i came here trying to learn how to take notes. I'm leaving with my life figured out.

He makes me feel like studying is fun. He can be a good teacher.

"You don't need drawings to be a visual learner..just organizing information in a visual way and orienting it in a space forces your mind to connect things." THIS!!! 🙌🏽 Thanks, this video helps me so much!

I'm almost 50 years old, thinking about going back and doing a PhD, and you just taught me something profound that 5 decades of life and a Master's Degree in Education never did anywhere near as clearly. Bravo.

"All the answers you need are out there, you just need the right questions to access them." This guy drops this freaking eye-opener just like that.

For anybody who needs it: 1. Break the lecture down in questions 2. Group the questions that you make in categories 3. Find the answers on your questions with the lecture and additional resources 4. Take notes

As a medical student, you totally opened up my mind and revolutionized the way I study. You have shifted my paradigm about studying that it isn't just a passive process, but an active one. Our brain works by answering question and our main job in learning is challenging it by asking questions and identifying problems. It isn't just plain memorizing and parroting. Thank you Samuel!

This is actually such incredible advice. I studied physics and every lecture made me feel so stupid. I thought I was, but 'feeling stupid' is actually the first step to learning. The second step is asking questions, and having the courage to do so. I wish I did this. Brilliant!

This guy will almost convince you to : 1) Purchase an iPad. 2) To become a Cardiologist. What a content, and editing man! Hats off to you Sir!

KZfaq algorithm actually working and promoting a content creator I've never seen a video from before. Awesome content man!

On being 76 yrs of age and curious and wanting to know about subjects that I love such as organic gardening and love for nature, Samuel ‘s video has ignited a new fire within me to remember what I read and take notes was really inspirational, You are truly a great teacher , teaching about how to ask the right question s to arrive at the right answers and to study well is so important so as to get the optimum output from your iPad ,which I have found to be a very powerful tool in learning and widening your horizons . Truly a great video and a learning experience.

This video is not only useful to students. As a software engineer, this is also what I do in a professional setting. No matter how complex any project might seem at first, once I started writing down all the questions that came to my mind, all these smaller problems would become much more manageable. You just have to divide and conquer. It was a nice surprise that this video is more about how you use the tool, instead of the tool itself. 🙂

"all the information you need is out there, all you need is the right questions to access them."

Sam, I’m not try to get overly dramatic but your videos blessed my life and really saved me from a life shipwreck. My story. I’m a 42 year old. I just retired from the United States Marines as a senior officer. I have undergraduate degrees in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters in Computer Science. I know how to learn and achieve. However, during my career I was injured in Iraq and have PTSD. Fast forward to now since retiring I’ve been pursuing my long time goal of becoming a dentist. Since it was 22 years from undergrad I decided to take all the prerequisites again fresh to do well on the DAT and well...just be a good student. My first semester was horr-r-ble! I barely passed. Barely passed subjects with skills I demonstrably mastered before. I was depressed and about to quit. I notice on my own how disorganized I was relative to my undergrad. I have a box that contains all my notes and exams from my engineering school. Neat and arranged. Going back to school today I was all over the place; total disaster. I didn’t mention I have 5 daughters now! Lol At any rate the long period of time away from school, the PTSD, the new life responsibilities, and disorganization point to some real executive functioning challenges. I have a much to work on the front but this semester as been so much better. Why? I watched all your videos and it motivated me. I got the IPad Pro 12.9 and I settled on Goodnotes even though I bought both apps. This organization is a game changer. Your video about combining notes, slides, and personal study were phenomenal. I don’t get as stressed out and I feel like I’m actually learning. I’d like to send you a study guide I easily made on Goodnotes; I’m kinda proud of it. Lol. Keep doing what you’re doing. I think you’re gonna be the Khan Academy of executive functioning. 🙏😃❤️ Ron

I wanted to cry at the end of this video, I finally found the answers I needed in order to master graduate school (of course I have to implement my own spicy lol) but this honestly gave me the guidance I needed. Switching to digital notes TODAY! Thank you and God bless

Couldn’t agree more with the value of copying and drawing diagrams and notes yourself. As an electrical engineering student in a time… let’s just say before iPads, I found this to be an invaluable method. You’ve taken that to a fantastic new level that I’m eager to apply to my current endeavors. Love to see your mind at work!

so it's more like "study smart" rather than "study hard"

As a college professor, I am so glad you have showed all of this. This is absolutely brilliant. I may need to start showing this video to my biochem students! Thank you for this.

