How to Teach Yourself

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

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[@potatopowers4602]

Hi Anthony. quick question. How do i join these monthly meetings or the Magnetic memory inner circle, i have heart you talk about it alot and im quite interested.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Thanks for your question and interest in the monthly "Inner Circle." Are you on my email list? I open it up every once in awhile. There's a meeting coming up on January 9th (for me here in Australia). That would be the 8th in North America. If you're not subbed that way, shoot me an email and I can send you the details. Thanks again and talk soon!

[@soaringeagle5227]

Well said. As Bruce Lee had told his students “don’t practice what you were taught, practice what you Learned”. Big difference. I summarize everything I read in my own words and adding my own personal experiences to the summary.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

That's a good one. Did you ever read Striking Thoughts?

[@soaringeagle5227]

@@AnthonyMetivierMMMyes. I read everything about Bruce, including his philosophy 👍

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

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[@successinsandiego]

I am 49 and just about to go back to school to complete the degree I never finished. Such a gift to find your channel as I get ready to start the spring semester. I truly believe an impediment for me was not really ever learning how to learn. So excited and inspired.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Thanks so much for checking this out and wonderful that you're going back to finish what you started. The psychological and practical benefits of doing that are likely to be immense. When doing my PhD, I was strongly tempted to give in. But I pushed through because I knew that if nothing else, it would forever be complete. If I hadn't finished, I probably would have gone back eventually, or done another one somewhere else. The Zeigarnik effect is a powerful thing.

[@robjfulton]

Thanks!

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Thanks as always for your epic support of the MMM Mission!

[@IanHallett-j8x]

The best memory tutor on you tube. Anthony Me-mory-tivier.👏👏👏👏

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

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[@catloafstudy]

This was very insightful, sir. As a student I find myself often engaging in passive learning, which as I've realised, really doesn't help. I will make sure to practive active learning more. Thankyou.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Active learning for the win!

[@periklisspanos7185]

Learn for the sake of learning helps no baddy

[@joydharan3860]

You are one of the bests Mr Anthony! I am a 60 years old follower of you ! now, proceeding my Bachelor degree program and very excited student myself. Sir, you helped me to read, learn and study ! Big thank you!

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Thanks for letting us know and great that you're studying for your BA. Do you have a Major you'll be focusing on?

[@antoniou.1158]

You are still a kid bro!

[@cspaulin]

I study French and had a feeling that Metivier or Métivier is French, and so it is: French (Métivier): occupational name for a harvester, or rather a feudal tenant who owed a particular duty of service at the time of the harvest, from an agent derivative of Old French métive ‘harvest’ (from Latin messis aestiva ‘summer harvest’).

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

My dad removed the é and in fact has forbidden for reasons that shall remain known only to him.

[@abolajifemi6335]

Thank you for this information on summarizes. I did ask for summary but I made sure I did a good summary and better summary by myself. Thanks.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Good to get the best of both worlds if you can.

[@John-p1n7h]

I love the content on your channel. I used to think podcast/book summaries were being efficient 😂

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Thanks for your post. “Efficiency” far too often comes at the expense of effectiveness. But we “Warriors of the Mind” can do better. Power to your journey! 🙏

[@billholt8792]

Hey Dr Anthony, Sometimes age is a blessing-while simultaneously being a burden. This is why I concur wholeheartedly with your points. I stepped outside my comfort zone , doing podcasting for the last 12 years. I reflect quite often, again partially due to chronology, but your points on note taking and journaling are so key. I continue to revisit the completed MMM Master Course, and I am again back at the great MMM Free PDF gateway to the superb online MMM. I have so many journals, I have to utilize index cards to remember the contents of the journals. Just kidding. Another great informative video. Namaste and Many Thanks.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Extracting key points from journals using index cards is not a bad strategy, now that you mention it. Although I haven’t done it often, it does sometimes make sense. How’s your book going? 🙏

[@billholt8792]

@@AnthonyMetivierMMM My book is going quite well except I am stuck on chapter one, trying to perhaps condense the next few chapters to decades, as the storyline covers 6 decades. My Granddaughter received early acceptance in her Senior Year of High School, she will be attending USM here in Maine. She is co-editor on our book-I'll send you Loom update!

