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I was watching some nutrition videos, and I was remembering how you said that theres no evidence nutrition Is linked to greater intelligence. However, 3 things don't prove this: what Nikola Tesla said, Albert Einstine, and Dr Greger. I know they have biased views(vegetarian, vegetarian eater for his last year in life, and vegan/vegetarian, respectively) but their claims make a lot of sense. Especially when looking at studies, and my own personal experience.
@JustingSung does the RAIL framework and theory vs practice ratio (5x more practice than theory) apply to all these weekly newsletter 'tips' that you send?
@@djvikstar8194 I try to make the weekly takeaways things you can apply that week so you can experience it and practice it before the next round. I also will reintroduce concepts in later newsletters as reminders to avoid theory overload. The theory to practice ratio is pretty consistent for learning any skill.
@@JustinSung I was watching one of your videos, I saw people commenting on how they may be quite long, but I sincerely believe they are not. I can quite say your teaching method is very clear and simple, if you oversimplify it, that may make it less effective. It seems that as complexity decreases, so does the impact in many cases, though too complex is also quite hard to grasp, so your videos in this sense give a good balance.
Translation: your mind loses focus when your task makes no sense. It's easy to focus on painting a room, because you know all the steps and you can see your progress; each thing you do is clearly connected to the outcome (the room is painted). If your study method is not connected to a relevant outcome (test performance) then you will quickly lose focus. Here, I think the video conflates motivation with focus. For example: imagine you are learning German. A "low impact" method would be to simply read about the different cases and try to remember them. A high-impact method for the same material would be to write down a personally relevant story that you want to be able to say in German. Then, you may try to translate the sentence "I went into the store." You will realize that you need a certain case. This motivates you to learn what the case is and how it works. You will then apply it to a real situation and see (like paint on the wall) that you have (1) learned something and (2) gotten closer to your goal (telling the story correctly). In this way, you keep motivation because you get the little dopamine reward of seeing your story improve. If all you do is try to remember the rules for the cases, there is no visible progress, no reward. I think this is distinct from focus, which Justin and others address well in other content. Focus is about creating a workspace with no distractions so that you are not even considering the option of doing something else. Basically, try to create the environment that exists when you are on an international flight-no wifi, you can't even get up, and all you have is one book or one application on your laptop.
I think knowing the cases is really important. When you go with that method u undeniable will do misstakes in your output. Learning them in first place then connect them to nativ sentences/key expressions that requires certain cases(the making sense thing you spoke of) and then using them, like spamusing them, will give you the result u search for. (And if given the best and last step would be instant feedback. The moment u do it incorrect you get corrected. I mean that s how we nativ learned them)
Thanks for the comment @gerritvb - I can see why you interpreted it this way but I want to make a couple of corrections. It isn’t that your mind loses focus when the task doesn’t “make sense” or is “disconnected to the outcome”. A closer analogy would be thinking of people that work repetitive assembly line jobs or truck drivers. This is called “automation of attention” or “highway hypnosis” and it’s due to the innate mental stimulation of the task itself. In learning, some methods have a lower level of innate engagement which also creates a boring, tedious and monotonous experience. Over time, this creates aversion to the activity. On the other hand, engaging activities are innately a more positive experience which produces an intrinsic motivation loop.
This video is a good COMPLEMENT to others, like the recent one on Bloom’s Taxonomy, the main idea of high impact = higher focus sounds simple but it’s a huge step forward in my understanding of learning, I always thought that curiosity and effort had something to do with my mood but I couldn’t find any youtube video that talked about this until now. I can now confirm that the vast majority of times I get bored and tired is only when I do the lower impact methods (reading in a bland way, without thinking about the importance or without asking questions about related information, using anki for more than 1 hour…). When I study by asking myself deeper questions, skipping what doesn’t make sense to me at the moment to see how I can add it to the bigger picture or even when I practice a lot of certain information before moving on to another, those are just the hours where I am most focused and also the ones where I remember the most. The only problem is that I think someone who hasn't seen Justin's previous videos might feel lost or wonder how the idea applies, because there is no "direct" advice in the video, so the title could be changed a little bit.
@@jovensaltamonte while I have watched a few of his videos before, it's really hard to watch his content. I don't know when his videos has what I need, or if it's a 14 min ad for his other stuff. It would be great to mention a few high impact vids he's already made and leave a link. That way I don't feel like this was all fluff
Since this video doesn’t name any “high impact” methods, I’ll put some here. Self testing - constantly quizzing yourself on the subjects you’re studying. The Feynman technique - teach others what you’re learning. You can even “teach yourself” the information. Any method that requires you to use active recall is a great method. As for outcomes. Set a goal that you want to achieve during your study session, like understanding a chapter of a book. Then once you reach that goal, set another goal to reach. You can adjust your goal based on how you are feeling and you’ll get a nice dopamine boost for reaching each goal which will help you to study longer. Also studying is about understanding and more importantly remembering what you’re learning. Remembering things takes time so be patient with yourself.
Any method can be high impact if it follows the principles. And there are levels to it. For example, active recall in itself can increase the “impact level” of a technique, but it is just one element of many. It’s also entirely possible to use an active recall technique in a low-impact way if it isn’t executed correctly or supported by other methods. For example, while low-level fact recall using cues such as flashcards is technically active recall, it isn’t “free recall”, which reduces the generative effect of learning and level of encoding the retrieval practice potentiates. It also doesn’t construct high quality schemas which means the effect on memory and retention is much lower (and your ability to use the knowledge will be very superficial). Does this mean this technique is bad? No. It means it has a specific purpose that needs to be supported with other techniques AND we have to be careful not to use it for something it isn’t good at. I would use this technique for specific fact recall that is not conceptually important. But I would use something like a mind map paired with analogies and a reteaching method (such as Feynman) to help with more complex mastery. As you can see from this example, it can be complicated. I’m only scratching the surface. This video is to provide the underlying rationale for how to think about the methods you use (and the relationship it has with focus and your subjective experience of learning). I encourage you to watch my other videos that dive into more of the techniques.
