GOLDLIST METHOD for Beginners | Christopher Huff

[@kimzierap]

This video had me at the 80s synth video game music. This is the most simple and clear explanation of the Goldlist method I have found. It explains how to do it and how often it can be done, which I found missing from other content (not the same as how long to wait before distilling).

[@AntonyAney]

This is the best guide to GOLDLIST METHOD I've ever seen. Pixel graphics is awesome. Worth subscribing to! P.S. From Russia with love.

[@chufflangs]

+Антон Анищенков Great! Glad you like it! Feel free to share it ;) I'd like to make versions in different languages as well to tell more people about the awesome GoldList Method.

[@sapphirelewis1389]

Language Fan I have put a link to this video on Gabriel's interview with David James (SprachHeld channel) Will you be making any more language learning videos soon? 😃

[@ArkQueue]

I was getting bogged down with so much information on other youtube videos where they didn't really explain the HOW. There's a lot of slog in Uncle Davey's videos and are unnecessarily long. This is a simple and concise way to explain it. I'll give it a shot for my French learning. Thank you for posting!

[@chufflangs]

+Ark Queue Awesome! When you do, share the result with the world and post it here!~

[@dapwhu66]

Thanks for simple explanation. I have bought an A4 book and have written out my first 50 French words. I really can't see how after two weeks I will remember these random words, however I am trusting the science and the long list of people who believe this system works. I spend quite a lot of time learning French and I am always looking for a better way to learn - so I am going to give this a go. Bon courage!!

[@chufflangs]

+dapwhu66 Awesome! Don't be afraid to make adjustments where needed, to make it work for you and suit your learning style. For example, some people use mnemonics to help things stick after they've been in the list awhile. Also, share your results!

[@goldfoxlcp4216]

Well! It's been 2 years! I'd love to hear, if you remember, the result of your attempt (if you don't mind sharing).

[@misoweli]

omg the chances of someone watching this random video 2 years later only 2 hours before me

[@thomasandre4231]

Lmao me too...

[@Adam-lc8sz]

Results 5 years later?

[@usernamemykel]

ABSOLUTELY the CLEAREST most COMPREHENSIVE explantion of them all! KUDOS to you!!!!

[@SpiritualResetTarot]

I learned about the goldlist method the other day and the realization of how easy my 2nd language will be is literally breathtaking. Really COOL video style and sound style btw

[@netroalex5209]

I love it. This. This is perfect. It's literally a game of a mix of a Rogue Dungeon RPG and a chemistry puzzle. No learning. Literally nothing.

[@DavidJJames]

There is a GoldList Method User Group on Facebook which you can easily find. We are doing 70 day challenges and keeping people updated about advanced techniques as well as answering questions.

[@chufflangs]

Link to said group: facebook.com/groups/goldlistusers/?fref=nf

[@HaneenIAdam]

this is a very innovative and cool way to explain the goldlist method, thanks a lot, now I can say i finally understood how to do it :)

[@chufflangs]

+Haneen I. Adam Great to hear! Thanks for watching :)

[@LiborSupcik]

and let me add: still puzzling for unclear instructions

[@chufflangs]

If you comment a question, I will answer it

[@buenvidanadz1969]

Why is this so adorable yet so informative video not hitting a lot of views?

[@chufflangs]

You got me! Share it with friends :D

[@strahinjamacesic3974]

Just did my D1 :) Indeed, some 30% does remain in the Longterm memory. :)

[@chufflangs]

Share it!~

[@strahinjamacesic3974]

You mean in a video? :)

[@chufflangs]

Strahinja Maćešić Sure! And post it on my Facebook page :D

[@strahinjamacesic3974]

I will. Thanks for the tip!

[@melodyhuesmusic4289]

thanks for taking the time to make this video! It was very helpful!

[@ChrisBadges]

Very clearly explained, thank you. I also liked the game-like music :-)

[@chufflangs]

Thanks! Glad you like it :)

[@learning.english7316]

This is the most simple and clear explanation of the Goldlist method I have found 👏✍👏✌👏✍👏

[@theunfair8925]

This guy deserves more subscribers.

[@dzikijohnny]

Thanks. A screen shot of main diagram is perfect explanation.

[@chufflangs]

+John Dziki I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@KevJYT]

Ohhh, this is genius-and so convenient to combine around all the rest of my language learning. Thank you!

[@chufflangs]

Awesome!~ Glad you found it useful. Thanks for watching.

