{"id":2530,"date":"2012-07-21T19:14:03","date_gmt":"2012-07-22T02:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/?p=2530"},"modified":"2018-04-03T08:23:29","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T15:23:29","slug":"learn-hard-courses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/21\/learn-hard-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Learn Really Hard Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some of the newer readers might not be aware that I&#8217;ve been keeping a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/TheMITChallenge\/\">semi-weekly video blog<\/a> for the MIT Challenge. Along with providing more detailed updates of my progress, I also try to share the methods I&#8217;m using to learn faster, not procrastinate and stay motivated.<\/p>\n<p>Here are just a few of the recent updates:<\/p>\n<h2>Why You Don&#8217;t Need a Perfect Memory (and What Matters Instead)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Week 41 - Why You Don&#039;t Need a Perfect Memory\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lAXU5rxpNos?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nMy most recent update, I explain why most students mistakenly focus on memory as being the most critical component and neglect two other skills which matter far more.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Learn Really Hard Courses<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Week 32 - How to Learn Really Hard Subjects\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bNv8asxZc6U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nMy first read through of 6.013 (an advanced electrical engineering class) was painful&#8211;I felt like I didn&#8217;t understand anything! Normally I can usually get the gist of an idea in the first read-through, but this class seemed way too hard. Here I share the method I used to manage to learn the material within the tight deadline enough to pass the exam, even though the class seemed impossibly hard at first.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Build Good Studying Habits<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Week 38 - How to Build Good Studying Habits\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ht1w1ARROZg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nProcrastinating too much? Wish you had the motivation and focus without the stress? Here I give a breakdown of the method I use to build good studying habits, and why it works.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>These are just a few of the recent videos. 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