What I Learned after 5000 Hours of Studying

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Time stamps:
0:00 My life of studying
01:16 Realisation 1: You can overdose on learning techniques
05:23 Realisation 2: Don’t create learning debt
10:39 Realisation 3: You cannot get stronger without lifting the weight
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I also received the Dean's Award of Academic Excellence for being the top graduating student for the Master of Education at Monash University in 2022 (while studying 1/20th of the recommended time). Here is a video I made on my approach to studying for that: • 5 Techniques of Every ...
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ABOUT DR JUSTIN SUNG
Justin is a former medical doctor, full-time learning coach and consultant, top 1% TEDx speaker, researcher, author, and learning skills lecturer at Monash University. Over the past decade, he has worked with over 10,000 learners from 120+ countries to learn with more confidence and control. He is the co-founder and head of learning at iCanStudy, an international training organisation for self-regulated higher-order learning.
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[@JustinSung]

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[@paciskylla2412]

1. Flashcards are time consuming 2. Your knowledge has to be set for real life. Succeeding exams isn't enough. Help your future self ! Don't give the future version of you more work to do. 3. Identify your trivial needs. Map your current learning process. Challenge your reasoning. Learn and experiment = Principle of effective learning. 4. You cannot get stronger without lifting the weight. Don't always look for the easiest, fastest way to learn. That is self-sabotage... The best way to make learning easier in the long run is to make yourself an expert. The more you know, the more you make connections. Know how to use informations to make sense to you. Learning always requires mental efforts (desirable difficulty). Building high quality knowledge requires efforts. Spend the right efforts in the right way !

[@macummings7818]

MVP! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@_-_-_-_-__--_-_-_]

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[@zejugames5045]

Identify your retrieval* needs

[@MrCogito8]

Thanks for the inputs n effort

[@user-fo6rk2em6z]

❤

[@norbercik979]

me at 10:45 pm watching a guy talking abt studying knowing that i have 2 tests tomorrow

[@samriddhitiwari628]

Oh bro me too its 3 am and I have a test upcoming sunday but just took a break 😁

[@norbercik979]

@@samriddhitiwari628 sunday? lol btw i didnt go to school today xd

[@user-dj3bt7yh6l]

​@@samriddhitiwari628tests on Sunday?in india

[@Gr_YoruToshiro]

It's 11:45 PM for me lol

[@muhammadnurichwan6013]

And now, 6.30 am Jakarta time :)

[@JamalAhmadMalik]

I dropped out of college, but thanks to your videos I'm looking forward to my new degree.

[@maxzura]

good luck man. you got this. may i ask, what are you majoring in?

[@JustinSung]

I love to hear that! Best of luck :)

[@harsh1784]

Same He really made me love learning 😊❤

[@Th3L0wK1]

@@JustinSungyou haven’t spent 5000 hours studying you charlatan, you simply trying to sell a study ‘course’ with ‘revolutionary’ information when it reality it is simply repackaged well established techniques for $500. Be better, ‘Dr’.

[@joehanson2250]

Im just sitting here pretty drunk and realized this content isnt really targeted for me atm but hopefully it will be for my future self XD

[@ninjycoon]

I'm almost 27 and I feel like I'm completely lost in learning debt.

[@thehappycookiehour]

Or maybe you are in learning hell. Just start and go with it.

[@er_5406]

@@thehappycookiehour OMG.... So true. Thank you. 🥺😘

[@PersonalDev-cx5fe]

don't fall for made up terms by millionaires selling you their bs

[@IvanGarcia-cx5jm]

I think one problem that should be mentioned here (maybe it was mentioned implicitly), is that exams are often not well calibrated for the real world. The student hyperfocus on passing the exams and end up learning or memorizing many details to get an A. Covering parts of the book that are not really important for the future, and end up accumulating a lot of Muda knowledge that eventually go to waste. As a professional now, I don't like to take courses because they will make me study for things that I don't need. I just read the book and focus on what is going to be useful and skip the rest. This saves me a lot of time and just spend my time in what is useful. I think universities need a healthy distribution of professors that are purely from the academia world and professors that have plenty of experience in the industry. Because in the end, just a small fraction of the students will end up in the academia.

