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For me waiting to discover what I "need to learn" based on life has worked well. I'm self taught in oncology, cancer nutrition, general medicine, and psychology. It is amazing what we can learn when we remain focused and consistent.
Agree with you re: discussions. I focus on a particular topic, example gall bladder disease. I learn what I can. Then I discuss gall bladders with one of my doc friends. They are happy to point out flaws in my knowledge and point me toward other sources. After studying medicine daily since 2003 my knowledge is better than I ever thought possible.
I'm an amateur violist having studied viola for 40+ years under a teacher. I've been teaching myself music theory and now studying the history of the viola from its origins and early music to modern violas and music & technique.
Very inspiring! Just turned 36 and finally trying to learn how to study, hasn't ever been natural to me, but I LOVE learning and taking notes! Lacking in organize. Thank you for your style and technique!
Yes! I can relate! The expectation when I was in school was that I must pass my classes. That’s it. Lots of just getting by but I’ve always loved to learn, read, and write. To anyone reading this that feels like it’s too late for them-IT’S NOT! Start where you are and God bless your journey 🤍🤍🤍
I struggled throughout undergrad to gain a degree I have barely used. I finished school because it was expected of me, but I didn't enjoy what I was learning about. Now, almost a decade later, I still find that topics that interested me when I was a kid continue to play in the back of my mind. I have a list with scores of topics that I want to either learn about or learn how to do. I really enjoyed watching this video because it's helping me to better structure my self learning. I might never set foot back in a university classroom, but I love the challenge of creating my own curriculum, and maybe even having my own personal graduation. Thanks for the awesome videos! I love this channel!
So glad I found this channel. I am an editor in the film industry and have been starting to study AI which feels very left of field for me. But seeing people like you boldly exploring new fields is energizing and infectious.
you can also ask LLM ChatGPT for a course outline... example: create a university course syllabus for a study of philosophy, include; - history and beginning of philosophy - greek and roman philosophy - comparative philosophy across easter and western cultures - I have two hours a week plus reading time - include any web resources, especially TH-cam links - include a week by week schedule for 12 weeks
I can't believe that you are doing this, you are truly someone who has true passion for acquiring knowledge. I have seen people criticize university and acquiring knowledge in general. Teaching yourself seems way more fun than university lectures haha. Just subscribed!
I started my master study of musicology. I want to deeply learn about the philosophy behind music. Discovering your channel was like finding treasure on youtube. Now i have a notebook everywhere i go and write down everything comes up to me. Noting what i am reading, how many pages ect. I studied trombone before so i am not familiar with the theoric aspect of learning that much. This helps a lot. So thank you😅
I'm a PE major and chose it because I want to teach while being fit. However, I love learning other topics from different fields and was struggling on how to teach myself while being in this course. Thank you so much for uploading this!!!
I am also currently working on my computing degree and I am just as excited as you when it comes to learning topics - the auto didact way! Good to hear we are on the same line of topic, Parker.
This video was amazing. I’ve thought about structuring learnings for myself but never to the point where I was essentially building a course with a syllabus. I more or less was going the route, I’ll read x book and take notes until I’m finished. Never building quizzes and tests for myself. That’s brilliant. There’s a reason why education was traditionally structured in the way it is and just because we don’t think the education system is optimal doesn’t mean we should throw the baby out with the bath water
Personal fave topic? Probably biblical studies. This was insightful. I’m right at the cusp of doing this but am developing diligence to stick to things I begin and keep intrinsic motivation. I was an F student in school because of chronic depression but after I was saved my life looks so different. I’m alive and building the framework I was made to have despite things that happened to me.
I'm really hoping to use this for Apologetics, Creative Writing, and even learning new languages. I'm really glad you went over this. I've been struggling since I have finished under-grad how to structure my time to keep on learning about topics that will both interest and benefit me
Thank you, man! I have just used GPT-4 to come up with syllabus for a topic I have a passion for and it’s done what I couldn’t figure out how to do on my own. So now I have a way to make a learning plan thanks to you!
@@pinkvalentino Ok, at first I wasn't sure what to name the topic, so I described it to chat gpt and it came up with a title. Then I asked it to imagine it's a course and to create syllables for it with readings and lectures or documentaries I can find on TH-cam. And then I edited the results from there by telling it to change what I didn't like. Hope that's helpful.
same. for a few months now, i’ve been thinking about adding a layer of self-teaching onto the foundation that university provides me, just to absolutely steep myself in the knowledge (for me in particular, clinical psychology is what I’m going for) I’ve started recently with just reading integral books to that school of thought, like various neuroscience books, Carl Jung, Carl Rogers, etc. and journaling after each chapter a brief subjective summary of what was most significant and useful. But the whole idea of creating a mock-course with its own syllabus is actually really cool, and I think Ill try it out.
I want to learn a looot about forests functional ecology. Always love your videos, they're making me fall in love with learning all over again every time, thanks !
