🥳 100K!!! WOW! I'm absolutely blown away by all of your support, likes, views and kind comments and messages. When I first started RU-vid I honestly never thought we'd come this far - but we DID and it's all thanks to you guys! 🚀 I'll be doing a 100k Q&A soon so keep an eye out on for a RU-vid community post where I'll be taking questions. Remember to hit that like button if you enjoyed the video and leave a comment below if I missed any study techniques you frequently use. Hope you're having a relaxing day, and I'll see you next week ✌🏼
Hi Sebastian, I want to ask you to ask if you have free time to do this, and that is to make a pdf file explaining these techniques not in detail but in a simple explanation, where anyone can learn about these technologies, and the reason is that I want a file to remain It is permanently saved on the mobile phone, and this will be easier than watching it on RU-vid (because I speak Arabic and I find it difficult to fully understand the topic you are talking about, so I write this article for you on the translator 😂) and also it will have your own fingerprint and mention for a long time Of the time for all students, and because I do not know all these techniques and I want to know more about them, especially since you seem to have sufficient knowledge in this field, and I hope you take my comment seriously, because I want, God willing, to study human medicine next year And I really need these techniques, and Sebastian, please respond with a comment to make sure you work on that. Come on, friends, put a like on this comment to get as many as possible for Sebastian to see.💯💯💯
My personal favorite study method is extremely slow, but effective. Since I'm both a med student and a writer, I create characters and write a story based on the concepts that I have to learn. It takes a while since I like to make the characters crack jokes and make the story interesting, but as I try to come up with it, I find myself learning everything in the process. It's both fun and effective, but only if I have enough time and imagination to actually do it.
Ali Abdaal being the highest level just shows the impact he has had on the student community on RU-vid. Seb should have written the highest level as "Productivity Grease Monkey"
Is he the first to make productivity videos? I definitely found him first but I assumed the others weren’t copycats but just ones that were there and the algorithm recommended them to me after watching ali abdaal
@@megrocks3026 No he wasnt the first. However he was the first to really nail down the study techniques. Other productivity youtubers didnot give ali's level of explanation or presentation. He was a student which helped him realize the problems students were having and hence he was able to give the solutions.
Yay! Congratulations on 100K! Spaced repetition + making notes + practice questions + teaching others/discussions (with a little bit of music thrown in here and there) is my perfect study combination. I relate to people who get hung up on the aesthetic and format of notes😂😂. Ps. Did you name the new penguin yet? xD
We have the same study technique omg!!! But i really have to work on self discipline, consistency time management to be really successful! I also got hung up on aesthetic format of notes. But now I just say to myself that, its gonna eat my time and whats the use of aesthetic if I dont get it.
The music one i mainly use to get into the flow of studying, once i'm in it i just stop the music because it can get very distracting at the later moments
you fool! I set every video on 2x speed (especially online videos for studying). jk sometimes i have to go back a few seconds 'cause how fast the teacher is explaning lol
apply the 1.75 x speed to everything .. it sure helps skip through useless garbage in the textbook and gets to the important parts . and also helps with skipping through the filler episodes in anime . :D
I saw you put "Active recall" on the list, but you also had other techniques which are ways to use active recall. BTW, in my opinion, teaching to others (or to yourself) is the best technique of all.
Amazing video! It's pretty sad that none of us are taught how to learn in the most effective way in medical school and I feel I spent majority of my past 4 years in medical school with not good study techniques. I have started implementing active recall and spaced repetition and looking forward to see the benefits (already seeing some already 😍).
I don't know. Am I the only one who enjoy reading tons of book instead of taking notes cause the facts always stick to my head although I'm a software engineer student
There is a super active way of note-taking, I write notes, then I type out my notes after memorizing the notes without referring to the notes I wrote prior and then checking the accuracy of what I typed out.
I find a combination of written and oral active recall, practice questions and discussing concepts with people of a similar understanding to be my go to study techniques.
Im an undergrad first year medical student (about to give my proffs) and it took me a whole year of med school to realize how inefficient making notes is. Ive wasted so much time on making notes that i did not study from at the end and i regret it but thank you for making this video!! Atleast now i know im using good big boi study techniques!! uwu
I love using Ali's study techniques + pomodoro + Qbanks, but I'm quite good with mind maps too 😅, thanks for ranking these study techniques, Seb. Congrats to a 100K!!! 🥳
Thanks for this video! I’m a high school sophomore and I’ve got semester 1 final exams this coming week. There’s a lot of work to do to study all of them since I’m taking two honors classes, and one of my elective classes has a lot of materials to study (Anatomy and Physiology). The one that scares me the most is my honors Chemistry class. That one will probably take the most studying, but it’s also the last and final exam I have for the week and then I’ve got a 4 1/2 day break! So I’ll study hard this weekend and week, and then the break can be my reward!
