osu! phd: a comprehensive introduction to every skill

a comprehensive introduction to all the skills in osu! and how they connect to each other.

the chart theory, chart design, video script writing, voice overs, and video editing were all done by me. I'd really appreciate your support, so if you liked this video or thought it was useful, please give this video a thumbs up and share it with your friends, and if you want to stay notified about future videos of mine, please consider subscribing! I highly recommend it, as I have lots of fun video ideas planned after this one :)

this video is targeted toward players of any skill level who are looking to gain a more thorough understanding of the game and its skills. in a way, I see this video as the "catch-all, watch this first" video that you can send people to if they have questions about a skill in the game or how they're supposed to train it. this isn't an advice video necessarily, so it's less about tips and more about understanding the skills themselves, but I think having that understanding is much more valuable than just being given advice, so hopefully this helps!!

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if you would like to help translate either the chart or the video (via subtitles) to another language, please contact me via discord dm! I would like this project to be able to reach as many people as possible, so translations to any language would be much appreciated.

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Videos referenced:

"How to improve your rhythm"
section: rhythm sense

"Blanket Podcast #1 w/ BTMC - Reading, Accuracy, and pp (Full VOD) | osu!"
section: accuracy

"osu! q&a ~ mindblock, reading with rhythm, flow aim, practice diffs, finger control [livestream hl]"
section: mindblock, flow aim

"RyuK Speed Talk and QnA | Full VOD" by RyuK
section: tapping stamina

"osu! | How to Improve Stamina/Speed" by Spare
section: tapping stamina

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Timestamps:
0:00 introduction
2:10 tapping (broad)
2:20 aim (broad)
2:27 reading (broad)
2:58 mastery of fundamental gameplay elements
4:08 mastery of low star maps
6:36 pattern processing
12:25 finger control
17:58 cursor control
21:47 consistency
24:25 rhythm sense
25:09 accuracy
36:49 sightreading
37:41 focus
38:21 mindblock
39:31 flow aim
40:10 precision
40:55 endurance (broad)
41:21 technique efficiency
42:49 tapping stamina
44:58 streaming
48:11 aim stamina
49:11 speed (broad)
50:06 reading speed
53:14 tapping speed
53:59 aim speed
54:54 slider aim
59:21 nerve control
1:05:08 hidden
1:06:29 easy
1:07:51 double time
1:08:37 hard rock
1:10:43 outro, closing thoughts

#osu #osuphd #digitalhypno

thanks for watching!

[maelstormy]

Wait, there is no genetic in the chart?

[WillyOsu]

These are the kinds of videos we need in the osu! community, wonderful job putting this together!

[Njox]

Aim speed

Ties in from: Aim, Speed

Holy shit.

[kenjoyer]

Can we please take a moment and appreciate the amount of effort he put in this video? He's one of the few high skilled players who talks on these topics and tries to help others. I also think top players don't realize how much they know about the game and what they find trivial might be valuable and not easy to find out for lower ranked players. I hope this video will inspire top players to discuss these topics more

[Lutfian]

sorry babe no time for valentine im gonna watch osu! phd: a comprenhensive introduction to every skill

[spacicle]

taking "play more" onto a whole different level, mad respect.

[pinguefy]

amazing video. I get chills thinking about the amount of effort that went into it.

[kimaroo]

"mastering low star rating can help you improve at everything"
6 digits that only play 7* tech maps punching the air rn

[osuctb]

I've been playing ctb for years, casually switching to std for fun. I can't even remember when I last played low star maps. When I started playing std seriously, I already was able to play 4-5* maps and I had no reason to look back or take a step back. I never went back to 1-3* maps and would never guess to. This fundamental skill surely became very rusty over the years. When I saw Hypno tell someone they should play 2* maps like auto, I tried that myself, and it actually made me more consistent at any difficulty I can play. Low star maps are op!

[asdeoff]

We should get Peppy to put this video on the website

[wpple]

Holy shit. This video is so good! I have been playing this game for 3 years, and I learned something in pretty much every section. I think the most important part of this video is the end. The reason "play more" is such a common response when asked how to improve is because top players have a hard time articulating aspects of the game they find intuitive. It doesn't help that many top players are so young. To the average 4-5 digit, improvement seems random and scarce, when in reality, players have no idea of what they need to focus on. This lack of direction leads to feelings of inadequacy when looking at how fast someone like mrekk or ryuk improves. Videos like these are so helpful because they help players create concrete goals, reducing the mysticism behind improvement. Thank you so much Habib! I am on my way to play some 2* maps now.

[saika]

what's this i don't see aireu on the chart

[Simrasil_]

I feel like I should be paying for all this information, you could have sold it as a masterclass or something. Thank you so much for putting in so much effort into the video and providing all of this for free!
Massive legend!

[Pinmanqaz]

Feels like the first day of class where the professor gives a high level view of all of the lower level materials to come later in the semester. Thank you professor Habib.

[nagib]

What some pro players dont understand is that this video is like trying to compress 5+ years of osu knowledge into 1 hour.

10/10 video btw.

[kurokun]

we don't deserve habib, he be giving guide to everything that we SHOULD and we HAVE to know. god bless this man

[ImZZZleepy]

This guy needs more attention. This is the kind of stuff that we need to break down and give logical answers to. This guy put tons of effort into this. Much appreciated brother. That deserves a sub.

[cyzosu]

I see, so this is what you’ve been working on the past 2 months. I appreciate the time and effort you’ve spent on this. Thanks for helping the community out.

[emreb]

I am just amazed. Great video. I like to deal with the skill groups of osu! to. Trying to understand all the groups in the game is really fun for me. I just can't thank you enough for putting out a video like this. I enjoyed it completely and was even able to learn a lot even with my 5 years of experience. The separations of pattern processing helped me further because I've always had trouble putting these puzzle groups of skill together. Usually, I'm always a quiet viewer from you. I like to watch your videos and often watch your streams. With your effort of experience and investment in this video, I give my deepest respect to you. It has been always difficult for me to inquire and understand certain skill groups. With my 2k h of playtime, I couldn't learn some points of view from the short advice from some top players, but your video gave me a completely new, understandable perspective. I just can't thank you enough.

[xii]

Now instead of saying "play more" you can link this video to someone and then they can pick which topic they want to learn about