I want to know what is the best way to study the FUNDAMENTALS courses, I like how they are full of info, and I'm studying them in my own way, but it would be kinda helpful to hear about another ways of studying them, and being able to remember later all that information that being taught in all the fundamentals courses whether lighting, materials, mesh modelling, rendering, etc
There's no way to remember all that information by just watching the tutorials, it's just too much. What I have always done is watching the tutorials twice. One time as a movie, I just sit back and watch and get an overall view. The I go back from the beginning and this second time is hands on, I go along with the tutorial trying to make things happen, working on Blender trying to do what the teacher is doing, but now I have the easiness of what I'm seeing not being totally foreign concepts. After that is all about practice, practice, practice and as you practice, things start to become second nature and it is at that point that concepts and tool use begin to stick in your head. There's not even a reason to try and retain it all in your head, it'll just stick because you use all the tools and go through techniques all the time, at that point it's not even an effort remember all the information. So practice a lot.
I also find taking breaks every hour or so for 10 to 15 minutes helps, write all the key takeaways down that make you think oh that's useful to know and like Omar said watch tutorials like a movie, treat it like when you watching a game show with the family and shout out the answers you know.
Shortcut summary cards are a big win, get family members, or friends to test you and you will soon start to piece everything together.
and one massive thing to do make something else, using the same techniques you learnt even if its not part of the course.
Practise, practise, practise will help with muscle memory, and help speed you up.
This is how i have approached the learning and i don't think i am doing so sad with my learning.
I know this is art, but learning concepts are the same (youtube link) for the reference i based my learning method on.
Thank you both Omar and Jason for the helpful advice, and for the youtube video (was really helpful), I'll try my best to do what you said, hope all the best for all of us.