The REAL Reasons People Struggle To Learn
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- čas přidán 9. 04. 2023
- We talk about learning and the pitfalls that all of us experience when trying to learn something new. No matter what you are trying to learn, whether it be mathematics, physics, chemistry, computer science, programming, biology, anatomy, foreign languages, engineering, statistics, medicine, etc, the principles presented in this video apply. Do you have any advice for others? If so, please leave a comment below.
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why are u staring at my soul?
You're being called out.
I don’t know if he’s doing it on purpose but it feels more personal this way
@@sahraguneser7312 I think so, helps to create more clickable thumbnails and such.
Hahaha
Maybe Intense videos make more views (which is an Awesome thing!! Given thats truth)
I feel flattered, no one had ever stared into my soul like this guy.
Makes my eyes water
Who knows, maybe you have a really attractive abd beautiful soul )
Dang this guy is so wise! Thx dude!
I was about to say, when he was pounding the desk on balance "How about you balance your stare ?" ^^
He can see in 5 dimensions
- 0:30 Lack of Balance
- 1:54 Bad Study Habits
- 2:27 Time Management
- 3:03 Fear of Failure
- 4:05 Insufficient Support
- 5:09 Math Anxiety
- 6:07 Repetitive Tasks
- 7:25 Source of Motivation
- 8:43 Lack of Relevance
- 9:45 Poor Self Care
I aced at this bad list. 😂😂😂😂
I am waiting gpt-5 , it will be the best teacher ever
Note to myself :
1. 30 minutes for subject that you wanted to study
2. "Dont be afraid to fail."
Balance=Routine
I need a routine
Thanks
I am 38 years old.
Always got C's and D's in high school.
I was disinterested in the subjects being taught and unmotivated to learn HOW to learn.
It wasn't until about 4 years ago that I picked up some math text books and just started reading and doing example questions that I finally understood WHY to learn.
The problem was, that I wasn't grasping HOW to learn as I had never sat down and forced myself to do it.
Concepts read were fleeting and by the next chapter I was often forgetting what was taught in the previous.
Frustrated I gave it a rest for a couple years.
It was not until I had a project where I needed to learn electronic fuel system management software that I fully understood HOW to learn.
The course was in video format and I found, again, that information presented wasn't sticking.
Extremely motivated to learn this subject, I began writing down the entire script of every presented video including graphs and equations.
To my surprise, everything I wrote was sticking.
I could recall it like a library in my head and it made sense.
Excited by this revelation, I immediately went back to my math textbooks and started writing out every lesson word for word on blank paper.
Everything is sticking and I can recall it like the book was in front of me.
If someone had only told me this in elementary school, my life would have been so much different.
Last time just reading, I got to about the mid point of algebra 2.
This time writing everything down I am just about done Pre-Algebra, but I fully understand everything and have a phenomenal foundation to build off of.
My book of notes is almost twice as thick as the text book, but it was worth it.
I find it hard to believe that you weren't said to take notes in school
I can relate to this. I'm happy for you. Once you know how to learn and understand a topic, you will find the interest to go deeper into it and after a time, you will see that you have learnt a lot about it. Wish you all the best.
@@natalias4069 lol
I am self taught multi-instrumentalist. Only because my music teacher believed in me, and I got sober because a sober friend believed in me when I burned all bridges. I think we all need a cheerleader in our life.
This comment reads like a piece of copy from a crappy Facebook guru
What's funny is, I have zero interest in mathematics. It was just never my thing. Your content is still incredibly valuable to me. That, to me, is the sign of a good teacher: The ability to tailor your knowledge of a specific field in ways that have broad applicability.
Keep doing what you do. It's great stuff.
Wow thank you!
Sieg Zeon!!!!
Well stated!!!!!!
Part of why I struggled in computer science was I was afraid to ask ignorant questions and hear people make hurtful comments in response (someone once said "why are you hear?" to me when I asked if I could install an IDE on a Chromebook). The end result was me moving ahead in classes while lacking a sufficient understanding of basic concepts.
