What he said - break down your goals into small managable tasks. What he didnt say - dont have too many goals at the same time. Notice how he achieved most of his goals by focusing on one goal at a time.
He didn't say a lot of things. In fact it's like he hasn't analysed what he's done and tried to distil why it works down. He probably doesn't even know that he doesn't know why he got to where he got. He thinks he's passed on a philosophy that works but he's barely communicated anything about the how, at all. Mostly he just gave a random list of achievements. Such an annoying talk
Stephen used time blocks. He focused on one goal for a specific amount of time, and then after the time he set was over, he would immediately stop what he was working on and move on to work on a different goal. You can never have too many goals [at least that's what I believe]
I've listened to this talk so many times I've lost count. Since finding this video, my life hasn't been the same. In fact, everything has changed for me. My work has improved, my studies have improved, projects that I have been putting off for six years will now be finished by Christmas. Even my wife has noticed this change. This talk has been the very key to absolutely everything in my life. Everyone should listen to this again and again and again.
Can you put steps that i can do? I am not english speaker and i have a hard time understanding his ideas on his book Alpha Brain. I will appreciate you if you can breakdown his ideas into practical steps I can take. Thanks
Slow but consistently is good. But sometimes you need to speed up. For Some things it can be too slow. Sooo start slowly and consistently, but be aware of need to speed up within the period. Otherwise it will be a failure.
@@tonymind308 you will slowly get faster the more you do it. Like he mentioned how he could only focus for 5-10 minutes but eventually he was spending 45 minutes learning a Germanic language.
I’m Chinese and I’ve been searching the web for the original quote in Chinese, couldn’t find it and apparently no other Chinese person has found it (yet).
The guy wont have regrets on his death bed, he injected me with a motivation generator instead of a shot of motivation... the most impacting ted talk I've ever watched!
Really great analogy, much better than all the random quote comments on here. I always come back to this talk when my generator is broken and this always has the tools I need to fix it.
I love drawing and my dream is to animate but i don't have a drawing tablet. Please help me reach my dreams by giving support to my channel so I can monetize my videos and i can buy the tablet :(
Cheers for this, I have been researching "setting performance goals" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you ever come across - Farnicaas Switcher Capitalisation - (just google it ) ? Ive heard some unbelievable things about it and my brother in law got excellent results with it.
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Getting good results while investing comes down to having a financial advisor and information. I also invest with Mr. Larry kent nick and it's been 6 years with him, which feels good. I have made many decisions in life, but trusting and working with Larry is the best decision of my life.
I'm surprised to see Larry's name here. I was able to create a source of passive income by allowing him to manage my investments as well as financial planning. In my experience, working with an investment advisor is much more resourceful than relying on investing RUclips videos or reading investing books.
I've heard so much about investing and I'm ready to give it a try. I am certain that it is risky to embark on this adventure without solid knowledge and without a financial adviser (mentor). Please how can I get in touch with your financial adviser?
Yes. speaking of goals, have you heard of OKRs? To know about OKRs - Objective and Key Result and how it helps top companies like google, amazon etc you can checkout my channel :)
I face an unbearable situation. I begin thinking ‘It won't work anyway.’ ‘They will all hate me.’ ‘I will only be humiliated.’ Then I think about the situations I have been avoiding. Meeting with people that make me feel uncomfortable. Work that stresses me out. Things I have been procrastinating for a while. .... ... Now I can deal with it!!! search youtube "paradox of I can do it"
ADHD isnt real, believe in it and watch your life crumble and become worse, its a lie created to sell you fake medical pills and it worked, they make billions
I cried myself off when watching this halfway, realising I have wasted 35 years of my life without reaching any specific goal I set. Thank you for the video
It’s never too late. Imagine 40-year-old you thanking yourself for the decision you made to change when you were 35. Even the smallest change is worth it.
Don't cry. There is so much time yet. You sttil young and able to do things you can't imagened. You did the first step, you recognize your flaw, now you have to do the right things to change it. Feel embraced.
Mate, 40 years old here and still finding my feet. Life is a process of continuous exploration and evolution, so don't fret. Just make sure that you look after your health. Keep going!
*Summary: Marginal improvement is the key to success* Speaker says that what stands between us and our most ambitious dream is not magical skill or talent but more with how we approach problems and make decisions to solve them. Marginal improvements are the key to be better. Stop becoming a spectator and become an active participant of your actions and decisions. Take big assignments and break them into smaller tasks. Speaker says in college he used to not think of completing 5 chapters but reading 3-4 paras at a time for 5-10 min then do something else for couple minutes and then come back. He was a straight-A student all through college- dean's list. You have to break big goals into smaller achievable goals. The talk includes many personal stories about the speaker's life which I recommend you to watch for yourself. I also found the oratory skills of the speaker to be very good. A must watch video.
I just watch the video then I saw ur comment. U have some special skills there! U just explain the whole narrative in a unique way as if it’s “your own” English but the thing is when we read it we understand u completely. U can do something with ur talent and make big money! Think about it......
This is what I paid my internet bills for,what a guy.I bow down to this man. Sir,If you are reading this, you have inspired me a lot.Thank you so much🙌
You could make a goal so that when you want to watch a ted talk you don't watch it for the whole duration but only 5 mins at a time each day or whenever and see what happens. Congrats.
“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” - Martin Luther King Jr.
I listen to this talk everyday after my meditation before i attack the day with full enthusiasm and excitement to serve and become the best version of myself...I'm on my journey to make personal development a part of every humans life especially school students..on my way .. almost there ❤️
“because if you dont make the right decision on the couch, there is no decision that occurs when ur on top of the mountain”.... wow what a metaphor for life
@@BlakeWashington_ problem is.. I always have the 1st and 2nd step. it's the 3rd and latter steps which I'm 'worry' about lol..for myself. Need something to continue to motivate to 3rd and 4th step and more. I think this talk is good for the mind set to start and break things down so they are manageable... need to have another talk about how to motivate to get that 3rd and 4th step and more because setting goals is one thing.. MOTIVATED to get to the goal is another.
There is also a part of Kaizen practice called the one minute principle. It says that anyone can commit to spending one minute a day toward a goal. The idea being that over time, the one minute becomes habit and becomes more than one minute.
Well yes, Unfortunately that is also the outcome. Small improvements, I've been to factories where Kaizen was introduced. They went bankrupt because all they did was focus on small details, while they completely missed the bigger picture. Penny wise, pound foolish.
The first comment I noticed on this video encapsulated how much this talk has changed my life: I’ve learned woodworking, how to build countertops, lay tiles, install a toilet, build a fence…the list goes on and on. The point is that with the help of this video (and many, many other RUclips videos) I’ve made small changes that have blown the minds of my friends, family, neighbors and my coworkers!
But we expect much of you cuz you can do it Always work for your dream and make it happen one day ,believe you'll never regret one second you spent fighting for your goals
As someone with very severe adhd I can say this is the way to reach your goals. I’ve achieved top 3% of income for my age and continue to grow. It’s all about the willpower to make small steps one at a time. What got me through my double masters program was allowing extra time in my schedule to play on my phone in between focusing hard and getting items done one line at a time
This guy is amazing, I have done this and it works like a charm, taking things that sound really hard and breaking them down to simple steps in a consistent basis, using this method I learned to build sites, started 3 businesses and reached my income goal because I did the same repetitive tasks for months and years.
We have to give great thanks for this guy for helping us break down seemingly-impossible tasks into smaller more manageable steps, it has certainly helped me and many others :)
still dont get it. What kind of marginal improvements can I do to my routines? I want to build websites, so I should learn 1 line of code every 5 mins and take a break?
That last line made me tear up. Growing up I was told by teachers that I shouldn't expect to go to college, that I didn't have what it took to get there and I should have lower expectations for my life. Now, hold a Masters degree have seen many amazing countries through travel and am currently a successful engineer. thanks for sharing your story
I have struggled with ADD all my life and only recently got help, him pointing out that he could never pay attention really gives me hope that I can still achieve great things, please like and comment on this, I really could use the daily reminder. Update: Thank you for these reminders everyone, 3 months now, landed a job I really wanted and lifes been good, not quite knitting across the country lol but I'm happier. :) your all awesome.