[@Okay028]

Can you tell me what is the ideal study method to combine clinical and basic knowledge? I am in my third year of medicine and I later learned about Anki and flash cards.I think it is appropriate and I started getting good grades. Are there other more effective methods? 🥲🥲🥲

[@IvanGarcia-cx5jm]

@@Okay028 Sorry, I am in the computer science world. Please redirect this question as a new comment so that the owner of this KZbin channel can answer it (which he seem to be a doctor in medicine). Studying for engineering/computer-science is very different from studying for medicine. In engineering and software you have to really understand the theories, concepts and formulas by solving a lot of problems and doing a lot of programming, proving things mathematically in some cases, doing a lot of projects. Reading is important, but there is very little memorizing in this area. In the end the exams are solving problems. Maybe that is different in medicine.

[@lisandroroman8336]

totally agree you just need to put to work and practice thats it in the end@@IvanGarcia-cx5jm

[@giovannipiacen85]

You're saying it as if it's the educational system problem rather than the students' problem. When I studied, I did it because I loved the subject, and now I excel in teaching it. People who focus on the A will never be top in anything.

[@IvanGarcia-cx5jm]

@@giovannipiacen85 You are right. The student could be part of the problem. But I remember a very smart student that worked on the main part of the design of the solar car of my university. He had an average of 3.00. All his time went to the project. When I joined a similar team for a walking robot competition I got my first 2 C's at college. I could barely sleep working on the robotics competition. After I left the team, my GPA went up again. If you don't dedicate enough time to study (like it or not) what the professors are going to test you for (even though it might not matter in the future), then B's accumulate, and the GPA goes down. Another possible solution is not giving the GPA the highest importance, which is the case for many companies and institutions. I think the tests have to be designed to make sure that the student really understands, manages and have an intuition of the concepts, rather than bug the student down with details that can easily be Googled (or asked to ChatGPT) in the future (if ever needed). Some professors are good at this, others not.

[@Baka100]

Learn from others mistakes because time is too short to learn from your own.

[@humblehotpockets1460]

Learning from your own mistakes is still the most effective because you suffered the consequences of those mistakes first hand. I used to think that I will just ask for and follow advice every time I do something new like transitioning into college, but now I think it is best that I learn from my own experiences rather than other people's because everyone have different experiences and weaknesses that need different solutions to overcome.

[@sarwagyaacharya419]

​​@@humblehotpockets1460 The complete sentence is "You don't have enough time to make all the mistakes and learn from them in this lifetime, so learn from others' mistakes too."

[@senorarty6745]

you will learn from your own mistakes regardless, trust me on that

[@abhinavh9560]

@@humblehotpockets1460 🔥

[@pranavswara8814]

Shiv khera s book YOU CAN WIN is my fav book for how to succeed this line is also in the book with way more quotes which are very inspirational

[@johnz7167]

Justin is so straightforward no bs. I really like ur content. As a med student, they really helped me a lot

[@user-xd4mu8lg1f]

I recently discovered your channel and have watched countless numbers of your videos. The idea of high process learning is something I’d never heard about, but thanks to you, I’m beginning to learn more about different methods that may work for me. I’m in high school, and taking my first AP class, and I’d love to see an example of notes that you’d agree with, because mapping out the connections is challenging, and it’d be helpful to get insight and see examples.

[@matchapurin]

this is very helpful. really helps unpack years of trying to do everything as quickly as possible and offloading the mental effort to my future self. great video i’m gonna go check out that playlist now.

[@Loyannelima]

The method starts at 8:00 but it's good to watch the entire video cuz he has great explanation on how he struggled with other methods and why they were not effective

[@mastermindcat]

it's actually not a video about learning methods, it is about making your learning less difficult.

[@huseyintunc7753]

Thank you 🙏. It was getting very long and time consuming like flash cards. 😩

[@jet3754]

I liked you having the examples to illustrate the concepts this time around. They make sense to us but I think without those examples, it's difficult to appreciate or interpolate how we might use them. And imo a better balance of time spent on what to do right instead of what to avoid or what people avoid is healthier and more encouraging.

[@Rahul_5801]

awesome! I just had a good realization as well as clearing so many doubts I have been with many doubts over many years but you are reasoning about the learning techniques have projected light on me

[@gymrat5014]

I've seen this one video of yours and then I got grabbed by the rest of your content and so far I have the impression that it opened my eyes to things I've never knew existed. I've always been a lazy student who just did the bare minimum to get by and it mostly worked, but I am now at a time of my academic life in which wi actually have to put in the work, and tour content seems intersting. I've already started applying some of the principles. Looking forward to implement the rest in a cohesive way. Will update tou how my semester is going. Now I just want to say thank you 🙏

[@doinitlive3015]

You explained realisation #3 really well. Thanks so much!

[@johnhurst5195]

Thanks doc! You reminded me of my initial "learning to learn" methodology in pre med, and how I now need to adjust it by mapping it all out. No learning debt!