Sorry for what happened. The hard truth is we can’t control what other people say to us . Trick to manage this is to ignore the rudeness ( how things are said) and see if there is some genuine feedback ( what is being said). If there is some genuine feedback, pick it up and leave the rest behind.
I hear you brother, I have this same fear. The way I managed to get through it is to write down all my questions and to ask the teacher after the class or by e-mail. Or even asking another teacher that would be willing to help me. Hope that helps bro, stay safe
I wanted to take a moment to express my sincere appreciation and gratitude for all that you have done for me. Your guidance and mentorship have been invaluable to me, and I feel incredibly lucky to have you as my teacher, researcher, guider and motivator.
Your dedication to your craft and your passion for research have been truly inspiring to me. You have challenged me to think critically, to question assumptions, and to strive for excellence in everything that I do.
You are so welcome!
Mr Nayak, where are you from?
If you want to learn to think like a genius, you need to know how to learn first.
@@sauravbasu8805 India se ha
I have failed at math my whole life but still love it and the people who are willing to teach it to the dumbest guy in the room
Arnold the bodybuilder, actor,governor, said something like ( I have forgotten the exact quote) : "The professional has failed many more times than the amateur has even tried."
Failure is not always bad. It gives us valuable feedback of which does not work.
But the problem is we adults fear to make mistakes. Ego comes in the way.That is why the adults fear to try/learn new things. The adults always try to calculate the opportunity cost - "if I fail in learning this after X hours of effort, maybe I am wasting my time and should quit and do something else which will give success with the same effort." Very often the calculation is wrong.
“Life’s six rules for success. 1. Trust yourself. 2. Break some rules. 3. Don’t be afraid to fail. 4. Ignore the naysayers. 5. Work like hell. 6. Give something back.” - Arnold Schwarzenegger
Governor*
@@ChadThundercook Yes, that was an error. I stand corrected.
Thank you so much for your videos!🥳 I studied math in college many, many years ago and was very good at it, even doing well on the Putnam exam. But now I’m in my 70s and chemotherapy for cancer seven years ago mangled my brain. I knew the best thing I could do was make my brain work hard. So I’m re-learning everything on my own. I’m actually quite alone in this world, and certainly have no friends who care whether or not I succeed at becoming a math wiz. But what I do have is the Math Sorcerer!
Good luck with your process. I admire the fact that you've decided to re-learn math. Your effort inspires me to keep learning and studying myself.
Oh dear, make the best of whatever you can ! Today is the first day of the Bengali New Year, I wish you well. Have a nice day, put on beautiful clothes, have a smile on your face :-) and if possible enjoy some tasty food !
- from the other part of the globe
From Kolkata ( formerly Calcutta), India
@@sauravbasu8805 Thank you so much for your kind thoughts! Yes, I’ll make a point of making some delicious food today, 😋
Good Luck, fam.
- love form Malaysia
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Best regards from Spain.
I'm finishing up my "save the semester" era, and almost ALL of the points he covers are things that I had to reassess in order to overcome my shortcomings.
The biggest obstacle to learning is interest in what your learning. If you attach positive emotion to it and are genuinely interested, you will do well.
And what happens if you really don't have a genuine interest for nothing?
@@leandro5221That’s when you find something. Try things, go out your comfort zone. Whatever sticks, commit. You’ll learn about yourself and how you approach topics.
Most importantly. You have to genuinely desire to learn. The mind isn’t productive if it sees no motivation to do so.
I also noticed that when I practice too much it hinders my progress even when I was learning art. What I did was practice drawing as frequently as you can but also give your self some rest. Not the type of rest where you would just forget everything you practiced. Give yourself some time to be like a philospher. "How do the best artists do it? Why? How? How can I apply it to my own if I watch them do it or look at their artworks?" Basically even if I was not drawing, I'm still looking at my surroundings studying the light patterns, the textures of tree barks, grass, etc. If I kept drawing and not do some rest, I would've been still stuck in cartoonish level.
The same when I was learning math, if I have trouble grasping a concept. I'd just walk away and then try to think about it for the rest of the day. "What is the purpose of this concept? Why do I need to apply this?" If I was learninf about Pythagorean theorem, I'd research about pythagoras and how he created his concept, what circumstances were he in that made him discover and invent such concept. By resting and give your mind some space to think better, I became a better learner.
