Comments on: How to Become a Holistic Learner http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/08/13/how-to-become-a-holistic-learner/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:53:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Colorthewind http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/08/13/how-to-become-a-holistic-learner/comment-page-1/#comment-386589 Colorthewind Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:39:27 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/08/13/how-to-become-a-holistic-learner/#comment-386589 First, I would like to thank you for introducing the best study technique I have ever known. Learn More Study Less is like a guide to me when I have trouble in the learning process. Anyway, I have a question. How would you study Taxonomy? I study Pharmacognosy and we have a huge number of medicinal plants and their classification. I made a map for all the medicinal plants we have to learn this semester, arranged them into phylum, class, ..etc and used highlighters giving each type a color. Phylum, orange. Order, blue. Family, pink and so on. Also if an order is divided into 3 families I compare them and point out the diff between them. Also, I would like to add an effective way of learning which is remembering the material when you don't have to. Like sometimes I have 15 min before a lecture with nothing to do. I try to remember the main points of what I had studied previously. This definitely makes it easier to retain the information when needed later. First, I would like to thank you for introducing the best study technique I have ever known. Learn More Study Less is like a guide to me when I have trouble in the learning process. Anyway, I have a question. How would you study Taxonomy? I study Pharmacognosy and we have a huge number of medicinal plants and their classification. I made a map for all the medicinal plants we have to learn this semester, arranged them into phylum, class, ..etc and used highlighters giving each type a color. Phylum, orange. Order, blue. Family, pink and so on. Also if an order is divided into 3 families I compare them and point out the diff between them.
Also, I would like to add an effective way of learning which is remembering the material when you don’t have to. Like sometimes I have 15 min before a lecture with nothing to do. I try to remember the main points of what I had studied previously. This definitely makes it easier to retain the information when needed later.

]]> By: brij http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/08/13/how-to-become-a-holistic-learner/comment-page-1/#comment-378138 brij Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:04:15 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/08/13/how-to-become-a-holistic-learner/#comment-378138 '' I don’t usually seek out a specific number of connections, I just try to find as many as I can. Especially when linking complex ideas to things I’m more familiar" - Scott how many do u use n why so many n not just one? thanks. ” I don’t usually seek out a specific number of connections, I just try to find as many as I can. Especially when linking complex ideas to things I’m more familiar” – Scott

how many do u use n why so many n not just one? thanks.

]]> By: brij http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/08/13/how-to-become-a-holistic-learner/comment-page-1/#comment-378134 brij Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:56:26 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/08/13/how-to-become-a-holistic-learner/#comment-378134 scott great blog. kudos! wondering if u can write an article about preparing for multiple choice questions and on takin a test. awaiting ur insights. thanks much. scott great blog. kudos!

wondering if u can write an article about preparing for multiple choice questions and on takin a test.

awaiting ur insights. thanks much.

]]> By: Scott Young http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/08/13/how-to-become-a-holistic-learner/comment-page-1/#comment-326960 Scott Young Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:51:17 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/08/13/how-to-become-a-holistic-learner/#comment-326960 Laura, I've got a lot of examples in my book Learn More, Study Less. However, I think you're making a mistake if you try to make it too systematic. It's supposed to be a spontaneous process of connecting ideas. Don't dismiss connection just because they don't fit your predefined construct or you're missing the point. -Scott Laura,

I’ve got a lot of examples in my book Learn More, Study Less. However, I think you’re making a mistake if you try to make it too systematic. It’s supposed to be a spontaneous process of connecting ideas. Don’t dismiss connection just because they don’t fit your predefined construct or you’re missing the point.

-Scott

]]> By: Laura http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/08/13/how-to-become-a-holistic-learner/comment-page-1/#comment-326906 Laura Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:10:31 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/08/13/how-to-become-a-holistic-learner/#comment-326906 Hey scott Im loving the blog, and im always really interested in learning in different ways because after 5 hours of reading and re-reading andeven making notes it just doesnt stick! So ive tried your E-book and its really good, but is it possible to give us some examples you have used? My connections tend to be abit tedious in relation to the subject. For example history- i remembered a lot of people in a revival meeting with vote slips falling into their eyes- slightly violent? this (if it wasnt obvious!) concerned the working class voting revival. Now i was just wandering how to link ideas logically instead of completely random ideas which would be hard to relate to the whole subject. If you have already answered this question im very sorry, Thankyou, Laura Hey scott Im loving the blog, and im always really interested in learning in different ways because after 5 hours of reading and re-reading andeven making notes it just doesnt stick!

So ive tried your E-book and its really good, but is it possible to give us some examples you have used?

My connections tend to be abit tedious in relation to the subject. For example history- i remembered a lot of people in a revival meeting with vote slips falling into their eyes- slightly violent? this (if it wasnt obvious!) concerned the working class voting revival.

Now i was just wandering how to link ideas logically instead of completely random ideas which would be hard to relate to the whole subject.

