you don't waste time, simply explain in a easy comprehensive way, and you emphasize topics that are not commonly talked about, AND you make great quality videos?? i love this channel
One interlude. It does not take a consistent 21 days to build a habit. A habit needs as long it might take. Consistency is the key. And abandoning our habit for a day does not destroy the streak, as we commonly assume. We are taking a new path. The more we take it the less overgrowth we will find. We are all gonna make it.
Watching this on January 10th, and seeing how many guys it was motivating to do something. I decided I had to do it! I’m not gonna cover my progress, but I’m gonna write down the habits I want to work out. - reduce screen time on my phone by at least an hour (4 hours at the time of writing) - at least 30 minutes to learn something new (long wanted to start editing videos, even bought a course, but more than a year has passed, but I have not learned anything, I think it's a great opportunity ) - skin care Wish me luck, friends !
@@maxedhopper Same lol. I'm gonna do the same though, starting the grind from tmrw. Reducing my screen time (I use my laptop, not my phone) to 0 for non-work related stuff, and starting to study. Hope I manage to do smthn productive by the end of this month
Yes! you got this! I was also once at 4 hr of screentime (avg) but not im at 2hr (avg). You can also use well being appswhich measure your screentime and can notify on reaching a certain limit.
I started going to the gym without motivation, often forcing myself, but then I got used to it. My parents told me they were taught the forced way and i think it's pretty efficient. I know it may be kinda bad for our mental, but personally, i felt really good when i saw that it paid off
No it’s not bad for your mental.I watched a video by healthygamergg (or something like that) it’s just that it’s boredom that causes you to be ‘less motivated’ cause your brain requires more dopamine activity like watching movies or playing games so our mind makes us bored to try get us to watch more quick dopamine
@@solarydays yeah you have no evidence for what you are saying.We became better than the rest is because we were able to adapt better rather than your idea like ‘endurance’
The things you explained, specifically self image and 21 days to make a habit, are tied to the book "Atomic Habits" I recommend it for anyone who feels quite lost or hopeless about any kind of work. In the book, just like you said, you shouldn't exactly focus on the immediate result, but rather consistency to yield more self discipline. And indeed it is easier to focus on building/faking a better version of yourself and build up on it: (for example of study) grind on showing up at the desk and opening a book each day, NOT powering through 30 pages in a day just to be burnt out for almost a week.
Thanks for the suggestion! I was actually looking for suggestions for books to read on self improvement and discipline. I'll definitely consider checking it out! :)
@chilldsadxD All the self-books I have read, they are mostly on a specific topic or lack the full info or something of that sort. But Atomic Habits is, I believe, the bible self-help book. Don't read 2-3 self-help books. Rather you may read Atomic Habits 2-3 times. And focus on executing the things said in the book. Definitely makes a difference ! - Ex-Chronic Procrastinator ✌️
This is actual good self-improvement advice. It's so easy to get lost in endless "false" self-improvement videos that actually don't change anything, but this is a good change of pace.
It feels like the creator not only made this video for views, likes ect, but he also made it to genuinly give us advice, and I deeply appreciate that. I usually don't really listen to these videos but for some reason this video gives me the motivation to try. Thank you for making this visually appealing educational video. Writing this comment to lock it in
Needed this. Ever since I entered a new grade my grades dropped from 90’s to straight c’s. I’ve basically burnt myself out and gave up entirely on getting my gos, since I saw no progress in studying. This was kinda boost to get me to study again, so thank you. (You have a new sub)
I dont remember what book I read about this concept in but I actually forgot about it after breaking my arm 3 months ago. I ended up in a rut, got depressed, failed uni, couldnt work out. I am getting into it again: Printing out a habit tracker and following the three main rules of habit forming: Make it easy, make it visible, make it enjoyable. Habit stacking: connect a habit you like to do with a habit you need to do. Make it easy: Read one page. And also: Never skip a day. The reason you want to make the entry point easy is because when you have a chain you wont want to break it. Never break the chain.
This doesn't teach you anything, this just gives you motivation. Let me tell you the trick to do something without motivation. Follow this 3 simple steps: 1) First ask yourself if anybody else gonna do it, if yes be lazy, if no, ask yourself do I reaaallly need to? No? Procrastinate. Yes? If I'm not gonna do it nobody will do it, you are standing at your last feet. *That's how you start your work. 2) Make it fun to learn something. If you don't enjoy something make it fun. There are many ways to make down horrendous things fun but that needs another explanation. *This is how you continue to work. 3) You have lost all motivation to work. Think how much time you have left to do it. Divide the reminder of the time by 5 because after you have done this you are gonna do all the fun things you have planned( you dont have any, just make it up.) and blame every fking thing on earth that is binding you and this work together, grit your teeth, do it. *This is how you don't stop at doing the work. 4) Still not working out? Pause for 5 minutes. In that mean time, think of things what can make you do the work you are gonna do in 5 minutes(It will never take 5 minutes). Have you realized that it cannot be done in 5 minutes? No? Zone out and continue to do the work. Yes? Go back to step 3. *This is how you take a quick rest for the brain and come back to work(In reality you never stopped working) In summary: You don't need motivation if you brainwash yourself into working.
For all of those people waiting to know the results by other people, I think i have something for you. Well, I *unknowingly have been doing this thing for 2 years* because of competitive exams and goals. For *1.7 years* everything was *great* because I had *no expectations of good results* after me studying so much. And i didnt really bother to have a self image persona. But dang *having a positive self imagine is so important.* For the *last, i dont know - 5 to 6 months, I have not had as good input and output as I aimed for* because I created **unnecessary self doubt in myself**. Also i used to study kind of like 8 hours day because i really liked it and i still do...but then you *need to have clear goals. Like really clear. Or you can turn lazy for a day, then to a week, then to months.. and you won't even realise.* Literally have the steps clear and *dont be scared if you, i dont know, reach your goal. Love the process. Love yourself. What is your idea of a peaceful life where you can go for your goal simultaneously? Feel that. Live that. Im rooting for you and myself.❤* Edit: bear with me please. My grammar sucks 😢
For me personally, in order to work without motivation you have to figure out what you're heading towards. It might be a marathon pr, a possible business. Or me personally im working towards being a professional runner and even if i don't achieve that, that alone gives me direction and something to improve towards and giving my efforts some meaning. I apologize if this is convoluted, hope this helps ❤❤
What's crucial is that you understood you may never achieve it ands your ok with it, having high goals for the future is great but it's the journey thats so much more important than the destination, if you can have fun training to be a professional runner, then your goal will realise itself sooner than you think. Good luck on your journey!
