Continuously ask yourself the why behind what you are learning

Overlearning 

We don’t learn by trying to put stuff in our brains, we learn by taking out stuff from our brains

Test Yourself (Active Recall)

Spend a decent amount of time figuring out the meta-learning behind what actually we are going to learn

Sharpen The Axe 

We learn best when we are in the environment where we actually are going to use the skill

Find Opportunities For Immersion

<ul><li>The 5 Minute Rule: if you have problems with starting something, convince yourself you are only going to do it for five minutes, then perhaps you can keep going </li><li>Take your Phone Away</li></ul>

Use Crutches (Hacks) To Optimise Your Focus 

<ul><li>At the start of a learning journey, it’s better to receive encouragement rather than constructive feedback </li><li>Afterwards, avoid the praise and instead focus on the critical and constructive feedback </li></ul>

Get Intense Feedback Often

Whenever we learn anything, due to the forgetting curve, our memory is going to decay over time. If we repeat the thing at spaced intervals, eventually, it will go to our long term memory.

Spacing 

Afterwards, use drills to try to improve them. Don’t do the things you know you already manage.

Figure Out What Are Your Weak Links

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe

We don’t learn best from experts, we learn best from people who are one step in front of us in the same journey. Embrace the learning opportunity and document it, to teach it to someone else someday in the future

Teach What You Are Trying To Learn 

The first 1,000 people to use this link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/aliabdaal06212 Learning is something that all of us have to deal with at some point in our lives so in this video I'm going to cover 9 tips that have helped me learn everything faster (and better). Enjoy. ✍️ The best summaries of books (Shortform) - https://go.aliabdaal.com/shortform 00:00 Intro 00:42 Sharpen the axe 01:36 Use crutches to optimise your focus 02:33 Find opportunities for immersion 03:42 Figure out what your weak links are 05:04 Test yourself 07:00 Get intense feedback often 08:35 Overlearning 10:25 Spacing 12:51 Teach what you're trying to learn MY FREE ONLINE COURSES: 🚀 Productivity Masterclass - Principles and Tools to Boost Your Productivity - https://go.aliabdaal.com/course/productivity 🎬 Video Editing with Final Cut Pro X - From Beginner to YouTuber - https://go.aliabdaal.com/course/video-editing 🎓 How to Study for Exams - An Evidence-Based Masterclass - https://go.aliabdaal.com/course/studying PART-TIME YOUTUBER ACADEMY: 🍿 My 6-week live online course - https://academy.aliabdaal.com MY FAVOURITE GEAR: 🎥 My YouTube Camera Gear - https://kit.co/AliAbdaal ⌨️ My Keyboard - Wireless Coral mechanical keyboard (Cherry Blue) - https://go.aliabdaal.com/keyboard 📝 My favourite iPad Screen Protector - Paperlike - https://go.aliabdaal.com/paperlike 🎒 My Desk Accessories + Todo List - Ugmonk - https://go.aliabdaal.com/ugmonk MY FAVOURITE SOFTWARE: ✍️ The best summaries of books (Shortform) - https://go.aliabdaal.com/shortform 📚 How I remember what I read (Readwise) - https://go.aliabdaal.com/readwise 🎵 Where I get my Music (amazing for YouTubers) - https://go.aliabdaal.com/epidemicsound 🎙 My weekly podcast - https://www.notoverthinking.com My brother and I host a weekly podcast where we discuss happiness, creativity and the human condition. You can find it by searching “Not Overthinking” on any podcast app (eg: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts etc). BE MY FRIEND: 💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://aliabdaal.com/friendzone/ 🌍 My website / blog - https://www.aliabdaal.com 📸 Instagram - https://instagram.com/aliabdaal 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/aliabdaal 🎮 Twitch - https://twitch.tv/aliabdaal WHO AM I: I'm Ali, a junior doctor working in Cambridge, UK. I make videos about medicine, technology, productivity and lifestyle design. I also have a weekly podcast with my brother (https://www.notoverthinking.com), and I write a weekly email newsletter that contains some quick thoughts + links to interesting things (https://email.aliabdaal.com). 🌍 My website / blog - https://www.aliabdaal.com GET IN TOUCH: If you’d like to talk, I’d love to hear from you. Tweeting @AliAbdaal directly will be the quickest way to get a response, but if your question is very long, feel free to email me at hi@aliabdaal.com. I try my best to reply to things but there sadly aren't enough hours in the day to respond to everyone 😭 PS: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links that I get a kickback from 😜

remotework

Remote Work

writing

Reading & Writing

education

Learning & Education

podcasts

Podcasts

videos

Videos

The first 1,000 people to use this link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/aliabdaal06212

Learning is something that all of us have to deal with at some point in our lives so in this video I'm going to cover 9 tips that have helped me learn everything faster (and better). Enjoy. 

