Get the FREE One-Month Day checklist here: www.flowstate.com/onemonthday Rían here. Thanks for watching. Ever feel like your mind is wandering... but to nowhere useful? That's your default mode network (DMN). Most people squander its power. With the science-backed techniques in this PDF, you can upgrade and harness your DMN to complete a month’s worth of work in less than a day.
Rian, what if your rumination has been scattered in your formidable years? How do you fix a dopamine-addled and distracted brain? I'm going to be 37 in two weeks, and yet there are days where I feel the imagination, mental fire, and creativity of a teenager rifle through my mind. More often, however, I ruminate on the lies, the pain of my past, and the hopelessness of the present world.
Hey man, 35yo here and I feel you. I'll cut the chase, you don't really fix it it's a part of you it's just that you're not in the good environnement to strive. Don't worry I'm not here to talk bullshit hang with me I'll explain myself. We live in society made for neurotypical brain 🧠this is why you feel like you need to be fixed, you didn't had the chance to have the good info! First, with all due respect ofc I'm no doctor just someone who felt pretty much the same, I can be wrong but seeing your description just in the US there is 8.7 million adults like you, You Are Not Alone! \o/ Like you after many years of stuggling trying to go forward and let the past be past, I was still hyper emotional with a mind bored so fast I was hating myself for it, it wasn't possible to stop the "teenager rifle creativity". As you guess even when it was important it was a big stuggle to go against it and it was really fueling my longs hours of ruminatons and toxic talk to myself, I was seen as smart but not making enough efforts kinda lazy ass but it was hurting me and to compensate I worked twice as hard, and at one point I made a huge burnout with my last job... 😩. I felt so bad I questionned all my life but ultimatly it made me face what I was incapable of accepting all this time because I feared the reaction of my family and friends. I took the little courage I had left and I looked for professionnal help to check my mental health. And boy it was a ride to finally discovering the underlying cause of that chaotic life with the same symptoms as you and many more! A year ago I was diagnose with ADHD (inattentive type) it explains SO much of my life from childhood to now 🤯 Since that time I understood so much, stopped to blame myself for stuff that wasn't a lack of will but "how my brain work" and started to work with method for my functionning now I know why I'm like that. And it's pretty damn liberating!! Fucking gamechanger even! Today I'm even using that crazy creativy in my new professional project 😁. And I'm pretty much here because what Rian say may not be ADHD focus yet it's pretty much compatible the routine integration we do to avoid stress, toxic self talk from past trauma and create way to use our overclocked brain to the fullest 🧠🤯. Moral of the story, fuck the appearances! No need to fear the looks of others we're talking about your well being! If you want to stop suffering because you feel like a fish who try to climb trees (Thanks Einstein) finally understand yourself, your weakness your strengths and how to make the best of it knowing the GOOD way for your brain and go Beast Mode...🦁 Then you don't have the luxury to wait for depression to go seek an answer. Please my friend go see a specialist, seek your diagnosis, there is absolutly no shame no doubt to have, you can even keep the result to yourself and don't worry medication is optional you can decide after knowing the truth. For me it was the last chain to break, the hope it gave me to finally be able to manage my days and not BE managed by my days it's gamechanger. Ofc I don't say it's easy but at least you know, you can act accordingly you take back the control ✊and the treatment can help. Sorry it was long I was a bit too passionate haha but you know what it is 😅 From now on, I wish you to know, to strive, good luck@@gabudaichamuda2545
why do any of this though. why is the primary professional progress the most important thing? all the other ruminations make life quite pleasant too. should i have toast or cereal. maybe ill try raspberries with cereal today. that dumb gifted shirt must be worn quickly before i grow tired of it. oh look a new coffee shop. those are all things which make life meaningful and happy. > With this 3-step system, you can transform your brain from a toxic thought machine into a supercomputer that solves all your problems for you. What are these problems?
@@kronamadness7119 I already see a therapist. I don't have ADHD; ADHD is something the system lied to me about, and that they lie about all the time. I'm a creative person, and I was supposed to be all along. My creativity and intelligence were the only things that survived my upbringing. I'm not going to go and see some quack that will pump me with medication to sedate it. I'm depressed because *I'm stuck where I SHOULDN'T BE.* ADHD AND ADD ARE LIES OF THE SYSTEM MEANT TO CHAIN DOWN INTELLIGENT, NATURALLY CONQUEST-DRIVEN YOUNG MEN. Choking down pills isn't the answer. Period.
@@riandorisYou said that i shouldnt let happen diversion right... But what if... My main focus is on coding but i also want to take care of my skin and want to build muscle.... To do skin care routine and build muscle I would have to watch videos regarding building science based muscle workout, science based diet for muscle building and science based skin care routine and i would have to invest my brain into all these new branches of intrest... So how would I achieve these 3 tasks of muscle building, skin care and coding at same time without letting happen dispersion
@@demigodtherapper483 I think something can only be considered a dispersion if it's distracting you from your goals, but since skin care and building muscle are important goals for you, then I don't know if those can be considered a distraction. Timeboxing can maybe help you study and do those two things. But I think it's not a problem and it's normal to think about multiple things you have as a goal. It's only a problem if you being distracted by things that are not important to you. But that's just the way I see it.
@@imdanielmarques Actually you are kinda of right but u didn't really understood what I wanted to ask.... Suppose I have 3 goals:- coding ,which in fact is most important because it would get me job, make me financially strong.... And 2 other goals are muscle building and skin care... Now when it comes to muscle building only.... It would need me to educate myself about muscle science.... Diet science.... Different kind of keto dishes and how to. Make them.... Calculating my daily protien intake and calories....watching science based workouts and how to do correct form of exercise.... Now talking about skin care. It would lead me to research different different kinds of science based face skin care routine....to research on different products like face washes, toners , cleansers etc... Now... Wouldn't me doing research on muscle building and face care... Would create dispersion. And.... Deflect. Me from. Singularity?
The full quote from William Shakespeare actually reads: “A jack of all trades is a master of none, but often times better than a master of one.” Many people have been dropping the second half.
Summary: Upgrading your rumination into three phases: 1. Reclaim your rumination: Focus on one thing or minimise things that have no purpose in your life 2. Reboot your rumination: By journaling, which allows you to keep things in perspective. You can add solitude to the equation if you want to cleanse your mental state and deplete decision fatigue 3. Maintaining your rumination: Reframing task by first principle thinking in order to reduce workload and improve efficiency and storing that method in your head for decision recycling.
Video Summary 0:00: 💡 The brain's default mode network is often unproductive, but by focusing on important questions and goals, we can make our cognitive landscape more productive. 3:37: 💡 Upgrading your rumination can transform mind wandering into problem solving and improve productivity. 7:21: 💡 Dispersion is the enemy of productivity and rumination; focus on one thing to maximize progress. 11:19: 📝 To upgrade your rumination, you need to clear out accumulated junk by externalizing it and creating mental space. 16:17: 📝 The video discusses how to upgrade rumination and maintain it over time by minimizing decision-making and putting routine decisions on autopilot. 18:55: 📝 Setting up explicit routines and automating micro decisions can free up cognitive energy and enhance creativity. 22:58: ! Upgrading rumination can improve focus, productivity, and creativity. Recapped using Tammy AI
mindlesly move to the process, you predetermining an offloading a dozen of process of micro decision that are barely visable but disrupt and downgrade rumination, reduce disperson and energy cost
The most productive I've ever been has been when letting go...slowing down and letting go of goals and expectations and just focusing intently on the next step. There's a strange things about it. Mindfulness helped with this. Books like "30 Days to Reduce Stress" by Harper Daniels were beneficial. Stoping overthinking is such a benefit.
In one week 112h : focus productivity 40h on task vs diffuse productivity 72h(rumination=thoughts) So we need to upgrade our rumination, so our thoughts will be clear and creative and constructive ; (make us use way more our brain to accelerate our progress, changing our cognitive landscape into a problem-solving supercomputer who works tirelessly on specific pre-programmed goals) 1. have a clear goal to target 2. eliminate dispersion 3. externalize the clutter(writting) 4. reduce social stimuli(comparing on social media) 5. reduce decision: recycling decisions and autopilot habits
This immediately reminds me of a real-life example. My dad, who is 58, has mastered efficiency and exemplified effortlessness. For 2 years day now, 24/7 excluding sleep hours and evening time, his 'boring' pursuit has already started to gain traction, and his intense concentration is astounding! He is correct in asserting that ceasing to move forward with that challenging/uneasy topic is just no good, either in the short or the long term. Walk and think/talk ; do anything you like. To be honest, that can happen so naturally that you may not even notice! Then, make it a journey. Make it part of your routine with all the discipline you can muster. Fair enough.