@@JustinSung What method will be high impact for heavy concepts topics like Operations Management, Business Strategy, Strategy HRM etc. Beside that, it's really hard for me to do mind map. instead of doing mind map method, what method will be better for those conceptual topics? I already have tired The Feynman technique but this take too much time and energy. as concepts topics are too heavy. What do you suggest?
The main point is around 3:23, the missing piece. The example solutions are around 6:14, essentially his free UA-cam videos to implement various methods in your learning. So, this video is a guide on where to find high-impact methods and why you need to apply them in your study.
@@mohamedabdo-ul6jz When you organise information in your brain (non-linearly with sufficient deep processing ) you will find that a piece of information is linked to many other concepts and groups through which you can approach the information. These concepts and groups work as an anchor point for the information helping you have more stronger retention and ability to use it much more flexibly.
I must say. Out of all the channels I have subscribed to, this channel helped me the most. I appreciate the effort you put into each of your videos. Respect!
Thank you - myself and the team are accumulative putting in over 50 hours of total work into producing each of these videos, so we are super glad to hear you are gaining lots of value from these.
Thanks you Justin❤. I don't know what I'll do without you. I was able to get my FIRST straight A+ for my mid term. I have learnt a lot from your channel and Archer's. Even though I can't afford to join your course but I'm still grateful for everything that you taught us and with this, I will try to improve myself each day😊
@@nevergiveup5939 i am here in this life to train for the glorious day amnd to tell people about it. When Jesus comes. I will die because a human body should die But i will get a new body in the heaven💖 If you are not saved, you will go to the hell, where you will think to get out but no one will ever come to rescue you. There the fire will never blew off neither do the insects. You will wish to die for years and years and years. If you are saved and believe Jesus is the God my Savior the one who died for me to remove my sins, you will definitely go to the heaven where all joys are present. No more sicknesses no more sadness or no negative. God's children will offer their glory to Jesus and live with him for eternity 🎇💖And i am going there. What about you? Jesus loves you 🌈 even if you don't believe him. If you don't believe you will definitely be able to get all the consequences.
I agree to this 100% , I have tried and tested both methods during my exam days and I know for a fact that high impact methods are actually sustainable in long run
Bro, Humble request to please keep your videos coming regularly 🙏. I learned a lot from you over the years and You are the BIGGEST motivation & a study GURU for me in youtube 🙏
This is not a how-to video. I appreciate the content but I did not learn how to study for 12+ hours with perfect focus. That is only taught in his course it seems. I would appreciate that the video be retitled to better fit the actual content of the video.
Another high impact method is to just use better resources. Reading a bulkier textbook, which explains better, is better than a lecturer's summarized notes and ticks all the boxes
Crazy how it can work in reverse (at least in engineering studies) where a direct approach can work wonders. Some thick textbooks add a lot of unnecessary fluff and lose the efficiency of the streamlined methods
man you're just had a huge impact on my life , so now avery day i talk with you as an ai on chat gpt , so i ask you a plenty of questions , but i just wanted to thank you man for every second of your videos
I start to watch your channel as a way of improve my level of English and I found a huge treasure for improve at university. thanks for your videos :).
I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude for your videos. They’ve been incredibly helpful, and while I find the system a bit challenging at times, it has undoubtedly improved my study efficiency. Being just over 50, I was curious whether the approach might benefit from slight adjustments to better suit older learners like myself. Perhaps some minor tweaks could enhance the learning experience for those of us in this age group. Thanks again for all your work!
Also one recommendation for improving. Set yourself a volume (sets, duration, intensity) and do it for severaly weeks. Be aware of your progress and the moments you feel drained. compare your should- and be-state. There you have the efficiency. With this knowledge you can lower/raise the volume to a optimal state. Until ur brain gets used to that volume. Once you find out how to messure the efficiency / what s a good volume / what s a good source, you really can t not progress. Intensity = study methods. Some are less efficient some are more. It varies from subject to subject and from person to person. Even when studies proof srr or flash cards to be the most efficient methods they might not necessarily be in ur case. Since they are always seen in isolation but never used in. Thus you need different methods and volumes and adjust them diffdrently. With that said, if u fail to plan u plan to fail.
I understand your purpose to promote your system. However, you did not reveal one technique to improve my focus. However, your thoughts motivated me to create a rough time schedule to complete a project I had been putting off. As an Email Marketing person, I respectfully suggest changing the title to drive home the reality of benefits of the importance of studying with focus. This you did very well.
Yeah would completely agree, a lot of his recent videos seem like a trap to push towards improving the study techniques (which isn't inherently wrong) but comes off as ingenuine when he doesn't discuss about how to improve the other factors e.g. improving focus and timing, rather he just focuses on the area where he can sell us something that being his course. I noticed that the majority of his videos despite the title will always relate to shilling out his learning system (which is probably good) but not letting us know about other practical areas we can work on such as focus without buying his course
Definitely @@OxO1236. however, I believe reading physical text, asking/writing down questions (interest/curiosity driven) and others(including using memory aids) are "high impact". I believe most of these things aren't new, they have been exclusively covered on UA-cam... I understand why he still post videos like this... It's fine though😂
@@OxO1236 The main point of this particular video is that the other factors like focus and timing don't matter much if you find high-impact methods that work for you. Focus then takes care of itself. There is not the one method that works exactly the same for everybody. You have to experiment and reflect. More difficult a.k.a. higher order thinking is better and more engaging. Easy is bad, effort is good. Just as with weight-lifting. Trust yourself to recognize what works for you by how you feel. He gave the points to distinguish between high and low impact in the video. Avoid the pitfall of thinking that learning should come easy (easy is a sign of low impact). There is no easy shortcut. Embrace the effort and surprisingly with it comes enjoyment and learning.
Thanks for the video! Feel free to disagree, but this is it in a nutshell from my understanding: The more you are actively thinking (ie. high impact, eg. connecting the dots, challenging your thought patterns metacognitively etc.) while learning instead of blindly consuming resources (ie. low impact, eg. by reading or watching) the higher the initial effort to focus but the less likely you are to be distracted once you’re in the „tunnel“.
