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Huh, never heard of this. I just always appreciated his curiosity and enthusiasm. Do other people really go through all this? Once you get it, can’t you just distill it down to the level of the person you’re talking to based on their own knowledge?
Choose the ones that resonate most with you. There are infinite topics all important and all worthy of contribution. Choose one that resonates most. I love UFC so I choose topics like martial arts, human psychology, training, diet. Mindset. Hope that helps.
@@unknowninfinium4353 thanks for the tip but for me it's hard mostly because I like a range of topics but not the topics they go with. For example, I like history but not literature and bio but not chem. : |
@@despinacharalambous7402 Then dig deeper find your branch and start. For example, I love martial arts but I have preference to striking as I enjoy it more not grappling. So I would pick boxing, muay thai, karate. I can dig even deeper, say I like tradition and longing to culture I can pick muay thai or karate. Say even further i like karate but i like hardcore striking then i can pick kyokushin karate.
1. Find a topic you want to learn 2. Study it 3. Take a piece of paper and write down everything you just learned as if you're teaching it to someone else. By doing this, you can find out what you have forgotten and come back to study it again. 4. After you've done everything, write it all in a simpler manner, which means use simpler words.
One of the best suggestions I ever heard for a college student was, “Don’t worry about the topic. Find out who the best teachers are. Even if you think the topic is boring, a great teacher can make it interesting. Likewise, even if you think a topic is interesting, a lousy teacher can make it as dull as dishwater. Also, keep in mind for your own life the subtitle of Gandh’s Autobiography: “My Experiments in Living.” Be willing to try things. Even if you end up pursuing another career, nothing you ever learn will be wasted. You’ll be intellectually richer and a more interesting person.
But people learn stuff that only helps them in 'Job'. & if not involved in a job or getting retired, then there is no point of stidying anything at all for them. 😂😒
That’s why you shouldn’t be mad when a classmate asks you a question before an exam. If you can explain it to him, you should have no problems with the exam.
Yes but if you can't it really psyches you out so I don't think doing this when you don't have enough time to revise everything you're not sure about is helpful. This technique, when used with peers, I think works best when used within study groups.
I can understand a subject just fine without explaining to someone. Minimally you should be able to teach yourself by wording out the subject you've learnt with simple daily life language, this is still using Feynmann technique too. For example you have taught yourself what area of a shape means, you talk/think to yourself that "Oh so this area thing means how much things with certain size that you can put in that shape"
@Shinsi • you should not let people exploit you too much, at least just ask them what they didnt get then explain about it but don't straight up give them answer.
Teaching it in your own words make the explanation your own and when something belongs to YOU it is highly rememberable and understandable. Thank you for the lesson
A great learning philosophy (if a little generous to ascribe to Feynman). After all, if you’re trying to teaching it to someone else, they’re trying to learn it; now you have a collaboration. Only gets better from there.
I took a study skills class my first semester in college and this concept was taught as part of the curriculum. That class turned out to be paramount to my success in college. It sounds strange but learning how to learn is a good idea. I am glad I took the course.
While in college I rewrote all of my textbooks and incorporated relevant lecture material all in simpler language in what I called my study guide. It served me well.
It's not like you'll stop learning once you graduate from school. That's the point of this technique- "to learn something for life, *not for some shitty school exams"*
I am a physics graduate and in my college lab there was a picture of Feynman on the wall. I had read about him. I always found myself staring at the photograph , so deeply do I admire the man.
I know that Albert Einstein profoundly believed in this principle. He even quoted in simple terms "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough."
Bibek It does help. The process that worked best for me was reimposing it simply and just telling anyone who could listen what I just learned. I went to college late in my years, so anything to try and remember curriculum was good.
I used to do this when swotting for exams in the old days when exams were very recall based (including explaining aloud in different accents lol). When I started teaching, I realised how powerful it was to imagine explaining the concept to someone in the simplest way possible and found that I was beginning to understand ideas (that I'd only memorised for exams) for the first time ever! Lovely video. Right on the money and a timely reminder. Thank you. Have subscribed.
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I have only become a teacher very recently. I have become better at learning through this, partly because I better realise that I should master the lower level stuff first before moving on.
Georgi Barzinski If you would not realize you were stupid, then who has to realize it in order for it to be known that Dom or anyone else is stupid? Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses if we don't realize that they go hand in hand then we are just not understanding ourselves.
Because being someone who people would listen to explaining the ins and outs of a fart (academics like Richard Fenyman ) makes you FEEL clever by popularity amongst 'fans' alone. There's no meaningful middle class anymore in the eyes of people who should know better. It's either be a Nobel prize winner or be a sarcastic illiterate. No-one treats anyone inbetween as worth a damn anymore. The illiterates already dictate culture and the professors encourage them!
i’ve been using this technique since like 5th grade and didn’t even know it is an actual learning technique.. but it’s one of the most effective and you can use it for almost every subject
One of the best ways to master something is to teach others. I really like this method of learning as it not only makes you think about what you’ve learned but also makes you find a way to explain it to someone so that they understand it. And that way you remember what you’ve learned for very long time. I also think that this technique works with everything- music, sports and even drawing. Sometimes you don’t understand how you do certain things but when you try to explain others you analyze what you’re doing and how you’re doing that which can help for developing that skill.
