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@@JustinSungAs you stated in the video "How to Study With Me (Instructions)": maths is more procedural so there are other actions that may be more relevant for learning maths. It would be great if you could elaborate on what actions should be added to the guide you presented in that video for learning maths. Best regards to you and thank you for your work!!! ^^
You have access to knowledge like this on YT yet you still blame the system.There are so many resources on the internet that can boost your performance. You can succeed despite the system and you bullshit like this. Delete your comment .
@@GIGADEV690 Buddy I am very sorry If i disturbed you. I just told my experience. If i Offended Anyone I Very Sorry for your Pleasure I will delete it.
As a med student, this is spot on. Studying more is not always the answer bc of the nature of the brain. Just focus on what works and what dont work. Its kinda easier tho tbh
I like the fact that every time I watch a video about how to be better at learning/studying or get good Marks, it's always an asian telling something. Proud of my homies. Keep up the good work guys.
00:01 Top students have innate behaviors that lead to success 01:48 Success in learning depends on systematically removing barriers to improvement 03:37 Successful students don't follow conventional learning norms 05:28 Top learners focus on refining methods and are open to change. 07:13 Finding what works for your brain and your level of processing experience is crucial. 09:07 Top students focus on self-improvement, not luck 10:52 Top learners focus and target their time efficiently 12:27 Top students focus on weaknesses and make adjustments to their study methods Top students have innate behaviors that lead to success - The ability to learn effectively can be developed by most people through engaging and enjoyable study methods - Effective study techniques can make the learning process enjoyable for most individuals Success in learning depends on systematically removing barriers to improvement - Success is not just about knowing how to be good, but actually being good by progressively removing barriers - Students in high school and university often face fixed habits and beliefs that act as barriers to efficient learning Successful students don't follow conventional learning norms - They are free to explore and experiment to find what works best for them - Existing habits of learning are often not based on effective methods Top learners focus on refining methods and are open to change. - Top learners are critical about what works, less attached to methods, and more focused on the refining process. - Struggling learners have dependency and insecurity attached to their methods, hesitant to change even if they know it doesn't work well for them. Finding what works for your brain and your level of processing experience is crucial. - Don't try to copy success as your milestone. Instead, challenge your methods and strive to do more with less. - Focus on getting more value out of the same number of hours and techniques, rather than just adding more hours or techniques. Top students focus on self-improvement, not luck - Top students analyze why they received bad results and seek to understand what is not working in their study methods. - Instead of relying on luck or copying others, top students focus on identifying and improving their own processes. Top learners focus and target their time efficiently - They analyze their strategies for redundancy and missing elements - They prioritize learning and making informed decisions Top students focus on weaknesses and make adjustments to their study methods - Top students identify areas for improvement and concentrate their efforts there, rather than mindlessly repeating the same methods. - Top students proactively address feelings of overwhelm by analyzing the root causes and adapting their study techniques to alleviate stress.
Currently studying for the LSAT. I realized to achieve a 180 (top score) I must utilize methods that "go against the pack". I've realized the LSAT is looking for people who can figure out how to beat its test in the most unconventional ways possible. The LSAT is looking for the top 0.1%. I am the top 0.1%. I'm happy to see you're not asking us to like and comment anymore. You're finally delivering the content, and you're trusting in the process. Well done. Your videos have been helping me as I study for the LSAT. Keep it up, friend. 😎
If you have learning difficulties , you don't need people around you who will understand what learning environment you really need. When you ask for help with homework, don't ask any person that will turn your question into an issue. Missing classes and bad nutrition will not make any person a top student. Th advice of Justin is excellent.
I have been challenging myself lately by searching what methods could work more for me, I got myself into mindmaps since I like writing while learning, but kind of feel insecure about it. Thanks for reminding how important it is to try things out
If I had known you when I was in high school, I could have learn more about improving myself. Unforunately it already passed but recently I'm so glad to know you. Thank you for your gift.
I guess it all comes down to finding learning gaps. If you are relentless in your pursuit of finding learning gaps you become a top student. And most techniques revolve around finding them. So the more you setup your methods around finding these the more you succeed. That's why if you have a massive ego you never end up reaching your full potential, and you're termed as 'lazy'. So the more relentless you are at hunting down each gap you see in your understanding the better you perform. Also don't forget what you already know haha :)
@@BrunoSeade-fb2ew test yourself in topics, can you explain it in a easy way to a dude who has no idea of the topic. By testing yourself you can identify your gaps in knowledge.
Very interesting discussion! In the language learning communities I see a similar issue all the time, too - the advice, methods, strategies etc. all land differently for each person. Some people take them as a general guideline to improve their own strategies, others (on the other end of the spectrum) will treat whatever's been said as religion and almost immediately become stuck in those new ways that they haven't even gotten to test 👀. Genuinely fascinating how differently people react to information, but the common trend I see is that people are very risk-averse (scared of experimentation and learning from mistakes) and not considering why any piece of advice/strategy actually works (missing the forest for the trees) and the underlying principles. I think a loose mentality towards... life is really good beneficial here. It makes you more open, "slower" and reflective, and ultimately it makes you a better learner and practitioner in all sorts of things.
Another factor here, I think, is how we tend to become dogmatic when we have absolutely no idea what we're doing, and therefore have no confidence in our own ability to make a good evaluation of something. When we don't trust ourselves to make a good evaluation, we just don't evaluate anything and instead follow rules or techniques blindly and unquestioningly. It's just another manifestation of a fear of failure, but it's also something that tends to resolve itself slowly as we get a better idea of what we're doing.
