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Charlatans begone. 2x is a fashion statement and Ive been learning at a much faster rate for quite some time. The real answer to speed learning, is to watch t

Charlatans begone. 2x is a fashion statement and Ive been learning at a much faster rate for quite some time. The real answer to speed learning, is to watch the video at 200x, in a concrete room buried ten meters deep, with your nose pressed pensively to a 50" flatscreen surrounded by a frigid black ocean of PA speakers and amplifiers. Ive found that in five to seven hours, Ive fully comprehended the video as it "repeats twice", ad infinitum. now, the volume is critical as it is not to concede 110db at any time. this promotes learning at 200x the volume of the original video. At the end of your learning session it is important to remain unclothed, as this promotes the knowledge to absorb into your body fastest whilst the room leaves you in inscrutable darkness, to succor a distant memory of the learning materials interdisciplinary themes and objectives. Once youve climbed from the pit --and washed the learning jelly from yourself-- then you will have attained full and complete knowledge of how to properly tie a tie, or water a houseplant, or whatever you should need to learn. The pit will remain there for you should you ever dare to utter another question in wonderment.

soperj 5y ago
I've found that you can cut your time in half by using 2 computers and watching both videos @ 200x, simultaneously.
- amelius 5y ago
  And save even more time by playing the videos while you sleep.
- munk-a 5y ago
  Personally I tile VMs[1] playing the video at 16x at full resolution scaled down to fit all 16 on the screen. It's really eye opening. 1. Obviously required for technical reasons - I assume everyone is fully aware of why.
imwillofficial 5y ago
My only regret is that I have only one upvote to give
jasode 5y ago
>2x is a fashion statement The top 2 voted comments including yours made me understand for the first time that some people hearing others talk about "2x benefits" perceive it as silly superhuman braggadocio. (Maybe the "2x" does sound like Patrick Bateman's American Psycho morning routine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjKNbfA64EE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjKNbfA64EE) Yep, I understand what your humor is trying to do. As counterpoint, the blind have been using screen readers TTS (text-to-speech) at 2x to 3x (~300 wpm) for a long time but the masses didn't notice. (E.g. A blind programmer using TTS at 450 wpm which is about ~4x normal speaking speed: https://www.vincit.fi/en/software-development-450-words-per-minute/ https://www.vincit.fi/en/software-development-450-words-per-...) However, when popular websites like Youtube added "2x" speedup function to videos, the general public suddenly noticed how it made many lethargic and dull videos more bearable to watch. (Or it turns 20-minute videos that are too long and stay unwatched into more manageable 10-minute videos that are easier to digest.) It doesn't take superhuman ability to comprehend many videos at 2x. A lot of us can just do what the blind have been doing with playback technology. (As for those productivity maximizers who looking beyond 2x and are interested in superhuman 4x+ abilities, there may be evidence from blind people that the brain can be trained to understand extremely fast speech: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-can-some-blind-people-process/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-can-some-blin...)
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- browningstreet 5y ago
  I'm doing a certification right now and watching the videos at 1.2x. I flagged a little at 1.5x. I'm thinking I'll try 2.x0 again but in 20 minute stints and take more breaks, which could help my overall stamina given I still have hours of video to watch. The videos themselves aren't really the problem, it's the constant repetition. "Here's what we're going to present, here were are presenting, here's a summary of what we just presented." If we could convince curriculum developers to put out an express version of their material -- nixing the pleasantries, intros, summaries, and outros -- we'd have plenty of time to consume the entirety of it in a casual 1.0-1.2x speed-up.
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kingcharles 5y ago
I read this comment at 200x speed.
Buttons840 5y ago
In the next thread on learning techniques, we will upvote some anecdotal "learning hack", but for now, we're criticizing an actual study.
antod 5y ago
You wouldn't also be a Disaster Area fan? https://hitchhikers.fandom.com/wiki/Disaster_Area https://hitchhikers.fandom.com/wiki/Disaster_Area

soperj 5y ago

I've found that you can cut your time in half by using 2 computers and watching both videos @ 200x, simultaneously.

amelius 5y ago
And save even more time by playing the videos while you sleep.
munk-a 5y ago
Personally I tile VMs[1] playing the video at 16x at full resolution scaled down to fit all 16 on the screen. It's really eye opening. 1. Obviously required for technical reasons - I assume everyone is fully aware of why.

imwillofficial 5y ago

My only regret is that I have only one upvote to give

jasode 5y ago

>2x is a fashion statement The top 2 voted comments including yours made me understand for the first time that some people hearing others talk about "2x benefits" perceive it as silly superhuman braggadocio. (Maybe the "2x" does sound like Patrick Bateman's American Psycho morning routine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjKNbfA64EE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjKNbfA64EE) Yep, I understand what your humor is trying to do. As counterpoint, the blind have been using screen readers TTS (text-to-speech) at 2x to 3x (~300 wpm) for a long time but the masses didn't notice. (E.g. A blind programmer using TTS at 450 wpm which is about ~4x normal speaking speed: https://www.vincit.fi/en/software-development-450-words-per-minute/ https://www.vincit.fi/en/software-development-450-words-per-...) However, when popular websites like Youtube added "2x" speedup function to videos, the general public suddenly noticed how it made many lethargic and dull videos more bearable to watch. (Or it turns 20-minute videos that are too long and stay unwatched into more manageable 10-minute videos that are easier to digest.) It doesn't take superhuman ability to comprehend many videos at 2x. A lot of us can just do what the blind have been doing with playback technology. (As for those productivity maximizers who looking beyond 2x and are interested in superhuman 4x+ abilities, there may be evidence from blind people that the brain can be trained to understand extremely fast speech: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-can-some-blind-people-process/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-can-some-blin...)

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browningstreet 5y ago
I'm doing a certification right now and watching the videos at 1.2x. I flagged a little at 1.5x. I'm thinking I'll try 2.x0 again but in 20 minute stints and take more breaks, which could help my overall stamina given I still have hours of video to watch. The videos themselves aren't really the problem, it's the constant repetition. "Here's what we're going to present, here were are presenting, here's a summary of what we just presented." If we could convince curriculum developers to put out an express version of their material -- nixing the pleasantries, intros, summaries, and outros -- we'd have plenty of time to consume the entirety of it in a casual 1.0-1.2x speed-up.
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kingcharles 5y ago

I read this comment at 200x speed.

Buttons840 5y ago

In the next thread on learning techniques, we will upvote some anecdotal "learning hack", but for now, we're criticizing an actual study.

antod 5y ago

You wouldn't also be a Disaster Area fan? https://hitchhikers.fandom.com/wiki/Disaster_Area https://hitchhikers.fandom.com/wiki/Disaster_Area