Agree 100%. I work in a tech industry and was a customer site technician. I moved up to technical trainer and I know our systems immensely so much better and my students appreciate all the knowledge I am imparting on them.
I've used this technique before when learning History. I found this out by myself and never knew it was an existing technique but it greatly works since I'm not the type who can sit around studying without having to move two seconds later. I do find this quite unique for people struggling to memorise. Just pretend you're a teacher, roleplay a bit but make sure your parents don't barge in on you cuz you'll get questionable looks from your mom or dad
I have known this technique without knowing it’s called Feynman technique. It works very well. It’s sort of how you incrementally learn anything. Thanks for sharing it.
Nicely animated and well illustrated in under 2 minutes. Good stuff! Looking forward to seeing more of such quality content from you guys in the future as well :)
Teach yourself and fix the holes in your understanding. I find it amazing how some people can successfully use abstractions without having a very solid understanding why the abstractions work. I am extremely resistant to making these kinds of leaps of faith. Maybe that is because I am more focused on understanding a problem than focused on the utility of its solution. In school, the immediate (short-term) utility of a solution to a problem is how it affects your final grade in the class. If I am forced to use formulas and concepts without first understanding how and why they work at a deep level, I find it difficult to have confidence in the answers I calculate. I really struggled a lot with this in Engineering School where the emphasis seemed more on just learning how to use formulas and algorithms, than understanding the how's and why's behind the formulas. For me, understanding is pretty-much a prerequisite to being able to use something. Using a thing before you understood what you were doing in order to memorize the process really goes against my preferred learning style. The 'learn by doing" method is often "memorize by doing". It is too easy to convince yourself that you understand something when it fact you've merely memorized the solution to a very specific problem. If you really want to test someone's understanding of something, throw them a problem that is in a different form from what they have seen before. It is sad that many students will whine and complain that testing for understanding like this is unfair. Not many problems in life are in exactly the same form as you've seen before. If you start applying formulas and processes without understanding, you are at a high risk of ending up with bad answers, bad conclusions, and bad decisions.
I think it's very healthy to not take any formula or theory for given without trying to understand it. At the end progress depends on mindsets who's challenge assumption and seek a deeper understanding before accepting what was given to them.
I used this technique my entire life without knowing that this is feynman technique but trust me this is THE best technique.you won’t forget what you did learn.
I've taught at the college level and trained/taught adults for over 50 years. When I was in my early twenties, someone told me that the best way to learn a subject is to teach it. He was absolutely right.
@@Phjghh dont take it so hard i didnt say its wrong anyway, you know whats the meaning of the word right and its rarely used for something good you should've known that
That's what my teacher said. "If you can explain how Newton law works to an elementary student, and that student understand, then you are mastered the subject"
I remember trying to explain a physics concept to someone then realising that I couldn't explain it very well so actually I didn't understand it properly myself. So I can see where he developed this idea from - and that it is a good one!
I've used this my entire life and never knew it even had a name. Very early on I was a FIRM believer that I couldn't explain anything to others if I couldn't explain to myself. Eventually, a couple years later, I added to it "... In the simplest terms possible" (because I realized the more 'wordy' it was I had to admit the less I actually understood). I'm constantly talking to myself because I'm constantly digesting what I'm learning, regurgitating it, and re-digesting until I get it the best that I can. All while looking for others outside of texts who are versed in the material, those from whom I can gather the greatest info (greatest in magnitude and volume).
This is legit though. I almost never forget topics I have given presentations on in front of people (which are a few) as opposed to topics I studied by myself for an exam
Squidward bruh for my final science exam last year I studied for less than half an hour because I gave 4 presentations covering most of the topics... highest marks in the grade!
That was my case before, but I've changed to other school, and now I have to give a lot of presentations in front of people, so thanks to that I had to learn a lot of information so often and the stuff I "learned", after a week I do not remember anything of it.
My best friend literally didn’t know the entire history course on the day of her gcse so in an hour I did a crash course of the entire thing for her, it actually helped me so much and consolidated everything for me
@@pratikparajuli6167 this technique is particularly useful for studying some complex scientific or topics like philosophy..... Ofc u dont need this technique when u are reading fiction or things u understand instantly....
I've been doing this all my life without knowing what the technique is called. In addition to that, I draw mental images and link concepts to create a bigger picture.
My siblings used to stare at me like I was crazy talking to myself back at school. I had no idea there was an actual name this type of technic. It's how I stayed on college's Dean's list.
I had this experience in the service (in the 1980s) each trainee was given a topic upon which to instruct (to this day I am an ace at Radar Navigation). There is a corollary to this: when dealing with people doing work for you--auto mechanics, contractors, plumbers, etc...the good (that is, competent and honest) ones will gladly explain what they are doing. Competent people are comfortable talking about their areas of competence--when someone tries to blind you with jargon, walk away: you are dealing with a fraud.
am I the only one studying so loud and explaining everything my notes as if I'm a youtuber or a teacher like literally Im talking in front of a wall as if I'm in presentation or what. With that I can learn alot like alot, rather than silent studying.
