Focusing Your Unconscious Mind: Learn Hard Concepts Intuitively (And Forever)
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- Опубліковано 3 тра 2024
- A general learning method for learning and understanding hard concepts intuitively/deeply/obviously, and for long periods - up to years at a time.
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro (and about me)
00:31 What does “intuitively” mean?
01:41 Core principles
02:58 Abstraction barrier
05:10 How to understand a single piece?
05:41 Single piece - caring
06:51 Single piece - unleashing your brain
09:26 Single piece - reading the solution
10:01 Single piece - no need to solve it
10:33 How to reinforce?
11:16 Reinforcing - invent
11:27 Reinforcing - practice
12:05 Reinforcing - explain
12:56 Reinforcing - explore
13:58 Reinforcing - over time
15:09 Tying it all together
15:31 An ecosystem of learning
16:42 IQ
18:14 Final remarks - Наука та технологія
10:10 "These problems were invented by people, and you're a people, so you're capable of inventing them too" hit me hard
same, was about to comment this.
*savants have entered the chat*
@@MagicPlantslol savants are specialists. As long as you git gud you can still have the edge.
What does he meant by invent concept?
The Demon-haunted world by Carl Sagan has a similar passage where a school teacher tells the student:
"Well, this I don't know. Maybe no one does. Maybe one day, when you grow up, you'll be the first to figure it out."
in contrast to dismissing a """dumb""" question from a student, I got teary eyed when I first read it
I love how one of the world's best competitive programmer is giving us useful information through video for free!
i must agree
Ya thanks Colin!
well technically🤓its not free since you have to have internet access🤓, a functioning device🤓, time to spare🤓, decent english language understanding through basic education🤓. Know your priveleged💅
this is satirical humour (im not sure) pls dont ostracize me
@Yeast80 nah it's free.. lol
I'm feeling this will end like kpop shit
This is how I survived everything, college, professional career, etc. I always tried to use my intuition for solutions. I learned this from playing a lot of video games of many genres. I always try to learn and improve. I also like hard puzzle games. Games like "The Witness" are a good example of that intuitive learning. Even "Elden Ring", because of the learn as you go type of feel in the design choices.
Dang, I really struggled with The Witness's puzzles (though also overall enjoyed the game). I kinda gave up on solving the puzzles and just enjoyed exploring the game and its mechanics after finding online solutions (even then, it took many hours to go through the game lol), but maybe I can revisit it sometime and test these kinds of intuitive learning techniques.
@@thederpydude2088 I recommend playing community chambers in portal 2
@@gubeesha6653 I've definitely had fun exploring those in the past, so I would say I agree with your recommendation.
Can i do this for dating? Because i'm stuck with that
@@akmal4172 Do share your experiences if you find some way to apply this thought process :0 I'm not really interested in dating, but I think it would be really cool if you found a way to use the ideas from this video to help you in that area of your life.
This stuff 100% works. I’m in a lazy streak, but for years, this is how I thought about things. Basically, I would just have eureka moments throughout the day while doing completely unrelated tasks to what I was learning, because my brain was always working on the subject in the background without me having to actively think about it. Connections were being made between the information I was trying to learn and seemingly unrelated tasks, or sometimes it would just hit me for no apparent reason. Things just seem to click. This guy explains it perfectly, and I’m going to reapply these things to my life to get back into mental shape. Seriously, if you want to learn faster than you ever have, you have to do this.
Edit: And it works for all subjects. Forgot to mention that. When I’m in full nerd mode, I just want to learn everything, and this is exactly how it’s done. And it can absolutely be learned. I wasn’t always like that. Hence why I’m in a lazy streak right now lol my own nature got the better of me after a while. But it was a LONG while. I think maintaining emotional and mental health are the most effective way of avoiding burnout or just relapsing into old habits. Especially because it greatly affects “caring”, which if you watched the video, you know how important that is.
I relate 100% to everything you just said
Relatable, just like me thinking while washing the dishes (but I stay focused so I don't crack some plates and glasses) haha.
but retaining that idea in your head to be able to come back to it is kind of difficult. i have had some insights when i go walking, or when i go for my meals. but otherwise i don't leave much space to get those insights, or even if i have space i can't recall the ideas that easily. if you can have a clear motivated mind throughout the day, then you'll get insights. but i'm not sure how to reach that state.
Can you explain the method in simple english, i did not understand it
What does he mean bye reinvent , renforce, etc
Can you give examples how you use really implemented his method i am still confused how to pratically implenment it(ignore my english its my second language)
I love how this applies to a ton of things and not just competitive programming. Thanks for making this!
exactly
Seriously why is that that there's always a guy making this kind of comment in every video that teaches a certain mindset?
No it doesn't necessarily apply to everything. For language learning for example, it's taught that you don't need to understand everything right away and that pure and progressive immersion is more efficient :v
@@tincoeani9529 but isn't that progressive immersion?...
@Tinco EAni the specifics may not apply to everything but understanding the big picture and why something is important is essential in any learning process
@@tincoeani9529 tf it totally applies lol and he never said you need to understand everything right away if you properly watched the video
Colin mentions that intuitive understanding means accepting a concept as a fundamental truth without needing to justify it, and that this hardwiring can be achieved through generating insights, treating learning like problem solving, and continually practicing and reviewing the concept. They also discuss the importance of actively engaging with the material and finding connections to other concepts, as well as setting goals and tracking progress. Overall, Colin is advocating for a structured and proactive approach to learning and understanding concepts deeply. Thank you for the video Colin, I do believe that this is an important concept that everyone should try to understand.
