7 Years of Building a Learning System in 12 minutes

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.

=== Paid Training Program ===

(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 ===
00:00 Intro
00:25 The problem and theory
02:54 What I used to study
04:00 Priming
05:00 Encoding
06:06 Reference
07:03 Retrieval
08:18 Overlearning
09:22 Rating myself on how I used to study

=== 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.

[JustinSung]

You'll get a personalised report on how the way you learn compares to top learners and recommendations on how to improve.

[oreo]

I need to say thank you Dr. Justin! Because of your tips about how to learn effectively and efficiently, I passed my board exam and was fortunate enough to be a topnotcher! Because of you, I am finally a chemical engineer 🙏 ❤️

[illtemperedklavier-irfy]

About a decade ago I had a course with a big name in memory research, and he instructed us to not take notes during the class, but in the break, take notes with as much as we could remember of the class material as possible, said "effortful retrieval is the best way to form memories" on repeat.

[georgeshalvashvili]

Priming - Any technique you use before a main learning event.
Encoding - Techniques that will allow your brain to organise and process the information effectively. For example grouping, Simplifying, analogies, intuitive, etc
Reference - Taking information and putting them somewhere else to revisit later on. For example flash cards, Obsidian, notes
Retrieval - test your ability to use your knowledge and strengthen memory and deepen understanding
Interleaving - Approaching a topic from various angles or perspectives.Test yourself in multiple ways
overlearning - Going deeper into a topic to achieve a higher standard of mastery.
1. repetition
2. Practice papers
3. flashcards
4. revising

[nessercristianodeandrade]

You should really write a book. It's the best way to spread what you learned all these years to more people.

[Snowinthecrowd]

Now THIS is the learning system that I need.

[Mmj_lh]

I see how hard you are working these days to improve the quality, back then i used to watch all of your videos to collect what i need, now it's all organised and very understandable ... Keep it up man!

[cornholio]

Great system, thanks!! Just an idea, but I think a super useful video, for me anyway, would be just a study along session with you where you choose a new subject and go through this process and show how you would do priming, encoding etc.

[sarritta]

It's incredible to see how the videos has evolved since the begining of this channel !! The message is getting clearer and makes more sense the more we advance. Those who were at the begining of this channel like me, surely understand what I feel! Can't wait to be part of the programm once I am able to afford it! But for now, the content are already very valuable and so much thanks to you Dr. Justin !! May God keep blessing you 🤲 ! This is really my number 1 channel, my learning has seeen a huge evolution ! I can only keep cheering up for its growth 🤩 I really pray that it reaches more viewer wordly, I am already sharing it with my surroundings !!

[ReflectionOcean]

By YouSum Live

00:00:00 Learning efficiency through the PERRIO system.
00:00:51 Understanding learning as a series of processes.
00:04:01 Importance of priming for effective learning.
00:05:00 Encoding: organizing information for memory retention.
00:06:06 Reference: noting details for later review.
00:07:05 Retrieval: testing and applying knowledge for retention.
00:07:33 Interleaving: approaching topics from multiple angles.
00:08:19 Overlearning: deepening knowledge through repetition.

By YouSum Live

[erwinmoreno]

This is almost my exact system for language learning. Which makes sense given that we are just human, and the brain follows the same principles for learning with slight variations depending on the content or skill

[EcomCarl]

Understanding and optimizing each phase—priming through overlearning—can significantly enhance both the retention and application of knowledge. 🔑

[chloekoh]

Thank you, Dr Justin! Seeing all my mistakes and problems of my study system flesh out in front of me is just so unique. Like, no one has ever done this for me before. Huge fan of your content and your ideas 🤩🤩

[Easypeazymedico]

Some thing i can relate, all my medical school i was with mindset, i am a student and if i "read/study" i will become a doctor, after completing graduation i was blank, why did i do all these years. But after i started "working as a doctor" i could understand many concepts much better, concepts started making some sense. Something now i realise if i had mindset i am a doctor at the start of my medical school i could have understood and enjoyed concepts even more better.

[isngaming]

I was in need of this and he uploaded at the RIGHT time!!

[vcinon]

really thank u, mindmapping helped me a lot i learned more than 5 lessions in 3 days, i really apreciate you

[kamote]

Yk all of these I have been doing naturally before and was helping me get good grades in school until I encountered people in high school with binders of notes or printables and while initially thought it was a waste of time when i tested it, I still felt pressured that I must have been doing something wrong or my studying not enough. Now during lectures I rarely take notes and just absorb all the information. Usually I only take notes if I have further questions that I am to google later. As soon as I get home, I take a break, get a breather, get outside to walk or do anything physical or try to spend time with family and then I study by going over the module a little bit purely through reading or skimming then answering questions, searching over the internet if I didn't understand something. Most of my hours are spent on assignments.

[Dank_Lulu]

Edit: I appreciate this precise sort of video that groups and shows the exact relationship of your older stuff one idea/tool relative to another. Also grats on the new office!

[Maani-mx]

I just tried out the diagnostic tool. Seems to have some validity and gave me some interesting insights. I dont have money tho for the program, even though I profit alot from your teachings. I will support you with likes and comments my man

[moritzgraemer]

Hi
Thank you for the great video. I enjoyed the overview of the topic.
I am somewhat of a filming geek and even though it is only my theoretical knowledge I wanted to share it with you to improve your video quality. General composition rule: When composing an image, the eye is naturally drawn to the parts of the picture with the highest contrast. So if the goal of your shot is to have the eyes of the viewer fixated on your head, create some contrast around it. There are several techniques like creating a dark background, and then giving your hair a rim light from above. This seperates your head from the background. (This might be a bit studio-like). The reason why I want to tell you, are the light in the background. If they reflect off of surfaces they have very high contrast and can distract the eye. So there must be a tradeoff between creating depth and reflection. I hope you find this information useful or at least interesting :D