What To Do When You Don't Know What To Do
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- Опубликовано: 5 авг 2023
- You may not know what to do, but you do know how you want to feel. Let's figure out where to start with a little exercise I like to call: Proactive vs. Reactive Tasks!
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So in other words, proactive tasks are what you know you have to do to chase your goal, and reactive tasks are the promblem-solving tasks that enable you to get to those practice tasks so you're essentially "reacting" to your excuses? If so, I think something that might help is to make an excuses brainstorm column in the middle and then draw an arrow to the solution in the reactive column? So that later you don't look at your list and wonder what you were thinking and what the motivation is. It's basically building a tool box for when your plan springs a leak, so you gotta know the purpose of the tools to justify owning them.
Love this idea ❤
That's so true, i made a column inbetween as "distraction" for things that distract me or reasons for why i can't do the things in proactive and then put the solution in "reactive". Good suggestion!
Absolutely, you've got the concept down pat! Proactive tasks are like those must-do steps to reach your goals, and reactive tasks are all about finding solutions to problems that pop up along the way. I totally dig your idea of having an excuses brainstorm column and linking it to solutions in the reactive column. It's like creating a toolkit for when things go off track, so you're always ready to fix any leaks in your plan. Understanding why these tools matter is key - it's like owning tools you know how to use and need. Great thinking! I’m impressed.
Great it totally makes sense 👏🏾
The fact you look excited to rehash something you didn't do well the first time I think shows what kind of teacher you are❤ I love these videos, good job!
💊 Proactive task: A direct action towards the goal (e.g., actually writing).
💊 Reactive task: Addressing potential obstacles or excuses (e.g., finding a conducive writing environment or hiring help).
💊 Confronting and solving issues rather than succumbing to excuses.
💊 Assessment of tasks for urgency and importance.
💊 Task growth and complexities increase as one progresses towards the goal.
💊 Importance of proactive problem-solving and being realistic with oneself.
💊 Pursue your goals and change life according to the desired trajectory.
Thank you for this. It was helpful in better understanding the material.
Thank you! This really helped for further clarification. 🙂
When i don't know what to do, I come to Amy Landino's channel ❤
That means so much to me!
Same! It's always so helpful 😊
😂 me too!!!!
This is MAGIC. I totally recognize that I have some sort of excuse to not start something. I go through those excuses in my head and tell myself that's not an actual reason to not start and i can conquer some tasks that way, but other tasks are harder to go through this mental block. Writing it down like this would be very effective!
I am so GLAD I found your channel. It is so helpful and the tips you give, rarely someone on RUclips is giving
Thank you for the update! I was confused as well but it’s clear now.
WOW! I am sooo glad I found you! Your ideas are EXACTLY 💯 what I need right now. This is brilliant!!! I honestly cannot thank you enough! New subscriber here for sure and I am definitely sharing. I feel like the load is lighter already now I know how to manage it. If I could hug you with gratitude I would ❤
Helpful in clarifying the differences
Great follow up to the other video. New subscriber ! Love your videos.
So I just discovered you ! And have shared you with my family !!
This is one of the most related , helpful and funny videos !!!
Never stop plz !!!!!!!!
I love how you teach :) I think your tone and explanations are on point!
I watched your first video and it was so good. It gave me a chance to get things out of my head and onto paper and be organized. I was also confused about the proactive and reactive part so thank you very much for explaining that. Thank you again.
Love this video. This was so helpful.
Every video is exciting Amy, love ya!!!
This was brilliant! Thank you so much for carrying this.
Thank you for this very useful video
I didn’t understand it in the first video. Glad you made a follow up. Thank you
Its super helpful. Thank you
This is so helpful and makes so much sense. Thank you.
Wow! It works! Thank you ❤
Very clear explanation. I love your videos Amy!!
Well done Amy. Thank you for those 2 videos. Probably the best info on productivity I've seen. I wish you expanded more on the info in the last minute of this video :-)
This was so good, thanks.
You are the truth and just what I needed to see. This video helped me better prioritize my mental health in a very proactive way. I’ve been looking for actionable steps to take for my schizoaffective disorder and this really put the icing on the cake. Thank you for your insight and sharing your work.
Thank you so much for the in-depth explanation. I was just waiting for that.
Haaaaa thank you SO MUCH for this explanation, I knew that part was crucial but was stuck on it after the first video! It is much much clearer ❤🎉
Amazing❤ loved this
Yayy I loved that video too, but was a bit confused as well. Thank you SO much for taking the time to create this video to help us understand better (those who didn’t quite get it). U r very appreciated Amy! 💕💖💖
Thank you for explaining it. It's clear as water now. ❤
Well look at you! Thank you so much for giving us clarity on this. I felt like I couldn’t move forward properly from the other video without understanding. This was my first time voicing my opinion of wanting a video from someone I follow on YT and then it happened and I’m like, “wow, she actually listens to her subscribers.” This is pretty cool and makes me more excited to continue watching and learning. So thank you, Amy! ❤
Dear Amy, you’re SO good. Thank you.
