Against 3x Speed
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Against 3x Speed
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#2I used to be a "Mike" type. I realized I wanted to have impact -- that being a "consumer" of everything of boring.
I've since built and delivered a lot of things, some even meaningful, and for myself it gives me stories to tell.
The other side of things, Productivity Porn, is another meme that is seductive but unfulfilling in my opinion!
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#4I get the point you're making - but honestly I have to raise the counter argument, which I think is equally valid. Take for example, the average lecture video. The information density is so low, that I'd imagine that a 60 minute video could be compressed into 10-12 minutes without any loss of information. It really depends on what you're listening to/watching.
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#5I get the point you're making - but honestly I have to raise the counter argument, which I think is equally valid. Take for example, the average lecture video. The information density is so low, that I'd imagine that a 60 minute video could be compressed into 10-12 minutes without any loss of information. It really depends on what you're listening to/watching.
I use the same youtube plugin mentioned in the article, and watch many videos at 2.5x-3.0x speed, for the exact reason that you state. There is a lot of "filler" content that I either a) already know or b) is not relevant to what I'm trying to learn. I'm really just trying to get through that content quickly. When I get to some really dense portion though, I will turn the speed down to 1x to learn it.
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#7I get the point you're making - but honestly I have to raise the counter argument, which I think is equally valid. Take for example, the average lecture video. The information density is so low, that I'd imagine that a 60 minute video could be compressed into 10-12 minutes without any loss of information. It really depends on what you're listening to/watching.
I use the same youtube plugin mentioned in the article, and watch many videos at 2.5x-3.0x speed, for the exact reason that you state. There is a lot of "filler" content that I either a) already know or b) is not relevant to what I'm trying to learn. I'm really just trying to get through that content quickly. When I get to some really dense portion though, I will turn the speed down to 1x to learn it.
Which addon are you using for youtube?
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#8> Every student could now study the same material, no matter where they lived. In tune with this post-industrial mindset, fuzzy and hard to quantify educational methods like apprenticeships and the singular teachings of local sages were overtaken by national benchmarks and one-size-fits-all curriculums.
It also meant every student got at least something resembling an education, even if the quality of local educators was sub-par.
Mass production of almost anything tends towards results that are a bit below what people hope for, but the results are uniform.
I want to know where the author of this post expects to find all these amazing teachers at for every single small town and village around the country.
Yes, I also had some absolutely incredible teachers out there. I also had lecturers so good that I was able to pay attention for the entire hour. But in general, sure, I'll buy that most of my classes had maybe 20 minutes of focus in them. But I'd also say the majority of teachers were aware of this and, up until college, didn't try to talk for more than 10 or 15 minutes at one go.
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#9I get the point you're making - but honestly I have to raise the counter argument, which I think is equally valid. Take for example, the average lecture video. The information density is so low, that I'd imagine that a 60 minute video could be compressed into 10-12 minutes without any loss of information. It really depends on what you're listening to/watching.
I have to use x1.7-x2.0 speed on pluralsight courses, even though English is not my native language, and I’m learning completely new stuff.
Otherwise I’d almost fall asleep.
It’s better to occasionally rewind a couple of unclear sentences than wasting 2x the time.
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#10Meh. I did several AWS courses on Udemy at 1.75x speed, and did pretty well on the exams
To me, that is reasonable evidence that video learning at speed works, at least in the short term
Also, I suffer ADHD. I'd say listening at speed forces me to pay closer attention