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@Thomas Frank • Love your notes. They're so extensive I didn't finish them all and will have to go back to them. You've motivated me to buy the book because it seems to be one I want to go back to again and again. Too many productivity books are a rehash of what one's parents or teachers taught us. Thanks for sharing. 👍
Hey Thomas, I have a problem and I need your help @Thomas Frank I’m a high school student in Egypt and I take 16 classes, all of which are obligatory, I’ve been having trouble studying some of them, simply for my lack of motivation and for my hate towards them, but my real problem is that I live with my grandmother because my mom died and my dad traveled and my grandma always has people coming in and out of the house, so I decided to flip my day and wake up at night, the problem is I’d wake up at around 9 pm and half the night would be wasted in random thoughts and then I would get like literally one thing done and go to sleep, schools are canceled and there’s no one to explain the concepts to me, I teach my self all the 16 subjects that I have and I’m supposed to take my final exams by the end of January, what I’m I supposed to do??!?
My summary of the book: 1. Decide on how long you want to focus. Try seeing how resistant you feel towards the task you want to accomplish, and if the task is difficult or unpleasant, try shrinking down the time you want to focus for until you find a balance in which you push yourself, but not too hard. 2. Anticipate obstacles ahead of time and deal with them before your hyperfocus session. 3. Set a timer on your phone to keep yourself committed 4. Notice when your mind has wandered or when you’ve gone distracted, and direct your attention back to the task at hand.
By the way, his 3 lessons are: meta-awareness of your attention, focus and diffuse mode, and (the crux) specify exactly what's the next thing you're going to do.
Something that works well for me is doing work for 50 min then a 10 min break repeat as many times as possible I totally get what you mean ultimately I found medication to be most helpful to me with no long term impacts and occasional side effects it is 100 percent worth it another thing that works is a counselor however having a counselor is expensive but the ones at school are free if you’re in school and they are always happy to help it’s their job after all
I'm a big fan of biofeedback for this stuff. I've my own focus trouble, and an ADD friend who told me about how he used to watch movies with a therapist - but here's the catch. He had an EEG on. When it detected he wasn't really watching the film anymore, the therapist would pause and ask him what had just happened, seemingly strengthening his ability to focus.
I finished Hyperfocus the day after you uploaded this. My biggest takeaway, which was a surprise, was the concept of scatterfocus. I picked up the book because I've been having trouble focusing on meaningful tasks. I was looking for tips on how to improve my focus, and the book delivered on that. But it wasn't until I was reading the chapters on scatterfocus that I had a major epiphany into why I struggle with focus. Ever since smart phones, social media, and our "always plugged in" culture, I've taken to distracting myself during any down time and never give my mind a chance to rest. This constant stimulation means my brain never enters scatterfocus, which means it never recharges and it never has a chance to make creative connections and insights. This is the main reason why I struggle with focus. I would like to investigate the concept of setting better intentions and am looking for recommended reading on this topic.
“We are what we pay attention to, and almost nothing influences our productivity and creativity as much as the information we’ve consumed in the past” - Chris Bailey
I have problem to focus what he says, he speeks so fast and also the wirds he uses he speaks like a book.... to much informations.... I qwould focus more if he would say the same advice with less words... I am not surprised he speaks as book because he reads them.
@@tonghsengsom From my perspective all books on mindfulness will do :D people typically start with "mindfulness in plain English", which you can find free online as a pdf
He's talking about what is actually a fairly known psychological concept: unconscious processing. While you're doing an activity you enjoy and doesn't require intense focus, your unconscious mind is actually working on creative problem-solving.
