This is Why You Can’t Focus

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  • @ZachHighley
    @ZachHighley  2 роки тому +21

    Thanks for Watching! Watch the full exclusive companion video covering 10 Things I Do Every Day To Improve Focus Here: nebula.tv/videos/zachhighley-10-things-i-do-everyday-to-improve-focus
    Watch my next video where I tried waking up at 5 am for 30 days which is already out on Nebula at nebula.tv/videos/zachhighley-i-tried-waking-up-at-500-am-for-30-days.
    (use these links if you want 20% off)

    • @ryangoated74
      @ryangoated74 2 роки тому +1

      I jus made a video on this and lucid dreaming then I found your channel😭

    • @toxicvm26
      @toxicvm26 Рік тому

      His videos are grt

  • @MrJRhacks
    @MrJRhacks 2 роки тому +773

    You know you're a procrastinator when you add a video on procrastination to your "watch later" playlist.

  • @SentientBurrito
    @SentientBurrito 2 роки тому +629

    funny how I'm watching this video to procrastinate

  • @khalilahd.
    @khalilahd. 2 роки тому +173

    The pomodoro method has really helped me with procrastination and motivation. Having those little breaks in between hardcore working has helped me so much. Thanks for the tips Zack 💜

    • @ZachHighley
      @ZachHighley  2 роки тому +15

      Pomodoro is life

    • @vdiscool6691
      @vdiscool6691 2 роки тому +2

      You do 25/5 or 50/10?

    • @vdiscool6691
      @vdiscool6691 Рік тому +1

      @@wildernes10 that's a great idea!

    • @cothinker680
      @cothinker680 Рік тому +1

      @@wildernes10 what? People do that? Scientifically your brain can't store information after 45 min so that's why pomodoro is like 45 min then 5 min rest but for beginners is like 25 and then 10m rest

    • @stbk51
      @stbk51 Рік тому

      1 hour and a cigarette after that is the best

  • @avique
    @avique 2 роки тому +1

    Worst part I know I am procrastinating, still I continue on and on ,,, only way I won’t feel guilty now a days by watching how to get rid of procrastinating YT videos it gives me signal that I am doing something about it but in reality it’s a great trick to avoid productivity.

  • @کیملارکیان
    @کیملارکیان Рік тому

    When you are really searching fir the answers, they will come up some where .❤

  • @soumyajitroy5239
    @soumyajitroy5239 2 роки тому +35

    Zach's videos makes me procrastinate less and I really find these stuff so interesting and engaging.

  • @marryamakbaar3014
    @marryamakbaar3014 2 роки тому

    This video helped me to understand ' my procrastination '
    Thanks for making this 👍🏻

  • @malloriemoreno4263
    @malloriemoreno4263 2 роки тому +30

    Love this video! Earlier this week I sat down and wrote down what an ideal week would look like. I made a list of everything that’s important to me right now and scheduled time for all of it. That felt like a huge motivation boost. I planned my next steps for studying and I started cleaning up my physical environment and that’s improved my focus and motivation as well! Thank you Zach!

  • @Ativetah
    @Ativetah 2 роки тому +11

    I have been diagnosed with ADHD recently but don't have meds yet or therapy (must wait for appointment) so I really struggle to focus even for a short amount of time. Sometimes I have hyperfocus but it vanishes quickly. The Pomodoro technique made it a little better for me. Really wanna learn programming in bootcamp soon so I need to do lots of research, change the stuff I eat (something which helps with my sickness) and so on. But I have some hope. Also great video Zach! Good advices^^

  • @bellejacinto7632
    @bellejacinto7632 2 роки тому +74

    This is so helpful, thank you for this Zach!
    What I also learned recently is that when it comes to procrastinating, research shows that it's linked more to our emotional wellness than us trying to achieve more of that "time management" skill.
    And it's very true! Most of the time when I am procrastinating it's also because I am afraid of this email or this paper, etc. that I try to delay it as much as I can to the point that I lost my willpower to do so.
    Kind of reminded me in this one video of yours where you said "to eat the frogs first" 😂 so that the hard ones are out of our way!

