So for those who are reading comments while listening to the video, stop it, and watch the whole video it literally gave me a drastic change in my mindset I keep revisiting this, this was the only thing that made me realize things differently, I have seen a lot of "How to overcome procrastination" sort of tips videos and they were all so repetitive. I already knew them, and those didn't help me enough. Still, I am telling you, if you could sit with all your focus and attention for at least 9 mins 36 seconds, and if you understand the message, you will save a lot of years ahead, this is a great theory and I respect this man!
Thanks buddy.....I always look for the comments section before watching a video to assess the video quality and thank god that your comment was on top.....I literally gave all my attention to the video and realised just how awesome his tips are (I have been procrastinating for 3 days straight and my mid sem exams are from 5th of April)
There's a book called Hidden Time Wealth, and it talks about how using some secret techniques, you can overcome procrastination and accomplish anything in life. It's not just a bunch of empty promises; it's the real deal.
@@charmedprince I find this concept in the video to be unsettling as well, psuedo-science, not true, not helpful. What is true: you are the same magnificent person when you wake up in the monring.
@@charmedprince I think a strong identity change beats everything for procrastination. I've tried everything and fallen to that concept. If you want a good video about it then search "Hamza unfiltered what I've never told you about getting consistent." Just watch that video and remind yourself that you're disciplined. You might find it woo woo, but It worked for me more than any other woo woos out there. I'd highly recommend watching that if your procrastination is purely out of laziness, if it is because of the fear of failure, then you might need a mindset change and not some procrastination tricks as none will work through that, I'd recommend listening to Alex Hormozi's videos, I don't know which one but he says that the only way to get better is by doing more, and the more you do, the more you'll fail in the early days. Alex hormozi's content about helped me with my fear of failure, and Hamza's video helped me fix my identity to a disciplined man, and therefore it was easier to stop being lazy as the consequence was losing my new (and better) identity. This all might sound too much fragile and delicate and you might just want to use the willpower, but in the longrun, the more will power I save, the more I can use it for uncomfortable shit.
The "you are the intern" concept is how I have lived for a long time. Alternatively: "Future me is wiser but also older and likely more tired. Don't leave work for them, it's disrespectful and they'll hate it". And now, every time I have to do work and realise that past me had done a quarter or half of it, I have this profound sense of appreciation and work even harder to pay it forward to the next Future me.
Same, I had recently started practicing this too and i can't tell u that how much it has changed my life. Now I think about future me before procrastinating and also thank the past me for taking the huge amount of overload on themselves.
In simple words : 1. Do something valuable today that your future self with thank you for. 2. Set up reward systems that you actually deserve. 3. Delayed gratification. 4. Start fulfilling your complete potential and stop freeloading.
Man, I both love and hate these responses. Instant gratification of knowing the main ideas in the video and saves me like 10 mins. But on the other side, after watching the video, the way he explained it made it so much more impactful and drove the message home as opposed to this comment that I basically just gazed over and said "yeah, that's obvious".
@@cenfre2866 Right? I don't think the simple words have the same feeling or even same meaning. (Not to criticize it because it IS nice for anyone who doesn't have time!) But after watching it, it's a lot different than just a few sentences. I have heard those sentences my whole life and it hasn't worked, but the way he explained it shook me. I am actually crying right now lol.
A fair take, although it removes the aspect of the video which is perhaps the main point: seeing your "selves" in the future like separate people- but whose path you share, like friends - you can either hurt or help. To remove that removes the aspect of this approach which might be uniquely useful to some people, I'd think
"YOU DIE EVERYDAY"! 1:38 - "The YOU that was yesterday had his or her chance. That YOU is dead now! Gone forever....Realize the significance of the 24-hours right in front of you." - This is profound! 💖🙏🙏
@@thecodingarchitectexactly. People underestimate the capacity of older philosophies simply because they think their forced education and forced improved nutrition means they aren't as "simple" as yogis or stoics. Not blind faith, but actual philosophy of life. Every person has equal capacity to be worse, or better.
@@cusillo6976 Yes! Sometimes we just need to hear it said in a different way because over time, we end up linking these philosophies to the wrong things, or in the wrong way, such as, "If I don't become a CEO of my dream company by the time I'm 35, that means I will have failed at life, all because I chose to be a lazy bum!!!" Or simpler, "If I don't get this project done today, I WILL get fired and I WILL be homeless and DIE." Or, simpler yet, "If I don't finish this project today, I won't be able to have ANY fun this weekend with my friends." That last one may even sound like a good thing to tell yourself, but that actually can make things worse inside your head. It's easy to spiral into an "all or nothing" mentality where every day feels like the entire weight of your world rests on completing something to 100% perfection by EOD, rather than understanding (and I mean TRULY and fully understanding in your mind and soul) that each moment is only a choice that can help and assist your future self, or alternatively, set back your future self. It's not "all or nothing." It's just doing "something." And it's not actually meant to make you feel guilty or to make you feel like a punishment awaits you if you don't do that something, it's "simply" to help yourself by just taking one single step now. NOT because your boss will be happy that you did the work you needed to get done on time, and NOT because you will impress your parents or friends if you become a rich CEO, and not even because you'll ruin your weekend if you don't do something today. But simply because you are offering a helping hand to yourself, even if it's just in some small way today. The same way you'd offer to help a friend carry one of their bags inside if they were coming to visit you. You are carrying a bag for one of your "future selves" so that they won't be overwhelmed and overburdened tomorrow. Or next week. Or 10 years from now. If you "only" carry one bag today, you still may not be able to hang out with friends this weekend. BUT, if you get in the habit of carrying a bag a day starting right now, then maybe a month from now you will have your weekends back. Or your clean garage back. And soon after that, you may have your sanity back
Yeah... no. One of my main issue is that I can't convince myself to go to sleep at a decent hour so telling me that I'll somewhat die if I go to bed is NOT the way to go.
I thought of that… When he said the future use would be smarter. That can be very true, but only up to a point before there is typically a decline in ability.
As others have said…”do one hour to save 20” One hour a day will get you further than putting it off and having to do a 20 hour block of xxxx to catch up….
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Thank you so much for your helpful tip! I was able to verify the person and book a call session with her. She seems very proficient and I'm really grateful for your guidance
i've watched plenty of procrastination and productivity videos and they usually present information from books or share quick tips, but this is such a unique take on the issue. the drawings were also super clever and funny, i cracked up multiple times at the screen!
I always had the sense of “future me” is being another person that i’m setting up for success, but never thought of it as precisely. This gave me the feeling of urgency and motivation at the same time, gonna finish the assigments of the month today !
This was such a great video! I kept thinking about the stoic principles of Seneca ("Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.") and Marcus Aurelius ("You could be great today, instead you choose tomorrow" and "It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live."). You've brought these principles to life with your storytelling, beautifully done!
There’s no mindset for my case, I procrastinate every chance I get, but my apathetic ass goes from something to another and when there’s nothing left I feel empty and go back to studying to keep myself from thinking too much about life and my problems.
