A Day in the Life of a Harvard Sophomore 2019
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I'm John Fish, and this video is a day in my life as a Harvard sophomore. I'm a computer science concentrator at Harvard college that makes videos, video essays, and vlogs about my life.
This semester, I'm studying computer science, film, psychology, and the politics of nature. In this video, I talk to Steven Pinker at office hours (the author of Enlightenment Now and other books, featured on the Joe Rogan Experience, etc).
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If you want to check out the book I'm reading, by Steven Pinker, I highly recommend it: amzn.to/2CZUJSs
Also: don't have the idea in your mind that I'm a robot because I plan some days carefully. I explained this in a reply to another comment, but essentially the goal of planning like this is to reduce the background noise in my mind. If I'm able to make a plan that allows me to do everything that I need to do, then I can find time to do things like get coffee with friends and not have to worry about the fact that I'm "wasting time"... because I have a plan that I know will let me achieve what I want to achieve. This allows me to be more in the present and reduces stress for me.
I also don't plan every day like this. I didn't plan anything formally today, like most Saturdays, I just went where the day took me and chilled out. Rest is super important.
tl;dr: I plan meticulously so that when I'm on, I'm on, and when I'm off, I'm off.
hope the mri results were good
You uploaded!!! God bless!! I am low-key happy
Thank you for your vlog. It was amazing! As a Student myself (and also someone who shares your mindset on planning) I find this refreshing. Sometimes we literally need to see someone else doing what we want to do to get back on track. Now I'm (hopefully) off to study! haha. Take care and keep the good work! :D
No one gives a shit bout your agenda no normal person does that shit
John Fish you're a pretentious talentless piece of shit that will never do anything in his life. You just have rich parents that disciplined you, but you are brainless and a fucking NORMIEE
John Fish is the most Harvard name I’ve ever heard
Clutchmit t Fr lmaoo
Try Robert Bruce - my economics teacher
@Joshua Kennamore 😂Boooi
Meme*
John Harvard is the most Harvard name I’ve ever heard
“I’d like to get to bed by 10”
*me watching this video at 2am*
I literally watching this vid at 2:07... Crazy
“Me at 2am looks into camera i pretend to look at”
Me: “oh.”
Lol its 1:56 am rn that's so fucking weird
It's literally 2:00 in the morning for me right now
Lol it’s 1:58 for me
Where’s the part where u scroll through Instagram, Reddit for 3 hours and watch random TH-cam vids for 4 hours while procrastinating on all your work. Or is that just me.......
metoo bro
Exactly!!
What do you think he does in class during lecture?
Harvard undergrads are like any other college kid
Same
RebelMeerkat he’s a robot
*Plot twist*
He’s homeschooled and his mums name is Harvard
Oh Yeah Yeah Oh Yeah Yeah he’s homeschooled
Lmao
James the cat oh yeah yeah
That was funny
Oh yeah yeah
John flexin on us with the airpods 😳😤
SORRY I CANT HEAR YOU OVER THE SOUND OF HOW IMPORTANT I AM
he rich boii
@@sumukshashidhar look who I found xD
I already have airpods lol
“After I read the book I’m going to meet up with the author of the book. “ 😭😭😭
Oh no he got airpods, he can't hear us
WhAT DiD yOu SAy? SoRrY MY AirPODS ArE In!
John Fish oh damn, rich boi replied on his iphone Xs
When your comment gets less liked than the person who commented on your comment.
*FEELS BAD MAN*
Mark Oppa wtf r u talking about
Marvin So - He prob replied from his Macbook Pro 15-inch; i9 processor; 2tb ssd storage; and 32gb ram
that day keeping notebook is an example of why he’s at havard
Beastmode Carrot or he’s Mormon lmaooo but yeah he a nerd but he finna make millions
And u can’t spell and that is why u aren’t at HARVARD
Colton Longley haha I’m pretty sure if even he spelt Harvard correctly he still wouldn’t be able to make it in like almost the entire American population haha
Why would people even want to go to harvard its literally a prison of knowledge lol
I am so sorry, but I feel as If I should point this out for the 99% of us out there. This is NOT an accurate representation of how you should be as a college kid. This is an EXTREME case of a go-getter. Most college kids roll out of their bed at 10:30am just in time to make their 11am lecture. Most do not plan their day in a notebook by the hour and what time they will go to the bed. Harvard is filled with 1 percenter kids. It's an extremely toxic atmosphere from the testimonials I've heard and watched. There is TED talk out there and its a Harvard kid which dives deep into the ridiculous Harvard atmosphere.
