My Simple Productivity System

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  • Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2024

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  • @mattdavella
    @mattdavella  3 года назад +2967

    Anyone else's dad a loud sneezer? 🤧

  • @milorodval678
    @milorodval678 3 года назад +1201

    What I love about long productivity videos is that I can procastinate everything I have to do and feeling productive anyway.

  • @justineleconte
    @justineleconte 3 года назад +580

    Color-coding and time-blocking is the key. It has improved my productivity dramatically. Also, I start by planning the non-work / fun / inspiring things. Then I plan the work related stuff. Everything is in GMail and digital. And I just get reminders and don't have to remember what to do 😊

    • @moradkhahi
      @moradkhahi 3 года назад +8

      Hey, how did you organize in Gmail?

    • @online-dabeisein
      @online-dabeisein 3 года назад +4

      @@moradkhahi I think tasks into the Google calendar and information by mail. I do it the same

    • @janelleanabel3293
      @janelleanabel3293 3 года назад +7

      I never thought to start with planning my downtime. Thank you for this tip, I think I'd like to start implementing this today!

    • @fernandaortiz5617
      @fernandaortiz5617 3 года назад +6

      I love your work, Justine! 💜

    • @vimeopictures5170
      @vimeopictures5170 3 года назад +1

      Justine ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @akik1506
    @akik1506 3 года назад +1265

    2:37- NoteBook (Apple Note)
    8:30- Calender (Google Calender)
    15:08- To-Do List (TeuxDeux)
    19:26-Cloud Storage (Google Drive)

  • @Lucas98445
    @Lucas98445 3 года назад +66

    I love how simple your system is. It really stands to show that you don't need 25 different fancy apps and programs to get things done. Also loved the loud sneeze beat - truly a work of art!

    • @TheFutureDothDream
      @TheFutureDothDream 3 года назад +4

      That's true. It's the simplest system I've seen.

    • @mihaimihai7673
      @mihaimihai7673 Год назад +1

      For me simpler is always better. I much prefec focusing on what I have to do rather than some complicated chain of apps and routines that in reality is just slow me down. When you go see a painting what you pay attention to? The frame it's in or the actual painting.

  • @producingparadise
    @producingparadise 2 года назад +2

    LOVE the checklists as a repeatable sense-check - I could do with one of these for my commute to the office, eg. bring laptop, charger, mousepad, mouse, headphones and water bottle… because it sucks when I forget one of these!

  • @deveshkohale
    @deveshkohale 3 года назад +412

    Since this video is about productivity: you need four tools,
    Notebook 2:36
    Calendar 8:30
    To-Do List 15:07
    Cloud Storage 19:26
    PS: Loud Sneeze 22:50

  • @ayushjaiswal8140
    @ayushjaiswal8140 3 года назад +3798

    Who else is procrastinating by watching productivity videos?

    • @MrKentakie
      @MrKentakie 3 года назад +52

      Nope, did the hard things right in the beginning. It's hard, duh, but every time I think: Wasn't that hard, why did I over-thought this to death?
      Thinking about what you need to do kills productivity. Just do it without thinking,that works for me at least.

    • @alishaondemand
      @alishaondemand 3 года назад +26

      I feel seen 😫.

    • @IceTeaElias
      @IceTeaElias 3 года назад +56

      That's the danger of productivity videos. It feels like you are productive which makes it even easier to procrastinate. Most people never use any of the advice.

    • @samuelcampos441
      @samuelcampos441 3 года назад +6

      Sweet irony

    • @architecture780
      @architecture780 3 года назад +3

      @@alishaondemand more like exposed 😥

  • @afrini
    @afrini 3 года назад +1212

    Everybody's asking how does Matt do things, but no one asks how's Matt. We live in a society.

    • @lbhhsv1506
      @lbhhsv1506 3 года назад +27

      Damn, so true...

    • @keshakellogg5995
      @keshakellogg5995 3 года назад +29

      Gosh, your comment is GOLD. Kudos on offering the most caring perspective I've ever seen in YT comments! 👏👏👏

    • @andiloka8510
      @andiloka8510 3 года назад +1

      Who asked him

    • @andriikoshman2946
      @andriikoshman2946 3 года назад +6

      Yes, we live in a society...where caring about someone feels like a distant memory. Is not that so, Batm...Frey ?

