5 Questions: Lectures, Audiobooks, and Remembering What You Read (Ep. 246)

The Inforium

Thomas Frank and Martin Boehme

Personal Branding, Career, Productivity, Business, Learning, Lifehacking, College, University, Education, 101, Lifestyle Design, Work Smart, Class

4.8 • 998 Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2019

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

In this 5 questions episode, we talk about recording lectures, getting the most from audiobooks, remembering what you read, and more. Full show notes This week’s episode is sponsored by: Skillshare: with over 25,000 courses in a wide range of different skills, Skillshare can help you take things to the next level. Get started with 2 free months of unlimited learning (including Thomas' Productivity Masterclass!) at Skillshare.com/geek. Brilliant: Accelerate your learning in math, science, and computer science. Start learning for free at Brilliant.org/CollegeInfoGeek — and if you’re one of the first 83 people to use this link, you’ll also get 20% off your subscription. Things mentioned in this episode: Thomas’ Productivity course on Skillshare How to Never Have Friends and Be Alone Forever (Ep. 243) How to Learn Faster with the Feynman Technique The Laws of Human Nature, by Robert Greene Deep Work, by Cal Newport Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, by Robert Cialdini Children of Time, by Adrian Tchaikovsky Kitchen Confidential, by Anthony Bourdain Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. Timestamps: 0:01:56 - Not letting your work take away your social life 0:09:32 - Improving the way you remember the things you read 0:16:02 - Paying more attention in class instead of recording lectures 0:22:12 - Sponsor: Skillshare (Learning new skills) 0:24:05 - Sponsor: Brilliant (Learning new problem-solving skills) 0:26:01 - Using audiobooks effectively 0:34:22 - Should you do a minor or spend the time on something else 0:40:24 - Conclusion If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:48.3	become mugs. You know like the Cypress Hill guy? I don't know how to become either. Only one person has done it successfully so far.
0:57.0	Only one. Now anybody listening to this podcast could be the second.
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1:05.1	hugs yeah that's like a pretty hard rap name I think what's up I'm hugs yeah
1:11.2	yeah you got to keep it positive yeah you got to keep things positive What's up, I'm hugs? Yeah.
1:12.9	Gotta keep it positive.
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1:17.4	You can't understand how I could just hug a man.
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