Try the hour rule. If you start to procrastinate, make a rule that whatever you're putting off you can either do it or sit and do nothing, absolutely nothing for an hour. After 20 minutes of doing absolutely nothing you'll realise its better to be getting on with whatever you were procrastinating from.
My problem is that when I try to do the "twenty minutes of doing nothing" for an hour I end up watching RUclips videos on why I need to stop procrastinating
There's a book called Hidden Time Wealth, and it talks abo accomplish anything in life. It's not just a bunch of empty promises; it's the real deal.ut how using some secret techniques, you can overcome procrastination and
@@mattdavella honestly, as a skinny guy, I feel like mat did in his 20's, as I'm in my 20's now. You just feel like there's no chance you'll get bigger
What I really like about Matt is that he never makes people feel bad about themselves in front of a problem that we all face He always simplifies it and then gradually makes it acceptable to finally overcome it
When you over-analyze and overthink a task it can also prevent you from taking action early on, therefore causing you to procrastinate. This is the biggest issue I have when taking on a challenging project at work or studying for an exam.
I think you should get Andy Puddicombe into a video and ask him questions on meditation for productivity. If you don’t know who he is, he’s a guy who created the app Headspace and he used to be a buddhist monk for ten years in tibet and is just a really interesting person. As a side note, he also has THE best speaking voice ever
Procrastination is easy. Whatever is in motion tends to stay in motion. Breaking this is so hard because you have to stop and change direction, but once you stay the course it gets easy again.
THIS..after procrastinating for so long for my exam I got terrible marks but the last 7 days i did study and now i have this strange drive to study every day but there is no use now 😭😭
@@abdullahibrahimhassan7301 I've gotten into the habit of learning something every day, however random. Now I crave it. You've done the hard part already which is starting, find something interesting and just dive in. It's weird where you end up!
You are probably not reading this (looking at almost 2k comments) but your channel already changed my life. I just decluttered my tiny apartment of EVERYTHING I didn't need and I feel so great being in a room where everything is in its place and has its purpose.
Matt is one of the few people I can truly say about: You changed my life with your content. It is just so unique and thoughtful! You even inspired me to start my own channel, thank you so much! 🥺❤️
I literally did the same exact thing with a blog post before. It's good to know Matt is human like all of us. Besides those biceps. Good god that's impressive.
Dude! you just really solved my issue with youtube. I've been making videos for years, but lately Ive been bored and putting it off. Or by making mediocre content. Im gonna introduce some challenge into this to make it interesting again. thank you!!!
Today is the day I’m starting to be a minimalist. I have watched almost every video of yours Matt about it and it sounds great. Today I start the first step with decluttering and I just want to say thank you for your videos. You have really helped me a lot
Thanks for trying. :-) I have to say however, as a long time procrastinator this did not fit for me at all. I had the feeling that you never truly suffered from the type severe procrastination that I and others have. I often feel that many people don't or maybe they just have a milder version. If all it takes is telling yourself that you need a bigger challenge or rephrasing the tasks - then congratulations! You found a way to fool yourself easily into doing the tasks. However, in this case you are really the polar opposite of many procrastinators. But if you really have problems with it, it is almost debilitating. I realize that the reasons are probably different for everybody, so I will talk only from my perspective. To me, I procrastinate most on tasks that I don't feel I am good enough to do perfectly or tasks that I don't know enough about to do them well. Also a big factor - my emotional reactions to those tasks. I build them up in my head, or rather my gut, to be bad/annoying/hard until I have a strong emotional aversion when I just start to think of them. When the pressure of a deadline has become so unbearable that I have no choice but to do them, I will and often even do them fairly well but I need the extreme pressure to get started and stick to it. And I would have probably done a much better job had I started sooner. This is very harmful and extremely exhausting. Everything in my life felt like I made it much harder for myself, like e.g. my master's degree or getting ahead in my career. I have been trying to find a way out of this for decades. All the self help books didn't help with that. Some advise to "just do it" or "just get started" or "just do it for 10 mins", many say "make to do lists" or - like you - "have more detailed to do lists". These don't address the underlying issue and for me never worked. I am not saying I have a solution, I am still looking for one. I assume it has a lot do with me being a perfectionist and a people pleaser. Not wanting to look bad in front of others and probably some self esteem issues deep down. This got way longer than it should, but I just wanted to give you a different perspective as you don't really seem to suffer from the same kind of procrastination as I do. Also, for others who have similar issues: don't feel bad if all these tips in this video or the self help books don't work for you. You are not alone.
You sound a lot like me. One thing that helps me is I spend time in learning/practicing the tools needed to better in those tasks that I've been afraid to do (scare of imperfection). I'm a programmer and I'd like to give a simple example related to it: Whenever I have an assignment/project, I feels really scary at first if there a new library/framework/language needed for it. So what I do is spend a few days in perfecting the library/framework/language needed. And then I start the project, which I do with utmost perfection in my view. Needless to say, this only works If I start things in time. For that emotional aversion you mentioned, I used to have it a lot. I've recognized it many times and also traced the reason for it -> a bad experience. It's just a past bad experience related to the task you might have that is creating those emotions. All you need is a fresh start for that topic. Start afresh, forget everything, and you will be once again start enjoying it. This all works for me. But I still procrastinate many times xD. Still struggling, figuring out things, hoping to get better with time :)
My situation is similar to yours. Therapy might be helpful if the problem is hindering your life so much. The book Atomic Habits by James Clear has given me a different perspective & some practical tips that I’ve found helpful.