When I independently did some of these things when trying to learn complex analysis I know it’s legit!
it sure is very important
The only problem that arises is when you base your 'fundamental truth' off of something incorrect. If you ignore this, you start believing falsities to be truths.
This understanding is not even a concept. It is integral to human existence. All the other ideas about learning, in high-school and college, are hollow and trivial and completely misleading
@@EpicMiniMeatwad And the overdue post realization always hits hard like a truck
Great video! Please continue!
Here is a video compiled into a written note for people who revisit the video
**Core Principles**
Generate as many insights (thoughts that help you understand more) as possible. Insight is gained from experience.
Example of an Insight:
- Knowing the purpose of a particular step for a concept
- An example to illustrate a concept
Treat learning like problem-solving
Be sure to care.
Break concepts down to small pieces. Understand some small pieces at a time
Forget memorization!
**How to Understand a Concept**
1. Start with the big picture (knowing what purpose it serves, but not the details or how it works). We assume that everything "inside the box" magically works out. The stuff "outside the box" should independently make sense (even if you don't know the details of how each part works)
2. Expand on details from the big picture. Once you understand a detail (see step below), continue to break down details until it is so fundamental it can't be broken down further.
**How to Understand a Detail:**
0. Pick a detail to learn
1. Understand detail in context. Make sure you understand at every step how the pieces fits together. Why we do each step? What each step accomplishes?
2. Understand a single piece by itself (See step below)
3. Reinforce it (See step below)
4. Repeat
**How to Understand a Single Piece By Itself**
You are exploring possible avenues and ideas/hypotheses. **Put in the time and effort!**
1. You must care. What you learn reinforces one of your values or helps you achieve something you value.
2. Try to solve the problem by yourself (Inventing the piece). Understand the problem. What is it about? What does it accomplish/describe? What does it do?
3. If you can't invent, read and process the "solution". Think how the solution solves the problem. How does it fit in the big picture? What insight it offers to the rest of the concept? What inspired the solution?
**How to Reinforce: Looking at the Concept from Different Angles**
1. Invent - invent/solve the concept by yourself
2. Practice - try to apply the concept to various things. Embed the concept into your reasoning
3. Explain - Understanding the concept well enough to explain it to someone else
4. Explore - think about various ideas related to the concept. Change some variables around.
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Thank you kind stranger
Thank you so much, kind stranger.
many thanks! 🙏
I nearly cried at the end. I wish more smart people would be kind enough to encourage learning like this. I’ve always wanted an education but could never afford it traditionally but I want to learn for myself in any way possible even if I don’t get a degree out of it
I think that "inventing" is really helpful because you convince yourself that something is your own idea rather than someone else's.
what did he mean by invent part?
I’ve been doing something very similar for a long time now and seeing someone lay it out in steps like this is insane. Reinforces the way I go about learning and I picked up some new things too. Badass video bro.
I like how simple you explained difficult concepts to understand when it comes to exploring something new to the person/user.
Please continue doing what you're doing, you're single handedly building a better tomorrow for everyone listening to you
Im a competetive smash player and its frustrated me how people are unable to explain concepts in an intuitive way to a point where i invented a similar way of learning to what you have.
This video perfectly encapsulates my perspective on improvement and learning, thank you for making this
Thank you for creating this! Valuable, timeless, and transferable!
seriously insightful, and a point you made at the start about hearing information and understanding it "as a fact" helps to understand it better is something I've been doing for a few months now, and its proven helpful in my learning experiences. Great vid!
This method really works. I watched the video twice, and the second time, my intuitively formed answer to the addition problem in the beginning was in fact five. Thank you so much!
Awesome and detailed video :). I like how the ideas you carefully articulated are essentially ideas we kind of intuitively feel are important to learning a concept well ( ie "Give a damn", "practice", "invent it yourself", "explore", etc) but this video sort of solidifies why these ideas are so crucial to building intuition.
I've been quite proficient with my English throughout my whole life even though it is my second language.I didn't know the reason why as I barely study the subject at school, and thought that maybe I was gifted. Not until now have I watched your video that it becomes apparent to me that I've been doing all those steps with my English learning. I watched cartoon with and without subtitles from a young age so I didn't really understand it, it just hard-wired into my brain and became second nature. Your video was extremely informative to us to better learn about ourselves. I really appreciate it.
The utility of this video is just as timeless as it is priceless thank you for your time and effort in helping everyone become an elite learner.
You are truly “a thinker’s thinker.” Thank you so much for articulating (thus reinforcing and crystallizing) so much of what I’ve ‘felt’ intuitively but have never been able to put into words Your understanding of problem solving is astounding.
This the most effective explanation of first principles thinking..... I never really got what it was besides the 3-4 sentences people used to use to describe it. Glad to see such an informative video.
Thank you so much! My whole life I was thinking about this form of learning and had thoughts that I might be slightly crazy or something but with years of refining it and having experience and practice I proved to myself that it's a mind tool aka schema and that it is ok... This literally enforced this side of my reasoning! Kudos to you!