As someone with ADHD (recently diagnosed), I have really had to optimise the TPN through project management tools, using habit tracking software. This way, the essentials actually get done, so you’re not left ruminating about if you should take the rubbish out now, three days, never etc. This type of automation/cues really helps clear anxiety/decision fatigue, or else deep work is literally impossible. I really love this content and it’s given me much to ponder and optimise so I can use my unconscious thinking time more effectively … because ADHD really makes it a hamster wheel
Here is a summary of the key points from the video: - Most people's default mode network (DMN) is cluttered with unproductive rumination and trivial concerns. This wastes a huge amount of mental energy, as the DMN is active 64% of waking hours. - To upgrade rumination, first eliminate dispersion - pursuing too many unrelated goals/projects. Focus on just one professional pursuit at a time. - Next, reboot rumination by writing down all your worries, open loops, regrets to clear mental space. Solitude helps surface issues to address. - Maintain upgraded rumination by recycling decisions - decide once on recurring scenarios and reuse the decision. Put routine micro-decisions on autopilot. - With upgraded rumination, your DMN becomes a 24/7 problem-solving engine focused on your goals. This unlocks continuous flow, creativity, and accelerated progress. In summary, upgrading rumination optimizes the brain's default mode to unlock productivity, insight and progress around the clock. This requires strategic focus, clearing mental clutter, and streamlining decisions.
yes! this is how i am so productive! living alone with no distractions has been key in naturally developing this but i have always had a natural affinity for it. when i get into the shower at night my brain just autopilot starts figuring out what needs to be done in the next day and few days and assembles it like a puzzle for me
NOtE: his videos is loaded with information and Selousion, there is no way you can summarize his videos. I believe because he is already summarized many books and research’s to cover every topic he lays . Don’t try to save time by not listening to all of his videos. He is amazing. Man I am grateful that I found your channel.
To anyone who opened the comment section, please don't read the summary as the video itself is a goldmine of knowledge. If you skip to the summary, it disproves the whole purpose of this video.
Some of the best engineers of our time have said that we don't think long enough and stead fast about a problem uninterrupted and you have nailed it about the singularity of purpose and directed questioning which doesn't allow for extraneous thought to grow like weeds. It the focus as each one of us has an inherit depth of penetration for every thought we have and by asking questions continually related to the quest do we get the compounding effect but even more so by emotion behind them so the trick is to use worry not run from it but rarely can one worry about success. Somehow we have to find a trigger for emotions to act as fire for the path.
Decision fatigue is also incredibly important for neurodivergent people! I have ADHD and I struggle with making even small decisions (like to shower or to eat) because of it, so delegating those decisions to myself the previous day really helps (having a rough routine of what I’ll do in the day.). Otherwise I take too much of my energy (or spoons) in the morning just thinking about the tasks I need to do in the day and when and how I’ll do them. This is especially important since with ADHD thinking about the task is essentially the same as doing the task for your brain. I find a lot of generic productivity advice on RUclips tends to be accidentally harmful to neurodiverse individuals, since it assumes everyone’s neurology operates in the same manner, but I’ve found this channel to be a welcome exception so far. Thank you!
I’m not even a professional and the advice you share has still been greatly beneficial to me. I’m at the very end of my last year in high school, and this video really clicked with me that I’m stretching my attention out too far. Juggling Schoolwork, preparing for my career & future study, spiritual growth & religion, creative writing and my other hobbies has proven too much. Not that Im saying I can’t have those things in my life or anything, don’t get me wrong, but trying to fit it all in everyday and prioritise on the go (famously difficult for those with ADHD to do, and quite possibly my most personally degraded executive function) has been a nightmare. I had found great success after implementing more “active recovery” as you spoke about in a previous video, but now I’ve been able to fully understand why having some degree of schedule to them is important.
Of course the section on routines may need to be adjusted, since ND people usually don’t have the same amount of energy to spend each day. But this can be overcome by having an ideal routine, most likely routine, and low energy routine to pick from depending on how much you can handle. (Eg. Instead of having to wash your hair on a Friday, you either shower and wash your hair, just shower, or just wash face and use dry shampoo. You don’t pick from those specific options each time however, rather they are part of whatever routine you can manage and that’s the only decision you have to make.)
This is exactly what i needed to hear, i was studying hard every day then all of a sudden 3 months of no studying because inadded a start up a website and a different course then the original, and more and i just couldn’t stop scrolling, taking myself back to one goal as i stype
I swear I have heard/listened to many podcasts or videos. Out of all those hours spent I feel I was guided to this nectar of wisdom. Absolutely 💯 % resonates with what I wanna achieve with my career but I couldn't or wasn't able to overcome many internal roadblocks. This is epic!!!!
Sound like the way to build two kinds of brain with distinguished duties, one for repeated and unnecessary actions, and the another for creativity. I will rewatch this video later and get deeper into it.
It's funny because I was just thinking about how to leverage your passive thoughts toward your goals. Happy to see there is some science to back this up.
Thank you Rian, I had to double back a few times to grasp what you were saying, because of how profound your thoughts were. These three steps are what I will do next. As always, your insights are breathtaking and I wish you all the best as you continue to develop your message and your channel.
This is a concept that I've been thinking about and writing about a lot recently. You've articulated it expertly. It is such a powerful concept to be aware of and use as a tool in your daily life, even if your goals aren't focused around building a big business.
Damn your subs were 20k 4 months ago, now you're hitting 100k. Well deserved, your neuroscience research has been so helpful on my self improvement journey❤
"Rumination upgrade" is quite a fun pairing of words. :) It does the job and now, that familiar experience wof dispersion and mind hopping (and anxiety) that having lots of choices to make can bring won't just slide by. I can see how habits and routines can be powerful, and how "less is more", to focus on and get deeper mastery in at any one period of time. And something that also comes up, that I'm sure many people here may experience too, is the dispersal and "unfinished" sensation of the 'stack' of virtual books that I have, started reading and have not (yet) finished. Same with courses and audiobooks... It's an invitation to choose one and go through with it, or let it go if it doesn't interest me past what I have read already. Thank you for sharing this, and all that you share here, in such a clear, concise and practical way! It's much appreciated. 🙏
Every time I see Rian has uploaded a new video I get my phone ready because I know I'm going to be taking a lot of notes. The cognitive offloading idea is super and makes total sense. I've already set up a Notion journal and made an entry halfway through watching this.
I am from Hong kong. The info you provide from this video is so useful and powerful that I have transcribe it and read them through word by word. By so doing, I can fully absorb it, thank you rian!
Thank you for this video ! I seriously have zero structure in my life and now I know it’s better to keep the structure and to stop all these questions I feel better already 😅
This is amazing!! At a point, I thought I’m having a counselling session with you to find out the cause of my stalled progress in pursuing my accountant qualification. I’ve hit the bottleneck for one and a half years and cannot progress further with my chartered accountant exams. I used to have a strict routine: waking up at 4am, studying/practicing questions furiously for 3.5 hours, then having breakfast and going to work. This lasted three and a half years. However, something changed last summer after I passed two papers. My progress stalled until now. It is funny when you mentioned about dispersion. This could be the main reason why I cannot focus on the end goal to complete exams and become an accountant because I have other things going on in my life, one coming after another, creating a diversion from my original plan. Thank you for the amazing lesson and this will help me refocus on my studies!
hands down, it's the best video on RUclips. please expand the frequency of your weekly videos, but this will help us more. respect for you. love from India💌
systems! systems! systems! have a system and stick to it to have a clear mind for when you actually need to use it when the time comes! focus on the things that matter for the day. Plan the night before (with tools like the priority matrix) and adapt when needed. focus! focus! focus! clear the mind, use only when needed. Whatever you're doing, live it! My man, thank you for these videos!!! keep them coming
You've got it down to a tee! Systems are the backbone of efficiency and productivity, and it's great to hear that you're using tools like the priority matrix to plan and adapt. That focus is also key - you're absolutely right, a clear mind is everything. And that's the beauty of having systems in place - it allows you to live in the moment and be present, instead of being bogged down by all the little things. You're crushing it, my friend! Glad you enjoy the videos - you betcha I'll keep 'em coming! 🏻🎬
Positive self talk has been the most important thing Iv done my inner dialogue is always positive now. I’m 3 month clean from heroin cocaine alcohol fast food and processed food I feel great
Thanks for the video. Some comments. I don't necessarily agree that that spread of focus across different topics is a problem. Sure, if you have ADHD or similar, this can probably be a problem, but otherwise, at least for me, the problem is the opposite. I am too passive and lack initiative. To engage in more topics actually helps learning and improves intelligence when the brain subconciously finds connections between different topics. Interleaved learning is, according to research, said to be the best method to learn. Also, most of us don't have a main single goal given by God or whatever assigned to us. Everyones goal is not to be an entrepreneur and create a million dollar business (which for some reason seems to be the example for almost all youtubers). Most of us have some interests and do best in trying some different things to see what we like, trying out things is an important part of the process in finding different kinds of goals to strive for. But of course that main point is still valid, social media and other low quality distractions are bad and cutting down of thinking of inconsequential things is a good idea.