THIS. IS. EXACTLY. WHAT. I. NEEDED! Thank you sooo much omg
love this
Very useful video, actually I confused in the last video but this video clear this point well
Amy you are 🔥.. Solution-focused, but with grace is a good balance.
Love this!
Thank you so much for clarifying! I had a gut feeling which was quite acurate, but you putting it into words like this really helped to understand it explicitely. 👍💯
The reactive things are very often the roots of my personal procrastination. I want to do "the thing", but somehow just can't bring myself to it - and when I start to dig deeper, I often find something actually quite small, that just causes a chain reaction of obstacles and excuses, which in the end lead to me procrastinating. And when I have that root problem figured out, the rest becomes so much easier.
For me, that is especially true for my creative project. At work, stuff just needs to get done, no matter what, but the things i "only" "want" to do sometimes get pushed back because of some logistical issue or a single part missing or whatever, which is very often easily remedied. It's not always that easy, but at least then I know the "real" issue - and not just the lame excuse. 🤗
Her passion and energy is infectious 💘💘 i looove this
Thank you for this Amy! I needed a way to get around my excuses for why I can’t achieve the goal I want to. This was great!
Your videos are so helpful... thank you.
How many of us are scratching our heads wondering why life had to become so very complicated? Why are there so many struggling with day to day life management? Who else looks at wild animals, which seem to live without so many complications, with envy? It wasn't supposed to be this way, was it?
People really need to start questioning the status quo and rebuilding a better world that isn't so complicated, stressful and full of unnecessary distractions.
This is great!
Thank you Amy
Qué buen video, es absolutamente esclarecedor, mil gracias por eso!!! lo pondré en práctica yaaa!!!
Yeah! Thanks for sharing
Thank YOU!
hands down got to be one of the best video about breaking down of a topic so neatly. i really appreciate you doing this follow up video! now i can finally sort out my planning in far better way than i did before
Glad you enjoyed it!
YES!!!! I was waiting for this explanation! Thank you for being so AMAZING!!
You are so welcome!
I have been given a lot of advice in my life and this is truly the most amazing thing I’ve ever done to organize my adhd brain.
I'm so glad I found your channel! I have a tendency to over complicate things then give up. This helps break it down and makes it possible to accomplish! Thank you!
I think this happens to me too
Clear!
Thank you! The concept of making the job easier for myself by providing an adequate enviroment made a difference.❤
Wow. This is a great content. I think many people have a lot of good ideas that could help the rest of the world, but they don't share them for one reason or another. In this case, you got such a good idea about the organization and how to achieve our dreams considering our real life. So, THANK YOU FOR SHARE IT, it will help me a lot! I'm 24 and I'm from Colombia. I don't have enough money to study for a bachelor at this moment. My biggest dream is to study in Germany. , I'm working on my language and saving money to travel and study. And I'll use your method to achieve this.
Love your content Amy !!!!!
Thank you!!
Love your content .. wanted to share I have heard of several recently published medical studies that have come out regarding negative psychological effects on children 3 and below entering into full time daycare😢. Might want to research this for your daughter.
Amy Landino is the productivity queen. Thank you for this explanation!
Where was the Vin cameo?
Bias much? LOL Tho truth
You speak very nicely 💯😊❤🎉
Excellent
so proactive is when you know what you have to do, and reactive is eliminating the friction, thanks for the video!
LAST NIGHT I was stuck on reactive tasks and I woke up to this video this video this morning!
Eu gosto da sua voz. Muito motivador o vídeo!
wow amazing I'm a writer too and struggling to finish my work. This really helps me. Thank you ♥️ 3:04
i love these videos
I love this
I have an issue that made me want to give up on a task. Then, after watching this video I decided to do the best I could to work on the task. It took me a lot longer than usual, but I got some of it done. Now I'm going to work on another task, which again will take longer than usual, but I WILL get it done. I guess the result is that if you do nothing, nothing will get done. Thanks for your videos.
I didn’t know I needed these videos until I watched it. Now I have no excuse 😂
I am retired and so is hubby, but I associate my home with housework and "our" life, so I go to a couple of fave coffee shops when I do work online (writing, researching, social media and youtube editing) when it's quiet at that particular coffee shop, early morning usually. (Gotta know when the quiet times are at places like that; they differ with location.) I pick places that have hiding places, and a certain pleasant vibe.
