The Highest Yield Study Technique There Is

[@ZachHighley]

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[@mirio7644]

Try to translate your videos in many language so many ppl can see it and increase ur viewers number i think its ur videos is very helpful in life and thank you alot ❤✨

[@Reality_TV]

Zach, quick note. In your video at 2:10 your yellow highlights are opaque and actually COVERING the words you were trying to highlight instead of highlighting them. FYI for the future! Great content!

[@e5theror]

1. Learn the basics before doing practice questions 2. Use the correct questions - not using questions that won't appear in your coming exam 3. Start with easier questions than go to the harder ones 4. Resist the temptation to look at the answers without trying 5. Mimic test days 6. If you get wrong in a question, identify which part you got wrong and study that part of the question 7. Make flashcards of wrong questions to retain information

[@ThuNguyen-ry5pl]

😸😸 thanks

[@epistemophilicmetalhead9454]

don't start practicing too early. make sure you know the theory only practice questions from topics that you're gonna be tested on don't start with hard problems. solve problems at mixed level of difficulty Genuinely attempt every question. Don't just skip to look at the answer. Give it a try first mimic test day. same order, same pattern, relevant topics, same duration and time focus on solving problems from topics you're not confident in note down questions you got wrong and test yourself on them don't start too late

[@cindymccafferty8346]

During lectures, if the teacher mentioned something more than once, we would underline it in red ink. If he said You must know this for the test, it was underlined with a star in red ink. It’s old fashioned, but I used index cards. The question was on one side and the answer on the other. Save each set of cards to study for the finals. Lecture notes and text notes were put in the cards. Fasten them together with a large rubber band. It’s easier to just pull them out of your pocket and spend a few minutes with them rather than firing up a laptop. Study them in the doctor’s waiting room, riding the bus, or at a cafe. Put the cards in Alphabetical order. This makes it easy to find if you have an open book test. Other students were frantically looking through text books and written notes while I picked it out of the alphabetized cards with no trouble. I finished the whole test and earlier than they did. Many didn’t finish. Put all your notes on cards. Do not record a Lecture but write it down. It’s more work if you have to listen to the lecture all over again and then take notes from it. Learn how to speed read. Pick out the main points. It helps you get through the reading and test taking time faster.

[@cardiyansane1414]

Unless u record with notability . U can highlight important sections by writing one word down using digital note pad and when u click that word it takes you to the audio section where it was mentioned.

[@cindymccafferty8346]

@@cardiyansane1414 True, but you are not allowed to use a laptop in open book tests. You could cheat and Google everything.

[@kingofcastlechaos]

You put this up 4 weeks ago and mentioned you would be a doctor in a month........Congratulations! Thank you for the info- I am an older lifelong learner with ADHD and memory issues after a really serious out of the blue seizure 15yrs ago, so I have a few challenges but I will achieve my goals just like you will. I lost decades of memories in an instant with that seizure. I used to build furniture and was in a relatives house and just could not take my eyes of an amazing piece and people were freaked I could not remember building it over several hundred hours. Once I pulled the drawers out and looked at details some of it came back, but it was still very weird to know. Brutally hard recollection has become my main tool.

[@Sandrica011BG]

Be gentle to your brain, was what doctor told me after I fainted twice in a row and got focus issues. I try to remember that often ❤😊🎉

[@MelissaThompson432]

I have found that the best way to study is in a group, or at least in helping coach a fellow student. This makes sense based on your method, because the people you're studying with will be asking the questions you need to know the answers to, and if it's about how a method works, you definitely have to know how to do it to help them learn it. I reluctantly agreed to tutor a fellow math student (because I thought I didn't know it well enough, but I was definitely better than her at the start, as she had exam anxiety,) and we ended up with the two highest averages for the semester.

[@TomokoAbe_]

Study groups do not work for everybody. I study best on my own.

[@MelissaThompson432]

@@TomokoAbe_ hence, "I have found..."

