Thanks for doing my homework

thx bruh, this will look very good on my homework

Aldo it's fascinating, the more I willingly let go of what I believe to know the more I realize what I actually know and what I don't and suddenly the things I "just knew" look like "wow why didn't I notice that???"

That's what I was thinking. Maybe there are 2 categories of known information. The unknown knowns, the intuitive things that you apply automatically without realizing or having to think about it. And the known knowns, the things that we have stored as information, but they are not intuitions yet, and have to think about and willfully apply them to fitting situations.

ozgur I think they are. You have the outside world that can offer "objective facts" but the connection between our minds and the outside world is narrow. So the more elaborate your knowledge about the outside world is the more it's just a successive approximation to the "objective" truth. The highest approximation (for you) is the direct contact with the outside, aka your senses. You know that you see something, but what you see exactly is more and more open to interpretation. Like when you know you see something, the color you see is very likely to be "true" (but can contain errors as well), then you start to see shapes and movement and the illusions you have witnessed in your life demonstrate how much they are open to interpretation. But at some point your brain has to decide what it thinks it's true. And that is believing, you believe your train moves, but actually it doesn't, the other one does, you're perfectly still. That's why what you feel is much more powerful than what you know because then more of your brain starts to believe in it. The deeper it goes the more it becomes true to you, not the objective world but to the subjective world that is your reality. And you can only life in your reality. And that's why you won't convince someone who believes in creationism with scientific facts, he wouldn't feel it.

Yes this is possibly the distinction of feeling vs. reason, or subconscious vs. conscious, or subjective vs. objective thought. Though from experience I think you're a bit pessimistic here. Because it seems you think because the feeling part is so strong, and it is, that it can not be changed, affected or overcome. For example the first time I got on a plane as a kid, I was very scared sitting next to a window because I have acrophobia. But I got used to it over time. Learning how planes fly, and finding out that they can't just suddenly stop flying and drop like a rock unless they lose the wings, also helped me overcome fear of turbulence, and allowed me to relax myself more easily. Now, during turbulence I get anxious automatically anyway, but it's a lot more mild than before. I think that I have successfully forced my subconscious to learn that a turbulence is not that big a deal. So, I think anyone can potentially be convinced of anything that can be shown to be true in some way, and not necessarily objectively true, but it takes varying amounts of time and effort. But those are inspiring insights. They make a lot of sense.

Thank you because they will naturally make sense to me, but that you see since sense in it too means I get closer to believing as well as knowing. living is awesome!

MrAbIRaZ That would be for a TedX Talk.

Same here. This is great advice in general but especially for people who are just entering the work force on when to perform and how to improve

Doesn't it say "TEDx ManhattanBeach" behind him in very large letters, Queen of the Frost?

*+Queen of the Frost* A TEDx talk can be just as good as a TED talk. The definitive difference is direct TED production or local, TED-affiliated production. As *+Limerick Goblin* points out, this was originally a TEDx talk. Although it was subsequently "promoted" to a TED talk to give it wider circulation, this doesn't happen with most TEDx talks, no matter how good they may be. I'd say any TED or TEDx talk with a title that interests you is worth a try. You can always bail after a couple of minutes, if it doesn't grab you.

haha, you caught me. That's where I got it from, big fan of his videos.

GradeA's Kid ya i wanted to get better at csgo so I practiced and practicing to pawn noobs helped practice in general work flow

I've played several games competitively and I went into this video assuming it was going to tell me to think about how to do better instead of always trying to do better in the moment. I wasn't entirely wrong, but the way explained the concept is a lot simpler than my way of thinking about it.

