Learn ANYTHING quickly (using the latest science) with this life changing book

[@susanstewart1402]

Sleep is so important. I accidentally found, early in university days, that if I had a solid 1 hour sleep after returning home from classes, before having dinner and studying, my learning and problem-solving abilities were so much better. I also needed 7 hours total sleep daily rather than 8 hours. That extra hour really helped during an intense MBA program, and enabled me to take one full day off weekly. I have not been able to duplicate this schedule in my work life. 8 to 5 (or 6) is the pits for me.

[@turkiyeizmir-hf7kb]

thanks for the tips

[@UPAKHOSALA]

thanks for Sharing your WISDOM with us 🙏 please share more with us

[@laulaja-7186]

That is so true. I always had to take a ten minute nap at the start, to have any chance at understanding an exam or lecture!

[@DailyFrankPeter]

Maybe, having graduated with an MBA you are or will become an exec yourself, and change how companies approach white collar productivity.

[@aperson1181]

Yes, same here with my MBA too. Sleep/exercise after learning and relax/sleep/exercise before.

[@crypto_yes]

I read Make It Stick after I watched your video last summer. Mostly read it to help my kids who are getting to AP test age but I ended up using a lot of its strategies to pass the Azure Data Engineering exam last week. Like you’ve said in both videos - these lessons can change your life.

[@f.c.4875]

I have read A Mind For Numbers, How to Excel at Math and Science by Barbara Oakley, author of Uncommon Sense Teaching. The author's Coursera course is also beneficial. Thanks for the video and happy new year.

[@prakashchikte5458]

Me too

[@BlackubayEhym]

Same thing...

[@biscuitsofdeath]

I love the Coursera course. She had two on there, one based on a mind for numbers and the other geared towards using that info in the workplace. I'm thinking about reading a mind for numbers, but that might be redundant. This book seems more geared toward instructors, but maybe that doesn't matter. Regardless I love Barbara Oakley.

[@yoidkldk]

How have you applied it in your every day life.

[@1234makky]

I always recommend students this course

[@denizkendirci]

if you want to learn something, quickly or slowly eventually you'll learn it. most of the time, you won't even realize the process. however if you know that you should learn something, but you don't want to learn it, you see it as a necessity but you don't like it, then it's so hard to learn something. almost impossible. so, generally the real problem is not knowing how to "want to learn".

[@egoiisticprince7977]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:56 🧠 *Memory Transfer: Working memory differs from long-term memory, and understanding this distinction aids learning.* 02:21 🤔 *Working Memory: Strategies exist to leverage long-term memory even with a limited working memory, enabling effective learning.* 03:15 ⏰ *Procrastination & Focus: Recognizing focus modes, avoiding procrastination, and utilizing both learning pathways enhance learning.* 04:53 🧠 *Best Learning Techniques: Retrieval practice, spaced practice, and interleaving diverse topics are scientifically proven effective learning methods.* 06:01 💡 *Effective Study: Interleaving topics within subjects boosts understanding, aiding in recognizing nuances and similarities between different topics.*

[@joehigashi11]

Also I’ve noticed and this is specially top tip for someone about to go into some exams is that when at an earlier part of the exam you might get stuck on a question unable to remember the answer to it then go on to later questions that you do remember and can easily do and this has worked for me time immemorial that when you’re doing those questions the answers to those other difficult questions will automatically consciously start to pop up into your head and this is because it’s all connected like a chain where by focusing on some stuff that you do know will bring up other stuff that you couldn’t quiet remember so this is why I really do believe the context of this book because it’s all interconnected

[@gianluca.pastorelli]

Too bad you never got tested on punctuation.

[@joehigashi11]

@@gianluca.pastorelli 🤣🤣🤣

[@jithinff8686]

thank you brother it works for me@@joehigashi11

[@LeeCarlson]

My teenager struggles with the whole "working memory limitations" do to ADHD and when I showed this to them they just said "Yes. I want that book."

[@Unidentified863]

Did it help?