Adhd superpower! Haha hyperfocus is my specialty 😆 anything plant related BAM the hyperfocus is just there. Next thing u know, time stops and im zoned in.. problem is getting out of it
1. Set a chime that rings for example every hour, and pause your task and ask “what am I doing, am I doing the task I need?” 2. There are different modes of your mind on scattered mode aka creative mode. First is capture mode: write down all the ideas and random junk in you head, review and see whether there’s anything worthwhile. Or go into problem crunching mode,where you take one problem out and try your best to beat this one problem up until you have a solution. Habitual mode is when you’re just doing the dishes or on a walk, combine this with capture mode like recording your thoughts that came to you on a walk in your phone. 3. Intentionality, you need to care about the task. Write down exactly the specific actions you’re going to take eg, I’m gonna do 10 squats at the gym, instead of just I’m going to the gym
Great mindfulness techniques employed here! Part of my scatter focus time includes going for a walk or simply putting on relaxed music (no beats) to give the mind some blank space. Often, it’s in this time that some insights come to the surface, especially if it’s after a period of hyper focus. Thanks for this, Thomas!
Let's take a sec to appreciate how YTers like you work hard to make well-produced and highly informative vids like this, and we just have to watch ads for it.
Great take on productivity! I think it's also important to have mental clarity in order to be productive, because it allows us to see our thoughts and ideas more clearly and we can organize them better. Did a video on that just now! :)
It's really impressive to see your filmmaking skills grow with each video. In the first few seconds, it already felt like I was about to start watching a high-quality Netflix documentary. Keep it up, you're doing great!
I find it funny because this is natural for someone with ADHD but usually you can't choose when it happens🤷🏽♀️and writting ideas its key too, otherwise they pass to oblivion, thanks for describe this so well😊
Hey Thomas, I have a problem and I need your help @Thomas Frank I’m a high school student in Egypt and I take 16 classes, all of which are obligatory, I’ve been having trouble studying some of them, simply for my lack of motivation and for my hate towards them, but my real problem is that I live with my grandmother because my mom died and my dad traveled and my grandma always has people coming in and out of the house, so I decided to flip my day and wake up at night, the problem is I’d wake up at around 9 pm and half the night would be wasted in random thoughts and then I would get like literally one thing done and go to sleep, schools are canceled and there’s no one to explain the concepts to me, I teach my self all the 16 subjects that I have and I’m supposed to take my final exams by the end of January, what I’m I supposed to do
Kind of frustrating to see a symptom of my neurological disability reduced to a "superpower." Hyperfocus is a psychiatric term. Apparently that was lost on the author of this book. Frankly, as someone with ADHD, seeing this term used as something controllable is kind of upsetting. I don't suspect that Thomas knew about this, but it doesn't change the fact that hyperfocus is something that ADHDers struggle with on a daily basis.
I actually didn’t know I did this, but I use scatterfocus to start writing everyone of my video scripts. I start with a general idea and just jot down multiple notes about what I wanna talk about in that video.
I haven't read the book, but going on just the information given in this video, my overall reaction is "this isn't hyperfocus, this is just 'focus'". As someone with ADHD (as many other people in these comments), I can say that hyperfocus can be both good and bad, and - most importantly - it is not something that can be controlled. If you happen to hyperfocus on a productive task, then yay! If it's an unproductive task, then.. oh dear. There's very little intention or control over the state of hyperfocus - it's an obsessive state that does not allow 'meta awareness', timer-based check-ins, internal discipline, etc. On the contrary: it's called 'hyper' focus because it is an extreme, excessive state of focus, and not in a healthy way. Likewise, hyperfocus is also a very creative mode, because you exclude all other stimuli to think only about a specific subject but -because ADHDers have chaotic brains- it allows to look at a specific subject from several different angles, including rambling related to the central subject than you then bring back to it. It's not helpful to use terms that already exist for medical conditions and apply them to related but different things that then cause confusion and misunderstanding about the medical condition. To be clear, this is a criticism aimed at the book's author: he just thought 'hyperfocus' sounded cooler than calling it 'focus', which is precisely what he is describing (as per this video) and, ultimately, that is an incredibly irresponsible thing to do. Don't glamourise hyperfocus, neurotypical people, just focus.
First of all, I love this haircut the most! Second, this is the exact video I needed to refocus my mind and set goals on how to get where I really wanna go in 2021 You are the best. Thank you!