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

That's quite an ambitious structure. I am not bold enough to tackle such a large scale of time myself... at least not yet! ;-)

[@JayDee-Plantnosher]

I feel like I have grown to rely on ai sadly. Maybe its time to re-evaluate my choices and go on an ai fast. Ai wasn't a thing when I was in college, but I wonder what that has done to learning today. I just found your content and I think a binge watch is in order. And then the real work of reclaiming my mind begins. Thank you.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Thanks for sharing your experience. It doesn’t necessarily have to be one or the other. But it will help for balance to be made and then keep up the balancing as a form of discipline.

[@carolinafuentes994]

Really good video, you answered so many questions of mine. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Glad you found it helpful. 👍

[@123gp1833]

Absolutely true 💯.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

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[@marlenefarronan6043]

Uugrrr I needed this today. I'm going through a study crisis. lol.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Glad it reached you - power to your progress in pushing through and having more tools moving forward.

[@marlenefarronan6043]

Thank you, I love learning!

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Me too!

[@robjfulton]

I learned a lot from this masterclass. Thank you for putting in the time. It introduced an altered way of learning structures different from what I practice now. One main point is the emphasis on summary memorization that people seem to think is smart. The fact is, you can easily tell when people live in “summary land.” Mastering orchestral composition requires thousands of hours of practice, yet you can read thousands of summaries and feel like you “know” the subject. This is unfortunate for those who skip this video. That said, depth in multimodal categories is not only a requirement for learning but also for practicing it. Whatever it takes to reach the point where one can summarize without embarrassment-I am extremely high right now. The jabs against those lazy bastards who want the summary of shit to get ideas is bunk. Lastly narrative above is all said with levity and deep passion for memory and the GENIUS of Anthony Metivier!

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Bringing in music is really great - thanks for that. I was just telling someone who symphonic I find Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain. The only way I could ever feel that way is the result of actually listening to how composers construct their symphonies, plus reading Mann in detail to catch the wave and ride it to the crescendos. There is such sadness when reflecting upon how much is missed by those who dismiss.

[@DrStrapp]

Nice, I do enjoy the longer content and this video is one that I would like to watch a second time around to fully digest all of the advice, and I do like the semester way approaching learning. For what it's worth, I have always disliked 'S.M.A.R.T.' goals so I'll happy go with T.E.R.M.S. instead! The new infographics are brill by the way. Also, totally understand why you are waiting to finalise your book on Bruno until the book you mentioned is published, it will be worth waiting for I'm sure 👍

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Thanks as always for your comments. Glad T.E.R.M.S. resonates and that the infographics add something. They're fun and interesting to create... not sure why I stopped doing them for so many years. Now I think I simply must come up with one for the key points found in Bruno...

[@DrStrapp]

@@AnthonyMetivierMMM now that is a great idea! Really looking forward to getting your book on Bruno when it's finished and in the meantime, perhaps a series of infographics would be a good lead up to it's release?

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

It would be good to run a bunch. I'm already encountering a challenge though... given how difficult it is to put the core challenges into words. It's always the tricky thing with Bruno because he wants you to think... and think in such a way that the knowledge is earned. It's really just the same memory techniques at the core, but when derived in a different way, they seem to take on new meanings and value in the individual practitioner. I'll figure something out!

[@DrStrapp]

@@AnthonyMetivierMMM If anyone can it's you, I'm sure of it. Just an idea, but how about starting a discussion group/advisory board to bounce ideas off? Maybe some challenges need to be met head on with a community spirit approach?

