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=== Timestamps ===
0:00 NZPMC
1:49 Why Top 0.1%?
2:56 I promise I'm not trying to brag
5:51 What you should do instead
9:42 Do you want to do what all the top students are doing?
11:18 Tip #1 Beware of norms
12:06 Tip #2 Don't chase outcomes
13:49 Tip #3 Assume you're wrong
18:38 Tip #4 Work smarter, not harder
19:54 Tip #5 Hard work is not more work
=== About Dr Justin Sung ===
Dr. Justin Sung is a world-renowned expert in self-regulated learning, certified teacher, research author, and former medical doctor. He has guest lectured on learning skills at Monash University for Master’s and PhD students in Education and Medicine. Over the past decade, he has empowered tens of thousands of learners worldwide to dramatically improve their academic performance, learning efficiency, and motivation.
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[@JustinSung]

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[@Dank_Lulu]

It's very easy to say "you can do it!" but it takes stupid amounts of work to tell someone *how* to do it. So thanks for putting in the legwork, Dr Sung!

[@alittlebitofpeace]

For real.

[@satyamshah1729]

Bruh only formula for compititive examination is #study less but revise again and again

[@RobertContumax]

The miracle of Social Man is that by his very Being he is standing upon the shoulders of those who have come before, be they giant or common. I find it compelling to participate in the knowledge domain for this very reason, maybe someday there will be others who rely on my efforts, directly or indirectly.

[@luizfe]

@@human-ft3wk 1- assume you're wrong 2- don't chase outcomes 3- work smarter, don't overkill you

[@updated2023]

You taste purple

[@kisankumarsiya4528]

I was a competitive exam aspirant in India and I used to study 17 hr a day for 1 year I can feel what he is saying about hallucinations

[@satiricalpataphysician8938]

JEE or NEET?

[@tushargupta4262]

@@satiricalpataphysician8938 could be CA as well dude

[@satiricalpataphysician8938]

@@tushargupta4262 or even GATE, UPSC for that matter.

[@bhuvaneshs4646]

Did you succeed .?

[@kisankumarsiya4528]

For upsc I cleared mains once but left competition after 2 yr preparation and left competition to do phd

[@alishba.21]

1. Beware of norms 2. Don't chase the outcome (focus on the process, and on fixing your mistakes) 3. Assume you're wrong (Dunning-Kruger Effect) 4. Work Smarter, Not harder (At the top, everyone is willing to work harder) 5. Hard work is NOT more work (if you are in comfort zone, you are used to it. You have to go through the fear zone to learn new things)

[@okbriel]

His videos are so long that I thank you for this.

[@obnoxiouscommenter6194]

I've hit that 0.1% ceiling. Before then I was an absolute academic tryhard. I wasn't gifted with natural intelligence (~90 IQ) but I compensated it with efficient and sheer hard work. When I entered the top university in my country, I was horribly outclassed. This was at the level where you'd see people that would understand difficult topics in a few days of study, human calculators, exceptionally creative people with their continual out of the box ideas. Ego death. I was nothing compared to them, not even with the many study techniques I tried over those 5 years. I realized all these years my achievements have been artificially inflating the expectations of everyone around me, far above my maximum capabilities. Chasing and achieving the best results wasn't meant for me, now I direct my focus on learning to understand and make good use of that knowledge

[@Unmaxed]

You should still be proud of how far your hard work has taken you since the opposite could've easily happened. Lots of people struggle to develop the willpower to do so. I was considered a "gifted kid" in school and, as a result, never saw the point in putting any effort into my work (hence my grades were mediocre). People who place unrealistic expectations on you unfortunately usually don't have your best interests in mind. All that matters is remaining self-motivated and not comparing yourself to others. Also if you like, most mental feats such as generating new ideas are trainable skills that can be attained with enough practice.

