Hi, since you completed the course , has your studying system increased a lot? Is covering 1000 pages in 3 days realistic as shown in some of Justin's videos or is it more about skipping a lot
@@g12nm I'm also in the course as well. This question i'm going to ask may seem a bit weird. I bet justin isn't covering a 1000 pages for the sake of covering that amount. Why do you need to cover a 1000 pages?
@@g12nm Its about learning in the order that suits your brain and not "skipping" things. and yes the system does increase by a lot, or rather changes completely (if people have an established "system" in the first place that is.)
@itsfarookmayne thanks for the response, I was looking for a direct experience on the course, When I tried my max with the study techniques that I have , I could get through only 30-40 pages per day. 1000 in 3 days( i was really surprised by Justin's relevant video ), from my experience I felt it as nearly impossible, hence I wanted to know if the course was really that transformative.
Videos like these are absolute gold for specific instructions about when it comes to mindmapping. And would absolutely love it if these keep on coming. Thank you Dr. Justin for making these a reality! I think the most realest and killer mindmap video would be to take a topic and you study it through and sort of document how you're vieweing the topic by saying it to the camera. And what are your initial steps of approaching, how would you go about mindmapping, and what you would do at very certain and specific positions into the mindmap and share that process step by step to everyone.
Insights By "YouSum Live" 00:00:06 Zooming in and out enhances understanding 00:00:12 Frequent pauses aid in restructuring maps 00:00:27 Coaching sessions help refine mind mapping 00:01:01 Retention issues linked to mind map complexity 00:04:11 Incomplete maps hinder effective studying 00:06:20 Segmental mapping leads to neglected areas 00:06:31 Anti-spider webbing complicates map clarity 00:11:14 Rearranging maps prevents overwhelming complexity 00:14:00 Constantly evaluate relationships in mind maps 00:15:00 Balancing detail and big picture is crucial 00:18:10 Focus on fewer keywords for better understanding 00:19:24 Deliberate learning improves retention of information 00:19:42 Skipping keywords is strategic, not neglectful 00:20:12 Rereading notes doesn't guarantee memory retention 00:20:19 Shift focus to effective study techniques Insights By "YouSum Live"
I can't believe I've been rearranging and zooming out on my own, but still showing me that what I'm doing is right is what I'm thankful for, Thanks Justin❤
Your weekly videos helped me to identify at least one thing that I can improve weekly. SO MUCH value. Been struggling with overwhelming concepts and fitting it in for weeks while making my knowledge schema. This particular skill of zooming in & out either mentally or spatially does not came intuitively for me. Your explanation is a godsend. Thank you so much for sharing this!
Thanks for this video. Future video idea: Do this same thing, except guide a student through a pomodoro block, as in your Guided Study video. So, the student might be studying chapter 3 from a textbook, and, along with you, they: 1. Scope out the subject 2. Maybe map it 3. Start evaluating their mind map The first 30 minute evaluation should be enough to help some of us get a better understanding
I'd sooner call it a knowledge representation scheme. The understanding, connections, clarity (or its lack), everything on the map is the way you're seeing it in your mind. Not that it can't be used to develop your understanding further of course.
Which is why you see Justin writing nested lists of things (not in great detail, but better than nothing) before making the mind map. Some organization ahead of time is vital for drawing the essential connections that make MMs so useful as an intermediate representation before presentations, essays, lectures, and so on.
Your insights on mind mapping resonate deeply with me. The idea of 'zooming-in' and 'zooming-out' is spot-on, highlighting the challenge of rearranging mind maps effectively. It's reassuring to hear about this struggle, as I've been intuitively tackling it myself. I'm particularly intrigued by how doodling can enhance this process, as it's an area where I've been struggling. Your videos are always inspiring, and I look forward to applying these strategies. Keep up the great work!
