How to get PERFECT GRADES as a GAMER
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- Concepts and tips that helped me have a 5.0 GPA through University (B.Sc. and M.Sc.), while maintaining Challenger rank (top 0.01%) in League of Legends. Optimized study/gaming balance.
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1:25 • Sleep.
3:10 • No caffeine, alc*hol, or any substance that can disrupt your performance.
5:00 • No gaming after 6pm.
6:35 • Concept of "Focus days".
15:00 • No cutting corners in assigned tasks.
16:50 • Allow yourself to be bored.
23:15 • Working together VS. Working alone.
Pretty solid advices, thank you !
Legend
"No gaming after 6pm" not the best advice, in so far that its really vague and people have different work schedules.
Do you know what time he wakes up?
@@morioh6623 no gaming 4 hours before bedtime is more accurate
@@KralleZ7 thanks
We got a timestamp guy on petu channel now!!!
A Challenger, mathematical prodigy, 6'4, 200lbs powerhouse AND bro has a girlfriend. Petu is top 0.01% irl too.
You can add humble/friendly. Petu even has one of the best outward facing personalities. Dude is just actually built different as a human being.
Humor god too. Bro has insane meta build IRL, It's probably his 2nd run or something
so are you surprised that he has a girlfriend or what? lol
@@AlienSliker I don't think the surprise comes from xpetus person but because being in a relationship is considered a huge time sink, as well as sleeping enough, going to the gym, university and being challenger.
petu is just zilean irl
And a judoka!
Not sure if you're bored of compliments or afraid of being put on a pedestal, but this video pretty much cemented you as a major inspiration in life, if not for everyone else, then at least for me. Keep up the good work!
seriously, this guy is not only tiltproof in league but doesn't drink or do drugs because it's mathematically suboptimal.... not to mention consistently calls out his own privilege... just an absolute gigachad
You are absolutely wrong, nobody, absolutely NOBODY does less than 101% of what they can, and yet there are lots of losers and homeless people. This is just truism from someone that had a good hand in life, to quote Hank. Because if I m a loser and I watch this and I copy it to the absolute, you think I would be better in ANY way, shape or form? Maybe at least some of us strive and cannot overcome some chains. Why do you compare him with all the people when in fact we are all different and you cannot have a set of goals or demands for all? Bro do not be f stupid, people DIE ! IN ALL SORTS OF WAYS! They starve ! A LOT of things can happen in life! DO YOU THINK THAT ANYBODY CAN COME AND SAY TO THEM TO TRY TO FOCUS?!
@@WowSuchFrames Dude, don't get me wrong, I get your frustrations. But going on such extreme comparisons will only make yourself feel worse. I'm from a third world country but can be considered one of the lucky ones, born with a better hand than some of my friends who are struggling to even get their Wi-Fi running. I'm sitting here writing this comment within the safe confines of my home while those my age halfway across the world are getting theirs bombed. So yeah, the world is unfair, no disagreements there. xPetu himself even acknowledged that he had privilege.
But those things were never the takeaways from my comment, and probably wasn't xPetu's too. Ofc I'm never going to reach the same heights as xPetu, and it's clearly impossible to apply that standard to everyone. The way the world works is that effort ≠ results, there's a whole lot of factors at play. We like to believe that hard work pays off, but sometimes it doesn't. Yet, it is that belief that keeps me and my most admirable friends going. To them, giving their 101% gave their family a ticket out of poverty. To others, 101% may give them a perfect GPA while also being extremely skilled at a game.
After all, we all end up dead anyway, might as well make the most out of our insignificant, meaningless existence. I sincerely hope my words could put things into perspective for you.
A Finn that doesn't drink alcohol or coffee? That has to be like 1 in a million
for real
I knew a guy when I used to play rust that would drink alcohol everyday, skip school and be on almost 24/7. The only time when he didn't skip was when his dad took his console and PC. He also obviously drank a lot of caffeine (mostly energy drinks but also coffee). And he was on the game 16-18 hours a day (somehow he was still dogshit).
@@kaz_50 this is depressing to read
@@kaz_50He's gonna have a fun time in his thirties when he realizes how he wasted his youth.
@@TheAlternative_27 Wtf brother.