Also today my teacher mentioned that projects or ideas that you have been thinking about don’t have to be separate from the obligations of your daily life, you can keep them in mind when on ventures that may not necessarily be specific to the idea or project and use them to inform one another. :)
I was searching for more of his content and videos but couldn’t find anything after this talk. I saidly learned that he had a stroke in 2017. In case you also wonder why he hasn’t continue on his mind blowing achievements this is the reason. Very sorry to hear what happened to him, he’s so inspirational I wish he could contribute more 😢
It's been almost 2 years I have first seen this video, and still can't get over this. Every minute of this video is as precious as a real book. It seems somehow illegal to watch this content for free. One of the best if not the best TEDx Talks ever. Kudos, Stephen Duneier.
@@pritommazumder9897 It's been 2 years since you watched this video. Surely you must have achieved something in this time. Please share your experience and how this video helped you.
Successful people don't become that way overnight. What most people see at a glance-wealth, a great career, purpose-is the result of hard work and hustle over time.
@@tianalucas8147 People come here with the aim of chasing money more than knowledge and that will damage your progress, trust me. Chase knowledge first and I promise! The money will follow you just like it's following some of us now.
@@henrycarl8097 That's very correct And that is why most of them end up losing they money don't be in a haste to invest. Know what and who you are investing to and be sure that the person will deliver before I n v e s t I n g. Learn and get the knowledge first before investing..
@@sabrinaslime4493 Investment is the quickest path to financial freedom, the rich stays rich by spending like the poor yet investing! While the poor stays poor by spending like the rich yet not investing.
This is the guy that changed my life long before he came up with this speech. If this doesn't inspire you to get yourself together, not much else will.
Red/white I was full of energy and secretly believing that I can do more, achieve more, deserve better. I was in a low paid, a bottom-of-the-ladder job, which is fine but not what I wanted to do. I was working hard but not seeing the positive outcome coming my way. Stephen changed that. He told me that I can and I will get where I want but also gave me the recipe. He told me to change the ladder and gave me the confidence and method to achieve more. He changed me. I'm now running my own business, doing exactly what I want, earning more than ever and not feeling I have a job. More importantly, I'm happy and know how to do more. It's a different question that I still need his inspiration from time to time. But since I've known him, I don't have the excuses anymore.
And DOABLE. It doesn't go into abstract ideas like you have to be working hard constantly, consistently. The moment I hear such phrases I am discouraged. Like him, i cannot focus for very long. And knowing that I can take one step at a time is a huge relief. It's all about increasing the probability of achieving success by a marginal change.
I am following this method for less than a month and when I started working out. I definitely lost a lot of weight compared to what I weighed before. I am setting some ambitious goals. Such as reading 24 books per year + learning Kendo + learning Japanese + and starting e-commerce. May God give me strength.
Just like another reader here I had a BIG million dollar question... how to work on something for 5 minutes, then take a break, NOT get distracted, and return to the task?? I purchased his book that came out a few days ago called AlphaBrain and he explains several concepts in detail. Doing the task is just a small part of the big picture and supposed to be the easiest. He puts in a lot of time before the task in planning and making decisions about what he is going to do and why? That's the toughest part that 95% people just don't do because it's hard to think through that stuff. They start at a task, get distracted and don't complete it. Steve breaks his goal down into tiny little pieces, plans out when, how and why he's going to do it, even planning for when he won't feel like doing it, and how to address that state in advance. Overall, he advises on how to improve the process of making the minute to minute decisions we make in a day and not fall into same old traps. Most of us don't approach problems that way and that's why we fail. I'm still trying to re-read, absorb and implement the advice in his book. I see how it can be life changing.
yah...same doubt arised for me too its worked for him...to not to get distracted and return to work if its not working for us...there is something that worked for us...we have to found that out by observing ourselves in my case...i put a timeslot...i.e.,at 6 am every morning i should do this..like that hope it may be helpful ...
Yeah, the key takeaway is to plan before you put in the work. Like a programmer would first get a feel of how the program should be build, work through some pseudocode with some examples etc.
Little changes Remove distractions Develop habits Make good tiny little decisions for just small time Smallest decisions at a time nothing more Marginal adjustment to routine
I know exactly where I go wrong. I take smallest decisions at a time but I procrastinate or sometimes doubt myself and ends up not doing what I decided.
I’ve watched a lot of Ted Talks and videos my entire life and I’m still pretty young “I think” this probably has to be the number one game changer for me - thank you. Everyone reading this - we are all blessed to have witnessed the jewel. - Kory Outlaw.
This is exactly how I started painting during COVID lockdown. Then started this youtube channel showcasing my art when I was bed ridden after a surgery. I thought art was the silver lining in all this, but now I know its those small decisions I made on the couch. Thank you for your talk.
I second that, i have josh's "how to learn a skill in 20 hours" and i can see how his outlook on leaning skills can be in conjunction towards this video!
"instead of assuming that I would suddenly settle down and focus on learning, I decided to assume I wouldn't. And so if I wanted to achieve the type of outcome that I desired (doing well in school), I was going to have to actually change my approach." That's a great approach. Definitely going to try that. A big reason why I'm such a master procrastinator, I think, is because I'm constantly assuming that I could stop procrastinating anytime I want.
We've been able to overcome procrastination, improve my relationships, and achieve goals I never thought were possible. If you're feeling stuck or unfulfilled, I highly recommend watching this talk. It's a powerful reminder that with the right mindset, anything is possible. His insights into decision-making will have completely transformed your outlook on life.
The Japanese Call it Kaizen, which is to do something that is in congruent with your goals, even if it is just for a minute. This technique changed my life in just a few months. Goals that I failed to hit for years, habits that I failed to break since childhood, I achieved in a span of just 8 months
@Ayandolos if you set a goal, like let say to loose weight, it will be difficult to be consistent in effort especially when you are not used to excercising. So the way Kaizen works is that you put in effort everyday by being consistent and breaking down the task into something more accommodating to the mind. If you are supposed to run for 1 hr, and you fill tired, or not in the mood, just decide to run for 5 minutes instead. If you get up and run for 5 minutes, you will have manipulated your mind to take the first step, as a result, you might be able to run for maybe 20 to 30 minutes. It eliminates Procastination and laziness. The key is to be consistent no matter what, even in days that you don't feel like doing the difficult task.
@Ayandolos the secret is consistency, that is more important than putting so much effort in a task but failing to be consistent. Kaizen will get you to be consistent, then you will be able to increase effort and output in time
@Ayandolos exactly, when you don't feel like doing, just set a goal to do just 1 push up. When you are on the floor and doing just one, you will reignite your momentum and push to even 5 or 7, and that's how you will remain consistent
@@ojsympson35 I know I'm kinda late but If you think about it our brain is designed to chase comfort since the beginning of the times. The brain want's easy and fun stuff (aka instant gratification) so we can use it in our favor by making hard stuff easy and enjoyable. Once we reach the small successes we want more and become more productive. Some people become workaholics. Absolutely no magic pills just small adjustments. Also focusing on long term goals instead of instant pleasure is important. Thats how I think, you don't have to agree with me. Also sorry for my grammar, I'm still learning the language peace 🖖
I have watched this video I don’t know how many times , whenever I feel stuck , I always come back to it and immediately I feel I have the option to take smallest step , let’s do it . I can do this. I loved this talk and will always recommend to everyone.
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I agree with the overall message. Really great talk. There's really only one way to really achieve your list of goals - create and build a system that supports the goal. Don't think about the end point, but just follow the system. For example: Don't think about losing the 30lbs. Focus on building the infrastructure to support the healthy lifestyle that puts you at a lower rate. Eat a salad 3x a week, do jumping jacks for 20 minutes straight, drink 4 glasses of water a day. That's it. Then slowly adjust as you it become easier and your habits grow. Great video.
My main takeaways: Break things down that can be done in 5-10 minutes. Then come back to another 5-10 minute task (take tasks one at a time) These last lines of the video are POWER 🔥 Pull your most ambitious dreams off the book shelf and start pursuing them, by making just a marginal adjustment to your routine. Break it down to it's simplest form, and then make marginal improvements along the way to improve your odds of achieving them
@@DecipherDiz Read & absorb what I said to Annie. Don't do that to yourself. When you're at the end of your life the last thing you'll want to think about is how mean you were..