ADHD version: top students = grow mindset characteristics + constant experimentation. TLDR top students are mindful of what they are doing & know why & how what they do work & vise versa. struggling students do what everyone else does & do more & depend on luck.
learning sales techniques i got in touch with something called PDCA Cycle, which is basically a management system made for salesman so they can keep improving their numbers. The most important steps on the cycle are both keeping track if everything is going as planned, and then realizing what did work in the end, and improving what didnt. Basically planning is super important but refining is way more... i could see a relation for what you told in the video. Basically you should aways be looking for ways to improve what you do.
I think you are spot on. I have been trying to get my professional license for several years and so far, unsuccessful. Why? I am not practicing exam questions. I love to read the theoretical stuff but reluctant to test myself.
After bad results I would recommend: 1. Communcation: 1.1 e.g. talk with other students of your learning/lab group) about learning stuff (theories, practical lab results) and how to preparing for exam. 1.2. Explain others what you've learned. If you can't explain it it with your words, you have not yet understand. 2. New/other information resources: e.g. a better book or multimedia video / audio podcast from the university library. This is also about how to search and find select good quality information! First scan for relevant information pieces than watch out for easy (brain-friendly) style pictures / summaries, Q&A, etc. 3. Self-Check before real/critical exam tests: 3.1 Q&A-Tests from learning information sources (e.g. lecture examples, books with question section after each chapter and correct answers). 3.2 Older exam tests available? 3.3 Optimize: Try to see typical questions and collect them in familiar test question categories. Sometimes you may find shortcuts when solving the question or calculation. Make your way of solution easier for yourself so that you have less stress during the real critical exam test situation. Creating your own solution recipy/algorithm trains your problem solving skills additionally! 4. Meet & Communicate with others before the real/critical exam and explain your progress and how you solve them. When I studied electrical + computer engineering (1986-1990) I shared what and how I used (best/better) books from the uni lib, self-recognized question categories (groups of typical similar questions) and how I made the solution way easier for calculating requested results. That way focusses you on "learning by teaching" (a specialization after learning by doing), which I saw later my children doing this approach in their classes.
From my perspective, to compensate this video, which could be wrong that the reason why the top learner could achieve this sort of thinking is because: 1. They know what they should do that make an effective change. 2. They know that the reason why they don’t do well must because there have a problem in their own method and know that even the ‘change’ fail to change the result, is also would be a common scenario. 3. They have growth mindset that they see challenge, failure as an opportunity to improve 4. They constantly reflect themselves of what habit is potentially obtrusive to their goal and when they realize, they would change these sort of factors. 5. They had to challenge themselves and tested themselves to develop a self-regulation ability through developing their metacognition as first. My thinking could be wrong and I’m open to you guys queries to improve myself.
In a video, you mentioned that one technique we could use to reach the top 1% is to think about what a 1% student would do. In that video, I thought, "Alright, I wouldn’t know how to answer that question because if I knew what a student like that would do, I’d have already done it." So, I said, "Okay, I'll use people who are already there as examples because that would be easier." But now, in this video, you're saying I can’t use real-life examples. Yet, I have questions every day, not just about the scenarios you’ve described.
The way that you are certain in everything you say instead of making up shit really impressed me. I am new in your channel and i came to your channel to learn about reading comprehension. Your advices were very precise. I took notes of things you said. And tried them. I can group words and read them but i seperate the words. For example lets say there is a given sentence like " I love your channel because it helped me a lot.". I read it as "I love....", "your channel...." , "because it..." , "helped me..." , "a lot.". So i take every 2 words seperatedly so I can't connect "I love..." and "your channel..." for example. So does it need more practice or am i doing something wrong?
I found your vedio on Instagram and on the other day your vedio came into my you tube recommendation....and ..i can say that the experience you haave is splendid and after your vedios ...i feel like i am adding something in my life and as a medical student i can clearly say ......medical journey makes you different person and you perspectives of tackling things differently
Well, basically I'm somewhere in between the top and the normal student, as I believe in the context of working hard and pushing myself to the limit where I could be better. But at the same time, I also working on how to effectively studying and prepare for myself throughout the test. So atm, I think that both can sound conflict, but what matter the most is that I know what are my weakness but don't know how to guide myself thru it. I'll be glad to hear any advice, thanks alot!
I was just revising a few minutes ago, apart from the first two habits, it seems like I have the third one, I was overwhelmed when doing a past paper for chemistry and I decided to stop, now I thank Justin for posting on time to remind me how to tackle this, thanks for the free content ❤❤
hei, learning a lot from your videos, I was wondering is there any possibility that you create a video regarding the process needed to form a growth mindset. I mind after i take the quiz of yours it turned out that i am chained by a fixed mindset but i dont know how to change
Actually most of the top students I know are very hardworker, discipline! And they dont adapt to new things easily , they rather relay on old study techniques that work for them before to get A plus. And also whenever they try to understand new content,theyll use previous knowldge to understand the current information theyre lesrning
Why am I seeing this as a top student. I feel like people get annoyed when they ask me how do I get good grades when I only reply just study lol. But for real, when I see my friends study they're always listening to music and highlighting their notes, or reading books. I only do that if the content is completely new, the rest of the time when I'm studying, I rewrite my notes so many times just by memory. When exams come, I can almost rewrite my entire notes by understanding it so well through active recall. Studying is mentally taxing, it shouldnt be fun unless you need it to be bc you lack discipline
It almost feels like "the obstacle is the way". In orther words, finding the cause of our barriers and removing it or countering by anoher cause is the real path of progress.
