why I turned medical school into a game (in 3 minutes).
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
- I’ve made lot’s of changes to the way I study at medical school. From using ai to waking up earlier, these techniques have improved my productivity but studying was still a chore.
Until now.
The app I used to track progress:
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1. No pressure
2. Measure progress (lecture turned to questions)
3. Switch places up
4. Set goals create plans - be in control
Thank you
What a game!
You know how millions of other videos say "study at the same place in the same time, so your brain knows it has to work"? I knew it that how you study depends a lot on you as a person. Everyone needs to find their own hacks.
And go where bruh 😭
@@L3O_mendes 😂
Fireboy and watergirl was so fun to play 😂😂
I'm only 17 and i yet I already feel old looking back that game I used to play when I was 7 with my cousin😭
its called water and fire my guy respect our childhood
I played it on friv the memories 🥹
@@apollus633 omd friv was the best
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I LOVE how your video was short and to the point. No long asf intros, no long explaination for every single thing, unnecessary amount of bubbly excitement and just precise tips that I actually find quite useful. Instant sub~
Glad you liked it!
@@tomxburke omg you responded😭
@@cal5401 ikr it's so rare! I subscribed too :)
i decided to watch the vid bc the title said (in 3 minutes)
I agree! Instant sub!! :D
studying is definitely a chore, but if you go for internships or some short exposure stints at hospitals, you will soon realize that peoples lives are actually in your hands - its a realization/concept hard to grasp until you are actually faced with it. that motivated me to study even once i started working even more, and made me realize how dumb it was to think of studying in med school as a "chore". its a responsibility and its not a choice
Amazing
You worded it perfectly well!
but seeing those "biochemical research enthusiast" kids literally orgasming on whatever the fuck biomolecule epimeric reconfiguration does a biochemical intermediate undergo etc. makes me feel bad. i cant help feeling it's immoral to see studying as a chore when i compare myself to those kids who cant shut up about the laboratory externship they participated last summer. i think i'm too lost in pre-clinics i hope i feel better when i finally get into clinicals too.
@@ahmetkerematakur4247 maybe its great path for them to pursue and they actually enjoy learning about this stuff by contast to you. But I dont wanna judge you, you better know whats better for you and whats not, but if you aren't sure you can always drop out of college and do something else, life is too short i think
1. Safe place to fail (you're not gonna die);
2. Measure progress (lecture turned to questions);
3. Switch places up;
4. Set goals and create plans - be in control.
How to apply this in school:
1. Relax, in games there’s no punishment in taking risks and in school the worst that could happen is you taking a test again.
2. Time yourself, in games there’s a goal it’s getting to the end and in school the goal is to get good grades so time yourself how long it takes to get all the problems right.
3. Sit in different positions, in games there’s always a different challenge that makes it fun and in school you can’t really do a lot to change that but you can sit in different positions while doing your work so it feels fresh
4. Set goals, in games there’s a goal it’s to get to the end and beat the level and in school the goal is to get good grades, get smarter, and feel good in your grades and a good grade is different for everyone so it’s important to set goals so you feel like you accomplish something.
Tracking progress is honestly a life saver. I'm a very impatient person, so impatient in fact, that I am graduating college in three years. Every week I make a to-do list on a sticky note above my desk, I cross things out as I do them, I also write the week number at the top of the list. Every week I get closer to the end of the semester and visualizing that helps. Even more helpful though, I bookmarked my degree requirements in my browser, and named it after my degree with a percentage. This is how close I am to done with my degree. Right now, it says Geography 93.56%, because I am in my 10th week of my final semester of college. I remember the days where it was in the single digits, and am so glad they are way behind me.
The value of your first tip is actually incredible. It seems counter intuitive to take pressure off yourself for something that may be really important in your life, but honestly that's when most people perform at their best.
Same as when you're running! If you're stiff, you make yourself run slower
@@monikap8777 This really hit, thanks a lot
I've never heard so many good tips back-to-back in just three minutes. Amazing, thank you.
This is how study oriented videos should be: short, crisp and engaging! Keep the good work brother!
This is a very smart and insightful way of how to make studying more enjoyable. It actually makes so much sense after you started to explain it :)
The spread sheet method was the thing i needed the most, damn this is a game changer.
I don't why i never thought of it to track my progress, even though i use Notion on a daily basis for other things.
Thanks for the awesome video
At first i thought that he would code himself a game, that would help him study.😂 This way he could play while learning
Ong I thought the same i honestly hopes this video reaches someone who could actually do that 😂
Super interesting video! I'm taking a game developement class and I wanted to share something I've learned. There's an idea in game developement called the "flow state". The flow state can be visualized as a graph, with player skill as one axis and game difficulty as the other axis. A balance needs to be found between the player's skill and the game's difficulty. If this balance is maintained, the player remains in the flow state. If this balance is not maintained, the player will feel boredom (high skill + low challenge) or anxiety/frustration (low skill + high challenge), and the flow state will be interrupted. Fun video games are optimized to keep you in a flow state.
