Marty Lobdell - Study Less Study Smart

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  • 게시일 2011. 07. 21.
  • If you spend hours and hours of studying, without improving your grades, or information retention, then learn how to study smart by Marty Lobdell. Lobdell taught Psychology at Pierce College in Washington State for 40 years. During Lobdell's career, he has taught tens of thousands of students and he wants students to succeed. After watching students cram for eight hours or more for a test without any improvement, Lobdell has developed a studying technique that helps the brain retain the information that you are studying in this video "Study Less, Study Smart"

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  • @CHKDG8
    @CHKDG8 3 년 전 +8116

    Watched this at 2X speed. Took me 30 mins. Watch Less Watch Smart.

    • @criticalbill8962
      @criticalbill8962 3 년 전 +207

      That was a great comment.

    • @angusandre487
      @angusandre487 3 년 전 +386

      I did the same and it was 30 minutes so now I can take my 5 min break

    • @Strawberry_pink
      @Strawberry_pink 3 년 전 +31

      @@angusandre487 omg

    • @16pxdesign
      @16pxdesign 3 년 전 +63

      Use -> right arrow to skip through the bullshit and scroll down to read comments instead. Watch Less Watch Smart.

    • @indarvishnoi2389
      @indarvishnoi2389 3 년 전 +15

      Was it useful?

  • @MrMinnesoda
    @MrMinnesoda 3 년 전 +1971

    27 year old sophomore starting over. This lecture helped me change my life last year. Came back to say thank you.

  • @courtneyaldren
    @courtneyaldren 년 전 +707

    He didn't tell one of the most important ways of learning/teaching and yet he' s doing it the whole time. Humans remember and engage most through story telling. This is why his anecdotes are brilliant because we will remember his classes from the way he is sharing and communicating with us. It's why having a good teacher is also important and knowing the type of style you learn.

    • @brainfall_ytube
      @brainfall_ytube 년 전 +2

      👍👍

    • @sussyuwusharthaha
      @sussyuwusharthaha 10 개월 전 +15

      he did though

    • @litrootkit9263
      @litrootkit9263 10 개월 전 +2

      *anecdotes. Unless the textbook is poisonous!

    • @joaovitorrossi1710
      @joaovitorrossi1710 10 개월 전 +5

      2:12
      And I see it in every class I teach but how long do we teach? 50 minutes. And yet probably most of learning, if it's gonna happen, is in the first 25-30. Okay. I'm gonna talk about a person cause I also like to teach by anecdote. Woman named Janette. I was a junior at Western, she was a freshman, ...

    • @marvcolindres553
      @marvcolindres553 7 개월 전

      So true...

  • @138goldfish6
    @138goldfish6 8 개월 전 +717

    00:15 - Study breaks + Reward system
    What to know:
    - By rewarding yourself with satisfying experiences, you create good impression about studying and reinforce such idea.
    What to do:
    - Pomodoro Technique: gotta make the best out of these breaks 😊
    - Give yourself a big treat again after done studying 😊
    10:19: Dedicated Studying Area
    What to do:
    - Get a Study Lamp (exclusive for this) + a Study Table (stay away from the bed)
    - Once you've completed your studying quarters (Pomodoro technique), get up and leave the place
    -> You're creating a study area where some of your specific behaviors are encouraged
    19:49 Active learning
    What to know:
    (1) it means that you actually understand the concepts since they're related to your previous knowledge.
    (2) you understand what you're doing this for rather than just superficially read or memorize them. You brain is very smart. If you speak meaningless words to it, there won't be any effect on it.
    32:49 Study groups
    What to know:
    It's easier to learn from people sharing same experiences with us. These shared experiences allow them to connect their elaborations to our previous knowledge.
    33:58 Recognition and recollection are 2 different things
    What to know: Recollection happens when you can explain in your own words
    36:57 Sleeping (REM)
    What to do: Get enough sleep (8 hours) -> enough REM -> enough to consolidate and store our memories
    39:09 Taking notes
    What to know: Right after a class -> sit down and expand on everything in your previous notes. Give it depth. Note down all of your impression.
    41:20 Active recitation
    What to know: 80% of our time is best spent on teaching it back.
    -> teach an empty chair
    43:22 SQ3R
    What to know:
    Survey + Question: Encourage you to look for answers
    47:42 Acronyms + coin sayings + Interactive images
    What to know: Creating an acronym/ Coining a saying is a way to make sense and make fun of facts.
    Interactive messages: make everything seems weird (such a weird story!) -> easier to recollect it next time

  • @besfren4910
    @besfren4910 2 년 전 +2412

    This professor looks so insanely into what he's doing. So much passion and actual human emotion goes into his lectures. He's actually invested into helping people and doesn't just do it for the salary. Respect

    • @R9cket
      @R9cket 2 년 전 +22

      you should check Jordan Peterson for a similar experience - although more controversial, but that s for you to decide.

    • @roberthinojosa7843
      @roberthinojosa7843 2 년 전 +12

      That’s being a teacher. You gotta love what you do.

    • @roberthinojosa7843
      @roberthinojosa7843 2 년 전 +3

      @@R9cket it’s always for “you” to decide.

    • @user-hp6sz9wx4y
      @user-hp6sz9wx4y 2 년 전 +1

      @@roberthinojosa7843 Why can't you have your own opinions

    • @argyrendehringterimksaccu174
      @argyrendehringterimksaccu174 2 년 전

      @@user-hp6sz9wx4y its cuz of the zipf law iknow from vsauce, and how we got beef and cow

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache

    Here I am watching a video about studying, instead of studying.

    • @troysato6145
      @troysato6145 3 년 전 +141

      2 am rn and i have exams today
      no, i have not studied yet

    • @kfjsnsjbfaa
      @kfjsnsjbfaa 3 년 전 +85

      Even the legendary commenter has exams to fear of, i guess I've just been living too much of a convenient Life....guess I'll start studying....
      If your reading this : go get some fresh air and start taking your life seriously so that you won't have to regret it later, like how i did.....

    • @Hannah-hh1df
      @Hannah-hh1df 3 년 전 +7

      @@troysato6145 how did the exams go?

    • @ericmiller929
      @ericmiller929 3 년 전 +6

      Wtf I just saw you on nik nocturnals video comment section. What a weird leap

    • @shintaku2791
      @shintaku2791 3 년 전 +6

      Just an invesment for the long run, not an excuse at all..