Sir I just want to ask how to sustain in competitive examinations like( UPSC ) and all were we have to face imense pressure while preparing and there is uncertainty about the source and the way we are preparing for it. Basically I want to ask how to not forget everything or some important things when you have a broad syllabus to cover in limited time. I would be more greatful if you make a video dedicated to competitive examinations and referring to UPCS (Indian Civil Services Exam) thank you 😊 🙏
Hey there! I had the same problem too and struggled to get average marks in my social science exam. Then I started using spaced repetition, before few months for boards and ended up scoring 97. This method works best for such heavy theory based which requires a lot of memorising.
@@urokodaki8117 Thank you so much, sir 😊 . If you don't mind would you like sharing, how you deal with the articles ,like 3-4 articles of 40 pages( begin more specific of history subject)each ,daily .
Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 00:23 My story of how I improved my learning methods 02:05 Why do most learners not improve? 05:39 What do top learners do differently? 08:45 How top students and normal students respond in 3 common scenarios
Hi Justin, I recently felt the urge to improve my method of studying and I found your channel that’s really helpful. I don’t have a definite method and I have no idea of what I could do to improve, could you suggest me some of your videos that could help me find a method?
I have a question, Justin. I understand that when using mind maps, you first collect keywords and then search for relationships, but when you create your mind maps, do you learn the material first and then rely on the keywords and processes on the mind maps to recall the information when studing?
Hi Justin.I think the reason I am not a top student is my mindset regarding exams. I study consistently before the exam and do a few revisions through practice problems but just before the exam I feel the need to go through the topic in detail. In the exams I am able to do the difficult and easy questions but I struggle with intermediate ones. It is also because I still can't figure how to make short notes that would be adequate enough to cover every topic briefly before exams and leave many of these topics unseen. Due to this my brain gets loaded with lots of information and it starts to slip out(along with the important ones). I kindly request for your guide to make short notes of which I can do quicker spaced repetition. I have tried studying from the guided study with me video of yours but due to absence of an I-Pad I am limited by the size of my whiteboard. So I am not being able to study like in the video. Thank you for helping all the passionate learners worldwide to learn more effectively.
There is a most powerful learning technique I've ever met. It allows you to identify indications of unknown knowledge in systems of already known one. Personally, using this technique, I was able to improve differential calculus and find a way to harmonize quantum mechanics and general relativity. This technique, unfortunately, has one drawback. And it's fatal. Those persons who use it and try to convey the results of their work to professional scientists are not taken seriously. They are considered liars, frauds or just plain crazy.
@@sirisamba566 If you become a regular guest in my "virtual home" you will see all for yourself within a few months. I created it quite recently to describe the essence of this technique and demonstrate its possibilities.
I'm having problem to combine inquiry based learning with prestudy & mindmaps. I always go too in depth when I look into things based on interest (is that a bad thing) and create the schema backwards when I need the basic stuff to understand the interesting application I started with. How do you do inquiry based learning with more surface level?
And when I'm looking into things I find interesting & trying to do understand, creating mindmap at the same pace doesn't feel natural, is it less useful if I do it last when basically have learnt modtof the stuff already?
Ok so ... I have the attributes of a top learner. I do try to opt for various strategies. But as a medical student as the syllabus is quite extensive it just makes me overwhelmed and im stuck to doung nothing about it. That happens even more when i try various methods and am not able to score better than last time. I still havent tried spaced repetition and interleaving. And that requires alot of effort in my opinion. What do you recommend to a person like me. What study techniques should i follow to top my batch. Cuz ik i have it in me. And im open to new ideas.
Thank you for your videos Justin Sung ❤ Can I ask you sth? Do you do mindmaps? What do you recommend, doing it while reading the source material, after I've finished the chapter or after 3 or more chapters? The problem is that the semester is a lot and I will not be able to do all my mindmaps in time. I know it's effective cuz it helped me a lot to remember. The simple act of doing it, associating things that makes sense, makes it stick into My head!!
But when the text is getting too big, I indeed use "sth". I don't want the people reading to think its boring and too long. Just want it to be easy, informative.
also mindfulness and psychology, I finally found someone, I wonder how much this generally helps, especially "individual growth" to "collective growth", I am glad to see you healthy!! I was so angry at your videos at the start, I hope vanity just stops at university it's atrocious at times, and "beign cool" is even needed, how do I handle that pain? I bet only feng-shui does it & nature 100%
R u giving a suggestion for improvement or asking for a suggestion? Most of this video is just questions. Eg. Suppose I struggle with remembering a list of things or that I am struggling to do division by prime numbers greater than 259. Then your suggestion is stop doing what I am doing. I did. Now what???
Quick question, how would you describe a person who finished university without effort. This is the case for me and i wound up a biology teacher. In retrospect i feel i finally understand why i was able to succeed with background lesrning which is reinforced by your video's. I wasn't a top student but a lazy one. Would you agree thete is a class of natural learners who instinctively apply practices you mention?