Yes, that’s along the right lines! You’re absolutely right in saying that the more you actively think and use high-impact techniques, rather than just passively consuming information, the better your learning outcomes will be. Now high-impact methods require more effort overall - including more effort to focus - because high impact techniques force us to engage deeply with the material. For example, mind mapping is a great high-impact technique, as it requires you to think about how different ideas connect and interact, which is cognitively demanding. But once you push through that initial discomfort, you’ll find yourself much more focused and far less prone to distractions.
Thank you for that I just joined your learning drop. Before I gave priorities to the quantity but nowadays focusing on the quantity is helping me in a very interesting way .Watching this I have come to realize you are right and I would really appreciate if you made a video of impact based studying .
This video is really helpful! I have a small request: while the past few videos have focused on improving study techniques, I-and many of my peers-don’t actually use techniques at all. since we just started prepare for national level competitive exams and in the past we gave only school exam so there was not much to think about learning since it was so easy. Could you create a beginner video that’s tailored for complete newcomers? Thanks!
@@nevergiveup5939 because things happened and whoops here we are and after we die, whoops things stop here we are Life is meaningless but bro that isn't so bad Lol just enjoy the time you got
I am sorry but this video takes so long to reach its point and is more theory based rather than application based. So the idea here is to simply study activity rather than passively. You can add practical examples along your explanation which would elevate this video much more.
I really appreciate the fact that you shared with us that there is a way to study for long hours, but this video does not explain that (which is totally understandable, we gotta eat somehow).
On my POV i think the first thing you need to do is to identify your high impact method by yourself. Using the OUTCOME formula as Justin Sung mentioned. So, we know that we need to define the outcome we desired as well as the quality and quantity. Everytime we studying using any techniques wether its impactful or not, we going to ask ourself wether the outcome we desired is reached or vice versa. Then, we can clarify the technique is low impact or high impact. The point is the outcome. That's what I understand from this video. But if I'm misunderstanding it plss tell me
Yes you’re right - identifying the high impact methods and assessing whether your methods are high or low impact is a skill in itself that is valuable for life. There are hundreds of ways to learn and they evolve over time. It’s not realistic or viable to remember exactly what method to use for what situation. Learning to assess whether you are using a high impact method and making adjustments to follow the principles of turning something that’s low impact into something with a higher impact is the key to developing an efficient and personalised learning system.
So that's why whenever I decide to put in genuine effort into a study session it almost always ends-up being really, really fun! Big thanks for the brainwaves, Dr Sung!
Extremely poor video. Spent 14 minutes talking about the benefits of high-impact methods vs. low-impact methods, and fails to give a single example to support his argument
I also feel the same at the start. But, If you see his single video you won't understand what he is talking about. Watch his other video or next video to get the bigger picture.
Hey, I just now watched the full video, he clearly explained how high impact methods feel like in his high "impact vs low impact" part of video. Focus on that.
the more i watch your vids, the more i feel like the whole point of all of it is just to actually take the mental effort to dive into what you're learning. so basically... just learn it right it's not easy but just do it
Quiz By "YouSum Live" 00:00:20 What is the outcome formula for studying? 00:02:10 Why is focus important in studying? 00:07:12 What is the relationship between impact and focus? 00:07:19 What happens when using low impact methods? 00:08:00 How can high impact methods improve studying? 00:10:34 How should one approach studying for long hours? 00:13:40 What is the ultimate benefit of high impact studying? Quiz By "YouSum Live"
Hello, I like your ideas and will definitely be utilizing them. But one thing that already comes to mind, as a challenge, is how to cover material. For example a class with new information has lectures and a text book. How can a high impact method be better to cover information? Is there a faster way to cover the information than reading the information or listening to the lecture? I find that hard to understand. What I do understand is that once you have this knowledge, then you can apply high impact methods. So I would like to know if there’s a method to understand new concepts especially in the example I provided. Thanks.
Hey I’m not sure if you’ve discussed this but can you talk about highlighting? Am I wasting my time using more than 1 or 2 colors? Does it actually help in the reading process itself? I’d love to hear your approach
I have a question.. I usually get around to get my studies done in terms of worksheets and problem sets. What I find difficult is coalescing all the different insights from the question, compiling all the good points together and remembering it in a long run. Another side Question, I often encounter this feeling that I am pretty good in a particular topic and I do all of the question sets. And when I return to it a month or two later, I have this feeling where I just don't remember being able to conquer such difficult questions. Any advice or insight would be very useful. Thank you. Gr8 video btw
The example solutions are around 6:14, essentially his free UA-cam videos to implement various methods in your learning. So, this video is a guide on where to find high-impact methods and why you need to apply them in your study.
Is it normal to feel and yearn for breaks after using high-impact methods? Even when I feel like I deeply understood something, doing high impact methods, especially active recall and questioning, as well as some mind-mapping, and reviewing answers, higher levels of chuncks, creating examples and contrasting alternatives or evaluating the effectivness, is it normal to yearn for breaks, as I create more depth when things are churning in the background? I know Babara Oakely talks about this, I feel like the biggest issue with learning is panic and fear of survival, when there are close to 0 peers, and people peform to your image of them etc. This is why I meditate to even realize others are conscious as they don't seem like it anymore... anyhow...
I appreciate such valuable information, I did apply this method just today by instinct and scored 10 in Pretest and 8.75 in assesment. Also I will add and I added your previous method of Encoding Technique that carried me to code the subjects easily and also logically in 70% less of time. So I can afford complex volume of assesments as I currently have to do about 21 in 1.25 months, so yes is easy that gets understood and as you taught deeply encoded. Thanks for your words and your deep and vast knowledge. Best regards.
Thanks for your comment and it’s good that you’re wanting to learn more! Any method can be high impact if it follows the principles. Almost every technique I teach in my other videos will follow the principles. Unfortunately, each technique usually requires a more extensive explanation to properly understand it, which there isn’t time for in this video (otherwise it would become a 12 hour bootcamp!) This video is to provide the underlying rationale for how to think about the methods you use (and the relationship it has with focus and your subjective experience of learning). I encourage you to watch my other videos that dive into more of the techniques.
Yes that is a good indicator. Learning is meant to be fun and enjoyable for the most part. If we dread learning new things, it often means the way we are learning is not optimal. So definitely pay attention if a particular technique leaves you with more interest and curiosity about a subject.
