How to Learn Insanely Difficult Subjects Easily
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 มิ.ย. 2024
- As we go through school, we are going to encounter difficult classes and subjects. But we aren't taught the best way to learn. After years of experience teaching and learning about learning, we've compiled 3 lessons that make learning difficult things much easier, and it has to do with how our brains work. You're not stupid. You're not dumb. You've just been fighting against your brain to learn difficult and tough subjects. But if we take the time to learn these 3 lessons, that we have adopted from other skilled professionals, we can tackle those classes much better.
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Learn like a painter - "Learning the easier things will make the harder ones click."
Learn like a hunter - spark that curiosity
Learn like an athlete - keep showing up/stay consistent
Thanks.
Great thing I didn't watch this video just saw your comment and skipped it(got what all he says) 🤣🤣
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Thanks buddy.
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young. - Henry Ford
Great quote 🔥
this is a keeper daM
Good quote but Ford created the infamous 5 day work week 😅
Ford was a psycho not a man I would admire.
“Anyone who stops -learning- *Laughing* is old, whether at twenty or eighty.
Anyone who keeps -learning- *Playing* stays young. The greatest thing in
life is to keep your mind -young- *Silly* ” ..... By who, Moi ? Never ;P.
“Creativity is intelligence having fun” #Einstein 💡
An advice I want to add, which is often mentioned when it comes to learning, is to continuously go back to more simple concepts you might think you aleady know decently and reflect on them and try to understand them on a deeper level than before. The ability to this is often said to be perhaps the most important thing that separates masters of a subject from the rest.
This especially is true in mathematics and science (PhD in math myself with lots of working experience and I practice this habit all the time).
You will notices that the pros don't just know a lot more stuff than most people, they know the things ordinary people know but on a much deeper level.
this is really good advice. i’ve noticed with integrals that its really helpful to start with easier ones, gain a deeper understanding of what i’m doing before moving on to more complex ones. also i too want to pursue mathematics so any advice?
1.Learn the easier things will make the harder things click.
2. Be genuinely interested to the things you learn
3. Learn like an athlete " discipline and self reflect or re evaluation"
Taking action leads to motivation
Guys, this channel is literally changing my life. Absolutely excellent content. I have a difficult certification exam coming up and your videos have be helping me immensely. I can’t thank you guys enough!
You got this!
what about 8 months later?
I’m 61 and sincerely want to learn and improve in a number of ways but have had difficulty with motivation and consistency when things get too challenging or mundane. This video is enlightening and inspiring. Thanks for sharing!
I hope you all of the best. I know that you can do it if you stay consistent.
61 is the new 16 ,so you got this sir!
Totally explains why my brain stalled at calculus. My self-image took a small but really limiting hit. 50 years later and I’m actually excited to give it another go. Thank you ❤️
Excuse me, I'm at where you were 50 years ago. I believe it'll be worth it someday. On a personal level, how did you overcome the brain block that comes with Calculus?
@@maximusojukwu9471 Still working on it but using the method outlined in the video combined with working backwards. There IS always the possibility that I am too stupid, but I’m not ready to go there yet. 😂
@@InanaNinsianna 😂😂😂
I like that you're honest about it. I took a gap year before entering college and all my colleagues are fresh out of High school. I can say without shame that my brain is a little rusty too. It'll take a while to get this super computer up and running but I'll get there definitely, Godspeed.
Thank you.
If only I could remember where I put my book…😂
@@maximusojukwu9471 as someone who’s not that great at math. I absolutely loved calculus. It could have been because I had a great Professor when I took it. But my advice would be to make sure your doing extra practice problems, and if you don’t have a great teacher, find videos on TH-cam. I feel like calculus is mostly about patterns and remembering techniques. So if you just can grasp that you should be fine. Also, I feel like calculus has a negative stigma attached to it, just like organic chemistry (Which I struggle in the most). People say it’s hard, so we already go in with the notion that it will be hard. But if we take extra time to learn it, and go in with a more positive outlook then it’ll definitely help you!! This has improved my performance in both of these classes tremendously. So with that being said, you’ve got this!!
