@galzajc1257
I' m a first year phisycs student and we have professor, that asks questions all the time during a lecture. It is just so good and fun. You also remember it way better this way, because you come up with answer. The only notes, I take are equations and a few words, that remind me how i can derive them.
@munayer
Artem, you're truly one of my favorite YouTubers of all time. Totally. Thank you for the always inspiring and helpful videos. They mean a lot
@JeffreysDharma
So happy to see regular uploads from you despite the ongoing conflict! Your videos are truly invaluable!
@ecoconatus8089
Whish this channel existed when I was in university. The quality of your content and it's useful ness always amaze me. Thank you for helping me implement a zettle system, anki and now this!
@6torthor
I keep reminiscing to my old high school STEM teacher. He really cared for our learning and spent a lot of time finding the best methods to ingrain the info into us. Because of this, he found a method where he would only do strictly engaging lectures to get through all the info (constantly asking us questions to how they related to earlier and other subjects like active recall), and after he would give us class hours to fill in the gaps in our knowledge with the text books to note take much like the Q&A flash cards. I never had any problem recalling that information when I needed them in high school because I only had a few text books, but after my first semester of college man did I realize something was wrong when everyone, including me, whipped out our computers and wrote down every detail. I'd walk out of every lecture thinking man wtf did I even just learn? I can't possibly navigate all that mess now like before, and so Zettelkasten seems very appealing. Rather than sticking to purely folders of each class, I can just refer back to the connections to get the bigger picture like how Obsidian illustrates it. "The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell" no longer falls under the undescriptive "BIO101" but rather "cell biology," and it can be connected to many other things to get the bigger picture. Just glad I found this channel, I forgot productive note taking and recalling memory once after high school (gap year), but I'm not gonna do it again. Cheers
@senseofmindshow
Excellent explanation and useful insight! I noticed this back in college too! I realized that it was a lot easier to just write down what I didn't understand, rather than every single thing the professor said. Thank you!
@jellyfable139
I agree with a lot of this video and it's a super great resource, but I can't help but think that this doesn't apply to all areas of study equally. In a STEM-focused area of study, it's much easier to find a specific equation or formula you didn't write down. In a more subjective area of study like English, the lecturer will often be providing their own interpretations or synthesizing ideas from a lot of very different sources where it would take a lot of time and effort to retrace their steps to find the information.
@uxus-oh3qk
Your videos are awesome. As I watch them I find myself taking notes, on how to take notes. I'm using the information you provide to try to formulate a simple 'process' to go about taking notes, memorizing, and managing (and linking) them (also using info from many other vids). I'm really annoyed at our 'Modern Education System' that has never taught this (nor how to actually learn). I've been through 12 years of school, 3 years of technical training, 4 years of university and 20 years of engineering experience, 50 years old and I'm only just learning this from a much younger person who has worked it all out. (shaking head and slapping forehead) 😞
@ArtificesLab
For maths units I found the best way to approach a lecture was to try to beat the professor at solving the problem. Since we are both handicapped (he was explaining each step while I was new to the problem) I was able to do it more often than not. When I wasn’t, I simply put down my pen and listened until the professor said something that helped me finish it. This helped me become the top student in my maths units.
@Jusangen
Point two is huge! As I'm exploring zettelkasten, adult learning, etc., I'm hearing that more and more concepts that we just take for granted now as being the best way to learn, are actually outdated. And even just asking yourself, is this really working for me, may show that it's not optimal. I guess my problem is that I can get board when listening to a lecture if I'm not doing something while I'm listening. (Maybe a minor form of ADD) but taking notes actually keeps me engaged. But that's at a low level I feel. Additionally, I typically don't look at my notes ever again. And now I'm finding all these note books with somewhat old information that isn't pertinent any more. So your video will definitely help guide me as I start building up my zettelkasten and edit through my already, existing notes. Thanks and keep it up!
@annalind1993
I had experience such uncertainty. During the lockdown it was especially challenging for some reason. I found myself in a senseless scribbling over and over again. This terrible habit wasted my time, energy, and ultimately mental health (caused by anxiety and frustration). The fact is that we have been taught with this outdated approach for a long time. And the point was: “You have to write down everything that the professor say”. After a long time of these practices, it becomes something like obsession, when you have no idea, why are you doing that, but keep doing anyway. Such mindless habit reducing the ability of thinking in the moment and completely distancing you from the subject of study, regardless of it’s importance or interest. And I really hope that I don’t fall into this again. Thank you for reminding us about it, Artem 💙
@Jaybearno
I just binge watched your entire Zettelkasten playlist. Such great content and information densitry. Excited to give it a go.
@iagodantasf
Man your videos are freaking awesome I just love your channel. It is so interesting and useful. Keep it going
@dirkvoltaar
Finding your videos very helpful. Thanks Artem! You helped me finally figure out how to use Obsidian!
@matthiasjones
I just have to say that, having watch 4 of your videos in a row,: 1) all of them were extremely well done and very, very helpful! 2) I found it funny that you were in a different recording space for every one of them. 😅
@anangelsdiaries
I feel into that exact trap this semester. For basically my entire life I have been going to class just paying attention, interacting and not taking ANY notes. Was great for me. Then with the Obsidian craze, and some fomo I tried taking notes in class. I missed a lot of content because of that, I still did good but ironically I had to do MUCH more studying than I would have done otherwise since instead of making connections in class, I had to do them on my own at home. The fact that I had a computer in front of me and that it's ridiculously easy to drift away didn't help.
@ProgressivePerspektive
I think this is a reassuring angle, using Anki for specific lecture studying and Zettelkasten for more personal-interest type notes. I've been wondering whether and how to combine these two concepts, but this convinced me to keep them separate
@TheVikingBunny
I really appreciate the work you put into your videos. I wish I had had something like this when I was at uni. (I have found this very useful for refining my own work now as a professional adult who needs to read/research and record certain information to be successful at their job). Many thanks 💜👍
@joshallison153
Great video Artem, succinct and comprehensive.
@ArtemKirsanov