TED - Stop Studying. Start Learning | Justin Sung

 

Snowball effect: 

The more you know about something, the easier it is to learn more about it

Higher Order Learning:

- integrate learned information with what you already know

- connect learned ideas together, connect them to bigger picture/purpose

- compare pieces of information.

How to do Higher Order Learning:

- Recognize when you are doing lower-order learning (ask yourself, "will I forget this later?" Try keeping a tally of how many times you drift into lower-order learning during a study session.)

- Categorize ideas based on their important relationships. (Use mind maps for notetaking).

Students that use his method are shown to achieve a level of learning in 1-2 weeks that would otherwise have taken them 4 weeks.

This method will take more effort, and you will cover the material at a slower pace. Do not let this convince you to give up.

Step 1: Learn how the engine works

Step 2: Group information together

Step 3: Leverage your note-taking

Good note-taking should help our brain think, not help it avoid thinking.