how to make studying ADDICTING, like a video game.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJUSSPHnpNs

Resumo

TLDRThis video provides strategies to make studying more enjoyable by introducing gamification and a rewards system. It emphasizes the importance of transforming the perception of studying from a chore to an engaging activity. The presenter suggests creating a reward system based on study achievements, adopting a growth mindset, and exploring new study techniques to enhance the learning process.

Conclusões

  • 🎮 Gamify your studying to make it fun.
  • 🏆 Establish a personal reward system for studying.
  • 🌱 Adopt a growth mindset to view learning as leveling up.
  • 🕹️ Create incentives for study achievements.
  • 📅 Use planning apps to organize and track your study time.

Linha do tempo

  • 00:00:00 - 00:08:40

    The video discusses how to make studying enjoyable again, noting that as people grow older, studying often becomes viewed as a chore rather than a fun activity. It highlights that studying does not release dopamine like other activities such as games or social media, leading to boredom. The speaker proposes gamifying the study process by creating a reward system that mirrors gaming's appeal—such as leveling up and achieving accomplishments. By implementing a personal reward system, individuals can make studying less tedious and more motivating, essentially creating their own currency of time and rewards. The speaker also emphasizes the importance of adopting a growth mindset, viewing each study session as a means of leveling up in knowledge and skills, ultimately enhancing one's personal growth. Lastly, the video hints at adjusting study methods to be more engaging and effective, encouraging viewers to find techniques that resonate with their learning style.

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Vídeo de perguntas e respostas

  • Why do we find studying boring?

    Studying lacks the dopamine release associated with more engaging activities like gaming or social media.

  • What does gamifying studying mean?

    Gamifying studying involves incorporating game-like elements, such as reward systems, into your learning process.

  • How can I create a reward system for studying?

    You can establish a system where certain amounts of study time or completed tasks earn you leisure time, such as video game hours.

  • What mindset should I adopt towards studying?

    Adopt a growth mindset, viewing studying as a way to level up your knowledge and skills.

  • What should I change about my study methods?

    Consider using study techniques that are more engaging and align with effective learning methods.