[@gachiboi4440]

Thank you for sharing with us your personal experience, because this helps us to save literally thousands of hours of or lives. So simple, but decisive fundamentals for us might lead to marvelous consequences for tremendous amount of people around you. Respect.

[@ruruku77]

The realistic way of studying for a bunch of subjects or topics when it requires a memorization, is first, know the coverage of your test and exam. Then read all these coverage cover to cover. Highlight the most important topics, terms, enumeration. Then make a summary. In each topic, make at least a short phrase or sentence that explain or highlight the subject. Read and understand your summary. This is my technique like make a summary of 100 pages into 10 pages and memorize it. Its easier to memorize if you understand it first and create a story in brain.

[@myriampro4973]

It depends. When you finish to do all this, another could have read all of those 100 pages three or four times, with some special attention to some diagrams, and thats it. Personally, your method never worked for me. My mind would forget most of the 100 pages, also most of the ten. Ultra condensed information doesn't work for made, maybe a diagram but not plain text. That kind of method was suggested in my high school, also highlighting, and nope. Extra work and worst results, for me at least.

[@nathanbalisa3511]

Thank you Dr. Sung. I've been following some of the ideas you have presented and I see drastic improvements on the way I face new information🙏

[@JustinSung]

Keep it up

[@Dil.Careem]

This video about what you learned after 5000 hours of studying is truly inspiring! It's a testament to the power of persistence and dedication. Your emphasis on the importance of consistency, setting goals, and the growth mindset is spot on.

[@mirci5459]

Justin, your videos became much much better, well done!

[@77ZSQ]

The tips mentioned are very helpful especially the last one. Thank you.

[@philipdavis7521]

I’d love you to do a video specifically on language learning, specifically in how (if it does) differ from other types of learning. I’d be very interested to know your views on Stephen Krashen’s input hypothesis on language learning.

[@udohdaniel7064]

Thank you Justin. This is very helpful. I really love it.

[@jameshunt9857]

Thank you! Your advices are very helpful to me. They are really very realistic.

[@CH0NZA]

I think a really cool series of videos by Justin Sung is putting all these technique to use. I would like to see Justin learn a new language or learn another skill/trade and record his progress. I would like to see the language one though. Russian seems like a language he would probably have no experience with.

[@JustinSung]

Language learning is definitely on my list as a longer project I plan to record and show. In terms of demonstrating, the techniques, my videos of my studying for my masters are a great example of putting it together. What's important is that not every tool is used for every "project". But having a mastery of different tools, applied with certain universal principles, allows for high levels of adaptability. I also demonstrated some of these when I studied AI recently too.

[@justgivemeanumber8215]

@@JustinSung Did you have success in understanding the math behind AI? I know math is something you have to build up very gradually

[@greymind9815]

​@@JustinSung​ I think you should look into comprehensible imput. I do think language learning is a bit different than learning any other subject. It's not something you actually want to study in my opinion and the opinion of theorist like Steven Kaufman.

[@eo3637]

Duolingo + watching videos in the language that you want to learn, with substitles. This is the formula. Note: The subtitles's language should be same with video's language. I hope I have explained what I want to tell.

[@dandandan421]

Finally some good study tips in youtube! Thank you!

[@CM-id3wo]

Recently I have been studying a lot. The information here really well summarizes what I’ve been feeling about my own studies. But it articulated it so well.

[@aeceallia]

Thank you so so so much for inspiring me tobe better! With your videos, I can really learn how to manage my time with the way I study. ❤️✨

[@JustinSung]

My pleasure :)

[@Mint-nt6ly]

Thank you for sharing your valuable knowledge!

[@Christina.N.]

So glad I found Dr Justin 🙏 Always so many light bulb moments when watching your videos 💡 ❤

[@mmk2411]

You’re videos are extremely helpful. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise.

[@JustinSung]

Thanks for leaving your comment!

[@baltai3123]

I agree the 3 so much. When you said it, I became a little more aware. When you learn something, the more you can connect it with the things you know, the more it stays in your mind. Or if you connect the information you just learned. I also keep something by classifying it in my head while I'm learning it. This is like dividing the supermarket into aisles. If all the products were randomly arranged in a supermarket, it would be necessary to memorize the location of each item separately, and this would probably take months, but if you collect all the products that are related to each other in one aisle, then you would memorize the location of everything in three visits or so

[@calledboo]

Love the quality and lightening of this video so much matches the vibe!

[@JustinSung]

Glad you like it!