✍️ The best summaries of books (Shortform) - https://go.aliabdaal.com/shortform

00:00 Intro
00:42 Sharpen the axe
01:36 Use crutches to optimise your focus
02:33 Find opportunities for immersion
03:42 Figure out what your weak links are
05:04 Test yourself
07:00 Get intense feedback often
08:35 Overlearning
10:25 Spacing
12:51 Teach what you're trying to learn

💌  Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://go.aliabdaal.com/subscribe-sundaysnippets

MY FREE ONLINE COURSES:
🚀  Productivity Masterclass - Principles and Tools to Boost Your Productivity - 
 https://go.aliabdaal.com/course/productivity
🎓  How to Study for Exams - An Evidence-Based Masterclass - https://go.aliabdaal.com/course/studying
🎬 YouTube for Beginners - Everything You Need To Know To Start  - https://go.aliabdaal.com/course/YouTube-for-Beginners

MY CREATOR COURSES
🎬 Check out my free 7 day email course on how to become a part-time YouTuber: https://aliabdaal.com/part-time-youtuber-crash-course/
🏆 Creatorpreneur - My flagship course for scaling up your creative side-hustle → https://creatorpreneur.academy/course
🗣 Camera Confidence - My self-paced course on how to improve your creativity, career, or communication skills → https://cameraconfidence.aliabdaal.com/

MY FAVOURITE GEAR
🎥  My YouTube Camera Gear - https://kit.co/AliAbdaal
⌨️  My Keyboard - Wireless Coral mechanical keyboard (Cherry Blue) -https://go.aliabdaal.com/keyboard
📝  My favourite iPad Screen Protector - Paperlike - https://go.aliabdaal.com/paperlike
🎒 My Desk Accessories + Todo List - Ugmonk - https://go.aliabdaal.com/ugmonk

🎙 Check out my weekly podcast, Deep Dive - https://www.youtube.com/c/DeepDivewithAliAbdaal/ - It's also available on all podcast platforms, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts etc.

MY FAVOURITE TOOLS
🚀 VidIQ - How I optimise my YouTube videos - https://go.aliabdaal.com/vidiq
✍️ Shortform - The BEST summaries of books - https://go.aliabdaal.com/shortform
📚  Readwise - How I remember what I read - https://go.aliabdaal.com/readwise
🎵  Epidemic Sound - Where I get my music (amazing for YouTubers) - https://go.aliabdaal.com/epidemicsound

MY KEY LINKS
🌍  My website / blog - https://www.aliabdaal.com/
🐦  Twitter - https://twitter.com/aliabdaal
📸  Instagram - https://instagram.com/aliabdaal

WHO AM I:
I’m Ali, a YouTuber, podcaster, soon-to-be author and ex-Doctor working in London, UK. I make videos that explore the strategies and tools that help us live happier, healthier and more productive lives. I also have a weekly podcast called Deep Dive (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChfo46ZNOV-vtehDc25A1Ug), and I write a weekly email newsletter that contains some quick thoughts + links to interesting things (https://go.aliabdaal.com/subscribe-sundaysnippets).

PS: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links that I get a kickback from 😜

📚 Check out my first book Feel-Good Productivity here: https://www.feelgoodproductivity.com/

Hey, I'm Ali, a doctor turned entrepreneur, and the world’s most followed productivity expert 😜 

On this channel, we explore evidence-based strategies and tools that can help us be more productive, and build a life that we love. 

If that sounds interesting, consider subscribing! See you in the next video x

Figure Out What Are Your Weak Links

Similar ideas to Figure Out What Are Your Weak Links

Figure out your purpose

Tips to become more resilient

Leave Your Comfort Zone