What are the benefits of testing oneself after learning new material?

Question

What are the effects of self-testing shortly after learning on retention of learned information?

Answer 1

Many thanks for the content! What I took from it:
1. Anchor your attention, so you can focus on what you study
2. Think about what you study rather than passively consume it
3. Consolidate the information by testing yourself often, taking breaks to think about it, and teaching it to others
4. Aquire mastery of the subject through this process

You need to have a good sleep to remember what you learned. Use joga nidra (NSDR) to get some rest during the day. If you can't focus long enough, train it with mindfulness meditation. The goal of this whole process is to offset forgetting.

Answer 2

Love how I clicked on this thinking it was how to soak up more of your info. After all, at 43 I have lost 90 lbs in the last 9 months and as of my last DEXA scan I have gained 16.25 pounds of muscle and I credit EVERY POUND OF MUSCLE TO YOU AND GALPIN. Thank you sir! Effing GOAT!

Comments

that's great keep it up
Last time I saw your comment you had lost 76 pounds in 6 months
I'm on my weight loss journey as well. It's really inspiring to read about your journey
 my goal is to look healthy and fit on my 19th birthday in coming November
Wish me luck

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What's Galpin?

Answer 3

I can not imagine my driving to and back from work without these meaningful episodes! Please accept my gratitude for your efforts & shared knowledge in such an easy and clear way! I never miss to share your gift with others!

Answer 4

Andrew, im a 16 year old high-school kid from the Netherlands, thank you, thank you so much for helping me with all your video's, i really think you made my life better, i owe you one man. I'll send in a donation once i have some money just so i can support the channel. I hope you live a long and pleasant life, regards Lluc

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You are not a kid, puberty is adulthood

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he's a kid

Answer 5

i'm 17 years old and oh my fucking gosh andrew huberman i fucking love you this is the best video i've  EVER watched the sheer amount of information you're just handing out for free is crazy to me thank you so much and god bless i will make sure to encorporate all these scientifically proven optimal methods to my daily life to aid in my studies

Answer 6

Dr. Huberman, if you are reading this, I wanted to thank you from the bottom of me heart for uploading such informative lectures. They have truly inspired me to become a better educator on YouTube. Lectures like yours give me the courage to impart long-form knowledge on Western philosophy, in Hindi, to my audience back here in India.

We may be in different fields of study, but I extend my sincere gratitude to you for the inspiration.

Answer 7

man i can't stop listening to Dr Andrew he's the best in this field and i love listen to all of these podcasts and taking notes thank you so much just i want to express my gratitude

Answer 8

Studying for the Bar exam - this is invaluable.

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/ All best to you ⚖️✌

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How many cocktails you can down in an hour?

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Wishing you success!

Answer 9

I was depressed and was  fighting to sleep ,my partner was not happy with my activity and doctor advised me to take tablet ,i was in situation to end my life,after this all a  new hope appeared in my mind ,was i called it as magic that need to do something for my kids and started to do meditation and exercise help me to recover from my past and today happy with my family  ,thank you so much for creating this types of magical content through the motto to create a new hope  to do better in life by learning a new  ideas

Answer 10

Thank you Andrew Huberman and team for this video. This is the topic I really love to see

Answer 11

Mr. huberman, the best part about youtube is you. All the videos are highly informative, I have found them truly transformative. Thanks Mr.huberman for your efforts.

Answer 12

Dr Anuj Pachel has spoken in a concise way about this . Any Anuj fans ?

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Anuj fan reporting

Answer 13

This podcast is such a gift to me personally and professionally. There's also no such thing as "too much" Costello!

Answer 14

1. Take tests(recap on what you’ve learned)
    - identify what you know, what you’ve learned that’s wrong and what you forgot while studying
    - Getting something wrong when testing helps to remember
    - research indicates to study once and test 2-4 times with smaller gaps between studying and testing.
    2. 5-10 minutes of daily meditation, focus on breathing and retain that attention
    3. Study 4hours per day in 2 sessions
    - Eliminate all distractions when studying, distance yourself from people
        4. Have someone to teach what you’ve learned, to test and develop mastery.

Answer 15

In less than 15 hours I will have a physics exam on mechanics and I'm so ill-prepaeed due to a long list of reasons but one thing I have taken from this episode is the genuine beauty and benefits of self testing, you often hear about self testing but i think now i have a more deeper understanding. Thank you Mr Huberman for making this podcast, you came in clutch when currently I'm in my exam season. May you prosper.

Answer 16

When the student is ready, the master shows up.

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shotout to dejaru22

Answer 17

If you're reading this Professor Andrew I'd like to thank you so much for all your podcasts,  as a medical student I really enjoy listening to them , thank you for all your efforts !we all appreciate it

Answer 18

Hubes you've done it again. keep em coming

Answer 19

This is the first time i have ever finished listening to  any content as such; i have a major decisive entrance exam in like 130 days from now, and i will try my best to apply all these pointers into my studying; and with that been said i am off of this app. Hopefully, i would update this comment in 4 months from now stating how all of this helped me to perform at my best.

Answer 20

god tier timing to drop this right as school starts