I enjoyed this video. A week ago I was told I was boring, because I like to stay home and read a book than go out on the town. I thought about it, this year it wad a goal of mine to become financially healthy, I started writing down goals and dreams. I rid my life of things and people that weren't working in my life anymore. I have been making some noticeable changes in my life. I picked to watch this video today. I watch Ted videos everyday, it is part of my boringness, I can now appreciate how truly boring being Boring is. I know in one year from now I will have accomplished more goals than the last 5 years put together. And the onlookers can call me boring, ill take it as a compliment.
Here's the summary of this video as I understand it: 1. Write things down because otherwise you'll forget. 2. Don't worry about things that shouldn't really matter and choose simply. Put your mental energy into the important things. 3. Stop, take stock of what you have, consider what you want and then question if you really want and need that thing. Have constructive original thought that is developed by thinking, re-thinking, and deeper thinking. 4. Think what is important, get rid of what isn't important, manage what you need to do and finally plan, organize, and do the things you love. His main message is to be commonplace and boring in your schedule so that you can put all of your energy and passion into what is most important to you
Amazing!! Also, do you know by summarizing and writing this down, you have ensured that you will remember this far more effectively and for much longer.
@@soultrader9207 so what is wrong with that anyting? You just need to chime in I think he made a lot of sense and I know it was a long complicated talk it wouldn't make as much sense because I wouldn't remember.
These are actually some really great tools for reducing your mental load, and therefore giving yourself the mental space you need to really be present and focused in whatever you're doing. It's pretty basic, and *obviously* you don't apply it to everything in life, but these are tools that I've picked up and applied over time, and I can honestly say they're just as valuable as they are basic.
1. Write things down 2. Reduce to essentials 3. eliminate things you hate and don't have to do 4. automatize things you hate and have to do 5. Stop and question
I like it! One "boring" habit I've developed to help with that "decision fatigue" issue is outlining my daily plan the night before - right down to the hour. I don't always stick to it perfectly; sometimes I'll swap stuff for other tasks, block off time to fit in leisure or socializing, or have to deal with unforeseen circumstances. But even just having a guideline cuts down on having to brain calculate what I'm going to do when, and how I'll possibly fit everything into one day.
You can automate things without losing variety. I put shirts that I wash under the pile of shirts, and just take the one on top each day. Automated variety. Everyday I take the closest box of cereal, pour a bowl, and then put that box at the end of the line. Automated variety.
I'm not criticizing him. I agree with him, and am adding to the conversation. The important part is the automation, and there are many creative ways to implement it.
Thanks you Mister! Please don't believe the few comments i glanced at ... because indeed I'm sure this one of the most effective Ted- or even one of the most effective talks I've ever heard. I've been painting and listening to Ted for 5 hours straight (ok, had a few short breaks in listening, I'm no machine) now, and had just been forming the opinion that the overwhelming majority of talkers never get over presenting the problem ... never getting to give a tangible answer. Well this guy does everything in an incredibly compact way, coherently, smoothly. Interesting exposition, presenting of needs, facts, ways to accomplish. I did hear it twice, but not for better understanding, just to learn it by heart (grin) without having to write it down.
Very well articulated. As a working mom of two young children I find automation invaluable. Eating same things simplifies my life so much. At times, I deem it too boring and add variety and experience unnecessary overwhelm. Same with writing everything down - when I write everything down I experience a spike in productivity. As soon as I relax and attempt to retain tasks and reminders in my head - I experience overwhelm and my productivity plummets. Great talk! Thanks!
Matthias Degroote i don't think his intention was to call people boring. i think he meant to say that to express our creativity and ideas, we need to focus on that, and not the things which we have to do anyway.
Inspirational for those who want to achieve something but lost somewhere in the heap of craps and don't know how to step forward. thank u so much. For some it is boring because they have something else to do which they love, not necessarily an achievement for others.
I get his point, it's a valid point, though some of the support is debatable. A lot of people want to live the fullest moment but lose sight of their life's goals. Do go with your gut, don't try to counter it but do think it through twice.
Luuuuuuved it....I think we need to come up with another word other than 'boring'....because he really described a productive person...and people who get things done are not boring
Nailed it, I've struggled with this dilemma for years. I always thought I was fortunate to have so many options available. In reality it always makes me feel as if I get very little done.
It amazes me how many people found this speech, and the person giving it, boring. I thought he presented his ideas well and I agree with most of it. "Boring" is subjective, after all, so I guess people who don't really understand the subject material will find it "boring". I love psychology, so speeches like this fascinate me. :)
true, I think we take everything for granted. and we label everything. and now we're afraid of our creation. which in this case 'words' for instance if you use the word 'free' in anything, people would want it. e.g: free microwave if you purchase over $700.
After 2 minutes, I've gotten bored and quit it. I understood the concept, though this was boring. His way of talking and presenting the material, his low energy, him not making the talk exciting and not making me understand what the talk is about immediately. What I want to see is straight to the point and passion in a person when presenting even if he has to give examples after. His way of presenting failed to do so. Hence, I will proceed to another talk.
Wow I'm glad I decided to watch this because all of the comments about this being boring were not true to me. This video was really useful. Part of what makes someone successful or happy is by having really good, structured "boring" habits. The example of wearing the same thing over and over makes something that many people spend so much time over (but what should I wear?) easy and effortless and more energy and time to spend on more fun and productive things. I'm starting to do that with the food I eat. Food is something I love to do and both have to and not have to do, but I've found that it benefits me to automate some aspects of it, especially in areas that I hate as a health and ethics-concious person. Part of how I automated healthy eating was to work at a healthy restaurant. I don't have to think about how healthy the food is or how ethical it is because I know already. It's ingrained in me as part of my job. It seems like I already do the three things mentioned, but sometimes something so obvious needs to be pointed out for me to really understand and appreciate it.
they probably watched the first 2 minutes, got offended at the microsoft/dumb consumers bit, then decided to mouth off. i disagree with some of his examples but the intent/moral was clear.
