How To Study Smarter, Not Harder - From How We Learn by Benedict Carey

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  • Опубліковано 13 жов 2014
  • Benedict Carey shares how changing your environment can help you retain more information. From his new book, HOW WE LEARN.
    In the tradition of The Power of Habit and Thinking, Fast and Slow comes a practical, playful, and endlessly fascinating guide to what we really know about learning and memory today-and how we can apply it to our own lives.
    From an early age, it is drilled into our heads: Restlessness, distraction, and ignorance are the enemies of success. We’re told that learning is all self-discipline, that we must confine ourselves to designated study areas, turn off the music, and maintain a strict ritual if we want to ace that test, memorize that presentation, or nail that piano recital.
    But what if almost everything we were told about learning is wrong? And what if there was a way to achieve more with less effort?
    In How We Learn, award-winning science reporter Benedict Carey sifts through decades of education research and landmark studies to uncover the truth about how our brains absorb and retain information. What he discovers is that, from the moment we are born, we are all learning quickly, efficiently, and automatically; but in our zeal to systematize the process we have ignored valuable, naturally enjoyable learning tools like forgetting, sleeping, and daydreaming. Is a dedicated desk in a quiet room really the best way to study? Can altering your routine improve your recall? Are there times when distraction is good? Is repetition necessary? Carey’s search for answers to these questions yields a wealth of strategies that make learning more a part of our everyday lives-and less of a chore.
    By road testing many of the counterintuitive techniques described in this book, Carey shows how we can flex the neural muscles that make deep learning possible. Along the way he reveals why teachers should give final exams on the first day of class, why it’s wise to interleave subjects and concepts when learning any new skill, and when it’s smarter to stay up late prepping for that presentation than to rise early for one last cram session. And if this requires some suspension of disbelief, that’s because the research defies what we’ve been told, throughout our lives, about how best to learn.
    The brain is not like a muscle, at least not in any straightforward sense. It is something else altogether, sensitive to mood, to timing, to circadian rhythms, as well as to location and environment. It doesn’t take orders well, to put it mildly. If the brain is a learning machine, then it is an eccentric one. In How We Learn, Benedict Carey shows us how to exploit its quirks to our advantage.
    Praise for How We Learn
    “How We Learn makes for a welcome rejoinder to the faddish notion that learning is all about the hours put in. Learners, [Benedict] Carey reminds us, are not automatons.”-The New York Times Book Review
    “The insights of How We Learn apply to far more than just academic situations. Anyone looking to learn a musical instrument would benefit from understanding what frequency and type of practice is most effective. Even readers with little practical use for Carey’s information will likely find much of it fascinating, such as how intuition can be a teachable skill, or that giving practice exams at the very beginning of a semester improves grades. How We Learn is a valuable, entertaining tool for educators, students and parents.”-Shelf Awareness
    “This book is a revelation. I feel as if I’ve owned a brain for fifty-four years and only now discovered the operating manual.”-Mary Roach, bestselling author of Stiff and Gulp
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  • @Nickisorochi
    @Nickisorochi 7 років тому +3217

    whenever i studied, i used to stare at the book and that book stared back at me...

  • @belindasm
    @belindasm 7 років тому +3012

    I watch this, instead of studying

  • @ahmadbintahir1562
    @ahmadbintahir1562 7 років тому +2080

    And who the hell will explain that to my mom?

    • @ShineSun
      @ShineSun 7 років тому +12

      AhmadBinTahir , you can show the video to her.

    • @ahmadbintahir1562
      @ahmadbintahir1562 7 років тому +26

      Yeah right :"D Like it was that easy...

    • @itzmellow1841
      @itzmellow1841 7 років тому

      AhmadBinTahir Your principal?

    • @David-kx3xf
      @David-kx3xf 7 років тому +5

      I already wrote this in the comments, but this is what you should be telling your mom (and this is actually backed by a lot of easy-to-find research you could show her):
      a possible reason for the benefits of variation of environments is because of the addition of associative subjects that comes with each new environment.
      a very beneficial key to studying something that is foreign to you is the ability to associate the details of what you are learning to something familiar. learning historical facts for a test, for example, may be hard and boring to memorize, instead you'll have an easier time remembering that funny looking bird you happened to notice at the park while reading about the initiation of world war 2 in 1939 when Germany invaded Poland.

    • @PV-po6zt
      @PV-po6zt 7 років тому

      David Poss
      Well, what a nice day to have a parent that speaks a language you can barely use.

  • @thatcuteguyxxl5100
    @thatcuteguyxxl5100 8 років тому +1031

    bullshit, just 10 redbulls and study like a beast

  • @stellamabel
    @stellamabel 7 років тому +1774

    I'm procrastinating, watching youtube and end up in this video

    • @yadana._
      @yadana._ 7 років тому +9

      Stella Amabel go study!!! :^

    • @RICKENBOCKEN
      @RICKENBOCKEN 7 років тому +3

      same

    • @joano.b.6966
      @joano.b.6966 7 років тому +1

      Stella Amabel Same, but it's a better procrastination than play CoD or this kind of shit

    • @derealratos6332
      @derealratos6332 7 років тому

      Stella Amabel same

    • @aliyahsamapanay2630
      @aliyahsamapanay2630 7 років тому +1

      Stella Amabel same

  • @njay2752
    @njay2752 7 років тому +1530

    yay watched this after studying for 16 hours this weekend and about to take an exam tomorrow...