Hey Samuel! I never leave comments on videos but I found yours quite inspiring. I’m a teacher and I follow many teachers on KZfaq but somehow what you’ve shared of your learning experience resonated in me. Thank you so much! You’ll do amazing I’m sure :)

Breaking down the material into questions is actually something called active recall!! So the way he's taking notes is super efficient in remembering and learning. His one-liner is the all encompassing rule at the core of learning: "All the answers you need are out there, you just need the right questions to access them." Great video my dude!!

I watched this video in 2020 and here I am one year later, I am an average student but I used your advice of writing down all the questions and I got 96% this year and understood everything. I just wanna thank you so much. Also I didn't use any iPad just with my books and papers. But now that I got good grades my dad told me he will buy me an iPad. ❤

This is a class that needs to be given every year in school. HOW TO TAKE NOTES WORTH STUDYING!!! The iPad content is great but the method for noting and studying those notes is awesome.

I think this is the first study tips video that actually made sense. I’ve seen other videos that I can’t help but think they’re just bragging about themselves. These tips helpful, organized, and straightforward. Most of all, they just make sense. Additionally, I admire all the work it takes just to make one video like this. The hours of trial and error to get to this point and then the editing is quite impressive.

It's pretty crazy how someone can have the ability to show in that extremely beautiful kind of way, underlined with music, how beautiful it is to gain knowledge. Thank you for that big inspiration, Samuel!

Am 65 and now want to go back to school. Why do I think I’m ready for this? I have an iPad.

I must say, the point you made "all you need is the right questions" is absolute gold dust. It's the only way to truly prepare and to engage with whatever scenario you're walking into, education, work, even just a chat with a friend or stranger. I really enjoyed the way you presented your content and the energy with which you did. Solid work man - huge congrats and thank you for sharing content like this!

One of the most insightful videos I’ve ever watched on KZfaq, it starts out as a concern that is so relatable and you end up having the applicable solution by the end. The best 18 minutes ever! THANK YOU!!!!

I’m definitely going to return to this video going into college in a couple months. I’ve done well in high school by just “coasting” by, but I want to go into college with a fresh mindset with my note taking and study habits. This video, better than most others, has helped me understand how I can best succeed with new note taking habits and ideas. It also makes me even more excited to utilize my new iPad Pro in lecture. Have you experimented with typing notes/questions you may have with a keyboard set up? If so, how does that relate to your overall process?

5% explaining how to use Goodnotes and Notability on the iPad 95% how to think about everything in life undoubtedly one of the best content channels I have been blessed to come across. thank you for making this video!

He basically just taught me some biology, gave me motivation and taught me how to study..... Quality content, I'm subscribed.

Honestly what you're saying honestly makes a lot of sense, Instead of writing down all the information, the questions will eventually be fulfilled throughout the lecture. Thank you! For years i've been struggling with Education and I'm going into college soon and I've been nervous about how notetaking works. I'm going in as a computer science major, and I really needed a way to break down everything

Absolutely love your process of getting the questions you want/need to answer from lectures! Will have to remember them when I start back up with my study next year!

“The key is to know what you don’t know”🤯

I absolutely love how he admits there were things he didn't know, and there were things that overwhelmed him. That's what makes good students and good teachers.

this is exactly what i inuitively used to do in undergrad and in med school, i just never had anyone else explain the process! except i skipped the question part and ipads weren't really that big of a thing back then so i did everything by hand but would love making charts and tree diagrams to reorganize the lecture content into a way that "fit" in my head. very cool!!!