WOW!!! Have used this method for a week and have been incredibly productive. I have awaked to a clean kitchen 7 days in a row. This doesn't just help me be more productive but it's helping me be consistent in my daily routines. THANK YOU ❤
Reframing my day as the only day the current me is alive really helps put procrastination into perspective. Unfortunately I am tortured by ADHD and I don't procrastinate that much but some days it's like trying to lift a 1 ton weight and it can really cascade and domino from there. It's really helpful to see videos like these that can help motivate me even beyond what ADHD is doing to weigh me down. I live in fear of what I could've become if only I could stay focused longer and with more quality. I'm going to try and remember that each new day is a life and death scenario as well as the community of myself that I need to stop freeloading off of. As my way of saying thanks for this video I've liked it and wrote this comment and I'm going to share it to a few of my friends to help boost your metrics for youtube.
We all got our excuses. Excuses are all we got. They're all that's holding us back, and we have to push back against them if only long enough to pull one foot closer to our dream. We all have to fight our own tailor made excuse to chase the dream. You're not special because we all are. No excuses. And not tomorrow, but today you'll be happy you chased so long as you don't believe anyone who has settled with their excuse.
I feel the one ton weight thing. For me, what’s helped the most (I think) is to realize that I can’t directly change how I feel about a task that my brain doesn’t want to engage with, but I *can* experiment to find ways to overcome those feelings. For some things, like loading the dishwasher, I just made myself do it over and over until it no longer felt like a big deal. For other things, I usually try to figure out what it is about the task that makes it feel bad, and then try to figure out how I can work around that. Example: Sometimes I need to fill out annoying, repetitive forms at work? I save my responses in notes so I can copy & paste from the last time I did a form, then just update it wherever it needs to be changed. There isn’t always an obvious way to reduce the friction of a task, so if I can’t think of any better strategy, I try to commit to spending five minutes on it. That amount of time is usually enough to overcome at least some of the negative feelings, so it’s easier to keep working on it than it was to start. Anyway, my advice is to stop blaming yourself and start experimenting with different ways to compensate. Good luck!
You have no idea how severe procrastination works. Now I feel even more stuck and anxious after you highlighted all responsibility I have in front of the crowds of future me 😮
But remember, the responsibility you have in front of the future you’s is only valid today. Which also means that you don’t need to think long term, you only need to think what can the you of today do that might help the burden of the you tomorrow. One thing I wish he included is compassion. You want to help the you of tomorrow because you care about the you of tomorrow.
thats an anxiety problem not a procrastination one, you need to work through your fears and re-frame them there's loads of good videos on fear avoidance and anxiety! You can do it:)
@@iselin4507precisely. This is the mark of self love. Right now, there is a little baby that is growing up somewhere. You are its sole provider. By the time it grows up tomorrow, you will be gone and all it will have is what you worked to leave for it. Do you want it to be scared and have to struggle, or do you want to give it everything it needs to be happy and healthy, and know that you loved it as best you could.
My grandparents always told me live yr life as if you are going to live forever yet live yr life as if yr going to die tomorrow (which means do what needs to be done today dont leave it for Tomorrow yet have an overall goals about how you want yr whole life to turn out this concept is pretty much similar to what he was saying in the video)
The problem of this mentality, is at its core, it's just "work hard for others" and when you already are the one doing that in real life, for so many people, feeling like you're the only one putting blood sweat and tears into work and tasks, it's impossible to bring that to myself. Because YOU are the only person you feel comfortable saying "fuck you, get your own damned shit done" since you know future you can do nothing but whine, and current you doesn't have to hear it
What I found useful: Front loading the dirty job no one wants to do now, then take the day off. Social pressure is stronger than anything. The more goodwill you give then more you get in return. There’s something magical about being part of a group working toward a goal larger than yourself. When your tribe is relying on you, you begin to feel it.
Looking at life throught the contextual lens that time is an illusion is so incredibly helpful. There is no yesterday or tomorrow, there is only ever now. What are you going to do with it? You can absolutely spend that time in pursuit of pleasure, that is absolutely fine and even sometimes recommend. But I don't think that's a very prudent or fulfilling past time. "One must imagine Sisyphus happy" - Albert Camus
I have never came across any youtuber mentioned browsing pinterest mindlessly😂 I can scroll for hours and then it's too late to do anything. Great video
I love this video so much. Your concepts really resonate with beliefs I’ve had about people for years now. I always said “every day is a different version of you”, but never heard anyone else share a similar view or talk about it so succinctly. Amazing video man 🙏
I’m a big fan of the Past/Present/Future view of yourself. It’s something I have always thought of when I feel myself procrastinating. I really enjoyed your video and discussion of an internal/self tribe and community. Have a sense of servitude toward your future “selves” is a great way to put it!
I think hell is not to procrastinate and still not become the person 'you could have been' i.e. 'your best self sucks'. This is a mayor motivation behind procrastination
yeah self-doubt adds a whole other type of obstacle on the road to success... it's hard to remember sometimes that even if you think you'll fail, you still have a chance to succeed, but only if you do something. If you do nothing, you're assured to fail.
I think in that case, it might be good to look at the root cause that is that's making you feel like you suck or that you even need to be anything else. It can be difficult if it's a particular dream job that you just can't quite reach because most of us can't be lucky enough to have what the world considers a "Dream job," but if it's something coming from external sources, such as feeling ashamed that you haven't lost as much weight as other people who work out as much as you do, or you haven't gotten a promotion in years despite working longer and harder than everyone else in your company, then you can start to examine why other people's lives should even compare to yours in the first place. As long as you're happy and/or content, that's all that matters. And if you're unhappy, that's another angle you'll have to dig into. Are you unhappy because you're ashamed? Or are you unhappy because you wish you were doing something else? Both of those things can be solved. Even if you think the ONLY way you'd ever possibly be happy is if you were an Olympic gymnast but you're 38 and have never taken a gymnastics class in your life...even then, you can take an adult gymnastics class to scratch that itch. Then, you'd just have to do some inner work to be able to come to the place that is understanding and forgiving of yourself, knowing that you will never be in the olympics, but perhaps you can get a job at a local gymnastics facility. Maybe you can find a position where you can assist someone who IS an olympic gymnast, even if it's just carrying their bags and holding their water bottle for them. If that's not enough, then it wasn't the gymnastics that you cared about most. It was status, fame, and "success" from a world viewpoint. If knowing you may never become a famous athlete or business mogul is too painful to bear, it might help to learn about all of the struggles that even the most successful athletes have in their life. And then compare that to the people who are TRULY happy who may have incredibly mediocre jobs and lives. Or they might have a really successful career, but one that they only achieved once they figured out how to be happy with themselves first. In other words, the happiest people aren't happy because they're successful or beautiful or perfectly fit. They're happy because they love themselves no matter where they're at in life. Not that they don't still have hard days where they're angry with themselves or sad about choices they've made, but they always have that underlying love. The same way you may be really angry at a loved one but still love them and care for them deeply.
Procrastination is a fight between present pleasure and future pleasure. The paradox kills you. But the next day, you're still there, and you still have the same problem. You're unable to break the cycle. However, if you reinterpret yourself as an imposter, it becomes easy to fight the good fight. You feel like the imposter, but you become your authentic self.
