The 3 Month Study Smart Method: 100 HOURS to 2 HOURS a Day
Summary
TLDRThe video script outlines a 3-month plan to transform one's study habits by focusing on learning techniques such as reading effectively, self-testing, note-making, active recall, and mind mapping. It emphasizes the importance of understanding and applying these methods gradually, building upon each skill to enhance learning efficiency and retention. The plan is designed to help students learn smarter, retain more information, and reduce study time while improving their overall learning process.
Takeaways
- 📚 Start by skimming through materials to grasp basic concepts and main ideas before diving into details.
- 🥊 Develop the skill of learning while reading by engaging with the material and asking questions as you go.
- 🧠 Use active recall by testing yourself on subtopics and concepts after learning the basics.
- 📝 Stop making traditional notes; instead, create a list of recall questions to serve as the foundation for revision.
- 🔄 Focus on understanding that learning happens in layers and requires continuous active testing and practice.
- 🏋️♂️ Build a strong general understanding of topics through consistent practice over time.
- 🤔 Actively recall answers during revision sessions and spend time correcting misunderstandings.
- 🌐 Structure your learning by creating mind maps that link new information to existing knowledge.
- 🚀 Optimize your learning process by applying the skills and techniques learned in the previous months to your studies.
- 🎯 Maintain a balance between high-effort and low-effort study sessions to ensure consistent learning.
- 📈 Gradually transform your study habits over a 3-month period to learn smarter and more efficiently.
Q & A
What is the main skill the speaker aims to teach in the video?
-The main skill the speaker aims to teach is how to study smart, which involves learning techniques that allow for more efficient, effective, and long-term learning.
How long does it typically take to master the skill of studying smart according to the speaker?
-According to the speaker, it took them over three years of trial and error to master the skill of studying smart.
What is the first step in recalibrating your learning process as suggested in the video?
-The first step is to improve your ability to learn while reading by skimming through the material to understand the basic concepts and main ideas before diving into the details.
How does the speaker recommend handling difficult or complex information during the initial reading phase?
-The speaker recommends skipping over complex information during the initial skimming phase and focusing only on the basic, easy-to-understand parts of the material.
What is the purpose of creating a list of recall questions according to the speaker?
-Creating a list of recall questions serves as the central source for the revision process, making it easier to actively test oneself and remember information more effectively.
How does the speaker suggest one should engage with the material during the learning process?
-The speaker suggests engaging with the material by actively exploring topics of interest, diving deeper into concepts that intrigue you, and learning in a non-linear, intuitive manner.
What is the main goal of the second month in the speaker's 3-month study plan?
-The main goal of the second month is to structure the learning process by layering information, testing oneself continuously, and creating a mental structure or mind map of the topic being studied.
How does the speaker recommend students approach revision sessions in the latter part of the 3-month plan?
-The speaker recommends that revision sessions should primarily involve active recall of answers to previously made questions, rather than rereading notes or lectures.
What is the importance of actively correcting mistakes according to the speaker?
-Actively correcting mistakes is crucial as it helps fill in knowledge gaps, strengthens understanding, and improves long-term retention of the material.
What advice does the speaker give for maintaining motivation and consistency throughout the 3-month study plan?
-The speaker advises maintaining a 70/30 ratio of high-effort to low-effort study sessions, ensuring that even on days when one is not highly motivated, some form of learning still occurs.
What is the speaker's final reminder to students about the process of efficient studying?
-The speaker's final reminder is that studying inefficiently is still better than not studying at all, and it's important not to get too caught up in making every aspect of the study process perfect.
Outlines
📚 Recalibrating Your Learning Process
The first paragraph introduces the concept of learning to study smart as a skill that takes time and practice to develop. It emphasizes the importance of embedding effective study techniques into one's routine, rather than just consuming content without applying it. The speaker shares their personal journey of inefficient studying and internet exploration to eventually master this skill. The video aims to teach the audience how to study smart in three months, starting with recalibrating the learning process by improving reading comprehension and gradually layering information. The focus is on understanding the basics, diving into general concepts, and actively exploring areas of interest to build a solid foundation for learning.
🎯 Structuring Your Learning Journey
This paragraph delves into the specifics of the first month, which is dedicated to recalibrating the learning process. It outlines a two-week plan for learning while reading, starting with skimming through materials to grasp basic concepts, followed by a deeper dive into the subject matter. The emphasis is on creating a structured yet intuitive approach to learning, where understanding is built in layers and curiosity is used as a guide. The paragraph also introduces the idea of self-testing as a crucial part of the learning process, encouraging the audience to quiz themselves after learning each subtopic to reinforce understanding and retention.