    • @afrini
      @afrini 3 года назад +3

      @@andriikoshman2946 LMAO

  • @GewoonWendyy
    @GewoonWendyy 3 года назад +6

    I love keeping a really thorough calendar for work, but keep all my personal time free to do whatever. Blocking out my calendar like you did for 3 months really helps me, still the method that works for me the best!

  • @sebastian-kova
    @sebastian-kova 3 года назад +6

    Not getting as much done as I was thinking... "time buffer" helped me a LOT!
    My buffer time is about 30-40% of all workday and helps to keep agenda as planned

  • @MikeyAtalla
    @MikeyAtalla 3 года назад +2563

    Thomas frank + Matt D’Avella + Ali Abdaal = majority of the productivity on earth

    • @bluhairzz674
      @bluhairzz674 3 года назад +79

      +KharmaMedic

    • @abuhamed3411
      @abuhamed3411 3 года назад +136

      I’ll add: Nathaniel Drew, Captain Sinbad and Better Ideas 👌🏼

    • @ok-nu1ds
      @ok-nu1ds 3 года назад +13

      The productivity trinity

    • @RishabhPhawa
      @RishabhPhawa 3 года назад +13

      They contribute towards top 3% of the productivity in this world.😂😂😂

    • @amilan4986
      @amilan4986 3 года назад +20

      James clear

  • @monalishasmile5005
    @monalishasmile5005 3 года назад +75

    “It’s not always that we need to do more but rather that we need to focus on less.” the storytelling in this video is absolutely awesome. Thank you for sharing this video❤

    • @jamestom491
      @jamestom491 3 года назад

      Your right on point with that one, we have to focus on our most highest valuable task and eliminate/focus less on the rest.

    • @jonathanmorrison5914
      @jonathanmorrison5914 3 года назад

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  • @Whydidtheychangeittohandlesnow
    @Whydidtheychangeittohandlesnow 3 года назад +97

    Splitting up my room into different workspaces like only using my bed for sleep and only using my desk for work etc has been the biggest help lately.

    • @alishaondemand
      @alishaondemand 3 года назад +5

      Hmm as I sat editing my videos from the bed last night. I need to rethink that.

    • @justarandomchannel9510
      @justarandomchannel9510 3 года назад +1

      This!!! I really noticed a productivity dip when moving into a really small apartment when covid hit ;(

    • @hollypearson6064
      @hollypearson6064 3 года назад +2

      having a set place, and set objects to do something has also been good for me. also not turning my phone on before doing all of my goals also helped

    • @audreycooler
      @audreycooler 3 года назад +2

      I did this in college! I made the decision before I started freshman year to never ever do homework in bed. That way my bed was only for sleeping or relaxing and it made it easier to sleep at night.

    • @kulverstuke1233
      @kulverstuke1233 3 года назад +1

      Thank u

  • @momoseharuka
    @momoseharuka 3 года назад +2

    Hello. I'm japanese. I often watch your video to improve english listening skill.
    I want to thank you because there are a tons of interesting videos in your RUclips channel.
    I'm looking forward to your next work.

  • @PGBlanks
    @PGBlanks 3 года назад +565

    My simple productivity = remembering things in the shower then forgetting to do them once I'm front of the computer

    • @jonathanmorrison5914
      @jonathanmorrison5914 3 года назад +1

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    • @keysncoffee7733
      @keysncoffee7733 3 года назад +2

      Perhaps you would benefit from having your phone nearby and telling Siri to remind you of those things in 10-20 minutes or so 😊

    • @Mia-zn2dr
      @Mia-zn2dr 3 года назад

      Fr

    • @elbaelisa
      @elbaelisa 3 года назад

      😂 same!!

  • @AhmetKaan
    @AhmetKaan 3 года назад +783

    *“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending...”*
    *―C. S. Lewis*

  • @TamARaPOrtEr1
    @TamARaPOrtEr1 3 года назад +7

    Digital organization has always been an impossible task to me. Watching this was motivating and I'm determined to get my digital life together 🙌🏾

    • @ImNickHuggins
      @ImNickHuggins 3 года назад

      I've been practising digital minimalism and must say I find it helps a lot - especially when trying to focus on tasks and work!

