You've been reading wrong all your life.

Have you ever wanted to be able to read a book in a day or even an hour? This video teaches you the techniques to do exactly that and even more importantly, remember everything you read... for life. Forget quick fixes - I'm going to teach you an entire system. After you learn it, you'll never look at reading the same again.
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00:00 Stop Using "Tricks"
01:13 First Concept
02:10 Second Concept (The Map)
04:09 How to read Textbooks
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06:32 Fourth Concept (The Trio)
08:02 Problem with Speed Reading
11:07 First Exercise (The Review)
11:25 2nd Exercise (The Debate)
12:10 3rd Exercise (The Professor)
12:50 Final Exercise (Future You)
13:19 Problem with Note-Taking
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  • @LaurenABeals
    @LaurenABeals3 ай бұрын

    I noticed that people in medical fields tend to be really meticulous and have excellent time management when it comes to reading. Thanks for the advice! 😀

  • @1000REMBOY

    @1000REMBOY

    3 ай бұрын

    Which makes me believe that this video could be a starter course for general rules of thumb to read like him. But also that the speedy style he warned against while retaining comprehension is still possible if practiced.

  • @r3belz581

    @r3belz581

    3 ай бұрын

    in 2021 they barely could read a insert...

  • @MercyForTheInnocent

    @MercyForTheInnocent

    3 ай бұрын

    This is amazing advice!!! GOLD

  • @jbroge

    @jbroge

    2 ай бұрын

    They didn’t even read it. They read notes and skipped over most the book.

  • @Gigusx

    @Gigusx

    2 ай бұрын

    Well... they have to. Not a bad bunch to learn from 😉

  • @asdadas3966
    @asdadas39663 ай бұрын

    This reminds me of the Henry Ford quote “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” Instead of looking for ways to increase content consumption, we should look to improve our method of consumption. Insightful.

  • @KookinHaole

    @KookinHaole

    3 ай бұрын

    That was great insight, thanks!

  • @jadenb6281

    @jadenb6281

    3 ай бұрын

    Nice connection :)

  • @Indigo9777

    @Indigo9777

    2 ай бұрын

    That’s why more I watch this guy and learned to listen to web pages with screen reading audio

  • @lukedmoss

    @lukedmoss

    11 күн бұрын

    That's a great quote! Reminds me of Thomas Kuhn's idea of paradigm shift and scientific revolutions, which is implicit when Slavoj Žižek compares Ptolemy's earth-centered astronomy to a discipline in crisis, and a "true 'Copernican' revolution" to a transformation of the basic framework.

  • @vednote
    @vednote3 ай бұрын

    ?[growing new brain connections] 1. Don't have to read all the words -author swags, exaggerates. So cut through other person's (author's) thoughts. 2. Use map. Read summaries, or discussions before reading. -scan through, and judge for yourself what's relevant, and irrelevant. if relevant, read slow, or with extra focus, & really understand. If irrelevant, skim. -reading text books; use table of contents, and diagrams, and focus on material that matters to better understand concepts u actually wanna learn about, rather than reading page 1 to last. 3.Approach all books with purpose, know the why of what. 4. The trio; - ?whatever. avoid passive reading. use active and applied reading together, ig? exercise 1. Is this concept relevant to me exercise 2. be critical, analyze, think. play devil's advocate to better understand. exercise 3. can u explain it to others? record urself if not sure. exercise 4. was knowing what u read useful, can it be applied in real life, is this useful in long term? 5. note taking useless. -well fuck. -true, I won't be coming back to this, but note taking helps in interacting with inflow of information better?! summary; skim. (actively read) kek. smh.

  • @SilasPath

    @SilasPath

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks 🙏

  • @eriasmara7739

    @eriasmara7739

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks

  • @unclesamthejew8740

    @unclesamthejew8740

    3 ай бұрын

    Kek Dk y i find this so adorable, but I can state a few relevant guesses: 1. I read a lot and I take notes too. 2. They look similar in spirit as well. (I may be mistaken simply cos I don't see many notes other take and kinda improved it out of necessity myself) 3. It helped me remember what issues I've had w it so fk whatever he says. 4. I'm now motivated to engage w u. (Rejoice lol) ~Obligatory hivemind thanks o7

  • @DeclanDSI

    @DeclanDSI

    29 күн бұрын

    Just don’t write down the notes verbatim what it says in the book; write down what you understand of it and try to condense the information down to its essence, then think about whether a random person would understand what you wrote? It’s the same concept as teaching someone something to understand it.

  • @wishingwell1000

    @wishingwell1000

    6 күн бұрын

    👍🙏

  • @dard4642
    @dard4642Ай бұрын

    I'm a lot like this guy. He has three Ivy League degrees and I've had poison ivy three times to varying degrees.

  • @FieldBoy111

    @FieldBoy111

    29 күн бұрын

    Your funny

  • @LateflixMovieNetwork
    @LateflixMovieNetwork3 ай бұрын

    skipped through this video and got the best out of the important parts 💪

  • @thomas.thomas

    @thomas.thomas

    3 ай бұрын

    Lol

  • @kahea2018

    @kahea2018

    26 күн бұрын

    You know that an hilarious point, and I do it all of the time for videos without a second thought. And your comment makes me feel like yeah, maybe it is ok to do it with reading lol it's feels wrong lol but maybe it's so wrong it's right 😂😂😂

  • @dare2win215

    @dare2win215

    11 күн бұрын

    bwahahahaaaaa! winner!

