Become an ACADEMIC WEAPON in 3 days
Summary
TLDRThis video script is a motivational guide aimed at helping viewers become 'academic weapons' by making smart choices and leveraging the power of small, consistent decisions. The speaker, a private tutor and 4.0 GPA graduate, emphasizes the importance of mindset, comparing life choices to a decision tree where each choice leads to different outcomes. The script outlines three critical 'crossroads' for daily student life: what to do when work is returned, how to use downtime in class, and the transition from school to home. By focusing on these moments and maintaining discipline, students can excel academically and achieve their full potential.
Takeaways
- đ Believing in oneself is the first step to becoming a star student.
- đŻ The power of choices is emphasized, as they determine the path to success or mediocrity.
- đł The decision tree analogy illustrates how small decisions can lead to vastly different outcomes over time.
- đ The importance of reviewing work immediately after it's returned is highlighted for effective learning.
- đ± Downtime in class should be utilized wisely, avoiding distractions like phones to stay productive.
- đĄ Managing transition times at home is crucial for maintaining momentum and staying disciplined.
- đ« Resisting the temptation to procrastinate and choosing productive actions is key to academic success.
- đĄ The video suggests that focusing on a few critical decision points can lead to significant progress.
- đ§ Consuming positive and inspiring content can help maintain the right mindset and motivation.
- â° Time management and making the most of every moment are central to achieving academic excellence.
Q & A
What is the key to becoming a 'star student' according to the video?
-The key to becoming a 'star student' is making the right choices at critical moments. The speaker emphasizes that success is not about ability but about the decisions made at important moments, which can have a compounding effect over time.
Why is mindset important in becoming an academic weapon?
-Mindset is crucial because believing in success motivates students to give their best effort. The speaker stresses that having the mindset that your hard work will pay off makes it easier to stay dedicated and focused.
What analogy does the speaker use to explain the long-term impact of small decisions?
-The speaker uses a golf ball analogy. Two golf balls hit at a slight 2° difference will start close but drift apart over time. This illustrates how small decisions made today can lead to vastly different outcomes in the long run.
What are the three critical crossroads mentioned in the video?
-The three critical crossroads are: 1) When work is passed back in class, review it immediately rather than putting it away, 2) Using downtime in class wisely for studying or reviewing, and 3) After an event at home, using transition times effectively to stay productive.
Why is it important to review work immediately after it's passed back?
-Reviewing work right away allows students to engage in spaced repetition practice, which enhances understanding and reduces the need for intense studying later. It helps cement knowledge and leads to better long-term retention.
How does the speaker recommend using downtime in class?
-The speaker suggests using downtime in class, such as when a teacher is not actively teaching or during a movie, to review notes, start homework, or study. This productive use of time gives students a head start and reduces stress later.
What challenge does the speaker identify with transitioning between activities at home?
-The speaker points out that the time between activities at home, such as after school or after dinner, can lead to distractions like using a phone or playing games. This transition time can derail productivity, so itâs important to stay focused during these moments.
What does the speaker say about peer pressure and making different choices?
-The speaker acknowledges that making different choices from peers, such as avoiding distractions, might make a student stand out. However, they emphasize that it's okay to be different because those different choices lead to success in the long run.
How does the speaker explain the concept of inertia in relation to studying?
-The speaker uses inertia to explain that once students are in motionâsuch as after coming home from schoolâitâs easier to continue working. However, if they stop to do something leisurely, it becomes harder to restart their productivity.
How can someone maintain motivation according to the speaker?
-The speaker suggests consuming positive and inspiring content, such as following successful people on social media, reading motivational books, or watching vlogs. This helps keep the mind focused on success rather than distractions.
Outlines
đ Becoming an Academic Weapon
The speaker begins by asserting that anyone, including the viewer, can become an academic weapon by the end of the video. As a private tutor and a 4.0 GPA graduate, the speaker shares their belief that the first step is self-belief. They emphasize that success is not just about ability but also about choices. The speaker encourages watching the entire video as a demonstration of dedication. They introduce the concept of a decision tree, where different paths represent choices that lead to various outcomes, such as becoming a star student or achieving less. The speaker shares personal experiences and analogies, like the golf ball analogy, to illustrate the power of small decisions and how they can lead to significant differences in life outcomes. They stress the importance of making the right choices at critical moments, known as Crossroads, to live an extraordinary life.
