youtube is a serious content hole... a lot of the content I want to consume is only available in video form on youtube...and there is no text alternative... do serious youtube consumers have good habits you can recommend to be effective at learning from youtube?
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for hands on stuff the video is both necessary and easy to use, like "how to crimp a connector"
but for more conceptual stuff, like this microscopy course I'm working through, it's... not great. I feel like I need to take notes like in a classroom.
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From a mundane mechanics perspective I make heavy use of playlists for structuring knowledge from different channels into ~mini-courses and really appreciate when creators organize their own content this way
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Can’t believe no one else has said it, but YouTube Premium is an absolute requirement to kill the commercials.
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this is what I was trying to say about video. There is so much useful information not available in text. Inevitably “Tools for Thought” need to treat video as a first class source format.
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1. Have a higher filter for what makes it into notes because pausing and playing is a pain. Absorb/reflect over capture in the moment
2. Playlists
3. As you get more comfortable with the subject matter, increase the play speed
4. Use history heavily and influence your recs
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I do this extensively, as well. I wish it was easier to share some of these curations.
(Thought about publishing yours?)
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Chefs, athletes, handymen, ... Anything physical. Books are bad at this and always have been.
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I’ve also been surprised to learn that some people get nearly all of their info via video and essentially read nothing. I think it just maps with “auditory” learners and they move slowly enough, and content is retiring enough, that most of material is retained
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