How to Force Your Brain to Study (when you don't feel like it) 

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I actually did something similar to the ladder method when used to have severe depression to get myself to do anything. When you can't be bothered to do anything, find the smallest possible thing to do is super helpful. Sometimes, sitting up was a fight, but I would manage to do it. Moving my legs. Standing up. Walking to the shoe rack. Putting on my shoes. Standing up again. Walking out the door. Taking one step after another. Going outside would've been impossible without. Stacking activity after activity like this was magical because without it, nothing would have been possible.

He talks about the so called ladder method: make multiple runs through the subject matter, and on each run focus only on the easy and the low effort stuff for you to understand, repeat until you cover everything.

It is like solving a puzzle. You solve the easiest part first, and as you keep solving, harder parts get easier to solve, and in the end, the most difficult pieces of the puzzle just fall into their places.

Huge game changer for someone who has ADHD or gets overwhelm easily with a complicated subject, Thank you.

Think of it as moving into a new place. You do not start with the small items and details like Decoration.... you start with the big Items and then you slowly work yourself up until you place the fresh flowers on the table once everything is more or less moved.

Ladder Method : based on categorizing effort . Each rung represents rungs of effort . Key point : Look for the thingd that feel easier and feel low effort. Rung 1: Brain energy is used to understand and break down information. a: Skim textbooks/material to locate low effort information. b: Use note taking techniques such as highlighting , outlining ,graphic organizer etc., to select imp yet low effort information. c: Make sure to find any connection with the high lighted material. 2nd Rung: Brain Energy is used in organizing information. Repeat the first steps to organize information. Since the information is getting little bit more detailed at this part of reading. The same steps may take a little longer to complete. 3rd Rung: Go through more of the details Repeat step 1 and step 2 Why it works: Each rung takes the same effort as the last rung. You are splitting all the work for thus topic into each rung.

Damn, I’m so inspired after watching this. Grateful that this appeared on my fyp. It’s really what I’m experiencing, the overwhelm when I’m learning

I'm a mature student studying psychology. That was the best explanation of schemas, and how the work, that I have come across. Weeks of studying explained in two minutes, brilliant.

Justin, topic idea for new video: Mindmap Formatting & Labels: - Color: functional, descriptive, other... - Headings: underlining, circling, boxing, text-only... - Connections: arrows, double arrows, lines, dotted, brackets... - Emphasis: size, length, bolding...

I am a part of your course, but wow this video has given me hope and made me excited to learn despite feeling super burned out from the rest of life. Thank you.

Thank you for the knowledge! Can't wait to apply it into my system xp

Thank you so much! Coach, I will definitely try this method in my study.

Your analogy game is so good, it made it so simple to understand how one should approach learning, it's sad to see that your videos get so less views, you are a gem.

By YouSum Live 00:00:00 Ladder method for efficient studying. 00:01:00 Understanding brain's energy consumption in learning. 00:03:00 Overcoming overwhelm by breaking tasks into low-effort steps. 00:06:00 Progressively deepening understanding through ladder rungs. 00:08:52 Consistent effort distribution enhances learning efficiency. 00:09:29 Applying ladder method to projects for systematic progress. 00:10:02 Ladder method as a game-changer in studying habits. By YouSum Live

THIS IS GENIUS!! IT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE!! THANK YOU!!

Great video! Thank you Dr sung !

Thank you man exam is near and overwhelmed this technqiue surprisingly works for me

loved your breakdown of the ladder method technique!

AWESOMEEEEEE Justin Bro as always ❤👌🙏 So nice demonstration 👌

I was facing the same issue...Thanks for this informative content.

This is so BRILLIANT and helps so much THANK YOU 🎈

TY. Book publishers organize books, generally, without natural order. So, your method helps us customize, order, and simplify.

Great video! I'll definitely be trying this!

The marble and Cup analogy was soo good, i felt it and Subscribed

Thank you so much! This method is funtastic.