Great video. Something like this happens to me naturally when I am on vacation or in a stress free period of time. We are bombarded (or bombard ourselves) throughout our daily lives with ‘just enough’ information needed to get multiple tasks done in work on time. I always love how much insight, ideas and, concepts that embed themselves into your memory and personality if you have some free time to think about them. Damn, I need to start finding a way to integrate this into my everyday life and not just when it’s easy.
this is the kind of person that people in the past thought that the humankind would turn into, a extremely smart and kind person. You inspire me to become a better individual, so thank you.
Huge thanks for providing those information for free, always wanted to program but everything is so overwhelming, not knowing where to start and if I actually have the IQ to be great.
Those videos really help in give a sense of direction and some comfort.
Huge love from Australia
You can easily become generic programmer. I can confirm that this method will help you, just don't stop and learn
Don't give 2 damns about IQ and inteligence brah, Hundreds of thousands of successful innovators and people who has contributed great discoveries in the HISTORY, has said 1 thing, that is they worked hard for it. theres no inteligence, theres no optimism, fuk it, solve the problem, or die trying.
coach curtis follower too? hehe
stop playing mages, that will help in your programming
There is a misconception that you need to be very smart to code. In fact the usual/common job doesn't require that at all. There are exceptions like the guy in this video but they are (exceptions).
This method totally works, not just for programming btw! I started doing this from the second year of medschool and it completely changed everything, before that I thought I wasn't good enough for school, now I have one more year to go and my grades and understanding of concepts are almost perfect.
I'm watching it rn for the same exact reason :)
Do you mind giving a pratical example?
Yes, can you give a practical example?
@@JoaoMateus-tk3xr @halilcan arpacı
lets say you're studying some specific pathology like intraductal carcinoma subtype of intraglandular lesion of prostate and you read there is mild to severe architectural atypia with high degree of cytological atypia, what does it mean?!
you have to go back to histology, the normal histology of prostate is a bilayer glandular epithelium with basal and secretory cells, so this is your normal architecture.
architectural atypia means this is disturbed, meaning you will lose you basal layer so you have only one type of cells you also have cytological atypia, what does that mean??
normal secretory cells have slightly eosinophilic cytoplasm and are p63+ & LMWK+ without evident mitosis and rare nucleoli. when you have abnormal cytological appearance this gets altered but how??
you have to back to biology and basic pathology, since this lesion is a preneoplastic lesion, you can assume there are some mutations resulting in dysregulation of normal cellular proliferative and growth mechanisms, meaning you will have growth (enlargement of the cytoplasm and nuclear enlargement because you have higher rate of transcription, where does transcription and mRNA splicing happen in the nucleus? in the nucleolus so you will have prominent nucleoli and the nucleus itself will increase in size as well due to accumulation of nucleotides and proteins required for this processes to occur efficiently, but not all cells will have the same degree of activity so the size of the nuclei among the adjacent cells will be different.
now you have to go back to the name of the pathology itself, "intraductal carcinoma" it means you have carcinoma (neoplastic cells of epithelial origin) inside the ducts (glands are epithelial tissue with two main compartments, Acini and Ducts).
I know it seems too much and left out some other things but if you always go back to basics and have actually understood what they mean all these descriptions become obvious and intuitive, you won't even have to memorize new concepts, I know in medicine often the pathogenesis is not established we just have to memorize but that doesn't mean we can't rationalize why it's the way it is!
@@medmind2778 Thank you for the detailed explanation! It helped quite a bit
A massive net positive impact for humanity was made by you making this.
Gives me the warm fuzzies knowing the internet can still enable real progress. Ty!
Incredibly well explained concepts in 20 minutes of video. Well done man
Here's one thing I did when I didn't like a subject at first or it seemed too difficult for me: I skipped the boring/difficult parts looking for something I found interesting or useful to me. And there was my starting point for that subject. From there, I managed to accumulate knowledge of the content until I came to understand it, and even enjoy it.
This is so much different and seems so much interesting than my (and that of 99% percent of people) method of learning which consists of just hammering theory and redoing the same questions over and over again without taking a step back. I love your perspective and will definitly try to apply it soon !
I hope i will remember to get back to you on my experience.
Again thanks a lot for this video
Hows it going?
Thanks! Had discovered and started to experiment with this method of thinking before finding you. I am so happy someone else validates this way of thinking.
I feel like this is the only way I have been able to learn in my life but not as organized. I feel like you have given me a cheat sheet for my brain and I’ll be forever thankful.
Your explanation is always at the top of quality.
I’ve always wondered why I’ve been able to think through and absorb concepts so quickly and you just articulated the way I have thought my whole life.
Exactly my thoughts
@@bjasshjaskjdhkasjcouldn't have thought it better myself
I feel like you're speaking my mind all this time. Mad respect man!
This is probably one of the best pedagogical videos I’ve ever seen. I’m gonna show this to all my students
as a tutor, being able to explain/teach something has always been my personal indicator of my understanding on a topic. my favourite teachers in school were the ones who, when i asked a question they didn't know the answer to, would always take time to figure it out with me. i'm a software dev and i feel so seen by this video
You're a 0:00 tutor. Not a do-gooder. Trust me, my reasons are everything including dumb.
Four pillars to use for binocular calibrations. Student, Teacher Master specialist.
Keyword attention required: intuitive articulation reinvention concept always try looking at the same words differently to get the point and the more you do it the faster you get it.
Students gather and learn from each other using play; (for the value of learning without effort) and a body that becomes flexibler. We just have to remember that motion is lotion as adults and try not to forget it!