I have always felt like this as well and was diagnosed with ADHD at 23. Don't give up on yourself though. I almost did for the past 2 years which was a very dark time for me but the unhappiness pushed me to change things in my life. This year, I've accomplished so much more than I ever thought I would. It's never easy by any means but we just have to keep pushing ourselves and trying different things. That said, I came to this video because I was slipping into a pit of anxiety-fuelled procrastination again. I decided to search for a Matt D'Avella video because he's usually very motivating for me. So there's never a permanent solution, it's always going to be a constant battle - for most of us I think, but especially for those of us with ADHD. And that's okay, I realized that working hard is not the enemy. I can easily work very very hard when it's something I'm very passionate and excited about and it feels great so I just need to find a way to channel that same energy into the things I have to do. The thing about motivational videos and self-help books is that they oversimplify everything massively. If it was that simple, there wouldn't be an entire industry built around it. There are so many factors involved in why we procrastinate and how to overcome it, I found that the only thing that I can say consistently helps is trying different things, being patient with yourself and persevering in overcoming the difficulties even when it's hard. Books and videos do at least motivate me temporarily to work hard and be productive when I need a push. Make sure have a good support system and don't neglect your mental health or allow yourself to succumb to that feeling of being completely overwhelmed or fall into a pit of guilt and self-loathing! Practicing mindfulness has helped me with things like that. Whenever I start to feel super anxious and overwhelmed, I try to take a step back and think about why I'm feeling that way, and usually I find that my nervous system is just overreacting to something that's not that bad. And reframing what I'm doing helps too, to remind myself that I really do love what I'm working on and the fear of failure is making me hate it. I'm sure there are a lot of things out there that help, if only a little. Just don't give up. There are things that help, even if only a little, for only a short time, but the only way to really fail is to give up. I should add that medication has never really worked out for me because I can't tolerate any of the side effects. Those of us with ADHD have to work a lot harder than neurotypical people to get the same things accomplished but it is not impossible! (Sorry I didn't mean to write an essay lol, but just more proof that I can work really hard and focus when I'm feeling passionate haha and I'm sure you can too!)
I've procrastinated writing my book for weeks by: reading, finding and implementing a cleaning schedule, and even calling the relatives I don't like so much. Time to evaluate. Thanks for always posting real stuff when we need it Matt!
This is crazy I just put out a video called "the truth why we waste time and procrastination" yesterday! Love the message of this video, I tackle it from a slightly different angle. I think the key to our time-wasting is that by wasting time we are actually buying time to avoid deeper issues in our lives. So my solution is to actually reduce the need for avoidance! I aspire to get to this level one day Matt!
I procrastinate literally almost everything: going to school in the morning, going to the store for groceries, taking a shower, cleaning, doing the dishes, going for a walk, sleeping. Even meeting up with friends. It’s so frustrating, I never get things done and I’m always late to everything.
Procrastinating is something on everyone's lives, maybe building the right habits of discipline can make it a lot easier to overcome procrastination! Cool video Matt, you're an inspiration to my own YT channel :)
Something that's been helpful for me is procrastinating with more productive methods that are more positive preoccupations rather than aimlessly wasting time, I learn things or do creative stuff that benefits me rather than aimless procrastination ☺️ you're allowed to procrastinate but it's all about balance and making sure you don't over procrastinate ☺️ don't be too hard on yourself too, allow yourself to do things that aren't super productive, like spending time with family or friends or allowing yourself to spend a day or and hour watching Netflix or playing video games etc ☺️ it's each to their own but don't just brand all things non-productive to your main aspirations as automatically bad/negative, just make sure you only procrastinate selectively and being concious of you choosing to procrastinate occasionally rather than on autopilot ☺️❤️ I hope this is helpful to someone ❤️
Also a major point is perfection. I often tend to overthink things because of perfection. There are mistakes and failures that will occure along the way, but that is good since you can learn from and improve yourself with them. I have this sentence in my head whenever I catch me procrastinating the work "Perfection is an excuse for procastination."
Things that CAN raise your vibration / improve your life -Try to drink a gallon of water a day -Meditation -Not relying on anyone else for happiness -Loving yourself -Sungazing -Vent to yourself -Working out -HIIT (some type of cardio) -Reading books -Semen retention / Nofap -Protect your sexual energy (females) -Having a leader mentality -Cold showers -Eating less -Chew food slower -Fasting -Waking up/ sleeping earlier -Having/ expressing gratitude for EVERYTHING -Cutting out fast food -Eat to LIVE , not for pleasure (natural foods, no need to feel obligated to go vegan or vegetarian tho) -Not comparing yourself to others -Only compete with yourself -Affirmations -Going outside (in nature ) -Get some sun -Not caring what others think -Give / contribute more to the world -Focus on you, go within -Breathing in from your nose -Cut out sugary drinks -Wim Hoff breathing -“OM” Chanting -Stoicism -Minimalism -Express yourself with art (music, drawing, poetry, etc) -Practice a martial art -Have a balance between being alone and having social company -Having an open mind and be aware of what you’re doing/ using your time and energy for -Cleaning your room (MAKE YOUR BED) -Use social media / electronics less -No phone (electronics ) 1-2 hrs before bed -Try not to use electronics first thing in morning -Sober lifestyle -Journaling -Writing down dreams -Getting 7-8 hrs of sleep -Taking Herbs: blackseed oil, haritaki, sea moss -Take vitamins -Have faith -Speak less -Spend less time with toxic people -Full body stretches / Yoga -Sleep on back (face to ceiling ) to strengthen spine -Have good posture -Listen to 432hz music -Listen to chakra frequencies: (396, 417, 528, 639, 741, 852, 963) -Use fluoride-free toothpaste -Ground yourself (walk barefoot in nature ) -Clap your hands more -Dance more -Use left hand more (using right side of brain) -Stop fighting against ego and work TOGETHER -Eliminate fear of death (have no fear all together) -Realize you’re a soul inside a body having a physical experience -Smile and laugh more Just some advice from what I’ve been doing. Please consider to try out at least 1 of the things from this list. (Feel free to screenshot this list if you want) If there’s anything you’d add to this list, comment below ‼️ Just here to provide value to the people who need it. If it’s your first time seeing this, the universe wanted you to see this💜
I think it takes a lot of courage to share your story and perspective with the world. It’s definitely refreshing to see a creative open up about the struggles to stay motivated and to keep going.