[@mikeguillermo1846]

very informative. so casual and human as organic. BLESSINGS to you more! new subscriber here.

[@dejanamarkova6460]

I’d like to come on here to say that this is something i got through this year and all of what you’re saying is true. These are great guidelines. About your first point, I’d word it more like: choose an effective learning technique for the learning goal. Keeping it fresh with changing techniques can help with not getting bored from your studying, but what made the biggest difference for me was finding the most effective methods and using them in unity depending on the goal. For me, flash cards are a waste of time if you have a set of more than, lets say, 30 flashcards. You need to take time to make them and understand the material before matching it up to the correct key words or questions that will help you retrieve the correct fact for you exam. They are only effective for memorising the fact, but not understand why it is a fact, if you skip the actual understanding and learning process and you just go make hundreds of flash cards. I saw much better results just throwing them away and spending hours making notes and actually learning new information, with then doing practice tests. Given, I am a STEM major, but this worked for my non-STEM classes as well. Conclusion: find effective learning methods that are in line with your future goals (connecting to your third point).

[@Alpha-V6]

Thank you to this video, i hope you will share another videos related to this, i am still a college student and i I benefited from your advice❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Thank you Pro

[@HARISHNOTES]

justin .. you are monopoly in your field 😍 love you man!! you really changed my life.. hey i tried to implement everything you say i draw mindmaps skip questions and pick the comfortable one's ..do priming but still without flashcard i feel feared that i will forget everything which is making me not to leave the flashcard method on my studies... but true before i use to root memorize the flashcard hit again several times and memorie without much context and it was very hard but now with all your method i rarely press again may 95% correct and 5% again button and the process became so easy but still i am somuch feared to leave the whole flashcard method completely

[@JessifurC]

Could you make a video or answer: 1) Demonstrating in practice / with a live example of how you relate and connect information together? Especially more technical and complex info. 2) How higher order learning helps memorize jargon and technical vocabulary (as opposed to concepts)? E.g. the name of a different enzymes, medications, etc. 3) Can you lay out in chronological order the comprehensive steps a complete beginner should take to optimize their learning? (Ex. 1) Sleep well. Eat well. Exercise. 2) Take fewer notes to improve cognitive load. 3) Pivot to mind maps and fluid, visual note taking. // higher order learning first via Blooms Taxonomy.. etc)

[@alessandromassimo5717]

I took 5 years to complete my chemical engineering bachelor degree that was supposed to last 3 years, last December I started the 2 years master. in April I discovered your channel and for the first time i aced 3 exams in row (uno structure is different I think but we have 4 classes march to may and the June July and September to pass the exam). I should have done 4 but i didn’t have time to study the last one. It is still an amazing result because I thought it was impossibile, at least I couldn’t do it during the bachelor. I just studied the same time but with methods proposed in the videos. Thanks!

[@davide6449]

Ciao Alessandro, suppongo tu sia italiano. Potresti dirmi cosa fai quando studi un libro?

[@alessandromassimo5717]

prima di iniziare sfoglio il capitolo e mi faccio uno schema mentale con possibili domande e come si relaziona al resto. poi studio cercado di rispondere alle domande che mi ero posto prima di inziare e fare collegamenti molto sintetici. per appunti all'università sono passato da scrivere tutte le parole del prof a concentrarmi davvero a capire e relazionare idee e scrivere in modo schematico quando è possibile (se uno legge le slide e basta chiaramente rimane difficile). poi mappe concettuali infinite su app come canvas e fondamentale vado dai professori a chiedere quello che ho capito meno. se riesci a farlo durante il periodo delle lezioni arrivi in sessione che non devi studiare ma solo ripetere. spesso ripeto tutto un paio di volte e la terza volta solo quello che mi risulta difficile. quando ripeto cerco di farlo come se dovessi spiegarlo a qualcuno e non ripeto a pappardella@@davide6449

[@drsygfq]

This is exactly what I was trying to tell my teachers when I was learning Korean! Learning takes time and we can't just memorize 50 words a day every day as it was required for the class. I have learned 4 languages (although I don't specialize in languages) and the similar techniques you shared worked perfect for me. And yes, flashcards, taking notes and writing down stuff have never helped me. If we want to learn we want to get it into our brains not somewhere else. Effortless repetitions is the key. Great video! Thank you.

[@Neddie2k]

Learning debt hit home, I been an a student in the top 5 percent of every class I have been in. But after the exams, I’m unable to apply anything I have ever learnt. I mastered the act of passing.

