Advice on how to learn effectively | Robert Breedlove and Lex Fridman
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The hardest skill to learning is the ability to "focus" on the material at hand. Turning off your wandering "thoughts" and "learning" what you are reading or watching. Explaining what you just learned also helps!
Thats definetly the hardest part and tech is just making it worse
My issue is that, when I do begin to wander off, I don't know I am until like 10 to 15 minutes into a video, reading, or whatever it is. So for example, I begin reading about Python or watching a video about it, the next thing I know, I'm watching a video about batman, completely forgetting that I was studying. I do this a lot and it's really annoying that it happens automatically, like falling asleep.
The key for focusing is less distraction because, in order to focus, the only thoughts that should occur in mind must be related to the topic, and the one way to focus on topic related thoughts is reducing thoughts which are not related to the topic.
@@crown_420 it's like saying the key to happiness is less sadness lol
@@japiro14 everything man made is made for consumption, to waste our time throughout the day.
Tech included so self discipline is key.
the best technique I know to learn things fast is to talk a lot about it, and role play you being a teacher in that domain, for example when i used to read a lot about economics, and listen to a lot of podcast i would roleplay in my head being interviewed or giving a lecture on that subject. And there's a lot of benefit to it :
1- The first one is that it improve your conscious understanding of the subject, when you learn about something it's almost like you have learned nothing and everything, and when roleplaying lecturing about a subject when speaking you'll have that unconscious understanding that will give you the intuition to correct yourself, or to explain yourself better and instead of crystalizing the surface level understanding you'll really get the deep understanding of the subject.
2- Second is that it will tremendously improve your ability to communicate with other, because when you teach (even when you are just pretending) you'll find ways to illustrate your ideas in such a way that it would be understandable for 12yo, and that's true understanding, if you can explain something complex to a 12yo and he get it.
3- Finally it will improve your ability to think and more often than not you'll end up connecting dots between different knowledge and you'll come up with your own ideas, that come only from you, this will give you very nuanced and interesting opinions, and most people will really appreciate and value such ability to think.
It's not about scanning the most books and piling them on your shelf. it's about understanding the content, and with fiction envisioning your own images. Interesting pint about your own internal voice getting in the way 📚
Definitely agree with fiction. I purposefully read slowly so I can envision the story as I read. Id like to learn to read faster and absorb more when it comes to non fiction though.
@NK love this quote but i would like to add that in the world of stimulants, staying to 10 books is hard when there is thousands of other very wondrous and insightful books.
Nothing like making your own little mind movie through words
Somebody tell tai Lopez lol
You push me to be a better person Lex thank you. You’re my idol, the person I desire to be like. A KGB operative.
r/HolUp
@Joe Twist I'm sure we would officially know that.
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I'm sad for people who end up liking this comment before they finish reading it lmao
Thank you by the way for this podcast all of your subjects seem useful with utility at the for front. I like your attitude or mindset or mindfulness it’s the awareness that’s it. Great job keep going.
The trick about learning to be ok with reading slowly is understanding that you’re finite and no level of speed reading will allow you to read everything you wanted to in your lifetime.
Anki is huge with med students, I use it for Spanish. You can find pre-made decks for anatomy, language, etc.
I like Anki, I don't think it contributes to that deep thinking that Lex describes, that is required to really understand concepts.
Yup, Anki is good for memorizing isolated facts and information,
Exactly, memorizing a bunch of stuff...
All three above comments show a poor understand and/or use of Anki. If you're using SRS to simply "memorize facts," you're not using it right. It's like saying memorizing chords/scales as a musician doesn't contribute to deep learning of music. Memory is necessary but not sufficient for deep understanding.
Man All i can say Is wish we had More People Like Mr Fridman. You are Such Great Human Being,You truly are.Thank For your All Hard Working And Helping People To Be Better than Ever.Thank You ❤
In the beginning what Lex mentioned is totally correct. I also studied mathematics and it’s not about throughput (speedreading) but concentration, huge amounts of it.
Thanks guys! ✌🌟📚 'saying the words in my head' omg I 100% do that!.....Lex, I do believe I may have been waiting for this suggestion for years without even knowing it. 💫👍🔥
Lex is my favourite sleeper agent
Sleepy agent
For me what helps is taking 5 minute breaks from absorbing new information and thinking about the last 30 minutes I just studied. Usually I'm able to recall every important bit of information I understood and that breaks the barrier to recalling what I just learned later on.
I agree with you but also reading is whatever u want to make it. If you want to read some light novels or dense non fiction and just blaze through it, its all fine. Theres no need to analyze all the details, just do what feels right to you.