Make a video about a Harvard party pls. Friend of mine is a Kappa Sig at Harvard and said Malia Obama gets pretty wild on the weekends, you should to get her in a vid asap
Erick Khan ayeee Erick 🔥🔥🔥
Haha never thought I would find you on one of these kind of vids lol
Big fan btw
ayyy Erick ily dad
Harvard parties are lame. I would know because I've been. It consists of a mess of gawky but really smart Harvard, Lesley Uni., MIT, maybe Simmons, and other schools on occassion. Can't really rank "Harvard" parties super high as compared to BU, northeastern, or really any B school. You can find better parties at UMass Amherst.
I'm getting stressed out and anxious by just looking at his to-do list.
Lmao same
Weak twat
Ateeqi life must suck than huh
on your first "a day in a life of a harvard student..." you were drinking tea. and now that youre a sophomore, you're drinking coffee. lol just noticed it anyway. great inspiring vids :)
Next year he'll be snorting Adderall.
Mykola Zekter LOOOOOOOOLLLL
@@dexterovski BRO PLEASE 😭😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
“A DAY IN THE LIFE IF A HARVARD JUNIOR”
[footage of Filthy Frank snorting on cocaine]
Had to laugh hahaha
The alarm in the beginning got me triggered
BruisedWaffle foreal. Even my alarm for work gets me triggered
wow alarm gave me ptsd !!!!
Just imagine what it was like to edit 😤
Same😂😂
This makes want to go do my homework
yes
John, the fact that you have such a structured life, doesn't ever affect your mental stability negatively? I'm genuinely curious. Doesn't this lack of spontaneity kind of cause suffocation? Like knowing everything in advance 24/7. I'm not talking about extreme procrastination and to be honest it's awesome that it doesn't affect you but I don't know, while I have some more vague schedule, structuring to such a detail simply makes me anxious. Doesn't this whole rush to get everything (because we're talking about a lot of things) in time, make you unable to relax in a therapeutic way (if that makes sense)?
Couldn't agree more, I can never live like that. We are human beings, not robots, Jesus Christ.
I doubt it's every day. Besides they are vague plans like "have lunch" in which he also went outside and was sight seeing.
Every one is different - what might not be ideal for you, is for John. I know that if I f.ex. doesn't have a detailed plan in mind/on paper about my day, I get this really uncomfortable feeling. It got nothing to do with "being a robot" (@Anand Arora), since I doubt that we (John/me) actually do more than you during the day. The only difference is, that we don't like feeling lost in space and time, and that we're more productive if we know exactly what's to do. Also, one can be spontaneous even with structurated day. Having this "plan" in the morning doesn't mean that you can't change it during the day, and, as @Paraquito stated, the plans are vague enough to leave open space and spontaneous ideas.
@@vorname4950 Do what makes you happy, If you wanna be hyper productive then that's that.
The way I learned this system that it look like he’s doing is from Cal Newport, and in that book when he talks about this section, he actually says that your day will never perfectly be what you plan, and any changes should be welcomed. The main point of the scheduling is so that like you don’t have any point in the day where you DONT know what you should be doing
The “happiness” section being empty is a big mood 💀💀
He said he’s going to think about what happened that day that made him happy then he would filled it 🙄 watch the video before you comments ty
Ordered your growth book, very excited! :)
Thank you so much! I hope it helps you like it helps me!
Might order it too.
Oblivion how* ;)
You thank you can make a video about which career your majoring in.
Oblivion is it free
*Sow a thought, and you reap an act;*
*Sow an act, and you reap a habit;*
*Sow a habit, and you reap a character;*
*Sow a character, and you reap a destiny*
It's very deep and I can't swim
Your videos make me want to be a more enthusiastic student and enjoy books more. Thank you for making them
on a geek scale, you rate 7.5
Why dont you drop out of Harvard, get addicted to drugs, make some music, and get rich!