It's like I'm listening to a real-life Shen
for real
Bro imagine draven's tips 💀
@@enzomansur5579 Andrew Tate is like a real life Draven
@@aleksanderkozowski9414 difference is draven is an actual fighter
@@mattontop he has been a kickboxing world champion for 4 times but yea
#1 Prioritize SLEEP over everything
#2 No alcohol
#3 No caffeine (at least after noon)
#4 ...or other drugs
#5 No gaming after 16:00
#6 Only one brain-context per day (Only studing/gaming/...)
#7 Eat well
#8 Only play LoL-ranked when you are in a good mood
#9 Don't cut corners (Read all documentation and instructions before starting something)
#10 Do only one task at the time when doing high-level-work
Book recommendation: Deep work (by Cal Newport)
no gaming after 18:00*
this is really bad for someone to see because it leaves all context
@@ogaimon3380 But it is a good summary for someone who watched a video and can recall some context from it.
He also mentioned "Why We Sleep" by Mathew Walker
@@ogaimon3380 womp womp
did not expect xPetu to give me advice on how to studie while i'm procrastinating on reading for my chemistry exam
me too
Me too. Chemistry in two days and Eng Lit the next day 😅
Well i'm still on time... i have chemistry exam in two weeks so... ranked games time
im not alone XD
Me too man, pharmacology is going hard
allowing yourself to be bored is *really* good advice. i often like to just sit out on my deck in the sun and let my brain think, and that's when anything worth writing or remembering comes to me. not only that, but it's incredibly valuable time that can allow for deep introspection and improve your understanding of self. if you can enjoy nothing but the company of your thoughts, i think you will be the happiest, most understanding and most capable version of yourself
But what if i think i am the most wretched and unlovable being this side of the milky way and being alone with my thoughts for more than an hour i go full schizo, even though i'm only diagnosed with ADHD?
@@crimsonqueen751 therapy, but also no one ever deserved to never be happy. Allow yourself, you deserve it.
@@crimsonqueen751 yea i feel like these people have no problems in their life i cannot be alone in my thoughts without spiralling
Adhd is not genetic
It's real i know but you can heal it@@crimsonqueen751
@@crimsonqueen751 I think you should stop smoking weed if you do or any other substances. ADHD and Weed is not working long term. Most of the league players with ADHD i know smoke weed but maybe you are an exception. If this is the case, just, hit the gym, do a skincare routine and get a job, believe me this classic combo always works. Happy to help!
“I don’t do alcohol or caffeine”. Aight cool me neither. *busts out the crack pipe*
Explains the akshan gameplay At least 😂
Interesting
"at least I'm not drinking, Brian"
@@houraiDoIl Exactly
Xd
Wow. The idea of focusing on one area per day is such an epiphany to me and resonates with me so much. I follow a lot of productivity content and have always thought that I have to be “consistent” in a sense that I have to make consistent progress in everything that matters to me everyday. And I have always failed and I would feel like a failure. Looking back, I made the most progress on days that my mind just immersed in one thing for the whole day.
I’m also a grad student struggling to enjoy league without feeling guilty and this video is such a good wake up call for me. Thanks Petu!
My favorite school curriculum channel, thank you xpetu❤️
I recently graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering while achieving Grandmaster on the North American ladder. Petu is right, sleep is something top performing athletes, and the top 1% of the 1% abuse in their craft (We even saw Faker post his almost perfect sleep score on Instagram before winning worlds). Sleep is so vital for function and I wish I discovered this sooner but last year I changed my life for the better. I quit energy drinks and coffee and only had a small cup of matcha tea in the mornings. I went to bed at the same time EVERY night instead of staying up spamming ranked games and consuming caffeine, sleep was no longer negotiable for me. I feel better and I perform better in and out of game. Overall I'm much happier just from tracking and maintaining good sleep alone. Thank you for this wonderful video Petu!
Finnland W School System
He's German though no?
@@Samwise_genji 🤣
@@Samwise_genji 🤣
@@Samwise_genji nope xd
@@Samwise_genjieven in this video he said that ”in finnish we call it virike”
I'm genuinely so thankful for what you do Petu. I'm 25 yo and had many struggles in life, but you show me with every post and every video that it is possible to be performing at the highest standards in life and society, without sacrificeing your hobbies and having fun in the meantime. You seem to be a truly great person and despite the fact that you're about 1 year younger than me I consider you to be one of my greatest idols. Keep up the good work and thank you for what you do
Rare non league focused video. I've thought about sleeping more but never really cared too much, but im thinking about fixing it more now due to this video. It helps with everything; school, league and the gym all require good sleep to perform well.
