Most viewed Study Advice is Wrong (Learning Expert reacts)
Justin Sung
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Hey there! I'm Justin Sung, a learning coach and former medical doctor with over a decade of experience teaching people to learn efficiently. On my channel, I help professionals and students learn how to learn. I do this by sharing evidence-based learning strategies and self-management methods that I've tried and tested for thousands of students and busy professionals. I'm also the Co-Founder and Head of Learning at iCanStudy, where we've helped over 30,000 learners around the world to master new knowledge and skills in half the time.
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Reacting to Marty Lobdell’s ‘Learn how to study smart’ lecture. Join my Learning Drops newsletter (free): https://bit.ly/3VlTUNd Every week, I distil what really works for improving results, memory, depth of understanding, and knowledge application from over a decade of coaching into bite-sized emails. Learner Type Quiz (free) - Figure out your learning strengths and weaknesses: https://bit.ly/3V2KogH Learning System Diagnostic Quiz (free) - See how the way you learn compares to top learners: https://bit.ly/3x0BcS7 Research summary on learning (free): https://icanstudy.com/report-on-learning Watch my TEDx talk on learning to learn (top 1% viewed in 2022): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQXMl4GycD0 === Paid Training Program === Join my step-by-step learning skills program to improve your results: https://bit.ly/3uUUM0Z (Designed for busy students and professionals aiming to achieve top results without endless studying. 77% of our students cover the same amount of study material in 30% less time within 1 month.) === Timestamps === 0:00 What are we doing 01:00 Efficiency, resting interval and focusing 07:06 Tips for study space optimization 12:00 Problems with speed reading 13:42 Expertise vs understanding 16:57 Orders of learning 24:19 Study Groups 26:22 Recognition vs Recall 28:14 Silly mistakes and knowledge gaps 29:36 Sleep-dependent memory consolidation 33:25 Knowledge Decay and Pre-study 36:20 Teaching 38:00 Textbooks 39:06 Two techniques to try 42:35 Mnemonics and its limitations 46:36 Tips on using analogies === About Dr Justin Sung === Dr. Justin Sung is a world-renowned expert in self-regulated learning, certified teacher, research author, and former medical doctor. He has guest lectured on learning skills at Monash University for Master’s and PhD students in Education and Medicine. Over the past decade, he has empowered tens of thousands of learners worldwide to dramatically improve their academic performance, learning efficiency, and motivation. Instagram: https://instagram.com/drjustinsung TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@drjustinsung Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drjustinsung LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-sung/ X: https://x.com/drjustinsung
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