1. space out review sessions 2. pomodoro 3. create own quiz 4. practice problems 5.focus on one concept 6. mnemonics 7. increase interest in topics 8. switch between concepts and problem types 9. study session in a classroom 10. walks after long study sessions 11. work in group 12. study sounds 13. sleep

14. Study, instead of watching KZfaq videos

your voice made it seems like you had a nap after step 10 LOL 😁 😁

Thomas, that was a fantastic video- one of your best! Amazing work, love what you do. Your content is super helpful and is being delivered more effectively with every video that you make. Keep it up!

thomas : you need adequate sleep me : awake at 2:45 am to try and study

Thank you for introducing me to the pomodoro method. It has changed the way I study, and I've been able to focus so much more and be more productive. I use the Forest app almost every day, and sometimes I use Tide at the same time because I love the sounds it has. You've helped me a lot Thomas, so thank you.

Been listening to your KZfaq-playlist all morning after I had quite an unproductive day yesterday. Work is going like a train today man, thanks for your content! :D

Thank you for making the point to only pick one tip and implement them gradually. I think with the many self-improvement tips and advice out there the most essential one is not to over-perscribe too much change at one time. Keep up the great work. Love ya,

My favourite video so far! 10/10. Thanks Tom, this stuff is invaluable to us med students!

Your content is always so good! I used to be a disaster college student and thought I wasn't fit for it. Turns out after reading your book, watching some of your videos and applying what you suggested I could pass just fine. Now I've done a couple of internships and feel more prepared than ever. Thanks for sharing your content with us, your work is amazing!

Wow, this video is absolutely masterful! Very helpful and informative, thank you!

Great list! Been applying the pomodoro technique for a while now and it's amazing what can be achieved in that time

Thanks for always releasing timely videos around finals season!

Hello, Thomas. I really enjoyed your tips. Could you make a specific video about the learning process in humanities and social sciences? I'ts lot different than math or programming. In my area of study I have to learn many concepts and sometimes there is not a problem to solve, I just have to remember and relate them in abstratic. Congratulations for your channel!

Good timing man, I needed this. Thanks for looking out

So many of these are directly useful to me as a musician. I'm finding more and more parallels between all the different ways humans can create new brain pathways -- learning new skills, forming new habits, internalizing information -- and I keep coming back to a lot of the same principles, some of which you talk about here: isolating a challenge, varying your routine, finding where the challenge is and pushing yourself from there, repetition, mnemonics, emotional connection, and so on. Practicing and learning is itself a skill, and as a musician who's been playing piano for 30 years, I only recently feel like I'm starting to get good at practicing!

I think one of the best tips Thomas has ever given was to do the dishes. Doing the dishes, or cleaning or room, or other things like that help get you in the working mindset. I find it really useful and it also has a humorous layer to it when you first say it aloud to someone.

Thanks man, your videos have really made a huge difference in my work ethic and performance.

Thanks for the tips, Thomas. I have been spacing my memorizing sessions and using AnkiDroid, as I saw in one of your videos. It worked like a charm. I was struggling to memorize some content for over a year, but no more. Keep the good videos coming.

*Ultimately, choose your own style and whatever suits your needs.* Be conscious and make adjustments when something isn't working.

Last semester of law school. Used your content all the time til I burned out. But this is the last push. We got this. Thanks Frank!

I love this. If struggling students take these tips to heart they will have such an easier time. I like your tip to just try one tip at a time. That's fantastic. Thanks, Thomas!

TimeStamps (To go back and review) 1. space out review sessions 0:29 2. pomodoro 1:42 3. create own quiz 3:05 4. Make many practice problems 3:35 5. focus on one concept 4:18 6. mnemonics 4:45 7. increase interest in topics 5:46 8. switch between concepts and problem types 6:20 9. study session in a classroom 6:57 10. walks after long study sessions 7:32 11. work in group 8:20 12. study sounds 8:54 13. sleep 10:01

A thank you from Scotland. A great series of easy to engage with, well presented videos that taught, provoked, and inspired my son to study effectively. Straight As in all his Scottish NAT5S, Highers and Advanced Higher through hard work and knowing how to study. Lets hope he keeps the momentum up when he starts University this year. I have recommended these videos to all my friends with teenage kids.

Right before finals. Thanks. You're the best

Pomodoro really helps. I use it regularly. Have been off for a while.. I’m getting back to it right away. I use focuskeeper. Writing down the distractions is a great idea. Thanks! You’re doing great work Thomas. Exam in 3 days. 💪🏻

Good tips bro! Have just started summer semester and gonna apply them :) thanks!

So helpful around this finals season! Thanks Frank 🤓

Your videos are great! I shared this one with some of my piano students this week to help them plan their homework and practising more effectively.