  • @KyleGood
    @KyleGood 3 года назад +6

    5 things Draining you in your daily life:
    1.Looking at the problems rather than the solution.
    (Simple law of attraction, think of the problem and only more problems and overthinking will occur.
    Think about the solution and you will bring forth just that, now, all you have to do is TAKE ACTION)
    2.thinking about what other people think or comparing yourself to others (compare yourself from yesterday)
    3.snacking on processed/unhealthy foods
    (Instead replace with things like nuts or plan out your meals more efficiently with an app like MyFitnessPal)
    4.Overthinking about what you want to do
    (Make clear to yourself what you want RIGHT NOW or in your future and make the choice to start it in the NOW,
    + you can write daily goals or make a morning/evening routine)
    5.Over-induldging in social media or watching the news
    📈

  • @aa_kozyreva
    @aa_kozyreva 3 года назад +9

    Omg! I’ve never seen such a structured files earlier.
    I’ll use your idea to sort notes by folders and to name it. This way to store information is so simple and convenient at the same time!
    Thanks for sharing your ideas

  • @airaxcarl1418
    @airaxcarl1418 3 года назад +43

    “Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery

  • @bachvutuyetvoi3789
    @bachvutuyetvoi3789 3 года назад +4

    OMG, watching this and I realise that I had written hundreds of notes on iPhone but never thought about organize them in folders 🤦🏻‍♂️ thank Matt for this, you gave me so many hints to organise things in my life, not only the note. And I love your sense of humor 😍
    One more thing, I didn't remember if I''ve watched your "track every minute" video yet, but I used to do the same thing back to around 2015. Actually that's my ex's request to know what I do thru the day, but doing that really helped me to gain the accountability w/ my time. I will find your video and watch it to know if we share the idea :33

  • @liquidgoldpictures
    @liquidgoldpictures 3 года назад +8

    Can I just say that you *blew my mind* ?! I didn´t know that you could add folders to the Apple Notes Tool... I´ve been using this as my catch all for years, but I always wanted to organize it and yet I didn´t know how... also, I recently figured out that I really needed a useful system and I´m trying several things (including bullet journaling) and it got really frustrating because nothing really seemed to fit me and my needs fully like the way I wanted to.... so glad you made this video... *THANK YOU* !!! I might adopt some of the things you do and try if they also work for me :)

  • @rorisxng
    @rorisxng 3 года назад +7

    Hey, in relation to the Apple Notes App, you can reorder folders however you prefer without numbering them. You’re also able to have subfolders as well in case you have a more macro category that encompasses a few different things.

    • @justintegtmeier
      @justintegtmeier 2 года назад

      I utilize the micro folders within my larger folders. It’s an excellent system.

  • @RoostersEagles
    @RoostersEagles Год назад +1

    Good timing for stumble upon this video since 2023 I need to focus on productivity and streamlining my work / personal life. Thanks Matt.

  • @almagone17
    @almagone17 3 года назад +1

    I watch your videos pretty regularly and I have to say, this one has been the most helpful to me yet! Thank you for taking the time to share the tools you use and go through them. It is super helpful to me as a creative who wants to stay organized.

  • @brianwalsh288
    @brianwalsh288 3 года назад +5

    Spark + Evernote + Todoist + Fantastical this is the pinnacle of productivity

    • @ImNickHuggins
      @ImNickHuggins 3 года назад

      Have you tried Microsoft To Do? I use it a lot.

  • @dominikberger3666
    @dominikberger3666 3 года назад +11

    Love that intro - I actually expected an April's fool video after that 😆 What I particularly like about your tips that those tools your recommend are not super fancy and just work. Personally, I use Google Drive/Calendar and Apple Notes for 3+ years and both just work without being fancy. Apple Notes actually got better over time. Thanks for sharing the insights on how you use them! 🙌

  • @MrBrian-hg3wt
    @MrBrian-hg3wt 3 года назад +30

    The fact that all my stuff was already organized in an almost identical style as Matt makes me feel like I'm on track 😏 👍

  • @AmrElAmrawy
    @AmrElAmrawy 2 года назад +1

    It is a great starting point for myself; simple, minimal, and attainable. Thank you, Matt. Whenever I feel lost in a productivity system, I come back to this video.

  • @dcmsr5141
    @dcmsr5141 3 года назад

    That's a wonderful set up, 1) I think it is important to realize that we all have moments of clarity, 2) We need to realize the importance of (whatever format) to mark it down. 3) Probably the most important of all, Execution of said "Clarity." I'm enjoying the content.