  • @johnchoo9145
    @johnchoo9145 4 개월 전 +113

    1.) Reinforcement vs. Punishment
    • Things that are reinforced → we do more of
    • Things that are punished → we do less of
    ◦ Don't turn studying into punishment
    • The moment (your studying effectiveness) slides, take a break
    • Break = something you enjoy (5 - 15min of petting your cat/dog)
    • When you are done studying for the day, do something nice for yourself
    ◦ ex. drinking beer at a pub
    • "Studying is a training. And if you train yourself, it becomes relatively easier"
    2.) Environmental Cues
    • We are controlled by environmental cues
    ◦ ex 1. studying in a bedroom → bed calls you
    ◦ ex 2. studying on a dining table → food calls you
    • Reconfigure & engineer your environment to minimize unproductive cues
    • Reconfigure & engineer your environment to optimize productive cues
    ◦ ex 1. when your "study lamp" is on → study
    ◦ ex 2. when your "study lamp" is off → don't study
    3.) Learning Experience Optimization
    • True learning experience changes your behavior
    ◦ Question: conversely, can your behavior change your learning experience?
    • The more active you are in learning, the more effective
    ◦ What is "active in learning"? → recitation (ex. talking to yourself)
    4.) Rote Memorization
    • Rote Memorization = memorization through repetition
    ◦ most of us are bad at it
    ◦ not very effective
    5.) Fact vs. Concept
    • Q: So how can we be effective?
    • A: Decide what you are learning
    ◦ am I learning a "fact"?
    ◦ am I learning a "concept"?
    • "Sigmund Freud is the father of psychoanalysis"
    ◦ fact = Sigmund Freud is the father of psychoanalysis
    ◦ concept = psychoanalysis
    • Futility of knowing facts
    ◦ "Yeah, so what?" → question raised to understand conceptually
    ◦ "What does it do?" → question raised to understand conceptually
    ◦ "How does it function?"" → question raised to understand conceptually
    • "Can you put the concept in your own words? If you can't, you don't understand it."
    • To understand something both factually & conceptually, make it meaningful to you
    ◦ "To make it meaningful is a struggle. Otherwise, it's a waste of time".
    6.) Make It Meaningful
    • When you remember a piece of information, don't simply remember it.
    • Remember its application & relative value (thus establishing meaning)
    • ex. Remember 30 words (ex. water bottle) while:
    ◦ group 1: counting the vowels of the 30 words
    ◦ group 2: counting the application of the 30 words in a deserted island & their relative value from 1-5 scale
    • Group 2 remembered 100% more words
    7.) Recognition vs. Recollection
    • "If you look at it, go to the next one, read it, and then stop and go back to the one before, look up in the sky and in your own words, say what that was about" - drives recollection
    8.) Sleep
    • "If you are not getting a good night, typically around 8 hours, you are not getting enough 'rem'; what you've studied doesn't become permanent"
    • Rem = brain activity that consolidates & stores information. It occurs when you sleep
    •"There's no money to be made by telling people to get more sleep. So you don't hear about it on TV."
    ◦ ex. "Sleep is our biggest competitor" - Netflix CEO
    9.) Note Taking
    • "The first moment you get after a class, ideally right after the class... sit down with your notes and expand on everything you jotted down. Give it depth. Flesh it out."
    • 5 min investment of expounding & summarizing your notes can ensure permanent recall of a given information
    10.) Recitation
    • How to reinforce your learning (recitation):
    ◦ 1. Ask other people
    ◦ 2. Teach other people
    ◦ 3. Talk out loud
    • Other examples of recitation
    ◦ 1. Write it out
    ◦ 2. Dialogue it out
    • Study optimization:
    ◦ 80% = spend on reciting
    ◦ 20% = spend on reading
    11.) SQ3R
    • SQ3R
    ◦ Survey
    ◦ Question
    ◦ Read
    ◦ Recite
    ◦ Review
    • "If you intend to find something, you find it"
    ◦ Thus, survey a textbook (don't read) while questioning
    12.) Mnemonics
    • Mnemonics: any system that facilitates recalls
    • Examples of mnemonics:
    ◦ 1. Acronyms
    ◦ 2. Coined Sayings
    ◦ 3. Interactive images (the more absurd, the better)
    ◦ 4. Note-taking

  • @BarrysGalaxy
    @BarrysGalaxy 년 전 +853

    Found this video about 6 years ago when I just couldn't pass my final accounting exams to obtain my professional qualification, used Marty's methods and became a fully qualified accountant 4 years ago. Still use his methods to this day even to learn documents and processes in work! You're the man Marty, thanks so much 🙏

    • @magical1233
      @magical1233 년 전

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    • @claudiacha2536
      @claudiacha2536 년 전 +4

      congratulations!!!!!! proud of you 💞

    • @mastermindmaheshwari4095
      @mastermindmaheshwari4095 년 전 +1

      The Professional Course is CA Or CPA

    • @chelseatibanye5914
      @chelseatibanye5914 년 전 +1

      Wow, I'm also studying for my professional certification. But between school and my other responsibilities, I'm quite nervous of how well I'm going to do

    • @chelseatibanye5914
      @chelseatibanye5914 년 전

      @illumini seven7 Fighting ✊💙. Thank you

  • @lilkitten4091
    @lilkitten4091 2 년 전 +2780

    i never imagined watching a WHOLE DAMN 1 HR COURSE and not get bored , not even for a second. HANDS DOWN TO THIS GUY. This video will surely change my life

    • @pixels1382
      @pixels1382 2 년 전 +8

      Same

    • @zzzen
      @zzzen 2 년 전 +11

      how it went

    • @agneslidya290
      @agneslidya290 2 년 전 +9

      yes, it did same to me. Great Lecturer

    • @MightyMonk360
      @MightyMonk360 2 년 전 +18

      When you can see the benefit and value and the content resonates with you naturally we tend to stick around.

    • @jakubgalinski2135
      @jakubgalinski2135 2 년 전 +19

      It only changes your life if you ...? Change your behaviour!

  • @karinahern8206
    @karinahern8206 4 년 전 +1584

    I use to study by teaching my mom. I would start by "mom, did you know that..." and I would explain to her what I learned and she would ask me questions. I am so blessed that she was interested in what I was learning and would engage with me.

    • @islandgurlpurple
      @islandgurlpurple 4 년 전 +172

      Karina Divin damn girl you blessed fr cause my parents dont give two shits

    • @zain4019
      @zain4019 4 년 전 +57

      Karina Divin
      You’re so lucky! What wonderful parents you have :)
      I could just imagine you on the dining table asking that and your mom listening intently and caring about it, too. It makes me wish I had done the same for my little brothers.
      I want to go give them a hug:)

    • @zoetbulle8919
      @zoetbulle8919 4 년 전 +27

      Bless your mom

    • @blandchicken5353
      @blandchicken5353 4 년 전 +47

      Your mom didn't give a shit about what you were learning; she's just a good mom.

    • @aguspuig6615
      @aguspuig6615 4 년 전 +9

      I do the same with ny dad yeah uts trully awsome

  • @le_nirnoy
    @le_nirnoy 년 전 +45

    11 years ago...but this speech will never be dead

  • @m.agussantoso
    @m.agussantoso 3 개월 전 +9

    I want to thank you so much for this video Mr. Marty ❤️❤️❤️
    I watched this video on my fresh year in 2019, I tried to follow your rules on my college career and this month I will be defending my undergrad thesis.
    I'm not a smart person, I know that I wouldn't survive if I don't have the right mindset for college, and this is the only no nonsense video about study that I found.
    Now, here I am, I got a gpa above 3.5/4.00, 3 internship experience, and I already offered a position as an associate consultant in a big 4 consulting company this December, before I graduated. (This is a huge accomplishment for me, since I'm coming from a rural area in a remote village).
    For you guys who are watching him in your fresh year. It works (at least for me). Just put your faith into his talk and do it.

  • @Lolmonster777
    @Lolmonster777 3 년 전 +1096

    This guy gets it. Some professors aren’t engaging and then they wonder why we didn’t understand their 2 hour lecture

    • @halfyear2991
      @halfyear2991 3 년 전 +30

      You want to be engaged to your professor? Gross. Get a room you two

    • @Ad_Astra_321
      @Ad_Astra_321 3 년 전 +43

      So true! This is like a user manual, not too many go the extra mile. They come, they talk, they get paid, they go.

    • @wolfiethehedgehog3900
      @wolfiethehedgehog3900 3 년 전 +16

      @@halfyear2991 No. What they mean by “engaging” is that the professor’s lecture is boring. Meaning that students are having difficulty connecting and understanding what is being told to them.

    • @sportedittz1091
      @sportedittz1091 3 년 전 +12

      I need to send this to my chem lecture that bastard

    • @thunderstorm8910
      @thunderstorm8910 3 년 전 +12

      @@wolfiethehedgehog3900 something flew over your head

  • @lisaeiber4450
    @lisaeiber4450 3 년 전 +4747

    I watched this video about 2 months ago, when i was just entering a very stressful time (had to study for 7 chemistry and physics exams basically at the same time) and i thought why not apply those tips and see what happens. Well, I did and i passed every single one of them, even better than i expected and now i have my bachelors degree. Thank you very very much mr. lobdell!