Repetitions not needed at least not for everything Small stuff like special angles from maths I only studied one time in like 10 minutes ,made a mnemonic and never came back, even now months later I can still draw out the whole table.
As a med student myself, I'm struggling with my studies since it's my 3rd year. And it's gonna end soon and I feel that I'm not making a change at all as I want to. I repeatedly am getting average results since the beginning and things are not well. And I want to work on it so that atleast I can ace my final exams. Because it's a big part of the final grade. I think I have some time to experiment on what works and what doesn't work. Thanks so much for this video, it helped me self reflect on my learning mistakes ❤
I feel like you're tipping your toe in the actual problem without giving a solution. I guess that you sell a course, but without a clear and direct solution, it's just hard to believe that it's actually going to work
I feel the same way and there’s always the comments like “well clearly you missed the points” like no I didn’t if multiple people are still not getting his point.
@@halesbellss and this number of people is significantly lower than those that do, so...that says something. I'm not saying everyone should be able to get it, there are always going to be people who don't, such is life
You need to use different methods and find what works for you. That takes time. For me I study the paragraph and highlight imp topics and on its side I write in 1 line what the paragraph is about. So when I read it again I know what is it about. Also make interconnected mind maps of topics. Writing things with your hands puts it in your memory for a longer time. To compare and contrast two things I put the points in table format. Every student has a different style of learning, try different things. Most important is you have an interest in the topic/subject. Many a times it is not fun so you have to find ways to make it more palatable.
You're right, he does tip-toe a bit. But I think what he's saying is "you need to take a science-based (trial & error) approach to finding the method for studying that's most effective for you. Copying and pasting other people's techniques and hoping for the best isn't a behavior that the top 0.1% of students have." It all was very much a push to get people to buy his course, and the information he gave was kind of... duh? But I say "duh" and yet tons of people are still copying and pasting without thinking and hoping for the best. As a collective, I wonder if we're losing our ability to think for ourselves and enjoy the journey of experimentation.
Human potential is unlimited. An IQ score cannot determine your capacity, my friend. Just keep going, keep doing your best and after a few years, you'll realize how much you improved.
Of course raw intelligence counts too. Top 0.1% basically reinvent large parts of their studies out of themselves. They are basically partially the authors of their own books. Of course an attitude like not being afraid to fail with trying to be creative counts a lot too.
He’s slightly better than a guru. Good starting off point for further research. I wouldn’t put him in the same boat as like Ali Abdall and all those productivity freaks
It seems guru's typically like to spread information related to concepts compared to factuals but it's understanding, they're knowledge is what they're advertising so it makes sense that they don't actually say anything factual, however it brings an awareness of said subject.
Also, thank you for giving content for contemplation & journaling! This is great stuff!! Sorry, for the cursing had to use some science, that causes even generational trauma? Insane right?
I didn't learn anything from the video. He just narrated the problem in detail. There is no solution provided to the problem. It felt like just a well structured advertisement to make people click the link and make a payment. #notrecommended#donotwasteyourtime
I tried to manage a semi-long distance relationship, a software-architecture postion, my health and my university master's degree, my boss can't even incrase my pay for 1€, fuck that guy xDDD
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@@JustinSungAs you stated in the video "How to Study With Me (Instructions)": maths is more procedural so there are other actions that may be more relevant for learning maths. It would be great if you could elaborate on what actions should be added to the guide you presented in that video for learning maths. Best regards to you and thank you for your work!!! ^^
"Most humans like to learn, but they do not enjoy studying" one of the best way to summarize the state of students in India particularly.
Motivation to learn is intrinsic (internal). What we do not see merit in studying we will not enjoy.
You have access to knowledge like this on YT yet you still blame the system.There are so many resources on the internet that can boost your performance. You can succeed despite the system and you bullshit like this. Delete your comment .
@@SB_2009Literally nobody is talking about grades you just wanna boost your ego
@@GIGADEV690 Buddy I am very sorry If i disturbed you. I just told my experience. If i Offended Anyone I Very Sorry for your Pleasure I will delete it.
It’s cultural racist if you generalize about Indian students.
"Everyone is capable of improving but no one can improve if the barriers are not removed"
Spot on! 💯
As a med student, this is spot on. Studying more is not always the answer bc of the nature of the brain.
Just focus on what works and what dont work. Its kinda easier tho tbh
I like the fact that every time I watch a video about how to be better at learning/studying or get good Marks, it's always an asian telling something. Proud of my homies. Keep up the good work guys.
bruh😭😭
u truely justify ur prp🗿
00:01 Top students have innate behaviors that lead to success
01:48 Success in learning depends on systematically removing barriers to improvement
03:37 Successful students don't follow conventional learning norms
05:28 Top learners focus on refining methods and are open to change.
07:13 Finding what works for your brain and your level of processing experience is crucial.
09:07 Top students focus on self-improvement, not luck
10:52 Top learners focus and target their time efficiently
12:27 Top students focus on weaknesses and make adjustments to their study methods
Top students have innate behaviors that lead to success
- The ability to learn effectively can be developed by most people through engaging and enjoyable study methods
- Effective study techniques can make the learning process enjoyable for most individuals
Success in learning depends on systematically removing barriers to improvement
- Success is not just about knowing how to be good, but actually being good by progressively removing barriers
- Students in high school and university often face fixed habits and beliefs that act as barriers to efficient learning
Successful students don't follow conventional learning norms
- They are free to explore and experiment to find what works best for them
- Existing habits of learning are often not based on effective methods
Top learners focus on refining methods and are open to change.