    • @ZachHighley
      @ZachHighley  2 роки тому +4

      Thanks for watching

    • @yahyeet3694
      @yahyeet3694 2 роки тому +2

      hey, would love if you could share that research if possible :) have a nice day!

    • @bellejacinto7632
      @bellejacinto7632 2 роки тому +1

      @@yahyeet3694 Hi! I learned it from Shadè Zahrai, you can learn more here: ua-cam.com/video/mult2Vlmums/v-deo.html
      she also shared the rrl's at the description section :)

    • @yahyeet3694
      @yahyeet3694 2 роки тому +1

      @@bellejacinto7632 thank you very much :)

  • @elonfc
    @elonfc 2 роки тому +2

    Not able to focus , ummmm now I'm here .

  • @Studying.Femininity
    @Studying.Femininity 2 роки тому +15

    Hi Zach, I just wanted to say thank you so much for making UA-cam videos! Back when I was studying for the MCAT I stumbled upon your Anki video and it seriously helped. I honestly don't think I would have crushed the MCAT without Anki and your specific settings. Now I am in medical school (MS1 🥳) so I just thought I would pop in to say hello and thanks again. I have a UA-cam Chanel myself and I know editing and filming can be super time consuming. Your set up is 100x more complex compared to mine so I can only imagine how much work it is to keep up with it. Thanks from sun shiny Miami!

  • @a.leticia4268
    @a.leticia4268 2 роки тому +2

    I started the video and then saved it in Watch Later. That's how hard I procrastinate. I procrastinate the antiprocrastination video. HELP

  • @NEPtune-fy1ug
    @NEPtune-fy1ug 2 роки тому

    i couldnt focus so much that i was multitasking watching this video and doing some work and in the end left the work and this video mid way lmfao

  • @calebm6818
    @calebm6818 2 роки тому +2

    Great vid. I really enjoy your content.
    that's the *second law at 6:19

  • @debargha2000
    @debargha2000 2 роки тому +3

    You know you can't focus when you can't finish sit through this whole video.

  • @izuko_midoriya589
    @izuko_midoriya589 Рік тому

    No body: absolutely no body:
    I wasn't focusing on this video 😂😂

  • @Juan3z
    @Juan3z 2 роки тому +2

    I can't even watch this video without getting distracted🤦‍♂

  • @ROSEANN_08724
    @ROSEANN_08724 2 роки тому +5

    I find this video very helpful because there are days that I can't focus and I wasn't able to accomplish my task. Your video is very refreshing that you mentioned internal factors that impede the productivity. I think it's about time we shouldn't feel guilty when we take one of our days just purely resting.

  • @Noname-lk5hv
    @Noname-lk5hv 2 роки тому +1

    Video: Why you procrastinate
    Me: saves video to watch later

  • @Mahdiahmad18
    @Mahdiahmad18 Рік тому +1

    For everyone who want to give up I think this a good speech for motivation (when you feel like giving up remember why you started) and I hope all of you turn your dream into reality and also thanks doctor Zach your vedios are really helpful

  • @KoiAcademy
    @KoiAcademy 2 роки тому

    Watching UA-cam videos gives me energy, a double edged sword lol

    • @ZachHighley
      @ZachHighley  2 роки тому

      yeah, depends on the UA-cam video for me

  • @blip1342
    @blip1342 2 роки тому +2

    hey Zach Thanks for the video!! i just spent 3-4 hours watching anime and youtube instead of studying for my exams or my national Engineering entrance exam, i really hate myself for doing this .
    help me

  • @brittanys5969
    @brittanys5969 2 роки тому +5

    Thank you so much for touching on the medical aspects of this. I have been struggling with rapid heart rate for the past year and it's starting to affect me in every aspect of my life. I think it's time to go to the doctor for a check up☑️

  • @LASAGNA_LARRY
    @LASAGNA_LARRY 2 роки тому +1

    I’m procrastinating so hard, I’m adding this video to Watch Later.

  • @wichetleelamanit6195
    @wichetleelamanit6195 Рік тому +1

    Zach, you are very smart, both EQ and IQ. Everything you share comes from your real experience. I really love to listen to your talk. Wish you good luck with your medical school.