If you have already answered this question im very sorry,

Thankyou, Laura

]]> By: ArianneG http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/08/13/how-to-become-a-holistic-learner/comment-page-1/#comment-295645 ArianneG Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:15:48 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/08/13/how-to-become-a-holistic-learner/#comment-295645 Thinking on it, what I do when playing word games in foreign languages such as French, Latin or German online, or even just figuring out the meaning of a word in English is rather much like your concept of holistic learning--I took my command of English and the little knowledge I had of several words in foreign languages and used them to figure out what those foreign words meant. I just went back in my memory and tried to see where the words were similar to each other, or if I could trace similar cognates/roots in related languages. In psychology I tie what I learn in lectures to my general reading linked with similiar subjects. Not sure if that's what you meant, but I think it comes close. Thinking on it, what I do when playing word games in foreign languages such as French, Latin or German online, or even just figuring out the meaning of a word in English is rather much like your concept of holistic learning–I took my command of English and the little knowledge I had of several words in foreign languages and used them to figure out what those foreign words meant. I just went back in my memory and tried to see where the words were similar to each other, or if I could trace similar cognates/roots in related languages. In psychology I tie what I learn in lectures to my general reading linked with similiar subjects.

Not sure if that’s what you meant, but I think it comes close.

]]> By: Scott Young http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/08/13/how-to-become-a-holistic-learner/comment-page-1/#comment-272234 Scott Young Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:56:49 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/08/13/how-to-become-a-holistic-learner/#comment-272234 Dan, Self-improvement doesn't need to be boring. If you get a goal that excites you working on projects can be fun, even if it means you have less "free" time. Good luck! -Scott Dan,

Self-improvement doesn’t need to be boring. If you get a goal that excites you working on projects can be fun, even if it means you have less “free” time.

Good luck!

-Scott

]]> By: Dan http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/08/13/how-to-become-a-holistic-learner/comment-page-1/#comment-272164 Dan Mon, 29 Dec 2008 06:39:40 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/08/13/how-to-become-a-holistic-learner/#comment-272164 Oh forgot to tell you I lost the big speach because I pressed the back button on my keyboard, sorry, my mind kind of wandered. Im guess im just excited. I feel like im far behind you, but in reality im only a few years behind, and in the big picture, a few years in small. Thanks for the insperation ( and sorry for the spelling, I usually use word to spell check, but its not working, tommaro Im also going to call best buy to get them to take a look, I have been putting that off too long.) Dan Oh forgot to tell you I lost the big speach because I pressed the back button on my keyboard, sorry, my mind kind of wandered. Im guess im just excited. I feel like im far behind you, but in reality im only a few years behind, and in the big picture, a few years in small. Thanks for the insperation ( and sorry for the spelling, I usually use word to spell check, but its not working, tommaro Im also going to call best buy to get them to take a look, I have been putting that off too long.)

Dan

]]> By: Dan http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/08/13/how-to-become-a-holistic-learner/comment-page-1/#comment-272163 Dan Mon, 29 Dec 2008 06:35:40 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/08/13/how-to-become-a-holistic-learner/#comment-272163 Ok, I typed a huge para telling you how I just turned 20, and how Im frustrated that I cant remember things from last term, and it makes me feel im not getting much out of college besides a degree (not sure i like my feild of study either so :P). Im also frustrated that besides studying for tests and doing HW im not very productive. What i mean is when Im on breaks I lounge around, and just do chores, maybe work part time if im up to it (unless its summer, than I work full time). Im not really contributing to my future on my free time, but you have motivated me to make goals, and self improve myself (as an early new year resolution my new goal is to start making goals tommaro.) Thanks, Dan P.S. My gosh you read alot of books, I read a few books a year (5 at max). I think Im going to start reading alot more, and play less video games. Ok, I typed a huge para telling you how I just turned 20, and how Im frustrated that I cant remember things from last term, and it makes me feel im not getting much out of college besides a degree (not sure i like my feild of study either so :P ).

Im also frustrated that besides studying for tests and doing HW im not very productive. What i mean is when Im on breaks I lounge around, and just do chores, maybe work part time if im up to it (unless its summer, than I work full time). Im not really contributing to my future on my free time, but you have motivated me to make goals, and self improve myself (as an early new year resolution my new goal is to start making goals tommaro.)

Thanks,
Dan

P.S. My gosh you read alot of books, I read a few books a year (5 at max). I think Im going to start reading alot more, and play less video games.

]]> By: Andreas http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/08/13/how-to-become-a-holistic-learner/comment-page-1/#comment-256407 Andreas Sun, 02 Nov 2008 13:08:54 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/08/13/how-to-become-a-holistic-learner/#comment-256407 Oh my god. Holistic learning just did wonders for me. Last year, when I wasn't yet familiar with the holistic approach, I studied for an ecology test by attempting to memorize everything in my biology book. I wrote down sentence after sentence, with little understanding of the concepts. Although I studied for almost a week, I barely passed the test. A few weeks ago, I had another ecology test for this new course I'm taking, called Environmental Systems & Societies. This time, I used holistic learning techniques. I didn't even read through the textbook more than once and studied for two days, and guess the result? I got a 7 on a scale from 1-7. Quite a story, huh? :) Oh my god. Holistic learning just did wonders for me. Last year, when I wasn’t yet familiar with the holistic approach, I studied for an ecology test by attempting to memorize everything in my biology book. I wrote down sentence after sentence, with little understanding of the concepts. Although I studied for almost a week, I barely passed the test.

A few weeks ago, I had another ecology test for this new course I’m taking, called Environmental Systems & Societies. This time, I used holistic learning techniques. I didn’t even read through the textbook more than once and studied for two days, and guess the result? I got a 7 on a scale from 1-7. Quite a story, huh? :)

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