It's not as easy for me to differentiate my work space and relaxation space but what I like to do is change th environment of my desk. Like removing my work stuff and maybe adding some fun stuff. It helps too
Just found you this week and have already devoured so much. You are really helping me figure out what I want and how to get. Thank you for your hard work and perspective!
1. What's the one thing you like most about the personal development niche? 2. What kind of videos would you like to see more on TH-cam? I'm doing a bit of research and I'd appreciate your help. Thank you so much.
The editing was amazing! It occurred to me that the concept of meta-awareness is somewhat similar to mindfulness meditation where you focus on your breathing, your presence and your surroundings and whenever you feel your mind drifting away, you gently bring your awareness back. Great video, looking forward to more. Cheers!
How does both scattered focus and narrowed focus relate to the flow state? Is it a culmination of the two, because flow is said to be the time of being most creative (unlike narrowed focus) and consistently working towards a set goal (unlike scattered focus). Genuinely curious about the interactions between the two forms of focus and its relation to the flow.
Thomas Frank: How to focus on your work- 3 Lessons from "Hyperfocus" Me: totally out of focus and looking at his youtube Photo wondering when will he change it to the latest one!
Hey Thomas, I am a master's student in physics and I really really love your videos. I always learn new things that help me a lot. Can you let me know a ratio of hyperfocus and scatterfocus that your would recommend to a science student?
YESS finally! I was praying one of the TH-camrs I was subbed to would pick up and comment on this book, and my favourite TH-camr does🙌, thanks a ton Thomas!😄
1. What's the one thing you like most about the personal development niche? 2. What kind of videos would you like to see more on TH-cam? I'm doing a bit of research and I'd appreciate your help. Thank you so much!
Where focus goes energy flows Anthony Robbins 1991..first chapter awaken the giant within..it’s amazing people constantly chasing the latest fad book..everything with regards to productivity can be found in 2-3 classic books read those and just get off TH-cam and start doing your f’ing life
@@bluefox7678 yeah, this video is a good summary of the main points but the details in the book give really good insight on managing focus and productivity
@@Imsoflattered0 Thanks Gegor, I will look out for this book. I am studying and getting better at staying on task. Well, sort of, I am here replying to you. Haha
I'm Aml from Egypt. I really enjoy watching your videos; because of it's valuable contained. So I will be so pleased to help you increase your viewerships by subtitle your videos to Arabic and share it. Don't worry about the charge. I will just charge $5 /2 minutes. Here is the opinion of the last youtuber I dealt with: "Thank you for the translation. It really had a great effect, I gained a lot of exposure from it"
I think, that focusing on work is bad, because your mind is big, and your idea always changes if the wok is creative. So you just need to watch around. Also if the work is straight like to learn something. Every work must be creative, don't you think. Just learning will not give you much experience, good if you look at something sometimes from many sides (without strategizing). Use different brain sides
One thing I find suprising is the fact that I cant really find anyone talking about brain warm ups ? Is it a thing ? Could we and should we find drills to do mentally before an exam or study? Same way you do before playing a guitar or sports. I know meditation can be an answer, but was wondering if there is a field regarding " brain warm ups"?
Solution to your all problems: Self Discovery- If you try to fix your focus problem on your own, after trail and error you will reach to the similar findings, but through trail and error you will be more likely to stick to the the whole focus thing because you have gone through the process. So, stop consuming content and start working on your problems on your own; trust me after sometime you will find much more concrete solution for yourself. The only thing you have to do is to trust the process.
Thanks for your advice and for your videos. You really motivated me to create my channel. I just posted my first video. Please check it out. Any comment is good to take from you
So a lot of the time, the "Scatterfocus" happens for me when I am at my job, and sadly, I am not in a position where I can make notes, or write things down consistently.
Well he totally butchered the pinball machine analogy. It was meant to be about neural pathways and he didn't mention them at all which made it into a metaphor about nothing. I really like how a few of my different focus states have been outlined recognised, and named here though.