Neat!🎉 My exams starts from tomorrow.

Thanks Justin. It is really helpful ✨

Loved it. I´ll give this method a try!

Thank you so much Justin for helping us. I have been following you more than a year for now. I changed my study methods as per your advice. Now my study sessions are much easier. Thank you so much. Much love from India❤

Wow man! That's a really cool technique. Thanks🎉

Thanks for this, it was helpful 😊

Original, innovative and extremely useful ideas! Thank you so much!

Thank you, Dr Justin I have used this method to disaggregate information. So the brain scheme does not get tired quickly. Appreciate

Great stuff .Thankyou.

Thank you so much with this techniqueee

I found this very useful - thanks so much for sharing. I will be using this.

omg thank you so much!!! I'm a 3rd year nursing student and an upcoming 4th year nursing student this fall and I'm really looking for a way to understand my textbook better! Your video makes so much sense now! I will definitely try this to ace that exam! Thank you so much!

Thank you for this! Will try it with the many textbooks I have to catch up on.

Doc justin Sung. Thanks alot for making an impact in my life. Lots of love here from Nigeria, west Africa

Greatly explained vid, ty ♥️

Can’t wait. My cohort by ICS starts in a few days. Love all of your videos. I study psychology and hope I can implement it now ❤

Thanks, will try it

Thank you very much.

PERFECT TIMING!

Awesome, thank you ❤

Thanks man really cool method!

Thank you for offering this free content for us. I am an OWL (older wiser learner) going back for my degree in nursing and need your help.

This is great as a practical application/technique of what I tell people when they say something is difficult - stop thinking of things as easy or difficult. Instead, accept that some things simply have more steps. Or in this case, rungs on the ladder.

Very helpful, thank you

Wow. Thanks for the clarity. I have been using somewhat similar method unintentionally with great results. But because i discover the approach by chance, i dont use it systematically and thus wondering why at times learning is easy. Sometime its hard. Now i know for a fact what is the optimal method, i will make it a default method for all my learning

👏 your videos just keep getting better

Interesting approach. 👍

Always enjoy your video and learn at same time

Thank You 🌸✨️🔱🌺🐚🪷✨️🌸

Great! Thanks dude

Thank you as always Justin. You keep helping without fluff and what everyone says on youtube

Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.

Justin, you've never let me down. I love you.

Thank you for your nice video.

Thank you

watching your videos puts me in the mood to study, thank you ❣❣

Wow! I like this take. It’s VERY similar to what I used to do. I’d start with the questions at the end of the chapter, and look for the answers to them. Then I’d go back and see if there was anything that I missed. Honestly, I didn’t always go back. My wife hated how I’d space out in class and still ace the tests. I REALLY like the rung method. (Concept) Thank you!!! Thank you!! Subscribed!!!

Omg this was insightful. ❤️

Very well explained 🙏

Thanks. Now I feel like learning something new 🙂

Thank you sung❤

I liked! I am gonna try!

You’re very intelligent man, mate! I dig the idea

Thank you! Every new video I watch of yours, I feel a little more at peace with myself! I have severe adhd (highly combined inattentive and hyperactive type). I often feel like I get quite behind at the beginning of studying because I can't seem to study how others do, or how it is traditionally expected of us. I spend a lot of time doing what I call ‘productivity procrastinating’. Basically trying to figure out how to make everything easier for myself. So I naturally spend a lot of time doing what you mention in other videos (scoping, linking concepts etc) and gathering all my resources. I really struggle with the way universities teach, just going through content step by step because I have no clue what they're talking about. When I step away, map it all out and skip to future content or other modules, I see the same content mentioned and understand how it all fits together. I don't realise at the time that I'm actually learning. When I come back to what I struggled with originally, I seem to understand it without having that mental effort of trying too hard to learn it. I do usually get good grades, but I feel like an imposter and that it isn't deserved (I just know how to pass exams). I wanted to join your program a while ago but held off as it mentions on your website that it hasn’t been designed for neurodivergent people, but the more I watch your videos, the more I realise that actually a lot of these skills and methods are quite natural to neurodivergent people. I’ve signed up and will be joining the next cohort! Hopefully I can learn to continue studying with a little less stress, as my brain was never designed for linear studying!

