All language subtitles for 139 Tip from Angela - Retrieval is How You Learn.en_US

Hey there.

You've completed yet another module.

And that last one had a really difficult challenge.

So if you managed to get through this far, then you really really do deserve a pat on the back.

Now I want to share with you one of the things that I've noticed among students I've taught in person

and it usually happens just about this kind of time where you are right now. And, the thing is, you start

feeling like, well, you know, when I'm watching the tutorials everything makes perfect sense,

like I totally get it.

But when I have to do something myself, like in the challenge, all of a sudden it's like I've learned

nothing at all.

It's like I can't do it.

So what's actually going on there?

Well, you know, now one of the biggest problems is that when we're just watching things and we're

sort of following along with it, it's very easy to think,

yeah, yeah, I get that,

that’s fine. But when you actually have to do something yourself, when you actually have to put it into

practice, to solve a challenge or to build your own project, then all of a sudden you're using completely

different skills, right?

And you have to be able to conjure up how to do things and pull it out of your brain, which is very different

from just absorbing things in.

So one of the ways of combating this is to constantly do the pulling out, the retrieving of information,

the retrieving of your skill. Try to practice as much as you can.

Try to look up exercises around the Internet or try to make up questions for yourself, quizzes for yourself.

Test yourself on variations of what you've done in the tutorials, or even better, anticipate what the

tutorial is about to do

and then just do it beforehand.

Pause the video before I actually show you how to do something.

Once you know what needs to be done, see if you can do it yourself.

That is fundamentally different from actually just listening to me, because, you know, we can all sit and

listen to lectures all day long, but if we're not focused, if we're not using the skills we're learning,

then it's as if we haven't learned at all.

So if you do more of this I promise things will become more within your reach and you will feel like

you have a better grasp of the skills than if you had just sat and listened without trying it out.

So have a go of that and keep going in the course. You’re getting really far and I’m really really proud

of what you're able to do now.