Oh man,
“Fear of Failure,” I was in fifth grade. The teacher was trying to teach us rudimentary physics. I’ve never forgot being pulled to front of the class and being made to feel like a jackass because I didn’t know about seesaws. I mean it’s stayed with me my whole life.
I do feel what you said is true, “about the teacher liking you.” It’s true. If they like you you got it made in the shade with a glass of lemonade if they don’t like you it’s going to be hard go of it. It shouldn’t be left to bias but it does.
My 3rd grade teacher Mrs. Zaragoza left me pretty scarred too. For reference I am now 24, and I still remember everything very vividly. It was left deep in me. She would embarrass me in front of my classmates by shamming me. A LOT. I mean man this lady had it out for my arse.
Worse memory I have of her was when she grabbed me by my backpack strap, the right one, and dragged me down the hall into a 1st grade classroom. Had me sit in that classroom, while the other teacher used me as an example to the other kids.
@Dnomyar Akunawik everybody sharing experiences and that helps one another rise above it.
Balance and time management are the most important for me. A few years ago I started to learn piano. Instead of going for hours a day I started 5 - 10 minutes per day everyday for a few months. Some days I went beyond that would play for an hour or more, but at the bare minimum I sat down for 5 minutes a day and at least did a few exercises. Doing this everyday made it eventually become a habit and years later I'm still playing and would call myself at least intermediate. In my previous life I would go all in for a few weeks, then stop. When I went all in again it was as if I was starting from scratch. I much prefer this method for not only piano, but for all things. A few minutes a day until its habit, and go from there
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@@adolfolowskibautista646 I can
@@prariedoug225 yea ! Can you giveme something social media contac ?
After 25 years when I almost gave up left all to God. Suddenly two changes happened 1 speed of reading optimised with understanding , i am reading much slower 2. When I learn now , goals does not disturb me as if I have infinite time and lost in learning
Thank you for all of the advice! And to those who are reading this, i believe that we can do it!
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Man, you hit the nail on the head with this one. I've definitely been through "serious mathematical failure" and do not have any family support nor any connnection to the math community anymore. Went to grad school 3 years ago and "mastered out". Currently trying to learn differential geometry for general relativity and quantum gravity. This video really helped me think about the path forward. Thank you.
Life balance is very important. I think the best way to learn math is by getting a job that requires math. You learn really fast when you accidently lose money because you calculated something wrong. I feel like my schools never really taught that. When your life depends on correct answers, you take it more seriously and thrive to get the right answers.
I agree. The self-care part is really important, especially knowing when to stop and rest is crucial.
Taking a walk after work is really nice after a chaotic day. Thank you :)
Yes! Thank you!
Good advice. I also think that procrastination is one of the main causes of failure or of getting behind the schedule. You just postpone for an hour, then something else comes up and you postpone more, perhaps to the next day, and the whole thing repeats again: Procrastination. Striking balance and following some schedule is the key. Another very serious problem is taking up the task that is too difficult and the necessary prerequisites are simply not there. It always leads to failure. Only determination and perseverance leads to success. In terms of math and sciences in general, it's important:
(1) to know the prerequisites before embarking on a new course;
(2) to have good books to study (at least one as the main and primary source and one with more advanced or comprehensive treatment of the subject + a solution manual to self-check and compare the solutions);
(3) not to expect to learn things easy and fast (it is always tantamount to shallow knowledge);
I think (1) is by far the main problem, however. People just study things superficially and it keeps piling on till finally they don't understand anything at all and just rote-learn. But they continue to think that they understand the logic of math, its important patterns and procedures while in reality they don't; it's just an illusion. Case in point: skipping elementary math and moving on to study calculus. HS curriculum is often too weak to succeed in more advanced math. Even remedial courses like precalc and college algebra often fail to correct this problem. Thus I always recommend starting to study math with a serious and more or less comprehensive course, like _Elementary Algebra and Trigonometry_ by Stewart (or by Swokowski or Larson), and avoiding simplified books with titles _College Algebra, Precalculus,_ etc.