Thanks Thomas, on point as usual 🎸🚴‍♂️🤘 pomodoro and memorizing by redicoullus examples helped me through my Bachelor studies back and still use in my mba studies today.. also trying to make it interesting even tho i dont feel it in the beginning, do KZfaq researches etc on complicated Problems , trying to really understand a concept makes a difference. Thanks for the work you constantly putting in !

These tips are great, thanks for telling me about them now that my exams are done!

I had to miss year 12 because of health issues, and though im linda depressed about having to repeat a year, im so hyped to get back into the game in september. This is a lifesaver.

Haven’t watched the full video yet but I love the pomodoro idea! I’ve never heard this before and will be using this a LOT xx

Just finished practicing Japanese on Anki... Hey, new video on Thomas Frankly, first tip, use spaced repetition. XD I actually learned about Anki a few years back on this same channel. Tom, you're amazing! Keep up the good work! ;)

Up to 1905 kg. A great white shark weighs up to 1905 kg (4200 lbs)

Dude I love your videos!!!! Thank you!

Studying in the class you are going to take the test is all about the association as well because your brain begins to associate that space with the information. This is also why I like to study how I would take the test, especially if I can't study in the room. This means not listening to music, trying to keep it around the same temperature, sitting up straight at my desk, etc.. Anything to try to keep my study space as consistent with the testing space.

Implementing #5 has big one of my biggest breakthroughs in lowering my resistance to doing flashcards daily.

I'm not sure if you're talking about High School or College/University but, my university has been out since the 5th and it's been exam season since. I actually have my final, final exam tomorrow in 11 hrs. I agree with a lot of your techniques for sure, and I'm not embarrassed to admit that I wouldn't even be in University without your videos. Some of my favourite techniques include: Condensing Information: so, when a prof says the information in class it might be 2-5 sentences long and when you write it in your notes it might be half that. Then, I go back and condense it to 8-10 words, then I make it a bullet point flashcard. Because it's easier to turn a bullet point into a short-essay rather than trying to remember a short essay. I also really make use of muscle memory. I could do all this digitally but I prefer to sit in a recliner in the library and write it out with pen and paper to help me remember stuff better. As briefly touched on before, another thing I use is public space. Sure, I could study on my bed with my own MacBook Air and my cat next to me but, there's also my PS4 near me and unlimited new KZfaq videos. That's why I make a point of catching the bus to my University every day, it's not my home. It doesn't have my distractions so it motivates you to work because there's nothing else to do. You're certainly right about music, I like two channels alexrainbirdMusic and Astral Throb who do tri-monthly playlists and they're just great for calming you down, resetting your mind and helping you work. Exercise is another good thing, and so is food. I always Row 2000+ metres and either deadlift to max or hammer curl my way through the dumbbell rack until I hit my max, right before an exam. Then I eat half an hour before the exam for stamina, and more likely than not I time my water consumption so that right before I enter the classroom I have to walk a few buildings over to refill my water bottle for a little extra exercise. I also have a study cut-off time, once I shower and leave the fitness area that's it, no more studying. Instead, when I get to the exam building I kick my feet up and load a video that makes me happy, usually Bon Appetit, Lindsay Ellis, or Good Mythical Morning and relax, enjoy it, get a laugh in and go straight from that to the exam.

Great video! Very useful! 💯

Love your videos soo helpful

Hey Thomas! Could you make a video about learning and preparing for class? And what I mean how to learn in class or review while in class. Things like review ahead of class, but I don't remember, there was a method where a person tried to really learn while in class but I forgot what the method was called, but I feel like a video on this would be very interesting!

thank you so so much! i have exams soon and these tips are great :)

I really love this channel

Thanks Thomas!

For studying I use Tide's rain sounds and a playlist of piano songs I have here on KZfaq, both playing at the same time. Both rain and piano are sounds I love, so it creates that perfect rainy afternoon listening to some music and studying vibe and I love it. Also I am the absolute worst in studying with other people because I always want to say all the answers and it can get pretty frustrating for my study mates 😅 I generally just start explaining things to my mom, I guess that could count as group studying?

Thomas! It would be very helpful for those of us who live far from their university/school if you could make a video on how to study during a long way (in a train, subway) and firstly, is it.even productive?

Thomas talking about future watchers as i'm a current viewer and a past viewer and eventually a future viewer and my brain slowly melts

I would like to see one of your videos on how to finish a big amount of work within a limited time. ( i.e i am a freelance translator and i have tons of sheets to do within 2 days) how can we arrange such things

I absolutley LOVE this new setting

I like your work bro....good luck

First also haven t watched the vid yet but i know it's gonna be a good one

Very good video!

My finals start from 2nd May. Wish me luck!