đ Mastering the Daily Student Crossroads
The speaker identifies three critical Crossroads in a student's daily life that can significantly impact their academic success. The first Crossroad is when work is returned in class, where the choice is either to review the work immediately or to procrastinate. The second Crossroad occurs during downtime in class, where the speaker chose to use that time productively, setting them apart from peers who wasted it. The third Crossroad is the transition time at home, which the speaker argues is the most challenging. They explain the importance of maintaining momentum from school to homework and the dangers of losing that momentum by engaging in leisure activities. The speaker stresses the importance of discipline and making choices that align with one's goals, even when it means being different from others.
đȘ Staying Motivated and Making the Right Decisions
The speaker discusses the importance of mindset and awareness in the journey to becoming a top student. They acknowledge that the path will be challenging but emphasize the need to expect and embrace the difficulty. The speaker shares personal strategies for staying motivated, such as consuming positive content and surrounding oneself with inspiring people. They also highlight the importance of making decisions that align with one's ultimate goals, even when faced with peer pressure orçèŻ±æ. The speaker encourages viewers to ask themselves what they truly want in life and to make choices that lead to those destinations. They stress the importance of self-discipline and the belief in one's potential to succeed, concluding with a personal anecdote about overcoming physical appearance insecurities and embracing change.
Mindmap
Keywords
đĄAcademic Weapon
đĄMindset
đĄDedication
đĄChoices
đĄCrossroads
đĄSpaced Repetition
đĄDowntime
đĄInertia
đĄDiscipline
đĄPotential
Highlights
Believing in oneself is the first step to becoming a star student.
The importance of choices in shaping one's academic success.
The concept of decision trees and their impact on future outcomes.
The analogy of golf balls to illustrate the power of small decisions.
The significance of making the right choices early in life.
The three critical Crossroads to pay attention to in daily student life.
Utilizing downtime in class productively.
The importance of maintaining momentum after school for effective studying.
The challenge of staying disciplined during transition times at home.
The necessity of internalizing the tips and advice for true dedication.
The idea that success in academics and life comes from consistent right choices.
The role of mindset in overcoming the temptation to choose the easier path.
Strategies for staying motivated and disciplined in the pursuit of academic excellence.
The importance of consuming positive and inspiring content for mental health.
The concept of 'oddness' as a trait of top performers.
The value of self-reflection in making decisions that align with one's goals.
The metaphor of time as a great equalizer in the decision-making process.
The idea that good habits can lead to indirect rewards similar to earning money.
Personal anecdote about embracing change and self-expression.
Transcripts
anyone including you can become an
academic Weapon by the end of this video
you will have all the tools you need to
Ace every single class and be known as
that student I say this very confidently
as a private tutor and 4.0 calch
graduate the first step to becoming a
star student is believing you will
because if I did not think that all my
work would pay off it would be 10 times
harder to give it my all and eventually
become valedictorian it is not our
ability that show what we truly are it
is our choices if you're actually
serious about becoming an academic
weapon then the first choice you can
make is by watching the entirety of this
video because I'm not going to lie to
you I'm not going to sugarcoat it it
takes true dedication to make it to the
top you can't just wave a magic wand and
suddenly all your dreams can come true
actually listening to all my advice and
internalizing the tips shows your true
dedication now that you're fired up and
have the right mindset let's get started
here are the chapters we're going over
today imagine a decision tree made up of
many winding roads with the different
paths representing different decisions
you make at any point in time at Big
destinations in this decision tree that
might be becoming a star student getting
into a top university or on the flip
side the other potential destinations in
your decision tree might be much lesser
results in my high school years when I
was getting straight A's in the hardest
classes and seeing my peers I found that
what separates the star students from
the mediocre ones is simply their
choices at these important moments of
Truth in the decision tree I call these
Crossroads to live an extraordinary life
and to be an extraordinary student
friend family member anything that is
you cannot expect to live in an ordinary
way and especially at your young age
that's a great opportunity for you
because the earlier you start making the
right decisions in this decision tree
the more those results will compound
greater and greater such that you will
become so much more successful so much
richer if that's what you care about and
just happier overall before we get into
the critical Crossroads in this decision
tree to pay attention to we need to
reframe our mind and truly understand
why this is so so important to your
success here's a nice analogy that my
high school teacher taught me
