Guides: learning from YouTube, properly
YouTube can teach you almost anything for free. These guides are about getting to the end of a course and remembering it: planning, notes, testing yourself, and the courses worth starting with.
YouTube's algorithm isn't built for studying. Here's how to learn from it anyway
YouTube's recommendations are designed to keep you watching, which is the opposite of what studying needs. Why autoplay, the sidebar and Shorts pull you off a lecture, and how to keep the teachers without the feed.
How to turn a YouTube playlist into a course
Step by step: turn any YouTube playlist or long video into a structured course with chapters, saved progress, notes with timestamps, quizzes and a certificate, for free.
How to actually finish a YouTube course
Why long YouTube courses get abandoned halfway, and nine practical habits that get you to the last video: a plan, a deadline, notes, quizzes, streaks and fewer distractions.
How to take notes from YouTube videos (with timestamps)
A simple method for taking useful notes from YouTube lectures and tutorials: timestamps you can click back to, your own words, code and formulas, and notes you can export.
Best free Python courses on YouTube, with quizzes
The free Python courses on YouTube that students are taking right now, from absolute beginner to full courses, each with chapters, notes and a quiz after every chapter.
How to study for exams from YouTube without getting distracted
Use YouTube lectures for exam preparation without losing hours to recommendations: chapter-wise courses, active recall, spaced revision, a deadline and a daily streak.
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