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without knowing ive used the feynman method to learn most things i know because i would talk to myself out loud in the shower as if i were teaching the concept to my friends, and whatever content i forgot or missed i would just look up and nail down and reteach it
From France. A teacher told us to view again our lessons on the same day, just before going to bed, and the following morning, just before going to school. Have a good week-end !
I do agree. Nicely illustrated and amazingly animated - great job guys. Am hoping to see more such videos in near future from your channel. Good luck!!
_"Teaching is the way to learn."_ Usually what you learn is: You don't understand it as well as you thought. Sometimes you learn there's nothing to understand, because it makes no sense.
1. Pick a topic which u want understand 2. Write on paper & speak as your teacher do in classroom its help u to know ur gaps. 3. Then again repeat that process to fil your gaps 4. Now, you u have to explain in easy language 5. If u ends up with confusing the topic then start the process again
People actually want to learn things fast instead of learning them in deep and with clear understanding - Richard Feynman (if he checked this video's comments )
I realize this is how I learn best. When I had school mates to teach, I understood topics much more readily. Now that I've found that I can still utilize those same kind of techniques on my own(the obvious made painfully obvious) I think I will be able to progress from here on out. thank you for making this video.
You have to get "into" the subject matter. You have to make the material meaningful to you and convince your psyche that you want to grasp the entire subject thoroughly, live it, let it consume you for the brief moment in time, and it will remain in your brain until you're 95 years old. Anything less is simply a frivolous waste of time and you will find yourself simply going through the motions of studying. Like the material so much so that you can't wait to get into chapter 2. Before you even begin Step 1, find things to like about the subject.
I am following such types of techniques from years. May be this is the reason why most of my surrounding fellow find it interesting in learning from me. 1) I believe that till the time I am not able to explain a topic in simplest words, I haven't understand that topic properly. 2) This is quite interesting that most of the people (who teach) knows very well that they are not really teaching well bcz even their knowledge is half baked but still, they don't try to improve. 3) Whenever you teach something, You got a good command and better understanding on that topic. 4) Repetitive reading clears doubt automatically when you brainstorm too. 5) One always to look for a good teacher.
guys if you’re here to ace your exams in two months, you can do it! you watch motivational videos and study w/ me videos and use all these techniques and rise up! you don’t ever say NO! they’re out there making tik toks and giving us complaints but you can only do the latter! study hard but complain all the way too to compensate for how hard you studied! you have to get your grades no matter what OKAY? let’s go!! 💪🏽
I knew a teacher who had a great reputation and was well-liked by her students who said she talked about interesting things that helped them learn. I wanted to know her secrets. She finally admitted that one of her "secrets" was this TH-cam channel (she drew very artistically on the whiteboard while paraphrasing the video text.)
For some of us, as we have some teaching abilities (didactic) and a taste for self education and sharing knowledge (pedagogic), this is kind of natural. Also didnt know has his name, lol. I think that meanwhile the goal is to learn something you get the ability to render that knowledge to someone else, so, you become not only a wiser being, instead a culture promotor.
This is exactly the effect of having to explain things to your kids. Dad, why is the sky blue? Dad, what is electricity? Dad, who was the first human? I'd never thought I had to go back and dig into the foundations again, and I found many gaps in my knowledge !
Feynman learing technique can be used for : learning somethign new depeen your understanding of STH you already know study for an exam 1 : pick a topic to study 2 : study the topic 3 : explain it on a paper by writing and read it ideally like what the the theacher does on a black board By this proccce you will know where the gaps of your understanding if you stuck and could not explain the subject form A to Z then study again If you understand it well know the last step is to explain it in a simpler words
If you can't explain to a 6 years old, you haven't understood yourself. This is one of my techniques I use to understand and learn topics, story and ideology.
I’ve been doing this since then, didn’t know that it actually is a learning technique. It will feel awkward speaking to yourself but it’s really helpful when you need to UNDERSTAND topics/concepts, not just memorize.
I didn't realize I was doing all this method all along like the 2nd brain method and the pomodoro technique. It's just amazing to know that you actually learnt it yourself
When I'm alone (which is almost all the time) I do one of these all the time: - Interview myself - Pretend I'm making a YT video about it. Recetly I've been doing impressions, like "Pewds explains recursion" or "Dunkey breaks down efficiently doing your dishes" - Pretend I'm giving a TEDTalk
Been doing this without full awareness on what it is, just tried to explain and talk to my self on how things work especially this happens a week before exams. Still I need to be consistent for better mastery.
Here is one from our physics professor, its called ''Clean Paper Method'': Try to explain a topic on a piece of paper without writing any words, everytime you do that, half the paper and try doing it again, the paper you use will get smaller and smaller. He says ''No matter what is the topic and how complex it is, your understanding of the said topic is in direct correlation with the area of paper you need to explain it, smaller the paper, greater the understanding.''