Yes, that's so true. Not having to think about what you'll wear makes life a lot easier. I have a stack of long-sleeved shirts for winter, and short-sleeved ones for summer. Some cardigans, some jeans. And usually I just take the first one off the stack, end of story. If the first one doesn't match the color of the jeans, well then the second or third one. But other than that, there's no choice.
Surprise for me too... everyone saying he was boring... and I thinking: Cool I´m on the right track! Because I mostly do what he said... and I feel that that´s the way... well maybe that´s why not everyone can shine...
This may be the most useful TED talk I've seen, and I've watched many TED talks over the last few years. It is a wonderful thing to know that there are at least a few 22 yr. olds that I can get really good advice from, lol! (I'm 54 :) I'm sharing this all over the place; unfortunately, most people I know won't take the time to watch/listen to this :(
I wouldn't call it a successful life if I became boring by doing the things I love. I would very much rather have a strenuous life in which I love what I do and it inspires people. And I believe that a strenuous life actually embraces these ideas but it takes them a step further. This was a good talk and I agree with almost everything of what he said but I can't settle only with this or maybe I just refuse to be boring.
I totally get it. Why waste your time doing things that don't make you happy or don't progress any aspect of you. For example, I hate going to shopping malls to look for clothes and getting my hair done constantly. I like a certain style and only a few hairstyles... I'm boring in that perspective and don't care. I rather spend my time more wisely doing things that would truly make me happy.
amazing. i thought that i was crazy for a lot of years. It is so refreshing to see that there are people out there with the same outside the box, unique angle of attack for life.
I watched it several times, and I agree that it was boring... or more precisely, he said interesting things but in a manner which emphasized what he wanted us to agree with, rather than how to implement it. Repetition of the "how to" rather than the "benefits of" would have been better, I feel like he was more trying to convince us to join a cult than promoting a few simple concepts which we can all start to benefit from. So, don't let the presentation rob you of the tactical skills.
Thank you, Chris Sauve, for sharing this amazing message. It's going to help me more than I can give it credit for. And thank you Tedx Talks for letting him share his message with the world.
This video is a perfect example of what he is saying - fist he points out: " Productive people write things down" - ok, i know that .. that is boring !!- thinking out-lough: WHAT A BORING PRESENTATION! .. but after that wow !!!! Excellent ! Original! he point out some stuff i rely feel it resonates with myself. This guy is amazing and he manage to bring me back on track! Thank you Chris Sauve ! Big thumbs up from me! :D
Contrary to many of the comments under the video, this talk is very good! The presenter lays down the basics of how to become an effective and efficient person. One more thing, I did not find it boring:) I listened to the whole speech, maybe that's why:)
Among all those super motivational talks that you forget in 5 mins, this forces us to realize that actually doing what we love can be boaring and hard at times, but is worth it.
I think unless you find a universal definition for "boring", it would be a highly subjective thing. What might be boring to one might be interesting for another?
One could say this is not necessarily "spectacular" however it made a ton of sense. I need to write things down more. I feel overwhelmed often. Great presentation.
I think these talks should be taught very early in school. They're inspiring and a great motivator which kids desperately need. I know if I actually had the motivation I did now I'd actually like school instead of hating it.
This is a great talk that will speak to highly creative/independent thinkers focus and channel their energy to purposeful direction. It definitely speaks from behavioral economics perspective that presumes we need to develop systems of purpose to keep us on track and avoid our own mental pitfalls that keep us from accomplishing our dreams. We all have innate tendencies that are not always to our advantage, and this speaker is sharing his personal methodology for moving forward. I do believe it's an issue with the millennial generation to innately want to improve upon the status quo Tl;Dw: Don't be afraid to introduce structure into your life, remove the "noise" in your life and focus on what you really care about and set purposeful goals; and build systems around yourself that encourage accountability to your goals. At least, that was my takeaway.
I love how much of the community loves to be critics. It's a talk, no one's forcing you to watch it. I didn't want to read the comments but it really does show how well people can talk complete shit and put someone down over the internet. Here's to hoping Ted Talk disables comments in videos. No one deserves to be put down when trying to share positivity.
He is making a huge generalization of people, putting them into a box of "boring", when he doesn't even clearly define what he believes a "boring" person is. He says that boring people stop and question... no, that is not what a boring person does, that is what a person who thinks for themselves does.
Luna Root Yeah, I pretty much questioned his ideology throughout his presentation, but when I heard that people stop and question I immediately assumed the absurdity of it. also when he said that we a basically too un-intelligent that we rely on calculators, etc. i agree that he doesn't define what boring is, generalizing most of the time!
I think by boring, he meant to do boring thing like what he shows. The methods. Basically (imo) when we get boring we look for something exciting, what if we were boring because of doing the 2 grid thing? Try to look at it, instead of looking for new things to excite yourself, do what you write.
I agree with everything but I have one small semantical beef. You don't HAVE to do anything. You always have a choice. The consequences of certain choices may suck but that doesn't remove your choice.
This talk is a good reminder that you need to guard how you expend energy on the routine, especially if you're trying to do something extraordinary with your life.
At first I was "ugh, another creativity ramble", but then after point #2 he started making more sense. In fact, his points add very practical value to the "turn negatives into positives" saying.
What an incredible explanation...And It's also true that when you became little bit of boring you are going to do amazing thing..Because that time you continually thing about what you're doing and what should I do to better this thing...Even at that you often ignore people who try to speak with you happily...That's why you are being bored by yourself..And also in the mind of peaple.
I was reluctant to watch this video because of its title, but I can confidently say that I took away more from this lecture than most TED talks I have seen in a long while. If you don't make it all the way I guarantee you will miss out on important and relevant information.
It's been proven many times, in some decisions requiring guessing, our first thought is many times our best. Thanks for the points to remember and apply. Valuable teaching.