    • @mamo987
      @mamo987 2 년 전 +64

      happy for u :) hope everything is going well

    • @michaelkeegan8902
      @michaelkeegan8902 2 년 전 +35

      Ay good for you 👍

    • @AnitaRUFP3
      @AnitaRUFP3 2 년 전 +27

      Wow! Good job and congratulations!!!😊

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      @morgnn7 2 년 전

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  • @Youarelight19
    @Youarelight19 년 전 +5

    "If you intend to find something, you will find it." That's a life advice. It always been there, it's just been waiting for you to be ready or to want to find it.

  • @floveslondon
    @floveslondon 8 개월 전 +6

    This man is a genius, I've learned more in this hour than I have in high school and 4 years of university combined! Thank you, I can really use this information now I've started med school at the age of 31...
    I also have adhd and was able to concentrate for the full hour, that's when you know this is a great teacher

  • @shahinR71
    @shahinR71 2 년 전 +14445

    1. Don't study for too long if you are not enjoying it. Take short breaks after 20-30 minutes.
    2. Don't study in the living room, bedroom, etc. Study in a separate place dedicated to studying.
    3. Don't try to memorize without understanding. Try to understand the concept first.
    4. Don't always study alone. Studying in groups helps a lot.
    5. Don't highlight text blindly. Highlighting doesn't help that much. It only indicates Recognization not Recollection of the topic.
    6. Always take notes. Reviewing the notes after a short time helps a lot.
    7. Always try to teach others what you have learned. Teaching is the best way of learning.
    8. Sleep is so much important for pushing something into your long-term memory. Get at least 7-8 hours of sound sleep.
    9. Use the SQ3R(survey, question, recite, read, review) method while studying.
    10. Use Mnemonics. It's the best way to memorize facts.

  • @arsenmarek597
    @arsenmarek597 3 년 전 +2384

    Kids should learn this ealier in school rather than wait until they go to University.

    • @ciannacoleman5125
      @ciannacoleman5125 3 년 전 +53

      Sadly it is something that needs to be taught students will not spontaneously figure it out themselves.

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      @stevethea5250 3 년 전 +3

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    • @jesshobnob893
      @jesshobnob893 3 년 전 +18

      I agree, I'm just glad I found this while doing GCSE year 10 biology, might actually learn something instead of sitting around twiddling my thumbs

    • @skyteus
      @skyteus 3 년 전 +37

      Dont worry, yt algorithms have their way of suggesting important things a decade later

    • @matejalmasi6533
      @matejalmasi6533 3 년 전 +26

      Well, at my U, they won´t teach you this. And I think it makes a huge difference to hear these words from a teacher like this. If only all teachers were so passionate about their subjeccts...

  • @kewl800i
    @kewl800i 년 전 +33

    5 years ago I watched this months before I took the bar exams to improve my study/review habits. This is very effective (and I passed the bar). "The moment you start to slide, you're shovelling against the tide."- that stuck with me. It is important that this is done with focus and under a blocked schedule. And of course, personal treats is just as important too!

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    I think it’s a privilege to hear and see this video , thank you to the professor and the person who uploaded this , truly amazing video !

  • @ilincuta
    @ilincuta 10 년 전 +13343

    CONTENT
    00:15 - 1) *Study break*
    07:50 - 2 *Reward system*
    10:19 - 3) *Dedicated study area* (Behavior Reinforcement)
    19:49 - 4) *Rote memorization* vs. *Active learning*
    32:49 - 5) *Study groups*
    33:58 - 6) *Highlighting books* (Recognition vs. Recollection)
    36:37 - 7) *Remembering* (Recollection) ----
    36:57 - 8) *Sleeping* (REM Sleep)
    39:09 - 9) *Taking notes*
    41:20 - 10) *Active Recitation*
    43:22 - 11) *Study from books* (SQ3R = Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review)
    47:42 - 12) *Mnemonics* (Acronyms, Coin Sayings, Interactive Images)

    • @15jorada
      @15jorada 10 년 전 +87

      Thank you!

    • @shanefinch7776
      @shanefinch7776 7 년 전 +171

      legend, this needs to be top comment

    • @HaSh-420
      @HaSh-420 6 년 전 +53

      upvoted. you the man!!

    • @AngelCakez
      @AngelCakez 6 년 전 +39

      Thanks for the heads up you're the real MVP!

    • @airtel1730
      @airtel1730 6 년 전 +28

      Best comment in comment area !! THANKS !!

  • @Oiiiar_
    @Oiiiar_ 5 년 전 +2020

    Study❎
    See a 50 minutes video about how to study✅

  • @smiles4you142
    @smiles4you142 년 전 +13

    I was really upset due to my grades. And have taken a gap year to work on my self, identify my study methods. And improve my habits........ Thank you so much professor! I'll surely comeback after getting into my desired med school to thank you for the motivation and these really special methods! 🙌🙌

  • @pinkman935
    @pinkman935 4 개월 전 +2

    watched this 2 years back when i was in 11th grade, this man helped me score a significant score in my 12th final exam. So i can certainly say, if you apply what he said it’s inevitable that you’re going to succeed!

  • @allen254
    @allen254 7 년 전 +3847

    im supposed to be studying right now, but instead im watching a video about studying.

  • @headofathousandsheepswool

    Incredible how this is available on the internet for free. We are so spoilt, and I think It's great.

    • @elstonkaixuan8024
      @elstonkaixuan8024 3 년 전 +29

      totally agree. 80% of my basic knowledge are straight out from ytb and the best part is that it's free. I hope sooner or later I will repay these content creators what they deserve. my life depends on it. the only worry I have right now is that youtube will be taken down from the internet.

    • @daadaa6356
      @daadaa6356 3 년 전

      legit same

    • @strangerdaysss
      @strangerdaysss 3 년 전 +6

      students these days are so fortunate to have such luxury like these help videos. it wasn't until KRplus was big that we were still struggling studying for hours just to get a low or failed grade.

    • @Kirai_
      @Kirai_ 3 년 전

      Internet is a free service in your country? Time to move i guess.

    • @myrtila
      @myrtila 3 년 전 +1

      @@Kirai_ i think they meant that once you have access to internet, then you’ll be able to find this kind of information for free. Internet is not free anywhere i think, except for some cafeterias or other stores maybe, but they still give you limited time for access.

  • @djshuffl3r
    @djshuffl3r 년 전 +17

    I am thankful and relieved to have stumbled upon this video with a college professor teaching not just his classroom students who will someday become their own mentors of his teachings by demonstrating to current and future generations of the world his great life lessons and sharing of intuition but to the global audience and viewers of this video as well. This was such incredibly resourceful and powerful information he just projected for us to further develop our life's end goals, passion and endeavors. Can't wait to hear what's next in store from this extraordinarily brilliant guy. He seems to be really passionate about his job too which only makes it all the better

  • @billybuck2713
    @billybuck2713 년 전 +67

    # Study Sessions
    1. Cut up study sessions. More studying doesn't help because you start to daze off.
    2. Take a short break of about 5 minutes, and do something fun in the break, something you enjoy. The moment you start to daze off usually about 30 minutes, you take a break. As time goes on, the 30 minutes turn into 45 min 1 hr. Your studying time becomes more with less breaks in between.
    3. Plan something special whenever your studying time is done. Ex. After 5 hours of studying time, reward yourself with a beer or something.
    4. Create a study area, have a dedicated study lamp that you only use when you study.
    # Learning
    1. Know the concept and not the fact. Put the concept in your own words. Make sure the concept is meaningful to you.
    2. Deeply think about the concept, don't superficially think about it. Ex. Think how useful that specific item will be on a deserted island, instead of counting the vowels of that item to remember it.
    3. Study groups help performance.
    4. Active learning. Read a section then go to the next section, then stop, close your eyes and say what the previous section was about. You will not forget it.
    5. Get more rest, brain stores information better that way.
    6. After class review and expand on your notes. If you wait too long before doing this, then you will forget your own notes.
    7. Best way to learn is to teach someone else. It reinforces your learning and it tells you if you really understood it.
    8. Learning from text, SQ3R. Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review. Survey - Go through the entire chapter and ask questions, "what is this picture about an apple, what is this about this." This is causing you to look for answers. If you intend to find an answer you find the answer.
    9. Use mnemonics to study facts Types of mnemonics are -> acronyms, coined sayings, and interacting images.