Nice ,it's been over 10months I saw this video. I remember taking the most important step in my life when I invested my last income with an experienced trader. it took courage to know that investing was the right thing to do at the time.
Wow, I have a son that has the hardest time focusing. I worry about him and after seeing this, it brought tears to my eyes, I can’t wait to show him this, I think it’ll help his self confidence, mahalo nui for making this talk and to all those people it took for me to see it.
Well, don't take everything at face value. For one thing, listening to music is a great way to distress yourself because it releases dopamine thus improving your mental health. Second, while podcasts are great and all, when you're doing an activity like driving, it takes attention away from the driving which would increase your risk of getting into an accident.
@@blahblah3726 both podcasts and music distracts you from driving, so who knows. Although most of the people do smth when they drive which is sad but true
He basically describes the pomodoro technique in studying where you study or read 25 mins and take a 10 min break and repeat. This has changed my level of focus and attention in insane ways. That’s the secret to As. Time dedication and the pomodoro technique
@@Matthew-vu7su The pomodoro technique works if you know what you are focusing on beforehand. A person can read something for 25 minutes and break for 10 minutes and not understand a thing. Stephen mentions learning to speak german by removing his distractions like music and his commute. He was thinking and anticipating how he would reach is goals. Problems solving his shortcomings. I guess in summary using time effectively. Also, studying with intent.
I kind of disagree with you. He is focusing fir 5 to 10 mins on something then taking a break and maybe coming back to wgat he was doing. Or going to something else fir 5 to 10 mins. The pomadoro technique you work 25 mins on something. Take a break then comeback to the same thing you were working on. Similar but not the same. This talk changed my life.
lotusbvby I’ve been letting this play while doing other stuff at the same time, and letting it play once more when going to sleep. I have huge problems with my memory and concentration, and I’m trying to make this technique a part of my lifestyle. It’s been a little over a week now and I’ve watched this probably 30 times 😂😂 Still forgetting it though, but hopefully soon I won’t!!
The Prophet Muhammad (saw) said “Take up good deeds only as much as you are able, for the best deeds are those done regularly even if they are few. ' (Ibn Majah). He also said. “The most beloved of deeds to Allah are those that are most consistent, even if it is small.” (Bukhari).
So here I was lying in my bed, watching some videos and somehow ended up here. I just want to say thank you. I don't know why this video resonated so hard with me, but it did. It forced me out of my bed to my computer. I deleted all the video games on it. I deleted them on my phone. It's late to do anything now, but I made a reminder with this link for tomorrow morning and I'm going to start working on the idea I always had. I don't know if I will achieve it, but I will take small steps. This sounds like a cliche, but the speech moved me. Than you once again.
There’s a name to the method he uses, it’s called the pomodoro method to counter procrastination and there are apps that force you into a system of tackling work: 25mins of work 5min break and back to 25mins of work, after 4 times of doing the work, you get a 25min break. The point is to let the built up stress go from working and relax for a bit, then recover and return, it works very well ngl
when i hear this talk, i realized that our dreams is not big as it seems. it looks hard to get but if u just start today even in small steps you'll surely achieve it with determination and discipline.
This talk changed my life , i listened it one year ago , and applying this , now i can say my life is going pretty great Edit - I used to be 85kg now I am 65kg. I started improving my creative skills now I have my design agency. And more....
*imp points from this amazing talk* 1.Choose your desired goal! Eg. My goal is getting good grades in my preboard exams 2.Break it into simple manageable tasks eg. Now I daily complete my homework and try to get full marks in my regular test series... 3.Make Margial improvement along the way Or margial adjustment to your routine to achieve your goals...🙂 Eg.Usually I studied for 3 hr daily but during exam days I skip games and music time to more studies & Studied for 4 to 5 hr daily* 🙃 4.Reward yourself eg.After exam complete I will party with my friends and full enjoy* 5.ReAgain Step1.2.3.4.5! *I HoPe U also Achieve ur desired goal ....*
Amazing! I love it! in this video I've found the missing element "focus not on the goal, but on what I can do regularly..even if it's 1 minute" Thank you!
An example of pragmatic self-love. He gave himself complete permission to be himself, but not to keep having the results he did not want. This is rare. Love it.
I watched MANY TED talks and felt, yeah thats a good speech, BUT after watching this talk a couple of times (which I just felt compelled to), I literally got up and accomplished nagging projects in a few weeks that I couldn't do in years. Usually I try to finish a task and lose steam especially with an ADHD brain. Now I can put an excited effort for a brief time and keep coming back again an again without feeling like a failure for quitting. I feel competent not weakened because I don't get bored, I can't wait to come back to work. When spending a stretch of time doing something I need to do, distractions are a relief cuz I already lost focus, but now I don't spend enough time to get bored, I get excited to switch back and refocus with intent. It goes against common knowledge that our brain can't focus on more than one thing and it takes time to get your back. BUT if you approach something with complete attention as much as you can give it before you dread it, you will come back cuz you crave not dread to complete it. This is a very different message or advice Ive received for years. I will start with basic goals that need to be accomplished and now seem "almost fun" and hope to go from tasks to dreams. wish me luck
GRANDMA IS 80. Published the first time in book of short stories at 79. Just published in 2nd book of poems at 80. Taking a computer course to work on her full book. Her instructor is 84 years old. No one in her class is younger than 75 years old. I had to take the first stories to her book group for publishing myself. She did consent to go with me until she realized that no matter how afraid she was of success, I was submitting her short stories for publishing. She took the poems herself. Her name is in the index of the second book, with all her poems listed. Never would have happened if she had not taken the first step by joining the local writing group. One day she will get her romance novel published. And then it will be a series, and then one of them will be made into a movie, and then she will buy her dream home at 89. It is never to late to dream.!
Yesenia Rivera I am here with you. If you need any advice i will be glad to help you and motivate you to be better version of yourself. Just tell me and i can reach out to you. I know what you are going trough because I am too
The first "gray square" shifting Stephen from a consistent C to a consistent A student - In Junior Year "I'm going to make a change ... a marginal adjustment. I'm going to stop being a spectator to my own decision-making and start becoming an active participant!" And now he has taught us how to do it :)
@@KajalSinghshine Matlab aisa hai ki if we can't make small decisions everyday , then we won't be able to take big decisions in our life.. For eg, Let's say You are feeling lazy and don't feel like studying, but you know you have to study as it will open up more opportunities for you. So if you take that small decision of ignoring your laziness and doing what is needed , you will succeed. Eventually when we become successful in taking small everyday decisions, we develop our personality in such a way that if tomorrow some big tasks come in front of us, we won't hesitate to take action and complete it.
Great video, but why does no one mention the book about achieving your goals which is currently a bestseller on Lexnory. The best first step you can imagine...
His life is filled with an abundance of different interesting activities. Can't imagine his main key is a very small step "the decision". Totally a game changer way of thinking but often neglected. Thank you Stephen Duneier!
I am amazed by this video, English isn't my first language, I'm from Peru and I feel so blessed to know English and be able to understand this wonderful talk, I feel so inspired to achieve my goals ! 💪💪 I hope the same for everyone who's reading this comment, God bless you
I am so happy to realize I needn't force myself to become someone extremely self-disciplined and put myself in a super uncomfortoble mood to achieve what I want.
"all my report cards said the same thing, he smart and bright but he just needs to keep his head down and focus"... that is word for word what all my report cards/parent-teacher interviews would say
5 January 2022, I'm back here to remind myself about these timeless pieces of advice. It is relatable and gives me the assurance that my goals for 2022 are achievable if I can start with small steps or actions. Thank you, TEDx Talks & Stephen Duneier.
How u remember to come back... I am only back coz notification on my comment on the videos... Else I won't have coz too many videos unless I download it then I will be able to view it
I too must ask , WHY did I scroll down to HERRrrr hmm grrll ohhh I know shes got that studious look but somthjin moore hmmmn oh yah , Imm Onnthe Radio !
I don't know if Steven will ever see this comment, but I am here for God knows how many times. Please talk about more on the day to day battles and what you do when you run out of track. This has been one of my favorite talks ever. Thank you!
"The secret to getting ahead is getting started"
-Mark Twain
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What he said - break down your goals into small managable tasks.
What he didnt say - dont have too many goals at the same time.
Notice how he achieved most of his goals by focusing on one goal at a time.
so underrated this comment, very fair observation!