In all: 1 - Write everithing down. 2 - Reduce to essentials 3 - a. Stop (on place where you are), b. Question (of what you doing, planing etc). In end: 1 - Think, what is important to you? Why are you here? 2 - Get rid of what you don`t love! Automate the in-between. 3 - Plan, organize and do the things you love. So in basically: - USE YOU NOTE! - Don`t do STACK OVERFLOW for YOUR MIND (Reduce esentials) - STOP on where you are, AND ask WHAT REALY whant to from WHERE you are.
I exercised these actions at a time in my life when I was feeling inadequate with a relationship I was desperately trying to save from dome. I came to realize that implementing a few of these techniques a day until a natural flow availed saved our relationship and I'm proud to say we our now happier than we ever have been.
I like the idea behind the video, it's just it's everyone must participate in some degree of mundane stability in order to survive and have the time to develop their original, exciting ideas. Otherwise, the person would have total psychological entropy.
More energy than you know. Think about all the knowledge that has been passed to us from the past when there were less distractions or choices in life! The world appeared to be full of people with original thoughts. We could probably achieve way more without the distraction of choice. ( SOMETIMES ).
Fantastic! I have hundreds of great ideas a day and I'm a huge dreamer! This talk has been very helpful and insightful to me and I'm going to share this with my fiance today. We're both extremely creative, but we have so many balls to juggle all the time that we get overwhelmed. We work from home, we have events all the time, radio shows, videos, etc. This is so simple and straightforward information and it's much appreciated the beautiful way in which you formatted the way we can apply "being boring" to assist us in our exciting creative lives! Woohoo!! ;-)
he did say this as example: automate what you hate. IF you HATE choosing meals, then make a PLAN. (helps with Diats^^) IF you LOVE to dress up matching to the colors of the leafs or something, FOCUS on it. And indeed focusing feels easier when i have less things on my mind. Besides I love Juggling. Nice "catch"! oh and an analogy/metapher to share: Is Structure like Order an higher state of potential energy (like wood or magnesium). Can it burn as bright when set on "Fire"?!
Great one! Thanks for sharing the matrix, and couldn't agree more re: energy (& time) used w/ less important choices, is often exhausted at the expense of making more thoughtful choices on items that are of greater value later in the day. Automate to consolidate ..that which is deserving of your focus! Thanks Chris.
going with your gut isnt about running or foolishly jumping into everything. its just about judging things based on feeling instead of always thinking. or confronting what you feel, dealing with being in the moment of experience instead of thinking and reasoning through everything. there is a need for both. whats foolish is total denial of gut feelings or total reliance on logical decision making. this guy doesnt know what hes talking about.
I admit I did not listen to the whole talk, but literally everything he said, I disagreed with. I mean, how much energy does it honestly take to choose a food different to chicken and potatoes for dinner? Maybe if you actually ate more nutritiously you'd have that extra energy. Also, what *defines* a "boring" person, because this man gives no real definition.
But he never said that the only way to free up mental energy was to limit your food choices. To us, it may not seem like that big of a deal, but because he doesn't like food/doesn't consider it a priority, it is for him. What he's basically trying to say is just to minimize whatever YOU consider to be a distraction, not what anyone else does. And, the way I saw it, a boring person is someone who is just... normal. They may not go traveling the world or skydive or have exciting stories to tell, and they usually have a set routine to go about the day. By doing this, it gives us the opportunity for original thought, whether we choose to take it or not.
As a person who eats the same thing everyday, I have to agree with him. It's not just choosing what you eat, but there is preparation and effort put into eating different things.
***** Well put. I thought this was one of the best TED talks that I have seen. Inklan Utterfield It doesn't have to be just what you eat for dinner. There is a lot of frustration people have with wanting to be "someone", what too few realize is that how you see Steve Jobs, or the guy at the grocery store is only your own judgemental perception, and I don't mean that in any form of negative conotation. The reality behind what makes up a successful person's life {somebody who is doing exactly what they want to be doing} and an unsuccessful {trapped by circumstance} is in how and where they focus their attention. Phrases like "pay attention" actually mean, pay. "YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR". If you sit down and reflect on this you will find that people who focus all their attention on one thing have little time for anything else. It brings out some truth in certain stereotypes, like athlete's not being well read {this is not the same as unintelligent, but people take it that way}. They aren't, they don't have time for it. The girl that is into cosmo and her appearance isn't going to be the person to discuss quantum physics with. That's just how it is. All the time people spend making themselves APPEAR interesting by taking two hours to pick out an outfit is time somebody else isspending working on their business/passion/craft/ etc. Steve Jobs began paying for/investing in Apple when he was working out of his garage You only have so musch attention to give to things, so you pick computer dorkery over Pantene dorkery. Nothing, NOTHING, in life is free. I like thinking about through the phrase pay attention. Wherever my attention is, I can be sure I am paying for it, and I rarely know the real cost. With that, I should go get back to work on something worth paying for. Thanks, I hope that helps.
its really cool, imagine your ideal building, with rooms, fill the rooms with things you love, close your eyes and walk around, feel comfortable. then stick what you gotta know near each objext and make them interact bizzarly to remember, incorporate a sound and smell per each. and youll remember anything!!
+Brian Smith, but he speaks of doing "Amazing things". But has he done "amazing things"? Or if he makes conclusions from other people who have done "amazing things" instead of him, how does he know that these would be true and not subject to survivor bias, confirmation bias? Maybe that's just a way of dealing with his own boringness. The guy who studied business at a university and hates business. It says there on his university page that he loves to code, and points to a github accout. A empty github. No repos, no commits. As a person who loves to code myself, i shall say it's the opposite of "amazing" and very much on the boring side. You write things occasionally, but mostly you read, you think, you troubleshoot, you consider the pitfalls. It's OK to be boring, but it's not OK to pretend that it's special. The talk also ignores things that one has no direct control over. What about love and all those things life just throws at you? How are you going to "automate" them?
