E2: A Smarter Way to Work (BETTER than Pomodoro)
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If Pomodoro technique is level 1, this is level 5. Use this dynamic and flexible work-timer technique to deepen your concentration and improve your efficiency.
Today, we say goodbye to the old technica pomodoro.
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I've seen a couple of videos now and this channel is totally underrated. I like the high level thinking, the thinking frameworks and execution strategies.
I agree
@Oskar winters lol. You obvi just dont have enough focus to listen to his videos correcly. This content is pure gold i dont beed to watch any study tips again probably
@@mellowyellow532 No he really does repeat himself a lot and says stuff that can be formulated more shortly, BUT that's the beauty of his videos for me. He repeats himself as much as needed so we could remember more.
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He has some decent points, but it doesn't need to be this long.
There's a reason many of his video have a summary by some viewer as one of the top comments. He seems to ramble without much structure - not very efficient for an efficiency coach.
This video is also very reminiscent to every video that is - to some degree or other - slagging pomodoro off.
The whole point is "25 - 5 may not be the ideal length for studying so use x - y as a timeframe instead". Is that really something that people need to be told? That they shouldn't force the specifics of one method to their studying if it doesn't work for them? Videos of this nature feel very clickbaity to me because they don't have anything to do with pomodoro, not really. It's just "customize your study methods towards what works for you and your subjects" and that should really be obvious to everyone.
It is efficient goiing straight to the point, yes, but as someone who is TEACHING and trying to motivate you to CORRECTLY apply the technique he has to explain many things, like: why it works? how it works? why the other thing doesn't work? common mistakes, etc. Besides and probably most important, it is FREE knowledge lol it is already a favor.
i can focus for 10 sec. adn then i need 30 weeks rest time. great.
same. we'll get through it.
"The first problem is : people don't use the technique" ;). If you work for x amount of time, divide this by 3 or 4 and this is you're resting time. YOU NOOB!!NOOB OMG REPORT§§ TEAM CARRY OMG§§
Most realistic comment
Yeah, when are not sincere enough with your self, if you don't want to help yourself then actually no one can
don't use your sharingan to focus
Nice video Justin! Very informative. Here's a summary:
1. Set your hard limit (if you got little time don't bother; if you have a long time: break that down into shorter term goals).
2. Set a timer and do the activity.
3. When you feel your focus decrease, stop the timer. Look at how long you've been focused for and divide that number by 3 or 4 and use that time for relaxation.
4. Think: Do I need to focus after this or not? If you don't need to, then just do whatever. If you DO need to focus, use that time productively. Then, ask yourself: Am I tired or not? If you're tired, do active relaxation like meditation. If you're not tired, you can use your time to do little tasks that take no effort but keep you in that flow state, or just doing different levels of thinking or casual mind-mapping.
5. After the break, if you want to continue, you will probably be focussing for less time, and that's okay. If you time your focus, then the break will be optimal for each session because it will depend on how long you've focused for (the dividing exercise).
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Thank you
Protocol: start study session and timer, take break when you notice your focus starting to diminish. Divide time spent in first study session by 3 or 4. Rest for that amount of time. If you have lots of energy still, engage in a chore or higher level thinking. If not, engage in ‘active’ rest like meditation
Thanks..Perfect summary
@@digitaldocug Yeah. This channel ironically has good information, but could improve it's presentation (especially in the aspect of pacing [way too drawn out]).
The single best TH-cam presentation on focus. Like SRS, Pomodoro is a trendy technique that people adopt uncritically. But the rigid time limit makes no sense. It's based on studies of the average time for optimal focus, but the optimum for any given study session is going to vary widely depending on the person, their state of mind, the task, the time of day and many other variables...
When I was using it, the bell would often interrupt a very productive flow. At other times, if I was tired and working with challenging material, I'd run out of steam before the 25 mins was up and be marking time somewhat unproductively till the pomodoro completed.
A more flexible approach makes much more sense!
Yes, can totally relate to this quandry! 🙏🏽 I too need the flexibility, and like Justin's approach.
Something that I find helps in addition to this technique is what I like to call the "intrusive thoughts list". When I'm trying to focus and a thought comes in like "I should google this" or " I should ask this person about that" I type all those things into a different file, that way I get them out of my mind quickly, and I know they are there when I need to check them and tick them off
💜Love this idea, cause my mind is always flowing with ideas and my focus get diverted. 🙏🏽 Thanks!!
I've been slacking lately since I can't maintain my focus and can't set clear objectives in my learning session. This video completely empowers me to push myself and increase my focus length. You also remind me to set clear objective in each study session and to be mindful in our break. How lucky I am to be exposed at such high quality content for Free. You're a life saver. Thank you for existing. Hope you could make this kind of video again, sir! ❤
how was your focus now?, i curious about your development after 4 months of watching this VDO :D
@@sdfPZXC me too
Same
Im not really good at reading my own levels of concentration. This is why I rather have limits. Like a 25/5, 52/17, or a 13/3 timers
Your technique works wonders! Even with my health issues, I am able to make use of it comfortably.
Thats good insight! Tfs
Loving this, I love how you structure this. Especially how detailed you go into resting, nobody else does that. I love the dynamic system going on, definitely will use that principle behind not only that but everything else. Gold!
Love the rant about meditation... ha ha 🤣 "you need to grow up...do some research" I was one of those people who thought I couldn't meditate, but once I dove in and gave it my all it has been my life saving go to for my breaks. I love walking meditations and also nap meditations. I love insight timer; however, I am still not the best at just using a timer and sitting in quiet meditation...that is a practice in and of itself for sure. Thanks for this video Justin, so helpful! 🙏🏽🙇🏽♀
Brilliant, articulated video. Thank you for sharing! Instant subscriber!
