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=== Timestamps ===
00:00 Intro
00:25 The problem and theory
02:54 What I used to study
04:00 Priming
05:00 Encoding
06:06 Reference
07:03 Retrieval
08:18 Overlearning
09:22 Rating myself on how I used to study
=== 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]

Take my Learning System Diagnostic for free here: bit.ly/4c1BE18. You'll get a personalised report on how the way you learn compares to top learners and recommendations on how to improve.

[@meisterman0169]

Can we look at learning thru the lens of mind mapping as an optimization, more specifically, an optimal packing problem? So, we're trying to minimize mean path length between networks of ideas?

[@oreo753]

I need to say thank you Dr. Justin! Because of your tips about how to learn effectively and efficiently, I passed my board exam and was fortunate enough to be a topnotcher! Because of you, I am finally a chemical engineer 🙏 ❤️

[@Steven_DunbarSL]

Congratulations

[@user-ow3zf6hz1h]

Yeah, that’s awesome

[@oreo753]

@@Steven_DunbarSL thanks! It’s really a big help in discovering Justin’s channel 👍

[@Artisticfish1]

Quite an uplifting comment, I share a similar sentiment finding this channel and getting to know the problems with rote memorization and how encoding is useful and important. Wish u best for the future 🍀

[@david.toquero]

W achievement

[@nessercristianodeandrade3182]

You should really write a book. It's the best way to spread what you learned all these years to more people.

[@hasanabbadi3252]

Are you asking him to write linearly, you're playing with fire

[@datcate9116]

​@@hasanabbadi3252 I want him to create a book where it's just one huge piece of paper and everything is within one large mind map lol

[@Gigusx]

Gonna sound super dumb if I mixed him up with somebody else, but I remember him mentioning he's already writing one. // edit, now that I think about it, it would've been in the video about using ChatGPT to study, so now I'm fairly certain that was him 😁

[@user-vi2mj5uy7r]

@@hasanabbadi3252 HAHA

[@gokucrafter9456]

@@hasanabbadi3252 Justin don't dislike linear taking, linear form is the best way to store large amounts of information, details and be transferrable. The only bad thing is that it usually don't make it easy to see relationships.

[@ReflectionOcean]

By YouSum Live 00:00:00 Learning efficiency through the PERRIO system. 00:00:51 Understanding learning as a series of processes. 00:04:01 Importance of priming for effective learning. 00:05:00 Encoding: organizing information for memory retention. 00:06:06 Reference: noting details for later review. 00:07:05 Retrieval: testing and applying knowledge for retention. 00:07:33 Interleaving: approaching topics from multiple angles. 00:08:19 Overlearning: deepening knowledge through repetition. By YouSum Live

[@Snowinthecrowd]

Now THIS is the learning system that I need.

[@Mmj_lh]

I see how hard you are working these days to improve the quality, back then i used to watch all of your videos to collect what i need, now it's all organised and very understandable ... Keep it up man!

[@liilasstudyzenith]

It's incredible to see how the videos has evolved since the begining of this channel !! The message is getting clearer and makes more sense the more we advance. Those who were at the begining of this channel like me, surely understand what I feel! Can't wait to be part of the programm once I am able to afford it! But for now, the content are already very valuable and so much thanks to you Dr. Justin !! May God keep blessing you 🤲 ! This is really my number 1 channel, my learning has seeen a huge evolution ! I can only keep cheering up for its growth 🤩 I really pray that it reaches more viewer wordly, I am already sharing it with my surroundings !!

[@EcomCarl]

Understanding and optimizing each phase-priming through overlearning-can significantly enhance both the retention and application of knowledge. 🔑

[@19cornholio90]

Great system, thanks!! Just an idea, but I think a super useful video, for me anyway, would be just a study along session with you where you choose a new subject and go through this process and show how you would do priming, encoding etc.

[@BunnyUK]

I second this

[@abir6700]

he did a video like this a while ago

[@aprendeydescubreconkevin]

@@abir6700 greetings, which video

[@erwinmoreno23]

This is almost my exact system for language learning. Which makes sense given that we are just human, and the brain follows the same principles for learning with slight variations depending on the content or skill

[@Dank_Lulu]

Edit: I appreciate this precise sort of video that groups and shows the exact relationship of your older stuff one idea/tool relative to another. Also grats on the new office!

