The BEST Way to Learn ANYTHING (Especially Anatomy)!!! | Institute of Human Anatomy

In this video, Justin from the Institute of Human Anatomy discusses the single best way to not only study anatomy, but actually learn it.
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Video Timeline
00:00 Intro
00:30 The (Not So) Secret Method
02:03 Memorization vs Learning
03:05 The Feynman Technique
05:15 Justin's Personal Method
06:48 Mistakes Students Make
08:37 The Steps You Should Take
10:51 Shameless Begging for Subscribers
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[@theanatomylab]

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[@matingilardi]

Would love and appreciate a link or video that covers Latin and Greek prefixes and suffixes found in Anatomy/Physiology terminology.

[@childofTheMostHigh4217]

Wondering if sex with a male heavy smoker would cause vaginal cancer to female non smoker

[@ArtingFromScratch]

have u ever given a lecture to the cadavers

[@theanatomylab]

@@ArtingFromScratch We'll record it if we do!

[@mattmuehlberger666]

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[@frandiey]

Active Recall 1. Figure out what you actually know 2. Explain to a friend / family members / a open room 3. Start realising where the gaps in your knowledge are 4. Study them to fill the gaps, rinse and repeat 5 , Start right now and keep it up Cheers mate! Thank you so much for your video, it is meaningful.

[@joseville]

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[@skittlepuff]

This is ironic bc reading this comment and not watching the actual video is the equivalent of “learning” just from flipping through the book and not explaining what you learned and actively learning. 💀

[@mahammadoutunkara6430]

Thank you.

[@emanuelserban5339]

@@skittlepuff Jesus loves you . Repent

[@soundharryaamanoharan6940]

Sounds similar to the feynman technique

[@rae0521]

Oh great! NOW you tell me. My next birthday is #82 - I needed to know this 70 YEARS AGO!

[@theanatomylab]

😂

[@casuallyplaying2553]

That’s a big oof right there...

[@DeepakKumar-yk8cb]

You may not live for that long🌝

[@rohank342]

It’s never too late !!! Kudos to you for watching these videos 😇

[@catboynestormakhno2694]

@@DeepakKumar-yk8cb ur pathetic

[@marm742]

Honestly, I've never been able to study or learn by passively reading a book. My ADHD simply wouldn't allow me the patience or the focus to manage even through one chapter. As a student, I've had to get creative with how I interact with a text, so I think I have actually used some active recall techniques without realizing it in order to just survive in a higher education setting. I will definitely benefit from these techniques in the future!

[@altaltalt]

Same here. I could never do memorisation word for word. So what I do is to really understand the abstract concepts, usually by visualisation, and then explain it using my own words. I think it worked out pretty well for me!

[@joseville]

What techniques have you used? I sometimes start reading and while I'm reading, my mind might drift, and even though I've continued to read the words on the page, my mind was elsewhere and I didn't really think about what I was reading.

[@realityjunky]

I think it's very important to look at the human animal. Our brain anatomy is heavily adapted to learn new things, like how to read. That's not the same as learning through reading, which might be more like a skill that improves with repetition. I think WAY too much emphasis is put on passive learning in education. Humans learn by doing, especially if we can watch someone doing the thing and explaining it to us. This was the method used for a million years of human evolution, right up until we started writing things down just a few thousand years ago. I think you're perfectly normal. 👍

[@enerxiazelementa]

wait... so I got ADHD???

[@ahlikk2729]

Same here ,but does that mean i have ADHD too? I just can't focus on things

[@celestecott]

What helped me when I was in nursing school is that I would repeatedly draw the anatomical structures, like for example the heart, and then label each section and then repeat to myself what those structures did. My notebook looked like an anatomy textbook with how much drawing I did 😅

[@bunnyman6321]

I'm a try this

[@khadijahloonat7488]

People after watching this: *Casually approach child.*

[@ashcam1791]

I've been teaching my cats so much biology... they'll be pros by the end of the semester. ;) Always appreciate your videos!