Kattaclysmic : *Lil Pump
Kattaclysmic what kind of dumbass would make those decisions
Señor Richdog r/whooooosh
Señor Richdog a multimillionaire loñ
Señor Richdog bro it’s a joke
But like, when do you look at your phone and procrastinate?🤔😅
or watch netflix
60% of my day is napping
Raise your hand if you never used ur planner in high school 🤚
I am so sorry, but I feel as If I should point this out for the 99% of us out there. This is NOT an accurate representation of how you should be as a college kid. This is an EXTREME case of a go getter. Most college kids roll out of best at 10:30am just in time to make their 11am lecture. Most do not plan their day in a notebook by the hour and what time they will go the bed. Harvard is filled with 1 percenter kids. It's an extremely toxic atmosphere from the testimonials I've heard and watched. There is TED talk out there and its a Harvard kid which dives deep into the ridiculous Harvard atmosphere.
@@zeroz88 I'm smart. I'm just to lazy to put the effort to display it 100% of the time. I don't like using a planner because I find it ridiculous to give yourself a set timeframe to complete a task. Sometimes you have those days where you didn't put in enough effort into a task and a planner just Cascades this negativity into all the following tasks. Handle things one at a time
Me! I never cared for school lol.
I’m Structurally Arranged and organized When it comes to Situating certain Subjects And I Mainly formulate my Own Knowledge methodically to fully understand the concept of a Topic
🙋
hoping to go to harvard 😂 but the closest thing i’ll get to going to harvard is watching your video 😂
Ella757416 dead
@TheGodron Matt Damon did pretty well as janitor at Harvard lol
I'm a grad student across the river at BU (hello, neighbor!), but I still watch your videos for organizational tips haha.
I read some comments suggesting that being so scheduled makes one's life too predictable/boring. I find it just the opposite. When I am properly scheduled, my life opens up. I can actually do MORE fun things because my core priorities are already taken care of. When it's noon and I've already done my workout, class work, and house chores, I can say yes to dinner out that night, or stay in and binge Netflix without worrying about still needing to do this or that. It's worth it to be so organized like yourself. You're obviously going to be (and already are) very successful in life because of it!
My guy still didn’t snooze is this guy even human
Atomic X robot
It's called work ethic, maybe u should learn lol
Tech Nerdified relax nerd it’s a joke
Tech Nerdified r/BIGWOOSH
Tech Nerdified way to F it up
I saw you today, fellow TH-camr! I was browsing at the Harvard Bookstore, and I walked over to the remainders by the front window, and there you were, on the other side of the glass, looking at the books in the window! One of the first times I've ever seen a TH-camr in the real world - I'd have loved to say hi, but I had an arm-load of books!
Steve Donoghue awww
Recommend me some books please
@@munianp4836 If you're asking me, I'd be happy to! Just tell me what you're in the mood to read & I'll make recommendations!
@@saintdonoghue Please give some recommendations anyway. I'm interested, too. I like to read non-fiction and I think other people do as well.
@@danielspitzer5406 You good bro after he ignored you for 2 years? Don't worry here's a recommendation for ya: Basic Economy by Thomas Sowell
I have one of your journals and I love it so much so that I bought another one 🥰 thanks for the advice about the motivation section. I usually just leave it blank 😁
Hey, John, I'm a recent subscriber and I'm loving it here! Anyways, I'm a Computer Science student, sophomore as well, although in Serbia.
I was wondering, why don't you give us at least a bit of insight in what you're actually studying and working on, rather that where are you going all day? I am really curious about what do CS students in the US study, compared to Serbia.
Have a good one!
It is really awesome that you create these videos, even as you are going through highly demanding education there at Harvard. Thank you for your energy! I enjoy them greatly here in Finland!
What a shock Harvard gym is empty
It’s 6 AM tho what tf else could you expect
Jake Finzel
Most people at harvard are doing some sort of sport so wtf
I think that was a private gym for athletes
Those pros and cons in the end
Nah bro not me
Exactly!! Same with me,thanks for the video
One of my favorite TH-cam channel. Gets to see the real practical life of this guy.
1:23 that perfection though!!!!
Me: What about free time
John: SORRYY THATS NOT IN MY VOCABULARYYYYYYYY
he reads books when he has times smh watch the video
*anxiety and frequent panic attacks have entered the chat*
I just woke up from a 4 hour long nap
I want to be this productive with my life one day
That moment when you find yourself watching someone working when you know you're supposed to be doing work yourself.
Not the first one.
His voice sound different.
Longer video plz
I noticed that too! Since I shot it on two cameras, my voice sounds different in different shots. Kinda neat actually.
