OUTWORK Everyone By Being Bored
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How to avoid distractions if I work on a computer ?
I 100% agree with this, if we allowed ourselves to get bored without something to distract it, the things we can do are unlimited.
So does this mean I should take time off and be totally disconnected from the world from time to time?
@@uchennaofoma4624yeah can do
@@uchennaofoma4624 yeah, legit, basically. Some people actually drive to national parks and just, walk, and just be by themselves in a silent forest with nothing else but themselves and the quietness of nature.
Trust me, I've been in that situation and I've got to be honest it was magical. It feels nice to be disconnected and be alone from time to time
Ive found that Boredom drains my energy, making it harder to focus than before. Am I weird?
This one time the wifi at my house wasn't working and I got so bored that I just walked for like 15km playing Pokémon go lmao
"Development feels unnecessary, because life is just good enough." This is so true and so inspiring
How to be productive:
1. Do things you are supposed to do before doing anything else
2. You are now productive, well done
this comment should get pinned
damn if I start doing what I am supposed to do.. might take my whole life!
@@elise9537 YOLO
@@elise9537 just start
just shut up next time
Finally, a video that shares my unpopular ideas. I've been telling all my friends the past year that boredom is good for you and is the only way for ourselves and our society to progress. And I've found that so many people refuse to accept that fact, because it so so easy to constantly stimulate ourselves. I wrote a NyTimes article about harnessing boredom during quarantine a few years back and wrote about the exact same study you mentioned here. Amazing video, I wish everyone would see this and implement boredom in their lives. If we cannot discover and access our true inner capabilities, we are nothing.
Veritasium also has a great video on the benefits of boredom.
I think that framing it as boredom is the problem. It's not actually boredom
That is so impressive you wrote a Times article on the "boredom is good for you" idea, especially during covid. I am going to see if I can find it. I've been thinking about this recently!
It's absolutely true, though. I've came to the same conclusion while working as a security guard. As long as I had the laptop with me, I would watch movies, play videogames, surf the forums and so on. If I forgot my laptop, I would devour books instead. Like a 500 pages book in a single shift. If I forgot to take both, I would sort all the papers (weren't even my responsiblity) and clean the whole premises. However, when it comes to such basic tasks and simple manual labor, I prefer using audiobooks at the same time. I'm probably not achieving the optimal working or reading (or listening in this case) comprehension, but I prefer it whenever it is actually possible.
no one gonna address that this homie just casually said, "I wrote a NYT article"?
"It's lack of stimulation which allows us to stop tearing up our brains...and think clearly." What a gem.
VERY similar: I read about a trick when you cant get into the work; if you dont want to do the work, then dont do it. But you can only sit on a chair in the middle of the room. No phone, no nothing. It may take you some time, up to 15 minutes, but at some point (as said in this video) you will want to to the work, since the boredoom is killing ya
🤣🤣🤣now that I think about it, I'm actually gonna try to do this next time I;'m avoiding a task I'm supposed to do!
Oh that sounds like fun. I'm going to try that. Thanks for sharing.
yep. boredom really works. usually i have a huge distraction problem, there are days when i am plugged in listening music or watching videos for the entirety of the day, even during the working hours. But on some days when i choose to spend at least 1-2 hours without listening to music in the background or watching videos then the work becomes super easy to do, to the point where turning on the music feels wrong and only distracts me from my work or studies, so i can turn it off no problem. Its like there is a 2 hour buffer zone of boredom that separates my mind from the 'distracted' state and 'focused' state
I find that not all music is equally bad for productivity. Music with lyrics generally is. But ambient easy-to-listen is more like a humm in the background that appears to have some harmony in it. I found myself very engaged with coding when i turned on witcher 3 ost. But the task itslef was also very engaging and i felt myself VERY fulfilled when i finished it.
So it really depends.
@@GdeVseSvobodnyeNiki As a musician, I always find myself getting distracted even by "chill" music by most people's standards, especially Jazz.
@@GdeVseSvobodnyeNikiHonestly I dont know about the people who says lofi music is good for studying this and that.But I have never ever met a person who will listen to music during studies.
This hits harder when you distract yourself at work with this video...I do love the message. I've realized it before, but I also have been raised comfortably, as long as I can afford the little things, I don't need much money. As long as I have something to process, I don't need anything grand. At the end of the day, I should really strive for more...
Should you though?