[@idostuff2000]

I love that 😅

[@huda688]

😂😂 well done 👏

[@weeeeeoow]

educated cats, what a W!

[@Bia-starlight]

I've been doing the Feynman technique, talking out loud and pretending I am presenting the information I just learned, until my sister called me insane and stupid. Gods, I was never the same. I know I shouldn't let that bother me, but it did bother me. Hearing you share your experience, how you would pretend as if you are in front of the class---pausing to ask "does that make sense?", made me feel that I am not alone and my sister and probably just messing around. Yeah, I'm soft. But I'm working to be tough and learn better so I can be who I want to be.

[@Ankit._Gupta]

You are not alone man, my folks also see me as something weird when I do this, so I just have to ensure my privacy and volume while doing this and now I am so much insecure regarding this that now I don't even do it in front of people who actually are pretty used to seeing it...

[@georgegrubbs2966]

Tremendous advice. A problem today is that "many" students want things fast, including knowledge and understanding. They need to realize that true studying takes lots of time, and it takes strategic studying as you pointed out.

[@athithyavivekanand7500]

Don't blame students for it the thing is they don't teach us to learn something, they teach us to obey...

[@bodawei425]

This method works very well. For the anecdote, I had once an older colleague who was really friendly but quite an annoyance to many in the company. Every day once he arrived at the office, he would come to someone's desk and start explaining for hours what he did years before, how the technology evolved, etc. I often had a colleague fed up pretexting come to see me for an urgent matter, just to escape from that man. Then, the man would go to another colleague's office and repeat the same again. You might think this that man did not have a very productive day. You would be wrong. He was a renowned expert in his filed, world class. He would recall details such as the dimensions and specifications of some very minor parts, all the clients that used the same design and why, and much more, many years later. Then I realized that he could remember all this because he was actively recollecting his memories every day to tell his stories to all his colleagues.

[@jamillat09]

Sounds like he was an energy vampire

[@lmLee178]

so, being smart in detriment of social hability? or just sociopathy; disregard for other people feelings

[@bodawei425]

@@lmLee178 You did know that when he entered your office, it could last for about 2 hours. But on the other hand, he was very knowledgeable and there was a ton to learn from him (he did share knowledge). Not easy to manage your own agenda though.

[@kvksed]

Thank you for sharing! I’m doing my pre reqs for nursing school and I was JUST looking for videos on the best ways to study anatomy.

[@theanatomylab]

It’s almost like it was destined to be!

[@sreeparnaghosh5639]

Thank you!! I just wish a day was longer than 24 hours to cover all of the knowledge we are lacking and lagging behind on 😭

[@livinginthisgalaxy7961]

No need. Today's professionals are specialists. There's too much knowledge for just one person...

[@FlavioSantosdaSilva]

​@livinginthisgalaxy7961 so, how a student would know what topics to study in the first year of medical course (digestory system yes, cardiovasc no, endocrinology yes, nervous no...)? How one could foresight his/her future speciality to filter anatomy study so early? Not to mention the doctors (specialists) that become professors of basic sciences (anatomy/histology/pathology/physiology/etc) in medical schools...

[@AnnaBerry590]

Awesome. I've realized a few months ago that I've been studying wrong. I was reading, writing down notes, and that was *it*. I went back in my studies to things I've previously covered, tried drawing them and experimenting off the top of my head, and I saw how little I actually knew. I've been going through specific pages, attempting to draw a bunch of it, see how comfortable it is, then move on; making a list of my weak points - and yeah, you're right. I've noticed extremely fast and sudden growth in every single aspect of my art since I've tried learning this way. It feels so fucking satisfying.

[@czeresniam]

Med student here. I have an anatomy exam coming very soon, and your video is life saving! Now I understand my study technique mistakes and know how to fix them :) Thank you SO MUCH for your amazing advice and all of your amazing videos!