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Huh, never heard of this. I just always appreciated his curiosity and enthusiasm. Do other people really go through all this?
Once you get it, can’t you just distill it down to the level of the person you’re talking to based on their own knowledge?
I just used Feynman Technique to learn Feynman Technique
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Nightcore Lab Feynmanception
Nightcore Lab Please explain to me in simple terms
Nightcore Lab if you already used it why would you learn ut agaian in the first place?
Pεrcγ Jαcκsοη he is joking....
If you know two languages, it's perfect for this. Read it in one and be able to explain it in the other; then you've mastered it.
great tip!
Many people do this by speaking English to themselves without realising
What about 3?
If you can explain it to your pet and they get into university then you have understood it too.
M.E. YA4P what if you speak 4 languages
No chit chat. No long introduction. Straight to the point. Thank you.
Seriously chit chat spread around internet tutorial like the plague.
Bcz its 8 year lol
Exactly. And that is why I subscribed to this channel.
"step 1- choose a topic and start studying it"...
But that is the biggest problem
Same here... I still don't know what to study and I don't have much time left to decide..
Despina Charalambous omggg same 🥺
Choose the ones that resonate most with you.
There are infinite topics all important and all worthy of contribution. Choose one that resonates most. I love UFC so I choose topics like martial arts, human psychology, training, diet. Mindset.
Hope that helps.
@@unknowninfinium4353 thanks for the tip but for me it's hard mostly because I like a range of topics but not the topics they go with. For example, I like history but not literature and bio but not chem. : |
@@despinacharalambous7402 Then dig deeper find your branch and start.
For example, I love martial arts but I have preference to striking as I enjoy it more not grappling. So I would pick boxing, muay thai, karate. I can dig even deeper, say I like tradition and longing to culture I can pick muay thai or karate. Say even further i like karate but i like hardcore striking then i can pick kyokushin karate.
To teach is to learn twice.
todd williams ,strongly agreed to what you've said
+Faraz Ali That's what the like button is for...
E to the squared - strongly agree with you
well you're not wrong
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1. Find a topic you want to learn
2. Study it
3. Take a piece of paper and write down everything you just learned as if you're teaching it to someone else. By doing this, you can find out what you have forgotten and come back to study it again.
4. After you've done everything, write it all in a simpler manner, which means use simpler words.
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@@rayes119 your opinion should be erased from existence.
@@rayes119 Why?
Thank you for win me the time
One of the best suggestions I ever heard for a college student was, “Don’t worry about the topic. Find out who the best teachers are. Even if you think the topic is boring, a great teacher can make it interesting. Likewise, even if you think a topic is interesting, a lousy teacher can make it as dull as dishwater. Also, keep in mind for your own life the subtitle of Gandh’s Autobiography: “My Experiments in Living.” Be willing to try things. Even if you end up pursuing another career, nothing you ever learn will be wasted. You’ll be intellectually richer and a more interesting person.
Thank you for the motivation :)
True
But people learn stuff that only helps them in 'Job'. & if not involved in a job or getting retired, then there is no point of stidying anything at all for them. 😂😒
@@kritikajain4954 That’s true for most, but perhaps not all...
@@kenrickhackett3977 If 7 out of 10 people end up like this, then those 3 are in minority 😂
That’s why you shouldn’t be mad when a classmate asks you a question before an exam. If you can explain it to him, you should have no problems with the exam.
Yes but if you can't it really psyches you out so I don't think doing this when you don't have enough time to revise everything you're not sure about is helpful.
This technique, when used with peers, I think works best when used within study groups.
That should be fine, but not when they ask you to ask them questions.
I can understand a subject just fine without explaining to someone. Minimally you should be able to teach yourself by wording out the subject you've learnt with simple daily life language, this is still using Feynmann technique too. For example you have taught yourself what area of a shape means, you talk/think to yourself that "Oh so this area thing means how much things with certain size that you can put in that shape"
@Shinsi • you should not let people exploit you too much, at least just ask them what they didnt get then explain about it but don't straight up give them answer.
Wanna experience THE ZONE?
try this. I can now trick my brain. It is rly amazing.
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Teaching it in your own words make the explanation your own and when something belongs to YOU it is highly rememberable and understandable.
Thank you for the lesson
I did Feynman Technique this whole time?? I thought I was a narcissistic person for pretending to do a presentation like in ted x lol
Akbar Indian Exactly! Same here! Lol
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Indian K. Akbar 💀💀
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The best way to learn something is to prepare to teach it. Didn't know this was the Feynman technique but it definitely works.
Ken Bell ...It was Ken Bell Technique for you before watching this video
A great learning philosophy (if a little generous to ascribe to Feynman). After all, if you’re trying to teaching it to someone else, they’re trying to learn it; now you have a collaboration. Only gets better from there.
It actually doesn't work for math. Lots of problems do not really use material taught in the way to render this technique useful.
@@tbg6070 It works form math.
