How to Live a Full Life: Integrating Productivity + Creativity + Self-Reflection | Tim Ferriss
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About Tim Ferriss:
Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 400 million downloads and been selected for “Best of iTunes” three years running.
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1. Get it in the calendar
2. Pay for stuff in advance
3. Commit to people so you have accountability
And a lot of things will take care of themselves after that
SCHEDULING balance. Wow never thought about it that way
As a computer scientist I can attest to the idea of a task switching cost. It's called context switching for a computer process and it is *expensive*. Minimize it as much as possible.
That's absolutely right, we actually build the software in our minds beforehand. We can clearly see the different actions we need to take to achieve the result, it requires us to be very focused. In this state, if somebody calls you on slack and you engage in a conversation that has nothing to do with what you were doing, the entire context that was built in your short term memory is lost. When going back to the task, we need to rebuild it by remembering where we were and what we were doing which is draining. To counter that we block our time and use noise-canceling headsets. Context switching is exhausting and unproductive.
@@Utopy34loss of short-term memory related to the work at hand! Eureka! You blew my mind with that tiny insight thank you
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As a machine learning scientist I concur. However, as someone in industry, it is really important that you learn to adapt to context switching. In a typical day I have meetings, interviews, random interruptions from coworkers (even through chats while quarantining), emails to handle, code review meetings, etc. etc. In between those things you have to learn how to get good at context switching, and its hard for me still (I've only been in industry for about a year so a short time). Minimize context switching, but become adept at it if it means necessary.
Gergaferg: To expand on this, isn't what you said actually a call for better leaders to come up & give their scientists/engineers/creatives large blocks of space for undistracted focus? I could be totally off base, but I suspect that your org could help you be MUCH more productive by NOT having you be involved in many of those meetings/calls/etc. Again, I could be totally off-base.
Is it me or has Tim reverse-aged. He looks younger than he did 5 years ago.
Adrenochrome
He shaved the beard :)
I appreciate your transparency. Specifically, when you are talking about aspects of what you would like to cover in the video, and instead of providing generic examples, you choose to provide your own personal examples instead 👍.
I have attempted to meditate many times in my life and prior to this CD the only success I've experienced is with live guided meditation. ruclips.net/user/postUgkxzpa8CIfZcihW4Z0F_ja0QF3W9KIatrsq This is the first CD I've used that cuts through my unmedicated ADHD and enables me to truly relax and experience a quiet and energizing interval. The instructors voice is very soothing and pleasant to listen to. I am easily able to sit successfully through the entire CD, and for quite some time after. I cannot adequately express how tremendously helpful this CD has been on my spiritual journey!! Two thumbs up and 10 stars!
I genuinely like your content Tim, it helps alot when in time like this quarantine
Facts, same
Another great video lesson, Tim! I am really enjoying this style of content you are putting out. Here's what I got out of this video:
1. You will never find balance
- "You won't find it because you have to schedule it."
- Examples: batching (ie. Admin work on Mondays, Podcast recording on Fridays), Content Creation Week (this is quarterly), regular Art Creation time (ie. 90-minute drawing session once/week)
2. Schedule Off-Grid Time
- 1-2 weeks blocked out and prepaid for (leaves a penalty for canceling = loss aversion). No reading, no writing.
3. Put it in the calendar!
- If it is not penciled in, you will self-sabotage or neglect and end up paying the price later
4. Commit to things by paying in advance and involving outsiders for accountability
Writing allowed he said. i think he meant that to stop binge any content, but continue to "do it yourself", like writing instead of reading, playing music instead of listen to music, do sport instead of watch sport. It's my view
@@MrSushi57 Thanks for correcting that! And good point. It seems like a lot of these are creative-mind focused so that makes a lot of sense.
"You won't find "balance", you need to schedule it /find it" .... and that goes with many things people (we) sometimes wait for life to just throw it in our faces.
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@@theatlas5990 nice video... Really like the pyramid concept... Is there a book that talks about this?
This dude is criminally underrated and underappreciated
Definitely not. Only thing is that you came to know about him lately 🙂
Definitely, been saying this for 10+ years
He’s worth at least 300 million so he’s hardly underrated
Takeaways:
1. Get it in the calendar
2. Pay for stuff in advance
3. Commit to people so you have accountability
I like the term, a "task switching cost." Personally, I enjoy how mindfulness has contributed to an increased ability to switch from one task to another.