I had the same problem with wanting to add all the informations at once, but I am learning to prioritize (which is real hard with ADHD) and really go from linking the simplest concepts and see the big picture and then adding the details. That's the only way I can repeat reviewing the informations without feeling frustrated and bored; thank you for your tips Justin
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By "YouSum Live" 00:00:06 Zooming in and out enhances understanding 00:00:12 Frequent pauses aid in restructuring maps 00:00:27 Coaching sessions help refine mind mapping 00:01:01 Retention issues linked to mind map complexity 00:04:11 Incomplete maps hinder effective studying 00:06:20 Segmental mapping leads to neglected areas 00:06:31 Anti-spider webbing complicates map clarity 00:11:14 Rearranging maps prevents overwhelming complexity 00:14:00 Constantly evaluate relationships in mind maps 00:15:00 Balancing detail and big picture is crucial 00:18:10 Focus on fewer keywords for better understanding 00:19:24 Deliberate learning improves retention of information 00:19:42 Skipping keywords is strategic, not neglectful 00:20:12 Rereading notes doesn't guarantee memory retention 00:20:19 Shift focus to effective study techniques By "YouSum Live"
great video justin ,yes i like this type of content a lot , thank you so much , it helps me a lot with my problems or even sometimes when I don't realise where is the problem
Mind maps are incredible when we create them ourselves during our learning sessions to simplify things. I once had a teacher who crafted intricately complex mind maps for us students, much like the one Justin demonstrated as messy in this video. He is very correct; they were often complicated and time-consuming to comprehend.
At first I thought it's too arbitrary, because there can be a connection between any two things. But the metaphor that works for me is software architecture. People are quite bad at it, but when the right choices are made a codebase becomes much easier to understand and know where to find and put things. The choices you make can range widely, but only some of those choices make sense and organize things. And sometimes as a project grows the design has to be rewritten or it no longer works as nicely. To that end the problem is not normally the edges people draw between things but the names of the nodes. If a given node could reasonably connect to any other node, it is not usefully well defined. Which I think must be extra difficult for kids coming in with a pile of keywords but no insight or context to be able to define their own. I guess adults too can get that tunnel vision when they come to something too much as a student.
This is a very good metaphor. Usually, what has worked for me for designing my own personal projects: 1. Sketch out something rough. Have a messy and working "prototype". 2. Refine the architecture until everything is neat and clear. 3. Use the existing construct to integrate new features, and redo everything if necessary. 4. Repeat step 2. Maybe I could apply the same process I learned to program to mapping the huge amounts of knowledge school requires me to learn in my mind. : )
I'm wondering if creating a big-picture mind map, then creating separate mind maps for each key big-picture item would work better? That would avoid too many connections. I think it would work for me since that is how my mind works.
In Concepts you have layers too - so you can start with a big layer for the the Main chapters and try to find a mental relation. Then you can for example create extra layer for each chapter where you go into more detail (zooming in). You can always make layers invisible and make new layers for other connecting ideas. For the study of my neuroscience book (its about basic human functionality - Motivation, Sex Drive, Eating, Emotion, Mental Illness, Sleep, Attention and so on) i have orderd it as described - now on an extra layer i just connect relations of topics that seem to be part of each. For example - brain region involved, neutrotransmitter involved, research approach, defects - so on one layer i may just want to connect where the Hipothalamus is involved and may draw connections to Sex Hormon Cycles, Eating/Hunger, Stress/Agression and so on. Or i may have one layer where is just want to highlight which brain areas in general are relevant
a lot of the times when i chunk, i make chunks but unable to make a heading for the chunks and sometimes just use one of the words from a chunk as the chunk heading itself when drawing out the initial mindmap. how do i get better at making chunk headings ie. finding the common essences of the keywords in the chunk ive made?
On the mind mapping, how do you guys break down sentences into just like one or two words? I don’t get it? How does it still give the same information? If you were to look at it in maybe like two years would you still understand it? All this seems so confusing! Maybe it’s because I am so used to linear note taking but I just don’t understand.
@@_dalbit_ I don't understand much of it either, but I've seen some examples, such as using symbols instead of words (using arrows to indicate a relation, or mathematical symbols such as the "therefore", made with three dots) or abbreviating unimportant terms (augmented is aug. and diminished is dim.) Maybe, and only maybe, it's a good idea to resume the sentence, mark it with a *, write it fully on a post-it/sidenote and put on the edges of the mind map, so you can maintain the MM clear while having quick access to the complete sentence
I think Inquiry-based learning is best technique, and one can make a mind map by emphasizing a one question and groups everything while answering that question. What do you think, Justin?
Is taking mind maps better with a tablet or on paper? I struggle with the creation of a mind map since on paper, you do not have a lot of space and when there is a mistake I have to start it all over again. I do not wish to waste money so I want to ask if a tablet is worth the money or should I continue on paper? Any advices?