[@d1m18]

Very good point. It really resonated with me. Thank you

[@jpmv6647]

Your videos are the best. Thanks.

[@maksim.kirienko]

The things that I realized. 1) foundation first, details later; 2) At the beginning it always extensive knowledge, but to get from average to high level it always comes to intensive. Dig deeper, attention to details. Always asking myself - why is it so? Sometimes you need to check data you learn. Is it reliable, is there are researches? There is a plateau when you study a lot, but on the surface.

[@nazmi1657]

I'm currently struggling to fit in my University mentally, I was overwhelmed by it and try to find a shortcut for me to learn things better than others, but that make it worse. Thank you for your video for making me realize there is no way of finding shortcut without moving. It make me realize that effort is the one that matters a lot in finding improvement. I think i'm prepared to aced my study achieve my goal now ❤

[@Okay028]

Can you tell me what is the ideal study method to combine clinical and basic knowledge? I am in my third year of medicine and I later learned about Anki and flash cards.I think it is appropriate and I started getting good grades. Are there other more effective methods? 🥲🥲🥲

[@YouTryDie]

00:00 🤔 Overusing a single learning technique, like flashcards, can be counterproductive in the long run, leading to burnout and hindering your ability to explore other effective methods. 03:13 💡 Making small, frequent adjustments to your study methods helps you transition away from over-reliance on a single technique, allowing for more flexibility and effective learning. 06:56 📚 Avoid "learning debt" by ensuring your learning methods align with future needs. Don't just study for the present; consider how your knowledge will be useful in the long term. 10:09 🧠 Building expertise requires effort and mental engagement. Don't seek shortcuts; invest the necessary effort upfront to build a strong foundation of knowledge, making future learning easier and more effective.

[@batoolgee]

You're an angel thank you very much for this🙏🙏

[@Ramenko1]

Didn't need to watch the video. Thank you.

[@jayselsaulsolorzano5385]

love ya boi

[@marieanna7149]

Truly. I love people like you.

[@anora08190]

Ehhe🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Simran_048]

Right video at right time really got stuck into faster effortless learning

[@salmakhaled8888]

Thank you so much Dr Justin

[@5minutecalms]

Hi Justin! As a knowledge seeker who tries to gain knowledge of multiple unrelated subjects, I have learnt and benefitted a LOT from ur videos over the past 2 years. so thank u for that! I have 2 requests/queries: Have u ever tried Zettlekasten? Do u think it's useful for learning vast amounts of information, or what exactly is it useful for? Secondly for subjects like history and philosophy, which have more of a 'story' like format, instead of having titles, headings and diagrams - should we study them in the same way as science. Like previewing and finding the broad key ideas and their relations should obviously be included, but should we use like chunking, and rearranging and priority at the starting phase or just read the Philosophy text as it is. Please make videos on these if u can!

[@Star_faring]

Great video. All great lessons. And oof, the last one especially hits me hard. Always trying to find a more efficient path.

[@peterlewis8006]

video editing: 10/10, advice: 10/10. thank you.

[@user-ey5xw2nx9s]

Excellent video! Thank you! 👍

[@hikikomorihachiman7491]

These are just what I could retrieve by watching the video one time, so they are more likely to not represent what the video actually says so do watch the videos and don’t focus too much on what’s written here (I just wrote this for practice) 1. Don’t be focused on just One single learning technique (more so when that technique is like flash card that’s bad for the long run and bad for higher order learning) 2. Learning debt= learn in a way that makes it Easier for you FUTURE self to easily learn new things a. Studying≠Learning i. Studying + Encoding with Anchor points for future use for ANY scenarios(exams or real life in future)+ ??? = Learning (Could this be taken as gaming? Where if we are aiming to be a attacker, we spend all our stats points in increasing our attack/speed or for defender we may spend in defense/stamina? It’s not like we would spend our stat points on persuasion/intelligence which would would benefit merchant or what not and hope to be a attacker later down the line? 3. Learning Asset= Do Mental train/Carry Weights and not just look for shortcuts to build mind muscle.(Like higher Order Learning which helps with Encoding and making Anchor points) a. Expert in a Subject= Having many anchor points on mind such that, any new information you gain won’t be new information anymore but will just be something that will attach to that anchor point and make your mind more robust on that subject)

[@RameshKumar-ng3nf]

Thanks a lot for saving time 🙏 This comment deserves more than 1K likes 😊

[@purshotambohra2131]

Thanks for being bluntly honest, most people do not give context in their comments and I find it wasteful to read a comment that didn't provided much value at the first place.

