How I Get Things Done (Self-Employed Workflow)
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- Опубліковано 11 лип 2023
- One self-employed creator talks about his personal strategies for time management.
Jackson Crawford, Ph.D.: Sharing real expertise in Norse language and myth with people hungry to learn, free of both ivory tower elitism and the agendas of self-appointed gurus. Visit jacksonwcrawford.com/ (includes bio and linked list of all videos).
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I just wanted to say that I can completely relate to this ‘depression or smth’ that made me quit academia couple of years ago. You are awesome! To be honest, if I worked as an MD in US I’d pay a lot just for some kind of brief hike with you listening to the stuff you know.
Five years in October for me! 🌈
I’m retired educator. Now I manage my time by doing ample research before I commit to important tasks and decisions. My wife calls it “procrastination”. I have a totally different perspective. 😂 Thank You Dr Crawford for your very detailed and informative presentations. Best of luck to you in every endeavor.
Dr Crawford, although sadly I don't have enough free time at my disposal to watch your videos as often as I could about a year ago, I greatly value your videos, your manner of presentation, your insights - as in this video - and your person. I am unsure how to express myself best, but there often seems to be an air of melancholy and regret to you, which touches me a lot. It pains me how the academic system treats its workers, and how the world doesn't quite seem to honor and offer a place for a man like you. Often, I myself am unsure what place I want to take in the world, and I feel that your perspective and insights have at times given me an understanding and a feeling of being understood that I do not find elsewhere. I want to wish you all the best and express my respect for you.
What a thoughtful and insightful comment, merits it shares with Dr. Crawford's presentations.
I agree on everything.
Man, I instantly gave a like when you said you deal with depression and I got more thrilled when you said about alcoholism. Not because I want to patronise you but because of your honesty about your weaknessess and flaws, that is what I want to see more in the world.
That was great man. There is a Maori proverb which translated reads as 'If you turn to face the sun, the shadows fall behind you.' Being the Patreon Professor of Old Norse means you're making a genuine difference to peoples' lives and to the advancement of knowledge in your field of inquiry. Keep at it, but be gentle with yourself eh?
I love your more confessional/personal videos. Thank you for caring to talk about this stuff with us . . . it does not go unnoticed.
I respect you as a person for your decent nature and honest work you've a great personality sir
Ironically, your channel fights against my own creeping nihilism and depression. You keep the parts of me alive that are not acknowledged or rewarded in the life I live.
I also keep a task journal and to do list. They are the same in order to enforce productivity. I am stealing some of your ideas though. One of mine: I used to do 10 push-ups, sit ups, and lunges for each entry. I keep my most egregious tasks in a beautiful sparkly dimestore notebook because the dichotomy suits my sense of humor.
Nature fights depression: seek it out or bring it to you. We wish You all the best Dr. Crawford.
I really appreciate all the productivity tips and tricks you shared, but on a personal level, I wanted to say thank you for sharing openly and honestly about your struggle with - and thus far, victory over - alcoholism, without belaboring the point, and staying in solutions. I imagine being this public about it might feel a little scary (or maybe a lot), but I wanted to say I respect your courage for speaking up and sharing your honest experience. You're an inspiration.
Physical planners & journals & work books!
Google taking care of it isn't just frustrating for people like Dr Crawford and myself, by actually manually writing things down and carrying them around is different for your brain.
If it applies to learning, it definitely applies to staying organized.
Love your perspectives and wisdom.
Try modeling, you are gorgeous.
That's kinda gay bruh
For real. I'm a straight guy, but Dr. Crawford is easily up there as one of the most handsome men I've seen. He'd do great.
I appreciate this. I’m going to retire soon and dread not having that structure.
He's a drengr for sure!
Really, how many of us see him and say, damn I wish I was that good looking? ✋🏼
I know you’ve said before that you rarely if ever read comments, but I do feel a bit compelled to write and say that I find these sorts of videos to be just valuable if not more so than your old Norse content. As someone that struggles quite a bit with goal setting/achieving, “productivity”, and really just having some sort of direction in general, I genuinely appreciate these more personal/meta videos and feel like I gain some insight into dealing with my self. I’m a really big fan of your (to me) novel “diary” style of accountability rather than the traditional checklist, it seems a lot more rewarding and manageable to me and I’m gonna have to give it a try
This couldn't have had better timing for me! I am struggling with finding the right sober rhythm and I think this will help me a lot. Thank you Jackson!!
I hope this year gets better for you! You inspired me to get off youtube and do my homework!
There are a lot of asatru and heathens who struggle to understand nordic mythology
If you were to create a full, comprehensive course on this topic, people would definitely buy
First, this was a very insightful and useful sidetrail video. It's not that a person need follow all of your methods exactly, but it is good food for thought and encouragement to develop one's own system of organization and productivity.