It sounds deeper
you are planning every hour of the day..impressive.. i don't even have "a pla" for tomorrow.
This was a great video. Thanks John.
I don't know why but you do really motivate me 😃.
😮 Thanks for hearting my comment 😄.
this dude's flexing so hard w the pinker name lol
So happy that you are posting again after a small break :)
Of course he’s wearing AirPods.
Oh my, I'm so jealous... Psychology with Steven Pinker... That's like the most amazing thing I have ever heard of.
You are motivating me to do the things that i was afraid of, the things that i have to do to be mental healthy and fit. I had to thank you for these videos. It's changing my life...
Hey man... really appreciate the content !!!😍
Yeah you look like someone that would go to harvard
He looks incredibly smart and yes he is
Really love this video. Your intellectual growth is infectious. I wish I found this channel as a freshman in high school, because it probably would have inspired me to work harder and try to get into Harvard. Instead I spent most of high school smoking cigarettes in the woods, acting like a dumbass degenerate. Now I'm 21 years old, still stranded in this godforsaken small town in Ohio, with few economic prospects. Your discipline and work ethic is inspiring
Watched it the second time :)really inspiring. I’ve been struggling to be “academic” I guess office hours are needed.
I was super scared to start school again (I’m 25 and dropped out of college at 18), but I’ve found your videos to be really encouraging. I started back up again in the fall and have really been enjoying it. Your positive presence has been really influential, so thank you! I hope your year is going well so far.
Dude, -25 degrees sounds like heaven to me!
I'm in India, and it gets pretty hot here. Plus, where I go to college, it doesn't get very cold...ever. Now I kinda tend to gravitate towards places where the weather is so that you couldn't start sweating if you tried.
I love cold weather - you can't start sweating no matter what you do, you get to wear nice warm clothes, snow is EPIC, snuggling feels heavenly blah blah.
When he said that 'Steven Pinker' was going to take his class, I was like What Dafaq! For real?!! Can't believe how lucky he is.
Sameee!
You do more in one day than i get done in one week, you are an extremely productive person and i look up to that, and you
Office hours with Steven Pinker... so awesome, man. I'll relish in some imagined great conversation vicariously through you. :)
You have been a huge inspiration for me in the previous semester which ended up in very good gpa for me but apart from that I think my mindset also grow a lot, I made a lot of good decision from small to significant one thanks to your methods and advices. Keep up your good contents :D
That voice, got kinda deep
Cold air + different mic. Or I went through puberty again. Not sure...
Yeah, makes sense.
Wait... You replied to my comment
You are my favourite youtuber, have a nice day
@@thejohnfish maybe you haven't fully awake in the morning 😜
“I got to do a lot of fun things today like to office hours “ bruh stop it plz tell me that’s not fun to you
BuRn Elevate Ppl are different. And you should actually respect ppl who like that
I’m so jealous you have a course with Steven Pinker! He’s someone I love to listen to and I’m planning on reading his book. Perks of going to school at Harvard I guess haha. Keep up the good work man
hooooly shit i havent been on ur channel since your day in the life as a computer science student video and hearing your voice that deep was like whiplash
Damn bro his voice got deeper the last time I saw a day in the life his voice was higher
He is getting more masculine
Johns videos are highkey the best college videos out there !!
You know an American is smart when he uses celsius instead of fahrenheit.
But he is Canadian lol
He's Canadian
Lmao, what's smart in that? Different systems are followed in different countries. You can't go to the US and be like, right-handed driving is dumb, so I'm just going to drive on the left. Grow up.
PS: Not an American
Nice to see you’re making coffee like we do in Italy 👍🏼😁
I thought Harvard students were the busiest people on planet but you have time to work out, read books and whole bunch of other stuff. I'm in 9th grade and I'm busy all the time. How do you manage to have "so much time"?
lil slim Tedik he’s able to manage his time well, that’s why he has a bullet journal.
It really depends on your major.
same, im in my sophomore year too and i have currently 10 classes with a sport class, and i feel like im in high school again.. luckily i can miss more classes than in high school, but still, i wish we had fewer classes
Well, there also are many more technical institutes than just Harvard. Check those too 😁
havard is in its shopping week
Dear John,
Thank you so much, for your „white noise“-studying music tip (among other), in one of your earlier videos.