Teachers only talk about what they don't understand in their own words. When they hear themselves say it. Rejudge a safe place as where we hold ourselves not accountable for what we say. It's actually best to play with those pillars and a safe place and allow yourself to kid around. This supplies information I mean energy and builds willpower. Sleep recovers willpower and if you need motivation after or before it's done having not started yet just think of the goal and really want the goal and take small bites to get started. you got it from there.
Masters only talk about what they've mastered when they're paid.
Specialists create Masters and throw them into the fluff of it and that should be a head of students in a room to watch somebody called the teacher not interact with them. The teacher is like a majestic deer okay and you got to convince the kids to play along as though they're doing their own magic School bus gig always finding the deer fascinating and wanting to approach with caution. Save the teacher hire a translator. The translator is a master hired in to work with the student body. They answer questions because teachers may not act right or make sense remember they haven't yet. The master safeguards true knowledge a master is a playful translator for the learned and that's what we want to be especially as children.
I'm a teacher most of the day, mastering a lot daily. I'm also the one glad to play at it with myself to further bring to or motivate with the fact after and even remaster things because there's no upper limit.🎉
Thank you. Ive been struggling with starting my career and getting through college. Ive been feeling like the concepts in the classes are difficult for me to understand and apply, so I will try this approach next semester.
Bro!!!! Amazing!! Thanks for sharing this video. Your clarity of thought is amazing. Rarely I come across people having such clarity and ability to share their thoughts.
i’ve been thinking about posting some insights about a book i’ve been reading but the ecosystem of learning part you mention helped motivate me to do so. can’t go wrong with sharing information to your fellow brothers and sisters.
I've always gone for this method in school intuitively, it explains why some kids can seem to do things effortlessly (me lol) some some are forcing the horrible short term memorization strategy. It's nice to see it all laid out before me, and well presented too, you're a great teacher!! Love your hair too 😂
I love how to explain your content, somehow it makes me less depress. Somehow I felt motivated that I can still do significant to my life because with hardwork I can rewire my brain... Thanks you really.
It made me a little more hopeful too
My whole life I have struggled because of poor study rules despite having passion for learning. But now I am discovering myself. I have personally made these but you have put all together. Thanks you so much 😢
This is the cloest anyone has ever come to articulating my brain and how I conceptualise / process things. This feels surreal.
I really put a lot of effort in taking notes from this video which is kind of unlikely of me & I really intend to make it a part of my study strategy because something about this video tells me about how profoundly useful it is if absorbed correctly yet so underrated . This guy is magic
Would you mind sharing those notes with us?
Hello Colin, I just want you to know that your videos have really helped me a lot. I cannot emphasize on how much my thought process has been clarified and optimised applying the methods you mentioned.
Anyway, thanks for sharing and have a great weekend!
Great video, subbed
I especially resonated with learning a concept in different ways and contexts. It. helps so much. That's maybe why when I watch a youtube video on something I was taught in university I think: "Oh yes, I finally understand it now! This video is so much better than my teacher". The other PoV on the concept was probably the largest contributing factor to me understanding it more, not that the video was that much better than my professor.
Another thing you can do is:
If there’s a certain rabbit hole or tangent in the problem that doesn’t really help, but is interesting to you, it’s sometimes good to go down it anyways (if you have enough time) While it may be off-topic, it will build care & confidence, improve current mood, develop skills you may use later, and might even circle right back to what you’re learning.
You have basically described the basis of my education. For me learning has been mostly going down from one rabbit hole to another without looking back. I want to revisit previous topics, but there’s so much stuff to know and all of it is interesting and connected and I feel the urge to go further. It feels like it never ends.
This method is how I learn almost everything except a math and programming. THAT CHANGES TODAY.Thank you! 🎉Just earned a new subscriber.
amazing that, while he’s explaining this to us, he uses the method he’s explaining, he’s reinforcing it! great video
Excellent video, I feel like a lot of talented problem solvers learn this method by intuition, but it’s great to hear it described so well. I wonder if these techniques could be applied with chatgpt for higher prompt accuracy lol
Understanding something well feels like common sense. You often forget that others do not have the same understanding.
Funny, smart, free, helpful.
You're amazing. Please don't stop
Thanks so much for his video. Really glad accomplished competitive programmer taking time to educate the learning process which is very rare to find.
Chances are most people watching this don't think ego's a good motivation for them. When it's actually the strongest because your ego is already naturally boosted when ever you gain a new insight. This effect is then multiplied by how much you care about the insight. You can even gain a taste for it.
It"s interesting that I have been using this way of learning in the past with math and other things like that out of just sheer curiousity, but school just made me not interested - or teachers - so I just stopped. Then changing fields from Human Arts (which I did not like) back to science (Computer Science) I started using this again for Calculus and Discrete Math just naturally, and got good grades - because these courses were interesting to me. If you asked me to explain my learning method I couldn't and most of my peers just think I am magically good at math - I think it just has to do with my curiosity and the way I go around the concepts intruduced...