  • @swinxfee
    @swinxfee 7 років тому +1843

    They shouldve had a control group that only studied in the bright room WITHOUT changing venue

    • @Lolwutdesu9000
      @Lolwutdesu9000 7 років тому +82

      I noticed this as well. Seems like the study was flawed and too many conclusions were being based off of it.

    • @Ae0n1C
      @Ae0n1C 7 років тому +27

      hey as long as it sells the book it's fine to use obviously flawed studies

    • @alef249
      @alef249 7 років тому +30

      Well, in fact there was a third "control group" that studied both times in the same bright room. The video doesn't mention it because in this research you can't have a "control group". Either you have "same context studying", or "different context studying". So, people who studied in the same conditions both times are part of the same group. The final test was taken in a third room different from any of the previous and the results were those cited in the video.

    • @0s0sXD
      @0s0sXD 7 років тому

      Yup

    • @MBeckers
      @MBeckers 7 років тому +16

      then he shouldn't only have mentioned they studied in the same cluttered dimly lit room, just in the same room.

  • @saandyyvh6682
    @saandyyvh6682 7 років тому +1206

    I learn by understanding it. If it fits into the framework in my head, I understand it.
    I need to know the why of it.

    • @Dartnix
      @Dartnix 7 років тому +12

      I relate to that

    • @grammarnazi1868
      @grammarnazi1868 7 років тому +55

      reivven Same, but I forget about it in about one day.

    • @joshhupton9419
      @joshhupton9419 7 років тому +8

      By that logic im find because I have a fat head so that means im smart right?

    • @sonicemitter6131
      @sonicemitter6131 7 років тому +100

      Understanding is so much better than simply memorizing.

    • @TheCrimson147
      @TheCrimson147 7 років тому +6

      Shawk if it fits I sits

  • @roofsluts
    @roofsluts 7 років тому +696

    the environment study is inconclusive because the better results in the different environment condition could be due to the brightness itself

    • @kelseyadler5812
      @kelseyadler5812 7 років тому +6

      first thought I had about this... haha

    • @roofsluts
      @roofsluts 7 років тому +2

      Kelsey Adler good thinking ;)

    • @70ME3E
      @70ME3E 7 років тому +3

      ye, it would have been good if they made the same room one in the bright room..

    • @roofsluts
      @roofsluts 7 років тому +3

      ***** people are randomly assigned to different conditions so individual differences (including intelligence) should be filtered out

    • @roofsluts
      @roofsluts 7 років тому +4

      ***** No, if people are randomly assigned to conditions their intelligence shouldn't affect the results anymore (at least in theory, the larger the groups per condition, the closer to average the individual differences like intelligence are)

  • @TheReturnoftheNative
    @TheReturnoftheNative 7 років тому +21

    True learning occurs through personal desire and not obligation. None of us had to stress about walking and talking exams as babies!

  • @kenllacer
    @kenllacer 7 років тому +760

    Who needs studying when you know you're a genius?

    • @Zainab-lx8gv
      @Zainab-lx8gv 7 років тому +11

      Nahh

    • @blueshadow3499
      @blueshadow3499 7 років тому +20

      😂

    • @lullemans72
      @lullemans72 7 років тому +3

      why study at all when you know all the information is already readily available? you can just access it with a few mouse clicks it's not even funny. so knowing this, you could put off learning and studying until forever.

    • @zoedavies3252
      @zoedavies3252 7 років тому +7

      lullemans72 we may have all the information on our fingertips, but the internet can't teach us skills we need or want to learn unless we practice on them. Even so, an experienced teacher/trainer is more reliable in that aspect

    • @rancesuperking8731
      @rancesuperking8731 7 років тому +1

      +Ehh Hi, i guess Get an internet coach, or a program with step by step instructions. The advantage over schooling is that with internet programs you can immediately put to work what you've learned, and get more skills and experience by just doing.

  • @ziimbo3957
    @ziimbo3957 7 років тому +229

    My teacher always told me to study before I go to bed and the result of that will put what I've learned in my "permanent memory" part of the brain while asleep. Either that's or she tricked us into studying and told us a cheeky technique to boost our confidence on the following day. Most who claimed they studied over night got an average 95% on the test, others ranged from 50-75. Who knows try it out 😋

    • @puttster7939
      @puttster7939 7 років тому +13

      Now Combing that with a lucid dream, and you'll have the greatest time in Life. I speak from experience

    • @MrNsaysHi
      @MrNsaysHi 7 років тому +11

      +Killer Zj
      I have done a lot of searches about that, I do it sometimes, but I found that thinking of changing what you're dreaming of is hard, really hard!
      You just have to keep thinking that you want to be awake in a dream!
      But the problem is that you don't know when you are actually dreaming in a dream!! Maybe you're dreaming of dreaming!
      And living an endless dream, and that dream never comes to an end of awakening and exiting the original dream and you still don't realize it is a dream because your dreaming of thinking about dreaming and the dream doesn't looks very identical to real life but is actually a dream, then you get cancer and die and never wake up of that dream.
      Hope this helps :3

    • @MrNsaysHi
      @MrNsaysHi 7 років тому +4

      *****
      I did ...
      The dream in it was ...
      okay I'll stop xD

    • @rzl34
      @rzl34 7 років тому +9

      I always study late, because it really works!