I use pomodoro technique with repetition, every day i study 30 minutes and in the rest of the day I question myself past subjects and the subject I just learned. I also put Baroque musi, it helps me a lot to feel concentrated. I always put a essence in my humidifier so that everytime I smell that same essence I remember what I studied.
omg... spill them facts, bestie. i'm currently on a semester break but i've been VERY stressed about my studies last semester. looking back, i realized how it comes across as very disorganized. thank you for the video! will be trying more of the good ones
Study break from writing my 2,000 word essay due tomorrow HAHAHA congrats on 100k!! ALSO annotating your learning materials is an AMAZING learning technique instead of passively reading notes.
Oh My Lord Sebastian!! Many Congratulations for 100k 🎉🎉 I'm really glad that I was also a part of your journey of 100k subscribers🥺❤️ There's a lot more subscribers we've to gain together🙌🏻 I love you, your contents and the positive vibes you have Keep this Up🙌🏻 we're always here to support you🎉❤️🥺
I just wanted to mention a technique I use it's teach yourself. So if you have a mic and a voice recorder like zoom or audacity. You can record yourself translating text to audio. Focus on breaking up the information into 20 minutes. To allow for the pomodoro technique. Repeated a few times to add space repetition. Then take the audio files save them to your phone and use them when you're driving or doing nothing. This will combine three of the best techniques into one. It's also great for busy people and people studying by themselves.
Spaced repitition can also be made into a game. During lecture/lunch break i kept asking my friend various subjects definitions and so on and that teached me and him all time.
the best is PRE study what you gonna study. If you have classes, study the subject you gonna take. this can aply for 1 day prior or studing an entire semester before
A mind map is exponentially useful to define a connection between your subjects. I , an engineering student, need so many concepts to understand how things work. and most of the time, there is a specific part that doesn't appear in X subject but exists in Y Subject. And X and Y subject are generalize in W subjects. And for music, I can use it IF my mind goes into Autonomous mode, such as calculating
I think you are so awesome .. I am in high school .. and I learn a lot from your videos .. and I'll used these techniques and I already use major of them .. I want to go to medical college .. this my goal .. 💛😭 Love you Sebastian and go ahead ... Congratulations from my heart for 100k you deserve it ✌✌⭐
This is very useful, thank you! And for example, for me, making notes is an absolute MUST. I found that (although it is truly time consuming) I learn the best that way. It forces me to focus on the topic, specially if I'm combining multiple resources. Then I have to write and rewrite my notes, sometimes (in some very unfortunate cases) several times. And when it comes to self-study, making notes and summarising the chapter is my absolute favourite. Tho I have to of course look at it one or two more times, it's definitely something that really works for me.
Active recall and space revisions is the only way i passed an entrance exam with 7% passing rate. Whilst everyone made fancy notes, i focused on conceptual clarity. Definitely works
trying to make a logical connection/theory or project using the concept you want to learn, I think is one of the best ways. You are forced to understand the individual concepts and recall them during the process, and also try to understand how they all work together
I like listening to video game soundtracks when studying. I think video game soundtracks work so well for me because they're meant to get you into the zone and keep you there. Favourite video game soundtracks to listen to studying are Bastion, transistor, TF2, Bully, Hotline Miami, Payday and grim fandango
I personally don't usually take breaks in between and if I do, they are very small breaks. Reason being, it completely disrupts my flow and I am that kind of person who has a hard time getting 'back into it'. I'm still only a second year bachelor's student, so there is still not that extensive learning, but I still spend a good amount of time doing all the assignments. That is why regular assignments are so good and effective because if you like to procrastinate, then these assignments will probably force you to revise the key details to do it accordingly before submission. For me the best way to memorize would probably be to take notes. Our professors provide all the study materials on our university's page, so we don't even really need to take any notes (we can also go back to previous study years), but for me... that just forces me to revise the material. Though, there's a never-ending theories on my study field.
From Colombia, thanks a lot. You've help me with your tips for my career and my practice in English. Thanks for you suggestions, recommendations and service. You are an exemplary professional🤗
I really like the concept of this video. Not only does it give me plenty of exposure to different study techniques but you also go over which ones are better than others. Most importantly though, I feel like it made the video a lot more fun. Thanks!