- Top learners are critical about what works, less attached to methods, and more focused on the refining process.
- Struggling learners have dependency and insecurity attached to their methods, hesitant to change even if they know it doesn't work well for them.
Finding what works for your brain and your level of processing experience is crucial.
- Don't try to copy success as your milestone. Instead, challenge your methods and strive to do more with less.
- Focus on getting more value out of the same number of hours and techniques, rather than just adding more hours or techniques.
Top students focus on self-improvement, not luck
- Top students analyze why they received bad results and seek to understand what is not working in their study methods.
- Instead of relying on luck or copying others, top students focus on identifying and improving their own processes.
Top learners focus and target their time efficiently
- They analyze their strategies for redundancy and missing elements
- They prioritize learning and making informed decisions
Top students focus on weaknesses and make adjustments to their study methods
- Top students identify areas for improvement and concentrate their efforts there, rather than mindlessly repeating the same methods.
- Top students proactively address feelings of overwhelm by analyzing the root causes and adapting their study techniques to alleviate stress.
Top learners are more intentional about the underlying reasons. (critical)
Top learners value efficiency and effectiveness. (more is less)
Currently studying for the LSAT. I realized to achieve a 180 (top score) I must utilize methods that "go against the pack". I've realized the LSAT is looking for people who can figure out how to beat its test in the most unconventional ways possible. The LSAT is looking for the top 0.1%. I am the top 0.1%.
I'm happy to see you're not asking us to like and comment anymore. You're finally delivering the content, and you're trusting in the process. Well done. Your videos have been helping me as I study for the LSAT. Keep it up, friend. 😎
good luck on your LSAT!
If you have learning difficulties , you don't need people around you who will understand what learning environment you really need. When you ask for help with homework, don't ask any person that will turn your question into an issue. Missing classes and bad nutrition will not make any person a top student. Th advice of Justin is excellent.
Go straight to 6:13 for main content.
I have been challenging myself lately by searching what methods could work more for me, I got myself into mindmaps since I like writing while learning, but kind of feel insecure about it. Thanks for reminding how important it is to try things out
If I had known you when I was in high school, I could have learn more about improving myself.
Unforunately it already passed but recently I'm so glad to know you.
Thank you for your gift.
I guess it all comes down to finding learning gaps. If you are relentless in your pursuit of finding learning gaps you become a top student. And most techniques revolve around finding them. So the more you setup your methods around finding these the more you succeed. That's why if you have a massive ego you never end up reaching your full potential, and you're termed as 'lazy'. So the more relentless you are at hunting down each gap you see in your understanding the better you perform.
Also don't forget what you already know haha :)
How do you recommend to find those gaps?
@@BrunoSeade-fb2ew test yourself in topics, can you explain it in a easy way to a dude who has no idea of the topic.
By testing yourself you can identify your gaps in knowledge.
@@Pixelroide Thanks!
Very interesting discussion! In the language learning communities I see a similar issue all the time, too - the advice, methods, strategies etc. all land differently for each person. Some people take them as a general guideline to improve their own strategies, others (on the other end of the spectrum) will treat whatever's been said as religion and almost immediately become stuck in those new ways that they haven't even gotten to test 👀.
Genuinely fascinating how differently people react to information, but the common trend I see is that people are very risk-averse (scared of experimentation and learning from mistakes) and not considering why any piece of advice/strategy actually works (missing the forest for the trees) and the underlying principles. I think a loose mentality towards... life is really good beneficial here. It makes you more open, "slower" and reflective, and ultimately it makes you a better learner and practitioner in all sorts of things.
Another factor here, I think, is how we tend to become dogmatic when we have absolutely no idea what we're doing, and therefore have no confidence in our own ability to make a good evaluation of something.
When we don't trust ourselves to make a good evaluation, we just don't evaluate anything and instead follow rules or techniques blindly and unquestioningly. It's just another manifestation of a fear of failure, but it's also something that tends to resolve itself slowly as we get a better idea of what we're doing.
ADHD version: top students = grow mindset characteristics + constant experimentation.
TLDR
top students are mindful of what they are doing & know why & how what they do work & vise versa.
struggling students do what everyone else does & do more & depend on luck.
learning sales techniques i got in touch with something called PDCA Cycle, which is basically a management system made for salesman so they can keep improving their numbers. The most important steps on the cycle are both keeping track if everything is going as planned, and then realizing what did work in the end, and improving what didnt. Basically planning is super important but refining is way more... i could see a relation for what you told in the video. Basically you should aways be looking for ways to improve what you do.
This!
This video was much needed. Thanks as always for providing quality content!!^_^
I think you are spot on.
I have been trying to get my professional license for several years and so far, unsuccessful. Why? I am not practicing exam questions. I love to read the theoretical stuff but reluctant to test myself.
After bad results I would recommend: 1. Communcation: 1.1 e.g. talk with other students of your learning/lab group) about learning stuff (theories, practical lab results) and how to preparing for exam. 1.2. Explain others what you've learned. If you can't explain it it with your words, you have not yet understand.
2. New/other information resources: e.g. a better book or multimedia video / audio podcast from the university library. This is also about how to search and find select good quality information! First scan for relevant information pieces than watch out for easy (brain-friendly) style pictures / summaries, Q&A, etc.