Second, I can only speak for myself, but now and then it is refreshing to have a peek behind the curtains, so to speak - not only your successes but also your struggles. It is somewhat all to easy to idolize and lionize our favorite UA-cam content creators. It's very beneficial to be reminded now and then that they are very real human people just like us.
Thank you for sharing so openly.
Hi Jackson, that was a great insight into how you keep yourself productive and organised. A lot of people think producing books and films is easy but it’s not. Self employment requires a lot of discipline to be successful. Thanks for the inspiration.
Thanks for this video. I definitely want to try the cycle way of organisation.
I am not self-employed, so most of my days and weeks are filled with employer level work, but your cyclical system gives me an idea for not getting bogged down in the things I want to do in my non-working hours.
I tend to neglect the things that need done - or everything - because the list of "To-Do" can sometimes be large and overwhelming.
I'm considering the following categories:
- Language (just sitting down with either Duolingo or a couple of your old norse lessons)
- Writing (even if it's just jotting down what is in my brain at the moment)
- Physical (this needs to be an everyday thing, even if I don't have time to go to the Y and dedicate a whole hour - I've got stuff around the house)
- Maintenance (includes all the house and home stuff)
These 4 would be good to cycle through when I start thinking "what should I do today? Let's see what's next on the list."
I'm also either on a laptop/computer pretty much all day and have my phone on me most of the time, so I'm not opposed to an electronic option for a planner. However, the possible downside to having the electronic version is that I don't want notifications popping up every 30 mins telling me I'm falling behind the next thing on the list. I think the paper planner is a better option in that case. Lord knows it might also help my penmanship.
I would add an addendum to the "Love" category. Maintenance not only with loved ones, but taking some of that time and doing something good for yourself. If I spent half as much time on the positives about myself as I do with the negatives, I'd be a different person. I'm trying, but the negative nelly in my brain is pretty loud.
BTW, I think the categorization by rune is adorably nerdy and I love it.
ETA: I'm proud of you for not giving up the no drinking streak. Seven and a half years is nothing to sneeze at and I admire your strength and determination.
Good work on staying clear of the booze, especially during the tough times when temptation is high. 👍
I'd say you've built a multifaceted career as a scholar rather than a composition of side hustles.
Be nice to yourself! We love you! I dramatically read your translations at parties sometimes. The crowd gets a kick out of it, and it's so fun to expose people to the stories and culture that we all find so fascinating. Thanks so much for all of the content, and keep up the great work!
Just so you know, I always enjoy reading an Olav H. Hauge poem just about every day. So please do keep that up.
Seems like a great system. Organisation is a foreign language to me. Columnar agendas are good for a week-at-a-view, but I just write a todo list and copy it from one day/column to the next. It lets me put the day behind me and remind myself of what needs doing.* Staying focused (as I also have a tendency to depression) is the problem. I also use Q card lists for when I'm feeling particularly fragmented. They have Day Start and End routines that help me get back on track.
*I did this for my first years of Uni - the only year I can claim to have been organised. I haven't repeated it since. This is because I'm very ADD, which, left untreated, manifested into BP Type II. Apparently that's how that works. Depression was a part of it too. I urge anyone struggling with depression to seek professional help. Insider tip: it speeds things up to do your own research first.
I've noticed the past few years I've been not as productive as I would have liked, and I can definitely relate to the "depression or something". I'm gonna give your method a try. I feel like it would help me to keep motivated and keep moving. Thanks!
It saddens me that you have something like depression. In truth, it’s hard for me to see you in that light. I see an exceptionally bright man, that seems to have the world laid out before him.
I always appreciate these more personal vids. Aside from the quality lessons seeing how you deal with tasks/struggles etc.. is inspiring and it helps relate to situations in my own life. Thank you for being the good natured soul that you are and wish you all the best from San Francisco!
I love this idea of a cyclical approach to productivity so much I created an actual cylinder with 8 categories I can spin each day when complete.
Thanks for the inspiration!
Thanks for this! I also have a variety of "side hustles." I am older than you, so I understand the idea of not always using technology for keeping track of daily tasks. It has its place, but I prefer to buy student planners or blank journals.
There was a Big Think video with Tiago Forte talking about using a digital journal as a "second brain," and talking about the usefulness of making digital notes, but I prefer paper, myself. There are no distractions or notifications happening in a paper journal, which helps your focus. And you just jot down small bits of useful info and ideas, rather than forget about them.