  • @MizIzLivin

    @MizIzLivin

    Күн бұрын

    This is hilarious

  • @crimsonravioli807
    @crimsonravioli8073 ай бұрын

    Just eat the book bro

  • @user-jy1mu7lv1u

    @user-jy1mu7lv1u

    28 күн бұрын

    😂

  • @asherray4969

    @asherray4969

    25 күн бұрын

    This is the way 🙌

  • @Kpzvx

    @Kpzvx

    22 күн бұрын

    factssss

  • @Focus.is.a.virtue

    @Focus.is.a.virtue

    16 күн бұрын

    Gambol's type of advices

  • @SPIRITEN25559

    @SPIRITEN25559

    12 күн бұрын

    Really? I just put it in my morning milk and drink it.

  • @gabrielbotsford791
    @gabrielbotsford7913 ай бұрын

    This is great for technical reading, textbooks, manuals, journals, scholarly articles, and the like. Obviously, we want to digest literature in a different way.

  • @inadequateavian211

    @inadequateavian211

    17 күн бұрын

    This exactly! I feel that this should definitely be clarified for a lot of people, because obviously fictional stories or narratives can’t really be skimmed in such a way

  • @giuseppeagresta1425

    @giuseppeagresta1425

    9 күн бұрын

    Not even technical reading altogether, only pretty badly written sources at that There isn't any point in skimming if the prose is clear and concise

  • @joshfrost851

    @joshfrost851

    6 күн бұрын

    The type of studies the world of scientific empirical studies is full of can be read at this rate. Other types of writing typically require deeper reading.

  • @TheDarkchum1

    @TheDarkchum1

    3 күн бұрын

    Yeah imagine applying this technique to books like Blood Meridian. Or Moby Dick…

  • @almightyzentaco
    @almightyzentaco3 ай бұрын

    I watch movies at 10x speed. I have seen so many movies. I dont remember any of them and they have no emotional impact on me but Its quite the flex. Just read books like a normal person folks. Meaningful ideas take time to digest. Stop trying to speedrun your life

  • @sebastianguerrero1251

    @sebastianguerrero1251

    3 ай бұрын

    W comment

  • @axileus9327

    @axileus9327

    3 ай бұрын

    Same thought I had. One of his tips is even read the spark notes. Literal scammer. It took me a few years to finish my favorite book of all time, but I have no regrets. If I had read the spark notes I would have skipped the challenge and mystery of figuring out the way the author is conveying the story. It would have ruined the experience.

  • @squishygaming3325

    @squishygaming3325

    3 ай бұрын

    I mix it up. The “books” I read (usually novels) fast are usually action oriented and I’m listening to fast paced music so it just works with the flow. When I’m reading different areas for personal learning rather than academic learning I’ll put on some classical music and just enjoy myself. When I read for school depending on the subject, then I’ll vary my speed accordingly, history/ social sciences is usually faster and more technical courses like physics or higher level calculus I’ll usually read at a slower pace to absorb more thoroughly

  • @ketchupinpasta1392

    @ketchupinpasta1392

    3 ай бұрын

    I had the same thought at 3:35. Paraphrasing might not be useful for remembering stuff but they definitely deepen understanding, much more so if you do it yourself. I always take longer to study a concept than my classmates do but my understanding is also always much deeper and more thorough than theirs. They remember things while I instead rebuild them in my mind each time until they become second nature to me. However, although this works for me in maths and physics, I don’t suppose it would work for a medicine student. I guess that’s the reason why all the “I read 1k pages a day” people turn out to be in the field of medicine.

  • @djklmnx

    @djklmnx

    3 ай бұрын

    That is not the flex you think it is....

  • @gingerbreadzak
    @gingerbreadzak3 ай бұрын

    00:00 📚 Reading faster isn't about cramming more words, it's about learning faster and retaining information effectively. 02:35 🗺 Before diving into a book, get a summarized version to build a mental map of its content. 06:06 🎭 Reading for entertainment is different from reading to learn; have a clear purpose for each reading session. 10:47 🧠 Engage in active reading by reviewing, debating, and teaching what you learn to ensure deep understanding. 13:08 📝 Merely highlighting or taking notes isn't effective; engage with the material actively to strengthen memory and understanding.

  • @derp_ovo1403

    @derp_ovo1403

    2 ай бұрын

    I love you 🙌🙌

  • @MrBlack-wt5er
    @MrBlack-wt5er3 ай бұрын

    I actually read for entertainment so I read slow and even google definitions often and sometimes even pronunciation and I'm glad you mentioned (flow) because great entertainment writers definitely have an outstanding writing flow that just sounds like a great story being told in your head...

  • @benjamindavis2475

    @benjamindavis2475

    3 ай бұрын

    That works when you have time for it. This is the med school method

  • @MrBlack-wt5er

    @MrBlack-wt5er

    3 ай бұрын

    @@benjamindavis2475 I know, which is why I mentioned what I read. I'm probably not going to read any anatomy or medical terminology books anytime soon lol!