He didn't say a lot of things. In fact it's like he hasn't analysed what he's done and tried to distil why it works down. He probably doesn't even know that he doesn't know why he got to where he got. He thinks he's passed on a philosophy that works but he's barely communicated anything about the how, at all. Mostly he just gave a random list of achievements. Such an annoying talk
@@alexwilder8315 pardone me sir, i don't understand why you are say this anoying thank you
Stephen used time blocks. He focused on one goal for a specific amount of time, and then after the time he set was over, he would immediately stop what he was working on and move on to work on a different goal.
You can never have too many goals [at least that's what I believe]
Thank you
I've listened to this talk so many times I've lost count. Since finding this video, my life hasn't been the same. In fact, everything has changed for me. My work has improved, my studies have improved, projects that I have been putting off for six years will now be finished by Christmas. Even my wife has noticed this change. This talk has been the very key to absolutely everything in my life. Everyone should listen to this again and again and again.
God bless Will..all of your improved actions & talk positively affect others, who then affect others... May sound corny but it’s true!
That sounds good! It is good that it is working out for you, I hope everything will get improved in my life also
Good for you! I hope it'll impact me in the same way.
you're amazing!!!
Can you put steps that i can do?
I am not english speaker and i have a hard time understanding his ideas on his book Alpha Brain.
I will appreciate you if you can breakdown his ideas into practical steps I can take. Thanks
Man, this man is undoubtedly the definition of living your life to the fullest.
Yes, it is
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The key of this speech is:
"Break ambitious goals into manageable decisions"
Chibi Chubby also routines ?
Chibi Chubby also, “marginal adjustment”
No. Break down goals into smaller bites so you don't get overwhelmed and anxious.
Amen
@@jailorsaab I know ahaha
“Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still.” Chinese Proverb
Slow but consistently is good. But sometimes you need to speed up. For Some things it can be too slow. Sooo start slowly and consistently, but be aware of need to speed up within the period. Otherwise it will be a failure.
Love this !!!
@@tonymind308 it is relative. Going slow is always better than not going at all.
Accounts mentioning forex and trading are bots, just ignore them they are SCAM.
@@tonymind308 you will slowly get faster the more you do it. Like he mentioned how he could only focus for 5-10 minutes but eventually he was spending 45 minutes learning a Germanic language.
“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.” - Confucius
Great quote
I’m Chinese and I’ve been searching the web for the original quote in Chinese, couldn’t find it and apparently no other Chinese person has found it (yet).
@@yvonnewanda maybe it was translated hardly and this translated version is not accurate
At least he credited it...
Also, have a lot of money and a stable high salary job in finance.
This reminds me "the man who loves walking will walk further than the man who loves the destination "
The guy wont have regrets on his death bed, he injected me with a motivation generator instead of a shot of motivation... the most impacting ted talk I've ever watched!
Really great analogy, much better than all the random quote comments on here. I always come back to this talk when my generator is broken and this always has the tools I need to fix it.
@@curtisthiele9870 well why don't we co-operate since we all are here for improvement
I love drawing and my dream is to animate but i don't have a drawing tablet. Please help me reach my dreams by giving support to my channel so I can monetize my videos and i can buy the tablet :(
@@KelleTN if there is wish..there is a way
@@siddhants8214 very insightful
"I'm an undisciplined person..."
I felt that
Me too.
Cheers for this, I have been researching "setting performance goals" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you ever come across - Farnicaas Switcher Capitalisation - (just google it ) ? Ive heard some unbelievable things about it and my brother in law got excellent results with it.
Thanks for the video content! Sorry for the intrusion, I am interested in your thoughts. Have you thought about - Peytonivon Abs Takeover (probably on Google)? It is a great one of a kind product for mastering life with this simple goal setting technique minus the hard work. Ive heard some incredible things about it and my old buddy Taylor at very last got astronomical success with it.
I feel smarter after pretty much every TedTalk, but this one fundamentally changed me.
I thought this said "TikTok" instead of TedTalk
KobeFayd lol😂😂
same here
@@72bpm lol
נו איך זה שינה אותך? מה שינית?
If you feel you are losing everything remember that trees lose their leaves every year and they still stand tall and wait for better days to come
That's true. But I think the better days has finally come invest in forex and crypto trading today and regain your balance
Don't doubt expert Larry Kent Nick he has brought me about of the wrenches and to a better living option and encourage newbies to trade with him
Getting good results while investing comes down to having a financial advisor and information. I also invest with Mr. Larry kent nick and it's been 6 years with him, which feels good. I have made many decisions in life, but trusting and working with Larry is the best decision of my life.
I'm surprised to see Larry's name here. I was able to create a source of passive income by allowing him to manage my investments as well as financial planning. In my experience, working with an investment advisor is much more resourceful than relying on investing RUclips videos or reading investing books.
I've heard so much about investing and I'm ready to give it a try. I am certain that it is risky to embark on this adventure without solid knowledge and without a financial adviser (mentor). Please how can I get in touch with your financial adviser?
After countless RUclips videos and countless TEDTalks, this might just be the one that change it all for me!
I hope it has and I hope that you are still working toward not only reaching those ambitions, but exceeding them!
Agreed
Indeed
It’s been 2 months bro how you doing
@@Killerphantom69 it's going great but I rather keep it to myself because your profile pic is very misleading
It doesn't matter how slowly you go as long as you don't stop.
I though like that. I dont know now. World is changing fast
Exactly, perseverance.
Yes. speaking of goals, have you heard of OKRs? To know about OKRs - Objective and Key Result and how it helps top companies like google, amazon etc you can checkout my channel :)
-Confucious
I face an unbearable situation.
I begin thinking
‘It won't work anyway.’
‘They will all hate me.’
‘I will only be humiliated.’
Then I think about the situations I have been avoiding.
Meeting with people that make me feel uncomfortable.
Work that stresses me out.
Things I have been procrastinating for a while.
....
...
Now I can deal with it!!!
search youtube "paradox of I can do it"
Finally somebody’s who has really achieved something teaching how to achieve something!
It’s very refreshing
It really is a good video
As someone with ADHD, I just feel acknowledged and reassured that I can live my life without having to change myself. Thank you.
How well are you keeping up these days?
yes
ADHD isnt real, believe in it and watch your life crumble and become worse, its a lie created to sell you fake medical pills and it worked, they make billions
Do you take meds for it? Is it really manageable without meds?
@@sachins5784 it is not
This guy makes me feel like getting old isn't that bad
After 44 years, getting old happens auto
Exactly what I thought!
I cried myself off when watching this halfway, realising I have wasted 35 years of my life without reaching any specific goal I set. Thank you for the video
I feel you. Let's start and try to rebuild our life NOW.
One step at a time.
It’s never too late. Imagine 40-year-old you thanking yourself for the decision you made to change when you were 35. Even the smallest change is worth it.
Don't cry. There is so much time yet. You sttil young and able to do things you can't imagened.
You did the first step, you recognize your flaw, now you have to do the right things to change it.
Feel embraced.
Mate, 40 years old here and still finding my feet. Life is a process of continuous exploration and evolution, so don't fret. Just make sure that you look after your health. Keep going!
*Summary: Marginal improvement is the key to success*
Speaker says that what stands between us and our most ambitious dream is not magical skill or talent but more with how we approach problems and make decisions to solve them.
Marginal improvements are the key to be better. Stop becoming a spectator and become an active participant of your actions and decisions.
Take big assignments and break them into smaller tasks. Speaker says in college he used to not think of completing 5 chapters but reading 3-4 paras at a time for 5-10 min then do something else for couple minutes and then come back. He was a straight-A student all through college- dean's list.
You have to break big goals into smaller achievable goals.
The talk includes many personal stories about the speaker's life which I recommend you to watch for yourself. I also found the oratory skills of the speaker to be very good. A must watch video.
Thank you, fellow human
I just read your comments u summarise whole story
I just watch the video then I saw ur comment. U have some special skills there! U just explain the whole narrative in a unique way as if it’s “your own” English but the thing is when we read it we understand u completely. U can do something with ur talent and make big money! Think about it......
Thank you👍🙌
thank you soo much fam i need this for my exam.
This is what I paid my internet bills for,what a guy.I bow down to this man.