26:50 What you're talking about here is what they call in psychology context and state-dependent memory.
Context dependent means; say for example you are studying new words for a language you are learning. Then the next day you have a test about these words. If you make the test in the same room or even a similar environment to the one you studied in then it's easier to retrieve what you learned when you studied.
State dependent memory is the same, but instead of the context it's about the state. So for example if you consumed a lot of caffeine or if you were irritated or happy while studying. If you also drink coffee or are happy when making the test, you'll have an easier time remembering the stuff you learned.
19:38: Sleepmaxxing, lmao; I'll be using that now. Also, that standstill at 25:50 is so bm, lol.
I just purchased those books you referenced, and would thoroughly enjoy more videos like this. I'm very grateful that I found your channel, and you deserve far more notoriety than what you currently enjoy.
When xpetu says no alcohol, remember hes FINNISH. Bros bascially risking getting deported for this advice
thanks, ill be referring to this video hopefully frequently, good luck to everyone living life and i wish you and I the best in are upcoming journeys
I needed this right about now. Currently struggling to balance league of legends, overwhelming university studies, and my health but you have given me hope and ideas for me to improve my life. Thank you for turning me into a Shen main and thank you for this video. You are an inspirational legend Petu!
You are truly an good teacher ,this will help me in league and in life ,at this moment in emerald and i have decent grades at school but this actualy changed my mind of everything in life
I always respected youfor having a calm and improvement-focused approach to league. Now you have manifested your position as an idol and inspiration.
I remember when you said in the video with spearshot: "The outcomes of our efforts do not define us, it's how we face adversity"
Xpetu single-handedly erasing my addiction to caffeine and fixing my sleep schedule in a single video.
You couldve uploaded this BEFORE my finals finished
Too bad, probably shoulda researched harder
Same, I literally just found this on my recommendation after I finished mine yesterday.
I am a student of medical school, 4th year. I passed 2nd and 3rd year with a C grade, which was disappointing for me since I felt like I could have done better even though I was thinking that I gave it all I had. But I guess there were a lot of problems with my lifestyle. I can just summarize everything you said with 3 things, Good Sleep - No multitasking - holding off stimulants. (and by the way I think your video is really going to save me since I have just started working on my time management and lifestyle since I want to play Tekken 8 in the esport scene too! ) I play league of legends too and the problem is I play all the competitive games for its competitive aspect, most of the games I have played I just have reached platinum and stopped, such as r6siege, lol, valorant. The only game I was close to reaching the highest ranks was tekken. So I have taken a liking to it and I wanted to start a career in it. I'm thriving to study and play better. Thank you very much, this has popped up when I was in need of it.
Make it happen bro, u can do it!
Yes Lord Inquisitor, this man right here.
A finnishman not drinking coffee.
Jonkunsortin pakana.
Tai kaljaa...
@@exii7206 every time I say I don't like beer, it tastes like shit, people recommend a good tasting beer to me. Each and every one of them has tasted the same.
based. I am also in CS and my gpa is 3.04/4 (B),
1. I sleep too much (partially cuz of depression)
2. I don't eat well (fast food)
3. I consume caffeine after 12 pm
4. I cut corners (context switching between courses, not fully reading the assignment, half assing the assignments)
5. I don't exercise regularly (go for runs every 2 weeks, walk everyday)
my productivity will sky rocket if I :
1. figure out which direction I want to go towards
2. fix my poor habits
3. learn how to focus
It's better to take small steps to accomplish goals, so here are my recommendations, but you can do whatever you want:
1 Figuring out "the direction" could mean thinking about what will make you happy to do every day (or most days). If after a while you're not sure, allow yourself to try new things and fail. Failing is important because it's always better to learn from your mistakes as soon as possible.
2 Set precise tasks that you WILL or WILL NOT do tomorrow. For example, "I'll clean my room tomorrow." Setting yourself small but doable tasks is better than setting far and ambiguous goals like "I'll fix my poor habits."
3 What helps me the most when I don't want to do something because it's too boring or stressful is thinking about why I'm doing it. Finding purpose and sense in the things we do is key because then you'll stop fighting it, and you will do it because it MAKES SENSE.
We're all here to improve so I hope you do well in life internet friend :D
you got this bro, I recovered in one year and now I'm very proud of what I've built, I'd recommend exploring your past mistakes / bad situations and having peace with your past sometimes saying sorry to someone, really made the difference in my case
You are a beautiful person Petu, I love the way you see things in general!