I am heading back to university 20+ years after my degree. I have always struggled with imposter syndrome, not feeling as smart as my peers and lacking confidence. Returning to university is my way of improving myself and gaining more confidence. Your channel gave me my light bulb moment. I've had horrible study habits in the past and never learned how to study correctly! I'm smarter than I realize if I managed to obtain my degree and work in my field for 20 years in spite of not knowing how to study. I'm watching all of your videos to prepare to go back and you have lit a fire in me to relearn with updated and efficient habits! Imagine how much better I'll be now!! Thank you so much and please keep your videos coming!!
I feel a similar way although I don't plan on going to university I want to go back to my community college and learn a trade I did poorly on 3 yrs ago.
STEM?
Good luck mayne
So why are you really going back to university, to learn something new that will benefit you, either for enjoyment or for career, or are you going back to help improve your self confidence and prove to yourself you are intelligent?
Which is it, because your post makes it sound like the latter? But that would be an expensive way to address that problem.
i have jee(an engineering exam in india) in 3 days... and im overwhelmed as hell... your videos are really a breath of fresh air.
Bruh i thought it already happened yesterday
@@abdulganikhan6196 mine is on 28th june
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Was studying physics till now which is apparently a subject that I find a bit difficult. Thought to take a break, look where it brought me😁 By the way awesome video👏
same here bro....was studying electrostatics and solving complex numericals😝
😩😩 praying for y’all.
I see I m not alone in this journey of learning Physics 😃
@@saipayansanyal8175 statics is easy... Hard is dynamics.. Like you need to understand all the equations of Maxwell which is difficult...
What I find more difficult are "vague" subjects that are not difficult, but not clear on material and examination. These subjects are the ones that give me anxiety
100%! Something related to this I do: learn the definitions of the words that are patterned within your field, because they can have specific meanings in that field's context. Especially for psychology, words like "guilt" and "frustration" seem intuitive, but have specific definitions that make them entirely distinct, and help you understand the broader theories. Thanks mate!
Yes! I have to do the same thing for my Sociology class.
Some really great points here. I've always been obsessively passionate when learning things, especially things I've found somewhat difficult, because of an annoying "need to know" deeply wired in me, so I never really struggled with motivation. But then I realized this was only actually helping me learn things I found interesting to begin with, and that is quite a narrow perspective, so I slowly taught myself how to find anything interesting, and I think this video helps describe a lot of it.
For instance it could be something silly like "wait, why _don't_ I know how to juggle? If it looks so simple and boring it should be easy" - kind of baiting myself into learning it, then when I inevitably begin struggling I gain that obsessive interest in it until I'm able to do it well.
But another great way to fuel passion that creates an almost endless drive is to jump straight to the problems, and try solving them on your own. Basically try to reinvent the wheel while having no knowledge of what a wheel is except that "it rolls". But only stay in this phase until the desire to try and figure it out on your own starts fading, then look up the solutions. More often than not you'll be surprised at how close you came, and if you spent more time on it you may have actually succeeded, which ends up giving you tons of passion for a subject you previously thought was boring.
I ended up having to write down a list of academic fields I find interesting and rank them by which I care about the most so I don't keep driving off track into another subjects. Where before it was only really math, programming, physics, and a few hobbies. Now it would be quicker to list the things I don't find interesting lol.
Creativity and logic are both equally necessary when learning. Everyone can do both, and believing the lie that you're better at one than the other will only limit your own potential.