I think I have never seen Rians left hand. By the way, awesome videos. I have integrated several concepts into my life like the 6 alarms and how to enter flow state and those techniques helped tremendously. I cannot believe how effective these are. Thank you!
Some great advice here. Though, at the same time and 5 minutes in, I can understand why corporate managers and above would love this system. 24/7 productivity is an illusion and not healthy as a goal for workers, in my humble opinion.
How to move focus of rumination? Let me guess. Before watching after 3:18, my answer: According to my experiences, good rumination comes when I'm physically healthy (exercised), in a good mental state (meditation helps), in a good mindset (growth mindset), able to control or have confidence in controlling things in life (I feel like I'm the one leading the battle). Bad rumination comes when things are hectic. When I have a lot of pressure, internal conflicts, unsolved problems, problems I want to avoid. When error leads to error, and I end up in a worse spot. General life tasks like laundry are daunting, they seem to waste my time. And there's something in between. Interesting ideas pop up that can't be used immediately, and it depends on how I use them after they pop up. So, I would say that keeping a healthy routine (exercise, meditate, eat food, sleep, managing growth, managing duties) is crucial for good rumination in general. - Next, I will take a guess on what the video would actually say: In my opinion, "bad" rumination isn't all that bad. They exist for a reason. Thoughts reflect a person's needs or desires. The thing that makes them bad is short-sightedness. For example, you ruminate on an embarrassing situation because you want to be accepted as a person, but you forget that you can be accepted through other ways in life. How do we combat short-sightedness? A first method that works for me is, again, meditation. Two relevant benefits are: 1) Awareness towards thoughts, and 2) Putting things (in life) into order (in mind). To add, (1) means when a thought comes, I can catch it, and therefore think about it. Which can also lead to (2). - Practically, though, I would say I should just stop procrastinating, and do my homework before watching youtube. In some ways, this isn't so practical tho.
After watching the video: 1. Dispersion of rumination. Wow, this is connected to the other video that talks about high-quality focus. It seems not only the focused state can be seen as credits, the state of rumination can also be. The important link between them: "Every commitment of task-positive-network-based focused work has a default-mode-network-based rumination consequence." (8:08) 2. Journaling (externalize the brain clutter). How did I forget? It *is* a very good way of cognitive offloading, and dumping everything off *does* make me see clearer. It is evident that this habit has been lacking in my recent life. 3. Brooding; social desires tend to take over the brain; it becomes the first subject of rumination. (14:05) I actually kinda thought of this from the beginning (y r u cheating). It is quite true. Honesty and candor. (14:23) This is my BIG BLINDSPOT. And it is true. I am totally reserved in social interactions. It has led to bad consequences. 4. Decision recycling (18:04) & decision autopilot (21:04). Timestamps are for action steps. Those need some time to set up.
This is so accurate and so helpful. Routines and habits reduce the brain power necessary to execute tasks. Just thinking about how to apply these concepts means you are far ahead of the curve in taking back your brain. I’m looking forward to meeting Rian sometime soon.
I don’t know how to achieve a hobby goal, and the point of the hobby is to learn and develop skills and teamwork on my own time that will have benefits in my professional and personal life…. But since I don’t practice the skills I lose the time spent learning them and actually I’m burnt out and use the hobby to mentally escape. Time to shelf it and stick to what I know and what’s important until I have enough energy to pick it up again. Thanks
Thank you much Rian for making videos like this. I'm constantly trying to explain how I tackle the massive projects/building the companies that I do. This video sums up what I have been doing for years. Now I have a video to send people to. Thank you so much for what you do, I've learn a bunch on some of the other videos. You truly are doing amazing work.
Aw, thanks so much for the kind words - it means a lot to hear that my videos are helpful to you! The goal is always to provide clear, practical advice that helps people tackle big projects and achieve their goals. It's great to hear that it's resonating with you and others, and that you're finding value in my content. Thank you again for taking the time to watch and engage with my videos - it's a privilege to be able to share my knowledge and experiences with you all. 🤓📚
Amazing again thanks Rian. I tried to work directly after waking up and the theta state is real I hope to easily access the flow State much more with those hacks🎉
I am amazed beyond capacity. Why i never thought like that ? Putting this comment to report back here next Saturday. Anyways i am jotting down my daily activities what i actually did so i will add what all i thought into it and will measure the results.
Thanks for the amazing video! I liked it a lot, and learned a lot, your videos are all amazing and they always help me. I am a person who has serious anxiety, and you with your videos helps me a lot with concentration and achieving Flow State, be more productive and with my creativity.
Im picky about the content i consume. I have accomplished more than many so i have experience that often helps me to determine who is full of shit. This vid is GOLDEN. I told my girl the other day that she needs to decide what we eat because i dont have the mental capacity to worry about such dumb choices i will eat oatmeal and be ok. I have more important things to think about. The rest of your info is super valuable as well. Thank you sir.
What you put into your body directly affects your physiological systems short term and even moreso long term. The more healthy and varied food you consume, the easier it will be to implement everything Rian is discussing.
That's amazing that I am going through this, and also naturally would lend myself towards this methods to help me, and I didn't even know that this was the science behind it, and if my problem and these solutions were even correlated, lol. Thank you for the video.
I also use the affirmation program video's over the light subs youtube channel.Its subconscious prompts played behind music and images,very effective. its helped me get into flow state and access certain thing's mentally
Game changing about not giving out attention and subconscious like bullshit news social media and social interactions or stupid ads time wasting and scrolling that ain’t to do with what we want
Wow, this is a video that captured my undivided attention when I watched it the first time, every single word is exactly what I needed to hear to sharpen my focused, thought attention. Thanks for an awesome video Rian
Thanks for this video. It gives me push and reminds me to be mindful of my rumination. I get this when I am driving as well and many other ways. It increases when under stress and after difficult situations. Your ideas and solutions are a path to higher effectiveness.
Very useful theory. It does feel like there's a limited scope of implementation (or for a limited group of people). I can only imagine how a working mother can get "singular focus". Sounds like a utopia. I love productivity to pieces, and totally believe all these things work. I just wonder how they can work in my particular context. Even though journalling and routines are my daily practice. And I will give a good consideration to other points. But silent retreat for 10 days sounds very alluring, but completely impossible.
Obsessive thinking. It took me years to realize I was always thinking negatively and I had to make a conscious effort to change it. Experts say we have around 70k thoughts a day. Make them positive and productive. It takes 21 days to create or break a habit.
I usually avoid self help, but i listend to one of your previous videos and really resonated with what you said, this morning im listening to this video (which is great) but im thinking in my head is this really necesary to watch i should get on with my day, and as i think about turning off video you hit me with:" flying form Japan to Croatia, and im from Croatia". Now i have to accept the destiny and synchronicity😂. So i subbed. And ofc listened to the whole video, love your message and insights thanks for sharing. 👍
This is one of the best and the most realest channel out here. But I would still recommend you to use divisions in your videos and try to throw away some insignificant sentences.
Reaaaally Interesting! Incredible, your video helped me to put words on things I'm already doing but without being able to clearly identify theses practices. Now I have some good references for optimising and automate even further to reduce the cognitive load! And it's thanks to you 😄.