Although I have to say I didn't fully understand your explanation of the details, but from the key concepts I can tell I naturally use something similar to this when I meet material that I am interested in and for what I use this I am always good at... What I don't use it for on the other hand... I have been reflecting just the past few weeks how to build this kind of "attitude" way of learning into subjects I am not so keen on learning (since the grade differences are staggering and I need scholarships), or where the teacher or uni outright discoureges this kind of learning... With this video and some reflection I think I can try to use it else where too... More consciously and not just "naturally" out of curiousity... And also not feel ashamed for it... (Cause in the past teachers often stopped me from engaging with concepts like this... And told me it's too chaotic and I should just "learn")
So all in all Thank You Very Much ❤
I’ve always done this, you just put the concept into words and a chart. Thank you
I really like how you articulate the intuitive thinkers’ though process. In fact, it’s exciting! However, and I’m sure you’ve learned by now, the vast majority of people don’t think intuitively. I’ll keep your talk around as a reminder, greatly appreciate your work here!!
I used to follow similar process when i was preparing for my college entrance exam, and it really works like magic the only thing is that it requires lot of hardwork and dedication..
do you take notes while doing this?
@@lasseel3724 note taking is essential part of process. and also i used to workout all the proofs and derivations(particularly for physics) on my own again and again so that it become rock solid in my brain.
i feel like the hardest part is to convince yourself that you actually care about it..especially if you study a lot of "boring" stuff
How the hell did i never come up with this? I knew about trying the problem without knowing anything helped a lot. But it wasn't enough. The way you made the video it's very clear. You've observed yourself and explained every action of it.
This is an amazing video. If you adopt this way of thinking into every aspect of your life, not just work or school, you will be amazed how capable you are.
not a fan of programming, but these educational videos are so high quality, please make more!
average yeat fan
Please do a video on how you use this to solve one of your problems/concepts youre trying to learn!
I spend too much time not watching more stuff like this. If Colin happens to see this I want to say thank you. So cool to see intellectual content.
This method of learning should be taught everywhere. In school questions like how does this fit into the big picture, relating it to other pieces of information you learn, and teaching students that most knowledge should be viewed holistically is basically nonexistent- because teachers mostly dont have time to try to establish a intuitive understanding of the subject, and instead just let the students fend for themselves. Especially in calculus, I basically find myself asking what the hell am I ACTUALLY doing, and struggle heavily with word problems, where the actual concept has to be decoded
As a teacher from a family of teachers and artists. Thank you for making this video.
This is very simular to how I like to learn stuff, the only thing I would add is I've been practicing with diagonal thinking. Basically it's being able to relate two broad concepts by finding details in which they are related.
Recently I've been doing this with the ways things are explained. Like you said, a human invented this and we as a human can too.
That also means that human will tell stories about one complex concept and it will have similarities to how a seemingly unrelated concept in another field is explained. This means it can also have the same kinds of gaps in information or implied details because exact information cannot be perfect and perfect information can't be exact.
Knowing the patterns of how people explain things allow you to better understand the gaps that are implied. Basically giving you more of the concept to work with even if you lack the prerequisites to normally come to that information.
All this boils down to the idea I realized, that you basically said, being clever is a skill that you can improve on.
Interesting
Key word being "can" because it still hinges on an individual's level of understanding. If it turns out that one of the folks explaining things actually has no clue what they're talking about then you're operating off of incorrect info. So I think a key skill on top of learning how others think to perceive these gaps is whether the individual is a true SME. This is becoming a bigger issue nowadays due to misinformation...
@@yerpderp6800 well yeah, part of this is understanding the structures within information includes understanding why someone is presenting information. What biases they may hold and understanding how your core philosophies extrapolate out into their logic. Like, if I am unsure of something someone is telling me I consider if what they are telling me seems to conflate ideas in some parts but go off of unintuitive technicalities in others that's one red flag. & while no single way of considering information is foolproof, if we have enough of systems that can raise red flags when needed then we can sus out more bad information.
plus like, seeing peoples affiliations.
as well as asking does this information require me to humanize the people involved or demonize them? Is it going after the "soul" of the person (like does it say that x person because of circumstance is inherently bad and can't change) or the actions (if they change their actions then they can become better people).
people can make bad arguments or have bad ways of explaining them but not be wrong in their endpoint, altho the opposite is much harder to do without a *lot* of misguidance or just lying.
This, and the last video about intuition, are really really good. Thanks so much for them, they're immensely helpful for learning. I would say there's two possible additions that I like to play around with. Firstly the use of Anki to create digital flashcards. For example, a flashcard where the front is a question, and the back is your own simple-worded explanation of what the question means, how it relates to other questions, why it is important etc. And then another flashcard with the front being the question and the back being your simple-worded solution (or a part of it, if it's too long). I like this because for solution cards, when you have to do the flashcards, you're forced to understand and replicate your thought patterns to reproduce your understanding of the solution in a logical order. Secondly, I like to use models like ChatGPT to help me understand the problem and its solution if it's too difficult or time consuming. By formulating the correct questions to ask the bot, you're forced to think about what parts of the concepts you don't understand. There's also the fact that often unfamiliar or complex words are used in problems, so using the bot to simplify the English can allow you to focus on the concepts rather than being stuck frustratingly on being confused about the wording
well that's very great
Chatgpt is underutilize. A lot of people are still unaware of its existence, which is just sad seeing how applicable and interactive it is.
@@Wombat627 how can I apply It into my life as a day trader and photographer?