[@yawsanevruh1116]

I have a similar story to you. I wouldn't say I'm a 0.1% student, but I placed #2 in my high school graduating class of nearly 300 students, and everyone throughout my academic career thought I was some super smart kid with photographic memory. However, only I myself knew how much work I was putting in behind the scenes to achieve the results that I was getting. I had some health issues all throughout high school (which I still am dealing with) and so I had to push even harder to stay as a top student. Everyone else just watches you achieve great grades from a distance, and thus they inflate their expectations of you (just like you said in your original comment), thinking that you're a genius. I ended up going to a local university, instead of applying to a higher tier school, due to these health issues of mine, and it would also save money for my family and I for me to just stay at home instead of staying in a dorm. But I recently realized that I'm honestly glad that I didn't go to a better school, because that would mean I'd have to force myself to work EVEN harder than I did in high school to keep up with the real geniuses, which could worsen my current health problems. Some people were kind of disappointed in me choosing a lower tier school, since they expected me to go to Harvard or MIT, because of my "intellect". Now, I just want to pursue my passion in computer science and focus on other things that I enjoy doing. This is an epiphany that I recently had and I'm honestly so glad that you posted your comment, because it helped me realize that there was someone out there in a similar situation as me. So thank you, Obnoxious Commenter, for posting your comment, and sorry about this really long response of mine lol. I wish you the best!

[@victordegrizsk6401]

@@yawsanevruh1116 I can agree totally. Health issues backed with extra hard work for school too grades, but uni lately can’t manage the hard drive with school and full time work. I’m starting to wake up at 5 am again and sleep at 10pm, allowing majority of work to get done in day time with classes at local uni, same situation bro, we will make itnout

[@cockman316]

wtf bro sub 90 iq thats crazy

[@jadenfields3702]

slay

[@techmentormaria]

Learning how to LEARN is soooo critical and so personable. Everyone works different and there are plenty of books out there that teach you how to study better with your own model.

[@magicloki9067]

@@manahilshaukat936 yes pls give suggestions

[@Danuxsy]

having a good education system is also equally important, if you are unlucky and have bad teachers you might not get much out of school even if you're gifted.

[@SonicMetalHeros]

@@manahilshaukat936 idk about anyone else but for me the best books was Make It Stick by Peter C. Brown, Atomic Habits by James Clear and Deep Work by Cal Newport

[@PuReMannY1]

@@manahilshaukat936 limitless by jim kwik is also a good read among the others the other guy mentioned

[@Justpeace12q]

@@Danuxsy I'm my case I was in the school with out good teacher as you can know it's better get prepared or trained in the chool to in the moment when you get done that procces you take atventage insted of start to study like me when i done school

[@kenyonbissett3512]

My recurring dream before exams was that I studied, I knew the material inside and out. I showed up to take the exam and it was in Chinese or Italian or Russian. I pulled out the syllabus to see if I missed that part, but no, no mention of the exam being in any other language. It was a lucid dream, so real.

[@jakealering5711]

Not what a lucid dream is

[@pismobiics825]

Justin, I just want to tell you that you are making so much more positive impact teaching students to learn efficiently than you could as a doctor. Very inspirational!

[@dsterry74]

Agreed. I am glad you are doing this instead. You will train more doctors and they will be better doctors than they otherwise would have been.

[@raymeester7883]

No one: No one at all: Justin Sung: I'm going to react to myself

[@Darknight526]

lol I enjoyed the vid!

[@raymeester7883]

@@Darknight526 Who didn't?

[@judewiles4750]

As a uni student, these 5 tips still apply. Within this video, the one that was the most surprising to me was "Don't chase outcomes" I think in school and uni, as students we are pressured to always be the best and if you don't get a higher grade in general or higher than your fellows than you're worth less, which isn't true at all and for me personally its has been very hard to not chase the outcome, as the UK education system is so strict in regards of grades and they way the assess us, in exams or assignments, However, this video was very interesting. What an amazing video.

[@whssavy]

"these 5 tips still apply" Yes, absolutely! There's no reason why it would not apply. It just seemed odd why you'd say these tips would "still" apply for university. In my opinion; these 5 tips apply even more in university! Hopefully I'm not coming across as being aggressive.