I have this weird trait when I start doing something only in position when unless I do it I'll be punished. And it sucks since I can't get shit done due to the fact that I never had other option of motivating myself unless the one I mentioned earlier. But this idea of proving myself that I don't need no motivation to do simple daily tasks is definitely the one I'll try, thank you thousand times!
Kinda same. At school the fear of the teacher confronting me kept me doing my work, but nowadays in highschool they obviously can't confront us too much. Instead, I'll have to watch over myself. Idk what i wanted to say i already forgor but somewhat maybe i can relate to you
@@inski666 yup, just like that, but I can control myself in studying process ( I had to become a teacher for that lmao), but general tasks that require some planning are undoable. Wish you luck though! Remember that not every task require your full concentration and dedication, don't forget to slack from to time on classes that aren't that important for u!
Taking on some of the hardest tasks in my life ironically made me realize how easy things can be when you just stay consistent. You can really learn anything if you do it little by little everyday, you just need to be patient and all of a sudden even doing something as hard as learning a language doesn't seem impossible anymore. Just don't start by overworking because you've guilt-tripped yourself to belive you didn't try hard enough because that makes you burn out before you even started. 20 mins 7 days a week is more productive than 3 hours on one day and then doing nothing for the rest of the week if you want to learn something. ...and as soon as you get better at the thing you wanna do you'll automatically invest more time because it'll be more fun.
I've always been a pretty much straight A students. I only got 1 grade bellow C between 6th and 9th grade. Now I'm in grade 10, and earlier this year I started to notice signs that I was burning myself out, my effort gradually decreased and I even failed a couple assignments ( thankfully the teacher noticed that that doesnt happen a lot so he talked with me and let me retake the assignment ). I've always just relied on pure effort, not thinking too much about the work, just make that split decision in your mind and just think "GO." Then you work, no questions asked, but it started to take a toll on me wo I'm finding better ways to work
Perhaps I missed that part in this video, but most advice to just put in some "grit" and keep grinding isn't applicable to most humans, especially when intellectual work is involved and, by definition, you can't really shut your mind off and still do it. You can't really keep doing it if you feel it's boring and/or futile and/or thankless. If your parents have been supportive so far, very good for you; if they haven't and they look disappointed because they're too well accustomed, oof, seek psychological counseling immediately, even by a non-professional (like that understanding professor you mentioned) if you can't afford one, lest you become an ineffective self-hating perfectionist for the rest of your life. But basically, you should find a way to reward yourself or, better yet, have other people reward you, not in the medium-to-long term, but immediately after. This is why I asked about your parents: ideally, they're the easiest ones to coöpt. If your monkey brain doesn't want to press on without results, the easy way to go, as with anything in life, is not to work against it, but with it. Another thing that can help, since you used to be a proficient student, is to attack the boring part. Challenge yourself. Make it harder. Try to solve the problems before studying the relevant part. Study more advanced subjects. You probably won't understand much, which is exactly the point. If your books aren't all that exciting or advanced, or if reading on paper isn't engrossing enough (backlit screens are a lot "stickier" for many people), use Wikipedia. But you get the idea.
A lot of people around me don't know who they are, what are they supposed to do in their life, what their duty in society is and so on. I think understanding your way is very good start to being motivated
I used to study for like 6 hours daily, workout at home and read a certain number of pages of a book (usually 15)when I had to go to school (daily, except for Sundays as they were rest days). Im planning to become a medical student
Ya bruh these days , l am keep procrastinating my studies and depended on UA-cam for so called " Motivation " . But little did I realised motivation last till night and discipline till death . Thanks for genuine video! .
This is crazy. I have an important final tomorrow and had to study before going to bed. I hopped on youtube (procrastinating) and then this video showed up. Thanks!
The fact that i watched 3 videos of your content and then saw how many views you make I was shocked. This is to high quality, keep it up and you will grow very big
I literally stop thinking. Like cut everything else out other than the work I have to do. This video is literally adding the last infinity stone to my productivity.
Great advice! I'd like to make an addition, more targeted towards procrastination, since the video assumes we at least start the thing, lol. TL;DR: to help procrastination, promise to yourself that you'll work for 10 minutes, and do something else if you don't feel like continuing, and really keep that promise! It will help in the long run. Sometimes the hardest part is starting what you have to do, because you are thinking of all that time it will take. So just make it a point to stay at least 10 minutes at it, because 10 minutes is nothing, right? If after those 10 minutes, you are really not feeling it, do something else. (If it's something urgent, you should do something else, but with a clear end goal, like reading one chapter of a book, or smth similar, then go at it again) But more often than not, once you get into it, especially if it's something that requires effort to get started (like going to the gym for example), you'll think that it'd be a waste to stop, so you keep doing it. At least that's how it works for me. (I still struggle to start sometimes, but this approach still makes me a lot more productive) This approach works great for something like going at the gym. If after you get there, and spend 10-20 minutes, you still don't feel like doing it, just pack up and go home, cuz that's still better than not going at all. It's gotta be a promise to yourself tho, because you won't trust in it if you force through even when you don't feel like continuing after the minimum time is up.
As a little extra for the first issue, you have to think long-term, but to fulfill our need of accomplishment, breaking down your objectives in smaller tasks really helps. Even breaking down your daily tasks with the first one being "waking up" or "eating breakfast" / "brush teeth" helps you to sent yourself in the mood of accomplishing stuff. Just find how you work.
1. Stop thinking Short Term 2. Improve your Self Image trust the process and go with the flow, do not stop even if you stumble. gonna come back and give the feedback in this comment's reply after 2 weeks. update(16th march): did a very little improvement. I stumbled,procrastinated and also thought only about the short term. yess I didn't scroll yt shorts but watched web series basically binged watched it and delayed my work. I'm again taking this challenge and will come again to give update for 2 weeks by keeping in mind the principle. Will daily come here to remind myself that I took this challenge and I will be sincere and faithful to the promise to myself.