11:50 definitely the Nebraska album
Three words: Slow and steady.
Start off with a beginner's guide/ book then read 2 or more advanced books and followed it up with topic specific books and go from there
E.g if you wanted to learn physics you'd start off with physics for beginners, Fundamentals of physics and then from there do something like the Feynman's book series. After that just cover whatever topic you want to learn, such as thermodynamics, relativistic mechanics, light, waves and optics, etc
Thank you so much for this tip. My physics prof could NOT break things down for the class which was advertised for non science majors.
Great practical way of learning effectively!
50 years
Just to make it more obvious for me and all of us. It could also be Study and Practice, I found this technique to be more efficient than buying any information product "If you're willing to do the work by yourself". And by info product I'm not talking about books "Courses with low credibility and low quality to be exact", books are a necessity to progress as humans. I hope someone finds this helpful. Good Luck.
Lex, you had a spot on insight. The bottle neck is not how fast our eyes move! The bottle neck is how fast we're comprehending. You would love the book speed reading with the right side of the brain (by David Butler I believe). It's unlike any other speed reading book I've read.
The biggest thing with alcohol for me is expressing love, comradery and feeling deeply connected with my friends. Unfortunately I've came to notice I simply couldn't reach that same state without it, the point where everybody hugs each other in a circle and all that kinda of stuff, haha. Sounds stupid, but reveals to me that there's a loving place inside my head that for some reason I'm not able to express, I often wonder if that's because to express that love at all times in my daily/sober life, I would have to commit to it. Have people moving over, spending more time with my friends, not investing so much in work or education but rather be doing silly things along with them. Maybe it doesn't have to be like that and I'm just making excuses to never reach this place, or I'm addicted to feeling drunk and creating justifications, I'm not entirely sure.
Interesting thoughts
Very much so, when everyone is drinking, everyone becomes less inhibited and as long as there aren't deeply troubled individuals, it usually leads to revelry, I think because almost all people are longing (often secretly) for human connection. The problem arises as you pointed out that we are requiring something external to achieve this and for many that makes one feel guilty for requiring to take in some concoction to let loose. I suggest exploring the social dynamic that occurs in your life when you are sober around others you love who have drunk. I dare say you will feel a contact high, I almost assume this a demonstrable scientific phenomena. So perhaps it is that we find it easier to let our guards down when others are doing the same and drinking usually encourages others chemically to let loose and by way of providing an excuse to let loose because we know that when we are drunk that we are in a "safe space" to act silly. I think about this a lot. I used to feel it every time I would socialize, the urge to drink and have others drink so we can cut the bullshit and have fun. Now I actually feel comfortable being sober every day and in social situations. It is worth a lot to even recognize this behavior in yourself and I am proud of you for it
Alcohol suppresses the ego. Your ego tells you that’s not a social norm, ordinarily, so that’s what I believe.
@@ghostcloudmusic6867 this message really resonated with me, damn... Thank you.
Maybe you're a closeted homosexual
Interesting about the brown noise once you've got an idea going. I'll have to try that.
This is great content!
One of the most important information I got on youtube
Thanks lex ❤
14:57-15:07 Very well said Sir.
1. Highlight things that makes you emosional/enlighten. When you open it someday, you will feel an "ah!" momen.
2. Listening to something while doing something else (like when running) helps you get into difused mode thinking where you get more ideas than in the focused mode (the one when you do math for example)
This is a summary and added comment on this video
I wonder if speed reading vs word for word plays into what Breedlove said about processing. Information in kB? Human brain can receive 1300kbs but can only process 50 bits a second..From what I’ve read a typical word has only a few bits of information. Meaning if you absorb that you can process it giving your brain time to create a feedback loop.
Wow. THESE are great ideas on how to learn the books effectively,such as read, write and speak about the material, increasing one's underdtanding.Great guest Breedlove and Lex really shines with
his insight. ❤😅Wendy wifey fridman❤❤
This guys vocab is amazing
Flâneur!! You don't hear that everyday ! Love it!
If you're interested in what is said at 7:22 you should look into BDNF or brain derived neurotrophic factor.
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Anki is great! Been using it for some years now, but one year more intensively. Very good for setting up a sort of scaffolding of memories. I'v been using if for history alot, what year something happened, or who did what at what time. Highly recomended!:)
This clip just made me revisit my Kindle.
I found this while slacking , so thank you
Med student here. Anki is life (at least for now).
Which app do you use btw?
@@ondrejrohon5696 Android/windows/linux
It’s all about understanding and understanding is about seeing functional relations
Such an honest conversation that i could relate to personally on a very deep level
"Oh I like to be dynamic actually"
Profound
Read, write, talk about it. Re-read.