@@whatisrealknowtheformula6137 Perhaps you might recall Socrates and his Socratic method of teaching.
I took a study skills class my first semester in college and this concept was taught as part of the curriculum. That class turned out to be paramount to my success in college. It sounds strange but learning how to learn is a good idea. I am glad I took the course.
Thanks for sharing!
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I'm impressed at how long this video seemed even though it was only 2 minutes long.
I felt the exact opposite
Then watch at 2X speed
@@mech_builder7998 why would he?
@@dnsfuntech1937 It's faster, and still relatively understandable.
Cuz it’s boooring
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This would be perfect _if_ I had *2 months* for every exam!
neiv10 lmfaoo same
neiv10 you have at least 5 for every exam
Ashutosh Tripathi not when u start studying 😂
neiv10 😂😂
This is not a cram-for-the-exam technique. This is an actually-learn-the-material-so-you-don't-HAVE-to-test-prep technique. That is the whole point.
While in college I rewrote all of my textbooks and incorporated relevant lecture material all in simpler language in what I called my study guide. It served me well.
@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?
I already did that, it's the only way I can focus in studying, I explain the things I'm studying to my sister, even though she never listens to me :/
haha! good one!
me too, but I don't actually have a sister
A rubber duck will suffice.
Don't bother. Her mind is elsewhere.
Sisters are blessing❤
I find this technique just after I graduated... fuckin thanks a lot TH-cam
Xact Soldier RIGHTTT
The algorithm isn't perfect lol
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It's not like you'll stop learning once you graduate from school. That's the point of this technique- "to learn something for life, *not for some shitty school exams"*
HAHHAHHHAHAHA
I am a physics graduate and in my college lab there was a picture of Feynman on the wall. I had read about him. I always found myself staring at the photograph , so deeply do I admire the man.
"If u cant explain it SIMPLY, u dont understand it well enough"
-Albert Einstein.
If you can explain it simply you can e plain it complex
P. C.H lol beat me by 6 min
its a law that there is no law
@@rotyxh4568 this reminds of the roast two set violin did on the so called fastest violin playing
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Hii Ren , you are having a great opportunity
I know that Albert Einstein profoundly believed in this principle. He even quoted in simple terms "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough."
@@minduniverse4506 hmm, so do you used this technic
Bibek It does help. The process that worked best for me was reimposing it simply and just telling anyone who could listen what I just learned. I went to college late in my years, so anything to try and remember curriculum was good.
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I used to do this when swotting for exams in the old days when exams were very recall based (including explaining aloud in different accents lol). When I started teaching, I realised how powerful it was to imagine explaining the concept to someone in the simplest way possible and found that I was beginning to understand ideas (that I'd only memorised for exams) for the first time ever!
Lovely video. Right on the money and a timely reminder. Thank you. Have subscribed.
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I have only become a teacher very recently. I have become better at learning through this, partly because I better realise that I should master the lower level stuff first before moving on.
thats great! thank you for your feedback and sharing this with us!
I've been doing this all my life... why am I still stupid?
Dom You are not stupid because if you were, you would not realize it.
Georgi Barzinski If you would not realize you were stupid, then who has to realize it in order for it to be known that Dom or anyone else is stupid? Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses if we don't realize that they go hand in hand then we are just not understanding ourselves.
Maybe you are very smart. It takes alot of intelligence to realize the limitations of our brain. Check out the Dunning Kruger Effect ;)
Sprouts That's what I mean. :)
Because being someone who people would listen to explaining the ins and outs of a fart (academics like Richard Fenyman ) makes you FEEL clever by popularity amongst 'fans' alone. There's no meaningful middle class anymore in the eyes of people who should know better. It's either be a Nobel prize winner or be a sarcastic illiterate. No-one treats anyone inbetween as worth a damn anymore. The illiterates already dictate culture and the professors encourage them!
i’ve been using this technique since like 5th grade and didn’t even know it is an actual learning technique.. but it’s one of the most effective and you can use it for almost every subject
Lawyers and Judges most definitely should use this technique. Every contract should be broken down in simple terms.
Politicians too!
Maybe they want it to be complicated hmm
Also insurance.
@@DavidOfWhitehills 👍👍👍👍👍👍
We use this method only! I'm a Commercial Litigation Lawyer myself.
Watching this, in the middle of the night, while studying for an exam, is not the way to do it, I guess..:p
hope your exam went well and you were able to explain everything in simple words ;)
OMG I feel ya !!
Feynman: first study the topic
Me: you lost me there
One of the best ways to master something is to teach others. I really like this method of learning as it not only makes you think about what you’ve learned but also makes you find a way to explain it to someone so that they understand it. And that way you remember what you’ve learned for very long time.
I also think that this technique works with everything- music, sports and even drawing. Sometimes you don’t understand how you do certain things but when you try to explain others you analyze what you’re doing and how you’re doing that which can help for developing that skill.
Agree 100%. I work in a tech industry and was a customer site technician. I moved up to technical trainer and I know our systems immensely so much better and my students appreciate all the knowledge I am imparting on them.