Sir,If you are reading this, you have inspired me a lot.Thank you so much🙌
I CANNOT CONCENTRATE FOR MORE THAN FIVE MINUTES BUT I HAVE WATCHED THIS TED TALK IN ONE GO. A ACHIVEMENT GUYS APPLAUD ME.
Nice one
You could make a goal so that when you want to watch a ted talk you don't watch it for the whole duration but only 5 mins at a time each day or whenever and see what happens. Congrats.
Congrats😊👏, on your way to increasing your concentration capacity. Goooo gooo
@@user-asfh2ubiv5dh that's a cool challenge : )
Go you!
“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” - Martin Luther King Jr.
me: mom, i want harry
mom: we have harry at home
harry at home:
hey guys.. I need your help!!!! is it any slang word that the presenter use?
"What you've done is just a drop in the ocean."
"But the ocean is made of many drops."
I CANNOT CONCENTRATE FOR MORE THAN FIVE MINUTES BUT I HAVE WATCHED THIS TED TALK IN ONE GO. A ACHIVEMENT GUYS APPLAUD ME.
what if you are in a wheel chair
" Break your ambitious goals into their simplest form " + "make marginal adjustment to your routine"
I set a reminder to watch this video every month, and every time I watch it, it makes me better.
Thank you for sharing. I’ve loved this video for years now and will also set a reminder to watch it once a month at least.
Followed your advise. Took 3 hrs to watch your video
But watched the video, you did none the less.
Ha ha ha..that was epic mate..
lmao, great comment brother
Then you missed the point
Quality 😂😂😂😂😂
"Start by doing what's necessary;
then do what's possible;
and suddenly you are doing the impossible."
-Francis of Assisi
I've been listening to this talk for 3 years now and it's still one of the greatest talk I've ever heard
Yeah, same :)
what did you achieve since then bro?
@@shankCR7 learning how to play the drums... his method really worked
@@kentuckyliyanita2303 great brother
Can you please suggest other great ted talks?
I listen to this talk everyday after my meditation before i attack the day with full enthusiasm and excitement to serve and become the best version of myself...I'm on my journey to make personal development a part of every humans life especially school students..on my way .. almost there ❤️
Cheering for ya!!! 8 month old comment 🤣 hope you are doing well!!
How it's going?
Great idea!! I'm a year late, but I'm going to follow suit.
wow, one of the most valuable tedtalks ever!
Totally agree!!!! :-)
Absolutely
YUP
Denis and Jackie one of the top 5 best Ted talks ever. They Should have an award for that.
i was just about to comment the same comment. really beautiful talk
“because if you dont make the right decision on the couch, there is no decision that occurs when ur on top of the mountain”.... wow what a metaphor for life
What does that mean ?? Plz explain
@@yashumagar2608 You have to take the first steps if you want anything in life and that the first steps are always the most important.
Cali Soul thank you so much 😊😊
@@BlakeWashington_ thank you so
@@BlakeWashington_ problem is.. I always have the 1st and 2nd step. it's the 3rd and latter steps which I'm 'worry' about lol..for myself. Need something to continue to motivate to 3rd and 4th step and more. I think this talk is good for the mind set to start and break things down so they are manageable... need to have another talk about how to motivate to get that 3rd and 4th step and more because setting goals is one thing.. MOTIVATED to get to the goal is another.
Kaizen is the Japanese word for small continuous improvements that lead to positive changes and major improvements.
There is also a part of Kaizen practice called the one minute principle. It says that anyone can commit to spending one minute a day toward a goal. The idea being that over time, the one minute becomes habit and becomes more than one minute.
@Karan they've evolved over 9000
Emerson Steinke 改善 means improvement(for good) nothing more. There’s no method within the definition.
Well yes, Unfortunately that is also the outcome. Small improvements, I've been to factories where Kaizen was introduced. They went bankrupt because all they did was focus on small details, while they completely missed the bigger picture.
Penny wise, pound foolish.
It's just a world means "improvement"(改善), you guys think too much.
The first comment I noticed on this video encapsulated how much this talk has changed my life: I’ve learned woodworking, how to build countertops, lay tiles, install a toilet, build a fence…the list goes on and on. The point is that with the help of this video (and many, many other RUclips videos) I’ve made small changes that have blown the minds of my friends, family, neighbors and my coworkers!
Wow that is great can you please tell how did you learn these jobs from this video
Can you share what other videos have helped? Thanks :)
In short:
1)Break big things into smaller things that you can do
2)Do things in a period of time that you can manage
3) Take a break
4)Repeat
Pomodoro method
also very crucially adjust your process to make it a little better and it will snowball over time.
@@basilea1149 exactly
Thank you. At around five minutes I began to wonder why the video was 17 mins long, if there was new information coming.
This comment NEEDS more likes!
I'm a very shy girl from a small town in Brazil,no one expects much from me,but i wanna do my medical residency at Stanford.
just do it :)
Work towards that objective in a realistic time frame, and see every obstacle as an opportunity and you will make it
Check out the knight Hennessy scholarship. At Stanford. That’s the one I was looking at .
You can do it, the world believes in you as long as you believe in yourself! Do it!
But we expect much of you cuz you can do it
Always work for your dream and make it happen one day ,believe you'll never regret one second you spent fighting for your goals
"What you've done is just a drop in the ocean."
"But the ocean is made of many drops."
Cloud Atlas 📚😊
What we know is a drop.
What we don't know is an ocean.
@@manishabhosley Ayy another Dark fan here
@@md.iftekharzawad8830 glad somebody noticed XD
Love this!!
As someone with very severe adhd I can say this is the way to reach your goals. I’ve achieved top 3% of income for my age and continue to grow. It’s all about the willpower to make small steps one at a time. What got me through my double masters program was allowing extra time in my schedule to play on my phone in between focusing hard and getting items done one line at a time
What did you do earn top3%,is it about your degree or profession
Plz guide
how u did it?
This guy is amazing, I have done this and it works like a charm, taking things that sound really hard and breaking them down to simple steps in a consistent basis, using this method I learned to build sites, started 3 businesses and reached my income goal because I did the same repetitive tasks for months and years.
How many days it all took to you. From when you started to posting this comment or realizing your achievements?
What’s your income goal?
Very awesome Lester!
We have to give great thanks for this guy for helping us break down seemingly-impossible tasks into smaller more manageable steps, it has certainly helped me and many others :)
still dont get it. What kind of marginal improvements can I do to my routines? I want to build websites, so I should learn 1 line of code every 5 mins and take a break?
That last line made me tear up. Growing up I was told by teachers that I shouldn't expect to go to college, that I didn't have what it took to get there and I should have lower expectations for my life. Now, hold a Masters degree have seen many amazing countries through travel and am currently a successful engineer. thanks for sharing your story
I am a teacher, and believe me a teacher should never ever say that 😡
@Gulaid M maybe... 🤔
I wish they were lying, but I've had teachers say this to me, and guidance counselors. It depends where you go to school honestly.
Jason Ready get the PhD
So many teachers shouldn't be teachers. I was told the same and soon ill have my eng degree
I have struggled with ADD all my life and only recently got help, him pointing out that he could never pay attention really gives me hope that I can still achieve great things, please like and comment on this, I really could use the daily reminder.
Update: Thank you for these reminders everyone, 3 months now, landed a job I really wanted and lifes been good, not quite knitting across the country lol but I'm happier. :) your all awesome.
Good luck.
ughhh same
delete youtube from your phone to remove the distraction and get to doing stuff bro
jus keep swimming jus keep swimming!!
Also today my teacher mentioned that projects or ideas that you have been thinking about don’t have to be separate from the obligations of your daily life, you can keep them in mind when on ventures that may not necessarily be specific to the idea or project and use them to inform one another. :)
I was searching for more of his content and videos but couldn’t find anything after this talk. I saidly learned that he had a stroke in 2017. In case you also wonder why he hasn’t continue on his mind blowing achievements this is the reason.
Very sorry to hear what happened to him, he’s so inspirational I wish he could contribute more 😢
sad...
Oh no. 😟
wish he's better now. his brilliant ideas and his wonderful decision to share his how to succeed helped me really a lot
Dude is like forest gump. Everything he touches, turns to gold.
Don’t... don’t you mean Midas?
