The "Notebook Method" That Made Feynman A Genius (Think on Paper)
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@anty_OMOMOM · 5 months ago
Without telling you who I am I'll tell you that it works. Just one example - I had a subject I wanted to know about but did not so I was studying it like feynman did. I knew very little about it at first and I decided to write a book about it so once I reasearched part of this subject deeply I was wrinting a chapter about it and was proceeding to the next one repeating the process. Within a year I had a book which I published and it had 3 editions in my country. It was technical book. Remember I knew almost nothing when I started and learned along the way.
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@davefink2326 · 5 months ago (edited)
My wife studied for her pharmacist degree by attaching medicinal treatments to fictitious ailments plaguing real people in her life. Recently she showed me her 30-year-old notes and there they were: family members, friends, and neighbors names; their body parts; notes and shorthand describing who has what (fictitious!) ailment, what they're prescribed, what the side effects could be; scented highlighters to categorize treatments by both color and smell! <br><br>This was the homemade system she came up with, a non-technical person who truly loves people.
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@Lidya_Fan66 · 5 months ago
Today, I sat down and wrote 5 hours from my head. Finance formulas, their derivations and conversions to each other. It immensely cleared my head, I was able to simplify a lot of formulas and come up with a shorthand formula I did not see before :) Little did I know that I was using the Fenyman method :))
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@naturalist369 · 6 months ago (edited)
He reminds me of my dad. He would show me multiple ways of solving a math problem that I later applied to solving all problems. <br>My dad later became a teacher and when I went to the same college; random people would approach me saying how he was the best teacher they ever had because he showed multiple ways of solving a problem and he could explain things so anyone could understand. <br>Thanks Mr. Feynman !<br>Thanks Dad ! Even though you've crossed over, we shall always be connected ! One day we shall certainly meet up again 🥰 (One day, also looking forward to meeting you too, Mr.Feynman ! 😁)<br>Bless you both! 💜🙏🏼😇
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@jatilyadav4000 · 8 months ago
Amazing video. changed my way of learning. Thank you soo much
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@jamespaul4618 · 6 months ago
Thank you for creating this video and sharing your knowledge with me today.
@lynnmoser6918 · 5 months ago
The less we know about something the longer it takes to explain what little we know! Wish I could credit the author...but it's true.
@jdewey100 · 7 months ago
From my days before online tech manuals I've lost count of the number of times on the job I would suddenly remember some infrequently used function the moment I reached for the reference binder without having to open it. That binder was a crutch.
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@kayoucat6352 · 8 months ago
I haven't watched the video but from the 10 first seconds I can see you made some progress with the use of AI Images, great job!<br>Please continue making inspiring videos for people who enjoy science and learning in general !
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@cefariogp · 6 months ago
Good morning, good afternoon and if we don't see you today, have a good day
@yameenraees · 8 months ago
Cool
@nrsrchd · 6 months ago
I almost missed my chair when sitting down during the part with the picture rocking side to side, that rocking motion threw my visual balance off.
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