  • @SarahEve97
    @SarahEve97 Рік тому

    What gives me energy :
    1)Play a puzzle(sudoku)
    2)Pray
    3)Reading
    What takes my energy away :
    1)Screentime
    2)Masturbate
    3)Stress
    4)Look my face in mirror(hate acne)

  • @ELA7337a
    @ELA7337a Рік тому

    I'm stundying English philology, but I do not want to become a teacher.
    That is why I do not have any motivation, but I'm trying my best to find fun and a value in what I'm doing.

  • @madwhitehatter
    @madwhitehatter 2 роки тому +1

    Backward planning for the chapters of biology is great in a perfect world, but interruptions can eliminate a whole day. That tends to be my problem.

  • @ELA7337a
    @ELA7337a Рік тому

    Please, don't lucid dream, because that steals people's lives and destroyes them without them even realizing that.

  • @marryamakbaar3014
    @marryamakbaar3014 2 роки тому +2

    3rd time watching it. It keeps sinking in and in , getting better each time 🙌🏼👏🏼thank you 😊 Zach

  • @alitfaili9928
    @alitfaili9928 2 роки тому

    We want something science based but good video.. you never disappoint!

    • @ZachHighley
      @ZachHighley  2 роки тому +1

      yeah only a little science in this one, upcoming ones will be more evidence based

  • @SarahEve97
    @SarahEve97 Рік тому

    I keep studying so hard to be a counselor one day. I'm dreaming of workplace with patients in my room. I want to be a professional worker

  • @FT4YOU
    @FT4YOU 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you! very informative. "Do activities that give you energy."
    If you do a task that boosts your energy it takes you a step ahead from procrastination. If watching TV or spending to much time on your phone drains your energy you should do less of that.

  • @KarlyVelez-u2k
    @KarlyVelez-u2k Рік тому

    funny how I'm watching this video to procrastinate. funny how I'm watching this video to procrastinate.

  • @SomosAUM
    @SomosAUM 2 роки тому +1

    Hey Zach! Would love to see how you manage your time to study and even recording, editing videos and managing your youtube chanel. Do you take a whole day to film and editing? How is it like? Thank youuuu 🌟

  • @reuvenmeirherrera9580
    @reuvenmeirherrera9580 Рік тому

    about to take STEP1. saw myself sleeping in until 9am/ 10am ( not normal) for the past 2 days and wasting time running from the "beast" in front of me. Feeling pretty low. Im honestly glad i saw this video. I know MOST of the time for me UA-cam is a real blood sucker making me feel even lower and zapping my energy. BUt after watching this video i felt it was authentic, honest, and from the heart. Maybe bc you've been there...? but watching this lifted me up from my feelings of LOWness and help me get myself back together. I organizewd my study area, made a plan , and feel a lot more focused. Thank you and G-d bless

  • @zoltanzana
    @zoltanzana Рік тому

    Actually, that is the second law of thermodynamics you are talking about in the video. The third law of thermodynamics is concerned with behavior of systems as the temperature approaches absolute zero.

  • @AzlanRich
    @AzlanRich Рік тому

    What you mentioned at the beginning, is exactly happened to me. Many thanks so much and so much. I don't know how to mention to you, how appreciate I am when you created this video.... 🤝👌👍

  • @annadeptua3225
    @annadeptua3225 Рік тому

    I don't agree with you. I can't focus all the time. Even I'm watching yours video I have a thousands of thoughts on my mind. I really want to focus but I can't. For me the best thing is my own study plan. Always I lost something and the study is for me extremely hard. I really want to speak fluently for example two languages but I can't learn for seven or eight hours. The pomorodo technique sounds nice but I feel that not's the point. More people told me then I worked harder than another but the success passed me.

  • @Spetzel
    @Spetzel Рік тому

    I just couldn’t pay attention more than 3 seconds, my life gg

  • @sabit1031
    @sabit1031 2 роки тому +1

    I cannot even focus on by watching this video.