This is the best studying technique I have ever heard , this helped me to learn things more easily...
I've used this technique before when learning History. I found this out by myself and never knew it was an existing technique but it greatly works since I'm not the type who can sit around studying without having to move two seconds later. I do find this quite unique for people struggling to memorise. Just pretend you're a teacher, roleplay a bit but make sure your parents don't barge in on you cuz you'll get questionable looks from your mom or dad
I have known this technique without knowing it’s called Feynman technique. It works very well. It’s sort of how you incrementally learn anything. Thanks for sharing it.
Nicely animated and well illustrated in under 2 minutes. Good stuff!
Looking forward to seeing more of such quality content from you guys in the future as well :)
This videos is made using Feyman Technique. So simple, short and smoothly explained.
Exactly. That’s what we tried. I think you’re the first to seeing that and telling us.
Teach yourself and fix the holes in your understanding.
I find it amazing how some people can successfully use abstractions without having a very solid understanding why the abstractions work. I am extremely resistant to making these kinds of leaps of faith. Maybe that is because I am more focused on understanding a problem than focused on the utility of its solution. In school, the immediate (short-term) utility of a solution to a problem is how it affects your final grade in the class. If I am forced to use formulas and concepts without first understanding how and why they work at a deep level, I find it difficult to have confidence in the answers I calculate. I really struggled a lot with this in Engineering School where the emphasis seemed more on just learning how to use formulas and algorithms, than understanding the how's and why's behind the formulas. For me, understanding is pretty-much a prerequisite to being able to use something. Using a thing before you understood what you were doing in order to memorize the process really goes against my preferred learning style. The 'learn by doing" method is often "memorize by doing". It is too easy to convince yourself that you understand something when it fact you've merely memorized the solution to a very specific problem.
If you really want to test someone's understanding of something, throw them a problem that is in a different form from what they have seen before. It is sad that many students will whine and complain that testing for understanding like this is unfair. Not many problems in life are in exactly the same form as you've seen before. If you start applying formulas and processes without understanding, you are at a high risk of ending up with bad answers, bad conclusions, and bad decisions.
I think it's very healthy to not take any formula or theory for given without trying to understand it. At the end progress depends on mindsets who's challenge assumption and seek a deeper understanding before accepting what was given to them.
so goddamn true.
so goddamn true.
You're right.
Jess Stuart I'm guessing you're an INTP. If you have never heard of Jungian Typology or personality theory pay no mind to the statement.
Crazy how this method has been instinctive to me this whole time, the validation feels good.
I used the Feynman Technique for the last few years and it's a great technique that helped me grasp concepts more effectively
I used this technique my entire life without knowing that this is feynman technique but trust me this is THE best technique.you won’t forget what you did learn.
I've taught at the college level and trained/taught adults for over 50 years. When I was in my early twenties, someone told me that the best way to learn a subject is to teach it. He was absolutely right.
1. Find a topic to study
2. Study
3. Write whatever you understand on a piece of paper
4. Carry that piece of paper to exam
"he was *notorious* for asking his fellow mathematician to explain concepts in simple language" i loled so hard
@@Phjghh dont take it so hard i didnt say its wrong anyway, you know whats the meaning of the word right and its rarely used for something good you should've known that
even i gagged
FeedTheSupport yeah but this kinda use is not new in english. It has a slight sense of humour in it. That’s why you laughed.
That's what my teacher said. "If you can explain how Newton law works to an elementary student, and that student understand, then you are mastered the subject"
Loved him.
I remember trying to explain a physics concept to someone then realising that I couldn't explain it very well so actually I didn't understand it properly myself. So I can see where he developed this idea from - and that it is a good one!
I've used this my entire life and never knew it even had a name. Very early on I was a FIRM believer that I couldn't explain anything to others if I couldn't explain to myself. Eventually, a couple years later, I added to it "... In the simplest terms possible" (because I realized the more 'wordy' it was I had to admit the less I actually understood). I'm constantly talking to myself because I'm constantly digesting what I'm learning, regurgitating it, and re-digesting until I get it the best that I can. All while looking for others outside of texts who are versed in the material, those from whom I can gather the greatest info (greatest in magnitude and volume).
This is legit though. I almost never forget topics I have given presentations on in front of people (which are a few) as opposed to topics I studied by myself for an exam
Squidward
How are your clarinet concertos Squid?
Lucas M Dammit you know I suck at those
Squidward bruh for my final science exam last year I studied for less than half an hour because I gave 4 presentations covering most of the topics...
highest marks in the grade!
That was my case before, but I've changed to other school, and now I have to give a lot of presentations in front of people, so thanks to that I had to learn a lot of information so often and the stuff I "learned", after a week I do not remember anything of it.
I feel like the social component of learning is crucial, and definitely helps with memorisation.
My best friend literally didn’t know the entire history course on the day of her gcse so in an hour I did a crash course of the entire thing for her, it actually helped me so much and consolidated everything for me
If I apply this tecnique to study, the length of a day must be 50 hours.