  • @coolpfpbut9505
    @coolpfpbut9505 4 년 전 +268

    "If it doesnt change your behaviour you havent learned it. Its just in your head" amazing

  • @stoopidboorden165
    @stoopidboorden165 4 년 전 +136

    I feel grateful that I'm able to watch this for free.

  • @Learningman777
    @Learningman777 11 개월 전 +5

    This is a good motivational talk for any age because I am encouraged to thrive at learning at my age now, 66. I wish i had known this when I was very young. I “studied” for hours every night and yet I felt dumb for not getting everything. I felt like a loser. 😭 I envied those who are getting it. But it’s not the end of the world, right? Thank you Sir Marty Lobdell 👏🏻

  • @rakshitathakur
    @rakshitathakur 년 전 +2

    OMG I can't believe I came across this video again , I watched it years back and got so much to learn from it but then I lost this video , I looked for it over over but couldn't remember professors name , Very relieved and happy to have found it in right time 😄

  • @pouncecat3726
    @pouncecat3726 2 년 전 +1768

    Just invested an hour of my time learning how to study less and study smart. I wish I have known this when I was in high school and college. it's never too late to learn. Love it. thank you, Mr. Lobdell. The world needs more teachers like you.

    • @oliver8208
      @oliver8208 2 년 전 +2

      yes

    • @unwaveringdiscipline5489
      @unwaveringdiscipline5489 년 전 +18

      I d also argue it needs more students like you, ready to learn for life and not just up to their time in school and college!
      Thank you for bettering your community!

    • @WhatsThisWhoa
      @WhatsThisWhoa 년 전 +21

      Imagine if at the beginning of every college year all of the students had an hour lecture on how to learn and absorb information. I can only imagine how much more successful students may be.

    • @magical1233
      @magical1233 년 전

      krplus.net/bidio/lbGkiqeWgqrKgWk

    • @armansareen453
      @armansareen453 년 전 +5

      ​@@WhatsThisWhoa well it would be great but most of them will only remember what was taught for the first 25-30 minutes of the class😆

  • @emodoetgamen
    @emodoetgamen 3 년 전 +843

    I study ''how to study'' more than that I spend time actually studying.

    • @ergysshahini7950
      @ergysshahini7950 3 년 전 +3

      thats good tho

    • @radenajengramadhantiwahyua245
      @radenajengramadhantiwahyua245 3 년 전 +12

      Doesn't it actually count as studying as well

    • @jinxtacy
      @jinxtacy 3 년 전 +6

      I was doing the same thing for a while. I think it's kind of like a spank me Daddy I've been bad syndrome rather than actually seeking to improve. Now I primarily watch this stuff between semesters.

    • @nicefreemyx3044
      @nicefreemyx3044 3 년 전 +15

      Well it's better to learn first how to study than just study for hours just to realize that you learned nothing. This can be really frustrating.

    • @rebeccaxx
      @rebeccaxx 3 년 전

      lmao i felt that

  • @arultherule
    @arultherule 4 개월 전 +5

    The professor is a gold mine, he'll be an inspiration for generations of students.

  • @alexlilano1931
    @alexlilano1931 년 전 +6

    I used to be like that lady in the beginning of the story. I think I was actually worst than the woman in the story because I barely knew how to read. I was in speical education for 10 years. I double down and studied 12 hours a day. I refused to stay dumb my whole life. I went extremely slowly through the material and relearn the basics over and over again. This actually worked and now graduated from college with a BA and a math degree. I have a good job. I'm studying engineering now. Learning for me grew exponentially. I kept improving and things which seems impossible like science. I was able to learn. I think without my struggles, I will never developed great discipline and able to going through very uncomfortable stuff.

  • @detailedemoji4615
    @detailedemoji4615 4 년 전 +392

    Sometimes the KRplus recommendations are a blessing and a curse.

    • @joelonsdale
      @joelonsdale 3 년 전 +5

      ARE a blessing and a curse.... ARE. lol.

  • @kotarodesu5344
    @kotarodesu5344 3 년 전 +243

    The best 9 year old vid youtube ever recommended so far.

  • @balaganesh3440
    @balaganesh3440 10 개월 전 +1

    As person who didn’t get a proper mentor/professor during my college, prof. Like him are a blessing to the world. The most amazing thing is that I can get this and many other top institution’s lectures for free. Being Grateful to those people who made this content free. Thanks a lot professor!

  • @tomorrowsworld5115
    @tomorrowsworld5115 11 개월 전 +5

    The best lecture in my entire life. The whole hour passed flying! Thank you for being a great teacher

  • @OctolinkG
    @OctolinkG 2 년 전 +825

    Congratulations, Marty! You made a high schooler in 2021 spend an hour of his time watching your lecture about studying!
    Mad respect

  • @patrickedwards2078
    @patrickedwards2078 4 년 전 +466

    "In some cases studying more might make you do worse" - Ok now you've got me hooked

  • @ariaglory.
    @ariaglory. 년 전 +4

    11 years later still relevant. I DON'T KNOW how I got here, but I'm happy now course I'm about to start to study in university. actually 11 years ago I was 9 so I'm glad to have an opportunity to listen to this lecture ☺️

  • @oneproductionman
    @oneproductionman 5 개월 전 +1

    Nowadays, this video would have been a $100 monthly subscription learning service divided to 6 months with a premium tier of +$30 for a few extra minutes cut from the original. And you wont even be able to purchase the subscription unless you watch a 30min introduction with bait statements like "I will tell you shortly how to effectively study but first let me tell you about the history of my family".
    .
    Whoever decided to have this whole thing recorded and posted for free, I love you!

  • @UdayAggrawal
    @UdayAggrawal 7 년 전 +2992

    the moment when a five minutes break becomes a whole week.!

  • @josephsparacio9641
    @josephsparacio9641 3 년 전 +143

    I was a freshman 4 years ago in college. Graduated with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice-police science. I found this video when I was trying to study for my first then. I ended college my senior year with a 3.9 average just under a 4.0 with Magna Caum Laude award. This professor's tips work!

  • @Han-bk8un
    @Han-bk8un 8 개월 전 +1

    I'm 24 and still undergraduate, and next semester I'm going to take my final exam which is relating about thesis, this is so helpfull, I really learned a lot of understand more how to have a better comprehension towards study material, I really very thankyou with this video so so help me alot. God bless you Profesor Lodbell

  • @-_-1564
    @-_-1564 개월 전

    This guy covered all the meta cognition I learned in 8 months of college in 50 minutes. Bravo

  • @syedmuhammadtahirshakil9984

    00:15 - 1) Don't study for too long if you are not enjoying it. Take short breaks of 5mins after 20-30 minutes.
    07:50 - 2 Reward system
    10:19 - 3) Dedicated study area (Behavior Reinforcement), Don't study in the living room, bedroom, etc. Study in a separate place dedicated to studying. Special desk/ room for studying/working
    19:49 - 4) Rote memorization vs. Active learning. Don't try to memorize without understanding. Try to understand the concept first. (be able to explain things in your own words)
    32:49 - 5) Don't always study alone. Studying in groups helps a lot.
    33:58 - 6) Highlighting books (Recognition vs. Recollection)
    36:37 - 7) Don't highlight text blindly. Highlighting doesn't help that much. It only indicates Recognization not Recollection of the topic. (Recognition vs. Recollection)
    36:57 - 8) Sleep is so important for pushing something into your long-term memory. Get at least 7-8 hours of sound sleep. (REM Sleep)
    39:09 - 9) Always take notes. Reviewing the notes after a short time helps a lot.
    41:20 - 10) Active Recitation, Always try to teach others what you have learned. Teaching is the best way of learning.
    43:22 - 11) Study from books, Use the SQ3R(survey, question, read, recite, review) method while studying. 20% reading 80% reciting
    47:42 - 12) Use Mnemonics. It's the best way to memorize facts. (Acronyms, Coin Sayings, Interactive Images)
    -- feel free to move to different chapters- it's not a novel
    -- for each chapter: see images, main points and questions
    -- write down questions in the book
    -- read bold words, titles, names, main ideas and marked text
    -- read first and last sentence of each paragraph
    -- read the whole book
    -- try to answer questions
    -- reread the book and answer questions you couldn't before
    -- reread with a marker and pencil
    -- answer questions, come up with your own for the main topics
    -- write an essay for topics that a child could understand

  • @anitahudson1570
    @anitahudson1570 3 년 전 +600

    This was the first time in my life that I wished a lecture wouldn't end.