Civil engineer studying for the Profesional Engineer, PE, license exam on the east coast. What you are saying is very good advice and highly relevant and coincidental to my own experience and tribulations at the engineering school and engineering job. And this advice and also FREE to boot. Incredible. Thank you so much -- I wish you good health and success in your life and in maths, my friend!
Wow, this video really hit home for me! As someone who once struggled with math (and still has nightmares about long division), I found the tips and tricks to be super helpful. Now if only The Math Sorcerer could make a video about how to balance studying with binge-watching Netflix...
I’m tired of feeling so dumb and frustrated at my feelings of intellectual inadequacy. I keep trying to pick up new things in the field of programming but the lack of structure causes me to jump from tutorial to tutorial and as a result I never actually go into depth in anything. I keep seeing people in my life who were able to learn computer science and go on to become software developers while my life continues to move away from my goals. I feel frozen in my plan to learn new things.
I really appreciate this video because it targeted a lot of the things that I am experiencing. Numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8 hit the most close to home for me.
I’m going to try to find some structure and do half an hour a day. Any advice from anyone would be appreciated, I’m really tired of feeling this way.
Start a new hobby that requires time to get good at. Archery, martial arts...You never know your strength if you stick to one thing. Everyone is different u can't compare yourself. Just don't give up and trust your subconscious.
The first step is acknowledging when something isn’t working, which you’ve done. I would advise next assessing your options. I don’t know you, but for me when I felt the same way… perpetually on the struggle bus to learn a subject to go on with my career… it turned out to be undiagnosed adhd holding me back. The next step for me was getting professional help. After that, I decided to go back to school to learn something I could’ve in theory learned how to do on my own but was a perpetual uphill battle. I, like you, needed structure. So I would think about exactly what you need to succeed is, and getting second opinions both professionally and from people that know you. (I like to ask people I trust “what do you think my problem is” haha) You’re on your way and it will get better:) hope that helps
Just remember, you have to do something different to get a different result, friend
@@reneejoseph9267 Thank you for your wise words and for sharing your story. I am aware it doesn't benefit you at all trying to help me, so I really appreciate you taking the time to read my message and responding to me.
It sounds like your ADHD diagnosis really changed your life. Since this comment I have also been diagnosed with ADHD but I felt guilty taking the medication. That's something I am working on now because it really does help me a lot.
My next step is to look for people in my life who can evaluate my life like you mentioned.Good luck in life Renee!
I love that you touched on how to approach a situation where you may have a prof that isn’t very good or may not like you because a lot of people tend to use that as an excuse for their failure but if you take full responsibility for you education you will succeed no matter what
5 was really needed. Thank you so much for addressing it.
Your videos are incredibly impactful!
Thank you!
Even a guy from Austria loves the kind you spread your information an wisdom! Thanks a lot! You motivate me to study maths (and I am over 50 years old).
Greetings from Vienna!
Paul
I love Vienna. Visited a math post doc friend there in 2017. Beautiful city.
I was hating to learn anything because i had a teacher taught me so bad and hit me a lot and i felt depression after that when i was 9 years old, that's why i hated to learn anything, but now i'm 23 i tried never give up and started with own myself to learn english a few months ago and it was hard in the beginning but i tried to keep moving and i loved this launguge and i study every day for 4 hours and i think i will do it. i'll never give up. And thank you for sharing this video ❤.
Great points, and thank you for this video! For me, learning the relevance of the subject matter is vital. In particular, when learning math, which I have so far been very slow at, learning the relevance helps me to put the pieces together. Knowing why the math exists in the first place and how it is used in the world helps me understand the why’s and how’s of how it works. Without that understanding, for me, math can be so frustrating.
This is quickly becoming one of my favorite channels. I recently had this realization as well.
I was needing it! Thanks.
My issue is that it takes a lot of motivation and energy to actually start doing math. But then once I start, it's really difficult to stop. I often begin to obsess over learning until I fully understand the material or figuring out a problem I'm stuck on. Then the next thing you know 4 hours on a weekend have passed me by.