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🧠 *The brain is typically unproductive for 64% of waking hours, but there's potential for continuous productivity using certain brain networks.* 00:15 🚀 *The Flow Research Collective aims to teach professionals how to access flow states at will.* 00:29 💭 *Common morning routines often involve trivial ruminations that don't contribute to achieving goals.* 01:09 🤔 *The majority of daily rumination is unproductive and focused on minor, irrelevant questions.* 01:33 🧹 *Cluttered thoughts can distract from goal-oriented thinking.* 02:00 🌟 *Imagining a day focused solely on your primary professional pursuit can significantly declutter the mind.* 02:14 🧩 *The Default Mode Network (DMN) of the brain is active during non-focused moments and can be utilized for productive rumination.* 02:55 🚀 *Focused rumination on important professional and personal pursuits can lead to creative problem-solving.* 03:23 ⚖️ *Balancing productivity between the Task Positive Network (focused work) and the Default Mode Network (idle moments) is essential.* 03:50 ⏳ *The DMN is active for more hours in a week than the TPN, suggesting untapped potential for productivity.* 04:16 🤹♂️ *Knowledge workers often waste creative and productive time due to unstructured rumination.* 04:44 🧠 *Upgrading rumination involves transforming idle thoughts into problem-solving opportunities.* 05:12 🏗️ *Upgraded rumination can lead to more efficient work with the TPN, as idle thoughts become more productive.* 05:40 🧰 *Upgrading rumination enables using both the TPN and DMN for holistic, 360° productivity.* 06:08 🚫 *Dispersion, or the diversion of focus across multiple projects, dilutes the effectiveness of rumination.* 06:52 🛠️ *Dispersion leads to cognitive overload and reduced productivity in the Default Mode Network.* 07:34 🎯 *Focusing singularly on one primary pursuit can significantly enhance cognitive efficiency.* 08:17 📊 *The DMN produces either valuable insights or noise, depending on the level of dispersion in your focus.* 09:11 🔄 *Excessive pursuits can lead to decision fatigue and hamper productivity.* 09:54 🤹 *Decision fatigue can result from juggling multiple projects, even if they're allocated to different days.* 10:24 🎯 *Reducing dispersion by focusing on a single project leads to more progress and clarity.* 11:02 🧽 *Rebooting your rumination involves clearing out mental clutter tomake space for productive thinking.* 11:57 📝 *Externalizing thoughts on paper can help declutter the mind and improve focus.* 12:51 🧘♂️ *Solitude and reduced social stimuli can help in clearing mental clutter and upgrading rumination.* 13:45 🌿 *Brooding, or ruminating on unachieved standards seen in others, can be reduced by minimizing social comparisons.* 14:41 🗣️ *Honest and direct communication can prevent social rumination and improve cognitive efficiency.* 15:22 🧠 *Maintaining upgraded rumination involves managing decision-making to reduce cognitive load.* 16:19 🔄 *Decision recycling involves making a decision once and applying it to similar future situations to reduce cognitive effort.* 17:26 ⏰ *Decision autopilot sets routine decisions in advance, freeing the mind for more creative tasks.* 18:35 📖 *Creating a decision-making rule book can simplify and streamline decision-making processes.* 19:14 🧭 *Mapping out routine decisions can enable the mind to focus on more significant and creative tasks.* 19:42 🌅 *Establishing a consistent morning routine, like philosopher Immanuel Kant's, can free mental energy for more significant thoughts.* 20:10 🧠 *Kant's structured daily routine allowed him to focus deeply on transformative ideas.* 20:24 🔄 *Avoiding repetitive decision-making can free up cognitive space for more creative thinking.* 20:38 ⛓️ *Implementing 'liberating constraints' in daily routines can enhance creativity in other areas.* 21:06 📝 *Setting up detailed routines with explicit micro-decisions helps maintain focused rumination.* 21:33 🤹♂️ *Automating routine micro-decisions reduces cognitive load, fostering a smoother daily flow.* 22:01 🧩 *Cumulative micro-decisions can deplete cognitive energy and hinder creative flow.* 22:30 🗓️ *Predetermining actions in daily routines offloads cognitive effort and enhances creativity.* 22:58 💡 *Reducing dispersion in focus and decision-making sharpens the Default Mode Network's efficiency.* 23:11 🧠 *Upgraded rumination leverages more of the brain's potential, leading to accelerated progress.* 23:25 🔄 *Regularly assessing the productivity of the Default Mode Network helps in maintaining effective rumination.* 23:38 🌊 *Continuously upgraded rumination leads to a steady flow of creative, divergent thinking.* 23:52 💭 *Cultivating a broad, unfocused attention span can foster deep creativity at the edges of cognition.* Made with HARPA AI
2:50 ruminate about “how to increase sale in my business?” Instead of “how my high school friends like my Instagram image?” Have a 5 years plan, monthly plan to have a look into the future and make dream come true
This reminds me of "The Flattening" that LSD (Acid) has on the brain. I've never used it myself but I'm always researching human biology and particularly hormones and drugs. LSD has this efdect where it literally flattens the ripples of the brain but not shrinking or reducing the brain mass itself. Those ripples often account fir high levels of intelkigence however they are for very focused singular pathways and expertise type of intelligence that makes a person able to intensely master a subject but lack the flexibility to deviate into crwative thoughts and those pathways also take much more time for neurons to send signals. This grants highly intelligent people very powerful ability to focus and recall exact details but it requires more mental work and tends to come with more agitation and stress and headaches or general unhappiness. This is thought to be partly where the saying "Ignorance is bliss" comes from. Because highly intelligent people may be able to access extreme focus but they are unable to zoom out and see bigger pictures or shut off their thought process and it is like running a computer to the point of overheating. They also tend to take longer time for their calculations and pricess despite beung more accurate and observing nuances others don't see. So the intelligence comes with a price and the folds of the brain are a big part of rhe price. The folds allow for very long pathways of tmprecise thought but also those neurons across folds often can't backtrack fast enough or communicate across the folds to signal other thought patterns. So intelligence make you obsessive and singular in focus while eventually slower and lacking in bigger picture ideas. LSD however has this effect where it flattens the brain folds back into a more simple solid shape. Then the neurons are able to create new shorter pathways where they are not so focused but much faster and able to communicate with other areas of the brain easier. This is shown to make people better at learning new skills and even languages while taking away their stresses and mental burnout of the ultra focused state while increasing creativity. Essentially it decreases the ultra focused intelligence but blesses you with peace of mind and happiness, releasing stress and overthinking and boosting creative thoughts and quality of life. I would imagine this is something very much needed in the younger generations because of how lost people are into their phones and medias isolating their thoughts to singular obsessions and getring stuck with the emotional burnouts and overthinking that comes with that
Hi Rian, could you make videos on effective studying for students too? Your videos are surely impactful, but they are more focused on using knowledge to do your tasks, not learning new information.
Has me thinking about the idea of orchestration, especially in terms of AI. Make high level decisions, determine the low level implementation once, and automate all subsequent performances of the task.
totally totally amazing so on point and meaningful content thankyou so much Rian sir this video could not be more perfect ..... would start trying all of it from today itself ....keep growing sir
One minute in and I'm like "dude, are you in my f*cking head?" 😂: He describes me to a T. I learned more in 24 minutes than all the books and podcasts about productivity I've ever read or listened to...combined. Rian is a genius.
What are your thoughts on side projects outside of your regular day job? Is there benefit to pursue only one until its completed? Ive been in a state of constant flux with new business ideas popping left right and center and has left me paralysed. Focus on the career or a side business? 🤔
Half an hour of investment on Rian Video saves Few Years of my life doing unproductive things. ❤Your Videos. Rian can you make a video on Productive Procrastination:- in which we think we are doing productive things but in reality it’s just another form of procrastination.
Rian, so are you saying that we can’t or should not be working on two different projects at the same time? But don’t we have enough examples of entrepreneurs who successfully run two or three companies? I am trying to wrap my thoughts around it as I am currently pursuing two different ideas myself. What would be your advice here? Thanks a lot.
Hey Rian , can you please do a video on that "What I was thinking about" phenomenon , you know.. that brain fog, that losing of the string of thoughts.. I'll love that, thank you , you'r awesome. It's more than just getting better on flow, I feel like my internet get disconnect sometimes, It's better today than it used to be though .
@riandoris Has your research explored the benefits of mindfulness when it comes to routines and the flow state? Can you talk about that in an upcoming video?
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Rían here. Thanks for watching. Ever feel like your mind is wandering... but to nowhere useful? That's your default mode network (DMN). Most people squander its power.
With the science-backed techniques in this PDF, you can upgrade and harness your DMN to complete a month’s worth of work in less than a day.
Rian, what if your rumination has been scattered in your formidable years? How do you fix a dopamine-addled and distracted brain?
I'm going to be 37 in two weeks, and yet there are days where I feel the imagination, mental fire, and creativity of a teenager rifle through my mind. More often, however, I ruminate on the lies, the pain of my past, and the hopelessness of the present world.
Sir please do summary like stuffs in all of ur videos in future
Hey man, 35yo here and I feel you.
I'll cut the chase, you don't really fix it it's a part of you it's just that you're not in the good environnement to strive.
Don't worry I'm not here to talk bullshit hang with me I'll explain myself.
We live in society made for neurotypical brain 🧠this is why you feel like you need to be fixed, you didn't had the chance to have the good info!
First, with all due respect ofc I'm no doctor just someone who felt pretty much the same, I can be wrong but seeing your description just in the US there is 8.7 million adults like you, You Are Not Alone! \o/
Like you after many years of stuggling trying to go forward and let the past be past, I was still hyper emotional with a mind bored so fast I was hating myself for it, it wasn't possible to stop the "teenager rifle creativity".
As you guess even when it was important it was a big stuggle to go against it and it was really fueling my longs hours of ruminatons and toxic talk to myself, I was seen as smart but not making enough efforts kinda lazy ass but it was hurting me and to compensate I worked twice as hard, and at one point I made a huge burnout with my last job... 😩.
I felt so bad I questionned all my life but ultimatly it made me face what I was incapable of accepting all this time because I feared the reaction of my family and friends.
I took the little courage I had left and I looked for professionnal help to check my mental health.
And boy it was a ride to finally discovering the underlying cause of that chaotic life with the same symptoms as you and many more!