Even though I have not watched your whole video I love it. And as someone who loved to study I could relate to your questioning. I also wonder if you felt this way, but there were many times when I studied large amounts of information and thought, “I’ll never learn all of this.” But the incredible thing was that there was always more in my brain than I thought. I think even if sometimes if feels as if our brains shut off and studying feels passive at times, if you keep looking at it and keep trying it finds itself into our brains. I found that so incredible.

You definitely made me want to take notes on an iPad I don't even have, for a class, I'm not enrolled in. Great job on explaining and your creativity to breaking things down.

Wanted to learn how to take notes on my new iPad. Taught me how to study in Medical School as a bonus. Thanks man 😁

I love that you went through the long journey of trying to find in your mind, the best strategic ways on how to succeed in your education. I really appreciate you making this video, and showing us what works for you. I learned a lot of things i can apply to my learning even though i am a sophomore in high school. This will be beneficial to my Science research class and my chemistry class. I am new to taking and organizing notes on my iPad, and now I have a pretty good idea.

Wow! Just wow! I am a teacher and as my students are switching to digital devices over the last year, i begin to notice that many of them are struggling with their note taking... they would sometimes just write everything down as fast as they could, or don´t write down anything at all, maybe take a picture of a friends screen after the lesson. So before teaching them about the subject, i now absolutely will adress the methods that could be helpful for them. But what really hits me about your video is not the advice on how to take proper notes, but it is your approuch to learning (non-digital or digital). You are just so motivational, positive and authentic! I loved watching this video!!

Apple after watching this:- “Hire this man”

This guy is a mad scientist when it comes to studying and learning. Not to mention that his video editing skills are top level.

Love all of this. As a cardiac nurse, I love how you have explained this. And you, my friend, will be with me, via your videos, in graduate school. Thank you so much. You are brilliant.

You need to partner with Apple. You’re literally promoting them and they’re aware!! People from Apple came into my uni (ADL) and actually recommended seeing ur vdos (I had seen your channel when I bought my iPad Pro) great content 😉

"Breaking things down, and building things up.." sounded like a poetry!

He's so inspiring ngl! This video didn't focus nor even seemed like he was trying to promote iPad Pro, he was just being the compassionate most inspiring person every student needed. Hats off! :))

I am crying! Thank you so much for this video. I am 38 struggled with school all my life and have do work extra hard to get good grades. I have ADHD. I have always struggled with comprehension I feel like this will be a game changer for me! Asking questions then doing research on it is brilliant! I have been dreading this upcoming semester because I have anatomy. My goal was to watch some note taking tips this surpassed my expectations thank you! I tend to make lengthy notes but I’m sure when asking questions you probably end up with a greater understanding that the notes can be summarized easily. Thanks again!!

You should literally getting paid by apple, you’ve convinced me to buy an iPad pro

i"m most impressed by your penmanship. My handwritten notes look like chicken scratch!

This man will be a brilliant teacher. We as humans lack these types of teachers.

Oh wow, I thought it was only me who did this. I absolutely agree that writing questions as your notes during the lecture is a very good guideline or map for when you study, I do this for my ICT module since all the content is already available in the slides, and I could enrich my knowledge by answering the questions I've written down.

I always known myself for asking allot of questions during lecture. I’m the one student who asks the dumb questions and doesn’t feel ashamed. I’m there to learn. I am aware that that’s the way that I learn! But you just made me understand that I have been doing it correctly all along, however, to organize my questions like you do and start notes with them... genius. You just opened new doors for me man! Amazing! Thank you so much. Best video in studying!

ok. aside from teaching us how to be organized and learn, you actually taught us about the body and delivered a lesson better than half my teachers could ever. wow

Great video! It took me a long time to understand that embarrassingly simple idea of just asking questions. I remember being told all through school, from kindergarten to post-secondary to "ask questions". I think a lot of people take it for granted because they don't want to appear foolish or unknowledgeable. It's a lot less foolish asking a question than hiding that you don't know and never learning it. Keep asking questions! Even outside of a typical learning environment, keep asking questions. Worst case you get told to go away, best case is you might get some hard-earned knowledge for free. Even then I find most people who are passionate about their work or hobby are more than happy to answer questions you have.

