I'M BAAAACK! Had a little break from UA-cam (exams/mid-year break/birthday celebrations), but we recently hit 25k subs 🎉 Welcome to everyone who joined the squad! I've started a new block (endocrinology), so if you're also trying to shake off the holiday feels, I hope this video is good study motivation 📚 Remember to hit that like button if you enjoyed it, and I'll seeeee you next week! ✌🏼 (p.s. passed my exam so big thanks to everyone that wished me good luck 😊)
@@shlokmalpani3157 If you feel offended,Im sorry at my highest feels.Just for your info,Pages make our brain grasps stuff much more easily.Dont get on my nerves you 17 yr old.
The first part of the video was so relatable HAHAHA anyways, thank you for these tips. I could really integrate this in my study routine. What works for me is actually the environment. As long as my environment is suitable for studying, I could study for long periods. However, the problem is that my current study environment is fragile and a little change in it (like my sibling entering) could really distract me. Therefore, I am looking forward for using these principles.
This is the first time that I feel like a youtuber is talking right in front of me in real life. I have been struggling with my study these days and being super low productive, can't retain anything from the lectures and clinical placement. Your videos really energize me. Thank you for being so positive and supportive to your audience. Thank you so much.
Literally have the same study schedule even though I lose my motivation after a week😭 but for night time studying, I move it to “after” my free time so I don’t end up rushing and passively studying just to have fun afterwards. Your videos are awesome 🙌🏾❤️
We’re currently having online classes for about 3 months now and I can say that this will help out a lot in forming a nice study routine that would work for me. Thanks, Sebastian! Hoping to see more videos from you soon. 😄
Staying at home makes it really hard to start my study routine. Thanks for giving me a little bit more motivation to prepare for my finals! You’re the best! 😁😁
A new subscriber here!✌ I am also a medical student and this video was so much motivating and superb. Great Job!!. Keep uploading such videos! Love and Respect from India!
I have Exam after 4 days in MS, and I am watching this so I can continue. I think all medical students are connected, I am watching this video from an Arab countries and you are from Australia.
American med student here! watching your videos to get a sense of med school. Love what you said about the environment and how that is more important than motivation.
I was really struggling to stick with my study routine. I find studying very stressing but you make it sound so chill. I will try to make more realistic plans now. Happy studying! :)
Thank you! I will surely try that streaks app. That can keep me going! . . Also, idk why but my friends NEVER talk or discuss about how much they study :) and later top the class.
Yay! I've been eagerly waiting for your new upload! This video is really useful and considering that I'm on my summer break, this has motivated me to stay productive while still having fun. My friends and I have been doing a few online courses together. Working with some, even remotely, has motivated to keep at them. PS. Hope your test went well :)
This is such a great video! I love how you kept it entertaining. I just finished my first year of medical school and the struggle is definitely real! I also just started my own channel and I’m hoping that I’ll be able to stick to the routine of filming when classes start again. Good luck!
My semester 3 finals are tomorrow and this is only recommended to me now? Are you kidding me? It would have been much more helpful if I saw this sooner but hey it's never too late to start a proper study routine,thank you for the tips and good luck with your studies!
When I watch your videos every time I get motivated and get awestruck and dont know what to comment 😂 So this is my first comment. Thanks for being my study buddy even at 3AM. Cant wait to see u as a responsible doctor in future. Love from me to you❤😇
I'm a high school senior And I really want to go to med school which means I need to have perfect grades in everything. Last week we did some experimental exams and all of my grades sucked I even failed physics but at least I have a second chance there are 24 days and I have to finish 8 subjects. I believe with the correct time management I can do it. Wish me luck 🥲
my time management is chaos. I always ended up doing 3 out of 7 deadlines each day (sometimes less than 3!!). It's REALLY hard to be disciplined. So, every time I lack motivation, I watch videos like this to remain myself how good to be productive. Thanks!! keep making video like this please
I'm French and I like Your way of expressing yourself. I came across your video by chance And probably I shouldn't say you that, but I use your videos to improve my English 😂😂😂 haha cause you articulate well. Hope you will succeed in medical studies😁👍
Medical school sounds like way too much work tbh but yet again I double majored. I have a bachelor's & masters in both Video game design & Archaeology. The best thing about having these double majors is that I'm both a game designer and I curate a museum, I don't work in a game studio, I work from home or usually the museum curator office. Wouldn't recommend doing a double major unless you know that you want to do it.