🦊Learn like a Painter🧑🎨 - learn in broad strokes, skip difficult concepts and gather information from concepts that are easier to understand and bring it into context, move the paint brush forward because it's likely the easy concepts will become the prior knowledge you needed to understand the things that were skipped
🐯Learn like a Hunter🕵♂ - using an enquiry-based approach to learning, looking for patterns between abstract topics, and answers to our questions - this is why we love analogies so much
🐼Learn like an Athlete🏃♀ - cultivate a habit for discipline and self-reflection that's completely detached from how we feel, seeing consistent progress will become the motivation we need to keep getting started, but objective factual data is essential to analyse weaknesses
Learning is really, really hard, especially you're only doing it by yourself.
I'm self - learning and studying physics, psychology, mathematics and other subjects for the sake of knowledge and for the sake of its usefulness on whatever I plan to do in the future. I've watched multiple educational videos, read articles and books on these subjects, and yet, I still felt that something was missing. This "something", as I figured out the way, was learning. Learning techniques, methods, and strategies. And then, this.
I recently stumbled
this definitely deserves more views. everything was clear and the video production was impressive. i actually learnt something new. keep up the good work! you will definitely create more amazing content.
It seems like you're reading my mind, and then able to create amazing explanations to help discuss it. Your channel has helped me to understand myself much better and elucidate my thought processes. Thank you, once again!
Absolutely in love with this channel.
Its literally changing my life.
I cannot be more grateful i found this channel.
thank you so much guys.
I have to say this is THE best channel I came across on TH-cam for study purposes . Every time I’m demotivated or distracted I just visit here and watch some videos . They motivate me so much that I’m completely energised and willing to sit to study again . This is a truly amazing amazing thing that every student always needs ! I am at a loss of words to describe how much I am thankful for having to come across this channel . Thankyou so much for bringing such content which is * worth spending time on* !❤😊 The first ever video I saw made me subscribe immediately and it helped me a lot with my studies .
I've been applying your tips into my study routine for months now. Thank you so much! I started becoming conscious about what works for me and not. And that made achieving my goals a hell lot easier and faster!
I love the naming of the methods, it's just so much easier to understand,
And cuz i paint and do sports, this is amazing!
Love to hear it! Gotta make those connections
Thanks for this video! I'm running into some difficult times, learning some new software and frameworks. Your review of "how to learn" really helps with my frustration. As you noted in your video, I'm trying to get the whole detailed picture all at once and that's difficult at best. It's better to take a step back and learn it from the "broad strokes" first and then dive into specific areas as needed. The visual of Bob Ross painting was excellent to get me back on track and into it.
Great tips! The study problems you faced during learning difficult times are the same one I face. Thank you for sharing
Your advices and methods feel really genuine. Like listening to a mentor.Good job guys.👏🏻
This is truly unique and helpful advice. Excellent video, thank you so much!
great video! also finals went okay, although it wasn't my best grades im pretty proud of myself, but im gonna do even better next year. great videos, keep up the great work!
I found the three approaches applicable to me depending of the skill I want to learn, sometimes I get impatient so layers definitely will help, when I feel more ambitious creating a plan to solve a problem feels like a game and due to my competitive nature I will totally focus on being able to solve the problem. But I think there's times that those two aren't enough so I need to be consistent in order to improve.
P.S. I'm loving this channel more and more, I really like your style guys.
@wise gramps well right now, for the first category would be Computer Science topics since I work as software developer, second would be languages and last would be yoga, playing an instrument or any craft (like knitting, scrapping) that only improves with practice.
@wise gramps definitely not doing it for the money or I'd be miserable. I'm not going to say I'm passionate about it either, but at least I learn constantly and do different things other than programming and even what I program varies from project to project. I did my internship in a company where I'm still working on, so it wasn't rough, I mean, it is challenging when I'm doing something new but I'm a perseverant person so I don't get frustrated easily. I can't think on any other career that would offer me so many areas to develop within the same field. I wouldn't work in a place where ai ended up stagnant doing the same thing over and over again without novelty. I'm interested in growing horizontally instead vertically, hence I pursue many knowledge areas.
30 now and a pilot needing to know procedures and systems for multiple aircraft and systems all while trying to improve my Japanese not only for my wife but so we can move back to Japan one day. This channel is something I wish I had when I was younger and is changing my life. Thanks
Procedures ...memory only.