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🎓 Creating Your Own University Courses - Learn how to teach yourself effectively through creating your own university-style courses. - Make your own syllabus, find like-minded peers, and discover content for self-study. - Utilize Brilliant, a platform for interactive learning in math, data science, and computer science. 02:47 📚 Parker's Autodidactic Journey - Parker shares his personal journey of self-learning philosophy using iTunes U. - Developed a history of philosophy course, combining lectures and assigned readings. - Emphasizes the importance of setting goals and tracking progress in self-study. 05:17 🎓 Transition to Academic Studies - Entering grad school after five years of self-study, Parker continued creating his own courses. - Highlights the concept of guided readings and how it allows for personalized research. - Stresses the importance of self-study in both informal and formal academic settings. 07:10 🌐 Choosing Your Topic - Guidance on selecting a topic of personal interest for your self-created university course. - Encourages viewers to explore diverse subjects beyond traditional academic choices. - Emphasizes the significance of genuine curiosity for an engaging learning experience. 08:48 📝 Planning and Assignments - Discusses the importance of planning course credits, schedule, and assignments. - Recommends creating a course description, syllabus, and setting clear objectives. - Suggests writing papers as a method of synthesizing and applying acquired knowledge. 11:24 📚 Sourcing Reading Material - Provides strategies for finding recommended books and papers for your course. - Advocates seeking advice from peers, professors, or online communities. - Recommends leveraging social media platforms for crowdsourcing reading lists. 12:31 🎥 Choosing Lecture Material - Advocates using TH-cam for finding lectures corresponding to your course. - Suggests creating playlists to organize and structure your lecture content. - Highlights the abundance of educational content available on TH-cam. 13:55 🧠 Incorporating Brilliant in Your Course - Introduces Brilliant as a valuable resource for math, data science, and computer science. - Recommends integrating Brilliant into your course for interactive problem-solving. - Emphasizes the flexibility of Brilliant's content for customization in self-study. 14:51 🗣️ Facilitating Discussions - Encourages engaging in discussions on platforms like Discord, Facebook, or Twitter. - Recommends forming a study cohort or inviting others to take the course with you. - Emphasizes the importance of interactive learning and sharing ideas with peers. 15:46 📆 Structuring Your Learning Time - Guides viewers on planning the duration and schedule of their self-created course. - Stresses the importance of weekly meeting times, mimicking traditional university courses. - Emphasizes the psychological benefit of setting a clear start and end date for the course. 16:44 📓 Taking Effective Notes - Recommends dedicated notebooks for taking notes during lectures and podcasts. - Advocates for a structured approach to note-taking, including annotations and reflections. - Shares preferred notebook choices for effective and organized note-taking. 17:28 🌐 Lifelong Learning - Concludes by emphasizing the limitless potential for self-learning throughout life. - Encourages viewers to continue planning and organizing their self-study journey. - Highlights the commencement of one's education beyond formal academic programs. Made with HARPA AI
I think learning as a hobby, especially about a wide range of topics, is great and expands your world and your ability to connect ideas and be inspired. I would caution there are few things you can learn to a high level that don't get put to practical use and tested by repeated failures during attempts to put them to practical use. Applying knowledge is critical to really understanding it. As the saying goes, "knowing just enough to be dangerous."
Thank you for this! I never went to school and because of this I never learned to learn. Your channel has been a massive help in my journey to become a software engineer.
7:30 I am glad to answer this question because it literally challenges myself to make an answer here 😅. Well basically I'm a freshman and i have my bachelors on secondary education major in english. I chose english because i am living in the Philippines 🇵🇭 where english language is our 2nd official language and I am also planning to work further outside my country. But other than that, basic english was taught starting in elementary which I really understand if most of the basics would be forgotten later on. That's why, I wanted to study the english language since it'll be beneficial for me, thus it also my goal to systematically and professionally study this language again. Thank you for this video ❤ it helped me a lot!
I'm glad I came across this channel. I can already tell you that you're going to be an invaluable resource to someone who wants to expand his scope of understanding eruditiously.
You are brilliantly skilled learner. Your videos have been a tremendous help to me, I pray I’ll be able to implement them and be persistent in carrying them out. God bless you!
The most difficult part is the time. There's no time in the day where I both have control over my schedule and also have energy to really study. I'm thinking to try 7pm-8pm every day but I know from my Japanese classes at that time that it's really hard for me to focus, I'm just not in learning mode anymore.
I think you'll have to fake it till you make it. I was not in learning mode when I first stated but I powered through until it became easier. It's like a muscle, start using it and it'll grt easier to use
@@ParkerNotesThank you for your advice! I feel like I can maximise my chances of success if I make sure to stay on top of my sleep, eat well, minimise the friction required to start, and spend some time pumping my motivation if it feels low. That being said, physically I'm just tired in the evening, and even having Japanese lessons at 7pm 2x a week for over a year, that fact did not change.
Just found your channel an hour ago and I've been watching tons of your videos. I have a personal goal of becoming an incredibly officer in the army when I graduate college, to do that I've been trying to think more about as much as I can, especially about things like what it means to be a leader. Your videos are helping tons in figuring out how to do this! And I gotta say, I love the mustache!
I like this idea for my developing my own course. This really focuses epistemic curiosity. Thank you. Yes, I’d like to get your ideas on book reviews and precie (sp?)
The moment you showed your notebook and organization i was engaged. I'm definitely going to be trying this out, I've been wanting to selg study Internal Medicine, and doing this will help a lot! You're amazing
Outstanding job, Park. I've developed my own courses before (for my high school students, for our men's discipleship cohorts, and for myself), but you laid this out and explained it really well. I'm going to use this to develop my next couple courses for The Hammer & Anvil Society. And I just realized something: anyone could use this to write a course on dogs, turtles, and swearing about how you're only cool if you watch "Boy Meets World."
Love the video, I'm already in the beginning stages of designing my own jewelry design master course, utilizing material I already had and a variety of short classes I've purchased.
Thanks, having most of the material already helps, but I can definitely look for some books. Your video helps in trying to organize the material into a more coherent list of progression through the material and how to attack.
For free courses on coding, Harvard posts their lectures online! I’m not sure about other subjects but their first coding class is fun and something everyone could enjoy and learn from.
I have two I'm working on: Renaissance Philosophy and memory with an emphasis on Giordano Bruno, Eastern philosophy, strategy, and history. I'm doing those alongside the Bachelor's in Forensic Psychology I'm doing through a university and a year-long course on Sherlockian Deduction I'm doing under Ben Cardall. Afterward, I plan on making my own survey course on general human knowledge.
Coming back a second time to this video after listening a first time a few months ago, outlining a short, project-based course to learn more about control systems and then not following it. Listening again I'm starting to realize that I needed to be thinking much bigger than a handful of projects and it would be easier to keep an end goal in sight if I thought much bigger with my cirriculum. Will definitely try again and try to flesh it out a bit more, and maybe consult other course outlines to give myself more to shoot for.