Shifting the default mode negative narrative towards the thing you’re procrastinating on into a positive one by realizing the fact that we as humans naturally gravitate towards the most rewarding activities (neurochemicals) with the least amount of effort, and so that the procrastination merely is a response to a negative association towards the task. It’s really about flipping the script and realizing that what you’re procrastinating on is not that bad, but weighed against other very appealing (easy and stimulating) activities it will seem horrible 😅
I was listening to a podcast that said, “it’s important to live life by design rather than emotion. Basically, sticking to a routine is what allows us to be the healthiest version of ourselves (especially when you're fighting these demons ex. OCD for me). I’ve had to overhaul how I approach studying, working out and taking care of my brain (journaling) by practising mediocre consistency. Now I try to put in consistent 50-60% effort into my studying, exercise and journaling habit - to make sure I do it I began recording it and posting it on YT. Because historically I have a habit of going too hard, not being able to sustain the Herculean effort, giving up and hating myself. So now I’m trying to give a small, consistent mediocre effort everyday. And its crazy how it adds up.
I just watched your Minimalism documentary on Netflix and it was AMAZING. It truly made me look at my life in the present and in the future in such a different lense. And I feel so fortunate that I was able to witness and learn about minimalistic and intentional living so early on so I could start to make better decisions sooner and enjoy more peace or whatever resemblance of peace I can get everyday. Thank you for making the doc it was very well made and featured really cool people in it.
I don’t really work with RUclips for a living, in fact it’s only a hobby I find fun every now and then. I do however want to make a living of my RUclips content, but in order to do so I need to post more, more frequently. I’ll start by not procrastinating my ideas for videos and finally get started! Thanks Matt!
breaking a big task to smaller tasks that is actually working for me as an arch students. Thank you!! I always come back to this video to get me back on track and i wont check whats trending on youtube after this video! I promise !
Whoa, love the idea that 95% of procrastination is either due to the task being too challenging, or too _boring_ . I've never thought of it that way before, but I can totally see that it's true. Thanks for sharing this perspective!
I've been procrastinating since March, it's like this covid situation put me in the cycle of days that all look the same and suddenly it's September and I did nothing. I need to work on my school project and it's definitelly the "too hard" situation, I'm incredibly anxious whenever I think about it, I'm full of guitl every evening when I go to sleep knowing I didn't do anything all day... It's so frustraiting and I feel worse every day because of it, but when I finally try and work on the project, I'm so anxious I can't even write a sentece... I tried doing smaller tasks but I guess I didn't try enough. It's really overwhelming...
@@Miidi8787 thank you! that's exactly what i've been doing. i thought maybe it wouldn't matter that much anyway as most of the subjects aren't related to my major
Really appreciate this insight. I better understand why I’m so consistent at meeting deadlines, but my my motivation to do so dramatically increases the closer the deadline becomes.
"you have to be able to push through that to see if this is truly something worth doing". This quote reminds me of something my chorus teacher once said, "you can't hate something that you're not good at or you can't do". That sounds ironic because usually not being good at something is the reason why you don't like it. However, when you've worked hard at something and accomplished something then you can really make a better evaluation as to whether that thing is worth your time.
This has helped me A LOT! Thankyou! I have been in a rut with studying for a big exam after graduating from undergrad for about 4 months. With only having one thing to do, which is uncommon for me I started to lack motivation causing me to procrastinate more and more. This advice, has helped me not put things off towards the last minute.
I realized I get really unmotivated if I can't go above and beyond or add in my own originality (eg. if someone else can do it better, what's the point, or if I can't do anything well what's the point), so that point about counterintuitively adding difficulty/more tasks is EXACTLY how my brain works, thank you for that one
_This intro._ But what about when you're too productive and it becomes addicting? What's worse, too productive and calm or working too hard and stressed? I don't know about anyone else, but I'm really trying to find the balance.
I am the ALPHA MALE of this comment section and I command RESPECT. Right now I am ordering you to NOT view any of my videos. Instead just look at my thumbnails and be JEALOUS. Bye bye emily
Angela Causevic Damn! You really pushed off watching this video on, huh? You professional procrastinator! (I know you watched this video right after it came out, but let's just pretend you didn't for the sake of the joke.)
Procrastination really highlights that humans have a crazy energy conservation drive. Was pretty advantageous evolutionary speaking, but is horrible right now!
Thank you so much Matt, this video is exactly what I needed today, I had a major sleep deficit whilst having to perform at a really high level and tonight I tried to “get my sleep back” by sleeping for 12 hours, waking up with a terrible migraine. I wanted to do something with my day, but felt no motivation. I wrote down notes from your video to remember them and am now really inspired to fo challenge myself, even though I still very much don’t feel well physically and mentally. However I know some activity is exactly what I need. Thank you
Every time I've been a overwhelmed or depressed I come and watch your video and it change me really and make me want to be productive and make me happy so thank you for posting this video you really help me 🥺💜
Procrastination is such a huge problem going on for for ALL of us. So many distractions. Breaking projects down makes them possible!Thanks so much for sharing this! 🙌🦋🌏
As much as I also want that to happen--I doubt he will. That's so not Matt, he's not into journaling and meditating (only does it when he really needs to, like when being stuck in a rut or when having some personal issues but not on a regular basis), He's not into "zen" things, the closest thing that I would consider a zen thing--or atleast the closest thing to a zen thing that he does is minimalism. Of course these are just what I have gathered from all of his videos, I'm don't know him personally and I based these off what I see of him as a fan. Maybe coffee and minimalism talks would be much more accurate.
"The best moments in our lives are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times. The best moments usually occur if a person's body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile." - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
It helps me most to think about the fact that it’s my choice and thinking what I really want. Either you do it or you don’t/waste time you could enjoy differently
I started this video three weeks ago while procrastinating a home improvement project. I only watched the first half. I came back to this video in the middle of procrastinating homework. I just finished my microbiology homework and I'm about to start dinner, go for a run, and get to work on a lab that's due tomorrow afternoon. Wish me luck.
Never have I ever actually finished one of your productivity videos. At around 7 minutes my brain says: that's it, Matt is counting on you! And they're always just in time for my week of procrastination. Thanks Matt!