This is the best video I have ever seen that breaks down learning in the best most comprehensive way that makes complete sense to me.
I love what you're saying it is great it's the concept of knowledge. It's taking what you've learned elsewhere and applying it. Beautiful!
Thanks for the video!
Learning modes:
Learning modes:
Painter: Prefer to learn multiple things at once. Learning difficult topics is harder because we don't have prior knowledge and/or context to relate it to. By building our knowledge 'one broad layer after another' - starting with the low-hanging fruit - will create a framework/context upon which harder topics will hang from. That will help us to avoid sticking to the first piece of information we come across (anchoring effect). So advance one layer at a time - easier to harder - not all at once.
Hunter: Goal oriented type. Looking for patterns and making connections to make learning enjoyable. Few questions:
How does this idea relate to something I know?
How could I use this idea somewhere else?
What happens to this idea under a different set of conditions?
Athlete: Discipline/methodical and self reflection - waiting to feel motivated cannot be systematized. Action creates motivation.
What's the reality of the situation? Thinking about whether one has improved or not; if not, why?, was one's thought process incorrect?, how? , and then what changes would facilitate an improvement.
Making a wrong prediction on how long it would take to learn something. People mostly fall short (planning fallacy). Allow you more time to fully understand each topic.
I'm so happy to have come across your channel! Watched a few of your vids today in one go! I have some academic and self-directed background in metalearning and education, but have at times really struggled with learning/retention and self-efficacy. You've shared some really practical and invaluable tools and perspectives for learning. I really appreciate the content you've created and shared 💛
One of the best videos ever. This gave me insight on how to fight against trigonometry and chemistry.
I'm confused, did the channel's name change?
It did
Yeah this was Mike and Matty but it got changed
They did it to make us feel included 🥺
Hahaha yep, we want our rookies to have a home
Awesome vid, so grateful for y’all! This helps a lot
Glad it helps!
wow, this is the first time I've watched a motivational video that actually has some original ideas (or at least ones I haven't encountered before). thanks guys!
Great video. I'd like to add that another great strategy to helping retain difficult subject matter is to cultivate the way of the teacher aka the Feynman Method of Learning. Basically the idea is after exposeing yourself to a novel subject matter, imagine yourself teaching that subject to a student. What this does is help solidify and make easier to retrieve information because it forces you to use many more faculties of the brain, rather than just one.
I've browsed a few videos about the subject, and I think yours would be the best I've seen so far ! It was nice to keep in mind the fact that we're human and only capable of so much in a day ; we need to be kind to ourseleves in order to progress, as to acquire context or discipline, and the ability to have perspective on our practice. The idea that "anyone can do it if they want" is true, but doesn't paint the full picture. Because this ideology also means that if we do fail, it must mean we don't really want it, or we must be lazy or incompetent. Which in turns leads to feeling guilty, or inadequate, and often results in complete exhaustion, and abandon.
And I think yout video hits the right spot : motivating and informative, but not patronizing or meritocratic.
On a side note, I wonder if you have any litterature or sources on your second point, about linking two subjects together as to improve your ability to keep informations in mind ?
Such a great channel, thank you!
awesome concept, always here for it ❤
Amazing, I love all the videos on this channel. I can't go on my day without watching one of your videos. all my love and support to you.
😎😎 thank you!! That’s amazing
Hey guys, great videos! On this video it would have helped to have a summary of your recommendations at the end. The chance to review and reflect would make it easier to lock in the concepts and put into action. What were the lessons? Learn like a painter (in layers), starting with the easy stuff then come back to the harder), learn like a hunter (start with what interests you then expand), etc. The rest seems jumbled without a list to visualize and review.
OMG finally someone else who had a hard time understanding ob/gyn. It was the hardest for me too and I actually have to retake it this year. I hope I'll learn well this time around.