Use "read wise" to get an email of highlights. "Anki" for spaced repetition.
In order to understand you have to stand
I'm ok I listen this podcast
Comprehension is the most important. I don't concern myself with speed.
9:50 that’s what social media does with our brain, it sucks, I feel that I can’t focus anymore
Listen to the world lex listen to life like David Goggins says listening to music or shutting the world out won’t make it go away and why should it. The power with in you can shut out the world no head phones no music no brown noise required.
Can we Highlight videos and audio snippets too ?
Thanks for the tip on the Brown Noise. I find white noise too harsh, so this is perfect. Initially I thought of the South Park episode about the "Brown Note," but happy to report I didn't shit my pants from Brown Noise 💩
Reading a book. Is like keep that are necessary and throw away that can't be kept. Now is knowing what to keep.
What was the software if anybody actually knows for certain
Exercise feels good immediately after the sweat.
What was the name of the app?
4:20
Wow Thats a great advice
9:55
I agree with him
11:00
לתת למוח מנוחה טובה אחרי למידה אינטנסיבית
What app did he say?
Is quiting drinking that hard? I quit 9 years ago. The really hard point of quitting drinking is lossing a whole brunch of friends. But do you really need them?
Its probably different from person to person.
@@tonyelectionfraud669 agreed.
Did anyone catch the name of the app Lex mentioned at 4:20?!
Anki is the name
you should get Dominic O'Brien onto the podcast 7 times memory champion
Jim Kwik's speed reading course covers and makes you implement all the latest science and research in reading and uptaking information quickly! It will triple your reading speed and comprehension after 10mins a day 21 days, COULD'NT RECOMMEND MORE
Where can i find it
4:20 engine memorization app
6:10 "the things that you hight had an emotional impact on you"; read wise
The memorization app is called Anki
How to listen to what you hear is important because sometimes what someone is saying isn’t what they’re actually saying.
It's difficult to stop the sub-vocalizations.
Cách hát của đức phúc luôn làm hài lòng tất cả mn.
A reader is a special someone
Who has deadly or living oneway friends that help you travel also
Think deeply about life & love...
What is the name of the app he mentions at 4:27?
Good reads
AA will help with the Vodka.
Man, it is not about techniques to listen or yo read.. it is about your attitude toward learning and reading.. it is not about tools it is about your inner passion toward reading
Exactly. The best technique towards reading is “Do you actually want to read it?”
I go one way never change direction
Maybe we all have our ideal speed.
Initially, beings come to light for us in terms of what is said about them. In terms of the opinions that people hold about them. Which is why the study of the things that are, of the beings, must pass dialectically through the realm of opinion. Opinion is how we have access to them. In other writings we saw in other writing that opinion is the element of society and that in questioning opinions and trying to transform them into knowledge the philosopher main effect undermines society's basic beliefs and therefore incurs wrath. We have not yet seen however as clearly as he indicates in this passage, that opinion is the being of beings for us in our everydayness. That what things are for us is what is said about them. That there is this intimate connection between what is said and what shows itself. Opinions are not worthless just like the shadows on the wall of the cave in Plato's Republic are not nothing. They reflect something however dimly and they are indispensable not only dor their political function but as an occassion for discursive reflection on what is true. This is precisely what conventionalism fails to grasp. As it is put, conventionalism disregards the understanding embodied in opinion and appeals from opinion to nature. Socrates by contrast did not disregard the understand embodied in opinion. His classical natural right teaching is argued does appeal to nature but it does so in order to meet the conventionalist on their own grounds. Yet by page 146 at the end of this argument, it is showed that we cannot discuss the percect of our nature with reference to facts but must have recourse to speeches or opinions to what to what is said about natural right. To recapitulate the argument so far, Socrates brought philosophy down from heaven to inquire about the human things. He could not inquire about the human things without understanding the human dimension and contrary distinction to what is not human. In particular to the natural and the divine. Therefore he had to seek comprehensive knowledge. Knowledge of the whole in order to grasp the specific character of the human things. His knowledge of the whole consisted of knowledge of the human parts which he regarded as a return to sobriety. When compared to pre-socratics, sought knowledge of the order of all things. Socrates accessed the being of the parts through what was said about them. Socrates is said to have been the first who called philosophy down from heaven and forced it to make inquiries about life and manners and good and bad things, page 120. His study of human things consisted in rasing the question, what is? In regard to those things, for instance the question what is courage. More generally, he tried as it is writted to grasp then distinctive human character as such which he could not do without grasping the essentually difference between human things and the divine or natural things. In order words, to understand what the human things are depends on