It's also a kind of sickness to live your whole life desperate for "success". To need more money, bigger house etc.
The interesting game is finding your honest motivations, and joy in work can surely be one such thing.
The duality of man, brother. Like all things it should be balanced, strive for success while also being grateful and not complacent along the way.
I can help you find yourself: Gib me some of your money ;)
(Please.)
Im watching this at work right now
some points that I found important to note down
overstimulation makes life feel "good enough"
we are living a life directed by impulsivity rather than intentionality
principles of deep work:
1. allocate certain hours of the day for only deep work
2. write down what you want to get down beforehand
3. take low-stimulation breaks
4. listen to binaural beats at 40hz
Can I outwork everyone by sleeping?
Yes u need to sleep forever ❤
In my opinion, the idea of "outworking everyone" and being successful is amplified by social media. 95% of the content in social media preaches that you must get productive, or you'll be mediocre. Perhaps we'll have to use the boredom first to eradicate the subconscious guilt we feel when not working and THEN work on what we want.
Yeah, don't really want to outwork everyone, maybe I'd like to compete a bit at most. But overall, all I want is just to have enough financial stability that eradicates my anxiety about paying rent, buying food, affording healthcare and entertainment. If that clause is satisfied then I could happily pursuit the things that I have passion to and socialize. For me it would be perfect.
P.S. YT does have quite awful notification system, so I'll probably miss a reply cause I disabled them
@@sefrautiq At the work its best to be mediocre, its just work, most do it for the money.
Understanding or finding out that successful people are not always the ones that outwork the rest is kind of liberating. On the other hand quite depressing since for some people the opportunity for success will never arrive. Therefore luck is a big factor, just need to be ready and prepared skill-wise when the opportunity comes.
@@sefrautiq 100%, dont care about working like a horse, just want to work enoght to be happy, lifes purpose shoudnt be to be a workrat
This is literally my strategy at work. I have the option of working from home, but there's just too many distractions there, so I usually end up going to work anyway. You know, to get work done.
Lol for me it's the opposite, I like going to the office but I waste a lot of time talking to others and taking tea breaks , wfh is when I get my work done , hybrid work model is great for me though
Total opposite for most people. Too many distractions in the office, I need a quiet place and a comfortable work area. A cubicle and people talking to you every 5 minutes doesn’t lend itself to productivity.
@@Raj-dy2cnHey mate.. Hope you are doing well
Just curious.. are you from India? If yes, you might help me with something important in life regarding job opportunity 🙏
@nlmaster9811 wouldn’t say for most people.
@@yogeshchayal Yes yogesh tell me how could I help you
I don't even touch my phone as a vehicle technician. I just pump out oil changes, tire rotations and services and most of the time I do it as autopilot not even thinking about any distractions. Not sure about outwork but it helps you efficiently complete tasks. Although I'm productive, that boring state can sometimes affect you mentally such as make you feel like you have nothing going on for you; you aren't able to use your creative juices to help you think and get excited about doing anything. There are definitely its pros and cons but I think everything just needs balance and you will no doubt have peace of mind and succeed in whatever you're doing.
Intermittent Boredom
This found me early, right as I had a shift in mindset and started to grind harder and outperform those around me, but just focusing. The key to change is change, and sustaining that change.
This is why married man outwork everybody despite spending little time at the office
Why?
@@KironKabirThis
explain why?
I’m chronically bored with life, and distractions like UA-cam and Netflix don’t help. Thankfully it’s the push I need to make a big change. I’m hoping to start travelling and doing new things soon, wish me luck 🙏
To anyone who reads this, I see you and I know you'll make it. Don't give up. I'm rooting for you :)
And where are we making it to?
@@petarpejic1468 Wherever it is that you want - that's the beautiful journey of life 😎
Thanks homie. Needed that for this midterm tomorrow
we wont but cute of you to encourage us :)
I'm Adolf Hitler. This is just mine burner account. Thanks for giving me the moral support that's convinced me to leave my Argentinian cryochamber and reconquer Poland.
"In your breaks, only spend time on things that don't overstimulate👏👏". Nice one. I didn't see in any of the videos
I'm fascinated by the quality of your editing skills. On top of that, I agree with the idea of avoiding overstimulation.
Great video! There's so much important that can be learned by this. I feel like the downtime part is where I get it wrong, it's easy to stimulate myself too much when I have "free time", and then find myself struggling to get back into work mode.