so imagine hitting a golf ball right
there are two golf balls in the same
spot so one golf ball gets hit here and
the other golf ball gets hit in just 2°
to the right so whoop you hit that golf
ball at the beginning the distance
between them is really really small
Right But as time goes on that distance
gets wider and wider and wider until you
would not even know that those those two
golf balls came from the same spot
that's the power of the decisions you
can make today that will continually
increase the distance between you and
that mediocre student over time and even
farther down the road how much greater
of a job you'll have compared to someone
who perhaps didn't try enough in school
ever since I heard this from my teacher
like 8 years ago getting old guys ever
since I heard that golf ball analogy
from my teacher I haven't forgotten it
and that's what really helped me pick
the better choice for myself when I'm
tempted to open up Netflix or watch
another YouTube video remembering this
is what gets me to keep paying attention
to those little decisions in that
decision tree I'm preaching a lot so
early on in the video but I just think
it's so so important because I
personally have seen this difference in
my life and I'm living in a great life
in New York City right now and I just
really don't want want you to have any
regrets and I guarantee you will regret
it if you do not pay attention to these
little decisions in the trajectory of
your life right now my aam community is
about acing life not only school so even
though this video is about academic
weaponness this concept of the decision
tree will help you in academics in
sports and literally anything you want
to pursue to live your best life all
right good job Pat yourself on the back
now that you've gotten the hard part
done this killer mindset it's time to go
over the three most important Crossroads
to pay attention in your daily Student
Life One when you get any work passed
back in class this is a critical moment
because you can either a put it away in
your backpack and scroll on your phone
until class is over or B review what you
got wrong the questions you got right
such that you are doing that spaced
repetition practice right then and there
which will make you so much better and
study Less in in the long run so
literally anytime your work gets passed
back this should be a cue for you to
begin that habit of reviewing and
studying that work as soon as possible
the second Crossroads is downtime in
class this is separate from the first
one because it's independent on if you
get work pass back or not I remember in
Spanish class the teacher would finish
teaching and whoop everyone around me
would be whipping out their phones
playing Candy Crush browsing social
media and I'd be the only one there
working on my homework and people wonder
why I could handle all my hard classes
and still maintain 8 hours of sleep it's
because I'm using my time better this
actually also includes when a movie is
playing in class A lot of people will
chill and it's great to relax every once
in a while but those were opportunities
for me to study my notes from the
previous class and do some chill work
while I can still enjoy the movie a
little a little bit do you see how
simply with this downtime in class and
by being a little different from
everyone else can make such a big
difference in the long run it's all
about your choices and being okay with
being different from everyone else it's
being okay with standing out and not
caring that you're standing out because
they're not the ones becoming the
academic weapon star student reaching
their potential you are so you only need
to focus on what you do at these
critical Crossroads the third critical
Crossroads and I probably argue this is
the hardest it's every time after an
event at home so this includes right
when you get home after school right
after dinner right after a chat with
your sibling because the time at home is
not structured so only the truly
determined disciplined students will be
able to leverage that point of the
decision tree to Launch them further
when students get home from school yeah
it's natural to go grab a snack pull out
your phone but the moment you do that in
that transition time between school and
homework you've lost because 1 minute
turns into 5 minutes which turns into 15
minutes and that's just so much lost
time that wasn't even necessary right
you have to think about inertia a body
in motion stays in motion until
something happens to it so after you get
home from school you've already been
learning in school so that momentum can
make it easier to do homework right when
you get home however if you do something
too leisurely like video games or going
on your phone you've pulled yourself out
of that momentum and you've now taken a
much slower Lane and it's harder for you
to get back on that Highway and be
productive again this transition time at
home is any time between two big things
like between dinner and homework that is
transition time you want to make that
trans transition time as little as
possible and to do this at that moment
of truth right after you finish dinner
or right after you get home from
basketball practice just do something
that's good for you the easiest thing
the easiest one problem even write your
name on your homework if that's the
easiest thing just don't do anything
distracting because if you do then it's
game over okay and that's literally the
only three things you need to pay
attention to in your daily life those
three cues the critical Crossroads that
will Propel you farther and farther into
the star student route in the decision