[@Starry-insight]

Same

[@seer._.]

wow I’ve been doing this my whole life without realizing its a real technique! As a deck officer, this actually works. Tips for everyone, take baby steps, just make sure its consistent there’ll be ups and downs no worries, keep it smart, simple and smooth I’ll work my way up to become a captain and you do you cheers ^^,

[@enerxiazelementa]

based on my own experience, I think the reason why students read thru A-Z for a test instead of focusing on their weakness is because we tend to lean on "recognition" rather than "recall". And we're anticipating things/parts we missed to learn that might come out in the test since we got so many materials we have to study. So it's like, we rather recognize the topic even tho we don't really understand it rather than being completely clueless. especially since the test usually comes in multiple choices. And also, we wouldn't know what questions would come out in the test so it's risky to only deepen our knowledge on one or two particular parts. We want to anticipate the questions rather than gambling on investing in something we're not sure would come out on the test or not (or maybe just 1 or 2 questions).

[@SigridStorjern]

Exactly!!! I'm in my 3rd year of uni and if I had to do this method for EVERYTHING since the beggining, I would need the days to be 48h long at least 🥲. As someone said in another comment, this technique is awesome the moment you want to specialize in something.

[@CatMamma94]

Love how excited you are explaining this😄 Very helpful! I’ll have to try it now!

[@realityjunky]

The nice thing about the way we name anatomical structures is that, in general, the name is a little description of where the structure is and where it goes, like a little roadmap. Lots of directional details, position details. This really makes it easier when you get into comparative anatomy between humans and other vertebrates. Love your channel!

[@emilyfarfadet9131]

As an Art major who had a focus on anatomy- this is a brilliant take. Art already kind of approaches this technique- but it often stops short of understanding the why and how. I think understanding the same system from different angles is key.

[@Vivaswaan.]

Now this is called an all-round approach to the subject of anatomy. Not just explaining, teaching stuff but also telling us how to remember that stuff. Thanks ❤️ Would also appreciate if you could tell us what are the best resources to study (like books, websites, other channels, etc) anatomy.

[@p4thf1nd3r]

I've been studying in a similar manner for years now! I'm currently in vet nursing school and literally none of my classes would make sense if I didn't do this. My partner knows very little about vet medicine (or medicine in general), and teaching him things really helps me to study. This is the most effective method I've ever found.

[@spcraftsman2656]

Dude, I've been using the Feynman method for years without even knowing!

[@tashagarland9163]

This system does work. It’s the only way I passed my college specialty courses. I had a study buddy and we used this method to “teach” and test each other in our empty class room and sonography lab. We took turns “teaching” and correcting each other with our textbooks and other course material. I made us more successful! I learned a lot from her!

[@evelynsnyder5866]

I agree, I took a Math class where the teacher had us read the problem and teach our classmates, before we asked him. was a good method.

[@JennyAlvarez2599]

This is really resonating with me! I am 1 year into teaching a 600 hour massage therapy program and in my next rotation I want to spend at least a day teaching HOW to study- I love your videos, they’ve been so helpful for me and my students in learning A&P!

[@ruthannnelson1395]

Wish i had had someone like u teaching my A&P class years ago..GREAT advice!! Thanx

[@theanatomylab]

Thank you!

[@leynadash6795]

This was very helpful and much needed. We appreciate you guys a lot! Thank you!!

[@Phronesis7]

Fiiiinally makes sense why I loved “teaching” and drawing so much as a child and why my academic performance went down after I stopped engaging in those personal forms of play. I genuinely love to learn new information and they allowed me to engage in and share the information!

[@srivarshakalichetti8161]

A great suggestion and even motivating. Your channel is really interesting one, whenever I watch your videos I feel motivated and enjoy anatomy. Thanks a lot for such worthful content.....

[@theanatomylab]

Truly, thank you!!

[@cherrifuehring7026]

As an instructor, I am so blessed to have this video!! THANK YOU!!!

[@amyhenningsgard8618]

You’re such a great teacher and kind person! Thank you!😊

[@codedresilience5239]

Wow, this video was seriously incredible and at perfect timing. I’m preparing for my MBLEx in two weeks! Thank you thank you thank you for sharing your tips and tricks!! You’re truly talented in teaching anat and phys.

