How to Turn PASSIVE Learning Into ACTIVE Learning (and Reduce Drowsiness)

[@JustinSung]

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[@AryanSharma-hv6qu]

I don't normally comment but man commend you for not holding back any learning. Usually, guys paywall their real content and use their channel solely as a marketing tool but you've provided almost everything that is there to learn about learning on your channel. It is a big thing for guys like belonging to small towns and struggling financially not being able to buy various courses. Really appreciate what you are doing. I can see big differences in my learning capacity already and it has only been a month or so.

[@goldencookie5456]

If you get the course, you will get tons of personalized advice. About 60% of the course is individual catering and helping people actually apply the learning style in their own situation.

[@AryanSharma-hv6qu]

@@goldencookie5456 Yup have seen the sample live session and can imagine the impact that it will have. Am already considering it and will enroll in the near future.

[@HoaLe-rk4ou]

Im a Vietnamese and dollar with me is expensive and high too. But the course is valuable, i think that it worths it. I will find the way and try my best to learn the course in the near future.

[@halesbellss]

Clark Kegley is the worst with that. His videos make no sense it’s just a way he can get paid to advertise his course.

[@chilael6892]

I wonder if Justin knows about Alex Hormozi. He also seems to give a lot of value away for free

[@aryakhadye8180]

I recently stumbled upon this channel the best thing that has happened to me because you keep talking about everything I do wrong is saw your videos about encoding but when I actually sat down to read I was feeling drowsy and ended up sleeping so now this video once again will be of help to me.Really really thanks to you these videos are so much helpful

[@johannes164]

Very good video! Suggestion: add some sort of indicator, maybe in the title or thumbnail or both, to show that this video is a video where you are showing how to study practically or whatever you wanna call it, like you said, you want to show how to study when you do it. I like all of your videos of course, but find these videos, with the common theme of showing it particularly useful. The 2 hour study with me stream for instance. Probably not the best articulation of this, but hopefully the point gets across.

[@johannes164]

One of many benefits of this (the cons might outweigh the pros, just presenting one pro here) would be that future viewers that find this interesting would probably have a higher chance of going through all of the videos with this indicator kind of like a playlist (actual youtube playlists are also very useful, but often dont get recommended in feeds… maybe they help the algorithm idk) instead of just watching one video

[@carlarsens2687]

Great !! Thank you for this advice. I am Reading a Book on Algorithms and data structures, do not to feel overwhelmed, i choose what i think that is interesting to know first , and i go back and read what is around

[@parthsharma34]

Justin, you are a gift to this world. Thank you for your work. I will gladly pay you double the cost of your current course fees. You’re an inspiration. I can’t wait for the next cohort of students you are taking in. I’ll be there!!!

[@sathvikkumar3609]

Damn, Justin keeps uploading bangers after bangers. Keep it up with your latest videos mate

[@omorfaruqakib965]

I had to start to apply the very techniques he was showing to this very video in order to keep watching without drowsiness! But the experience just turned upside down when I did it! Glad that you have shared these things.

[@kimnana7272]

this is one of my biggest problem , thank you justin so much u'r on a whole another level

[@sciencetoday3629]

This was extremely helpful video . Thanks a lot Justin

[@khalizwag619]

Hey Justin, Can you give us an update on future study sessions on this topic? The in-depth knowledge you will soon gain will inspire even more future learners to not be deterred in this sector. Will you be implementing what you learn into a machine learning platform? What a game changer if you do Justin, I'm sure as a community we'd support your endeavors in this field and would love a glimpse of how you acquire and apply what you learn.Thank you.

[@LeeTaeyong-p4b]

An important part of the course is the custom feedback by the coaches. So, a mechnisation wouldn't rly work I think...

[@aleaaerktyka1052]

I implemented these techniques watching your video.

[@Werisetilldeath]

Thanks for the video,Justin.

[@Duckduckyo]

Techniques: 1. Skim untill you find something interesting then read back connecting it to what you find interesting

[@Jesupemiabere]

Wow I feel like I just learnt how to learn 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@toothfairy5352]

This video is blessed with a thousand blessings

[@anantranjansrivastava2797]

Please help me out with this.......what am I supposed to do while learning from a book that has no keywords/bold words........like most of the self-help books.......all the text in the is completely plain and the chapters are the only things in which the content is categorised.............can you please tell me how to work with your methods in this case?

[@AmirKhan-ok5zb]

Where is that shirt from?

[@koserrist770]

Bro it is insane thank you

[@nykz8043]

Hey check out free form. Got it free after last update on iOS. I like it much more then concepts. :D

[@veenasajeon384]

Thank you

[@marcboutilier7044]

Does anyone have ideas on studying mathematics? I find it the most confusing to study using some of these techniques.

