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Exactly, his intuitions are marvelous

Who said IQ tests measure intelligence in the first place?

His technique changed humanity

Idolising someone is the first step towards not even trying to make some progress to reach the same level of his...

@@alphamf0 why?

That's inspirational mate!

I needed this hopium

Thank you, Joseph! Really brave of you to go back to school, and I am sure it will pay off 🙂

Wow you are really an inspiration, Im 17 and I wasted year of my high school due to which im behind most of my classmates and the place where i live most of the people have this idea of now or never so it wont be wrong to say that most of them have already given up on me but tysm this comment really made me understand and see why i chose my subjects in the first place which was not to get ahead of my class or get grades but the goal was simple i chose it to study it and thats it no expectations no mess!

You're very welcome 🙂

Thank you John! 🙂

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That's a very profficient technique, but I have trouble underlining the simple ideas in my head as I get way to caught up in the broader details of it and often, I end up thinking that I may have missed some major key points that could've had my attention switch to immediatly.

@@faroukgo4988 Yeah. I sometimes have to repeat parts of a video to get down what is said. Also, I have a process where I repeatedly go over the same idea but with a different mindset each time. For taking notes from a book or web page (or video) (1st pass), I tend to start by copy-pasting into a word document the parts I found interesting. Then (2nd pass), I reread those notes and organize them into a subset of what I want to memorize or act upon, and put those in a separate document. If I think it's a great note but just not for memorizing or acting upon at this time, I bold it and move on. This last part helps me if the topic becomes more relevant to me in the future. It also helps if I decide to write a book on the topic. It is basically the first step of writing a book, researching and condensing notes. I think this should dramatically reduce the book writing problem of motivation that many writers seem to express. Then (3rd pass), for the memorization section, my current process is set up a Q&A to self-quiz. I like to focus on definitions as a start. I also try to create lists of related ideas for a question, as I can do a trick on them. The trick is to find a logical connection or create a spectrum that is a theme of that list. Reorganize the list until there is some internal logic to it, where I can then recall that logic to more easily remember the list and take much less time than brute force memorization. An example would be if I had a grocery list of milk, eggs, oranges, pears, avocados, and canned beans. One could order the list from least sweetest to sweetest. Another trick is use the method of chunking, meaning divide the list (and subdivide if necessary) until one has categories of at most 3-4 items (like how one can remember a telephone number). So, one could have categories of no sweetness, mild sweetness, and lots of sweetness, or do just lesser sweetness and greater sweetness, 2 categories instead of 3 or vice versa. The skill of categorization. So in general, I think repetition of seeing ideas but through a different lens each time is the key to deeply understanding a topic. This is just my system to be more efficient.

@@mintee8638 wow! Quite surprisingly my approach is very similar to yours but currently im facing a lot of issues with it as high schooler there is a lot you learn in physics chemistry and maths meaning you dont learn each topic deeply but rather you learn a lot of topics at least that happens in our edu system. I cant help but dive deep into every such concept but then that results in me falling behind the others...I dont know your age maybe you are older than me...can you pls advice on how to deal with this or if you are willing can we please connect through any social media because it's really the first time I've found someone who thinks about things so much like i do

@@madhavikawade8149 I am older, but I do want to help those in high school/college. As a heads up, the following stuff stuff can feel a bit random, mainly because it touches a number of tangents. I think Tiago Forte seems to have a roughly similar style if you want to look him up. One KZfaq channel I like for study tips is Justin Sung. If I were to learn phyiscs, chemistry, and math again, I would look for a subject that can apply to my own life today. For each of them, understand the main concepts and not the details like how to calculate. Calculating is a useful skill, but that only needs to be in one subject. I think the problem with education is that a topic tends to lack 2 qualities: (1) enough context, and (2) motivation. For chemistry, the context and motivation for me would be in health and cooking. By context here I mean being able to do concrete things and test them out while keeping the motivation to do so. My motivation for cooking: We all eat. So, it would be nice to understand what is going on there. What makes it taste good? What makes it healthy or unhealthy? My own rule is if it's something that I do or use regularly, then why not learn about what makes it work? For physics, it is understanding everyday things I use like a car, a rainbow, electrical gadgets, or cooking. For math, I like having the ability to think logically about ideas, looking at arguments, asking how to make them sufficiently strong. I also like the idea of using tools/creativity skills to solve problems. This lacks context and motivation though. What I find that does have context and motivation and fits under math are games. There are math videos that analyze games. I like this because one valid motivation is mastery of doing something well, with skill. A bonus to games is it can be done with a small group (big groups, meaning more than 6 people, seems to have quality issues. This is a principle I've seen in business and elsewhere). Beyond this, there are some subjects schools hardly seem to teach that I wish they would. One book I am currently reading is called Everything in its Place by Dan Charnas. It's my favorite productivity book (better than Atomic Habits). What makes it work for me is it explains things in the context of being a chef. It also makes sense that this book is an effective productivity book, as the standards for a chef are crazy high (a combination of one small mistake can destroy a dish, and customers have a low tolerance for not great food), so they developed those productivity tools by necessity. For learning a subject, what I find matters is finding the best teachers/resources in explaining that subject. I use books, videos, and websites. My way of measuring this is how many notes do I take. It can get easy to get sucked into a video that I don't take notes on, and that can be ok either as a mistake to reflect and learn from or as a way to learn the topic of storytelling and business in terms of what did they do that kept me watching them. I would say don't worry about school that much as they don't do the best job. Two important skills worth developing are communication and being active and not passive in one's life (this is a good chess principle as well). For example, with your teachers, when you find a good book or resource, tell them how that motivates you and see if there's a way to be able to go more into that as part of your grade. The teacher would probably be interested in looking at something they don't typically look at. They may get some ideas that would improve their teaching. What I would say is treat them how one should treat a boss, meaning to explicitly ask them how one can make their teaching/grading life easier when doing this task that is different from the class, such as making a grading rubric for them. I would say work with them as early as possible as this gives them more flexibility on that situation. I would imagine that good teachers love a student taking initiative because it can be less boring work and more interesting work for the teacher, and the student tends to grow way more in being active. There is this idea of active learning as being better than passive learning in general. One can search John Dunlosky and 10 studying techniques that he analyzes. I refer to a table towards the end of one of his papers. The table has the letters PINQ. What I took from an analysis of those techniques is that with the content itself, the more active learning techniques do better than the more passive ones. Outside of the content, there are some passive techniques that make a big difference, such as spacing learning out and practicing to mimic the actual situation. For example, a practice test mimics the actual test. This also applies to mimicking the environment of the actual test, meaning practicing in a noisy room helps if the actual situation involves lots of noise and distractions.