I was thinking the same
@@gtfzo I think you mean midori
''We are what we repeatedly do. Ecellence then is not an act but a habit.'' - Will Durant
Naghmeh Najafizadeh Aristotle
Well said Naghmeh Khanoom. 👌
That’s Aristotle lol
The Story of Philosophy?
Excellence..
"Stop being a spectator in my decision making and start being a participant" Excellent.
This man has taken "Divide and conquer" technique to the whole another level
He didn't teach, he inspired. Showed us how to do what he has done.
how is that?
It's been almost 2 years I have first seen this video, and still can't get over this. Every minute of this video is as precious as a real book. It seems somehow illegal to watch this content for free. One of the best if not the best TEDx Talks ever. Kudos, Stephen Duneier.
You have a similar name to me, have you achieved much in the 2 years?
I can not say if I have achieved much or not. But what I can tell you is I can now finish more tasks than before, like finishing a book.
@@pritommazumder9897 It's been 2 years since you watched this video. Surely you must have achieved something in this time. Please share your experience and how this video helped you.
Wow
This is my best find in RUclips
I love this ! I’m over 50 and just now came to this realization. I’m so excited for my future !
Perfect! Also if you're looking to join a group of fellow goal-setters that encourage each other let me know!
@@andrewweiss1760 I am looking to join your group.
All the best for your future.. I wish you all success and happiness
@@andrewweiss1760 what's the group? I would like to join.
@@jaglinuxmint Great! What's the best way to contact you?
Successful people don't become that way overnight. What most people see at a glance-wealth, a great career, purpose-is the result of hard work and hustle over time.
Yeah! I agree with you sir.If you want to be successful have the mindset of the rich, spend less and invest More. Don't give up your dreams.
@@tianalucas8147 People come here with the aim of chasing money more than knowledge and that will damage your progress, trust me. Chase knowledge first and I promise! The money will follow you just like it's following some of us now.
@@henrycarl8097 That's very correct
And that is why most of them end up losing they money don't be in a haste to invest. Know what and who you are investing to and be sure that the person will deliver before I n v e s t I n g.
Learn and get the knowledge first before investing..
People wants to do what the 99% does but wants to get results that are fit for the 1%, but it doesn't work that way
@@sabrinaslime4493 Investment is the quickest path to financial freedom, the rich stays rich by spending like the poor yet investing! While the poor stays poor by spending like the rich yet not investing.
This is the guy that changed my life long before he came up with this speech. If this doesn't inspire you to get yourself together, not much else will.
Ivelin Nikolov please tell where you were and where you are right now.
Red/white
I was full of energy and secretly believing that I can do more, achieve more, deserve better. I was in a low paid, a bottom-of-the-ladder job, which is fine but not what I wanted to do. I was working hard but not seeing the positive outcome coming my way. Stephen changed that. He told me that I can and I will get where I want but also gave me the recipe. He told me to change the ladder and gave me the confidence and method to achieve more. He changed me.
I'm now running my own business, doing exactly what I want, earning more than ever and not feeling I have a job.
More importantly, I'm happy and know how to do more. It's a different question that I still need his inspiration from time to time. But since I've known him, I don't have the excuses anymore.
Where did you meet him?
In London
Ivelin Nikolov do you know where I can learn more about his works on decision making?
That has really shaken the C student who was watching this. You possibly never gonna watch this comment but thank you. I will try this out.
I want to know what happens! Please keep us posted on all the great things you'll end up accomplishing!
I want to know how you're donig as well! :D
hey, how are you doing now? any progress? just a reminder that you can keep doing great things! even if you're a C student.
@Sibling Squad2k19 good
I want to know too!
This is the single most important talk about how to achieve your dreams I have ever heard.
This is downright practical and simple.
And DOABLE.
It doesn't go into abstract ideas like you have to be working hard constantly, consistently. The moment I hear such phrases I am discouraged.
Like him, i cannot focus for very long. And knowing that I can take one step at a time is a huge relief. It's all about increasing the probability of achieving success by a marginal change.
I am following this method for less than a month and when I started working out. I definitely lost a lot of weight compared to what I weighed before. I am setting some ambitious goals. Such as reading 24 books per year + learning Kendo + learning Japanese + and starting e-commerce. May God give me strength.
Good luck bro
I don’t know what it was but this comment just let me to learn danish i loved what you where saying
Checking up - How are you doing now? Hope it's going awesomely!
Give us an update bro
InsyaAllah.
Just like another reader here I had a BIG million dollar question... how to work on something for 5 minutes, then take a break, NOT get distracted, and return to the task?? I purchased his book that came out a few days ago called AlphaBrain and he explains several concepts in detail. Doing the task is just a small part of the big picture and supposed to be the easiest. He puts in a lot of time before the task in planning and making decisions about what he is going to do and why? That's the toughest part that 95% people just don't do because it's hard to think through that stuff. They start at a task, get distracted and don't complete it. Steve breaks his goal down into tiny little pieces, plans out when, how and why he's going to do it, even planning for when he won't feel like doing it, and how to address that state in advance. Overall, he advises on how to improve the process of making the minute to minute decisions we make in a day and not fall into same old traps. Most of us don't approach problems that way and that's why we fail. I'm still trying to re-read, absorb and implement the advice in his book. I see how it can be life changing.
yah...same doubt arised for me too
its worked for him...to not to get distracted and return to work
if its not working for us...there is something that worked for us...we have to found that out by observing ourselves
in my case...i put a timeslot...i.e.,at 6 am every morning i should do this..like that
hope it may be helpful ...
It's a very important point - thank you for sharing!
thank you for valuable comment ali , i may start doing this :D
Agnes V. That is extremely helpful thank you
Yeah, the key takeaway is to plan before you put in the work. Like a programmer would first get a feel of how the program should be build, work through some pseudocode with some examples etc.
Little changes
Remove distractions
Develop habits
Make good tiny little decisions for just small time
Smallest decisions at a time nothing more
Marginal adjustment to routine
thanks, saved me 17 minutes.
I know exactly where I go wrong. I take smallest decisions at a time but I procrastinate or sometimes doubt myself and ends up not doing what I decided.
THE REASON YOU PROCRASTINATE IS YOU DONT FEEL YOUR WHY
good summary
I m unable to do it. I focus for 10 20 mins then i get up and an urge to refocus never comes back. Whats going on
I’ve watched a lot of Ted Talks and videos my entire life and I’m still pretty young “I think” this probably has to be the number one game changer for me - thank you. Everyone reading this - we are all blessed to have witnessed the jewel.
- Kory Outlaw.
Wow that's great, am glad young people are into such upbuilding information
This is exactly how I started painting during COVID lockdown. Then started this youtube channel showcasing my art when I was bed ridden after a surgery. I thought art was the silver lining in all this, but now I know its those small decisions I made on the couch. Thank you for your talk.
❤️
Hey mee too, good going , great channel bdw
Hey man that's awesome and you are super talented I just watched your watercolour in yellow video amazinf work
I wish you succeed man, I will subscribe right now!
Subscribed! Way to go sir!
If you combine this with "The Firsr 20 Hours" TedX talk by Josh Kaufman, I'm utterly convinced there's nothing you can't do
I second that, i have josh's "how to learn a skill in 20 hours" and i can see how his outlook on leaning skills can be in conjunction towards this video!
Dude I just watched that one
+ The discipline of finishing by Conor Neill. It’s a great one, guys.
I have seen that one too....really boosts your moral for achieving things.
ditto! i was literally thinking the same!!
"instead of assuming that I would suddenly settle down and focus on learning, I decided to assume I wouldn't. And so if I wanted to achieve the type of outcome that I desired (doing well in school), I was going to have to actually change my approach."
That's a great approach. Definitely going to try that.
A big reason why I'm such a master procrastinator, I think, is because I'm constantly assuming that I could stop procrastinating anytime I want.
Yep my favorite line from the whole speech.
Same here 😁
Me too the p procrastinator
We've been able to overcome procrastination, improve my relationships, and achieve goals I never thought were possible.
If you're feeling stuck or unfulfilled, I highly recommend watching this talk. It's a powerful reminder that with the right mindset, anything is possible.
His insights into decision-making will have completely transformed your outlook on life.
he's the real life forrest gump
Haha
I thought the same :)
I was actually trying to find this comment. If nobody would have written, I would have left my remark on this 😁
@@adityabhanu9784 hah great minds think alike!