Evidence-based study techniques: i) Study. ii) Sleep. iii) Exercise. iv) Eat healthy v) Have fun. Skip one item and your grades will fall. Study, but do so smartly. 2. Focus on learning concepts, not rote learning. Focus on clinical applications in every topic. Build strong foundation in preclinical and esp. paraclinical subjects. Only then can you build the skyscraper. Make brief, illustrated mind map notes of important topics throughout college course (see Ali Abdaal). Ask profs and seniors for topics. Will help in revision and PG/USMLE/PLAB preparation. Scan regularly. Revise previous years' subjects too. Spend 80% in current year's subjects, 20% on weekends revising earlier years' material. Don't wait till last year! Reading books is passive (recognition). Instead, ask yourself questions, do exams, teach someone (active recall). In real life, you must extract stuff from your brain. Why is this done? When? Where? What? How? Be curious. Take notes of how profs do procedures and dissections. Make checklists (read Dr. Atul Gawande's Checklist Manifesto). 3.Watch UA-cam videos on the subject, such as Dr Najeeb Lectures, Rose Jose, Ninja Nerd, Medcram, Osmosis, Lecturio the previous night. In morning, review at 2x or 3x speed. Then scan textbook’s chapter heads, subheads and bold-type points, pictures, tables, captions, flowcharts, and most important, questions at back of chapter. Then attend lecture. 4. In class, don't take notes. Try to write in mind maps (Tony Buzan's videos and book). 5. Back in your room, don’t read. First, write points of the lecture. Then, read book, asking questions why, what, how, etc. With another colour pen, write points you missed. Watch more UA-cam videos, such as Sam Webster, Pathoma, to reinforce ideas. 6. Make up questions. Load onto both ANKI and Excel/Google spreadsheet. Add photos, drawings, cartoons (Picmonic/Sketchy medical), vulgar mnemonics (Google), bizarre stories/skits to remember them, songs, audio in the answer decks. Use mind maps, memory palaces (Google these). Revise daily (Anki has edge here with spaced repetition as it automatically asks when retention curve dips, but disadvantage is you have to go through huge stacks of cards unlike the spreadsheet, where you can mark difficult ones in red and read only them. Best is to use both). Use Anki DAILY, even while walking to class or while waiting for professor or next patient. A minute here, a minute there add up. 7. Colour code syllabus in Google Spreadsheet or Excel. Focus on "must know", then "desirable to know" and then only "good to know". Mark each review (by recalling points; reading books or notes doesn't count as review). Mark date after each revision and difficulty in 3-5 colours (easy green, medium orange, hard red. Focus on red). Write in one column why you found it difficult or if just guess. Find solution to problem. Concentrate on red ones. Skip easy ones. 8. The more you draw, the more you will remember. Use colour. 9. Read standard books, such as Guyton, Medium Robbins, and Gray's Anatomy for Students rather than exam-oriented point-wise books. Most books, including Pathoma, are available free on Library Genesis; most videos on UA-cam or BitTorrent. 10. Focus on what professors teach. They have read the important books. Pay attention in class. Practicals and clinics are most important. Don't skip classes. 11. Spend maximum time in practicals and clinics. Dissect as much as possible. Volunteer to do procedures. See how to use knowledge for practical problems. Eg: see videos of "Athlean-X" and "Ask Dr Jo" or quick memorisation techniques of Dr.James Preddy on each muscle and what happens when it is injured and what exercise to do. Do with each subject. Make up questions requiring info from various subjects. Most people have neck ache, backache, knee problems. Can you solve them with exercises and therapeutic yoga (See Krishnamacharya techniques) even as a student? Incorporate Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, Yoga, homoeopathy, naturopathy, alternative medicine, plant-based whole foods. Learn tips from them. Don't automatically debunk them. 12. If you want to remember something really well, write down key points and read it 15 times immediately before going to bed and 15 times within first five minutes of waking up. 13. Google the topic “medical punch words”. Questions contain these words. Load in ANKI and revise daily. 14. Use Pomodoro technique to study. Buy a small alarm clock, not phone alarm. Study in 25-min blocks, then do anything else for five minutes. Do it again. After two hours, take a 30-min break. Reward yourself. Do NOT look at phone, saying "only one minute". It will suck you in. Study with a friend (More than 4 people gets disruptive). In groups, tap on desk to start, tap again to indicate break, tap to resume. Study in library rather than in hostel to reduce distractions. 15. Teaching someone without using notes is the best form of recall. If there is no one, just walk around (don't sit) and lecture to empty bedroom. Use drawings, write points on whiteboard and hand gestures. 