I've looked at several of your videos and think mind-mapping is possibly a good method for me. But. I have an ADD mind, and rabbit holes can become rabbit tunnel mazes that go on for hours before i realize I'm sitting in a now-empty room. Instinctively, I've learned to listen longer to the point that I don't write anything down - the same result as not listening at all, in the long run. How do i manage the distractions? It's not going to work to "just do it," the method every teacher, ever, suggested i use. I'm desperate. I have found material I really want to take in - almost 9 years of material. I'm fascinated by it. I don’t want to lose any of it (unreasonable) but i know me, and I'm liable to lose most of it with 24 hours if something does change.
00:06 Learn the outcome formula for focused long-hour study sessions 01:47 Focus is key to studying long hours effectively 03:32 Quality is about impact, not just focus 05:22 Identifying high impact study methods can optimize learning significantly. 07:01 Impact level affects focus while studying 09:08 Start with high impact methods for better focus 10:59 Distinguishing high impact vs low impact study methods 12:57 Switch to high impact methods for effective studying.
Hi, i have some question about the video. Is it right to say that impact=level of mastery? And if it is, wouldn't it take more cognitive load? Because of that you should feel more tired and not being able to study for longer time. And by the misinterprentetion of effort hypothesis you shoul feel like it didn't work as well as usual so you would feel demotivated to continue further affecting your focus and motivatio.
I haven't enrolled in the program you can read reviews online like reddit UA-cam etc. from that I can assure you if you already doesn't have a consistent study routine patience and a passion to improve yourself it isn't going to be easy. Because his course from what i heard is built like a integration to an existing consistent study routine it's for making your existing study routine more effective and efficient. There's people who had inconsistent routine and rushed through his course without being able to apply the techniques cause they had poor scheduling, task management and weak work ethic. And there's definitely more cases for students who successfully integrated his methods to their consistent study system and made it more effective and efficient. Tldr; choose wisely a solution can be medicine and a poison depending on the person that's taking good luck 🍀
The missing piece to learning outcomes is at 3:23, and distinguishing high impact from low impact is at 11:08. That's it! The rest regrettably is just circular talking about how important impact is and how his videos can teach you about impact. Not much information in this video! If you've seen Justin's more informative content before, then there's functionally no new information.
Don't rely on these UA-camrs. All they want is to sell their courses regardless of the quality they provide. Listen to all and just experiment, see if it works for you. These UA-camrs have sold their souls for money.
i guess low impact methods are a result of dopamine hits we are used to high level od dopamines in this era that we dont want to work hard which leds to choosening of low impact methods
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I was watching some nutrition videos, and I was remembering how you said that theres no evidence nutrition Is linked to greater intelligence. However, 3 things don't prove this: what Nikola Tesla said, Albert Einstine, and Dr Greger. I know they have biased views(vegetarian, vegetarian eater for his last year in life, and vegan/vegetarian, respectively) but their claims make a lot of sense. Especially when looking at studies, and my own personal experience.
@JustingSung does the RAIL framework and theory vs practice ratio (5x more practice than theory) apply to all these weekly newsletter 'tips' that you send?
@@djvikstar8194 I try to make the weekly takeaways things you can apply that week so you can experience it and practice it before the next round. I also will reintroduce concepts in later newsletters as reminders to avoid theory overload. The theory to practice ratio is pretty consistent for learning any skill.
@@JustinSung I was watching one of your videos, I saw people commenting on how they may be quite long, but I sincerely believe they are not. I can quite say your teaching method is very clear and simple, if you oversimplify it, that may make it less effective. It seems that as complexity decreases, so does the impact in many cases, though too complex is also quite hard to grasp, so your videos in this sense give a good balance.
you might want to preface that this is rereviews where long study sessions are effective otherwise gains are minimal
Translation: your mind loses focus when your task makes no sense. It's easy to focus on painting a room, because you know all the steps and you can see your progress; each thing you do is clearly connected to the outcome (the room is painted). If your study method is not connected to a relevant outcome (test performance) then you will quickly lose focus. Here, I think the video conflates motivation with focus.
For example: imagine you are learning German. A "low impact" method would be to simply read about the different cases and try to remember them. A high-impact method for the same material would be to write down a personally relevant story that you want to be able to say in German. Then, you may try to translate the sentence "I went into the store." You will realize that you need a certain case. This motivates you to learn what the case is and how it works. You will then apply it to a real situation and see (like paint on the wall) that you have (1) learned something and (2) gotten closer to your goal (telling the story correctly).
In this way, you keep motivation because you get the little dopamine reward of seeing your story improve. If all you do is try to remember the rules for the cases, there is no visible progress, no reward.
I think this is distinct from focus, which Justin and others address well in other content. Focus is about creating a workspace with no distractions so that you are not even considering the option of doing something else. Basically, try to create the environment that exists when you are on an international flight-no wifi, you can't even get up, and all you have is one book or one application on your laptop.
I think knowing the cases is really important. When you go with that method u undeniable will do misstakes in your output.
Learning them in first place then connect them to nativ sentences/key expressions that requires certain cases(the making sense thing you spoke of) and then using them, like spamusing them, will give you the result u search for. (And if given the best and last step would be instant feedback. The moment u do it incorrect you get corrected. I mean that s how we nativ learned them)
You should start a channel
Brilliant. This goes back to his problem based learning that he talked about earlier
So It's basically MG + Enviroment
Thanks for the comment @gerritvb - I can see why you interpreted it this way but I want to make a couple of corrections. It isn’t that your mind loses focus when the task doesn’t “make sense” or is “disconnected to the outcome”. A closer analogy would be thinking of people that work repetitive assembly line jobs or truck drivers. This is called “automation of attention” or “highway hypnosis” and it’s due to the innate mental stimulation of the task itself. In learning, some methods have a lower level of innate engagement which also creates a boring, tedious and monotonous experience. Over time, this creates aversion to the activity. On the other hand, engaging activities are innately a more positive experience which produces an intrinsic motivation loop.