Hey Samuel, I happened to stumble upon your video. I've been thinking of switching to paperless notes ever since I gained interest in learning how to do digital art. My senior year of high school in the midst of online schooling was a wreck, for lack of a better term. I barely passed by the skin of my teeth, even with the encouragement and help of my teachers who went above and beyond for me. It was so bad I took an academic gap year to recover from it all. I look at my upcoming first year of college with a healthy dose of fear. While I can't say it's completely gone after watching this video, I can say it's taken the edge off of it. Thank you very much for posting this.

Am I ever happy I discovered you this morning. I am a 67 year old lifelong learner, and your note taking tips will certainly help me organize my research and writing. Thank you Samuel.

You might as well receive a visual arts degree while studying medicine

Thank you for making this video, I had dropped out of collage back when I was 21 and now that I’m 23 and going back I’ve been nervous of failing again because it’s been a while since my I was in school. Thank you for showing me the way you think about studying it inspired me to believe in myself and create different ways to study for all the classes im taking

This is amazing. I used to do this for all of my science classes from basic life science to microbiology to even pathology. It’s a really helpful study strategy

this is EXACTLY how i passed my biology class last semester and i got an overall 98%!!!

This is the first time ever I've not felt jealous or disappointed in myself when watching a video about medical study notes. Seeing your process rather than this 'immaculate final product' on its own really helps this video feel like you're trying to help others engage with their learning rather than just effectively 'showing off' with how good your notes are. Thanks for this :)

Hi, I am so thankful that I found your video today. Actually I was just looking for some tips or hacks for note taking and the differences between goodnotes and notability. But you brought much more light into my chaotic mind than I expected it for this evening.I just startet with my medical lectures in october and sometimes it’s a bit overwhelming….so thank you so much. Also it is really easy to listen to you btw:)

Great work Samuel and glad I stumbled on your video. Learning how to learn is the key and I can recall 30 years ago when reading my science degrees (real ones like yours not social science ones), when I realised the power of revision. Writing out ones notes as you do on your iPad really cements the learning. So many students think revision is just for swotting up prior to exams - it's not of course as you know. Those epiphanies I would get when seeing almost feeling how complex polynomial calculus calculations worked fuelled a perpetual desire near addiction to have more such lightbulb moments. Thanks mate and keep up the good work. I'll be sharing this with my kids for sure now the tech is here especially.

You sound like somebody that actually tried to learn because of genuine interest in your education. I wish I had friends in my class that actually wanted to learn and not just pass next exam when I did my bachelor's in software engineering... 😔

This was so helpful! I’ve been trying to get back into the “school” mindset to motivate me to get back to school but i’ve been so overwhelmed with the idea of school in general. This was so nice to watch!

Good work Samuel, this video was great. You changed the way I see lecture heavy classes, it’s not about grasping every bit of information during class. It’s about our learning and studying habits to re-learn and reinforce information in our own personal way of understanding. Also with the iPad, at the end of the video you said people think it will instantly click. I was one of those people. It is truly about the person and their efficiency to learn and understand to eventually transfer over knowledge to a physical or digital medium, regardless if its an iPad.

I am in college of Medicine, second Semester and I have been using papers to take notes and after seeing this video I am willing to change it to an iPad or a Galaxy Tab S8 series, because we have so many lectures each week and I don't have that much time to review all of them on paper since I have to search for them one by one. Thank you so much ❤️

This guy not only gave us a method for note-taking, but he also basically summarized how to study, learn, and even solve problems in our daily life that have nothing to do with school, and he did so in a smooth, organized, and coherent way. I really like this video and everything about it, from the film shots, to the explanation, to the editing, to the presentation. It's obvious he puts effort and thought into what he's doing and throughout the whole video I was just sitting there nodding my head. Great content, well done. ❤

this is so much better than my method of writing everything down and not knowing what any of it means then daydreaming about something totally different for the rest of class

I’ve had a really hard time learning how to study even though I’ve done well in all my classes. This has helped me understand how to approach studying for lectures with difficult material. Thank you so much.