  • @sidhant4647
    @sidhant4647 3 года назад +47

    Timestamps
    0:00 Intro
    2:38 Notebook
    8:32 Calendar
    13:50 Ad- Squarespace
    15:08 To Do List
    19:26 Cloud Storage

  • @AbhisekKishor
    @AbhisekKishor 3 года назад +32

    Appreciate the content A LOT! Though if you are like me and too many systems confuse you.. these are my two cents.
    I am an Ivy league MBA passout. We were taught to make fancy MODELS and STEPS so we can charge our clients more but when I opened my school in India and Italy and saw something else working better with my students.. something way simpler: we aren't productive and waste time because we don't have a good "connection" with ourselves and our goals.
    We just do many things without REALLY thinking about them.
    WHAT WE NEED is to spend some time with ourselves everyday planning the next day. Best way is to have a walk ALONE thinking about things to do tomorrow. VISUALIZE and make that connection. You'll also move a bit that will release the right hormones for you to have a positive connection with the next day's purpose!!
    So.. JUST have a walk and visualise. And thank me later. Best of luck guys!!

  • @Leopold3131
    @Leopold3131 3 года назад +2

    That intro was awesome. It epitomizes “advice” we have all received that intuitively in our gut we know isn’t right.

  • @irinasolomina1800
    @irinasolomina1800 2 года назад +2

    Another awesome video from a productivity guru! I'm using your videos for my English classes and my students are always in awe of it!

  • @mottiwenger6450
    @mottiwenger6450 3 года назад +63

    Who else loves how Matt keeps a straight face when he's being sarcastic!!!!!! His openings are so funny!!

  • @MikeyAtalla
    @MikeyAtalla 3 года назад +55

    The storytelling on these videos is absolutely phenomenal

  • @AntoniatheUniverse
    @AntoniatheUniverse 3 года назад +4

    I loved these tiparoos! I loved the relaxed style of video, took notes.. redid my whole system - bam! The notes organization you did - but in notion.. very happy with that :) Thank you, Matt!

  • @gordonm6128
    @gordonm6128 Год назад

    Just switched from Apple mail to Airmail and the organization within that app compared to apple was mind blowing. Also switched from reminders to Todoist and wow, all of my little to do notes strewn around on post it’s and some written in reminder (but never looked at a really) are now conveniently in one easy to use app. Can’t put into word how that alone puts your mind at ease.

  • @LauraVeganPower
    @LauraVeganPower 3 года назад

    OMG you just changed my life with "note".
    I only live like this and to have that I can classify my notes, what a discovery THANK YOU!

  • @harperalways7213
    @harperalways7213 3 года назад +56

    I am never prepared for Matt’s level of sarcasm 😂

  • @matthewgilpincom
    @matthewgilpincom 3 года назад +3

    Aw, my granddad who passed away about 5 years ago was the loudest sneezer. We'd always make fun of him for it!
    Thanks for unlocking those memories again for me. 😊

  • @investinstyle-financeinves1181
    @investinstyle-financeinves1181 3 года назад +49

    It's easy to be productive if you truly love what you're doing.

    • @realCatherinePerry
      @realCatherinePerry 3 года назад

      That’s so true!

    • @abicortez6031
      @abicortez6031 3 года назад

      Absolutely

    • @andiloka8510
      @andiloka8510 3 года назад +1

      Really ??😑

    • @marcib6767
      @marcib6767 3 года назад +9

      Grief, mental health challenges, workaholic tendencies, addictions, various disabilities, and unhealthy relationships can cause a productivity slump...even if you truly do love what you’re doing. There’s a reason why people can indeed burnout and stop being productive even in careers they truly love 👀.

    • @Themoment888
      @Themoment888 3 года назад +5

      Not true. Creating habits and systems take a lot of work to stay consistent.

  • @allanfadlansyah
    @allanfadlansyah 3 года назад +2

    This work from home situation is really a suitable condition to apply much more scheduling approach, since we tend to trap ourselves in social media or leisure time.