Rooting for you, got this
I’m deep diving into how processors work to be a better programmer and these are great tips
Self taught software engineer 2 years in and this is still so helpful
You're a genius aren't you?
@@Occ881 I don’t think so. Why do you ask?
It's so funny you bring up all these topics. I literally thought about these same exact methods when I first started going to college so I could find passion where there was no passion in difficult that arduous subjects - It's not the matter of learning in of itself, it's about how you choose to learn
I really loved this video thank you!
Simply put, you guys are amazing!
Oh my goodness, this has helped me soooo much!!!! Thank you thank you, thank you!!!!
Just four words: THANK YOU SO MUCH.
you may or may not know it, but you are helping a lot of people.
The only motivation video with actual information on the entire internet
I love our new strategy of stating which club the analogy appeals to. It is great for watch time and makes me actually watch more of the video, thereby learning things that I needed to know that appealed to other clubs. Great Video!
Thanks for the feedback! Don’t forget that all the clubs benefit from them all, but it’s useful to think about how we think best
@@CajunKoiAcademy Totally agree!
Great breakdown. Thanks
A really much needed video! Learn like a hunter 100/
Bravo, Koi! Well constructed and well displayed. Most excellent. Applause, applause, applause!!! Gregg Oreo Long Beach CA etats unis
you PUT IN the work in ur videos and it shows
Nice job bro. Very useful 👍
Tora is chaotic abstract thinker. He is gathering huge nr of elements and zooms out looking for the most relevant patterns, structures, commonalities sorting them for the best optimal match. Then would fill holes, expand it with details top down sorting the rest again and again. From stem to roots. Finding big picture and adding puzzles then. It's fishing of a big fish learning big fish habits and then going for gradually smaller fishes until full.
kuma is opposite orderly sequential linear thinker. Sorting elements in queue as they come looking for important parts absorbing them until everything is processed and then building pattern structure abstracting up. From zoom in to zoom out. Kuma will never miss anything important but it's slower, ground up. From roots to stem. Adding fitting individual puzzles and getting picture at the end. It's fishing every fish that comes and fits net.
Kitsume would be a mix of these. His goal is building picture but not caring about figuring out whole picture at once. So he finds most obviously fitting pieces building a piece of picture with least effort then another piece. In the process Tora filters useless pieces & sorts relevant pieces into subpictures categories/boxes. Divide and conquer method.
It's fishing some fishes, understanding which of better quality are more common and then looking only for these or similar adjusting net in the process.
Great video. This was similarly something I found for myself not too long ago. You have to know how you learn. I wrote a post about exactly this on my site.
You have to understand:
1. What type of learner you are
2. What types of medium correlate to your type of learning
Once you figure these out, you'll be able to tackle almost any topic in a way that naturally helps you to understand.
Needed this to understand Biochemistry more
Loved those concepts!
U've explained so well
Was impressive and very helpful
•like a painter
•like a hunter
•like an athlete
And then u talked about the plann. Fal.
Amazing ....
One of the Best video on this platform of TH-cam
Feeling sorry for students who have not watched ur video yet...cuzz I'm sure they need it like a potion
Thanks a lot bro!!🙏💛
"Learning difficult concepts are only difficult because we have no prior knowledge". True! Thanks!!
Thank you it's really helpful
thank you for the helpful video!
Thanks!!
i found your channel just in the right time. thank you
Great Video , i Love the athlete method👌🏾
It’s a winner
Amazing brothers 💖 it's helpful to me!
love your intro!!
You guys should definitely drop a book, great video! Thank you so much
Oh, interesting! What would you like to see in our book? We do have courses that definitely will be a part of our book in the future, but do let me know what you would love to see in a Cajun Koi guide. 👀📝
Mike and Matty is the best channel I have ever seen on TH-cam 😍😍😍😍😍
Okay, I have been trying to study organic chemistry. I needed this!
Okay this is like a freaking amazing documentary!