Sir, thank you for making this video. Seriously, I needed to hear every word that you said. Math is beautiful and I’m seeing that everyday. I do pray that I get better at it so I can fully experience the beauty of it. Thank you again.
All Great pointers! Thanks for the pep talk! 😊
Thanks for your help!
Thank you for the video. I really needed to hear your advice. 💯 Keep up the great work 👍🏾👍🏾
1. **Lack of Balance** (Mantra of life) study a certain amount of time .
2. **Bad Study Habits** , EX (start by one doing math everyday 30 min & doing math same time everyday & doing math in a distraction-free location) .
3. **Time management** , ask yourself why you doing this , remined yourself the reasons that your success ? .
4. **Fear of Failure** , used it as a motivator , just focus on timed study sessions .
5. **Insufficient Support** , this is your life .
6. **Anxiety** , the best way to get over any fear is to overcome it so the best way to get over your fear of failing is to take a test .
7. **Repetitive Tasks** , you need it , you want that motivation to come from within you .
8. **Lack of Relevance** , EX (Students' aren't really motivated if they can't see why what there're learning is relevant in the real world) .
9. **Poor Self Care** , self-care is a big part of that makes more better.
Ok, I'm subscribing, but don't break my heart, I've been burned before and it's taken me a while to open up again. I've rediscovered my love for math while preparing for my GED. I think I had undiagnosed ADHD during school and didn't make much of it, but I think I'm ready now.
every time i see you i feel motivating , your videos are my exhaust burner
Great advice! For just over a year now, I've been reading Maths books. I've always found it tough to motivate myself to do this (I am not young!) as I get more excited by the idea of "doing" rather than "learning from others".
Maths books are so daunting - even popular audience ones. I felt like I didn't have time for them. But now, I regiment myself to read 15 pages of a book each day, no more (I do more than half before dinner & the rest before bed). It sounds daft to say it but this allows me to read a whole book every 2-3 weeks. It goes to your point about balance - I think I started out reading just 5 pages a day.
It's honestly life-changing how much you pick up by reading the insights of experts. I remember reading about the history of plotting curves on a plane. I'd never appreciated that once upon a time, Geometry and Algebra were completely distinct. Until Descartes united them. It just transforms your perspective and understanding.
Finding wonder in stuff you took for granted is just the best. Because then you start viewing everything through that lens of "What is it that makes this great?" and that helps you to explain ideas (including your own) to others & get them excited too!
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As Vince Lombardi, the famous mathematician for the Green Bay Packers said, "It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up."
Oh I love that!!
You have a great channel dude! Keep up the great work! Youve been a motivation to re-start my journey towards learning difficult things
Thank you soooooo much!!!!!!!
I love the fact that I realized from this video that I am not the only one having math anxiety, it's my last year at school and I am having math exam in 2 months, I changed a teacher, I've been learning math seriously for three years already and this 4th year is a disaster, but now I feel better, because I just heard that it happens to others too.
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@@adolfolowskibautista646 I am sorry, but I don’t really need it. Wish I could help tho. Wish you well mate.
I hope you're math exam went well!!!
@@petruradu7242 Yes, it did go well, could’ve been better but still it was alright. If math was my number one priority at that time, I for sure get the best results. Thanks for caring friend, wish you well in your first priority goal!
@@petruradu7242 Yes, it did go well, could’ve been better but still it was alright. If math was my number one priority at that time, I for sure get the best results. Thanks for caring friend, wish you well in your first priority goal!
Thank you very much for this video ! I am a 2nd PhD student your videos give me a lot of motivation !
I am very appreciative of people like him. What he says is very relatable regarding not letting failure be defeat. I am a biology major, and doing Organic chemistry, is very applicable to the methods discussed here.
This video seriously deserves so many more views, this is very very inspirational and very very practical and from personal experiences. Thank you for taking the time to make this video
Thank you !
I think an important one is unrealistic expectations. If you expect to understand something quickly, it is all too easy to give up after a while, saying “I’ll never understand this”. If you expect it will take a long time to grasp a topic, it’s much easier to put in the time needed to understand.