Yep same here, I think competitive games, even when approached in a bad way, teaches you so much about the human brain and the aspect of learning/improving it's actually impressive. Doesn't have to be just online gaming either, Chess do similar if not the same things. I think it's cause you're more or less on your own, there's much less guidance than if you join something like a sports team. The field of sports have been so explored that there's so many specialised positions for nearly everything, even in smaller or younger teams. It means you don't have to explore or learn the concepts very intimately on your own, which isn't necessarily a bad thing since it will be different for everyone, to what digree they can learn these concepts on their own. But it's just interesting how online gaming have set up this almost akin to survival, kill or be killed, type of situation. But it's in a safe space, a learning space, the only concequences is what each player puts value in said loss or win. It's like an emulated zone where you can learn, how to "learn", but with the added feature that it will be completely tailored towards yourself.

I hope you will be a good teacher, my German teacher is very boring

*+Danja Darling* I always tell students there are no stupid questions. The only thing stupid is not to ask when you have a question. Coincidentally, I'll be in Germany this summer, taking 12 weeks of intensive German language classes at the Goethe Institutes, 4 weeks each in Frankfurt, Berlin and Hamburg, with a week or two between each class. Definitely an opportunity to practice both learning and performance. ;-)

Thanks. I will try my best. I'm studying to become a teacher of English and Russian. I had great teachers in school who inspired me a lot. I'm sorry you find your German lessons boring. All the best!

I agree. Making the topics relevant and using authentic material to draw interest is crucial. However, everybody is different. Some students might hesitate to ask questions, because they are afraid of getting a bad mark. But the whole concept of grading to represent someone's abilities is a whole other story.

Cool! Spending time in a country where the foreign language is actually spoken and realizing that you're able to communicate is highly motivating, I think. It's great that you'll spend time in three different cities as well. Have fun :)

Are you alright sir?

Blue Suede Shoes You mean to say that you are just existing not living?

+Top 1Percent nope I understand them. I barely get by everyday too... existing means u have a good standard of life but ur not really doing anything... surviving... eeh..

Blue Suede Shoes No people in Syria and poor parts of Africa are just surviving. You're just dwelling in your misery because you choose to.

+bob ob how do u know what situation they are in??? u can't judge and say 'ur privileged so u can't complain! stop moaning!' when u don't have a single clue of what they are going through!! don't act all high and mighty bringing up 'other ppl have it worse' as an argument aishh...

mee too (:

arry starks Read read and read. Read for fun, read for information, read during boredom. All this will help you a lot.

+Rodrigo Pires and +arry starks You don't always have to read you can also listen. I gain information better using videos and lectures compared to reading, so do what Eduardo said, explore on the best ways of learning for you..

For me, the most effective (albeit sort of slow) way to learn is using the Feynman Technique. Look it up, there's a bunch of KZfaq videos. I had learned about it as an undergrad, but really started applying it in the first year of my neuroscience Ph.D. It takes longer to study since you try to break everything down to teach it to a 5 year old, but it really works! the idea is 1.) pick a concept, write it at the top of the page really big. 2.) try to sum it up in the simplest words possible... imagine you're teaching a 5 year old 3.) break down the concept into it's main points 4.) write down examples, over and over 5.) create a metaphor that a child would understand. I pretty much keep it to one page then that page becomes my study sheet. I use it to learn, then when I'm "cramming" I try to recreate the sheet from memory. This truly helps me when it comes to the most complex things that I learn about the neuroscience and molecular biology. Really, it works for absolutely any subject.

Miguel Diaz-Acevedo​ I know the Feynman technique but congrats for you. That doesn't really work for me. Another method is to study the lesson as if you're going to teach the lesson. It's one of the best methods to use.

yeah, KISS in practice.

Is KISS an abbreviation of something ?

Patryk Szylin The KISS principle: "Keep it simple, stupid." At school, teachers modify it to be "Keep it simple, students."

I agree. He’s giving real world examples that give immediate lightbulb 💡 moments.

There are newbs that don't know how to write well, and there are noobs that spent 10 times more than you on writing or has job that require this skill and they are still potatoes :P

Jyoti Singh You can take a lot from personal stories as well. Motivation is what drives us to keep going. You should not mistake it for pointless drama.

@@LoLeanderx Motivation is transient; commitment is what keeps us going, no matter what.