    • @ziimbo3957
      @ziimbo3957 7 років тому +1

      CaptainTwinkie Who?

  • @thecreativebeast6732
    @thecreativebeast6732 7 років тому +153

    it's about how you understand the concept and how u connect to real life
    if u knw that the concept ur studying is useless ur gonna consider it boring .So it's not just about grades or marks it's about knowledge .So giving importance to score marks doesn't make sense.

  • @yourmomisthegameandimalrea8518
    @yourmomisthegameandimalrea8518 7 років тому +652

    I tried listening to music while reading, it just made my dyslexia 10x worse

    • @comuneiro.10
      @comuneiro.10 7 років тому +26

      Try instrumental music. Look for: Dark music, concentration music, horror music, classical music. Helps a lot.

    • @martingazak353
      @martingazak353 7 років тому +15

      Try ambient, it helps me a lot

    • @Ange-or2np
      @Ange-or2np 7 років тому +16

      yeah i cant read and listen to music with lyrics because im trying to comprehemd two different things at the same time. try listening to something like classical, baroque etc. or any other instrumental

    • @eferrari96
      @eferrari96 7 років тому +3

      Try Epic Music.

    • @pularts
      @pularts 7 років тому +2

      Change Is Stable well don't play music while reading just go out side more near to nature it will work better

  • @AuraAzarcon
    @AuraAzarcon 7 років тому +70

    Wow! I just realized I've been doing this unconsciously throughout med school (varying my environment when studying) and I guess this is really effective! :)

  • @virtuald45
    @virtuald45 7 років тому +18

    The researcher's reaction at 1:08 is priceless.

  • @csmanyaka2012
    @csmanyaka2012 7 років тому +8

    How to study smarter: don't waste time on watching UA-cam & actually sit down and start learning. Best advice ever.

  • @kalebbruwer
    @kalebbruwer 7 років тому +13

    The real key is to start long before your exam. I raised my physics/chemistry mark by like 12% by starting to study 2 weeks before and only 1 or 2 hours a day. And alternating what subject I'm studying for every hour (with a break inbetween as well, If you start early you have time for that)

  • @ursulacheryl5327
    @ursulacheryl5327 7 років тому +628

    get back to your studying mate
    dont scroll the comments.

  • @ZeroRiskAppetite
    @ZeroRiskAppetite 7 років тому +378

    Maybe they had poorer results because they were in a dim cluttered room. Have a 3rd set who studied two sessions in the brightly lit room

    • @AlexTrusk91
      @AlexTrusk91 7 років тому +29

      na, sounds totally cool to have 10.000 different variables changing and just looking at one of them, seein a correlation and then saying that the one caused the other. not that the walk across the campus could have just delivered some fresh air, what would mean "hey, open more windows while studying"...
      problem of all psychology experiments - no wonder psychology is in a crisis right now when it comes to doing experiments a second or third time with another team, in another lab or country, based on the conclusion the first team saw. :|
      (basicly im totally with you)

    • @HalfTimesTwo
      @HalfTimesTwo 7 років тому +57

      Yeah, this video is fucking garbage. And 16 to 24 is a 50% improvement, not 40% 😂

    • @octotanimation
      @octotanimation 7 років тому +3

      HalfTimesTwo I thought it was 33%?! I need to go to sleep.

    • @shabeert.u7153
      @shabeert.u7153 7 років тому +2

      Petronald Green I too thought the same

  • @vigneshkrishnan1823
    @vigneshkrishnan1823 7 років тому +6

    "Improvment" 👌

  • @videogyar2
    @videogyar2 7 років тому +74

    One study is not enough for something to be certain about.

    • @aalisonskye1
      @aalisonskye1 7 років тому +4

      Agreed. Lowkey I was thinking maybe people study better in a tidier environment too, or a brighter environment.

    • @videogyar2
      @videogyar2 7 років тому +2

      dinkbink We don't even know how many people attended the study. It might just be a coincidence like those people who memorized more were just smarter.

    • @Mangaluvr247
      @Mangaluvr247 7 років тому +3

      Yeah. Then he added a bunch of stuff at the end like "Study with and without music"
      without showing us evidence. I feel like it would take more brainpower to change everything all the time. I heard having a set time as a habit is best.