This video was exactly what I needed today. Your views are about to go up because I'll be watching this bad boy every day until it's ingrained in my membrane. Thank you, brother!
they are likely in tune with the youtube algorithm and their channel analytics. since their target audience overlaps, the optimal time for each of them to publish a video will also overlap
I really wanted to watch this video to overcome my problem of procrastination when it was posted 2 months ago. I downloaded this video in RUclips, saved in my watch later and other playlist too.But I didn't watch the video. I procrastinated all these days assuming that the video would be boring and giving myself a hell lot of other excuses. Can't believe that I procrastinated to watch the video made to overcome procrastination 😅 Keeping making great videos like this.
Matt, honestly, your videos changed my life more than i can think! It brought me to a different path, and i've felt more at sync with myself! Thank you for your wonderful contents.
Hidden Time Wealth is so unique. I can’t believe I hadn’t heard about it sooner. It’s amazing how life-changing this can be for anyone battling procrastination.
Please don't share this video with my wife or my landlord.
_Haha!_ 😅
You Nailed it!
*presses share button*
Wait wait wait wait, I didn’t even watch the video yet what do you mean bro 😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
You are saving my quarantine thank you Matt
hehehe
Just added to my "Watch Later" playlist. I've already failed.
Hahaha I was so close to do that
I actually had it in my watch later earlier today and i'm just now watching it lol
Same dude. I have around 200 videos in my Watch later playlist
I DID THAT😭
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This shirt looks new.
I think so.
it's actually old if you have seen his old videos
Yeah never seen it before
Lol 😂
@Stargazing Gratitude He was joking
Try the hour rule. If you start to procrastinate, make a rule that whatever you're putting off you can either do it or sit and do nothing, absolutely nothing for an hour. After 20 minutes of doing absolutely nothing you'll realise its better to be getting on with whatever you were procrastinating from.
Thanks!
Underrated comment
That's a great rule! It also seems right up Matt's alley
My problem is that when I try to do the "twenty minutes of doing nothing" for an hour I end up watching RUclips videos on why I need to stop procrastinating
I'm gonna try this!
My house was never cleaner than when I had to study for the bar exam.
Same but with medical board exams! haha
I'm a law student and I'm the worst for procrastinating!! I enjoy studying law but getting started is the hardest part
I’m young thinking about getting into law. What are the aspects of it, like what do you mostly do for law school?
I am currently studying now bahaha, and for some reason on RUclips
It's funny how many of us share the same BS
There's a book called Hidden Time Wealth, and it talks abo accomplish anything in life. It's not just a bunch of empty promises; it's the real deal.ut how using some secret techniques, you can overcome procrastination and
“Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.”
― Pablo Picasso
Not really, ideas come when the mind is resting.
@@danieltene2048 not really, look up david goggins
Exactly like in big magic by elisebeth Gilbert
And Success happens when preparation meets opportunity ❤️ they work hand in hand
We know by seeing Matt's biceps that he doesn't procrastinate going to the gym
Heyo
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@@mattdavella you're a huge inspiration Matt!!
The gym is how Matt procrastinates working 😝
@@mattdavella honestly, as a skinny guy, I feel like mat did in his 20's, as I'm in my 20's now. You just feel like there's no chance you'll get bigger
i'm procrastinating right now...
Yeah me too, I am using self improvement videos to delay my self improvement 😂
@@omenergy-music5141 haha totally my mood
Aren’t we all...
Me too! :D
"Don't judge me, it's 2020" - Tagline for this year.
The biggest cultural excuse of all! Lol
We in 2021 now
Don't judge me , im yet to recover from 2020
“Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.”
― C.G. Jung
I'm getting mad at you cause I see you eveeywhere ! Live me aloneee! But your quotes are usually good
Jung was a genius
POV: you’re still procrastinating scrolling through the comments
Thanks for calling me out, I really don’t appreciate it.
In all seriousness, you made me realize that I’m still procrastinating.
You got me
......WHAT SORT OF SORCERY IS THIS?!?
next time just @ me
>:(
"Don't judge me it's 2020" is going to be my answer to everything now
Which is its own way of procrastinating :D
What I really like about Matt is that he never makes people feel bad about themselves in front of a problem that we all face
He always simplifies it and then gradually makes it acceptable to finally overcome it
When you over-analyze and overthink a task it can also prevent you from taking action early on, therefore causing you to procrastinate. This is the biggest issue I have when taking on a challenging project at work or studying for an exam.
I think you should get Andy Puddicombe into a video and ask him questions on meditation for productivity. If you don’t know who he is, he’s a guy who created the app Headspace and he used to be a buddhist monk for ten years in tibet and is just a really interesting person. As a side note, he also has THE best speaking voice ever
Hi Kalle!
Hi Kalle! (that's actually a pretty good Idea)
Hi Kalle!
Honestly that last part makes sense because he was a former Buddhist Monk. Also, to jump on the bandwagon, Hi Kalle 👋🏻 😂🤣🤣
Wow!
Steven Kotler: "The challenge is too hard or the challenge is too boring."
Me (while studying): Both...
Procrastination is easy. Whatever is in motion tends to stay in motion. Breaking this is so hard because you have to stop and change direction, but once you stay the course it gets easy again.
THIS..after procrastinating for so long for my exam I got terrible marks but the last 7 days i did study and now i have this strange drive to study every day but there is no use now 😭😭
@@abdullahibrahimhassan7301 I've gotten into the habit of learning something every day, however random. Now I crave it. You've done the hard part already which is starting, find something interesting and just dive in. It's weird where you end up!
@@evolvehumans-selftaughtfin4556 thanks for the insight:) will give it my best try
@@abdullahibrahimhassan7301 anytime man.
I feel like the task is always too boring but then it piles up and it becomes too hard haha
Yes exactly haha. It's usually both for me
exactly lol
The reason you push it off is to make it harder for yourself! Having a deadline looming is the best way to “light a fire under your ass” as Matt said.
You are probably not reading this (looking at almost 2k comments) but your channel already changed my life. I just decluttered my tiny apartment of EVERYTHING I didn't need and I feel so great being in a room where everything is in its place and has its purpose.
Why the hell I'm procrastinating while watching this? XD
Because that’s why people watch youtube
Oh my gosh funi
You got me
Maybe you have a task that’s either too hard or too boring?