[@theearner8198]

First and most important step: Know the fundamentals. Second: Be Consistent cause' Maths is all about pratice.

[@Catholicguy-qs3ng]

@theearner I think that practising math is the application stage in blooms taxanomy But Justin tells us to engage in higher order so the best way would be to Create our own questions and solve it 👍👍

[@davidzhong]

Alternative Intelligence

[@tushaar02]

Alternative intelligence?

[@Don.McWigglesworth]

Oh my gosh I relate so much I cannot feel awake and awake (you can call that aaa lol) when I am working and in class and I am in an ap class and I just mindlessly take notes and don’t remember anything for when I have a quiz or test just like right now like my sister is making me watch this video but I’m not listening okay I just heard cognitive science and I’ve skipped a bunch okay anyway she’s painting a pot and I just cooked a meal with her and I’m waiting for my dad to come back from a trip to bjs so we can eat I’m so tired and hungry oh my goshshshshshshshs what was the flow idk video but anyways I just told her I’m not listening and she’s kinda mad okay byeeee

[@Don.McWigglesworth]

W comment

[@Don.McWigglesworth]

Very informative and helpful and relatable and it is a good comment only hater disagree #hatersgonnahatebaby

[@Don.McWigglesworth]

The average viewer of this comment will think I am at the age range of 12

[@Don.McWigglesworth]

For all the wonderers and imaginers of the world I would like to say, yes, I am single, single as a Pringle, single as first base, singly the greatest human to ever touch the face of earth no cap!

[@Don.McWigglesworth]

Perhaps you are wondering the origins of my comments. Well, to explain, I am tired. Tired. I slept 12 hours and I’m tired. Just got done with a week of preparing and doing midterms. Hooooollly! Tired as a car. Exhausted as a car. Gassed as a car. I am in need of food and sleep. It’s all in my head, says Olivia, but no, it is in my heart. I am a heartless man looking for a glimmer of hope in the far distance, but only am hanging on by the mere hope that I will one day, one day be happy with the life that has been given to me

[@jxrdxn2611]

How r u gonna apply this to math though 😂 I find it hard for formulas to catch my attention

[@Darknight526]

1. Skip through until something interests you or spikes your curiosity/intuition. 2. Write down the keywords, think about what you already know about it, and how you think it'll be explained. You want to have relational-level thinking, which is creating a web of connections to your prior knowledge. This allows you to engage in more active learning than passive.

[@blank9811]

Summary: There are 2 techniques to make learning more fun and exciting. 1. Inductive reasoning 2. collecting keywords, connecting the dots and building your "own reasoning" behind a topic. Errors can be rectified and your understanding will deepen tenfold.

[@Dank_Lulu]

Thanks for another great explanation! These more specific, shorter videos make it easier to apply the previous stuff you've taught and it's a treat!

[@benl9776]

Only sane Lulu main in the world

[@Dank_Lulu]

@@benl9776 You are quite far off from the truth there, but I'll take the compliment 😅

[@hals634]

What if you don’t understand the topic or the keyword? Also, how would you do it for revising mathematics? Thank you.

[@jeffin2645]

Search it on Google and come back to your text

[@jeffin2645]

Know the foundations first and understand how you could relate with the current topic that you are learning and then practise as mentioned in the video

[@prrithwirajbarman8389]

Math😭

[@MagnaAnima]

Great tips, I sometimes look at Blooms Taxonomy (i.e. using higher order learning) but don’t quite know how to implement it in active study.

[@Number16BusShelter]

I’m pretty sure those higher levels would be active study. Especially the ones near the top, like above and including analyse.

[@rarogcmex]

@@Number16BusShelter Yes. And if you apply items it's also active study. Or even creating competitions is active study, if you active use prior knowledge. There is so much opportunities, and it's sometimes becomes difficult.

[@laura_martin]

I'm studying to pass a very difficult exam to get a job as a museum curator and you don't know how much you are helping me! The other day I was falling asleep while reading haha. If I had met you earlier, maybe I would have finished medicine when I was studying it.

[@JoseRivera-rl3qv]

I’m in medicine yet

[@UberBossPure]

Museum curator is better then medicine

[@Evanol_Bled]

The real question is can you answer high school level questions by reading a PhD level thesis 😂😂

[@IamKudos]

Loved this video Justin. You're a hard earned genius. Btw if you want to do longer length videos where you dive deep into showing parts of the text of a book to show what steps you would take from studying that part, you could get an overhead cam setup or something, that would show more of the text on the book easily. Love the video!