[@squidneythesquid2487]

Honestly I realized I used to do a very short term version of this when I was in Spanish class, I would write the list of words multiple times, then I would review and write the ones I had forgotten, and so on

[@chufflangs]

You should make a video about it and send it to me!

[@nessy6018]

Finally understood it! I'll try using this as I learn Spanish. Thank you for this video!

[@ivanivanov5530]

I used to use it heavily with my Spanish learning some years ago. It really works. But there isn't anything magical in the 14 days' delay between distillations, mind you. It's just a reasonable period for preventing unnecessary work, that's it.

[@chufflangs]

+Ivan Ivanov Awesome, I'm glad to hear it works for you too!

[@ivanivanov5530]

sdagf908346hg Thanks for the explanation of the idea I've understood years ago. Let me explain my perspective on the subject. There is no definite boundary between short- and long-term memory whatsoever. These two weeks is just a convenient and APPROXIMATE time period for avoiding unnecessary work. If you'd have a look at the forgetting curve you'd notice that after APPROXIMATELY 14 days the curve looks pretty much like a straight line. Basically it means that forgetting process is so insignificant now that you can dismiss it is still happening for the sake of conveniency. But the fact is, it never really stops and you'll be slowly forgetting any of your distilled material if you won't give it some refreshment at least sometimes. So don't expect miracles from the Goldlist method, it's just a useful tool and nothing more. P.S. It's not just my abstract reasoning, but my personal real-life experience. Good luck!

[@ivanivanov5530]

+sdagf908346hg I think you didn't get my point. Just re-read my posts. And I still use GL in my language learning by the way.

[@chufflangs]

+Ivan Ivanov +sdagf908346hg One of my favorite things about the GoldList Method is how adaptable it is to different people's learning styles, aesthetics, and more. Keep on listing! :)

[@alpha367]

I really like the way you did this video ! This video is original and provides a good explanation of the method. Thanks !

[@kofio7581]

So when you reach your gold book, do you repeat the distillation process? Or would the words you have left over from the silver book be already in long-term memory?

[@chufflangs]

Kofi O I suspect that any words left over after that many distillations are not sticking for some other reason. Why not make a new headlist out of them!

[@israellai]

stupid question: how do you judge if you remember it, since the translation is right there beside? or are you simply judging if you recognise it?

[@chufflangs]

+Israel Lai I like to cover up the English and do a little test.

[@thomasbayer2832]

This is an awesome video with the best ever explaination of the goldlist method. Ridiculous that it has only 26k views and 483 likes. A bloody video of cat fails gets 1m and more. Crazy sad world!

[@chufflangs]

Thanks so much for your compliments! I was trying to give the exact experience you had, when I was making it. Cheers!

[@phes1enmi]

Why do I like the song so much? 😲

[@gianfajar7160]

I really love the video concept haha

[@goldeneddie]

After the first two weeks I forgot where I put the notebook.

[@mm_ww_2]

hahaha i will net even try to write in a notebook, but use some app instead. I always know where my cellphone is

[@melodyhuesmusic4289]

haha!

[@usernamemykel]

Look up "Harry Lorayne".

[@Liuhuayue]

I love this little guide! I don't have so much time, sadly, but this is really cool.

[@secretariatgirl4249]

Well....finally....CLEAR!!!!

[@Iamgroog]

Great video, thank you. Other videos left out important information crucial to the method. A potential issue with this method: It does not allow for review of the previously "learned" vocabulary. Just because you remembered it once doesnt mean it's now there in your long term memory. Further review necessary of all the words on every head list and every distillation or you will not remember it very soon. So perhaps a smart modification would be to also review the orginal headlist every two weeks when you do your distillation.

[@izumichan31]

I think it depends on if you're willing to have a word in more than one headlist or not. I don't worry if a word in headlist #1 ends up being written down again in headlist #20 or #45. If you forget a word you're likely going to be writing it down again and that's okay. Chances are the words you "know" are words you're seeing multiple times anyway through various sources anyway outside the headlists. You're not meant to exactly just be seeing them once. If you're going through a textbook(a good one anyway) you're probably going to see the words multiple times before you even get to distill. If you reading a book you'll run across the same vocabulary a lot. If you listen to lots of music you'll find a lot of similar words between songs. And so on.

[@123Baxter321]

Pretty cool, I will try it. Also love the art style.

[@chufflangs]

+That One Guy Great, thanks very much! Publish your results somewhere and let us know!~

[@geoffreyroyer452]

Hey, I love the retro animation / music and stuff. Plus you explained the technique very well. Thanks buddy.

