Not all videos are passive learning. The best are the ones where the creator asks you to pause the video and assimilate the position and come up with some ideas just as if you were facing an OTB situation. You can then compare your ideas with those of the creator. I think these kind of videos are invaluable.
Chess books vs video lessons
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Mar 6, 2017
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I am a speed reader so video lessons does not appeal to me. If I increase the play speed to 2X the bideo become LOL!
Mar 6, 2017
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robbie_1969 wrote:
Not all videos are passive learning. The best are the ones where the creator asks you to pause the video and assimilate the position and come up with some ideas just as if you were facing an OTB situation. You can then compare your ideas with those of the creator. I think these kind of videos are invaluable.
Whether or not the presenter asks you to pause the video you can do it on your own whenever the position interests you and you can then analyze the position in your own head before starting the video again and listening to the presenter's analysis. You can do this on every move if you so desire and thus play solitaire chess. Chess masters tell us that playing solitaire chess will improve your game. Also its a fun way to learn.
I prefer an active approach on learning things. So i move the pieces in my head, on a wooden board or in a chess software. Watching videos is a passive approach. I turn off my brain there and learn not that much.
Even when i'm learning openings and want to use a software tool like chesspositiontrainer for memorizing moves i will put the moves from the book into that software. By doing that i somtimes read some notes and notice some general things and common themes even when i rush through it.