  • @dichatomic
    @dichatomic3 ай бұрын

    I recommend watching this video for the full picture but here's a Summary and my personal insight; 1st concept: Skim over paragraphs to get a grasp upon its importance, if it's relevant and worth memorizing then read it with the intention of understanding it thoroughly, and reread it if it has good information or is really relevant to your purpose. Most authors fill their writings with redundant and filler paragraphs, if you wish to read quickly and efficiently with the aim to learn you must skip the parts that aren't relevant to your objectives and focus your mind on the parts that are. 2nd concept: Read a summary or condensed version of the book with the key points, concepts, and information to build a solid framework that'll help you assess the relevancy of any given paragraph. 3rd concept: Before you read a book, identify your purpose behind reading it. If you're reading it to learn something or answer a question you have, then skip the parts that don't serve that purpose. Approach reading with ruthless efficiency, to save time and mental resources. 4th concept: Here's a trio of concepts that are worth your consideration whilst reading, and these are "Passive reading", "Active reading", and "Applied reading". Passive reading is where you blindly read without doing anything with the information, and thus you don't retain the information. Words go in one ear and out the other. Active reading is where you assess what information is worth your full attention and memorizing, and skipping over the rest. Applied reading is where you're utilizing or 'Applying' the information that's worth memorizing as you're reading it, associating it with long term memories you've already formed that are relevant. "Brain cells that *fire* together *wire* together." Exercise 1: Review the text, ask yourself "What concept is the author trying to say?", "Is this concept new to me or relevant to my purpose for reading this book?". Exercise 2: Debate with yourself and the author, ask things like "Do I agree with this concept?", "Does it gel with what I know?", even if you agree with the author, ask yourself what problems do you see with the information. Have a mental conversation with yourself and the author. "What would they say in response to my criticism?" Just seek new angles and perspectives, and associate this information with context and long term memories you've already formed. (For this one in specific, it's better to just watch it yourself, It's hard for me to explain it without copying him word for word.) Exercise 3: Apply the information and make it your own. Put the information in your own words, for this one in specific it's good to try to teach someone else about the information you're learning (Teaching is one of the best ways to learn and retain information). Consider how the conversation would go beforehand, what stories would you include in it? What relevant examples and experiences from your own personal life would you include? Try having mental conversations but with specific contexts, such as putting it in words that a 5th grader could understand or explaining it in a one minute elevator pitch. Write about it, converse about it, maybe even record yourself or your voice talking about it for you to rewatch in the future, just associate information you're trying to remember with actual real world memories to make it easier to recall. These real world memories and experiences will serve as a memory cue, once you need to recall this information it's much easier to recall the cue and then the memory itself rather than just the information. Think of it like this, the information you're trying to remember is like a boat floating about without an anker inside your brain, if you don't anker the information to a memory or experience you'll lose the information at sea. Exercise 4: Whenever you learn something, ask yourself if learning this impacted your life or made it better. "Was spending the time to learn it worth my time?", "Will I use this information in the future?", "How will I apply this information to real world scenarios in the future?", "Will this information change my future behavior?". ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The problem with note taking is you offload the responsibility of internalizing the information to an external format, and with many of these formats you never end up going back to remember the information and even if you do your brain won't feel obligated to actually memorize the information because you have it readily available. The brain is lazy and will try to take short-cuts, so don't give yourself those short-cuts and consciously take the harder path. Summary he provides: "Whenever you read, always do 3 non-negotiable steps: First is to prep, Understand why you're about to read this book. Have a purpose, a reason, a question you want answered. Then, pre-read to build your skeleton, have a map of what to expect. Second step is to read, but to read actively. I give you license to generously skip, use your map and purpose to guide you. Read only the essentials of what you need for this particular go-around. It's okay to come back in the future and repeat the 3 steps when you have another purpose. 3rd step is to apply and immediately engage your brain so what you learn is tethered into long term memory." I apologize if my interpretation of what he has said isn't the best, like I said it's better to watch the video, but I did offer some of my own insight that hopefully adds worth to reading this. If there's anything you feel I need to correct, go ahead and comment them below.

  • @GD_Truth_and_Beauty
    @GD_Truth_and_Beauty3 ай бұрын

    Great stuff! So, practicing the "Professor" role, here's a summary: When trying to learn, realize: it's impossible for authors to write exactly what you need in a concise way. So forget about speed reading tricks, or taking notes and highlighting, and, instead, use this framework tofocus on getting to the useful information and retaining it: 1) Before, or preparation - have a purpose before consuming the material. What is it that you want to learn? - pre-read the material: get a summary; have a "map" of the material. 2) Read - with the map in mind, as you are reading the material, make flash judgements about each paragraph: is it useful or is it fluff (repetition, transition, irrelevant)? - if reading a textbook,go straight to the parts that are useful to you. 3) Engage your brain You remember information that you use, rather than passively consume. So, as you are reading, practice on or more of these exercises: - summarize the content, - debate with the content; try to come up with contrary information or arguments, - explain the content (to someone, or record yourself), - future you: how will you use this information? How will it make your life better? Imagine yourself using it. And remember: if you are reading for pleasure, just read for pleasure. This is a framework for reading with a practical purpose.

  • @aproperhooligan5950
    @aproperhooligan59503 ай бұрын

    It makes so much sense. Thanks for putting this out here. Very good content, useful.

  • @emoon777
    @emoon77725 күн бұрын

    I'm so glad that I was introduced to your channel. You videos are a truly gems. Thanks for sharing your experiences and insights. I'm slowly adopting some of the techniques and feeling so much better about myself and my future

  • @tengkuafsar
    @tengkuafsar3 ай бұрын

    Love your explanations. You truly are underrated

  • @kroepoek3764
    @kroepoek37643 ай бұрын

    Thanks alot for this video! I’ll be sure to use the information given. Can’t believe such quality content is free

  • @laurabriella6471
    @laurabriella64713 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much! This is great and valuable information.

  • @boneymaunduslim3838
    @boneymaunduslim38383 ай бұрын

    Fantastic. I'm glad I stumbled onto this piece of content ❤

  • @darkreaper4990
    @darkreaper49903 ай бұрын

    I don't have trouble connecting stuff in my brain, what I have trouble with is being able to consume or review the entire substantial pile I have collected over the years of information scattered around different parts of my computer of different file formats, internet websites, social media bookmarks and my bookmarks app, raindrop.