[@Scarlett-fv8lp]

0:00 Intro 0:50 Why 2:58 Basics 4:23 Correct Questions 5:18 Difficulty 6:39 Answers 8:21 Test Day 10:52 Specifics 13:42 Flashcards 15:04 Start

[@scar-p9e]

Tq

[@0Milena_aneliM0]

if you ever feel useless remember this comment exist, when you can just go to the chapters page and see it there 😂

[@scar-p9e]

@@0Milena_aneliM0 sometimes I cannot access that thing for idk what reason

[@Scarlett-fv8lp]

@@0Milena_aneliM0 Lol, It's too easy to judge someone without knowing their situation, isn't it? I simply copied it and pasted it here because it's easier for me to access the comment box rather than go to the chapter page or the description box.

[@0Milena_aneliM0]

​@@Scarlett-fv8lp oh so it's not only your comment that's useless 😂

[@learningwithlanden]

That's solid advice I found helpful in my physics class. Practice questions should also be the go-to for MCAT prep, which I am beginning. Many students, myself included at times, think that our notes are more helpful than practice questions because they include material our professors are looking for us to learn. However, the pros and cons to relying on notes entirely are that we have tailored study material but also do not know what we do not know; the notes are merely an extension of our immediate knowledge bubble. Practice questions expand that bubble to include conceptualization beyond mere recall. I will probably make a future video further exploring this contrast. Thank you!

[@gijoel]

1. I usually write my own anki questions based on the lecture PowerPoint, and my notes and enter them into Anki. I find I recall more than I would if I had just cut and out the text and copied it into Anki. 2. If I'm regularly struggling to recall particular Anki cards, I give them the tag: hard. When I have time I will then go back and either break the card down into smaller, simpler questions and add then to my Anki collection. 3. Cloze and cloze overlapper addon are great if you are trying to remember lists or data that is connected together. 4. The image occlusion addon is great for learning visual information like anatomy.

[@njokudavidc]

I have to say, Zach! I like the new formats for your videos.😜 Questioning the normal! Most people just take a lot of these KZbin advice too literal because of course, it made someone get 1st in his class, so it will automatically do the same for you. But they never get to understand these techniques in depth along with their own patterns or format of learning. Thank you for opening our eyes. Keep up the good work! Peace.

[@ZachHighley]

Thanks for the nice words

[@jaypaint4855]

I can confirm that I made a very good score on the BC Calc exam by doing just this: Tons and tons of practice questions and six full-length timed exams from the released exams online.

[@Kate-vd3hl]

My study technique is to go through all of my notes rewriting them and as I rewrite them I ask questions for each piece of information I need to know on a separate paper. They don't mimic the question bc they deal with less info. For example asking to define a term or ask how it relates to something else or what the 4 functions of ____ are. Then I go back after I have rewritten all of my notes and made all the questions and try to answer the questions without my notes. Then I go back to anyhring I got wrong and rewrite it

[@eh9278]

Summary: 1. learn the material before doing practice questions. 2. Do practice questions to reinforce what you learned

[@foraminutethere23]

I thought everyone did this... Is this advice for people who study without understanding the subject. I keep seeing it everywhere

[@eh9278]

@@foraminutethere23 I think it's fluff. These "productivity" channels have to keep pumping out content

[@dc345601]

@@eh9278 and unfortunately we all get tilted by the fact that it’s all fluff that we jump into the comments to warn everyone and unfortunately KZbin thinks “hey this is great content, let’s push it to more people because so many people are engaging in the comments!!”

[@eh9278]

@@dc345601 That's fine, a big enough percentage will look at the comments first and skip this video. Nothing person to the creator, this is a problem with "productivity gurus"

[@fd4511]

​@@foraminutethere23Every year a new generation of people gets exposed to concepts we've known for some time. They might go through a video archive but will more likely look for the latest relevant content first.

[@fd4511]

I understand that you're advocating for studying the least necessary information to pass the test, and with the outrageous tuition costs this makes sense. Other methods and tools for solving specific problems will be learned on the job. I'd even argue that most of "front loading" of information in academia is a colossal waste of time for engineering professionals, and mostly geared towards becoming a professor in the future. Hacking the system to get the job ASAP is a smart way to reduce the financial burden of schooling. Thank you for your channel. I've subscribed.