A year ago I was diagnose with ADHD (inattentive type) it explains SO much of my life from childhood to now 🤯
Since that time I understood so much, stopped to blame myself for stuff that wasn't a lack of will but "how my brain work" and started to work with method for my functionning now I know why I'm like that.
And it's pretty damn liberating!! Fucking gamechanger even!
Today I'm even using that crazy creativy in my new professional project 😁.
And I'm pretty much here because what Rian say may not be ADHD focus yet it's pretty much compatible the routine integration we do to avoid stress, toxic self talk from past trauma and create way to use our overclocked brain to the fullest 🧠🤯.
Moral of the story, fuck the appearances!
No need to fear the looks of others we're talking about your well being!
If you want to stop suffering because you feel like a fish who try to climb trees (Thanks Einstein) finally understand yourself, your weakness your strengths and how to make the best of it knowing the GOOD way for your brain and go Beast Mode...🦁
Then you don't have the luxury to wait for depression to go seek an answer.
Please my friend go see a specialist, seek your diagnosis, there is absolutly no shame no doubt to have, you can even keep the result to yourself and don't worry medication is optional you can decide after knowing the truth.
For me it was the last chain to break, the hope it gave me to finally be able to manage my days and not BE managed by my days it's gamechanger.
Ofc I don't say it's easy but at least you know, you can act accordingly you take back the control ✊and the treatment can help.
Sorry it was long I was a bit too passionate haha but you know what it is 😅
From now on, I wish you to know, to strive, good luck@@gabudaichamuda2545
why do any of this though. why is the primary professional progress the most important thing? all the other ruminations make life quite pleasant too. should i have toast or cereal. maybe ill try raspberries with cereal today. that dumb gifted shirt must be worn quickly before i grow tired of it. oh look a new coffee shop. those are all things which make life meaningful and happy.
> With this 3-step system, you can transform your brain from a toxic thought machine into a supercomputer that solves all your problems for you.
What are these problems?
@@kronamadness7119 I already see a therapist. I don't have ADHD; ADHD is something the system lied to me about, and that they lie about all the time. I'm a creative person, and I was supposed to be all along.
My creativity and intelligence were the only things that survived my upbringing. I'm not going to go and see some quack that will pump me with medication to sedate it. I'm depressed because *I'm stuck where I SHOULDN'T BE.*
ADHD AND ADD ARE LIES OF THE SYSTEM MEANT TO CHAIN DOWN INTELLIGENT, NATURALLY CONQUEST-DRIVEN YOUNG MEN. Choking down pills isn't the answer. Period.
Man, it's the first time someone actually scientifically explained the point of a routine. Thanks, i'll give it a shot 👍
Yeah but you have to be in control of your routine and able to change it
Most welcome!
@@riandorisYou said that i shouldnt let happen diversion right... But what if... My main focus is on coding but i also want to take care of my skin and want to build muscle.... To do skin care routine and build muscle I would have to watch videos regarding building science based muscle workout, science based diet for muscle building and science based skin care routine and i would have to invest my brain into all these new branches of intrest... So how would I achieve these 3 tasks of muscle building, skin care and coding at same time without letting happen dispersion
@@demigodtherapper483 I think something can only be considered a dispersion if it's distracting you from your goals, but since skin care and building muscle are important goals for you, then I don't know if those can be considered a distraction.
Timeboxing can maybe help you study and do those two things. But I think it's not a problem and it's normal to think about multiple things you have as a goal. It's only a problem if you being distracted by things that are not important to you.
But that's just the way I see it.
@@imdanielmarques Actually you are kinda of right but u didn't really understood what I wanted to ask.... Suppose I have 3 goals:- coding ,which in fact is most important because it would get me job, make me financially strong.... And 2 other goals are muscle building and skin care... Now when it comes to muscle building only.... It would need me to educate myself about muscle science.... Diet science.... Different kind of keto dishes and how to. Make them.... Calculating my daily protien intake and calories....watching science based workouts and how to do correct form of exercise.... Now talking about skin care. It would lead me to research different different kinds of science based face skin care routine....to research on different products like face washes, toners , cleansers etc... Now... Wouldn't me doing research on muscle building and face care... Would create dispersion. And.... Deflect. Me from. Singularity?
The full quote from William Shakespeare actually reads: “A jack of all trades is a master of none, but often times better than a master of one.” Many people have been dropping the second half.
But a master of all trades is the one who truly solos all
@@TheActualCorrectOpiniona polymath
Summary:
Upgrading your rumination into three phases:
1. Reclaim your rumination: Focus on one thing or minimise things that have no purpose in your life
2. Reboot your rumination: By journaling, which allows you to keep things in perspective. You can add solitude to the equation if you want to cleanse your mental state and deplete decision fatigue
3. Maintaining your rumination: Reframing task by first principle thinking in order to reduce workload and improve efficiency and storing that method in your head for decision recycling.
Thank you 🙏
Thanks for saving me time mate!
Thanks for this!!!
SO awesome! Thank you!
Most welcome!
Video Summary
0:00: 💡 The brain's default mode network is often unproductive, but by focusing on important questions and goals, we can make our cognitive landscape more productive.
3:37: 💡 Upgrading your rumination can transform mind wandering into problem solving and improve productivity.
7:21: 💡 Dispersion is the enemy of productivity and rumination; focus on one thing to maximize progress.
11:19: 📝 To upgrade your rumination, you need to clear out accumulated junk by externalizing it and creating mental space.
16:17: 📝 The video discusses how to upgrade rumination and maintain it over time by minimizing decision-making and putting routine decisions on autopilot.
18:55: 📝 Setting up explicit routines and automating micro decisions can free up cognitive energy and enhance creativity.
22:58: ! Upgrading rumination can improve focus, productivity, and creativity.
Recapped using Tammy AI
Thank you for summarizing
Great, thank you for sharing 🙏🙏
Wow this is the first time I’ve been genuinely impressed with AI
mindlesly move to the process, you predetermining an offloading a dozen of process of micro decision that are barely visable but disrupt and downgrade rumination, reduce disperson and energy cost
The most productive I've ever been has been when letting go...slowing down and letting go of goals and expectations and just focusing intently on the next step. There's a strange things about it. Mindfulness helped with this. Books like "30 Days to Reduce Stress" by Harper Daniels were beneficial. Stoping overthinking is such a benefit.
In one week 112h : focus productivity 40h on task vs diffuse productivity 72h(rumination=thoughts)
So we need to upgrade our rumination, so our thoughts will be clear and creative and constructive ;
(make us use way more our brain to accelerate our progress, changing our cognitive landscape
into a problem-solving supercomputer who works tirelessly on specific pre-programmed goals)
1. have a clear goal to target
2. eliminate dispersion
3. externalize the clutter(writting)
4. reduce social stimuli(comparing on social media)
5. reduce decision: recycling decisions and autopilot habits
Remember to rest on the 7th day, which is the Sabbath.
This immediately reminds me of a real-life example. My dad, who is 58, has mastered efficiency and exemplified effortlessness. For 2 years day now, 24/7 excluding sleep hours and evening time, his 'boring' pursuit has already started to gain traction, and his intense concentration is astounding! He is correct in asserting that ceasing to move forward with that challenging/uneasy topic is just no good, either in the short or the long term. Walk and think/talk ; do anything you like. To be honest, that can happen so naturally that you may not even notice! Then, make it a journey. Make it part of your routine with all the discipline you can muster. Fair enough.
As someone with ADHD (recently diagnosed), I have really had to optimise the TPN through project management tools, using habit tracking software. This way, the essentials actually get done, so you’re not left ruminating about if you should take the rubbish out now, three days, never etc. This type of automation/cues really helps clear anxiety/decision fatigue, or else deep work is literally impossible.
I really love this content and it’s given me much to ponder and optimise so I can use my unconscious thinking time more effectively … because ADHD really makes it a hamster wheel
Here is a summary of the key points from the video:
- Most people's default mode network (DMN) is cluttered with unproductive rumination and trivial concerns. This wastes a huge amount of mental energy, as the DMN is active 64% of waking hours.
- To upgrade rumination, first eliminate dispersion - pursuing too many unrelated goals/projects. Focus on just one professional pursuit at a time.
- Next, reboot rumination by writing down all your worries, open loops, regrets to clear mental space. Solitude helps surface issues to address.
- Maintain upgraded rumination by recycling decisions - decide once on recurring scenarios and reuse the decision. Put routine micro-decisions on autopilot.
- With upgraded rumination, your DMN becomes a 24/7 problem-solving engine focused on your goals. This unlocks continuous flow, creativity, and accelerated progress.
In summary, upgrading rumination optimizes the brain's default mode to unlock productivity, insight and progress around the clock. This requires strategic focus, clearing mental clutter, and streamlining decisions.