  • @umestudies5337

    @umestudies5337

    2 ай бұрын

    Give obsidian a try! Look it up on youtube, im sure it will do wonders for you

  • @leggoentertainment2947
    @leggoentertainment29473 ай бұрын

    Or, efficiency is only important when it comes to work books, and when reading for fun you might not want to spoil anything... It could be just me, but the word efficiency sometimes gives me the ick, not always but definitely sometimes. Not talking about this specific video, or this creator, I just realized that while typing this. Maybe cause not everything benefits from efficiency, or maybe I'm saying it wrong. Sometimes being efficient is inefficient in and of itself? Well somethings in there is correct somehow, so yeah figure it out...

  • @unclesamthejew8740

    @unclesamthejew8740

    3 ай бұрын

    Funny comment but undeniably true. Truth be told, op does say this advice shouldn't be applied to the reading one does for fun. And then he makes claims about 1000 pages a day when using this technique he probably doesn't read 1000 words a day. /j I don't recall proper statistics but if you read a book a year, you are already in minority. If this is something you are supposed to apply for the sake of work (as he states; growing your brain): you are overworking yourself and are not sustainable. Efficiency only matters if you are sustainable. Heck, its often a function thro which we figure out how to do precisely that. Just take a rabbit and a bunny story for an example. Except over here we are dealing with concentration, discipline and insight that will go on to impact other aspects of our lives much more than originally bargained for. I think this video gives dangerous advice but thank god its Internet and noone take shit seriously.

  • @thatturkey1

    @thatturkey1

    3 ай бұрын

    I think that what you're trying to say is that efficiency doesn't always equal wisdom. Love your family, love your friends, love your neighbors, and love yourselves.

  • @LumberPanda

    @LumberPanda

    3 ай бұрын

    Yeah that's what he explicitly says about reading novels

  • @svenmaric
    @svenmaric3 ай бұрын

    Great information! Thank you

  • @worldslayer100
    @worldslayer1002 ай бұрын

    I liked the note taking part, and the different perspective of either slowly digesting the work and making sense of it personally and intimately and speeding through and highlighting key points/ noting. The former > the latter

  • @user-om2bw5mx6k
    @user-om2bw5mx6k3 ай бұрын

    Thanks for your tutelage!

  • @togacondenis
    @togacondenis11 күн бұрын

    Thank you! I discovered I already did a lot of what you suggest in the past, and in fact learning was so easy for me. I stopped studying for a year because of my job and forgot how I did it. Now I started again with uni and I was so confused as I could not remember anything, but now I know it again!

  • @shortcut1331
    @shortcut1331Ай бұрын

    I love all your videos dude! :) Good pacing and not too long, packed with tons of good info. Thanks ma dude.

  • @erickaparicio6118
    @erickaparicio61183 ай бұрын

    This is simply not going to work, and I respectfully disagree. Maybe it will work for easy fluff books like those found in a self-help shelf (all the books in the beginning of his video), but it won't really work for anything else. Mortimer J. Adler recommended that worthy books ought to be read ideally 3 times: the 1st to deeply understand the structure & general arguments, the 2nd for comprehension of detail, and the 3rd for criticism & conversation. What SpoonFedStudy is proposing you do is do all 3 readings in 1 reading, which only master readers can achieve. People don't understand that reading is a skill and think that if they can read words on a page, they can read just as well as anyone else-not true. This system of doing all 3 reads in 1 read will most likely just give you a mediocre level in structure, understanding, and opiinion on a book. Self-help is literally the bottom of the barrel in terms of difficulty or quality. I think if you read them upside down you'll still be able to finish a couple a week. And btw, how foolish is reading Marcus Aurelius in 1 day before he inundates himself with the skeleton of another book the next. What is the probability that he's at all thinking deeply about what a Roman emperor distilled as his greatest private writings of advice by Sunday? Almost none, I mean how vacuous, it's just a check on a list. This is what annoys me about American culture, and as someone about to graduate medical school this reminds me of doctors I worked with who only read the abstracts of hallmark papers just for the sake of efficiency, which is a noun they worship. If you want to read The Master and His Emissary by Iain McGilchrist, or Aristotle's Nicomacean Ethics or any book on philosophy, A History of the First World War by B.H. Liddel Hart, Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell or The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham, and numerous other books that aren't fluff self-help, you're going to have to do the work and not take the lazy way out by reading summaries or skipping paragraphs and pages, because many of these books don't have wasted space, and can't be effectively summarized. Some of these books have 50+ pages of blbiography, sometimes the book IS the summary of the research.

  • @marcc16

    @marcc16

    3 ай бұрын

    Well said. I’m also a huge fan of writing handwritten notes that recaps, restructures and rewords the information in a more informal way, similar to how I would tell it to someone out loud. I see it as a silent first step toward applying the Feynman technique of learning which I don’t think was credited in the video but rebranded as “professor” which is a shame.

  • @Hyumanity

    @Hyumanity

    3 ай бұрын

    Reminds me of reading to consume vs reading to be transformed.

  • @asimplenameichose151

    @asimplenameichose151

    3 ай бұрын

    ^^^ Ericka's comment needs more likes. Couldn't believe the video author had the gall to call out Dickens early in the video as an example of 'fluff' or wasted words.

  • @axileus9327

    @axileus9327

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you for saying this. Literature isn’t for efficiency.

  • @axileus9327

    @axileus9327

    3 ай бұрын

    @@asimplenameichose151😢I skimmed through the video but I’m glad I missed that or I’d have thrown my phone out the window. I’m all for efficiently reading clinical trade information but stay in your lane.

  • @jenniferdettloff-carter4245
    @jenniferdettloff-carter4245Күн бұрын

    Wow, this video really well-layed-out and presented. Definitely an upgrade to what I learned about "speed reading." 'Can't wait to apply it today to a book I want to dive into. It also gives me pause about how to be more-intentional when I teach. Thank you!