[@divineeyesight]

As a teenager that isn’t the “biggest” fan of the school system, also using practice questions all the time to hope to get better marks, this video really highlights many of the reasons I shouldn’t use them. Instead, I think making your goal to understand the concept vs memorizing each part of the assignment with the goal to pass is the way I learn best. (Alex Renko - Teen Self Development KZbinr)

[@MaxPetrenko-cb4os]

Right on the spot man! Keep it up with the amazing content

[@HondaVolk]

Nice man! Just checked out your channel and subbed, great stuff

[@ZachHighley]

Thanks for watching and the nice words, keep posting

[@divineeyesight]

Love what Zacks doing! Want to definitely get you on the podcast soon 🙏✨

[@scar-p9e]

Try the Feynman technique

[@Love-w5v8s]

Did no one else catch his mistake? At 1:35 the practices listed under the High Utility heading are "Active recall, spaced repetition and practice testing". However, in his dialogue at 1:44 he mistakenly replaced spaced repetition with "interleaved practice", a technique which was listed under the heading of Medium Utility back at 1:35.

[@stanlevox2291]

What I used to do is just read the entire textbook and not understanding everything at first which is fine. And like only 100 pages a day you can bang it out in about 5 days. Do this a couple times and get a seperate supporting textbook and it makes most things pretty easy. Practice tests help and having friends that are interested in the topic to discuss also helps because it ties you socially and we are for the most part a social species.

[@oxanadc]

Right now this is perfect, because i am studying for my exams which r very soon and i am freaking out, I have myself tried to do yt videos to help others and i find they help so much not only others but myself Thank you for the information

[@vatsaljain8997]

Can you make a video on "HOW TO STUDY FOR A ENTRANCE EXAM" and throw some of your experience and tips , I certainly believe it would help a lot of aspirants

[@ZachHighley]

I would but I have never taken this exam and I don't think it would be right for me to make such a video, good luck!

[@learningfromfailures]

@@ZachHighley well i think he meant the MDCAT from the entrance exams

[@vatsaljain8997]

@@ZachHighley MCAT is also a medical entrance exam, so I think you have the experience and it would help a lot of people

[@Orange-rn4zd]

Thanks zach for always making helpful videos! I'm a law school student and your youtube has been a game changer for me

[@ddc5872]

The color grading on this video is much better and more balanced, I like it!

[@Reality_TV]

Zach, quick note. In your video at 2:10 your yellow highlights are opaque and actually COVERING the words you were trying to highlight instead of highlighting them. FYI for the future! Great content!

[@coldsoldier313]

Great video. However, i dont think starting early is necessary a bad thing. It can give you exposure to vital material.

[@carter5548]

Some things are really hard to learn. Like pharmacology and microbiology. I use sketchy to easily learn it, then use Anki to keep the knowledge, then practice questions to prepare for a test.

[@jemand8462]

yes, because you need a lot of facts and names that make no sense or connection to anything else, it's like learning a foreing language without system. But then again, it's not maths or physics, so it takes a lot of effort but it's not "hard" to understand.

[@untamedwildhorse]

What is sketchy?

[@user26344]

@@untamedwildhorse it's a company that makes sketches meant to help you remember pharmacology or microbiology facts that are otherwise hard to memorize. It covers high-yield facts that you'll see in USMLE and COMLEX exams

[@learningfromfailures]

an advance congrats on becoming a doctor bro . ure an inspiration and your words really make more sense than many other people trying to teach how to study

[@BenjaminMaciel_MD]

Love Zachs videos! He has always been open and honest when giving advice for sure! Unlike alot of med youtubers. Great content bro.

[@hodasamadi7903]

I have a newfound love and appreciation for flashcards thanks to these videos! ❤ much appreciated

[@june3536]

This video means a lots to my way of studying for exam...Thank you so much, Zach! 🤩💯😇

[@dienekes4364]

The first time I got Microsoft Certifications (this was back in the mid-90's) there was a 17-year-old kid in my class. At the end of the course, we got a couple of sets of practice questions. I would hear him brag to other students about how fast he was able to complete the practice tests. Back then, there wasn't really a feature to randomize the questions, let alone the answers, so all he was doing was memorizing the order of answers: 1=B, 2=A, C=D, etc. After a couple of instances of this, I caught him by himself and told him that he wasn't doing himself any favors. The speed that he could memorize the order of answers didn't do anything for his understanding. He scoffed at me and told me he hadn't failed a single test, so he was going to do just fine! My method of using test questions is to not only understand why the correct answer is right, but why the incorrect answers were wrong. Then came the day that we all sat for our official test. Not only did I finish faster than he did, but I passed all the tests the first time. It took him 3 tries to pass his first test. I think it was good for him because he had graduated high school a year early, so he thought he was all that and a bag of chips. Gaining a little humility was probably the best thing he learned out of that course.