[@ReflectionOcean]

- Recognize passive learning cues [0:39] - Interject when feeling disengaged to prevent inefficiency [3:52] - Skip to interesting sections to spark curiosity [4:22] - Use prior knowledge to connect new information [8:42] - Write down key concepts and hypothesize their connections [6:13] - Combine techniques for relational thinking and knowledge scaffolding [10:31]

[@darkfire8547]

A technique I use is when I notice I'm starting to study passively, I start making questions on the subject I'm studying, then I try to answer by using the things I learned before that moment.

[@Explorer626]

For the second technique, is it okay to sometimes look up the definitions of the keywords before trying to make connections, or should I always try to predict their meanings?

[@LeeTaeyong-p4b]

Always look up them up bc you need to know what that word means. The connections just show it's relation to the topic not its meaning in general

[@tushaar02]

ah again just like last week. When I take a break. justin pops on my feed

[@evenight0024]

regarding boring content, my experience is that the language also plays a big role in it. If it is written in a way I cannot logically comprehend, that would hinder my understanding.

[@pismobiics825]

"This random little video" is more valuable than hours of study related videos.

[@joaofrancisconogueira7755]

You're a GAME CHANGER! Thank you, so much!

[@doubletap3230]

Thank you so much for this video! I have this condition a lot and make myself feel bad by thinking it‘s the result of being lazy and not that smart! And the first method of skimming is really true. I‘ve had to create a presentation within 24 hour and could read a whole book about the topic while creating that presentation bc I was looking for the key words and needed the the other parts to put in context. In the three weeks before that I‘ve always fallen asleep trying to read it

[@elizabeth-sh4ji]

sorry this is kinda irrelevant but justin's skin is glowy asf

[@jeffchims8411]

I am among the first subscribers to this channel. This channel has really transformed my approach to learning in general. His videos just energize my brain👍👍

[@Taylan777]

DR JUSTIN, im so happy you're learning about AI waiting for your thoughts on chat gpt integrated learning!

[@risafilm]

Much needed..

[@emeraldbeauty01]

I'm a passive learner and didn't even realize it. Thank you so much for the great tips!

[@Dargotsauce]

Literally changed the whole way I approach studying. I hope I get a chance to sign up for your course.

[@afia8467]

Please avoid using the background music, your content is good already without the annoying beats in the background

[@ThomasIkemann]

I never really red books. When I want to know or to learn something, I ask myself some questions, go to the internet and try to figure it out. Reading through books, in hope I find something that might be interesting for me, just does not work for me personally. As an example, if I want to learn about windmills, I would watch a view videos explaining that (until I honestly understand it). It times of the internet, the only use of a textbook for me is to jump to that very page or paragraph which explains what I want to know. All the hacks in the world just try to fix what is wrong behaviour up front.

[@xxmusahd3695]

game changer wow, immediate impact, video i literally needed, thanks for sharing

[@jbvalle]

Your tips are really incredible, thank you!

[@Salieri2024]

Great video Justin! Recently I've been having doubts as to whether I should pursue medicine or some other STEM field post high school and realized you haven't really made any particular videos discussing what, according to you/as per your personal experience, are the factors a student should consider before going to medical school/how to know if med school is right for you or not. A video on that topic would be greatly appreciated by me as well as many of your viewers.

[@heythere9554]

Med school is mostly memorisation but maybe by using Justins strategies the amount of memorisation might reduce.

[@Vivi_LaRue]

Thank you for this. I am looking for ways to make my studying more efficient. This is the best active learning explanation I have seen.

[@yuliyaprytysyuk3157]

Honestly thank you very much for inspiring and teaching us to learn efficiently... I am having a lot of trouble on focusing and it's been a huge challenge for me to study these days.. This is getting me a bit out of this slump state that I am in. Thank you!

[@dsync5483]

Justin knows what he's doing with that thumbnail XD

[@Clover_9777]

I've been doing this for an upcoming test. It's less boring. Find something that's interesting for you and make connections. The use of keywords is also a good tip!

[@MegaMioman]

This is a great video, I agree that these specific, shorter videos are great and make it easier to situate a lot of methods and approach refinements that you teach. I also think the burst of colors with the animations and thumbnail help to entice viewers. Nice!

[@Satyaprakash__1929]

Spring ball technique + Key word technique

[@lacareisa]

This was really cool, I related skimming till I get to something that interests me to the way I review some documents like a thesis, where you generally are more interested by things like the abstract, methodology, conclusions; so you basically just want to form a general idea from that, and then see at the discussion stuff that's relevant to the things that you're looking for. Searching for the keywords, thinking and relating them seems like an amazing way to get back on track and think things through a little bit more

[@sekhmet1379]

I think I've seen you around at our hospital...