Also, I would mention Marcus Aurelius, he was only writing for himself, but it's a good template for people to learn from (and Stoicism forms the basis for modern Cognitive Behavioral Therapy). The idea of writing down what works for you, being able to ask yourself what you could do better (to learn from it, not to beat yourself up), what you've done well (so you can repeat that), etc. And accountability.
I have to remind myself to check my email and other accounts. In addition to the spiral notebook planner, I have a big dry erase magnetic calendar on the fridge, I have fun with it, putting colorful post-its on there. If I don't have a system in place, my life descends into chaos because I'll get into one project or task and forget all the others.
Don't worry about being a little more confessional at times. And well done on staying off the sauce.
I could see adopting your cyclical method and writing down what I just did. I have too many things I've started studying, books I've bought to read, and musical instruments I'd like to learn and play. The current job--and even life--being more important, however, continue to interrupt such things.
Always good to get a good personal video from the good professor!
Your such an honest and inspiring person, I wish the best for you! blessings from Argentina 🇦🇷🙌🏼☀️
This is interesting to me, a retired person who still doesn't have time for all the projects I want to do. Keep up the sobriety streak and whatever else keeps you sane!
Wishing you success in making the right connections.
I struggled/struggle with planning, productivity, etc. I found a couple of things that have really worked pretty well for me when I stay on them - the Power Planner developed by Dan Koe (it's a free set of templates and an explanation of how to use them) which requires you to actually think about what you're trying to get done over time but also does not let you set up some monster daily task list. I found it useful. Also useful is the Pomodoro time management system - I only use the timer, though (online version available from Pomodoro). If I work with these things and stick to using the timer, I found I'm productive and don't end up feeling like I've frittered my time away on nothing.
As someone who struggles with procrastination and laziness, I think I'll give this a try. I've noticed in myself that I generally work better when I have multiple things going and I allow myself to move between them, although this becomes detrimental if I switch too much to the point where I can never get into the flow. Maybe the 30 min block was what I need to manage my time in a way where I still have that flexibility to do what I want but also enough structure that I'm not losing my head
Thank you.
Thanks for the video and thanks for being open about your melancholy or depression.
I'm looking to study at a university and am also very prone to this feeling.
Hoping this video will contain some things that will pull me through it.
Thank you for the insights you share here. I’m going to grad school this fall, so it should go without saying that I appreciate realistic accountability strategies like these.
Love this advice. Thanks for the inspiration.
man. i needed to hear all of this. thank you
also i highly recommend the 'hobonichi techo' day planner... i'll be needing one for next year, since this year has not been kind lol
Love it, will have to source a weekly planner of my own. I never considered a cyclic plan, I do have a tendency to neglect certain tasks over others, so this will be a nice approach.
Thanks for sharing :)
Fwiw, whilst I don't know you personally, you're still putting one foot Infront of the other, and I'm glad.
Whether you agree or not, you're a wonderful soul in this world, and you're appreciated.
As an aside, for me, my productivity comes in cycles.
Sometimes I can hyper focus for hours/days.
Other times my brain won't let me, and there's no point in me forcing it.
Procrastination has led me to learn many things though....so..... Silver linings 😏
That's the challenge!
This was so helpful, honestly. I just started working on writing a few weeks ago and have been feeling down when I cant get into the flow sometimes and go to work on other projects as a break. Glad to know that can be a good thing! Thank you for this and all your awesome content.
You could definitely offer (and actually market) some tutoring classes
I love the system. It seems very similar to the one used by Walter Russell. He believed that humans were only capable of working to their greatest potential on any given task,for a couple of hours at a time.
Cycling through tasks in that way,he was able to accomplish a great deal in a variety of fields.
Love the use of the runes by the way. Very appropriate. They Do seem to draw attention better,and stay more firmly planted in the memory.
Magic!
Dr. Crawford, your videos always fascinate and inspire. This one is no exception. I am self-employed as an architectural historian and found your runic schedule and candor very helpful. Many thanks! Edward Y.
Thank you so very much for this detailed and also encouraging presentation. Always immensely interesting to catch glimpses of how your mind works. Stay safe!
This is a very clever way of organising a routine, I'm impressed. It's inspiring me to try something similar. Thanks for sharing! 😊
Love everything about this! Great video!
Absolutely great video. Thanks for sharing with us.
Thank you for your honesty, it is very inspiring 😊
Thank you for sharing your personal journey... It's very inspiring. You should create and sell a Futhark cycle planner.
Sir, this was a very helpful video, thank you for being candid about your process, and why you do the things you do. Helps me with my own introspection, may you always have great luck and fortune.
What a relatable person. Thanks for all the content, both old Norse and otherwise
I like your cycle format.
Excited to see you tonight in SLC!
