Summary: 1) Have a month by month calendar on your wall, so that you can see January through to December simultaneously. 2) Remove anyone who's holding you back. 3) Put your wake-up alarm on the other side of your bedroom so that you have to get out of bed to turn it off. 4) When trying to get to sleep, leave your phone, laptop or other distracting things in another room. 5) Make a shopping list and stick to it, DO NOT impulse buy. 6) Make healthy foods easier to access than unhealthy foods. 7) Change the size of your bowl to suit your goal. Smaller bowl: Lose weight. Larger bowl: Gain weight. 8) Wear the same clothes on a rotating schedule to avoid wasting time deciding what to wear. 9) Sell any distractions, such as games consoles. 10) Get a gym membership at the nearest rather than the cheapest gym. 11) Create an in-depth workout plan and stick to it 12) Use phone reminders in your everyday life to ensure you don't forget anything important. 13) Get an oura ring (or fitbit if this is too expensive). 14) Switch to a bank that gives you instant spending notifications, such as monzo or starling bank. I'm not sure if I missed a point or if Andrew may have miscounted, so here's my own point 15. 15) Print off Andrew's "This graph changed my life" graph's and have them in plain view in your bedroom. If you haven't watched the entirety of this video I definitely suggest you do, this summary is just meant for people who have watched the video and want a reminder/summary of the main content.
For real, I sold my game console 2 weeks ago and have been so much happier with my life. Apparently I used games to numb the pain of regret from wasting my days playing games everyday so its a vicious cycle of playing games because it helps numb the pain thats caused by playing games all the time. Its like every other drug, you hate yourself for doing drugs and ruining your life so you do .ore drugs to escape that creeping feeling of regret. But at the end of the day, when we are in a nursing home and no body cares about us because we didn't contribute anything we just played games and only worried about being happy ourselves instead of fulfilled so we lived a life of selfish pursuit of happiness when we should be living a life of contribution, evolution, and fulfillment instead of always trying to be 'happy'. Happiness is the biggest marketing success story ever, the idea of the pursuit of happiness is why we have become so obsessed with consuming and having things that we forget happiness is just a pursuit, it can never be a place you can stay, it is inevitable that no matter how happy you think you are it is always temporary. Your parents will die, your health will decline, and people will betray you and the problems of the planetary suffering will wear you down and happiness will be harder and harder to catch even temporarily. But when you are fulfilled by living a life based on principles to identify with instead of opinions and veiwpoints and social groups then you are able to be a rock in times of suffering and when you realize trying to be happy is actually the most selfish way of thinking then you realize the only way to really be happy is to stop trying to be happy and just make others feel better be better grow more and learn more its all about contribution to your fellow humans and planet. Stop trying to be happy, be fulfilled by focusing on building strong principles, separating your opinions from identity, the quality of your life is the quality of your relationships, health is important, finances are important go learn the game of money if you wanna play a game, sleep is important, emotional awareness is important and most of all, just be. (Queue Tiesto "just be" song)
Iron Fortitude go for it. You’ve nothing to lose. I’m taking positive steps and feeling better and better every day. Get focused and try to enjoy life. It really is a gift 👍
Success breeding environment is an environment without distractions. - discipline comes with pursuing a passion - cutting of all noise that don't serve you: things, people, activities - minimalism helps to focus on the goal at hand: no unnecessary belongings, just a work station and morning routines
My phone is fine, it is more times out of battery than actually turned on. It's my iPad that is a problem....I keep spending time watching videos like this one....
Environment > Discipline > Motivation BUT - they all dovetail into each other and must be used to build on each other to advance our potential. Great video, again Sir!!!!! Mahalo!!!
For years of my life before bed i make a meticulous list of everything i need to do in the following day, and following weeks. There are things on there that i can leave on until the next day and things that have to be done that day - to have a little bit of choice takes of the pressure hugely. I rely on this to function productively. Also, I drink lots of water before bed so i have to pee in the morning and get out of bed to do so, and i leave my vitamins next to my breakfast, packed all my toiletries in the gym so i will only shower if i go to the gym, and many other things I've done to achieve exactly what you've explained. Looks like I'm getting it right :)
3:42 has passed. The respect I have for you just increased a lot. This is EXACTLY my opinion for about a year now and I love that you talk about that. People don't realize, discipline costs willpower and we only have limited amounts of it. Instead of using the willpower to do the tactical side of things, we should instead use it to create the system (mostly environmental changes), so out environment will then, even when our willpower is low, push us to do the (tactical) things we set it up for. It's actually not only easier to be "disciplined" (I would rather call it consistent) but actually harder to procrastinate than doing things if we go that route with our willpower. You just described it in different words, which in turn inspired me from a different perspective. Thank you for that. Love your serious ambition about those topics. You don't seem to be just a guy who is motivated for a couple years and after reaching his dream stops. I think you will find ways to grow even after that, where most of the already few individuals settle. Peace
5:25 I moved my phone away after I set up an alarm to wake up. Overslept because I couldn't hear the alarm. Conclusion: Don't put your source of alarm too far away
Arda Anıl Ergin I did the same once... but couldn’t sleep because I kept thinking and stressing over how i would need to get up to snooze my phone in the morning
I totally agree with this and your critiques about the discipline advice. I was struggling to do the workout portion of my morning routine because I'd lay in bed pressing snooze. Sometimes I'd barely have time to make a smoothie (which I'm pretty religious about). I decided to take a more forceful measure. I found an app called morning routine that has an alarm setting where it can only be turned off by a specific barcode. Then, I put a bar code by the sink. This forced me to get up and grab a glass of water. The alarm allows you to build sequences, so I built one that had another barcode alarm go off 5min later. This barcode was located on the patio where I did my workout. Even if I was super tired or sleep deprived, once I had water and got to my yoga mat on the patio, I'd do the workout. I learned that sometimes it's best to use tools instead of relying solely on willpower and motivation. For a night owl lik me, that's esp important in the morning lol
I like your practical approach. It's so fun. I take my alarm clock and put it in a locked box with the key in the other room... And there's another box with the cellphone's alarm ringing with another key at a different place. It's so fullproof I never go back to sleep after that. Wakes the hell outta me at 4 am
AtomiK use smartphone only for notes and calendar. Most influenceful people don't use gadgets much, as they are distractions. For example, Putin has no mobile phone. (Don't look at the fact, that Russia is medieval)
This is actually excellent, practical advice that is instantly useable. And for those of you who are tempted to nitpick or criticize some small aspect or thing he said, don’t do it. You would be missing the point , and it would contribute nothing. Would like to see that productivity video.