This video is a good COMPLEMENT to others, like the recent one on Bloom’s Taxonomy, the main idea of high impact = higher focus sounds simple but it’s a huge step forward in my understanding of learning, I always thought that curiosity and effort had something to do with my mood but I couldn’t find any youtube video that talked about this until now. I can now confirm that the vast majority of times I get bored and tired is only when I do the lower impact methods (reading in a bland way, without thinking about the importance or without asking questions about related information, using anki for more than 1 hour…). When I study by asking myself deeper questions, skipping what doesn’t make sense to me at the moment to see how I can add it to the bigger picture or even when I practice a lot of certain information before moving on to another, those are just the hours where I am most focused and also the ones where I remember the most. The only problem is that I think someone who hasn't seen Justin's previous videos might feel lost or wonder how the idea applies, because there is no "direct" advice in the video, so the title could be changed a little bit.
That's a major flaw with Justin video. He rarely gives direct advice and I think that's on purpose. He's selling a course after all
@@jovensaltamonte while I have watched a few of his videos before, it's really hard to watch his content. I don't know when his videos has what I need, or if it's a 14 min ad for his other stuff. It would be great to mention a few high impact vids he's already made and leave a link. That way I don't feel like this was all fluff
Since this video doesn’t name any “high impact” methods, I’ll put some here.
Self testing - constantly quizzing yourself on the subjects you’re studying.
The Feynman technique - teach others what you’re learning. You can even “teach yourself” the information.
Any method that requires you to use active recall is a great method.
As for outcomes. Set a goal that you want to achieve during your study session, like understanding a chapter of a book. Then once you reach that goal, set another goal to reach. You can adjust your goal based on how you are feeling and you’ll get a nice dopamine boost for reaching each goal which will help you to study longer.
Also studying is about understanding and more importantly remembering what you’re learning. Remembering things takes time so be patient with yourself.
Thank you so much, I was annoyed because he did not mention any of that.
@@BernardoCT you’re welcome. Same here
Any method can be high impact if it follows the principles. And there are levels to it. For example, active recall in itself can increase the “impact level” of a technique, but it is just one element of many. It’s also entirely possible to use an active recall technique in a low-impact way if it isn’t executed correctly or supported by other methods. For example, while low-level fact recall using cues such as flashcards is technically active recall, it isn’t “free recall”, which reduces the generative effect of learning and level of encoding the retrieval practice potentiates. It also doesn’t construct high quality schemas which means the effect on memory and retention is much lower (and your ability to use the knowledge will be very superficial).
Does this mean this technique is bad? No. It means it has a specific purpose that needs to be supported with other techniques AND we have to be careful not to use it for something it isn’t good at. I would use this technique for specific fact recall that is not conceptually important. But I would use something like a mind map paired with analogies and a reteaching method (such as Feynman) to help with more complex mastery.
As you can see from this example, it can be complicated. I’m only scratching the surface. This video is to provide the underlying rationale for how to think about the methods you use (and the relationship it has with focus and your subjective experience of learning). I encourage you to watch my other videos that dive into more of the techniques.
@@JustinSung Thanks Dr. Justin for the effort you put to write this message and correct us.
@@JustinSung What method will be high impact for heavy concepts topics like Operations Management, Business Strategy, Strategy HRM etc.
Beside that, it's really hard for me to do mind map. instead of doing mind map method, what method will be better for those conceptual topics?
I already have tired The Feynman technique but this take too much time and energy. as concepts topics are too heavy. What do you suggest?
The main point is around 3:23, the missing piece.
The example solutions are around 6:14, essentially his free UA-cam videos to implement various methods in your learning. So, this video is a guide on where to find high-impact methods and why you need to apply them in your study.
he mentioned in previous vides this term "anchor points" do u know what it mean ?
@@mohamedabdo-ul6jz When you organise information in your brain (non-linearly with sufficient deep processing ) you will find that a piece of information is linked to many other concepts and groups through which you can approach the information. These concepts and groups work as an anchor point for the information helping you have more stronger retention and ability to use it much more flexibly.
I must say. Out of all the channels I have subscribed to, this channel helped me the most. I appreciate the effort you put into each of your videos. Respect!
Thank you - myself and the team are accumulative putting in over 50 hours of total work into producing each of these videos, so we are super glad to hear you are gaining lots of value from these.
@@JustinSung so much work. salute to you 🖤🖤
Thanks you Justin❤. I don't know what I'll do without you. I was able to get my FIRST straight A+ for my mid term. I have learnt a lot from your channel and Archer's. Even though I can't afford to join your course but I'm still grateful for everything that you taught us and with this, I will try to improve myself each day😊
Why are we here in this life? Why do we die? What will happen to us after death?
@@nevergiveup5939you don't waste time hey hey 😂
@@nevergiveup5939 i am here in this life to train for the glorious day amnd to tell people about it. When Jesus comes.
I will die because a human body should die
But i will get a new body in the heaven💖
If you are not saved, you will go to the hell, where you will think to get out but no one will ever come to rescue you. There the fire will never blew off neither do the insects. You will wish to die for years and years and years.
If you are saved and believe Jesus is the God my Savior the one who died for me to remove my sins, you will definitely go to the heaven where all joys are present. No more sicknesses no more sadness or no negative.
God's children will offer their glory to Jesus and live with him for eternity 🎇💖And i am going there.
What about you?
Jesus loves you 🌈 even if you don't believe him. If you don't believe you will definitely be able to get all the consequences.
I agree to this 100% , I have tried and tested both methods during my exam days and I know for a fact that high impact methods are actually sustainable in long run
Bro, Humble request to please keep your videos coming regularly 🙏.
I learned a lot from you over the years and You are the BIGGEST motivation & a study GURU for me in youtube 🙏
Its a sign when you watch a 3 year old james scholz video, who tells you to focus more. And now you releasing this. I need to focus deeply more.
Haha yes focus is essential
This is not a how-to video. I appreciate the content but I did not learn how to study for 12+ hours with perfect focus. That is only taught in his course it seems. I would appreciate that the video be retitled to better fit the actual content of the video.
Why are we here in this life? Why do we die? What will happen to us after death?
Absolutely. This wasn't a how-to at all.
