How can we better process information to more quickly improve our learning and understanding of subjects?

Spaced repetition, it's almost a meme at this point but it's true.
Reinforce concepts constantly, cramming appears to be a quick method but you forget most of it if you don't come back to the material.

>>16726683 (OP)
Do a lot of problems and experiments. It’s the fastest way to learn anything. Not hoarding videos, or watching youtube videos.

>>16726692
What's a good method of determining the amount of time you need between each session?

>>16726723
And this. 1 hour of exercises is more valuable than 12 hours of watching youtube. When it comes to learning complex material, there are no shortcuts.

>>16726728
I don't know. I suggest to stop trying to optimize the learning process and instead just sit down and do the work frequently over long periods of time. If you notice you keep forgetting things, go over them more often.

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>>16726683 (OP)
Clearly, we need to SQUARTSH and SLAMST our brains into the perfect learning shape