Honestly the video about how to be successful without motivation and discipline was so good and affected me so much that i got drunk a couple of nights later and even in my drunk state i just wanted to change things and make things right and the only thing i felt like i could do was clean up me room. And that's what i did. I honestly feel much better and more productive with just that small change. Thank you so much man.
Andrew, great Video as usual. Just got a reminder. Reminders are one of the worst tricks in your bag. I remind myself about this and that and that, eventually you just got reminders and all you do is reading reminders. Much more useful than reminders is to have a todo-lists. Ones that you will habitually look at specific times. Morning, lunch, before bed. I turned off all the reminders and notifications on my phone. Truth, I got reminders for BIG things, like B-days or meetings. But those are things that happen once a week in my case or not even that often. They do not pose constant flow of distraction. Thats what reminders are, distractions from focused work, at least for me. Very powerful thing I found is to check your to-do list after finishing one task. For example, I finished at gym, on the way back I will check my to-do and decide right there on the spot what is the next thing I will finish when coming back home (after shower). This leads back to your mentioned planning, which you count under environment manipulation. You don’t overthink, you just follow a script. This is true for a lot of tasks, it’s a habit building strategy. Still, if I come home and do not start working on that task, which require discipline or motivation, I will not do it. got more things to add to that topic, but I said ONE reminder. Connect with me if you want to hear more feedback. Thanks for your compact, clear and structured presentation.
My phone is definitely my biggest issue. While leaving it in another room usually works, I’ll often forget. Yesterday I made a phone basket for every time I enter the house, hopefully this works. For anyone reading this w/the same issue, it might be worth trying out
I get your point.. Its probably ideal to balance between you environment and personal discipline.. But if you rely on environment, then all it takes to pull you out of your routine, is exactly an unexpected change of your environment.. If you rely on discipline, nothing will get in your way.. So i guess you could say, changing you environment is the easiest, discipline is the most valuable.. Both, is god-mode😎
I deleted all social media apps, and it is a relief but also I open the the apps and stare and go out again. Now I only watch TH-cam visoes like yours. I don’t know if that’s any better
Hello I have also heard it said many times over several years that to solidify and reaffirm good habits that you are just starting to implement, you should make it easy to do the good habits and hard to do the old bad habits. I heard the idea the first time in a 1981 women's magazine article about dieting and weight loss.
Another way I improve success by changing my environment is to modify my daily routine with activities I’m more likely to enjoy. For example if I don’t feel like going to the gym I’ll try cycling or swimming instead. This makes my daily exercise a more enjoyable experience and I’m less likely to associate it with actual work and it becomes more of a productive hobby. But I definitely agree that self-discipline is unreliable at times and the less temptations you have surrounding you the less likely you’ll relapse to old or bad habits. Thanks for the great words of wisdom Andrew!
I've recently started seeing your videos and you're definitely right in what you're saying. Genuine as well. You seem to really want to help people out without asking for anything in return. May your words reach those who need them in your life and keep up the good work!
As a serial entrepreneur, (5 companies in 45 years), I really enjoy your topics. Wish I had this stuff back in the 70's and 80's. Keep up the good work.
I was watching your previous video multiple times, the earlier video regarding this concept and was blown away by what you had to offer. Was looping that video to find any tips on implementing it boom you give away 15 ways to do it. God bless you man God bless you
That’s pretty true about goggins and jocko. Very respectable and obviously been through the sh*t, but it’s not always best to take the tough way as they preach. Sometimes you have to train so you can lift that heavy tire one day-but often that tire can be rolled.
