Study Less and get Better Grades

[@Half-V]

The "don't take notes" thing was really effective, in an entire school year I have not once stroked a line from my pen and got higher grades than usual.

[@Justplanelandings]

Until you realize that your notes are graded

[@TheLTak3r]

I stroked my pen until my grades go up 😈😩

[@valleymaster309]

@@Justplanelandings true, note taking is required in my classes and some of them even want it designed. it's annoying

[@im-yzen.]

​@@valleymaster309real, will take notes later.

[@ray.upside-down]

​@@Justplanelandings Just pay your juniors a few bucks and get it done

[@C1lairv]

What I'm really doing is listening to what the teacher is saying first before I take down the notes

[@johndelmo1213]

not applicable if you forgot what the teacher said and the teacher move on to another topic

[@Mattyzer0]

@@johndelmo1213 if you an incapable of doing so likely your teacher is going at too fast of a pace either because of poor time management on their part or because the syllabus is just that difficult. (given that you weren't distracted, which we all do often) In all of these cases, it doesn't hurt to just ask them to repeat what they said.

[@ceegae1670]

​​@@Mattyzer0 It does hurt their feelings for some reason though 😂

[@Mattyzer0]

@@ceegae1670 I totally understand it's scary but you've got to do what you gotta do

[@suriyatest3734]

​@@Mattyzer0thanks for the idea bro

[@MA_NOH]

I love when teachers say, “Don’t take notes yet, just let me finish this.” And from that class, I remember more than the class that forced me to take notes.

[@MarcosHernanz]

True

[@bulldozerfx621]

my teacher makes us take notes as part of our grade :/

[@iammohaumodiko]

did this so well i don't study anymore, I just arrive and hope for the best.

[@doutor.]

funny

[@MarcosHernanz]

If you force yourself not to study, you will get the most out of the lectures, that's for sure

[@swag1ver]

I hated it in high school when teachers forced you to take notes (aside from history maybe) I like to summarize at the end of the chapter and skim through the book again or equivalent resource and fill in any holes in knowledge I might. It's "notes" that you'll actually use since it serves as a reference to those resources if you need a refresher.

[@MarcosHernanz]

Yeah, this happened to me as well. I always though: "If I'm getting good grades in the exams, why do you care if I take notes or not?!?!"

[@eviircy2017]

MANNNNN, YOURE SO UNDERRATED. I WILL COME BACK IF IM VALEDICTORIAN (8 MONTHS) pls remind EDIT: OCT 21 2024 7:48 PM - OMG, 6 MONTHS LEFTTT

[@achilleus606]

if you actually comeback thats crazy in 9 months i got my GCSEs

[@Sadnessiuseless]

I'm not British but what set are you ​@achilleus606

[@achilleus606]

@@Sadnessiuseless wydm by set if you mean yr i am going in yr 11

[@Yumi-x5u]

Sets is like when you are split into different groups depending how smart you are

[@ajax0905]

This help me alot

[@xenoxorus]

Reading comprehension is what leads to have better grades. Write everything i know about the lessons that ive learned then go back and check every lessons that ive missed or made confused and rewrite into a summary on my notebook

[@MarcosHernanz]

Reading comprehension leads to better grades in reading comprehension tasks.

[@cretzer1113]

hey man, im a 10th grade student from india (where the most pressure is put on academics above anything else). ive followed the 1st and 3rd principles since the 8th grade, i.e. i dont take notes and i practice the right amount. somethings i struggle with are: 1. Procrastination: the second principle is lost on me. i cannot for the life of me get something done as soon as possible. my homework, studies, are pushed to the back of the schedule and i fail to get them done. i get good enough marks to be an above average student but im always left feeling i could do better. 2. Handwriting: in india, a majority of the questions asked in a particular exam are question and answers. you get 10 mcq's in the beginning, and the rest is all question/answers. this means you have to write a semi-small essay 20-30 times over pretty quickly. my handwriting has sucked my entire life. everyone has told me its garbage but nobody has yet told me how to improve it. i lose a considerable amount of marks for the presentation on my answer sheet. it feels a bit hopeless and everybody keeps pressuring me to write better.