Thanks, that saved me 12minutes!!
yes! this is how i am so productive! living alone with no distractions has been key in naturally developing this but i have always had a natural affinity for it. when i get into the shower at night my brain just autopilot starts figuring out what needs to be done in the next day and few days and assembles it like a puzzle for me
NOtE: his videos is loaded with information and Selousion, there is no way you can summarize his videos. I believe because he is already summarized many books and research’s to cover every topic he lays . Don’t try to save time by not listening to all of his videos. He is amazing. Man I am grateful that I found your channel.
Thank you and appreciate the support!
To anyone who opened the comment section, please don't read the summary as the video itself is a goldmine of knowledge. If you skip to the summary, it disproves the whole purpose of this video.
Some of the best engineers of our time have said that we don't think long enough and stead fast about a problem uninterrupted and you have nailed it about the singularity of purpose and directed questioning which doesn't allow for extraneous thought to grow like weeds. It the focus as each one of us has an inherit depth of penetration for every thought we have and by asking questions continually related to the quest do we get the compounding effect but even more so by emotion behind them so the trick is to use worry not run from it but rarely can one worry about success. Somehow we have to find a trigger for emotions to act as fire for the path.
Decision fatigue is also incredibly important for neurodivergent people! I have ADHD and I struggle with making even small decisions (like to shower or to eat) because of it, so delegating those decisions to myself the previous day really helps (having a rough routine of what I’ll do in the day.). Otherwise I take too much of my energy (or spoons) in the morning just thinking about the tasks I need to do in the day and when and how I’ll do them. This is especially important since with ADHD thinking about the task is essentially the same as doing the task for your brain. I find a lot of generic productivity advice on RUclips tends to be accidentally harmful to neurodiverse individuals, since it assumes everyone’s neurology operates in the same manner, but I’ve found this channel to be a welcome exception so far. Thank you!
I’m not even a professional and the advice you share has still been greatly beneficial to me. I’m at the very end of my last year in high school, and this video really clicked with me that I’m stretching my attention out too far. Juggling Schoolwork, preparing for my career & future study, spiritual growth & religion, creative writing and my other hobbies has proven too much. Not that Im saying I can’t have those things in my life or anything, don’t get me wrong, but trying to fit it all in everyday and prioritise on the go (famously difficult for those with ADHD to do, and quite possibly my most personally degraded executive function) has been a nightmare. I had found great success after implementing more “active recovery” as you spoke about in a previous video, but now I’ve been able to fully understand why having some degree of schedule to them is important.
Of course the section on routines may need to be adjusted, since ND people usually don’t have the same amount of energy to spend each day. But this can be overcome by having an ideal routine, most likely routine, and low energy routine to pick from depending on how much you can handle. (Eg. Instead of having to wash your hair on a Friday, you either shower and wash your hair, just shower, or just wash face and use dry shampoo. You don’t pick from those specific options each time however, rather they are part of whatever routine you can manage and that’s the only decision you have to make.)
Most welcome,appreciate the support.
This is exactly what i needed to hear, i was studying hard every day then all of a sudden 3 months of no studying because inadded a start up a website and a different course then the original, and more and i just couldn’t stop scrolling, taking myself back to one goal as i stype
So many golden nuggets in this one video. Now I will focus on my dreams
Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!
I swear I have heard/listened to many podcasts or videos. Out of all those hours spent I feel I was guided to this nectar of wisdom. Absolutely 💯 % resonates with what I wanna achieve with my career but I couldn't or wasn't able to overcome many internal roadblocks. This is epic!!!!
Sound like the way to build two kinds of brain with distinguished duties, one for repeated and unnecessary actions, and the another for creativity. I will rewatch this video later and get deeper into it.
It's funny because I was just thinking about how to leverage your passive thoughts toward your goals.
Happy to see there is some science to back this up.
You are one of the most underrated self-improvement channel out there man, i def see this channel hitting one million subscriber soon
Appreciate the support!
Thank you Rian, I had to double back a few times to grasp what you were saying, because of how profound your thoughts were. These three steps are what I will do next. As always, your insights are breathtaking and I wish you all the best as you continue to develop your message and your channel.
You're very welcome
Yesterday I enjoyed 11 hours of flow, it was 🤩
Congratulations.
This is a concept that I've been thinking about and writing about a lot recently. You've articulated it expertly. It is such a powerful concept to be aware of and use as a tool in your daily life, even if your goals aren't focused around building a big business.
Damn your subs were 20k 4 months ago, now you're hitting 100k. Well deserved, your neuroscience research has been so helpful on my self improvement journey❤
Appreciate the support!
264k now...
"Rumination upgrade" is quite a fun pairing of words. :) It does the job and now, that familiar experience wof dispersion and mind hopping (and anxiety) that having lots of choices to make can bring won't just slide by. I can see how habits and routines can be powerful, and how "less is more", to focus on and get deeper mastery in at any one period of time. And something that also comes up, that I'm sure many people here may experience too, is the dispersal and "unfinished" sensation of the 'stack' of virtual books that I have, started reading and have not (yet) finished. Same with courses and audiobooks... It's an invitation to choose one and go through with it, or let it go if it doesn't interest me past what I have read already. Thank you for sharing this, and all that you share here, in such a clear, concise and practical way! It's much appreciated. 🙏
Every time I see Rian has uploaded a new video I get my phone ready because I know I'm going to be taking a lot of notes. The cognitive offloading idea is super and makes total sense. I've already set up a Notion journal and made an entry halfway through watching this.
agreed
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I am from Hong kong. The info you provide from this video is so useful and powerful that I have transcribe it and read them through word by word. By so doing, I can fully absorb it, thank you rian!
Great advice here. He seems genuine and his points really speak to my experiences. Pairing this with therapy has been transformative for my mindset.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this video ! I seriously have zero structure in my life and now I know it’s better to keep the structure and to stop all these questions I feel better already 😅
You're so welcome!
This is amazing!! At a point, I thought I’m having a counselling session with you to find out the cause of my stalled progress in pursuing my accountant qualification.
I’ve hit the bottleneck for one and a half years and cannot progress further with my chartered accountant exams. I used to have a strict routine: waking up at 4am, studying/practicing questions furiously for 3.5 hours, then having breakfast and going to work. This lasted three and a half years.
However, something changed last summer after I passed two papers. My progress stalled until now. It is funny when you mentioned about dispersion. This could be the main reason why I cannot focus on the end goal to complete exams and become an accountant because I have other things going on in my life, one coming after another, creating a diversion from my original plan.
Thank you for the amazing lesson and this will help me refocus on my studies!
hands down, it's the best video on RUclips. please expand the frequency of your weekly videos, but this will help us more. respect for you. love from India💌
Thanks for watching!
systems! systems! systems! have a system and stick to it to have a clear mind for when you actually need to use it when the time comes! focus on the things that matter for the day. Plan the night before (with tools like the priority matrix) and adapt when needed. focus! focus! focus! clear the mind, use only when needed. Whatever you're doing, live it! My man, thank you for these videos!!! keep them coming
You've got it down to a tee! Systems are the backbone of efficiency and productivity, and it's great to hear that you're using tools like the priority matrix to plan and adapt. That focus is also key - you're absolutely right, a clear mind is everything. And that's the beauty of having systems in place - it allows you to live in the moment and be present, instead of being bogged down by all the little things. You're crushing it, my friend! Glad you enjoy the videos - you betcha I'll keep 'em coming! 🏻🎬
Positive self talk has been the most important thing Iv done my inner dialogue is always positive now. I’m 3 month clean from heroin cocaine alcohol fast food and processed food I feel great
Thanks for the video.
Some comments. I don't necessarily agree that that spread of focus across different topics is a problem.
Sure, if you have ADHD or similar, this can probably be a problem, but otherwise, at least for me, the problem is the opposite. I am too passive and lack initiative.
To engage in more topics actually helps learning and improves intelligence when the brain subconciously finds connections between different topics.
Interleaved learning is, according to research, said to be the best method to learn.
Also, most of us don't have a main single goal given by God or whatever assigned to us. Everyones goal is not to be an entrepreneur and create a million dollar business (which for some reason seems to be the example for almost all youtubers).
Most of us have some interests and do best in trying some different things to see what we like, trying out things is an important part of the process in finding different kinds of goals to strive for.
But of course that main point is still valid, social media and other low quality distractions are bad and cutting down of thinking of inconsequential things is a good idea.
Exactly... otherwise what's the point of hobbies? By this rule it's just spreading your focus.
Appreciate the support!
This reminds of the 5 / 25 Method to focus on whats important to you and what aligns with your values.
This is an extremely important message for anyone wanting to do anything Great in their Lives. Thank you Brother!
I think I have never seen Rians left hand.
By the way, awesome videos. I have integrated several concepts into my life like the 6 alarms and how to enter flow state and those techniques helped tremendously. I cannot believe how effective these are. Thank you!
