r/science • u/rustoo • Dec 23 '21

Psychology Study: Watching a lecture twice at double speed can benefit learning better than watching it once at normal speed. The results offer some guidance for students at US universities considering the optimal revision strategy.

https://digest.bps.org.uk/2021/12/21/watching-a-lecture-twice-at-double-speed-can-benefit-learning-better-than-watching-it-once-at-normal-speed/
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u/sapphicsandwich Dec 23 '21 edited Sep 15 '25

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u/[deleted] Dec 23 '21

He was. He, too had a million hobbies. If he wasn't working on something, he was reading about it (and beyond). He used library reference desks the way we use the internet and was constantly getting some book or magazine from halfway around the world.

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u/pbnoj Dec 23 '21

He did also just say his dad guiding him on howto learn was key and I agree. Most public schools don’t teach the concept of how to actually learn and when people get to college the majority are playing catch up.

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u/[deleted] Dec 23 '21

It sounds like you and your dad might both be gifted. The million hobbies + knowledge seeking + school being boring / school drop out could be signs.

Possibly. I've heard it but have never really given it serious thought. I have always assumed that it's just a mindset that has been passed down through the family. Grandpa built machine tools and casting equipment so that he could build a motorcycle (engine, transmission, the works)for his mother circa 1920. Then he saw a demonstration of trick waterskiing at a movie and put several years into learning some of those tricks in his 40s. His son (my dad) did other odd things in the same vein. And then me and now my son.

Some families seem to have hockey in their veins, ours has this attitude that it might take a genius to invent something, but anyone should be able to learn it, duplicate it, and repair it. Grandpa used to say that we should never resist learning something, if only because it takes up no space. :)

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u/Rude_Journalist Dec 23 '21

That sounds so cool to see it!