  • @TheUFOdriver
    @TheUFOdriver3 күн бұрын

    One thing you said didn’t really jibe with my experience. Back in grade school, at some point I clearly remember the subject coming up that just by writing something down you will remember it easier. To this day it continues to work for me. It’s not write it, then my mind conveniently forgets it because it’s recorded. Rather, I write it down and pretty much never need to search for the written notes, because after writing it, I conveniently remember it without having to look! I’m not giving you a hard time here. I appreciate and take much value from what you teach. Just wanted to bring up this one observation. Truth takes us much further than debate over theories in my opinion.

  • @WhatIThink45
    @WhatIThink453 ай бұрын

    Some books take months and years to write, so I don't see most readers grasping the content of a book in a day. I get reading past parts that I'm already familiar with and when I understand the author's main points I can move on. But a good author shares insights, quotes, or complex ideas that will be missed if reading 1000 pages a day. That's not really reading. That's skimming for ideas.

  • @bullpup1337

    @bullpup1337

    3 ай бұрын

    yeah this is clickbait

  • @gavenace3667

    @gavenace3667

    3 ай бұрын

    Agreed! And this is also strictly for nonfiction as a story simply shouldn’t be glanced over (though there can be exceptions). And to any that argue there’s no learning or wisdom in fiction then either find a better story or get to asking questions throughout.

  • @thomas.thomas

    @thomas.thomas

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@gavenace3667 great fiction have stories with such deep meaning, they have to be conveyed indirectly so they enter your unconscious

  • @asatht55

    @asatht55

    3 ай бұрын

    Your clearly not getting the point of this video then

  • @WhatIThink45

    @WhatIThink45

    3 ай бұрын

    @@asatht55 , okay. Explain. I listened almost to the end. I book read everyday, and the only way I could read say a 350 page book in one day is not do anything else all day. I’ve read a few shorter books in a weekend because I had a lot of prior knowledge about the subjects. But to read an entire book everyday would either mean not doing anything else or basically skimming pages of the books.

  • @garrisonsgorrillaz1
    @garrisonsgorrillaz13 ай бұрын

    Awesome.A real help.

  • @idrisssarmouk8044
    @idrisssarmouk80443 ай бұрын

    this is the most informative yt i ve ever watched

  • @omartherandomguy8566
    @omartherandomguy856622 күн бұрын

    You are so underrated man this is quality content.

  • @Cutting2Night
    @Cutting2Night3 ай бұрын

    This is unbelievably helpful! Thank you very much :)

  • @doctorkurkcu3828
    @doctorkurkcu38283 ай бұрын

    🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 Read *with purpose.* 01:08 Skip *irrelevant words.* 02:49 Build *a skeleton.* 05:09 Read *with a purpose.* 06:35 Engage *actively.* 09:35 Apply *and reflect.* Made with HARPA AI

  • @thomasbooth8698
    @thomasbooth86983 ай бұрын

    What you're telling in this video is very similar to what i do when i create a computer program and look for "how to do x". Very very often the answer is one-five lines of code and the rest is unnecessary fillers, explaining, and history. Thank you for the sharing

  • @aaronmonk
    @aaronmonk3 ай бұрын

    This is liquid gold ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @josephbolinget9839
    @josephbolinget983915 күн бұрын

    This is amazing, you are amazing for doing this spoonfedinfo stuffs. Don't get tired of this.

  • @spoonfedstudy

    @spoonfedstudy

    15 күн бұрын

    Thank you brother. Appreciate you saying that! Will try to keep on giving you the good stuff ❤️

  • @nhatminhvuinh3976
    @nhatminhvuinh39762 ай бұрын

    This video is incredible! I have seriously never approached any books (besides textbooks) with such a meticulous attitude of prioritising efficiency over the satisfaction of reading pages by pages. Anyway, great video, thanks for your help.

  • @spoonfedstudy

    @spoonfedstudy

    2 ай бұрын

    Always looking to give a different perspective to help!

  • @Banjatia
    @Banjatia3 ай бұрын

    this was extremely validating. I’ve been reading like this for the last 10 years since high school but have always felt “guilty” for not reading books cover to cover and feel a sense of imposter syndrome when talking about the book as I feel like I cheated my way to getting to the real substance. Since reading sparknotes for my lit classes to help me condense the classics, I have felt a real sense of impatience when reading in a linear fashion because i feel like it’s such an inefficient way to consume info. thanks for this!

  • @wolfdarkflame

    @wolfdarkflame

    3 ай бұрын

    You haven’t been reading for 10 years you’ve been skimming. You have no attention span and are correctly feeling imposter syndrome. Hope this helps!

  • @axileus9327

    @axileus9327

    3 ай бұрын

    If you read spark notes for literature you are an imposter.

  • @BKing007
    @BKing0072 ай бұрын

    Ngl I'm a fan already, first time watching you and gotta say it's not just informative but very well edited and even entertaining! Can see myself watching this again for sure

  • @spoonfedstudy

    @spoonfedstudy

    2 ай бұрын

    Yes! So helpful and awesome to hear you say that. The drawing and editing process is painstakingly put together so I’m glad it resonates!

  • @Freddie1M
    @Freddie1M3 ай бұрын

    Summary: Establish purpose of reading book, practice keeping that in mind when reading the book, be ruthless with cutting out filler and any information which does not align with your goal. Can also look at the skeleton of the book before reading it to know what to expect.

  • @bestof196
    @bestof1963 ай бұрын

    Thank You Sir.