[@chloekoh9662]

Thank you, Dr Justin! Seeing all my mistakes and problems of my study system flesh out in front of me is just so unique. Like, no one has ever done this for me before. Huge fan of your content and your ideas 🤩🤩

[@isngaming147]

I was in need of this and he uploaded at the RIGHT time!!

[@georgeshalvashvili6270]

Priming - Any technique you use before a main learning event. Encoding - Techniques that will allow your brain to organise and process the information effectively. For example grouping, Simplifying, analogies, intuitive, etc Reference - Taking information and putting them somewhere else to revisit later on. For example flash cards, Obsidian, notes Retrieval - test your ability to use your knowledge and strengthen memory and deepen understanding Interleaving - Approaching a topic from various angles or perspectives.Test yourself in multiple ways overlearning - Going deeper into a topic to achieve a higher standard of mastery. 1. repetition 2. Practice papers 3. flashcards 4. revising

[@hasnainali-iy8ue]

thank you for this, been using your advice for about 2 years now and it's really helping

[@Darknight526]

Thank you for the Diagnostic Justin! We really appreciate it

[@moonwalker98]

One of my major summer projects was creating a learning system for myself. I had all the tools (thanks to your videos) but, I had yet to figure out how they all fit together. Before I could even begin, this video dropped from the heavens lol Justin, you just saved me 7 years of trial and error and I couldn't be more grateful!! This video took all the concepts from previous videos and integrated them into an easy-to-follow system. Peak quality content. Thank you for another useful quiz!

[@vcinon]

really thank u, mindmapping helped me a lot i learned more than 5 lessions in 3 days, i really apreciate you

[@jeanlanz2344]

Thank you, Justin. Encoding looks to be the basis of learning: Grouping, simplifying, analogies, connections, making it simpler and more intuitive to understand. This active part of learning requires a lot of mental effort and thinking. God bless you for sharing your hard-earned insights from research and experience.

[@RameshKumar-ng3nf]

Gem of a educational content ❤️🙏🏻. My favorite study channel 👍🙏🏻

[@ishrakmujibift4269]

The videos keep getting better! ❤️

[@Vallaya]

The “system” approach makes so much sense! 🤯I used to ask fellow students how they learn and their answer often was „flashcards.“ That was not the answer I was looking for, but rather “what do you do before to understand everything? How do you decide what goes onto a card? If you put everything on cards, when do you have time left to actually study them?”. Having this system in place answers most of them!

[@user-xh6nr5dg1o]

Ur techniques and ai has helped me to decrease cognitive load resulting in superb learning retention

[@amaantalikoti6322]

I love the diagnostics. Thanks

[@kamote192]

Yk all of these I have been doing naturally before and was helping me get good grades in school until I encountered people in high school with binders of notes or printables and while initially thought it was a waste of time when i tested it, I still felt pressured that I must have been doing something wrong or my studying not enough. Now during lectures I rarely take notes and just absorb all the information. Usually I only take notes if I have further questions that I am to google later. As soon as I get home, I take a break, get a breather, get outside to walk or do anything physical or try to spend time with family and then I study by going over the module a little bit purely through reading or skimming then answering questions, searching over the internet if I didn't understand something. Most of my hours are spent on assignments.

[@liilasstudyzenith]

I was the same back in high school! I've never taken notes, until university where supports wouldn't be available and like Dr. Justin keeps mentioning, the level in University is totally different and the skills they wish you to reach is a level higher than it was in High school, they will ask you to be able to do level 4-5 of the bloom taxonomy. Then I keep wondering what systems should I have to be able to keep up with the current of information. I thought I needed to do like others, linear note taking, summarizing etc.. I am really glad and lucky to have found this channel!! It has saved my life thank God

[@dosgos]

Great video. So much actionable information in 10 minutes.

[@skruyaay5352]

My college gpa skyrocketed coz of this guy…thanks man …mad respect

[@shanikakelly7643]

Great video! I love the transition to applicational videos. Very helpful!

[@charvi173]

thanks for being there for us you are the one who gave me solution of my problem and help me because I was getting bad studies ❤

[@davenet6870]

Heck yeah! Thanks, Justin

[@HazelAis]

Wow thank you!!

[@simonlee3716]

Thanks Dr J!

[@learnwithjustintoday]

This video was really cool! Thank you for putting this information out to the world.

[@archil155]

I will start learning using this system!

[@julian_wln]

Valuable insights!