You guys motivate me. Thank you
Boht boht dhanywaad bhai. Boht achhe se smjhaye aapne. Thank you so much bhaiyya ❤
Hi Mike/ Matty , I have a question.. As per the research highlighting is an inefficient study technique. Also note making( when you have already learnt it and taken main notes) is inefficent . Superrior are the techniques of practice testing and spaced repetition. But for review books , there is no point of summarising it further so highlighting works here. My question is that should I use one highlighter to avoid being distracted constantly on switching colours or shall i colour code my notes? ( My highlighting principle is that one sentence per paragraph)
U guys deserve a freaking gold medal for this honesly, i know there s a lot of learning technics and all that stuff but i believe u guys touched one of the main parts or the nice part of the 80%-20% rule of the learning meta. If someone actually practice those concepts and make more research about it or merge it with an efficient system that can more easly answer the questions of those 3 concepts, i believe it can becomes one those automatic overpowered cheating technic u repeat in a video game, but in real life. Anyway, sorry for my bed england and thank you so much.
Beautiful explanation.
I love your techniques ❤
Thanks. I let this tip for better understanding non-fiction books:
Better read the index and the end of each chapter where is common to find a summary of each point talked about in the chapter. With this, you'll have more understanding when reading it for the first time.
Those groups track perfectly with Vata Pitta and Kapha
The idea of what I'm studying interests me but the content itself is something else.
when I was learning math in primary school, I used to treat the numbers like a pokemon battle.. that helped a lot
Ahhhh great timing! Team Tora reporting here, gotta study like a hunter :D Thank you guys as alwayssss! As I am here trying to understand these various pediatric heart defects and blood disorders, LET'S DO THIS.
Let’s get it! (When in doubt it’s usually TOF) but don’t quote me on that
@@CajunKoiAcademy good call! The number of TOF questions was over 9k lol
I just wanna tell u the u r amazing creators and I can’t stop watching you
What helps me is to find a real life example I can relate to…. Especially for things like physics
I study electrical engineering and I do it only for a steady job. a job that gives me free time to learn things I think I like. Thus, I hate my classes. it makes it so much harder, maybe you can do a video about studying something you cannot relate to
I'm surprised to find I already came to each of these as a solution on my own after enduring a lot of study
However this video is a great reminder on how I need to use these more
Love the game analogy at 3:40. You don't master a game the first time, second time, etc...... But you start over, repeat and try the harder stuff each time.
Ah.... there's a trending word here: TIME. Put the time in.
And I'm a hunter. Again the number one thing us successfully hunter's do: put in the EFFORT!
Time and Effort. Try, fail, learn, try again.
The dudes that road hunt don't usually score. The dudes that hike as far away from everyone else usually score. And the hunt is MUCH better and more memorable.
Ok, this makes sense. Thank you.
This channel definitely becomes my comfort
Excellent advice! I would just add one more component. Learn like a professor and teach someone else. Revisit any concepts you can't explain fluently. If you don't have anyone around to teach, practice as if you do. Record yourself, then take a break, and play it back. Does it still make sense? Good. Now you have something you can review anytime you need a refresher - even if you're at the gym or my favorite place, the beach. 😎
With the content I have seen in your channel, Yourl deserve 1M subscribers soon. Thank you so much for the tips. I am from Srilanka
Helped me. Great
Thanks 😊 for your kind support
You need action for motivation because the smallest action you know you should take releases epinephrine and drives you to do more. Then you can create a snowball effect with small easier tasks to eventually finish the big task.
painter: learn easy stuff first and fine to skip hard stuff
hunter: get curious and familiar with subject
athlete: discipline > motivation
Literally changed my perspective for studying. Thank you for the great tips.
Glad to hear it!
in short keep learning and skip the part that you don't get it or don't found the solution fast and keep moving forward and go back to the part where you skipped cause you have found some clue to sole the earlier issue
These tips are great! But it would be great if I could apply this to something like programming and solving problems(related to programming). Anyone have any tips ?