I looked up 'travelers notebook' and found that there is a Dutch planners community, like what?
It's about time I started learning to plan. I've got so little going on these days, I've got all the dates and times I need to know in my head.
But as I said, that may be about to change radically.
Thanks for the video.
Am I the only one that thinks Dr. Jackson Crawford looks like Vin Diesel?
I appreciate the more confessional content.
Thats really smart. I think I will try this out
Very much appreciated.
The All- Orderer knows I’m procrastinating
Very interesting to instead of writing a to-do list, you make a 'got done-list'. Something that's definitely worth trying. It always feels great to strike through finished jobs, so i bet this might work just as well, if not better!
Came for the etymology, stayed for the LIFE HACKS.
If your a procrastinator like me sometimes....use a 25 minute alarm for work only. CONTINUE TO USE THE ALARM!
I think divination works best when seen as a sort of decision maker, like should i take the left path or the right one, it doesnt tell your future but it can help you realise what you really want inside. Maybe we even unknowlingly influence the answer, through whatever way we seek it. Thats my thoughts to this. Interpreting signs is somewhat different, not the action is influenced, but rather the signs chosen. Might be a bit different if you believe in destiny and fate, then if you know what happens will happen, no matter what you do, why worry about anything😅
I'll admit I haven't had time to watch all the episodes lately, but hearing your approach is pretty helpful. It's not the standard process and feels a bit more helpful for me, who has trouble with depression or something too and don't work well with the to do list and adds enough variety it might work out better
True! 5:15 "productivity accountability planner" is a great way to record accomplishments actually completed vs. my usual saying i will and heck, see, I even wrote it down and, like you say, never getting around to doing it. 9:20 I also thought it was some sorta thunder 🌩 ⚡️ in clear 😳 sunny 🌞 sky!
I like that idea.... I need a new routine but am not great about adhering to one.
This is my first time hearing any of your personal life struggles and I want to encourage you to speak about them more if you feel like it. Personally I find that hearing other humans talk about the human condition as always inspiring and valuable
I'll watch this later
Seven and a half years!!!
Positive messages are always good. Here's one: 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🤝❤🙂 Love from Yorkshire UK where I'm sure you will know that elements of our local dialect can be perfectly well understood in Norway and Sweden but not by most other English speakers. Some RP speakers look down on people like me because of that. Stuff 'em. Sometimes it helps not to care too much about what other people think. Stay awesome! Dave
Thanks!
We need more translated sagas!
My only question is whether at 1300 he's doing tai chi outside the Wyoming wilderness or ballet...
I wish I were able to hear your words tonight in SLC however I won't be there until tomorrow.
I love that you call them cycles. This really helped.
I think I mentioned this but, if you made a short snippet of the word for the day(in writting) and collected them all... you could make a dictionary... I would buy it. Just sayin. And the etymological patterns you generously provide in the videos.
Just a thought!
Personally, I agree with and love just about everything you do. However, I feel that "Love" shouldn't be a task or on a "to do" list, especially, not at the bottom of your priorities...damn it. Because, Love should always come before breakfast and after dinner, in my eyes.
Around the time I started watching your videos, I came across your article in the Journal of English and Germanic Philology. Though I'm more interested in Romance rather than in Norse, I found the paper very interesting, especially since one of my early scholarly interests was the organization of vocabulary from a structural perspective (á la Pottier, Coseriu, etc.). Since you seem to have some reservations regarding your career as a UA-camr, may I ask if you plan to ever go back to academia? I'd love to be able to read more about your research.
Thank you for your precious advises, some of which I will try tomorrow! Is it that physical "depression or something" again? Anyhow, I hope the last task will become the first one (again?)!
You should try acting. You would do a great captain in a movie like “Saving Private Ryan”
Enjoyed this, and not sure if it's just me, but the audio on this video was super low. Maybe turn up your mic a bit? thanks
Have you ever considered writing short fiction? Having heard your Cowboy Havamal, I thought you could take Norse sagas, or events in them, move them in time and place to the late 19th century American west, and retell them. The biggest challenge might be to properly convey Norse social and cultural concepts and motivations.
LOVE could be 1-3
So he does do runic divination after all. Haha. Just not for others.
“Internet EDUCATOR” not weirdo!
If you want something else to do, lol, voice acting would be fun.
Get some livestock ... That'll guarantee you don't have any leftover time.
Good tips, thank you for sharing. I used a weekly planner from Leuchtturm1917 for several years. Now I use the Supernote e-ink device as a consolidated notebook and planner.
I have a friend who runs the Productivity Alchemy Podcast and I think he would love to have you on as a guest. Let me know if you are interested and I'll introduce you two over email.
Thanks!