Really spoke to me...do what you CAN to optimise your environment. Why NOT do it...make things as 3asy as possible...so you have focus left for the things(probably hard things) that will really add value. I find I (against my better judgement) spent an inordinate amt of time and effort on..well...trivia. And I get so frustrated with myself for doing it. It's still work...just not useful work. Please DO do video on optimisation of phone and lptp...I'd love to see that one. Thanks. Got much from this one.
This video really gave me a new perspective on the surrounding environments. I've already gathered that I will actually workout if I go to the gym,as opposed to trying to exercise in the comfort of my home, full of food and distractions. However, I've also realised that my home environment isn't good for study/work - I'll be looking for some nicr place where I can read without distractions!
I have been pondering this exact idea lately. As a 20 year army veteran discipline was important, but not ALL important. Thanks for the excellent video.
MAKE THAT VIDEO YOU ANGEL YOU LITERALLY SAVED MY LIFE THANK YOU SO MUCH. I CUT OFF MY LOISY FRIENDS A COUPLE DAYS AGO AND I DO THE ALARM THING TOO!!! THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED THANKS A LOT
Really enjoy your stuff, I appreciate that you've shared your thoughts and experiences with the world. The internet is such a game changer. It is such a blessing to have the opportunity to discover, learn and share things that make us better.
9:16 yeah, just manage it to avoid inner motivational conflicts... that's like tonic which helps you stay motivated in the right way and also disciplined at the same time, in according to the situation
We need to cut out our toxic friends. Ok. What can you say to help people with toxic parents? In a situation where the person can't move out, and has to listen to parents trying to put the person down every day. I love your videos!
UNDERSTAND your motives, understand your emtions, understand your thoughts. Understanding why is the key to limitless power. Ask why until why runs out. Why and where did it come from. In my experience situations run back to distinctions made in childhood which are no longer valid if they ever were. How we feel about other people is based entirely upon how we feel about our selves.
Only seen 3 of your videos so far. But it is stellar work. Really. Now it is so much easier for me to see WHAT mistakes I made previously and EXACTLY WHY I made suboptimal choice before. Signed in. Now please release the computer upgrade video.
Andrew, also about the change. I''ve been researching lately about the change itself, how does it come about, how can people be more in charge of themselves (in other words- conscious beings rather than unconscious, compulsive, impulsive beings). One of the things that you've mentioned of path of least resistance makes sense. But at the same time, does it follow the rules to make you more and more conscious? I see how improving your environments for goal seeking may make it easier and more efficient to reach goals. But how does these things make you become more and more conscious in itself? Or what kinds of things does that?
Andrew Kirby - - - Thank you loads from this half-centurion. This video was a great Father's Day gift to myself. (I particularly enjoyed the purple "I ❤️ Dad" Post-it note). I am grateful for you and your channel. You are the 1st TH-camr to request your viewers to NOT click on the notification ringy-dingy-thingy. Kudos, Andrew!
Best intro hook I've ever heard on TH-cam! Was totally expecting the transparent (and trite) "...if you don't agree, leave me a note in the comments..." and it went in another direction entirely. Well done!
Damn! I've been dabbling with self-development for about 5 years now, but nothing really "stuck." You seem different. You give tangible examples that are straightforward to implement. That's value! Keep up the good work. Also, please do the laptop/phone productivity video. That would be absolutely sick.
When Andrew said CSGO, I was starstruck. I had over 2300 competitive wins with my main and smurf a/c combined. Haven't played the game for a year now. Thankfully, I didn't have to sell my laptop, the f2p update did the job for me. This video is practical and logical. +rep
hi I'd just like to say your videos really are super impactful. I'd love to see a video where we get to know more about you! perhaps a Q and A or something
Always appreciate your summarising of useful information and clezr presentation style. Keep doing what you are doing as you are spreading great messages.
To be honest, most of my unhappiness comes from lack of productivity on my phone and computer, I'm really working on trying to maximise my efficiency. That video would be awesome
Another option for the phone as alarm or needing it close by when on-call or similar issues is to check (or add) a maximum power saving option. Many phones have these, they essential turn them into feature phone with basics non-internet features so the calls/texts/alarm/timer is there but social media drains aren't, and some take a minute or so to turn back to standard so enough to break habits of automatically doing it and instead turning it back only when it's needed for something.
@@AndrewKirbys Yes indeed, it was a BRILLIANT video. Sorry, let me clarify, I meant I'd really like you do make a video on how to optimise my phone and laptop to make them (me) a productivity machine.
But also don't go cutting people out left right and centre. People will have different priorities to you but that doesn't necessarily mean they are bad for you. Socialising is an important aspect of life. That being said, the examples of how to make the things you want to do easier and this was a really interesting video
Your videos have helped me more than any other motivational and "habit forcing" video that I've watched, while maintaining the whole video interesting and entertaining. A really big thanks from a Chilean viewer, keep up the amazing work!
Great video. Love to see how you make your phone/computer more productive. I once had programmed some scripts that my computer would run when I logged in to start up software to practice my theory test every day.
Show me how to make my phone a productivity BEAST!!! BY THE WAY, I like you kid. When you talked about discipline it makes so much sense to me. It's a shame that so many have been told that they won't be successful without discipline. This principle has NEVER resonated with me.