This is fantastic! Thank you! There's so much I want to learn and this gives me some structure and a strategy to approach it. And omg I loved iTunesU and was so sad when it disappeared.
Hey man, great video. Would you ever consider doing a notebook flipthrough video? Would love to see a more in depth look at some of your notes if you are open to that.
I'm going to start doing these for Patrons and TH-cam partners actually. I think a vid like that wouldn't appeal to a broader audience but I bet there are some more in my audience who would enjoy it and learn from it. So I'll film those and my library tours for patrons and members and then I wont have to edit them as much either
Love this video. Thank you so much for making the effort to record it. The content is so useful and inspirational . It has inspired me to set my own course, for personal learning, on sleep. My ‘assignments’ will be in the form of making some interesting blog posts for my website. I will capture all the ideas this method will generate on my digital zettelkasten (which have have on Obsidian). I am looking forward to reading all those books on sleep that have been on my wish list for ages. 🤗❤️
I want to learn everything i can about languages. My passion has always been learning languages. I want to be a polyglot, and this video really helped. Thank you for changing my life!
New subscriber here. I loved your take on pocketjournaling and writing soliloquys to me. I'm just starting my journey on self evaluation and self transformation, and I've used your tips to better obsorbs who I am and what I wana learn thank you
thank you for the idea, im making my fictious university that study about physics in order to boost my understanding of physics class during my high school years and get satisfying results on the examination.
Well. This was something Parker. I have been starting my journey to Journalling, Commonplace Notebooks etc. This is a great way to think about my learning and try and codify what it is I'm doing, and how I'm doing it. Of course, you are now going to upset my wife when I start buying even more notebooks and resources. Absolutely loved the idea of structuring the learning more, with an actual syllabus, reading list and presenting the findings at the end.
Glade I'm not the only one making imaginary curriculums for subjects I'm studying but I like how seriuosly you're taking this step to me it's a mere waste of time that I constantly pull myself away from it whenever I dive in too deep but I should try your method since it's fun to me 😁😁
The topic I want to dive into deeper is how the brain learns. I've got a masters in Educational Psychology but my studies left me wanting to know more about learning disabilities, dyslexia in the brain and metacognition.
To add to that, I'm interested in the historical underpinnings of language acquisition, neuroscience and again, learning differences. I'm not sure any of that makes sense but I feel I'm scratching at the surface of something so important. I have a few books by Steven Pinker and Stanislas Dehaene to start.
I loveeee language and concept acquisition type stuff. I presented one of my papers on concept acquisition last year at a philosophy conference and the Q&A afterwards was such a blast. I need to pick that back up. I'm looking to get back into Charles Taylor's Language Animal and Douglas Hofstadter's work on analog making. Great to know there are othe people like me out here
@@ParkerNotes AMAZING! I would have definitely loved to see your lecture and be apart of the Q&A. Concept acquisition is so intriguing. I'll have to look into the books you mentioned. Thanks so much, Parker 💙
Fascinating! College never worked out for me because I never found a cohort. I was a "commuter" student so I went home after classes. The university was still on the quarter system so just about the time I would start to get to know some of my classmates, the class was over. I've always been fascinated with computers so I took classes at the local tech school, initially in low-level assembly language (which I loved) and in other higher-level programming languages. I later married a woman who had just started a home-based desktop publishing/graphic design business. Suddenly my experience with computers took a major turn. It was all about word processors, page layout programs, and image editors. How can you say you know about computers if you don't know Photoshop! Now that I'm retired, I appreciate all the free time but I'm looking for a bit more structure. My sister is still teaching and still getting advanced degrees to enhance her employability. My idea is to expand my understanding of programming languages, enhance my knowledge of document creation, and (finally) learn 3-D modeling and animation because that's what got me interested in computers in the first place. As a former desktop publisher, I'll make my own notebooks, thank you.
I am so so interested in the history of the Indian civilization and the scriptures written by those sages which contain immense knowledge about alot of subjects & disciplines, but I was holding back as there's no structured course on it... but thanks now I'm motivated again to start creating my own course and finding how I'll go about exploring this.... I want this to be the first place for recommendations... please if anyone sees this, give me recommendations of some books or articles or papers I can read and refer to...
I've been self-studying much of my life. History was (and is!) important to me. Celtic especially which evolved into medieval history due to my love of sci-fi/fantasy books. I love studying culture. Where did a culture evolve from? What influenced it, history, beliefs, laws, etc. Does it all make sense - why? Why not? Self-Taught some basic coding in college. Wanted to make cool websites, and not with drag & drop to rearrange type editors. I want to return to Psychology and Philosophy but I'm currently working my way through Creative Writing.
I loved this video so much I looked for it a month after I first saw it. Scrolled through my TH-cam history for one months worth of videos. I watch 10 hours a day so it was not easy.
I'm currently speedrunning high school math because I'm actually trying to write my a-levels as an adult and math is a mandatory exam. My entire watch later list (which I access the most) has all the math videos I found relevant listed in the right order and I have to scroll past all of that to get to the more fun videos if I wanna watch them. It's my way of creating friction with the ways I procrastinate haha. As for other topics I wanna learn about...I have longtime suspected ADHD, so: Programming Languages (Python, HTML, CSS, Javascript, etc.), the history of several Latin American countries, the history of how Islam spread, the African continent before colonization, socialism (gosh, that is a lifetime worth of books), continued study into mental health and therapies, some basics of music theory, a bit more physical geography, a bit more about how cities can be built efficiently, getting my Spanish to fluency, learning MSA and the Levantine Arabic dialect to a point where I can at least understand it, learning why a computer works the way it does, learning a ton about my local nature and which plants are useful for which things, and this list never ends and didn't even include physical learning things like crocheting better or baking like a demigod. Some of these I learn naturally through the algorithm handing me the right videos, others will probably need entire playlists (especially the languages, whew is it hard to watch stuff in your target language when you're tired) and books.