@@nevergiveup5939 try Sahaja Yoga meditation, it helps
100% it’s super annoying and disrespectful to us
Thank you so much for making this comment. I stopped watching Just as I read this. You saved me a lot of time. God bless you.
Another high impact method is to just use better resources. Reading a bulkier textbook, which explains better, is better than a lecturer's summarized notes and ticks all the boxes
Crazy how it can work in reverse (at least in engineering studies) where a direct approach can work wonders. Some thick textbooks add a lot of unnecessary fluff and lose the efficiency of the streamlined methods
@@seetsamolapo5600 choosing an optimal textbook is part of being a good learner. And skimming or skipping the "unnecessary"
man you're just had a huge impact on my life , so now avery day i talk with you as an ai on chat gpt , so i ask you a plenty of questions , but i just wanted to thank you man for every second of your videos
This guy is very thorough. His objective is well thought out and pieced together 👍🏽
Thank you, I appreciate it 👍
Three minutes of good sound advice -- all in fourteen minutes.
Well, fourteen minutes and 26 seconds.
I start to watch your channel as a way of improve my level of English and I found a huge treasure for improve at university. thanks for your videos :).
I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude for your videos. They’ve been incredibly helpful, and while I find the system a bit challenging at times, it has undoubtedly improved my study efficiency. Being just over 50, I was curious whether the approach might benefit from slight adjustments to better suit older learners like myself. Perhaps some minor tweaks could enhance the learning experience for those of us in this age group. Thanks again for all your work!
Active learning makes whatsoever you learn more memorable.... Active learning is high impact!!!
Just the video I needed, no joke I wanted to study for 18 hours for the next 3 days
Also one recommendation for improving.
Set yourself a volume (sets, duration, intensity) and do it for severaly weeks.
Be aware of your progress and the moments you feel drained. compare your should- and be-state. There you have the efficiency. With this knowledge you can lower/raise the volume to a optimal state. Until ur brain gets used to that volume. Once you find out how to messure the efficiency / what s a good volume / what s a good source, you really can t not progress.
Intensity = study methods. Some are less efficient some are more. It varies from subject to subject and from person to person.
Even when studies proof srr or flash cards to be the most efficient methods they might not necessarily be in ur case. Since they are always seen in isolation but never used in.
Thus you need different methods and volumes and adjust them diffdrently.
With that said, if u fail to plan u plan to fail.
I understand your purpose to promote your system. However, you did not reveal one technique to improve my focus. However, your thoughts motivated me to create a rough time schedule to complete a project I had been putting off.
As an Email Marketing person, I respectfully suggest changing the title to drive home the reality of benefits of the importance of studying with focus. This you did very well.
Yeah would completely agree, a lot of his recent videos seem like a trap to push towards improving the study techniques (which isn't inherently wrong) but comes off as ingenuine when he doesn't discuss about how to improve the other factors e.g. improving focus and timing, rather he just focuses on the area where he can sell us something that being his course. I noticed that the majority of his videos despite the title will always relate to shilling out his learning system (which is probably good) but not letting us know about other practical areas we can work on such as focus without buying his course
Exactly! It was such a clickbait. Could have just revealed one method and asked to join the news letter for the other methods.
Definitely @@OxO1236. however, I believe reading physical text, asking/writing down questions (interest/curiosity driven) and others(including using memory aids) are "high impact". I believe most of these things aren't new, they have been exclusively covered on UA-cam... I understand why he still post videos like this... It's fine though😂
@@OxO1236 The main point of this particular video is that the other factors like focus and timing don't matter much if you find high-impact methods that work for you. Focus then takes care of itself. There is not the one method that works exactly the same for everybody. You have to experiment and reflect. More difficult a.k.a. higher order thinking is better and more engaging. Easy is bad, effort is good. Just as with weight-lifting. Trust yourself to recognize what works for you by how you feel. He gave the points to distinguish between high and low impact in the video. Avoid the pitfall of thinking that learning should come easy (easy is a sign of low impact). There is no easy shortcut. Embrace the effort and surprisingly with it comes enjoyment and learning.
Justin I have 2 video suggestions for you: 1) how to study languages 2) How to memorise chemistry formulas
Thanks for the video!
Feel free to disagree, but this is it in a nutshell from my understanding: The more you are actively thinking (ie. high impact, eg. connecting the dots, challenging your thought patterns metacognitively etc.) while learning instead of blindly consuming resources (ie. low impact, eg. by reading or watching) the higher the initial effort to focus but the less likely you are to be distracted once you’re in the „tunnel“.
Yes, that’s along the right lines! You’re absolutely right in saying that the more you actively think and use high-impact techniques, rather than just passively consuming information, the better your learning outcomes will be.
Now high-impact methods require more effort overall - including more effort to focus - because high impact techniques force us to engage deeply with the material. For example, mind mapping is a great high-impact technique, as it requires you to think about how different ideas connect and interact, which is cognitively demanding. But once you push through that initial discomfort, you’ll find yourself much more focused and far less prone to distractions.
Thank you for that I just joined your learning drop. Before I gave priorities to the quantity but nowadays focusing on the quantity is helping me in a very interesting way .Watching this I have come to realize you are right and I would really appreciate if you made a video of impact based studying .
This video is really helpful! I have a small request: while the past few videos have focused on improving study techniques, I-and many of my peers-don’t actually use techniques at all. since we just started prepare for national level competitive exams and in the past we gave only school exam so there was not much to think about learning since it was so easy. Could you create a beginner video that’s tailored for complete newcomers? Thanks!
Justin sung fans assemble 🎉
Why are we here in this life? Why do we die? What will happen to us after death?
@@nevergiveup5939 because things happened and whoops here we are and after we die, whoops things stop here we are
Life is meaningless but bro that isn't so bad Lol just enjoy the time you got
You guys study so much you don't have much wisdom
here !
@@nevergiveup5939 To love and follow Justin. For Justin. And we will be making mindmaps on the sky with Justin.
Any more questions?
Good one Justin, this is comprehensive and valuable....
Thank you :)
I am sorry but this video takes so long to reach its point and is more theory based rather than application based. So the idea here is to simply study activity rather than passively. You can add practical examples along your explanation which would elevate this video much more.