  • @germainmorin4925
    @germainmorin4925 3 года назад

    Thank you so much, Matt. I needed this. After trying so many apps for notes, calendars, planning tools, I come back to the same spot you're in: the simplest works best. To me, that means going back to Excel for planning (what CAN'T be done with Excel, I still wonder), OneNote/AppleNotes, and Apple Calendar. After 4 months, I came to the conclusion that Notion is too heavy, text editing is a pain and you can't connect Antidote to it (French-language editing software). As a professional writer, it is absolutely mandatory. Again, thanks for bringing back to simplicity in an over-complicated world.

  • @ingridperez238
    @ingridperez238 2 года назад +3

    Recently found your channel. Very informative, helpful and extremely entertaining. That sneeze beat is 🔥 lol. Thank you for your content! 😊

  • @ImackStudios
    @ImackStudios 3 года назад +604

    I literally needed this to stay more productive Rn, Netflix very tempting!

    • @prsnt9538
      @prsnt9538 3 года назад

      Fok

    • @alexcottam4070
      @alexcottam4070 3 года назад +36

      And then you find yourself in a rabbit hole of productive RUclips and find that you’ve done nothing at all. At least that’s me

    • @danamoldovan9135
      @danamoldovan9135 3 года назад

      I felt it

    • @thebasedchad5239
      @thebasedchad5239 3 года назад +3

      @@alexcottam4070 that is me too

    • @hifumiVAL
      @hifumiVAL 3 года назад +13

      Watching productivity video isn't being productive, it just gives yourself an illusion that you've actually done something.

  • @trevorstout3757
    @trevorstout3757 3 года назад +2

    Things 3 encapsulates all 3 of these very well I feel. Aside from maybe the "notebook" because most "notes" on Things 3 are tasks with an option to write notes for that given task but as far as to-do and calendar syncing its unmatched.

  • @EmmaMarch
    @EmmaMarch Год назад +1

    I absolutely love your system because it's not overly complicated and it does the job excellently ! Honestly most of the productivity apps just end up complicating life
    Edit: no really i need to reiterate how happy I am to see that you use things I love. I have been feeling pressured to use notion, which I don't feel super comfy with right now, it's a bit toooo customizable. Google drive, google calendar, and todos definitely do the trick for me :) thanks Matt !

  • @TheNinnyfee
    @TheNinnyfee 3 года назад +4

    I wasn't prepared for the coffee-enema-face! 😂😂😂
    But thanks for the great serious productivity tips! Simple systems truly work best.
    I'm a huge fan of the Eisenhower system for setting priorities in my To-Dos when I get them on paper and out of my head.

  • @iseriver3982
    @iseriver3982 3 года назад +27

    My dad does it on purpose. Never one sneeze either, each one louder than the last.
    Leaves a silly high pitched 'choo' on the end like he's signing a work of art.
    Edit: 'its quiet a work of art, I'm actually proud of it'
    Daddy?

  • @haleyfischer5316
    @haleyfischer5316 3 года назад +3

    Great ideas! I tend to combine most of this into my bullet journal, but I am a huge fan of using Google calendar and Google tasks to organize the overview things and to remember a task on the go

  • @mayday3830
    @mayday3830 2 года назад +1

    Apple Notes is so underrated tbh I literally use it for nearly everything

  • @homeschooledaroundtheworld4660
    @homeschooledaroundtheworld4660 3 года назад +1

    Apple Notes??? Could not be more minimalist and I just love it💃🏻

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      @GROOVY585 3 года назад

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  • @Wtayscue
    @Wtayscue Год назад +5

    Big aha for me here was how little of my calendar I own. Too much is other people's meetings/priorities.

  • @VanzHernandez_engrmsc
    @VanzHernandez_engrmsc 3 года назад +10

    Okay that beat in the end is D O P E

  • @ЕкатеринаКуликова-ь5ю

    I’m loving Matt’s humor and self-irony in this video☀️

  • @eyeryramirez2489
    @eyeryramirez2489 Год назад

    Thank you for making this video Matt! I just missed a super important court meeting that I’ll have to pay to reschedule! Now channeling my anger at myself by learning to use google calendar. Won’t be missing meetings anymore. Thanks for showing us your strategies!

  • @mhairirobertson
    @mhairirobertson 3 года назад +1

    This video was exactly what I needed right now. I'm about to move to cities and start a new job and keeping track of everything I need to do has been a daily challenge. Thanks for the very practical tips - I'll 100% be putting them to use.