The calculator analogy was very insulting ... I as a students of mathematics, even though most of my studies dont involve calculating.. I experienced how a brain can degenerate when a person uses a calculator to do calculations in a matter of a few days... It makes you extremely lazy, simple calculations take longer to do and often later on leads to the fact that you have many people who don't witness the odd solution you came up with a calculator to a certain problem (for example when you make a mistake and instead of 20*11 you write 200*11)... I see too many people relying on calculators to do their work for them and you can eventually see that they can't even substract simple numbers (Happens alot with KFC/MC Donald cashiers ... but not with waiters you can guess why...) What this person did is ... take a few people... base an assumption around them, disgarded every person that doesn't fit the assumptions and called it a great tip.
He spoke about writing down goals and priorities ON PAPER! Brian Tracy speaks a lot about that and I agree that it is the best method of staying productive.
Man spends fifteen minutes explaining the value of keeping a calendar and goes on to suggest we put the uninteresting part of our lives on autopilot, but stop and check whether the autopilot is set correctly often enough that we may as well not have done it in the first place. Are we really to believe that deciding what to wear substantially inhibits our ability to function elsewhere in our lives? Also those stats about data are misleading. At least 90% of the content posted on the internet is duplicate data, not new information. These talks are just that - talk. There's no wisdom in this.
+WalterLiddy What I got from that was that you can use the time it takes for you to choose/buy clothes, doing the things you love. It's not that you cannot function in other aspects of life, but that you lose time and focus doing unimportant stuff.
+Alex Cristescu What is "important stuff" though? I know this is TEDx talks and it is REALLY EASY to criticize and point flaws in the concepts portrayed, because they're mostly normal things tried to be presented as novel concepts. Some people like clothes, some people don't. Some people like variety, others like constancy. Even people who like variety, will eventually settle for a limited kind of variety, which is normally referred to as a person's style. The only people who spend more than 30 seconds wondering what to wear are teenage girls (or early 20's, or retarded women in their 30's), or people who work in the clothing business, or celebrities, etc. The vast majority of people don't spend too much time at supermarket isles having existential conflicts about what to buy. And the ones who do, actually enjoy the process. It's the "window shopping" thing, checking things out as an entertainment. The only problem is for obsessive compulsive, people with tendencies to addiction, etc. who then spend too much time or effort on things that are counterproductive in the long run. Everyone knows that serious things are boring, and that partying and leisure is more fun than work (yes, some people are lucky enough to find ways to make money out of their leisure activities, but they are the exception). And maybe it's about time I stop watching TEDx talks... and start focusing on more important things in life.
I enjoyed this video. A week ago I was told I was boring, because I like to stay home and read a book than go out on the town. I thought about it, this year it wad a goal of mine to become financially healthy, I started writing down goals and dreams. I rid my life of things and people that weren't working in my life anymore. I have been making some noticeable changes in my life. I picked to watch this video today. I watch Ted videos everyday, it is part of my boringness, I can now appreciate how truly boring being Boring is. I know in one year from now I will have accomplished more goals than the last 5 years put together. And the onlookers can call me boring, ill take it as a compliment.
Yessss. Thanks for this. Coming in very handy just about now....
stay strong girl luv you anji
that's exactly my history
***** thank you
that's what I am gonna do , can you give me few pointers or advices ?
Misery loves company. Keep working toward your goals.
Here's the summary of this video as I understand it: 1. Write things down because otherwise you'll forget.
2. Don't worry about things that shouldn't really matter and choose simply. Put your mental energy into the important things.
3. Stop, take stock of what you have, consider what you want and then question if you really want and need that thing.
Have constructive original thought that is developed by thinking, re-thinking, and deeper thinking.
4. Think what is important, get rid of what isn't important, manage what you need to do and finally plan, organize, and do the things you love.
His main message is to be commonplace and boring in your schedule so that you can put all of your energy and passion into what is most important to you
Thank you
Amazing!!
Also, do you know by summarizing and writing this down, you have ensured that you will remember this far more effectively and for much longer.
@@soultrader9207 so what is wrong with that anyting? You just need to chime in I think he made a lot of sense and I know it was a long complicated talk it wouldn't make as much sense because I wouldn't remember.
Thanks
Thnx
"We're afraid of making the wrong choice and sometimes we're so afraid that we don't make any choices at all."
These are actually some really great tools for reducing your mental load, and therefore giving yourself the mental space you need to really be present and focused in whatever you're doing. It's pretty basic, and *obviously* you don't apply it to everything in life, but these are tools that I've picked up and applied over time, and I can honestly say they're just as valuable as they are basic.
it's about mindfulness :)
1. Write things down
2. Reduce to essentials
3. eliminate things you hate and don't have to do
4. automatize things you hate and have to do
5. Stop and question
+Smart Cat Collar Project Oh, thank God. Now I don't have to watch it. I was getting bored.
Well, first point done My question is how to reduce this list? :)
I will automatize mowing the lawn and cleaning the bathroom. Then I'll automotize my job so i can go skiing. I just need that robot....
Oshawa IS one of Canada's armpits.
Smart Cat Collar Project n
This dude really brought what the title promised.
I like it! One "boring" habit I've developed to help with that "decision fatigue" issue is outlining my daily plan the night before - right down to the hour. I don't always stick to it perfectly; sometimes I'll swap stuff for other tasks, block off time to fit in leisure or socializing, or have to deal with unforeseen circumstances. But even just having a guideline cuts down on having to brain calculate what I'm going to do when, and how I'll possibly fit everything into one day.
MissAshleyPants I pretty much do this too. Your calendar is your friend, not a tyrant, as Jordan Peterson has said!
Boredom and narcissism are strong in this speech.
Respect to those who listened through it all!
You can automate things without losing variety.
I put shirts that I wash under the pile of shirts, and just take the one on top each day.
Automated variety.
Everyday I take the closest box of cereal, pour a bowl, and then put that box at the end of the line.
Automated variety.
Exactly. Thank you.
if it works for u who are u subjecting it to criticism for?
I'm not criticizing him. I agree with him, and am adding to the conversation. The important part is the automation, and there are many creative ways to implement it.
