I've learned that it's very important to balance "work and play". Now, this doesn't necessarily mean 8 hours of work and 8 hours of play, but what it does mean is that the down time can be just as important as the time to work. I've noticed that if I overburden myself with work, I end up putting it off and getting nothing done. If I spend too much time "playing" then I start getting an itch to work and be productive. By balancing these things, it allows me to enjoy my down time because I feel satisfied with the work I've accomplished, and it motivates me to work because I feel satisfied that I've had some time to have fun. Thanks for another great video, Graham!
This is a mindset changer, I didn't know about this before. And it makes complete sense. My worst nightmare is paying too much attention to little details, which suck the time I have everyday to work on my project, instead of focusing of delivering more. And now I get it right. Great video Graham thanks for providing such an easy to understand explanation of this.
It always takes me forever to get ready to get to a meeting or an appointment... I always tell myself I'll have plenty of time to get ready and when the time comes, it always took me longer and I ended up being a little late, which of course is never a good look. I changed this by hacking parkinson's law. I now give myself 15 minutes to get ready. Shower, shave, select and iron clothing, etc. Although it does usually end up taking me longer than 15 minutes to get ready, it's vastly shorter than the hour it used to take and I am on time. I also have a rule of thumb to be at my appointment or meeting half hour before the actual start time. I also make it a priority to get ready right after I finish my morning work out. You may feel discouraged at times because it's not working right away, however the incremental changes add up overtime and before you know it, you have overcome the habit of being late.
Hey, Graham! Been following your music channel and you touched on this, so I looked up Parkinson’s Law and there you were again! Thanks for the positivity and important information! God bless you, my brother😄
That circle! I always have been thinking about 80/20, but couldn't found my way to get there. That circle makes me realize... you need to FORCE it, and limiting time is a good way - maybe the best - to make it. Great video, thanks!!
For anyone who can answer this please do-I absolutely agree with this concept,BUT-it works only when you already have leverage,as in with the college project example-he HAD to get it done or bad things would have followed. So how do you get that sort of leverage on yourself for things that aren't a must,but would still be great wins-for example a trivial case-you're not strong,but neither are you fat-so how do you get yourself to work out or study or work even harder or whatever it is?
Super helpful video! I need to work on (1) prioritizing the most important task(s) first and (2) only checking e-mail (and LinkedIn) ONCE per day and at the end of my day instead of the beginning...
haha I better answer then :) I was actually procrastinating big time and decided to finish editing my youtube video TODAY and guess what, I am almost done :) definitely inspiring and something to think about every time as we tend to waste so much time. Looking forward for more great stuff Graham - Keep it up!
I've learned that it's very important to balance "work and play". Now, this doesn't necessarily mean 8 hours of work and 8 hours of play, but what it does mean is that the down time can be just as important as the time to work.
I've noticed that if I overburden myself with work, I end up putting it off and getting nothing done. If I spend too much time "playing" then I start getting an itch to work and be productive.
By balancing these things, it allows me to enjoy my down time because I feel satisfied with the work I've accomplished, and it motivates me to work because I feel satisfied that I've had some time to have fun.
Thanks for another great video, Graham!
Great thoughts
This is a mindset changer, I didn't know about this before. And it makes complete sense. My worst nightmare is paying too much attention to little details, which suck the time I have everyday to work on my project, instead of focusing of delivering more. And now I get it right. Great video Graham thanks for providing such an easy to understand explanation of this.
You're welcome!
Have really enjoyed your channel mate, surprised to see you only have 1400 subs. I'm sure you'll boom at some point. It's really good stuff.
Thanks Chris!
That doubled by now :)
Joost Bakker He‘s at 12k now. :-)
It always takes me forever to get ready to get to a meeting or an appointment... I always tell myself I'll have plenty of time to get ready and when the time comes, it always took me longer and I ended up being a little late, which of course is never a good look. I changed this by hacking parkinson's law. I now give myself 15 minutes to get ready. Shower, shave, select and iron clothing, etc. Although it does usually end up taking me longer than 15 minutes to get ready, it's vastly shorter than the hour it used to take and I am on time. I also have a rule of thumb to be at my appointment or meeting half hour before the actual start time. I also make it a priority to get ready right after I finish my morning work out. You may feel discouraged at times because it's not working right away, however the incremental changes add up overtime and before you know it, you have overcome the habit of being late.
Love these applications of Parkinson's Law!
Thanks for this. I really needed this lesson. I take too long to do things. Much appreciation
Hey, Graham! Been following your music channel and you touched on this, so I looked up Parkinson’s Law and there you were again! Thanks for the positivity and important information! God bless you, my brother😄
My goal to apply this is to chunk my time to give strict short deadlines to tasks and get them done!
That circle! I always have been thinking about 80/20, but couldn't found my way to get there.
That circle makes me realize... you need to FORCE it, and limiting time is a good way - maybe the best - to make it.
Great video, thanks!!
Glad it clicked this time!
For anyone who can answer this please do-I absolutely agree with this concept,BUT-it works only when you already have leverage,as in with the college project example-he HAD to get it done or bad things would have followed. So how do you get that sort of leverage on yourself for things that aren't a must,but would still be great wins-for example a trivial case-you're not strong,but neither are you fat-so how do you get yourself to work out or study or work even harder or whatever it is?
Discipline :-)
Super helpful video!
I need to work on (1) prioritizing the most important task(s) first and (2) only checking e-mail (and LinkedIn) ONCE per day and at the end of my day instead of the beginning...
Great ideas that will have a profound impact on your productivity!
Amazing video...Deadlines are good...You get the best out of you if there is a limited period of time...So true...More book reviews please!
Yes! More coming!
Really interesting concept, I loved it
As I lay here thinking of what needs to be done. 😅😅😅
I like Gary Vee, but he needs to see this video
Great content as always. No CTA today I noticed ;)
There actually is :-) I asked you to leave a comment and answer a question.
haha I better answer then :) I was actually procrastinating big time and decided to finish editing my youtube video TODAY and guess what, I am almost done :) definitely inspiring and something to think about every time as we tend to waste so much time. Looking forward for more great stuff Graham - Keep it up!
I make sure to have 1 hour every morning before my 9-6. As my months tick by (e.g. holy crap it's already May?!?) I at least have work to show it.
Good for you!
I REALLY need to work on the email thing. Gmail APP is killing me !
Haha. It's the worst!
Time to start compartmentalizing my work tasks into hourly time slots...
It helps me a lot to batch them together
I never stop giving myself unrealistic deadli... sorry, gotta go!