Hey ! I am keen on delving into the realm of self-development and the psychology behind individuals holding onto past traumas, developing negative emotions, and effectively tackling the myriad of life's challenges. Might any of you fine folks have any recommendations on how I could acquire such knowledge? Any resources, materials, or books, perchance?
Really useful. I’m about to get my bachelor degree in Computer Science. I want to learn everything there is to know about finance, economy, stock, data analysis, machine learning and occultism.
Creating a curriculum for the things you want to learn is the smartest and most helpful idea I've ever heard. Makes me more motivated to learn the things on my list of interests. Thank you for sharing, this is such a game changer!
Good day sir. Is it better to study in the early morning than the evening time? What’s your opinion about studying then sleep for consolidation? Thanks a lot
Definitely morning if you can. But I often go all day because I have a lot to study. Best hours are like an hour and a half after I wake up to just before lunch
I’m bookmarking this video so I can reference this later. I start grad school this month and I’m excited and nervous all at once. I want to do really well. If I could teach a class it would be on WW1. That war had a huge impact on the world and there’s so much that is skipped over and I would love to have a class where I can teach and focus on the importance of that war. I’m getting my masters in Higher Education with a teaching emphasis in History. I want to see how I would like teaching in college. I would definitely take any course you taught. You have a great way at breaking down information. Btw I love your mustache.
I have been interested in sociology, philosophy and religion for a long time but due to situations I couldn't finish my university study. Now I am 67 I have doubts about me being able to do it. You have aroused my interest but I won't go back to uni.
What a great video! I have been doing something similar on my own but now I understand that I have been doing it in the most boring way. I'm 30 and I want to study Psychology at uni but since I wasn't the best student in school and my previous bachelor's degree I decided that I'm going to study the textbooks from the Psychology syllabus every day for 1 hour. This has been going great for 2 years now, however, it would be so much fun to search for videos of actual professors who are teaching the material. Thank you for this video and the ideas.
I am interested in literature and i found the proposed bibliography in a university's website. Also some free courses offered by universities are also a good way to start.
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3:11 that's a beautiful dog.
Are you familiar with Manly P Hall? I listen to many of his lectures.
Is that a Chicago Metra train in the background?
For me waiting to discover what I "need to learn" based on life has worked well. I'm self taught in oncology, cancer nutrition, general medicine, and psychology. It is amazing what we can learn when we remain focused and consistent.
100% ! A little humility, curiosity, focus, and consistency goes such a long way!
Agree with you re: discussions. I focus on a particular topic, example gall bladder disease. I learn what I can. Then I discuss gall bladders with one of my doc friends. They are happy to point out flaws in my knowledge and point me toward other sources. After studying medicine daily since 2003 my knowledge is better than I ever thought possible.
@@ParkerNotesbeing willing to admit there is more to learn goes a long way!
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@@ParkerNotesHello friend! I wanted to let you know I appreciate what you do! Keep up the great work! I'll be here for all of it.
I'm an amateur violist having studied viola for 40+ years under a teacher. I've been teaching myself music theory and now studying the history of the viola from its origins and early music to modern violas and music & technique.
This is awesome!!
Very inspiring! Just turned 36 and finally trying to learn how to study, hasn't ever been natural to me, but I LOVE learning and taking notes! Lacking in organize. Thank you for your style and technique!
Yes! I can relate! The expectation when I was in school was that I must pass my classes. That’s it. Lots of just getting by but I’ve always loved to learn, read, and write. To anyone reading this that feels like it’s too late for them-IT’S NOT! Start where you are and God bless your journey 🤍🤍🤍
I struggled throughout undergrad to gain a degree I have barely used. I finished school because it was expected of me, but I didn't enjoy what I was learning about. Now, almost a decade later, I still find that topics that interested me when I was a kid continue to play in the back of my mind. I have a list with scores of topics that I want to either learn about or learn how to do.
I really enjoyed watching this video because it's helping me to better structure my self learning. I might never set foot back in a university classroom, but I love the challenge of creating my own curriculum, and maybe even having my own personal graduation. Thanks for the awesome videos! I love this channel!
Thanks!
Thank you!
So glad I found this channel. I am an editor in the film industry and have been starting to study AI which feels very left of field for me. But seeing people like you boldly exploring new fields is energizing and infectious.
This is awesome! I'm glad I could help even in a small way!
you can also ask LLM ChatGPT for a course outline... example:
create a university course syllabus for a study of philosophy, include;
- history and beginning of philosophy
- greek and roman philosophy
- comparative philosophy across easter and western cultures
- I have two hours a week plus reading time
- include any web resources, especially TH-cam links
- include a week by week schedule for 12 weeks
Thanks!
I can't believe that you are doing this, you are truly someone who has true passion for acquiring knowledge. I have seen people criticize university and acquiring knowledge in general. Teaching yourself seems way more fun than university lectures haha. Just subscribed!
I started my master study of musicology. I want to deeply learn about the philosophy behind music. Discovering your channel was like finding treasure on youtube. Now i have a notebook everywhere i go and write down everything comes up to me. Noting what i am reading, how many pages ect. I studied trombone before so i am not familiar with the theoric aspect of learning that much. This helps a lot. So thank you😅
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I'm a PE major and chose it because I want to teach while being fit. However, I love learning other topics from different fields and was struggling on how to teach myself while being in this course.
Thank you so much for uploading this!!!
I am also currently working on my computing degree and I am just as excited as you when it comes to learning topics - the auto didact way! Good to hear we are on the same line of topic, Parker.
I love that there are other people like me out there!!
This video was amazing.
I’ve thought about structuring learnings for myself but never to the point where I was essentially building a course with a syllabus.