I think that the points that you talked about were super spot-on. In addition to those points, I think that studying is not as fun as a video game because a flow state is not maintained! Personally, I find studying enjoyable if there is a good balance between my knowledge/skill and the content difficulty. As soon as that is not the case, I no longer want to study. If the content is too easy (aka high skill + low challenge), I feel bored. If the content is too difficult (aka low skill + high challenge), I feel stressed.
So yeah, super long comment but I thought that people might find this interesting! I'm new to the game dev world so if anyone else has things to add I would love to hear it :)
This is interesting
this is so smart!!
I came up with a kinda similar idea - I always had an issue with remembering stuff, but there were things like song lyrics that somehow stuck with me after only listening to them a couple times
so what I did was turning whatever I had to learn into a song lol. Whether it was a new one or just matching the words to an existing melody
it definitely helped a lot, but could be more tricky with biiiig loads of material to study
I guess you just have to be careful not to start singing in an exam😂
@@tomxburke AHAHA yeah I wouldn't want to subject my classmates and professors to that 🤣
Great video. I also have the same curiosity why video games can take me hours to play but not studying. I know the answer now😂
I guess it’s mostly mindset
Thank you so much for this! I'm struggling with mental health issues (dep, adhd) so i never actually study. Another factor is just because even when I don't study, I still pass the exams, or get the highest scores. However, I can't enter med school with that mentality, so I'm definitely going to keep these tips in mind!
The fact that it was only a three minute video ✨ we appreciate your efforts in compressing the information in the best possible wayy dude (人*´∀｀)｡*ﾟ+
I used to measure progress with Excel when I was learning glossary for English as a kid. :D It was a great way to quickly test out if you knew the words or not and if you could spell them right.
I can't believe I never used it or any similar system later in life.
Procrastinting studying by watching this video lol... I'm still in undergrad, but I was so pumped to see that you study the exact same way that I do! I literally have Notion open in a different tab with questions I made for myself for my neurobio class. The toggle feature has been a lifesaver for me. Whenever I have free time and have nothing to do, I pull up my notion and quiz myself to see how many I can answer. Gotta get that dopamine hit lmao
Thank you for your video Tom, you changed my view on how I look at stuyding! I have thought about this a lot, the situation where you can do one activity for hours, but not when it comes to studying. I will apply this to my new mindset while studying.
GREAT COMPACT VALUE CONCISE AND STRAIGHT TO THE POINT VIDEO! Thank you for this
A great video! Fantastic to have discovered another imperial UA-camr, keep up the great work Tom 👏
I can't believe a random video I found has actually helped me this much
I am hoping to go to medical school and I am learning to study after not needing to in high school. Really enjoy this content and please keep it up. Short and to the point with amazing advice.
the sound engineering in this adds so much value to your points. thanks a lot for your brilliant delivery, i plan to make use of it soon :)
Amazing how you put so much very useful information into a 3 minute video!
Thanks Tom...I've got a son who just entered med school, and I'm sending him a link to your channel.
One of the greatest motivations is thinking up a long term goal and imagining becoming it while you study until you enjoy it
This man literally solved my biggest problem in 3 minutes
Great Video! Gonna try this with my master thesis 😊 Edit: I actually really like sitting in my bright room, but maybe switching it uo to starbucks on sundays isn't that bad of an idea, to motivate me 😊 Edit 2, haha: I really like, that you kept the video short. Some people with this content stretch this way too much 🙄🙄
yea i agree
I really like how creative you are in creating simple steps that can trick the subconscious mind and make it feel for example like if its really in control of everything
Finally a not boring video about studying
I'll try to remind myself of the first tip more often. That's actually one of the biggest hinderances in my growth. I just find it super hard to accept failure or even the possibility of failure. It feels like life and death for me as a result of which I often come under extreme pressure amd stress and hence not able to work to my full potential. I'm trying really hard to remind myself everyday that it is okay to fail and that doesn't mean I'll fall behind. Not doing so well with that reaffirmation atm but I'm trying.
Thank you for this video Tom! Awesome content. Could you perhaps give a tutorial of the excel sheet on how to keep track of progress?
This is actually the best school advice I’ve received in a very long time!! I love this so much. Thank you for this content.
Clean content. Thank you Tom Burke
The nostalgia hit was legit
Just subscribed. Would love to hear more about how you optimize your studying. I am trying to improve my studying strategies also.
Finally a straight to the point study technique video. Thanks.