🌟 Enhancing Retention Through Active Recall
The second month focuses on enhancing the learning process through active recall and fluid revision. The speaker advises viewers to actively recall the answers to the questions they've prepared, spending time formulating responses before checking against the source material. This active engagement with the material helps to strengthen memory and understanding. The paragraph also stresses the importance of correcting misunderstandings immediately after identifying them, which is essential for long-term retention. The speaker encourages the creation of mind maps to visualize the connections between different concepts, making the learning process more efficient and memorable.
🚀 Optimizing Your Study Techniques
The final month of the three-month plan is about optimizing the learning process. The speaker suggests that while there are many strategies to optimize focus and organization, the key is to apply the skills learned in the previous months to real-world study scenarios. Instead of focusing on minor optimizations, the speaker emphasizes the importance of consistent practice and application of the techniques. The speaker acknowledges that there will be times when less effort is put into studying, and that's okay, as any study is better than none. The video concludes with a reminder that the journey to studying smart is gradual and requires ongoing practice and adaptation, and the speaker offers to create a more detailed guide based on audience feedback.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Learning Process
💡Information Layers
💡Active Recall
💡Mind Maps
💡Studying Smart
💡Revision
💡Efficiency
💡Note-taking
💡Understanding
💡Engagement
💡Optimization
Highlights
Learning to study smart is a skill that can be mastered in 3 months.
The first step is to upgrade your ability to learn while reading by skimming through the material and understanding the basic concepts.
Instead of linear reading, learn by exploring topics that interest you and answering questions in your head.
Once you have a general understanding, dive into the complicated details which will no longer feel complex due to the layered learning approach.
In the second week, start testing yourself while learning to reinforce the information.
Eliminate the traditional note-taking process and instead create a list of recall questions for each topic.
Month two focuses on structuring your learning process by continuing to layer information, test yourself, and create recall questions.
Week five involves actively recalling the answers to your questions and checking them against the resources.
In week six, after active recall, revise what you don't know and fill in the knowledge gaps.
Week seven and eight are about building a mind map before studying to understand how concepts fit and link together.
The third month is about optimizing your learning process by applying the skills and practices from the previous months.
It's important to remember that studying inefficiently is still better than not studying at all.
The 70/30 ratio is recommended, where 70% of the time is spent on efficient learning and 30% on low-effort study sessions.
This 3-month process is designed to gradually transform the way you study and learn, making it more effective and memorable.
Practicing these methods will help you level up as a student, learn faster, and remember more.
Creating a mind map is a powerful tool to strengthen your base understanding of any topic and make future learning easier.
The process of learning smart is gradual and requires consistent practice and application of these techniques.
Transcripts
you're probably someone who watches a
ton of videos on how to learn smarter
faster better but honestly at the end of
it what do you actually take away from
them nothing and I know because I was
the exact same I never really embedded
these techniques to study smart into how
I actually study but remember learning
to study smart is a skill it took me
three plus years of revising pointlessly
and efficiently bumping around the
internet to finally figure it out but
what I'm going to do is teach you this
skill of studying smart and how to
master it in 3 months I'm going to walk
you through the exact timeline of what
specifically you should incorporate into
into you're studying when you should do
it every small change you can easily add
on in each week of these next 3 months
and how you can gradually get like super
realistically transform the way you
study and learn forever month one
recalibrate your learning process the
very first thing you need to upgrade is
your ability to learn while you read
through information this skill will take
the most time to Monster by far so we're
starting off right from week one
Implement what I'm about to say with the
very next thing that you study or the
next topic that you study right after
watching this video instead of blankly
reading through the textbook or watching
the lecture and hoping that somehow it
makes sense when it never really does
and you always have to end up actually
going through it like eight times and
rereading that sentence again and again
before it sticks what you do is only
start with reading and understanding the
easiest basic information literally pick
up the book open the PowerPoint and
don't do anything but this skim read the
entire chapter or lecture and only look
at the basic stuff on the pages the
definitions the title The diagrams the
bolded stuff things that you need to
look up on Google Google if the slide
looks too difficult or too detailed
don't even spend a single second on it
you're purely skimming through for 15 to
30 minutes just figure out what the hell
the topic is about what are its main
Concepts then you watch a quick video on
it just to quickly grasp it visually and
that's it simple and easy only once
you've skimmed through these Basics you
then go into the general concepts diving
a bit deeper into the causes effects the
processes the background but remember
you're not just reading you are learning
at this point you know where things are
and you know what the general concept
that you have to learn about like where
they are and what the structure of the
oh but there's this one thing that you
kind of don't understand there's this
process that you need to have a question
about go look into that it's simple you
just start reading through what is