The funny thing about this is that hyper focus refers to a symptom of adhd, hyper focus causes people with adhd to get addicted to whatever they are doing and even lose track of time
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Brilliant vid bro
@Thomas Frank • Love your notes. They're so extensive I didn't finish them all and will have to go back to them. You've motivated me to buy the book because it seems to be one I want to go back to again and again. Too many productivity books are a rehash of what one's parents or teachers taught us. Thanks for sharing. 👍
Hey Thomas, I have a problem and I need your help @Thomas Frank
I’m a high school student in Egypt and I take 16 classes, all of which are obligatory, I’ve been having trouble studying some of them, simply for my lack of motivation and for my hate towards them, but my real problem is that I live with my grandmother because my mom died and my dad traveled and my grandma always has people coming in and out of the house, so I decided to flip my day and wake up at night, the problem is I’d wake up at around 9 pm and half the night would be wasted in random thoughts and then I would get like literally one thing done and go to sleep, schools are canceled and there’s no one to explain the concepts to me, I teach my self all the 16 subjects that I have and I’m supposed to take my final exams by the end of January, what I’m I supposed to do??!?
I used to be very productive when school first started but now I would hardly get anything done at all and this has been going on for weeks now
Hey Tom. Can you do a video about yearly themes from CGP Grey. I don't whether to use goals also in achieving success in my themes.
My summary of the book:
1. Decide on how long you want to focus. Try seeing how resistant you feel towards the task you want to accomplish, and if the task is difficult or unpleasant, try shrinking down the time you want to focus for until you find a balance in which you push yourself, but not too hard.
2. Anticipate obstacles ahead of time and deal with them before your hyperfocus session.
3. Set a timer on your phone to keep yourself committed
4. Notice when your mind has wandered or when you’ve gone distracted, and direct your attention back to the task at hand.
By the way, his 3 lessons are: meta-awareness of your attention, focus and diffuse mode, and (the crux) specify exactly what's the next thing you're going to do.
Sounds like the Pomodoro technique.
Does he realize some of us procrastinating by watching his wonderful videos? ***nervous laughter***
@Silver Ren It's because it's sadly true, most people watching this are procrastinators.
he is here to help people who wanna be helped not like us who pretend to be helped & dont wanna help ourselves..😒
@@dustybun1810 at the end of the day we are at least trying...
sure..✌️ atleast we re in good surroundings, hopefully 'll be in action taking crew..
💯 precent agree with u
One thing I'm going to really try to do is seperate my work space from my play space.
Good idea
100% I am the same way, that’s why I feel I am hella unproductive at times!
I really want to do that but I have only one workstation. And almost no physical room space. any suggestions ...anybody
*separate
I wish I could do that with my one single room flat ._.
I have ADHD so I can hyper focus extremely easy when I like something but it is pretty much impossible when I don’t like something.
Try to focus everyday if you cant today just give up and try again tommorow. Coming from someone with adhd.
Something that works well for me is doing work for 50 min then a 10 min break repeat as many times as possible I totally get what you mean ultimately I found medication to be most helpful to me with no long term impacts and occasional side effects it is 100 percent worth it another thing that works is a counselor however having a counselor is expensive but the ones at school are free if you’re in school and they are always happy to help it’s their job after all
I'm a big fan of biofeedback for this stuff. I've my own focus trouble, and an ADD friend who told me about how he used to watch movies with a therapist - but here's the catch. He had an EEG on. When it detected he wasn't really watching the film anymore, the therapist would pause and ask him what had just happened, seemingly strengthening his ability to focus.
@Daniel Blue So true!!! That's our superpower if we know how to use it.
Congratulations.
I finished Hyperfocus the day after you uploaded this. My biggest takeaway, which was a surprise, was the concept of scatterfocus. I picked up the book because I've been having trouble focusing on meaningful tasks. I was looking for tips on how to improve my focus, and the book delivered on that. But it wasn't until I was reading the chapters on scatterfocus that I had a major epiphany into why I struggle with focus. Ever since smart phones, social media, and our "always plugged in" culture, I've taken to distracting myself during any down time and never give my mind a chance to rest. This constant stimulation means my brain never enters scatterfocus, which means it never recharges and it never has a chance to make creative connections and insights. This is the main reason why I struggle with focus.