[@LeeCarlson]

j@@Unidentified863, I have purchased the book and need to read it. I have suggested it to my teenager as well.

[@Deelitee]

Has it been helpful???

[@jerryg99]

Thanks!

[@michaelvcelentano]

This is so interesting from my perspective as a doctoral student of music. There is so much alternation between procedural learning and declarative learning. We have to juggle learning facts and history vs. learning music that has to constantly be memorized and performed for an audience (both knowledgable and lay).

[@laahls251994]

I study physics at college, I study programming, I also work and on top of that I still have depression, ADHD and autism, which tends to make it more difficult to learn more complex subjects, so I really enjoy studying learning techniques and videos with book recommendations. and other tips are helping me a lot. Thank you very much!

[@dragonicpreacher21]

I also suffer from ADHD , trying to prepare for a public emplyement exam . Is it possible to study for an exam and work full-time? How it has been for you

[@Forrest_dev]

This style of review by adding value in covering a few of the topics present in the book helps convince your audience if the book would apply to them. Fantastic video. Thank you for taking the time to put this together.

[@360.Tapestry]

10 minutes a day over five days is more beneficial than a full hour for just one day

[@StaticBlaster]

2:40 Yes, I can attest to that. I have Asperger's and I may not pick up new things very quickly but when I do learn it, I've had people say I'm better at the task than people who's been doing the same task for years.

[@DoaaMahmoud-dt7xw]

شاطره بجد برافو عليكي اكتر فيديو مختصر ومفيد لتعلم اللغه انتي بجد فهمتيني ابدأ ازاي ومنين والمواقع كمان بجد ربنا يبارك لك ❤❤❤احسن من هبد اليوتيوب كله

[@janetg.]

I truly never knew how to learn until I went to college and earned my teaching degree, but in all reality.... I never truly process the art of learning until I taught 1st grade for 15 years. That is where I truly learned how to learn. Looking back, I feel like this concept and process should be taught in 3rd grade as a curriculum focus.

[@epiphoney]

I think repeating the same material from slightly different angles is good; I think I saw that in a book about the Haskell programming language. I read some Joe Satriani article once that says after practicing guitar, wait a few hours, and the skill gets more absorbed in your brain somehow. I think teaching other people helps you learn better too, like helping out on a forum. Social proof is motivating. Make your own youtube channel, lol. Also putting things into practice.

[@m.e.3862]

I learned a version of these studying methods from a scholastic book called The A+ Guide to Good Grades back in 1980 when I was in high school.

[@BellatorAstraGladius]

This was exactly what I needed to solve my problem, thank you.

[@pipertripp]

Adding this one to the list. Make it stick was superb and I find the topic of how we learn genuinely interesting, so I'll look for a copy. Thanks for the recommendation, Giles! Oh hey, I know you have talked about obsidian before, that's how I found out about it, but an deeper look at how you use it would be very interesting. I feel like I'm just dumping info into, but most of it is not my original thinking, it's just stuff I want to organise and review. I feel like there I could be getting more out of it.

[@thanhson1401]

Dr. Oakley also has the course "Learning how to Learn" on Coursera, which she covers almost everything in the book with videos and visual interpretations (the book is more like an additional material of the course). So if you want are an interactive learner, I recommend learning from the course itself. Happy learning!

[@JoelSnape1]

I got a lot of this from How We Learn which is also excellent (and also covers stuff like why we should start projects as soon as possible). Big fan of learning in general - will check this out. Thanks for the video!

[@timbushell8640]

"you don't have to think deeply about how you answer that particular question because you know it's a Laws of Motion question whereas if you mix it up up you have to recognize which method that you need to use because you have to first categorize that problem and that categorizing of the problem helps you to see the nuances and the differences and similarities between different topics within a subject" - this, just this. School wise I would even jumble related topics over different subjects. Phyiscs and chemistry and maths (heat transfer and lighting...), or easier but from two different teachers Geography and Geology... so this, spice up the repartition. Make it a little more fun, gamify a bit, etc., etc.