  • @HyperUpscale
    @HyperUpscale3 ай бұрын

    A rare gem video - it reveals so much

  • @Guylovesleep6802
    @Guylovesleep68023 ай бұрын

    Thx i just did a mind map(few moments ago) with thermodynamics while going through the concept i did the first two steps right but fail miserably at the step 3 where i had to take time to process You just earn extra subscriber

  • @tomlindsey2284
    @tomlindsey22843 ай бұрын

    This is really good.

  • @simonmeszaros2770
    @simonmeszaros27703 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @minnesotawyatt2821
    @minnesotawyatt28213 ай бұрын

    Thank you for your efforts. I subscribed. This subject is one I am passionate about. I made notes, and I will be incorporating your techniques into my learning system. From preschool to high school, we are expected to memorize stuff so we can repeat it. Most school systems do not teach us how to learn. We as a society need to draw a line in the sand and teach parents and educators how to learn themselves and how to teach the skills you are sharing. Parents, and educators are stretched thin when it comes to teaching. The purpose for learning how to learn is the learning process will be much more effective and save time and money. High School should be a place where our youth are learning skills for their careers or at least marketable job skills to use until they decide what they want to do, if only in grades 11, and 12. My learning was turbo charged when I learned Speed reading, Memorization Techniques and Speed Math. My grades went from barely passing to B's and A's. I wonder how many educators will admit they have been doing it less effective. 95% percent of the success is achieved by 5% of people...why, they do things, the rest don't know or don't want to do. Applied knowledge applied to a specific goal works. If knowledge alone was power, Educators and those with a lot of knowledge would be the wealthiest and most successful folks on the planet. Some of you Educators, have been teaching the wrong way for over a hundred years.

  • @ArthursAtman
    @ArthursAtman3 ай бұрын

    Unusually good video: both in content and delivery/production. I read mostly philosophy, neuroscience, and psychology and often cannot "speed read" most of it, except when in "research mode" where I'm scanning for something in particular. Anyway, very helpful, thx

  • @nightvision3182

    @nightvision3182

    3 ай бұрын

    that's the whole point, in most if not all cases, we seek for information or for confirmation, we do not actually read. We repeat the ideas of others and call it knowledge.

  • @ArthursAtman

    @ArthursAtman

    3 ай бұрын

    To "actually read" requires the preparation/mapping noted in the video, as well as differentiating between the feelings of "this is bullshit" or "this confirms by (brilliant) presuppositions", and goes to almost a spiritual level...where our ego is gone and we let down our guard, or habits, our preconceived notions, and actually listen! In my estimation this level of openness is almost gone in the modern age, like something mankind has forgotten, and I speak here as a fellow amnesiac struggling to recall how to do it @@nightvision3182

  • @reubenkuhnert6870
    @reubenkuhnert687026 күн бұрын

    Subscribed. This was pure fire!

  • @physiotherapyinsider6468
    @physiotherapyinsider64683 ай бұрын

    This is gem.

  • @gabrielalfaia8154
    @gabrielalfaia81543 ай бұрын

    This only works with non-fiction. If i ever come across a guy that says that he read crime and punishment in a day i wil ask him "Do you also brag about having sex in five seconds?'

  • @axileus9327

    @axileus9327

    3 ай бұрын

    He even says read the cliff notes which is essentially cheating.

  • @MasumJ
    @MasumJ9 күн бұрын

    Dude this video is so good. I can’t believe it’s free.

  • @Veilsau
    @Veilsau3 ай бұрын

    "smell you later" Brings back memories...

  • @herbiewalkermusic
    @herbiewalkermusic24 күн бұрын

    This is defiantly one way of doing it. It’s your opinion that it’s the optimum way. There is nothing wrong with reading cover to cover, if you’re prepared to spend more time.

  • @chuckswayze3066
    @chuckswayze30663 ай бұрын

    Wow, this spoon has such a nice texture

  • @Silent_Awareness
    @Silent_Awareness2 ай бұрын

    Thanks! Very enlightening!

  • @spoonfedstudy

    @spoonfedstudy

    2 ай бұрын

    🔥🔥

  • @pietorski
    @pietorski3 ай бұрын

    This.... guy.... is.... AWESOME!!! 🔥🔥🔥 Never saw this concept explained so clearly and actionable. I think I'm going to create a practical step by step to follow for myself using this system. Or did someone do this already? Oh, and just to stay honest here, the repeating background music gets pretty annoying. To me at least 😉

  • @RandomZzzz
    @RandomZzzz3 ай бұрын

    thank you this is it.

  • @thisisastudyonlyaccount
    @thisisastudyonlyaccount3 ай бұрын

    You are very underrated champ!! this channel will blow-up very soon , mark my words(not literally)

  • @thebravefolk
    @thebravefolk8 күн бұрын

    I appreciate you bro. Thank you

  • @sclafyheart
    @sclafyheart10 күн бұрын

    This may be life-changing for me, thank you :)

  • @user-ss7xc9un3s
    @user-ss7xc9un3s3 ай бұрын

    Ive been reading books the wrong way my entire life without realizing 💀. This makes so much sense

  • @chandanritvik1
    @chandanritvik13 ай бұрын

    Damn! I wish I knew you much before. You deserve Millions of subscribers !!

  • @yelyel2620
    @yelyel26203 ай бұрын

    GREAT CONTENT AS USUAL! GOD BLESS YOU SIR! Btw your animations look great, what do you use for that?

  • @exmonarcagoodbye3296
    @exmonarcagoodbye32963 ай бұрын

    Outstanding

  • @GeorgiaHubleyyy
    @GeorgiaHubleyyy3 ай бұрын

    Really good ideas! I also suggest reading Littler Books.