I would like to investigate the concept of setting better intentions and am looking for recommended reading on this topic.
Realise your comment was 2 years ago and perhaps you’ve found it. But maybe try Nir Eyal’s ‘Indistractable’ ?
“We are what we pay attention to, and almost nothing influences our productivity and creativity as much as the information we’ve consumed in the past” - Chris Bailey
Pretty vague
I have problem to focus what he says, he speeks so fast and also the wirds he uses he speaks like a book.... to much informations.... I qwould focus more if he would say the same advice with less words... I am not surprised he speaks as book because he reads them.
Amazing quote
@@lolololololololol11 Nah, it's pretty useless
In Buddhism, this "meta-awarenes" is just called mindfulness - or aspects of it are - which makes it such a nice tool to improve focus!
Could you please suggest any books about Meta-awearness ?🙏
@@tonghsengsom From my perspective all books on mindfulness will do :D people typically start with "mindfulness in plain English", which you can find free online as a pdf
It actually stems from Hinduism but Buddha adopted it the best :)
@@amshurak6029 I did not want to make it sound like the Buddha "invented" mindfulness - he clearly did not ;D
@@TheDhammaHub In that case apologies :) I'm just too proud sometimes
One time I was hyperfocused on studying and I forgot to swallow a mouthfull of coffee for 20min
Yeah, I have ADHD :)
I think you completed a world record without even knowing it.
@ S&M B&K: That's hilarious! When we hyperfocus, nothing else around us seems to exist!
Lol +ThomasFrank explaining what ADHD people do naturally, if not controllable. 😂
This was the first thing that occurred to me too
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actually. or idk peeps with anxiety. comes with a cause in having difficulty to ~start~
Facts💯😆
Yepppp
Focus might be one of the most important skills we develop in 2021. We need it to push back against the tidal wave of distractions.
When you have ADHD & hyperfocusing happens involuntarily & for really long long periods of time
And then you end hyperfocusing on the wrong thing to avoid working on your main project
@@arupmistry1378 it's the absolute worst
@VC Totally agreed! It can be a blessing though :)
lol if only i was intentional with my mind wandering i’d be “scatter focused.” sounds like skipping breakfast and calling it fasting
i really wonder why breakfast is literally called "break fast"
@@ranonymous27 no way! you're kidding.
He's talking about what is actually a fairly known psychological concept: unconscious processing. While you're doing an activity you enjoy and doesn't require intense focus, your unconscious mind is actually working on creative problem-solving.
wouldn't have an 'awareness chime' on my phone - soon as you pick it up you'll get distracted
Yes that's what I thought. My phone is in another room !
Adhd superpower! Haha hyperfocus is my specialty 😆 anything plant related BAM the hyperfocus is just there. Next thing u know, time stops and im zoned in.. problem is getting out of it
Okay the shot 3ish minutes in that you were showing the editing screen that was matched up with your voice in the preview was CLEAN
1. Set a chime that rings for example every hour, and pause your task and ask “what am I doing, am I doing the task I need?”
2. There are different modes of your mind on scattered mode aka creative mode. First is capture mode: write down all the ideas and random junk in you head, review and see whether there’s anything worthwhile.
Or go into problem crunching mode,where you take one problem out and try your best to beat this one problem up until you have a solution.
Habitual mode is when you’re just doing the dishes or on a walk, combine this with capture mode like recording your thoughts that came to you on a walk in your phone.
3. Intentionality, you need to care about the task. Write down exactly the specific actions you’re going to take eg, I’m gonna do 10 squats at the gym, instead of just I’m going to the gym
Mate really called me out while I was scrolling on Twitter while listening to this xD You got my attention! lol
😂😂🤗
Me: How do I start focusing on my work?
TH-cam: Stop working and watch this video!
Great mindfulness techniques employed here! Part of my scatter focus time includes going for a walk or simply putting on relaxed music (no beats) to give the mind some blank space. Often, it’s in this time that some insights come to the surface, especially if it’s after a period of hyper focus. Thanks for this, Thomas!