I‘m in my final year of Med school in EU and had forgotten - as exams got easier/ more vague - just how detrimental studying with music really is for my (already poor) concentration, and after humming along to classical music, would end up just singing songs and memorizing lyrics in different languages - because why not x.x
Anyway you‘ve helped me immensly focussing again, on what - next to „joie-de-vie“ - is truly important to me!
Steven Pinker actually came to my school! He gave his lecture about progress, and proved how world has improved in many facets despite the medias negative tone. I also thought it was pretty neat. U may find this cool: I actually took notes on the lecture in my field notes book(which u reccomended awhile back).
I loved the style of this video (cinematography wise). Also, Harvard's campus looks beautiful!
This life is for loving, sharing, learning, smiling, caring, forgiving, laughing, hugging, helping, dancing, wondering, healing, and even more loving. I choose to live life this way
Can you give a link to your music for the videos.
Him: I'm gonna do some homework, cause i haven't really done anything besides go to class.
Me: *physically and emotionally exhausted after two classes and feeling like I'd just pulled an eight hour unpaid shift*
Ps. I can hear the intelligence in your lisp
I started Univerisity three weeks ago at UFM. Private univerisity in Guatemala which is famous for it´s economic point of view. I love it!
If you like that book, John, you should read the book Factfulness, by Hans Rosling. Really great, statistical, book to read.
That book came up when I was talking to him!
@@thejohnfish Oh! Wow! What a coincidence! Well, I understand it, because both books really do have the same ultimate goal in their writing ... But have you read Factfulness?
You structured life is kind of lesson to heed for a procrastinator like me...keep upload man!!
You and Matt D'Avella should do a podcast together
you are my idol you give me motivation to work hard🖤🖤 you’re the best john!!
What I would give to be able to have a weekly conversation with Steven Pinker...
Thank you so much for sharing a piece of your days☺️
I feel like I’ve gained a few iq points from watching this.
That was wonderful! You basically study in a museum!! 😅 Your videos are the ones I am currently looking forward the most! Keep up this good work please. ❤️
Looks at my bank accounts and my GPA like : Lmfao.00
Cool video man your the only person I know who went to Harvard not that I know you but I watch your vlogs sometimes
Is Harvard like a community college or something
ExoticAsh- dude
please tell me ur joking
ExoticAsh- yes, it is.
Ye it's just another name for cambridge community college
boi what
I love your videos 😁 hope you continue making those because they are amazing and motivating!!
Preparing a 6 people Moka of coffee and drinking it by yourself must be your secret of success!!! In Italy we make coffee like that, you drank like 6 espresso. Good Lord.
that's what i was thinking!! i get like 3 cops out of one of those sized pots
Having worked at a coffee shop I've seen worse. I worried about some people's hearts sometimes lmao
You had fun filming and it showed and made for a really great video! No surprises there tho
How are you a CS major and have a life? all I have time to do is go to class then do homework then go to bed
he has 100 skill points in time management
I’m a senior in highschool thanks for showing life of college student it doesn’t look so bad
it’s bad
Damn $20 for a notebook hell naw
💀💀💀💀😂😂😂😂frfr
Just get an A5 plain notebook and plan your day out on that
Just bought the notebook/planner :-D! Thanks for adding valuable content, tools, and strategies to TH-cam John!
-Allan N.
This was awesome. I got my masters in psychology from Otago (New Zealand) just recently, and I would've died if someone like Steven Pinker lectured or held office hours. Such a privilige, and good on you for trying to absorb as much from him as you can.
As a senior in college about to graduate, I'd like to see a video about how your perspective on life has changed from freshman to sophomore year. I'm also excited to see how it changes up through senior year.
Do you ever feel tired or restricted scheduling activities one after another?
Dude I literally see your comments while scrolling everytime I watch something on youtube. We have many channels that we watch in common. 😂
Habiba Afrose Then you must have good taste in videos ;)
I really watched this video telling myself “ima get my shit together and get really smart.” But I know damn good and well I won’t do that 🤣
Hi John, this is Braj from India.
I Never miss your videos, you really really inspire me to grow and endure more. Even I made a resolution to complete 2 books a Month!
Hope your MRI results were good!!
Thanks for making these videos! It's really helps me grow..!! Take care!!
I love your videos and your editting. 👌👌👏 Thanks for posting about your daily life.🙏🙌
Literally was scared in the beginning cus his voice was so deep lol
Hello from Japan!
Your videos are so cool and I got more motivation.
Thank you for making them.