I struggle with studying in university and I think it’s because of my learning methods. We have a lot of pressure here and I feel like I don’t have time to form concepts, so I try to memorise everything (which my brain isn’t hardwired for it seems). But after your videoI think I should give it a try even if the time will be the issue. I think that’s why I was the best at math in school, because for me every problem was a puzzle and every theorem and method that we used was a piece for solving it. And maybe that’s why I like zoology so much, cause the way it is explained to us fits to my concept of evolution and everything that wasn’t told directly I can fit myself. Thank you so much
You're very generous, sharing these ideas. Thank you.
The amount of quality, insights and the 'TIL's in this video is why this channel is one of my treasured finds of my coding learning journey!
Thank you so much.. Will definitely repay you someday for the value you are offering me through your videos.🙇
Had to lookup what TIL meant and I ended up learning "Hey Jude" and "Bohemian Rhapsody" were recorded on the same piano. Cool.
I'm not native English speaker and sometimes it's hard to understand some long English videos (that's why I usually don't watch them). But, this video totally worth my 30-40 minutes of life. My method to learn things is make them intuitive to write as notes. Your method is something I would totally use for math studying or geometry. For other stuff I probably would use less reinforcement and just write everything as notes (so I can reread it when I need it). It's worth mentioning that some things can be skipped to learn deep. Like I totally can understand how 3rd party framework works, but is it really useful? Probably not, because they changes quickly, so you can spend less time on reinforcement there. But would I black box math and spend less time on reinforcement? Sure I wouldn't, it's something fundamental that is won't be changed in decades. So don't force you brain learn something deep that not stable or not useful for you. Just keep fun, write notes and invent. I really wish that schools/colleges/universities were responsible for learning you how to learn.
Do you have any idea how to apply this method to explainer videos?
Thanks for the comment, it is a great addition to the video and a useful point of view!
i love how your videos are well thought through, very engaging. visually and mentally thanks man keep it up
The introduction was what really got me hooked!
I‘m a PhD student in CS an coincidentally I‘ve noticed that my method overlaps already quite a bit with what you explain 😮 So I am certain it works. The only problem I‘ve always had is the repetition part. I‘m good at understanding shit, but once the next problem dances along I start forgetting alllll the other stuff. Maybe I need to have a vocab trainer for math concepts XDDD
Rare to see this quality
Organize learning as solutions to problems and care about problems by making them vivid. I like that!
The slickest subscriber plug ive ever experienced
Thanks! Love this channel and the concepts. Please teach more about the unconscious and how it works. And please tell us more about the hidden message at 15:34 (I bet you can’t…find this?)
it was a poorly executed trick that was intended to have people go back and look for how long it's been there (it gradually got more and more visible throughout the video) and therefore add watch time
a smarter execution would be something like "how long did it take you to find this", but can't go back now
Do you have advice for solving array and string based questions? I feel like there are so many different "tricks" that I need to know for those, as opposed to linked list, trees, and graphs.
Love the stuff you're making m8. Useful, I'll be trying this and attempting to create variations. I hope your videos gain even more traction.
Thanks, also, for all the positive re-inforcement you provide with these videos.
Your video was very helpful. I have a few questions: 1. What should be done about mathematical concepts that we have no evidence to reject or accept (i.e. their proof is beyond our level of understanding)? 2. My other problem: The thing about math is that I learn that concept separately or I already know it, but I have problems in the context. When learning mathematical concepts, examples are given to teach the concept itself, but when I use that mathematical tool in another context such as signal processing or computer science, I have a problem, I cannot use that mathematical concept in the context. 3. How can mathematical concepts be visualized? So that the mind accepts it as a fact?
I may have the same problem as you. I want to visualize math more to internalize the concepts
For me personally, it would be easier to understand if there is a specific example of how you learned it (e.g learning Binary Indexed Tree), then maps each step to the diagram
Talk about really pinning it down to the point. I still have yet to apply it but what I really love about this concepts is that it really seems that one can apply it practically in comparison to other guidance stuff out there. ...and to the innermost detail, mind you.
watching this video has made me realize that I already know how to solve logic puzzles really well and that my problems are not logic problems so I'm back at square one again. great video!
Can we get a video explaining a real life example of the method? It could be easier to understand where instead of seeing "detail 1, detail 1.1" we see actual breakdowns of real life problems.
yeah that would help a lot. even tho i can understand most of the bs videos and a big portion of this video i couldnt fully grasp it cuz my english is not that good i think. an example would be good tho
Easter eggs (lmk if I missed any):
0:00 Channel icon in button right (stuffed donut)
0:01 Cutie on screen
0:03 “aren’t you tired of this graphic by now? seriously, who even reads this anyway…”
0:08 “seriously, like what even is half of this” (does this count as an easter egg)?
0:14 Batman logo on shirt?
0:19 Self-deprecating joke? (“me” in same list as other concepts)
0:53 The result is wrong. The answer is clearly 6
1:09 Adds up to 1531357. Not sure if this means something or is a hidden code 🤔
3:01 Recursion - the end chart looks recursive with all the inverleaving and stacking words and arrows
3:41 Red box around “A method to learn hard concepts intuitively for a long time”
7:48 Long, not hard
11:37 Getting good use out of the graphic
11:55 Tri-angle, nice
12:24 Me too Colin, me too
14:08 when you start to forgor
14:42 pls I don’t wanna die
15:33 “i bet you (?) find this” top left for the rest of video, becoming clearer and clearer
17:55 bullying ppl with no neurons 😔
19:16 “i bet you won’t find this” becomes extremely clear
Let me know if I missed any
I like the the hidden humor around the video. There’s small barely visible text during when he’s speaking facial view, “I bet you find this”. Already testing my outside-the-box thinking
Where did you learn all this? Is it just how you naturally come to learn anything or is it from years of trial and error picking up different skills until you've refined the process in competitive programming?