[@OskarsBestD]

I agree completely (as a third year physics uni student), the UK system is all about results whether that's getting the best predicted grades in GCSEs and having mock exams every 6 months to see if you're 'good enough' to get into the sixth form you want then being pressured by teachers and everyone to get those results so the teachers and the schools don't look bad then the same thing in A levels trying to get A*A*A predicted grades just to have a chance at getting an offer from a top university and then having to achieve those results and in university you're among the best A level students so you're starting at the beginning again and seeing all these people get 90%+ in exams etc etc etc its just so stressful and considering all of 'before uni' school was just being pressured to work harder for longer it just doesn't work that way the further you progress towards the peak of education. I'm going to try to apply these tips and see how it goes

[@youtubegoldmines]

You guys are so lucky you get grinded in india. But the system doesnt give shit bc population is high

[@GIGADEV690]

@@youtubegoldmines Then change the system or don't complain.

[@youtubegoldmines]

@@GIGADEV690 lets see how you do it with your computer codes unemployed

[@qiaowang692]

Note for myself: Tip #1 Beware of norms Tip #2 Don't chase outcomes. Outcome = your action + others action + chance Tip #3 Assume you're wrong. Chart 15:20. Ask myself when feeling comfident (maybe when buying a stock), Am I confident because I know a lot or just because I'm ignorant? Tip #4 Work smarter, not harder. Leave time to pause and think Tip #5 Hard work is not more work. Hard work is not doing the same things for long hours, but to strategically challenge youself during work, such as step out of your comfort zone, etc

[@juanit0tackit0tackito2]

the Kingdom of GOD is coming…“Silver is for the kettle, and gold for the furnace, but The LORD is the tester of hearts- Bible” your heart is like discovered silver, dirty and not pure, when silver is purified it is melted over and over, to the point that when it’s melted and glows red hot, it is pure enough to see your own reflection in the puddle, so also does the LORD purify your heart, till HE can see HIS own reflection in it, seek the LORD and be reborn, ask The LORD to renew and restore you, repent and be baptized for the forgiveness of sins, Jesus died so that our sins will be wiped away and so that we could be made new, if would be wise you would be wise for yourself, pick up your cross and deny your flesh and follow the path of GOD, for The Kingdom of GOD is at hand, in JESUS MIGHTY NAME Amen and Amen

[@LaylaMiki]

For a long time in my life, I've worked hard and not smart and at some point, I felt totally overwhelmed by the amount of information. Your videos have really helped me to leave this vicious spiral. Thank you so much Justin!

[@saicharan3423]

Do you use milki

[@allanchyaromont7905]

I stopped counting how many times I got in to the Fear Zone and few months later I watched myself in the Growth. Since I was 10 I hear from my mom that I needed to study hard. I have been at the top 0.1% brazilian schools, but when I got into the 0.1% college, I has been 5 years at the Comfort Zone without realise it. Now, it is the second year in a roll that I got switching between Fear-Learning-Growth. Best two years of my life. Im not even a smart person, but now Im trying to reach the 0.1%. Just working smater (and harder).

[@digolordello7719]

É bom ver um brasileiro por aqui, sucesso na sua jornada!

[@erickmatos2613]

Eu conclui o primeiro semestre do meu curso na base do sufoco Tô aqui pra não ter que repetir isso

[@digolordello7719]

@@erickmatos2613 Se não se importar, qual seu curso?

[@erickmatos2613]

@@digolordello7719 contábeis, eu fui pensando que a maior parte era cálculo mas na verdade tinha que estudar uma grande parte de leis e regras lá

[@oliviashaji1963]

how r u working smarter compared to waht u used to do, like what r u doing?

[@williamchamberlain2263]

"As long as you die slowly enough, no-one can tell that you're dying" is a great insight. Useful for yourself, useful if you want to become a lead researcher leading a team.

[@xxsometeawouldbenicexx5197]

I think a good way to improve as a student is to hone your language skills. Being able to describe or think about something in a variety of ways, and practicing this, can help with understanding a topic more easily and quickly. Reading a lot helps, and gives you some general knowledge.

[@aerenmoore3813]

I love how you give your story - I can actually relate to you at some points. Most KZbinrs who give techniques and all these tools for learning don’t really seem to have the dark experiences to go with it. They’ve always just been good at study and are capitalising on it now🙆‍♀️ which is good for them… but I want to be able to emotionally relate to them~ and you do this SOOO well.