naturally intriguing to you that is
learning it doesn't have to be linear
line by line you have a general idea
right now you can now go and explore the
topics that actually you have questions
about that you interest you that you
need to know more about get involved
your aim should be to answer the
questions in your head by reading about
it that way you slowly dive deeper into
each concept and intuitively understand
in a way that intrigues you that
interests you and you will remember it
for longer that is the first step in
learning to study smart and then only
once you've built a good General
understanding of the main Concepts you
have a good idea about how everything
works and what the specifics are do you
then go and dive into the complicated
difficult details except now they won't
be complicated there will be very little
chance that you actually get stuck on
them you've built your knowledge in
layers so they won't feel that complex
or hard to remember this is how you
learn while you read for the very first
time it's fluid yet also structured and
the only way to to do it is through this
process of learning information in
layers doing it intuitively and actually
using your brain while you read now
you've started to practice learning
while reading so in week two now you
incorporate testing yourself while you
do that learning what I want you to do
is simply start to quiz yourself while
you read about each subtopic do it at
after each process you study after each
big concept do it for the first time
after you go through the basics cover
the resource and act like you're
teaching someone what the topic is about
then do it again when you gain a deeper
understanding do it at every stage don't
fall under this misconception that oh I
can only do questions and test myself
after I study no that's dumb start with
testing yourself do it continuously quiz
yourself do questions test yourself
right from the start these first two
weeks are very important the recap of
these two weeks is that one I want you
to really focus on understanding that
learning can only happen in layers and
number two that you need to continuously
be active and start testing yourself
right from the start now we're at week
three and four where you need to just
cut this whole making notes thing out
changing this making notes habit for
better technique is a big push for a lot
of you so we're giving it 2 weeks but
honestly we are way past the era where
people need to spend hours taking notes
about a topic there's no need to be your
teacher secretary transcribing every
single word they're saying you're not
there to transcribe you are there to
learn there's already such amazing High
resources that are well formed with all
the information on a single topic that
you need and it's all online there's
absolutely no need to collate all the
content together and make your own
resource don't make notes all you're
going to be doing is rereading them
anyways they have literally zero utility
so instead for the next 2 weeks during
class outside of class when you're
learning topics for the very first time
simply convert all the information that
needs to be revised into a list of
recall questions creating a list of
questions is not only faster but it will
then act as the central source of your
entire revision process in for the
future you can then use them to actively
test yourself in every revision of this
topic later on month two structure your
learning process you've now spent a full
month on number one layering the
information actually learning while read
number two testing yourself while you're
doing that reading quizzing yourself and
number three you've also started to
create recall questions all of this
while you go through a topic for the
very first time this simple stuff is the
key is the entire basis of studying
smart some of you may think this is easy
I don't need a full month to practice
but you do these are skills that slowly
developed that took me years so you
definitely need to be continuously
practicing not only for this last month
but for throughout your revision process
in this 3mon period and later on some of
you may think that this stuff is easy I
need a month to practice this but you do
this is a skill it's going to take you
going through 10 20 30 topics to even
improve this method of yours you can't
just rewire the way your brain learns in
a single day so spend the month
recalibrating and upgrading your process
slowly improving if you do this for the
next month you will not believe the
difference that it will make week five
actively recall these questions this is
the second month so in week five now we
are going to completely transform the
way the way you structure your entire
revision sessions when you revise a
topic you're revision sessions need to
be primarily about testing yourself on
the questions that you made about this
topic previously no rereading through
your notes or going just going through
the lectures again this week you will
pick all the weakest topics that you've
studied recently pick one for a start
sit down open your list of questions and
start recalling what you know about the
answers and don't just spend 2 seconds
looking at the question and then flick
to the answer spend several minutes
formulating the answers in your head for
each question take your time and put
effort into the testing that is the only
way that you will learn by testing
Yourself by by getting questions wrong
again and again you will strengthen the
information that you'll revise and then
obviously after that you go back and
check your answers with the resources
that you made the questions from so this
week practice recalling answers and
checking them this is very very
important in the process of studying
smarter week six revise fluidly and
actively correct after doing a few of
those active recall sessions as the main
form of your vision in the previous week
I want you in week six to not only keep
on working on the skill of testing
yourself but to also go back and revise
what you don't know most of you even if
you do questions rarely actually go back
and learn after testing yourself you
barely go back to the textbooks or
lectures to see what you got wrong to
spend time on fixing your understanding
you just skip to the next question
because oh you have this big golf I'm
going to do 500 flash cards today but
that's just stupid isn't it like you're