[@vcanitblog1236]

00:02 Learn to learn effectively and quickly 01:02 Understanding the difference between working memory and long-term memory is crucial for effective learning. 01:58 Working memory affects learning, but long-term memory is limitless. 03:00 The book discusses effective learning processes and strategies. 04:03 Retrieval practice is the most effective learning technique. 05:08 Testing yourself improves memory and understanding. 06:13 Interleaving different topics enhances learning effectiveness. 07:22 Engage with Brilliant to learn how to think and master various subjects. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@martinsaugstkalns388]

Pro tip for you: when AI misspelles, put the image in photoshop and delete the text and rewrite it manually. Ofc only if you have time for it

[@Ataraxia_Atom]

Absolutely love barbara oakley, her course "learning how to learn" is a godsend

[@Improveshorts]

Just enrolled for it in coursera. Thank you!

[@Gigusx]

I've read Make It Stick some time ago, and just yesterday finished (mostly skimming) Barbara Oakley's A Mind for Numbers. There's a lot of overlap there as well, which makes sense since both are based on the same principles, though the latter book has more theory. But I've also looked through tables of contents of Barbara's other books and there seems to be A LOT of overlap between those and A Mind for Numbers, so I'm not really so sure it'd be beneficial to read any of those as well. Good video though, and it's great that you promote effective learning strategies!

[@makethingshappen8427]

Use it or loose it it’s that simple!

[@valeriepierre7297]

Make it stick changed the way i approach my learning from now on. Strongly recommend.

[@ayabongazungu8332]

I’ve always seen your videos recommended to me, but I’d never watched. It was a mistake. This is the second video by you that I have ever watched and I could listen to you talk all day

[@englishwithmaria]

Thanks, Giles. As a teacher and lifelong learner, I've benefited greatly from the authors' Coursera course, and I'm now reading the book you've reviewed here. Learning about how our brains work (and how they don't) has allowed me to learn music theory and foreign languages a lot faster. I soooo wish this topic was compulsory at school and university.

[@timetonic]

this is brilliant. I've been listening to an audiobook recently and stumbled onto an interesting idea for consideration. While listening to the story i kept feeling rushed by the narration, not to fault the narrator, it is quite a magnificent reading, i highly recommend giving it a listen. However, when i lowered the playback speed two percent the dialogue became more intriguing and the tone seemed to convey much more than what was on the surface. This added level of complexity has me wondering why intelligence is so often represented by speed. Where's the true value? Thank you for this contribution!

[@prakashchikte5458]

The book has amazing course on course era too. Both are awesome.

[@jlind00]

I appreciate this excellent content. Also, I find the quality of your voice & speech patterns as comforting as Sir Ken Robinson (RIP).

[@doxanthropos]

So far I was only aware of some of the "older" books from Barbara Oakley, will have to read this one as well (and "make it stick" of course). If you want to learn about teaching based on these methods, she has not ony the online course that is mentioned in the video description, but on the same platform (Coursera) a whole so called "Specialization" (bundle of courses on a topic that ends with some kind of certificate) called "Uncommon Sense Teaching Specialization". I already took the Learning how to learn course and that was clearly worth the time.

[@abdullahsabry4958]

Paid or free ?

[@sergiodamm3705]

I have ADHD so my working memory and my focus is well below average nevertheless my long term memory and everything else is well above average, I've always struggled with school specially subjects like history but I learned programming, electronics and 3d modelling when I was 6,8 and 10 years old respectively, the key is that if your working memory is bad, try a more practical and hands-on approach

[@kasdimfer5156]

did you try solving it with terapy

[@sergiodamm3705]

@@kasdimfer5156 I've been in therapy since I was 6 and it really helped but it can't do miracles, when things got really bad I was prescripted meds and I've been on them for 1 year and 6 months so far, now my working memory is way better and that let me thrive, I'm getting 70% on History tests while most of the class fails because it's an exam of like 4 units (around a 100 pages). I'd say that therapy really prepared me in terms of my attitude to fight it, whereas meds are what gives you the power by putting you in almost equal conditions. Hope this helps someone out there.