I was actually taking a Course on learning by Barbara Oakley which reveals a lot of these points.This was really helpful to recall that and inter connect chucks

Thanks!

These videos are so important and informative, I want to watch them twice at least to keep more of it in mind 😅 but the list is so long of other videos to watch that he produced 😂

Thanks Thomas

what book is that of the tip number 3? I need to learn how to make questions.

More of a motivational tip, but for me the most important one was “What are you doing at 8pm on a weeknight?”. If you have a goal or aspiration and your answer is usually nothing, hopefully this realisation will help you to push on in the difficult early days of learning something new.

Dr. Oakley's book is great. Immensely changed the way I study.

Funny that you mention A Mind for Numbers, because I am actually rereading it currently. :)

Thanks, Thomas for caring about us. 🙂

Very good material! Thanks for sharing! Just a comment: First Airplane was 14BIS, designed by Santos Dumont.

that is my personal study method, sleep well, eat healthy, do excersice, work, work more, keep working, test you, and keep working.

First of all thank you for videos you have shared so far. They all felt so intimate. Also, I truly like when you recommend other websites and applications but however there are people who have hard time downloading (or to be specific, "paying") for them. I know that you are not responsible for or have any influence on that area. However, I would like to know why there are no websites or apps that make it possible to use them through indirect payment such as watching adds for a few seconds and so on. I personally think it would help lots of people who are struggling with their financial. Therefore, I would like to know your opinion on that. Best regards, Ariu.

I like to visualise what I am learning. Music also helps if it isn't too loud or fast...

About point #3, is it the same if we use past papers? Or is it important that we create the quizzes?

Thankful

4:18 work on 1 concept when get stuck on a problem that uses many concepts 5:45 find interest in the topic 6:20 interleaving Until 11:06

Thumbs up for seeing this today when my finals start tomorrow. LOL!

you got your old background back up god bless you

Thanks for mentioning Cognitive Science 😍

have you read the art of learning of Joshua Waitzkin , I really like his approach and how he applies it in chess and martial arts , I would like to hear your opinion in a video

Hey, I have found an app, called Quizlet that lets you do almost the same as Anki, but in my opinion much better. I have been studying languages and find this extremely useful. You can even search others sets to study previously created sets.

Can you do a video on cheap but effective noise canceling headphones which are the best need it to be silent to focus

What was insane about this video is that I took Brian's course and I was implementing the system on Trello which lead me here(Notifications obviously >.>) and now back to him from the end of this video. Now that my friend is a weird review session xD

How about a video on what to do after the exam

Can you do video about spaced repetition and how to use it for studying for lot of stuff?

Are there ways to study in the library and use pomodoro? I only study in libraries (because I cannot study at home) but I can't see myself using timers there, because we have to be quiet and stuff.

There is a KZfaq channel I am subscribed to that has amazing Lofi hip hop beats to study to. The channel is ChilledCow. It is my go to for study time. I even use it as background music when I am cleaning or just hanging out and talking to my fiance. It is really great!

Thanks man My exams start tomorrow

what's the book on 3:18?

U r just awsome 💪

When I want to focus on my writing I choose AC/DC's best guitar video. 16 minutes of power without having to think about their words.

3:48, how did you pronounced that?

How much hours a person can study effectively ???? Like calnewport says too long study can make pseudo work so how much should we actually study???

In Russia there are such proverbs about studying: 1. Knowledge - light, ignorance - darkness; 2. Knowledge is power; 3. Repetition is the mother of learning; 4. Study, study and study again (Lenin's saying); 5. You can't even pull a fish out of the pond without difficulty.

active recall is a way of life ;)

Hi mr. Frank I’ve got an issue I need help with I was taking classes while not being in school and was making staggering progress with it I then made the mistake of sharing that progress with others (completely my fault) and now it seems I’m unable to focus on those classes and when I do take them I’m not retaining as much information I’d really like to complete them with the energy and prowess I had when I started is there any way I can do this?

Will this help me pass the exam I failed tomorrow?

Wanikani!!! :D Are you studying Japanaese too? I'm at level 6! Really great website, it's keeping me motivated and I have a lot of fun with it.

Love from India, ❤️❤️

I don't really care for tests. I didn't in college either. However I am very interested in learning for it's own sake.

Watching this vid to procrastinate studying for APUSH but as I’m watching it’s like a review for ap psych so am I really procrastinating?

Your voice completely changed in between 10 and 11 steps.

3:18 what's the name of the book ? Link please ! Thanks in advance! Have a great day !

This is going to be a good one, I can tell. Edit: It was

i love your videos and love the way you speal

Such a legend! Thanks for always helping us buddy! To everyone else ... have a great evening! Angus - Goya