I literally could help but look at you an see Tomas Shelby!👌🏼 but I needed and loved this video/information! I’ve been struggling for a while and this video I have confidence to start changing it all around. Thank you so much🙏🏼👍🏼
Really Great and very genuine, i actually came directly after your watching your journaling video, that one's Great too, thank you so much for sharing this useful video's with us and yes very humble request let us all know how we use our smartphones and laptops which will make all of us into a "Productive Beast"!!!
I have put weights,dumbells,strategic areas in house, then I reach down when I am cleaning a dishpan., the way out door, many pauses you make around the house, watching my bacon cook, talking on phone. I pick up weight knock out some reps
I am the worst procrastinator... have trouble being/getting 'motivated'; I talk myself out of 'discipline'. The path of least resistance strategy could just work, for me.
Hey Andrew! Thanks so much for all the great videos. I do a lot of studying on my laptop and constantly find myself distracted. I would really love to see the virtual space optimization video!
Definitely interested in how you organize your laptop. I've recently had to become a lot more organized at work and like to see how I could be even more organized.
I feel this enviroment thing gonna be a gamechanger for me. I found the importance of it myself - creating productive enviroment for my business and inner growth as one of my key projects - but your explanation of it literally made me put all the weight on it. One question from this video tho: What is that bank app you use to effortlessly get reminders and categorizations? Does this mean you buy everything using card?
Congrats on getting this youtube algorithm tidal wave of views and subs :D Please do make that video on how to make my phone and computer turn me into a productivity machine.
Environment = Thoughts Perceptions Conversations People Objects Fashion Places You can definitely model anything above according to your desire. Thank you.
Its funny I often am accused of being lazy for implementing some of these tactics. Ironically, its these tactics that enable me to get anything done! I now need to learn to not listen when I know I shouldn't.
there's a difference i've learned between easy way outs and discipline.. Someone once told me discipline is like the battery on your phone.. the more you consistently are using it the quicker it will turn off.. (lets imagine a cheap phone because honestly we all don't have THAT discipline we want to have) So the less you have to USE your discipline the less burnt out you will feel and the easier it will be to do what? To change your conscious decision making into a subconscious ability. What happens then? You will AUTOMATICALLY start making the right decision rather than depending on your discipline entirely to do so. And this is why it is important to make life easier which leads to proper decision making. Something that I have lost touch in because I started relying solely on discipline; thank you for showing a different perspective on how to attain a better lifestyle through these practices
I've seen a lot of life-hack, motivation, etc. - type videos and yours are by far the most profound that I've come across. The video about the compounding success vs your memory of you got there, the video where you explain the concept behind this one.. those all really got me revisiting thoughts that I've had organically but then recontextualizing them in these frameworks that you've explained so well. Thanks so much.
Summary:
1) Have a month by month calendar on your wall, so that you can see January through to December simultaneously.
2) Remove anyone who's holding you back.
3) Put your wake-up alarm on the other side of your bedroom so that you have to get out of bed to turn it off.
4) When trying to get to sleep, leave your phone, laptop or other distracting things in another room.
5) Make a shopping list and stick to it, DO NOT impulse buy.
6) Make healthy foods easier to access than unhealthy foods.
7) Change the size of your bowl to suit your goal. Smaller bowl: Lose weight. Larger bowl: Gain weight.
8) Wear the same clothes on a rotating schedule to avoid wasting time deciding what to wear.
9) Sell any distractions, such as games consoles.
10) Get a gym membership at the nearest rather than the cheapest gym.
11) Create an in-depth workout plan and stick to it
12) Use phone reminders in your everyday life to ensure you don't forget anything important.
13) Get an oura ring (or fitbit if this is too expensive).
14) Switch to a bank that gives you instant spending notifications, such as monzo or starling bank.
I'm not sure if I missed a point or if Andrew may have miscounted, so here's my own point 15.
15) Print off Andrew's "This graph changed my life" graph's and have them in plain view in your bedroom.
If you haven't watched the entirety of this video I definitely suggest you do, this summary is just meant for people who have watched the video and want a reminder/summary of the main content.
lost me at 9
For real, I sold my game console 2 weeks ago and have been so much happier with my life. Apparently I used games to numb the pain of regret from wasting my days playing games everyday so its a vicious cycle of playing games because it helps numb the pain thats caused by playing games all the time. Its like every other drug, you hate yourself for doing drugs and ruining your life so you do .ore drugs to escape that creeping feeling of regret. But at the end of the day, when we are in a nursing home and no body cares about us because we didn't contribute anything we just played games and only worried about being happy ourselves instead of fulfilled so we lived a life of selfish pursuit of happiness when we should be living a life of contribution, evolution, and fulfillment instead of always trying to be 'happy'.