Greetings from Mordekaiser ultima...Brazil!
É os br PORRAAA!!!
thank you Xpetu for encouraging a balance between gaming and study. Most of the advice i received throughout my life was centered around disregarding gaming and hard focusing on anything productive ( in other words, lock in and grind for that paper).
i am very grateful for you sharing your approach and giving us a method to both find success in our education and competitive gaming.
I'm sure that what I'm going to say is parasocial, but your channel reignited in me the passion to study. I hope this feeling stays for long and i will be indebted to you for reintroducing me to that.
It is great getting to know you better and realising that gaming and grades does not necessarily conflict each other. I was watching this video in hopes of getting some motivation to work and finish my master thesis. Have to send it in in 21 days. Wish me luck.
Best of luck Petu, I love watching your channel.
how did it work out?
@@ericzong1189 still awaiting my evaluation. Thank you for asking!
I must admit. I didn't expect such quality video - both the lecture and the gameplay were more than decent. My man, you have got a new subscriber!
Shensei duking out tips not only on how to reach challenger and also to succeed on our studies. God Bless you.
Hey i just wanna say this was a simple yet phenomenal video. I think you should make more videos like this where you have gameplay in the background while talking about other real life topics. Not only are you the best shen player but you seem like really awesome guy that people would like know more about or hear out your input in things other than League.
Being a person that have a lot of troubles to focus on anything by his own decision (ADHD) I found your lifestyle very intriguing. I watch or hear your videos whilst I do many things, even programming or writing a paper. If I try to only be occupied in one context only, my brain finds the way to get lost on thoughts. Also, caffeine helps me to concentrate and even relaxes me a little bit. It is difficult to generalise when every person is so different. Nevertheless, thanks for the tips and keep doing whatever fits you, love every video you do!
Yeah, the executive dysfunction grindset, everything requires 200% of the energy and time
Thought I was the only one who hears his videos while doing other stuff. It can be cleaning, uni stuff, whatever it is. I truly wish I can accomplish the state of mind he has someday
As a fellow ADHDer be careful with the justifications... people with ADHD are more vulnerable to addiction than other groups so that's why caffeine might appeal to you. trying to attain a focused state of mind starts today. Try to do work without anything in the background. It changed my life when i broke down the myth that i had to have sth else so i could stay focused. I realised the truth is. I can just be focused and space out for a minute or two sometimes and focus again i just hated the spacing out/ "boredom" so much i made justifications for myself.
@@vladys5238 Well, I don't know if it counts as justification but certainly I try to explain what happens to me and why I do that things to try improve my life. For many years I tried to focus as everyone else. I tried so hard that I ended up in many burnout processes which I didn't understand at that moment and made me feel like a failure. With time I got to know myself better and I developed my strategies to get the things done. I do not know what helps you, but I am sure that I am not making up excuses and I don't have a caffeine addiction (I just take 2 or 3 cups of tea a day).
@@vladys5238 Well, I don't know if it counts as justification but certainly I try to explain what happens to me and why I do that things to try improve my life. For many years I tried to focus as everyone else. I tried so hard that I ended up in many burnout processes which I didn't understand at that moment and made me feel like a failure. With time I got to know myself better and I developed my strategies to get the things done without burning myself. I do not know what helps you, but I am sure that I am not making up excuses and that I don't have a caffeine addiction (I just take 2 or 3 cups of tea a day).
I was avoiding this video because I no longer go to school, but this can be applied in a lot of areas, Im glad I finally watched it.
I think one thing that I find you did not touch on enough is that playing after 6pm means that the majority of people will never be able to play, anyone having a regular 9-5 job with a commute won't be able to do anything before 6 outside of the weekend.
thats what works for his sleep schedule and for his workload, who knows what the difference would be if he had a full time job.
This video is intended to maximize your potential in a domain.
Working a 9-5 could be a good indicator that trying to reach challenger in league might not be the best for your actual situation.
The idea is pretty close to "how to maximize productivity" and that includes knowing when to stop working. You can still play after a 9-5, but maybe a competitive, ranked game is not the best idea for the other aspects of your life. Maybe a casual game that don't take that much focus won't interfere with your schedule as much.
(Not trying to lecture or anything, just sharing what i believe is a perspective aligned with this video)
I see where you come from, since i have the same problem, and my approach will be to get my reps on. my competitive games on the weekend.