I more or less was going the route, I’ll read x book and take notes until I’m finished. Never building quizzes and tests for myself. That’s brilliant.
There’s a reason why education was traditionally structured in the way it is and just because we don’t think the education system is optimal doesn’t mean we should throw the baby out with the bath water
Personal fave topic? Probably biblical studies. This was insightful. I’m right at the cusp of doing this but am developing diligence to stick to things I begin and keep intrinsic motivation. I was an F student in school because of chronic depression but after I was saved my life looks so different. I’m alive and building the framework I was made to have despite things that happened to me.
This aligns with some thoughts and aspirations I’ve pondered often. Thanks for sharing. So great to find some new perspective.
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I'm really hoping to use this for Apologetics, Creative Writing, and even learning new languages. I'm really glad you went over this. I've been struggling since I have finished under-grad how to structure my time to keep on learning about topics that will both interest and benefit me
Yeah this method sounds like it can be really good for your interests!
14:40 I can’t shake the though that he filmed himself throwing his hands around everywhere then did a voice over 😂😂
😄😄😄😄 imma do that next time!
ahh this video is just what i needed, I started finally planning out my own marine biology course last week and this helps a lot
Let's go! What a great topic!!
Thank you, man! I have just used GPT-4 to come up with syllabus for a topic I have a passion for and it’s done what I couldn’t figure out how to do on my own. So now I have a way to make a learning plan thanks to you!
I love it! Sounds like a good use of that tool. Glad to play a smart part in your journey
I did the same thing to build a refresher of algebra to prep for trig. Going to expand from that, though I need to decide what to do next.
Pls can you tell me how you did this in chat?
@@pinkvalentino Ok, at first I wasn't sure what to name the topic, so I described it to chat gpt and it came up with a title. Then I asked it to imagine it's a course and to create syllables for it with readings and lectures or documentaries I can find on TH-cam. And then I edited the results from there by telling it to change what I didn't like. Hope that's helpful.
This is exactly the video I needed, because I'm huge on self-learning, but doesn't have the proper motivation/ways to properly get into it!
same. for a few months now, i’ve been thinking about adding a layer of self-teaching onto the foundation that university provides me, just to absolutely steep myself in the knowledge (for me in particular, clinical psychology is what I’m going for)
I’ve started recently with just reading integral books to that school of thought, like various neuroscience books, Carl Jung, Carl Rogers, etc. and journaling after each chapter a brief subjective summary of what was most significant and useful. But the whole idea of creating a mock-course with its own syllabus is actually really cool, and I think Ill try it out.
Your channel is such a treasure for me, thank you for sharing all you do.
I love this! Thank you!!
likely one of the most valuable channels on yt right now,
This is huge. First time hearing anything like that. Definitely screenshotted it.
OMG I JUST FOUND YOUR CHANNEL AND ITS AMAZING
🙌 let's go! Glad you found it!
I want to learn a looot about forests functional ecology.
Always love your videos, they're making me fall in love with learning all over again every time, thanks !
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:00 🎓 Creating Your Own University Courses
- Learn how to teach yourself effectively through creating your own university-style courses.
- Make your own syllabus, find like-minded peers, and discover content for self-study.
- Utilize Brilliant, a platform for interactive learning in math, data science, and computer science.
02:47 📚 Parker's Autodidactic Journey
- Parker shares his personal journey of self-learning philosophy using iTunes U.
- Developed a history of philosophy course, combining lectures and assigned readings.
- Emphasizes the importance of setting goals and tracking progress in self-study.
05:17 🎓 Transition to Academic Studies
- Entering grad school after five years of self-study, Parker continued creating his own courses.
- Highlights the concept of guided readings and how it allows for personalized research.
- Stresses the importance of self-study in both informal and formal academic settings.
07:10 🌐 Choosing Your Topic
- Guidance on selecting a topic of personal interest for your self-created university course.
- Encourages viewers to explore diverse subjects beyond traditional academic choices.
- Emphasizes the significance of genuine curiosity for an engaging learning experience.
08:48 📝 Planning and Assignments
- Discusses the importance of planning course credits, schedule, and assignments.
- Recommends creating a course description, syllabus, and setting clear objectives.
- Suggests writing papers as a method of synthesizing and applying acquired knowledge.
11:24 📚 Sourcing Reading Material
- Provides strategies for finding recommended books and papers for your course.
- Advocates seeking advice from peers, professors, or online communities.
- Recommends leveraging social media platforms for crowdsourcing reading lists.
12:31 🎥 Choosing Lecture Material
- Advocates using TH-cam for finding lectures corresponding to your course.
- Suggests creating playlists to organize and structure your lecture content.
- Highlights the abundance of educational content available on TH-cam.
13:55 🧠 Incorporating Brilliant in Your Course
- Introduces Brilliant as a valuable resource for math, data science, and computer science.
- Recommends integrating Brilliant into your course for interactive problem-solving.
- Emphasizes the flexibility of Brilliant's content for customization in self-study.
14:51 🗣️ Facilitating Discussions
- Encourages engaging in discussions on platforms like Discord, Facebook, or Twitter.
- Recommends forming a study cohort or inviting others to take the course with you.
- Emphasizes the importance of interactive learning and sharing ideas with peers.
15:46 📆 Structuring Your Learning Time
- Guides viewers on planning the duration and schedule of their self-created course.
- Stresses the importance of weekly meeting times, mimicking traditional university courses.
- Emphasizes the psychological benefit of setting a clear start and end date for the course.
16:44 📓 Taking Effective Notes
- Recommends dedicated notebooks for taking notes during lectures and podcasts.
- Advocates for a structured approach to note-taking, including annotations and reflections.
- Shares preferred notebook choices for effective and organized note-taking.
17:28 🌐 Lifelong Learning
- Concludes by emphasizing the limitless potential for self-learning throughout life.
