How To Make Learning Less Boring - Coffee Wednesday 002
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- čas přidán 26. 07. 2024
- A video on how to use the concept of design to approach learning. And how to cultivate a real curiosity for subjects you're interested in.
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Just wanted to add - I’m a neuroscience student and I am learning that despite mainstream beliefs, the dopamine molecule is not really a ‘pleasure molecule’. It is rather a ‘discovery molecule’ that triggers pleasure. The mood we are in and the behaviors we choose to execute right now are primarily dictated by this dopamine molecule. And when humans feel like they are learning and discovering something, this dopamine molecule gets released, which then enhances the levels of pleasure. This adds to my earlier comment about how process oriented explorations instead of product oriented achievements increases one’s satisfaction in life in the long term! :)
@@Lachantefleuriee basically "it's the journey that matters, not the goal"
Or "destination" or however you wanna call it
I have a Master's degree, but my most satisfying learning has taken place outside the classroom. I always take the approach of following the rabbit hole. My reading has been guided by this approach my whole life. Find one interesting thing and follow the threads. Good to see someone else advocate the same approach!
Exactly! Fellow master’s student here.
That’s why I found learning during quarantine so hard. I used my job and casual field work as ways to play with the material. I am very intellectual but if I’m in my head space for too long, I don’t grasp the material as well as putting some of the concepts to the test IRL.
I always find the thrilling feeling of seeing the world through the eyes of a child to be what motivates me to learn... simple things like seeing a rock on the road and feeding your curiosity by searching what type of rock it is! This may be applied better with math or science, learning with the question "How exactly does this work?" "How is it that this works further than what our teachers/mentors tell us they do because they just do?"... it really is just a skill that you can train.
Glad somebody has the same view. Children immense curiousity isn't something cheap, it's so valuable.
@@bananacat9139 for sure!
this is exactly what i love about learning, it’s funny because after the “rabbit hole” i feel like a mad scientist who’s just made a discovery, but i love that feeling. it’s what inspires me to keep learning. nice job with the vid!
This guy is so well spoken that it’s satisfying just hearing him talk haha
Coffee Wednesday is becoming my favourite part of the week
I didn't have any particular traumatic moments when I was in school, but untreated adhd + depression throughout have left me balking at anything that feels like school. Which sucks bc I do still enjoy learning new things. I subscribe to thoughtful yt channels to broaden my horizons with video essays & occasional opinion pieces, as well as making/ crafting vlogs for hobbies I will likely never actually work in. When I need to research something, I try to go find audio books I can listen to-- even textbook stuff is easier to handle that way, though obvs it's not great when there are a lot of diagrams / other visual aids. And right now, I'm researching the tabletop game system Ryuutama, by listening to actual play podcasts of the system, on top of reading the system book. Used to listen to astronomy podcasts too, I should do that again.
No particular point in saying all this, just sharing the different ways I've managed to keep my curiosity alive & sated without triggering the school ptsd feelings. (Not diagnosed as such, but considering how bad my depression was during school, I think it's not too much hyperbole to call it that, heh.)
Oh, actually relevant to your video & something I forgot to add: learning by doing. I'm dehydrating fruits & veg lately for healthy snacks, and I'm kind of just winging it. Don't always get great results, but each failure shows me something that doesn't work well.
IDK why but your input made me smile just now. Thank you for existing, I appreciate you!
Great vid. I had a professor in undergrad called stories “ecologies of meaning” - this idea came to mind while watching. Something-something intentionally designed objects. Also, Proust’s idea of seeing the world with new eyes and seeking beauty in all places, re: “authentic learning.” Would be interested to hear your opinion regarding potential drawbacks of this deep approach learning in the long term. The risk of burnout comes to mind. But it’s time to cut myself off lol. Great vid. Fresh stuff.
I just found your channel and your voice is so soothing!!
ever since i was a kid i loved learning but after i enetered the 9th grade in my school, everyone around me was just chasing after grades, we were supposed to cram all the answers and those who did not do their work on time were punished and i was so disturbed by the pressure that was being given to us. ever since we had lockdown, i was able to get a bit away from the crowd and was able to study well and restore my inner child in 10th grade which is like THE MOST important academic year in my country but then the test was not conducted and we were mass promoted T-T. but yeah im going to enter grade 12 very soon and i am able to look beyond my grades and actually took interest in things like how a brain tumor happens or how satellites work or thermodynamic laws in real life and quantum physics and i realised that science is so beautiful ! so uh yeah thank u for attending my ted talk TT
My favourite day of the week is now Wednesday! You are a born genius
Thank you for making such original content! You're truly a blessing on this platform.
I'm so grateful for your channel and your beautiful videos💗
For me it works well just getting in touch with people who Wants to learn the same as you, and learn from them, from the community.