[@ほぼお茶]

英語がわからんが、 ・ノート見開きの左上に日付と１～２５の覚えたいことリストを書く(覚えようとすると短期記憶に入っちゃうから、覚えようとしなくていい)。２５以上あるならまた別ページに移って、見開きの左上に書く。 ・２週間そのリストは見ない。２週間経ったら、２５のリストから覚えたもの・興味がないものを削ったり２つ以上のリストを組み合わせて１つにしたりして１７にまで減らし右上のページに書く。日付も書く。 ・２週間後、同様の方法で１７を１２まで減らす。右下に書き日付も書く。 ・２週間後、同様の方法で１２を８まで減らす。左下に日付も書く。 2:50 みたいになる。 これでこのノートは終わり。まだやりたければ、新しいノートに移り同じことを繰り返す。 でいいの？

[@FullyAlive33]

I'm not completely sold on this method but a simple test couldn't hurt and if I do decide I don't like it at least I would have a list of useful vocabulary.

[@ayoubbrown_]

Thank you the video was so helpful

[@septemberdeli6258]

The hardest part about this for me is that I started learning French in a classroom environment so it's hard for me to not focus on the correct conjugations for present future and past tenses. Basically as a classroom educated language learner I focus too much of grammar rather than just speaking. Now that I'm moving on to Spanish because it's most relevant currently I see the same patterns though I'm not as stringent. All in all I'm impatient but finally want to kick my butt into gear. A big part of me just wants to take 1 semester of beginner Spanish just to get my foot in the door I'm familiar with, then branch off from there.

[@pajule1606]

What if I do not remember these 30% words from previous 2weeks? What should I do then? Thank you for your advice.

[@prestonnevins]

Paj Ule if I noticed I couldn't recognize some words I'd previously removed, I'd just add them back into the newest Headlist, and let the system work on them a second time. Then just make sure I don't remove those words again until I really feel more confident with them. Even if they have to stick around until my Silver or Gold books!

[@davidvrana5234]

Chris it is a great video. I will try to get better my Spanish with Goldlist Method.

[@chufflangs]

+David Vrána Awesome! Let us know how it goes :D

[@dedidas55]

+David Vrána Ahoj, tak co, jak ta metoda funguje?

[@chufflangs]

ta metoda funguje!

[@solowanderer4613]

Make more of this content

[@danielwiberg2879]

Keeping track of which pages to distill seems a little complicated, especially if you make new pages daily. But I'm totally giving it a try. :)

[@ehaitem]

Any updates?

[@GriLtCheeZ]

Great video! I've been intrigued by the gold list method for a a long time and may try it soon.

[@chufflangs]

Glad you liked it! Thank you for watching!

[@ehaitem]

Any updates?

[@spanishonlinetutor8124]

thank you for sharing this language learning tip :)

[@chufflangs]

+Jaja Mama My pleasure!

[@spectrumzx4889]

Thank you very much for the explanations ... and the music, Spectrum's computer style, awesome !

[@chufflangs]

Thank you! I enjoy that song a lot

[@davidalejandrocc]

Great video! loved the music

[@aster4405]

I LOVE THE MUSIC, what’s the name?

[@chufflangs]

4:02 !

[@azadalmasov5849]

Thank you. And music is nostalgic for old gamers

[@chufflangs]

Thanks! I love the song

[@nikolamandic3409]

Great video and great explanation. I have a question though, what if after 2 weeks I can clearly remember more than 30% of words? Do I cross them all over?

[@StolenOxygen]

This music is incredible!! 😍

[@henrikspetz9764]

Thank you! This makes the metod really Easy to understand :)

[@chufflangs]

+Henrik Spetz So glad to hear you found it useful! Take care~

[@thiagob.7293]

Thanks! Good one. :)

[@christians0475]

Great Video!, finally i got it! Btw. Chuff, what are your experiences with this method? Greetings from Germany :)

[@jackbrady9738]

such a top notch video- thank u

[@Eruptor1000]

Great video

[@betterburnout]

Thanks for this didactic explanation :) There's just one thing I still don't understand... Sorry. When a list is distilled, do I have to re-enter the exact numbers?

[@julianneheindorf5757]

What happens when you get to D4 in the gold book?