Don't waste your potential, because potential not acted upon turns into pain and depression. Whenever I make consistent progress with my RUclips channel I feel most fulfilled. Even though I recently started and I don't get many views I stay at it. Tom Bilyeu says success is being able to accept yourself when you're by yourself. Taking consistent action will get you there. It's worth it. 👏✨
What a well timed comment to stumble upon!! I was just feeling down and your statement of wasted potential is at the root of that depression! I also have a small RUclips channel and your statement in little views yet still leading to fulfillment is spot on! I’m going to your channel and subscribing purely for the help you gave me. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on growth (p.s karting rocks!)
@@driven15 Happy you found it so useful, thats awesome! 👊 Good luck with the channel & thanks for the sub! I Hopefully you'll get some more ideas out of it 😀
@LingoMaster Very good pointer, it's easy to get fixated on the results and not the process.
I was wondering, how does one access the private facebook testing group? I'd love to become a guinea pig for the greater good and to help others :D
Lemme know if you get the link
Same
Yes, I'm interested as well. Thank you.
GameSmartt same
Same!
I also used to analyzed my projects and split them into lists of concrete "to do", "what specifically will it take to bring this idea into reality?".
It ended up in 30min this and 1 hour that every single day, but as Tim says 2:30 the COST of changing focus is yugely big! At least for me, my thought pattern is INTP, so I get a lot of the juice when I can go into the flow zone for like 4-5 hours on just 1 specific topic.
It all feels more authentic as well, like I prepare and dive into these creative sessions now rather than checking off some list that follows the 10000 hour rule where I thought if I just put off time each day for something, I will eventually reach 10000 hours, but what quality did I really have? :)
The only things I keep to 15min/day are learning instruments like the Ukulele, which are good to have on the side as a kindergarten teacher, and practicing an instrument is more dependent on frequent sessions I think, to get it into your fingers. If you want to go beyond having the instrument as just a tool and become a master, this time obviously has to be increased drastically
"Inspiration is for amateurs" Leonard Cohen on the art of sitting down and writing everyday.
Grant Marshall everyone is an amateur at some point
@@morgangreen2601 agreed! I just like the comment because I tend to lean towards inspiration. Doing creativity as a job is strange to me. I liked the quote because it provokes my thinking.
Totally agree that there isn't a perfect answer. Having a content creation week coupled with consistency has been the secret to any of my growth online.
If I didn’t surf I could hold a schedule
Starting to use Self-Reflection on a regular basis (using my journal) really was the key to boost my productivity but also happiness with my life to a whole new level
Basically schedule time for yourself for all these things. Check doing this now. It has helped my ADD a lot.
I like that idea of batching instead of try all the categories in a day. I just had my second baby 2 weeks ago and I’m trying to stabling routines and schedules that will make this family of 4 to thrive without a burnout. Any suggestions for productivity for moms with small kids?
stick to the calendar and be flexible, kids are very unpredictable
Holistically integrate by accepting you will never "find" balance. You need to schedule it. 👊
I am extremely grateful for your content, I am currently building out a team that works remotely to build out projects and light work. Blocking time and content creation time is very powerful!! My team thanks you!!
I notice the shift to something more holistic and emotionally more healthy. You hate yourself less, I feel. You seem more balanced and calm. I'm happy for you. My heart always aches for you when I watch your older videos. The content is great, but the pain in your eyes is palpable. You talked about this shift in content and in your life during the podcast with brenee brown. Its noticeable for me now.
Batching is a good tip. If you get in a flow - why not stay there :)
IFS = Integrated Family System??? if so, awesome!
This is the perfect motivation I need during this lockdown. No more drinking tequila shots at 9:30 in the morning and being three sheets to the wind with no pants on by nightfall. Not to mention how fat I've gotten basically eating 24 hours a day, less the period of passing out face down in my kitchen.
Just takes one little change to get the ball rolling
Maybe the funniest comment on YT
@@HowToVideosAndTips I'm glad someone appreciates good pandemic humor.
You won't find balance unless it's incorporated in your daily routine. At least for me habit stacking and habit trackers help me in doing this.
Wow... Put balance items on your calendar. How beautifully simple. Drawing, photography here I come.
Thanks Tim 😊👍 calendar it ! Key advice I need to do this ! Cheers
That was incredibly helpful. I used to do batching and somehow drifted away from it, so I’m going to re-integrate it into my regular routines.