  • @1endlesssoul
    @1endlesssoul 3 года назад +9

    Make the most of each day! Today is the shadow of tomorrow😌🙌🏽

    • @jonathanmorrison5914
      @jonathanmorrison5914 3 года назад

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  • @Kriscoart
    @Kriscoart 3 года назад +953

    The dehydrated lazy side of myself felt relief for a split second at the first water tip thinking it would solve my water intake forgetfulness 😫💦

    • @mondrometal
      @mondrometal 3 года назад +32

      Grab a big bottle of water and leave it next to the keyboard at desk, take it on a bag when you leave home, carry iy with you when watching tv. etc, Also, First time you grab in the morning so put on a night stand or somewhere usefull.

    • @yahyeet3694
      @yahyeet3694 3 года назад +9

      @@mondrometal adding to this, set reminders on your phone.

    • @nileshjaitly
      @nileshjaitly 3 года назад +1

      I keep finding you on all my favourite channels😂 first van neistat and now here. Anyways, wouldn't miss a chance to appreciate your work too 👍👍 thanks for great content!

    • @Kriscoart
      @Kriscoart 3 года назад

      @@nileshjaitly that’s awesome haha and thank you for saying that. Glad you like my work!

    • @levifig
      @levifig 3 года назад +1

      @@mondrometal FWIW, I already do that and I still forget to properly hydrate so… :P I should probably set reminders on my phone, like @YAH YEET recommended… 😬

  • @GrowYourWealth101
    @GrowYourWealth101 3 года назад +28

    A river cuts through a rock not because of its power but it's persistence! 🙏

    • @veganryori
      @veganryori 3 года назад +3

      Factually and grammatically inaccurate, but ok.

    • @GrowYourWealth101
      @GrowYourWealth101 3 года назад +1

      @@veganryori Thanks anyway!

  • @dominicdejesus6697
    @dominicdejesus6697 3 года назад

    As someone that has been all over the place with productivity. This gave me so much perspective, honestly a game-changer!

  • @hosamtahoun1009
    @hosamtahoun1009 3 года назад +1

    Your videos lately are nothing short of perfection, opening up and being vulnerable have elevated your videos and made them more relatable. This shows how we're all human and that nothing's impossible. Thank you Matt! 😄😄

    • @mattdavella8028
      @mattdavella8028 3 года назад

      Thanks for your comment.
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  • @InnerResearcher
    @InnerResearcher 3 года назад +26

    I can just imagine Matt sitting at his desk, making a beat out of his dad's sneeze and having the time of his life ahhahaha. Didn't expect this but highly enjoyed it

    • @mattdavella8028
      @mattdavella8028 3 года назад

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  • @NEVBB24
    @NEVBB24 3 года назад +7

    Love the “This Week” idea and dedicating time to read

  • @smittalashilkar9330
    @smittalashilkar9330 3 года назад +8

    Someone - how many videos you are going to make on productivity?
    Matt D'Avella - Yes

  • @suhelseth6154
    @suhelseth6154 2 года назад

    The single most important app that I have been using for my productivity for almost 4 years now is "Smarter Time".
    I have used and continue to use all kinds of productivity softwares and similar stuff, but none so religiously like smarter time.
    Overall, it's the second most imp. piece of software i use daily, after Google Assistant.
    Please use this and make a video on it if you love it cause I don't want this app to shut down as I haven't seen a lot of people using it and/or making videos on it. It really is a hidden gem in the universe of productivity (more like one of the infinity stones for productivity).

  • @Parkitloveit
    @Parkitloveit 3 года назад +1

    Thank you sooo much, Matt. Maybe the difference between successful people like you and others is this level of being organized to be able to spend your time producing, learning, growing instead of spending it searching, thinking and forgetting.

    • @andreijikh6212
      @andreijikh6212 3 года назад

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      @andreijikh6212 3 года назад

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  • @CaseyBurnsInvesting
    @CaseyBurnsInvesting 3 года назад +185

    The notes and calendar apps do a lot better of a job at remembering what I’m supposed to do with my life than my brain does.

    • @ryroio
      @ryroio 3 года назад +18

      That's kind of the whole gist of things like David Allen's GTD. Our brains were made for having ideas, not long term storage of complex systems. We need to get all that stuff out into a different place, like Tiego Forte's system of Second Brain.