[@darinakerlikova4453]

Perfektne vysvetlené! Thanks :)

[@jeremycline9542]

How crucial is keeping the numbering? This confuses me somewhat. If I'm distilling words 751 - 775 into 751 - 767, then 751 - 762, 751 - 758, that's all well and good, but what about when you get to the silver book? You just abandon the numbering completely and start over? And if that's the case, why not just number every page 1 - 25?

[@delionita]

I had the same question. I guess you only use numbers 1-25 and so on for your head list. It's a way of keeping track of how many words you know. When you're done with your bronze list you'll know you learned (hopefully) 3000 or however many words you got to. I'm not sure what you do after...

[@kastrelo]

Absolutely Amazing!

[@Arctagon]

So, essentially, the goldlist is a list of words you can never remember.

[@verisimilitudeteller]

The part of this I don't like is that it seems when you get an answer correct once it's off the list forever. If I forget a word in 3 weeks I'm screwed. Also learning individual words without context isn't the most effective method.

[@NopeNopeNope01]

@@verisimilitudeteller it is when you're learning vocabulary.

[@robinkuster1127]

@@verisimilitudeteller I guess the point is really to use it in combination with other methods. Like, if you're reading a lot, you'll find the words again and again. If you forget them, it probably wasn't important I don't think this method is good for actually remembering everything it's just supposed to help you learn vocabulary you've found somewhere. I'm pretty sure it would not make sense to just take a core 5k vocabulary anki deck and write headlists with it. but some people find SRS really soul crushing and would rather spend the time elsewhere. Half an hour isn't that much compared to what anki might cost you.

[@secretariatgirl4249]

@@verisimilitudeteller You can write phrases if you like with the words you list.

[@jenniferz6546]

cute the way he put it, like the game I used to play

[@georgeswift984]

Really nice video!

[@chufflangs]

Thanks!!

[@aster4405]

Can I combine the already combined entries?

[@chufflangs]

Yes!

[@MrDasfried]

Muy geniales ! Very nice way to present the info. Fits the need of inpatient ones perfect ! Perfekt, genau richtig für ungeduldige ;)

[@chufflangs]

Thank you! I'm delighted to have your feedback.

[@johnstanton8499]

Love the Presentation'another video on youtube as well as " Dear Uncle Daveys" I found useful was "Aussie English" Mogsta's presentation Of the Goldlist method Hope this helpsI am so grateful for this method It has helped me so much

[@chufflangs]

+John Stanton Great! Thanks for sharing those other useful videos. I'm also really grateful for this method, it's a huge part of my life now because it's so helpful!

[@RainyMood90]

And when do you stop distilling...?

[@tevvmusic]

But learning words only can get you so far. Why not phrases and stuff?

[@kwt8371]

Phrases are useless if you don't know any of the words. But the Goldlist method is made for vocabulary but if you want phrases than you'll have to find a way

[@LanguageStuff]

Seems interesting. Never heard of this before.

[@chufflangs]

+Language Stuff Bonege, provu ĝin kaj rakontu al ni viajn rezultojn!

[@LanguageStuff]

+Language Fan Eble mi provos ĝin. Mi pensas, ke mi devas legi pli pri ĉi tiu metodo.

[@chufflangs]

Language Stuff Pli ol mia belega videeto? ;)

[@LanguageStuff]

+Language Fan haha. I like to research the crap out of new things before I buy in. I think I'm so settled in my current method that it's hard for me to want to change it up. I didn't know how to express that in Esperanto; I'm very new to the language!

[@chufflangs]

Language Stuff Well good luck and give it a try!

[@julypaw8446]

Quick question. For a language like Chinese would you write the Chinese character followed by the English translation, pinyin followed by translation or Chinese character followed by pinyin and then by the English translation?

[@MrVbarroso]

Perhaps if you want to use less notebooks, you could use the back of the bronze book as the silver book. :)

[@nataliaperez9372]

Can someone explain the process of moving up the books from bronze, silver and to gold? Do we basically just use two pages in each book or am I just dumb? What is the purpose of changing the notebooks?

[@suki_channel]

Then what will you do with the words in The Gold notebook?

[@wretchedworm]

Hi thanks for the video, very helpful. i have a question. when u do your recall. whats the criteria you set to determine you've successfully recalled? Remembering both meaning AND pronunciation? I asked this because i'm learning japanese now and because i'm chinese, the meanings of the kanji words are easy for me. The hard part is the pronunciation, especially when to use kunyumi and onyumi. So in terms of recall getting the meaning is not a problem for me but the pronunciation is.

