How do people watch lectures at 2x?

[sharklasers]

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I'm not going to lie, it almost feels as though I'm not good enough or something to not be able to watch lectures that fast.

I can't possibly understand someone getting something out of watching lectures that fast. Maybe if you are just trying to listen. I think the biggest issue is that I do not think its possible to watch lectures that fast while taking notes... is this what people do?

Any way I can train myself to get better at this, or is forcing myself to watch lectures this fast the best way?

Thanks!

 

[The Imprisoned]

1.3 if they naturally talk fast. 1.5 max. Not 2


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[Anne2009]

Mostly listen and then pause if you need to write something down. Not sure how your coursepack is but I didn't find there was all that much to add...although, I learn more by active reading/studying so lectures were kind of just a checklist thing for me. Everyone has a personal style though. Just find yours 🙂 If it's not 2X lectures, it's fine. Maybe that will all change in a few months, too.

 

[Marcus Brody]

Different lecturers, different speeds. Some I could have listened to at 3x, others 1.3.

I never took notes though. Read the book, then zip through the lectures to see what's on the test.

 

[FrkyBgStok]

I'm the only one at my school that regularly listens to lectures at 2-3x speed. Most the time it is 2.4x. Before I was in med school, I drove a semi truck, so I used to go to the library and check out audio books. I would burn them to my ipod (I deleted them as soon as I was done) and listen to them at 2.1 speed. I did this for about a year. Every night, 8 hours per night. so I guess I trained myself to listen that fast. In classes where I take notes, I rarely go above 2x speed. For classes that the lectures read from the ppt slides, 3x speed. But like I said, don't feel bad because I am the only one in my school that i know of that listens that fast. Most are at 1.5-1.8x max.

 

[Bancrofti]

As already mentioned, it depends on the lecturer for me.

Some people speak so slowly that being able to gather all information at 2x speed isn't a problem at all. Others on the other hand, you may have difficulty keeping up with taking any notes because they were naturally speaking fast in the first place and words are slurring together.

For faster speaking people I'll typically breeze through the lecture slides really quick before watching/listening to the lecture and seeing where any difficult concepts are or something I didn't previously have a good grasp on is. When these slides come up I'll slow the speed down to 1.4x or slower if needed so that I can adequately take notes/comprehend everything.

 

[SoundofSilver]

If I remember correctly, I had to work up to 2x. I think I started at 1.5X and gradually moved up over the first few weeks of school. I think somehow my brain just adapted to the faster speed and now 2x sounds completely normal.

 

[DocHawk117]

i watch at double speed, but only because i DO NOT learn from audio at all. so, i just listen really fast, jot down any supplemental notes (usually there are very few), and then go back and learn it. if there's a figure i don't get, i will go to 1.5 speed. also, i'm from the northeast and ive been told i talk really fast. hahaha single speed is way too slow for me anyways.

 

[DrWily]

I usually do 1.5x-1.8x depending on the person lecturing. I can go faster up to 2x but I found that for me 1.5-1.8x is the best balance of speed and comprehension.

 

[notbobtrustme]

Between 1.3 and 1.5 for me so far. 2.0 is like Looney Tunes ****

 

[mmmcdowe]

1.5 was my choice. 2.0 was only possible with very high quality speakers/headphones.

 

[tiedyeddog]

I always do 2.0. I am just used to it by now? I dunno, it wasn't that hard. I pause when I need to.

 

[Wordead]

At least for me, I read through the topic once before I listened to the lecture. So you're basically using the lecture as a second pass through the material and noting things he emphasizes and new information.

Also, you build up to it. I can do 2.25 or so now for most professors.

 

[evilbooyaa]

2x, pause to write notes if necessary.

 

[Morsetlis]

I listen to 1.7x - 2x speed, don't take notes, and do about 4 lectures (~50min lecture time compressed to 25x4min real time) at a time, then take a 30 min break reviewing. Do this once-twice per day (depending on how many days I slacked off), then do a ****load of practice questions on the weekend.

For the Behavioral Science block I did 30 lectures in a row (12.5 hours real time at 2x speed) 2 days before the final... and still got >90%.

Currently I'm literally falling asleep in class attending mandatory Pathology lectures. I take notes in class but I never read my notes so I'm not sure how much they're helping... It's not about smart or not smart, since the amount of learning (and retention) I do doesn't correlate with how much time I spend on a topic, but instead correlates with the number of activities I do regarding that topic: learning, practicing, making mistakes, researching, presenting, re-teaching.

Lucky for me, I learn about twice as much from audio and animations as I do from reading... sad to say. It also sucks that I can't focus for a long time...

 

[OveractiveBrain]

If I remember correctly, I had to work up to 2x. I think I started at 1.5X and gradually moved up over the first few weeks of school. I think somehow my brain just adapted to the faster speed and now 2x sounds completely normal.

In fact, videos at 1x seemed to be super slow

Then again, so did people... wish I could 2x THAT shit

 

[type b pharmD]

with automatic pitch adjustment

 

[siliso]

All our lectures came with powerpoints that included the highlights of what was being said. I never understood the need to write down every word that came out of the lecturer's mouth, so reading along at 2x and occasionally underlining something or writing down a brief clarification was fine. Everyone has their own system, though, obviously.

 

[UpstateBingo]

Think it depends on your learning style and what kind of handouts you get. We had some really solid note packets, so the only reason I listened to a lecture was to see if they mentioned something not in the packet or in a review book. With that goal, I could listen at 2x or faster as it didn't matter if I missed something here and there.When the lecturers gave out lousy note packs though, I was usually stuck at 1.3x, maybe 1.5x.

 

[blizzah]

I can do 1.5 at most.

If you start at 2x for a few min, then listen at 1.5, it sounds like they are speaking at a normal pace haha

 

[Donald Juan]

Like others said, the possible max speed depends on the lecturer.

As far as mentally taking it in, I have noticed that it does take a lot more focus from me. Listening to 4 hours of lecture in less than 2 hours requires a lot more attention than sitting in class where you can zone out for a few seconds here and there or change your facebook status while a simple concept is being discussed.