Yesss a short video with actually good info! I was ignoring the vid until i saw that it’s 3 minutes
All I'm going to say is thank you
Then I guess I will say you’re welcome
I'm glad the algorithm put this video in my feed. I've been falling off my coding game recently so I'm thankful you motivated me to get back on the train
Medical student from South Africa 📍, completely loved watching this ❤️so helpful
Honestly incredible bro I hope you ace all your exams
I was feeling very stressed due to the extreme study pressure put on students from our society(I probably don’t live in same county with you), i was even thinking studying is meaningless… your video helped me to clear my mind! Thank you for such a motivational video!
hey man full support to you, i see youre trying your best at posting good content and being consistent these days, all the best, subscribed my guy❤
Best study guide video so far, I'm a Nigerian 🇳🇬 med student and a new subscriber 😀
time for my medical school speedrun
im currently a first year undergrad trying to find what studying methods work best for me. this video is very straightforward and that only makes it much easier to love and follow. i definitely will give this a try! great video ~
The bro really nailed it
You are awesome bro
I stan you
Thank you for the video - short but very informative and straight to the point appreciate it
Omg omgg Fireboy and watergirl theme , haven't heard it in so long but this was my whole entire childhood 😭 😂😂
Great video! It was very insightful but on a side note, his eyes are beautiful.
loving the different mentality to help making studying fun 😎
The music here is the cherry on top
In depth tutorial for the 2nd tip pls! Like what website you use and calculating the stuff! THANK YOU! I’ve been rlly interested into turning school as a ‘game,’ but don’t know where to start.
The website is Notion!
The fireboy and watergirl music !!!
Tks, Tom ❤
That clip you're studying in ground floor library at imperial hahah I'm literally sitting in the exact same place now watching this video
you think differently, in a creative way actually. that's inspiring ✨
This was very helpful!! Could you maybe upload a blank template of that lecture table ?
Yes please, we need such a template!
@Tom Burke
Yes I we need one🙌
Mark Rober actually has a ted talk similar to this he calls it the "Super Mario effect"
I haven't watched more than the introduction yet but i have to say, right off the bat, this is one of the most brilliant questions i have heard in a while.
Why is it that I look forward to playing chess or extremely hard puzzle games but despise studying? They all require intense concentration and all leave me feeling mentally tired after.
WOW your video is so concise and entertaining
Very cool that u explain your thought process
man your channel is awesome, such an underrated youtuber, you deserve way more subscribers
This is such a smart analysis!
i am aiming for medical school and this video is very motivating to me!!!! also i love your background music its kinda like a throwback to older youtube.
im 2o yearold medical student from egypt. and im the same struggling with studying thats obviously why i watched the video and most f my time scrolling through my phone all day
I appreciate the way you showed it with an easy real making sense examples bravo
Ok, Lives into a game, nice one !
Thought this was gonna be a shitpost when I clicked, but this was actually really helpful and inspiring!
Today's best video I came across
THE FIREBOY AND WATERGIRL MUSIC omgg 😭
We all knew he did not wanna game as soon as he showed the "fireboy and watergirl" game haha.
It was a good one.
The reason I've challenged is because I am aimless and stressed.
Dude went from talking slowly to becoming a gamed Ad
Subscribed! Was sort of expecting you to code a revision game but I like this better!!
Next time!
I must say that has a potential to work with the many.
thank you for this video! This really helped me!
Glad it helped!
I appreciate the conciseness of your videos some of the other study ones are way too long
I'm having a rough time studying for my tests, and your point of view made me think a lot about how i approach college. Thanks! I'll try tu use your notion template
The background music is from the water girl, fire boy, i was mining to find where i heard it
Congratulations on your channel, keep it up from Italy
Ali Abdal also mentions that question writing method in his spaced repetition video. It's helpful.
this gave me motivation to study
I love this video! Can you go into detail on how you made your progress trackers on notion? I loved that idea!
I have made a video on it
@@tomxburke i just watched it and made my own version! thank you sm i wouldve never thought to set out my revision that way
LOVE THIS! now I need the notion template that was so good
Thanks man. Idk if this'll work, I've been watching these videos for over two years now, but I'll try to make this the last video I watch on youtube for the next month.
Happy studying, it's just an exam folks
The problem is, I don't know how to take the pressure off sometimes. I once had to buy a new textbook, same one but later edition, because every time I opened that textbook, my mind closed, I got tense and got a headache. Even looking at that book put studying out of the question!
this is a great video and I sure will be using these tips
The audio is insane in this video
Thank you so much❤ looking forward to applying these tips!
Thx for the motivation man :D
Good vid, mate - thank you for putting this together. Well made.
nice game brother, thanks for the recomendation!
Thanks for this amazing advice! This made me understand things a lot better!
great video! looking forward for more!
Thank you very much! 🙏🏾💕