Yes

If you have the time to watch youtube videos, then you have the time to practice.

EdwardFlash I think you may have overlooked the point of his talk. It's more of being cognizant of the purpose of practice, as well as making safe spaces of practice. At least, that's how my (not so simple) answer to this question has been influenced from this video.

daedra40 The point of his talk is for people who already dedicate a lot of time to trying to improve. And that is not the major audience of this video most likely. The major audience is people who do next to nothing to improve and seek a shortcut, hence the comment has its place.

daedra40 I understand, I was sharing my experience on my skills. Maybe it's just me, but i tend to increase the quality of a certain action that i perform, over and over again. :)

EdwardFlash, you are an anthitesis of this video. How about go watch it before you comment

Challenge yourself with a task with tangible results that you can measure and compare with previous performances.

Nury Haqim are you sure that you are learning? learning is not only read a book or watch educational video. there are many ways of learning, you can do something, take an action, and take a risk

Widia ningsih yes im learning a lot through channels such as vsauce, veritasium, pbs etc. these things intrigue me and i cant put it down. apparently i found no application (yet) for the knowledge i acquired. i go back to school at 28 while rising 2 child to finish my engineering degree also doing amateur wedding photography on the weekend for money. i found myself very unproductive recently for spending too much time on the internet quenching my curiosity. i guess my oscillation weren't in harmony. i know i need to draw a line somewhere but often failed miserably. anyway thanks for the suggestion.

I know what you mean man. First of all i'd recommend you to focus. Focus on finishing your degree and your amateur hobby (which is more important at the moment than learning from vsauce cause of the money), and put a time restrain on how much you learn. For example, just open the first 5 videos that draw your attention, and you can watch others tomorrow or if someone cancels on you. Curiosity and learning is awesome. I can tell it to you since i exercise, study psychology and work, yet i read everything I can get my hands on about history, fitness, nutrition, and i watch a lot of videos about those things too, as well as news and geopolitical vews from world leaders. I used to watch vcause and stuff like that too. I'm learning russian and have studied japanese and italian to some extent. I've learned that even if you read about history or whatever and you like it, if it doesn't have practical knowledge in your life, most of the info will just be forgotten. So try to learn and master first the things that do have an apliance in your life even if they don't seem that interesting at the time. Then learn about other things, but practice and memorize them. You say you spent 5 hours watching videos, I ask ¿How much information do you remember? My guess is you learned way too much, and that's not even considering other days of the week. But at the end of the year you won't remember much of it. It applies for vsauce stuff, tedtalks stuff, it even applies to what I say to my patients. It doesnt matter if it is the most revealing thing in the world. If you don' apply and practice it, you will forget it. So maybe its better to watch 5 really good videos for and repeat them for a couple of hours so you memorize them, than watch 5 hours of a looot of videos of (i guess) different subjects

Alejandro Chávez De Ita i get ur point. its just my curiosity was insatiable sometimes and i keep watching and researching some topic with a little too much time. i really do need to restraint a bit and focus to the matter at hand, to acquire more free time to spend learning. thank you so much for the advice, absolutely appreciate it. its like a free therapy session for me haha 😁

Bloom HD you don't. You focus on what you do care about and how the thing you don't helps you achieve that

VStrizzy i don't care about anything, that's why i asked the question (i know i sound like an edgy teenager but i'm actually being serious)

You just haven't found or noticed what you care about then, there is something in your life you've had fun doing, think about it and try that again.

Jordan Jolliffe Well... i can't argue with that one ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Asce Blayze Well... i might as well just go there; my dream and goal in life is to someday walk on the moon. i know some might think it's childish but that's really all i ever want out of life. to be where very few men have ever been. to explore into the farthest point one could. I guess the fact that my dream is very unlikely to come true is why i'm so fucking depressed all the goddamned time.

try watching old documentary films made by Discovery, Natgeo and History channel

Gin khan academy

Yeah, khan academy was pretty good back in my days, recently they have changed some stuff and I am lost whenever I go there :P