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Thanks for this suggestion. I wish I knew people who were deep enough into Bruno to make this happen. There have been attempts to create a general advisory board for memory as well amongst those who do know enough, but nothing I'm aware of has come to fruition. I could go on at length with speculations about why and how things are the way they are, but rest assured that it's not for a lack of trying that they aren't more unified and better as a result. But perhaps in the near future, they will be. We shall see.

[@falstmusic]

Thanks for another great video. I do believe with AI they will eventually change up all digital books out there. Buying actual physics books, the great ones, is essential cause pretty soon they won’t be produced any longer…

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

The risk is certainly rising. I have hope though, especially for those stubborn authors who make special editions and show up frequently enough to get noticed. It’s a big challenge, but for myself, I consider these videos “writing in light.” Thanks for supporting this one with your comment and more books from me to come for as long as I’m able.

[@thenewninja4726]

repetition and analysis. experimentation in that way is about what i figured was good to do, but do you have any tips on analysis? within skills, i feel like i can't glean enough about what i've done passively and find it too tedious to try actively. I'm going to have to get over that, but i feel some kind of process (or just one good point) will make it easier to start, and easier to do.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Thanks for your question. I do have a tutorial about analytical thinking on my blog that hasn’t turned into a video yet. I’m not sure If I will, but you’ll find many posts about critical thinking there, so feel free to look up the Magnetic Memory Method site for more.

[@3angels.Rev.14]

Excellent

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Thanks for watching! 🙏

[@pablo80892]

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[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

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[@Dr.Sahilizm]

Your hair are awesome ❤

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Thanks! But my head isn't just for dragging it along. What do you think about today's suggestions?

[@chigenerator]

@@AnthonyMetivierMMM irl lol hilarious comment. Also, I for one think this is not going to be a popular video - 99% of my friends who "learn" prefer to watch YT all day - but personally I agree 100%!

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

I don't chase popularity. Which is why I'm comfortable asking you why on earth 99% of your friendship circle is so composed.

[@JosephAgwuh-p3b]

About the hair.. how long will it take to grow this length

[@chigenerator]

@@AnthonyMetivierMMM food for thought, thanks!

[@johnedelmann6711]

It would be easier to find the videos he mentioned this particular video, if there were cards in the upper right corner.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Easier, but against the principles of active learning discussed in this video.

[@WillbWriting]

Thank you Good sir. The digital reminders pierce through peace as a nuisance does. There is little else that reinforces self confidence than an ability to trust ourselves.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

That, or train your memory to the point that you don't have to so much as trust it, but just maintain it.

[@gaiaspirit5313]

I'm 64, and I'm trying to memorize about 15 plus books, several of them are about 500 hundred pages, non fiction, so you could almost say Text Books from College, I never had really good memorization skills. It's even harder now at my age, my mind wonders constantly. It's a topic I really want to learn, help me with this please, if you have the time, point me in the right direction.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Thanks for sharing your goals and for checking out this video. Give this training video a watch: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3q0g5ynhqt-h7s Although some people have rejected this method, keep in mind that we all have to start somewhere. And in fact, it's been my experience that it's better to scale down from what I'm suggesting in this video rather than scale up. This has to do with a principle I could go on and on about called "diffuse thinking." But give this a go for now and feel free to leave any questions you have about it there once you've gone through it.

[@gaiaspirit5313]

@@AnthonyMetivierMMM Thank you so much, I appreciate it, I've been watching it, associations is like memorizing something extra along with the actual topic, I have to go back into it again, because I started to panic thinking I couldn't do this, taking the time to do the cards, to make up the story to even remember the 1st topic seems like alot to do, it's overwhelming, am I the only one, or am I totally blocked re: memorization.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

With training, you'll soon go beyond having to come up with stories. That's not really what the true art of memory is about, even if it forms a small part in the beginning for training purposes, or as an occasionally useful mnemonic tool. Even used occasionally, it can be much easier when you have the five mnemonic systems developed in a well-formed way.