[@BurOnOz]

Justin, tissue oxygenation is very critical in learning, health is foundation and when we have good tolerance to co2 as per vertigo bohr law more oxygen dissolve from blood to tissues. Like in this video you mentioned same issue also here: overdose. In medicine as per prof Buteyko hyperventilation is root cause, we modern people consume more air than we need which result funny : less oxygen delivery to tissues. Overdose is chronic problem also in air consumption, we need big reset and pathway is air diet until normalize co2 threshold. As a doctor you will do very good if you give a chance to buteyko method. I like you and will join your workshop. Please keep going your good works.

[@banananana1356]

Yeeesss I love this, why are you the first person to actually say you’re studying for YOU and not some academic validation or grades

[@Nnamdi95_Laser]

Thank you very much for your great insight.

[@chrisCNX7522]

thank you! so helpful!

[@shiftto]

very informative video, thank you man

[@nitinmeena8416]

wow I am all set already! great!!

[@TheCdsong]

Thank you for sharing that is very useful🎉

[@cryptotrend7940]

Excellent video and info!

[@yougottachillbruh]

You also mentioned something so important..how do we use our time when it comes to learning?..watching netflix all day and then trying to study is always gonna be harder than spending your time probably outdoors or reading a book and then trying to learn something.

[@idkanymore8902]

man i liked the video cause i had to fill the gaping void in ur self esteem and im commenting too, happy void filling my guy

[@harsh1784]

U made learning fun for me thank you soo much 😊❤

[@adaptivelearner6162]

Thanks, Justin you're God sent.

[@serendipitygaming6785]

What I have learned from studying these videos about studying and I have found it most effective for me. Is that Lets say you have about the french revolution, before you read the text book ask yourself 3 simple questions before you start readin "Why the french revolution" "How did the french revolution happen" The problem I have with flash cards is that it does not teach you these questions, it only teaches you the facts in a vacuum. (not sure if that even make sense). but I have learned a lot from your videos and other study videos thanks. (I think its called something about turning your brain on while studying rather then reading in idle) and something something about memory retention.

[@snarkyremarksbyginger3161]

Have you thought about creating a version of this video for middle-schoolers (grades 6 through 8) in the US? I feel like these lessons would be just as impactful.

[@cyrusfolami898]

thank you. im struggling right now because i dont even know how to learn so the algorithm is seeing my desperation and sent me to you. Right now im just dealing with exhaughstion probably because of health issues.

[@aanchaallllllll]

0:06: 💡 Dr. Justin Sun shares three mind-blowing realizations that improved his learning ability and helped him become a top scholar. 2:57: 📚 Making small adjustments to studying techniques can lead to sustainable learning. 5:37: 📚 The speaker shares their experience of struggling with their first attachment in medical school and the challenge of applying theoretical knowledge in real-world situations. 8:36: 📚 Start by observing and mapping out your study methods, challenge your reasoning behind them, and ensure they align with your goals. 11:26: 💡 Building knowledge requires mental effort and connections to existing information. Recap by Tammy AI

[@Selbstzensur]

For a year i had so many flash cards, my morning routine with anki was like one hour repeating them. To be honest, it was a great expierience and i won't miss it. In this time i learned a lot about myself.

[@sasanghasemi629]

This video was amazing. It litrally changed my life

[@KenjiMapes]