[@munyaradzimapanzure6184]

00:00 Practice questions are one of the most effective study strategies 02:29 Practice testing is more efficient than re-watching or re-reading material. 04:52 Start with easier questions and progress to harder ones when studying 06:58 Practice testing improves learning significantly 09:04 Mimicking test day can significantly improve scores 11:09 Identify key information and focus on specific areas to improve 13:07 Convert incorrect questions into flashcards for spaced repetition 15:07 Start doing practice questions early Crafted by Merlin AI.

[@yashsipani68]

Hey Zach really like your content. earlier i just used to jump on practicse quetions without reakizing that i am not even done with the basics now i got it why my scores weren't improving. Great work & also thanks.

[@nessakapllani259]

if you are interested in how learning works, why and how to use learning theory to improve your life have a look at Justin sung on KZbin. He is one of the best current experts on learning. This video is a good starting point but I highly suggest checking him out for more advanced learning techniques

[@turdoff1767]

practice question improved my studying a lot thanks for the advice🙏

[@scar-p9e]

Can u explain why answering questions is better than just look at the headings of a paragraph and try to recall what is written under it Is it because answering questions will make it more stressful so it will be hard to recall a d it will stay longer??

[@voxicpvp2313]

@@scar-p9ewhen doing practice questions u have to recall your own information in your head rather than straight word for word what the textbook says

[@scar-p9e]

@@voxicpvp2313 yeah even in my own words I can just look at the headings the next time I want to revise it and recall in my own words and explain what I had studies the other day Why to answer questions

[@scar-p9e]

@@voxicpvp2313 if I just go open the book and read a paragraph understand it and then later or the next day can I not just go look at the heading and try to explain the paragraph I had learned before???? Why study a paragraph and write questions about it and try to explain or recall info If a long question is asked in exam and at that situation we have to learn the whole paragraph not cut it into bits and learn it like short answer questions

[@mijailmariano7846]

Great video, Zach. Thanks for the insights and congrats on your MD!

[@hkscu]

Lol so Im finishing my junior year at pretty good university and study hard enough subjects and get a good enough gpa (3.8 to be exact) . So I’m nobody special, but with that being the case I still do above the average. For one you got know your teacher and the classes you’re taking. Sometimes practices problems work great, but when the teacher adds a bunch or even a handful of random questions from a slide deck or things they mentioned in class this can significantly impact your score. The best technique for me is to always make flash cards for every chapter covered and consistently practice these for an hour or so every day building up to the exam. I do recommend compounding your study habits, so the closer you get to exam day the more study time you should be spending. But then the few days before exam day continue your flash card routine but mainly focus on grinding out practice problems

[@tasniashristy2331]

I have a request Zach...please make a vedio on how to overcome the MCAT failure... & what if anyone wants to admit a private medical for mbbs...

[@juancruzlives]

remember bloom's taxonomy. and take practice questions extremely serious while using spaced rep

[@octopustudy917]

i was doing the not focusing on the questions i got wrong while listening to you thanksss

[@DeclanOKaneMD]

I did very well but i would do a question and commit and then read the answer and that helped me hugely.

[@boxingbest1937]

Thank you for your videos. Your videos give me not only learning english, but also useful information.

[@Oliver_Dangers-Starbuck]

Thanks Zach this is helping me for my upcoming exams👍love your Content

[@elweewutroone]

This is what happens when the academic route becomes a sport. There is so much needless testing in this specific style and, like with any sport, the principle of specificity is preventing us from becoming more well-rounded - we mostly only become good at doing exams and the things that we do to prepare for the exams.