    • @sully2932
      @sully2932 7 років тому +8

      Viktor6665 Not to mention that the subjects in the different venues probably remembered better because one room didn't have clutter, which makes one's mind feel less cluttered and more open to new information

  • @21MilesAhead
    @21MilesAhead 7 років тому +608

    Sooo...
    I need to study for my physics exam and I haven't done shit yet.
    Can I just go out and play some BBall and then come home to learn? Or learn while playing BBall?

    • @megumiyamashita9270
      @megumiyamashita9270 7 років тому

      yeah.. I was thinking the same thing too

    • @PaulyRenzeth
      @PaulyRenzeth 7 років тому +18

      tried everything still got an F- anf F+

    • @hihe56
      @hihe56 7 років тому +10

      Ball is LIfe same here , but tomorrow is my exam 🙂🔫

    • @leochang3328
      @leochang3328 7 років тому +7

      Ball is LIfe holy shit I have a physics exam upcoming too LOL

    • @Gamingmylife199913
      @Gamingmylife199913 7 років тому +10

      holy fuck do all of us have phy exam tomorrow.Me tooooo lol

  • @otsorossow8772
    @otsorossow8772 7 років тому +168

    I know u guys are supposed to study right at the moment u are watching this

    • @razvan2632
      @razvan2632 7 років тому +2

      I've got a test that can change my future in 4 hours and I don't know anything and I will probably go unprepared to it because of youtube

    • @grammarnazi1868
      @grammarnazi1868 7 років тому

      Răzvan Cirț So... how was it?

  • @kingjamari3237
    @kingjamari3237 7 років тому +3

    This explains a lot. I used to play basketball on an outside court, and I would get frustrated and not get better. But when I got into an inside court, I played a lot more consistently.

  • @jt2506productions
    @jt2506productions 7 років тому +260

    Is it changing environment or just the fact that being in a bright organized room promotes more productive thinking?

    • @cjbuckleyuk
      @cjbuckleyuk 7 років тому +23

      Exactly my thought, should have had another test group who study in just the bright organised room for both study sessions.

    • @olion964
      @olion964 7 років тому

      jt2506productions it's the environment not the fact that one room was lit and the other wasn't. Just changing rooms i.e. from your bedroom to living room is good enough and should do the job

    • @danieldefoe5567
      @danieldefoe5567 7 років тому

      Baidddy Lio

    • @RestorationChrist
      @RestorationChrist 7 років тому +2

      Baidddy Lion I think what he means is that the experiment shown in the video might be imperfect.

    • @fawwazcoolify
      @fawwazcoolify 7 років тому

      Restorationchrist Or maybe the video doesn't want to go into too much details of how the experiment was conducted or else be an 1 hour video.

  • @pranavlotlikar3816
    @pranavlotlikar3816 7 років тому +44

    I have an exam tomorrow, this better work

  • @thesmartestmethod4207
    @thesmartestmethod4207 7 років тому +4

    I agree with this. In knowing where you are comfortable in learning, you can go beyond that into new environments and see what results you get.

  • @johnpalcon7570
    @johnpalcon7570 7 років тому +4

    I do this type of studying were I take controlled breaks like playing video games or eating or watching videos between study sessions and i have to say, it definitely works. Maybe because after a certain period my mind will reach its capacity to retain and would want to move on to a different activity, so when i do something else like video games for a couple of minutes, my brain is ready to learn again and im not bored studying

  • @pixelotter
    @pixelotter 7 років тому +6

    People are different. I have trouble focusing. But fast and busy environment help me focus. Silent and empty room doesnt help.

  • @neldaqueen
    @neldaqueen 7 років тому +34

    1:09 his reaction is so cute 💔😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹

  • @DocHemulin
    @DocHemulin 7 років тому +204

    This isn't serious, basing your whole premise on one study. This is wrong and NOT EVIDENCE BASED!

    • @tyrisnolam
      @tyrisnolam 7 років тому +15

      thanks, finally someone.. I like this idea but it occurred to me too that it's only based on one study which by the way had a small sample size. Typical P-hacking.

    • @Absolia24
      @Absolia24 7 років тому +8

      DocHemulin I think the study itself might have been flawed as well. Perhaps it was time spent in a /better/ environment that increased their memory, not a /different/ one.

  • @EpicDoomLord
    @EpicDoomLord 7 років тому +74

    The theory that studying in a different location helps studying is flawed. We don't know that the test subjects were able to memorize more words because of the change in location. It could have been because of the cleaner room. A more accurate test would be to have a group of subject study for 20 min in the clean room, the other group in the darker/mess room for 20 min, and another group that switches locations after 10 mins. That way, we can be sure that the catalyst for more efficient studying really was a change in location.

    • @swinxfee
      @swinxfee 7 років тому

      Actually you cant. Cause now you have 2 variables. The time the oarticipants study (which u made 10 instead of 20 AND the location. You should either also make the rest 10 min long OR do "two sets of 20 min" every occation.