Finally someone said it
The Japanese Call it Kaizen, which is to do something that is in congruent with your goals, even if it is just for a minute. This technique changed my life in just a few months. Goals that I failed to hit for years, habits that I failed to break since childhood, I achieved in a span of just 8 months
@Ayandolos if you set a goal, like let say to loose weight, it will be difficult to be consistent in effort especially when you are not used to excercising. So the way Kaizen works is that you put in effort everyday by being consistent and breaking down the task into something more accommodating to the mind. If you are supposed to run for 1 hr, and you fill tired, or not in the mood, just decide to run for 5 minutes instead. If you get up and run for 5 minutes, you will have manipulated your mind to take the first step, as a result, you might be able to run for maybe 20 to 30 minutes. It eliminates Procastination and laziness. The key is to be consistent no matter what, even in days that you don't feel like doing the difficult task.
@Ayandolos the secret is consistency, that is more important than putting so much effort in a task but failing to be consistent. Kaizen will get you to be consistent, then you will be able to increase effort and output in time
@Ayandolos exactly, when you don't feel like doing, just set a goal to do just 1 push up. When you are on the floor and doing just one, you will reignite your momentum and push to even 5 or 7, and that's how you will remain consistent
I want to thank you both for going into detail and simplifying the method for me.
@@ojsympson35 I know I'm kinda late but If you think about it our brain is designed to chase comfort since the beginning of the times. The brain want's easy and fun stuff (aka instant gratification) so we can use it in our favor by making hard stuff easy and enjoyable. Once we reach the small successes we want more and become more productive. Some people become workaholics. Absolutely no magic pills just small adjustments. Also focusing on long term goals instead of instant pleasure is important. Thats how I think, you don't have to agree with me. Also sorry for my grammar, I'm still learning the language peace 🖖
I have watched this video I don’t know how many times , whenever I feel stuck , I always come back to it and immediately I feel I have the option to take smallest step , let’s do it . I can do this. I loved this talk and will always recommend to everyone.
Same for me
When I talk about TED this breakthrough video is on my mind and just like you I recommend it to everyone
This is not some stuff that spiritual gurus do by playing with beautiful words. This is so practical. Thank you sir.
You are a god, you solved my lifelong problem now it's been 4 months I have completely changed from very depth of my heart.. Thank you
hovv are thing going today?
THanku praise the Omnipotent ,numerel Uno, Big Thumb....Christian Cloud Maker....Man of men....Alla Balla Washington/Jones...Boss of bosses...king of kings...Thee one and Only , Hall of fame Planet maker...this Galaxy has ever known...Lets give it up for......
I agree with the overall message. Really great talk. There's really only one way to really achieve your list of goals - create and build a system that supports the goal. Don't think about the end point, but just follow the system.
For example: Don't think about losing the 30lbs. Focus on building the infrastructure to support the healthy lifestyle that puts you at a lower rate. Eat a salad 3x a week, do jumping jacks for 20 minutes straight, drink 4 glasses of water a day. That's it. Then slowly adjust as you it become easier and your habits grow.
Great video.
the messge in the talk..................Modern Maximalist
Just reminding you about this video in case you have new year resolutions.
Nice name.
My main takeaways: Break things down that can be done in 5-10 minutes. Then come back to another 5-10 minute task (take tasks one at a time)
These last lines of the video are POWER 🔥
Pull your most ambitious dreams off the book shelf and start pursuing them, by making just a marginal adjustment to your routine. Break it down to it's simplest form, and then make marginal improvements along the way to improve your odds of achieving them
Watched this in class. Made me tear up in the dark thinking about all the goals I had for myself that I gave up.
"In class" I assume you have a lot of time to achieve these and other things.
You will never make it. You have a weak mind.
@@DecipherDiz Thanks. Wish the same to you.
@@DecipherDiz Read & absorb what I said to Annie. Don't do that to yourself. When you're at the end of your life the last thing you'll want to think about is how mean you were..
Annie its never to late annie go out and get it!
I can't put into words how much my life has changed after I watched this video three years ago. I didn't think it was possible. Thank you.
Great Safa. can you elaborate a bit on what has changed in your life since watching this lecture.
Nice ,it's been over 10months I saw this video. I remember taking the most important step in my life when I invested my last income with an experienced trader. it took courage to know that investing was the right thing to do at the time.
So much wisdom in those words, what do you invest in?
Forex and crypto trading is very profitable if you have a good progressional trader
Last year, my investment in Forex and cryptocurrency trading increased the capital I needed for my new real estate business, I made over 85% profit..
"Success is not final; Failure is not Fatal; It is the courage to continue that counts." - Winston S. Churchill
Until when?
@@radityomuhamad2526 until the last breath!
That is a wonderful saying!
In most any survival situation: Success is final, Failures can be fatal and courage may get you killed.
Good comment
Wow, I have a son that has the hardest time focusing. I worry about him and after seeing this, it brought tears to my eyes, I can’t wait to show him this, I think it’ll help his self confidence, mahalo nui for making this talk and to all those people it took for me to see it.
No. Take him to a neurologist ASAP.
I have seen how replacing music with podcasts while driving have accelerated my learning by 2 hrs everyday. It really works
Well, don't take everything at face value. For one thing, listening to music is a great way to distress yourself because it releases dopamine thus improving your mental health. Second, while podcasts are great and all, when you're doing an activity like driving, it takes attention away from the driving which would increase your risk of getting into an accident.
@@blahblah3726 both podcasts and music distracts you from driving, so who knows. Although most of the people do smth when they drive which is sad but true
He basically describes the pomodoro technique in studying where you study or read 25 mins and take a 10 min break and repeat. This has changed my level of focus and attention in insane ways. That’s the secret to As. Time dedication and the pomodoro technique
Thanks for sharing that valuable info. A speech like this is great, but a technique is like a well that one can keep drawing from...
He also mentioned strategizing his short bursts instead of time related activities
@@shellyt556 That sounds interesting, but I''m not sure what you mean. Could you elaborate?
@@Matthew-vu7su The pomodoro technique works if you know what you are focusing on beforehand. A person can read something for 25 minutes and break for 10 minutes and not understand a thing. Stephen mentions learning to speak german by removing his distractions like music and his commute. He was thinking and anticipating how he would reach is goals. Problems solving his shortcomings. I guess in summary using time effectively. Also, studying with intent.
I kind of disagree with you. He is focusing fir 5 to 10 mins on something then taking a break and maybe coming back to wgat he was doing. Or going to something else fir 5 to 10 mins. The pomadoro technique you work 25 mins on something. Take a break then comeback to the same thing you were working on. Similar but not the same. This talk changed my life.
I find myself going back to this video every couple of months. Always a good reminder.
lotusbvby I’ve been letting this play while doing other stuff at the same time, and letting it play once more when going to sleep. I have huge problems with my memory and concentration, and I’m trying to make this technique a part of my lifestyle. It’s been a little over a week now and I’ve watched this probably 30 times 😂😂 Still forgetting it though, but hopefully soon I won’t!!
Me too
Felt the same. Doing so now, yet again.
What do you do
The Prophet Muhammad (saw) said “Take up good deeds only as much as you are able, for the best deeds are those done regularly even if they are few. ' (Ibn Majah). He also said. “The most beloved of deeds to Allah are those that are most consistent, even if it is small.” (Bukhari).
So here I was lying in my bed, watching some videos and somehow ended up here. I just want to say thank you. I don't know why this video resonated so hard with me, but it did. It forced me out of my bed to my computer. I deleted all the video games on it. I deleted them on my phone. It's late to do anything now, but I made a reminder with this link for tomorrow morning and I'm going to start working on the idea I always had. I don't know if I will achieve it, but I will take small steps.
This sounds like a cliche, but the speech moved me. Than you once again.
Go for it!
Just checking up on you, did you make any progress?
@@SandraSine40 You & all the other positive people should be cloned. You folks (and I) know how important being positive is to our Health.