- Encourages viewers to continue planning and organizing their self-study journey.
- Highlights the commencement of one's education beyond formal academic programs.
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Love this! 💡 Lifelong learner here, and I'm stoked to try these techniques. Thanks for the inspiration, Parker! 🚀🙌
Let's go! Really glad to find more people like me out here
I think learning as a hobby, especially about a wide range of topics, is great and expands your world and your ability to connect ideas and be inspired. I would caution there are few things you can learn to a high level that don't get put to practical use and tested by repeated failures during attempts to put them to practical use. Applying knowledge is critical to really understanding it. As the saying goes, "knowing just enough to be dangerous."
Thank you for this! I never went to school and because of this I never learned to learn. Your channel has been a massive help in my journey to become a software engineer.
I love that! Thanks for sharing, keep going 💪💪
7:30 I am glad to answer this question because it literally challenges myself to make an answer here 😅. Well basically I'm a freshman and i have my bachelors on secondary education major in english. I chose english because i am living in the Philippines 🇵🇭 where english language is our 2nd official language and I am also planning to work further outside my country. But other than that, basic english was taught starting in elementary which I really understand if most of the basics would be forgotten later on. That's why, I wanted to study the english language since it'll be beneficial for me, thus it also my goal to systematically and professionally study this language again. Thank you for this video ❤ it helped me a lot!
I'm glad I came across this channel. I can already tell you that you're going to be an invaluable resource to someone who wants to expand his scope of understanding eruditiously.
Great word! And I'm glad you came across it too! Let's all rise together 💪
i would definitely like to watch a video on book reviews from you! keep up the amazing work
I got some I've been thinking about doing. Good to know you'd be interested!
You are brilliantly skilled learner. Your videos have been a tremendous help to me, I pray I’ll be able to implement them and be persistent in carrying them out.
God bless you!
Thank you!! God bless you too!
The most difficult part is the time. There's no time in the day where I both have control over my schedule and also have energy to really study. I'm thinking to try 7pm-8pm every day but I know from my Japanese classes at that time that it's really hard for me to focus, I'm just not in learning mode anymore.
I think you'll have to fake it till you make it. I was not in learning mode when I first stated but I powered through until it became easier. It's like a muscle, start using it and it'll grt easier to use
@@ParkerNotesThank you for your advice! I feel like I can maximise my chances of success if I make sure to stay on top of my sleep, eat well, minimise the friction required to start, and spend some time pumping my motivation if it feels low. That being said, physically I'm just tired in the evening, and even having Japanese lessons at 7pm 2x a week for over a year, that fact did not change.
Just found your channel an hour ago and I've been watching tons of your videos. I have a personal goal of becoming an incredibly officer in the army when I graduate college, to do that I've been trying to think more about as much as I can, especially about things like what it means to be a leader. Your videos are helping tons in figuring out how to do this! And I gotta say, I love the mustache!
🙌🙌🙌 let's go! Glad to help. This is one of my favorite videos actually. So you found a good one
There needs to be a ‘Love’ button…BRAVO Parker; I LOVE THIS!!!❤
Haha thank you!! This is so encouraging!
I went through a whole lecture series on the history of industrial design. It’s was super fascinating and the professor was truly excellent
That sounds so awesome! On TH-cam?
@@ParkerNotes yea it was presented by Matthew Bird from the Rhode Island School of Design here on TH-cam
I like this idea for my developing my own course. This really focuses epistemic curiosity. Thank you. Yes, I’d like to get your ideas on book reviews and precie (sp?)
The moment you showed your notebook and organization i was engaged. I'm definitely going to be trying this out, I've been wanting to selg study Internal Medicine, and doing this will help a lot! You're amazing
Awesome!! Thank you!
Outstanding job, Park. I've developed my own courses before (for my high school students, for our men's discipleship cohorts, and for myself), but you laid this out and explained it really well. I'm going to use this to develop my next couple courses for The Hammer & Anvil Society. And I just realized something: anyone could use this to write a course on dogs, turtles, and swearing about how you're only cool if you watch "Boy Meets World."
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Love the video, I'm already in the beginning stages of designing my own jewelry design master course, utilizing material I already had and a variety of short classes I've purchased.
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That's awesome
Thanks, having most of the material already helps, but I can definitely look for some books. Your video helps in trying to organize the material into a more coherent list of progression through the material and how to attack.
Congradulations on your 100k my friend!! You are such an amazing person!! 0:48 🎉🎉🎉
Man, I've become a great admirer of your work, and I think you should produce a book recommendation video.
Thank you!!
I would love a video about how to book review and such! I liked this video as well. I took notes and will create a course structure for myself.
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For free courses on coding, Harvard posts their lectures online! I’m not sure about other subjects but their first coding class is fun and something everyone could enjoy and learn from.
I have two I'm working on: Renaissance Philosophy and memory with an emphasis on Giordano Bruno, Eastern philosophy, strategy, and history. I'm doing those alongside the Bachelor's in Forensic Psychology I'm doing through a university and a year-long course on Sherlockian Deduction I'm doing under Ben Cardall. Afterward, I plan on making my own survey course on general human knowledge.
Coming back a second time to this video after listening a first time a few months ago, outlining a short, project-based course to learn more about control systems and then not following it.
Listening again I'm starting to realize that I needed to be thinking much bigger than a handful of projects and it would be easier to keep an end goal in sight if I thought much bigger with my cirriculum. Will definitely try again and try to flesh it out a bit more, and maybe consult other course outlines to give myself more to shoot for.
This is fantastic! Thank you! There's so much I want to learn and this gives me some structure and a strategy to approach it. And omg I loved iTunesU and was so sad when it disappeared.
Let's go! I'm so glad you like it. And of course pick and choose which parts you like and drop whatever won't be beneficial. RIP iTunesU 😢
looking forward to more helpful videos, hope your work gets more recognition here
Thank you!!