I think you did a pretty good job explaining reactive tasks in the first video BUT thanks for doing this deep dive anyway. I am also wondering if the reason I got the reactive portion so easily is because I do a daily review where I ask myself 'What went wrong today?' so I'm already used to spotting where I'm being reactive [responding to things that happen] versus proactive [planning ahead]
For example: I woke up late which made me start work late, end work late, not get everything on my night routine done and end up sleeping late [that's reactive]. I now know to fix my sleep schedule so I can wake up early, not rush into my day, complete my night routine on time AND break the sleep late, wake up late cycle.
Wow, after watching this video, I realized that my two other desires are the reasons why I am not achieving the only actual desire that I will have! my two other desires were my reactive tasks!! thank you so much This is an eye-opening video that pretty much change, my whole perspective on my desires and goals
That’s incredible to learn that YR-ci8im! Way to go!
OMGeeeee! This is groundbreaking!!
new subscriber from Philippines 😘
Thank goodness!!! 😂
I was an old subscriber for a while who canceled her subscription once I felt your content didn't resonate with my life as a working mom. Now I just have resubscribed when I found that you are more relatable than ever. Keep going Amy! Your fan from Qatar.
I appreciate you. Always follow the accounts that suit you. I am never offended when I’m not a fit but I’m so happy to have you back 🙏🏻
@@AmyTV Yes, I am back, and I appreciate your humble personality. I cant wait for your new video. Could you share with us your viewpoints on morning and evening routines? flexible scheduling vs. time blocking? If a person is easily distracted (aka ADHD) what to do?
You are a true teacher. You teach something. People didn't get it fully. You didn't just clarify a doubt. You went down the same chapter once more, explained it atom by atom, clarified the doubt by simplifying the example part, went deep on that one example and made everyone happy, satisfied and well of course understood❤
You are a great teacher, Amy!
You are a true teacher! ❤
Thank you so so much!
I so appreciate the expanded version of the brain dump process! Funny story though, I totally skipped writing down my excuses and went straight to writing the solutions. Is that one step ahead, or avoidance? lol jk Seriously thank you for all that you do Amy! Your hard work is so appreciated.
My niece's name is Bianca, It is a beautiful name. I love this topic. My dream and goal is to write a book. This was insightful. Thank you.
U r amazing
Another ways to think about proactive tasks and reactive tasks: Reactive time is spent working on other people’s priorities while Proactive time is spent working on your own priorities. You need to learn how to balance these everyday.
I absolutely agree with this comment. n a world where external demands constantly vie for our attention, setting aside proactive time to focus on our own priorities is essential. It allows us to make progress on our goals and initiatives rather than solely reacting to the needs of others. Striking the right balance between these two types of tasks can lead to more fulfilling and productive days.
Agree @dotpenji! Balance is the key and being proactive ^_^
Absolutely, you've nailed it! Balancing proactive and reactive tasks is key to staying on top of things.
I think the title “reactive” needs to change for many people because if they are in this “jam” it’s because they “react” (triggering for example) out of not being organized or a procrastinator. The opposite for new conditioning like a title of “I got this” or Solutions” type of concept, maybe.
I'd probably add an extra column in between proactive and reactive columns labeled "Excuses"
New to your channel, love your content but here i was thinking for a specific space to write you will say library, and here you are giving suggestions of rentals, that are expensive !!!!
Have watched a couple of other videos too, your channel basically caters to people who have the money and can afford to buy the expensive journal, afford to have baby sitters etc etc...
Probably your majority subscribers do have the money and ofcourse you gotta cater to them.... Good Luck with everything!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉
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Love that notebook! Where did you get it?
It's the Martha Stewart line at Staples!
I ended up having 3 columns titled: steps (what Amy calls proactive), excuses/challenges, and solutions (what Amy calls reactive).
I realized that I needed to be more aware of my excuses and get them out of my mind, if only to see how ridiculous they were on paper (and how easy they are to overcome with some thought). It's a good approach for me to think, "Am I really going to let *this* stop me?" And it refuels that desire to do the thing I want. I also like adding very real challenges to my list. I differentiate excuses vs challenges and label excuses as reasons to not do something and challenges as barriers to getting it done.
(For starting a YT channel, an excuse would be "I don't think I look good on camera" or "I don't like my voice" and a challenge would be "I'm a single mom with two young kids who are still very dependent" and "I don't know how to edit a video." For me, excuses are more internal and challenges are more external.)
The reason I changed the words was just for my own mind.