Happiness is the biggest marketing success story ever, the idea of the pursuit of happiness is why we have become so obsessed with consuming and having things that we forget happiness is just a pursuit, it can never be a place you can stay, it is inevitable that no matter how happy you think you are it is always temporary. Your parents will die, your health will decline, and people will betray you and the problems of the planetary suffering will wear you down and happiness will be harder and harder to catch even temporarily. But when you are fulfilled by living a life based on principles to identify with instead of opinions and veiwpoints and social groups then you are able to be a rock in times of suffering and when you realize trying to be happy is actually the most selfish way of thinking then you realize the only way to really be happy is to stop trying to be happy and just make others feel better be better grow more and learn more its all about contribution to your fellow humans and planet. Stop trying to be happy, be fulfilled by focusing on building strong principles, separating your opinions from identity, the quality of your life is the quality of your relationships, health is important, finances are important go learn the game of money if you wanna play a game, sleep is important, emotional awareness is important and most of all, just be. (Queue Tiesto "just be" song)
Thx 😊❤
Thank you very much, I watched all the video but forgot some points, your summary is excellent
@@tonycasper3953 God thanks
Andrew Kirby DESTROYS Ben Shapiro compilations with PRODUCTIVITY and STOICISM
@@AndrewKirbys based and redpilled
I don't get this part.
ROFL!
dude, by all means please release the video about how to turn your laptop and phones into productivity machines!
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I’m 42 and am only just getting my stuff together, journaling, meditating etc. You going places mr! 👍
I've been suicidal for the past 3 years, but I guess it's time to get it together as well!
@@ironfortitude9817 people who get over depression deserve far more respect! you will make it!
Excelent journaling is key!! Dig for why! Understanding self is the key to limitless power!
Iron Fortitude go for it. You’ve nothing to lose. I’m taking positive steps and feeling better and better every day. Get focused and try to enjoy life. It really is a gift 👍
I'm 34 and I'm in the same place. The best of luck to you. :)
Success breeding environment is an environment without distractions.
- discipline comes with pursuing a passion
- cutting of all noise that don't serve you: things, people, activities
- minimalism helps to focus on the goal at hand: no unnecessary belongings, just a work station and morning routines
Here I found you again . Stop preaching your knowledge .
@@silentlyrics7085 It is excellent advice, though. Even though obvious.
Well I love belongings, so I guess this isn't going to work for me.
Love this comment.
To bad i cant do that.
YES PLEASE. I have to customize my phone, thats my time killer.
If you've got an android, get two separate apps that block apps on your phone, then make the apps block each other do you can't change any of it
@@AndrewKirbys can't wait too see the content!
My phone is fine, it is more times out of battery than actually turned on.
It's my iPad that is a problem....I keep spending time watching videos like this one....
get rid of any social media apps and remove YT and any competitors. You'll have a phone that contributes more to productivity than wasted time...
Environment > Discipline > Motivation
BUT - they all dovetail into each other and must be used to build on each other to advance our potential.
Great video, again Sir!!!!!
Mahalo!!!
For years of my life before bed i make a meticulous list of everything i need to do in the following day, and following weeks. There are things on there that i can leave on until the next day and things that have to be done that day - to have a little bit of choice takes of the pressure hugely. I rely on this to function productively. Also, I drink lots of water before bed so i have to pee in the morning and get out of bed to do so, and i leave my vitamins next to my breakfast, packed all my toiletries in the gym so i will only shower if i go to the gym, and many other things I've done to achieve exactly what you've explained. Looks like I'm getting it right :)
3:42 has passed. The respect I have for you just increased a lot.
This is EXACTLY my opinion for about a year now and I love that you talk about that. People don't realize, discipline costs willpower and we only have limited amounts of it. Instead of using the willpower to do the tactical side of things, we should instead use it to create the system (mostly environmental changes), so out environment will then, even when our willpower is low, push us to do the (tactical) things we set it up for.
It's actually not only easier to be "disciplined" (I would rather call it consistent) but actually harder to procrastinate than doing things if we go that route with our willpower.
You just described it in different words, which in turn inspired me from a different perspective.
Thank you for that.
Love your serious ambition about those topics. You don't seem to be just a guy who is motivated for a couple years and after reaching his dream stops. I think you will find ways to grow even after that, where most of the already few individuals settle. Peace
5:25
I moved my phone away after I set up an alarm to wake up.
Overslept because I couldn't hear the alarm.
Conclusion: Don't put your source of alarm too far away
Arda Anıl Ergin I did the same once...
but couldn’t sleep because I kept thinking and stressing over how i would need to get up to snooze my phone in the morning
I totally agree with this and your critiques about the discipline advice. I was struggling to do the workout portion of my morning routine because I'd lay in bed pressing snooze. Sometimes I'd barely have time to make a smoothie (which I'm pretty religious about). I decided to take a more forceful measure. I found an app called morning routine that has an alarm setting where it can only be turned off by a specific barcode. Then, I put a bar code by the sink. This forced me to get up and grab a glass of water. The alarm allows you to build sequences, so I built one that had another barcode alarm go off 5min later. This barcode was located on the patio where I did my workout. Even if I was super tired or sleep deprived, once I had water and got to my yoga mat on the patio, I'd do the workout.
I learned that sometimes it's best to use tools instead of relying solely on willpower and motivation. For a night owl lik me, that's esp important in the morning lol
I like your practical approach. It's so fun. I take my alarm clock and put it in a locked box with the key in the other room... And there's another box with the cellphone's alarm ringing with another key at a different place. It's so fullproof I never go back to sleep after that. Wakes the hell outta me at 4 am
You should dedinitely do the phone/laptop productivity video.