I've been thinking about ways to form my habits faster and in a more consistent manner. So this video came at a perfect time. Thank you for doing these kind of videos in general. Currently I'm working as a assistant store manager for a self-storage company in Germany. But my goal is to get into corporate finance with a specialization in the health care market. It's a really big task for someone like me, who comes from a non-academic family, however nothing else really excites me. These last weeks, I've been reading at least a page a day out of a business finance and a health economics textbook. And I'm trying to get back into a math textbook of mine. Learning at this pace has really been fun and I feel like the information is sticking much better in my memory. In 2 months I will start a distance learning programme in financial management to get my bachelor's degree. And if that goes well, I'll start a concurrent B.eng. in industrial engineering with a specialization in medical engineering. I will keep anyone who's interested updated. We can do this guys and girls!
For example, I met a person who started playing guitar at the same time as me, in August. It was so hard that I gave up a few weeks later. Then I met this friend again a few days ago, and he is able to play songs that I dream of learning today, he was able to endure in the long term and became everything I wanted to be, only because he trusted the process. If I had discipline, maybe I would have been like this friend ! Work hard pals ! ❤
Absolutely love the style of these videos, they are so unique and the retro aesthetic really helps my ocd and makes me want to start studying immediately.
If you want to do something that's hard to learn watching videos on youtube or distracting yourself on your phone is bad. That's not to say you have to cut these things out but it would benefit your focus if you allow yourself to get bored when you lose motivation. I was trying to learn a coding language a few months ago and when I would lose motivation i'd stare at the wall or meditate for a bit to inflict boredom upon myself. This for me made thinking about coding far less boring because it's the most entertaining thing i'm giving myself. Depending on motivation is a weak mindset it's better to be disciplined or strict with yourself.
I also like to and needed to watch this type of videos to where I only focus to it and learn from it, but in just a second I just paused it and made another tab. I'm grateful that I noticed this because something really is wrong with me.
Finally a video that’s show you steps to take other videos are like how do I do “” and video do “” . You need to do and blab balb ( but we don’t know how ?)
This video started with a matchstick burning. Now I do not know if this was intentional or not but motivation is just like a matchstick that is burning. It starts with a burst of flames and slowly and slowly dies, having no flames at all in the end. Motivation, if we talk about also starts like this burning matchstick and slowly dies away and if we hold long to it, we may even burn ourselves. Motivation is a trap. Discipline and consistency is the key to success, and nothing else is. Take for example you started to run. Day 1 you ran 200m day2 you ran 300m day 3 you ran 400m but then suddenly on day 4 you do not feel like going and will start to create excuses, but only if you would have got out of your home and could have just "walked" (not even ran just walked) 200m then nothing would have stopped you to go out on day 5. Everything requires discipline and consistency to begin and end with. Motivation is a drug not a remedy.
This is actually a really good and accurate video. I had struggled for years trying to figure out how I can keep myself productive until just about a month ago I found out why. I never had a reason to do what I wanted to do. There was no long-term-goal. Though when I had decided that I wanted to become a good fullstack-developer and mathematician (these are THE hobbys of mine) it all changed. Right now I am working on getting into an exercise-routine of coincidentially also 20 minutes a day and it has been great so far (even though I have had my downs too). Concluding, I can confirm your points and recommend everyone to try this out as well.
nice video bro. im depressed and have no motivation and some of your advice is similar to what ive been learning in therapy like thinking about long term goals/results as a series of small steps or small day to day behaviors. lately my therapist and i have also been talking about my self image and recently i learned that i gotta think flexibly and believe that i can become a person that can achieve things even with no motivation. and in wanting to change ive observed that theres many people out there that do just that like people who hate their jobs but they might still be happy because they dont define themselves by their career but perhaps by some other passion. its so painful though to force yourself to work without motivation. so much that it makes me wanna die. but i guess i gotta believe that despite all that i can still get through it.
I just told myself "I'm not motivated to work tonight, I'll just go to UA-cam and chill" and this was the first video that caught my interest. I have to appreciate the irony after all. It's true, I must be more consistent.
Exactly daily small steps are better than studying for a long time till you feel tired It caused lack of motivation and also your brain stops working productively It's all about Consistency
Amazing video as usual! 🤩 It's so true that we can find achievement in just the progress we make too even if our goals seem unreachable. Plus changing the way we see ourselves is incredibly valuable especially given how we can think and talk to ourselves so often anyway. Starting small and keeping up a habit is a great way to start! 👍
Thank you for explaining all of this in just a few short minutes, starting tomorrow i will try my best to do any work for 2 weeks and see where i will be then.
I know how it feel when you try so many times to change your self but only change you see in your self is nothing in change. You are at there where you started. But hope so some times later i will be prove my self wrong
Just get immersed in WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE whether u get bored or feel good...... & for this u need to go against your mind JUST DO WHAT IS NECESSARY DON'T DO WHAT YOUR MIND CRAVES ......& U already know that u won't be satisfied by short mind pleasures so understand that it won't give u anything but will damage your brain or waste your time Don't be the slave of your MIND , Go against it otherwise u will lose everything by following the mind pleasures.....Think everytime if u are doing that thing bcoz it is important or your mind is craving that??