Thanks you Mister! Please don't believe the few comments i glanced at ... because indeed I'm sure this one of the most effective Ted- or even one of the most effective talks I've ever heard. I've been painting and listening to Ted for 5 hours straight (ok, had a few short breaks in listening, I'm no machine) now, and had just been forming the opinion that the overwhelming majority of talkers never get over presenting the problem ... never getting to give a tangible answer. Well this guy does everything in an incredibly compact way, coherently, smoothly. Interesting exposition, presenting of needs, facts, ways to accomplish. I did hear it twice, but not for better understanding, just to learn it by heart (grin) without having to write it down.
This may be the most important talk on the Internet. At least for people to whom this would be the most important talk.
Sal C hahahaha, now that may be the most important comment on the Internet. At least for people to whom this would be the most important comment.
Sophrosynicle bnujyhhhhbb
Sal C this may be the most boring talk on the Internet. It's like a person at a party talking about why we should talk even if there's nothing to say.
Very well articulated. As a working mom of two young children I find automation invaluable. Eating same things simplifies my life so much. At times, I deem it too boring and add variety and experience unnecessary overwhelm. Same with writing everything down - when I write everything down I experience a spike in productivity. As soon as I relax and attempt to retain tasks and reminders in my head - I experience overwhelm and my productivity plummets. Great talk! Thanks!
No human is boring. Everyone has his own qualities
great mind is in every place thank you mathias
Matthias Degroote i don't think his intention was to call people boring. i think he meant to say that to express our creativity and ideas, we need to focus on that, and not the things which we have to do anyway.
The danger zone is when you leave your fucking cursor on screen in your presentation, bugging the hell out of people!
Lmao I tried to wipe my screen fml
criztu Ignore it then. What is with OCD people.
criztu The misuse of the word "quote" is what gave me the shivers from the very beginning of this presentation.
Inspirational for those who want to achieve something but lost somewhere in the heap of craps and don't know how to step forward. thank u so much. For some it is boring because they have something else to do which they love, not necessarily an achievement for others.
I get his point, it's a valid point, though some of the support is debatable. A lot of people want to live the fullest moment but lose sight of their life's goals. Do go with your gut, don't try to counter it but do think it through twice.
Luuuuuuved it....I think we need to come up with another word other than 'boring'....because he really described a productive person...and people who get things done are not boring
Ikr?
exactly
Most people realize this on their own but anyway, well explained. He summarizes a lot of very well known ideas. The title is misleading.
তন্ময় nothing is wrong with the title. It's called being different.
Nailed it, I've struggled with this dilemma for years. I always thought I was fortunate to have so many options available. In reality it always makes me feel as if I get very little done.
It amazes me how many people found this speech, and the person giving it, boring. I thought he presented his ideas well and I agree with most of it. "Boring" is subjective, after all, so I guess people who don't really understand the subject material will find it "boring". I love psychology, so speeches like this fascinate me. :)
true, I think we take everything for granted. and we label everything. and now we're afraid of our creation. which in this case 'words' for instance if you use the word 'free' in anything, people would want it. e.g: free microwave if you purchase over $700.
The difference between Tedx and Ted
ZCrims: yeah, I noticed a huge difference between the channels. I prefer Tedx way more.
After 2 minutes, I've gotten bored and quit it. I understood the concept, though this was boring. His way of talking and presenting the material, his low energy, him not making the talk exciting and not making me understand what the talk is about immediately. What I want to see is straight to the point and passion in a person when presenting even if he has to give examples after. His way of presenting failed to do so. Hence, I will proceed to another talk.
Jalek24 + Plus the fact absolutely nothing is free.
Wow I'm glad I decided to watch this because all of the comments about this being boring were not true to me. This video was really useful. Part of what makes someone successful or happy is by having really good, structured "boring" habits. The example of wearing the same thing over and over makes something that many people spend so much time over (but what should I wear?) easy and effortless and more energy and time to spend on more fun and productive things.
I'm starting to do that with the food I eat. Food is something I love to do and both have to and not have to do, but I've found that it benefits me to automate some aspects of it, especially in areas that I hate as a health and ethics-concious person. Part of how I automated healthy eating was to work at a healthy restaurant. I don't have to think about how healthy the food is or how ethical it is because I know already. It's ingrained in me as part of my job. It seems like I already do the three things mentioned, but sometimes something so obvious needs to be pointed out for me to really understand and appreciate it.
they probably watched the first 2 minutes, got offended at the microsoft/dumb consumers bit, then decided to mouth off.
i disagree with some of his examples but the intent/moral was clear.
Yes, that's so true. Not having to think about what you'll wear makes life a lot easier. I have a stack of long-sleeved shirts for winter, and short-sleeved ones for summer. Some cardigans, some jeans. And usually I just take the first one off the stack, end of story. If the first one doesn't match the color of the jeans, well then the second or third one. But other than that, there's no choice.
Surprise for me too... everyone saying he was boring... and I thinking: Cool I´m on the right track! Because I mostly do what he said... and I feel that that´s the way... well maybe that´s why not everyone can shine...
This may be the most useful TED talk I've seen, and I've watched many TED talks over the last few years. It is a wonderful thing to know that there are at least a few 22 yr. olds that I can get really good advice from, lol! (I'm 54 :) I'm sharing this all over the place; unfortunately, most people I know won't take the time to watch/listen to this :(
I wouldn't call it a successful life if I became boring by doing the things I love. I would very much rather have a strenuous life in which I love what I do and it inspires people. And I believe that a strenuous life actually embraces these ideas but it takes them a step further. This was a good talk and I agree with almost everything of what he said but I can't settle only with this or maybe I just refuse to be boring.
I was skeptical when I started watching this, but 4-5 minutes in, I realised how brilliant it was. Thank you for sharing :)
I totally get it. Why waste your time doing things that don't make you happy or don't progress any aspect of you. For example, I hate going to shopping malls to look for clothes and getting my hair done constantly. I like a certain style and only a few hairstyles... I'm boring in that perspective and don't care. I rather spend my time more wisely doing things that would truly make me happy.
If boringness is all it takes I'm all set!
Good to not go! The Elvis Costello Existential dilemma ...