I've gotta say that something about this construction rubbed me the wrong way....BUT it was absolutely coherent and complete enough within itself that it's worth giving a try. So thanks for giving me a *really* new idea to work with🙂👍🏾
Damn, never thought I'd meet someone with the same theory as mine...it's indeed true that you don't own your ideas, the universe works with frequencies...and only individuals with said frequencies that has been attainable through deep thinking and observations can listen to the universe ... The thought process shared in this video is one of them...❤
I have watched many videos on this subject. I have ADHD and Autism so it’s especially difficult. This is the first video that made so much sense. There is almost a spiritual quality to this message which I believe is why it resonated with me. The logic is sound and consequences are dire. I am going to watch this shit first thing in the morning and it will be the last thing I see before I sleep until the message is hammered into my psyche.
Homie you have no clue how much this video speaks to me. I started to adopt a concept similar to this. I call it "50 first dates" perspective. I always felt like I couldn't focus well from one day to the next so I made a little journal like Drew Baremore did. I stopped it because I thought "it was cringe".
There are many things that i procrastinate in doing in large part because they are ultimately not worth doing or because they undermine my authenticity and values. We are human BEINGS not human doings and what can sometimes seem like procrastination is your truest Self refusing to conform to convention and the status quo. Either do stuff or don't but guilt will only create anxiety and dissatisfaction. Sometimes we need to truly let go of doing in order to just be.
This is the most amazing video I’ve ever seen on this topic… wow… the phrase “future you will thank you” never really resonated with me until you put the idea into solid perspective like this. Now I feel guilty for slacking today, but boy is tomorrow gonna look different 😳 Thank you so much!! 💕
I will still have my neurodiversity tomorrow. I actually don't think that thinking I'll have more time is the reason. This seems like a way more sophisticated form of shaming. You are telling us what we think and what motivates us. I think you might be talking to yourself, dude.
I think this only works from a neurotypical lens. It's not like I distract myself intentionally and intentionally put off doing tasks. I dont recall. How do i remember to recall? How do I remember to recall to remember? It's endless. The only thing that's somewhat beneficial to me is having a white board that is screwed to the back of my bedroom door. I see the board - it's empty. I write what I'd like/need to get done for the day. I see the board - it has things to do - I do them now because i cant afford to waste time because wasting time means I'll forget and do something else. I do something else? - I go to walk out of my room - i see the board. I see my list, get back on track. I still dont have plans figured out, anything that happens or takes me out of my room is completely a bust. But it helps a little and I'll take the small wins.
@@rasmachris94it’s works for both. I have ADHD and I implemented this mindset about a month ago. I guess the most important thing about this is the mindset and everyday you wake up that mindset reminds you. The technique you just mentioned is very very effective for me and I’ve been doing a version of it over 5 years. I combined both techniques and I have to say, it’s not a magic cure, but it helps tremendously.
In a nutshell, consider everyday as a lifetime-when you wake up, it's a new you, when you fall asleep, you die. By this analogy, when you procrastinate, you are not giving the work to yourself later, you are dumping it on someone else (you reborn again in the future). This is a method of freeloading, where you try to leach off of credit in the end where only one of you does the actual word (the one that finishes the procrastinated work). This is an inefficient system, where the system is call your life. Instead, strive to contribute to you seniors (future) daily in whatever way you can. This is called self altruism-where you sacrifice yourself (pleasure/instant dopamine) for yourself (your future). Thus, by contributing daily for yourself, when the rewards are distributed, you will feel more deserving.
Still leaving the responsibility on me to do the right thing. Nothing to keep me accountable. I don’t think this will work for me. But thank you for putting your content out. I hope this helps someone else.
Hot damn, the first two minutes were surprisingly depressing Anyway, this was one of the very few videos I've watched on self-improvement that actually have said something very meaningful instead of uselessly generalized information. I've never thought about looking at life this way, and I really want to start doing so now
great video, I've watched a lot of videos on this topic, but this one is quite different. It is really a fresh look on the topic that's been talked about a lot over and over in the same way
wow this is really helpful. i had a rough version of this idea a couple of years ago and called it the "time travel team". visualising myself on different days as a team. the gratitude to past selves comes naturally with this. what i didn't think of is the intern idea. being the most inexperienced of them all. also, the "dying every day" is a stronger metaphor for this than time travel. thank you!
Something that really helped me is keeping a journal of the productive or difficult things I did that day, no matter how small. I tend to disregard my accomplishments and only focus on everything I didn't get done, but sitting down at the end of the day and appreciating all the small things I did to help my future self really builds a sense of competency and a hope that things are gradually getting better.
When I want to slack, I always think, “stay ten steps ahead of me”, and that always gets me back in the mindset. The “you are the most stupid version of you right now” really clicked though. That’s such a smart way of thinking about it. Awesome video.
Here is what has helped me: - Stay grounded: remind yourself why you’re doing what you’re doing. For me, thinking of my parents - Reward yourself in small and big steps. Ex: play video games after finishing a textbook chapter: Buy something when getting a good grade. - Excercise, eat healthy, have a strong supportive network - Get rid of time sinks like social media
This is the first time I've heard someone verbalize the idea of "future me" and "past me", I always thought it was strange that I viewed myself s a different person that I could either set up for success or failure, and past me has messed me up so many times that I don't want to be like that. That's how I dealt with procrastination before this, but this mentality just elevates that so thank you
I wanted to thank you for making this video. I watched it yesterday and it’s completely changed how I look at myself. I used to be super critical to myself because I would always procrastinate and take the easy way out. But I’ve since then changed my mindset into what those past me’s accomplished and how I can build on top of what they started. Your other video on embracing pain has also helped me. Thank you thank you!!
Great video. I started working out 🏋️♀️ again two months ago. I made a point to go everyday as I knew if I missed one day, why not two, three.. and so on. So I said, no, go everyday until I’m dead 😵… well, I was weak on day one and left after 15 minutes. Slowly, I got stronger and stronger and stronger and I continue to get stronger. It’s actually amazing to me, as it seems supernatural when you transform yourself day by day into a new person. My health is greatly improved too, even my sex drive 😅 which wasn’t even my goal 😂. Indeed that’s how self improvement works.. we have a goal and as we strive towards it, we achieve a lot more than we were aiming for. I’ve been a life long goal setter and achiever. A lot of people don’t realize that they can design and tailor their lives however they want. It’s just a matter of setting goals and then fully committing to accomplishing them (or die trying). 😊
Omgoshhhhhh algorithm sent me this video I got halfway through and then my app crashed- for some reason it didn’t register in my watch history and I couldn’t remember specifics as to find the video again.. was actually sad But I wrote about what you said in my journal this morning…. Started to get things done so that my tomorrow self would like me better…. Then the algorithm gave me the video again- liking and commenting so the algorithm will continue to do right by me Thank you for this video!