[@moritzgraemer]

Hi Thank you for the great video. I enjoyed the overview of the topic. I am somewhat of a filming geek and even though it is only my theoretical knowledge I wanted to share it with you to improve your video quality. General composition rule: When composing an image, the eye is naturally drawn to the parts of the picture with the highest contrast. So if the goal of your shot is to have the eyes of the viewer fixated on your head, create some contrast around it. There are several techniques like creating a dark background, and then giving your hair a rim light from above. This seperates your head from the background. (This might be a bit studio-like). The reason why I want to tell you, are the light in the background. If they reflect off of surfaces they have very high contrast and can distract the eye. So there must be a tradeoff between creating depth and reflection. I hope you find this information useful or at least interesting :D

[@user-yo6vy9lx2g]

Justin for heaven's sake, why are you so good. Your advice is practical, useful and relatively easy to implement. Thank you!

[@FelipeDChs]

taking this test made me realize some serious mistakes at interleaving.. thx justin

[@sanchitakumarr]

thank you for existing

[@user-zy1gb2oe5d]

Hi dr justin ...I absolutely love ur videos and feel myself becoming a better version of myself everytime I watch u giving tips on leraning.I just had a request if u could make a video about how to represent answers when writing a subjective exam and fetch more marks in subjective exams

[@safar_within]

Great video justin💎 new office looks cool 🤙

[@brunolopes7311]

After seeing some of your videos , I came to the conclusion that you have the most inteligent and useful youtube channel I ever saw :)

[@marvfaj]

Thank you Justin!

[@user-vu5cv2tn1v]

All of these all come down to one thing: how eager are you to learn? How much effort do you want to put in?

[@Melkamu232]

I've got my system🎉, thanks ❤

[@artcraftmathcareenjoylearn1434]

Thanks Justin the video and evaluation has been awesome thanks

[@IamKudos]

Love the videos, like always

[@saadatzi]

Thank you Justin.

[@ItsmeBRISTI]

Thank u 🌟

[@charvi173]

I got 95 percent I was a little bit weak at retrieval but I will soon improve it thanks ❤

[@smritimutalik8759]

Thanks ❤

[@watcheronly71]

Wow what a great video man and I also have realized that I need systems for learning rather than technqiue as usual your learning tips are always 100× time better than usual ytbers videos I have seen. And thanks for making test!

[@Amantheparadise]

Thank you jung

[@amiraboumerah4645]

A life saver ❤

[@HmmHmm-zo9il]

Thanks man.

[@user-dh6ph6ge1m]

ICS member comes

[@user-bw1yq5tk6s]

Thank you

[@ParksandEducation]

What program are you using to play your handwritten diagrams? Thank you.

[@philippwaag2173]

bro thats cool! thanks

[@zackcarl7861]

How can you implement interleaving If you can't think of the question from multiple perspectives, yourself to test yourself

[@Benforeva]

Got a pretty low score. Looking forward to implementing the tips.

[@vishwakarmameena4486]

Hello Dr. Justin can you suggest any way to learn difficult biological names

[@billahmed8578]

I really appreciate you spending so much time on research on this and helping all of us lazy shits to become a top student

[@slixeyisaqt9294]

Hey Justin sung, I wanted to ask about study techniques for reading or Ela because I don’t really know how to apply Interleving or Priming into Literature. Do you have any study techniques that has a higher order learning, and deep processing?

[@sarahosman3355]

I was waiting for this moment my whole life ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Sugumar-gw9zs]

Hey justin. Recently discovered your channel and everything is so great and practical but a small suggestion!! Could u pls try explaining with simpler words or summarisjng it at the end... It would make such a difference so that i could implement it in real life... Ad u say a lot of info if u sumnarisr it would be really helpful thankyou ❤

[@ballaemad6169]

Now, before I forget 😅, congratulations on the new haircut, so good with background... it is! Ehm, the test is so eye-opening, till next time doc, peace

[@MrCabimero]

Can we trust this works- 30 seconds in your forgot the "I" in PERRIO.