[@theanatomylab]

Thank you!!

[@marissadavis4092]

I needed this video! I just went through a test that I was really excited for and in my mind I knew the material pretty well. Well.. I didn't do as well as I wanted and was baffled because in my mind I "studied" so much. Active recalling make so much more sense. Thank you!

[@Samsalla71]

Wow this was so helpful. I remember when I had to present my final project of my biomedical science course and I literally froze. I knew what I wanted to say but never practised the presentation. I agree that active recall studying/ learning is the best way to keep you studies in your memory. I always talked about what I was studying to my kids and they found it very interesting.

[@DrDaab]

This is an absolutely terrific video. The advice is valuable, and makes terrific sense, with everything we know about Cognition and Learning. It also shows how simply memorizing something is far less useful than actually understanding something. This is why I always believed that trivia games are dumb. If you can teach something effectively, then you actually understand something well.

[@Hi_Im_Akward]

This explains why writing essays was so much more helpful for me to absorbed the information than anything else. Because you have to learn about the material and put it in your own words and explain it to the reader.

[@erickhasenya]

"If you can't explain it to a 5 year old, you don't know it well enough" has been my philosophy for studying almost anything.

[@wendyjones9507]

Thank you! I'm taking anatomy at UVU for the second time. Unfortunately, the anatomy lab instructors are mean and condescending, and you end up hating anatomy. I don't understand why they treat us like the enemy. Your channel has made anatomy interesting and very informative. Thank you!!

[@evelynharber6077]

Thank you for introducing your viewers to a proven efficient study technique that I truly believe is not a known thing in school rooms. I always believed reading and re-reading and repeating what I just did was learning until now!

[@Nabotoro]

thanks, i will make sure to use this technique to expand my art knowledge and other things i find interesting,good thing i found this

[@izzydeans3321]

This is so helpful I’ve been struggling in college and I just realized I have no ideas how to Study. I need to study affectively in order to learn! I need to be engaging, drawing it.. writing it from memory, explaining it, hearing it, seeing, having it be color. I can’t just keeping rereading a text book hoping I can absorb something.

[@audreytrisnasarysusanto4555]

Just found you channel yesterday! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@lorrizzo]

Thanks! I love this channel and you guys have such a great way of explaining the body!! And this on studying, makes so much more sense now!! I always say did I learn it or do I know it! Great guidelines and suggestions!!!

[@davidsleight963]

I really appreciate the way you teach, Justin. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on active recall.

[@theanatomylab]

Thanks David!

[@sam34201]

Thank you so much for making this video, I really appreciate you trying to help us students.

[@DocSeb99]

Thanks for this knowledge you, my good man, are spreading in this platform. Maybe my professors have told this thing and I couldn't understand them but I'm able to make sense of what you are telling me. I hope to get as good in the human anatomy. Thank you and te mando un abrazo amigo.

[@juliannachenze3567]

Now I know why I failed both A&P 1 &2. 🤦‍♀️.

[@lamijamahmic8949]

I just realised ive been studying like this my whole life...WOW . You really do learn something every day. Cant wait to get into medicine to see if my way(the way he explained) is really useful. Thank you!

[@wendysloane2461]

Omg how have I only just found you?! This is amazing thankyou! I am struggling with a&p and think you will help me so much!

[@rikatrallala3630]

I really love this video it sumarises what I have figured out for myself too ... and after passing my anatomy exams and studying for many years, its been truly the best way of learning something, when I just record audio messages on telegram or so for friends of mine, I basically recorded like my own podcast series talki9ng to myself and the wall. I did that for all the ligaments, muscles, bones, organs etc. and started to learn twice as fast as when I just wrote it again and again and again on a nice sheet of paper. I needed a lot of honey as a balm to prevent a hoarse voice. This podcasts were and are so wonderful to listen when I am in the traffic jams, trains, on my bike or just preparing meals.

