Thank you for this video Jenny, really interesting and helpful! I personally found the Pomodoro technique really awesome for my productivity and focus, as well as time-batching tasks. And deactivating push notifications from apps literally changed my life for the better! 😄
I needed this video!!! I always say tech is one of my struggle areas in terms of minimalism and I've been feeling pretty scatterbrained lately too! ❤️ I hardly ever check my email... hahaha. Ooops. I used to be obsessed with inbox zero when I was teaching though. Wonderful video! You've inspired me to dig deeper on my own digital minimalism journey. I've organized all of my apps and turned off all notifications (I don't have kids). I have Instagram and Tik Tok for creating minimalism content! The videos and pics I'm with ya... I still need to go on a deleting spree lol.
I totally relate to this. My phone never has enough space for filming too and I use it for everything. I do have notifications off for all apps. And one thing I’ve started doing is turning off my laptop from 10pm- 10am and my phone is off from 10pm to 7am.
Great video Jen! So many useful tips. Due to my work, Teams notifications can be a pain, so I normally leave me phone in one area of the house. I find this helps with reducing the amount of time I just pick up my phone for the sake of just picking it up.
All of the things you suggested are what I need help with haha. I'm a "hot mess" and riddled with overwhelm. I discovered Notion a couple of months back and I'm addicted, but I don't think its helping me fight the poor time management, procrastination, crappy filing methods and the rabbit holes that lead me to too many open tabs. I feel like I'm stuck in a cycle and I am trying to pull myself out. I just feel as though I'm putting my time into the wrong things and therefore I'm not seeing the results I think I'm hoping to see.. I just feel like the list never ends for things to do, read, watch etc, Which is part of the tech existence, the ever-expanding content that is growing exponentially and increasing the rate it does so, every year. I'd love to know more about how you're using notion and what else you're doing in regards to staying focused and attentive to what's important in 2022, for you.
Hey hydronicrocker, this is so vulnerable and relatable-thank you for sharing. I think part of it is remembering that a lot of our "never-ending to do list" is self-mandated. So like, WHY do we have such a big inbox of things to do/read/watch? I think it helps to take a giant step back from everything digital and re-assess what your overall goals are. Notion is a slippery slope, in my experience. It's easy to think it can be a one-size-fits-all solution for everything, including overwhelm and hot messery. After trying to force a square peg in a round hole, I ditched Notion for my daily check-ins and have it more as a database for only "final notes" and "published pieces". I shared a bit about my tech stack here: view.flodesk.com/emails/63592ca8eaaa8a00893aaa91 As far as staying focused to what's important? Journaling. Lots of journaling. And lots of re-assessing. I'm constantly cutting out things (which may or may not be the healthiest way to approach this) but just testing things. Like cutting out wearables for 20 days (apple watch, etc), or going content-free for 7 days (per The Artist's Way book week 4 assignment). I realize I use a lot of toxic productivity as a crutch to stay busy, and I'm learning to sit with the discomfort more and more.
Thank you for taking the time to reply. I'll give the link a read that you've shared 🙂 Sounds like you're managing it best you can right now. I have been a bit infrequent with journalling, though I still try to journal when I can and feel the push to do so. As for Notion, I totally agree, and im thinking it's just best as a storage of data for me rather than a practical task/list management tool. It may work for others but the simplicity of a quick google keep note or even todoist is far more refreshing and easier to manage. I kind of binge watched a bunch of your videos and was up till 1am doing so, after which I felt uplifted and inspired. I think it's important to keep evaluating/reflecting and adjusting to better optimize the systems/routines/practices we have in place so we don't get stagnant and settle for less than we desire in terms of goals etc. But if something works that we have tried to switch from previously with a shiny new tool, it will be evident with time as we find ourselves navigating back to that trusty tool we were using before the new shiny. I hope you are doing well and would love to see more content from you in the future. You seem like a lovely person, inspiring and real. I appreciate the time you take in producing your content. I recently downloaded your minimalism map and have started working through it. Have an awesome morning/day/evening wherever you are 🙂
Thank you so, so much for your kind words and words of encouragement. I may or may not pick back up with RUclips in the future. Either way, thank you for appreciating my stuff and connecting with me on Instagram. Here for you!
Thank you for this video Jenny, really interesting and helpful! I personally found the Pomodoro technique really awesome for my productivity and focus, as well as time-batching tasks. And deactivating push notifications from apps literally changed my life for the better! 😄
I needed this video!!! I always say tech is one of my struggle areas in terms of minimalism and I've been feeling pretty scatterbrained lately too! ❤️
I hardly ever check my email... hahaha. Ooops. I used to be obsessed with inbox zero when I was teaching though.