[@rockymntdan1]

@@kasdimfer5156 so they can give him pyscho drugs and screw up his brain? Seems like he's doing fine. It's ok to be different.

[@Deelitee]

Love this!!!

[@Deelitee]

Also- did you find this book helpful??

[@paulmcdevitt2038]

Funny, just started to learn Python programming (which is how I first came across this channel) and picked up a 'Head First' book, and it uses a lot of these techniques to help reinforce the topics in each chapter.

[@psevdonim257]

thank you, it’s very interesting, it turns out that those who study a lot at school - and with desire - they come up with all these techniques themselves, and those who don’t think of it are simply not excellent students, everyone invents such a wheel themselves, and now there are even books and scientific articles

[@pedroewert143]

Im now a big-fan of interleaving and spaced repetition too. So if i have to cover 5 Lectures - i try a bit of each lecture everyday for 5 days instead of mass learning 1 lecture each day (this will cause aswell problems with the spacing effect, as you probably forget lecture 1 after 3 days). The next aspect i do nowadays is to focus less on perfection in every retrieval session and have confidence in the layering aspect through time. Normaly i would have done my anki cards till i get the card perfect until i push it to the next day (because i get hung up on one formulation that i couldnt recall or one fact- basically trying to rote memorize it) - now i push cards earlier to the next day...let my brain consolidate what i know and the next day i only have to relearn the missing formulations - so i get into touch with more cards instead of wasting my time on one difficult card. And i like to acount for the layers of information and give each layer one day to digest - so if i have some diagram or table i.E. of cell division with many layers of information i just plan to study a bit every day. After the first day i may be happy to just know that it contains some circles and squares and arrows or 8 cell shapes. The Next day i may apply the names to the cell shapes. The next day i learn just which organelles or parts exist and the last day i fill in the gaps what these organelles do in every phase. I like aswell my question catalogs and most of my "notes" are just questions. It solves the old wish before an exam "if i would only know what questions they ask" and makes it easier to structure the topic in my head or with mind maps. Another thing for me with spaced repetition is to stick to my schedules - if i learned something my scheduled retrieval should feel easy to challenging - forces me to think, but i still can pull it of after a few seconds- my problems will arise when too much time passes and i really have to relearn. And for me its important too, to really test and not too confident. In the past i told myself often "today i can skip retrieval, because i feel confident"...leading to the forgetting curve kicking in and killing all progress. Good study habits are time efficent - but if i let the forgetting curve to creep i wast so much time in relearning.

[@pinkifloyd7867]

Your comment was more informative than the video, thanks 😅

[@NA-sd8bw]

Nice

[@NA-sd8bw]

There are people who memorize Quran (604 page) word by word. They called Hafiz . So much to learn from them. Their brain become superpower. Very interesting

[@Kiettra-wg3mn]

00:02 Học cách học hiệu quả và nhanh chóng 01:02 Hiểu được sự khác biệt giữa trí nhớ làm việc và trí nhớ dài hạn là rất quan trọng để học tập hiệu quả. 01:58 Trí nhớ làm việc ảnh hưởng đến việc học, nhưng trí nhớ dài hạn là vô hạn. 03:00 Cuốn sách thảo luận về các quá trình và chiến lược học tập hiệu quả. 04:03 Thực hành truy hồi là kỹ thuật học tập hiệu quả nhất. 05:08 Tự kiểm tra sẽ cải thiện trí nhớ và sự hiểu biết. 06:13 Việc xen kẽ các chủ đề khác nhau sẽ nâng cao hiệu quả học tập. 07:22 Tương tác với Brilliant để học cách suy nghĩ và nắm vững các môn học khác nhau. Crafted by Merlin AI. TEST TING YOUR SELF LÀ PP HIỆU QUẢ NHẤT CỨ TEST LÀM CÁCH NÀO TEST VÀ KIỂM TRA TEST NTN THÌ ĐỌC SÁCH

[@JasonEyermann]

Both are on my audio book to do list

[@ahmedt8745]

I take the coursera course just awsome ! thank you

[@OfficialMazLi]

Barbara Oakley one of the authors of the book has a course on Coursera teaching the topics that are covered in the book, you can enroll for free without a certification. Highly recommended.