Some great advice here. Though, at the same time and 5 minutes in, I can understand why corporate managers and above would love this system. 24/7 productivity is an illusion and not healthy as a goal for workers, in my humble opinion.
How to move focus of rumination? Let me guess.
Before watching after 3:18, my answer:
According to my experiences, good rumination comes when I'm physically healthy (exercised), in a good mental state (meditation helps), in a good mindset (growth mindset), able to control or have confidence in controlling things in life (I feel like I'm the one leading the battle).
Bad rumination comes when things are hectic. When I have a lot of pressure, internal conflicts, unsolved problems, problems I want to avoid. When error leads to error, and I end up in a worse spot. General life tasks like laundry are daunting, they seem to waste my time.
And there's something in between. Interesting ideas pop up that can't be used immediately, and it depends on how I use them after they pop up.
So, I would say that keeping a healthy routine (exercise, meditate, eat food, sleep, managing growth, managing duties) is crucial for good rumination in general.
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Next, I will take a guess on what the video would actually say:
In my opinion, "bad" rumination isn't all that bad. They exist for a reason. Thoughts reflect a person's needs or desires. The thing that makes them bad is short-sightedness. For example, you ruminate on an embarrassing situation because you want to be accepted as a person, but you forget that you can be accepted through other ways in life.
How do we combat short-sightedness? A first method that works for me is, again, meditation. Two relevant benefits are: 1) Awareness towards thoughts, and 2) Putting things (in life) into order (in mind).
To add, (1) means when a thought comes, I can catch it, and therefore think about it. Which can also lead to (2).
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Practically, though, I would say I should just stop procrastinating, and do my homework before watching youtube. In some ways, this isn't so practical tho.
After watching the video:
1. Dispersion of rumination. Wow, this is connected to the other video that talks about high-quality focus. It seems not only the focused state can be seen as credits, the state of rumination can also be. The important link between them: "Every commitment of task-positive-network-based focused work has a default-mode-network-based rumination consequence." (8:08)
2. Journaling (externalize the brain clutter). How did I forget? It *is* a very good way of cognitive offloading, and dumping everything off *does* make me see clearer. It is evident that this habit has been lacking in my recent life.
3. Brooding; social desires tend to take over the brain; it becomes the first subject of rumination. (14:05) I actually kinda thought of this from the beginning (y r u cheating). It is quite true.
Honesty and candor. (14:23) This is my BIG BLINDSPOT. And it is true. I am totally reserved in social interactions. It has led to bad consequences.
4. Decision recycling (18:04) & decision autopilot (21:04). Timestamps are for action steps. Those need some time to set up.
This is so accurate and so helpful. Routines and habits reduce the brain power necessary to execute tasks. Just thinking about how to apply these concepts means you are far ahead of the curve in taking back your brain. I’m looking forward to meeting Rian sometime soon.
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Much love for what you do my brotha 💙🙏🏽 thank you for all that you do for yourself and what you help others to see ✨
I don’t know how to achieve a hobby goal, and the point of the hobby is to learn and develop skills and teamwork on my own time that will have benefits in my professional and personal life…. But since I don’t practice the skills I lose the time spent learning them and actually I’m burnt out and use the hobby to mentally escape.
Time to shelf it and stick to what I know and what’s important until I have enough energy to pick it up again.
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Mr. Ryan Doris
I have been seeing all your videos since 6 months and your content is very informative and useful.
Thank you 😊
Learned some really great concepts, definitions, and frameworks here. Thanks for making these Rian.
My pleasure!
Thank you much Rian for making videos like this. I'm constantly trying to explain how I tackle the massive projects/building the companies that I do. This video sums up what I have been doing for years. Now I have a video to send people to. Thank you so much for what you do, I've learn a bunch on some of the other videos. You truly are doing amazing work.
Aw, thanks so much for the kind words - it means a lot to hear that my videos are helpful to you! The goal is always to provide clear, practical advice that helps people tackle big projects and achieve their goals. It's great to hear that it's resonating with you and others, and that you're finding value in my content. Thank you again for taking the time to watch and engage with my videos - it's a privilege to be able to share my knowledge and experiences with you all. 🤓📚
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Amazing again thanks Rian. I tried to work directly after waking up and the theta state is real I hope to easily access the flow State much more with those hacks🎉
Best of luck!
I am amazed beyond capacity. Why i never thought like that ?
Putting this comment to report back here next Saturday.
Anyways i am jotting down my daily activities what i actually did so i will add what all i thought into it and will measure the results.
I discovered this guy by accident but man I'm glad I did I love his videos and advice
Thanks for the amazing video! I liked it a lot, and learned a lot, your videos are all amazing and they always help me. I am a person who has serious anxiety, and you with your videos helps me a lot with concentration and achieving Flow State, be more productive and with my creativity.
Extremely insightful...Starting numerous income streams should be attempted 1 at a time . . .not all at once. Lesson learnt.
Your advice is the only one that works for me. Thank you!
Im picky about the content i consume. I have accomplished more than many so i have experience that often helps me to determine who is full of shit. This vid is GOLDEN. I told my girl the other day that she needs to decide what we eat because i dont have the mental capacity to worry about such dumb choices i will eat oatmeal and be ok. I have more important things to think about. The rest of your info is super valuable as well. Thank you sir.
What you put into your body directly affects your physiological systems short term and even moreso long term. The more healthy and varied food you consume, the easier it will be to implement everything Rian is discussing.
You are simply the best!!!
This is an absolute gold mine thank you so much for all this information and please keep making these amazing life changing videos!
Thank you and appreciate the support!
That's amazing that I am going through this, and also naturally would lend myself towards this methods to help me, and I didn't even know that this was the science behind it, and if my problem and these solutions were even correlated, lol. Thank you for the video.
I also use the affirmation program video's over the light subs youtube channel.Its subconscious prompts played behind music and images,very effective. its helped me get into flow state and access certain thing's mentally
Game changing about not giving out attention and subconscious like bullshit news social media and social interactions or stupid ads time wasting and scrolling that ain’t to do with what we want
Wow! This has been an eye opener. Also so much information in such a brief period of time. I’m going to need to re-watch and implement step by step.
Wow, this is a video that captured my undivided attention when I watched it the first time, every single word is exactly what I needed to hear to sharpen my focused, thought attention. Thanks for an awesome video Rian
Thanks for this video. It gives me push and reminds me to be mindful of my rumination. I get this when I am driving as well and many other ways. It increases when under stress and after difficult situations. Your ideas and solutions are a path to higher effectiveness.
Very useful theory. It does feel like there's a limited scope of implementation (or for a limited group of people). I can only imagine how a working mother can get "singular focus". Sounds like a utopia. I love productivity to pieces, and totally believe all these things work. I just wonder how they can work in my particular context. Even though journalling and routines are my daily practice. And I will give a good consideration to other points. But silent retreat for 10 days sounds very alluring, but completely impossible.
Obsessive thinking. It took me years to realize I was always thinking negatively and I had to make a conscious effort to change it. Experts say we have around 70k thoughts a day. Make them positive and productive. It takes 21 days to create or break a habit.
I usually avoid self help, but i listend to one of your previous videos and really resonated with what you said, this morning im listening to this video (which is great) but im thinking in my head is this really necesary to watch i should get on with my day, and as i think about turning off video you hit me with:" flying form Japan to Croatia, and im from Croatia". Now i have to accept the destiny and synchronicity😂. So i subbed. And ofc listened to the whole video, love your message and insights thanks for sharing. 👍
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This is one of the best and the most realest channel out here. But I would still recommend you to use divisions in your videos and try to throw away some insignificant sentences.
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Reaaaally Interesting!
Incredible, your video helped me to put words on things I'm already doing but without being able to clearly identify theses practices.
Now I have some good references for optimising and automate even further to reduce the cognitive load!
And it's thanks to you 😄.
Wonderful!
This is an exceptional video - I will be watching again!
❤ Your training us to become super performers. Keep doing this
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Damn this makes so much sense. Thanks Rian! Another video, another learning from you.
Most welcome!
Best channel I've come across in quite some time. You have a gift, keep at it
Thank you!
This video is the definition of value. Thank you!