[@ashes.a5865]

That euphoria you get after leaning something as a beginner from absolute zero is so true . I have to remind myself to chill and move past this stage . What I do is see someone who is a little beyond this stage not far so now my next target is clear .

[@yuvrajsaini2373]

The figure at 20:28 is so significant in not just learning, but in all aspects of life. We should all aspire to implement this progression in every aspect of life. Thank you so much Justin

[@gm_clark]

this is so inspirational. these ideas are so helpful and meaningful to me when you put a very precise context for each and every one. But it's hard to determine what those methods that you'll make yourself work smart rather than to work hard and its applications

[@temirkhansmagulov1188]

I like how you say things explicitly and exactly so that I feel the knowledge which can be grabbed and absorbed

[@liilasstudyzenith]

Incredible tips !! Amazing !!! And not only for academic and learning goals! You just summarize how we should approach life in general! Thank you for these great reminders that we should all take it to our graves 🤩✨️

[@om1610]

I thought only i felt so grateful everytime i watched you , but seeing the comments section , i think everyone who watches you feels overwhelming sense of gratitude. You're doing a beautiful job Justin , your work inspires me and so many more people, thankyou for taking the initiative for yourself and for others Keep rocking 🎉

[@viliusv3943]

The most surprising part of all of this is that I realised that I do most of these things already. I have ADHD and I have relied on my intellect alone to get me through things all the way to when I started university. It was enough all the way till I was done with high school, my grades were ok, I got a rude awakening when I entered university though. By that point I had no idea that I had ADHD (ADD), school and studying have always been very challenging and I have always tried to come up with unique and smart ways to solve problems and do work in general. After I got diagnosed, it has helped me to understand myself better, my brain works differently than the vast majority of people, and that's why I have also tackle work in a different way, it's very difficult to motivate myself to do work sometimes. This is the reason why I have always strayed from the norms in everything, because what works for the majority of people simply does not work for me. When I reflect of how my thought process was before now about studying, and I am thinking of HS and prior, I was sometimes too preoccupied with getting good results but not necessarily good grades, I was affected of other peoples expectations of me and how I should study. I have come to realise recently that I have to do things and study in my own way and not get influenced of how other people think I should study, because when I do it my way I get much better results with much less work. I would say I came to conclude these same points myself in this last 6 months, however, I still do struggle with putting these into practice from time to time, mostly about not letting the norm influence me, I have felt guilt and shame from myself for not following the norm, but this video helped me to believe more in myself. I need to find my own way of studying, because when I have done so, the good results come by themselfs with little effort. I have surprised myself and other countless times by getting great results from very little work, I now realise it's because I follow most of these points without being fully aware of them. I am halfway through my bachelor degree, and people often get surprised to hear that I don't take notes in lectures while still remembering and getting more out the lecture than them. I quickly found out that I absolutely can not take notes while the professor is talking, because if I do, I do not hear what the professor said while I was writing, I get less out of the lecture if I do it that way, I have to give my full attention to listen and not do anything else. While doing it that way, I found lectures much more fun, interesting, less stressful and more useful. I see a lot of students typing so fast and noting so much, that they almost write word for word what the professor said, later I see them stressed to bits, complaining and not understanding most of what was taught. I believe most people do it that way because they are so afraid to miss something important and are so fixated on getting good results, it's just unnecessarily overloading yourself. Well, that concludes my brain dump xD

[@tamro9701]

I was also diagnosed with ADD (nearly dropped out of high school), now I have a 4.0 in college yet don’t take notes or even attend lectures most of the time. People learn in different ways, and for me that is practice problems and flash cards.

[@FieryFighter]

I have ADHD and have just transferred to a 4-year, and I'm honestly quite stressed out. I had a 3.9 at my community college, but now I have 5 chapters of reading a week. I have never studied from textbook before, I always just paid attention to lecture. Would either of you have some advice for me on how to study with the textbooks? Do you have any strategies you've developed that worked for you? I've always been a big flashcard user. For lecture I just do keyword outines. I write like 150-200 words for a 80 minute lecture. Lets me mostly listen and just get the essentials. In the past I've always ignored the details but idk if that'll work at a 4-year. Also, @tamro9701, it's all called ADHD now, regardless of if you have the hyperactive part of it or not!