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Matt is one of the few people I can truly say about: You changed my life with your content. It is just so unique and thoughtful! You even inspired me to start my own channel, thank you so much! 🥺❤️
I literally did the same exact thing with a blog post before. It's good to know Matt is human like all of us. Besides those biceps. Good god that's impressive.
Xd
this isn't the same grey shirt, not really minimalist of you
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Those are his gym shirts.
Watch the Oct. 15th video.🤔
he's a sellout
buyout?...
Just for the views
Boring at first then it piles up and piles up that it becomes overwhelming. Thanks for this. Break it up into Small bits is what am doing now.
Dude! you just really solved my issue with youtube. I've been making videos for years, but lately Ive been bored and putting it off. Or by making mediocre content. Im gonna introduce some challenge into this to make it interesting again. thank you!!!
Good luck 😃
Alright, imma subscribe to you!
Long time fan buddy... Love the way you make them. I show your videos to all of my students.
Kesh! Love your videos, man.
hello kesh! I saw one of your stories where you drew Matt....and *damn* I found your comment on of his videos! this is so cool!
In before all the “im procrastinating by watching this video” comments
Well done.
I mean Matt was even quicker than you by calling it out in the video. 😁
I mean Matt was even quicker than you by calling it out in the video. 😁
To be fair I am
This is so meta
procrastination is the ultimate double-edged sword. we get momentary relief only to deal with stress and anxiety later on.
😂😂😭 why is this the best comment I’ve seen
Today is the day I’m starting to be a minimalist. I have watched almost every video of yours Matt about it and it sounds great. Today I start the first step with decluttering and I just want to say thank you for your videos. You have really helped me a lot
Thanks for trying. :-) I have to say however, as a long time procrastinator this did not fit for me at all. I had the feeling that you never truly suffered from the type severe procrastination that I and others have. I often feel that many people don't or maybe they just have a milder version.
If all it takes is telling yourself that you need a bigger challenge or rephrasing the tasks - then congratulations! You found a way to fool yourself easily into doing the tasks. However, in this case you are really the polar opposite of many procrastinators.
But if you really have problems with it, it is almost debilitating. I realize that the reasons are probably different for everybody, so I will talk only from my perspective.
To me, I procrastinate most on tasks that I don't feel I am good enough to do perfectly or tasks that I don't know enough about to do them well. Also a big factor - my emotional reactions to those tasks. I build them up in my head, or rather my gut, to be bad/annoying/hard until I have a strong emotional aversion when I just start to think of them.
When the pressure of a deadline has become so unbearable that I have no choice but to do them, I will and often even do them fairly well but I need the extreme pressure to get started and stick to it. And I would have probably done a much better job had I started sooner. This is very harmful and extremely exhausting. Everything in my life felt like I made it much harder for myself, like e.g. my master's degree or getting ahead in my career. I have been trying to find a way out of this for decades.
All the self help books didn't help with that. Some advise to "just do it" or "just get started" or "just do it for 10 mins", many say "make to do lists" or - like you - "have more detailed to do lists". These don't address the underlying issue and for me never worked.
I am not saying I have a solution, I am still looking for one. I assume it has a lot do with me being a perfectionist and a people pleaser. Not wanting to look bad in front of others and probably some self esteem issues deep down.
This got way longer than it should, but I just wanted to give you a different perspective as you don't really seem to suffer from the same kind of procrastination as I do. Also, for others who have similar issues: don't feel bad if all these tips in this video or the self help books don't work for you. You are not alone.
You sound a lot like me. One thing that helps me is I spend time in learning/practicing the tools needed to better in those tasks that I've been afraid to do (scare of imperfection). I'm a programmer and I'd like to give a simple example related to it: Whenever I have an assignment/project, I feels really scary at first if there a new library/framework/language needed for it. So what I do is spend a few days in perfecting the library/framework/language needed. And then I start the project, which I do with utmost perfection in my view. Needless to say, this only works If I start things in time. For that emotional aversion you mentioned, I used to have it a lot. I've recognized it many times and also traced the reason for it -> a bad experience. It's just a past bad experience related to the task you might have that is creating those emotions. All you need is a fresh start for that topic. Start afresh, forget everything, and you will be once again start enjoying it. This all works for me. But I still procrastinate many times xD. Still struggling, figuring out things, hoping to get better with time :)
My situation is similar to yours. Therapy might be helpful if the problem is hindering your life so much.
The book Atomic Habits by James Clear has given me a different perspective & some practical tips that I’ve found helpful.
My situation is the same. For me, I’ve learned what might be causing is ADHD. I’m going to go get tested for it soon.
@@theeternalseason3890 All the best!
I have always felt like this as well and was diagnosed with ADHD at 23. Don't give up on yourself though. I almost did for the past 2 years which was a very dark time for me but the unhappiness pushed me to change things in my life. This year, I've accomplished so much more than I ever thought I would. It's never easy by any means but we just have to keep pushing ourselves and trying different things.
That said, I came to this video because I was slipping into a pit of anxiety-fuelled procrastination again. I decided to search for a Matt D'Avella video because he's usually very motivating for me. So there's never a permanent solution, it's always going to be a constant battle - for most of us I think, but especially for those of us with ADHD. And that's okay, I realized that working hard is not the enemy. I can easily work very very hard when it's something I'm very passionate and excited about and it feels great so I just need to find a way to channel that same energy into the things I have to do.
The thing about motivational videos and self-help books is that they oversimplify everything massively. If it was that simple, there wouldn't be an entire industry built around it. There are so many factors involved in why we procrastinate and how to overcome it, I found that the only thing that I can say consistently helps is trying different things, being patient with yourself and persevering in overcoming the difficulties even when it's hard. Books and videos do at least motivate me temporarily to work hard and be productive when I need a push.
Make sure have a good support system and don't neglect your mental health or allow yourself to succumb to that feeling of being completely overwhelmed or fall into a pit of guilt and self-loathing! Practicing mindfulness has helped me with things like that. Whenever I start to feel super anxious and overwhelmed, I try to take a step back and think about why I'm feeling that way, and usually I find that my nervous system is just overreacting to something that's not that bad. And reframing what I'm doing helps too, to remind myself that I really do love what I'm working on and the fear of failure is making me hate it. I'm sure there are a lot of things out there that help, if only a little. Just don't give up. There are things that help, even if only a little, for only a short time, but the only way to really fail is to give up.