I'm gonna try that challenge too. Just posting a few smallish goals here and will update when 21 days are up. - Practice a language; I've been learning Spanish but have gotten lazy keeping up with it - Cut out sugar (as much as possible); I have a bit of a sweet tooth at the moment that I could really do without - Do at least 5 (or 10 if I'm feeling good) pushups a day; I have a weak arm/back, and I want to strengthen it by doing *something* for it. Be back soon! UPDATE: It's been more than 21 days (mainly because I forgot), but I have some progress updates. - Practicing Spanish has had a lower priority because of time and other life things that came up this month, but I've learned to practice in other ways. My job has some Spanish speaking regulars, so my focus was to try and make small talk with them, and it's been going well! - Cutting sugar out has been the toughest on this list, especially at the beginning, both mentally and situationally. Many American foods have added sugars to them, and I didn't realize how much I thought I *needed* them until after I started cutting them out. Thankfully, I found alternatives to sugar (like fruits and simply getting enough sleep) that help with the cravings, but I did end up having "skip" days, but it didn't really impede the progress. Thankfully it's been a lot easier now! - The 5-10 pushups I ended up changing about a week in. I work a job that requires a lot of movement, and my back is getting the workout it needs from that. Instead, I've been focusing on aerobic exercises and stretching to balance out the physical exertion I'm doing at work! Overall, I'm proud of what I've been able to do! I feel as though if I just focused on one goal each month, I would be able to do better since all my eggs would be in one basket, and not several. Still, I'm not going to stop there just because 21 days are up! There's a lot more I want to do, and if these were just smaller goals, imagine what I can do for bigger ones? I hope that whoever tries this challenge gets the results that they desire from this too! It's a very rewarding experience, and even if you don't achieve your goals right away, keep at it! It does take a bit of time to see results! And besides, you still learn a lot from it! So good luck to everyone who is! May your days go well!
What's with the sugar? I mean, not just you, but in general. Straight up sugared water is what out brain works on and exercising willpower burns sugar (and therefore is not unlimited.) Straight up sugared water also works quite well against ADD precisely for this reason. Why so many people, especially those working intellectual jobs, seem to hold sugar in such contempt is beyond me.
@@fogbankThat's understandable! There is importance in natural sugar! I'd just been having it in excess, and my body couldn't process fast enough, which led to weight gain/belly fat. Though when I started cutting out processed/added sugar and replaced it with natural sugars (like fructose and grain sugars), my weight actually started going down again and I felt a lot more energized to boot! Though I do understand the importance! Thanks for letting me know about the details!
Ironically, before I found this video I came up with kinda the same thing and already tried this approach for myself. But my approach was to try make more new simple habits. Since I was a child I wanted to learn to play piano, but I couldn’t manage to get enough motivation for that. Even paying for private lessons didn’t help, ‘cause I just didn’t practice on my own. But recently something changed. This all has started with just simple Duolingo music release and I decided to just try and keep my learning streak as far as I can. That must have been like a prove for myself that I’m eager to study further. After approximately 15 days of my Duolingo streak I bought piano, downloaded habit tracker app and started everyday practicing of just 10-15 minutes per day. Then I decided to try this approach on reading. And now I already have piano streak of 2 months and 20 min reading streak of two weeks. And that’s not only about the piano or reading, it could be applied for anything…
If you’re not motivated you’re not supposed to work. Forcing yourself to do anything in life will inevitably lead to hating that very thing you’re doing. Enthusiasm is what drives results not whipping yourself.
I just want to add on that this also accurate for any skill you want to learn. Taking drawing as an example, if you want to get better but think you have no time to do so, just draw for 10 minutes, maybe 5 minutes everyday. Repetition and practice WILL make you better. Even if you think you don't have that 5 Minutes, draw on the train, while waiting for the water to boil, when you would just doomscroll on instagram. I'm a stranger on the internet so I'm obviously right. You can do it.
I will do the experiment and give you feedback here on 21st. See you.
same
Sounds interesting honestly. Joining in too!
Same
guess I’ll do the same
Bet
you don't waste time, simply explain in a easy comprehensive way, and you emphasize topics that are not commonly talked about, AND you make great quality videos?? i love this channel
“Monkey See Monkey Do, Monkey no see Moneky stop”
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One interlude. It does not take a consistent 21 days to build a habit. A habit needs as long it might take. Consistency is the key. And abandoning our habit for a day does not destroy the streak, as we commonly assume. We are taking a new path. The more we take it the less overgrowth we will find.
We are all gonna make it.
"The more we take it, the less overgrowth we find." Such a beautiful sentiment, did you come up with it yourself or is it a quote from another?
@@samuelpage5409 The phrasing is mine. The idea is probably from Joey from Better Ideas.
yay analogy
Watching this on January 10th, and seeing how many guys it was motivating to do something. I decided I had to do it!
I’m not gonna cover my progress, but I’m gonna write down the habits I want to work out.
- reduce screen time on my phone by at least an hour (4 hours at the time of writing)
- at least 30 minutes to learn something new (long wanted to start editing videos, even bought a course, but more than a year has passed, but I have not learned anything, I think it's a great opportunity )
- skin care
Wish me luck, friends !
ill be here to listen to listen to your success story when it is ready
Dang im late 7 hours
@@maxedhopper Same lol. I'm gonna do the same though, starting the grind from tmrw. Reducing my screen time (I use my laptop, not my phone) to 0 for non-work related stuff, and starting to study. Hope I manage to do smthn productive by the end of this month
Yes! you got this! I was also once at 4 hr of screentime (avg) but not im at 2hr (avg). You can also use well being appswhich measure your screentime and can notify on reaching a certain limit.
Let’s improve together man
Proud of everyone working on bettering themselves! The key is to KEEP AT IT BROS
I try so hard.
Why does the insanely obvious get 103 people to agree with you
@@SomeCowguy maybe because they liked the lil push o.O
Your channel is a gold mine
Thanks brother
and im a gold digger
@@maskboy2743at least your honest 😅
Since the channel is a gold mine, We consume it's videos, Does that mean we all are gold diggers...? 😉@@PhonkAttack4DX
@@maskboy2743that's deeper than Mt Everest
I started going to the gym without motivation, often forcing myself, but then I got used to it. My parents told me they were taught the forced way and i think it's pretty efficient. I know it may be kinda bad for our mental, but personally, i felt really good when i saw that it paid off
No it’s not bad for your mental.I watched a video by healthygamergg (or something like that) it’s just that it’s boredom that causes you to be ‘less motivated’ cause your brain requires more dopamine activity like watching movies or playing games so our mind makes us bored to try get us to watch more quick dopamine
@@oliver2001that's why i always say that the worst enemy is ourselves
@@marcosalberto3282 yeah very true you cannot fail if you do not lose
@@solarydays yeah you have no evidence for what you are saying.We became better than the rest is because we were able to adapt better rather than your idea like ‘endurance’
@@solarydays it may a part of adapting but there are other factors like intelligence
The things you explained, specifically self image and 21 days to make a habit, are tied to the book "Atomic Habits" I recommend it for anyone who feels quite lost or hopeless about any kind of work.