[@viliusv3943]

@@FieryFighter Yeah... I do pretty much the same, I don't take notes at all however. Whenever I have lectures I just hyperfocus on what the professor is saying and I somehow remember most of the lecture, I just need a faint hint of that subject and I remember everything. I also pretty much never open the textbooks, except for when I needed references for a paper. So yeah, I sadly don't have any advice as I haven't really developed any good strategies, figuring out things as I go basically.

[@aceplays9]

you re inspirational , you are honest and down to earth too. There are no cuts or hidden secrets. Thank you for spreading what you've learnt.

[@sreehariytb]

Exactly, he is good at what he do. And the mind to share the same is highly appreciable.

[@aur9209]

18:26 reminded me of a bible verse in proverbs 26:12 - "Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.". Thanks for the video

[@niqueyinflight]

Tip 5 stood out to me the most. Hard work doesn't equal more work and the importance of traversing the fear zone. I experienced that last semester when I dared to try a new technique at the top of my Master's degree journey. I did learn a lot and grow a lot. I'm glad I didn't give up. Great vid as usual! I'm hungry for more!!

[@tokyoslayer04]

your words and tips strike a deep chord, can actually understand and relate to what you are conveying as i have the same perspective towards learning. great work its helping a lot ^_^

[@itsdlifestyle]

Great reminder to WORK SMART before working harder. Agreed at some point you have to take a step back from the grind and sharpen the mind/process to get better results. Awesome tips and video 🙌

[@vaikharii]

It feels better or lucky after seeing people like you helping students like us to grow! THANK YOU!

[@seanandrews5329]

I’ve always been the child left behind in my years of being in school, and these past few years in high school have not given me confidence for future years, so this course is going to be amazing for me.

[@wannabee525]

I loved this talk so much. The point you made about outcome was so empowering. I would get so stuck on the outcomes, rather than what was in my control, it kind of would detach me from reality. Thanks so much for your content!

[@aaa2220]

Thanks for lots of amazing thought and concept you are passing! Really helpful.

[@nathandaniel5451]

I love this, I'll tell a story about when I got "very good" at math in a short amount of time. By very good I just mean 3 semesters of college calculus while I was in highschool. I always challenged myself to find new ways of solving problems and try doing things people didn't recommend so that I can further challenge myself. Like avoid asking for help as much as possible because I knew that eventually the skill of perseverance in face of difficult problems was important, I also tried to solve problems in different ways or try to make easy problems more challenging by doing the problems differently, for example solving difficult integrals in your head. I studied with the goal of learning maths, I didn't care at all for tests, but merely a way of spotting weaknesses. I studied hard, probably harder than I should but I don't think I'd ever be as good at basic calculus if I didn't. I solved every problem in the textbook, I wanted to not only learn the skills but I wanted to hone those skills as well. In retrospect I think I could have studied a lot smarter by perhaps spend most of my time learning new stuff and solving the harder problems then going back in to do easier ones with like 30% of my time. I found it easier to assume I'm wrong when my only goal was to learn the math because I just enjoyed doing that. Thank you for the video, I think in the future I could greatly change the way I learn, especially since now I don't have 14+ hours per day I could study for like I did during school breaks in highschool.

[@sandradaly7325]

Thanks for this video. I feel that I understand myself better and my students. I talk about the fear zone to my students as "feeling uncomfortable." My students seem to want everything to come easily. When it does not, I see many give up. This is sad. I have taught math for 32 years. I still have moments when I make connections I never saw before. I usually put myself down and think "How could I not have understood/noticed this before?" Now I understand that it is part of the process, and I should rejoice as I climb the Slope of Enlightenment. Thanks again for sharing your talk.