I love when you start talking about haute couture. I have a BA in IR but I also interested in couture fashion since I was a kid.
Now, that's what I needed atm
my curious guess is that what's deeper in fashion is that there are dress codes which determine how you're going to be treated in certain enviroments, different styles attract different people who take you to different places, and with time you learn which style is a key to which world... or maybe some people know in advance what kind of clothes they need to wear in order to end up welcomed at the places where they need to be.
hey. thank you for giving me a new perspective about leraning and wanting to learn more. i often worry about forgetting things that i have learned, however, in that way, looking everything and being aware of the fact that they are ALL design works, i believe the leraning and memorising process would never be the same, since the process never stops.
I had the same experience while watching Marvel movies. Avengers (2012) allured me in my first watch, then I knew about MCU & then I found myself scrolling pages & pages about the little details behind every movies. So, I can totally relate to what you are saying.
As always,, another great video
coffee wednesdays should start with a review of your coffee and how youre brewing it!
Can you make a vlog type video in which you speak in French only with the people you usually converse with. It would be nice to see your progress in the language, Robin.
I’ll probably do a wine convo with my French friend!
i love this concept that everything is by design and learning is about unveiling the reasons behind the design.
except for in one case!!!! physics. at the most fundamental level of physics there is no more why. it just is.
Title of video implies that learning will always be boring to some degree...... an actual, inevitable, soul-crushing truth
When you said everything is by design, it reminds me of having the producer's mindset and not the consumer one
I speak Spanish and English and am learning Italian!
Awesome video!
I feel fascinated by authors, about how they can write a whole book so masterfully, how they construct a sentence, a paragraph and how they express themselves so clearly through writing, through words
You are so cool.
CONE OF LEARNING
After 2 weeks
we tend to remember
(Active involvement)
90% of what we say and do
By doing the real thing; simulating the real experience; doing a dramatic presentation.
70% of what we say
By giving a talk; participating in a discussion.
(Passive involvement)
50% of what we hear and see
By seeing it done on location; watching a demonstration; looking at an exhibit; watching a movie.
30% of what we see
By looking at a picture.
20% of what we hear
By hearing words.
10% of what we read
By reading.
💯💯💯
thats an interesting point to start on the surface interest and delve deeper into the origin. i'd still say the main thing we have to look at is not fashion but the entire fabric of society. what municipalities put all this together...how many centuries of wars put all this together. what is actually the dividing factor between people and nations. does it boil down to language and culture, which then boils down to habits and words...or memories and intellect. if we do a deep dive on things that fundamentally matter then we might go beyond the dividing factors of humanity out of logic and sanity. what u are saying has value but its still some kind of word jazz. curiosity is not going to solve the whole fabric of society. we have to come to see what actually matters in our reality and see how we can live and investigate reality in a way that will matter fundamentally. we are still a civilization built up by centuries of wars and all that stuff...we've been dividing ourselves from nature, and then the churches did some weird sh*t to people. so we still have to turn all that around. thats not a matter of curiosity. thats out of having a sense of something. so how do u get to the point of being sensitive to reality. thats what real learning is about. its basically thru observation and passively testing things out like an instrument, or taking walk randomly. its not really thru the intellect or thru curiosity that we will come to a deeper sensitivity or a deeper sense of the origin of all things. u will add up ur references the more u do research, but we are overloaded on references in this time period. anytime someone says anything they are just referencing...theres nothing original. a lot of people are talking from a script. the question is how do u come to that point of originality and of seeing the origin of all things. its probably thru resting and resetting the intellect and memory which requires a greater uprooting than most people are willing to look into. so they'll go on w/ their references and worldly affairs or academic pursuits, which ends up being insubstantial...more word jazz, more references, more research, more security but very little substance in actuality. if the infrastructure was more livable and people had less financial pressure then i think we could all come upon actual learning and observation more easily. so we have to pay attention to what setup this whole machinery instead of going on faith. we dont want to further divide ourselves from others thru gathering more references and needless research either. we have to keep a leash on our academic pursuits and see the meaninglessness of it...or we have to at least see the futility of it all. then we are open to pure observation which is actual learning
I’m having such a hard time with Spanish currently. I used to be so excited about becoming bilingual and now it’s become something of, I just wish that I knew it already so I could get a higher paying job. It really sucks and I wish I could spark that same passion again…
The problem is you’re only excited about the outcome. You need to also be excited to learn it
It’s kind of romaticizing learning?
That’s Dark Academia basically
@@omegacardboard5834 how it's going dark?
I love your channel so much! It would be so cool if you recommended channels like yours or that you really like, if you want to💜💜
this is the kind of video that i dont have to memorize
aia
Spoiler alert answer: You quit school.
Get professors who actually teach
Don’t cut ur hair thank u