  • @spooky_wagons
    @spooky_wagons 6 개월 전 +1

    junior in computer engineering school . cried earlier tonight because i am SO tired and have 2 lab reports to write and a quiz in my 8am. this popped up on my home page and i figured why not. this made me feel like i can handle getting started and it wont be so impossible. not always easy to keep pushing in this program. thank you.

  • @bimilbyeol
    @bimilbyeol 6 개월 전 +14

    Such a nice lecture. I can't believe it was 12 years ago! The flow of his ideas and the way he spoke is something that I aspire to be able to do. Up till today those ideas are highly effective, and make sure to consider that applying them in nowadays environment with all the social media distraction and the low focus span is going to be more challenging without descent amount of discipline. Thanks for reading my comment and god bless you all wherever you are. :)

  • @beautifullycrooked8713
    @beautifullycrooked8713 3 년 전 +613

    Man, every time i learn something on the internet i get emotional, how fortunate i am to get such valuable knowledge by being just a broke ass bazilian? If it wasn't for internet i would never get involved with intelectual activities, i would never had learnded english and discover a hole new dimension of information. It is just incredible how a lecture from 9 yeas ago is eternalized to help me and other millions of people with no geographic, economic and time related limitations.

    • @SharpCookie
      @SharpCookie 3 년 전 +3

      Yes so true!

    • @williambennett26
      @williambennett26 3 년 전 +31

      Gabriel I am English and your comment was completely understandable, intelligent and humble. Brazilian you are but not broke assed. You impress me as being aspiring. Best wishes.

    • @xinweas8352
      @xinweas8352 3 년 전 +3

      As a brazilian in the same situation, I feel you.

    • @xinweas8352
      @xinweas8352 3 년 전 +1

      As a brazilian in the same situation, I feel you.

    • @scourg-e-_-2936
      @scourg-e-_-2936 2 년 전

      well put !

  • @pratiknagelia
    @pratiknagelia 3 년 전 +825

    - Study for 25 -30 min slots. : Then take a break for 5 mins and then get back to study. Break can be treat to recharge your brain.
    - Have a study area: Always use the study area. Use study lamp to be switched only when studying.
    - Understand concepts: What am I learning : fact or concept ? Grasp the concept so you can derive.
    - Expand your notes after class : Give it depth
    - Recapitulate your learning : Go teach someone else, it reinforces your learning. Active recitation.
    - SQ3R : Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review. While starting, survey the chapter and ask questions.
    - Rote Memorization : 1) Mnemonics 2) Coined sayings 3) Interacting Images (Use visualisations)

  • @polyyushko
    @polyyushko 2 개월 전 +1

    I’ve watched many of those study techniques videos, but this prof is so charismatic so I watched it on x1 speed, so I could remember almost everything he told on the lecture. Thank you so much! It was very informative and helpful

  • @pillowdo4216
    @pillowdo4216 5 개월 전 +7

    4th time watching this video, it's probably been a year since I've last watched it.
    thought I'd share my notes, and how I've perceived it this time around.
    perhaps I'll even read this during my 5th rewatch, and see my younger self's perspective notes and analysis.
    * FOCUS DURATION
    - how long can you read before you hit the "I'm reading, but I don't know what's going on" mode? (use a timer and figure that out)
    - but on average, it's around 25 minutes.
    * Studying more can be harmful
    - Negitive reinforcement typically makes us NOT want to do something, so when we force ourselves to study 'badly', we tend to want to not continue
    - typically, 5 minutes is all you need to recharge
    - 30 minutes / 5 minutes ratio (start here)
    - do something you enjoy and say "This is my treat for studying X minutes effectively"
    - Positive reinforcement during the breaks help EXTEND your 'focus' duration to well over an hour
    * Studying Environment (study area)
    - a bedroom is primarly for A) Sleeping and B) Sex, not Studying. so create a place SPECIFICALLY for studying
    - a lamp for studying only
    - the moment you lose your edge, close the lamp, and get OFF
    - remove all distractions (food, sound, etc)
    * Be ACTIVE when studying
    - you can't just read read read and suddenly remember it well (wrote memorization)
    - is it a concept or a fact?
    Fact -> Tommy was the President of the XYZ company from 1982 -> 1995
    Concept -> A president of company is a person responsible for all managerial departments and reports directly to the boarders and receives directions from the chairman
    - if you memorize Concepts and not understand them, you're wasting your time.
    - Grasp Concepts, not Facts. Concepts stay for a lifetime. Facts can be google'ed if you know the Concept
    Example:
    Memorizing a song's lyrics, but not understanding the message = Knowing a Fact
    Understanding a Songs Message and meaning = Knowing the concept
    - So you know a concept? well put it in your own words, if you can't, then it's still a fact (not meaningful)
    - connect what you're trying to learn to something pre existing (when kids learn the vowels, they might draw a face with the 'O', 2 eyes with "A" and "E", and little nose with the " I " and a mouth with the "U"
    - what is meaning? meaningful piece is when it relates to something you already know (like the vowels faces) (or the 'Happy Tuesday')
    - don't confuse RECOGNITION and RECOLLECTION
    - How do you know you know it? Learn it, Learn what's after it, and then stop, and explain what the previous point was about
    - get 8 hours of sleep, 8 pm to 4 am (8 hours) the moment it's 8 pm and you're not asleep you're late. (personal note)
    - During class: Take notes // right after class: expand on your notes // office hours if you have questions
    - The best way to learn is to teach it to someone else (parents, siblings, etc) or at least an empty chair
    - 20% reading and 80% reciting (ideal)
    - SQ3R: Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review (google it)
    - Mnemomics: quicker and easier either (A) Acronyms (B) Coin & Sayings (C) Interacting Images // it's any system that creates recall
    Acronym -> IDK : I don't know
    Saying -> Right Tighty Lefty Loosey
    Interacting Imagery -> car's have 4 wheels, so CARbs have 4 kcal, CAT's have 9 lives, so FAT has 9 kcal, etc... (the weirder the better)

  • @PierceCollegeDist11
    @PierceCollegeDist11  2 년 전 +882

    We have just successfully defended this video from a bogus copyright violation claim. The claimant admitted they made a mistake. This video is entirely produced by Pierce College, its staff and faculty and Pierce College in Washington State, USA is the legal copyright owner. Please enjoy Professor Lobdell's video as everyone has their personal, successful study habits and, as a teacher for decades, Professor Lobdell has seen many different styles. In this video he tells you one of those techniques that he has found to lead to student success.

  • @nichollebauer-vannucci2060

    I love this style of teaching, a good teacher is a master storyteller

    • @eb5333
      @eb5333 3 년 전 +8

      yes, it's not a student's bad, the teacher is not good.