@@mintee8638 Ok sir, you honestly gave me food for thought and I just don't want to miss any of your points mentioned. I definitely will research and reflect upon them and see what works best for me. You are really so kind to have typed that long and share your experiences with me, it really means a lot! Will keep you updated on this!

You’re very welcome 😉

Thank you 🙂 That's the plan! 💪

Thank you Isabel - I appreciate your comment 😊

Hey man i am a beginner and i cant even do my nationals problem bro can u help please

Wow a gold imo winner in the comments, I cant even make jmo 💀

Thank you 😊

Hello Samuel, still expecting a reply about Physics Olympiad 2014

Thanks for the recommendation Luca 🙂

I get them confused all the times too 😂

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ik you said that a couple of times but the temptation is huge :)

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I will do my best to keep producing high quality content 🙂

Hahhahhahah it's the same for me 😂 A few years ago, i would have done that in my head

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You’re welcome! 😊

@@SamuelBoschMIT You've got a new subscriber.. and a loyal fan! thanks for the vids Samuel! 🙃

Thank you Lottero 🙂

hahahahah that's the way to go dude 💪💪💪😁

@@SamuelBoschMIT please make more videos talking about your diet/ workout routine!

@Shimmy Shai Im not him obviously, but I happen to agree with his statement. On the other hand, I think that instantly making a connection between the utility and importance of those two things in your own life and judging other people is a mistake. In general, I think judging other people on (in the end) moral grounds is illogical. Rationally, you might know (or statistically be able to assume) that you are better at math than the jock or better at getting girls than the nerd, but if you look down on other people for their perceived inferiority, you let your emotions and ego get in the way of your actions, making you act more irrationally and less in your long term self interest by underestimating them or disregarding useful points they bring up. They may be worse in some things than you, but never let that get to your head. As for the individual payoff, I study math, so fitness is a vanity project that takes far less of my time compared to my studies. A model or athlete might view studying physics the same. Something interesting on the side, but not the center of his life. Also, both education and fitness have large front up payoffs that make investing into either at least a little very worthwhile. Having a basic college degree from any university is gonna improve your income vastly compared to a highschool dropout. Doing cardio 3 times a week is a huge health improvement compared to not working out at all. So even taking those and stopping after returns start to diminish is pretty logical for either.

@Shimmy Shai Well, I dont agree with your moralizing either. I do not need to accept or praise diversity either. It exists and any moral judgement I make is pointless, because it wastes time I could spend on other things. I believe that morality in general, and absolute moral axioms in particular, are useuless and effectively hinder decision making. So, I make no judgement, because I dont have to. Judging doesnt help me, it doesnt relate to my own life. Abscense of judgement does not mean acceptance, it means tolerance for lack of better alternatives. If, at no cost on my own, I could make all ugly and out of shape people disappear, I probably would. But I simply dont care enough about other people to waste time on judgement, that even without the time cost, would still negatively affect my decision making. As for working out, health benefits were my first argument, because they are universally useful. That was my argument about diminishing returns, doing some physical activity always benefits you because of your health. Since working out beyond that health impact mostly just influences your looks, its your call to make if those smaller aesthetic returns are still worth investing more. For me, they are. Im vain, I want to look good, lol. As for bodybuilding, sure, after a certain point, like everything, rising cost outweigh rising profits and its logical to stop. And some people dont, but they are the ones that pay the price anyway. As an additional point, even beyond health concerns, after a certain amount of gains, your body overblows the proportions that are on average seen as aesthetic. Thats why few people actually find (hardcore) bodybuilders attractive.