Well put! Long, contemplative walks seem to work for me too
Lmao i love these little clip of betterideas, 2 of my favorite character in the same universe
Well I don't know how my life's situation matches with TH-cam alogrithm
Let's take a sec to appreciate how YTers like you work hard to make well-produced and highly informative vids like this, and we just have to watch ads for it.
You got a like from Thomas Frank
Great take on productivity! I think it's also important to have mental clarity in order to be productive, because it allows us to see our thoughts and ideas more clearly and we can organize them better. Did a video on that just now! :)
Great content as always. What trick did you pull with the selfie stick at 5:12?
It's really impressive to see your filmmaking skills grow with each video. In the first few seconds, it already felt like I was about to start watching a high-quality Netflix documentary. Keep it up, you're doing great!
Time limit and planning beforehand are things that really help me study, stay focussed but also finish on time 📚
Funny how TH-cam notified me about this video while I was spacing out in the middle of studying. I see what you did there, universe.
Funny 😁😂
Hyperfocus for neural typicals may be a good thing, but for us with ASD and ADHD it leads to emotional deregulation.
_Exactlyy_
Always break down what you want to do into as many steps as possible. The more actions you have, the easier each action is to actually implement 💪
True, little wins along the way are very encouraging
@@intentionalliving7326 we deserve to be rewarded, we’ve had a tough year 😂
The editing on this is top notch!!
Glad I’m not the only one appreciating that😂
@@intentionalliving7326 WILL ALLAH RETURN HIS CHILD TO THE BIG CHUNGUS??!!!
I find it funny because this is natural for someone with ADHD but usually you can't choose when it happens🤷🏽♀️and writting ideas its key too, otherwise they pass to oblivion, thanks for describe this so well😊
Hey Thomas, I have a problem and I need your help @Thomas Frank
I’m a high school student in Egypt and I take 16 classes, all of which are obligatory, I’ve been having trouble studying some of them, simply for my lack of motivation and for my hate towards them, but my real problem is that I live with my grandmother because my mom died and my dad traveled and my grandma always has people coming in and out of the house, so I decided to flip my day and wake up at night, the problem is I’d wake up at around 9 pm and half the night would be wasted in random thoughts and then I would get like literally one thing done and go to sleep, schools are canceled and there’s no one to explain the concepts to me, I teach my self all the 16 subjects that I have and I’m supposed to take my final exams by the end of January, what I’m I supposed to do
as someone with ADHD, this is something I WISH I could control
Takes work..its not easy..especially if its boring to us
@@TheAdhdGardener exactly!
Kind of frustrating to see a symptom of my neurological disability reduced to a "superpower." Hyperfocus is a psychiatric term. Apparently that was lost on the author of this book. Frankly, as someone with ADHD, seeing this term used as something controllable is kind of upsetting. I don't suspect that Thomas knew about this, but it doesn't change the fact that hyperfocus is something that ADHDers struggle with on a daily basis.
Sooo… I was actively looking at another screen when he said “Yes I can see what you’re doing Derek.”
Made my heart jump cause that’s my name! 😂
I actually didn’t know I did this, but I use scatterfocus to start writing everyone of my video scripts. I start with a general idea and just jot down multiple notes about what I wanna talk about in that video.
I love your videos, super informative
Hey!! Tom we miss your subtle humor......when it's coming back in ur videos???
I haven't read the book, but going on just the information given in this video, my overall reaction is "this isn't hyperfocus, this is just 'focus'".
As someone with ADHD (as many other people in these comments), I can say that hyperfocus can be both good and bad, and - most importantly - it is not something that can be controlled. If you happen to hyperfocus on a productive task, then yay! If it's an unproductive task, then.. oh dear. There's very little intention or control over the state of hyperfocus - it's an obsessive state that does not allow 'meta awareness', timer-based check-ins, internal discipline, etc. On the contrary: it's called 'hyper' focus because it is an extreme, excessive state of focus, and not in a healthy way.
Likewise, hyperfocus is also a very creative mode, because you exclude all other stimuli to think only about a specific subject but -because ADHDers have chaotic brains- it allows to look at a specific subject from several different angles, including rambling related to the central subject than you then bring back to it.