[@chufflangs]

Japanese is a special case. The creator, David James, recommends that you make one line for each "unit of memory," so if there is a Japanese word which has two things you want to remember (世界 means world, it is pronounced sekai) then you would make it two lines. This way, if you remember the meaning but not the pronunciation, you won't carry the meaning with you to the next list where it doesn't belong. You are always focusing on only the vocabulary items that you struggle to remember.

[@wretchedworm]

ok thanks for the explanation.

[@emilyconnor7563]

Just a quick question - do you do anything with the lists in those two weeks? Read over? Or just leave them? :) Thanks!

[@chufflangs]

Leave them! Don't even look at them :) That's the only thing about this method that can't be altered or personalized, according to its creator.

[@jackychick]

Thx for the great video. Learning japanese here... since hiragana (pronouciation) and kanji (chinese words) are different, would you suggest doing it all on same page or seperate them as diff. learning steps like write kanji and hiragana seperately on diff notebook?

[@chufflangs]

jwod Hi! The method creator actually has a blog post about this question, which you can find here: huliganov.tv/2011/10/18/questions-on-goldlist-method-and-japanese-kanji/

[@jackychick]

@@chufflangs Thanks a lot for the link. it s extremely detailed

[@chufflangs]

@@jackychick The creator of this method, David James, has lots of great advice on how to sue his method, on that website huliganov.tv! Best of luck!

[@oleg4q]

Aaaand, should I write all 25 words after first two weeks, if i can't remember anything? And what to do with words from headlist which I didn't write to D1. How to remember their?

[@seop1721]

I watched a few explanations that didn't explain how to do it clearly. Now I know more. Brilliant. Thank you. Just two questions: Are you still writing other 20 plus headlists even when distilling? And do you need to flick back through pages to find the necessary dates to distill? (I'm attempting to imagine it, and it seems I will have to hunt through the book for the correct date when dealing with distillations.) Thanks! P.S. I suppose some sticker tags to bookmark the dates might work to make it easy to find, though that may get crowded very quick. P.P.S. The video is great, but a real life (even pretend) example would be wonderful.

[@chufflangs]

When distilling you are taking out certain elements and rewriting what remains (that you didn't remember or combine or simply drop away). Only the headlist is more than 20 lines. I hope that answers your question. Sticker tags could certainly work. I use a very handy to-do app called Todoist where you can type in natural deadlines in your tasks like "every other friday" and it will automatically schedule them. One useful part of this app is the ability to use an exclamation point after the word "every" to make the next due date exactly 2 weeks away from the next time you complete it (to allow for times you don't distill on the exact day that it comes due) The result would be a to-do list line that is perhaps the page number of the book, which would read: "Page 4 every! 2 weeks" This would be a very automated and clean way to do it (but requires use of technology which might ruffle Davey's feathers). Notifications can also be configured in with this app.

[@seop1721]

Language Fan Thanks! I'll check it out. I watched a couple more videos and feel I now the system now. Figuring out how to find the right page and date of distillation is maybe something that will come when I start using it. I'll start today. I'm going to use it for phrases, as opposed to single words.

[@usernamemykel]

Is this correct - If I make four headlists of 25 words each (totaling 100 words), on the same day, I need to wait 2 weeks and then REVIEW THEM ALL , all 100?

[@uyu7823]

can you write vocabulary of multiple languages into one notebook or would that fuck up the way of learning?

[@chufflangs]

I would say using one notebook for multiple languages would confound your numbering, and be more confusion than it's worth. There are Gold List users who list multiple languages simultaneously, but in separate notebooks!

[@wardm4]

So it's basically an analog SRS system?

[@sarafast7187]

What do you do with your gold list once you have it? Is it just there to be reviewed? Or do you distill more in the gold book?

[@chufflangs]

The option is given by the creator of this to keep going if you want.

[@moleman8631]

so do you not work on the lists for two weeks? or do you make new headlists every other day or so and come back to those lists after two weeks while simultaneously making new ones? great video, love the 8-bit (or if it's 16-bit i don't know this stuff) style

[@chufflangs]

+moleman Exactly, don't look at the headlist for two weeks, then distill it. New headlists as often as you want! Thanks :) That's what I was going for!~

[@tristanmanubens6188]

Hello , first of all thank you for your video , it's really helpful , there's just a part a didn't get it , once you start to write the head list (25)for the silver book you fulfilled with D'3 words from the bronze book , on D'3 i have 8 words , so i fulfill the 17remaining with new words? or from where? thank you very much

[@chufflangs]

+Tristan Manubens Hi Tristan! My understanding is, at this point in the process you pull from other bronze D3's, until you have a new silver list of 25 words that you just couldn't remember. ;) My pleasure!~

[@tristanmanubens6188]

+Language Fan I've understood , thank you very much!! take care

[@tvbox6955]

For this method, do I also need a Commodore 64? :)

[@chufflangs]

Can't hurt!!