Read tomorrow from the frog & toad series… get it done today so you don’t worry about it tomorrow. Instead of saying “ I’ll just do it Tomorrow “ which then turns into another year of let it go to crap. Get your poo together and just get it done.clean those dishes ,pick up after yourself and the people around you ..even if they are not it still benefits you and make YOU into a better person.
I think this one can actually work for me, especially given my personality... I always do the hardest in a group, so obviously, if I think as other me, I'll do hard stuff myself(because I'm a perfectionist and I can't trust them) TNX A LOT❤
I put off so much by watching TH-cam videos... But seriously, this is a great discussion that really puts things into perspective. What helps me to get things done is to create and use checklists. I have one for everyday tasks that must be done and one for projects. But I don't just list the name of a project; I break it down into smaller, more manageable tasks and tackle them one at a time. I've accomplished so much this way.
This is a phrase i always told myself: "You cringe at your past self, but would you allow your future self to suffer the consequences of your actions today?"
I tuck away snacks and rewards for my later self, for when I might need it (ie. bad day, check off my to-do list, feeling peckish). It’s not dying every night IMO but becoming a different version of you, armed with the knowledge and experience of past you. 💜
Whhoa, this explains why I never want to go to sleep when I have something I want to get done and it feels like a whole new me will awaken tomorrow who will have forgotten the trials and motivations of yesterday's me.
That's a very great way of thinking. Just watching a video and understanding how to not procrastinate will not change anything, have to actually apply that in my life. Thanks
Noticed comments here are from those not intellectually sharp to actually wrap their head around such a complex topic this is touching on the Heisenberg Uncertainty principle which is a nod to quantum physics good thing I do understand this and I find it to be much helpful thank you for this video much love and appreciation ❤️✨✨✨
Each morning, each evening, & each challenge, I'm going to say "BATTER UP. MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION." Get Up And At the day, & then go to bed earlier & GET OUT OF THE WAY😮
If I die every day I wouldn't meet the consequences of yesterday me like my body condition. The thing that motivates me is every case when I'm grateful to my yesterday self for what I've done to make my today life easier/better
I’m never gonna sleep again 😃 Jokes aside this was a genuinely informative video and I’m incredibly lucky to have had this show up on my recommendations at a perfect time! ✨ I can already tell that having this mindset now as an upcoming sophomore in high school will help me greatly. Now imma go do my csp khan academy 🤣
oh this is so smart and touches on something i did in the past. i have OSDD-1B but my system fused earlier this year. while i still resent the way it fucked with my boundaries and sense of identity, the sense of community and purpose i got from sharing my mind with several streams of consciousness was something that really carried me through all the shit i was going through, but now that im only living for me and my goals it's been really hard to move forward. doing things for the group of my future is such a valuable and intuitive way to look at it. i also think this is why a lot of systems prefer the idea of functional multiplicity to fusion, having people who are you to count on your to make their lives better is a very comfortable motivator.
This reminds me of Brian Tracy, Jim Rohn, and many other speakers, since each little part multiplies into big parts, in which procrastinating for a little bit leads to an increase in doing these habits again which is no good. So that's why self-discipline is of utmost importance in general, including overcoming procrastination and stepping out of the comfort zone.
i love this video! i've been watching and reading stuff on procrastinatino for year but never come across a frame that impacts so hard. I love this idea of time-sliced me contributing to a common good. Thank you.
Man so great. I mean it’s absolutely no good for anyone who suffers from a consistent state of nervous system freeze and that’s why they’re procrastinating but I for one have already come out of freeze response but am still trying to figure out how to rid myself of the habits that I created during almost a lifetime of that.
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So for those who are reading comments while listening to the video, stop it, and watch the whole video it literally gave me a drastic change in my mindset I keep revisiting this, this was the only thing that made me realize things differently, I have seen a lot of "How to overcome procrastination" sort of tips videos and they were all so repetitive. I already knew them, and those didn't help me enough. Still, I am telling you, if you could sit with all your focus and attention for at least 9 mins 36 seconds, and if you understand the message, you will save a lot of years ahead, this is a great theory and I respect this man!
I need to hire you as my PR agent, holy smokes!
@@spoonfedstudy hahhaah, I'm really flattered :)
Thanks buddy.....I always look for the comments section before watching a video to assess the video quality and thank god that your comment was on top.....I literally gave all my attention to the video and realised just how awesome his tips are
(I have been procrastinating for 3 days straight and my mid sem exams are from 5th of April)
@@spoonfedstudygreat video man.....I'm your new subscriber ❤
@@SameenaParween082 no problem actually i do the same, but decided not to for this vid, cause i needed some remedi for my prcastination ^^
There's a book called Hidden Time Wealth, and it talks about how using some secret techniques, you can overcome procrastination and accomplish anything in life. It's not just a bunch of empty promises; it's the real deal.
Came for procrastination, went with existential crisis.
Wahahhaahaha
@@charmedprince I find this concept in the video to be unsettling as well, psuedo-science, not true, not helpful. What is true: you are the same magnificent person when you wake up in the monring.
@@michaelrush1390 it's these woo woo new age concepts
😆 The greatest motivator
@@charmedprince I think a strong identity change beats everything for procrastination. I've tried everything and fallen to that concept.
If you want a good video about it then search "Hamza unfiltered what I've never told you about getting consistent."
Just watch that video and remind yourself that you're disciplined.
You might find it woo woo, but It worked for me more than any other woo woos out there.
I'd highly recommend watching that if your procrastination is purely out of laziness, if it is because of the fear of failure, then you might need a mindset change and not some procrastination tricks as none will work through that, I'd recommend listening to Alex Hormozi's videos, I don't know which one but he says that the only way to get better is by doing more, and the more you do, the more you'll fail in the early days.
Alex hormozi's content about helped me with my fear of failure, and Hamza's video helped me fix my identity to a disciplined man, and therefore it was easier to stop being lazy as the consequence was losing my new (and better) identity.
This all might sound too much fragile and delicate and you might just want to use the willpower, but in the longrun, the more will power I save, the more I can use it for uncomfortable shit.
Wow. I'm now imagining all the future me's crowded around a giant crystal globe watching like " c'mon bro we're all counting on you"
Hahaa that’s an amazing image. I should’ve drawn that 🤣
Ahhh! I love it!
Thank you!! I will get shit done today and relax tomorrow...Lol😅❤ God Bless
@@spoonfedstudyyour recommended channel is a new sub from me 😊 Thank you for feeding me, I'll reciprocate the best I can. Props!
I love that! 😂
The "you are the intern" concept is how I have lived for a long time. Alternatively: "Future me is wiser but also older and likely more tired. Don't leave work for them, it's disrespectful and they'll hate it".
And now, every time I have to do work and realise that past me had done a quarter or half of it, I have this profound sense of appreciation and work even harder to pay it forward to the next Future me.
Love to hear it! You are killing it my dude!
That’s really a beautiful way to explain this concept
Same, I had recently started practicing this too and i can't tell u that how much it has changed my life. Now I think about future me before procrastinating and also thank the past me for taking the huge amount of overload on themselves.
Love this!