Tim is my Virtual Mentor This guy gives a whole Informative Content For #FREE ❤️
Be intentional, conscious and structured. Make it happen captain!!😁😁
Great job on the RUclips videos. Keep it up you can blow up this platform 🔥🔥
Batching has been a key factor in helping me create some balance. Something I learned from your early day - thanks Tim!
If you're a woman reading this, I find it very effective to plan my activities based on my menstrual cycle. For example, I wouldn't record videos or give talks on days when I'm menstruating and so on. There's a book by Alisa Vitti called Flo Living, where she explains it all in detail. Definitely worth a read.
I must say, Tim produces very good and practical advices consistently. I love the way you deconstruct those elements and also understood the practicality in suggestions. Thanks for doing home work before recording these videos and not simply ranting away to “clock” content.
Tim, I absolutely agree, scheduled means it’s happening!👍thanks for sharing xxx
I live on a permaculture farm with lots of artwork and personal development. I have like 50 things going on at once, plus weather conditions. I have taught myself how to create flow and integrate the many jobs into the day/week. I have plenty of open time which I can say yes rather than no with my own doings. Being not so hard on myself is one of the greatest challenges. My own doing needs to have the balance machine sitting close by.
Just such valuable information! Clear, simple, effective, smart and so well delivered as always!! Also love how you don't ask to like, comment or subscribe!
P.s - I hope to one day be in a partnership with a man as intelligent and awaken as you! So inspirational! Thank you for all that you put out there! Love from Portugal
Brilliant and perfect timing! Just happened to be reading 4HWW too 😁
Awesome video. Booking things in the calendar seems weird but it's really effective. I like the idea of booking things in the calendar and have something that you'll lose if you don't do it. Definitely going to start using that. Hat tip for you Mr. Ferriss!
Building a success day with only intuition is possible or not? being driving by flowday is possible or not?
Crispy question, Chris P!
I wish one could batch practice better (e.g. practicing the violin in my case). I can totally feel the "task switching cost" of practicing only 10 Minutes a day, but apparently that is supposed to be much more effective than to practice just once a week for longer. Then again, maybe any practice is still better than none...
Okay, what if I don't feel accountability towards other people and I don't have loss aversion for some reasons?
Tim, thanks for the info. Glad you're pushing more content out here. I suggest you create content in a "binging with babish" style. Show us how you do things.
"Put it in the calendar" - we agree :)
The answer isn't complicated is it. Schedule it! That said, it is amazing how frequently we make it complicated by trying to do to much too quickly. Great lesson Tim!
Although I am here primarily because of your always high quality content, the green-yellow scenery is for sure oh so pleasing to watch
@Marten Dekker whahahaha I did think of puke once while watching the video, but I am pregnant so my preferences for things might be not normal :P But at least he didn't wear green-screen green ^^
Hey Tim, always a blast learning from you! 😄 By the way, do we really need to sprinkle in those colorful words like "sh*t"? It kinda brings down the classiness of our chat and makes you look like you're playing the vocab level on easy mode. I mean, c'mon, we're smarter than that, right? 😜
There are two ways to go in life - the first is a predetermined path, like doctor or lawyer or what have you; the second is to just go with the flow. The first are 90% likely to have success, as it is defined by current standards, for the second, maybe 10% make it. Personally, I'm screwed. Well, not totally screwed, as I'm living on a farm somewhere with three dogs, two cats, and a very ornery SO. Would I wanted to have wasted my life pursuing this dream, probably not; I got there anyway.
From my opinion it is about your honouring your mind and your body and your soul. List tasks that need to be done each day - sacred ritual, take care of your body and then take care of business. Flow them in the day/week/month.
Your advice is incredibly straightforward and useful. It's such a nice change of pace from other figures who drone on for hours and hours and don't really make many points.
Wow. Green sweater makes the green eyes pop!
Sometimes I want to double-like. One thumbs up is not enough. This is one of them.
I don't think that's enough for a "full" life. What about doing things for others? If we only think about what is good for ourselves, we become selfish, and we don't enjoy life as we should, because we're not meant to be alone.
It was on the question, somewhat ("contributing to others"), and it was important: there are plenty of advice already about how to take care of ourselves (spiritually, psychologically, physically, etc.) but not enough about how to be helpful to others while not doing more than we should yet still caring as much as we can for those around us.