This might especially affect people who are quite gifted in a subject. If they have spent their whole life understanding the more basic stuff easily, they will expect that to continue even when the topics become very difficult.
The Support Part is so true..
Especially when no one understands it and people make you feel crazy(Family the most) for doing something and they say its not the same that the others do.
Thank you, It was really helpful and supportive. I felt seen and understood. It makes me more hopeful of myself and keep improving
Thank you so much for your work on this channel. It is extremely helpful.
For no. 7 Repetitive Tasks, I have learned that doing the repetitive task in actual work help me (atleast).
e.g. while learning guitar, I used to hate having to memorise my finger placement for guitar chords. HOWEVER, once I gave up on memorizing the chords and began to use them directly to play songs that I like (using a cheat sheet), memorizing my finger placement became 2nd nature quite fast.
Good advice! Thanks!
Thank you man! Great video!
Absolutely amazing!!! I'm a new follower and so happy I found this page!!
Great video! Thank you for sharing 🙏🏾
Thank you for sharing! Very helpful
i am going through a hard semester in college, and watching your videos are keeping me going. thanks.
This eyecontact, oh man! Very convincing! I'd say this is probably the main reason why this video is so awesome and so comprehencive.
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THANK YOU!
Thanks for the video!
I feel grateful to you for introducing these handy learning tips to me, and it sounds interesting! I think that I am going to enhance my skills and get better at maths.
Yes, less is more kinda of studying. Lots of goods things comes in small packages too. It was awesome experience. I am not sure if studying grammar is helpful to others. I started doing a few math questions every day in 2019 and ever since because of the book Atomic Habits by James Clear. I wanted to learn maths again because I used to be good at maths at school and college but I didn't really know what my teachers were talking about. I learnt maths for a wrong reason, it was a drill, it wasn't understanding maths conceptually. I used to be able to solve maths questions while not understanding what they were all about. I started studying English Grammar in Dec 2021 - basic, intermediate, advanced because I wanted to write things better. A few years after I first started in Maths. In so far, studying grammar has surprised me when I read maths questions, I can see how it has changed myself when I read questions. My understanding of maths questions have became crisper, clearer and sharper. It has reached to a point on how I love how the questions were written, and I even hand-copy each question, and one day I want to write my own questions.
Thank you Math Sorcerer, really cannot appreciate enough for this.
Thank you for the video!
It helps !
thank you so much for your recommendations.
One thing that acceled me and my study group was creating *Room for failure*. There is not really time to talk about all kinds of misstakes in class. And as a tutor i think talking too much about errors teaches errors, especially in a stressed situation. But people do make misstakes so you need time to do, identify and solve your errors between class and tests. Getting aware why you fail is really important in prioritising what you actually need to learn. Sometimes a quick reminder how + and - work is all that is missing in really hard topics.
Lack of relevance is quite common in applied subjects. If your goal is to build great cars, electronics, computer, bridges etc. the subject you get tought must map into the big picture. Wonna study cars? You need ODE's and PDE's to solve moving systems. Want to become a programmer? You need basic algebra to know what O(n) notation means. You want to build a bridge? You need to be rock solid in multivariable calculus.
From my experience this mapping can be made by teachers talking with each others and writing a good ciriculum. But it has to be adapted by students to their own needs/interesst.
Self study is great because you can make both th ciriculum and the studying and you can adapt both continously. But it's also harder as Profs have really good reason and expertise in picking the right subjects for you.
#5 is very hard, Insufficient support. I struggle to learn what I love due to my family not letting me learn what I want, and keeping me in the house 24/7. I have no way to socialize in real life, and my self care and sleeping routine is a whole madness...
But I'll be brave! Thank you so much for your advices 🩵🩵🩵
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The only time you have an opportunity to be brave and courageous is when you are most fearfull. Feel the fearfully and just do it anyway. The more you use your courageous muscle the quicker your transform your life.
About #7, repetitive tasks. When I was learning how to play the violin, we had to practice scales day in and day out. The thing that provided the most relief for me from the repetitiveness was practicing them with different bowing and rhythm patterns. So what I would do about that for the math is to find something analogous by finding different variations on the solution method. Maybe break the solution down into steps, then repeating each step in different ways, something along that line. Practice solving the problem steps at different speeds, etc., anything to vary the process. Anyhow, that's how I would approach the problem of repetitiveness - find different ways to do the same thing.