  • @linagrishko
    @linagrishko3 ай бұрын

    You’re amazing !!!

  • @sittingstill3578
    @sittingstill35783 ай бұрын

    I found that reading book introductions to save so much time. There are times I’ve avoided committing to a book because I realized I fully understood its content already. Other times when life brought new demands, the intro of a book and the framework it presented were sufficient for my needs.

  • @eitradder
    @eitradder3 ай бұрын

    Ingenious research as always. Thanks for the insight.

  • @Swarthy.
    @Swarthy.3 ай бұрын

    It's incredible to think people on KZread hand out gold like this.

  • @sitharhero

    @sitharhero

    3 ай бұрын

    its people. nothing to do with youtube.

  • @oncle_dan
    @oncle_dan3 ай бұрын

    Make it "How I remember 10 pages a day and I'll be impressed".

  • @InconspicuousOwl

    @InconspicuousOwl

    3 ай бұрын

    No one needs your approval.

  • @oncle_dan

    @oncle_dan

    3 ай бұрын

    @@InconspicuousOwl read 1000 pages a day then. Tell me how much you remember.

  • @Laocoon283

    @Laocoon283

    13 күн бұрын

    Yea I click on this videos just for a laugh at this point. Their advice to read more is always to read less. Just skip and skim most of the book and you'll be done in no time! Lmao.

  • @InconspicuousOwl

    @InconspicuousOwl

    13 күн бұрын

    @@oncle_dan how many pages a day do you read?

  • @oncle_dan

    @oncle_dan

    13 күн бұрын

    @@InconspicuousOwl about 10 pages a day.

  • @AnishaPawar-nr4qc
    @AnishaPawar-nr4qc3 ай бұрын

    your videos are actually so informative they really do help a lot, you always concisely and effectively communicate your ideas. Thankyou so much and keep up the good work !❤

  • @zhanazar8305
    @zhanazar830511 күн бұрын

    You've been reading not the best way possible, but not wrong. The fact that even with such low efficiency you got here is amazing, keep going.

  • @naksuy

    @naksuy

    9 күн бұрын

    pls what's the more efficient way 👀

  • @kevinsandacruz967
    @kevinsandacruz9673 ай бұрын

    Man, this is pretty good

  • @jawilliamsg
    @jawilliamsg6 күн бұрын

    Thank you 🙏

  • @abelcumbana5572
    @abelcumbana557210 күн бұрын

    Thanks, man🙏

  • @michaellafuente5236
    @michaellafuente52363 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @christophertelesford7579
    @christophertelesford757918 күн бұрын

    I'm getting the hang of speed reading. The subvocalization part is the main barrier to get over. I'll go through a thick chapter in 15 mins or less but go back and reflect on the information. The problem for me right now is focus and attention, which is why I'm practicing speed reading one passage at a time trying to maintain that focus.

  • @JoachimDubled-vx9yy
    @JoachimDubled-vx9yy2 ай бұрын

    Your amazing 😁🙏please keep up the work 💪your helping me so much

  • @spoonfedstudy

    @spoonfedstudy

    2 ай бұрын

    Glad to hear! Thank you for your kind words! Will do my best to keep on giving you great content

  • @oliviarojas7023
    @oliviarojas70233 ай бұрын

    Great video!. . . I have been stuck in a rut at around 450 wpm. I had a crazy plateau around 300 and broke past it in a couple of years. Now I can't seem to control the focus at 450. When I am interested I get 100% comprehension. When I am anything less I drop to 30-40% and have to drop back to the 300 range . Of course complexity plays a factor but i dont think the main cause. Sometimes the stuff is simple refresher. . I also have a 5-10 min lag time like my brain is warming up.

  • @themondayguy

    @themondayguy

    3 ай бұрын

    The lag thing is really accurate. I think of it like lifting, the 1st set is merely a warm-up

  • @sakuranovaryan9261
    @sakuranovaryan92613 ай бұрын

    He talked about forming brain connections. I can try to do that. But I write and snap pics cause I've always had memory issues. I may do a ton to remember stuff now,it can be an intense event even but eventually I always forget. I just have to live in the moment always.

  • @theboombody
    @theboombody3 ай бұрын

    I actually really enjoy slow reading. I'm tired of doing everything so darn fast all of the time.

  • @encouraginglyauthentic43

    @encouraginglyauthentic43

    3 ай бұрын

    Then read fiction.

  • @thomas.thomas

    @thomas.thomas

    3 ай бұрын

    Why? You can slow read whatever you like. Even non fiction ​@@encouraginglyauthentic43

  • @theboombody

    @theboombody

    3 ай бұрын

    @@encouraginglyauthentic43 I do. It works great for slow reading.

  • @encouraginglyauthentic43

    @encouraginglyauthentic43

    3 ай бұрын

    @@theboombody That's my point informational books need a different approach.

  • @theboombody

    @theboombody

    3 ай бұрын

    @@encouraginglyauthentic43 I would agree, but it's tough to make happen. I've tried making information fun before and it's definitely more difficult than it looks.

  • @Armstrong1781
    @Armstrong17813 ай бұрын

    Thank you

  • @mene3461
    @mene346114 күн бұрын

    I have used your strat by starting to watch this video at 14:40, time saver

  • @hoangvietv
    @hoangvietv3 ай бұрын

    This is so underated

  • @siddharthkakoty4628
    @siddharthkakoty46283 ай бұрын

    This is by far the best KZread channel I came across. I can't thank my lucky stars enough 💞

  • @unclesamthejew8740

    @unclesamthejew8740

    3 ай бұрын

    Take advice from his video: Luck serves same role as photos, notes or highlights; they offload responsibility to something cosmic. Stop with the luck shit, it's cringe.