[@alzadid4837]

Amazing video, appreciate the Mimicking Test Day idea!

[@TheTechAnomaly]

Hello I m your new viewer started watching during my examsssss...it's good ...disciplined ...u

[@ZachHighley]

Thanks for joining!

[@TheTechAnomaly]

Actually it's good to know all these ....by ..u

[@sophiaisabelle027]

We appreciate this video. Keep up the good work.

[@ZachHighley]

Appreciate you, thanks for watching.

[@ad4mix17]

12:27😂😂😂LMAO I didn't notice until you say it. You're such a crazy guy...

[@m.fazlurrahman5854]

Practice question is only for practicing your concept. It has got nothing to do with exam question except that more practicing helps to overcome exam fear. After getting admitted into Medical Stufies; if you are still using Guide Book!! Then you are doomed!! While studying medicine a total grip into the subject matter is required not just reading Guide Books!!

[@leemorgan8725]

The CRAM app is brilliant for storing questions on e-cards.

[@scar-p9e]

What is better practice questions or active recall

[@ZachHighley]

all practice questions are active recall not all active recall is practice questions

[@scar-p9e]

@@ZachHighley ok thanx for replying

[@animula6908]

Passing the test is great, but learning the material is the goal, and will automatically help your test scores.

[@victorrodriguez1234]

Oh I see. Thank you Zach❤

[@laurelvanwilligen9787]

No, interleaved practice was listed as Medium Utility.

[@truthteller2711]

Hey Zach I have a question since u said u should have a background in topic before attempting questions I would like to ask for shelf exams in M3 did u read up on surgery and OBGYN before attempting uworld questions? Thanks 🙏

[@Julian-xn9fv]

I really like your videos and implemented some of the techniques. And I would even implement them all if I know how to not reread or highlight anything. The problem I face by making flashcard is the following: I have the need to summarize the topics at first and only then be able to learn everything through flashcards. But it doesn't make sense. So where am I wrong? You see, I don't understand every topic during class so in order to understand it and even make flashcards, I need to at least reread it, don't I?

[@naomihamstra9848]

What's the book called that your reading at 5:08? Looks pretty good! Thanks for the video!

[@alexxander1768]

(I will never read a reply) I love when a feminine adult male wears a medium/small T-shirt that covers less than 1/4th of his upper arm length. What a tool!

[@iPsychlops]

Congratulations on being a doctor!

[@potatocat2445]

4:36 Same mister editor, same.

[@frankbonsignore.RochesterNY]

I want this fellow to be my physician! Dr. Highly, come to Rochester, NY!

[@rbm07-n2m]

This video is really helpful..thankuuuu..so much zach ❤

[@ZachHighley]

Thank uuuuu

[@pedro94df]

4:39 it’s a brazilian meme lol. Btw, I’m watching from Brazil. Thanks for the amazing video I needed something like that.

[@elweewutroone]

In my strong opinion, we should stop making all of the academic route entirely exam-based because exams are not an actual indicator of understanding and knowledge; exams only properly test the ability to recall specific information in a specific way. In the real world, we must think creatively, abstractly, and the preparation for exams only partially test this. All of this semi-useless preparation (in the eyes of reality) only waste time and energy when the priority should be on understanding, the ability to link topics and pieces of information together, and communication skills necessary for the real world. The endless amounts of specificity prevents us from becoming well-rounded due to our limited time and mental capacity. Thus, we must change the system to reflect actual jobs.

[@sitifarhanafajrinadnan]

Thank you

[@brett.c1649]

Thx doc

[@luilui7201]

2:14 the words have been covered by the highlight

[@luckyretrotwist]

What did you end up doing for the Step 1, besides doing UWorld QBank?

[@wannabeadr.2042]

Just hope i get innnnn.......❤❤

[@selectspray]

So helpful

[@SoonEnough]

2:01 wth did you do there? 😂

[@hey_heyn]

Hi I am an international high school student who just started to learn every single thing in English. I want to be a doctor.. which means I have to get really good grades from now on. Is there any general advise you can give me? Also, thank you for posting this amazing video, it was practical and helpful.