16. Write very brief points, flowcharts on sticky notes (also called Post-It Notes) above your desk for every topic (Anas Nuur Ali how to memorize). Scan them for 15 min daily. By the end of the year, you would have seen them hundreds of times, sometimes while doing other tasks. Unlike ANKI, it jumps at you any time you stand there or walk by. 17. Don't study one after the other. Do topic 1&2, then test yourself by recalling topic 1. After studying topic 3, test on topic two. Do same with the rest. While studying several subjects, jump from one subject to another and come back to any of them at any point. 18. Before sleeping, write out plan for tomorrow. Mentally review what did you studied today and what you want to do tomorrow. The brain will focus on these when sleeping. Sleep 7-9 hours daily. Sleep by 10 pm and wake up at 5 (no wonder military institutions worldwide do that). Immediately exercise vigorously. Then study. Most students stay awake all night, sleep for 4-5 hours, wake up 15 min before class and run there! Tests showed that they retained only 30% of what they had studied all night. Studying in the morning after a good sleep helps in better retention. 19. Studying daily for one hour over a week is better than studying the whole thing in seven hours in one day. Before exams, concentrate on studying and recalling your weak areas. Read the red chapters. The night before exams, sleep rather than study all night. If you study without sleeping, you will not remember what you studied. If you must, first sleep, wake up early and study. During exams, stop every 30 minutes and take three breaths of 4 sec inhalation, 7-sec hold and 8-sec exhalation. Sure, you could have answered a few questions in those 57 seconds but did you get them right? Doing this exercise will boost oxygen level and make you more alert to tackle the other questions correctly. 20. Other than this excellent channel, also watch Marty Lobdell, Ali Abdaal, Kharma Medic, MDprospect, for tips. 21. Spend weekends, holidays and whenever possible helping people and listening to their stories in cancer wards, old-age homes, schools for children with special needs, physically and mentally handicapped people. Be empathetic. Never be arrogant. Everyone is a teacher. Nurses have a lot of experience as they spend more time with patients unlike doctors. Be extra courteous to them. Involve them in treatment decisions. Get 2nd, 3rd,4th opinion from various doctors. (Read Dr Lisa Sanders "Diagnosis" about rare cases that doctors couldn't identify but solved by the public using common sense). Ask seniors and professors for tips, their memorable experiences and what they would have done differently today. Learn from them. Listen to patients without interrupting them or getting impatient. If you listen long enough, you will know the problem. Rely on brains, not costly diagnostic tests to decide. Imagine you are in deep forest without them. 22. Don't focus on money in life. Don't be greedy and seek commissions or do unethical things even if others are doing it. Prescribe cheaper drugs. Read inspirational articles about doctors who went out of the way to serve people, often getting no money. 23. Improve your handwriting. Nearly all doctors have terrible handwriting! Many drugs have similar names with only one letter different. 24. Be punctual. It will help you in life. See how many minutes it takes to go from room to classroom desk. Learn self defense during college. Will make you fit and will make you safe in life. 25. Read fiction. Read books or watch lectures in humanities, such as Michael Sandel's "Justice" series at Harvard. They expand your horizon. Extra: Study of 1,000 world leaders, CEOs found that they all sleep well, and wake up early, often at 4 a.m. They do not look at phone on waking up. Instead they immediately exercise vigorously, do pranayama, meditate and write a daily journal (mentioning three things they are grateful for that day and why). Only then they touch their phone. They all focus intensely on the job on hand. They work like crazy during the week and party like crazy in the weekend! They all have a hobby that they actively pursue. They read a variety of books lifelong. Their aim: be happy, healthy and helpful to all.
Hello 👋, nice to see you again here at UA-cam, this point of time,struggle is real coz aside from studying, there's a lot of work to do like helping your family in doing chores and etc. and it was hard for me now to study longer my 4 hours became now 2, but I'm makinh sure that I'm making some ways to be productive everyday. By the way, hope you're safe there. Stay positive but not in virus 🤣😅 again nice to see you again, I miss your video a lot ❤️
I am new to med studies and our colleges get closed again bcz of covid for precousionary purpose and i am recently finding a gp of friends who can make me stick to my study schedule as he mentioned "accountability group" I hope i find the best one bcz u can't do everything by your own u need someone who can teach you and u can teach him Let's hope for best 🙂 Fighting 💪🏻 💜💜💜
Hey, I'd like to see some content about: IMGs; (LD)Relationships at Medical School, and the Australian Health Care System. I'm a medical student based in Brazil and I've been dealing with some curiosity at the moment :D Thank you
Nice video 👌 I am also working on my study routine. This lockdown phase has actually helped me reasses my habits, etc. Usually I used to go on a flow along with the weekly assignments, tests, etc. A short term oriented approach. Got to make it long term. I also put out a video on my channel regarding the same on what I learnt during the lockdown.