3. Self-Check before real/critical exam tests:
3.1 Q&A-Tests from learning information sources (e.g. lecture examples, books with question section after each chapter and correct answers).
3.2 Older exam tests available?
3.3 Optimize: Try to see typical questions and collect them in familiar test question categories. Sometimes you may find shortcuts when solving the question or calculation. Make your way of solution easier for yourself so that you have less stress during the real critical exam test situation. Creating your own solution recipy/algorithm trains your problem solving skills additionally!
4. Meet & Communicate with others before the real/critical exam and explain your progress and how you solve them.
When I studied electrical + computer engineering (1986-1990) I shared what and how I used (best/better) books from the uni lib, self-recognized question categories (groups of typical similar questions) and how I made the solution way easier for calculating requested results. That way focusses you on "learning by teaching" (a specialization after learning by doing), which I saw later my children doing this approach in their classes.
One day I also became like you
Dr .Karan Yadav
Love from India ❤
From my perspective, to compensate this video, which could be wrong that the reason why the top learner could achieve this sort of thinking is because:
1. They know what they should do that make an effective change.
2. They know that the reason why they don’t do well must because there have a problem in their own method and know that even the ‘change’ fail to change the result, is also would be a common scenario.
3. They have growth mindset that they see challenge, failure as an opportunity to improve
4. They constantly reflect themselves of what habit is potentially obtrusive to their goal and when they realize, they would change these sort of factors.
5. They had to challenge themselves and tested themselves to develop a self-regulation ability through developing their metacognition as first.
My thinking could be wrong and I’m open to you guys queries to improve myself.
In a video, you mentioned that one technique we could use to reach the top 1% is to think about what a 1% student would do. In that video, I thought, "Alright, I wouldn’t know how to answer that question because if I knew what a student like that would do, I’d have already done it." So, I said, "Okay, I'll use people who are already there as examples because that would be easier." But now, in this video, you're saying I can’t use real-life examples. Yet, I have questions every day, not just about the scenarios you’ve described.
The way that you are certain in everything you say instead of making up shit really impressed me. I am new in your channel and i came to your channel to learn about reading comprehension. Your advices were very precise. I took notes of things you said. And tried them. I can group words and read them but i seperate the words. For example lets say there is a given sentence like " I love your channel because it helped me a lot.". I read it as "I love....", "your channel...." , "because it..." , "helped me..." , "a lot.". So i take every 2 words seperatedly so I can't connect "I love..." and "your channel..." for example. So does it need more practice or am i doing something wrong?
I found your vedio on Instagram and on the other day your vedio came into my you tube recommendation....and ..i can say that the experience you haave is splendid and after your vedios ...i feel like i am adding something in my life and as a medical student i can clearly say ......medical journey makes you different person and you perspectives of tackling things differently
7:22 that's so true and 10:41 that's what I did in my exam
which brand shirts do you wear. they look really good
Differences between average & top students
1. Luck & constant experimentation
2. Cramming without thoughts & filling the knowledge gaps intuitively
Well, basically I'm somewhere in between the top and the normal student, as I believe in the context of working hard and pushing myself to the limit where I could be better. But at the same time, I also working on how to effectively studying and prepare for myself throughout the test. So atm, I think that both can sound conflict, but what matter the most is that I know what are my weakness but don't know how to guide myself thru it. I'll be glad to hear any advice, thanks alot!
I was just revising a few minutes ago, apart from the first two habits, it seems like I have the third one, I was overwhelmed when doing a past paper for chemistry and I decided to stop, now I thank Justin for posting on time to remind me how to tackle this, thanks for the free content ❤❤
Sum of all, Top learners have "why's" to every result they get! And the word "why" can actually turned the table around your favor, I believe...
Hi Justin! I want to ask which is better : lectures or books.
I'm trying to get the answer ...
hei, learning a lot from your videos, I was wondering is there any possibility that you create a video regarding the process needed to form a growth mindset. I mind after i take the quiz of yours it turned out that i am chained by a fixed mindset but i dont know how to change
Actually most of the top students I know are very hardworker, discipline! And they dont adapt to new things easily , they rather relay on old study techniques that work for them before to get A plus.
And also whenever they try to understand new content,theyll use previous knowldge to understand the current information theyre lesrning
Why am I seeing this as a top student. I feel like people get annoyed when they ask me how do I get good grades when I only reply just study lol. But for real, when I see my friends study they're always listening to music and highlighting their notes, or reading books. I only do that if the content is completely new, the rest of the time when I'm studying, I rewrite my notes so many times just by memory. When exams come, I can almost rewrite my entire notes by understanding it so well through active recall. Studying is mentally taxing, it shouldnt be fun unless you need it to be bc you lack discipline
It almost feels like "the obstacle is the way". In orther words, finding the cause of our barriers and removing it or countering by anoher cause is the real path of progress.
Sir I just want to ask how to sustain in competitive examinations like( UPSC ) and all were we have to face imense pressure while preparing and there is uncertainty about the source and the way we are preparing for it. Basically I want to ask how to not forget everything or some important things when you have a broad syllabus to cover in limited time. I would be more greatful if you make a video dedicated to competitive examinations and referring to UPCS (Indian Civil Services Exam) thank you 😊 🙏
Hey there! I had the same problem too and struggled to get average marks in my social science exam. Then I started using spaced repetition, before few months for boards and ended up scoring 97. This method works best for such heavy theory based which requires a lot of memorising.