It's not helpful to use terms that already exist for medical conditions and apply them to related but different things that then cause confusion and misunderstanding about the medical condition. To be clear, this is a criticism aimed at the book's author: he just thought 'hyperfocus' sounded cooler than calling it 'focus', which is precisely what he is describing (as per this video) and, ultimately, that is an incredibly irresponsible thing to do.
Don't glamourise hyperfocus, neurotypical people, just focus.
Why would someone want to hyperfocus? It's much more harmful then useful at least for me...
*Never ever give up guys, I am cheering for you!*
First of all, I love this haircut the most!
Second, this is the exact video I needed to refocus my mind and set goals on how to get where I really wanna go in 2021
You are the best. Thank you!
This one can be combined along with Duhigg's and Clears books on habits.
Hourly awareness chime seems to beat its purpose when it goes off during your flow session.
It's not as easy for me to differentiate my work space and relaxation space but what I like to do is change th environment of my desk. Like removing my work stuff and maybe adding some fun stuff. It helps too
Practical and useful info...Not easy to do but determined to work on it! 🙏🏼
We keep at it... its a practice indeed 🤗
Just found you this week and have already devoured so much. You are really helping me figure out what I want and how to get. Thank you for your hard work and perspective!
1. What's the one thing you like most about the personal development niche?
2. What kind of videos would you like to see more on TH-cam?
I'm doing a bit of research and I'd appreciate your help.
Thank you so much.
Hyperfocus seems an interesting read. Added to my reading list
wondering if audible has it 🤔
YOU GOT NO IDEA HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO.
Who else is Surprised to see Joey from better ideas in the introduction😄?(0:22)
Thanks Thomas!!!
I tend to procrastinate on watching your latest video for a few days and then I always regret not watching it right away :D
Nice love you from India
I actually came here because of ADHD
Which service/app are you using at minute 8:30 for workout and have a coach?
I was wondering this too :)
The editing was amazing! It occurred to me that the concept of meta-awareness is somewhat similar to mindfulness meditation where you focus on your breathing, your presence and your surroundings and whenever you feel your mind drifting away, you gently bring your awareness back. Great video, looking forward to more. Cheers!
2:57
How does both scattered focus and narrowed focus relate to the flow state? Is it a culmination of the two, because flow is said to be the time of being most creative (unlike narrowed focus) and consistently working towards a set goal (unlike scattered focus). Genuinely curious about the interactions between the two forms of focus and its relation to the flow.
Hiper fokus= fokus dalam satu hal
Scatter fokus= sengaja mencacah fokus dengan intensional
Pikiran mengembara= melamun
I was just thinking about how I could not focus on my work today. And then I saw this video on my notification list. Wow
Thomas Frank: How to focus on your work- 3 Lessons from "Hyperfocus"
Me: totally out of focus and looking at his youtube Photo wondering when will he change it to the latest one!
Hey Thomas, I am a master's student in physics and I really really love your videos. I always learn new things that help me a lot. Can you let me know a ratio of hyperfocus and scatterfocus that your would recommend to a science student?
I am a you-tuber from China.. love your video vibe man.
Not the first but close!!
Great content as usual. What I needed to see.
YESS finally! I was praying one of the TH-camrs I was subbed to would pick up and comment on this book, and my favourite TH-camr does🙌, thanks a ton Thomas!😄
1. What's the one thing you like most about the personal development niche?
2. What kind of videos would you like to see more on TH-cam?
I'm doing a bit of research and I'd appreciate your help.
Thank you so much!
I was looking for a tip to break hyperfocus from my ADHD... the confusion I got when I realize other people want to get into it intentionally??
Where focus goes energy flows Anthony Robbins 1991..first chapter awaken the giant within..it’s amazing people constantly chasing the latest fad book..everything with regards to productivity can be found in 2-3 classic books read those and just get off TH-cam and start doing your f’ing life
Yooo I actually read this book
Hey, was it good? Would you recommend it?
