What are the BEST apps for Learning? - Q/A (Youtube comments edition)

[@captaincaption]

Ayy Justin is back! Been binge watching your videos since my exam is tomorrow. The most important point I picked is Relationship Priority instead of Information Priority. Since I've read this stuff earlier, this makes it immensely easy to revise! Thank you!

[@timetraveller2818]

How did you do your exam and also this might be strange to ask but during the exam what were you thinking?like was your brain filled with mindmaps of knowledge or did you just use your intuition to write the answers?

[@captaincaption]

@@timetraveller2818 Just finished my exam! I'll say that every single time before today that I have given my exams, I didn't feel confident in my answers after attempting the questions even though I had re-read the notes multiple times. Today was the first time I saw the question paper and I felt confident while I was reading the questions. For this subject (Systems Programming and Compiler Construction), even though I didn't make mind maps, just asking the questions to myself in my head while I was learning did the job! The things I learnt just clicked into my head and I wrote that down. I'm genuinely happy with how my exam went. All thanks to Justin!!

[@captaincaption]

Also I'd definitely suggest binge watching the videos on the ICanStudy channel. It's worth your time, for sure!

[@timetraveller2818]

​@@captaincaptionThanks your reply!. That's good that you did well in your exam.

[@Captal_de_Bush]

I'm glad that I found your channel because before I was using low-learning techniques you really help.

[@timszysteelz5907]

Mid-high levels: reconstruct mind maps, teaching ( especially with whole part, critical peer discussion/debate, creating sumnary frameworks, rechunking existing chunks Middle levels: Past Practice Papers, testing yourself, group study quizzes. Lower order: flashcards, direct retrievals, creating explanations, and linear brain dump.

[@matilde36]

What does he mean with linear brain dump and direct retrievals?

[@pedroewert143]

sticking points at the moment: same class - similar topics- multiple sources - should i combine them in one document? and it feels so full of facts and relationships that i cant put them on a mindmap (50 pages of mostly facts in a scientific book)

[@edgarperez8949]

I'm currently learning math and I'm focusing on trying to understand the concepts, I'm not solving problems at all, but I'm not skipping the details either, I feel that with math you cannot skip the details so much. I am trying to skip examples though, if I already understand a concept very well I skip reading through more examples. Then I try to review the concepts as they come up again and again. These books are huge and I don't think there is a shortcut, you have to work really hard, at least 2-3 hours a day for several months to get through something like the calculus sequence.

[@UnpalatableTruth]

As someone who’s done a lot pf math, I can’t stress this enough: Please solve problems. It you’re not doing problems you will never fullt understand math. Your studying should be 80% exercises & problems. ❤

[@oliviajoyryan_]

Could you show us the complete workflow/progression of studying that goes from starting at the lecture where you first get exposed to the info to test day. it would be really helpful to just consolidate all the main learning techniques in a simple progression. Thanks!

[@yesunimneolmidoyo]

pro tip: use chatgpt to make a study schedule tailored to you by listing the study techniques that Justin talks about and adding ur own subjects and time to study. it will show a natural and easy to follow progression

[@DannyHatcherTech]

Yeah, Obsidian 😁

[@DeathToTickled]

questions were so helpful!

[@lhoangv]

thank you for your learning app recommendations 💯

[@AngelsAndButterflies]

Very interesting questions and very helpful answers! Thank you! 💕

[@sensbo]

What a nice idea to use reddit to be more a part of the discussion :-)

[@atef8064]

please show us how you use obsidian

[@okechukwuanudokem2060]

the legend remember his yt passsword woo! post more frequently plz

[@captaincaption]

Just discovered his Instagram, follow him there! I do prefer KZbin videos though 😄

[@manergatones]

I need Justin in my life

[@claraadvinfernandis538]

Can you make a video on how to use obsidian

[@whatisthetruth95]

Obsidian full video please!

[@po_rkw]

i use notion as a to do list and what to study not my actual notes since i use my docs or my papers to note stuff

[@Teej_Keeps]

Oh geez fine fine. Switching to obsidian.

[@manassehnhyirabaeshun]

Please talk more on how to deal with the procedural and , especially, conditional knowledge issues.

[@RoleModels-jj5le]

Hi Justin, I've just been getting into your content and have applied the concepts from your videos for a few months now; I'll probably also enter your program on iCanStudy sometime. In this video, you mentioned the use of certain sounds during study. I currently have a major problem with focus during exams. At home, my room is extremely quiet: it's quiet when I do timed practice papers, and it's quite when I'm studying or revising. However, when I go to exams the noise of people breathing, flipping pages, dropping their pens, teachers coming in and out of the room to discuss issues, and various other factors distract me severely. My question is how can I overcome the problem of being unable to focus in exam conditions due to environmental factors that distract me. One solution I've considered but haven't implemented yet is to simulate the auditory conditions of an exam at home (KZbin video audio, app, and various ways) to acclimate myself to such conditions, though I'm not sure if this is backed up by research. Thanks

[@missstarlight7009]

You might want to look into trying earplugs for misophonia and those who have auditory sensitivities. They allow enough sound, but will muffle and calm distracting/irritating noises like the ones that disturb you when under pressure while taking exams. Best of luck to you in all you do.

[@luukzwart115]

Hey Justin. May I request a possible and interesting learning-related topic for a future video/short? Could you talk about state dependent learning, how effective it is according to research and under which conditions this factor in learning can yield the most benefit?

[@GxR-yt]

😂yr exam is tomorrow and you are watching videos

[@Trustosas]

I really miss your podcast. Why isn't it a thing anymore?

[@albertoscotton4221]

Can you make a video on how you use Obsidian?