Thanks for sharing by the way!
more often than not its a mix of both, but "naturally" should be swapped out with "outside resource"
Trial and error is very strong by itself, but it's also boosted with learning from someone else's trial and error
some people believe that humans are such a strong race because we can communicate complex ideas
Heck we can share math theorems from thousands of years ago!
but yeah
I think learning is a mix of 3! (not 2) steps
Learning a concept, applying it, and then reflecting/analyzing it
Pretend you see someone shoot an arrow, you can ask them to teach you or watch them (learn)
then you practice shooting with a bow (apply)
and after each shot you can either self reflect on what went right or wrong (both is important) or you can have someone teach you that (analyze)
then you repeat that until you feel good about it
First
Btw thanks bro your videos are op!
"It helps to have an inflated ego like I do"
god damn. as that kid who whizzed thru most of school without trying and getting into the top 1 law school in my country for post grad while working at a bulge bracket bank in the morning that spoke to me as I didn't really try to get here and now I'm struggling in law school.
those words spoke to me and made me rewatch the video from the start, this time paying more attention
Thank you so much for sharing this! I wanna add one thing (I think you didn't mention) which is to try to find "generalizations", at least in math this is a powerful way of understanding things, math itself is based on finding a more "general truth that apply to everything" and while one such concept might not exist (it's 42) there are many concepts that if you noticed them can make you get familiar faster with even new topics because you can see the underlying pattern between what seems different on the surface. This takes more effort initially, but pays off in the long run.
Throughout school I always struggled with math, and it really broke my heart, I loved math but I just couldn't understand much of it. Later on I decided to restudy everything from scratch, dedicated a whole year to it, and together with finding generalizations, the "invent" method was the key for me, don't just give a solution to a question, understand WHY and HOW the solution works.
In my mind I called it the brute force method, test every scenario and possibility, almost like you're trying to break the concept, like a stress test for math, I often used the Desmos graphing site (highly recommend it!) To help me with this. Basically treat math functions like they're code functions, test every input, combine it with other functions, see how it behaves, you don't fully understand it yet till you can predict what it will do. I find this kind of exploration very fun.
You might just change my whole way of thinking. This gave me a lot of confidence as it focuses more on the nurture part than nature. We can learn anything, Indeed. Thank you!
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:00 🌍 Introduction to the Speaker's Expertise
- The speaker is a competitive programmer,
- Emphasizes on intuitive learning of concepts,
- Concepts become second nature and are retained for long periods.
00:42 🧠 Understanding Concepts Intuitively
- Intuitive understanding is accepting a concept without questioning,
- Example given with simple addition,
- Distinction between intuitive and non-intuitive concepts.
01:24 🔄 The Process of Rewiring the Brain
- The brain needs to rewire itself to accept new truths,
- It's all about the information your brain receives and how it processes it,
- There's no magic involved, it's all about setting the brain up for success.
01:52 🛠️ Core Principles of Learning
- Generate many insights from experiences,
- Treat learning like problem solving,
- Importance of caring about the learning subject and breaking it into manageable parts.
02:48 📖 The Methodology Explained
- Avoid memorization; focus on understanding,
- Introduction to the actual method, using the method to explain itself,
- Understand the big picture before diving into details.
03:56 🧩 Breaking Down Complex Concepts
- Understand details in context and how they fit together,
- The importance of understanding the relationship between different parts of a concept.
05:09 💡 Engaging with Individual Concepts
- Techniques to fully understand individual pieces of information,
- Importance of caring about the subject,
- Techniques like trying to invent the concept or processing its details.
05:51 ❤️ The Importance of Caring
- Passion and motivation as key drivers of learning,
- Overcoming challenges in understanding,
- Viewing learning challenges as personal ego battles.
06:47 🧠 Understanding the Concept
- Recognize the central point or problem the concept addresses.
- Before understanding the solution, internalize the problem.
- Attempt to create or solve the concept independently before diving into its details.
07:58 🧐 Engaging the Unconscious Mind
- The unconscious brain plays a significant role in developing intuition.
- Engaging in passionate arguments or challenges stimulates the unconscious mind.
- Commitment to understanding a concept convinces the brain of its importance.
08:28 📚 Learning the Solution
- After deep engagement with the problem, look into the solution.
- Breaking the solution into parts aids understanding.
- Having someone provide hints can assist with difficult concepts.
09:24 🔄 Processing & Absorbing Solutions
- Actively think about how the solution addresses the problem.
- Understand how the solution integrates into larger concepts.
- Insights into what inspired a solution can be instrumental.
10:06 ✍️ Making Genuine Effort
- Challenging concepts were invented by humans; one can understand them with genuine effort.
- Making an honest attempt is vital, even if a solution isn't found immediately.
10:49 🔄 Reinforcement & Internalization
- To truly understand, one must reinforce and embed knowledge.
- Using different approaches to view a concept offers various insights.
11:18 🛠️ Practical Application
- After inventing or understanding a concept, practice with it.
- Apply the concept in different situations to deepen understanding.
