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Are you just starting off #learning a new subject or topic and have no idea how to be efficient and effective with your learning? While there are lots of active recall strategies for #studying for exams what about when you need to learn new content for the first time. Any inefficiency can make learning new content time consuming and you also donโt want to just dive straight into creating recall questions and flashcards.
So today we're going to focus on how to learn content you're seeing for the first time quickly and effectively with #activerecall and Iโm going to give my experiences of getting started using active recall and evidence-based study techniques when learning new content.
How I Ranked 1st At Medical School and Surgical Exams Using ACTIVE RECALL ๐ง
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How to Study for Exams - Using Spaced Repetition to REMEMBER MORE
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// CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
1:31 - Memorization VS Understanding
4:43 - How to Understand and Remember New Content
9:13 - Using Active Recall to Learn New Things
10:54 - Tips and Tricks for Learning New Stuff Quickly
//WHO I AM
๐จโโ๏ธ 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.
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Get My NEW Learn How To Learn Course ๐ alexanderfyoung.com/learn-how-to-learn.html Learn anything faster (50% off for the 1st 1000 sign-ups!)
Are you just starting off #learning a new subject or topic and have no idea how to be efficient and effective with your learning? While there are lots of active recall strategies for #studying for exams what about when you need to learn new content for the first time. Any inefficiency can make learning new content time consuming and you also donโt want to just dive straight into creating recall questions and flashcards.
So today we're going to focus on how to learn content you're seeing for the first time quickly and effectively with #activerecall and Iโm going to give my experiences of getting started using active recall and evidence-based study techniques when learning new content.
How I Ranked 1st At Medical School and Surgical Exams Using ACTIVE RECALL ๐ง
youtu.be/EV8n9pJywWA
How to Study for Exams - Using Spaced Repetition to REMEMBER MORE
youtu.be/RoANl42sSMc
// LEARN MORE
blog.alexanderfyoung.com/how-to-learn-new-content-using-active-recall
// BLOG
๐ blog.alexanderfyoung.com
// NEWSLETTER
๐ฐ join.alexanderfyoung.com
// FOLLOW ME
@alexanderfyoung
๐ฆ twitter.com/alexanderfyoung
๐ธ instagram.com/alexanderfyoung
// MY BUSINESS
@VirtiLabs
๐ฎ virti.com
// CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
1:31 - Memorization VS Understanding
4:43 - How to Understand and Remember New Content
9:13 - Using Active Recall to Learn New Things
10:54 - Tips and Tricks for Learning New Stuff Quickly
//WHO I AM
๐จโโ๏ธ 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
// MUSIC
๐ต epidemicsound.com/referral/q4zcfg
// EDITOR
@Mp3Charlie
๐ฌ youtube.com/mp3charlie