    • @JackTheOrangePumpkin
      @JackTheOrangePumpkin 7 років тому +4

      +Soukaina El Bakkali +The Loner I actually agree to the loner. I think what he meant is that you have three groups: the first group is studying in the clean room for 10 min twice
      the 2nd group is studying in the messy room for 10 min twice
      and the 3rd group is studying for 10 min in the clean and for 10 min in the messy room
      so everybody studyed for the same amount of time.
      I am sorry for any Language mistakes e.g. grammar and spelling

    • @swinxfee
      @swinxfee 7 років тому

      Herr Kürbis no I do agree with what you're saying. I just though he was implying that the total duration of the study time wasnt equal

    • @ElfBroYaHa
      @ElfBroYaHa 7 років тому

      Could be that rather than remembering words, they remember the environment that help them remember the words they were studying, picture's always easier to remember than words XD

  • @LorisGiulivi
    @LorisGiulivi 7 років тому +3

    Actually, the experiment you talked about demonstrates that you study better in brighter rooms!

  • @minhphuongbui1642
    @minhphuongbui1642 7 років тому +1

    just study right after the lesson. the best way to memorize and have motivation

  • @analyzehistory5656
    @analyzehistory5656 8 років тому +1

    This experiment proves a fact that I have been living all of my life. I study better in libraries and bookstores than at home. My understanding of study materials is shaper away from home. So, this is a real thing!

  • @ggPescesgg
    @ggPescesgg 7 років тому +11

    So the ones that were able to study in a BRIGHTER, NEATER room with a better atmosphere were better off than those who where studying in dimmed light in a basement. The conclusion might as well be that more light and a comfortable place makes you learn better.

  • @madashell2
    @madashell2 8 років тому +9

    It is possible that the group that scored higher scored higher because they had the opportunity to study in a tidy well lit area at least once. It is possible that the variation had nothing to do with it at all and the increased scores were do to having a clean well lit area to study.

    • @95CDQ15
      @95CDQ15 8 років тому

      +madashell2 Exactly what I was thinking

    • @timothymiceli
      @timothymiceli 8 років тому

      +madashell2
      From reading the book it looks like Studying twice in the neat room also led to worse results.
      You can look up the study: Smith, Glenberg, and Bjork, "Environmental Context and Human Memory," Memory & Cognition, Vol. 6, No. 4, 1978, 342-53
      In fact there were lots of studies sited in the book where, long story short, increased variation = better memory. The caveat being that there are also a lot of studies that show that if you can study in the same environment, mood, background as what you are testing under you will get higher scores when you test, but only in that room, and your brain's ability to recall that information or perform the task when not in that room/situation, will be limited.

    • @WhiteDeniel
      @WhiteDeniel 8 років тому

      Thought the same.

    • @timothymiceli
      @timothymiceli 8 років тому

      -

  • @louisecuento
    @louisecuento 8 років тому +1

    shifting once place to another really did a lot of help to me

  • @David-kx3xf
    @David-kx3xf 7 років тому +2

    a possible reason for the benefits of variation of environments is because of the addition of associative subjects that comes with each new environment.
    a very beneficial key to studying something that is foreign to you is the ability to associate the details of what you are learning to something familiar. learning historical facts for a test, for example, may be hard and boring to memorize, instead you'll have an easier time remembering that funny looking bird you happened to notice at the park while reading about the initiation of world war 2 in 1939 when Germany invaded Poland.
    association is a very beneficial key to studying, learn to use it and you won't regret it!

  • @timothymiceli
    @timothymiceli 8 років тому +6

    Just read the book, couldn't put it down. It is an incredibly fast paced read with well thought out explanations. This will definitely affect how I study and how I teach things.

  • @frostyhasnochill1135
    @frostyhasnochill1135 7 років тому +7

    Pretty much almost some of the comments are "how they watched this video instead of studying". Pffffftttt I studied and did my homework before watching this video. Well I just watched this video for fun cuz it was on recommendation.

    • @MikhaelAhava
      @MikhaelAhava 7 років тому +2

      So did I.

    • @Bella1899
      @Bella1899 7 років тому +15

      wow youre really cool eh

    • @DizzIlike
      @DizzIlike 7 років тому +1

      So after you did your homework you went to watch a video on studying? That would make you a huge fucking geek.

  •  6 років тому

    This is true ... U sometimes study in your room with no problem. At time u just cnt concentrate in your study space, walk to the kitchen & just stand there & the words just into your head with much ease.

  • @michaelmota4602
    @michaelmota4602 7 років тому

    I already do this and it works. I've learned that in my first year of college that if I stay in one area for too long I lose attention and focus very easily

  • @negativekelvin6434
    @negativekelvin6434 7 років тому +119

    step one : don't watch youtube videos about how to study and actually go study

  • @kgtc
    @kgtc 7 років тому +5

    If you enjoy it, you will eventually practice enough to be good at it.

  • @jascvideorambles3369
    @jascvideorambles3369 6 років тому +2

    I find the best way to Really Learn Better is to Have a really good night sleep, and really pay attention during lecture. Aim at waking up on your own before your Alarm goes off, this way your brain is at its maximum alertness.