Yes especially when the book has over 2000+ pages worth of content to study..this simply isn't possible for every topic
😂😂😂
This is a long term learning technique, not for when you wait till one week before the exam!!
@@pratikparajuli6167 this technique is particularly useful for studying some complex scientific or topics like philosophy.....
Ofc u dont need this technique when u are reading fiction or things u understand instantly....
Underrated comment 🤣
I've been doing this all my life without knowing what the technique is called. In addition to that, I draw mental images and link concepts to create a bigger picture.
My siblings used to stare at me like I was crazy talking to myself back at school. I had no idea there was an actual name this type of technic. It's how I stayed on college's Dean's list.
😂 can relate
I had this experience in the service (in the 1980s) each trainee was given a topic upon which to instruct (to this day I am an ace at Radar Navigation). There is a corollary to this: when dealing with people doing work for you--auto mechanics, contractors, plumbers, etc...the good (that is, competent and honest) ones will gladly explain what they are doing. Competent people are comfortable talking about their areas of competence--when someone tries to blind you with jargon, walk away: you are dealing with a fraud.
This is the Science of Studying Science.
Lol
I’ve been doing this all my life, I didn’t know it was a technique. Thanks for the cool video.
So all these years I have been mastering this technique without even knowing about it 😂
Oh really..
What re u studying about
I see me too
Same 😅
Hahaha lol that's my word
am I the only one studying so loud and explaining everything my notes as if I'm a youtuber or a teacher like literally Im talking in front of a wall as if I'm in presentation or what. With that I can learn alot like alot, rather than silent studying.
Yoo
I used to do that and still struggled 💀
Same here!!! ✌
2 minutes to explain an amazing technique so well. I wasn't believing at all but you proved me wrong. Thanks for the excellent video.
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Searching for studying tips when I don't really study
without knowing ive used the feynman method to learn most things i know because i would talk to myself out loud in the shower as if i were teaching the concept to my friends, and whatever content i forgot or missed i would just look up and nail down and reteach it
*Keep your feet on the ground, but let your heart rise as high as it can.*
From France. A teacher told us to view again our lessons on the same day, just before going to bed, and the following morning, just before going to school. Have a good week-end !
You are a great animator! I hope you go a long way :)
we are a team, but thanks :)
I do agree. Nicely illustrated and amazingly animated - great job guys. Am hoping to see more such videos in near future from your channel. Good luck!!
This works. I'm a physicists and do this all the time.
Teaching is the way to learn.
Paul Eugenio wow you're more than one physicist?
Paul Eugenio
+JustPancakes
I am, but which one am I?
_"Teaching is the way to learn."_
Usually what you learn is: You don't understand it as well as you thought. Sometimes you learn there's nothing to understand, because it makes no sense.
1. Pick a topic which u want understand
2. Write on paper & speak as your teacher do in classroom its help u to know ur gaps.
3. Then again repeat that process to fil your gaps
4. Now, you u have to explain in easy language
5. If u ends up with confusing the topic then start the process again
Can we take the time to appreciate the talent of the person drawing. Damn my hand hurts for him😩
Oh man,😂😂
🤣🤣🤣
In case you don't know, it's some kind of application that makes doodles.
It's just copy paste pic from google dude 🤣🤣
He's amazingly fast!
People actually want to learn things fast instead of learning them in deep and with clear understanding - Richard Feynman (if he checked this video's comments )
I did this today without realizing it while studying for my final report. It really helped me, I'll try to use this technique more often.
I realize this is how I learn best. When I had school mates to teach, I understood topics much more readily. Now that I've found that I can still utilize those same kind of techniques on my own(the obvious made painfully obvious) I think I will be able to progress from here on out.
thank you for making this video.
I've been using this method for along time. It's quite effective. I just know the name now.🥰
Beautiful video
Didn't notice the time go by
All this time I was using this technique without me knowing that I used it.
I’ve always studied like this, didn’t know it actually had a name for it
Guaranteed the most powerful technique out there
Yes! I agree
i know this idea. my prob is ..i do it for 1chapter and for others i get lazy... my main ques is how to stick to a gud technique for a long time
10 min break between chapters. If that doesn't work, understand how to not be lazy first.
u r ri8... tht helps. n wt other thing helps is to have a study partner.
Well, it helps a lot if you're interested in what you study. Also, you need structure. In the end, you know what works best for you.
You have to get "into" the subject matter. You have to make the material meaningful to you and convince your psyche that you want to grasp the entire subject thoroughly, live it, let it consume you for the brief moment in time, and it will remain in your brain until you're 95 years old. Anything less is simply a frivolous waste of time and you will find yourself simply going through the motions of studying. Like the material so much so that you can't wait to get into chapter 2. Before you even begin Step 1, find things to like about the subject.
Here am I ,who have to finish my entire syllabus in one night.
I am following such types of techniques from years. May be this is the reason why most of my surrounding fellow find it interesting in learning from me.
1) I believe that till the time I am not able to explain a topic in simplest words, I haven't understand that topic properly.