[@Luhan35-m1k]

Could you make a summary video for the biggest learning enablers?

[@williamedwards6113]

I've been getting into your channel recently and taking some (non-linear) notes, and I'm wondering if you have any techniques for remembering things without writing them down? (Like birthdays, random things said to you, etc.) Also a lot of times I'll struggle to get all of the useful information during a lecture because if I don't write something down, I usually won't remember it by the end of the lecture, but while I'm writing they usually say something else that I miss because I was focused on writing

[@josephk.9567]

I like OneNote. It's free and it's synchronized beetwen iPad and Windows. I can draw on the ipad and drag images from the computer. It's the best of both worlds.

[@kizord7974]

How to select which declarative knowledge should be recalled by flash cards (Anki). Thus not ending in the anki hell (hundreds of cards each day)

[@terminallucidity]

The information that seems random and unintuitive to remember

[@kizord7974]

@@terminallucidity But, would putting the effort to understand where and why this information comes form, be more effective?

[@flower_chain7098]

Well for example I use it for vocabulary for the language I’m learning. That information is very plain, like there isn’t much you can research even if you go in depth. Especially because you have to learn so much vocabulary to be fluent. That’s one example I would use

[@ricardin99]

nice studio/room

[@KhaosVFX]

Editing on this video slaps! S-Tier. Background music is perfect! 🎉🎉

[@WarrenKirkpatrick]

I will add to the infinite canvas.. 2 apps come to mind, moleskin flow and endless paper.. both are very good..flow is better for options with drawing but endless paper you can keep zooming in and in.. you would run out of memory quicker than paper lol

[@emotionalmindedstate]

Ok. Your system or method is good for learning in a well structured body of knowledge. Where tasks to complete and information to complete the task reasonably matched. And also tasks themselves and the order of the tasks are too reasonable. BUT. What if i need to learn pretty much new field of knowledge where no such match between tasks and information exists? Or if tasks to info match isnt reasonable and tasks themselves too. How do we approach learning in this context? We need to protect ourselves from learning the incorrect things. What your thoughts?

[@jakubkucera1973]

What would be an example of such field? It's hard for me to find an example.

[@hamidg]

Use priming methods, watch overview videos about the field or summaries, or chatgpt

[@emotionalmindedstate]

@@jakubkucera1973 digital humanities. Mars expedition. 1000 km under sea flora and fauna treatment. AI education tech for peoples with disabilities. Etc

[@emotionalmindedstate]

@@jakubkucera1973 you can take any field almost and you will find there not reasonable tasks full of survival bias. Medicine is easy because it has thousands of years behind. Any business literature will be off the ground. You will effectively learn noneffective things. Etc

[@emotionalmindedstate]

@@hamidg use priming methods to understand before answering. Try to read deeper and understand better and try to imagine the peoples you talking to not stupid and know what they are asking. Use interleaving and try different angle.

[@laxmiprasanna4092]

How to test my studies as a programmer ?

[@strengthwithin6142]

Hi Justin, can you answer how to stop making computational mistakes in maths

[@productivity8696]

any whiteboard apps for windows? I tried obsidian canvas and excalidraw that I didn't like. then there are stand alone mind map apps but those are usually only good for fishbone style mind maps. i understand that using a physical pen has advantages but I want to reproduce the same style of mind maps digitally rather

[@dhruvmeena96]

Notion is best for tracking deadlines for assignments lmao and linking it with cron.... Its not good for note taking. Onenote and apple notes is better for note taking as in conventional note taking

[@TheThreatenedSwan]

Hopefully the doctor cartel breaks sooner rather than later in the US. Nurses+google already perform better

[@lidorcohen3113]

Regarding your advice for engineering, that’s basically what I’ve focused on before ( what, how and when), but since being exposed to your videos, it seems your system classifies those as “low order thinking”, so how exactly does your advice make sense in the context of your system? (Since you’re advising understanding and applying) Wouldn’t creating connections and relevancy and trying to connect between the concepts and applications of the topic in a mind map the way to go about it? (Since going for the higher order learning will take care of the lower order learning as well) Would love to get your input since I’m and engineering student myself and this advice seems to negate what I’ve learned from your other videos so far. (Since I’m trying to transition from Linear notetaking and understanding and applying each thing in isolation and move to a more big pic thinking which makes more sense)

[@QuebynKarpyo]

What about RemNote?

[@kovidhkottapalli2841]

Regarding BIO y12 what specific mid to high level revision techniques did you use? I have 4 and half months till my final BIO

[@Luhan35-m1k]

What games are you playing lately?

[@padho4416]

Hey ! Read This Important.... I want to purchase your course but I don't have any visa or MasterCard for payment We in India uses UPI system... Recently it is enabled in Australia too. Pls do something

[@pablosilva10127]

Create an international account card like wise. I think it would be helpful

[@lp3198]

how the hell are u able to afford his course as an Indian

[@padho4416]

@@lp3198 Becoz your mom made me rich...

[@skaterdude14b]

Exhausted by the affiliate marketing / sponsors. peace

[@Joyboy001-h2n]

I don't see it that way, i get a 20% reduction, i'm the winner at the end XD

[@abcdefg-hv2ks]

Why? He's giving us such good tips. It's only fair he makes some money, too. My "instructors" are stealing my money and not giving anything in return, while these are free tips on youtube... you can just skip ahead when the sponsor part shows up.

[@ayanbhattacharjee1076]

The exhaustion is not because of those.

[@Jerickplayz]

The marketing is there, but tell me any other channel similar to his which provides scientific methods for studying.Koi, Gohar are some good examples but information he provides is really useful.We just got to accept what we have rather than the bad stuff

[@rahulshendre7089]

:o