[@gaiaspirit5313]

@@AnthonyMetivierMMM Thank you so much for taking the time, it is so much appreciated, Happy Holiday Anthony :)

[@knw-seeker6836]

First of all I have to say it’s really important what you’re saying in the beginning about AI and it’s use There are so many pitfalls and I did watch a “60 minutes” video in which they show the exploitation of tech workers in Kenia They suffer psychologically because they have to clean all the garbage material which shouldn’t be relevant to the AI platforms And they’re very underpaid 2nd of all I think you’re one of the last persons who want to keep matter in their own hands That’s one of the things I like about philosophy graduates because they have usually a critical approach like critical reading etc.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Thanks as always for your posts. I would say that I prefer not to keep anything in my hands, and work hard every day to rid myself of the illusion of "me" and "my." Perhaps the hardest memory project ever!

[@knw-seeker6836]

@ of course I’m looking forward to many more interesting videos and topics Thanks for the work you put in

[@Autodidactz]

Where you going to say Chaucer poetry is more difficult than Shakespeare to memorize? Curious.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

No, but you're right that Middle English could pose greater challenges. I'd have to try it to find out and see, as I'm not sure that it actually would. In any case, it's not Chaucer, and whenever I discuss the project, it's important to understand that it's more difficult for me, especially to utter the content smoothly. But others might find it a breeze.

[@michaeldecastro5088]

What book would you suggest that goes over extensively memory with associative learning? Association seems to weave through so many important areas including artificial intelligence.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Are you looking for an analytical book or a guide to associative learning?

[@michaeldecastro5088]

I bought the 1995 book The Psychology of Associative Learning by Shanks yesterday online. I have been doing a lot of research on this connecting the Memex of Bush to hyperlink and so forth. It's amazing to see how Pavlov fits in. So many people used the word "ideas" of Locke as in idealism and the French Ideologues. Well Plato? So maybe an analytical book? The book on the way is going to cover material mostly of the 20 years prior to 1995 is what I understand. We'll see. Definitely not anything full of algebraic formulas. Something that connects our current computer age to past ideas of how the mind works. Real real deep.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

I'm not sure if it would go in the direction you're thinking or not, but perhaps Ramon Llull: From Ars Magna to Artificial Intelligence would be useful to look at.

[@michaeldecastro5088]

Looks good. Took a quick peek. Looks like it is available to read online. Thanks a million.!

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

You bet!

[@terencenxumalo1159]

interesting

[@JosephAgwuh-p3b]

I really enjoy this video.. everything said is on point n confirms alot of my observations... 😊 I would love to enjoy ur opinion on this contracts of people. the mindfulness and mindlessness kind. And this connect to the way their heart works, cold and warm. Tho m going off topic here.. But base on the topic of adaptation. The rules to this kind of reality are very different , especially when i want results out of em.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

I've just been thinking about doing something to help people create more mindfulness. Hopefully I can.

[@Lucida1818]

31:33 Mastering active learning. Engaging in information that make you feel uncomfortable. Note taking on cards and create little puzzles. 30:00 Metaphysics Adrian Moore - author

[@999Emergency24]

It's gone from Cliff Notes to Hal in my life.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Do you interpret the ending of Space Odyssey in any particular way?

[@999Emergency24]

@AnthonyMetivierMMM Considering it, and him seemingly distressed, and losing conscousness. It could be death, or it could be making it to the otherside, alt reality. My mother always thought it was aliens saving him, and putting him in an environment they thought would be comfortable to him based on what they knew. If I had to guess, I'd interpret it as dieing in the black hole, only to realize you don't really die, and something else is there with you that isn't meaning you harm .

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

All interesting interpretations. I'm not sure what to make of it myself, but part of the ending lends itself to a movie-based Memory Palace.

[@999Emergency24]

@@AnthonyMetivierMMM so good they disappeared again.lol. yt. Yeah, I agree. He'd have to,to out think/smart ol Hal.

[@darkking141]

Sir I was just gonna ask ai to summarise this video and you just in start ask not to do that

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

For most goals worth achieving, summaries are a fast path to making sure you miss the key points and lack the nuance needed to succeed.