Since you are Sebastian, I'm gonna call you best. My bestfriend in studying. This past few weeks, I feel unmotivated and exhausted. Good thing I found this video. I'll take note of the 2 day rule. Making studying a habit or nature is a bit difficult but, I'll try to follow these things you've said. uhm....... best, can you make a video on how you and what do you usually spend on your free or pleasure time? thanks.
I'M BAAAACK! Had a little break from UA-cam (exams/mid-year break/birthday celebrations), but we recently hit 25k subs 🎉 Welcome to everyone who joined the squad! I've started a new block (endocrinology), so if you're also trying to shake off the holiday feels, I hope this video is good study motivation 📚 Remember to hit that like button if you enjoyed it, and I'll seeeee you next week! ✌🏼 (p.s. passed my exam so big thanks to everyone that wished me good luck 😊)
Congratulations 🎊
Do a live stream of study with me. Love to study with you. It’s the new hype on youtube.
I just started Endocrinology as well! Good luck to us💪🏻
Application name Application link plz
Thank you so much for your tips for study it's really help me to not procastinate and gets works done
"Spiking your blood pressure and accelerating your heart rate". Yep med student for sure 😂
Hahaha
Epinephrine
Hhhhhhh😂😂
😭its my first year at med school and i am just exhausted because of my unmanaged schedule 😔
Finally I found someone who write on books rather than iPad ✌️✌️
@Anju Sharma And thats why we Indians achieve more.
I also write on books as I have no ipad,😪😪
@@ameenh4122 just because we write on books, we achieve more?wtf is this thinking?
@@shlokmalpani3157 If you feel offended,Im sorry at my highest feels.Just for your info,Pages make our brain grasps stuff much more easily.Dont get on my nerves you 17 yr old.
I am same have no ipad makes notes on pages🤟🏻
Sebastian really quoted Taylor Swift in this vid 💀💛
😂😂😂😂
😂😂
She speaks the truth
Swifties can relate ❤️
1st year of med school: I go to sleep at 3am. Wake up at 10am. Scream then study anatomy
Literally me right NOW
Our life is so messed up but we are still the best ppl in society.
@@n.e.o.n3983 agreed man!!! Keep pushing:)) all chilled now that I passed anatomy
@@pilardominguez2690 great!!
I got mine on next month , gotta push hard💥
@@n.e.o.n3983 I wish you the best of lucks!!🙏🏻😇 go crush them:)
its the first time hearing about the 2 day rule- makes a lot of sense tho.......thank you for the tips!!!....
Glad it was helpful!
I woke up at 3 30 :) worked for 10 min then felt asleep Exams are coming and life is amazing 🙃
dang, i feel you. 😅
The first part of the video was so relatable HAHAHA anyways, thank you for these tips. I could really integrate this in my study routine. What works for me is actually the environment. As long as my environment is suitable for studying, I could study for long periods. However, the problem is that my current study environment is fragile and a little change in it (like my sibling entering) could really distract me. Therefore, I am looking forward for using these principles.
This is the first time that I feel like a youtuber is talking right in front of me in real life. I have been struggling with my study these days and being super low productive, can't retain anything from the lectures and clinical placement. Your videos really energize me. Thank you for being so positive and supportive to your audience. Thank you so much.
I’ve watched tons of videos talking about motivation and study tips, but this one is truly the most useful one ever!!
Literally have the same study schedule even though I lose my motivation after a week😭 but for night time studying, I move it to “after” my free time so I don’t end up rushing and passively studying just to have fun afterwards. Your videos are awesome 🙌🏾❤️
We’re currently having online classes for about 3 months now and I can say that this will help out a lot in forming a nice study routine that would work for me. Thanks, Sebastian! Hoping to see more videos from you soon. 😄
I just love watching your videos when I don't feel like studying it just motivate me!!!
Hi from Turkey 🇹🇷İ’m medical student too and i want to say i like this channel a lot ❤️☺️
Staying at home makes it really hard to start my study routine. Thanks for giving me a little bit more motivation to prepare for my finals! You’re the best! 😁😁
Plz say application name
My pleasure :)
@@alishareef4719 Done!
@@SebastianPirie thank you so much....
I love it. We have similar routines. I take a nap everyday because I prefer to sleep at the afternoon than doing it at night
A new subscriber here!✌ I am also a medical student and this video was so much motivating and superb. Great Job!!. Keep uploading such videos! Love and Respect from India!
Me, an art student who rarely takes tests: interesting...
this is the quality that I subscribed for!