Wim Grundy Hardy, har!
amazing. i thought that i was crazy for a lot of years. It is so refreshing to see that there are people out there with the same outside the box, unique angle of attack for life.
Haha. Don't worry, I'm crazy too. Being crazy is just being different than others. Being different than others is not uncommon. :P
Ironically I couldn't watch this video because it was so boring
Agreed.
I watched it several times, and I agree that it was boring... or more precisely, he said interesting things but in a manner which emphasized what he wanted us to agree with, rather than how to implement it. Repetition of the "how to" rather than the "benefits of" would have been better, I feel like he was more trying to convince us to join a cult than promoting a few simple concepts which we can all start to benefit from. So, don't let the presentation rob you of the tactical skills.
I made it to the 1:23 mark
1:43 here...uhm can somebody summarize it...please?
ChaosTyrant
No.
Thank you, Chris Sauve, for sharing this amazing message. It's going to help me more than I can give it credit for. And thank you Tedx Talks for letting him share his message with the world.
This video is a perfect example of what he is saying - fist he points out: " Productive people write things down" - ok, i know that .. that is boring !!- thinking out-lough: WHAT A BORING PRESENTATION! .. but after that wow !!!! Excellent ! Original! he point out some stuff i rely feel it resonates with myself. This guy is amazing and he manage to bring me back on track! Thank you Chris Sauve ! Big thumbs up from me! :D
Contrary to many of the comments under the video, this talk is very good! The presenter lays down the basics of how to become an effective and efficient person. One more thing, I did not find it boring:) I listened to the whole speech, maybe that's why:)
Among all those super motivational talks that you forget in 5 mins, this forces us to realize that actually doing what we love can be boaring and hard at times, but is worth it.
I think unless you find a universal definition for "boring", it would be a highly subjective thing. What might be boring to one might be interesting for another?
Very true. You are only boring, if you live a life that you find boring. ;)
Thank you!
The habits of a boring person is surfing youtube and watching this video.
upvote+1000
His message is so simple, but so effective!
1.) Write everything down.
2.) Ummm, I forgot to write the rest down!
Great advice, thank you! Makes sense when I think about how many people "hate" their jobs, or complain nonstop.
A good talk to watch along with this is "The Power of Introverts", another TED talk.
This presentation wasn't boring! Automating segments of your life to create effectiveness in other areas makes perfect sense. Thanks Chris.
This was awesome! Totally not what I was expecting. I loved it. Thank you.
best point ever " we cannot keep up with information" !!!!!! no truer words ever spoken
One could say this is not necessarily "spectacular" however it made a ton of sense. I need to write things down more. I feel overwhelmed often. Great presentation.
I think these talks should be taught very early in school. They're inspiring and a great motivator which kids desperately need. I know if I actually had the motivation I did now I'd actually like school instead of hating it.
Boredom is subjective.
Excellent thinking..Amazing how mediocre people always turn out to be chaotic and unfocused. Love you
This is a great talk that will speak to highly creative/independent thinkers focus and channel their energy to purposeful direction. It definitely speaks from behavioral economics perspective that presumes we need to develop systems of purpose to keep us on track and avoid our own mental pitfalls that keep us from accomplishing our dreams. We all have innate tendencies that are not always to our advantage, and this speaker is sharing his personal methodology for moving forward.
I do believe it's an issue with the millennial generation to innately want to improve upon the status quo
Tl;Dw: Don't be afraid to introduce structure into your life, remove the "noise" in your life and focus on what you really care about and set purposeful goals; and build systems around yourself that encourage accountability to your goals. At least, that was my takeaway.
really good talk. i liked the squares and how he emphazised to re-evaluate things we do.
"Be regular and orderly in your life like a bourgeois, so that you may be violent and original in your work."
Just wonderful . It is possible.
I love how much of the community loves to be critics.
It's a talk, no one's forcing you to watch it. I didn't want to read the comments but it really does show how well people can talk complete shit and put someone down over the internet.
Here's to hoping Ted Talk disables comments in videos.
No one deserves to be put down when trying to share positivity.
st1k + Try studying many comments of many varied TH-cam videos. You probably won't be delighted at the character of the world overall.
Just great! That's actually helpful. Very helpful. Thank you!
He is making a huge generalization of people, putting them into a box of "boring", when he doesn't even clearly define what he believes a "boring" person is. He says that boring people stop and question... no, that is not what a boring person does, that is what a person who thinks for themselves does.
I agree, this guy needs to look up 'boring' in the dictionary, he is seriously ignorant.
***** Rightly said.
Luna Root Yeah, I pretty much questioned his ideology throughout his presentation, but when I heard that people stop and question I immediately assumed the absurdity of it. also when he said that we a basically too un-intelligent that we rely on calculators, etc. i agree that he doesn't define what boring is, generalizing most of the time!
By"boring" people, he was referring to the meaning in standard usage. I have just recently been told that I was boring ..because I don't drink.
I think by boring, he meant to do boring thing like what he shows. The methods. Basically (imo) when we get boring we look for something exciting, what if we were boring because of doing the 2 grid thing? Try to look at it, instead of looking for new things to excite yourself, do what you write.
Simple rules to greater efficiency...Nice!
The problem is that if you eat "chicken and potato" every time for diner it will affect your health...
yeah you are great. i start to follow your instruction.
I agree with much of this, except I think a person's first thought is usually their best one.
says the broccoli
The topic and delivery were great Chris - very engaging and relevant!
I agree with everything but I have one small semantical beef. You don't HAVE to do anything. You always have a choice. The consequences of certain choices may suck but that doesn't remove your choice.
This talk is a good reminder that you need to guard how you expend energy on the routine, especially if you're trying to do something extraordinary with your life.
that super annoying black dot on the blue screen!!
It's the mouse lol. Regardless, I still wiped my screen thinking it was dirt or something
Anthony DeFrancesco Thanks for the heads up
I love his presentation. It seems he has done great research on his topic.
amazing , i agree with everything he mentioned
At first I was "ugh, another creativity ramble", but then after point #2 he started making more sense. In fact, his points add very practical value to the "turn negatives into positives" saying.