AtomiK use smartphone only for notes and calendar. Most influenceful people don't use gadgets much, as they are distractions. For example, Putin has no mobile phone. (Don't look at the fact, that Russia is medieval)
This is actually excellent, practical advice that is instantly useable.
And for those of you who are tempted to nitpick or criticize some small aspect or thing he said, don’t do it. You would be missing the point , and it would contribute nothing.
Would like to see that productivity video.
Honestly the video about how to be successful without motivation and discipline was so good and affected me so much that i got drunk a couple of nights later and even in my drunk state i just wanted to change things and make things right and the only thing i felt like i could do was clean up me room. And that's what i did. I honestly feel much better and more productive with just that small change. Thank you so much man.
Andrew, great Video as usual. Just got a reminder. Reminders are one of the worst tricks in your bag. I remind myself about this and that and that, eventually you just got reminders and all you do is reading reminders. Much more useful than reminders is to have a todo-lists. Ones that you will habitually look at specific times. Morning, lunch, before bed. I turned off all the reminders and notifications on my phone. Truth, I got reminders for BIG things, like B-days or meetings. But those are things that happen once a week in my case or not even that often. They do not pose constant flow of distraction. Thats what reminders are, distractions from focused work, at least for me.
Very powerful thing I found is to check your to-do list after finishing one task. For example, I finished at gym, on the way back I will check my to-do and decide right there on the spot what is the next thing I will finish when coming back home (after shower).
This leads back to your mentioned planning, which you count under environment manipulation. You don’t overthink, you just follow a script. This is true for a lot of tasks, it’s a habit building strategy. Still, if I come home and do not start working on that task, which require discipline or motivation, I will not do it.
got more things to add to that topic, but I said ONE reminder. Connect with me if you want to hear more feedback.
Thanks for your compact, clear and structured presentation.
I think that the to-do list ia a Franklin-Covey promoted device. Very effective.
"Manipulate environments so the good things become easy and bad things become hard", the best quote about this topic I ever heard
Perhaps, the best idea is to combine both discipline and changing your environment. As it turns out, the 2 are not mutually exclusive.
My phone is definitely my biggest issue. While leaving it in another room usually works, I’ll often forget. Yesterday I made a phone basket for every time I enter the house, hopefully this works. For anyone reading this w/the same issue, it might be worth trying out
How did it go?
This is by far one of the most helpfull videos i have ever seen. Thank you!
I get your point.. Its probably ideal to balance between you environment and personal discipline.. But if you rely on environment, then all it takes to pull you out of your routine, is exactly an unexpected change of your environment.. If you rely on discipline, nothing will get in your way.. So i guess you could say, changing you environment is the easiest, discipline is the most valuable.. Both, is god-mode😎
I deleted all social media apps, and it is a relief but also I open the the apps and stare and go out again. Now I only watch TH-cam visoes like yours. I don’t know if that’s any better
Hello I have also heard it said many times over several years that to solidify and reaffirm good habits that you are just starting to implement, you should make it easy to do the good habits and hard to do the old bad habits. I heard the idea the first time in a 1981 women's magazine article about dieting and weight loss.
Another way I improve success by changing my environment is to modify my daily routine with activities I’m more likely to enjoy. For example if I don’t feel like going to the gym I’ll try cycling or swimming instead. This makes my daily exercise a more enjoyable experience and I’m less likely to associate it with actual work and it becomes more of a productive hobby.
But I definitely agree that self-discipline is unreliable at times and the less temptations you have surrounding you the less likely you’ll relapse to old or bad habits. Thanks for the great words of wisdom Andrew!
I'm looking forward to that video about converting the laptop and cellphone into productivity beasts
I've recently started seeing your videos and you're definitely right in what you're saying. Genuine as well. You seem to really want to help people out without asking for anything in return. May your words reach those who need them in your life and keep up the good work!
As a serial entrepreneur, (5 companies in 45 years), I really enjoy your topics. Wish I had this stuff back in the 70's and 80's. Keep up the good work.
I am so grateful that I have shaken enough of my ego to listen to someone as young as Andrew, he has helped me a lot.
I was watching your previous video multiple times, the earlier video regarding this concept and was blown away by what you had to offer. Was looping that video to find any tips on implementing it boom you give away 15 ways to do it. God bless you man God bless you
Share the wealth man. The world's only gonna heal if the knowledge is shared.
MAN am 10 years older than u but learning so much from u ... thanx and respect from Syria
Could you do a video on addiction from a stoic perspective? I can see how many of these tips could be applied
That’s pretty true about goggins and jocko. Very respectable and obviously been through the sh*t, but it’s not always best to take the tough way as they preach. Sometimes you have to train so you can lift that heavy tire one day-but often that tire can be rolled.
Who else started watching all his videos after seeing DOPAMINE DETOX
Me
Me but in a controlled way so as to not consume too much
Yep, same. He's got some pretty good stuff.
Ezekiel Tep yeah same
@@OmKumar-pd7un me too
Really spoke to me...do what you CAN to optimise your environment. Why NOT do it...make things as 3asy as possible...so you have focus left for the things(probably hard things) that will really add value.