I love you, Sebastian!
gotchuuu
I have Exam after 4 days in MS, and I am watching this so I can continue.
I think all medical students are connected, I am watching this video from an Arab countries and you are from Australia.
I've been looking for a video like this for a long time. BIG THANKS from kingdom of Saudi Arabia🇸🇦💕
American med student here! watching your videos to get a sense of med school. Love what you said about the environment and how that is more important than motivation.
I was really struggling to stick with my study routine. I find studying very stressing but you make it sound so chill. I will try to make more realistic plans now. Happy studying! :)
Study to your strengths! Don't force yourself to a rigid routine - organise your time to maximise your learning, not your study time
@@SebastianPirie Thank you. Really appreciate it 🙂
Thank you! I will surely try that streaks app. That can keep me going!
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Also, idk why but my friends NEVER talk or discuss about how much they study :) and later top the class.
Plz say app name... Or link
@@alishareef4719 The name of the app is "Done"
why is your profile name a principle
Love from India 🇮🇳🇮🇳
He's indeed well loved❤
Thanks for the support, sending good vibes from Aus 🙌🏼
Yay! I've been eagerly waiting for your new upload! This video is really useful and considering that I'm on my summer break, this has motivated me to stay productive while still having fun.
My friends and I have been doing a few online courses together. Working with some, even remotely, has motivated to keep at them.
PS. Hope your test went well :)
Glad the video helped 🙌🏼 Sounds like you've got a solid accountability group formed!
i was supposed to study for my Veterinary exams but look where am i
When I realise he is a swiftie I just hit that subscribe button so fast
Long time not hearing such a healthy routine! Thank you for enlightening!
This really good advices for us, I'm student from iraq🇮🇶 in final year at high school and i enjoyed in this video, thanks u💜🤲
I just came across your channel and I literally love your videos
I didn't skip ads because you really help me a lot.
i like this dude, he seems oddly relatable
This is such a great video! I love how you kept it entertaining. I just finished my first year of medical school and the struggle is definitely real! I also just started my own channel and I’m hoping that I’ll be able to stick to the routine of filming when classes start again. Good luck!
I love you 🥺 thanks for making me want to be a better version of myself
My semester 3 finals are tomorrow and this is only recommended to me now? Are you kidding me? It would have been much more helpful if I saw this sooner but hey it's never too late to start a proper study routine,thank you for the tips and good luck with your studies!
Love that you got that intro idea from my UK boy Anas. What a guy.
first minute and a half and you've already mentioned tbbt and Taylor Swift. im subscribing.
My dad used to say the elephant quote all the time when I was growing up and now I'm in med school :)
Thanks for the motivation!!
I like the look of Done, I use Keep Track because I'm a nerd and like graphs 🤓 But I'll have to check Done out!
When I watch your videos every time I get motivated and get awestruck and dont know what to comment 😂
So this is my first comment. Thanks for being my study buddy even at 3AM. Cant wait to see u as a responsible doctor in future. Love from me to you❤😇
Yo! Lighting in the background is lit. loved the vid..... bro..... ur vedios have got honest vibe.........
Aw man I really needed this! Thank you for the perfect timing
It's my pleasure :)
@@SebastianPirie your reply legit made my day! :)
兩天法則:訂下計劃時不能脫超過兩天，你可以給自己一點喘息的空間但一定要確保自己在第二天內完成-->養成習慣
讀書環境:建立屬於自己的"工作環境"排除會讓自己分心的工具，ex電玩遊戲、追劇、手機，要讓自己清楚的知道，在現在是工作時間
建立好友群:能透過討論得知自己不了解的知識點，能跟朋友互享確保自己及對方還不瞭解的知識，可以透過教學來鞏固自己的知識同時做更好的修飾，
Omg you just exposed me🙂💔...I always want to study but ended up watching a whole series 👀
Absolutely loved this, thank you! Well done on passing your exam and best of luck for endocrinology.
I didn't touch my books for a month beacuse of qurentine and now, unexpectedly I have an online exam great
I'm a high school senior
And I really want to go to med school which means I need to have perfect grades in everything.
Last week we did some experimental exams and all of my grades sucked I even failed physics but at least I have a second chance there are 24 days and I have to finish 8 subjects.
I believe with the correct time management I can do it.
Wish me luck 🥲
Haha the first part of the video was too real haha! I like the 2 day rule! I will start on that tomorrow... I hope haha. Thanks for the tips ♥️
my time management is chaos. I always ended up doing 3 out of 7 deadlines each day (sometimes less than 3!!). It's REALLY hard to be disciplined. So, every time I lack motivation, I watch videos like this to remain myself how good to be productive. Thanks!! keep making video like this please
It's not always about ticking off everything but making sure the tasks you completed were done well! Productive habits just take time to build up!