[@madhavinaveen3578]

Me tooo!!!bro I relate with you though my handwriting is better!.😅

[@Stardust_aka]

hey dude, I'm not the best when it comes to handwriting but I think I could help a bit, do you see how the text that is made by computers? usually the font is very boring but its very clear, try to write the same way a computer would and take your time, when it comes to procrastination to be honest I have the same problem but I found that avoiding your phone for the whole day from the start just don't pick the phone unless you need it and you'll be more productive if you get mentally depleted from thinking about what you need to do in the day set up a calendar it doesn't need to be complex you can just drop your task there just so you can feel less depleted, hope this helps.

[@IzeDesu]

@@madhavinaveen3578 I highly recommend watching professor dave's all of mathematic's playlist , he takes barely 3-6minutes on average to teach a topic.

[@ArtPulse07]

Fine let me help you I too struggled with bad handwriting but you can buy those calligraphy notebooks for kids and write in them. There is no shame in using them to improve your handwriting:)hope this helps

[@CaptainK-c7c]

India is not for beginners 🫠

[@itz_Batman]

THE Summarization of Whole Practice to getting smarter in short term , absolutely Right ( video edited : yourself or like Isaac )

[@MarcosHernanz]

I edited the video by myself :) But took probaly like 100h 😅

[@jacksonghurst3430]

BRO THAT IS ACTUALLY SUCH GOOD ADVICE! thanks bro

[@MarcosHernanz]

Happy to see that it helped!

[@mateom7201]

Love this video. Straight and to the point. No sponsors, no bs. Just straight knowledge. 5 min video instead of 20

[@thisasnarathnayake]

I've been searching for study tips for months but none of them worked for me(Pomodoro, Spaced Repetition, Chunking). They never worked. But as soon as I started using your tips my grades skyrocketed. Thank you so much. Very useful video. You deserve more subscribers. 🙏🙏

[@MarcosHernanz]

Yeah, I also tried all of those study tips but they don't really worked for me, that's why I wanted to make this video. Thank you for the nice words!

[@SHIP_THROWER]

i will keep taking notes tf, how are you gonna study

[@panzer2681]

If you need to take notes that bad, I suggest you just record your sessions and use the recordings to make notes later, or you can even use the recordings themselves as notes.​@@SHIP_THROWER

[@agoogleuser2619]

​@@SHIP_THROWER they probably understand the textbook and can extract better and easier to learn notes from it. I had this experience in 6th grade. Felt like boss and never struggled in biology since.

[@MarcosHernanz]

Doing exercises

[@tanisshklodha9773]

Underrated channel fr bro. Someone get this man more subs.

[@ricefarmer459]

Thanks bro, I needed this. Especially when you said to focus on listening and understanding rather than taking notes, it opened my mind. Thank you, seriously.

[@MarcosHernanz]

Glad it was helpful!

[@TheRealHussein910]

In some classes I do really well whereas in others I used to suck and this video helped me realise what I was doing differently between them. In the subjects I was good at I took less notes and focused more on the doing as I easily understood the concepts sometimes before class as I genuinely enjoyed those classes but on the others I just took excessive messy notes. I still do think notes can be useful but not before you understand something.

[@MarcosHernanz]

Yeah, that's also true, when you focus on understanding the concepts instead of on taking notes you enjoy the class way more!

[@shadowlizard9]

Getting this video the day before my HSC prelims (I live in Australia) is a life saver. Thanks for the Tips!

[@MarcosHernanz]

How did it go?