Interesting video Justin. I’m stunned you didn’t use words like heuristic, pedagogy, or didactic😆 Maybe you did but as I was listening I didn’t catch them. I’m always interested & fascinated by people’s trajectories & arcs, i.e. their journey through school, work, & where they end up. You can plan arduously yet there are so many factors involved that things often change & we end up someplace totally different from what we planned; seems to be the case with you. Now I did the Army & earned an Associate’s degree then my Bachelor’s. I started a 2nd BA but then switches to earning another Associate’s to prep for grad school. I didn’t finish them but plan to finish one because I don’t like not completing goals I set even though they’re a bit superfluous & cost time, money, opportunity cost, etc I probably should have just done my MS but wanted some courses that I didn’t take for knowledge, prereqs, etc. There are other reasons but that’s not really important. These were being done while working full time which is exhausting & challenging. Anyway, I’m a tech guy & am studying for more certifications for the knowledge, credentials, etc Professional development is beneficial not just for your career but it keeps you au courant & sharp. I have focused more on just brute force studying but now try to watch some productivity & studying videos to see the techniques others use. I’m a huge to do list & organization freak. However just like your therapeutic index analogy you can spend more time planning than executing; a kind of analysis paralysis. I have to study tons of technical stuff but the real learning is when you do things like you do in Comp Sci labs. You can study Java or Python books but the real learning is when you get into the work & code. Same with being a network engineer. You study for your Cisco certification study guides but have to practice their labs or virtual labs. Finding a balance in your studying is key & discovering which methods work for you. Anyway, so my main goals are earning more tech certifications, finishing my 3rd degree & second AS & hopefully earn my MS which I’ll probably have to do online. I dislike online courses. For tech training it’s fine but I enjoy the class element. This is tough when you have to work full time & commute in NYC. Just have to keep grinding. However this is the reason I have looked at these types of videos. I’m older & can’t do the all-nighters like I did when I was younger. Trying to find more effective studying & learning methods is obvious vital & prudent. We have so many technological tools now which can be a double edge sword as you know. I use SimpleNote, Evernote, OneNote, Notability & Notion all in differing ways yet keeping things organized takes time & effort. I used to have OCD with keeping everything clean, tidy & perfect but have relaxed on it. Sometimes “good enough” is more efficacious & successful. Everything doesn’t have to be perfect at all times. Anyway, I have to look at your videos to see if you have done one on your techniques. If not I think that’d be a cool video. For example, what note taking apps do you use & how do you use them? Do you use a focus/concentration timer like Pomodoro? Et cetera, etc At any rate, thanks for sharing your story & ideas. Best of luck to you with your future endeavors.🙂👍

[@thetawaves12]

Excellent video good insight given

[@dr.djahid.boughanem]

I like the videos , Thank you Justin.

[@tonicktv951]

Concepts. The more concepts you can identify and understand, the easier it is to help draw newer concepts in your mind regarding new topics. Strong logic and reasoning skills help too.

[@davidmckee533]

Thanks for sharing this good information

[@vidvilla4541]

I always love it when he talks about memory school 🏫

[@essennagerry]

I had to drop uni due to mental health reasons but I'll do the same major when I start again. Some things about the lectures were very frustrating to me and I think "building a learning asset" is exactly what I'm about to do to help navigate those frustrating lectures. They just go kind of slow and in such a linear fashion that doesn't make sense to me. Yet they don't post future lecture contents upfront and I feel like the literature they recommended as supplementary had the same problem for me. So now I decided to find my own resources and study everything that makes sense to me and not worry about whether it neatly fits into the scope of the lectures. Then when I attend the lectures I'll just pick out what's important for the exams and fill in gaps. But the important part is I'll already have a framework in my mind in which I can organize the information as they talk about it in the lectures and that will make them much less frustrating. I was in this weird place where I found lectures too understimulating and slow yet somehow too intensive at the same time and I think this explains it. I want to "build a learning asset" because during lectures it wasn't always clear to me why the currently discussed information is important, what the implications are, and I had questions which couldn't be answered due to time constraints or not being important for the exams. I'm very excited to build this learning asset and I think it might be something I do every semester as soon as I know which units I'll be taking. I only got to Briefing and haven't really practice priming much but I feel like I'll be doing something like priming but allow myself to go as deep and as wide as I want to and spend as much time on it as I want to. And then when I rejoin the course I'll learn how to do priming properly! I also had to pause ICS for the same mental health issues, but being in the course actually really helped me not only identify the problems more accurately but also have confidence in following through with the correct steps to solve them.

[@sohilaahmed1068]

Hi there! thank you soo much for your amazing videos. I got to actually know you from my older sister. She watches all your videos and recommended them to me. I actually have a problem with my learning style. I like to study with different colors (MANY), I have managed to cut down the color use to only 5 pens including black and blue (A very big improvement😂). Currently, I am trying to learn a new language for higher education (German). there are many grammar rules and so on. so I think I need colors in order to help me learn them (not very practical). I take too much time to write notes and learn. It's like I put too much effort into how my notes are written (for later use), each color for a different reason. I don't feel like I am actually learning well. Do you recommend I leave this learning style? Or am I using this technique in the wrong way?

[@Dynorphin]

thank you for sharing your past

[@merica8888]

Great, great, great video. Greetings from Bosnia and Herzegovina

[@precisionhoops3652]

Awesome video on how to use knowledge in the right way

[@stijnnoorman]

I recently graduated uni. I also tried tons of techniques and there were only 2 that actually gave me results. They're the ones that cost you the most mental energy: active recall and spaced repetition. You try to remember stuff on exams, so it's obvious why active recall is the best method. You're literally trying to remember stuff. I can't believe it took me so long to realize that. It's extremely useful and backed by scientific evidence, can definitely recommend it!