In the book, just like you said, you shouldn't exactly focus on the immediate result, but rather consistency to yield more self discipline. And indeed it is easier to focus on building/faking a better version of yourself and build up on it: (for example of study) grind on showing up at the desk and opening a book each day, NOT powering through 30 pages in a day just to be burnt out for almost a week.
Thanks for the suggestion! I was actually looking for suggestions for books to read on self improvement and discipline. I'll definitely consider checking it out! :)
@chilldsadxD All the self-books I have read, they are mostly on a specific topic or lack the full info or something of that sort. But Atomic Habits is, I believe, the bible self-help book. Don't read 2-3 self-help books. Rather you may read Atomic Habits 2-3 times. And focus on executing the things said in the book. Definitely makes a difference !
- Ex-Chronic Procrastinator ✌️
No, it's not. James Clear, author of the book Atomic Habits, clearly states that the 21 days thing is a myth
@@andrewfromthemountainyeah thats true, i have read the book too. i think that its just a way to give people hope to do better maybe
I absolutely love your way of expressing your views via these videos, the videos are clean, crisp and interesting. Keep up the good work!!!!!!
Your videos are great, keep up it is so helpful especially as a student who struggles when it comes to work
I will be forever grateful to the friend who sent me this
This is actual good self-improvement advice. It's so easy to get lost in endless "false" self-improvement videos that actually don't change anything, but this is a good change of pace.
It feels like the creator not only made this video for views, likes ect, but he also made it to genuinly give us advice, and I deeply appreciate that. I usually don't really listen to these videos but for some reason this video gives me the motivation to try. Thank you for making this visually appealing educational video.
Writing this comment to lock it in
Needed this. Ever since I entered a new grade my grades dropped from 90’s to straight c’s. I’ve basically burnt myself out and gave up entirely on getting my gos, since I saw no progress in studying. This was kinda boost to get me to study again, so thank you. (You have a new sub)
Bro your channel is a hidden gem. I’m so glad I came across this video.
Yoooo we have same pfp!!!
Working without motivation would be an super power lol
It's ok I am starting now. Will meet on 31st January or else someone remind me to visit again by liking or comment reply
I read 10 hours a day second life ranker novel and amazing how much I read
@@lalithkumar2551hey... how are you doing today?❤
@@marquisdehoto1638 went to work at shop can't be a student or read books whole life
Bro where are you
@@sann_117 going to shop daily to work from morning 9 to 10 at night at my father's wholesale footwear shop I am 21 yeara , 1 months 11 days old boy.
I dont remember what book I read about this concept in but I actually forgot about it after breaking my arm 3 months ago. I ended up in a rut, got depressed, failed uni, couldnt work out. I am getting into it again: Printing out a habit tracker and following the three main rules of habit forming: Make it easy, make it visible, make it enjoyable. Habit stacking: connect a habit you like to do with a habit you need to do. Make it easy: Read one page. And also: Never skip a day. The reason you want to make the entry point easy is because when you have a chain you wont want to break it. Never break the chain.
This doesn't teach you anything, this just gives you motivation.
Let me tell you the trick to do something without motivation.
Follow this 3 simple steps:
1) First ask yourself if anybody else gonna do it, if yes be lazy, if no, ask yourself do I reaaallly need to? No? Procrastinate. Yes? If I'm not gonna do it nobody will do it, you are standing at your last feet.
*That's how you start your work.
2) Make it fun to learn something. If you don't enjoy something make it fun. There are many ways to make down horrendous things fun but that needs another explanation.
*This is how you continue to work.
3) You have lost all motivation to work. Think how much time you have left to do it. Divide the reminder of the time by 5 because after you have done this you are gonna do all the fun things you have planned( you dont have any, just make it up.) and blame every fking thing on earth that is binding you and this work together, grit your teeth, do it.
*This is how you don't stop at doing the work.
4) Still not working out? Pause for 5 minutes. In that mean time, think of things what can make you do the work you are gonna do in 5 minutes(It will never take 5 minutes). Have you realized that it cannot be done in 5 minutes? No? Zone out and continue to do the work. Yes? Go back to step 3.
*This is how you take a quick rest for the brain and come back to work(In reality you never stopped working)
In summary:
You don't need motivation if you brainwash yourself into working.
For all of those people waiting to know the results by other people, I think i have something for you. Well, I *unknowingly have been doing this thing for 2 years* because of competitive exams and goals. For *1.7 years* everything was *great* because I had *no expectations of good results* after me studying so much. And i didnt really bother to have a self image persona. But dang *having a positive self imagine is so important.* For the *last, i dont know - 5 to 6 months, I have not had as good input and output as I aimed for* because I created **unnecessary self doubt in myself**. Also i used to study kind of like 8 hours day because i really liked it and i still do...but then you *need to have clear goals. Like really clear. Or you can turn lazy for a day, then to a week, then to months.. and you won't even realise.* Literally have the steps clear and *dont be scared if you, i dont know, reach your goal. Love the process. Love yourself. What is your idea of a peaceful life where you can go for your goal simultaneously? Feel that. Live that. Im rooting for you and myself.❤*
Edit: bear with me please. My grammar sucks 😢
For me personally, in order to work without motivation you have to figure out what you're heading towards. It might be a marathon pr, a possible business. Or me personally im working towards being a professional runner and even if i don't achieve that, that alone gives me direction and something to improve towards and giving my efforts some meaning. I apologize if this is convoluted, hope this helps ❤❤
What's crucial is that you understood you may never achieve it ands your ok with it, having high goals for the future is great but it's the journey thats so much more important than the destination, if you can have fun training to be a professional runner, then your goal will realise itself sooner than you think. Good luck on your journey!
@@nicom9476 Absolutely agreed!! It's our systems that lead to achievement as well as achieving goals! :)
If you don't have a destination for your ship, no wind is favorable
dude this channel is great its innovative and it has an aesthetic i have never seen in the self-improvement space keep up the good work mate
I have this weird trait when I start doing something only in position when unless I do it I'll be punished. And it sucks since I can't get shit done due to the fact that I never had other option of motivating myself unless the one I mentioned earlier.