[@ariiigatouu]

the third point is exactly what im not following. the basketball example was so on point. thank you dude, subscribed :)

[@Manpro107]

Your content is actually underrated. I thought you had at least 50k subs before I saw your channel. I didnt even imagine I would have more

[@MarcosHernanz]

Thanks 🙏

[@Pentagonal-101]

Thank you so much, i have exams coming up soon and need to catch up on some work, idk about not writing notes but I think it’s good to take notes and write your own summary at the end, also flashcards are really good. Ur channel is so underrated and you got a new sub 😁

[@MarcosHernanz]

Yeah, I've experimenting with flashcards for past 2 years and they work unexpectedly well for subjects where you need to memorize things, like history

[@eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee6179]

Our teacher explains first and then gives us 5 minutes to note

[@gotenx8740]

Thanks this genuinely helped me understand the basics of "studying"

[@MarcosHernanz]

Once you understand the basics, building on top of it becomes way easier 😉

[@dawsonwu7272]

YO this actually worked... liked really well. I forgot to come back and say thanks over the summer break, but i watched this around a week after its posted and man i clutched up so hard at the end of the school year, went from B's to A's in just 2 months, now i am in high school starting off great because of this, tysm P.S. you forgot about those teachers that grade you for annotating your books and taking notes... but thats alr because I take my notes after class to test if i still remember everything.

[@MarcosHernanz]

Good luck with high school! Yeah, those teachers are annoying 😢

[@hippoboy6778]

Goat video, I often find myself taking notes and not ever reading them again

[@MarcosHernanz]

Yeah, I believe taking notes is mostly coping

[@fntmdedshot1013]

Mashallah finally someone who explains the steps simply

[@MarcosHernanz]

:)

[@homemdocomputador1998]

Very good tips, I also think that recreating the exam environment while studying is very important to avoid nerves during the exam and also to get better at solving problems faster.

[@MarcosHernanz]

100%, when you are doing practice exams you should have a timer and recreate the enviroment to the greatest extent possible.

[@Greyyblood]

No way this channel is Underrated! 🤐📈

[@MarcosHernanz]

Thank you 🙏

[@kavverist]

first principle actually makes sense. i only take down notes for math and other subjects that need a lot of memorization of terms, bcz when u take down notes during a lesson youre more focused on what you write down instead of focusing on the actually the lesson

[@rajamohanareddygayam5309]

You’ve got potential to have a LOT of subscribers dude!

[@MarcosHernanz]

Thank you for the nice words!

[@ricardo-gzm-cs]

Solid advice with really good examples! The taking notes thing especially (I used to waste so much time doing this).

[@ILuv_frenchpotatofries]

Writing notes helps me memorize, I'm homeschooled so I don't have to write my notes while the teacher is talking. Notes help me memorize and in Algebra they help me understand what I'm doing. I'm not sure about the note taking one for me 😅However the rest of the tips seem pretty good! Thx!

[@MarcosHernanz]

In my opinion, if you have to memorize you're doing something wrong. However, there's some subjects like history where you can't really get away without memorizing things like dates; for those type of subjects I would really encorage you to give flashcards a try - I dicovered them a few years ago and they are great!

[@Galin_1521]

That is the most valuable video i seen this school year, Thank you!

[@Anonymous12-cy2tg]

Thanks bro! I've been using your tips and they're really useful.

[@fmm3915]

U did a really good job at editing it was a good video hope u become bigger

[@bamboozled1401]

Ok this video is seriously underrated 😭

[@skymine8787]

i instantly subbed, absolutely agreed with the no notes part, notes make me distracted from the actual lesson. Im in 8th grade(or form 2) and have not been taking notes for 8 years of education, still manage to consistently get top 3s in class. Unfortunately this school year some of my dumb ahh teachers forced us to take notes and told us they will be checking it. Its rlly annoying, like notes r supposed to personal. I prefer concentrating on the teacher rather than do both stuff at once and end up doing nothing.

[@MarcosHernanz]

I can 100% relate to this. Just keep doing what you're doing and I promise the future will be bright :)

[@forsakenbird21]

My classmstes often judge me from not taking notes. I don't take notes becaude it's either I won't use it or I won't be able to focus on listening during the topic. I can always just access the presentation my professor gave.