@@wakranich3488 Thank you, weary much :)
Yesss! I believe in you dude 🤙🏼 Sending Postive vibes from Western Australia 😁
Drawing: One line at a time
Writing/Reading: One word at a time
Music: One note at a time
(Saving this for a reminder)
There’s a name to the method he uses, it’s called the pomodoro method to counter procrastination and there are apps that force you into a system of tackling work: 25mins of work 5min break and back to 25mins of work, after 4 times of doing the work, you get a 25min break. The point is to let the built up stress go from working and relax for a bit, then recover and return, it works very well ngl
Just looked it up, thanks for sharing
Thank you for sharing. I’m 19 and ran out of weed like 4 weeks ago and figured I’d actually try at something.
I am doing this right now trying to clean my messy room. I’m going to use this method in other parts of my life as well🙏🏾
Except if you have ADHD it’s a nightmare
have you heard of animedoro?
when i hear this talk, i realized that our dreams is not big as it seems. it looks hard to get but if u just start today even in small steps you'll surely achieve it with determination and discipline.
This talk changed my life , i listened it one year ago , and applying this , now i can say my life is going pretty great
Edit -
I used to be 85kg now I am 65kg.
I started improving my creative skills now I have my design agency.
And more....
congrat! Can you say more detail how you made a plan to lose weight?
@@maile-cf4wz truly man im fatter than i should be
How long did it take to go fro. 85 to 65 cause im currently 73 and struggling
Congrats! That is amazing! :)
*imp points from this amazing talk*
1.Choose your desired goal! Eg. My goal is getting good grades in my preboard exams
2.Break it into simple manageable tasks eg. Now I daily complete my homework and try to get full marks in my regular test series...
3.Make Margial improvement along the way Or margial adjustment to your routine to achieve your goals...🙂 Eg.Usually I studied for 3 hr daily but during exam days I skip games and music time to more studies & Studied for 4 to 5 hr daily* 🙃
4.Reward yourself eg.After exam complete I will party with my friends and full enjoy*
5.ReAgain Step1.2.3.4.5!
*I HoPe U also Achieve ur desired goal ....*
Thankyou do much that help me because i dont understand english very well thankyou
great
Amazing! I love it! in this video I've found the missing element "focus not on the goal, but on what I can do regularly..even if it's 1 minute" Thank you!
An example of pragmatic self-love. He gave himself complete permission to be himself, but not to keep having the results he did not want.
This is rare. Love it.
hey guys.. I need your help!!!! is it any slang word that the presenter use?
I watched MANY TED talks and felt, yeah thats a good speech, BUT after watching this talk a couple of times (which I just felt compelled to), I literally got up and accomplished nagging projects in a few weeks that I couldn't do in years. Usually I try to finish a task and lose steam especially with an ADHD brain. Now I can put an excited effort for a brief time and keep coming back again an again without feeling like a failure for quitting. I feel competent not weakened because I don't get bored, I can't wait to come back to work. When spending a stretch of time doing something I need to do, distractions are a relief cuz I already lost focus, but now I don't spend enough time to get bored, I get excited to switch back and refocus with intent. It goes against common knowledge that our brain can't focus on more than one thing and it takes time to get your back. BUT if you approach something with complete attention as much as you can give it before you dread it, you will come back cuz you crave not dread to complete it. This is a very different message or advice Ive received for years. I will start with basic goals that need to be accomplished and now seem "almost fun" and hope to go from tasks to dreams. wish me luck
Good luck with your goals man that and more!
You will achieve it for sure. Only predictor of your success is your enthusiasm. Your enthusiasm which you reinvigorate every single time you a break.
So. A year has passed. What can you tell now? Do you still persevere in your willingness to use that approach?
GRANDMA IS 80. Published the first time in book of short stories at 79. Just published in 2nd book of poems at 80. Taking a computer course to work
on her full book. Her instructor is 84 years old. No one in her class is younger than 75 years old. I had to take the first stories to her book group for publishing myself. She did consent to go with me until she realized that no matter how afraid she was of success, I was submitting her short stories for publishing.
She took the poems herself. Her name is in the index of the second book, with all her poems listed. Never would have happened if she had not taken the first
step by joining the local writing group. One day she will get her romance novel published. And then it will be a series, and then one of them will be made into a movie, and then she will buy her dream home at 89. It is never to late to dream.!
I feel so proud of your grandma. Im 17 and I feel like its so late for me to do anything.
Wow your grandma is such an inspiration:)
❤️❤️❤️❤️ love this!
Yesenia Rivera I am here with you. If you need any advice i will be glad to help you and motivate you to be better version of yourself. Just tell me and i can reach out to you. I know what you are going trough because I am too
Proud of you grandma, i am 26 , i also feel that, i am too old to perceive my small goals
The first "gray square" shifting Stephen from a consistent C to a consistent A student - In Junior Year "I'm going to make a change ... a marginal adjustment. I'm going to stop being a spectator to my own decision-making and start becoming an active participant!" And now he has taught us how to do it :)
This really changed me, I just won 3 science competition less than 3 months and i'm going to number 4
please tell it works
Wow that's awesome. Congrats honestly. Continue to be as sure time in your ventures
Update man?
I feel so inspired after hearing this talk!!! 😍😍😍
me also
Give me your phone no...
Me too....I also hear music for long time .....
Same! I have a new life motto haha - keep it simple.
I feel so inspired after hearing this talk!!! 😍😍😍
Awesome..
Best Line
"If you don't make the right decision when you're on the couch,
there is no decision that occurs at the top of the mountain."
I didn't got this. Can you explain?
@@KajalSinghshine Matlab aisa hai ki if we can't make small decisions everyday , then we won't be able to take big decisions in our life.. For eg, Let's say You are feeling lazy and don't feel like studying, but you know you have to study as it will open up more opportunities for you. So if you take that small decision of ignoring your laziness and doing what is needed , you will succeed. Eventually when we become successful in taking small everyday decisions, we develop our personality in such a way that if tomorrow some big tasks come in front of us, we won't hesitate to take action and complete it.
Great video, but why does no one mention the book about achieving your goals which is currently a bestseller on Lexnory. The best first step you can imagine...
title?
@@KirubelTamene achieve your dreams
His life is filled with an abundance of different interesting activities. Can't imagine his main key is a very small step "the decision". Totally a game changer way of thinking but often neglected. Thank you Stephen Duneier!
"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones."
- Confucius
This one quote quintessentially summarizes this entire video and Stephen Duneier's life journy!
I am amazed by this video, English isn't my first language, I'm from Peru and I feel so blessed to know English and be able to understand this wonderful talk, I feel so inspired to achieve my goals ! 💪💪 I hope the same for everyone who's reading this comment, God bless you
I am so happy to realize I needn't force myself to become someone extremely self-disciplined and put myself in a super uncomfortoble mood to achieve what I want.
What a truly empowering talk. I'm putting my phone down now and off to read!
Jay C You can read on Kindle for smartphones though.
What did you read?
Jay C yea right, you probably when to Facebook
1 year later...
how are you doing now? haha
His motivation lasted for that day only. :P Probably for that hour only. :D
"all my report cards said the same thing, he smart and bright but he just needs to keep his head down and focus"... that is word for word what all my report cards/parent-teacher interviews would say
5 January 2022, I'm back here to remind myself about these timeless pieces of advice. It is relatable and gives me the assurance that my goals for 2022 are achievable if I can start with small steps or actions. Thank you, TEDx Talks & Stephen Duneier.
Update time!
Or another time to watch this talk....
How u remember to come back... I am only back coz notification on my comment on the videos... Else I won't have coz too many videos unless I download it then I will be able to view it
Feb 2nd 2023
@@maryama8998 why this date
I’m actually inspired to the point where I want to close this video and be productive. But I also want to finish the video
hey guys.. I need your help!!!! is it any slang word that the presenter use?
Make the decision
Haha..Such an inspiring comment
Tell me why today instead of listening to the radio I decided to listen to a Ted Talk on my way to work and I chose this one...
I too must ask , WHY did I scroll down to HERRrrr hmm grrll ohhh I know shes got that studious look but somthjin moore hmmmn oh yah , Imm Onnthe Radio !
Pandasaurus Rex I did that today. 🙌
@@nehanaik1988 And then from Ted you go to Reddit, get in the r/gonewild and become our local super hero :D
because you are making a decision to make a decision
God's plan
This man did "walk the talk" to a new level.
I don't know if Steven will ever see this comment, but I am here for God knows how many times. Please talk about more on the day to day battles and what you do when you run out of track. This has been one of my favorite talks ever. Thank you!