[@philkim8297]

Active recall is the way

[@Dr.HarshTruth]

I will follow the whole video because you started saying the last one point is the most important :D Sure!

[@akioasakura3624]

Thanks again sir 🙏🙏🔥🔥

[@mixedtube9301]

Such a great video ! And seems very effective techniques i must try it . Thank u soo much for the video. By the way video quality is 💯💯💯

[@JustinSung]

Glad you liked it!!

[@floweyy07]

Congrats on 300k subscribers justin🎉🎉🎉🎉!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@JustinSung]

Thank you! It's been a good last few weeks with new subscribers discovering my channel. And thanks for the continued support on basically every single video!

[@floweyy07]

@@JustinSung thank you so much Justin , the content you put out is really amazing!! . You have no idea how much I've improved just because of your videos 😭

[@Gigusx]

I think many people after the video will think they should just ditch the flashcards if they use them, but flashcards are really what you make them, and I feel when Justin talks about them he really focuses on the way they're typically being used. You *can* make flashcards that make you think and connect concepts together, test you in different ways, facilitate encoding and simply said not be this robotic activity that you do in an unintentional, mindless way "and hope it works". Flashcards do take a while to create and can take a long time to review, but... (for Anki) 1) they can easily replace most or all of your notes, 2) you can encode the material a ton just while making them and forming questions (saving you time later on). I know I do, anyway. 3) you don't need to do flashcards for everything - it's a specific format that doesn't work equally well for all things (e.g. doing calculus problems) 4) you can just download the deck... NOT. The process of making the flashcards is where you really learn a lot, and it goes to the point 1). You know how you ask ChatGPT a question and then a bunch of follow-up questions and the entire conversation just makes you *think* and consider things from different perspectives, structure information, use analogies, etc? This can (should be) a similar process. 5) make fewer great flashcards instead of many mediocre flashcards, and learn about the algorithm and settings (it's not that complicated) and set things up properly There's a lot to criticize about how the average flashcard-user uses them, and the flashcards themselves are not exactly the most exciting thing to spend time on, but I would love a video from Justin on a study system that's *heavily* based around flashcards/Anki, and on how to make the most out of each step of the process. I imagine he'd have a plenty of great insights.

[@Okay028]

Exactly, I recently know about flash card and anki,when I complete each lecture I feel sorry for myself because I did not know this method before, sometimes I cry becauseI didn't know it before . Now i'm in 3rd year🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲

[@Gigusx]

@@Okay028 We live and we learn! No point blaming yourself for what you weren't aware of before ;)

[@dallysinghson5569]

Anki also allows for harder topics to remain relevant while stuff you still know you at least have an audit and you will be tested much further down the line than sooner, so not really "time wasting" if used in that manner.

[@Gigusx]

@@dallysinghson5569 Yeah. It's good value for the time spent imo, just keeping certain things fresher in the mind (especially if you form your questions right).

[@MrVevo73]

Keep it simple but efficient, Learn right, Improve it

[@viettrinh5976]

thank you very much, sir!

[@JocelinCaron]

Glad that you learn from that! My advise : Too much is like not enough. In life, you need in all aspect to gage in the middle! Thats my trick! And learning is most through work/experience than studying!

[@learnerrahat5320]

Can relate. That's the best thing watching your videos

[@JustinSung]

Glad you like them!

[@ritesha8050]

yeah, I'm planning to level up my study techniques during my 1.5 months of holidays, I use notion and flashcards too much.

[@malavikaravi5893]

This video is really great because now i can finally change😂. One doubt i had to ask is about what kind of thought should i think about while creating relationship between the topic that would help me create relevance.

[@slasher42vs]

You are doing God's work here Justin!

[@rajpiskala]

Hi @Justin Sung, I really liked this video! I had a question about how I should be learning for work. I recently graduated and I'm working as a software engineer and I'm realizing how different it feels to not have that structure of a syllabus, a curriculum, a set number of topics as you'd see in school. If each task was a test, then I have no idea what I'll be tested on and I could tested on as many or as few things, and at the same time, since I don't know what's being tested, I don't know how to structure my learning. What are your tips for this? I've tried priming and working in order of relevance, but this seems to fail when information that's very relevant for one task is not related at all to the next task. Thanks for the advice and help!

[@ajiboyemuhammed6079]

Hey Justin, what keeps you going to study (motivation or discipline)? Love your videos, from Nigeria

[@sz4930]

You have the best advice

[@aposentadoantesdos30]

Excellent!