Canadians suffer from spasms when they try to pronounce the word About
aboot.
While Yanks have a diverse range of stupid sounding accents.
I wasted 10 minutes of my life focusing on his words to hear “about”😂🤦🏻♀️
we don’t pronounce about like that... only french canadians 🤣
Prolly, nuh suh fur uff
What an incredible explanation...And It's also true that when you became little bit of boring you are going to do amazing thing..Because that time you continually thing about what you're doing and what should I do to better this thing...Even at that you often ignore people who try to speak with you happily...That's why you are being bored by yourself..And also in the mind of peaple.
I was reluctant to watch this video because of its title, but I can confidently say that I took away more from this lecture than most TED talks I have seen in a long while. If you don't make it all the way I guarantee you will miss out on important and relevant information.
It's been proven many times, in some decisions requiring guessing, our first thought is many times our best. Thanks for the points to remember and apply. Valuable teaching.
it looks like the same TED talk formula again and again
In all:
1 - Write everithing down.
2 - Reduce to essentials
3 - a. Stop (on place where you are), b. Question (of what you doing, planing etc).
In end:
1 - Think, what is important to you? Why are you here?
2 - Get rid of what you don`t love! Automate the in-between.
3 - Plan, organize and do the things you love.
So in basically:
- USE YOU NOTE!
- Don`t do STACK OVERFLOW for YOUR MIND (Reduce esentials)
- STOP on where you are, AND ask WHAT REALY whant to from WHERE you are.
Am I the only one who get distracted by the small black mouse pointer in the slides XD
+Teguh Suryadi Holy hell no!
Before I figured it out, I was trying to remove that "stain" on "my" laptop screen.
I exercised these actions at a time in my life when I was feeling inadequate with a relationship I was desperately trying to save from dome. I came to realize that implementing a few of these techniques a day until a natural flow availed saved our relationship and I'm proud to say we our now happier than we ever have been.
I like the idea behind the video, it's just it's everyone must participate in some degree of mundane stability in order to survive and have the time to develop their original, exciting ideas. Otherwise, the person would have total psychological entropy.
sorry, replace the second "it's" with "logic that". Sorry, I was typing too fast!
Absolutely fantastic!
What I learnt from this talk: iPhone design matches Steve Job's choice of attire.
One of the best ted talks I'v watched.
More energy than you know. Think about all the knowledge that has been passed to us from the past when there were less distractions or choices in life! The world appeared to be full of people with original thoughts. We could probably achieve way more without the distraction of choice.
( SOMETIMES ).
Totally agree with you here.
Fantastic! I have hundreds of great ideas a day and I'm a huge dreamer! This talk has been very helpful and insightful to me and I'm going to share this with my fiance today. We're both extremely creative, but we have so many balls to juggle all the time that we get overwhelmed. We work from home, we have events all the time, radio shows, videos, etc. This is so simple and straightforward information and it's much appreciated the beautiful way in which you formatted the way we can apply "being boring" to assist us in our exciting creative lives! Woohoo!! ;-)
Who is reminded of Jake and Amir ???
Just today, it took me half an hour to decide what i wanted for lunch! I really appreciated this talk.
the 'quirky' title and idea behind the talk... TEDx is slowly turning into a buzzfeed list
he did say this as example: automate what you hate. IF you HATE choosing meals, then make a PLAN. (helps with Diats^^)
IF you LOVE to dress up matching to the colors of the leafs or something, FOCUS on it.
And indeed focusing feels easier when i have less things on my mind. Besides I love Juggling. Nice "catch"!
oh and an analogy/metapher to share: Is Structure like Order an higher state of potential energy (like wood or magnesium). Can it burn as bright when set on "Fire"?!
those who don't get it... go watch a vid of someone getting hit with a ball in the crouch or something. Obviously you're not the crowd he's talking to
Great one! Thanks for sharing the matrix, and couldn't agree more re: energy (& time) used w/ less important choices, is often exhausted at the expense of making more thoughtful choices on items that are of greater value later in the day. Automate to consolidate ..that which is deserving of your focus! Thanks Chris.
going with your gut isnt about running or foolishly jumping into everything. its just about judging things based on feeling instead of always thinking. or confronting what you feel, dealing with being in the moment of experience instead of thinking and reasoning through everything. there is a need for both. whats foolish is total denial of gut feelings or total reliance on logical decision making. this guy doesnt know what hes talking about.
Puts things into perspective for me. Thank you. Excellent talk!
I admit I did not listen to the whole talk, but literally everything he said, I disagreed with. I mean, how much energy does it honestly take to choose a food different to chicken and potatoes for dinner? Maybe if you actually ate more nutritiously you'd have that extra energy. Also, what *defines* a "boring" person, because this man gives no real definition.
But he never said that the only way to free up mental energy was to limit your food choices. To us, it may not seem like that big of a deal, but because he doesn't like food/doesn't consider it a priority, it is for him. What he's basically trying to say is just to minimize whatever YOU consider to be a distraction, not what anyone else does.
And, the way I saw it, a boring person is someone who is just... normal. They may not go traveling the world or skydive or have exciting stories to tell, and they usually have a set routine to go about the day. By doing this, it gives us the opportunity for original thought, whether we choose to take it or not.
As a person who eats the same thing everyday, I have to agree with him. It's not just choosing what you eat, but there is preparation and effort put into eating different things.
vinaloi41 Well, to each their own, I suppose. It would be wrong of me to say what I think is right as fact.