You are very motivational, thank you for those videos! Truly enjoy watching them, and your positive energy is contagious :)
I was feeling unmotivated lately and this video made me feel better, thank you Sebastian!
Awesome video! and it is very helpful for me.
Waiting for your next video bro!
This types of videos really helpful to organise whole day properly specially for students
Congrats on 25k!! That’s amazing :)
🙌🏼🙌🏼 thank youuuu
This is the best advice video I ever watched, thank you :D
Studying wid u feels better... Love love from India🇮🇳
I'm about to be a medical student very soon but m studying basics about #MBBS now....so m following up your videos these will benefit me alot✌️
You are too productive ❤️❤️hope I can also become this much productive , working on it though 😊😊
And nowww... you re my fav youtuber
thanks for the tips ! the app ‘done’ is just what i need and imma try it !
I’m senior but your videos are really good and I love it 😻
I love your videos, like you deserve a lot more of subscribers❤️😍
Sebastian quoting Taylor Swift is everything
I'm French and I like Your way of expressing yourself. I came across your video by chance And probably I shouldn't say you that, but I use your videos to improve my English 😂😂😂 haha cause you articulate well.
Hope you will succeed in medical studies😁👍
Hey bro, we were in the same patho class in usyd medical science 3rd year. Good to see that you are in usyd med school now. Keep going bro!!! Cheers
This is the exact video I needed. U just got a new sub!
motivated me so much! thank you for the effort you put into your videos!
Sebaaaaastiaaaaaaan!💙
ADVENTURE TIMEEE
Omooo he noticed! Sebaaaaaaastiaaaaan!💙
Medical school sounds like way too much work tbh but yet again I double majored. I have a bachelor's & masters in both Video game design & Archaeology. The best thing about having these double majors is that I'm both a game designer and I curate a museum, I don't work in a game studio, I work from home or usually the museum curator office. Wouldn't recommend doing a double major unless you know that you want to do it.
I watch ur vids whenever I want motivation to study hehehe. Just got a big chuck of my assignment done. luv that for me
I love your videos!! Its so interesting to see someone go and study at the same uni as I've been to. Love from sydney :)
Evidence-based study techniques:
i) Study. ii) Sleep. iii) Exercise. iv) Eat healthy v) Have fun. Skip one item and your grades will fall. Study, but do so smartly.
2. Focus on learning concepts, not rote learning. Focus on clinical applications in every topic. Build strong foundation in preclinical and esp. paraclinical subjects. Only then can you build the skyscraper.
Make brief, illustrated mind map notes of important topics throughout college course (see Ali Abdaal). Ask profs and seniors for topics. Will help in revision and PG/USMLE/PLAB preparation. Scan regularly. Revise previous years' subjects too. Spend 80% in current year's subjects, 20% on weekends revising earlier years' material. Don't wait till last year!
Reading books is passive (recognition). Instead, ask yourself questions, do exams, teach someone (active recall). In real life, you must extract stuff from your brain. Why is this done? When? Where? What? How? Be curious. Take notes of how profs do procedures and dissections. Make checklists (read Dr. Atul Gawande's Checklist Manifesto).
3.Watch UA-cam videos on the subject, such as Dr Najeeb Lectures, Rose Jose, Ninja Nerd, Medcram, Osmosis, Lecturio the previous night. In morning, review at 2x or 3x speed. Then scan textbook’s chapter heads, subheads and bold-type points, pictures, tables, captions, flowcharts, and most important, questions at back of chapter. Then attend lecture.
4. In class, don't take notes. Try to write in mind maps (Tony Buzan's videos and book).
5. Back in your room, don’t read. First, write points of the lecture. Then, read book, asking questions why, what, how, etc. With another colour pen, write points you missed. Watch more UA-cam videos, such as Sam Webster, Pathoma, to reinforce ideas.
6. Make up questions. Load onto both ANKI and Excel/Google spreadsheet. Add photos, drawings, cartoons (Picmonic/Sketchy medical), vulgar mnemonics (Google), bizarre stories/skits to remember them, songs, audio in the answer decks. Use mind maps, memory palaces (Google these).
Revise daily (Anki has edge here with spaced repetition as it automatically asks when retention curve dips, but disadvantage is you have to go through huge stacks of cards unlike the spreadsheet, where you can mark difficult ones in red and read only them. Best is to use both). Use Anki DAILY, even while walking to class or while waiting for professor or next patient. A minute here, a minute there add up.