a comprehensive study of all things. Including divine and natural things. Otherwise how are we going to now what is specifically human if you do not know the limits and what stands at either end of them. What is said next on pages 122 in the reading is in my opinion especially important. It is said that for Socrates the science of the whole or of everything that is consists of understanding what eacu of the beings is. For to be means to be something and hence to be different from things which are something else. To be means therefore to be a part. Let me put it this way, what does philosophy seek in seeking knowledge? of the whole. It seeks knowledge of the parts because the whole is the totality of the parts. It does not seek to know primarily the origin or that from which the parts have come into being. The thing itself as it is put it "the completed thing cannot be understood as a product of a pricess leadinf up to it. you cannot understand the completed thing as a product of the process. But on the contrary, the process cannot be understood except in light of the completed thing or the enr of the process. Fso, very important. Taking his bearings by thebcompleted finished product and not by the process. You cannot reduce the thing to its origin, to its genesis, or to its coming into being. In other words, we seek knowledge of the parts and we know the parts with reference to the shape, form, character, essence, or idea. Not with respect to their origin, genesis or process. Two verybdifferent approaches here to what it means to know the whole and what it means to know a thing. Knowledge of the wholenis not knowledge of " the roots out of which the completed whole has grown. In socratic philosophy at least foes not seek to perceive the unity which is hidden behind the variety of things or appearances. Rather it wants to understand the unity that is revealed in the manifest articulation of the completed whole, pahe, 123." So not the hidden unitybehind all things but the manifest, non-hidden, open articulation, multiplicity, diversity of the completed whole; not of the hidden origin. Socratic philosophy takes its bearings by what it has also been called noetic heterogeneity by the articulated whole which makes possible seversl distinct sciences. You have to see that the contrast here is with an understanding of philosophy that does seek for the root from the root from which everything has emerged or that does try to find a hidden unity behind the differences and distinctions. Now why is this so important for
Read The Naked Mind about alcohol .. it changed my thinking about it for sure ..
'probably have too much Orwell there ' lol :''D
14:38
7:30
Spaced repetition, yes.
Speed reading, complete bullocks.
Lots of re-reading is probably a consequence of reading too fast.
Invite professor Daniel Willingham for an interview.
You have to read books more than once. Sure, speed read the first time, but then go back and slow read. Then, active recall. Without looking at the material try to recall what you learned. Then, conceptualize. Like active recall but don’t just remember facts , attempt to full understand the concepts by applying the to different scenarios. Then, teach others. You’ll solidify your knowledge of something by teaching others about it. Then, escalate the complexity - go to the next level of information. Then, return to the easier material periodically (interleaving). Then apply what you learned to practical projects of interest in your life…. These are the scientifically proven ways to learn anything.
I heard somewhere speed reading is a scam
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How is that app spelt?
what... anki? the flashcard app that lex talks about is called anki. its free. on android its called ankidroid i beleive
Readwise
Readwise, or Anki (Desktop), AnkiDroid Flashcards (Android), AnkiMobile Flashcards (iOS)
Brisk walks everyday for thinking and brain activation. Recommended by myself and Einstein. You choose which opinion carries more weight.
Im so bad at math I think I have brain damage. Any tips for sucking less at math every day?
Not me listening to this at the gym
6:00 what’s the app?
Anki
@@OperationPitbull Thanks!
The question is, how do you read something you don't like without creating a love affair with reading? The main reason American students can't read is teacher effective instruction. Teachers are so good at explaining that students don't have to read. There is an old strategy called SQ3R it is similar to Mr. R. Breedlove's system. It is not used anymore because the internet reads it for you? I call it whole braining. I wonder where Mr. Breedlove got his. I developed one called structures and patterns which is faster than speed reading. I am a retired history teacher that implemented these systems in my classes for 36 years. My seniors soon realize they couldn't read and wanted me to read the textbook to them. The principal wanted me to be fired. He said don't do that college stuff. Two old librarians told me that they knew what I was doing because they did it in Germany when they were young after WW2. WoW!
What’s the app Lex is talking about at 4:50?
Anki
I thought brown noise just helped you BM. Hey, I learned something. Thanks Lex.
My buddy said speedreading ruined reading for him. Wished he never did it.
how so? did he expand on why?
He said it took the joy out of reading. For background, he learned speedreading in high school summer holiday and complained about it to everyone first day back to school. He was way ahead of the class and eventually graduated with a phd in physics from a good school. Still complains about speedreading.
@@dosgos did speed reading contribute to getting PHD?