just pushing yourself to do so many
questions you're clicking forward and
just doing them based on pure pattern
recognition no real studying learning is
happening so as we said spend time
actually recalling the answer first and
then and there revise what you got wrong
fill in the knowledge gaps why were you
wrong what was missing in the way you
were thinking about the topic if you
didn't remember something then how can
you relearn it in a way that you will
remember it for sure for the next time
it is this active process of correction
that really helps you actually study
Less in the long term and retain the
information for longer regardless of how
many questions you got wrong build on
this fluid process of testing and then
filling in the gaps more and more and
trust me you will go far ahead of any
one of your classmates week seven and 8
build mind map by this point you've been
practicing reading and understanding
Topics in layers easiest to hardest
you've been doing this for the last few
weeks but to really take your learning
process to the next level you have to
understand that when you learn your
brain needs to take this new information
that you're learning and stick it to
something and relate it to something and
the best way to help your brain do that
is to first before you start studying to
build a mental structure of the entire
topic to reiterate this is before you
actually start to study anything in our
case this mental structure is simply as
creating a mind map of the topic so for
the next two weeks your goal should be
to create this mind map for every topic
that you're studying and create this
mind map before you sit down and
properly learn the topic do it in that
initial skimming that learning the
basics phas the purpose of making this
is to actually see how every single
concept subtopic Etc fits in and links
together within this big topic how does
it all link together and how can we make
sense of it all in our head what is the
key idea that we can link everything
through and how can we make sense of it
all in our head memorable way to link
everything in that topic in a single
mindmap than studying everything all the
general concepts every single detail
becomes way faster and easier when you
actually learn new Concepts new details
you will immediately think where does
this fit in my mental model in my mind M
how does this new detail that I've
learned add to the topic and add to the
way I'm thinking about this whole thing
it's just an easy way to slot any detail
that you learn in a big category on that
mind map and you don't even have to keep
working on this mind map you just make
that initial mind map as I do and then
you remember it you relate the
information back to it it's all in your
head I only found out about this
creating a my map thing a few months ago
but honestly it's completely changed how
strong my base understanding is of any
topic that I've revised and also let's
say weeks from now I'm introduced to New
Concepts about that old topic that I
revised it's so easy for me to collect
that knowledge and put it in my head it
just sticks because I have that such a
strong base understanding of the whole
thing anyways I made a full video on how
I do it step by step I go through a
topic on hand how I do it live in front
of you check it out right here but the
key for these weeks is to create that
mindmap for any topic that you are
studying in that initial skimming phase
month three optimize your learning
process I was initially going to give a
ton of optimizing Strat IES on your
learning process like optimizing your
focus Cycles or color coding or tracking
your rision perfectly but I think that
takes away from this idea that studying
smart is a gradual slow process it needs
to be built up with so much practice and
even after two months of studying smart
you can't really just drill in and RAM
these little bits of optimizations in so
in this month instead what I'm going to
tell you to do is put all of your effort
and skill building of the last 8 weeks
and practice it all with the topics that
you're learning in school or for your
exams I've presented it to you in the
last eight weeks week by week and the
order how I think I actually learn it in
the first place as well I think pretty
much this is the full summary of the
timeline for how you can gradually start
to study smart I really think that these
are very implementable basic steps that
you can incorporate in your revision
every single week in this journey in
this journey of 3 months of studying
smart and I think incorporating these
will be very beneficial for any student
that is looking to level up and learn
faster spend less time studying and to
remember more this was a very brief run
through though I can definitely make it
more detailed add add more practicality
to it add more actions to this whole
3-month process potentially make it a
full guide let me know do remember
though that in the reality of efficient
studying we sometimes get too caught up
in making everything in the process
perfect and Super Active and efficient
and effective so much so that no actual
study ends up happening so please do
remember studying inefficiently is still
better than doing nothing for example as
you can probably tell I'm quite ill
right now and I have to travel somewhere
for placement after right after the
recording this video I have to study on
the train so I'm not going to be
actively recalling everything that I'm
studying on the train itself I'm just
going to be like reading through trying
to understand the topics and layers and
studying generally because some days you
just won't be bothered to teach yourself
the content out loud or make mind maps
so it is okay to just read through stuff
or watch videos on it do low effort
things to make sure you get a little bit
in rather than going all the way for me
it's always been a 7030 ratio and I've
done it for a long time like this where
70% of the time I'm fully thinking about
how to absorb this information
efficiently how to learn it quickly how
to remember the most and learn it very
effectively For My Future Self but 30%
of them I'm honestly just doing the
minimums doing the chill study sessions
doing the stuff that actually just gets
me to my desk in order for me to do
something rather than absolutely nothing
anyways thank you so much for watching
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