But this idea of proving myself that I don't need no motivation to do simple daily tasks is definitely the one I'll try, thank you thousand times!
Kinda same. At school the fear of the teacher confronting me kept me doing my work, but nowadays in highschool they obviously can't confront us too much. Instead, I'll have to watch over myself. Idk what i wanted to say i already forgor but somewhat maybe i can relate to you
@@inski666 yup, just like that, but I can control myself in studying process ( I had to become a teacher for that lmao), but general tasks that require some planning are undoable.
Wish you luck though! Remember that not every task require your full concentration and dedication, don't forget to slack from to time on classes that aren't that important for u!
You know, what feels more good about this...
Is that I really need this things that you say on this film.
I have videos that will help you also 😊
Taking on some of the hardest tasks in my life ironically made me realize how easy things can be when you just stay consistent. You can really learn anything if you do it little by little everyday, you just need to be patient and all of a sudden even doing something as hard as learning a language doesn't seem impossible anymore. Just don't start by overworking because you've guilt-tripped yourself to belive you didn't try hard enough because that makes you burn out before you even started. 20 mins 7 days a week is more productive than 3 hours on one day and then doing nothing for the rest of the week if you want to learn something. ...and as soon as you get better at the thing you wanna do you'll automatically invest more time because it'll be more fun.
I've always been a pretty much straight A students. I only got 1 grade bellow C between 6th and 9th grade. Now I'm in grade 10, and earlier this year I started to notice signs that I was burning myself out, my effort gradually decreased and I even failed a couple assignments ( thankfully the teacher noticed that that doesnt happen a lot so he talked with me and let me retake the assignment ). I've always just relied on pure effort, not thinking too much about the work, just make that split decision in your mind and just think "GO." Then you work, no questions asked, but it started to take a toll on me wo I'm finding better ways to work
you're lucky to have a teacher that lets you retake assignments
Same year 11 is such a struggle
Perhaps I missed that part in this video, but most advice to just put in some "grit" and keep grinding isn't applicable to most humans, especially when intellectual work is involved and, by definition, you can't really shut your mind off and still do it. You can't really keep doing it if you feel it's boring and/or futile and/or thankless. If your parents have been supportive so far, very good for you; if they haven't and they look disappointed because they're too well accustomed, oof, seek psychological counseling immediately, even by a non-professional (like that understanding professor you mentioned) if you can't afford one, lest you become an ineffective self-hating perfectionist for the rest of your life.
But basically, you should find a way to reward yourself or, better yet, have other people reward you, not in the medium-to-long term, but immediately after. This is why I asked about your parents: ideally, they're the easiest ones to coöpt. If your monkey brain doesn't want to press on without results, the easy way to go, as with anything in life, is not to work against it, but with it.
Another thing that can help, since you used to be a proficient student, is to attack the boring part. Challenge yourself. Make it harder. Try to solve the problems before studying the relevant part. Study more advanced subjects. You probably won't understand much, which is exactly the point. If your books aren't all that exciting or advanced, or if reading on paper isn't engrossing enough (backlit screens are a lot "stickier" for many people), use Wikipedia. But you get the idea.
You have my word, I'll work for 30 minutes every day for 2 weeks and I'll come back to update on my progress.
I like to think of it this way. I'm not special, so I can do everything others can
Dammn, that's some quick growth
A lot of people around me don't know who they are, what are they supposed to do in their life, what their duty in society is and so on. I think understanding your way is very good start to being motivated
Got this video in my recommended and started watching more video's on this channel. This channel is the defenition of no BS. Lovin it
I used to study for like 6 hours daily, workout at home and read a certain number of pages of a book (usually 15)when I had to go to school (daily, except for Sundays as they were rest days). Im planning to become a medical student
Ya bruh these days , l am keep procrastinating my studies and depended on UA-cam for so called " Motivation " . But little did I realised motivation last till night and discipline till death . Thanks for genuine video! .
4 videos is like a month, and yet they are some of the best videos I have ever seen.
This is crazy. I have an important final tomorrow and had to study before going to bed. I hopped on youtube (procrastinating) and then this video showed up. Thanks!
love your editing man its extremely rare to find a channel like this
I love the aesthetic of your videos and how straight to the point you are, this is the best “motivational video” I’ve seen. Thanks for making this
The fact that i watched 3 videos of your content and then saw how many views you make I was shocked. This is to high quality, keep it up and you will grow very big
I literally stop thinking. Like cut everything else out other than the work I have to do. This video is literally adding the last infinity stone to my productivity.
Thank you for your videos! I have to do entrance exams on the middle school this spring and I must do more things than ever.
The editting may be corny but the tips are actually good .
some people will hate letting go present for experiencing the future self.
Me procrastinating on making vocab cards and then refreshes UA-cam to see this: 💀
Great advice! I'd like to make an addition, more targeted towards procrastination, since the video assumes we at least start the thing, lol.
TL;DR: to help procrastination, promise to yourself that you'll work for 10 minutes, and do something else if you don't feel like continuing, and really keep that promise! It will help in the long run.
Sometimes the hardest part is starting what you have to do, because you are thinking of all that time it will take. So just make it a point to stay at least 10 minutes at it, because 10 minutes is nothing, right? If after those 10 minutes, you are really not feeling it, do something else. (If it's something urgent, you should do something else, but with a clear end goal, like reading one chapter of a book, or smth similar, then go at it again) But more often than not, once you get into it, especially if it's something that requires effort to get started (like going to the gym for example), you'll think that it'd be a waste to stop, so you keep doing it. At least that's how it works for me. (I still struggle to start sometimes, but this approach still makes me a lot more productive)
This approach works great for something like going at the gym. If after you get there, and spend 10-20 minutes, you still don't feel like doing it, just pack up and go home, cuz that's still better than not going at all.
It's gotta be a promise to yourself tho, because you won't trust in it if you force through even when you don't feel like continuing after the minimum time is up.
That's great advice, thanks :)
i rarely find one of these videos so pleasing and useful that i watch twice congrats
As a little extra for the first issue, you have to think long-term, but to fulfill our need of accomplishment, breaking down your objectives in smaller tasks really helps. Even breaking down your daily tasks with the first one being "waking up" or "eating breakfast" / "brush teeth" helps you to sent yourself in the mood of accomplishing stuff. Just find how you work.