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    so how do you make studying fun again
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    for some reason as we got older we
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    started to see studying more of a chore
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    rather than something fun to do now
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    every time we study we end up boring our
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    minds to the point where we'd rather be
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    doing anything else but what if I told
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    you that studying can be fun well in
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    this video I'll be teaching you how you
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    can make studying fun again so that
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    you'll always find yourself wanting to
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    study now before we answer I think it's
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    best to explain why we find studying
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    boring and painful in the first place
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    first of all the act of setting itself
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    if you look objectively is not the most
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    exciting activity in the world and it's
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    for good reason compared to other
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    activities like browsing social media or
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    playing games which are activities that
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    release dopamine studying doesn't really
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    release that much dopamine as compared
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    to those other activities I just
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    mentioned hence why when you think about
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    studying you don't really find yourself
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    excited I've been with a lot of studious
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    people in my life and every time I hang
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    out with them the last thing we want to
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    do is to study and you could say that
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    school is a big culprit to why we don't
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    feel like studying why studying is not
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    enjoyable anymore so if studying is
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    generally a boring activity how do we
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    make it fun again step one gamify your
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    studying so what do I mean by gamifying
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    your study well the first thing you'll
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    have to look is that games are fun and
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    we have to take a look at what makes a
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    game so appealing why are games fun well
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    I call it the reward progression grind
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    or RPG for short now the thing is
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    whenever we do something in our life it
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    costs us energy to do it and typically
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    the more energy a task requires if it's
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    not more enjoyable the less attract the
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    task becomes and it becomes as somewhat
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    of a system where we exchange energy and
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    the task gives us accomplishment in
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    return for example working out takes a
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    lot of energy however the reward of
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    accomplishment is big and you can even
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    argue that the sense of putting this
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    amount of effort is tant amount to the
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    reward you get in return now the problem
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    is studying does not only require some
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    input of energy but it's also not a
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    smooth learning process studying itself
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    is not very intuitive when you're diving
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    into new material it's normal to feel a
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    bit lost and overwhelmed now let's look
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    at video games in comparison they don't
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    require any energy at all and yet video
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    games give you a sense of accomplishment
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    whether that be finishing a quest line
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    defeating a boss winning an online match
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    video games gives us a sense of
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    direction and achievement and not only
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    that the other reason why video games
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    are so appealing is that it gives you a
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    sense of progress easy progress you know
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    how your character starts off as level
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    zero and basically being weak as
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    but as you progress throughout the game
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    doing quests killing monsters collecting
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    items you end up being really strong and
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    it's this exact combination of the low
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    input of energy and the feeling of
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    achievement that makes video games so
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    fun these factors are what make video
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    games a great way to disconnect from
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    reality it's the fact that you could
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    overcome challenges and to see your
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    progress in the game so why am I saying
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    this well we can apply that to studying
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    now studying itself can be seen
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    onedimensional and not very benefactory
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    however if studying had an incentive
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    such as a reward studying won't seem
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    that boring anymore and imagine if
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    studying had a leveling up system you
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    would be grinding your ass up so how do
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    we do that step two reward system now in
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    order to start gamifying your studies
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    first you will need a reward system now
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    what exactly is a reward system well
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    essentially what are the kind of rewards
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    are you given for the amount of work
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    you've done for example if I study 3
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    hours a day I can allow myself to play
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    video games for an hour by that logic 3
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    hours of stud equals 1 hour video games
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    essentially by creating your own reward
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    system you are creating your own
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    currency and it doesn't even have to be
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    tied to the hours you study you can tie
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    the rewards based on the number of tasks
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    or how well you studied a certain
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    subject as long as you have the exchange
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    rate of the work that you have to do and
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    the reward you get will be the start of
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    your task reward system and the benefit
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    of having a task reward system is that
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    it really balances your work and Leisure
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    Time and it's this exchange system that
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    will push you forward to finishing your
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    tasks because you can exchange your
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    points to earn rewards think about it if
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    you don't have a reward system you might
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    end up splurging on your leisure time
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    when you haven't really studied that
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    much in the first place having a task
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    reward system will make sure that you've
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    earned your leisure time fair and square
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    it balances your leisure and study time
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    and it doesn't even have to be strict if
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    you want to challenge yourself have a
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    set amount of Leisure Time given to you
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    for a certain amount of setting done for
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    example my current metric for work is
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    the amount of pomodora timers I finish
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    for every three pomodora timers I
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    accomplish I reward myself with 1 hour
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    of gaming however you could also tell
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    yourself that after X amount of setting
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    you allow yourself a free time for the
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    rest of the day for example let's say
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    finishing five pomodora timers will
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    allow you to spend leisure time for the
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    rest of the day make sure to write this
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    somewhere so you don't have to forget it
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    and make sure you can easily access it
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    too you can literally do this on your
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    notes app or if you want you can put
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    this on your Excel sheet but if you're
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    today's video and back to the tips if
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    you want to go further you could even
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    have your own currency as well I created
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    a notion page that allows you to
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    these coins to buy items in the shop
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    however this will only work if you
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    really follow the system strictly you
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    have to treat it like you're really in
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    the system so that you're incentivized
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    to study even more step three is the
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    level mindset The Next Step I want you
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    to have is to switch to a growth mindset
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    or a level of mindset I want to take
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    this time to remind you that you've come
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    all this way learning all different
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    subjects and leveling yourself up and
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    that to me is already an achievement and
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    I think a lot of people don't really
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    realize that if you're watching this I'm
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    sure you come a long way and instead of
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    thinking that you're behind instead
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    think about how much progress you made
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    think of it as you leveling up every
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    time you study or dive into new topics
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    think of it as going through unexplored
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    territory or unexplored Quest and every
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    time you've overcome a certain topic or
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    an assignment you level up and the more
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    difficult a topic is the more XP you
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    gained it's quite easy to be demotivated
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    with studying since it's not really the
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    easiest process in the first place when
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    studying a topic you're quite literally
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    diving into something of the unknown
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    so instead of seeing the difficulty as
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    an obstacle see it more of a challenge
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    to overcome learning new things and
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    concepts are things that upgrade you as
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    a human being so whenever you study
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    think of it as improving yourself
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    remember the best mindset to have when
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    tackling academics or life in general is
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    a growth mindset and finally bonus tip
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    is to change your study method a reason
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    to why your studying could be boring is
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    that your study method doesn't really
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    accommodate actual learning I'm not
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    criticizing your study methods however
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    there are certain study methods that end
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    up being tedious rather than engaging to
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    your brain the process of learning
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    itself is actually really fun to learn
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    and master New Concepts ideas and
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    information I will be making a separate
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    video over this but in short try to find
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    study techniques that tie with the
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    learning method anyway I hope you guys
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    enjoyed this video I hope you guys can
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    take the tips I've mentioned video and
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    to apply that to your own studying and I
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    hope you enjoy studying as well anyway
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    that's it for me don't forget to drink
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    your water and I'll see you in another
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    video bye
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    n
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