FInally a well-made video that is concise and to the point, no nonsense and accessible
this is why i enjoy RVing/vanlife off grid. when you get out of cellphone service a textbook or a downloaded podcast becomes a treasure.
It's ironic how long this video continues distracting us for after it's made its point.
This was a masterpiece, easily should have grabbed 100k views till now.
I feel like you are going to grow a lot if you go at this rate.
It's ironical that while being distracted we watch videos about the value in boredom , but this was quite interesting
Thats the issue when I work at home.. its best to put yourself in a place where there is no choice but to engage in work.. i’ve found that after 5-10 min of initiation and finding ways to avoid it, i end up doing it anyways, and once i start i become more involved with my work, then i start to enjoy it.. and the more i practice it, the more i get in a groove with work, i almost dont want to stop.. you truly learn to enjoy it. its those first 5 min that count.
I grew up in a family with little distractions available, partly because it was too expensive for us to afford the luxury to be distracted. Today out of boredom i've studied, analytics, theology, web developpment,business management and ended-up finding a new job. It was out of boredom, not by my counscious desire to find a job, however i'm happy that i didn't have the mean to be distracted.
Boredom is painful, but it's very important to have at least some amount of it in our life. Not only for productivity, but also for mental health
The problem is that i have managed to be able to not feel bored when i have nothing to do. So when i don't pay attention to what i m doing for example, i start thinking of something else and then something after that and i can also have conversations with myself (more like monologues towards people that don't exist or reply). Even if i don't have conversations with myself i can still just stare to a blank space for hours without getting bored. I have sadly overcome boredom when doing nothing.
Very good video. Personally, after i deleted most of my social media, i found myself way more ready to do 'deep work'. It's true, if you lower your standards of how much you stimulate yourself you will be able to much more productive work in less time. I can get my school stuff done, take a walk and read some books and that'll be a good day. It really is a blessing, and i think more people need to be aware of the dangers that social media brings with it.
Honestly the best video of its kind. I find myself coming back often to watch this. If you can absorb what's being said here there's no need to read a thousand pages of this self-help genre.
real and true. never let light on a screen control you
One of the best videos I've seen in a long time, majestic editing! Thought it would have like millions of views.
This video got me commenting because how genius you're and how good you're explaining the reason.
It never makes me more infuriated than to be asked or complained about something unimportant while I'm in a flow. My mother is always in a bad mood because of menopause, and never respects my boundary, and constantly asks me about what to cook for dinner or to do the dishes. I know I'm such a dependent asshole for even thinking that this bothers me, but I can't stand but to be angry because it is so hard for me to get into the state of flow, and my day is basically ruined from the point I interacted with her. I have a curated list of music that I listen to in order to get into the flow, but when she angrily bursts into my room, the music that I'm hearing basically becomes useless from that day on because it brings back an angry mood. I know I have to be more independent and rent my own room where I'm distraction free, but I don't feel like I can with her preventing me from doing what I excel.
I tried explaining this to her multiple times, but she never seems to understand the concept of flow as she claims that she never experienced anything like this in her life, and makes fun of me that I look like I'm having a man period.
let me explain something to u, mother's and fathers aren't modernized, so o don't understand why u would wanna explain flow, rather talk to her and explain why her barging in the room os annoying, it all comes down to social skills, don't try explaining flow state, and also don't try getting in flow state like its a drug, it should happen naturally and u can only do it on a good environment, i live on a house with 8 people and I don't walk around with underwear because i know people are there, I also don't try going in flow because people are distracting, but I don't let that make me angry, now I'm not judging u and your frustrations are fine but there seems to be poor communication between u two, just tell her to not distrupt your peace, and use normal English dont use any nerdy words
Just go to the library or any quiet place to work she won't disrupt you there, helped me a lot getting all of my degrees
@@IIIISaiLiving with 8 people whilst having such a state of mind. I appreciate you for not letting yourself driven up crazy.
I threw tantrums everyday with my 4 year old cousin who would find a way to annoy me at each step of the day and my neighbours who wouldn't talk in their houses rather they would come outside and holler in the middle of the street..
I would really love to explore the path to mental peace while living in a chaotic environment because that only is the true and real meaning of being in a state of flow. It is childish to demand "perfect peace" in the surroundings in order to meditate, focus or be in a state of flow because mastery in the environment is the real way to finding the flow.