[@MarcosHernanz]

Same. Having access to the slides the techer showed is even a bigger reason to not take notes

[@KingFluffy1710]

How do u not have more subscribers this is so gud

[@Incognito_Blue]

bro i got this video on my homepage right after i came home to getting a 76 and studying 2 days

[@RhythmGamingArticuno]

my teachers always force us to take our notes

[@MarcosHernanz]

That's a shame, I hope you get more lucky with your next teachers

[@dsjk209]

Just like you, I've always thought it was a rather paradoxical situation by how taking notes is actually more of a lazier approach to understanding or remembering things. It demands less attention and doesn't really allow you to have an opportunity to effectively revise the notes you had taken down during class and still record it all again in your official notebook and again- trying to learn everything (based on how my friends do it). Rather than notes I write down questions to test myself on each topic, on the bonus side- its less time consuming. For definitions i just use flashcards (only the smaller ones because those are harder to remember)

[@brappple1]

Me: *doesn't study* Also me seeing my grades: What?

[@ShinichiKudo48695]

This method is only food if the test/exam you wanna get grades is really close. For short term memory. If you wanna get some knowledge for long time then take notes and revise them everyday

[@potatoisgoodnotacherry]

I'd actually disagree. For my case, I'm taking Mathematics as my major and while in school, i found taking notes and not doing enough problems, while focusing purely on understanding the steps, useless. I'd prefer just practicing, any mathematics teacher will tell you that doing problems is the only way to get faster and more efficient. Sure, this may be flawed for other subjects like English or chemistry which you have to memorize the quote from a book or specific facts that will be asked. However, I do believe that you can reduce your note taking by 90% and really only jot down thing that are impossible to remember at once glance. Only the essential information will then enter your brain.

[@jennifersaeys8750]

exactly

[@pev1293]

@@potatoisgoodnotacherry dude honestly true, sometimes it's impossible to understand the steps in math so i find it pretty useless(sometimes not often.) and i started trying to actually practicing and memorizing the steps and kinda understanding. I actually understand kinda and perfom better

[@MarcosHernanz]

I actually think it's quite the opposite

[@abhinavdhaka]

I'm in 11th science (from Indian)in 10th I only got 94 % Some of the things I did :- 1. Active recall 2. Weekly revision (no timetables I can't stand them) 3. PLEASE do deskwork model paper practice (my fav Sanjiv desk work) 4. Cramming (I don't think it's useful but I still do it) 5. Stuff like Math and science numericals can't be done until you PRACTICE -PRACTICE and PRACTICE more

[@labokaletshsjidn6857]

hi I am an icse student can u give me tips and tricks to study for physics?

[@LEONLOVESMUSIC]

Practice ​@@labokaletshsjidn6857

[@Rafier224]

Hi

[@havii8644]

This was unique and really really helpful. Thanks A LOTTT!

[@MarcosHernanz]

Happy to hear that!

[@chenyongyan6664]

I felt it when he said beggining at 2:35

[@VoidLP-bi6hd]

this is the exact thing im doing and i still get good grades

[@gabzgaming8594]

mathematics is the only subject you should take notes, for you might forget the step by step process since its kind of confusing, you can always look back to the note that you have written.

[@MarcosHernanz]

I believe it's quite the opposite. You shouldn't take notes, especially in math and physics. Hard sciences are all about problem solving, and memorizing procedures might work in the short term, but it's not a good approach in the long run

[@Ayan_69420]

no wonder I always used the first third principle without knowing and when I used those I was good at everything

[@xerackz26]

Grande Marcos! Me he quedado boquiabierto al ver que eres madrileño también jjajaja un saludo

[@MarcosHernanz]

Saludos desde Madrid 😉😂😂

[@itsfoglia]

i highlight the textbook because otherwise my eyes will get depressed and... that's my studying method, that's it

[@nayunmc2130]

me not taking notes of this video

[@MarcosHernanz]

😎

[@afadamfam4447]

this is amazing, i will try this out. im currently studying engineering (1st semester)

[@MarcosHernanz]

Good luck! What type of engineering? I'm just starting second year of computer engineering

[@afadamfam4447]

@@MarcosHernanz neverrmind i drop out lol

[@mehditizrit]

The thing is, i have ADHD, in class i'll just be taking notes, one moment the teacher would give us an exercise to work on, i'd give up on taking notes and focus on the exercise but the teacher says to finish notes then work on it, i never did that... i used to get screamed at and got my grades lowered for not noting, but it ultimately served no purpose and this video and all these comments on it confirmed that that's actually benificial!