[@atheoristspointofview7059]

I've actually had quite the opposite issue lately, I basically optimized how efficiently I learn back in high school and recently I've been studying a very small amount and just relying on how effectively I study and this has started barely getting me through things (I study physics and got a b this last semester) the amount I do of dedicated study is quite low for physics and I kinda need to get back into the working harder mindset lol

[@sonyclaystation]

oh this is exactly how ive felt about my studying habits as well. there really is no other way out of it other than the change of mindset and thats so hard to me lmao

[@giadamadini1230]

Same here, I never spent much time studying in high school and I was veri efficient, but I learnt the hard way that it's impossible to go through med school studying like that

[@whssavy]

Hmm interesting! Seems like if you'd apply a couple more hours a day it'd make a significant difference, since you're already studying smart. How come you're not studying more than 1-2 hours a day? Is it a discipline problem or is it because of work? Hopefully I don't come across as imposing/aggressive with these questions, I am just curious

[@Penguins459]

How have you optimized how you study now? I am in high school, and I am doing well, but anything that can help me do better is appreciated. :)

[@auntyjasmine2566]

If you’re technique used barely getting you through then it isn’t efficient enough

[@Teo117]

Thank you! Excellent information. Perfect timing for me.

[@dsterry74]

Thank you for posting the whole talk instead of teasing us with those Shorts of the talk. !!☺

[@williamzheng8772]

I was there when you made the speech, and honestly it really changed the way I think afterward! So thank you for delivering the speech at the NZPMC

[@FelipeSantiagoCouohPech]

Thanks so much Dr. Sung. I learn with you each day.

[@velius_development]

"As long as you die slowly enough, no one can tell that you are dying." - that hits deep man

[@g_legend101]

Wow truly amazing!!! Thank you, I plan to think on these points moving forward

[@ajkhattak]

Really good content. I can relate to the steps mentioned. Few people won't even understand until they experience it.

[@Nabiko7]

Your honesty is appreciated. Love the access you had to journals 😂. And subtle flex for ur publications which I just want to praise! That’s everything 🎉

[@sophiale9803]

You talk at the perfect speed, all your references and wording were easy to understand but hit so deeply. It help me understand myself better and feel less scared to go back to school.Thank you for making this

[@TheVintageVegetable]

I had the wrong first impression of your work. I'm glad I kept watching. The "productivity professional" space has left a bitter taste in my mouth. I have a love-hate relationship with it, as I am a person who struggles with learning, and want to get better. But I feel like a lot of productivity tips make it seem like unless you're busy 24/7, you're not doing it right. So it was nice to hear you start your speech with "there's more to life than just studying and doing well at school. I want you to live a good life, have proper sleep...." thanks for the work you do

[@anonymousa-lk4wi]

Man the video was just amazing . Assume you are wrong really opened my eyes. We need more people like you. I think your deserve a 100 million subs.

[@Henrique.Souza0601]

This is the best video I've watched this year. Thank you so much!

[@JustinSung]

Glad you liked it!

[@haroonrasheed6461]

This was very helpful and insightful, thank you.

[@pachong1933]

Great video, I’m going into college and this has really helped me cement the approach I want to take towards my further academic career.

[@imtk]

"Intelligence Trap" is a good book if you want to know more about the #3 tip "Assume you're wrong". Really nice overview of a bunch of research in decision making and "intelligence".

[@arnavkothari2804]

Very thankful Dr. Sung. Being honest sire , felt I had what you said one has to has. Thus it boosted my confidence. Thanks.

[@Goose____]

Thank you for the great video, very useful insight. now just to find *how* to work smarter lol

[@cristinapryor8373]

Justin ty for the positive vibes I’m getting from you I just subscribe just now your amazing. Well done I don’t think it’s a waste of my time to watch this video the content is really good.

[@Shubhyduby]

Great tips! Also you should do a ted-talk because I think you communicate ideas wonderfully and are one of the channels on youtube that actually teach good strategies.

[@jbenno7021]

You are so inspirational, thank you so much for this.

[@jens3945]

Glad I found this channel, definitely needed this! I've been doing good result wise by studying intensely hard, but it's been really ruining my social life. Worst part about studying 16-20 hours a day like you said, is that if you don't get the result that you were chasing, it essentially feels like the entire semester was wasted on studying, when you could've achieved the same result having an active social life AND studying smart.

[@derpypotato3650]

Thanks man. Nice to see this video blow up.