  • @CharliWrites
    @CharliWrites 2 роки тому +6

    3:03 In my experience, the best doctors are also researchers. I always try to get a researcher-doctor (at a university hospital) instead of someone who's a doctor only. It's about the ability to problem solve and having the curiosity and ability to explore and connect interdisciplinary fields.
    Recently, Science published an article about how toxicity of excess glutamate may contribute to cognitive fatigue. Given your background as a future physician - would it be possible that the issue underlying the inability to focus might actually be brain toxicity of excess glutamate? That the brain is simply suffering from a buildup?

    • @CharliWrites
      @CharliWrites 2 роки тому

      @jonjon I'm talking about cell biology.

  • @But_Whyyyy
    @But_Whyyyy 2 роки тому +1

    We have tried for years to actually get out of this problem but the only solution to it is simple: Choose a career whose process you love.

  • @naf3939
    @naf3939 2 роки тому +1

    Yeah, life is out of order because of my family but from outside point of view it isn't really that bad. If I just stop caring about those things I think I can go on fine as that's how I have gone through my whole life. After watching this video it made me realize the main reason behind procrastinating isn't my out of order life rather I just don't know what I want to be, why I'm studying physics when I really don't care much about it or why I'm doing math when I feel bored just after one hour and why the hell I'm studying science.
    I passed a big part of my life dreaming to be a doctor but now when I really have to choose I had this thinking that being a doctor isn't really my dream...other's dream who hope with me being doctor it would bring respect and money. I will have a stable life and all the hard work I had done studying would pay off. And the moment this thought came all got messed up. I lost my life direction, my future direction. However, I did try and still trying to find my passion in reality it's hard. Now, I just have to finish the board exam of high school which is next month and after that I have to sit for admission exams. Here I'm procrastinating.

  • @sebucwerd
    @sebucwerd 2 роки тому +2

    Relationships are key. I would be interested in your extended thoughts on the subject

  • @pvlifestylefitness
    @pvlifestylefitness 2 роки тому

    Excellent informative video my friend 👍 new friend here 👍 Thank you very much for sharing 👏

  • @richardp7606
    @richardp7606 2 роки тому +1

    Hahaha I’m procrastinating by watching

  • @gracietilert8952
    @gracietilert8952 2 роки тому +1

    This.

  • @halimashemsedin8792
    @halimashemsedin8792 Рік тому

    I received an email from this channel and it says I have been randomly chosen for a gift and to claim my gift I should send message via this content.... is it a scam ?

  • @astraldreamer331
    @astraldreamer331 Рік тому

    How I am supposed to be productive when there is some new family drama everyday?

  • @jayanth938
    @jayanth938 2 роки тому +1

    LOL famous roman guy

  • @surgeplayzyt7440
    @surgeplayzyt7440 Рік тому

    Thanks You Very Much For Your Help :) Really Appreciated
    I'm Also Working To Become A Doctor, Thank You For Helping Me Achieve That Goal

  • @islam-qo2ct
    @islam-qo2ct Рік тому

    I should watch an episode of friends before i study 😂😂that's it

  • @billysvkvlogs
    @billysvkvlogs Рік тому

    That’s exactly the video I was looking for!! The tone of your voice is so calm. Incredible blue color! The topic you are postponing is exactly what I was looking for!!

  • @someoneelse1044
    @someoneelse1044 Рік тому

    It doesn't really help when you have accepted "life has no meaning" as a fact

  • @fazebugatti988
    @fazebugatti988 Рік тому

    *sees video title* Hey Maybe this'll help me stop losing focus and failing tests.