In simple words :
1. Do something valuable today that your future self with thank you for.
2. Set up reward systems that you actually deserve.
3. Delayed gratification.
4. Start fulfilling your complete potential and stop freeloading.
my future self will not thank me because it will be dead
Man, I both love and hate these responses.
Instant gratification of knowing the main ideas in the video and saves me like 10 mins.
But on the other side, after watching the video, the way he explained it made it so much more impactful and drove the message home as opposed to this comment that I basically just gazed over and said "yeah, that's obvious".
@@cenfre2866 Right? I don't think the simple words have the same feeling or even same meaning. (Not to criticize it because it IS nice for anyone who doesn't have time!) But after watching it, it's a lot different than just a few sentences. I have heard those sentences my whole life and it hasn't worked, but the way he explained it shook me. I am actually crying right now lol.
A fair take, although it removes the aspect of the video which is perhaps the main point: seeing your "selves" in the future like separate people- but whose path you share, like friends - you can either hurt or help. To remove that removes the aspect of this approach which might be uniquely useful to some people, I'd think
No, you actually should watch the video in its entirety to truly “get it”. Cliff notes do not help for THIS.
I'll watch this later.
That you is a different you thad be watching it
hahahaha
The future you will be pissed that the now you didn’t watch it… 🥸
I bought a book on time management, but I don’t have time to read it
The laugh that just came out of me... that was unsettling. Thank you. 😅
"YOU DIE EVERYDAY"! 1:38 - "The YOU that was yesterday had his or her chance. That YOU is dead now! Gone forever....Realize the significance of the 24-hours right in front of you." - This is profound! 💖🙏🙏
Memento Mori😀
@@thecodingarchitectexactly. People underestimate the capacity of older philosophies simply because they think their forced education and forced improved nutrition means they aren't as "simple" as yogis or stoics. Not blind faith, but actual philosophy of life. Every person has equal capacity to be worse, or better.
@@cusillo6976 Yes! Sometimes we just need to hear it said in a different way because over time, we end up linking these philosophies to the wrong things, or in the wrong way, such as, "If I don't become a CEO of my dream company by the time I'm 35, that means I will have failed at life, all because I chose to be a lazy bum!!!" Or simpler, "If I don't get this project done today, I WILL get fired and I WILL be homeless and DIE." Or, simpler yet, "If I don't finish this project today, I won't be able to have ANY fun this weekend with my friends." That last one may even sound like a good thing to tell yourself, but that actually can make things worse inside your head. It's easy to spiral into an "all or nothing" mentality where every day feels like the entire weight of your world rests on completing something to 100% perfection by EOD, rather than understanding (and I mean TRULY and fully understanding in your mind and soul) that each moment is only a choice that can help and assist your future self, or alternatively, set back your future self. It's not "all or nothing." It's just doing "something."
And it's not actually meant to make you feel guilty or to make you feel like a punishment awaits you if you don't do that something, it's "simply" to help yourself by just taking one single step now. NOT because your boss will be happy that you did the work you needed to get done on time, and NOT because you will impress your parents or friends if you become a rich CEO, and not even because you'll ruin your weekend if you don't do something today. But simply because you are offering a helping hand to yourself, even if it's just in some small way today. The same way you'd offer to help a friend carry one of their bags inside if they were coming to visit you. You are carrying a bag for one of your "future selves" so that they won't be overwhelmed and overburdened tomorrow. Or next week. Or 10 years from now. If you "only" carry one bag today, you still may not be able to hang out with friends this weekend. BUT, if you get in the habit of carrying a bag a day starting right now, then maybe a month from now you will have your weekends back. Or your clean garage back. And soon after that, you may have your sanity back
Am I allowed to nap or do I die when I nap too?
Yeah... no. One of my main issue is that I can't convince myself to go to sleep at a decent hour so telling me that I'll somewhat die if I go to bed is NOT the way to go.
"There's nothing special about Future You" took me out
Where it is? Which second?
Welcome to my "Watch later" list
LMAO!!!😂😂😂
Watched it and added it to my watch later 😂
fr, im watching this from my "watch later" list lmfao
I feel so seen and so attacked
I have so many videos to “watch later” and I’ve never actually watched none of them 😩😭
I like the 'You die every day and tomorrow-you is a different person' because I can do a lot for other people but find it hard to do things for myself
Right there with you!
Yea this has helped a lot! Me is actually WE.
Same
Yes!!
I think this is the key I was missing all along
Thank you posting this.
I added it to my "watch later" list.
😂😂
I'm finally watching after several weeks 😂
I also like the sense of urgency this creates by thinking about it like “what would I need to get done today if I know I’m gonna die tonight”
Good point! You can make it as dramatic as you need to get that fire burning 🔥
Why would i spend time doing boring work if i know im gonna die today?
@@Synkronized7exactly. If I know I’m dying tonight, the last thing I’m going to care about is long term goals.
@@Synkronized7 This is what I say lol Who does anything but spend all the money and eat like a king if they are dying in hours?
@@Synkronized7 Because you understand that you are still a part of something greater than yourself.
One thing not mentioned is something could happen to the health of your future yous. I wish I had gotten more done when I was healthier.
I thought of that… When he said the future use would be smarter. That can be very true, but only up to a point before there is typically a decline in ability.
As others have said…”do one hour to save 20”
One hour a day will get you further than putting it off and having to do a 20 hour block of xxxx to catch up….
This is genius. In all my years of studying life I've never heard this wisdom before. Thank you.
I lost my shit at "you're the dumbest member of the team" 😂😂😂 Excellent video!
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Consistent and smart investing is key to building wealth. Making informed investment decisions regularly can significantly increase your chances of reaching that million-dollar milestone.
You're right! I've been in touch with a financial advisor ever since I started my business. Knowing today's culture, The challenge is knowing when to purchase or sell when investing in trending stocks, which is pretty simple. On my portfolio, which has grown over $900k in a little over a year, my adviser chooses entry and exit orders.
Please who is the consultant that assist you with your investment and if you don't mind, how do I get in touch if you don't mind
Angela Lynn Schilling is the licensed advisor I use. Just research the name. You’d find necessary details to work with a correspondence to set up an appointment.
Thank you so much for your helpful tip! I was able to verify the person and book a call session with her. She seems very proficient and I'm really grateful for your guidance
i've watched plenty of procrastination and productivity videos and they usually present information from books or share quick tips, but this is such a unique take on the issue. the drawings were also super clever and funny, i cracked up multiple times at the screen!
I always had the sense of “future me” is being another person that i’m setting up for success, but never thought of it as precisely. This gave me the feeling of urgency and motivation at the same time, gonna finish the assigments of the month today !
Fr 💀
Wow, okay when you said “Stop being selfish” it felt like something finally clicked for me, great work on this video
This was such a great video! I kept thinking about the stoic principles of Seneca ("Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.") and Marcus Aurelius ("You could be great today, instead you choose tomorrow" and "It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live."). You've brought these principles to life with your storytelling, beautifully done!
Wow this should make it a ted talk, it's a great way to deal with procrastination.
Wow what an honor to hear you say that. Thank you kindly!