[@MarcosHernanz]

Yeah, even though you might get lower grades because your teachers think that you're not putting enough effort, it's beneficial in the long run

[@tanishqsingh5272]

In india for competitive exams you need to memorize alot maybe not taking notes is very good for school and college but it's important during competitive exam period to understand and memorize which make competitive exam tough not everyone can Instead to should revise recall frequently, For school it might helful

[@MarcosHernanz]

If you need memorizing, give flashcards a try! 😉

[@Cyber22_]

5:13 bro just roasted all lofi-girl/boys who study 18 hours a day

[@MrYe3T]

ive been doing this unconciously for the past 10 years of my life and im top of my class

[@DannyDaGre4t]

All my teachers in my School either Make us drop our pens and understand, and then take notes. Or either Talk Slower and let us take everything word for word

[@MarcosHernanz]

That's great

[@oliben-cc9qq]

I came across this video and I couldn’t believe that I’ve been doing some of the stuff mentioned without knowing this 😂

[@MarcosHernanz]

That's good for you! :)

[@BerylliumBronze]

Don't take notes and instead try to remember what you learn Do the hardest thing in the morning Practice for what you have upcoming

[@ChemicalLightning44]

Thanks, I’ll note that down

[@MarcosHernanz]

😂 That's a good one, I must admit

[@tralala_03]

Really different from the usual videos just explaining study techniques.

[@SurachiBarua]

Yea, i am tired of those techniques

[@tralala_03]

@@SurachiBarua understandable

[@randomguy1494]

I am watching this one day before exam

[@MarcosHernanz]

How did it go?

[@randomguy1494]

@@MarcosHernanz Nice, I'll get over 90%

[@sidhudafan785]

I dont take notes that helps me who store it in my mind but it surely helped me. To fail... Idk why but this time i failed every subject

[@MarcosHernanz]

If you failed every subject, I would avise you to watch the video again and try to apply what you learn this time

[@Automaton_unit]

Did this and got a perfect 10/100

[@MarcosHernanz]

😅

[@Vaishnavi_Mishra10]

Fantastic...very very unique ❤

[@MarcosHernanz]

[@nesweik4s]

Man, this video was so help full, the example with basketball really made me think what im doing wrong. I'll try to use all of the tips given and see if my grades improve. Also should i take zero notes even for classes like physics, biology and Chemistry theory. Let me know 😊

[@MarcosHernanz]

Hope it works!

[@earlsienes7459]

Fuck it imma do this for a month, and just take notes when i understand the topic because my teachers need to see if my notebooks have notes in them.

[@UnitelMobicom]

you can always get the notes from your friends or classmates after

[@fr4nz51]

More like study more efficiently, and get better grades

[@MarcosHernanz]

If you study more efficiently, you'll get better grades without having to study as much

[@jurky7397]

This video is 5 minutes and 33 seconds of pure facts

[@MarcosHernanz]

😎

[@maryamalkhatib2155]

Thank you this actually had me thinking.

[@FuntimeAG]

My ass thought this was a trail braking tutorial when I saw this thumbnail 💀

[@SABRINS_FR]

omg that was perfect, I'll try it out!!

[@MarcosHernanz]

Thanks! Are your grades improving after trying the techniques?

[@shin9946]

turns out ive been studying smarter my entire life, I thought I was just lazy. (still am lazy)

[@dwyassinosyt]

Thx for the usefull information

[@Hamza5315]

For remembering everything we also need to have a good vocabulary, otherwise if we dont know meanings of sone words so its just hard to memorize

[@MarcosHernanz]

You'll learn the meaning of the words you need to know just by listening to them

[@dravenxdarkop9902]

Bro you'll be famous one day🗿

[@aga4331]

I agree with the most of the video, but you are harsh on the note-taking method, Yes, at some times, you'll have to listen to your teacher instead of noting down everything, but sometimes, when teacher speaks Of important information, it's very Good idea to note it down, because Most of the time, that information might be the key-point in some questions, you know what i do? I listen to teacher, note down necessary information, then when im home, I check the book and note down all the facts and the information i need, also, noting down something just improves your memory on it, so noting all these down helps me check on them more easily and helps me rememember.