[@prakashchikte5458]

Yes , thanks

[@JoeKing69]

I feel like Oakley's just been regurgitating the same four or five points over the past like ten years. Retrieval, Sleep, Interleaving, Diffuse Mode, Spaced Repetition.

[@4my4blessings]

Just ordered it. Effective review! Thanks 😊

[@abrahamgomez653]

Learning is different these days. I learn really fast. It looks like I cut corners but I absorb everything like a sponge. We not in core like environment anymore.

[@aldotanca9430]

Interesting. Essentially it is a written version of 'Learning how to learn" and "Uncommon sense teaching", Oakleys's two courses on Coursera, which are free to take.

[@DavidMiller-xw7jc]

Fantastic video, very clearly explained, great style and love those illustrations you used. Are you a teacher? I bet you’d be great at it. Also really nice to see videos from someone a bit more mature (says the 55 yr old!). Subscribed, and look forward to seeing more :-)

[@rodgold]

Wow !! This is Just brilliant !! I loe your approach to learning .. Wonderfully put !!...thanks for super efforts in putting this video together !! Kind Regards Rod :)

[@AlaKareem]

I love information. It always makes me surprised 😮

[@kennethhicks2113]

"There is nothing hard, just things you haven't learned yet"

[@escorciav]

Great video, and nicely deliver! I'll added to my goodreads recommendations & share it with friends

[@MohanS-xi1hi]

More videos like this please

[@HoKimTap32]

Đây là nội dung mà tôi quan tâm ! Tôi luôn tìm kiếm phương pháp phát triển bản thân hiệu quả hơn ! Nó khá là OK ! Cảm ơn nhé !

[@rashedulkabir6227]

In the amazon description they wrote this book is for teaching not for learning.

[@lamnot.]

The declarative vs procedural explanation is mixed up, usually you can describe how to achieve something in a procedural process, while in a declarative process you can only describe the final outcome and leave the specific steps to take care of themselves.

[@a_bar8579]

I'm lucky to understand English or automatic subtitles than KZbin because I find this amazing information.

[@zantas-handle]

Love your content and really enjoy your way of explaining. Could I give a little constructive feedback about the video style? The frequent cut-aways are a little too frequent in this video! Yes, the cut-aways to show the book make sense, but the other images aren't necessary and interrupt attention from listening to you. For example, from 1:15 - 1:35 the image changes 6 times - that's 6 times in 20 seconds! In the end I had to look away because it felt too 'choppy'. I think you can afford to be more confident that what you're saying is interesting enough, and expressions like 'you're reading a textbook' don't really need an image to clarify what that means, because your style is clear enough too. Like I say, I love the information you cover, and this feedback is meant with the most positive intention.

[@aryansoni7968]

Im leaving this comment so ya'll can remind me to watch this video

[@KarkadeKarkade13]

LOL me

[@rutu1011]

Would you remind me back?😅

[@zoonpolitikon1648]

Did you all saw it yet?

[@aryansoni7968]

@@zoonpolitikon1648 I don't even remember, let's see if its worth watching

[@pilouuuu]

I'm here to remind you so I'm reminded as well. I'm interested in this book!

[@robstruble]

If I was only going to read one of these, which one would you recommend? If I was going to read both of them, which would you recommend reading first?

[@KevinKreger]

Great Christmas tree

[@terrystrong9787]

A slightly slower speech rate would be nice And the music - - well Mozart’s 40 would be nice A more specific details on who the author is

[@gcingia]

Firt time visiting... Magnificent! The tip giveen by Dr. Barbara Oackley, of the famous MOOC Learning How to Learn (which was, indeed, life -- learning -- changing!).

[@valenciawalker6498]

Thank you!

[@brunoaziza]

Love it. Nice work!