  • @ChaseArrington
    @ChaseArrington18 күн бұрын

    I’ve been doing this since high school after learning how to “photo read” which is pretty much this.

  • @SambaDoJaneiro
    @SambaDoJaneiro3 ай бұрын

    Very early here, I was missing my favorite youtuber of this year, I'm glad to watch another video!

  • @spoonfedstudy

    @spoonfedstudy

    3 ай бұрын

    I’m glad you’re here with me! So awesome to hear you say that ❤️

  • @naphtalieh.gbolahan2568

    @naphtalieh.gbolahan2568

    3 ай бұрын

    Agreed 😊

  • @strawbraryliberry4604
    @strawbraryliberry46043 ай бұрын

    I think this changed the way I'm going to approach watching videos, maybe reading, but I like how I read already ^.^ I would only read in this way if I had a test or something lol (it's extremely effective in that case.) I enjoy being methodical and sometimes just passively enjoying material, finding gems I don't expect that change my perspective, revisiting material multiple times etc. But I'm wasting time on videos that are supposed to teach me specific things, and I think I'll work on streamlining that use of time that isn't just for relaxing.

  • @SmokyMountainTech
    @SmokyMountainTech3 ай бұрын

    Keep making these. Valuable info every time.

  • @spoonfedstudy

    @spoonfedstudy

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you! My goal for each video is to be as useful and actionable as possible. Thanks for watching!

  • @klintcs9785
    @klintcs97852 ай бұрын

    I usually never press the like button on videos, but this was really good.

  • @spoonfedstudy

    @spoonfedstudy

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much! Really appreciate your comment ❤️

  • @nadavsam
    @nadavsam2 ай бұрын

    this is a very good video i agree!

  • @spoonfedstudy

    @spoonfedstudy

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you! 🙏

  • @EdsPlace
    @EdsPlace2 ай бұрын

    Speed techniques good for finding the nuggets he mentioned, also for improving slow readers. Comprehension and memory can improve with the speed techniques as shown by testing

  • @riotorres2091
    @riotorres20913 ай бұрын

    I have a playlist full of the best videos I've ever watched, and I'm pretty selective with it, but so far, I've added every video of yours I've watched so far to the playlist, this is some incredible and actionable stuff.

  • @anonymousprvr4438

    @anonymousprvr4438

    3 ай бұрын

    will you make the playlist public?

  • @harshsharma9491

    @harshsharma9491

    3 ай бұрын

    Yes could you make that playlist public

  • @zbyszeks3657
    @zbyszeks36573 ай бұрын

    1. Ask yourself what's your goal reading this book? 2. Get the map or structure of the book before you actually reading it. 3. Read quickly skipping all "fillers", just put your attention on what matters. Then: a) Tell what idea this book is conveying? b) Try to attack or/and defend that idea. c) Try to explain the book in short to real or imagine others. d) What might be practical use of what you've learn in you life in next 5 years?

  • @jabrilbalakrishna
    @jabrilbalakrishna3 ай бұрын

    Amazing framework. Never had this kind of insight around why it works as it does but now I have it put into words. Explains why I love to write my tweets in 1 or 2 sentences only.

  • @Jbohol444
    @Jbohol4443 ай бұрын

    Good video. I gained some value for sure. Btw, how do you edit your videos like you do? 🙂

  • @justinpettit8282
    @justinpettit828219 күн бұрын

    Very interesting.

  • @papasi4180
    @papasi41802 ай бұрын

    @spoonFedStudy, Great job debunking those speed reading fad! 1. **Selective Reading** - Not every word is essential. Skip the fluff. - Authors often include unnecessary details. - Focus on what's relevant to your needs. 2. **Use of a Map** - Start with summaries (e.g., SparkNotes, Wikipedia) to understand the core ideas. - Treat each book as uncharted territory; a map helps navigate efficiently. 3. **Purpose-Driven Reading** - Approach books with a clear question or problem to solve. - Skip irrelevant sections to focus on what truly matters. #### The Trio of Brain Functions 1. **Passive Reading (The Collector)** - Collects information without deep processing. - Less effective for long-term retention. 2. **Active Reading (The Curator)** - Critically assess what to read and what to skip. - Focus on integrating essential information. 3. **Applied Reading (The Connector)** - Engage deeply with the material to form long-lasting brain connections. - Apply what you read through practical exercises. - Combine active recall with first-time reading by paraphrasing and making connections. #### Practical Exercises for Applied Reading 1. **The Review** - Assess if the concept is new, relevant, or applicable to your purpose. 2. **The Debate** - Critically evaluate the material, questioning and connecting with existing knowledge. 3. **The Professor** - Simplify and explain the material as if teaching it to someone else. 4. **Future You** - Consider the impact of what you've learned on your future self. #### Three-Step Framework for Effective Reading 1. **Preparation** - Define your purpose and question for reading. - Use summaries to create a roadmap of the book's essential ideas. 2. **Active Reading** - Skip non-essential content. Use your roadmap and purpose as guides. - Focus on digesting and understanding key concepts. 3. **Application** - Immediately apply what you've learned to cement it into long-term memory. #### Conclusion - Reading efficiently involves selective focus, purpose-driven engagement, and applying information to form lasting memories. - With practice, this approach can significantly improve both your reading speed and information retention.

  • @spoonfedstudy

    @spoonfedstudy

    2 ай бұрын

    Killer summary! Nice job!

  • @myperspective4U2C
    @myperspective4U2C15 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the information! I listen to a lot of audiobooks on x1.5-2 speed 😅 now I understand why I'm not retaining information as much as I would like to. I wonder if I can apply this method using audiobooks wish me luck!