[@MarcosHernanz]

But noting information down makes you more likely to forget it, so unless it's something you're certain you'll forget (like some complex math fomulas), you shouldn't write it down

[@sunflower01212]

task unsuccessful, i have now eaten the front head of a frog and i'm still not smart.

[@MarcosHernanz]

😂

[@crabgod.]

notes are compulsory in my school 😭 the indian education system is screwed

[@gauravanshkumar3949]

Same bro

[@MarcosHernanz]

That sucks 😢

[@pyster11]

Bro went through with the Hamza advice 💪

[@MarcosHernanz]

🤫

[@kingsleyyuan4311]

Wow thanks for the advices bro🎉

[@MarcosHernanz]

You're welcome!

[@Im_kalwer]

Thank you so much.

[@netherphantom6805]

Don't over work your brain. Do your homework and review your notes that day once.

[@anaselhajouy4775]

My high school compolsory the student to take notes or u get a worse mark on ur exams 😢

[@RihanaLin]

Watchihg this instead of studying

[@RishiVaish-ym1nr]

Good one 😁💐

[@Bruuhhhhhhhh]

This is literally me i study for like 10 mins and get high scores idk why

[@randomguy1494]

I went to study after seeing this video

[@MarcosHernanz]

Nice 💪

[@ok-ov6jf]

Man we are forced to take notes. Every month the teachers check our notebook and if we dont have notes we will get a bad grade.

[@MarcosHernanz]

That's a bummer D:

[@Strawberry06sra]

Thanks 👊

[@learninghowtolivetakesawholeli]

Thank you brother

[@Whatstoday-uj2ed]

That study style won't effect me because my school teacher explain all topic before giving us notes to take

[@S.K.S.Z]

Same our teacher teaches us and makes us understand then give us notes

[@sketchwithme3150]

I've been procrastinating a llt nowadays despite knowing it's drawbacks. Can you please help me with some advices to overcome this laziness please!!!

[@MarcosHernanz]

Eating the frog first is going to do the trick for you! If you do the hardest task first thing in the morning, you will not procratinate later, since the rest feels easy compared with the hardest task. So for example, if you really hate math, try doing some math problems as soon as you wake up.

[@OmarIsPro_Editz]

How to get a girlfriend in 2:17 got me dying😂

[@kurtlemuelsabarrecadavero]

i just watxhed this but if it works you will earn a subscriber

[@MarcosHernanz]

Did it work? 🙃

[@kurtlemuelsabarrecadavero]

@@MarcosHernanz yes

[@AtharvGujral]

thanks bro tomoorow is my exam i will top

[@Zano_7x]

I'm a really good student my grades are high and I don't really study much but I want higher grades I won't take notes for a month and Im gonna let u know after that month

[@MarcosHernanz]

You'll see that your grades will improve :)

[@geoart_]

Marcos what to do if I am not allowed to not take notes

[@MarcosHernanz]

Two options: 1. Talk to the teacher and try to convince him that you don't take notes because it's better for you 2. If the first one doesn't work, just take notes and pray to get a better teacher next year

[@geoart_]

​@MarcosHernanz No no, you don't understand. It isn't really based off of what the teacher wants, the system here in Latvia just expects notes from you and sometimes you get graded for taking notes. If you didn't take notes you might actually get an NV (which is lower than 1 and if not fixed within 2 weeks will make you do summer school automatically) Really, here you can't really go through school without notes and every subject has its own notes ofcourse. The only classes that don't need notes is sport (P.E.), arts and computer science / programming, where it isn't required to take notes.

[@withergamerz]

If anyone has tried this, can they tell me if it worked?

[@Ali0Hammad]

too underrated! I want you to remember me when you get million subscribers😅

[@MarcosHernanz]

I'll remember you!