There’s no mindset for my case, I procrastinate every chance I get, but my apathetic ass goes from something to another and when there’s nothing left I feel empty and go back to studying to keep myself from thinking too much about life and my problems.
Same. That's not laziness though, that's a symptom of depression for sure. Hope this video helped, hang in there!
WOW!!! Have used this method for a week and have been incredibly productive. I have awaked to a clean kitchen 7 days in a row. This doesn't just help me be more productive but it's helping me be consistent in my daily routines. THANK YOU ❤
Reframing my day as the only day the current me is alive really helps put procrastination into perspective. Unfortunately I am tortured by ADHD and I don't procrastinate that much but some days it's like trying to lift a 1 ton weight and it can really cascade and domino from there. It's really helpful to see videos like these that can help motivate me even beyond what ADHD is doing to weigh me down. I live in fear of what I could've become if only I could stay focused longer and with more quality. I'm going to try and remember that each new day is a life and death scenario as well as the community of myself that I need to stop freeloading off of. As my way of saying thanks for this video I've liked it and wrote this comment and I'm going to share it to a few of my friends to help boost your metrics for youtube.
We all got our excuses. Excuses are all we got. They're all that's holding us back, and we have to push back against them if only long enough to pull one foot closer to our dream. We all have to fight our own tailor made excuse to chase the dream. You're not special because we all are. No excuses. And not tomorrow, but today you'll be happy you chased so long as you don't believe anyone who has settled with their excuse.
I know you’re gonna do great. Just reminding you this video exists and hope you get enough sleep tonight.
I feel the one ton weight thing. For me, what’s helped the most (I think) is to realize that I can’t directly change how I feel about a task that my brain doesn’t want to engage with, but I *can* experiment to find ways to overcome those feelings.
For some things, like loading the dishwasher, I just made myself do it over and over until it no longer felt like a big deal.
For other things, I usually try to figure out what it is about the task that makes it feel bad, and then try to figure out how I can work around that. Example: Sometimes I need to fill out annoying, repetitive forms at work? I save my responses in notes so I can copy & paste from the last time I did a form, then just update it wherever it needs to be changed.
There isn’t always an obvious way to reduce the friction of a task, so if I can’t think of any better strategy, I try to commit to spending five minutes on it. That amount of time is usually enough to overcome at least some of the negative feelings, so it’s easier to keep working on it than it was to start.
Anyway, my advice is to stop blaming yourself and start experimenting with different ways to compensate. Good luck!
You have no idea how severe procrastination works. Now I feel even more stuck and anxious after you highlighted all responsibility I have in front of the crowds of future me 😮
But remember, the responsibility you have in front of the future you’s is only valid today. Which also means that you don’t need to think long term, you only need to think what can the you of today do that might help the burden of the you tomorrow. One thing I wish he included is compassion. You want to help the you of tomorrow because you care about the you of tomorrow.
thats an anxiety problem not a procrastination one, you need to work through your fears and re-frame them there's loads of good videos on fear avoidance and anxiety! You can do it:)
You are right. You will never succeed.
@@boldenggarWhy would you say that to someone who is already scared? 😂 (made me chuckle not gonna lie, but just asking out of curiosity)
@@iselin4507precisely. This is the mark of self love.
Right now, there is a little baby that is growing up somewhere. You are its sole provider. By the time it grows up tomorrow, you will be gone and all it will have is what you worked to leave for it. Do you want it to be scared and have to struggle, or do you want to give it everything it needs to be happy and healthy, and know that you loved it as best you could.
One of the most remarkable videos on looking after our time. Thank you.
My grandparents always told me live yr life as if you are going to live forever yet live yr life as if yr going to die tomorrow (which means do what needs to be done today dont leave it for Tomorrow yet have an overall goals about how you want yr whole life to turn out this concept is pretty much similar to what he was saying in the video)
The problem of this mentality, is at its core, it's just "work hard for others" and when you already are the one doing that in real life, for so many people, feeling like you're the only one putting blood sweat and tears into work and tasks, it's impossible to bring that to myself.
Because YOU are the only person you feel comfortable saying "fuck you, get your own damned shit done" since you know future you can do nothing but whine, and current you doesn't have to hear it
This was honestly the most helpful thing I've heard in a very long time I think it actually gave me a new perspective
Thank you for sharing! Being baked to help others like yourself are why I make videos :)
What I found useful:
Front loading the dirty job no one wants to do now, then take the day off.
Social pressure is stronger than anything.
The more goodwill you give then more you get in return.
There’s something magical about being part of a group working toward a goal larger than yourself. When your tribe is relying on you, you begin to feel it.
Awesome list!
As you get older you begin to realize the most valueable thing on earth, time. The time is short.
This is perhaps the best video I've seen on the topic of procrastination! Love the unique angle you took. Keep up the great work!
Inspiration to NEVER sleep!!!!
rlly gave ‘everyday is a new day’ a deeper meaning 🎉🎉 (as a severe procrastinator, this vid was the best thing i watched)
This is incredible, thank you. I’ve never thought about my life in this way - let’s go squad
Looking at life throught the contextual lens that time is an illusion is so incredibly helpful. There is no yesterday or tomorrow, there is only ever now. What are you going to do with it? You can absolutely spend that time in pursuit of pleasure, that is absolutely fine and even sometimes recommend. But I don't think that's a very prudent or fulfilling past time.
"One must imagine Sisyphus happy" - Albert Camus
You legitimately have some of the best content I have ever consumed from youtube.
I have never came across any youtuber mentioned browsing pinterest mindlessly😂 I can scroll for hours and then it's too late to do anything. Great video
this is honestly one of the best videos on this subject on youtube. maybe even THE best. thanks
This is my long forgotten mindset. Will try my best right now. I appreciate this video.
I love this video so much.
Your concepts really resonate with beliefs I’ve had about people for years now. I always said “every day is a different version of you”, but never heard anyone else share a similar view or talk about it so succinctly.
Amazing video man 🙏
MAN i was just thinking about the concept of me dying everyday just recently and i am now getting recommended a video that addresses this. wow.
I’m a big fan of the Past/Present/Future view of yourself. It’s something I have always thought of when I feel myself procrastinating. I really enjoyed your video and discussion of an internal/self tribe and community. Have a sense of servitude toward your future “selves” is a great way to put it!
I feel very lucky to have watched this vid early after posting
Wow! Much love! Thank you for the kind words!
I think hell is not to procrastinate and still not become the person 'you could have been' i.e. 'your best self sucks'. This is a mayor motivation behind procrastination
yeah self-doubt adds a whole other type of obstacle on the road to success... it's hard to remember sometimes that even if you think you'll fail, you still have a chance to succeed, but only if you do something. If you do nothing, you're assured to fail.
I think in that case, it might be good to look at the root cause that is that's making you feel like you suck or that you even need to be anything else. It can be difficult if it's a particular dream job that you just can't quite reach because most of us can't be lucky enough to have what the world considers a "Dream job," but if it's something coming from external sources, such as feeling ashamed that you haven't lost as much weight as other people who work out as much as you do, or you haven't gotten a promotion in years despite working longer and harder than everyone else in your company, then you can start to examine why other people's lives should even compare to yours in the first place. As long as you're happy and/or content, that's all that matters.