  • @syuhadan8824
    @syuhadan8824 7 років тому +2

    There is one mental practice called neurobics. Its explained that by changing few of your routine works (e.g brushing your teeth using left hand instead of right hand) will produce significant good impacts on your brain. Kindly have a look on a book called Keep Your Brain Alive by Lawrence C. Katz & Manning Rubin.

  • @okdude3670
    @okdude3670 7 років тому +13

    yeeeaaa i failed the test badly.... thanks

  • @ilovepizzacake123
    @ilovepizzacake123 7 років тому +30

    I do see the reasoning behind this, but was this experiment simply summarized for the sake of the video? What were the names of the three people responsible for the study? I find it odd that there wasn't a group tested where students studied in the brightly lit room for both sessions. How do we know that the better result isn't because the other students studied inthe brightly lit, uncluttered room?

    • @armadillito
      @armadillito 7 років тому +4

      The whole thing is one long advert it turns out. Factually and scientifically, it's very questionable.

    • @Fif0l
      @Fif0l 7 років тому +1

      Because, just as many psychological studies, it was arranged to guarantee expected results.

  • @parvathykp50
    @parvathykp50 7 років тому

    I used to think why sitting in the same comfortable place never helped me much. actually changing study spots helps me concentrate. I'm happy that is is not only me

  • @MiguelAngel-ep9vt
    @MiguelAngel-ep9vt 7 років тому

    When I'm studying, I get into a very specific state of mind, if I were to stop, I wouldn't be able to go back to it again.

  • @guilhermebarbosa9246
    @guilhermebarbosa9246 3 роки тому +3

    How to Study Smarter, Not Harder (Transcrição)
    1 - Consistency has been a hallmark of good study habits since the 1900s. It’s drilled into our heads from an early age - have a dedicated desk, have a dedicated time, eliminate distractions. But what if almost everything we’re told about how we learn is wrong? What if being inconsistent can work in our favor?
    2 - For instance, could something as simple as a change in venue make a difference? Could interrupting work on a large project facilitate more inventive thinking? In the mid 1970s a trio of psychologists performed an experiment to answer just that. They wondered what would happen if people studied the same material twice, only in two different places.
    3 - To test this, they presented a group of students with a list of 40 four-lettered words like ‘ball’ and ‘fork’. All of the students were given two ten-minute study sessions, but half of them studied in the same dimly lighted cluttered room for both sessions, while the other half studied in two different rooms - the cluttered one and a neater, brighter one across campus.
    4 - In the last phase of the experiment, researchers had the students write down as many of the study words as they could in ten minutes. The difference in scores were striking. The one room group recalled an average of 16 of the 40 study words. The two-rooms group recalled 24. A simple change in venue had improved the student’s memory by 40%.
    5 - But it isn’t just where you study or practice, how you do so is also part of the environment. Think about it - writing notes by hand is one kind of activity, typing them is another. The same goes for studying while standing up, versus sitting down, versus running on a treadmill. In the end, it doesn’t matter which aspects of the environment you vary, so long as you vary what you can.
    6 - Despite what traditional advice tells us, when it comes to learning, it’s consistency, not change, that is limited. So, next time you need to study, to practice or prepare for that big project, mix it up. Try another room, another time of day. Take your guitar to the park, change coffee shops, switch practice courts, read in silence and with music on.
    7 - Why? Because each alteration of your routine further enriches the skills being rehearsed, making them more accessible to you for a longer period of time. That’s the soul of real learning after all - to carry the skills and the knowledge with you, available when needed, no matter the environment. How We Learn, by Benedict Carey on sale September 9th.

  • @theubomb321
    @theubomb321 7 років тому +5

    not all students had the same mentality level keep that in mind as well

  • @MannenFromNorth
    @MannenFromNorth 7 років тому

    People with good memory are good at school naturally while others suffer... great system

  • @jijingebob
    @jijingebob 7 років тому

    I already did this before watching this video, one thing I must say that this will certainly improve you learning in many way

  • @Liuhuayue
    @Liuhuayue 7 років тому +7

    Wouldn't the brighter, less cluttered room obviously be a better environment to study in, anyway, though? I don't see how that proves that switching up locations helps, except for finding a less distracting, more well-lit environment.

  • @alizarzikri69
    @alizarzikri69 7 років тому +5

    I literally slept and eat for two days and got the 4th highest score at my school. My mama told me good.

    • @alizarzikri69
      @alizarzikri69 7 років тому

      It was the finals BTW

    • @amarajrulla9365
      @amarajrulla9365 7 років тому +9

      alizar zikri so u just slept and ate for 2 days? wow wish it was easy

    • @arabmusictranslated
      @arabmusictranslated 7 років тому +1

      alizar zikri this says alot about education in india

  • @HOUCHEESAM
    @HOUCHEESAM 7 років тому +1

    This was recommended for me when I was in the exam period

  • @mariecurie7669
    @mariecurie7669 7 років тому

    thats a thing i discovered on my own this year , studying in 2 different places and two different times made my performance much better and my memory has improved.:D

  • @ZombiesSlaier
    @ZombiesSlaier 7 років тому +6

    I love while walking, so i started studying while doing it and i lost 11kg in 3 months walking 3 hours a day without even noticing it

  • @dhanyabhat3419
    @dhanyabhat3419 3 роки тому +5

    For me these things work best
    1) understanding a topic...if it's difficult to remember do a research on it by reading various sites about it
    2)after reading a topic teaching it to myself.....and every time with that topic aropt new study method
    3) creating my own short notes...just containing the headings and imp things given in textbooks
    4) recalling them frequently
    5) test my self ......and don't afraid to make mistakes...more mistakes you make in the prep time more marks you will get in the finals
    ......Hope this helps😊...