I find I (against my better judgement) spent an inordinate amt of time and effort on..well...trivia. And I get so frustrated with myself for doing it. It's still work...just not useful work.
Please DO do video on optimisation of phone and lptp...I'd love to see that one.
Thanks. Got much from this one.
This video really gave me a new perspective on the surrounding environments. I've already gathered that I will actually workout if I go to the gym,as opposed to trying to exercise in the comfort of my home, full of food and distractions. However, I've also realised that my home environment isn't good for study/work - I'll be looking for some nicr place where I can read without distractions!
i don't admire people easily , but this guy is a genuine thinker
Doing what i need to make me feel better!
I have been pondering this exact idea lately. As a 20 year army veteran discipline was important, but not ALL important. Thanks for the excellent video.
MAKE THAT VIDEO YOU ANGEL YOU LITERALLY SAVED MY LIFE THANK YOU SO MUCH. I CUT OFF MY LOISY FRIENDS A COUPLE DAYS AGO AND I DO THE ALARM THING TOO!!! THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED THANKS A LOT
The calender thing is just insane. Thanks so much.
Really enjoy your stuff, I appreciate that you've shared your thoughts and experiences with the world. The internet is such a game changer. It is such a blessing to have the opportunity to discover, learn and share things that make us better.
Awesome video
I want to be a productivity beast please upload that video...
9:16 yeah, just manage it to avoid inner motivational conflicts... that's like tonic which helps you stay motivated in the right way and also disciplined at the same time, in according to the situation
We need to cut out our toxic friends. Ok. What can you say to help people with toxic parents? In a situation where the person can't move out, and has to listen to parents trying to put the person down every day.
I love your videos!
Limit your time in the environment.
I can't believe that I can reach this type of content for free. Thank you so much for all these life changing lessons Andrew.
UNDERSTAND your motives, understand your emtions, understand your thoughts. Understanding why is the key to limitless power. Ask why until why runs out. Why and where did it come from. In my experience situations run back to distinctions made in childhood which are no longer valid if they ever were. How we feel about other people is based entirely upon how we feel about our selves.
Only seen 3 of your videos so far. But it is stellar work. Really. Now it is so much easier for me to see WHAT mistakes I made previously and EXACTLY WHY I made suboptimal choice before. Signed in. Now please release the computer upgrade video.
Good job Andrew! I enjoy watching this video since I have ditch some of my friends too, It’s a relief that I’m not alone.
this has really changed my perspective, i have been over looking the obvious tools in front of me for far too long
Andrew, also about the change. I''ve been researching lately about the change itself, how does it come about, how can people be more in charge of themselves (in other words- conscious beings rather than unconscious, compulsive, impulsive beings). One of the things that you've mentioned of path of least resistance makes sense. But at the same time, does it follow the rules to make you more and more conscious? I see how improving your environments for goal seeking may make it easier and more efficient to reach goals. But how does these things make you become more and more conscious in itself? Or what kinds of things does that?
Andrew Kirby - - - Thank you loads from this half-centurion. This video was a great Father's Day gift to myself. (I particularly enjoyed the purple "I ❤️ Dad" Post-it note). I am grateful for you and your channel. You are the 1st TH-camr to request your viewers to NOT click on the notification ringy-dingy-thingy. Kudos, Andrew!
Best intro hook I've ever heard on TH-cam! Was totally expecting the transparent (and trite) "...if you don't agree, leave me a note in the comments..." and it went in another direction entirely. Well done!
Damn! I've been dabbling with self-development for about 5 years now, but nothing really "stuck." You seem different. You give tangible examples that are straightforward to implement. That's value! Keep up the good work.
Also, please do the laptop/phone productivity video. That would be absolutely sick.
If only a few people follow your tips, you've created massive impact my man
Chapeau
Keep doing what you are doing, I think if you stay honest you will help a lot of people.
When Andrew said CSGO, I was starstruck. I had over 2300 competitive wins with my main and smurf a/c combined. Haven't played the game for a year now. Thankfully, I didn't have to sell my laptop, the f2p update did the job for me. This video is practical and logical. +rep
LMAOOOO
Please do a video about optimizing digital enviroments for productivity
hi I'd just like to say your videos really are super impactful. I'd love to see a video where we get to know more about you! perhaps a Q and A or something
Thanks again. Yup that's a must, after getting over the apps and games on the phone, its' time to download the productivity apps for success.
Always appreciate your summarising of useful information and clezr presentation style. Keep doing what you are doing as you are spreading great messages.
Man can I give you a hug. Much appreciated. Thank you
Love your videos dude. You're making good content and your videos are different from other people.
Thanks for this great insight into self discipline and how it really works. It´s true we depend so much on our social and physical environment.
Yes! Make the video about how to use your phone and laptop to turn yourself into a productivity beast.
Thank you!👍 You put into eloquent words what I have been struggling to accomplish-- be more efficient 🎯 and less distracted 🪁 😜
Love this topic. Please do a video on managing productivity on phone and computer
To be honest, most of my unhappiness comes from lack of productivity on my phone and computer, I'm really working on trying to maximise my efficiency. That video would be awesome
Another option for the phone as alarm or needing it close by when on-call or similar issues is to check (or add) a maximum power saving option. Many phones have these, they essential turn them into feature phone with basics non-internet features so the calls/texts/alarm/timer is there but social media drains aren't, and some take a minute or so to turn back to standard so enough to break habits of automatically doing it and instead turning it back only when it's needed for something.