[@Jesupemiabere]

Hey, Justin Have you written a book?

[@hyminlottering7680]

Hi Justin I like these videos of you going through the process while doing it. Thanks for your hard work and insights. You are amazing.

[@Ahu_796]

I already try 😊😊😊 and it's really work Guy's try it's

[@ganpati.143-]

I'm from Bharat(India) ,and your advice is like nectar/gem

[@victorolatunji5907]

How do I deal with subjects like Regional Anatomy in a educational system where I'm being tested on the various details I can remember?

[@azhivago2296]

More implementation videos please!

[@tarunarachmad3976]

i read from ebook that is elaborative interogation. it requre prior knowledge and asking questions that help make connection to fact we already know

[@tarunarachmad3976]

6.11 hightlight, make heading, explain with own word

[@seanongjoco5832]

Thank you Sung, I was trying to figure out what type of learning I was doing, thinking that I was original, but no, you have made my learning processes clearer. Thanks.

[@mdibrar2935]

but this will take alot of time for doing a big book

[@BladeAurora]

can you cover how you learn about AI entirely in your course as an example of showing us your learning?

[@mariabarnes9197]

Thanks for the reminder-- appreciate it!!

[@bohanwithb1546]

man this guy is so cool, hey guy you are so cool

[@Alphazero_]

Justin, what tablet do you use?

[@user-wp7fn4ol4x]

lmao what if Ur not interested in any of it

[@KOMEK1999]

amazing teacher

[@russelllapua4904]

Ah, so i've been passive learning everything my entire life!

[@CHARGING.TARTARUS]

Well don't beat yourself up to it , I've been doing all kind of flawful( if this is even a word) things my entire life

[@sencremer4927]

who knows what headphones those are

[@Rosannasfriend]

Sometimes you watch these videos and things are confirmed. I used to do that first technique all the time! It didn’t always work for me, but there was a time that it works most of the time for me. It’s nice to know that there are other techniques that I can use alongside it instead of relying only on that. We all need many tools in our toolbelt just in case one of those tools doesn’t work. Thank you very much.

[@LeeTaeyong-p4b]

All techniques are in the course😅

[@MrDjhealth]

What exactly is a schema?

[@SkilledApple]

This is spicy! I'm going to try these tips out -- I really like the definition/key word guessing before even learning it strategy, and I've never seen anyone suggest that before!

[@hamzachaudhary6103]

I was just watching this video after practicing for my UCAT entry test for medicine. The types of questions on there are incredibly borning and monotonous and my focus level drops significantly when im doing that. How can i try and apply this technique to that because its not really a text that i read, more of an activity that is mainly grey.

[@mohamedbaneb9292]

i used the first technique and i skipped the entire book

[@diptanshuk5]

🤣🤣

[@sssahu1905]

Thank you so much 🙏

[@cat108gbo]

Hey Justin, can your program work for me even tho Im studying at a college in Israel, which mean that most of my learning material is in Hebrew and not in English?

[@robalexnat]

Justin I'm not gonna lie man, you chose probably one of the more longer books, I mean even most of the researchers only use that as a reference point. I say this just so you know what awaits you.

[@mmk2411]

Question Dr. Sung please, do you access e-learning sometimes or mainly text books.? 2. I struggle with my learning environment. Are there set ups that are more conducive?

[@lucascardozo2123]

really nice

[@cantcode023]

its all about who i am

[@shivendra7crown]

Excellent❤

[@duckalotl]

-skip ahead -write down keywords & think abt how you know it and how the textbook could explain it -how is it relevant?

[@Typicalghost.]

So his saying that the relationships we make with our prior knowledge can be our sub topics for our web(Mindmap)? I’m so confused 😅

[@sufiaamir2348]

Good points . Interesting. Our notes can include ... What I know , what I want to learn , what news things I just learnt.

[@koyuki6113]

this is what I needed for studying from books, thanks a lot!

[@EChere]

MR BEAST!!

[@abdelhakimkhabir]

What pen tablet you're using with concepts or just for handwriting?

[@cryptoeducation8895]

great help

[@Bhalla..]

Do make a video on ' how u edit your videos ' .... really like ur content & ur editing too

[@VidhathShetty]

This is a good refresher to your main course. Btw you guys should totally buy it worth every penny 🙏🙏. Helped me find the gaps. It's planned discomfort 😅😅.

[@jade1655]

i feel like a recap with bulleted points at the end would've made this vid great instead of good.