I won't become better than people who can play 6 hrs a day, but i believe i will get more efficient results
@@brexcubo6766 fair point. in conclusion, some sacrifices need to be made in order to maximize efficiency in most aspects of life. I know I won't be challenger level, taking into perspective my work schedule, but my work and studies will be optimized while I'm focusing on them.
he did mention the aspect of privilege, but the standard 9-5 still allows some non work days, which could be focused on gaming.
then dont, that simple.
Timing of this video is unreal really needed this
I think it's equally important to emphasize that everyone is different. Do what's in your heart.
Thank you for sharing this information with us, I'm a new college student and this was exactly what I'm looking for.
This is very good advice. I would also recommend picking up what I call a "for fun hobby".
Something that you enjoy, can improve in, and also don't care much about beyond enjoying it.
What it does is : creates a space where you're safe to make low stakes mistakes without any fear of repercussions, which helps winding down all the built in pressure for constantly working on important goals without giving in to the impulse to do inefficient stuff like watching RUclips shorts and the like.
For example whenever I'm not working I like to cook. I don't want to be a cook, but I enjoy the process of cooking and learning new recipes, which means that I'm still focused on my task whenever I'm cooking but there's no pressure to succeed and no fear of failing.
As somone repeating a year at an engineering uni i really needed this
SleepMaxxing > looksmaxxing
I am currently doing my PhD and I find this very beneficial. Thank you!
We have a swedish expression for what u talk about: Han som jagar efter två harar fångar ingen. "He who hunts 2 hares catches none" Love these Ideas u have the context changing makes sense keep sharing ur thoughts mate u have a wonderful mind.
I hope this becomes a series. I love hearing about League game knowledge, but real life stuff is something we can all benefit from too. Big thumbs up 👍
ur crazy bro
Thank you just started Uni 2 weeks ago and I will try my best to take all your advice to heart.
the video I needed ty
I really appreciate this advice xPetu! I just graduated university and am going into a full time job as a software engineer. I feel like your advice on sleep and focus days would still be very valuable outside of school. I also didn’t realize how much late night gaming could be affecting my sleep. I feel like all gamers should check this video out. Thank you again
This is insane timing cause due to gaming I was bout to drop out cause of how bad uni has gotten
But how do u start doing the things youre supposed to do when you literally cannot read and you have weekly thousands of pages? Especially bcs I read extremly slowly even at my best performance, and memorize even less
You can do it bro - I believe in you.
ChatGPT. Also if you are using ChatGPT to read research papers, make sure to either input the abstract at the very end or don't include the abstract all together, and then have it summarize it for you.
My favorite is to use a combination of different free services, as I find Microsoft Copilot GPT 4 is strong in searching on the web, but ChatGPT is generally stronger at everything else. Here's one example what I might do:
1. I use ChatGPT to read the initial paper, then have it generate a summary.
2. I prompt ChatGPT to provide a list of questions that might help me learn it better.
3. I prompt Microsoft Copilot with those questions.
4. I then take Microsoft Copilot's responses and ask ChatGPT to interweave the answers whenever the technical keyword or concept comes in.
5. I start chugging information not alcohol.
Hope this can help a bit.
It sounds like the situation that you are in that there is no way to make a comeback but please do not be afraid to ask friends or teachers or parents for help. There might be things that they could help you with and maybe they can give you starting point to make a comeback. Good luck
@@neverforget2223 problem is that everyone is supportive of anything. Dropping out or continuing but I physically cannot give up but am mentally shutting down
@@bilkari8753 I think you might need to figure out why you are mentally shutting down. I do not know what your life is like and I do not think anyone else does/ will, but I do think that there are reasons why you are mentally shutting down and there will be things you can do to help yourself.
Maybe a therapist or talking to someone you trust or self-reflection about this could help. I also think that it would be helpful if you decide what you want to do and then stick with it and see it through to the end. You have to life your life and at the end of the day no one else will do it for you.
I have been watching your videos for years, and even attended the xPetu Boot Camp. This video right here is the single most important piece of content you have ever made, this is life changing. Thank you xPetu, I can't even find words.
petu: I will not play video games after 6PM
me: work ends at 6PM
He didn't mean that you need to stop working or playing video games at 6pm
The thing he meant is try to rest your brain before bed and don't overdo things
For you it might be, like after you work- play until 8pm or 9pm then sleep something like this
Or don't even play video games after work
@@LLOORRDDFFUNN its a joke relax buddy
@@sinocsing lmao i thought you're being real
@@sinocsing hes just trying to help?