1. Stop thinking Short Term
2. Improve your Self Image
trust the process and go with the flow, do not stop even if you stumble.
gonna come back and give the feedback in this comment's reply after 2 weeks.
update(16th march): did a very little improvement. I stumbled,procrastinated and also thought only about the short term. yess I didn't scroll yt shorts but watched web series basically binged watched it and delayed my work.
I'm again taking this challenge and will come again to give update for 2 weeks by keeping in mind the principle. Will daily come here to remind myself that I took this challenge and I will be sincere and faithful to the promise to myself.
hard to think long-term when it feels like time is breezing through
I love how your videos are unintentionally engaging too and straight to the point, it's a vibe fr
Ive had over a month for a 4500 words university assignment and now its due in 3 days and I have barely started...
Grind time now, wish me luck
I've been thinking about ways to form my habits faster and in a more consistent manner. So this video came at a perfect time. Thank you for doing these kind of videos in general.
Currently I'm working as a assistant store manager for a self-storage company in Germany. But my goal is to get into corporate finance with a specialization in the health care market. It's a really big task for someone like me, who comes from a non-academic family, however nothing else really excites me.
These last weeks, I've been reading at least a page a day out of a business finance and a health economics textbook. And I'm trying to get back into a math textbook of mine. Learning at this pace has really been fun and I feel like the information is sticking much better in my memory.
In 2 months I will start a distance learning programme in financial management to get my bachelor's degree. And if that goes well, I'll start a concurrent B.eng. in industrial engineering with a specialization in medical engineering.
I will keep anyone who's interested updated. We can do this guys and girls!
yeah! you can do it!
@@moonl1314 Thank you!
For example, I met a person who started playing guitar at the same time as me, in August. It was so hard that I gave up a few weeks later. Then I met this friend again a few days ago, and he is able to play songs that I dream of learning today, he was able to endure in the long term and became everything I wanted to be, only because he trusted the process. If I had discipline, maybe I would have been like this friend ! Work hard pals ! ❤
Absolutely love the style of these videos, they are so unique and the retro aesthetic really helps my ocd and makes me want to start studying immediately.
amazing !!!!! you and UA-camr ''Mohammed'' are the only people who correctly guide people instead of motivating them. Thankyou for being there
If you want to do something that's hard to learn watching videos on youtube or distracting yourself on your phone is bad. That's not to say you have to cut these things out but it would benefit your focus if you allow yourself to get bored when you lose motivation. I was trying to learn a coding language a few months ago and when I would lose motivation i'd stare at the wall or meditate for a bit to inflict boredom upon myself. This for me made thinking about coding far less boring because it's the most entertaining thing i'm giving myself. Depending on motivation is a weak mindset it's better to be disciplined or strict with yourself.
Ohh, short and sweet, but also makes a lot of sense. Cool. I'll try.
The way you make videos is so cool, first time watcher here
Definitely subscribing for your content man, keep doing what you're doing :)
Ive been doing this for the past few months and it works, its crazy how just thinking "Ye im like that" can change everything
I also like to and needed to watch this type of videos to where I only focus to it and learn from it, but in just a second I just paused it and made another tab. I'm grateful that I noticed this because something really is wrong with me.
Finally a video that’s show you steps to take other videos are like how do I do “” and video do “” . You need to do and blab balb ( but we don’t know how ?)
Lesson 4: Delayed Gratification is the key.
This video started with a matchstick burning. Now I do not know if this was intentional or not but motivation is just like a matchstick that is burning. It starts with a burst of flames and slowly and slowly dies, having no flames at all in the end. Motivation, if we talk about also starts like this burning matchstick and slowly dies away and if we hold long to it, we may even burn ourselves. Motivation is a trap.
Discipline and consistency is the key to success, and nothing else is. Take for example you started to run. Day 1 you ran 200m day2 you ran 300m day 3 you ran 400m but then suddenly on day 4 you do not feel like going and will start to create excuses, but only if you would have got out of your home and could have just "walked" (not even ran just walked) 200m then nothing would have stopped you to go out on day 5.
Everything requires discipline and consistency to begin and end with.
Motivation is a drug not a remedy.
Actually true i cant remember how much i used to bench 2 months ago, i knew that i was going to progress, and now the effect part is starting to show.
This is actually a really good and accurate video. I had struggled for years trying to figure out how I can keep myself productive until just about a month ago I found out why.
I never had a reason to do what I wanted to do. There was no long-term-goal. Though when I had decided that I wanted to become a good fullstack-developer and mathematician (these are THE hobbys of mine) it all changed.
Right now I am working on getting into an exercise-routine of coincidentially also 20 minutes a day and it has been great so far (even though I have had my downs too).
Concluding, I can confirm your points and recommend everyone to try this out as well.
Wise words indeed. You are literally on top of self awareness psychology. You are taming human brain.
Stop thinking about the short term
Change your self image
Bruh i love your channel so much. Can’t thank you enough for making this video. It helps a lot 🙏🏻
nice video bro. im depressed and have no motivation and some of your advice is similar to what ive been learning in therapy like thinking about long term goals/results as a series of small steps or small day to day behaviors. lately my therapist and i have also been talking about my self image and recently i learned that i gotta think flexibly and believe that i can become a person that can achieve things even with no motivation. and in wanting to change ive observed that theres many people out there that do just that like people who hate their jobs but they might still be happy because they dont define themselves by their career but perhaps by some other passion. its so painful though to force yourself to work without motivation. so much that it makes me wanna die. but i guess i gotta believe that despite all that i can still get through it.
The click i got in the middle of the video was like Oppenheimer seeing the damage of his atomic bomb💀
I just told myself "I'm not motivated to work tonight, I'll just go to UA-cam and chill" and this was the first video that caught my interest. I have to appreciate the irony after all. It's true, I must be more consistent.
Exactly daily small steps are better than studying for a long time till you feel tired It caused lack of motivation and also your brain stops working productively
It's all about Consistency
You bring the simplicity to another level. Very good job. Genius work.
Thanks dude, severe depression is really fucking with me right now lol, I need to actually start doing things.