That is exactly why tablet is better because its faster to make edits and theres the possibility of an infinite canvas. A finite canvas is detrimental and i would encourage a cheap drawing tablet to connect to computer or a cheap tablet with a screen
If you have a good memory (if it’s non-technical), or the ability to subconsciously internalise patterns through repetition (if it’s technical), then you’re better off studying linearly if you have no experience with mind maps and you have 2 days left. I’m assuming that you’re used to a certain way of studying, and changing it suddenly is not ideal.
As someone who has finished the course, I can confirm that zooming in and zooming out is a fundamental skill in making a good MM
I use it all the time. It's so liberating to realize that you are too "in" or too "out"
Hi, since you completed the course , has your studying system increased a lot?
Is covering 1000 pages in 3 days realistic as shown in some of Justin's videos or is it more about skipping a lot
@@g12nm I'm also in the course as well. This question i'm going to ask may seem a bit weird. I bet justin isn't covering a 1000 pages for the sake of covering that amount. Why do you need to cover a 1000 pages?
@@g12nm Its about learning in the order that suits your brain and not "skipping" things.
and yes the system does increase by a lot, or rather changes completely (if people have an established "system" in the first place that is.)
@itsfarookmayne thanks for the response, I was looking for a direct experience on the course,
When I tried my max with the study techniques that I have , I could get through only 30-40 pages per day. 1000 in 3 days( i was really surprised by Justin's relevant video ), from my experience I felt it as nearly impossible, hence I wanted to know if the course was really that transformative.
Videos like these are absolute gold for specific instructions about when it comes to mindmapping. And would absolutely love it if these keep on coming. Thank you Dr. Justin for making these a reality! I think the most realest and killer mindmap video would be to take a topic and you study it through and sort of document how you're vieweing the topic by saying it to the camera. And what are your initial steps of approaching, how would you go about mindmapping, and what you would do at very certain and specific positions into the mindmap and share that process step by step to everyone.
yes this should become a series
Insights By "YouSum Live"
00:00:06 Zooming in and out enhances understanding
00:00:12 Frequent pauses aid in restructuring maps
00:00:27 Coaching sessions help refine mind mapping
00:01:01 Retention issues linked to mind map complexity
00:04:11 Incomplete maps hinder effective studying
00:06:20 Segmental mapping leads to neglected areas
00:06:31 Anti-spider webbing complicates map clarity
00:11:14 Rearranging maps prevents overwhelming complexity
00:14:00 Constantly evaluate relationships in mind maps
00:15:00 Balancing detail and big picture is crucial
00:18:10 Focus on fewer keywords for better understanding
00:19:24 Deliberate learning improves retention of information
00:19:42 Skipping keywords is strategic, not neglectful
00:20:12 Rereading notes doesn't guarantee memory retention
00:20:19 Shift focus to effective study techniques
Insights By "YouSum Live"
you sir, deserve a thank you.
You can drop the zeros for the hour and it will still make a time stamp. 1:30
I can't believe I've been rearranging and zooming out on my own, but still showing me that what I'm doing is right is what I'm thankful for, Thanks Justin❤
Your weekly videos helped me to identify at least one thing that I can improve weekly. SO MUCH value. Been struggling with overwhelming concepts and fitting it in for weeks while making my knowledge schema. This particular skill of zooming in & out either mentally or spatially does not came intuitively for me. Your explanation is a godsend. Thank you so much for sharing this!
Thanks for this video. Future video idea:
Do this same thing, except guide a student through a pomodoro block, as in your Guided Study video.
So, the student might be studying chapter 3 from a textbook, and, along with you, they:
1. Scope out the subject
2. Maybe map it
3. Start evaluating their mind map
The first 30 minute evaluation should be enough to help some of us get a better understanding
💡 mind mapping is not a note taking scheme, it's a knowledge building scheme.
I'd sooner call it a knowledge representation scheme. The understanding, connections, clarity (or its lack), everything on the map is the way you're seeing it in your mind. Not that it can't be used to develop your understanding further of course.
Which is why you see Justin writing nested lists of things (not in great detail, but better than nothing) before making the mind map.
Some organization ahead of time is vital for drawing the essential connections that make MMs so useful as an intermediate representation before presentations, essays, lectures, and so on.