2) This is quite interesting that most of the people (who teach) knows very well that they are not really teaching well bcz even their knowledge is half baked but still, they don't try to improve.
3) Whenever you teach something, You got a good command and better understanding on that topic.
4) Repetitive reading clears doubt automatically when you brainstorm too.
5) One always to look for a good teacher.
"Choose a topic you want to understand..."
Dozed off
.....
Navdeep Singh lol
Like honestly idk anything for exam
What about "sex"?
guys if you’re here to ace your exams in two months, you can do it! you watch motivational videos and study w/ me videos and use all these techniques and rise up! you don’t ever say NO! they’re out there making tik toks and giving us complaints but you can only do the latter! study hard but complain all the way too to compensate for how hard you studied! you have to get your grades no matter what OKAY? let’s go!! 💪🏽
❤️
I knew a teacher who had a great reputation and was well-liked by her students who said she talked about interesting things that helped them learn. I wanted to know her secrets. She finally admitted that one of her "secrets" was this TH-cam channel (she drew very artistically on the whiteboard while paraphrasing the video text.)
So I was using Feynman Technique without knowing that it was called Feynman Technique 😂
Same 😂
😂me too
@Haakon Dahl and I hope that's helping you!
Same
And I'm dio
For some of us, as we have some teaching abilities (didactic) and a taste for self education and sharing knowledge (pedagogic), this is kind of natural. Also didnt know has his name, lol. I think that meanwhile the goal is to learn something you get the ability to render that knowledge to someone else, so, you become not only a wiser being, instead a culture promotor.
This is exactly the effect of having to explain things to your kids. Dad, why is the sky blue? Dad, what is electricity? Dad, who was the first human? I'd never thought I had to go back and dig into the foundations again, and I found many gaps in my knowledge !
thecathode
Why is the sky blue?
ヤナギネコ when light enters the atmosphere the atoms bends the light waves so that we see blue
thedebo777 how did people invent glasses (for your eyes) ?
ヤナギネコ probably experimented with concave and convex shaped glass and saw that some people could see clearer with them
Feynman learing technique can be used for :
learning somethign new
depeen your understanding of STH you already know
study for an exam
1 : pick a topic to study
2 : study the topic
3 : explain it on a paper by writing and read it ideally like what the the theacher does on a black board
By this proccce you will know where the gaps of your understanding if you stuck and could not explain the subject form A to Z then study again
If you understand it well know the last step is to explain it in a simpler words
I learn same way... but I didn't know it's feynman method😂
Same 😂😂😂.
Do you get good grades with the method??
This technique really works. I've been using it before i watched the vid.
I could not have found this video at a better time! Thank you for not turning this simple concept into a 20+ minute video of filler.
00:14 you lost me there :)))
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂yeah cuz technically thats why we wanna use the feynman method
@Zakariaazzaim tnx for explaining the joke :)
I have been doing this my whole life and never realised it was a proven technique ... Wow😳
I'm also 😁
सुक्रिया ये तकनीक काफी लाभकारी है
If you can't explain to a 6 years old, you haven't understood yourself. This is one of my techniques I use to understand and learn topics, story and ideology.
Who would have thought the first step to effectively studying is to study
I’ve been doing this since then, didn’t know that it actually is a learning technique. It will feel awkward speaking to yourself but it’s really helpful when you need to UNDERSTAND topics/concepts, not just memorize.
I've always done this while studying never knew it was feynman's technique 😂
"I don't care if Richard Feynman was a purple leprechaun who lived in my butt"
- Penny
Keep doing your work Brother
Didn't know but I was using it from years.... Cool..... you know😮😮😮😮
I've been studying like this all the while before I even saw this video
I didn't realize I was doing all this method all along like the 2nd brain method and the pomodoro technique. It's just amazing to know that you actually learnt it yourself
0:45 When you're done you'll realize you can't stop talking to yourself and now have a weird habit.
🤧😂💀
When I'm alone (which is almost all the time) I do one of these all the time:
- Interview myself
- Pretend I'm making a YT video about it. Recetly I've been doing impressions, like "Pewds explains recursion" or "Dunkey breaks down efficiently doing your dishes"
- Pretend I'm giving a TEDTalk
Very true
Ok So the secret technique I use is already discovered by Feynman back in his days.
Been doing this without full awareness on what it is, just tried to explain and talk to my self on how things work especially this happens a week before exams. Still I need to be consistent for better mastery.
i am now 23 year old and i am giving 10th exam so i lost 10months by thinking how to study but this is so much helped me thank you so much
welcome!
Here’s the issue, though... 6 graduate classes, 2-3 exams a week. No time! MUST CRAM!
Here is one from our physics professor, its called ''Clean Paper Method'': Try to explain a topic on a piece of paper without writing any words, everytime you do that, half the paper and try doing it again, the paper you use will get smaller and smaller. He says ''No matter what is the topic and how complex it is, your understanding of the said topic is in direct correlation with the area of paper you need to explain it, smaller the paper, greater the understanding.''
Good one!