No bs 'sigma' guide with quotes and shit, but an actual good video on getting things done. thx man
Amazing video as usual! 🤩 It's so true that we can find achievement in just the progress we make too even if our goals seem unreachable. Plus changing the way we see ourselves is incredibly valuable especially given how we can think and talk to ourselves so often anyway. Starting small and keeping up a habit is a great way to start! 👍
Definitely true on the Self-Image work. Reading Psycho-Cybernetics really helped on understanding that mindset shift
That was a great video! I was needing something like this in my life!
no yappin, straight to the point, you just gained a new sub
In One word : Do something motivate
This video is actually very...strong.
Thank you for explaining all of this in just a few short minutes, starting tomorrow i will try my best to do any work for 2 weeks and see where i will be then.
Each action we take, reinforce this habit whatever is it
Dude.. you are pretty underrated.! Hidden gem, keep doing what your doing!!
I know how it feel when you try so many times to change your self but only change you see in your self is nothing in change. You are at there where you started. But hope so some times later i will be prove my self wrong
You have a remarkable ability to captivate your audience with every upload.
Just get immersed in WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE whether u get bored or feel good......
& for this u need to go against your mind JUST DO WHAT IS NECESSARY DON'T DO WHAT YOUR MIND CRAVES ......& U already know that u won't be satisfied by short mind pleasures so understand that it won't give u anything but will damage your brain or waste your time
Don't be the slave of your MIND , Go against it otherwise u will lose everything by following the mind pleasures.....Think everytime if u are doing that thing bcoz it is important or your mind is craving that??
I needed this.
I'm just too lazy to work without motivation, I want to but I can't
I am going to work for the next two weeks consistently and will give you feedback on 26th January which is also my country's independence day!
Your content is awesome, an8mations are on point and your videos are not half an hour long. You got a suscriber!
I'm gonna try that challenge too. Just posting a few smallish goals here and will update when 21 days are up.
- Practice a language; I've been learning Spanish but have gotten lazy keeping up with it
- Cut out sugar (as much as possible); I have a bit of a sweet tooth at the moment that I could really do without
- Do at least 5 (or 10 if I'm feeling good) pushups a day; I have a weak arm/back, and I want to strengthen it by doing *something* for it.
Be back soon!
UPDATE: It's been more than 21 days (mainly because I forgot), but I have some progress updates.
- Practicing Spanish has had a lower priority because of time and other life things that came up this month, but I've learned to practice in other ways. My job has some Spanish speaking regulars, so my focus was to try and make small talk with them, and it's been going well!
- Cutting sugar out has been the toughest on this list, especially at the beginning, both mentally and situationally. Many American foods have added sugars to them, and I didn't realize how much I thought I *needed* them until after I started cutting them out. Thankfully, I found alternatives to sugar (like fruits and simply getting enough sleep) that help with the cravings, but I did end up having "skip" days, but it didn't really impede the progress. Thankfully it's been a lot easier now!
- The 5-10 pushups I ended up changing about a week in. I work a job that requires a lot of movement, and my back is getting the workout it needs from that. Instead, I've been focusing on aerobic exercises and stretching to balance out the physical exertion I'm doing at work!
Overall, I'm proud of what I've been able to do! I feel as though if I just focused on one goal each month, I would be able to do better since all my eggs would be in one basket, and not several. Still, I'm not going to stop there just because 21 days are up! There's a lot more I want to do, and if these were just smaller goals, imagine what I can do for bigger ones?
I hope that whoever tries this challenge gets the results that they desire from this too! It's a very rewarding experience, and even if you don't achieve your goals right away, keep at it! It does take a bit of time to see results! And besides, you still learn a lot from it! So good luck to everyone who is! May your days go well!
Good luck dude!!!! Never give up
What's with the sugar? I mean, not just you, but in general. Straight up sugared water is what out brain works on and exercising willpower burns sugar (and therefore is not unlimited.) Straight up sugared water also works quite well against ADD precisely for this reason. Why so many people, especially those working intellectual jobs, seem to hold sugar in such contempt is beyond me.
@@fogbankThat's understandable! There is importance in natural sugar! I'd just been having it in excess, and my body couldn't process fast enough, which led to weight gain/belly fat. Though when I started cutting out processed/added sugar and replaced it with natural sugars (like fructose and grain sugars), my weight actually started going down again and I felt a lot more energized to boot!
Though I do understand the importance! Thanks for letting me know about the details!
@@yuhobinThank you!
One word: Discipline.
Leaving the comment here in order to keep track of what I've accomplished
Ironically, before I found this video I came up with kinda the same thing and already tried this approach for myself. But my approach was to try make more new simple habits.
Since I was a child I wanted to learn to play piano, but I couldn’t manage to get enough motivation for that. Even paying for private lessons didn’t help, ‘cause I just didn’t practice on my own.
But recently something changed. This all has started with just simple Duolingo music release and I decided to just try and keep my learning streak as far as I can. That must have been like a prove for myself that I’m eager to study further. After approximately 15 days of my Duolingo streak I bought piano, downloaded habit tracker app and started everyday practicing of just 10-15 minutes per day. Then I decided to try this approach on reading. And now I already have piano streak of 2 months and 20 min reading streak of two weeks.
And that’s not only about the piano or reading, it could be applied for anything…
If you’re not motivated you’re not supposed to work. Forcing yourself to do anything in life will inevitably lead to hating that very thing you’re doing. Enthusiasm is what drives results not whipping yourself.
Very, very, VERY underrated channel.
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tf you mean
Been doing this for a while but was slacking I made it NEGOTIABLE but no my morning work is non-negotiable thanks for the right kick in the right spot
I just want to add on that this also accurate for any skill you want to learn.
Taking drawing as an example, if you want to get better but think you have no time to do so, just draw for 10 minutes, maybe 5 minutes everyday. Repetition and practice WILL make you better.
Even if you think you don't have that 5 Minutes, draw on the train, while waiting for the water to boil, when you would just doomscroll on instagram.
I'm a stranger on the internet so I'm obviously right.
You can do it.
Bro demonstrated he applied obtaining near half million views in four days. Great production, fast and straight to the point.
your going to be big
(i was right he went from 6k to 25k in a few days...