@@sinocsingwhat kind of joke is that? Bro was giving you good advice do miss me with that weak and beta “it was just a joke bro chill” bs💀
I just started my math/computer science major and have been struggling to mix it with league and workouts so this video is perfect for me, I'll try some of these tips and see how it works out thanks!
i basically failed my physics bachelor at eth bc of league and am stuck in it now. i came in a downward spiral and strugge to break it. i think i thought of every point you made before beside the "focus days" and at some point applied them in my life. now i dont know how to get back to it. if everything is established maintaining it is different (not easier) than building these habits. also its hard for me to find goals and commit to somethig. thanks for the video it gave me motivation when im at a deep low. im on it to become a pilot and wish to find the way of achiving this goal.
i think the topic of the video is very important to be talked about the way you did (maybe bc i agree and came to almost identical solutions)
Same, brother. No degree, no (quality) job, 25 and little prospects. Did very poorly in school growing up (ADD and troubled home life) so getting back on the saddle has been hard.
I also came to a lot of these conclusions -- for me, I've just been starting at the smallest, easiest things, and slowly acclimating, then moving on to the next. Personally speaking, working out is very important, and it was the simplest improvement to my life that I made that took the least effort. Physical activity has done more for my mental health and productivity than any psychological session I've ever had. Whenever I backslide, I can always feel the 'velocity' of the downward spiral ten times harder when I miss multiple workouts.
In the end, change is something you have to slowly, gradually work at. It's difficult to do it all at once, so start by trying to break it down into manageable chunks. Instead of comparing yourself to other people, take stock of where you were last month, and where you are now. Did you improve, or backslide? If you are doing worse, what happened, and was it something you could have avoided? If you're doing better, you're one step closer to digging yourself out of the trench you're in. At least, that's what I'm doing. Someday, we'll make it.
I nearly failed my degree because of league addiction but managed to rescue it by quitting league completely.
Hope you can find your way. Quitting league is likely the way
@@matt96533 yes. this is the best solution. however its hard... im glad its only a nearly miss for you. league is an amazing game but just like many games it can take up alot of space in your life.
Thanks for putting me on new habits that I'd try to implement on my lifestyle now. Also great book recommendation!
xPetu 👑
I'm just a week in my 8th university quarter, and this video couldn't come in a more fitting time
I'll try to apply most of these advices in this next 4 months, and the rest of my career and life, thanks
TLDR: Don't have ADHD and you might need to be slightly autistic with a perfectionist OCD to make this work.
Jokes aside, really impressive work ethic, but be careful not to burn out. This type of efficency takes a toll.
Nice video peto, I'm going to start med school soon and will try to implement your method of focus days. Also optimizing my sleep as much as possible.
Never clicked so fast in my life
You are truly describing the method I use to run a business (startup) and still have time to play some games with high performance but with differences of course in some standards. In general, you earn my subscription and for the first time I heard someone talk about the point "don't play after 6 pm" because I keep tell people around me about it and everyone just ignore my advices and still make the same mistake over and over again. Btw, I also have very high grades as a computer science with various competitive games I have played along the academic journey.
Petu what do you major in?
IIRC he's pursuing a masters in applied mathematics.
Physics/mathematics iirc
I joined your channel very recently (started playing LOL in 2023. I know, I am very late to the party). This is one of my favorite videos since it takes a hyper self aware person to analyze and interpret their behavior and to make changes (however uncomfortable) to optimize their life. You discovered this in half the time I did. I respect what you are doing and I can’t wait to see your new project get released.
petu for you to have developed the confidece on this channel to tell us every detail of your own life schedule, only to send a message to those who will find the real value in your words is amazing, tysm i love u
Excellent teachings and inspiration of realizing and understanding self-discipline! Especially in the era where we are more free to do, and one can personally notice the benefits in "doing less", "focusing on one thing at a time", "allowing ourselves times of boredom", and "finding moments of doing some activities alone".
Essentially gaining more from your life - not meaning the possibility to achieve more or climb higher as they are byproducts - but focusing on basics/fundamentals and not skipping them. Living your life in a more meaningful way.
As a second thing, it is wonderful to realize other young people who have grasped some fragment of wisdom and are now sharing that. Some of your advice was new to me, and makes me now consider the importance of it and how can I adapt the teaching into my own life. Thank you for the reminders. Thank you for inspiring! You being you is awesome!