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:00 🧠 *The brain is typically unproductive for 64% of waking hours, but there's potential for continuous productivity using certain brain networks.*
00:15 🚀 *The Flow Research Collective aims to teach professionals how to access flow states at will.*
00:29 💭 *Common morning routines often involve trivial ruminations that don't contribute to achieving goals.*
01:09 🤔 *The majority of daily rumination is unproductive and focused on minor, irrelevant questions.*
01:33 🧹 *Cluttered thoughts can distract from goal-oriented thinking.*
02:00 🌟 *Imagining a day focused solely on your primary professional pursuit can significantly declutter the mind.*
02:14 🧩 *The Default Mode Network (DMN) of the brain is active during non-focused moments and can be utilized for productive rumination.*
02:55 🚀 *Focused rumination on important professional and personal pursuits can lead to creative problem-solving.*
03:23 ⚖️ *Balancing productivity between the Task Positive Network (focused work) and the Default Mode Network (idle moments) is essential.*
03:50 ⏳ *The DMN is active for more hours in a week than the TPN, suggesting untapped potential for productivity.*
04:16 🤹♂️ *Knowledge workers often waste creative and productive time due to unstructured rumination.*
04:44 🧠 *Upgrading rumination involves transforming idle thoughts into problem-solving opportunities.*
05:12 🏗️ *Upgraded rumination can lead to more efficient work with the TPN, as idle thoughts become more productive.*
05:40 🧰 *Upgrading rumination enables using both the TPN and DMN for holistic, 360° productivity.*
06:08 🚫 *Dispersion, or the diversion of focus across multiple projects, dilutes the effectiveness of rumination.*
06:52 🛠️ *Dispersion leads to cognitive overload and reduced productivity in the Default Mode Network.*
07:34 🎯 *Focusing singularly on one primary pursuit can significantly enhance cognitive efficiency.*
08:17 📊 *The DMN produces either valuable insights or noise, depending on the level of dispersion in your focus.*
09:11 🔄 *Excessive pursuits can lead to decision fatigue and hamper productivity.*
09:54 🤹 *Decision fatigue can result from juggling multiple projects, even if they're allocated to different days.*
10:24 🎯 *Reducing dispersion by focusing on a single project leads to more progress and clarity.*
11:02 🧽 *Rebooting your rumination involves clearing out mental clutter tomake space for productive thinking.*
11:57 📝 *Externalizing thoughts on paper can help declutter the mind and improve focus.*
12:51 🧘♂️ *Solitude and reduced social stimuli can help in clearing mental clutter and upgrading rumination.*
13:45 🌿 *Brooding, or ruminating on unachieved standards seen in others, can be reduced by minimizing social comparisons.*
14:41 🗣️ *Honest and direct communication can prevent social rumination and improve cognitive efficiency.*
15:22 🧠 *Maintaining upgraded rumination involves managing decision-making to reduce cognitive load.*
16:19 🔄 *Decision recycling involves making a decision once and applying it to similar future situations to reduce cognitive effort.*
17:26 ⏰ *Decision autopilot sets routine decisions in advance, freeing the mind for more creative tasks.*
18:35 📖 *Creating a decision-making rule book can simplify and streamline decision-making processes.*
19:14 🧭 *Mapping out routine decisions can enable the mind to focus on more significant and creative tasks.*
19:42 🌅 *Establishing a consistent morning routine, like philosopher Immanuel Kant's, can free mental energy for more significant thoughts.*
20:10 🧠 *Kant's structured daily routine allowed him to focus deeply on transformative ideas.*
20:24 🔄 *Avoiding repetitive decision-making can free up cognitive space for more creative thinking.*
20:38 ⛓️ *Implementing 'liberating constraints' in daily routines can enhance creativity in other areas.*
21:06 📝 *Setting up detailed routines with explicit micro-decisions helps maintain focused rumination.*
21:33 🤹♂️ *Automating routine micro-decisions reduces cognitive load, fostering a smoother daily flow.*
22:01 🧩 *Cumulative micro-decisions can deplete cognitive energy and hinder creative flow.*
22:30 🗓️ *Predetermining actions in daily routines offloads cognitive effort and enhances creativity.*
22:58 💡 *Reducing dispersion in focus and decision-making sharpens the Default Mode Network's efficiency.*
23:11 🧠 *Upgraded rumination leverages more of the brain's potential, leading to accelerated progress.*
23:25 🔄 *Regularly assessing the productivity of the Default Mode Network helps in maintaining effective rumination.*
23:38 🌊 *Continuously upgraded rumination leads to a steady flow of creative, divergent thinking.*
23:52 💭 *Cultivating a broad, unfocused attention span can foster deep creativity at the edges of cognition.*
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2:50 ruminate about “how to increase sale in my business?” Instead of “how my high school friends like my Instagram image?”
Have a 5 years plan, monthly plan to have a look into the future and make dream come true
This reminds me of "The Flattening" that LSD (Acid) has on the brain. I've never used it myself but I'm always researching human biology and particularly hormones and drugs. LSD has this efdect where it literally flattens the ripples of the brain but not shrinking or reducing the brain mass itself. Those ripples often account fir high levels of intelkigence however they are for very focused singular pathways and expertise type of intelligence that makes a person able to intensely master a subject but lack the flexibility to deviate into crwative thoughts and those pathways also take much more time for neurons to send signals. This grants highly intelligent people very powerful ability to focus and recall exact details but it requires more mental work and tends to come with more agitation and stress and headaches or general unhappiness. This is thought to be partly where the saying "Ignorance is bliss" comes from. Because highly intelligent people may be able to access extreme focus but they are unable to zoom out and see bigger pictures or shut off their thought process and it is like running a computer to the point of overheating. They also tend to take longer time for their calculations and pricess despite beung more accurate and observing nuances others don't see.
So the intelligence comes with a price and the folds of the brain are a big part of rhe price. The folds allow for very long pathways of tmprecise thought but also those neurons across folds often can't backtrack fast enough or communicate across the folds to signal other thought patterns. So intelligence make you obsessive and singular in focus while eventually slower and lacking in bigger picture ideas.
LSD however has this effect where it flattens the brain folds back into a more simple solid shape. Then the neurons are able to create new shorter pathways where they are not so focused but much faster and able to communicate with other areas of the brain easier. This is shown to make people better at learning new skills and even languages while taking away their stresses and mental burnout of the ultra focused state while increasing creativity.
Essentially it decreases the ultra focused intelligence but blesses you with peace of mind and happiness, releasing stress and overthinking and boosting creative thoughts and quality of life.
I would imagine this is something very much needed in the younger generations because of how lost people are into their phones and medias isolating their thoughts to singular obsessions and getring stuck with the emotional burnouts and overthinking that comes with that
Hi Rian, could you make videos on effective studying for students too? Your videos are surely impactful, but they are more focused on using knowledge to do your tasks, not learning new information.
If you think his videos are not helpful for students you're totally missing out the point then
So close to 100K!! Congrats! Great videos - keep it up!
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Brilliant, thank u!! ❤
My man, I really needed this advice. Thank you
Has me thinking about the idea of orchestration, especially in terms of AI. Make high level decisions, determine the low level implementation once, and automate all subsequent performances of the task.
totally totally amazing so on point and meaningful content thankyou so much Rian sir this video could not be more perfect .....
would start trying all of it from today itself ....keep growing sir
One minute in and I'm like "dude, are you in my f*cking head?" 😂: He describes me to a T. I learned more in 24 minutes than all the books and podcasts about productivity I've ever read or listened to...combined. Rian is a genius.
What are your thoughts on side projects outside of your regular day job? Is there benefit to pursue only one until its completed? Ive been in a state of constant flux with new business ideas popping left right and center and has left me paralysed. Focus on the career or a side business? 🤔
Half an hour of investment on Rian Video saves Few Years of my life doing unproductive things. ❤Your Videos.
Rian can you make a video on Productive Procrastination:- in which we think we are doing productive things but in reality it’s just another form of procrastination.
Check out The 3 Hour Rule video on my channel!
Good job Rian.
This one video is enough for all other videos on your channels.
Thanks for watching!
Rian, so are you saying that we can’t or should not be working on two different projects at the same time? But don’t we have enough examples of entrepreneurs who successfully run two or three companies? I am trying to wrap my thoughts around it as I am currently pursuing two different ideas myself. What would be your advice here? Thanks a lot.
One video and I am inspired by you. Thank you.
You are so welcome!
this channel is important for society
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This is kind of an SNL parody of a self-help video. I love his hair.
Are you serious? I wish I seen it so I can laugh too
can't wait for the next video! love all your content
Thank you!
Hey Rian , can you please do a video on that "What I was thinking about" phenomenon , you know.. that brain fog, that losing of the string of thoughts.. I'll love that, thank you , you'r awesome. It's more than just getting better on flow, I feel like my internet get disconnect sometimes, It's better today than it used to be though .
Just , simply great 😐🤯
your channel is gold bru fr, youve helped me so much and ive only found u yesterday!
This was incredibly profound ty
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Thanks for the video , Rian
Most welcome!
@riandoris Has your research explored the benefits of mindfulness when it comes to routines and the flow state? Can you talk about that in an upcoming video?
SO HOW DOES ELon do it? and what about being generalst?
GREAT vid....I've called it the Power of Ponder.....it would seem that the "adjacent possible" lurks in our mental periphery.
This really helped me. Thank you for your hard work 🎉
Ur content helped us a lot thanks men❤❤