    • @mauve9266
      @mauve9266 3 года назад +11

      At this point I just assume if it’s not written down it’s as good as forgotten

    • @alishaondemand
      @alishaondemand 3 года назад

      Same! It’s finding the time to set them up!

    • @SamWinch
      @SamWinch 3 года назад

      Oh same, for sure. I even tell people that when I send them a link to book into my calendar

  • @estella2lenne
    @estella2lenne 3 года назад +3

    I have a resident sneezer who sneezes every morning at 5am. His sneezes rock the entire block every.single.morning. It's amazing. I have never met him yet.

    • @AMJ2018
      @AMJ2018 3 года назад

      Then how you know its his sneeze and not his wake up alarm? 😅😅

    • @highvaluelady7080
      @highvaluelady7080 3 года назад

      It sounded like a Prince video at first. Lol

  • @souvikguharoy5581
    @souvikguharoy5581 2 года назад +4

    1:02 - The Productivity System
    1:18 - The Tools of Productivity
    2:37 - Note Book (Apple Note)
    8:30 - Calendar (Google Calendar)
    15:08 - To-Do List (Teux Deux)
    19:26 - Cloud Storage (Google Drive)

  • @rmt3589
    @rmt3589 3 года назад +1

    Literally just got back to working on my own productivity system yesterday. This will help so much!

  • @Lukas-hl1lo
    @Lukas-hl1lo 3 года назад

    The light change at 24:34 is brilliant.
    Love the dedication to detail

  • @syedraidarsalan4685
    @syedraidarsalan4685 3 года назад +4

    10:35. "So another Tiperoo... Tiperoo? what is my life" I feel it, I feel it.

  • @nikolay0511
    @nikolay0511 3 года назад +25

    "You might have a sneezer like this in your family"
    That feeling when the loudest sneezer in the family is you

  • @fly-navy
    @fly-navy 3 года назад +44

    "Project omg wtf is our life" is the most apt title for notes about life I have ever seen.

    • @jonathanmorrison5914
      @jonathanmorrison5914 3 года назад

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  • @bradgantt1818
    @bradgantt1818 3 года назад

    This was super helpful, Matt. Thanks! And my Grandpa Ted had a sneeze that could wake the dead. Seriously, we couldn't bring him anywhere near a graveyard, especially during allegory season.

  • @saihla
    @saihla 3 года назад

    This was great but I have questions!
    1. Do you schedule time to maintain the system, or does that happen naturally throughout the month for you? (e.g. When do you deal with the pileup of items at the end of the month in Google Calendar?)
    2. What happens to items in your to-do list that keep getting migrated to the next day? These tend to snowball for me.
    3. How/when do you move your ideas & long-term plans from Notes into your more active Teux-deux/Google Calendar task management system?

  • @GrowYourWealth101
    @GrowYourWealth101 3 года назад +50

    "The greatest men in the world have failed more than you have tried!" 💪

    • @jamestom491
      @jamestom491 3 года назад

      Great point, that should be a slogan!

  • @PattyBlogs
    @PattyBlogs 3 года назад +52

    “It’s a great way to create an alibi if you need one”.
    I literally laughed out loud 😂

  • @MisterPol
    @MisterPol 3 года назад +129

    I'd love to have you, Thomas Frank, and Ali Abdaal all in one room and see who's the most productive

    • @ideal.philosophy
      @ideal.philosophy 3 года назад

      Include Matthew Encina.

    • @AxxLAfriku
      @AxxLAfriku 3 года назад

      ORORORORO!!! I spend half of my day sleeping! ORORORO!!! Then I sometimes get up and tell you that I am a famous content creatorORORORORO!!! Please don't sleep while driving, dear paul

    • @dreamontis
      @dreamontis 3 года назад +14

      It would be Matt. Ali would start talking about how he is “insanely productive”, Tom would start setting up a score sheet on Notion and Matt would simply be getting shit done not giving a f.

    • @andiloka8510
      @andiloka8510 3 года назад

      Wow 😑😑

    • @Tom_McMurtry
      @Tom_McMurtry 3 года назад +2

      @Ariel Anny a show that would make the rest of the world less productive as we watch in horrible fascination

  • @cheykath
    @cheykath 2 года назад

    The sneeze beats... pure gold!!! OMG I love it! Laughed so hard. Thanks for making my day!