Hey man, great video. Would you ever consider doing a notebook flipthrough video? Would love to see a more in depth look at some of your notes if you are open to that.
I'm going to start doing these for Patrons and TH-cam partners actually. I think a vid like that wouldn't appeal to a broader audience but I bet there are some more in my audience who would enjoy it and learn from it. So I'll film those and my library tours for patrons and members and then I wont have to edit them as much either
A book review how to video as you mentioned above would be amazing!
Awesome! I'll get on it
Love this video. Thank you so much for making the effort to record it. The content is so useful and inspirational . It has inspired me to set my own course, for personal learning, on sleep. My ‘assignments’ will be in the form of making some interesting blog posts for my website. I will capture all the ideas this method will generate on my digital zettelkasten (which have have on Obsidian). I am looking forward to reading all those books on sleep that have been on my wish list for ages. 🤗❤️
Many thanks for your clear dive into your autodidactic life,I gained a lot and am ready for a go at this lifestyle.
Love the channel brother. Keep up the great content
Thank you!!
I want to learn everything i can about languages. My passion has always been learning languages. I want to be a polyglot, and this video really helped. Thank you for changing my life!
New subscriber here. I loved your take on pocketjournaling and writing soliloquys to me. I'm just starting my journey on self evaluation and self transformation, and I've used your tips to better obsorbs who I am and what I wana learn thank you
so greatful to have come across your channel at this time, much love
So awesome! Glad you found it and glad you enjoy the vids!
thank you for the idea, im making my fictious university that study about physics in order to boost my understanding of physics class during my high school years and get satisfying results on the examination.
This is such a cool idea. I am going to do this in preparation for when I go for my masters in a few years.
I think it can really help. Definitely helped me
Well. This was something Parker. I have been starting my journey to Journalling, Commonplace Notebooks etc. This is a great way to think about my learning and try and codify what it is I'm doing, and how I'm doing it. Of course, you are now going to upset my wife when I start buying even more notebooks and resources. Absolutely loved the idea of structuring the learning more, with an actual syllabus, reading list and presenting the findings at the end.
Haha don't tell her it was me, I have enough wives mad at me for this, including mine 😅
Glade I'm not the only one making imaginary curriculums for subjects I'm studying but I like how seriuosly you're taking this step to me it's a mere waste of time that I constantly pull myself away from it whenever I dive in too deep but I should try your method since it's fun to me 😁😁
Let's go! 🤝
The topic I want to dive into deeper is how the brain learns. I've got a masters in Educational Psychology but my studies left me wanting to know more about learning disabilities, dyslexia in the brain and metacognition.
To add to that, I'm interested in the historical underpinnings of language acquisition, neuroscience and again, learning differences. I'm not sure any of that makes sense but I feel I'm scratching at the surface of something so important. I have a few books by Steven Pinker and Stanislas Dehaene to start.
I loveeee language and concept acquisition type stuff. I presented one of my papers on concept acquisition last year at a philosophy conference and the Q&A afterwards was such a blast. I need to pick that back up. I'm looking to get back into Charles Taylor's Language Animal and Douglas Hofstadter's work on analog making. Great to know there are othe people like me out here
@@ParkerNotes AMAZING! I would have definitely loved to see your lecture and be apart of the Q&A. Concept acquisition is so intriguing. I'll have to look into the books you mentioned. Thanks so much, Parker 💙
Fascinating!
College never worked out for me because I never found a cohort.
I was a "commuter" student so I went home after classes. The university was still on the quarter system so just about the time I would start to get to know some of my classmates, the class was over.
I've always been fascinated with computers so I took classes at the local tech school, initially in low-level assembly language (which I loved) and in other higher-level programming languages.
I later married a woman who had just started a home-based desktop publishing/graphic design business.
Suddenly my experience with computers took a major turn. It was all about word processors, page layout programs, and image editors. How can you say you know about computers if you don't know Photoshop!
Now that I'm retired, I appreciate all the free time but I'm looking for a bit more structure.
My sister is still teaching and still getting advanced degrees to enhance her employability.
My idea is to expand my understanding of programming languages, enhance my knowledge of document creation, and (finally) learn 3-D modeling and animation because that's what got me interested in computers in the first place.
As a former desktop publisher, I'll make my own notebooks, thank you.
This is awesome! Thanks for sharing some of your story with us here
I am so so interested in the history of the Indian civilization and the scriptures written by those sages which contain immense knowledge about alot of subjects & disciplines, but I was holding back as there's no structured course on it... but thanks now I'm motivated again to start creating my own course and finding how I'll go about exploring this....
I want this to be the first place for recommendations... please if anyone sees this, give me recommendations of some books or articles or papers I can read and refer to...
Upinder Singh's textbooks, papers, and talks are good, but remember she is criticized for her views, and what she shares with others.
Read critical analysis of vimana shastra by IIT Bangalore to get out of your delusions as a start
I've been self-studying much of my life. History was (and is!) important to me. Celtic especially which evolved into medieval history due to my love of sci-fi/fantasy books. I love studying culture. Where did a culture evolve from? What influenced it, history, beliefs, laws, etc. Does it all make sense - why? Why not? Self-Taught some basic coding in college. Wanted to make cool websites, and not with drag & drop to rearrange type editors. I want to return to Psychology and Philosophy but I'm currently working my way through Creative Writing.
Period bestie. You ate with this video. After my break from my current learning i will definitely try this out.
I'm proud to understand the Gen-Z lingo here. 🤝🤝
Other than the arthur holmes course, do you have any other courses recommendations that can be found for free?
Great use of B-roll I’m ashamed that I did not subscribe before this. Lot of good things going on in this video.
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Yes I'd love to hear more about the book reviews please!
GREAT vid en very inspiring how u went about it , organizing your own education. Must watch for all kids too 💞
Thank you!!
i have wanted to create my own course and teach myself for so long and could never find where to start. thank you!