Fear of failure is a serious handicap for me. I study harder due to that fear, but if I do fail it is absolutely devastating to the point I do not want to try again. Math anxiety is a big handicap for me. I remember going up the stairs to take my proctored exam, I started blacking out and had to sit on the steps. Usually before exams I also get a lot of diarrhea.
I love your videos both your calc 1 lectures and your math motivation videos help me improve at math thank you for doing what you do!
This is sooo good!!!!! Thank you!!!!
Fantastic content. Thank you very much.
It's videos like these you really deserve a sub! Well done! Helpful and encouraging! :)
Great message and very true! Your life is your responsibility. The best self talk says you can do it!
Love this guys passion for learning. I can’t necessarily relate to loving math but I do understand it’s value. I’m more of a general life study and philosophy kind of guy. I just seek wisdom but I can’t deny that balance is key after all I’ve learned, And guess what…I’m still looking to learn because I love it too.
Good advice. We experiance all those in our life. Balanced approach is a good idea. We can't be too much with anything.
What a great video! Thank you from Brazil!
thank you very much sir, i will indeed try to be the best version of myself, after several years of procrastination.
so motivating..i wish i had seen this video earlier.. youtube is such a useful website as we get to benefit from the experience and insights of such bright, capable people.. Thank you for sharing your valuable insights..
I disagree with the fear of failure part.If you go down that pace, not only in math, but in life, you will get burned out and suffer from mental health problems.There's also a chance that you start procrastinating.It's much better to learn and hope for a good outcome.
Hey, thankyou, what a powerful and imspirimg message!
Oh thank you teacher.. your staring glued my attention to listen to every single word you are saying.
Great advise!! Thank you
You mentioned one of the points that is maintaining my interest in mathematics., self- motivating reason, having nothing to do with material or economic imperatives.
Great video, bro is so passionate he barely blinks! lol
Thank you so much for your compelling video. I got goosebumps. I started studying several things 2 months ago, and I keep track of the alley to understand stuff. Your guide is very helpful to adjust my studying plan. I'll visit your channel frequently. Thanks again.
Thanks for this video. 😊
Thank you for your good work!
Don't know if this has been mentioned but being genuinely kind, tolerant and empathetic does not mean you should allow yourself (reader) to be used, abused and/or neglected without any consideration. Personally I have a duty of care to myself first and foremost. Life has taught me many lessons, some painful, about self care and I do believe I am now adept at personal care. I share with and help anyone I can if called upon or if I perceive someone struggle. By keeping my self in my best possible condition (wholly) I can better help others and it takes less comparable effort to stay in good shape.
thank you so much, you are amazing, i really regret not having someone like you who could have guided me, but your videos are more than enough, thank you again
The timing of this, was perfect. I have been struggling with a career change at 52.
Thank you so much!! :)
That serious stare is enough for me, LETS GET IT DONE!!!💪👍
Those are very good advice. I struggled with most of them.
I love your Videos But sometimes I Get *Startled Because I look up From What I'm Working on and you are Starring into my Soul, your Intense focus is Something I Strive to Learn. Thank you For Your Great Videos! They have Helped me Re-learn How to Learn.
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Wonderful talk. Now I can see so clearly why I struggle to learn new things.
Excellent message excellent video..... I'm not really into math all that much yet I still appreciate all your videos.
Thank you! From the bottom of my heart, I thank you for sharing these pearls of wisdom. I salute you sir!
I love this guy. Sometimes he blinks, sometimes he doesn’t. It’s mesmerizing and now I can study my math 4. Lol.
Very good advice. I would also suggest taking a course on how to learn a new subject if that is an issue. Unfortunately. many of our schools don't teach their students how to learn--they just expect them to do it. The schools don't teach how to properly use a textbook, how to take notes, how to do research, how to write a paper, or how to take tests. But worst of all, they don't teach students how to critically think.
This was really helpful, appreciate you
That's a very good video
!Thank you