  • @amsterdammers
    @amsterdammers 3 года назад +2

    Really liked the simplicity of your approach! Definitely some nice tips to try! Thanks a lot

  • @imjacobblanco
    @imjacobblanco 3 года назад +3

    *This was actually stupendous*

    • @ImNickHuggins
      @ImNickHuggins 3 года назад +1

      haha what a word! I haven't heard stupendous for sooo long!

  • @redheartglasses697
    @redheartglasses697 3 года назад +10

    my simple productivity system: watching all of Matt D'Avella's videos to feel more productive

    • @jonathanmorrison5914
      @jonathanmorrison5914 3 года назад

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    • @redheartglasses697
      @redheartglasses697 3 года назад

      no but can I donate all of my money to you ❤😘 😍 😍

  • @tink5337
    @tink5337 3 года назад +56

    My mom's sneezes are worse. She SCREAMS when she sneezes. Has scared some people with it before lol

    • @ashking413
      @ashking413 3 года назад +3

      I do that sometimes you end up screaming and not sneezing...freaks people out 😂

    • @kulverstuke1233
      @kulverstuke1233 3 года назад

      😂 😂 😂

    • @ImNickHuggins
      @ImNickHuggins 3 года назад

      I had a friend like that at college - would scare the heck out of everyone on the bus when she sneezed!!

  • @pc4n62004
    @pc4n62004 3 года назад

    I subscribed after you turned your dad’s sneeze into a beat! Great video. Down to earth, achievable, great tips, real! Thanks Matt!

  • @dogotek2
    @dogotek2 3 года назад

    I stopped using Google Keep to keep notes when I started a Bullet Journal but I now think I can use both to be even more productive. Thanks 👍

  • @Christian-Espinoza
    @Christian-Espinoza 3 года назад +24

    I think once you learn that being busy does not mean that you are being productive, you can truly begin to get the stuff that matters done.

    • @alishaondemand
      @alishaondemand 3 года назад +2

      Productivity is such a hard thing to pin down when you’re “busy” with busywork that is distracting.

    • @ImNickHuggins
      @ImNickHuggins 3 года назад +2

      Agree so much on this. It's so each to be 'busy' and to not actually get anything done. Take your time and attack tasks a few small chunks at a time.

    • @jonathanmorrison5914
      @jonathanmorrison5914 3 года назад

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    • @jonathanmorrison5914
      @jonathanmorrison5914 3 года назад

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  • @っっ-o6y
    @っっ-o6y 3 года назад +17

    The sneez song Ft. Matt's dad 😂😂

  • @improvewithsoo-selfdevelop1219
    @improvewithsoo-selfdevelop1219 3 года назад +5

    “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together” - Vincent Van Gogh
    Wish you guys all great success and productivity! Have a wonderful week :)

  • @CreativeTies_
    @CreativeTies_ 3 года назад

    Thanks for the in depth look! Over the past 13 months my systems have come and go several times and changed as priorities shifted.
    It looks like I'm gonna enter a more stable period and your video has given me a couple good reminders what to look out for.

    • @mattdavella8028
      @mattdavella8028 3 года назад

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  • @thidnascimento
    @thidnascimento 3 года назад +1

    Nice! "This Week" folder was the best idea for me right now. Thanks so much!

  • @mottiwenger6450
    @mottiwenger6450 3 года назад +10

    I was literally banging myself over the head on how unproductive I am, and then I see this!!!! Great Video!!! Thanks so much!!!! 🙏🙏🙏

  • @yaacoub486
    @yaacoub486 3 года назад +15

    Me: I should be more productive
    Also me: *watches hours of productivity videos instead of getting shit done*

  • @MattRagland
    @MattRagland 3 года назад +3

    I'm going to pat myself on the back and believe that my tweet about a 3 hour morning routine inspired Matt's comment about it 😆

  • @s00swizzy
    @s00swizzy 3 года назад

    ur face cam being a circle made this video 10x better idk why ive never seen that before but its refreshing.

  • @TheJatin26
    @TheJatin26 Год назад

    I just cant imagine, how much time you took to organise and manage all these documents. Hats off 👌💯

  • @1endlesssoul
    @1endlesssoul 3 года назад +177

    “Productivity often stems not from doing more and more, but focusing on less.”