I think you can use it for both but they are slightly different techniques
This was in my opinion the best coaching video yet
An example video of scoping the subject with a text of a new subject would be great
Your insights on mind mapping resonate deeply with me. The idea of 'zooming-in' and 'zooming-out' is spot-on, highlighting the challenge of rearranging mind maps effectively. It's reassuring to hear about this struggle, as I've been intuitively tackling it myself. I'm particularly intrigued by how doodling can enhance this process, as it's an area where I've been struggling. Your videos are always inspiring, and I look forward to applying these strategies. Keep up the great work!
This is the most fundamental video that I needed to watch on mindmapping that Justin has been teaching us.
what you learned?
I had the same problem with wanting to add all the informations at once, but I am learning to prioritize (which is real hard with ADHD) and really go from linking the simplest concepts and see the big picture and then adding the details. That's the only way I can repeat reviewing the informations without feeling frustrated and bored; thank you for your tips Justin
This was really helpful. I’m writing the introduction part of my thesis and was getting overwhelmed.
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By "YouSum Live"
00:00:06 Zooming in and out enhances understanding
00:00:12 Frequent pauses aid in restructuring maps
00:00:27 Coaching sessions help refine mind mapping
00:01:01 Retention issues linked to mind map complexity
00:04:11 Incomplete maps hinder effective studying
00:06:20 Segmental mapping leads to neglected areas
00:06:31 Anti-spider webbing complicates map clarity
00:11:14 Rearranging maps prevents overwhelming complexity
00:14:00 Constantly evaluate relationships in mind maps
00:15:00 Balancing detail and big picture is crucial
00:18:10 Focus on fewer keywords for better understanding
00:19:24 Deliberate learning improves retention of information
00:19:42 Skipping keywords is strategic, not neglectful
00:20:12 Rereading notes doesn't guarantee memory retention
00:20:19 Shift focus to effective study techniques
By "YouSum Live"
We need a video about how to learn maths correctly !!! Great video as always btw
These are really good. In each of them I can find answers to some of my issue.
Hi, Dr. Sung, can you please do one with an accounting student?
Great session! Thank you for sharing!
great video justin ,yes i like this type of content a lot , thank you so much , it helps me a lot with my problems or even sometimes when I don't realise where is the problem
Mind maps are incredible when we create them ourselves during our learning sessions to simplify things. I once had a teacher who crafted intricately complex mind maps for us students, much like the one Justin demonstrated as messy in this video. He is very correct; they were often complicated and time-consuming to comprehend.
Hi Justin - can you react to one of Chris Do's whiteboard sessions and breakdown his mindmapping skills? Would love to see what you think!
Inspiring. Thank you, Dr.
Limited key words
Group/chunking
Zoom in and zoom out
At first I thought it's too arbitrary, because there can be a connection between any two things. But the metaphor that works for me is software architecture. People are quite bad at it, but when the right choices are made a codebase becomes much easier to understand and know where to find and put things. The choices you make can range widely, but only some of those choices make sense and organize things. And sometimes as a project grows the design has to be rewritten or it no longer works as nicely.
To that end the problem is not normally the edges people draw between things but the names of the nodes. If a given node could reasonably connect to any other node, it is not usefully well defined. Which I think must be extra difficult for kids coming in with a pile of keywords but no insight or context to be able to define their own. I guess adults too can get that tunnel vision when they come to something too much as a student.
This is a very good metaphor. Usually, what has worked for me for designing my own personal projects:
1. Sketch out something rough. Have a messy and working "prototype".
2. Refine the architecture until everything is neat and clear.
3. Use the existing construct to integrate new features, and redo everything if necessary.
4. Repeat step 2.
Maybe I could apply the same process I learned to program to mapping the huge amounts of knowledge school requires me to learn in my mind. : )
As always, learned a lot. Appreciate the content
can you please break down for me a few things that you learned from the video?
Holy crab, this is an eye-opener solution for my 90 % prb
Thank you so much
what is prb
i love this. you speak my language.
Really interesting! Can I just ask - what whiteboard are you using in your training video? Looks very effective. 🙌💫
I was waiting for this video
When your vid on maths is out?
When doing mind maps, should I take a look at my lesson or should I make the map without it ?🤔🤔🤔
What program are you using to take notes at the start? thanks :)
I'm wondering if creating a big-picture mind map, then creating separate mind maps for each key big-picture item would work better? That would avoid too many connections. I think it would work for me since that is how my mind works.