***** Well put. I thought this was one of the best TED talks that I have seen. Inklan Utterfield It doesn't have to be just what you eat for dinner. There is a lot of frustration people have with wanting to be "someone", what too few realize is that how you see Steve Jobs, or the guy at the grocery store is only your own judgemental perception, and I don't mean that in any form of negative conotation. The reality behind what makes up a successful person's life {somebody who is doing exactly what they want to be doing} and an unsuccessful {trapped by circumstance} is in how and where they focus their attention. Phrases like "pay attention" actually mean, pay. "YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR". If you sit down and reflect on this you will find that people who focus all their attention on one thing have little time for anything else. It brings out some truth in certain stereotypes, like athlete's not being well read {this is not the same as unintelligent, but people take it that way}. They aren't, they don't have time for it. The girl that is into cosmo and her appearance isn't going to be the person to discuss quantum physics with. That's just how it is. All the time people spend making themselves APPEAR interesting by taking two hours to pick out an outfit is time somebody else isspending working on their business/passion/craft/ etc. Steve Jobs began paying for/investing in Apple when he was working out of his garage You only have so musch attention to give to things, so you pick computer dorkery over Pantene dorkery. Nothing, NOTHING, in life is free. I like thinking about through the phrase pay attention. Wherever my attention is, I can be sure I am paying for it, and I rarely know the real cost. With that, I should go get back to work on something worth paying for. Thanks, I hope that helps.
Tait Jones Thanks, I think I can appreciate the appeal of this way of thinking now, even if it isn't for me.
It's so simple yet brilliant. Great speech!
he sure is very good at being boring... I mean highly boring.
I think the audio plays a role.
Insightful, intelligent. Thank you.
Learn the "Method of Loci" i can remember 26 things back to front regardless what they are.
+PimpMyDeckAustralia.COM I think he is talking about topics and not things. "The method of loci" sounds so nice for exams tho.
its really cool, imagine your ideal building, with rooms, fill the rooms with things you love, close your eyes and walk around, feel comfortable. then stick what you gotta know near each objext and make them interact bizzarly to remember, incorporate a sound and smell per each. and youll remember anything!!
You can try also the method of Loki, to become king of Aasgard (it works for brief periods)
Awesome. Thank you
TED X speech basics
1. glasses
2. shitty quotes
3. power point corresponding shitty quote
4. metaphors
5. hand(pause)...gestures
6. (pause) ....numbers
7. blah...blah...blahhh
8. thank you(clap)
then Alan Davies, show us the right way!. :DDDD
was he boring then? ...I think he said something very interesting and especially if he's only 22
+Brian Smith, but he speaks of doing "Amazing things". But has he done "amazing things"? Or if he makes conclusions from other people who have done "amazing things" instead of him, how does he know that these would be true and not subject to survivor bias, confirmation bias? Maybe that's just a way of dealing with his own boringness. The guy who studied business at a university and hates business. It says there on his university page that he loves to code, and points to a github accout. A empty github. No repos, no commits.
As a person who loves to code myself, i shall say it's the opposite of "amazing" and very much on the boring side. You write things occasionally, but mostly you read, you think, you troubleshoot, you consider the pitfalls. It's OK to be boring, but it's not OK to pretend that it's special.
The talk also ignores things that one has no direct control over. What about love and all those things life just throws at you? How are you going to "automate" them?
Sorry, I got bored and lost the first 3 of your points. I can only keep track of so many things!
there was a ted talk on this
So many people have so much time to criticize this young man's effort. He loves his life. He loves what he does. He's made that a business. You?
The calculator analogy was very insulting ... I as a students of mathematics, even though most of my studies dont involve calculating.. I experienced how a brain can degenerate when a person uses a calculator to do calculations in a matter of a few days...
It makes you extremely lazy, simple calculations take longer to do and often later on leads to the fact that you have many people who don't witness the odd solution you came up with a calculator to a certain problem (for example when you make a mistake and instead of 20*11 you write 200*11)... I see too many people relying on calculators to do their work for them and you can eventually see that they can't even substract simple numbers (Happens alot with KFC/MC Donald cashiers ... but not with waiters you can guess why...)
What this person did is ... take a few people... base an assumption around them, disgarded every person that doesn't fit the assumptions and called it a great tip.
He spoke about writing down goals and priorities ON PAPER! Brian Tracy speaks a lot about that and I agree that it is the best method of staying productive.
Yay! I'm boring!
fantastic Thinking.... awesome....
I guess this guy has it down pat because the main thing I got out of this was incredible boredom.
You advocated the use of my arch rival - the calculator. I agree that automation is a good thing, but you crossed the line sir!
Man spends fifteen minutes explaining the value of keeping a calendar and goes on to suggest we put the uninteresting part of our lives on autopilot, but stop and check whether the autopilot is set correctly often enough that we may as well not have done it in the first place.
Are we really to believe that deciding what to wear substantially inhibits our ability to function elsewhere in our lives?
Also those stats about data are misleading. At least 90% of the content posted on the internet is duplicate data, not new information.
These talks are just that - talk. There's no wisdom in this.
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+WalterLiddy What I got from that was that you can use the time it takes for you to choose/buy clothes, doing the things you love. It's not that you cannot function in other aspects of life, but that you lose time and focus doing unimportant stuff.
That's absolutely not what the video was about. WATCH THE VIDEO
+Alex Cristescu What is "important stuff" though? I know this is TEDx talks and it is REALLY EASY to criticize and point flaws in the concepts portrayed, because they're mostly normal things tried to be presented as novel concepts. Some people like clothes, some people don't. Some people like variety, others like constancy. Even people who like variety, will eventually settle for a limited kind of variety, which is normally referred to as a person's style. The only people who spend more than 30 seconds wondering what to wear are teenage girls (or early 20's, or retarded women in their 30's), or people who work in the clothing business, or celebrities, etc. The vast majority of people don't spend too much time at supermarket isles having existential conflicts about what to buy. And the ones who do, actually enjoy the process. It's the "window shopping" thing, checking things out as an entertainment. The only problem is for obsessive compulsive, people with tendencies to addiction, etc. who then spend too much time or effort on things that are counterproductive in the long run. Everyone knows that serious things are boring, and that partying and leisure is more fun than work (yes, some people are lucky enough to find ways to make money out of their leisure activities, but they are the exception). And maybe it's about time I stop watching TEDx talks... and start focusing on more important things in life.
Thank you for this🙏🏼