[@buenvidanadz1969]

A stupid question: Are you not supposed to encounter the words you've listed in every possible way (i.e reading the word, hearing the word on an audio, etc.) ever again until the 2 week period allotment?

[@chufflangs]

The idea behind the method is that your long-term memory shouldn't be force-fed. Random encounters with the word is certainly not prohibited, but you don't want to interrupt the 2-week period if you can help it.

[@jeffreyd508]

In short, is the system suggesting that writing a new word/senttence only four times or less in a period of two months, it will be in our long term memory?

[@chufflangs]

The system suggests that trying to force-feed your long-term memory is inefficient, and that you will normally remember about 30% of what you write once.

[@sral26]

I remembered more than 30% for my first distilation. Now I have only 10 instead of 17, how do I continue now?

[@chufflangs]

That's great! You won't reliably remember more than 30%, so it will balance out. Maybe take the ones you remembered quickest, or the ones you think there's a chance you would forget?

[@farhadjawhar4055]

I dint understand the silver and gold list and book thingy pls anyone tell me

[@hughmungus99]

I had to look up what a tripe was lol, apparently it is the stomach lining of some animals. Didn't even know that had a word in any language haha

[@chufflangs]

Making it a good example of unnecessary vocabulary you can trim! ;)

[@kaffeekohi4635]

谢谢你! ありがとうございます！

[@carolinelarisson5305]

I have a question about the method, Can we use it to a language that we star from the beginning ?

[@chufflangs]

Answer: YES!

[@ketsalmishtlemikkapantlits3743]

2:05 104. fútbol* *

[@chufflangs]

+Ketsal Mishtle Mikkapantli Tsatsomoka Thank you! Haha

[@luinervanos2190]

Wenn man die 3 Bronzelist's kombiniert zu einer Silberlist aber sie untrschiedliche Daten bsp(3.5+4.5+13.5) haben was soll man dann machen

[@rhazeingg4356]

Is there anyway to use ANKI with this method ?

[@chufflangs]

As far as I know, this is a separate method from SRS. This would be used instead

[@Faith-lh5ti]

Lost me after bronze book ngl but I might still give it a try

[@bennigan88]

What music track was this!? I must know!!!

[@chufflangs]

4:01 ;)

[@LP_Amadeus]

I am confused as to what kind of words to write. Do I just think of words that might be useful (because that seems very tedious) or do I write every single word from a dictionary (because that seems very useless)? Some guides tell you to write "head words", but I am confused as to what is meant by that. Thanks, and great video!

[@chufflangs]

The creator of the method recommends word frequency lists as a start. He also uses a dictionary, but since he's an accountant by trade and doesn't mind tedium, he doesn't recommend this for everyone because it would bore most people.

[@leunghorace1079]

I think you can squeeze 3 books into 1 for toki pona

[@chufflangs]

Definitely!

[@edenheaven5175]

Yep that be called a looseleaf with section dividers

[@claudius2312]

I don't really get the 30% part.....? is it possible to have more details?

[@chufflangs]

+claudius2312 Two weeks after writing the headlist, you should remember 30% of it and remove it. Then write the remaining 70% you didn't remember as well as your first distillation. Two weeks after that, you should remember 30% of it again and remove it again... :)

[@sofiiaskorobohata9619]

but where do you take the words to write down? what should it be?

[@chufflangs]

Many people take vocabulary lists, including frequency lists (for beginners). Depending on your level, you could also use unfamiliar words from a book you are reading.

[@delionita]

I can't imagine being able to remember words out of context. Just grabbing a random list and hoping you'll remember the words is total nonsense. I choose words from readings I do or conversations I have with language partners. After I distill the words, I write sentences with them and submit them to be corrected on italki.

[@chufflangs]

@@delionita The creator of this method has used it for cloze-sentences.

[@stevenrodriguez433]

How would you get to distillation 7

[@chufflangs]

The same way as the other distillations, but using the final distilled list from the previous book as your headlist.

[@stevenrodriguez433]

ChuffTV2 what if you get all of them before that

[@chufflangs]

@@stevenrodriguez433 Then it sounds like the method succeeded for you, my friend.