I should add that medication has never really worked out for me because I can't tolerate any of the side effects. Those of us with ADHD have to work a lot harder than neurotypical people to get the same things accomplished but it is not impossible! (Sorry I didn't mean to write an essay lol, but just more proof that I can work really hard and focus when I'm feeling passionate haha and I'm sure you can too!)
I love how he post’s this as I’m on TikTok with an unfinished English quiz on my laptop
Donovin Jones omg i deleted tik tok when school started again i had to do it
Bahahhah
I am a teenager and don’t use tik tok and haven’t, in fact I wanted it deleted
@@henrycollins2478 dang you said that like someone asked
Donovin Jones yeah I did
I've procrastinated writing my book for weeks by: reading, finding and implementing a cleaning schedule, and even calling the relatives I don't like so much. Time to evaluate.
Thanks for always posting real stuff when we need it Matt!
This is crazy I just put out a video called "the truth why we waste time and procrastination" yesterday! Love the message of this video, I tackle it from a slightly different angle. I think the key to our time-wasting is that by wasting time we are actually buying time to avoid deeper issues in our lives. So my solution is to actually reduce the need for avoidance! I aspire to get to this level one day Matt!
ive literally been procrastinating watching this video. its been in my recommended for months.
When Matt said “Whatever task you’re working on right now that you’re procrastinating by watching this video...” damn I felt so guilty. 😅
I procrastinate literally almost everything: going to school in the morning, going to the store for groceries, taking a shower, cleaning, doing the dishes, going for a walk, sleeping. Even meeting up with friends. It’s so frustrating, I never get things done and I’m always late to everything.
Same with me
How to enter the flow state: If a task seems boring, make it challenging. If a task seems intimidating, break it down to smaller tasks.
Thanks!!
Procrastinating is something on everyone's lives, maybe building the right habits of discipline can make it a lot easier to overcome procrastination! Cool video Matt, you're an inspiration to my own YT channel :)
Thanks, Fernando! :)
It's not on my mind, maybe it'll be tomorrow
your name is the name that a main character from a great book would have, it has such an impact lol
It's not about laziness or willpower. The reason you procrastinate is because you are not feeling free.
Something that's been helpful for me is procrastinating with more productive methods that are more positive preoccupations rather than aimlessly wasting time, I learn things or do creative stuff that benefits me rather than aimless procrastination ☺️ you're allowed to procrastinate but it's all about balance and making sure you don't over procrastinate ☺️ don't be too hard on yourself too, allow yourself to do things that aren't super productive, like spending time with family or friends or allowing yourself to spend a day or and hour watching Netflix or playing video games etc ☺️ it's each to their own but don't just brand all things non-productive to your main aspirations as automatically bad/negative, just make sure you only procrastinate selectively and being concious of you choosing to procrastinate occasionally rather than on autopilot ☺️❤️ I hope this is helpful to someone ❤️
Also a major point is perfection. I often tend to overthink things because of perfection. There are mistakes and failures that will occure along the way, but that is good since you can learn from and improve yourself with them. I have this sentence in my head whenever I catch me procrastinating the work "Perfection is an excuse for procastination."
The idea “perfection is an excuse for procrastination” dose help a lot, thank you man! Hope we can all overcome our procrastination one day.
Things that CAN raise your vibration / improve your life
-Try to drink a gallon of water a day
-Meditation
-Not relying on anyone else for happiness
-Loving yourself
-Sungazing
-Vent to yourself
-Working out
-HIIT (some type of cardio)
-Reading books
-Semen retention / Nofap
-Protect your sexual energy (females)
-Having a leader mentality
-Cold showers
-Eating less
-Chew food slower
-Fasting
-Waking up/ sleeping earlier
-Having/ expressing gratitude for EVERYTHING
-Cutting out fast food
-Eat to LIVE , not for pleasure (natural foods, no need to feel obligated to go vegan or vegetarian tho)
-Not comparing yourself to others
-Only compete with yourself
-Affirmations
-Going outside (in nature )
-Get some sun
-Not caring what others think
-Give / contribute more to the world
-Focus on you, go within
-Breathing in from your nose
-Cut out sugary drinks
-Wim Hoff breathing
-“OM” Chanting
-Stoicism
-Minimalism
-Express yourself with art (music, drawing, poetry, etc)
-Practice a martial art
-Have a balance between being alone and having social company
-Having an open mind and be aware of what you’re doing/ using your time and energy for
-Cleaning your room (MAKE YOUR BED)
-Use social media / electronics less
-No phone (electronics ) 1-2 hrs before bed
-Try not to use electronics first thing in morning
-Sober lifestyle
-Journaling
-Writing down dreams
-Getting 7-8 hrs of sleep
-Taking Herbs: blackseed oil, haritaki, sea moss
-Take vitamins
-Have faith
-Speak less
-Spend less time with toxic people
-Full body stretches / Yoga
-Sleep on back (face to ceiling ) to strengthen spine
-Have good posture
-Listen to 432hz music
-Listen to chakra frequencies: (396, 417, 528, 639, 741, 852, 963)
-Use fluoride-free toothpaste
-Ground yourself (walk barefoot in nature )
-Clap your hands more
-Dance more
-Use left hand more (using right side of brain)
-Stop fighting against ego and work TOGETHER
-Eliminate fear of death (have no fear all together)
-Realize you’re a soul inside a body having a physical experience
-Smile and laugh more
Just some advice from what I’ve been doing. Please consider to try out at least 1 of the things from this list.
(Feel free to screenshot this list if you want)
If there’s anything you’d add to this list, comment below ‼️
Just here to provide value to the people who need it. If it’s your first time seeing this, the universe wanted you to see this💜
Nobody:
Matt: Checks his non-existent wristwatch 0:04
The ultimate wristwatch for minimalists.