[@wonderfulherennow]

What a way for a teacher to give his pupils a pep talk! I love this channel! 🤩

[@kyraholt4869]

Love this! I've always been interested in medical knowledge of any sort. What I learned from this will help in my substitute teaching.

[@bunnyman6321]

How you making out?

[@yagneshraviteja]

Thanks Justin and Team for making this video, definitely helped

[@jmtGAMING]

its amazing to think ive been doing this almost my whole life and never knew it was a legitimate form of studying.

[@bellaweeks6340]

This is really helpful. I’m doing my diploma right now and we are going over anatomy ☺️ so thank you!

[@DatGameGod]

Future pathologist here. this gonna get me through my GCSEs. thanks justin. this is going to help so much.

[@catboxcleaner3532]

Thanks, Justin. I really like the confidence building of lecturing to an empty room, pausing and inquiring, ‘Does that make sense?’ Also, the idea of not moving on to the esophagus in studying the digestive tract until aspects of the tongue are thoroughly understood makes good sense, and applies to study of any topic. I see how that may make a confident speaker, secure in one’s knowledge. Thanks, Justin!

[@sam34201]

I also unconsciously used the active recalling method in 9th grade. When I unintentionally stopped using it in 10th garde, I started thinking that I was going dumb but in reality I wasn't aware of it. Now when I really think about it I realise that my brain wasn't slowly degrading my techniques were lol. I will now try to use this as much as possible, thanks!

[@keithgenegallo6675]

This really helped me on my studies thanks a lot, I really appreciate this! :D

[@ElisPalmer]

Love you guys~ Thanks for all you do !

[@reinabolanos2127]

Wow!!! I love the way you explained it ❤️ I’ll start studying that way.

[@kikilago8649]

Needed this so much!!!❤️

[@fikipilot]

Learning about active recall and especially the Feynman method the way you just taught it, instantly just made me a better student and more importantly a better teacher. My students thank you, if they knew you, they will want to thank you, because hopefully I will no longer bore them and rock them to sleep.

[@virgilmurariu6999]

Thank you so much!! This is sooo helpful and detailed. Thank you for honestly sharing your experience with us!

[@wallisondasilva5534]

This was very useful, thank you for the effort you put on this. Very much appreciated 🙏

[@roselin2416]

3:35 i get it! i also never thought the views and principles of Albert Einstein and mine would be so similar

[@jenniferellsworth1226]

Richard Feynman...not Einstein

[@hondacrat4339]

excellent video thanks for dumbing it down for me! You're awesome!

[@minia2991]

Thank you!!!!! I've been struggling with my major subjects and this will be a great help!!!!!

[@mariettevanjaarsveld4006]

This is so helpful and makes me excited to take up the challenge of ace-ing my anatomy course next year! Thank you!

[@sandrabernardo8747]

Love your channel..keep up the great work!!

[@roydunn2865]

Excellent video, as a parent trying to teach his child I related in a immense way to your teaching experience.

[@theanatomylab]

Thank you!

[@melliemaugeri8589]

Now my Huskies and I have new things to talk about together. 👏 This blew my mind. I've been struggling with ADHD my entire life and can't focus even with medication. I do love how spontaneous my mind is and yet it's hard to get tasks done. I just want to learn so much all at once! Anatomy, languages, fix a car, repair a home, etc. This video helped me trumendously right now because I'm trying to study some anatomy and you described me so well.. That I Want to work on my boney landmarks, origin and insertion, maybe even distally and medially! Why are we so difficult to live with ourselves at times? Best friend and worst friend. Trying to change that in 2023 right now making better life choices. Thank you ✌️

[@dropexpectations12]

Thank you! As a nursing student, I needed this.

[@anamariacernaianu8965]

the fact that you want to be better so that your students will be better is so amazing. we need moew people like you

[@madhabendudhar4075]

A tremendously helpful discussions,thank you.