This video and your notes are awesome! You’re quite the storyteller and your notes methodology is an art form.

You have a huge potential for being a motivational speaker, because you actually motivated my to do my analytical essay in English which is a very hard accomplishment just so you know ;)

You’re a gifted speaker/teacher. Thank you for this. Is was so soothing (lol yes) and relaxing! I don’t even need to learn how to take notes, I was doing research on iPad pros 😂

Thank you. This affirms how videos on youtube simplify so many things and make it look so easy. This is such a clean & honest post that ended up truly helpful to me.

Was actually only here to figure out how to take notes but you just helped me structure my 200+ cardiovascular system slides. I’m a second year Vet student in South Africa preparing for our final exam in November and have stress thinking about my Histo and Physiology notes❤️ Best video ever!!

Watching ppl studying when you have a freaking exam and have to study..

I love how you don’t fuss over having ‘aesthetic’ or ‘cute’ penmanship in your study notes like other Study bloggers 👏 Very practical and succinct tips!

Truly inspiring haha! I feel like i can take in the world now. Thank you for such a thoughtful and thorough video! I seriously appreciate you taking the time in making this video as i know it will help me and my others achieve their academic goals!!🙏🏼

My friend, thank you very much. I don't really know how to thank you. I don't want to be a drama. But this video made me want to cry. It opened my mind to points that I hadn't seen before. I watched this video a lot and I think I will continue watching.

Ogm I feel like a brand new person now I actually understand how to approch histology I was litteraly drowing in tissues You has just saved my first year

Anyone 100+ years old here?

Finally , I found someone who has been able to put words to something I have discovered over the years in medical school . I am so glad I found this video . I absolutely love this video and I am so glad about it . ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

This is a life changing video for me, thank you for making a difference - 1 viewer at a time. You have changed my perspective on living and learning.

I think he is the first one who take about taking note without having an ad about paperlike am I right?

Notability is a life saver. Having all my notes in one place and not losing them was well worth the 9.99. I use notability for annotating slides while simultaneously wringing note is the side by side note taking options. And notes on black paper has definitely been more effective for studying for myself.

Thank you so much, Samuel. I am preparing for nursing school this August and I am trying to make a study method in which I will understand the materials effectively. I came across your video and everything just made sense to me. Thank you for breaking it down. 🙏😊

This is absolutely brilliant and the detail you go in to creating these notes also reconfirm your learning

If I had seen this when I was in paramedic school, I would have blasted through it! Now I’m going back for advanced degrees. This video is incredibly dense with utility. Your humility is also very appreciated. While on the elliptical, I literally snapped a screenshot of this video and made a new note called “How to Study Study Guide.” You’re a prince of a man, sir.

I don't know how he managed to make studying and note taking look so bad ass but im living for it

This is literally one of THE best videos I have ever watched on KZfaq in any subject!!! Thank you!

Wow! This really opened my mind to HOW you can make impactful notes. Im not a studious/school type of person. But I do like creative work and studying those concepts. Note taking is the exact same creative process by taking the ideas and concepts from multiple sources and placing it into your own THING. Thanks for really opening my mind to note taking!

I have never heard of the question method. My mind is blown. You are amazing. Thank you for sharing!

This is my third time here and I’m still like “How does he study again?”

This person makes me hope to go to college again and studied in a certain way.

I really love the way you teach and explain. You not only share the knowledge but also the motivation and the inspiration to study the heard things. Thank you so much from my heart❤

This was just amazing! I am beginning my dissertation and it is humanities oriented. However, so much of what you said resonated with me and inspired me to plan out my dissertation more visually. I also shared your video with others. :)

"I let my curiosity take over" this sentence was so important for me. thanks for the great video

I don't know what the algorithm is trying to tell me but I'll be buying an iPad and pursue cardiology.

You're one of the MAJOR reason, why i bought iPad pro last year. And it's worth it...!

I have just started my 2nd year in a 3 year course and found my first year a disaster with my note taking, I have just purchased an i pad to have all of my notes in one place to try and be more organised but I did not know where to start, your video has been a HUGE help! thank you so much :)