    • @AreMullets4AustraliansOnly
      @AreMullets4AustraliansOnly 3 년 전 +11

      My english teacher used to take breaks when he remembered a funny story and he’d tell us about getting arrested for protesting and shoving stuff in meat truck exhausts or something so it wouldnt drive and stuff like that and blaming stuff on his twin brother when he was younger and we’d laugh and suddenly it was so much easier to focus for the rest of the lesson and remember what he was just talking about.

    • @NallahBrown
      @NallahBrown 3 년 전

      YES

    • @MJ-hw3qg
      @MJ-hw3qg 3 년 전

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    • @greigfleming5963
      @greigfleming5963 3 년 전

      Your right a great teacher is a great story teller and keeps the student attention, and also keeps the subject interesting.

  • @ahaks7269
    @ahaks7269 년 전 +2

    Thanks for providing closed captioning for this one hour lecture, it really helps.

  • @KirstenMarie_MS3
    @KirstenMarie_MS3 년 전 +6

    I went back to school in 2014 after originally having to drop out due to health problems. My first two years was done at a community college to save $$. In high school, I was lucky enough to be able to barely study at all and maintain a high GPA. That first semester back, I tanked *every* class. My second semester, I took a Freshman Symposium and they taught us a bunch of active study techniques. I still use them now, in medical school, and they've been a life saver. As a non-trad student, I don't have the luxury of being able to focus on school alone. I have to work. But I'm lucky enough to work in a hospital pharmacy and my PIC is very supportive. Without relearning how to study effectively, I probably never would have made it.

  • @TheNikhilify
    @TheNikhilify 4 년 전 +470

    Because of this video I'm an engineer today. I wish i watched this way back would've saved me so many years. Thank you

    • @biowiener7825
      @biowiener7825 4 년 전 +18

      im currently in my 3rd semester but i couldnt pass all the exams so im not "truly" in the 3rd, i hope this helps me progress and succeed, im jealous, nice job dude

    • @SabaFrida
      @SabaFrida 4 년 전 +4

      Nikhilify wow... that’s inspiring

    • @SabaFrida
      @SabaFrida 4 년 전 +13

      BioWiener don’t give up dude. It’s hard for all of us.

    • @---nj7hl
      @---nj7hl 3 년 전 +3

      BioWiener Look into KRplus Jason Stephenson videos like Exam Success and Study Music. He's great. He has sleep videos where my young one can sleep within 7 min of listening to his Guided Imagery/Sleeping videos. Before it used to tk him more than an hour to go to sleep. I'm going back to studying. Blessings.

    • @BobRossThaLegend
      @BobRossThaLegend 3 년 전

      @@biowiener7825 Update?

  • @nicolenoel5666
    @nicolenoel5666 3 년 전 +1587

    “Shouldn’t study in bedroom” 👁👄👁 us in quarantine and online school

    • @Digger-Nick
      @Digger-Nick 3 년 전 +6

      @Thomas Borisov While people watch your every move taking the test?

    • @earlgrey2130
      @earlgrey2130 3 년 전 +15

      Did you miss the part with the study light?

    • @nicolenoel5666
      @nicolenoel5666 3 년 전 +6

      @@earlgrey2130 no

    • @hero9402
      @hero9402 3 년 전 +10

      u can create different part in your room even on the bed like a different side or something. just make your enviornment different than it is usually. just something specific for studying.

    • @angelineoktavina4290
      @angelineoktavina4290 3 년 전 +3

      just like what he said , you can use the "study lamp method " where you turn on the lamp every time your studying and only study not other things , so that kind of set your mind to study every time the lamp is on .

  • @rotemda9605
    @rotemda9605 년 전 +2

    When you reach a level of procrastination where instead of studying, you watch videos about studying.
    just amazing!!!

  • @VandalCleaver
    @VandalCleaver 년 전 +2

    This is a great example of how teaching is as much about charm as it is intellect. Super lecture.

  • @Piratadoidao
    @Piratadoidao 3 년 전 +568

    This guy looks like the best professor in the world. I was able to keep up my attention the whole presentation. Wonderful! ✨👏😦

  • @quantumgirl3047
    @quantumgirl3047 7 년 전 +109

    I'm a phd student, so I have to study a lot. So I start watching videos on how to study, and I keep watching and watching, and then it's midnight and I have to go to bed!

  • @emg.721
    @emg.721 년 전 +6

    Appreciate stumbling across this so much!! I'm a high-school drop out and I'm returning to get my GED and hopefully go to college and my mind was so mushy trying to learn the math I need for the test, that I started thinking 'maybe I've been out of school too long, maybe I'm too dumb for this and should just accept that school isn't for me.' I started doing some of these methods (including sitting on my porch and explaining concepts to the squirrels scurrying by lol) and I already saw a huge improvement!!!! I'm not too dumb to learn, I just had to learn how to learn! I'm so excited to level up.

  • @feather3563
    @feather3563 년 전 +5

    I am so glad I listened to this! I'm a second year Bio student, and last year I got very middling grades over all, with a few exceptions for better or worse. This year, I am doing better. I have learned how to learn. where before I was just reading the text book and hoping the information would magically lock itself into my brain, now I am using techniques like the one in this lecture. They don't teach you this stuff in school and yet it is fundamental to academics.

  • @ilikecloudsbro8820
    @ilikecloudsbro8820 3 년 전 +692

    My friend: So what did you do today?
    Me: Just ya know sat in my rom listening to a man telling me to stop being stupid

  • @matiasortizxxi
    @matiasortizxxi 3 년 전 +13532

    I took notes of the main points of this speech, and I wanna share them to anyone who can find them useful so you may not have to watch the whole video if you don't have enough time.
    1. Study on periods of half an hour and then go away and do whatever enjoyable thing you want for 5 minutes. Return to your desk and repeat (I personally find more useful the 50-10-50-10 minutes combo).
    2. Have a desk specially for studying. Have a room specially for studying and working on your projects. Have a lamp, a chair, anything specially for studying. Don´t do other things in that environment. Go to other room or chair whenever you finish studying or working. Doing this makes your brain associate that environment with productivity, studying and working.
    3. Don't listen to music not designed especially for studying purposes (even classical one) while you're studying. This is because you will find yourself giving part of your attention to the music or the lyrics, and you don't want to do that. Be focused in only one thing at a time.
    4. Learn to differentiate between concepts and facts. Facts can be forgotten. It´s natural. But the things you really wanna learn and keep in your mind are the concepts. How does it works, what is the function of it, how does it connect to other concepts; that´s where you wanna struggle with.
    5. Learning something is about to put a concept in your own words. To be able to explain that concept to a friend, a partner of studying, whoever asks you for an explanation.
    6. TAKE Notes! Your brain is not a Hard Drive.
    7. Realize the difference between recognition and recollection. Our brains are extremely good "remembering" things (only recognizing) when we read again a passage after we virtually forgot it. The prove that you didn´t remember that is that you would´nt have idea of that content without the help that brought that old idea into your memory.
    8. Sleep good. That´s the main way the brain consolidates long term memory into a permanent memory.
    9. About notes. Right after class take 5-10 minutes to read and expand the notes. Make them deeper and explain the thing with your own words. If you don´t have anyone to explain or talk about it, write it down. That´s a very important factor on getting useless notes into usable notes.
    10. Teach another person. If you´re teaching and you don´t remember something or you can´t get into a good explanation, then you know where are the gaps of information that you have and what do you have to study again or ask the teacher the next day. If you can´t or you don´t have anyone next to you, teach an empty chair. That´s nothing wrong with speaking out loud to nobody if you realize what you are doing. Or, again, write it down. Make a dialogue with an imaginary friend who asks questions and you have to answer those.
    11. Textbooks. Use the SQ3R method: Survey, Question, Read, Recite and Review. First, you wanna know a textbook isn´t a novel. You can go to the last page and I guarantee you nobody will discover who killed the main character.
    You can follow this path:
    a) take a brief look to the chapter you wanna study, watch the images, look what is all going to be about.
    b) Look for the main questions. Does the textbook have some questions at the end of a section or a chapter? Write them down. At least, remember them (but having both things in your brain [trying to remember the main questions and studying at the same time may be very hard to do] Or you can use the Closure Effect in your favor). Even if you write them, have those questions in your mind so when you´re reading the textbook you can find the answers and know what is important and what is not.
    c) Read the bold words. Titles, sub-titles, names, main ideas, everything that is marked. If the author and editor market that, it means they want you to read and keep that information on particular.
    d) Read the first and last sentence in every paragraph. It just works (not always, but if the paragraph is long, it will be useful). If the textbook is well written, the first sentence in the paragraph will be an introduction of the idea of the paragraph, and the last sentence will be an overview of what was all about. With that in mind, all your outlook of the topic will expand and there you´ll be ready for:
    e) Read the whole thing.
    f) Try to answer the questions you made before. If you can´t, don´t worry, because the next step is:
    g) Re-read the chapter. This time with a marker and a pencil in your hands. You can mark, now that you know what are you looking for, the actual main ideas, and take notes in the edge of the page.
    h) Finish answering the questions you made before, make new ones (you know what are the important topics you want to have an answer for), and
    i) Make anything you want to explain the topic to a children. You have to explain it in your own words, using simple language a 6-year-old kid would understand. You can write a complete essay pretending being an expert on the topic, and every time you feel gaps in your explanation, go read the material again.
    When you have your study done, you´ll have 3 materials to work with: a) a textbook with useful marks and edge-page notes, b) a list of the main questions of the topic answered, and c) an essay (or mind map, whatever) made entirely by you, explaining all of it from zero to one hundred percent.
    12. Recall. Between each of the steps of last point (a to i), you may consider taking 30 seconds to one minute trying to remember everything you learned before only with your mind (close your eyes if you want). Try to remember as close as the original material as you can. Once you finished, go to the next step and repeat
    13. Use mnemonics. If you struggle with knowing which of which two different, but similar words, is the one which does something, and if is that of the other one which does the opposite thing, use acronyms, associate those concepts with images, a coined phrase; be creative. That´s a good way to remember a very particular group of facts.
    Books I recommend about this topic:
    - A Mind for Numbers (Barbara Oakley)
    - Atomic Habits (James Clear)
    - How to take smart notes (Sönke Ahrens)