Similar idea to what you were talking about from 12:00 onwards. I find that a general feeling of fulfillment or accomplishment in recent days greatly reduces my anxiety and other general negative feelings surrounding competition. Once I feel that I have accomplished enough to deserve the time away from other tasks to focus on gaming I tend to be more present in the game with a more positive mindset which gives me more confidence to play my best without reservation.
These all seem like things that I've felt intuitively but never had the patience to define for myself explicitly. Good, concise explanations and pertinent examples. Thank you for the advice!
Damn, I really needed this! I've been constantly losing my mind between playing and studying my courses :3
Interesting thoughts for learning/training at the highest level. Possible caveats occurring to me:
- at lower levels, grinding/learning via exposure might be more important, just to more or less learn unconsciously. I.e., while auto-piloting is suboptimal, one first has to get to the point via exposure/internalizing many things to be able to auto-pilot to a specific level to then focus on more targeted optimizations
- while two-loss cutoffs might make sense for a high-winrate player (or when really trying to only play in the best state possible), people are supposed to at some point win ~50%, and a few losses in a row are statistically not unlikely. Of course, tilting/mood affecting subsequent games has to be watched out for, I guess it depends a lot on how well one can reset their mental?
- on a related note, I wonder how much one should consider the skill of the players in the match/the quality of the team composition for decision-making about stopping playing. Idk, horrible team comps/vastly mismatched players might be only a problem below high-elo?
Also, personally, I need music while playing/working to distract from my Tinnitus and calm my mind, no (silent) monk mode for me please xD
Edit: Just food for thought, I wonder how much suboptimal play helps or hinders long-term progress at which point of the learning journey. Some might argue that one needs to make mistakes to learn from them, and suboptimal play helps to create more errors to review :D
I suspect that, at certain points along the learning curve, even with optimal sleep and focus that you will make mistakes anyways. Playing only when you can optimize your ability to play will help you actually recognize and learn from mistakes that are genuinely mistakes in your micro/macro decision-making, as opposed to mistakes that occur purely for a lack of focus (e.g., 'oops I didnt see the Jinx ult incoming' or even just slower reaction times for dodging, etc.)
i find it very agreeable, i started focussing on sleep and having some non work time to balance my life out, but also optimized days where i could just work without getting interrupted by lectures and it helped me alot.
As a former competitive chess player who loves learning about self-improvement habits, I can vouch for the quality of your advice. Thanks, and best of luck in the future.
This is one of the reasons why I watch you. You give advice in other aspects of life. As a fellow CSIT student it is really cool to see someone be good at their academic studies and their hobby.
Thank you for making this video, it's probably the best gaming control video because you discussed everything clearly despite speaking mainly from personal experience (We can relate very well with contexts you provide)
Wonderful video, Petu! I think these lessons are great advice! Those "boredom" moments are key, a LOT of insight can be found in them, I meditate 10 minutes a day and it is super helpful with putting my mind in a calm, relaxed, and sharp state! I also love how passionate and enthusiastic you are like 18:45! We should enjoy life to the fullest!
WONDERFUL! I was recently thinking about stress reduction and I learned from this video that it's stress MANAGEMENT. Stress is good when it's time for "stress". Greatly appreciate the knowledge :)
xPetu: " Focus on one task at a time"
Also xPetu: Show LoL gameplay and share his thoughts simultaneously
For you to explain all this only makes us understand more how much you really care about us, to go out of your strict ways of living to make our own lives better, thank you :)
21:41 I just got called out. Insanely useful video, thanks
Great vid here Petu, really solid advice, I myself struggled with academics all the way through my school years, until i hit university. Once there i had a different midset of work, and applied a almost regimented reigeme to my studies, 2 hours every day, minimum of intense study, alone, regardless of time or if i had already had classes that day, it was simply a necessity to me. And looking back on that i feel that that one decision was the only thing that kept me ahead of the curve, as that when my classmates and I had had a 4 hour lab session, they would call it quits then and there, but i persisted, and i felt much better for it mentally. One thing i do agree on is your priority of sleep etc, however i will say that as time goes on and for example I have gotten more and more responsibilties, such as working 8-5 every day, traveling 6 hours once a month to go to the office, you cannot control them all. For example if i was to not play games past 6pm, i simply wouldnt be able to play anyhting until the weekends, and that for me would be detrimental to myself, as i would be forcing myself to not be able to do the things i like (if that makes sense). Allowing yourself to be bored is also a good one, as i then tend to lean into something like a book, as appose to doom scrolling on a mind numbing app like YT shorts and Twitter. Thanks for the upload!