[@Bynv9957]

share your journey here in youtube :)

[@orhanguldag3419]

Do your best , I am proud of you :)

[@zerere_]

The quickest way for language acqusition in my experience was only being surrounded by content/books/people that use the language i'm trying to learn. It's uncomfortable at first but if most of your interractions are in english you will adapt faster. Don't be tempted to learn the concepts in your native tongue, of course if you do not understand the topic then use it as your last resort. Other than that- context may help with understanding singular unfamiliar words but of course look them up too. Try to find fellow future medicine students who have a different native tongue to yours and so the only way to communicate will be through english. Don't give up! reconstructing your whole way of thinking to a new language is no easy job but you can do it with time and practice 👍

[@hey_heyn]

@@zerere_ thank you! I try to learn everything in English and it’s very interesting. I can notice that my thought process is changing.

[@freddyjosereginomontalvo4667]

Good video as always say man. Take care man.

[@ZachHighley]

Thanks Freddy! Always looking for your comment.

[@viljokanniainen3090]

What's the mouse he is using in the start of the video?

[@annelory4411]

Thanks you for your help😊

[@periteu]

Active recall and practice testing are two differents things?

[@jennifersjunkmail5935]

Once you graduate, will you continue to make KZbin videos? What will they be about, once you are done with school?

[@guytiips3906]

We are human not robot..!!

[@vietsangho6367]

tell me name app you use for your plan, please ❤

[@vietsangho6367]

@ZachHighley__ ok

[@worldking1348]

Much appreciated 😊

[@ZachHighley]

Appreciate you lad

[@edoardodepiccoli3004]

orange and teal like hell man

[@Happy_Girl_Pharmacy]

Thanks 🎉

[@ZachHighley]

Thank you!

[@jocu475]

I’m five minutes in, and so far the entire problem with this video is studying just for the sake of passing a test

[@elweewutroone]

This is what happens when the academic route becomes a sport. The extreme amounts of specificity prevent us from becoming more well-rounded, and this problem plagues other sports such as powerlifting, sprinting and shot put.

[@feeltheslipstream]

You have to study twice. Once for knowledge and once for test. Problem is most people pick only one and find some way to mock people who pick the other. You have two objectives : learning and scoring well. Why pretend there's only one?

[@nooranaprincess9487]

What resources I can use to practice questions? And I am pretty confused in regards to using Anki please if anyone knows a tutorial, thank you.

[@jemand8462]

1:35 is all you need to watch.

[@mk17173n]

Take a shot every time he says "practice testing" lol.

[@ישראלחייםשווארץ]

In my college premed every semester my Math exit exam(They want students to fail is why they call it exit exam.A professor said the failure rate is 60% ) has a crappy mouse all the testng rooms.

[@demonrhythms8761]

Zach, like every your video this vid also impact positively to my educational journey. Thanks for this and your most cool stuff Anki

[@theaspiringactor]

please share color grading info

[@cameronthorby5799]

Some of those sound like selection bias, top students are nore likely to study more therefore more likely to take practice tests no?

[@RegularOddball]

1:23 say study again

[@JesusLightsYourPath]

Do you think it's possible to get into med school if we finished Sophomore year of College with a terrible gpa?

[@HeeroAvaren]

Funny, this was L. Ron Hubbard's (yes that one) study technique.

[@balochsarparah5237]

0:10 Your videos helped me too much❤thanks dude

[@ZachHighley]

Thank you!

[@thesteppino45]

That "Tootsie roll" question has a problem. The answer "3!" is actually like a factorial. Therefore, "6"? 😃

[@elweewutroone]

It is not *like* a factorial because 3! is three factorial = 6.

[@dr.kryetari]

What type of iPad and keyboard [8:30] you are using?

[@All5Horizons]

Interleaving isn’t spaced repetition…

[@Som.Suwadee]

Did someone just make the 400k? Cheers 🥂 , friend

[@Bambledamble]

If only we can learn on the job

[@Repienk]

Practice Qs are not absolute best study technique. Also interleaved practice is not "basically spaced repetition"

[@mariamonark5472]

And what are you supposed to do if you’re not from an english speaking part of the world😮 and have extremely limited resources in your native language let alone massive question banks.. write your own practice questions?

[@Akki-y3i]

Superb........💖💖