😂😂😂😂😂lol u made my day
Once again, who wouldn't want to be subscribed to this man? HES a LEGEND
And ure a joke with 0 creativity
Mr beast everybody 🤯🤯
the man the myth the legend
Oof the real mr beast
"I have my months" very relatable. It's been 3 months since I studied
“Don’t judge me it’s 2020”
Yeah that’s a fair justification at this point
Me who was a hot mess before 2020: yea!👏🏿
I think it takes a lot of courage to share your story and perspective with the world. It’s definitely refreshing to see a creative open up about the struggles to stay motivated and to keep going.
Shifting the default mode negative narrative towards the thing you’re procrastinating on into a positive one by realizing the fact that we as humans naturally gravitate towards the most rewarding activities (neurochemicals) with the least amount of effort, and so that the procrastination merely is a response to a negative association towards the task. It’s really about flipping the script and realizing that what you’re procrastinating on is not that bad, but weighed against other very appealing (easy and stimulating) activities it will seem horrible 😅
I think my brain just procasitnsed reading this.. damn you brain 😂
Aswin k haha 😂😂
I’am mind blown. This is gold.
Rogelio Rodriguez I’m glad you found it helpful! Let me know if I can help in any other way. Have a great day buddy :)
0:26 Procrastinating making a procrastination video. That's some next level procrastination right there.
I was listening to a podcast that said, “it’s important to live life by design rather than emotion. Basically, sticking to a routine is what allows us to be the healthiest version of ourselves (especially when you're fighting these demons ex. OCD for me).
I’ve had to overhaul how I approach studying, working out and taking care of my brain (journaling) by practising mediocre consistency. Now I try to put in consistent 50-60% effort into my studying, exercise and journaling habit - to make sure I do it I began recording it and posting it on YT.
Because historically I have a habit of going too hard, not being able to sustain the Herculean effort, giving up and hating myself. So now I’m trying to give a small, consistent mediocre effort everyday. And its crazy how it adds up.
I just watched your Minimalism documentary on Netflix and it was AMAZING. It truly made me look at my life in the present and in the future in such a different lense. And I feel so fortunate that I was able to witness and learn about minimalistic and intentional living so early on so I could start to make better decisions sooner and enjoy more peace or whatever resemblance of peace I can get everyday. Thank you for making the doc it was very well made and featured really cool people in it.
I don’t really work with RUclips for a living, in fact it’s only a hobby I find fun every now and then. I do however want to make a living of my RUclips content, but in order to do so I need to post more, more frequently. I’ll start by not procrastinating my ideas for videos and finally get started! Thanks Matt!
Thomas frank: "or don't I'm not your dad"
Matt: " I feel like I'm turning into more of a dad"
When you have anxiety so everything seems too hard
😣😞
True
I feel you
☹️
yea
The irony that I'm watching this while avoiding my 40% University report.....
Don't worry you will do it
breaking a big task to smaller tasks that is actually working for me as an arch students. Thank you!! I always come back to this video to get me back on track and i wont check whats trending on youtube after this video! I promise !
Whoa, love the idea that 95% of procrastination is either due to the task being too challenging, or too _boring_ . I've never thought of it that way before, but I can totally see that it's true. Thanks for sharing this perspective!
Just added this video to my “watch later” list.
I've been procrastinating since March, it's like this covid situation put me in the cycle of days that all look the same and suddenly it's September and I did nothing. I need to work on my school project and it's definitelly the "too hard" situation, I'm incredibly anxious whenever I think about it, I'm full of guitl every evening when I go to sleep knowing I didn't do anything all day... It's so frustraiting and I feel worse every day because of it, but when I finally try and work on the project, I'm so anxious I can't even write a sentece... I tried doing smaller tasks but I guess I didn't try enough. It's really overwhelming...
felt this. i probably have like 20+ work i need to pass before this month ends😬 i am so fucked
Ask someone for help. Since it’s so hard and has piled up for so long, don’t be scared to seek assistance to complete the job.
@@Miidi8787 thank you! that's exactly what i've been doing. i thought maybe it wouldn't matter that much anyway as most of the subjects aren't related to my major
Stop fangirling . that might help a lot
@@xplay697 and how would stop fangirling help?
One things I will never procrastinate doing is watching Matt's videos! Thanks for the inspiration :)
Really appreciate this insight. I better understand why I’m so consistent at meeting deadlines, but my my motivation to do so dramatically increases the closer the deadline becomes.
"you have to be able to push through that to see if this is truly something worth doing". This quote reminds me of something my chorus teacher once said, "you can't hate something that you're not good at or you can't do". That sounds ironic because usually not being good at something is the reason why you don't like it. However, when you've worked hard at something and accomplished something then you can really make a better evaluation as to whether that thing is worth your time.
Thank you so much for all the information Matt, your work is really appreciated ^^
1 question. How do you find those t-shirts that match your biceps perfectly!!!!!???
The key is to grow biceps to fit your shirt perfectly lol
Just buy a T-shirt a size less than you actually need.
Easy😎
Step 1: Get biceps💪
I think he has a personal shopify store only for his biceps.
@@dthedad7330 ooooooooohhhhh 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Nobody:
Matt: Checks his watch, but don't even have a watch. (00:05)
He procrastinated to get a watch
This has helped me A LOT! Thankyou! I have been in a rut with studying for a big exam after graduating from undergrad for about 4 months. With only having one thing to do, which is uncommon for me I started to lack motivation causing me to procrastinate more and more. This advice, has helped me not put things off towards the last minute.
I realized I get really unmotivated if I can't go above and beyond or add in my own originality (eg. if someone else can do it better, what's the point, or if I can't do anything well what's the point), so that point about counterintuitively adding difficulty/more tasks is EXACTLY how my brain works, thank you for that one
_This intro._ But what about when you're too productive and it becomes addicting? What's worse, too productive and calm or working too hard and stressed? I don't know about anyone else, but I'm really trying to find the balance.
I am the ALPHA MALE of this comment section and I command RESPECT. Right now I am ordering you to NOT view any of my videos. Instead just look at my thumbnails and be JEALOUS. Bye bye emily
Working too hard and being stressed has to be my daily life. I forget to take time off and then burnout :(
I wish I could relate
@@ed32568 That is ME. It's so challenging at times. Have you found anything helps?