And if you're unhappy, that's another angle you'll have to dig into. Are you unhappy because you're ashamed? Or are you unhappy because you wish you were doing something else? Both of those things can be solved. Even if you think the ONLY way you'd ever possibly be happy is if you were an Olympic gymnast but you're 38 and have never taken a gymnastics class in your life...even then, you can take an adult gymnastics class to scratch that itch. Then, you'd just have to do some inner work to be able to come to the place that is understanding and forgiving of yourself, knowing that you will never be in the olympics, but perhaps you can get a job at a local gymnastics facility. Maybe you can find a position where you can assist someone who IS an olympic gymnast, even if it's just carrying their bags and holding their water bottle for them. If that's not enough, then it wasn't the gymnastics that you cared about most. It was status, fame, and "success" from a world viewpoint.
If knowing you may never become a famous athlete or business mogul is too painful to bear, it might help to learn about all of the struggles that even the most successful athletes have in their life. And then compare that to the people who are TRULY happy who may have incredibly mediocre jobs and lives. Or they might have a really successful career, but one that they only achieved once they figured out how to be happy with themselves first. In other words, the happiest people aren't happy because they're successful or beautiful or perfectly fit. They're happy because they love themselves no matter where they're at in life. Not that they don't still have hard days where they're angry with themselves or sad about choices they've made, but they always have that underlying love. The same way you may be really angry at a loved one but still love them and care for them deeply.
This is also why revenge is never possible, unless it's immediate.
The person you seek revenge upon is different each day.
Procrastination is a fight between present pleasure and future pleasure. The paradox kills you. But the next day, you're still there, and you still have the same problem. You're unable to break the cycle. However, if you reinterpret yourself as an imposter, it becomes easy to fight the good fight. You feel like the imposter, but you become your authentic self.
I've gotta say that something about this construction rubbed me the wrong way....BUT it was absolutely coherent and complete enough within itself that it's worth giving a try. So thanks for giving me a *really* new idea to work with🙂👍🏾
Damn, never thought I'd meet someone with the same theory as mine...it's indeed true that you don't own your ideas, the universe works with frequencies...and only individuals with said frequencies that has been attainable through deep thinking and observations can listen to the universe ... The thought process shared in this video is one of them...❤
This is igniting my anxiety real bad
I have watched many videos on this subject. I have ADHD and Autism so it’s especially difficult. This is the first video that made so much sense.
There is almost a spiritual quality to this message which I believe is why it resonated with me.
The logic is sound and consequences are dire.
I am going to watch this shit first thing in the morning and it will be the last thing I see before I sleep until the message is hammered into my psyche.
Super happy it resonated with you. Best of luck friend 🤞
Homie you have no clue how much this video speaks to me. I started to adopt a concept similar to this. I call it "50 first dates" perspective. I always felt like I couldn't focus well from one day to the next so I made a little journal like Drew Baremore did. I stopped it because I thought "it was cringe".
I like that idea… 51st dates. Relates to this well
I have to leave myself notes on projects or I don’t know where to start when I come back to them.
This is actually a beautiful way to look at it.
Bro you destroyed so many barriers to my thinking. Makes sense looking back in my day to day routine. Been battling this problem for years.
There are many things that i procrastinate in doing in large part because they are ultimately not worth doing or because they undermine my authenticity and values. We are human BEINGS not human doings and what can sometimes seem like procrastination is your truest Self refusing to conform to convention and the status quo. Either do stuff or don't but guilt will only create anxiety and dissatisfaction. Sometimes we need to truly let go of doing in order to just be.
Ohhhhhhh so that’s why I can stay up all night writing the report but I never have time to fill out my time sheets. Thanks friend!
This is the most amazing video I’ve ever seen on this topic… wow… the phrase “future you will thank you” never really resonated with me until you put the idea into solid perspective like this. Now I feel guilty for slacking today, but boy is tomorrow gonna look different 😳 Thank you so much!! 💕
Wow, thank you! I’m very glad that this was helpful and so happy you were able to find my humble channel in your algorithm :)
This is just making me feel even worse about myself… which is obviously a me problem… great video man keep at it
I will still have my neurodiversity tomorrow. I actually don't think that thinking I'll have more time is the reason. This seems like a way more sophisticated form of shaming. You are telling us what we think and what motivates us. I think you might be talking to yourself, dude.
I think this only works from a neurotypical lens.
It's not like I distract myself intentionally and intentionally put off doing tasks.
I dont recall.
How do i remember to recall?
How do I remember to recall to remember?
It's endless.
The only thing that's somewhat beneficial to me is having a white board that is screwed to the back of my bedroom door.
I see the board - it's empty. I write what I'd like/need to get done for the day.
I see the board - it has things to do - I do them now because i cant afford to waste time because wasting time means I'll forget and do something else.
I do something else? - I go to walk out of my room - i see the board. I see my list, get back on track.
I still dont have plans figured out, anything that happens or takes me out of my room is completely a bust.
But it helps a little and I'll take the small wins.
@@rasmachris94it’s works for both. I have ADHD and I implemented this mindset about a month ago. I guess the most important thing about this is the mindset and everyday you wake up that mindset reminds you.
The technique you just mentioned is very very effective for me and I’ve been doing a version of it over 5 years. I combined both techniques and I have to say, it’s not a magic cure, but it helps tremendously.
In a nutshell, consider everyday as a lifetime-when you wake up, it's a new you, when you fall asleep, you die. By this analogy, when you procrastinate, you are not giving the work to yourself later, you are dumping it on someone else (you reborn again in the future). This is a method of freeloading, where you try to leach off of credit in the end where only one of you does the actual word (the one that finishes the procrastinated work). This is an inefficient system, where the system is call your life. Instead, strive to contribute to you seniors (future) daily in whatever way you can. This is called self altruism-where you sacrifice yourself (pleasure/instant dopamine) for yourself (your future). Thus, by contributing daily for yourself, when the rewards are distributed, you will feel more deserving.
This is the best channel I've found in my life
I appreciate you so so much for telling me that
Still leaving the responsibility on me to do the right thing. Nothing to keep me accountable. I don’t think this will work for me. But thank you for putting your content out. I hope this helps someone else.
Hot damn, the first two minutes were surprisingly depressing
Anyway, this was one of the very few videos I've watched on self-improvement that actually have said something very meaningful instead of uselessly generalized information. I've never thought about looking at life this way, and I really want to start doing so now
great video, I've watched a lot of videos on this topic, but this one is quite different. It is really a fresh look on the topic that's been talked about a lot over and over in the same way
wow this is really helpful. i had a rough version of this idea a couple of years ago and called it the "time travel team". visualising myself on different days as a team. the gratitude to past selves comes naturally with this. what i didn't think of is the intern idea. being the most inexperienced of them all. also, the "dying every day" is a stronger metaphor for this than time travel.
thank you!
we thank you, now we know that we aren't alone. thanks for waking up us.
