch and fell motivated again.
Thank You
The same happened to me and after asking and cursing myself a lot of time I thought to perform the same .......I am surprised to know that someone is of my kind ....luv u from India and hope my life would certainly be same as you
My problem in studying is to studying just for marks !! And after exam I forget everything I studied :( but after I watch your video I know i need to learning not studying
As a teacher of fifth grader for the pass 12 years, thank you for giving me the truth from student prospective. Thanks you for telling me how not to bore my students no longer....You spoke on behalf of All students worldwide..you have a great heart
That’s what happened to me in my past two years of medical school.
i did great in my high school but in university i try to do like other student or their way of studying.
But there was always a sound from my inside that is not the way that I pass through it...
Because i wanted to be like them
but i was all about (Own your learning)
Before i see your video i was planning to do it again, but i was a bit nervous about it..
Now you are like an inspiration for me
Thanks a lot...
Allah reward you back❤️
I have never clicked so fast on a video!!
This video inspired me so much to actually learn and be curious. I'm an incoming freshman later this year and I am not afraid to go to university anymore, I am genuinely excited to learn. Thank you for this video!
Exactly how I feel! I learned nothing in school overall, though I love going to school. I Pride myself as well on getting good grades that it became a game and like sports, if I did not succeed...I was fustrated and hard on myself. I'm learning self-taught education is the best way to learn because you have the control to actually enjoy your learning vs. being forced or held up to these conditioned standards. I am thankful for all this resources to learn endless materials! 📚💡🙌🏾
Here is a shining mind. What a treasure. Stay on your journey. Always be vulnerable, always be curious, never be certain, always be filled with doubt - then your journey must go on, and it will lead you to enlightenment.
Thank you Samuel for reminding me why I love learning! I’m getting ready to start PhD school and this is the time I’m going to own my learning! It’s a beautiful thing you speak of, learning, it’s a lifelong task and struggling makes it even more beautiful! One of my favorite channels on YT by far!
There has not been any video that made me inspired and also made me cry at the same time. I don't cry because it was sad but because it was referring to me. As I was watching it, for a minute I forgot it was a video and thought he was actually talking to me. I know you may never get to read this comment or even meet me but I just want to let you know that you have changed more lives than you might have anticipated. Thank you so much once again.
UPDATE: so I just completed a semester and decided to my own way and I actually did pretty good. So I got 2As and 2Bs
“I’d prefer the struggle of learning, over the shackles of studying....." thats a bar my dude
This video is so exceptional in so many ways! Your message is as timely as ever and you deliver it in a format that is extremely engaging. I really wish every student would watch this and start taking ownership of their own journey. But I don't think it ends there either. This feels relevant to each and every one of us when it comes learning throughout life. Because at the end of the day, that's what learning is all about: living life to the fullest. And you convey that beautifully here. I would love to contribute Portuguese subtitles to this video in order for it to reach even more people. If you'd be interested, do let me know!
this makes me think of when we needed to read a book just to tell our class about it, an assignment that most people cheat on and never even read the book. I asked the teacher why its nessacary to do this and she told me that it's good for our vocabulary. I didn't agree with what she said so instead of reading a book and then telling class about it, I did 2 things. 1, I wrote a paper on why reading a book that's aimed at your age doesn't help improve vocabulary that much as compared to reading news articles about topics that you don't know as much about, and how it could further help develop a critical thinking skill by talking about/debating that article in class instead of just listening to someone talk about a book that you're never gonna read. the second thing I did was read a book and still present it to our class so that my teacher couldn't just say that I'm lazy. I asked her what she thought of my paper and she told me that she just doesn't care. That was the moment when I started to develop a hate towards our education systems and knew that if i wanted to spend my time being productive that school wasn't gonna learn me how to do that.
Welp now there are IB school to fix this problem. Like these types of school opens up the curiosity in a student. There is like interactive, intuitive learning. It is so fun that I feel like I’m actually learning. And, one of the school’s important key things is risk taking! So that empowers one to take the risk and actually make mistakes but, then that person is also really learning.
Hey Samuel...your making me watch this again and again..loved it...kudos for your effort..
Never related so much to someone when you described your struggles in college and you trying to fix them by watching how to study videos on TH-cam
The level of dedication for these videos man... it’s incredible and really shows your passion. I’ve been debating if getting a laptop or an iPad Pro pro for college and this video really just made me choose. After 4 months of watching different laptop and tablet videos.
i almost cried, this has touched me so much. i've always been one of those students who couldn't deal with our education system and always struggled, i have always been curious, asking questions, trying to connect everything to real life situations, trying to apply these things, and my institutes have always failed me in teaching me, and supporting my thirst for knowledge, and so have my parents. I am a microbiology student; this is the first video of yours that i'm watching so i don't know what subject you studied in college, but i saw biology notes, so if possible please share those notes with me, i would do anything to have you as my teacher. i also make notes like you do, but i'm not able to make complete notes due to my circumstances and my mental illnesses. it would mean so much to me if you could help me out whether it be teaching or sharing your notes. thank you so much. we need teachers and students like you in this world, ones who wish to learn and feed curiosity and not fear.
Hey man, I am currently a student in college. I am not a grade A student by any means. I recently bought an iPad Pro with zero reason. I have been watching countless videos and reviews on products and things to make my iPad “cool” but never once did I think that maybe I bought a tool to be able to make my school easier and more fun for me. After watching your review of the iPad, I checked out your channel and saw your first video about your note taking and was shocked because I loved the way you were going about it. I don’t know how well I could apply your note taking methods to my life but I just want to say that you have opened my eyes so much and made my thoughts on school completely different. I really appreciate the videos man, keep up the amazing work!