Allahumma barik>>>>>Thank you.May lord guide you and make you'r life more better.
I liked the how can I tell if I’m using high-impact methods or if I’m using low-impact methods part. 🔥
I really appreciate the fact that you shared with us that there is a way to study for long hours, but this video does not explain that (which is totally understandable, we gotta eat somehow).
Thank you so much Justin I appreciate this very much
we want another ( study with me ) video
Thank you, I am a doctor my self, thank you for encouraging
Glad to hear - all the best with your journey as a doctor!
On my POV i think the first thing you need to do is to identify your high impact method by yourself. Using the OUTCOME formula as Justin Sung mentioned. So, we know that we need to define the outcome we desired as well as the quality and quantity. Everytime we studying using any techniques wether its impactful or not, we going to ask ourself wether the outcome we desired is reached or vice versa. Then, we can clarify the technique is low impact or high impact. The point is the outcome. That's what I understand from this video. But if I'm misunderstanding it plss tell me
Yes you’re right - identifying the high impact methods and assessing whether your methods are high or low impact is a skill in itself that is valuable for life. There are hundreds of ways to learn and they evolve over time. It’s not realistic or viable to remember exactly what method to use for what situation. Learning to assess whether you are using a high impact method and making adjustments to follow the principles of turning something that’s low impact into something with a higher impact is the key to developing an efficient and personalised learning system.
So that's why whenever I decide to put in genuine effort into a study session it almost always ends-up being really, really fun! Big thanks for the brainwaves, Dr Sung!
it would be very helpful if you made a video about cognitive processes and metacognition
Respect! Incredible insight man!
perfect timing !! , just had exams around the corner
Good luck with your exams!
Extremely poor video. Spent 14 minutes talking about the benefits of high-impact methods vs. low-impact methods, and fails to give a single example to support his argument
He didn't even define what is an "high impact method"
I believe you have a misunderstanding of his context of impact
@@JoJ-vl3ec There's no explanation so there's no misunderstanding.
I also feel the same at the start. But, If you see his single video you won't understand what he is talking about. Watch his other video or next video to get the bigger picture.
Hey, I just now watched the full video, he clearly explained how high impact methods feel like in his high "impact vs low impact" part of video. Focus on that.
the more i watch your vids, the more i feel like the whole point of all of it is just to actually take the mental effort to dive into what you're learning. so basically... just learn it right it's not easy but just do it
Yes
I agree
I too am a medico
What field are you in
Yes you’re right!. Appreciate the support.
Quiz By "YouSum Live"
00:00:20 What is the outcome formula for studying?
00:02:10 Why is focus important in studying?
00:07:12 What is the relationship between impact and focus?
00:07:19 What happens when using low impact methods?
00:08:00 How can high impact methods improve studying?
00:10:34 How should one approach studying for long hours?
00:13:40 What is the ultimate benefit of high impact studying?
Quiz By "YouSum Live"
Hello, I like your ideas and will definitely be utilizing them. But one thing that already comes to mind, as a challenge, is how to cover material.
For example a class with new information has lectures and a text book. How can a high impact method be better to cover information?
Is there a faster way to cover the information than reading the information or listening to the lecture? I find that hard to understand. What I do understand is that once you have this knowledge, then you can apply high impact methods.
So I would like to know if there’s a method to understand new concepts especially in the example I provided.
Thanks.
Hey I’m not sure if you’ve discussed this but can you talk about highlighting? Am I wasting my time using more than 1 or 2 colors? Does it actually help in the reading process itself? I’d love to hear your approach
Justin please elaborate on what application you use to do pdf reading and markup, specifically if you had a large manual or textbook. Thanks.
1. Keep going
U upload kind of video that we really need but don't realise it 😂 thank you ❤🎉
I have a question..
I usually get around to get my studies done in terms of worksheets and problem sets.
What I find difficult is coalescing all the different insights from the question, compiling all the good points together and remembering it in a long run.
Another side Question, I often encounter this feeling that I am pretty good in a particular topic and I do all of the question sets. And when I return to it a month or two later, I have this feeling where I just don't remember being able to conquer such difficult questions.
Any advice or insight would be very useful.
Thank you.
Gr8 video btw
hello justin sung I Study BUT how do I deal with the moments when I feel tired and sleepy during this study period
Simple.
sleep
@@rayansa9845but I will still feel sleepy when i studying can you give some advice
Cool. Now what would those dreamy High impact action be?
Step 1: Don't
7:00 content actually starts, before this he is just yapping aimlessly
The main point is around 3:23, the missing piece.
The example solutions are around 6:14, essentially his free UA-cam videos to implement various methods in your learning. So, this video is a guide on where to find high-impact methods and why you need to apply them in your study.
No. He didn't even start.
You have a perfect UA-cam channel ever
What are some examples of high impact methods that you can recommend to able to efficiently study?
Why are we here in this life? Why do we die? What will happen to us after death?
@@nevergiveup5939 yes
@@nevergiveup5939 ask your parents
Is it normal to feel and yearn for breaks after using high-impact methods? Even when I feel like I deeply understood something, doing high impact methods, especially active recall and questioning, as well as some mind-mapping, and reviewing answers, higher levels of chuncks, creating examples and contrasting alternatives or evaluating the effectivness, is it normal to yearn for breaks, as I create more depth when things are churning in the background? I know Babara Oakely talks about this, I feel like the biggest issue with learning is panic and fear of survival, when there are close to 0 peers, and people peform to your image of them etc.
This is why I meditate to even realize others are conscious as they don't seem like it anymore... anyhow...
Wow so much you put into that video Justin. Thank you so much! Helping me through my coding journey
Great to hear - all the best with your coding journey!
I liked the tips because it's going make see this like analysis on our studying
I appreciate such valuable information, I did apply this method just today by instinct and scored 10 in Pretest and 8.75 in assesment. Also I will add and I added your previous method of Encoding Technique that carried me to code the subjects easily and also logically in 70% less of time. So I can afford complex volume of assesments as I currently have to do about 21 in 1.25 months, so yes is easy that gets understood and as you taught deeply encoded. Thanks for your words and your deep and vast knowledge. Best regards.
it's a dream to even get 6 hours of low impact work done
So after watching all of this, can I ask you what are techquine that can improve the impact
This is not a how to video it's a funnel video for his newsletter.