In Concepts you have layers too - so you can start with a big layer for the the Main chapters and try to find a mental relation. Then you can for example create extra layer for each chapter where you go into more detail (zooming in). You can always make layers invisible and make new layers for other connecting ideas.
For the study of my neuroscience book (its about basic human functionality - Motivation, Sex Drive, Eating, Emotion, Mental Illness, Sleep, Attention and so on) i have orderd it as described - now on an extra layer i just connect relations of topics that seem to be part of each. For example - brain region involved, neutrotransmitter involved, research approach, defects - so on one layer i may just want to connect where the Hipothalamus is involved and may draw connections to Sex Hormon Cycles, Eating/Hunger, Stress/Agression and so on. Or i may have one layer where is just want to highlight which brain areas in general are relevant
a lot of the times when i chunk, i make chunks but unable to make a heading for the chunks and sometimes just use one of the words from a chunk as the chunk heading itself when drawing out the initial mindmap. how do i get better at making chunk headings ie. finding the common essences of the keywords in the chunk ive made?
What do you do if you write down the centre topic ... and can't get any further? Can't come up with any keywords or concepts to put down around it
Watched the whole vid, the one solution to all my problems
very usefull, thanks for your vids
beautiful session
what you learned?
More of this pls
these vids are money in the bank
On the mind mapping, how do you guys break down sentences into just like one or two words? I don’t get it? How does it still give the same information? If you were to look at it in maybe like two years would you still understand it? All this seems so confusing! Maybe it’s because I am so used to linear note taking but I just don’t understand.
@@_dalbit_ I don't understand much of it either, but I've seen some examples, such as using symbols instead of words (using arrows to indicate a relation, or mathematical symbols such as the "therefore", made with three dots) or abbreviating unimportant terms (augmented is aug. and diminished is dim.)
Maybe, and only maybe, it's a good idea to resume the sentence, mark it with a *, write it fully on a post-it/sidenote and put on the edges of the mind map, so you can maintain the MM clear while having quick access to the complete sentence
@@suspensionrailway7094 Thank You!
what software is he using?
This was very helpful. thank you
what you learned?
When making a mind map, how much content can we choose so that it doesnt feel too big and dense?
more of these pls ;)
Zooming in and out and linking is difficult to know how much you need to write to represent what you need to remember the topic
These coaching videos are helpful!
How to make mind map for tutorials means who are studying or learning from videos,virtual tutorials?
I think Inquiry-based learning is best technique, and one can make a mind map by emphasizing a one question and groups everything while answering that question.
What do you think, Justin?
Is taking mind maps better with a tablet or on paper? I struggle with the creation of a mind map since on paper, you do not have a lot of space and when there is a mistake I have to start it all over again. I do not wish to waste money so I want to ask if a tablet is worth the money or should I continue on paper? Any advices?
That is exactly why tablet is better because its faster to make edits and theres the possibility of an infinite canvas. A finite canvas is detrimental and i would encourage a cheap drawing tablet to connect to computer or a cheap tablet with a screen
Paper is better. More tangible. More commitment to your thinking.
What software can I use to mind map?
how do I do this with medical-related topics?
If I have a test in 2 days, is it good to mindmap or should I do studying linearly?
If you have a good memory (if it’s non-technical), or the ability to subconsciously internalise patterns through repetition (if it’s technical), then you’re better off studying linearly if you have no experience with mind maps and you have 2 days left.
I’m assuming that you’re used to a certain way of studying, and changing it suddenly is not ideal.
Great vid
What program do you use for mm?
Golden content
Thank you for your content ❤ Which tablet and software are you using for notes taking?
I dont have a tablet. I only have pen and paper, but paper is to small to mindmap fully??
@@cybermats2004 write smaller or GET A BIGGER PAPER MAN
I think it is better to just make a portal from one side to the other to avoid drawing spider webs :D
Good luck with your learning doing that :)
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First pls pin
Somebody's tucan or parrot needs to calm down
why does anyone need to overthink like this, seems like a cause for unnecessary stress
Because it's effective for learning lol
You're building a solid deeper foundation of knowledge versus shallow learning.
It can be hard at first, but it gets easier as you go.
you need to invest to get a big result
Did you eventually decide to use it? Also what are you studying?
you are amazing