  • @thelemoneater
    @thelemoneater 7 років тому

    I studyed while listening to power metal because how motivated I got from it, paced around my room and took 3 minute breaks to do exercises every 15 minutes to raise my heart rate so I would be more focused, it worked for what I did study but I should have studied more , good thing I'll never need irish, french, physics or maths again. Art collage! 😃

  • @SunmasterThirteen
    @SunmasterThirteen 7 років тому +1

    I'm gonna start studying while I sleep, change things up

  • @bethdelacruz8197
    @bethdelacruz8197 7 років тому +7

    here is how I studied..
    I record my voice ( u know while reading my notes) then I listen to it in a loop..♥♥♥

  • @Bootlegeus
    @Bootlegeus 7 років тому +20

    This video is somewhat inaccurate. Simply varying your environment will be beneficial because there will be more context associated with the information, however the more similar the environment is to the test environment, the better ability you will have to retrieve the information when needed. This is of course if you are tested on the info rather than just trying to learn it for yourself.

  • @lilhomeboundx258
    @lilhomeboundx258 7 років тому

    No one ever understood me when I said my environment affects my skills. My room and home is too much of a comfort to get work done without a hard drive to do it. My bed (my lover and existance) is a good 3 steps from my desk and my room has dim lightening. It is the hardest thing to resist the urge to jump into my bed and dream away (which most times I accomplish successful) but it the force is too strong. The sweet bliss of sleep calls me. It's impact would decrease in an unfamiliar/formally familiar bright and tighty area of study. Also being surrounded by others who are hard working or look like they are is a great motivation tool.

  • @josecorona7316
    @josecorona7316 7 років тому

    this actually works.. bcuz when i study last minute on school bus ride, i remember everything

  • @utkrishtkverma
    @utkrishtkverma 7 років тому +5

    Really informative!!

  • @kogureee
    @kogureee 7 років тому +17

    The results were too inconclusive to draw a conclusion from
    there should have been three groups; one in bright room only, one in dim room only, one in both rooms
    this only tests short term memory. it doesn't include critical thinking or creativity
    this is based only on one study. i want to see more references

  • @viman192
    @viman192 7 років тому +1

    thank you very much for this video!

  • @user-ue6ur5nt5z
    @user-ue6ur5nt5z 7 років тому

    I never really studied when on weekends, only on exams and all I do is take a quick look through my books and that's all, and yet I maintain steady grades while not falling out of my school. It's all muscle memory.

  • @ElfBroYaHa
    @ElfBroYaHa 7 років тому +3

    I study by stopping and thinking about what I've read before continuing

  • @yusuf-5531
    @yusuf-5531 7 років тому +6

    why am I watching this instead of studying?

  • @Boxxxxxxxxx
    @Boxxxxxxxxx 7 років тому

    I study in my room, atmosphere is pleasant and relaxing. I study at the Library, atmosphere is academic. I study at the cafe's or more crowded places, atmosphere is proactive and inspiring. Atmosphere is key.

  • @trackandfieldreborn690
    @trackandfieldreborn690 5 років тому

    This is one of the most educational vidoes iv ever seen....i have exams comming up and through these tips im gonna ace that stuff

  • @hitlarrajbhandari
    @hitlarrajbhandari 7 років тому +3

    It all varies from person to person. I used to practice maths and listen metal at the same time..

    • @Darkenedbyshadows
      @Darkenedbyshadows 7 років тому +2

      i do this now. studying number theory at uni. :D

    • @Minecraftrok999
      @Minecraftrok999 7 років тому +1

      hitlar rajbhandari Still doing that, especially for Physics.

  • @IloveYT196
    @IloveYT196 7 років тому +14

    Any tips for How to not sleep when Studying?

    • @dand5990
      @dand5990 7 років тому +10

      yes - don't sleep.

    • @anirr943
      @anirr943 7 років тому +6

      coffee and sitting upright?

    • @MikhaelAhava
      @MikhaelAhava 7 років тому +8

      Sleep, don't stop it, get at least 8 hours of sleep.

    • @Nikola-gd4dy
      @Nikola-gd4dy 7 років тому

      Clorox Bleach here is my advice....sleep for 30-45 min and than take the book

  • @animongahajime9302
    @animongahajime9302 7 років тому

    i strongly agree with this..... because that is how, as a student, i prepare for tests and it works, i am very lazy with studies, but i still have good grades.... try it.

  • @UnboxingSve
    @UnboxingSve 7 років тому

    Thanks I needed this.