[@6torthor]

Be aware of norms Focus on processes, not outcomes Always be open minded to learning; can be confident while always being open to learning Work smarter before working harder; plan study methods, smart work amplifies hard work, effort is not unique Hard work is not more work, push through comfort zone and strive to be better than yesterday Additional own: flow state

[@ignaciomarre7398]

Extremely enriching, cheers for posting this Justin! 👍

[@JustinSung]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@danielrdrigues]

This video is gold, thank you.

[@paulshin2679]

Thank you for making these videos. I’m a Pharmacy Student and I also worked just like More Work = Better Grade, than my body started to react and mentally/physically get weaker. And I felt exactly like what he said in the Video when I got into the actual Pharmacy school from my under. I could not study more because 1 day is limited to 24 hours to everyone. I used a lot of study techniques on the KZbin, and it works pretty good. However, I have experienced that common study strategy available on the KZbin aren’t gonna bring you to the Top 0.1%. So, I started to watch his video. Long Story Short - It took me long journey to learn how to study, but you can make it easier.

[@eirabts6671]

I'm also a pharmacy student trying to keep up with the pace. Can please you tell me what all strategies worked for u?

[@PBJJJ]

Wow thank you so much. I knew my arrogance was stopping me from learning and working harder. Thanks for putting words to my realizations 🙏

[@brezpcr]

this is a real treasure Justin no way no way thank u

[@Gu66y453]

Thank you for sharing this!

[@Angel-lz3fe]

💥💥💥💥 It was exactly what I needed!!!Thank you 🤓

[@natalias.2267]

in order to learn how to work smarter and not harder at first you have to put in the effort which by default is a little harder than doing nothing

[@fahimrasheed7976]

I needed to watch this!

[@IOwnKazakhstan]

I was told one time by a teacher that being the absolute best of the best, the 0.1% is way way harder than people think it is. Because the gap in intelligence between the 1% and the 0.1% is much bigger than the gap between the 100% and the 10%, or the 50% and 5% And so that is one of the reasons why so many people give up when they get to a high level, they see their intelligence "rank" increasing slower and slower. To go from the bottom 10% to only bottom 20% in a month seems like a lot, but to go from like the top 0.9% to the top 0.8% feels like, meh, why isn't this thing working. Because you have a LOT of really avg people, everyone is pretty much the same, but when you get to the top, the no 1 person is way ahead of the no 2 person. Think the worlds fastest runners, we've all heard about usain bolt, but barely anyone knows tyson gay, the second fastest, usain bolt is still 0.11s faster, that is a LOT for that skill level.

[@solrart]

That you must work out of your comfort zone and through the fear zone to avoid dumbing yourself down, was very interesting.

[@sharma3226]

Brother your understanding is soo sharp could you please advice for law students who have to know a. Section numbers from different subjects b. Concept c. Keywords. How to study and remember.- from India🙏🏾

[@AMJ2018]

Hi Justin, you always give amazing tips and those are not just superficial but actually touches the core of problem. Here, you said about generating self-awareness and find what works and what doesn't particularly for a person.... Can you guide us on the same, on self-experimenting and becoming more attentive of results?

[@larahporter8123]

Very good video, ty!

[@zsszikszai5180]

Thank you for sharing it! It really makes a difference 😃

[@AbhikChakraborty1]

6:45 - 6:56 Couldn't agree more. I used to do this, although I used to get highest scores and 90% all but later I realised this was due to inefficiency and poor strategy and the same result can be achieved with a lot less. I realised this when I was studying 'law of diminishing marginal returns' in economics.

[@geo6337]

Good example, simple yet effective

[@user-th5tv9ul2c]

I love your content, and I always love how you continue give us this very good content, keep going 🖤

[@jkirk1626]

Nice to know you can study your heart out and still loose out to affirmation action tokens and rich, connected kids.

[@eric.x_x4225]

Great tips thanks i hope i can use them👌🏻👀

[@StefanoDaGiau]

It's funny how the "valley of despair" seems to be the same feeling I had with almost any single subject at high school, too much overall vision without considering a single step at a time.