@@rum81 I don't know if speedreading contributed or not. For background, his father and (only) sybling all had PHDs in physics from good universities. So there was a lot of intellectual horsepower in the family. And they all had a brutal work ethic.
no trust is important.
whose that I tell you everything I don't hide my story I tell truth
I've tried to watch this video multiple times, and the moment he recommends a speed-reading course, I cringe too much and close the video. You do realise that you absorb much less text when speedreading. You can very well be speeding by an idea that could change your life - complexity requires conscious thought.
She how mr lex try to defend drinking.
That is not very objective sir.
Love your work.
yeah lots of thinking too much questions.
3:00 speed reading does nothing and he admits here among other times…
Wait so how can i stop my fcking own voice in my head while i read? Cuz i.... i dont understand someone help me pls
Chael Sonnen's younger smarter brother
I thought he looked familiar
him? I think that the very next sentence in this section gives us a big hint. Socrates he writes seems to have regarded the change which he brought about. Bow that means the change from seeking the roots and the hidden unity to seeking the whole through unity of the parts through asking what is about these various parts and what we have said. Socrates seems to have regarded that change "as a return to sobriety and moderation" from the madness of his predecessors. In contradistinction to his predecessors he says "he did not seperate wisdom from moderation." I am going to return to that line in a second but let us finish the thought here first. In present day parlance he writes one can describe the chabge in question as a return to common sense or to the world of common sense since the idea or character of a thing is primarily that which is visible to all without any particular effort or what one might call the surface of things." As opposed to the hidden unity, the manifest "surface" division, multiplicity, heterogeneity. Socrates started not from what is first in itself or first by nature but from what is first for us. From what comes to sight first and what comes to sight first about beings he says, " is not what we see of them but what is said about them or in opinions about them. Accordingly page 124, socrates started in his understanding of the tlnatures of things from the opinions about their natures. Now, there is so much to say about this passage but first its absolutely crucial that he says "Socrates's understanding of philosophy did not seperate moderation from wisdom." You will remember that in what is political philosophy in the discussion about Plato's laws. Moderation was a notion of the greatest importance. Let me just remind you of that. On page 32 of that reading he said that "When the philosopher limits his own horizon for the sake of the law that this obfuscation, this acceptance of the political perspective, this achievment of harmony between wisdom and law-abidingness is, it seems the most noble exercise of the virtue of moderation. In On Tyranny, he efffectibely says that the primary differwnce between xenophon and machiavelli or between classical or socratic and modern political thought is that xenophob did not and Machiavelli did seperate wisdom from moderation. Personally if you were to ask me to sum up all of his/the teachings in a single sentence, it would have to do something with the combination of wisdom and moderation. But if we turn back the natural right in history what do we find? Qe find that jeeping moderation and wisdom together has something to do with seeing the whole in terms of its parts. In terms of heterogeneity. There is a relationship between moderation on one hand and orientation towards the characters, forms, or ideas of things on the other. There is more to that point than we can discuss now. I mean Socrates's return to sobriety from the madness of his predecessors you can think not only about his predecessors but also about those of our contemporaries who seek to return to the pre-aocratic approach. Now, I just said we are not going to get into details, I only want to indication for you that there is something in here worth having a second, third look at which is really true of the whole book but somehiw these passages in particular. "The other importsmt notion from the passage I read is that initially beings come to light for us in terms of what is said about them.
How 2 lern.
Liber medicina animi
SuperMemo has a much more advanced algorithm than Anki does
im curious in what way is that so? i use anki for my medschool
Piotr Woźniak developed the SuperMemo algorithms and software in the 1980s. Anki is based on older version SM2; current refined algorithm is SM18. Personally, I was unable to tweak Anki for good memory retention. Anki has some upsides: good interface, good documentation, large user base.
It's true.
I agree. I used SuperMemo for 10+ years to good effect, but my cards got corrupted and so did my most recent backup, so I switched to Anki and tweaked it so that its intervals were close to what SuperMemo doing.
I suggest people use SuperMemo for awhile so they can see what their optimal intervals look like and then switch over to Anki for all the quality of life features it has.
You can change the algorithm in anki
Did homie just say he only listens to hitler or Stalin???
speed reading is BS
The only way I can learn something is if I actually give AF about the topic.
1g vs 5 g.
The bhrashtachar
So...how to learn effectively?
check out Barbara Oakley's A Mind For Numbers
Now I have to imagne a drunken Lex with some russians and they are just doing slav stuff. xD
The science shows that so-called speed reading is a gimmick. Therefore I stopped watching after 2 minutes. Fake info.
"Bitcoin price to hit $307k by October, then $12.5 million by 2031" - Robert Breedlove (2021). What has this guy been learning?