@@bluefox7678 yeah, this video is a good summary of the main points but the details in the book give really good insight on managing focus and productivity
@@Imsoflattered0 Thanks Gegor, I will look out for this book. I am studying and getting better at staying on task.
Well, sort of, I am here replying to you.
Haha
What I learnt from the video:
-Hyperfocus is what generates productivity
-Scatterfocus is what generates creativity
-He's not my dad
I'm Aml from Egypt.
I really enjoy watching your videos; because of it's valuable contained. So I will be so pleased to help you increase your viewerships by subtitle your videos to Arabic and share it. Don't worry about the charge. I will just charge $5 /2 minutes.
Here is the opinion of the last youtuber I dealt with:
"Thank you for the translation. It really had a great effect, I gained a lot of exposure from it"
Quarantine isn't helping my ADHD and the French government should start making sense... like... now.
I think, that focusing on work is bad, because your mind is big, and your idea always changes if the wok is creative. So you just need to watch around. Also if the work is straight like to learn something. Every work must be creative, don't you think. Just learning will not give you much experience, good if you look at something sometimes from many sides (without strategizing). Use different brain sides
Hi Tom, I am curious about your new skillshare course, can't wait to see it.
Searching up this video when I'm trying to do a huge history project at literally 3:04 AM.
It needs to be submitted in 5 hours,
6th
I fell like Thomas Frank is the owner of Notion, honestly
One thing I find suprising is the fact that I cant really find anyone talking about brain warm ups ?
Is it a thing ? Could we and should we find drills to do mentally before an exam or study? Same way you do before playing a guitar or sports.
I know meditation can be an answer, but was wondering if there is a field regarding " brain warm ups"?
I still cringe to the “I’m not your dad” , I was here before you started saying it
😂 reading that comment was funny
I have ADHD. Are you telling me that some people aren't almost constantly meta-aware of their own thoughts/feelings?
Solution to your all problems: Self Discovery-
If you try to fix your focus problem on your own, after trail and error you will reach to the similar findings, but through trail and error you will be more likely to stick to the the whole focus thing because you have gone through the process. So, stop consuming content and start working on your problems on your own; trust me after sometime you will find much more concrete solution for yourself. The only thing you have to do is to trust the process.
i was so focused on this video , when he said "if you enjoyed the video subscribe" i was like its the end i was hoping more .
cute eyelashes....:)
Thomas What do you think about Psychology?As a major? Please give opinions!
Thanks for your advice and for your videos. You really motivated me to create my channel. I just posted my first video. Please check it out. Any comment is good to take from you
i feel like constantly asking yourself where's your mind is focusing on is really similar to awareness in some meditation books
So a lot of the time, the "Scatterfocus" happens for me when I am at my job, and sadly, I am not in a position where I can make notes, or write things down consistently.
Well he totally butchered the pinball machine analogy. It was meant to be about neural pathways and he didn't mention them at all which made it into a metaphor about nothing.
I really like how a few of my different focus states have been outlined recognised, and named here though.
Tho one thing I observed, to take ritalin without previously planning the work ends up in procrastination.
I love "capture mode!" I find that ideas come during walks or exercise sessions.
LOL, I love that you were literally like, "I'm committing to fewer videos!"
The funny thing about this is that hyper focus refers to a symptom of adhd, hyper focus causes people with adhd to get addicted to whatever they are doing and even lose track of time
Intentionality is the number one difference maker.
Man the only problem on free trail is that you have to put you credit card 😕
Thank you for this amazing video, liked and subscribed 👍
What watch do you have? I need this voice memo recording function bro...
i cant even focus watching this video
1. What's the one thing you like most about the personal development niche?
2. What kind of videos would you like to see more on TH-cam?
I'm doing a bit of research and I'd appreciate your help.
Thank you so much.
Me who can't even focus on the video and just casually scrolling down the comment section. 🙃
the set-up though!
I'm sorry but your lips are out of sync with your words and it's driving me crazy.
Improving my focus has been top of mind for me lately! Thank you Universe and Thomas Frank for coming through 🤟