  • @humanbean3218
    @humanbean3218 Рік тому +2

    13:34 I love your videos

  • @Add_Account485
    @Add_Account485 2 роки тому

    Um ...
    You ask " is I HAVE to do this thing gonna really b q good enough reason to be motivated or want to have laser focus?".
    Well YES!?.
    USUALLY..
    THAT'S WHY IT'S FRUSTRATING BECAUSE WE HAVE* TO DO SOMETHING and can't bloody focus.
    At least in my case.
    But I still don't kno what a FLASH card is and it's really annoying me

  • @AngDevigne
    @AngDevigne 2 роки тому +1

    This video was so helpful that I came all the way over from Nebula to tell you how helpful it is. 💜 Thank you. 🙏

  • @miscellaneousista
    @miscellaneousista Рік тому

    I loved that you mentioned that one of te reasons you may be struggling with having order in your life is having some sort of medical/psychiatric dsorder.. Even tough it ma seem obvious, if you indeed have such a condition, (even if you're aware of it ) and start watching productivity content, especially on habits(building), 5am morning routine, taking a walk or run in the morning, hitting the gym etc.---and you start to try doing these things to get yourself a bit better (better to focus, better mental clarity, energy and therefore better productivity in daily life) , downloading habit apps, etc. only to face down failure after failure after failure FOR YEARS ..offcourse because the root cause is your medical/psychiatric disorder (think; dysthemia, depression, ADD etc.)).... please don't do it!! I'm talking out of experience. Please just try to work on healing or relieving your symptomps first, indeed by working with your doctor... and then when your treatment starts to pay off, then and only then go about following up on your habit building, 5am etc! If medication is needed to help you get out of a rut/ to make your condition better; please don't shy away from it nor believe all the nonsense (from the anti-med community) about medication, and no;I'm not sponsored;). Took me years to just realise this simple advise after having binge watched an unlimited number of productivity content on YT, trying to better myself and my productivity only to fail in accomplishing any of those goals... and what does that to you ..as a person? (who is already struggling with major depression and others).. So yeah please watch out for this people and Zach Higley.. thanks so much for mentioning this as a productivity content creator.. hope your productivity peers would be attent of this as well

  • @amisdigitaldiary
    @amisdigitaldiary 2 роки тому +2

    i have really important exams soon and these past 2 weeks i can't work as long as i usually do and have been so demotivated thank you for this !

  • @chrisfabiana8229
    @chrisfabiana8229 Рік тому

    You lost me at point 1. I don't have a reason why I'm doing this ahahaha

  • @lakshay1847
    @lakshay1847 Рік тому

    you r really great person .............. If I start figure out things than also I waste my much time after that also I cant able to do ,, simply my motivation is 99% but after I also procastinate . I know that I MUST , have to do it but after that also don't

  • @sciencefan6355
    @sciencefan6355 Рік тому

    Amazing ideas, Thank you for your research

  • @hufflepuff4444
    @hufflepuff4444 Рік тому

    This channel is a gem. I am grateful to have stumbled upon it. For once, thank you, UA-cam Algorithm.

  • @arock8586
    @arock8586 2 роки тому

    I usually like your content and the intro was good but bro.. The content of this video was unhelpful. It feels like you came up with a name for the video and then just came up with a bunch of unusefull things.
    I think it would be better if you actually researched science based tools for focus instead of saying things you just come up with.
    Appreachiate ya.
    Btw the editing, speaking part and intro were fire like always.

  • @Newversion96
    @Newversion96 2 роки тому

    I have to hours to use my phone and 10 minutes left and I'm come across with this video that is funny

  • @chaza19
    @chaza19 2 роки тому +1

    Hey Zach thank you so much for All your vidéos they are really inspiring and push the work playful learning so much forward !!
    I am wondering, how do you make an activity that takes your energy (for med school for example something that you must du but isnt what you enjoy doing) and get to focus anyway on it?

  • @fauzanalhaq
    @fauzanalhaq Рік тому

    i'm watching this video while playing game on my phone

  • @Add_Account485
    @Add_Account485 2 роки тому

    Yep.. that's me. Can't think. Can't Focus
    But what the hell is a "flash card"..

  • @shu_aut
    @shu_aut 2 роки тому

    Him: why can't you focus
    Me: because you made this video on which i can procrastinate

  • @maearianboter6052
    @maearianboter6052 Рік тому

    thank you very much! God Bless!

  • @chelovelinesirri4648
    @chelovelinesirri4648 Рік тому

    I study biomedical engineering too but I'm curious, is it possible to get into med school after getting a degree in biomedical engineering 🤔?