@Shimmy Shai I try to be as clear, logical and consistent as possible myself, because in the end, not being those things makes you choose wrong. And whats life but a game of resources and choice optimization? So I hope I was able to communicate my points well.

Thank you Ahmed 😊

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Thank you 😊 🥳💪

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Hvala ti Nikola 🙂💪💪💪

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Thank you 🙂 And check out my last video before this one, which is about fitness 💪

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Thank you! 😊

Practice is everything! 🙂

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Have a look at my video about understanding math intuitively. Also, if you wanna get better at calculating probabilities, there is no way around lots of problem solving practice in this area 🙂

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Thank you! Btw, a new video focused on learning math is coming out tomorrow 🙂

Haahahha I’ll take that as a compliment 😂

Hhahaha thank you 🙂 The whiteboard sounds are fake though 😂

@@SamuelBoschMIT thats ok! Still like it 😁

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Who knows! Very possible :)

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Thank you 😊

The Media Lab at MIT is awesome!

Thank you 🙂

@@SamuelBoschMIT You're a cool dude. Respect 👊

Hahhahahhahhahahha I think you just want to get a puppy, and are looking for reasons to justify it 🙂

You can explain to yourself. One of my roommates told me, she speaks and explains something complicated to herself when she is writing essays. It’s a good way I think

Have a look at my video on understanding math intuitively. There I give a whole bunch of references :)

What? 😭

I’m not from the US. The main internal one was IPhO

aahaahhaha thank you - very flattering 😉

This may be true. But it may also be true that he just made up the number, or something like that, and that his IQ is a lot higher

@@SamuelBoschMIT you are right, or maybe he didn’t take it seriously or it was not a good iq test, but anyway good video

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You shoot out matter (gas at high speed for example)

Thank you 😊 I’m not super knowledgeable about cyber security, as I never worked in the field. But I’m sure it’s super interesting!

@@SamuelBoschMIT Thank you! I was wondering which field to dive deep into for research, such that in case if I'm forced to do a job in the same field later on, atleast, the job should require me to keep learning throughout my career as opposed to reaching a ceiling. Which field do you think would offer this kind of versatility?

I did win 3 IPhO medals actually, but got rejected for my undergrads by MIT :) Have a look at my "life principles for success" video, and my "How to get into MIT as an international" videos for more details

@@SamuelBoschMIT 3 medals and still rejected?? Who got selected? Perfect IMO scorers and Field medalists?? also i will watch those two videos.

@@M9a3 The admission criteria are sometimes somewhat arbitrary. I know people with just 1 medal (not that it makes a big difference) who got admitted. There are so many factors that decide if you get in. Some of them rational, some of them quite random :)

I agree. It could be that Feynman’s IQ was actually higher. Or it could also be an indication that the way we measure IQs is not accurate and meaningful at all

He had at least 150 IQ. You just can't learn to be super smart.

@@sylwek1177 actually I think a lot of us can.. obviously it doesn’t happen overnight, but with active practice and diligence who knows what strategies people can discover for themselves.. I myself have become a lot smarter over the past 1.5 years I understand concepts really fast and am able to solve novel problems within that topic, minutes after learning it. I’m no genius, and I know that for sure becuase 1.5 years ago, I didn’t even understand basic Trigonometry… I rejected anything that had to do with learning and using my brain for my whole life… I deprived myself from intellect until i found multiple sparks that led me to craving it. Since then I’ve come across hundreds of problems, with school, and life… solving them became my priority, I would try my best without help, I would use my brain till it hurt.. I would take breaks, and come back and re approach the problems.. succeeding in some and failing in others. Ultimately I have figured out patterns overtime and am the most efficient I have ever been. Just for more perspective of how one can get drastically smarter I’m an 2nd year engineering student with a 4.0 gpa who got a 1100 on the SAT

@@AmmoBops 1100 SAT out of 1600 isn't exactly worth bragging about though 1400 upwards is

@@william_SMMA lol bro, my whole point was that I’m dumb and got as low as a 1100, but have gotten smarter over time and now maintain a 4.0 gpa in college (I know grades don’t necessarily equate to intelligence but I don’t cheat, or rely too much on the internet I use my head

PMF fizika u Zagrebu :) Have a look at my other videos about this topic 🙂

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I do appreciate your explanatory videos. Thx.

I would put it this way: If I were to compete with Feynman on verbal tasks, I would probably still lose but the difference would be measurable. However, if I tried the same on mathematical tasks, you probably could guess how poorly I woul do. Not saying problem solving strategies are not a huge advantage, I love your videos. But we should be realistic - no one with an iq of 124/125 can become the next Feynman here. And btw Samuel, do you know your iq? I think 150+ is reasonable, isnt it?

Hhahaha yeah, if you’ve never heard about Bayes theorem, solving this would be quite impressive ahahahaha

Once you get enough practice for exams, you'll be quite fast 🙂 But this is not a video about doing well at exams specifically hehehe

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HHahahha exactly 😂

What do you mean by terrible?