Something that really helped me is keeping a journal of the productive or difficult things I did that day, no matter how small. I tend to disregard my accomplishments and only focus on everything I didn't get done, but sitting down at the end of the day and appreciating all the small things I did to help my future self really builds a sense of competency and a hope that things are gradually getting better.
When I want to slack, I always think, “stay ten steps ahead of me”, and that always gets me back in the mindset. The “you are the most stupid version of you right now” really clicked though. That’s such a smart way of thinking about it. Awesome video.
Here is what has helped me:
- Stay grounded: remind yourself why you’re doing what you’re doing. For me, thinking of my parents
- Reward yourself in small and big steps. Ex: play video games after finishing a textbook chapter: Buy something when getting a good grade.
- Excercise, eat healthy, have a strong supportive network
- Get rid of time sinks like social media
7:36
I literally wrote this in my journal recently. "Always be growin'".
My adhd brain struggled listening to this video, I almost fell asleep. I might have to rewatch it a couple times.
This is the first time I've heard someone verbalize the idea of "future me" and "past me", I always thought it was strange that I viewed myself s a different person that I could either set up for success or failure, and past me has messed me up so many times that I don't want to be like that. That's how I dealt with procrastination before this, but this mentality just elevates that so thank you
Love the way you've put it. I am going to be more committed to my community after listening to you :)
If you're someone who's on their purpose, he's speaking our language. If you're not yet, this may one of many eye-openers you need.
I wanted to thank you for making this video. I watched it yesterday and it’s completely changed how I look at myself. I used to be super critical to myself because I would always procrastinate and take the easy way out. But I’ve since then changed my mindset into what those past me’s accomplished and how I can build on top of what they started. Your other video on embracing pain has also helped me. Thank you thank you!!
Great video. I started working out 🏋️♀️ again two months ago. I made a point to go everyday as I knew if I missed one day, why not two, three.. and so on. So I said, no, go everyday until I’m dead 😵… well, I was weak on day one and left after 15 minutes. Slowly, I got stronger and stronger and stronger and I continue to get stronger. It’s actually amazing to me, as it seems supernatural when you transform yourself day by day into a new person. My health is greatly improved too, even my sex drive 😅 which wasn’t even my goal 😂. Indeed that’s how self improvement works.. we have a goal and as we strive towards it, we achieve a lot more than we were aiming for. I’ve been a life long goal setter and achiever. A lot of people don’t realize that they can design and tailor their lives however they want. It’s just a matter of setting goals and then fully committing to accomplishing them (or die trying). 😊
Omgoshhhhhh algorithm sent me this video I got halfway through and then my app crashed- for some reason it didn’t register in my watch history and I couldn’t remember specifics as to find the video again.. was actually sad
But I wrote about what you said in my journal this morning…. Started to get things done so that my tomorrow self would like me better….
Then the algorithm gave me the video again- liking and commenting so the algorithm will continue to do right by me
Thank you for this video!
Haha I’m glad you found the video again! Welcome to the channel ❤️
Read tomorrow from the frog & toad series… get it done today so you don’t worry about it tomorrow. Instead of saying “ I’ll just do it Tomorrow “ which then turns into another year of let it go to crap. Get your poo together and just get it done.clean those dishes ,pick up after yourself and the people around you ..even if they are not it still benefits you and make YOU into a better person.
I think this one can actually work for me, especially given my personality...
I always do the hardest in a group, so obviously, if I think as other me, I'll do hard stuff myself(because I'm a perfectionist and I can't trust them)
TNX A LOT❤
I put off so much by watching TH-cam videos... But seriously, this is a great discussion that really puts things into perspective. What helps me to get things done is to create and use checklists. I have one for everyday tasks that must be done and one for projects. But I don't just list the name of a project; I break it down into smaller, more manageable tasks and tackle them one at a time. I've accomplished so much this way.
I put this video in my "watch later" list. 😊
This is a phrase i always told myself: "You cringe at your past self, but would you allow your future self to suffer the consequences of your actions today?"
I tuck away snacks and rewards for my later self, for when I might need it (ie. bad day, check off my to-do list, feeling peckish). It’s not dying every night IMO but becoming a different version of you, armed with the knowledge and experience of past you. 💜
Whhoa, this explains why I never want to go to sleep when I have something I want to get done and it feels like a whole new me will awaken tomorrow who will have forgotten the trials and motivations of yesterday's me.
That's a very great way of thinking.
Just watching a video and understanding how to not procrastinate will not change anything, have to actually apply that in my life. Thanks
Dude, this was so good. This me is the only me that I can count on today. Damn I gotta stop leaving future me holding the bag.
Profound and very helpful. I will take this up as a mantra to live by.
It’s a very positive mindset. You are worth betting on, as if your future days were a community worth betting on (working for). I’ll try this
Noticed comments here are from those not intellectually sharp to actually wrap their head around such a complex topic this is touching on the Heisenberg Uncertainty principle which is a nod to quantum physics good thing I do understand this and I find it to be much helpful thank you for this video much love and appreciation ❤️✨✨✨
Each morning, each evening, & each challenge, I'm going to say "BATTER UP. MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION." Get Up And At the day, & then go to bed earlier & GET OUT OF THE WAY😮
If I die every day I wouldn't meet the consequences of yesterday me like my body condition.
The thing that motivates me is every case when I'm grateful to my yesterday self for what I've done to make my today life easier/better
I’m never gonna sleep again 😃
Jokes aside this was a genuinely informative video and I’m incredibly lucky to have had this show up on my recommendations at a perfect time! ✨ I can already tell that having this mindset now as an upcoming sophomore in high school will help me greatly. Now imma go do my csp khan academy 🤣
I very rarely see videos with a title that keeps its promise.
This video is one of those. Amazing.
oh this is so smart and touches on something i did in the past. i have OSDD-1B but my system fused earlier this year. while i still resent the way it fucked with my boundaries and sense of identity, the sense of community and purpose i got from sharing my mind with several streams of consciousness was something that really carried me through all the shit i was going through, but now that im only living for me and my goals it's been really hard to move forward. doing things for the group of my future is such a valuable and intuitive way to look at it.
i also think this is why a lot of systems prefer the idea of functional multiplicity to fusion, having people who are you to count on your to make their lives better is a very comfortable motivator.
This reminds me of Brian Tracy, Jim Rohn, and many other speakers, since each little part multiplies into big parts, in which procrastinating for a little bit leads to an increase in doing these habits again which is no good. So that's why self-discipline is of utmost importance in general, including overcoming procrastination and stepping out of the comfort zone.
This was a wonderful, novel way to look at things.
i love this video! i've been watching and reading stuff on procrastinatino for year but never come across a frame that impacts so hard. I love this idea of time-sliced me contributing to a common good. Thank you.
Man so great. I mean it’s absolutely no good for anyone who suffers from a consistent state of nervous system freeze and that’s why they’re procrastinating but I for one have already come out of freeze response but am still trying to figure out how to rid myself of the habits that I created during almost a lifetime of that.
This is brilliant thanks man , total paradigm shift , you’re helping the world man good job