@@urokodaki8117 Thank you so much, sir 😊 .
If you don't mind would you like sharing, how you deal with the articles ,like 3-4 articles of 40 pages( begin more specific of history subject)each ,daily .
Any book recommendations on this topic according to your wisdom..
Make it Stick
@@Pixelroide Thanks a Ton brother 😊
ultra learning by scott young that did the famous mit challange
@@naturalgoldenjazz 💜👍
Time Stamps:
00:00 Intro
00:23 My story of how I improved my learning methods
02:05 Why do most learners not improve?
05:39 What do top learners do differently?
08:45 How top students and normal students respond in 3 common scenarios
Hi Justin, I recently felt the urge to improve my method of studying and I found your channel that’s really helpful. I don’t have a definite method and I have no idea of what I could do to improve, could you suggest me some of your videos that could help me find a method?
This gave me sm confidence cus the characteristics u described are like me but so far I'm pretty mid in school (I've gotten better tho) 😭
I have a question, Justin. I understand that when using mind maps, you first collect keywords and then search for relationships, but when you create your mind maps, do you learn the material first and then rely on the keywords and processes on the mind maps to recall the information when studing?
Even if I want to I can't join this program
But what I'll do I'll find my own what exactly I need to do
I can confidently do it
Hi Justin.I think the reason I am not a top student is my mindset regarding exams. I study consistently before the exam and do a few revisions through practice problems but just before the exam I feel the need to go through the topic in detail. In the exams I am able to do the difficult and easy questions but I struggle with intermediate ones. It is also because I still can't figure how to make short notes that would be adequate enough to cover every topic briefly before exams and leave many of these topics unseen. Due to this my brain gets loaded with lots of information and it starts to slip out(along with the important ones).
I kindly request for your guide to make short notes of which I can do quicker spaced repetition. I have tried studying from the guided study with me video of yours but due to absence of an I-Pad I am limited by the size of my whiteboard. So I am not being able to study like in the video.
Thank you for helping all the passionate learners worldwide to learn more effectively.
I get it now. Thank you for your help
Wow! You blow my mind.
There is a most powerful learning technique I've ever met. It allows you to identify indications of unknown knowledge in systems of already known one. Personally, using this technique, I was able to improve differential calculus and find a way to harmonize quantum mechanics and general relativity. This technique, unfortunately, has one drawback. And it's fatal. Those persons who use it and try to convey the results of their work to professional scientists are not taken seriously. They are considered liars, frauds or just plain crazy.
What is it?
@@sirisamba566 What exactly are you asking about? What is this technique or what kind of bullshit is written here?
@@XclusiveScienceSecrets No no I meant, what is this technique about 😂
@@sirisamba566 I'm honored by your choice, thank you! I tried to reply to you, but my reply was blocked. I'll try to put it another way.
@@sirisamba566 If you become a regular guest in my "virtual home" you will see all for yourself within a few months. I created it quite recently to describe the essence of this technique and demonstrate its possibilities.
I'm having problem to combine inquiry based learning with prestudy & mindmaps. I always go too in depth when I look into things based on interest (is that a bad thing) and create the schema backwards when I need the basic stuff to understand the interesting application I started with. How do you do inquiry based learning with more surface level?
And when I'm looking into things I find interesting & trying to do understand, creating mindmap at the same pace doesn't feel natural, is it less useful if I do it last when basically have learnt modtof the stuff already?
Justin sung not despasito but our improvement
Any practical tips for studying?
Now i believe that learning science is the most important field to study for mankindm
Ok so ...
I have the attributes of a top learner. I do try to opt for various strategies. But as a medical student as the syllabus is quite extensive it just makes me overwhelmed and im stuck to doung nothing about it.
That happens even more when i try various methods and am not able to score better than last time.
I still havent tried spaced repetition and interleaving. And that requires alot of effort in my opinion.
What do you recommend to a person like me. What study techniques should i follow to top my batch. Cuz ik i have it in me. And im open to new ideas.
justin could you give us your recommendations on what books should we read to learn how to learn please (besides make it stick)
Thank you for your videos Justin Sung ❤
Can I ask you sth? Do you do mindmaps?
What do you recommend, doing it while reading the source material, after I've finished the chapter or after 3 or more chapters?
The problem is that the semester is a lot and I will not be able to do all my mindmaps in time. I know it's effective cuz it helped me a lot to remember. The simple act of doing it, associating things that makes sense, makes it stick into My head!!
How much time did you save by typing "sth" instead of "something"? I'm curious. Thanks.
@@dotdashdotdash not much. I type very fast but I want it to be easy to read.
But when the text is getting too big, I indeed use "sth". I don't want the people reading to think its boring and too long. Just want it to be easy, informative.
Top students have better brains.
Do you create the mind map after studying or while you study?
also mindfulness and psychology, I finally found someone, I wonder how much this generally helps, especially "individual growth" to "collective growth", I am glad to see you healthy!! I was so angry at your videos at the start, I hope vanity just stops at university it's atrocious at times, and "beign cool" is even needed, how do I handle that pain? I bet only feng-shui does it & nature 100%
I already watched all your videos 2 times
R u giving a suggestion for improvement or asking for a suggestion? Most of this video is just questions. Eg. Suppose I struggle with remembering a list of things or that I am struggling to do division by prime numbers greater than 259. Then your suggestion is stop doing what I am doing. I did. Now what???