[@sanyamsharma9317]

This is genuinely soo good man thank ya

[@elenafoleyfoley168]

Used similar methods when I was studying in college many moons ago. Great video thankyou 🙏🏻

[@amberh8118]

I love this... and seem to work best this way when I actually gave it a try. I'm learning about antipsychotic medications as I'm specializing in Mental health as a nurse and it's really helping me when learning and explaining symptoms, side effects and dosages. Thank you once again.👏👏👏🤜🤛

[@breh9243]

Really good video. I hope more teachers encourage active recall in the future. Hopefully active recall becomes more widespread

[@bettyblu8115]

Your site is great!!! Thank you all!!!✌❤❤

[@alittax]

I've experienced the benefits of active recall first-hand when I was browsing the material I've covered in a previous study session (I'm not a med student btw). There was a process that I first though I understood, but in the back of my mind I wasn't exactly sure I knew, so I was battling with myself if I should just skip it or test myself by trying to explain the material to myself in order to check my understanding. It turned out that I didn't know it as well as I thought I did. After a couple of attempts, I can now safely say that I DO know that process and can explain it to someone else! :) It was such a good feeling.

[@adrianqx]

Thanks, I need to try this with programming , I keep going to the next topic without fully understanding what i just did or read !

[@armandoabreu6593]

Great video. Clear example of the subject. A plus for giving props to Feynman ❤ truly a genius everyone should know about!

[@clikethemountain3238]

Amazing... Thank you so much for this!!!❤

[@markwarburton8563]

Thanks! I needed that. I need to practice my active recall strategies a lot more than I have been recently.

[@kslmt]

I appreciate this so much! Thank you.

[@mooncakeeeee]

Thank you for this golden tip!

[@helenedemol4058]

This dude is so entertaining to listen to!

[@abbiasante]

You seem like such a sweet person & thank you for this. I love the channel

[@queenseabee8113]

I can't believe it, I do this too! I mostly talk to myself in the mirror explaining what I know to myself, but I have done this. Making a list though, I can add that to my bag of tricks. Thanks!

[@AlohaAngelique]

Very helpful! I had a similar experience teaching for the first time in-person. So different than teaching online. I'll practice more lectures now, thanks for the tips!

[@KizzleTheKonqueror]

Bruhhhhh... yessssss. Sometimes I've "rehearsed" discussions or arguments or some sort of conflict conversation by myself in the car or home alone to get ideas of how to approach issues or to imagine being questioned or how to better approach and discuss things. It's almost similar to freestyling with intention. A little hard and takes a lot of "controlled imagination", but it continuously gives you stuff to contemplate and research.. kudos!!

[@Hugo-mz8vc]

Great video! I love the passion for teaching!

[@Kitchguy]

Thank you so much. I am definitely going to use this method. ❤️

[@mugglepuff]

I know I do my best studying by NOT reading the book. I watch multiple KZbin videos on a certain subject with graphics and that helps me a lot. I know I, not fail, but it's hard for me to understand the chemistry side of A&P. I'm studying the muscular system and watching The Amoeba Sisters has helped me a lot and going back to the basics of biology and chemistry helps me a lot too rather than reading the textbook over and over.

[@muntenated]

Amazing how these techniques transend disciplines. Basically, you have just explained a long standing and very useful strategic business planning tool. Gap Analysis.

[@TokwaTyphoon]

I like this technique, applied it on building PCs as it is not in my field. Mine was finding connection of one subjet to another so on.

[@kek-wing]

Awesome video, great tips!

[@lime5937]

Very informative thank you!!

[@Apostasy_Plague]

I do this with everything I read about because I love to understand things deeply and teach them to others

[@P0nch009]

As someone how bearly made it through high school and have a deep trauma related to the word "learn" I procrastinated so hard!! It took me over 6 months untill I finally got myself to sit down and watch this video. And I'm so glad I finally did. For most of my school years I believed my ability to study was handicapped which led me to think that i'm not really smart. This video shows me other"wise". (Get the joke?) When I was not busy being frustrated and actually willing to learn I did this exact method intuitively. To me the other kids in my class would seem learn much faster but in my mind I always knew that of I were to put ass and actually learn i'd beat all my classmates. Thanks again for the video. It really boosted my confidence.