I've become pretty good at identifying tasks (GTD, Todoist) but have been reluctant to use a calendar to schedule then. The "what" has to be combined with "when".
Hey Tim, thanks a lot for creating this video. 🙌Very good advise on being Productive, in the flow and also relishing the creative side of ourselves. 🔥Much Admiration 💛 Niharika Rajnala
According to islam: working and any business activity can be spirtual training if you do it with the write intention, you dont have to "block" time for God or spirtuality, you have to be on spirtualy mood all the time, doing business and creative work from that prespective will gurantee you success! when you are in a spirtual mood you will do things better, you will care about the real things you will be more empathatic with people and all of these important for success.
Watching this video makes me ask: "What if you have a 9-5 job from Monday to Friday". Batching doesn't become an option then.
Yeah task switching is really costly, have experienced in my own life.
As u might have also experienced, when we do one thing at one time(a particular day), we start getting creative in that task bcz our mind gets wired in that pattern. But when switching arrives then new pattern, new wiring, drain of energy and also time. So do minimum tasks in a day, I realized this after watching it.
Thank you for your video.
Tim, very interesting video and helpful as well. It reminds me a bit of that Jocko Willink's quote "Discipline is freedom".
I am determined to spread the word about Forwago. I tried everything and this was the ONE. Trust me, start using it, and you'll see crazy results on your personal progress.
I've been using a Bullet Journal for a week now and it's been amazing. What are you guys thoughts on it? Does it work for you? Does it actually increase your productivity?
Up next, "How to create a calendar"
Damn Yes! He should make one. Idea sounds good. Am stuck on how to implement it for myself.
How we can get into the private group? is that possible?
How to live a full life:
وَمَنْ أَعْرَضَ عَن ذِكْرِي فَإِنَّ لَهُ مَعِيشَةً ضَنكًا وَنَحْشُرُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَعْمَىٰ
“And Whosoever turns away from My remembrance (i.e. God) then he/she shall surely live a constructed life and be raised in the Day of Judgment blind.”
Surah Taha: v124
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Looking forward to watching this.
I'm trying to improve my time management skills by blocking out time instead of having a to-do list.
Does anyone have a good recommendation for a digital calendar? Right now I'm using Google Calendar.
Yeah buddy!!!! ALWAYS NEXT LEVEL!!! STAY AHEAD FOLKS, GET SHIT DONE🔥🤘🔥🤘
Suppose you unsuccess in 4hrs a week book what's your aim to next.Why?
You live in Austin now? I used to live in Austin and then San Francisco. Love both cities!
I'd prefer to spend all day, every day taking supplements and reading books about working out.
Don't know why I read "learning to live. Full time" on the thumbnail and I was like... mood haha
it's a sunk cost - but not a sunk cost *fallacy* - Sunk cost fallacy says that you'd be silly to continue with your pre paid activity if you don't want to anymore, just because you've paid for it
Anyone else find this completely useless? I mean, raise a family and there ya go. Stop making life complicated.
Would love to know what the employee 1-to-1 agenda looks like. What questions get asked and how do you document / review in the subsequent reviews ?
Thanks a lot for the concept of different calendars.
Daily, Weekly, monthly, quarterly etc
gonna implement that asap
MEDITATION....knowing you are everything you will ever need. always thinking the best thought 🤘🔥❤
Make a discord channel please Tim. Facebook groups are outdated.
Thanks for this content - create before you make! Thank you!
If you could find balance then I don't think it would actually be balancing anymore
Thank you for asking such a well thought out question, Krispy!
I don't want to see you rant about something for 8 minutes ....I am gonna buy your book now.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE discuss your art skill development in some more detail. I'm currently applying Di.S.S.S. to my own illustration study and I am very curious about any insights you have on the process.
No where else have I seen someone answer this question. I needed this
Then the rest will come?
That doesn’t sound like you...
astounding amount of value in one video. thank you yet again.
I personally use a weekly batching system.
Your videos have hellp me a lot! just, thank you!!
“Here’s a question from Chris P. Bacon”
Great advice! Glad to hear I'm doing something right 😆
I have this problem, thank you for the video.
Scheduling your time is so important if you're busy. Heck, even if you're not busy it's important ─ otherwise you may never do it.
There is a very tiny ":)" on the right wall
Great post tim. Create balance not search for balance like it
Thanks for sharing this. Instant subscribe.