7. Colour code syllabus in Google Spreadsheet or Excel. Focus on "must know", then "desirable to know" and then only "good to know". Mark each review (by recalling points; reading books or notes doesn't count as review).
Mark date after each revision and difficulty in 3-5 colours (easy green, medium orange, hard red. Focus on red). Write in one column why you found it difficult or if just guess. Find solution to problem. Concentrate on red ones. Skip easy ones.
8. The more you draw, the more you will remember. Use colour.
9. Read standard books, such as Guyton, Medium Robbins, and Gray's Anatomy for Students rather than exam-oriented point-wise books. Most books, including Pathoma, are available free on Library Genesis; most videos on UA-cam or BitTorrent.
10. Focus on what professors teach. They have read the important books. Pay attention in class. Practicals and clinics are most important. Don't skip classes.
11. Spend maximum time in practicals and clinics. Dissect as much as possible. Volunteer to do procedures. See how to use knowledge for practical problems. Eg: see videos of "Athlean-X" and "Ask Dr Jo" or quick memorisation techniques of Dr.James Preddy on each muscle and what happens when it is injured and what exercise to do. Do with each subject. Make up questions requiring info from various subjects. Most people have neck ache, backache, knee problems. Can you solve them with exercises and therapeutic yoga (See Krishnamacharya techniques) even as a student? Incorporate Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, Yoga, homoeopathy, naturopathy, alternative medicine, plant-based whole foods. Learn tips from them. Don't automatically debunk them.
12. If you want to remember something really well, write down key points and read it 15 times immediately before going to bed and 15 times within first five minutes of waking up.
13. Google the topic “medical punch words”. Questions contain these words. Load in ANKI and revise daily.
14. Use Pomodoro technique to study. Buy a small alarm clock, not phone alarm. Study in 25-min blocks, then do anything else for five minutes. Do it again. After two hours, take a 30-min break. Reward yourself. Do NOT look at phone, saying "only one minute". It will suck you in.
Study with a friend (More than 4 people gets disruptive). In groups, tap on desk to start, tap again to indicate break, tap to resume. Study in library rather than in hostel to reduce distractions.
15. Teaching someone without using notes is the best form of recall. If there is no one, just walk around (don't sit) and lecture to empty bedroom. Use drawings, write points on whiteboard and hand gestures.
16. Write very brief points, flowcharts on sticky notes (also called Post-It Notes) above your desk for every topic (Anas Nuur Ali how to memorize). Scan them for 15 min daily. By the end of the year, you would have seen them hundreds of times, sometimes while doing other tasks. Unlike ANKI, it jumps at you any time you stand there or walk by.
17. Don't study one after the other. Do topic 1&2, then test yourself by recalling topic 1. After studying topic 3, test on topic two. Do same with the rest. While studying several subjects, jump from one subject to another and come back to any of them at any point.
18. Before sleeping, write out plan for tomorrow. Mentally review what did you studied today and what you want to do tomorrow. The brain will focus on these when sleeping. Sleep 7-9 hours daily. Sleep by 10 pm and wake up at 5 (no wonder military institutions worldwide do that). Immediately exercise vigorously. Then study. Most students stay awake all night, sleep for 4-5 hours, wake up 15 min before class and run there! Tests showed that they retained only 30% of what they had studied all night. Studying in the morning after a good sleep helps in better retention.
19. Studying daily for one hour over a week is better than studying the whole thing in seven hours in one day. Before exams, concentrate on studying and recalling your weak areas. Read the red chapters.
The night before exams, sleep rather than study all night. If you study without sleeping, you will not remember what you studied. If you must, first sleep, wake up early and study.
During exams, stop every 30 minutes and take three breaths of 4 sec inhalation, 7-sec hold and 8-sec exhalation. Sure, you could have answered a few questions in those 57 seconds but did you get them right? Doing this exercise will boost oxygen level and make you more alert to tackle the other questions correctly.
20. Other than this excellent channel, also watch Marty Lobdell, Ali Abdaal, Kharma Medic, MDprospect, for tips.
21. Spend weekends, holidays and whenever possible helping people and listening to their stories in cancer wards, old-age homes, schools for children with special needs, physically and mentally handicapped people. Be empathetic. Never be arrogant. Everyone is a teacher. Nurses have a lot of experience as they spend more time with patients unlike doctors. Be extra courteous to them. Involve them in treatment decisions. Get 2nd, 3rd,4th opinion from various doctors. (Read Dr Lisa Sanders "Diagnosis" about rare cases that doctors couldn't identify but solved by the public using common sense).
