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I'm going to dive deep into how to stay #focused on #studying and #learning when life events get in the way and explain how I stay focused learning for long hours - evidence-based revision tips.
I was recently asked an interesting question in the YouTube comments and that was "How do I study when I'm heart broken?". And this got me thinking there are lots of life events and circumstances that can mean that you find it extra difficult to focus and basic advice like making learning and studying a habit probably isn't actually that helpful. In fact I've encountered a similar problem recently as I've just got a brand new puppy called Basil and I also got asked to do a TED talk and juggling both was really distracting alongside my day job.
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0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Tip 1: Hold Yourself Accountable
2:36 - Tip 2: Single Focus
4:08 - Tip 3: Set A Single Goal
5:59 - Tip 4: Exercise, Eat and Sleep
8:04 - Tip 5: Make It Fun
9:43 - BONUS TIP 6: Intentional Laziness
11:11 - Puppy Close Up
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👨⚕️ Alex Young
Hey I'm Alex, I'm a surgeon and the founder and CEO of Virti and am obsessed with human performance, learning and productivity. I also write for Entrepreneur and Forbes and invest in early stage companies with a focus on education technology and health technology sectors.
#alexyoung
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ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5723199
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7075496
frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00910/full
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-8721.2006.00449.x?journalCode=cdpa
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0030507368900044
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12086747
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18277063
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23806438
nature.com/articles/nature04286
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1556407X10001220
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Get My NEW Learn How To Learn Course 👉 alexanderfyoung.com/learn-how-to-learn.html Learn anything faster (50% off for the 1st 1000 sign-ups!)
I'm going to dive deep into how to stay #focused on #studying and #learning when life events get in the way and explain how I stay focused learning for long hours - evidence-based revision tips.
I was recently asked an interesting question in the YouTube comments and that was "How do I study when I'm heart broken?". And this got me thinking there are lots of life events and circumstances that can mean that you find it extra difficult to focus and basic advice like making learning and studying a habit probably isn't actually that helpful. In fact I've encountered a similar problem recently as I've just got a brand new puppy called Basil and I also got asked to do a TED talk and juggling both was really distracting alongside my day job.
// LEARN MORE
blog.alexanderfyoung.com/how-i-stay-lazer-focused-when-learning-evidence-based-tips
// BLOG
🌍 blog.alexanderfyoung.com
// NEWSLETTER
📰 join.alexanderfyoung.com
// FOLLOW ME
@alexanderfyoung
🐦 twitter.com/alexanderfyoung
📸 instagram.com/alexanderfyoung
// MY BUSINESS
@VirtiLabs
🎮 virti.com
// CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Tip 1: Hold Yourself Accountable
2:36 - Tip 2: Single Focus
4:08 - Tip 3: Set A Single Goal
5:59 - Tip 4: Exercise, Eat and Sleep
8:04 - Tip 5: Make It Fun
9:43 - BONUS TIP 6: Intentional Laziness
11:11 - Puppy Close Up
//WHO I AM
👨⚕️ Alex Young
Hey I'm Alex, I'm a surgeon and the founder and CEO of Virti and am obsessed with human performance, learning and productivity. I also write for Entrepreneur and Forbes and invest in early stage companies with a focus on education technology and health technology sectors.
#alexyoung
// SOURCES
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5723199
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7075496
frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00910/full
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-8721.2006.00449.x?journalCode=cdpa
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0030507368900044
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12086747
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18277063
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23806438
nature.com/articles/nature04286
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1556407X10001220
// MUSIC
🎵 epidemicsound.com/referral/q4zcfg
// EDITOR
@Mp3Charlie
🎬 youtube.com/mp3charlie