@@anshra8576 I agree completely brother and appreciate your comment, yea as time grew I had my own peace, sometimes can't escape some annoying stuff but usually Im in my own room vibin myself, im 19 now so people don't bother me as much, but I can't imagine how annoying a baby child would be lol, i only see flow useful in activities and not a default state of mind because to flow u need to focus on one thing and if u are free ajd doing nothing theres too much to think about to it contradicts flow, because if u wanna deafen out all your surroundings to reach this so called zone its impossible, flow is natural not forced and can be maximized with specfic activities, so in your case that's tough to be in a chaotic environment, And Music and headphones would help alot although if the surrounding family members aren't too annoying hanging out can be okay time to time, getting titled about little things is easy if u isolate yourself and hold negative feelings towards people but if u don't isolate as much its more tolerable, Goodluck for your future, chaos eventually levels down if u can be independent for yourself
be grateful
probably the best video on the topic. Totally agree with the majority of what's being presented here!
Wow, I needed to hear this. I am going to work on embracing more boredom in my life! I loved the specific tactics for doing effective deep work!
Repitition in a job you hate can be boring feeling like mediocrity but having vision of your full potential while taking the baby steps to reach that goal is something to look foward to.
The concept we never knew, that we all need. Top vid bro
"All of humanity's problems, stem from men's inability to sit quietly in a room alone"
- Blaise Pascal
@@user-ox7uw2lu8d ????????????
This video is a gem.
This editing is spectacular and I like the Ideas you put forth and the manner in which you put them forth. Great Job!
Thanks for valuing our time and making this video short and on point.
I love Cal Newport. I'd love to see more videos from you explaining his ideas! This one was great! I always put my phone in the living room when I write in the morning, but now I'm going to experiment with moving my laptop outside of the room also, so I have no choice but to "electrocute myself" by focusing on the task at hand. In fact, I'm going to try this experiment now for an hour!
So true, before I got into watching youtube and anime I was so productive. I was working all day, and I didn't even care.
We must learn to love boredom. In a way, discipline becomes boring, but that's what makes it great. I liked this video.
I cannot comprehend that how good this video really is. A very valuable video I've seen after a very long time.
Lately I've been finding myself forgetting things or not being as creative as I was when I didn't have that much stimulation. Every time I go for a long walk or a mediation session, my mind suddenly flows with wonderful ideas and creative views on recent events/issues.
This video confirms that this is indeed what might be the trigger for a healthier and unshackled brain, I will try putting myself in these conditions for some time and will occasionally drop by the comments to keep you updated; see you then.
Same!!
So, I clicked on this video telling myself ‘this title is dopamine for me. I rather be bored than constantly hustle’ but watching it was genuinely illuminating, thank you so much!
I don't necessarily agree with productivity being the highest goal but it's always good to think about ways to get stuff done more efficiently. Makes it easier to be lazy too.
This just goes hard...Great content man Straight to tthe Point
That's such a clever approach, wow
Never thought about this from such perspective. Thanks.
This is 100% true, I went on a phone fast for a month and my productivity went over 9000, all the laziness and lethargy went away. I would get extremely bored when I didn't work so I would work often and with intensity and than get bored af, rinse repeat.
What I learned made a video about this, his video was about why less restraint is how you overcome bad habits/procrastination. Instead of using all your restraint to avoid doing something, just put that thing in a place very difficult to reach.
Pomodoro study is the concept of work he speaks of at end... It has worked great for me studying for two months
Damn, Bro. You've got such useful material
I tried and now I lay on my bed all day long with break on lunch and sleep. Thank you. It helped me a lot.
Whenever I'd start to work on homework or something I didn't want to do, I'd feel a strong sense of pain inside me.
When I had been working on something I didn't want to work on for a long time I started to feel lonely and sad.
It didn't get easier, but I got better at it, and now I feel a sense of accomplishment whenever I can get through a period and look back on all the things I did that I never thought I could pull off becasue of my avoidance of those negative feelings.
What a great video well done. Brilliant, short and sweet.
This changed my life .
This is incredible. Simple yet profound.
Great video! I want to point out at 2:48 so people know better. The original quote was from Blaise Pascal: "All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone."
Was in a hospital for a month and found myself drawing/writing again. Yeah, the tricky part is setting up an environment to induce boredom without cutting off modern necessities.