Ask seniors and professors for tips, their memorable experiences and what they would have done differently today. Learn from them. Listen to patients without interrupting them or getting impatient. If you listen long enough, you will know the problem. Rely on brains, not costly diagnostic tests to decide. Imagine you are in deep forest without them.
22. Don't focus on money in life. Don't be greedy and seek commissions or do unethical things even if others are doing it. Prescribe cheaper drugs. Read inspirational articles about doctors who went out of the way to serve people, often getting no money.
23. Improve your handwriting. Nearly all doctors have terrible handwriting! Many drugs have similar names with only one letter different.
24. Be punctual. It will help you in life. See how many minutes it takes to go from room to classroom desk. Learn self defense during college. Will make you fit and will make you safe in life.
25. Read fiction. Read books or watch lectures in humanities, such as Michael Sandel's "Justice" series at Harvard. They expand your horizon.
Extra:
Study of 1,000 world leaders, CEOs found that they all sleep well, and wake up early, often at 4 a.m. They do not look at phone on waking up. Instead they immediately exercise vigorously, do pranayama, meditate and write a daily journal (mentioning three things they are grateful for that day and why). Only then they touch their phone. They all focus intensely on the job on hand. They work like crazy during the week and party like crazy in the weekend! They all have a hobby that they actively pursue. They read a variety of books lifelong. Their aim: be happy, healthy and helpful to all.
Ali Abdaal,Kharma Medic, You, and dr. Kevin Jubbal are the best👍
Duuude don't ever stop making vids, Not even 1 min in and looks great!!! Subd yesterday btw. Good luck. Amazing content
Great video bro, greetings from 🇨🇴
Hello 👋, nice to see you again here at UA-cam, this point of time,struggle is real coz aside from studying, there's a lot of work to do like helping your family in doing chores and etc. and it was hard for me now to study longer my 4 hours became now 2, but I'm makinh sure that I'm making some ways to be productive everyday. By the way, hope you're safe there. Stay positive but not in virus 🤣😅 again nice to see you again, I miss your video a lot ❤️
I am new to med studies and our colleges get closed again bcz of covid for precousionary purpose and i am recently finding a gp of friends who can make me stick to my study schedule as he mentioned "accountability group"
I hope i find the best one bcz u can't do everything by your own u need someone who can teach you and u can teach him
Let's hope for best 🙂
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So relatable. Thanks for the two-day rule. Thanks, mate.
This is too relatable 😂 I felt attac’d 😩
Hey, I'd like to see some content about: IMGs; (LD)Relationships at Medical School, and the Australian Health Care System. I'm a medical student based in Brazil and I've been dealing with some curiosity at the moment :D Thank you
woww! this is amazing & inspiring ! Hopefully I will start this ! ;):) thank u so much.
yes this saved my life thank you
Nice video 👌 I am also working on my study routine. This lockdown phase has actually helped me reasses my habits, etc. Usually I used to go on a flow along with the weekly assignments, tests, etc. A short term oriented approach. Got to make it long term. I also put out a video on my channel regarding the same on what I learnt during the lockdown.
Your life style gives me motivation🦋🧡💎💪🏼
From Algeria 💐 my exam will be in the next month ..thank you for your motivation ..✨
Hey friend, I just subscribe your chanel just bcoz of your simplicity and your way of describe and your daily work..
This really was helpful ❤️ TYSM ☺️
I highly suggest you give that penguin more screen time. PLEASE!!! 🙏
btw could you do another Study with me video, it helps really well.😇
I'll be giving Bruce (blue penguin) more screen time soon, I gotchu :)
Yessss more study with me videos are on the agenda!
When he said Taylor Swift i paused and subscribed jajajaja
Thank you so much I needed this 🥰
You inspire me Sebastian, thank you 🙏🏻
A genuinely good advice video. Can you also make one on how to actually use anki efficiently? Thank~
Ok, I love The Big Bang Theory and loved this video!!!
Your skin is glowing brighter than my future
needed this for school holidays for VCE subjects #getthemotivation 👍
gooooood luck ✍🏼
You earn a new sub all the way from the UK
Since you are Sebastian, I'm gonna call you best. My bestfriend in studying. This past few weeks, I feel unmotivated and exhausted. Good thing I found this video. I'll take note of the 2 day rule. Making studying a habit or nature is a bit difficult but, I'll try to follow these things you've said. uhm....... best, can you make a video on how you and what do you usually spend on your free or pleasure time? thanks.
My motivation guru......thanks a lot bro:)
Such an inspiring soul.. Love & Luck from INDIA 🇮🇳