12:00 🗣️ Explaining to Others
- True understanding is reflected in one's ability to explain to others.
- Using one's words indicates a personalized comprehension.
12:56 🌐 Exploration & Variations
- Mentally explore different aspects or variations of a concept.
- Question intuitive assumptions and seek out deeper insights.
13:24 🧠 Engaging with New Concepts
- Engage with a new concept in various ways to deepen understanding,
- Discuss with others to gain different perspectives,
- Challenge and question every aspect of the concept.
13:50 🔄 Reinforcing Your Understanding
- Revisit concepts regularly to reinforce understanding,
- Attempt to invent the concept from scratch to gauge comprehension,
- Maintain mental association and intuition around the concept.
15:00 🖼️ The Method Overview
- Start with the big picture, then delve into specifics,
- Encourage brain engagement by inventing the concept,
- Reinforce learning to secure understanding and gain new insights.
15:29 🌐 Ecosystem of Learning
- Share intuitive explanations with the public,
- Contribute to a community of learners by sharing insights,
- Posting even chaotic or unorganized notes can benefit others.
16:13 💡 The Importance of Deep Thought
- Dive deep into concepts to uncover nuances and details,
- Encourage the sharing of detailed knowledge to aid understanding.
16:40 🧠 IQ and Learning
- Question the relevance of IQ in learning ability,
- Emphasize the importance of self-confidence and motivation in learning,
- IQ is not the sole determinant of learning capability.
17:51 🚀 The Power of Human Potential
- Everyone is capable of learning, given time and effort,
- Comparing learning styles can be beneficial for growth.
18:19 🛠️ The Method in Practice
- Engage actively with concepts for effective learning,
- The method is especially suited for problem-solving disciplines,
- Emphasis on the versatility and adaptability of the method.
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Do you use this method on anything else other than programming? if yes, can you share? I think this way of thinking can be applied in other fields outside coding. It will be very good if you have 2 or more examples in different fields: like mathematic, art, music, sport and so on.
Also thanks for the video. Very nice perspective :)))
It's totally usable in every field. Just regulate reinforcement and invent for optimization of learning.
Tìm quyển Learn Like A Pro về đọc bro ạ.
Mình từ một đứa suýt đúp cấp 3 vì toán, lí, hóa mà giờ Calculus I & II với Linear Algebra chiến tuốt.
Sport thì nó là một vấn đề khác motor skill các thứ bro nên tìm người specialized ở mấy field đấy thì hơn.
Toán thì lên Khan Academy học, chắc bro cũng biết rồi, dạy quá chất lượng mà còn vui, mình thích học hơn hẳn so với ở trường.
I use this method as a physics major. It helps me with Formulas and solutions etc.
You can use it everywhere absolutely everywhere, ex. learning a program.
have a goal -> understand or ask what functions you need to achieve said goal -> create mini projects to utilize those features -> incorporate multiple features together -> start your larger goal. You can also go into further depth exploring each feature as in, how does the program actually apply each functionality.
or in learning completely physical activities, like typing for example, you can split up every word into individual movements, think about what would be the most comfortable movement to make, think about why those are comfortable (less ulnar and radial movements is likely) and then maximize every word for comfort and speed.
art is already taught like this, rhythm, composition, linework, shape design, proportions, color schemes, etc.etc.
and then a subject would split into subcatagories as below...
lighting->highlights, shadows, midtones, cast shadow, subsurface scattering
Honestly most things are taught like this, it's just as a learner becoming aware of that is very important because nothing is taught completely, we all have trouble with different parts of a greater concept so when you run into issues being able to split each thing up as well as recognize when you're missing a part of a concept is really important.
You certainly can use it for math. Source: I spent a whole year relearning mathematics from scratch till calculus 1 and linear algebra using pretty much this same exact method. You must understand: when I started I couldn't do operations on FRACTIONS with real numbers 😂 let alone face any algebra needed for calculus. As far as I'm concerned there's no other method of truly understanding anything in the world other than this method, not for me, school way of doing things was completely useless to me.
Great video! I really appreciate you publishing the method you use to learn. Spaced repetition is a formal technique to help determine how often you need reinforcement, in case anyone is curious. Every time you try to pull the knowledge out of your head, you strengthen the connections. Finally, I could see the text in your video that you bet I wouldn't find. :) Again, great content!
This method is very useful and worth trying. Thanks for sharing your precious thoughts.
if you guys loved this then u should check out Justin sung
basically he's a learning coach
This is very interesting to me especially because it seems like I do something similar to this when I find a concept I'm interested in even though I don't have any formal training besides just graduating from high school basically what I do when I find the concept that interests me is I think about it and I tried to break the concept up piece by piece and then I look at those individual pieces in as many angles that I possibly can and I kind of drive myself a bit crazy trying to figure it out until eventually I give in and just Google it but a lot of the times when I Google it the answer that Google gives me is an answer that I already came to from my thinking and my intuition most people I meet when I get a chance to talk to them for a long time they say I'm smart but I would say that I just have a different attitude to acquiring knowledge than most people and I guess my autism could have something to do with by the way yes I know I don't know how to use commas or periods or punctuations of any kind my brain just apparently thought that wasn't important enough to remember and quite frankly I agree with my brain when it comes to commas and punctuations.
Autism be damned. I haven't noticed that you don't use punctuation till you pointed it out because the way you write just feels natural to me