Thank you for this video. I can relate to a few of your points. Boredom was the main thing that caused me to ruin my life. Doing drugs, wasting time playing games, fapping... all of those behavior's can be tied down to one thing: boredom. My justification was, "But I'm so bored!". I thought boredom didn't lead to anything useful. But apparently, after watching your video, I have learnt that being bored is a prerequisite of being productive.
Attention residue is a real thing. That is why I don't like reading on my phone. I never knew how to explain it but I just liked reading physical books because it allows me to stay focused. By using my phone, there is potential for distraction.
High quality video and content Elijah. It re-sparked my curiosity to create space for deep work in my life!
This is so true. Literally what happens to me whenever the internet went down.
Pro editing and an amazing script. This video sadly didn't get enough attention, but this video style will surely get you far. Keep up the great work!
He copied this video from someone else.
Type how to stop procrastination better ideas
“Oh yes, I 100% totally agree with this, I’ve already been telling everyone to do this, been saying it for my whole life”, I said as I watch a random youtube video to stave off my boredom.
I hate being bored but I become an absolute demigod of creativity. Works for writing, art, music, even maths
i love this video. concise and straight to the point.
Thank you, this what I needed to hear to be great at computer science.
I can realise how bad I have been in my work output for past 2 weeks, Thanks for helping me with this video. Gotta take work and boredom seriously :)
Very well put together video. 5 mins loads of information very valuable
ive thought about this even since i was young, and ever since then i have always isolated myself when i want to go into a deep study session or go into working really hard for an amount of time, throwing away distractions is an important factor to do the work
Bro, how do you not have like at least 100k rn. The quality is way too good.
I once heard a basketball athlete would stare at the wall for 30 minutes and after that he had much more concentration and enjoyment in his shooting training, allowing him to shoot at high efficiency. He explained that watching the wall was so boring that just doing intense training became enjoyable.
Love the content bro love to see more people like us encouraging others to do the best of the ability God bless
In other words, if your life sucks, make it suck even worse. Then the original suckiness won't suck as bad as it first seemed, relatively speaking. Guys a genius.
So basically life consists of hours in a no stimulant/distractions environment so that the only thing left to do is focus on work, punctuated by rest periods where again you dont come into contact with anything too stimulating but instead meditate, go for a walk on your own, or listen to meaningless sounds meant to soothe your brain to get it ready to work again. Wonderful.
The visuals in this video are amazing 😮
Life is a paradox…a boring life, will lead to an exciting life if you can master the mundane.
This is an excellent video and I will utilize this technique. I actually already applied it by not clicking off the video to find a new one for after or checking the comments just because sense you were talking about it I recognized that would classify as succumbing to boredom. It really works!
I feel like my time as a moped delivery rider have ruined this for me. I can entertain myself for extensive periods of time (upwards of three hours) by half-dreaming; effectively story writing using my subconscious while my body enters an automatic state which responds to outside stimulation without disrupting active thoughts.
A quick prayer really helps too, yessir thank you Jesus✝️❤️
I think people don’t even do enough in their daily lives to enjoy being bored and getting a chance to have random creative thoughts where you get to think about things you want to do.
Excellent video bro, and Goggins truly is an inspiration.
This video is amazing. Thank you. I feel like I'm about to become 100x more productive using the tips & concepts from this video.
Well done, Elijah. This was a great video.. This just goes hard...Great content man Straight to tthe Point.
I feel like I need a dopamine detox for a few days now and then implement this. It's so true. I get caught up listening to music watching videos scrolling twitter when I just need to be bored from not doing any of that then result in focusing on the work and things that'll elevate me.
Everything was on point. Great work
My thing is that once I get started with something I normally can be consistent with it throughout. Sometimes it just takes finding the effort to get started is all.
Life changing dude
from my understanding Cal Newport promotes unitasking and avoiding multitasking no matter what. for ex: playing game but putting your phone away and not looking at it during the download or loading screen no matter is the key to this ultimate technique.
Perfect video to watch at 2am.
Thanks you for the reminder, stay strong brothers
I'm only 1:24 into the video but I already love you for using a clip from my favorite movie of all time, Yi Yi
I once had a job with a lot of downtime to do nothing. This was before smart phones and social media so those distractions weren't a thing yet. I read enormous amounts of books and had college coursework done well in advance. The books weren't boring but I was able to accomplish a lot by not having anything else to do and not being distracted.