What I do is when I have a lecture or something I take notes during that lecture and that forces you to write important points, it will help you remember what you wrote becuase you were going as quick as you could. After you can choose to do some questions and see how you did
I think the best technique for me is teaching others, making notes and studying with music (no lyrics). The pomodoro one also helps me a lot, but like you said, just when I feel less motivated. And congrats on 100K!!
I have noticed most of the time I don't study my written notes from lectures. But the act of condensing the information and writing it helps me remember it.
I use pomodoro. But not 25 minute bursts. My attention span just won't sustain. I use 5 minute pomodoros. Its a mixture of the pomodoro and elon musk's timeboxing methods.
Wow, I agree. I myself stopped making a pretty notes because i wrote too slow and have so many idea, time wasting and gave me some sort of anxiety. Making a highlight on case study then asking myself about what I should know is whole lot better. It's efficient because it increases my curiosity and make myself imagine the connection with other related cases. Important thing is to remember some specific term and it category, asking why I have to know that and making up cases by my own. This one helps me to make it a long lasting memory and make doing tasks more enjoyable.
Yay! Another amazing vid and congratulations on hitting 100K subscribers, Seb!! PS: FYI, you are one of my virtual study buddy. Thanks to your study with me vid! It helped me big time! 🙌
Honestly, came here only because I saw Ali's name in the thumbnail... Such a great influence Ali has on student community. He helped me drastically improve my grades... Just awesome.
great video. just one note (pun absolutely intended), taking notes without looking back on them isn't wasted work. the point of taking notes, for me atleast, is to be an active part of an otherwise passive process, like watching a seminar. it forces you to engage with what you're trying to learn.
loved the video! i have a question tho: how do you learn new content? because i see a lot of people talking about revision technics, but not about the first contact with the subject.
I used to use the Pomodoro technique a lot but now I feel like the short breaks are really unnecessary for me and now I just take a long study session for 2-2 1/2 hours and take a long 45 min break till class
I facking love you dude ( im not gay ) (am not stereotyping) i have been trying to memorize a book all my life because my teacher never really teach me how to study. I always wanted to do college or go to university in australia but unfortunately my grades are as i would say a 50-55% and i usually say that im not smart but im really good at remembering i just dont know how to study at all. The thing is that this video helped me how to study and the good thing is that I am in year 12 and i could still use this to overcome my struggles all these years. If i don’t get 80% this year im quitting college and do trades instead. Hope me luck!!! And thank you very much
@@Priscila98245 I’m on page 12 now, i had a rough start in my year 12 been procrastinating a lot but since I started reading this book I’ve seen a lot of changes in me. I may fail this time again but I will never be afraid to stand up again. I aint quitting. I just saw my father cry in silent when he saw another kid graduate college. What I loved about him is that he never force me to do college. I wanted to give him what he never had and that is college. I am starting from zero as i never been into studying back in the philippines. Things changed, we moved in australia. Everything is hard for me. I can’t speak english well, I can’t write english well, i am lazy, I can’t afford college, and i have no idea how schooling works in Australia. Overcoming the adversity is quite impossible as I’m against all the odds you can ever think of. If you guys have any suggestions on how can i solve this or graduate college, please feel free to comment. I will keep you guys updated on my journey.
I have an exam in less than 36 hours and haven't learned anything since day one on this specific subject so yeah this is my best time investment so far.
Hmm actually I watched a lot of active recall videos and was so excited to try it but when I tried to do it , it took me ages like my lectures are so llllooonnggg and there are about 2 questions in every line when I come to write down every question it took so much time and also I couldn't revise all of them in the exam days🤦🏻♀️
To save some time you don't always need to write every question down. Try answering the question in your head after reviewing the lecture slide, it takes a lot of mental energy but it's very helpful!
I've never thought about how different techniques are called. But I guess you're right. I can be called a slow learner because: I read the basic definition, concept of the thing I want to learn about. Then ask questions "how?", "why?", "where?", "when?", etc. If I don't feel like learning a topic, I try reading something related to that and only force myself for a short time. Can't stand memorizing things without understanding everything. Well, this is why I never liked to attend classes and write tests. Except with some really good teachers/professors.
Congrats on 100k subs Seb!!! :DDD Been here since 25k subs and I've watched all ur videos since then. They've helped me to become motivated to get into undergrad med school at WSU so thank u! btw the video is very good as always 😃😃
I've also realised that note making is very time consuming and like no benefits, instead flash cards and self made questions are more reliable ones. I believe that you put everything at right place👌 Satisfying video.👍