  • @alexanders8307
    @alexanders8307 7 років тому +5

    but what most matters is"if you learn"

  • @maqi8551
    @maqi8551 7 років тому +40

    I'm trying to study. and this video is distracting 😂

    • @explorerr7476
      @explorerr7476 7 років тому +3

      Kousei Arima I think everybody in the comment section is 😂😂

  • @AS-bc8fg
    @AS-bc8fg 7 років тому

    watched this while I was taking a break from studying

  • @marsziee
    @marsziee 7 років тому

    I'm totally trying this!

  • @Indigoway
    @Indigoway 7 років тому +59

    isn't it 50% improvement, not 40%? if the scores went from 16 to 24?

    • @Indigoway
      @Indigoway 7 років тому +3

      they are saying the scored changed from 16 to 24
      what percentage increase is that? I make it 50% not 40%

    • @manar.1418
      @manar.1418 7 років тому +2

      +Main UA-cam Acc
      I thought the same !

    • @Indigoway
      @Indigoway 7 років тому +2

      na, he refers directly to the scenario he just described
      Surely if there was some other info that showed 50% he would have given that example as he was making the point that it is effective to change venue etc. so why go for 40% if there is a 50% example !

    • @jonijokunen3542
      @jonijokunen3542 7 років тому +2

      you are correct. The improvement (24-16=8) is indeed a half of the original number of words (16).

    • @abudiize
      @abudiize 7 років тому +3

      improvement is missing an e also

  • @AlthafKBacker
    @AlthafKBacker 7 років тому +7

    Please provide the link to the research papers.

    • @nikolasekulovski5864
      @nikolasekulovski5864 7 років тому +7

      Althaf K Backer honestly if the experimental design is as they have shown here, it has a big problem. is it the chance of the surrounding that causes that effect? or is it the light vs dark room. why didn't they do another control with people studying twice in a nicer lighter room. also they have not shown how the group's preformed under the same conditions. what if all the "smart" ones were in the experimental group.

  • @yeshiphuntsok4116
    @yeshiphuntsok4116 6 років тому +1

    actually i tried different methods to improve my studying skills and nearly wasted a decade which never happend and after all these years i came to know m a sports person not introvert

  • @Abdulaziz2003
    @Abdulaziz2003 7 років тому

    Thank you, I'll try to implement this the next time I need to study for something (hopefully in a long time).

  • @vultoneo
    @vultoneo 7 років тому +3

    This movie is based on that one study which seems very biased. Of course you will study better in a better well lit room. It would have been interesting if they had a group which studied twice in the lit room, and then compare results with the other groups described in the video, but i think that those numbers where left out of on purpose.

  • @AjieMaulanaPutra
    @AjieMaulanaPutra 7 років тому +18

    Who in here like me , when you want to study but always play music 😂😂

    • @pareducation21
      @pareducation21 7 років тому

      G

    • @israeldelao4467
      @israeldelao4467 7 років тому

      sophiesticated its not a problem unless you let it distract you. taking it away may make you wosre.

    • @SunitaDevi-zp1pj
      @SunitaDevi-zp1pj 6 років тому

      Ajie Maulana Putra notbad

  • @irinsnowman4101
    @irinsnowman4101 7 років тому

    Thank you! I'll try it

  • @brainofbrandon9165
    @brainofbrandon9165 7 років тому

    Absolutely chronicle in the aspectual department of why the library can stagnate.
    Your video has aspirated much joy in my traversal of knowledgeable capability.

  • @kddsdd5313
    @kddsdd5313 7 років тому +6

    Well i am watching this instead of learing for my biology exam tomorrow :D

  • @Fif0l
    @Fif0l 7 років тому +5

    So, we learned that a dude who studies in a dark environment only remembers less than a dude who spent half the time studying in a bright room, and half in the dark room. Yeah, I'm sure it's just the change of the environment and not the type of environment. If he changed between two different dark rooms the results would have totally been the same.

  • @deloresjohnson3688
    @deloresjohnson3688 6 років тому

    Thank you!

  • @TheBossGOD1
    @TheBossGOD1 7 років тому

    Thats because we grow new brain cells for every new thing & environment we experience. Thats why kids are so intelligent, because their brains are rapidly learning every day

  • @shaunaksarker7958
    @shaunaksarker7958 7 років тому +24

    Smart students are so as they DONT memorize. They use their imagination to write their answers. The experiment focused on memorizing, but memorizing isn't really studying. Any teacher would tell you that.

    • @amirulhakeem1908
      @amirulhakeem1908 7 років тому

      last year, I find myself studying using my imagination..it actually lift up my exam marks till now

  • @chraman169
    @chraman169 7 років тому +3

    1:19
    You also need to make one.
    Look what it says there.

  • @user-ue6ur5nt5z
    @user-ue6ur5nt5z 7 років тому

    Starting tommorow, I'm gonna study in the court, since the noise there pleased me. And I won't be distracted

  • @jonaw.2153
    @jonaw.2153 7 років тому

    Right. Time to test out if it actually makes a difference.