I'd really like you to make the video about making me a productivity beast, thank you Andrew
@@AndrewKirbys Yes indeed, it was a BRILLIANT video. Sorry, let me clarify, I meant I'd really like you do make a video on how to optimise my phone and laptop to make them (me) a productivity machine.
But also don't go cutting people out left right and centre. People will have different priorities to you but that doesn't necessarily mean they are bad for you. Socialising is an important aspect of life.
That being said, the examples of how to make the things you want to do easier and this was a really interesting video
Please release that video!!!
Thank you for your work and your videos!
Its summer, so I've been trying to get back into a better workflow but have been too lazy because of my messy environment. Thank you for this!
Definitely want to see the next productivity video !!!
Your videos have helped me more than any other motivational and "habit forcing" video that I've watched, while maintaining the whole video interesting and entertaining. A really big thanks from a Chilean viewer, keep up the amazing work!
Clear, concise, and convincing! Everything you said makes total sense and very approachable. Thanks and Cheers!!
The video on turning the devices into productivity machines will be extremely helpful, I appreciate the work you do, keep it up!
A good video. I would benefit from the suggested one about laptops. Keep up the good work, Andrew, you're making a tangible difference to many lives.
Great video. Love to see how you make your phone/computer more productive. I once had programmed some scripts that my computer would run when I logged in to start up software to practice my theory test every day.
*_Congrats on you TH-cam GROWTH, you're an inspiration to my own channel
Show me how to make my phone a productivity BEAST!!!
BY THE WAY, I like you kid. When you talked about discipline it makes so much sense to me. It's a shame that so many have been told that they won't be successful without discipline. This principle has NEVER resonated with me.
I literally could help but look at you an see Tomas Shelby!👌🏼 but I needed and loved this video/information! I’ve been struggling for a while and this video I have confidence to start changing it all around. Thank you so much🙏🏼👍🏼
Thanks today is my first time watching and i am happy to find you will be doing all your suggestion well done.
Really Great and very genuine, i actually came directly after your watching your journaling video, that one's Great too, thank you so much for sharing this useful video's with us and yes very humble request let us all know how we use our smartphones and laptops which will make all of us into a "Productive Beast"!!!
you are very good and smart. good luck and thank you for sharing all your interesting videos and your experience.
Yes please film a video about using your phone and laptop for better productivity!!!
really love this thank u youtube algorithm for placing such a glorious video on my feed. you have earned a new subscriber andrew.
I have put weights,dumbells,strategic areas in house, then I reach down when I am cleaning a dishpan., the way out door, many pauses you make around the house, watching my bacon cook, talking on phone. I pick up weight knock out some reps
I am the worst procrastinator... have trouble being/getting 'motivated'; I talk myself out of 'discipline'. The path of least resistance strategy could just work, for me.
Great advice. Thank you.
Hey Andrew! Thanks so much for all the great videos. I do a lot of studying on my laptop and constantly find myself distracted. I would really love to see the virtual space optimization video!
Definitely interested in how you organize your laptop. I've recently had to become a lot more organized at work and like to see how I could be even more organized.
I feel this enviroment thing gonna be a gamechanger for me. I found the importance of it myself - creating productive enviroment for my business and inner growth as one of my key projects - but your explanation of it literally made me put all the weight on it.
One question from this video tho:
What is that bank app you use to effortlessly get reminders and categorizations? Does this mean you buy everything using card?
Congrats on getting this youtube algorithm tidal wave of views and subs :D Please do make that video on how to make my phone and computer turn me into a productivity machine.
Environment =
Thoughts
Perceptions
Conversations
People
Objects
Fashion
Places
You can definitely model anything above according to your desire.
Thank you.
Its funny I often am accused of being lazy for implementing some of these tactics. Ironically, its these tactics that enable me to get anything done! I now need to learn to not listen when I know I shouldn't.
there's a difference i've learned between easy way outs and discipline.. Someone once told me discipline is like the battery on your phone.. the more you consistently are using it the quicker it will turn off.. (lets imagine a cheap phone because honestly we all don't have THAT discipline we want to have) So the less you have to USE your discipline the less burnt out you will feel and the easier it will be to do what? To change your conscious decision making into a subconscious ability. What happens then? You will AUTOMATICALLY start making the right decision rather than depending on your discipline entirely to do so. And this is why it is important to make life easier which leads to proper decision making. Something that I have lost touch in because I started relying solely on discipline; thank you for showing a different perspective on how to attain a better lifestyle through these practices
your next video will most likely get many views.. If ever I even would have though about doing that.. I wouldn't be here lol.
Beautiful , thanks a lot !
I've seen a lot of life-hack, motivation, etc. - type videos and yours are by far the most profound that I've come across.
The video about the compounding success vs your memory of you got there, the video where you explain the concept behind this one.. those all really got me revisiting thoughts that I've had organically but then recontextualizing them in these frameworks that you've explained so well.
Thanks so much.