Put together a playlist about learning how to learn.

Learn Better: Remember More and Build Real Skill

It is meant to be watched once, and then be done with it.

Instructions are in the description of the playlist, and I have used ChatGPT to finalize the text, although this has been done due to the weird normalization YouTube does to the text.

Eh, have fun and don’t forget to download the videos–you know– just in case.

Here is the description:

【 LEARN BETTER 】 Most studying creates familiarity, not durable knowledge or usable skill. This playlist introduces practical, research-based methods for remembering what you learn, practising effectively and taking notes that lead somewhere.

【 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN 】 The videos cover retrieval practice, spaced learning, deliberate practice, mental representations and note-taking as a tool for thinking. They are intended for students, amateurs and independent learners who want to become genuinely capable in a chosen field—not merely better organised.

【 HOW TO USE IT 】 Watch the videos in order, preferably one per week. Before each video, write down the problem you want it to help you solve. Afterwards, summarise the main idea from memory, create no more than three questions for later recall and apply one lesson to your actual work before continuing.

【 REMEMBER 】 Recall before rereading • Practise weaknesses • Space learning across time • Seek feedback • Use notes to develop ideas • Produce work that can be judged. Flashcards can support learning, but they cannot replace solving problems, making things and practising the skill itself.

【 BEGIN 】 Start with the first video. When you finish the playlist, stop studying how to learn for a while—and use what you learned.

Book suggestions which work as an alternative as well:

Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, and Mark A. McDaniel

PEAK: Secrets from the new science of expertise by K. Anders Ericsson, and Robert Pool

How to Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens

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