[@fairuzastevenson9896]

Amazing video

[@suhareb9252]

Been trying to study as per your videos and really when I slow down to create relationships between the concepts after making the chunk, it's really hard, I feel like I'm thinking a lot and it's uncomfortable 😅 But I think it works😊 Thank you Justin sung

[@zwothethothori6058]

I can relate. It's really difficult

[@adityaverma8581]

I got 63% overall, got zero in Reference. I think I now know why I'd been very confused about the very complex things I study. Ever since I started making mind maps, I thought something was missing. This was it, I was writing everything I could remember rather than prioritising the things which I would forget versus the ones I wouldn't. Now I know that I absolutely don't need to 'blurt' everything, be it in the form of a mind map, and I just need to test myself more to see what I need to pay attention to. Also, I'll work on making mind maps instantaneously during class in order to save time for revision and quiz afterwards. A really great video that I'm grateful for. I've been learning quantum mechanics and JavaScript which weren't going well together. Now they will.💕

[@PhilipY]

@2:01 you mention organizing information into our memory in some structure or model that makes sense for us and is easy for our memory to hold on to and is relevant for our brain Are there any videos that cover different types of structures or models?

[@capgains]

Justin A video on the late micro learning apps !

[@germangomez1675]

ah, Perrio, esa no me la sabia.

[@fahmifdisahar6119]

What time did you think that i have to practice this lessons? Could i have practice and mastering this skill only in 11×4 = 44 min?

[@colinb8332]

Are there examples of Priming techniques?

[@atha_msimanga]

hey everyone i want to get the new M2 iPad air, is the 13 inch or 11 suitable for non linear note taking?

[@MJHD_FiSabil]

How would you apply this for things like mathematics? Just asking for reference, great video!

[@sleepygamer_97]

69% on the diagnostic. lowest sections were over learning and reference

[@NK-The_One]

My university teachers are often very reluctant to share what we'll do in the next class let alone provide slides beforehand. What can I do to get priming material?

[@Shenamy]

Ok, after procrastinating to watch this video knowing i have a load ton of work to due next week, I did the test and got 0%. Used to be good(gifted) in school, now i have no system for undergrad. So, since my score over all is 0%with a mak of 14% on retrival/interleaving, which video and what should i impliment/try as a first step to get a better system for the long run ?

[@atheidon]

I never comment on video’s but I have to say I am really digging that sweater

[@BrodieMitch]

Julian collab no way

[@BrianLiu-qg6rn]

What is the best way to take non linear notes without an ipad?

[@arc8588]

So what about doing different topics with almost no relation at the same time?

[@ibungo123]

Dr. Justin how do i effectively study maths and physics

[@IreaneusOfLyon389]

Can I supplement it with the Feynman Technique? it seems that the PERRIO Technique is very effective with the Feynman Technique for me

[@asur7]

love your shirt.

[@erlsonarreola3813]

I was waiting for examples of PRIMING but there wasn't any or did I miss it?

[@mijaelmarcelovillarroelchu6513]

how to study anatomy please

[@timorlov3000]

I know you may not have expertise in it, but would be awesome if you made videos like these for neurodiverse like Dyslexia or ADHD.

[@josephautrey954]

I'm not sure what to take of this. Do you have any other concepts for people with dyslexia?

[@lordzroger951]

Please answer me, i have anatomy final and its oral exam and i have 300 pages to memorize/learn. So i revise it more than 5 times and after completed the 1st module and move to 2nd one ,i kind of remember 1st one but after moving to 3rd module, I forget the 1st one as days went by , Monday my exam and 1st module is looking new to me😢, its so heavy content.

[@e.t9403]

It's the first time i hear about referencing and your quizz tells me I'm supposed to improve on it. Do you plan on talking about it more ?

[@tikamahelsa709]

I still can't do it better for learning language. I use this system for medical studies, how implementation this for language learning ?

[@gellirollz]

Great study tips and how to process information for students or learners

[@egorsterlyagov]

very good test Hey, i cant to register of the newsletter. What me do?

[@JustinSung]

Hey there, you can sign up for the newsletter using this link: resources.icanstudy.com/newsletter-sign-up There is an opt-in box on the sign-up page that says, 'I agree to receive the Learning Drops newsletters.' ➡️ This needs to be ticked for you to be able to click the 'Join my newsletter' button, which will then complete the registration for the newsletter. Let me know if that works. 😊

[@mom-and-son]

How do you teach a 4 yr old how to learn so he/she can start out learning the right way? (I haven’t seen any videos of learning for non readers so I’m wondering your approach)

[@ralphhancock7449]

Ah, so when I place a video in "favorites" or "save", I'm just "referencing" the whole learning experience! Hmm, gotta do a bit more.

[@Divy91311]

Hey Justin , really nice video ! I was wondering if I could help you with more Quality Editing in your videos and also make a highly engaging Thumbnail and also help you with the overall youtube strategy and growth ! Pls let me know what do you think ?