    • @misspillai7315
      @misspillai7315 3 년 전 +194

      Matías Ortiz thank you so much matías

    • @Noelciaaa
      @Noelciaaa 3 년 전 +174

      thank you! it's been proven though that 30 minutes is too long for most people, 20 minutes is optimal for allowing you to remember what you've been learning best. and yeah short breaks are crucial.

    • @c4ash
      @c4ash 3 년 전 +45

      thanks man

    • @Chimxx23
      @Chimxx23 3 년 전 +172

      Your future at Ted is on the way.

    • @justbrowsing_kyn
      @justbrowsing_kyn 3 년 전 +28

      Thank you !

  • @112233JORDAN
    @112233JORDAN 년 전 +1

    Great lecture. Several great concepts: chunking when reading, relating things to what you already know, mnemonics, getting in the right environment, taking a break and leaving that environment when not focused.

  • @mehrunez4838
    @mehrunez4838 년 전 +2

    He mentioned singing along to a song, and I like that. My friend actually listened to wordless music when he was studying. I started doing that and it really helped while alleviating my need of it never being silent.

  • @M_IAWIA
    @M_IAWIA 2 년 전 +478

    I love this. After getting halfway through I felt so motivated I actually tidied my desk, got my spare lamp, made my desk a proper study place, and sat down for 25 minutes. It's the first time in 6 months I have been able to do that. I even had to drop out of university this spring because I became so depressed every time I sat down I started crying. Mostly due to covid, but also due to me not knowing how to study and constantly feeling like I wasn't doing enough. Now I am starting to realize I was just doing it all wrong.
    The facts vs concept one really struck me while studying. I was originally taking a bachelor's degree in Japanese, but was struggling more and more with the classes. I still did good enough, but I went from an A student in the first semesters to a C student fall 2020. Again, partly due to covid, but also mainly due to me studying completely wrong. Our professors had a certain way they wanted us to translate different grammatical structures. It wasn't enough just having a translation that meant the same, no you had to use the correct phrasing in English that corresponded with the grammatical structure used in the original Japanese sentence. Now I sat down and studied some grammar points from the last chapter (we only did the first 5), and I don't have their translation of the points available, and thought to myself for a moment that that wasn't good as now I won't know how they want me to translate the sentence to English. But then, as I now had the freedom to sit down and make up my own translations, I realized what I was doing now was understanding the concept, phrasing it in my own words. The reason why I struggled so much in my last semester was probably that I put too much effort into learning how _they_ wanted me to translate it, which is a fact, instead of fully understanding the meaning and usage of the grammar. Now I am learning the concept. It will probably be a lot easier to learn how they want me to translate later if I go back to university next year, now that I am properly learning the concepts.
    I am going to try this, for now, learning the concepts and not caring too much about the facts, and then closer to exams, cus I am still taking a single subject, I will focus more on memorizing the facts I already know the concepts of.

    • @yeeti8874
      @yeeti8874 2 년 전 +22

      Good luck! I wish you all the best!
      And remember, the best time to get started was yesterday but the second best time is now

    • @alansenados3189
      @alansenados3189 2 년 전 +1

      woah a reflection

    • @SnipCraftLeft
      @SnipCraftLeft 2 년 전 +1

      Hope you’re doing well!

    • @pixels1382
      @pixels1382 2 년 전

      Good luck mate :)
      It's time to ace your subject, you know you're the best!!

    • @marlonhazelhoff
      @marlonhazelhoff 2 년 전

      🙌

  • @yuyaodidi1
    @yuyaodidi1 7 년 전 +472

    1.Pomodoro
    2.Study Area
    3.Active Learning(understand the concept)
    4.Study Group
    5.Rest
    6.Study notes right away
    7.Talking out loud
    8.Preread with questions(causing you to look for answers, activates search mechanism)
    9.Small sayings

    • @manuelrydholm451
      @manuelrydholm451 5 년 전 +23

      Deep focus, short breaks, reward at end
      Designated study area
      Concepts vs Facts
      Break down concepts, make them relatable
      Recognition is NOT remembering. Practice recall.
      REM sleep is crucial.
      Study groups are very useful.
      Practice explaining to others, own words. Talking to chair works too (talk out loud).
      Review notes DIRECTLY after class. Best 5 minute tradeoff.
      How to textbook: Survey, question, read, recite, review (SQ3R). (Bonus: SQR4 is +relate)
      Mnemonics: acronyms, coined sayings, interacting images.
      REWARDS.

    • @marktwain..1972
      @marktwain..1972 5 년 전

      Cool. Thanks for the summary!

    • @olivtrees8749
      @olivtrees8749 5 년 전

      You skipped over the reward section

    • @manuelrydholm451
      @manuelrydholm451 5 년 전

      Evian Things Thx! Fixed

    • @b4b4_y4g4
      @b4b4_y4g4 5 년 전 +4

      pomodoro isn't perfect, he says when you start to drift off take a break. Which is different for every person

  • @gopikasumith9016
    @gopikasumith9016 10 개월 전 +1

    Thank god i found this out today morning when i was all set to memorise my entire law textbook even after a failed attempt at doing that and thinking i may be broken. Thank you sir, you may have saved my life just now

  • @HJRC_
    @HJRC_ 년 전 +4

    I found using separate desktops/tabs for studying and playing extremely helpful.

  • @brandonlaba4248
    @brandonlaba4248 2 년 전 +348

    I graduated college 7 years ago. One thing I miss about school is those teachers that were really enthusiastic and passionate about what they taught. Marty seems like one of those great types of teachers. Cheers to you, Marty! And thanks for the useful knowledge!

