Learn the Atlas Through a Live Demo Walkthrough
In this video, you'll join Mike Rohde—author of the bestselling visual note-taking book The Sketchnote Handbook—as he learns the Atlas method during a live demonstration. The demo includes four short videos (each 2–4 minutes): three videos using the Atlas method, and one without. You'll clearly see the difference in how effectively you can reason about concepts when they're organized in your Atlas compared to when they're not.
The Atlas can be tough to learn, but those who stick with it find it worthwhile. In the words of UK neurosurgeon-neuroscientist Daniel Moffat, “I believe this method is a transformative tool for students in concept-heavy disciplines. While it may require effort and adaptation at first, the long-term benefits—enhanced recall, deeper reasoning, and more transferable cognitive skills—suggest that this technique could be a revolutionary development in memory, learning, and neurocognition.”
If you found this demo helpful and would like the share your experience, you can make a post on r/studytips describing your experience and crosspost it to r/MentalAtlas.
If you would like to learn more advanced features of the Atlas, you can reach out here. All tutoring calls are entirely free, and always will be.
Here is the link to r/MentalAtlas to join: https://www.reddit.com/r/MentalAtlas/s/twFpCYrVKJ
And here is the link to r/studytips: https://www.reddit.com/r/studytips/s/H5H0UOS9xX
Okay, here are the links, in order, to the videos used in the demo.
How does a tumbler lock work (Use the Atlas): https://youtu.be/smIdInCQ-kU
Public key private key (Do NOT use the Atlas): https://youtu.be/AQDCe585Lnc
Medical test paradox (Use the Atlas): https://youtube.com/shorts/xIMlJUwB1m8?si=Rx52wWiuKfEonBef
Does pressure keep the ocean from freezing? (Watch at .75x speed) (Use the Atlas) : https://youtu.be/c2wafIzuvlI
After completing the demo, you might have additional questions or want to explore further. On July 22nd, Max watched the demo video above, and we recorded the session so others could benefit from the interesting questions he asked. We hope you find Max's questions helpful as well.
If you have further questions beyond what Max asked, feel free to reach out. Additionally, if you've completed the demo and would like specialized tutoring, don't hesitate to contact us. Tutoring for the Atlas is always free—the only entities that ever pay are large corporations.
You can find Max at: https://www.instagram.com/m.gurkalov/
If you followed along with the Demo, you might be interested to see what’s possible with more practice. Below is a similar demonstration—Ted and Rohan (after a week of using the Atlas at the time) watch two longer, more complex lectures: a 22 video on the Thousand Brains Hypothesis and a 12 minute video on all the forms of government. Ted then finds connections, reasoning about the two new lectures plus four familiar concepts (six in total). Rohan then finds connections between just the two novel lectures.
The first 45 minutes show them watching the lectures. At 45:02, Rohan lists the familiar concepts, then Ted gives his 10-minute reasoning. At 56:44, you’ll see Rohan’s reasoning about the two new lectures. You can find the lectures watched and the videos that Ted references for his known concepts in the video description.