I can’t join the newsletter and I’m not receiving anny email even though I signed and filled everything.
But what are high impact methods 🙄 the most important thing you didn't told
@@tarunamorgi115 make mind maps ,summarise, compare, teache what u have learned
Your are saving lives, thank you so much for sharing ❤
I'm honoured to hear :) I'm glad you are finding the videos helpful
We need those high impact methods...
Thanks for your comment and it’s good that you’re wanting to learn more! Any method can be high impact if it follows the principles. Almost every technique I teach in my other videos will follow the principles. Unfortunately, each technique usually requires a more extensive explanation to properly understand it, which there isn’t time for in this video (otherwise it would become a 12 hour bootcamp!) This video is to provide the underlying rationale for how to think about the methods you use (and the relationship it has with focus and your subjective experience of learning). I encourage you to watch my other videos that dive into more of the techniques.
would you say a useful indicator of a high impact technique is if the technique leaves you with more interest in the subject?
Yes that is a good indicator. Learning is meant to be fun and enjoyable for the most part. If we dread learning new things, it often means the way we are learning is not optimal. So definitely pay attention if a particular technique leaves you with more interest and curiosity about a subject.
But what are the high impact methods though?
I've looked at several of your videos and think mind-mapping is possibly a good method for me. But. I have an ADD mind, and rabbit holes can become rabbit tunnel mazes that go on for hours before i realize I'm sitting in a now-empty room. Instinctively, I've learned to listen longer to the point that I don't write anything down - the same result as not listening at all, in the long run. How do i manage the distractions? It's not going to work to "just do it," the method every teacher, ever, suggested i use. I'm desperate. I have found material I really want to take in - almost 9 years of material. I'm fascinated by it. I don’t want to lose any of it (unreasonable) but i know me, and I'm liable to lose most of it with 24 hours if something does change.
00:06 Learn the outcome formula for focused long-hour study sessions
01:47 Focus is key to studying long hours effectively
03:32 Quality is about impact, not just focus
05:22 Identifying high impact study methods can optimize learning significantly.
07:01 Impact level affects focus while studying
09:08 Start with high impact methods for better focus
10:59 Distinguishing high impact vs low impact study methods
12:57 Switch to high impact methods for effective studying.
Hi, i have some question about the video. Is it right to say that impact=level of mastery? And if it is, wouldn't it take more cognitive load? Because of that you should feel more tired and not being able to study for longer time. And by the misinterprentetion of effort hypothesis you shoul feel like it didn't work as well as usual so you would feel demotivated to continue further affecting your focus and motivatio.
Guys who enrolled his program? Could you please tell us about it
I haven't enrolled in the program you can read reviews online like reddit UA-cam etc. from that I can assure you if you already doesn't have a consistent study routine patience and a passion to improve yourself it isn't going to be easy.
Because his course from what i heard is built like a integration to an existing consistent study routine it's for making your existing study routine more effective and efficient. There's people who had inconsistent routine and rushed through his course without being able to apply the techniques cause they had poor scheduling, task management and weak work ethic.
And there's definitely more cases for students who successfully integrated his methods to their consistent study system and made it more effective and efficient.
Tldr; choose wisely a solution can be medicine and a poison depending on the person that's taking good luck 🍀
The missing piece to learning outcomes is at 3:23, and distinguishing high impact from low impact is at 11:08. That's it!
The rest regrettably is just circular talking about how important impact is and how his videos can teach you about impact. Not much information in this video! If you've seen Justin's more informative content before, then there's functionally no new information.
Sir made a video on focusing at 11 grade
Can't you make your course more affordable 😢
Don't rely on these UA-camrs. All they want is to sell their courses regardless of the quality they provide. Listen to all and just experiment, see if it works for you. These UA-camrs have sold their souls for money.
Ok but how do i develop a high impact method ???
I'd love to join newsletter, but sign-up form doesn't work
man being poor it restrict you from a lot of things , i swear if even i had 5 dollars in my pocket i would depense it on buying your course
You are the master
Excellent video as always, thank you.
My pleasure!
The 'How' to study 12 hrs is not mentioned anywhere in the video. Skip this video guys, its time waste
literally - far too many clickbaity titles nowadays in his recent videos
Same thought...bro spent 14 minutes saying basically nothing at all...
Tbf not entirely true, i think its a sort of build up from his other videos.
This video is quite literally HOW you should be studying when you study for 12 hours
Had a feeling, thanks for confirming, hopefully the next one has more valuable insights
i guess low impact methods are a result of dopamine hits we are used to high level od dopamines in this era that we dont want to work hard which leds to choosening of low impact methods
Surely you can’t be better in carrier….goal oriented is basically for short term ….Include passion in to it makes your carrier better…..
Guys what website do you use to find academic resources
Did that cmnt came ? I cant completely focus in this video🤔
What is the method?
Hello, The video is incredible... also I wish a favor....something have the book how take notes by fry roy
First...how are you Justin
I’m doing great :) How about you?
Often, we have no choice but to do repetitive tasks over and over again.
Why are we here in this life? Why do we die? What will happen to us after death?
what justin sung mean when he say "anchor points" ?
What are high impact method examples
Get to the high and low impact methods??? This was a 14min video of rambling.
😮 this is something that was on my mind this morning
Also how the F am I so early
By knowing why you are here on earth.
App name that you are using to write?
@@24shayaanfaisal97 concepts
amazing vid
Glad you think so!
No one is trying to study for this many hours a day.
I once studied 23 hours
@@RanukaKollalpitiya But nobody WANTS to do that. One of his selling points for his mind map method is saving more time and studying less?
There are countries with exams that have High volume syllabus so if you started late it's not a choice it default becomes the necessity 😕
Thank you 🎉
good stuff
are the deminishing returns of studying for 12hr a day worth it ?
Why are we here in this life? Why do we die? What will happen to us after death?
@@nevergiveup5939 Work, work in hell, satan will take our souls to work for him
I love you Justin.