I like thinking in terms of action steps to feel like I have a plan of attack, so I changed proactive to "steps" so I could brain dump a list of stuff that needs to get done for each goal. And why I changed reactive to "solutions" is simply because I didn't want to see the word reactive. I've been living a really reactive lifestyle, especially as a single mom, where I feel resentful toward even the word. I didn't want to have those feelings pop up every time I look at my list and associate my goals with that. The word "solutions" makes me feel more empowered and curious about finding potential solutions to overcome my challenges rather than feel like I need to be reactive (emotionally reactive) to all the excuses/challenges.
So I guess this one would be called the Actions/Challenges/Solutions system, but it's literally the same thing in the video -- just different words that help my brain be more aware of my experiences with getting things done (and the barriers of doing things) and help my brain/body stay more regulated and grounded.
Proactive tasks are the pe your dreams and baby steps towards your dreams and Reactive tasks are the support system that will structure these baby steps (people, tools) and will allow you to free yourself from obligations and focus on chasing dreams.
What notebook are you using?
Amy, I really need help figuring out how to schedule and organize my day when I have so many random, constant interruptions (work from home with a 2 year old). How can I schedule flexibly? I’m down to a single, 45-min nap and it’s not enough!
Oh look at that, now you’re talking about it in the video. Is there anything that will help but not cost money?
I LOVE FlowSavvy, it's free and if you're willing to spend a few bucks it opens up a ton of other features. It's a smart scheduler, you out in how long something will take you, the due date, and some other things then it makes the schedule for you (and it automatically adjusts if something is taking longer ect)
Okay this may sound like a silly question, however, some people (hi it's me, I am people) struggle with knowing HOW to know when something is important vs unimportant (less so with urgent vs not urgent). Are there questions you ask yourself to decide where those tasks go on the grid? I know what I do, but I also think you could explain it faaaar better 😊
Ooooooooh I smell a new video idea!
@@AmyTVexcellent!
Here is a dilemma: my goals and steps may not be right for me at this time. Sometimes one needs to also have an exit ramp from a failed task so that we can reset to something more attainable as an intervening step. My current exercise program started with getting my nails done.
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How would this system work for a Rebel Tendency? (Gretchen Ruben's 4 Tendencies book)
I would actually also really like to know how to work thru productivity / goals when you're someone who has rebel tendencies @AmyLandino! Feels like I put a lot of pressure in the planning stage, then sabotage myself sometimes...
@@LeonaZiyan exactly. I do the same!
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Sounds like the Reactive Colums could be retitled. "Answers to the 'Yeah Buts' ."
I'm surprised you said rent a AirB&B for the person who doesn't have a place to write. What ever happened to: get up early or stay up after everyone's gone to bed for some quiet time for writing? Not everyone has money to rent space (that's the reason to write ... Selling your work.) 💖🌞🌵😷
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🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:00 🧭 *Introduction to Proactive vs. Reactive Tasks*
- Introduced the concept of Proactive versus Reactive Tasks.
- Mentioned the positive feedback on a previous video related to staying focused and getting things done.
- Acknowledged confusion around Proactive and Reactive Tasks and expressed the need for clarification.
01:27 🤔 *Setting the Stage for Task Prioritization*
- Emphasized the importance of understanding the difference between proactive and reactive tasks.
- Encouraged viewers to focus on one main goal, using the example of writing a book.
- Introduced the idea of a brain dump to identify tasks related to the goal.
03:21 📝 *Understanding Proactive and Reactive in Task Examples*
- Clarified the confusion around proactive and reactive tasks using the example of writing a book.
- Addressed a viewer's question about delegation and explained that tasks can be both proactive and reactive.
- Provided examples of proactive tasks (e.g., writing) and reactive tasks (e.g., getting help with childcare).
05:19 🚧 *Anticipating and Addressing Obstacles*
- Encouraged viewers to think about obstacles and excuses related to proactive tasks.
- Emphasized the importance of facing challenges and finding solutions.
- Demonstrated how to identify and address obstacles through the example of writing a book.
08:42 🗂️ *Prioritizing Proactive and Reactive Tasks*
- Discussed the prioritization process for proactive and reactive tasks.
- Emphasized the need to assess tasks based on urgency and importance.
- Encouraged viewers to focus on tasks that contribute to immediate progress while considering long-term solutions.
11:08 🌟 *Empowering Yourself to Achieve Goals*
- Concluded by emphasizing that we often know what needs to be done but may have reasons not to start.
- Encouraged a proactive mindset by facing challenges head-on.
- Highlighted the potential for personal growth and positive life changes through proactive and reactive task planning.
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Creative mode vs reactive mode ❤
Love!!!!
Why don't you write down the problems befóre writing the solutions (proactive tasks)?
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Non ancora 😢
Soon!!
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Cool. Time to destroy some paper. 😀
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I can’t even focus on this. not helping