@@rallenielsen2756 :/ hard balance
doctor: “you have 11 minutes and 33 seconds left to live”
me:
Angela Causevic
Damn! You really pushed off watching this video on, huh? You professional procrastinator!
(I know you watched this video right after it came out, but let's just pretend you didn't for the sake of the joke.)
Procrastination really highlights that humans have a crazy energy conservation drive. Was pretty advantageous evolutionary speaking, but is horrible right now!
Kinda the same thing with racism, though it is still somewhat relevant
@@Miquelalalaa No
Ankita Racism is beneficial, evolutionarily speaking. However, it has no place in society today.
@@bluey1257 racism is largely rooted in tribalism which was incredibly important for staying alive before laws existed
I'm saying to the second part of his comment. That it has any place today
Thank you so much Matt, this video is exactly what I needed today, I had a major sleep deficit whilst having to perform at a really high level and tonight I tried to “get my sleep back” by sleeping for 12 hours, waking up with a terrible migraine. I wanted to do something with my day, but felt no motivation. I wrote down notes from your video to remember them and am now really inspired to fo challenge myself, even though I still very much don’t feel well physically and mentally. However I know some activity is exactly what I need. Thank you
Every time I've been a overwhelmed or depressed I come and watch your video and it change me really and make me want to be productive and make me happy so thank you for posting this video you really help me 🥺💜
“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.”
― Amelia Earhart
Question Everything - Thought Provoking Ideas it’s kinda annoying to see u everywhere
"When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you'll be successful" -Eric Thomas
This is basically Vygotsky's Zone of proximal development. Or the principle of motivation as :A, B, C, M. Autonomy, Belonging, Challenge, Meaning
That’s the first thing I thought about😄 Idk the other one tho, what’s the principle of motivation as A B C M?
Great time to put out this video. I just rewrote my To-Do list and added some more challenging tasks. Thanks for the motivation.
Procrastination is such a huge problem going on for for ALL of us. So many distractions. Breaking projects down makes them possible!Thanks so much for sharing this! 🙌🦋🌏
Matt needs to open a zen, minimalist center. Coffee talks, mediation sessions, weights, and study spaces along with free journals! Haha
As much as I also want that to happen--I doubt he will. That's so not Matt, he's not into journaling and meditating (only does it when he really needs to, like when being stuck in a rut or when having some personal issues but not on a regular basis), He's not into "zen" things, the closest thing that I would consider a zen thing--or atleast the closest thing to a zen thing that he does is minimalism. Of course these are just what I have gathered from all of his videos, I'm don't know him personally and I based these off what I see of him as a fan. Maybe coffee and minimalism talks would be much more accurate.
"The best moments in our lives are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times. The best moments usually occur if a person's body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile." - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
"Don't judge me, it's 2020" will be my WhatsApp status from now on.
Same, in fact I just changed it into that quote
It helps me most to think about the fact that it’s my choice and thinking what I really want. Either you do it or you don’t/waste time you could enjoy differently
The concept of Hidden Time Wealth blew my mind. It’s like finding a cheat code for productivity and defeating procrastination.
I started this video three weeks ago while procrastinating a home improvement project. I only watched the first half.
I came back to this video in the middle of procrastinating homework. I just finished my microbiology homework and I'm about to start dinner, go for a run, and get to work on a lab that's due tomorrow afternoon. Wish me luck.
*I just write long To-Do list and check all Boxes after some time even if I have done nothing, This is really satisfying........*
no one:
me procrastinating watching this video by saving it to “watch later”: 👁👄👁
👀👄👀
You can’t even come up with an original comment, a long way to improve yourself, keep up!
Kseshshtern 👁💧👄💧👁
Never have I ever actually finished one of your productivity videos. At around 7 minutes my brain says: that's it, Matt is counting on you! And they're always just in time for my week of procrastination. Thanks Matt!
This video was exactly what I needed today. Your views are about to go up because I'll be watching this bad boy every day until it's ingrained in my membrane. Thank you, brother!
“Hunted around my house for snacks....” now I want snacks
Im so damn lazy i think my mitochondria is dyslexic, hence the username
lmao
LOL...
Thank you for your comment 🤣
No one else has noted the fact that Matt is procrastinating from having kids? ... procrastination can be a fine line
I loved Westchina this video because I never realized the side of „its to boring“. Thanks for your tipps on that!
I literally start my youtube channel so that I'd be motivated to complete the activities that I was resistant too.
Who else is waiting for Matt's bicep course? 💪
I should be studying
*grabs the console*
Is this just a coincidence that Matt D’Avella, Nathaniel Drew, Thomas Frank, Ali Abdaal and Better Ideas, all post on the same day 🤔 ?
And just two months ago WheezyWaiter posted about Procrastination!! All these guys are on the same wavelength
perhaps the best day of the week for views?
they are likely in tune with the youtube algorithm and their channel analytics. since their target audience overlaps, the optimal time for each of them to publish a video will also overlap
I really wanted to watch this video to overcome my problem of procrastination when it was posted 2 months ago. I downloaded this video in RUclips, saved in my watch later and other playlist too.But I didn't watch the video. I procrastinated all these days assuming that the video would be boring and giving myself a hell lot of other excuses. Can't believe that I procrastinated to watch the video made to overcome procrastination 😅
Keeping making great videos like this.
Matt, honestly, your videos changed my life more than i can think! It brought me to a different path, and i've felt more at sync with myself! Thank you for your wonderful contents.
Every issue in life seams to have the same solution: BALANCE
YES
When this video came out I quickly added it to my "watch later"
I finally watched it almost 2 months later
Same here 😂😂
Who else is procrastinating by watching this video?👋👀
Jajaja
Right here man
@Filthy Trash Rumor has it if you like it you'll get 1000 years of good luck too
Me
mandatory comment 💀
literally watching this the day an assignment is due. my life is going great right now
Hidden Time Wealth is so unique. I can’t believe I hadn’t heard about it sooner. It’s amazing how life-changing this can be for anyone battling procrastination.