  • @rupestreviajante6664
    @rupestreviajante6664 3 년 전 +205

    I took his first advice and divided my watching of this lecture into parts. I feel like i understood way better than if i had watched the whole this at once

  • @csbluechip
    @csbluechip 년 전 +2

    An enthusiastic and engaging lecturer makes learning so much easier. Thank you Marty

  • @paulgr1331
    @paulgr1331 5 개월 전 +1

    Finally a great great video of how you can improve your Learning. It was worth it to watch the 1 hour video.

  • @chrizjenj3910
    @chrizjenj3910 7 년 전 +682

    He killed it , wish he was my professor

  • @dvsxavier
    @dvsxavier 3 년 전 +121

    "If you haven't changed behavior, you haven't learned it." Wow, that's so true.

  • @JJRothS2011
    @JJRothS2011 년 전 +2

    I was supposed to do my assignments but I fell asleep while YT is playing on my phone. Then this video played while I was sleeping. I guess this is a sign I should go back to studying. 😅

  • @dagimasrat5747
    @dagimasrat5747 년 전 +9

    Because of this guy I got 95/100 national exams thank you

  • @hello16yearsago43
    @hello16yearsago43 3 년 전 +744

    Literally all schools:
    I’m gonna pretend I didn’t see that.

    • @roysparkizay
      @roysparkizay 3 년 전

      lol

    • @jinxitty7133
      @jinxitty7133 3 년 전 +2

      me: looks for a quick overview
      video: is 59 mins long
      Mr. Lobdell: I wish I had enough time to cover everything but I don't
      me: :c
      edit:
      me after 59 mins: :O

    • @gangstasteve5753
      @gangstasteve5753 3 년 전 +3

      @@ryanflanagan9624 im a christian but its pretty weird seeing a preacher bot in the youtube comments especially when its an unrelated subject.

    • @ryanflanagan9624
      @ryanflanagan9624 3 년 전 +1

      @@gangstasteve5753 not a bot but a child of God spreading Jesus' Message of love and salvation to all. tell someone about Jesus today! praise Jesus :) God bless pray for the peace of israel, pray for the peace of armenia for the peace of france amen, pray for me praying for you pray for those who are persecuted for righteousness sake for theirs is the kingdom of heaven, pray for those who mourn that they may be comforted pray for me praying for you stay in The Word The Bible for Jesus is The Living Word that gives light and life to all john 1 john 1,2 timothy galatians and revelation are good reads for today ask The Holy Spirit to guide your mind in Jesus Name we pray amen God bless God Jesus The Holy Spirit love you and be with you forevermore in Jesus Name we pray amen

    • @anthonyphung4956
      @anthonyphung4956 3 년 전 +1

      Imagine watching a video about studying, instead of studying.

  • @mrCetus
    @mrCetus 2 년 전 +161

    If you noticed, he gave the most important information in the first 10 minutes. That being to take breaks when studying because you start to tune out at around the 10-15 min mark. That way people remember to how to study their notes the better better than everything else. A very clever way to teach. It also shows he truly believes what he teaches & cares about doing it which I 100% respect. I’ve seen so many teachers just not care anymore. I love seeing this enthusiasm for education. Especially in the bio medical field.

  • @emmyzayn6791
    @emmyzayn6791 년 전 +6

    Finally I got the right & most powerful video after 11 year, but ya it's still the most interesting and informative video for every person in the world .At last I just wanna thank you sir and i definitely say that you will get lot of blessings from peoples.love from India 😍

  • @sahilchauhan219
    @sahilchauhan219 년 전 +3

    Its been 12 years since the vedio , but it helper me so much , i can now feel what was the thin i wad doing wrong

  • @Aryan-rx9rl
    @Aryan-rx9rl 2 년 전 +242

    I LOVE THIS GUY! His personality is amazing. I love how he cracks jokes while explaining things and also love how he simplifies everything! What a great dude.

  • @111Phoenix777
    @111Phoenix777 3 년 전 +43

    This is internet gold. Should be required viewing for everyone, but especially students.

  • @younes5745
    @younes5745 5 개월 전 +1

    this quality of videos and the board in the background really makes me exciting to watch all the video

  • @Icetrooper
    @Icetrooper 년 전

    Never before have I attended a class so intently that it changed my life.

  • @tochukwutc3727
    @tochukwutc3727 4 년 전 +70

    I'm 36 at the moment and even though I've managed to get an engineering first degree (locally) and a masters degree (abroad), I still wish I had seen this video once I got into secondary school because I would have done a whole lot better...the information within is so empowering. I always knew there were more effective ways to study and learn but they "hardly ever" teach that in this part of the world. To now listen to Dr Lobdell just feels like such a relief I've been waiting 25 years to experience. Thank you so much Marty for such an incredibly enlightening video.

  • @ChrisLeeX
    @ChrisLeeX 8 년 전 +108

    Wow. Over years my ability to learn has grown exponentially. I can see why now.
    This talk is pure gold. The effects of environment is just, eye opening. Thank you for sharing.

  • @L.M.K.27
    @L.M.K.27 8 개월 전

    I've watched this lecture so many times and still enjoy it so much that I watch 5 minutes of it every half an hour while I'm studying.

  • @juanlizarraga4821
    @juanlizarraga4821 4 개월 전

    listened to this back during my undergraduate tenure, and still here because i'm committed to be a lifelong learner.

  • @subtlez2431
    @subtlez2431 4 년 전 +478

    "It's not gonna happen through osmosis." I loved that line.

    • @silentbranch
      @silentbranch 4 년 전 +14

      Zach LMAO He said it literally right as i read this comment wtf

    • @yousillygoose6958
      @yousillygoose6958 4 년 전 +3

      Isn't osmosis a science term for when a substance spreads through another substance to equally hold an attraction to each substances atoms?

    • @yolo-vl4wz
      @yolo-vl4wz 4 년 전 +2

      Houdini Papaini Troll yes, that’s absolutely correct

    • @yousillygoose6958
      @yousillygoose6958 4 년 전

      @@yolo-vl4wz so is quote means that it's not going to happen by itself like osmosis.

    • @iwontreplybacklol7481
      @iwontreplybacklol7481 4 년 전

      @@yousillygoose6958 nice try to look smart, stay in school,

  • @imanethefairy
    @imanethefairy 7 년 전 +561

    I decided to watch this video after I wanted to change my ways of studying to get better grades, so I took my time and took notes. Here is the result for anyone that doesn't have the time to watch the full video:
    -cycles of 30 mins study with 5 mins break to always stay efficient 100% or at least 90%.
    -create a study area
    -"if it doesn't change your behavior, you haven't learned it"
    -what am I learning? concept or fact
    put the concept in your own words- if you can't, it doesn't matter to you and you won't remember it.
    -make things meaningful, add files to already established files
    -recognition is not remembering. Tips :
    *study term A, study another term, go back to term A, look into the sky and rephrase in your own words
    *if you don't get 8 hours of sleep, what you study doesn't get stored efficiently nor permanently
    *you need to give up some other activities : sacrifice is key. We all have hours that we waste in superficial things.
    -Take notes, write immediately after the class; it takes only 5 minutes.
    -If you want to ask a question, don't say the (I don't understand), be specific.
    -Teach another person. If you don't have someone, teach a chair. (my personal favorite is teddy bears as a group of students haha)
    -SQ3R - Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review, to get the most of of textbooks.
    -Normally, before a test, you should only be touching up and reviewing. Putting all-nighters and late studying only results in poor performance.
    -To recall what you study, use Mnemonics - Acronyms, Coined sayings, Interacting images (the weirder the images, the better).
    I will be applying these and seeing if my performance and grades get better ^^

  • @deo_0498
    @deo_0498 4 개월 전 +1

    After watching this video and applying what Matty said here it helped me move from an F student into an A student in one semester. 🙌🙌🙌🙌