  • @dottie3755
    @dottie3755 2 роки тому

    i clicked on this video cause i couldn’t focus on my homework but now i can’t focus on the video and now im doing my homework

  • @splasserenade9289
    @splasserenade9289 2 роки тому

    What are you presenting here is simptomatic lack of attention. Take it backwords

  • @africangirl189
    @africangirl189 2 роки тому

    Yes I don't focus on stupid UA-cam videos that are of no relevance in my life

  • @TejDhr
    @TejDhr 2 роки тому

    I’m literally meant to be studying for my IGCSE finals next month and this is the first video which pops up in my UA-cam feed lol

  • @Hugo14319
    @Hugo14319 Рік тому

    The worst part of being a master procrastinator is the amount of guilt you endure everyday.

  • @nathantatum4190
    @nathantatum4190 2 роки тому

    Hey mr highly, I just watch your lucid dreaming video you posted in July, I noticed you were starting to get bags under your eyes. As these techniques are good for lucid dreaming, waking up at 4am every night will give you insomnia and ruin your slept habits and comfort, in turn causing lucid dreams to fall in success rate. I’m not sure if you are still doing this, as it was a month or so ago, I was just concerned and wished to tell you. I hope the best for you and everything you do!

  • @sajithbunair9824
    @sajithbunair9824 Рік тому

    Iam ❤️ing one sports boy in Haryana that is the reason

  • @monayaseen9376
    @monayaseen9376 Рік тому

    Thanx , it’s so helpful video 🌷

  • @gonzabc7224
    @gonzabc7224 2 роки тому +7

    You have such a good timing man, I really needed this video

  • @HannahMarieee
    @HannahMarieee 2 роки тому +1

    Wow this is a really cool approach to the topic, thanks Zach!

  • @shadowspider_16
    @shadowspider_16 Рік тому

    thanks zack i will try these methods that will help me get super laser focus

  • @agirlinabox2328
    @agirlinabox2328 2 роки тому

    Thanks for your video. I have a question: can you make a video about biochem like which UA-cam channels you used or which book you were reading/or that's only European subject(I'm from Ukraine). Mmm but if you didn't have to learn it can you please talk on every subject that you had and wich sources you had used to learn it like physiology/ pathanatomy etc. (I remember you have a lot of videos about flashcards and apps that you use for memorizing stuff but I'm interested in sources 😅) thanks for sharing your experience with us:)

  • @bcc892
    @bcc892 2 роки тому

    yoo im watching 10th season of friends.re
    comend me another tv series like that

  • @hashimbasaif9130
    @hashimbasaif9130 2 роки тому

    I like the video👍🏼, but it's not works for married people 😅, too much commitments man 😓

  • @gi-bondan
    @gi-bondan 2 роки тому +1

    Always inspiring us! I like the logical way to explain complex things about focus and studying. When I grow up I wanna be like you. Thank youuuuuu

  • @Rinbo7
    @Rinbo7 2 місяці тому

    It was helpful. Thank you😀

  • @netao8626
    @netao8626 2 роки тому

    What if some activities that was giving me energy in the past become to activities that doesn't give me energy anymore, like going to the gym or study something new.. it's very upset.

  • @storytime_006
    @storytime_006 2 роки тому

    Assalamualaikum Sir. Can please make a video on how to stay motivated like : Kobe all the time😴

  • @yourfuturedocburenbeiya
    @yourfuturedocburenbeiya Рік тому

    Before I study, I watched this video instead lol

  • @JessicaH829
    @JessicaH829 2 роки тому

    isn’t it the second law of thermodynamics? btw love the video!!

  • @diamondgirls6541
    @diamondgirls6541 2 роки тому

    Playing video games give me energy. Working and studying take away my energy.

  • @777Bviews
    @777Bviews Рік тому

    May we all end procrastination for the new years.

  • @aquasimp7532
    @aquasimp7532 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you Mr keep up your work👍

  • @velro399
    @velro399 Рік тому

    personal things give energy
    ok got it

  • @alexlloyd2154
    @alexlloyd2154 2 роки тому

    bug swety gamer impy pianos d
    space book