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Effective Studying and Learning

Stop Studying the Wrong Way – Learn Effective Techniques

Beginner ⏱ 4 hours 📚 28 lessons 🌐 en 🏆 Certificate 📅 Last updated May 2026
Created by Thomas Frank

Ditch the highlighter. Thomas Frank shows you how to read textbooks, take notes, and study for exams the smart way.

1 section • 28 lectures • 4.2h total length

  • How to Study Effectively: 8 Advanced Tips - College Info Geek 14 min
  • Study Less Study Smart: A 6-Minute Summary of Marty Lobdell's Lecture - College Info Geek 7 min
  • How to Learn Faster with the Feynman Technique (Example Included) 6 min
  • The Most Powerful Way to Remember What You Study 8 min
  • How to Take Notes in Class: The 5 Best Methods - College Info Geek 7 min
  • How to Study Effectively with Flash Cards - College Info Geek 9 min
  • How to Study and Do Homework in a Time Crunch - College Info Geek 5 min
  • How to Take Faster Notes - College Info Geek 6 min
  • How to Finish Homework FAST 9 min
  • Should You Take Notes on Paper or on a Computer? - College Info Geek 4 min
  • How to Make Studying Fun (or at Least Less Boring) 9 min
  • How to Learn a New Skill Quickly: A 4-Step Process 12 min
  • 5 Tips for Dealing with Lazy Group Project Members - College Info Geek 7 min
  • How to Overcome Perfectionism (and the Anxiety it Causes) - College Info Geek 7 min
  • Can Music Help You Study More Effectively? - College Info Geek 6 min
  • Brain-Enhancing Music and Binaural Beats: Do They Work? - College Info Geek 7 min
  • 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less) 3 min
  • How to Write Essays and Research Papers More Quickly 10 min
  • How to Hack Your Memory with the "Major System" 9 min
  • How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes 11 min
  • 8 Things I Did RIGHT as a Student 14 min
  • 13 Essential, Science-Backed Study Tips 13 min
  • How to Be a Genius: Leonardo da Vinci's 5 Rules 11 min
  • How I take notes from books 8 min
  • How to be a more strategic thinker 9 min
  • The 5 Hour Rule 13 min
  • Online Classes: A Survival Guide 13 min
  • How to Learn Any Skill Twice as Fast 15 min
Thomas Frank

Thomas Frank

YouTube Channel

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I make videos that help you be more productive - whether you're in high school, college, university, or the real world. That includes study tips to help you learn faster and ace your exams, advice on destroying procrastination, reading and note-taking strategies, and more. You can't prove that I don't fight bears in my spare time.

The deets: I currently upload 3 or 4 videos a month.

On my website - College Info Geek - you'll find...

A weekly podcast ➔ Sometimes I interview people, sometimes my friend Martin co-hosts the show with me.
Lots of blog posts ➔ 10 years' worth, in fact - many of which I wrote when I was a college student.

Some facts about me...

Age: 28
Majored in: Management Information Systems
Filming setup: Canon C500, Schoeps CMC641, way too much gear
Beard: Awesome
Favorite game: DDR
Favorite book: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Favorite travel accessory: Towel ;)
Horrifying dark secret: ???

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