I am gonna be a top laner (Wish me luck)
Nice content, as always.
I’m a student and i have faced ups and downs in my learners class. Can you gives strategy to clear all these setups
Quick question, how would you describe a person who finished university without effort. This is the case for me and i wound up a biology teacher. In retrospect i feel i finally understand why i was able to succeed with background lesrning which is reinforced by your video's. I wasn't a top student but a lazy one. Would you agree thete is a class of natural learners who instinctively apply practices you mention?
Thank you
How can you learn anatomy through mind mapping? Genuine question
You are a gem!
great point
TOP LEARNERS: Critical and reflective on their mistakes and learning journey.
Not-so-top learners: The opposite.
It's reading the Book
I've read the title "start behaving like a top laner" and immediately clicked the video but then i realised its not a Lol toplane guide...
But sometimes repetition helps to answer a question and developing hard skills
Repetitions not needed at least not for everything
Small stuff like special angles from maths I only studied one time in like 10 minutes
,made a mnemonic and never came back, even now months later I can still draw out the whole table.
So you're telling me that I used my share of life's luck in school huh
well time to get to work
8:01
we are taught to cram in our secondary schools.. not to learn anything.
As a med student myself, I'm struggling with my studies since it's my 3rd year. And it's gonna end soon and I feel that I'm not making a change at all as I want to. I repeatedly am getting average results since the beginning and things are not well. And I want to work on it so that atleast I can ace my final exams. Because it's a big part of the final grade. I think I have some time to experiment on what works and what doesn't work. Thanks so much for this video, it helped me self reflect on my learning mistakes ❤
I feel like you're tipping your toe in the actual problem without giving a solution. I guess that you sell a course, but without a clear and direct solution, it's just hard to believe that it's actually going to work
funny, he's been providing solutions in every previous video
I feel the same way and there’s always the comments like “well clearly you missed the points” like no I didn’t if multiple people are still not getting his point.
@@halesbellss and this number of people is significantly lower than those that do, so...that says something. I'm not saying everyone should be able to get it, there are always going to be people who don't, such is life
You need to use different methods and find what works for you. That takes time.
For me I study the paragraph and highlight imp topics and on its side I write in 1 line what the paragraph is about. So when I read it again I know what is it about. Also make interconnected mind maps of topics.
Writing things with your hands puts it in your memory for a longer time.
To compare and contrast two things I put the points in table format.
Every student has a different style of learning, try different things.
Most important is you have an interest in the topic/subject. Many a times it is not fun so you have to find ways to make it more palatable.
You're right, he does tip-toe a bit. But I think what he's saying is "you need to take a science-based (trial & error) approach to finding the method for studying that's most effective for you. Copying and pasting other people's techniques and hoping for the best isn't a behavior that the top 0.1% of students have."
It all was very much a push to get people to buy his course, and the information he gave was kind of... duh? But I say "duh" and yet tons of people are still copying and pasting without thinking and hoping for the best.
As a collective, I wonder if we're losing our ability to think for ourselves and enjoy the journey of experimentation.
Amazing video! Thank you
No
Thank you sir
I wouldn't keep those expensive beautiful camera lens there.
Why suddenly i can't understand English 😢
diary of a ceo thumbnail caught my eye 😆
Justin are we devieving ourselves?
I am below average IQ. So, are we lying to ourselves about our capacity?
If you say that you are smart bro
You are self aware about your own situation and ready to tackle it
Human potential is unlimited. An IQ score cannot determine your capacity, my friend. Just keep going, keep doing your best and after a few years, you'll realize how much you improved.
The student you mentioned is me lol.
study, test, study....I can't do more than that😂
I agree. He has ignored IQ research too much.
I'm justin wait for you to reach 500k
Letsgo. Deserve 2M followers.
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lol these thumbnails look silly, i know they are copying that podcast's style, but the vibe doesn't match with the content
Lol the thing is, if people click on it and watch...that means it works.
when you say most people can't become a top 0.1% are you talking about raw intelligence, mentality, effort or something else ?
Of course raw intelligence counts too. Top 0.1% basically reinvent large parts of their studies out of themselves. They are basically partially the authors of their own books. Of course an attitude like not being afraid to fail with trying to be creative counts a lot too.
U guys wasting our time just making soo many videos like this
Yeah but I wont like having a face which looks like 2 boiled potatoes
unfortunately youre just another guru
He’s slightly better than a guru. Good starting off point for further research. I wouldn’t put him in the same boat as like Ali Abdall and all those productivity freaks
@@boyo1348bro every single video is shelling his course
He is better than all of them
It seems guru's typically like to spread information related to concepts compared to factuals but it's understanding, they're knowledge is what they're advertising so it makes sense that they don't actually say anything factual, however it brings an awareness of said subject.
Also, thank you for giving content for contemplation & journaling! This is great stuff!! Sorry, for the cursing had to use some science, that causes even generational trauma? Insane right?
I didn't learn anything from the video.
He just narrated the problem in detail.
There is no solution provided to the problem.
It felt like just a well structured advertisement to make people click the link and make a payment.
#notrecommended#donotwasteyourtime
I tried to manage a semi-long distance relationship, a software-architecture postion, my health and my university master's degree, my boss can't even incrase my pay for 1€, fuck that guy xDDD
Dude, I hope my articles keep making money in China 🤣🤣, these people are heretics of their souls