tree wow but where are all those super
exciting big tips like active recall or
always read the textbook before class
yes I'm not denying that all those
hundreds of tips out there also help you
become a star student if you keep it
simple and just focus on those three
moments you will automatically be
getting ahead in what ever you do this
is because you're pushing ahead by
simply magicking more time you will be
amazed at how after you consistently
choose the right path in those three
Crossroads how much extra time you will
have and how much extra heads space
you'll have and how calm and not
stressed you'll be then you can easily
think about and start applying the study
tips that work for you that's working
smarter not
harder add those three critical
Crossroads your mind will be tempted my
mind gets tempted all the time but
that's exactly why I emphasized so much
about the mindset toward the beginning
of this video your discipline will be
constantly tested and you'll want to get
on to that mediocre student path because
it's just so much more comfortable it is
critical to believe in just two things
that you have the potential to become a
star student and two the impact hitting
a golf ball just a couple degrees
differently can make and you need to be
aware that it's going to be hard because
this awareness makes you not shy away
from the difficulty when it happens
because you're like oh well I expected
it to be hard anyway but I'm going to
keep pushing on because this hard path
is what I want since you want to become
the top 1% the other 99% will give you
some peer pressure sometimes so how I
like to keep myself fired up is like
continuing to consume healthy things for
my mind it's just like eating junk food
versus healthy food right what you
consume with your eyes and with your
ears is just as important when I do go
on social media I try to follow
inspiring people I unfollow anyone who
makes me feel bad about myself and I
also try to actively learn stories of
successful people read books watch their
Vlogs even their everyday Monday lives
can tell a lot about why someone could
be successful you can't be number one if
you're not odd so it's okay if you feel
like you're doing things differently
from your peers try and cut that out and
again just unfollow people who don't
give you value when you hit one of these
Crossroads or any other moments of Truth
outside the ones I listed here's what
will make your right decision easier ask
yourself in my one life what do I want
my destination to be the path you choose
should be the one that leads to that
destination
it's the one that gives you the most
value and helps you reach your potential
you can't just play by the book and say
your situation to someone and ask what
should I do you should be able to make
that decision yourself if you don't
choose to spend your time in ways that
benefit you that would be doing a
disservice to your potential you have to
want it enough you can say you want it
all you want but when it comes time to
do your homework and if you say oh but
it's so hard to I can't get myself to do
it well guess what you clearly don't
want it enough because you are literally
the only person who can control what
your body does right like no one your
your parents as much as they try to they
cannot control what your body does if
you can't get yourself to study and
you're like I literally can't bring
myself to study yeah it's hard but if
you can't do it then no one can you know
what I'm sure that if someone gave you
$100 every time you did your homework
right after school you would sure as
heck do it well guess what by having
good habits you are indirectly earning
that $100 and more it's just that money
you'll get in the future when you're in
your dream house your dream destination
the one that you worked for time is the
great equalizer imagine again once more
that decision tree of winding roads
someone might be ahead of you on a
certain path but if they keep choosing
worse paths and you keep choosing the
right one then you're going to get there
way faster and be way ahead of them in
no time in school even when I felt like
things were going absolutely horribly
for me I just remembered that no matter
how naturally smart or how many
resources you may have you will be
accelerating yourself if you focus on
those little decisions day by day bonus
extra credit while doing the actual work
after you've already picked the right
path in that decision tree then check in
with yourself is this the most efficient
way to do this I consistently asked
myself this when I was doing homework
studying honestly anything and that's
how I developed hacks that literally no
one else has talked about and I share my
secrets in videos like this one check
out my secrets you'll be learning
something new in every single video I
post I promise you and for all the A
Team fam out there just a little
personal thing toward the end of this
video but look you notice anything
different with my makeup today so I
would never wear eyeliner before because
one eye was double eyelid and the other
was monolid so the eyeliner would
disappear on this one but miraculously
after I moved to New York they're both
Double Island now so I realized I can do
lighter now so I got the cat eye maybe
it's not that noticeable but I like it a
lot all right thanks guys good job today
take it in it's a lot of information but
you got this okay I believe in you so
believe in yourself
peace it's a cookbook I don't got no
textbooks
anymore I can't get myself to do it what
accent is that
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