How I Remember All My Notes 2x Faster

This note-taking technique turns your notes into something that the brain can easily remember. This is how I learn faster, and retain more information while studying less than others.

🙏 Thanks for watching!
- Mike and Matty

[englishwithpati]

My grades and information retention have increased greatly after watching your videos. Thank you for all the tips you share, they help immensely:)

[thedancer]

*1. Simplify the concept-* Break it down so that even a child can understand it.
*2. Associate the idea to something similar-* Find prior knowledge you have that is similar to the idea. For this, use:-
*Familiar Imagery-* Real life based examples (of different things) which helps you understand the concept better.
*Analogy-* Imagine real life based examples (of that particular topic).
*Story-* Associate that imagery example to something similar. Example- cigarette to straw.
*3. Create resources-* Make flashcards, notes, mindmaps, etc.

[Study-gqhr]

how to carry out association effectively
step1: break it down so that even a child can understand(replace complex language with basic language) and summarize(ideally into a sentence)
step2: find similar prior knowledge that links with the topic e.g imagery, analogies, and stories (the more of each the better)
step3: create resources using this technique (flashcards, notes, mindmaps)

[augiemay]

I did this naturally as a kid. As the teacher was talking I would doodle and scribble while following along. One time he got mad and called me out, I was able to answer the question no problem, he was stunned and kinda berated the class for not getting it (which isn't cool, made me feel bad cause I was just chillen), then later in school I got in more and more trouble because of my doodles....even though my grades and scores were always high...they didn't care that my process worked for ME, they wanted me to conform to what they perceived to be the adequate mode of learning. I.e. staring directly at them, only writing down exactly what they write. (That's fucking stupid.) Anyways. They eventually beat it out of me.... And now I have to relearn those skills... I wish I hadn't lost them. But this video is great, and I love everything about it. Great work.Thank you for making this 🙏💜🔥 "Imagination is more important than knowledge" -Einstein

[nerd_alert]

It's best to try to find your learning style, which took me until graduate school to learn. When I was completing my graduate degrees, the thing that helped me take good notes and actually remember information was Flash Cards (you know, those 3x4s or whatnot). My mind seemed to find it easier to digest in small bulletpoints/single points.
I wish I had used the same technique when going through schooling before then. It would have saved me so many hours of studying over the decades.

[NazSharul]

Quick quiestion: wouldn't you worry about making the information TOO simple? a lot of the time jargon/key words are what gets the marks in exams, so if those aren't included in your revision, would you not risk losing those marks?

[IlikeRedBullwhite]

What for me always works really well(especially in biology class) is learning the examples. For example we have the topic evolutionary biology since some weeks, and we have to learn many technical terms like what homology means or many types of selection. Instead of learning all the terms I begin with examples that are easy for recognising. Disruptive mutation = two birds of one species who have both beaks, but there are two different types. I am bad at explaining because I am tired and I just want to sleep, but I think it is understandable what I mean :) I think learning with examples make sense, especially when it comes to learning many technical terms.

[anthonyluu]

Much appreciation to the consistent videos and shorts that you guys have been dishing out, the precision would be the biggest improvement since Mike&Matty! I have a video suggestion, I've been trying to study for the TEAS test fresh coming out of a rut, and I realized I don't have the work capacity that I used to when I stayed in my room studying pharmacology and pathology last summer. Do you have any suggestions on how I can improve my work capacity instead of just trying to study whenever possible?

[cabikotaro]

Not only "how to remember faster", this is also the real how to take a notes. Some people said we should make our notes efficient, but never exemplify and demonstrate that efficiency in their videos. The video duration, which is only 5.25 minutes, shows that you have implemented efficiency in your actions. It's strange that this is something we would do when we were kids: simplify writing and imagine it, but as we get older we forget how to do it.

[tattoeat]

1. association (chunking, visualisation)
-simplify the concept
-associate the idea to smtg similar
-- imagery, analogy, story

[cluelesslife]

I loved this vid. I hear tons of Active recall, flashcards and the like. I know they are important for retaining and recalling what you studied. However, I always missed the 'first part'. Actually, the process before you start the mentioned techniques. I never learned how to study, meaning how to go through the material before rehearsing.

[Nicolll]

I have problems with remebering my flashcards.. and the reason for that is I don't simplify the notes enough ! Thank you very much for this video, I'll go change them now.


For anyone interested I'll update the results within next week !

[skarriad]

Schools should teach you this kind of stuff. It's very hard to learn how to properly study by yourself, and this kind of video would've been so much helpful back when i was still in school! Thank you for making this

[carolinalima]

I've always listened this tip of explaining things to a child but no one never showed how I could do it
This channel is a piece of art, thank you guys!

[pistachiopistachio]

Something that helps me a lot is to associate the name of the condition with what could the presentation probably be. Like COPD can be broken down as CHRONIC exposure to irritants like smoking, lead to OBSTRUCTION or constriction of the PULMONARY airways. Now if your airways are blocked you will have trouble breathing i e. dyspnea. And exposure to any irritant will cause inflammation. Now once you have made a base for the information try adding new information associating it what you already know.

[muhammadwaseemaa]

What a way of explaining with visualization. Thanks. Literally today i officially know how to simplify concepts.

[sadiaferdous]

This is actually so damn useful for students who cannot keep up with the constant "fancy" words. Because such things distrupt the minds from gaining the REAL information.
But sadly we have to study those words to get marks in exams. EXAMS. 🙄

[tanzilafatema]

This is best student channel... I very glad i find it. Before i go medical.. This is very helpful as a pre medical students😊😊😊

[ClearBlueSky]

This could not be more helpful ❤️❤️!!
As a doctor who's passionate about learning and trying to make it more efficient for my upcoming exam, thank you so much for asking different questions than most of us are asking about studying. I think very few people I know actually think about making better notes they instead fixate on how many revisions to squeeze in before exams.
From just the few videos I've watched, I've already realised that I'm a Kitsune and me eating a lot of unbalanced carb heavy foods was messing with my energy levels and because of that my productivity wasn't that great. I also found the grow revision method fascinating and am trying to incorporate it too because I would always pre plan my revisions which would then go down the drain since other things would come up.
Just these realisations have helped SO much !
Good luck with your channel, eagerly looking forward to your future content too ☺️☺️😄

[태형김-te]

Hey... Can you make a video with an example of law... Since that is a subject a lot of students struggle with.
I absolutely loved this short and sweet video. It was on point and contained good information. Thank you for making awesome content. ❤️