Wonderful video! You've inspired me to dig deeper on my own digital minimalism journey. I've organized all of my apps and turned off all notifications (I don't have kids). I have Instagram and Tik Tok for creating minimalism content! The videos and pics I'm with ya... I still need to go on a deleting spree lol.
I totally relate to this. My phone never has enough space for filming too and I use it for everything. I do have notifications off for all apps. And one thing I’ve started doing is turning off my laptop from 10pm- 10am and my phone is off from 10pm to 7am.
@@heyjennylee yes haha all the way off. Emergencies have to call 911. Not a thing I can do in the middle of the night😊
Great video Jen! So many useful tips.
Due to my work, Teams notifications can be a pain, so I normally leave me phone in one area of the house. I find this helps with reducing the amount of time I just pick up my phone for the sake of just picking it up.
This is something I know I have to do. Also, you look so beautiful my friend ❤️
@@heyjennylee tons lol emails, pictures, videos. 🙈
All of the things you suggested are what I need help with haha. I'm a "hot mess" and riddled with overwhelm. I discovered Notion a couple of months back and I'm addicted, but I don't think its helping me fight the poor time management, procrastination, crappy filing methods and the rabbit holes that lead me to too many open tabs. I feel like I'm stuck in a cycle and I am trying to pull myself out. I just feel as though I'm putting my time into the wrong things and therefore I'm not seeing the results I think I'm hoping to see.. I just feel like the list never ends for things to do, read, watch etc, Which is part of the tech existence, the ever-expanding content that is growing exponentially and increasing the rate it does so, every year. I'd love to know more about how you're using notion and what else you're doing in regards to staying focused and attentive to what's important in 2022, for you.
Hey hydronicrocker, this is so vulnerable and relatable-thank you for sharing. I think part of it is remembering that a lot of our "never-ending to do list" is self-mandated. So like, WHY do we have such a big inbox of things to do/read/watch? I think it helps to take a giant step back from everything digital and re-assess what your overall goals are.
Notion is a slippery slope, in my experience. It's easy to think it can be a one-size-fits-all solution for everything, including overwhelm and hot messery. After trying to force a square peg in a round hole, I ditched Notion for my daily check-ins and have it more as a database for only "final notes" and "published pieces". I shared a bit about my tech stack here: view.flodesk.com/emails/63592ca8eaaa8a00893aaa91
As far as staying focused to what's important? Journaling. Lots of journaling. And lots of re-assessing. I'm constantly cutting out things (which may or may not be the healthiest way to approach this) but just testing things. Like cutting out wearables for 20 days (apple watch, etc), or going content-free for 7 days (per The Artist's Way book week 4 assignment). I realize I use a lot of toxic productivity as a crutch to stay busy, and I'm learning to sit with the discomfort more and more.
Thank you for taking the time to reply. I'll give the link a read that you've shared 🙂 Sounds like you're managing it best you can right now. I have been a bit infrequent with journalling, though I still try to journal when I can and feel the push to do so. As for Notion, I totally agree, and im thinking it's just best as a storage of data for me rather than a practical task/list management tool. It may work for others but the simplicity of a quick google keep note or even todoist is far more refreshing and easier to manage.
I kind of binge watched a bunch of your videos and was up till 1am doing so, after which I felt uplifted and inspired. I think it's important to keep evaluating/reflecting and adjusting to better optimize the systems/routines/practices we have in place so we don't get stagnant and settle for less than we desire in terms of goals etc. But if something works that we have tried to switch from previously with a shiny new tool, it will be evident with time as we find ourselves navigating back to that trusty tool we were using before the new shiny.
I hope you are doing well and would love to see more content from you in the future. You seem like a lovely person, inspiring and real. I appreciate the time you take in producing your content. I recently downloaded your minimalism map and have started working through it. Have an awesome morning/day/evening wherever you are 🙂
Thank you so, so much for your kind words and words of encouragement. I may or may not pick back up with RUclips in the future. Either way, thank you for appreciating my stuff and connecting with me on Instagram. Here for you!
Files and organization. I have paper files and digital files. Drives me nuts! And the paper files keep getting bigger.
@@heyjennylee right now I’m using Apple cloud. Do you have other suggestions?
@@heyjennylee Mine also! 🤣 I need re-organize as well. Feels like a full time job. 😂
How are you liking Notion so far? I've been debating trying it out.