As someone who’s going to university this year, meaning that the structure of my everyday life will change drastically, this video helps a lot. Especially because currently i have to cut out video games for the most part, but dont want to entirely in the future. And to know that there is a “healthy” way to go about this school-life-video-game balance puts my mind to rest. Thank you again Petu for everything you do for us
love these kind of general videos Petu thank you! I have failed Bachelor on first semester years ago and considering trying again but super scared to fail because I wasn't performing even though commiting all my time to it (0 gaming).
I was doing everything you said and still failed (except from focus days)
Anyway nobody cares just appreciated your video :)
This is truly helpful and relatable, hearing this from a gamer is much better than others. This feel quite good and fun too, so, attainable, thank you mate.
thank you so much for this! I've been failing my courses for College and I've lost motivation to do anything. This video means a lot and has helped a lot, thank you!
Thank you, really needed it I have trouble in school and focusing in general. After school I just hop off to get on the game and play and forget all about school, even in school I do sometimes try to take something with me but sometimes I just think to myself that I just want to go home and relax. Well now it's almost the end of the Semester and it seems like I have to repeat my class for having mediocre grades
Thank you very much for this video, I rarely comment or like anything on youtube, but you made me feel heard and reminded me of things that I was doing a while back, and eventually forgot about them due to some personal reasons. It was very helpful and motivating. Please keep up the work
Reallly solid life advice, i think some people will definitely take this to heart, wonderfull video thanks
As my family describes, you are someone with an engineer brain. My father taught me not to cut corners on learning, he was always one to read the full instruction manual before doing something to get it done right the first time. If he did make mistakes, he’d learn from them the first time. I’m glad I’m not the only one who’s learned this way.
In my university studies, one of my smartest professors encouraged us to use our individual degrees and fields of work to explain topics. It’s a perfect way to make metaphors that make learning easier for the viewer and, in doing so, lets us continually learn as well. I’m happy you spent the time to explain your point(s) with a computer science analogy.
From the first video I watched of you I knew you were someone smart who I could learn from, both in terms of league and in general. Thanks for the videos, I look forward to more Shen content
Thank you so much for this xPetu you really brought a buddhist like perspective into a game like league while also giving tips for life in general
Greetings from Romania Petu, because of you I recently started playing Shen mid, and I’m popping off every game
Very underrated type of videos that you make. I would love more content like this if it is possible. Good stuff sir.
Thx for making this video, i started college recently and its pretty hard to mantain a good rank at cs and having good grades at the same time, i will start to test your ideias ASAP
Hadn't seen your videos before until this one got recommended to me, really good advise and it gave a new perspective into handling and approaching the shool and gaming dilemma. Thanks for sharing your advice, I'm sure many people will benefit from this.
Amazing wisdom and concentration for such a young man, hats off.
Petu, when you announced that you were done with your masters classes, I commented that I too graduated with perfect GPA in my masters in engineering, but how I had to give up LoL for the time being. This video was very enlightening to me and I thank you for posting it. This really shows how much thought you put into everything that you do and is making me considering making some adjustments in my life. I graduated 10 years ago (yes, been playing league since beta XD), and I am now in another phase in my life working in the aerospace/defense industry, married, raising my two kids, etc. Even though our situations are not the same, your advice still applies in a way. Currently, my gaming life is limited to when everyone else goes to sleep, so I have to work on my time management; not for the sake of improving my gaming, but improving my balance as a whole. Equilibrium. I think you are Shen IRL.
This opened my eyes to some things. Definitely make more videos like this.
this actually helped me alot, especially with the boredom part, i always wonder why i get so many good ideas and to-do task when im about to sleep
Risk analysis let's gooooo I also had an exam in risk analysis recently. HAZOP, PHA and FMECA all the way. In all seriousness though, I remember when I was performing my best at school and in league of legends when I was 15, I did exactly what you are talking about. I'd forgotten about it, thanks for reminding me about it
This video sums up what our math teacher first told us when starting college : "Apprenez à apprendre" in French (learn how to learn).
Everything about higher level studies is about min-maxing things in your life and I'm shocked they don't teach you that earlier in life because it's quite broken irl.
W video from W streamer.
Xpetu my bro you are NOT paid enough to be producing this high of a quality content bro thank you a lot🙏