[@ScrotN]

I have my own story where I know how to learn because I know what it feels like to learn something. Then I apply that to just about everything. If I don't get the feeling that I'm learning then I just assume there's something missing. It might be big or small but at the end, at least for me it's how I learn. Independent learning is way more fun and enjoyable to me. Yes I learn faster that way. Going to school at external stresses like loud sounds(I'm sensitive to sound), walking too much, lights too bright. I know that because of the Covid quarantine. But since everyone are going back, from my observation. My ability to learn is worse than before. Of course independent learning isn't always good tho. When I'm at school I can ask someone who's specialized in that certain field more than 40 questions every time I'm taking their classes. When I do independent study it takes a lot of reading and searching. But then again, understanding things yourself just feels better. And that's the addicting thing about learning

[@temirkhansmagulov1188]

Those puzzles at the end of the presentation gives a bit of anxiety since the yellow one does not fit and gives me the feeling of incompleteness. I feel like that's a great choice for this presentation since it kinda goes in hand with the mood of the presentation (not to be content with your knowledge / too confident). Like it

[@ethanwood2934]

This gave me much to think abt, many thx

[@marsrows2167]

Top 0.1% is probably top IQ on the planet. If you not there you never will be. Not being 0.1% is not end of the world. You can always be top 5-10 %

[@WildernessMedic]

Love the video. 15+ hours a day is insane. What I need to know is how to study longer. My brain literally shuts down and turns to mush after a couple of hours and all new information is useless because it won’t stick.

[@brookst9384]

Take a break maybe

[@brookst9384]

Taking a break is like an investment, you temporarily take study time to recoup yourself to do better in your work. Like how you use some of your money to invest to get more back

[@ryansampey]

Would be interesting to know what the top students did during class, and what the top achievers after college did in class.

[@minkeymoo]

How come youtube always manage to recommend these videos to me just one night before exam

[@romchikyoung6863]

thank you so much!!!!

[@Danuxsy]

in other words "be born smart and then work really hard to make it to the top"

[@rahulshendre7089]

Thank you !!

[@Athalant8320]

Thanks from France for your tips. I was litteraly sleeping 3 hours a night for 2 month to study recently

[@sohziboi9094]

Not everyone’s meant to be the top 0.1% there’s a reason why they call it that so if you cannot be do not try to be be yourself love life love yourself don’t chase what other people want to be

[@julianlmarin]

You’re great public speaker, keep it up!

[@roma1387.md2b]

Hello! Thank you youtube for this random video recommendation, I am loving this channel, have just subscribed to it. May I ask which platform did you use to work on your presentation? I loved the way it presented while you were talking about each rule etc.

[@amor4dior169]

Thanks, Justin! These are just some time staps for personal use: 14:00 17:27

[@jakubkonopa5840]

I am studying around 4.5h in 3 x 90 minutes sesions studying more for me leads to burn out and in the long run lowered efficiency so even if you care about efficiency please consider that getting enough sleep, social connection, appropriate breaks between study bouts to decompress from intensive focus at the end of the day we want to achive neuroplasticity which cannot occurs without sufficient sleep and sufficient level of alertness during focus sesions and quality social connection will provide you motivation to not get burned out

[@robertburatt5981]

A few points: 1. Everybody has certain peculiarities of mind and learning is one domain by which it is expressed. 2. Every mind not only has its own peculiarities--but also its own limits (eg) subject matter, depth and scope of understanding, frequency of readiness in keeping fresh, how one reacts to stress, memory peculiarities, one's respinse to language/words, and so on--and one's actual motivation (not obvious!). 3. One can devote a lifetime to the understanding of the peculiarities /"topology" of own's own mind, however this is made very difficult by the "noise" of the typical teaching standard of "one size (should) fit all"--the lecture method of "learning" that drastically reduces student contribution. 4. It takes courage to find this out.

[@rronhaxhiu6795]

the book "mindset" by carol dweck gives a nice perspective on focusing on the process and being more efficient

[@rakkeez]

"Vally of Despair", I felt that

[@kashishraj1664]

this viewpoint is important if u want to achieve.... many people who work, they learn it over time

[@starcity-ye9kd]

One of the best videos I have seen.

[@divyeshpatel7826]

Very Good Sir♥