[@rodicadraws]

It would be nice if books would come with a test at the end...any book really

[@darlinghysa7407]

its a pity that there is no school yet! the students learn their skill working or after school passtime period

[@alexander-yermolenko]

wow, thank you!

[@LooseNewf]

Good vid. Back in the early 70's, found Tony Buzan's book, The Organic Study Method. I used the techniques therein and earned a 4.0 GPA so maybe these new techniques aren't so new.

[@mokuho]

Thank you 🙏

[@vc6601]

Thanks for the video; such information is always interesting if not immediately beneficial? However, unfortunately I did find the background music rather intrusive and distracting at times.

[@Phoebus01]

Darling, your English voice is so comfortable to listen to, would you consider bringing in a Spotify podcast

[@qual_usuario_sobrou]

Thanks!

[@sidshri6080]

Very nicely put. Thanks Giles

[@WillGraham-uv1ol]

6:21 interleaf

[@paulmcdevitt2038]

To the point on retrieval practice. Are there online testing tools for Python and Data Science that can be used to help retrieval practice?

[@AlanAlan-r3d]

Thanks🌹

[@YuTv1408]

Yes... learn how to learn. That's the keys guys. Python programmer nailed it!! 👌 👏

[@VaibhavShewale]

need to learn this hing

[@Muna-yk5gi]

Can you please go over her book Learn Like a Pro?

[@jerryg99]

Apologies if someone else has asked this before, but your illustrations are so fantastic (learner at the desk, for example). Did you generate them with AI, and if so, what app? Or did you have a graphic designer?

[@Warrior73011]

Good vedio❤

[@rainynight02]

Why not say the names of these books? Why only show the cover?

[@Kilian2]

To anyone who read both books: Which of the two books would you recommend if I could buy only one and why?

[@kathiaponcefausto7825]

excellent video . ! would you recommend this book for intermediate English learners ? Thank you

[@GabrielPereiraJourney]

Where did you learn Figma I would like to have better knowledge about it to be more efficient at idea creation

[@ivanlo7195]

I don't know why but I saw some of the exact same content in a book called A Mind For Numbers

[@ADITYAMAHESHWARI-k4m]

The Background music 🤌🤌

[@ToMMiTTo]

Recently all people in the world has ADHD. Except for those really affected with a psychiatric diagnosis, I’m not wondering why… it’s a business

[@GUTS-vw7rs]

happy new year sir

[@SiphoMkhwanazi]

I love this.

[@ingguidesmedia]

Both books are 336 pages.

[@russnagel1]

I just ordered this book. Has anyone tried these techniques for learning Python or any other programming language? I'm curious to see if there are techniques to learn and not 'memorize' the details (syntax for example) of a programming language.

[@PauloMartins-ef3eu]

Is this book any better than Barbara Oanley’s A Mind for Numbers or is it kinda the same?

[@T-man88]

Me: They have 8 tentacles. My long term memory is fine!

[@MuhammedTausif]

Very useful resource. Thanks for sharing.

[@cbbcbb6803]

So, is there a book, or other material, that teaches parents and teachers how to teach students and children how to learn?

[@pepperpeterpiperpickled9805]

How do we increase/improve our working memory?

[@JohnDoe-gd4tg]

Dual n-back training

[@pepperpeterpiperpickled9805]

@@JohnDoe-gd4tg I've read that it really only increases your ability to do dual n-back training. From what I gather, there's 'visual working memory, auditory working memory, and numeric working memory. The only way to improve them, i've found, is to practice them and "interleave" them. so you read a logic puzzle and try to hold the information in your head while you solve it.

[@j_jones_]

Meditation, cardio and nutrition

[@ricknico2577]

It always boils down to SLEEP, I feel like im a lost case since I can’t sleep 😑

[@sirijanthakur]

sir i feel tired while doing test yourself, any science for it ? it would be very helpful

[@InfiniteQuest86]

Interesting. I've always thought having a poor working memory aids in learning. When other people remember and parrot back what was said 5 seconds ago, I'm always like how can you think that means you learned it? I know I didn't because I can't remember it. It seems so obvious when you can't remember stuff that just happened.