One can't build deeper understanding of anything with this method. Read what you love... love for a subject precedes understanding.

You are the best trader I must say. I gained knowledge so much from your channel. Benefited so much. I will follow your videos, keep up the good work.

This channel is valuable.

Thanks.

I will use this method to finaly master some skills I've been procrastinating on forever

Thank You Justin, you are incredible🎉

This came out just in time for my finals haha. Really helpful! Im bad at studying in general so i hope this is helpful. Seems like it could also help with just regular tasks aswell.

An interesting method. I understand when I don't feel like doing something whether it be mental, physical or both, it is because I am overwhelmed by the whole picture of what has to occur to get to the finish line. My simple solution is don't look at the whole thing, just consider the next step, which is much smaller and usually quite easy to take. When I focus on the step, I am usually amazed at how much progress I made, especially considering I did not feel like starting.

I have a couple of degrees acquired some years ago. This was before computers were used in the classroom. I am a big believer in the power of handwriting to put things into long-term memory. A technique I used??was I took notes and then after classes, I would rewrite my notes and say them aloud as I wrote them. then the night before an exam, I would rewrite them and say them aloud again. I remember everything I studied in some detail in varying degrees, after all these years. I graduated Magna Cum Laude so I can attest to this technique's effectiveness. Yes, it requires some effort, but it works beautifully and flawlessly. I teach people how to do this and encourage others to use this technique. I plan to go back to get another masters degree next year. At 76 my brain is not as aggressive as it used to be so I will definitely be adding this technique and mastering it. Thank you.

Hopeful I will follow this strategy. Midway of this video, I didn’t even want to watch this until the end and felt overwhelmed and my brain just wanted to quit halfway.

Thanks you

Great video

Thank you. I'm a med student who needed this. I took the Sats and i used to love studying, but first year of college has been so bad. It's not that I'm failing all my classes, but it's just that I'm passing every class and not excited to learn. Hopefully this method will help.

this dovetails niely with exploration, tinkering, play etc. Definitely applicable as a SWE

I wish you could make a video about what would be the most efficient way to memorize images but literally the shapes of an object, like when learning to draw. Or at least how you suspect it would be.

I'm 54 and my wife and I are VERY worried about our future, gas and food prices rising daily. We have had our savings dwindle with the cost of living into the stratosphere, and we are finding it impossible to replace them. We can get by, but can't seem to get ahead. My condolences to anyone retiring in this crisis, 30 years nonstop just for a crooked system to take all you worked for.

This is awesome.

Thank you so much🩶✨

I take notes different than everyone else. It's the thing that got me through school with such good grades.

Thanks sir

Any one from toilet watching this 😅

The fact that my mind was doing this unconsciously so that my studies seemed easier to me Was just wow, I was literally doing this right now while studying physics which is hard for me but the minute i first read it and then try to understand it and compare it to normal life examples my brain takes up the information So thanku for making it understanding and thanks for a great advice it works

Exactly what i’m feeling and struggling now, being overwhelmed, n wish to fix it

Makes a lot of sense especially with us with ADHD.

Making a mind-map is such a great way to understand and learn.

A fantastic video to learn knowledge how our brain 🧠 intake and way it function Thankyou sir I will sure use the process make mind focus to read really my mind read intresting than unbored one

Hi Justin, Through your taught techniques I did great in my NEET medical entrance, thanks a lot. I want you to make a detailed video on "Second brain" 🧠. May Allah bless you!

Thank you so much Justin Nobody taught us this

Subbed! Gonna try the ladder method for my grad studies in AI/ML. Will update

nice video brother , no bullshit straight to the point.