Awesome! So glad I could help 🤝
Thank you for this! This is what I need.
I'm so glad you found it!
I loved this video so much I looked for it a month after I first saw it. Scrolled through my TH-cam history for one months worth of videos. I watch 10 hours a day so it was not easy.
Wow! Well, I'm honored you went back to find it!!
Hey Parker, along with the the notebooks you mentioned in the video, what pen do you use?
I love Pilot G-2 05
I'm currently speedrunning high school math because I'm actually trying to write my a-levels as an adult and math is a mandatory exam. My entire watch later list (which I access the most) has all the math videos I found relevant listed in the right order and I have to scroll past all of that to get to the more fun videos if I wanna watch them. It's my way of creating friction with the ways I procrastinate haha.
As for other topics I wanna learn about...I have longtime suspected ADHD, so: Programming Languages (Python, HTML, CSS, Javascript, etc.), the history of several Latin American countries, the history of how Islam spread, the African continent before colonization, socialism (gosh, that is a lifetime worth of books), continued study into mental health and therapies, some basics of music theory, a bit more physical geography, a bit more about how cities can be built efficiently, getting my Spanish to fluency, learning MSA and the Levantine Arabic dialect to a point where I can at least understand it, learning why a computer works the way it does, learning a ton about my local nature and which plants are useful for which things, and this list never ends and didn't even include physical learning things like crocheting better or baking like a demigod.
Some of these I learn naturally through the algorithm handing me the right videos, others will probably need entire playlists (especially the languages, whew is it hard to watch stuff in your target language when you're tired) and books.
Hey !
I am keen on delving into the realm of self-development and the psychology behind individuals holding onto past traumas, developing negative emotions, and effectively tackling the myriad of life's challenges. Might any of you fine folks have any recommendations on how I could acquire such knowledge? Any resources, materials, or books, perchance?
Loved this video. I try to stay curious and learn as much as possible, but never thought to organize my education like this.
I love it. Otherwise my goals never get accomplished
@@ParkerNotes so jiu jitsu or wrestling?
@@taylor-kenny which one is better?
@@ParkerNotes ahah no, I meant which do you practice? or did practice. I noticed the cauliflower ears.
This Chanel deserves better! Keep the good work brother....
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Love your videos! Your dog is beautiful!
Haha finally someone noticed the dog 😁 thank you!
this is a great video...thank you!
Thank you!!
Really useful. I’m about to get my bachelor degree in Computer Science. I want to learn everything there is to know about finance, economy, stock, data analysis, machine learning and occultism.
That's all gold! Really glad you found it useful. Thanks!
I would be interested if you made a video about precis.
Thanks! I'll do it!
Creating a curriculum for the things you want to learn is the smartest and most helpful idea I've ever heard. Makes me more motivated to learn the things on my list of interests. Thank you for sharing, this is such a game changer!
What is his ebook reading device’s model?
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Topics: Learning how to make cool gadgets (cyberdecks, custom tech, drones, etc.), Drawing/designing, electronics
Really good stuff!!
Good day sir. Is it better to study in the early morning than the evening time? What’s your opinion about studying then sleep for consolidation? Thanks a lot
Definitely morning if you can. But I often go all day because I have a lot to study. Best hours are like an hour and a half after I wake up to just before lunch
Thank you sir!
You should do a review on the kindle scribe !!
I want to get another tablet so I have something to compare it to. Idk how valuable my thoughts would be since I'm such an analog guy
Trying to teach myself:
Chess
Spanish
I guess I might pick up Philosophy too
And more hacking (for work, but still)
I can't rationalize the expense of college, but I would love to further my education in painting and drawing
I’m bookmarking this video so I can reference this later. I start grad school this month and I’m excited and nervous all at once. I want to do really well. If I could teach a class it would be on WW1. That war had a huge impact on the world and there’s so much that is skipped over and I would love to have a class where I can teach and focus on the importance of that war. I’m getting my masters in Higher Education with a teaching emphasis in History. I want to see how I would like teaching in college. I would definitely take any course you taught. You have a great way at breaking down information. Btw I love your mustache.
Please do a video on how you use your Kindle Scribe.
Bro, this video led me into a complete listening binge of all your videos! 🤣
I love that! Wish I had more for you already. This time next year hopefully there's like 60 or 70 quality vids
Thank you
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I have been interested in sociology, philosophy and religion for a long time but due to situations I couldn't finish my university study. Now I am 67 I have doubts about me being able to do it. You have aroused my interest but I won't go back to uni.
Hi Sylvia... I'm younger but also due to some reason, i can't focus on studying. Hope you study your favorite topics by self study. All the best 😊
Thank you, and don't short change yourself. Small steps can have great gain. Also, have faith in yourself . Take care
I want to learn more about Anthropology, Archaeology, Geology, Japanese language and history and Neuroscience
I'm doing my masters in Criminology but I'd love to expand that into law and philosophy as well
So awesome!
What a great video! I have been doing something similar on my own but now I understand that I have been doing it in the most boring way. I'm 30 and I want to study Psychology at uni but since I wasn't the best student in school and my previous bachelor's degree I decided that I'm going to study the textbooks from the Psychology syllabus every day for 1 hour. This has been going great for 2 years now, however, it would be so much fun to search for videos of actual professors who are teaching the material. Thank you for this video and the ideas.
Where can i find your video on how to take notes during lectures? Or listening to someones podcasts about a topic
Haven't made that one yet but it's on the list
Great video. Could you do a video on how to get the most out of books? How to take notes, highlight system, etc..
Have you seen the one I've done on this already?
Love your channel 🔥
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I am interested in literature and i found the proposed bibliography in a university's website. Also some free courses offered by universities are also a good way to start.
Hey I am also doing one for literature! I would love to see anything you have developed for yourself!