Is it just me or did anyone else think they came up with 52/17 because it adds to 69?
Hey Justin, I love your video’s, thanks for making them! I have a question though, I have some concentration and startup problems. These restrict me quite a bit and although I’m motivated I notice that I can’t get myself to start. Do you have any tips for this?
I had a coach give me a suggestion for this. She had me write down 2 min, five min, 10 min and 20 and 30. Then I was to make a list of stuff that I could do during those specific times that could be completed in those times. Then, when I was feeling like I couldn’t start, I could then look at the list, and say, I will give myself 5 min, and start to tackle one of the two min things, or a five minute task. I found once I started, I was able to work for longer than I set out.
Dr. Justin I signed up for his course and he went over this this technique. What you have to do is make a plan for not being motivated. Motivation is not what you need you need to make habits. So say you need to study something your 1st step is to just try to get up if you break it down into small step so say you get up then your next step is to walk to your desk if you do that then your next step is to get out your books at anytime you can go back to say watching tv but you've made those first step but lets say you got out your books and you opened them then you read 10 pages you went through and created a habit if you do it over and over just think about the next step plan it out in your head let try to do this instead of using motivation as your key source. I would suggest his course he explains this more fully.
@@Gabriel-xn8ye well I past my test and Im practicing the techniques going to take time.
@@Gabriel-xn8ye I'm still working at if it's difficult and a challenge but it really helps I just need to stop procrastinating some time I know my weaknesses and it takes baby steps. But I believe I'm starting to understand a tiny portion of what he's teaching I'm neuro diverse have ADD so it takes longer to pay attention and understand some concepts but I'm getting there
I've been mucking around with lack of focus, inefficiency e.t.c. for 4-5 years now. I always kept thinking "Why doesn't this work?"...often time the timer goes off just as I entered flow at other times ( mostly later in the day ) I feel like "...when is this session going to end?"....."There's got to be a better way.....". FINALLY......thank you for spilling out the details so nicely...this is what I've been looking for. I shall definitely give it a try. Many Thanks Dr. Sung!!!
I love your videos. They're helping me get back into my thesis writing that got derailed due to two traumatic events at the same time, then Covid, then a health crisis over the past year: hypothyroidism due to Hashimoto's that I didn't even know I had until it was too late and my thyroid is now fried, so using a gentler approach is helping me accept my evolved self (I used to be able to produce work insanely quickly and efficiently, but I no longer have the focus and energy like I did pre-hypothyroidism). Your approach to varying the Pomodoro technique has helped me feel validated in how I'd like to approach the technique with more flexibility. Of course, at the end of the day, it's my dog who chooses when I work and take a break lol. Many thanks again. I have subscribed and like all of your vids I've watched so far :)
Glad I found this, wish I found it 25 years ago! I might share with my students this semester.
Personally, I never learned how to study outside of class. When I went to school, we were supposed to take notes (which were checked by the teacher), and do other assignments as assigned to be turned in within a set period of time. There was always time pressure. I think one of the most foolish “accommodations” we have made in education was to remove much of the time pressure within the day. Obviously, people with clinical anxiety need to be accommodated, but the model has been to give everyone the extra time, which just reduces incentive to work efficiently in non-anxious people.
In my own experience as an adult who was never diagnosed with add/adhd because I was a well-behaved, “good” student, I was great at doing things during class time; I learned the material and made very high marks. But homework was so much less structured. I would have energy for subjects I liked, but math? Forget it. I felt done right away, but the only method was to plod on, sometimes in 😭. I was instructed to do the subjects or tasks I felt were hard or boring first, which makes some sense, but without the awareness of breaks. This means that as an adult, I simply burn out way before I allow myself to do the creative, personally meaningful practices that don’t immediately “pay the bills” (but could if I was more productive). I think this has enormous negative implications for society because it reinforces the false notion that some activities or subjects are more important because they are hard or boring and should therefore take up more of our collective time. This is bs. The most productive time in my life was in grad school; I only studied the subjects I wanted, spent my time reading and writing about those subjects, took breaks in nature or the gym, and I had lots of energy because I was getting a lot of exercise. In all the education coursework and PD I’ve done we never, ever learned about how to structure our OWN time and energy, and teachers and students have paid the cost. I could say a lot more, and I’m sorry to have written so much, but I wanted to let you know that you’ve given me a lot to think about. Man, I need a break! 😸
I want to use this for my actual workouts.
tbh, I think that the people who would benefit the most with this method are already extremely productive, It takes a lot of self control to return to working after taking the break. giving that much flexibility to yourself if you lack self discipline can just end up with the whole day being wasted.
I have been binging Justin's videos for the past 3 hours - and I consider it time well spent!
Thanks Justin! (^-^)
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thank you💜
Mvp
Thank you life saver
I love how your techniques are super brain friendly. I'm new to your channel and have recently been using them.Already noticing results!Thankyou for your videos!
I love your tips, but as a person who doesn’t usually have very laser-like focus, I really wonder how good focus is like. If you can describe it in more detail, I can get a better understanding about what it means to get “blunt”, because usually in practice I will context-switch before I even notice(like checking social media, or having a random book in my hand and 2 pages in….), and I didn’t notice a point in which my focus “blunts”. Thanks a lot!!!
This video was very helpful. I would really appreciate a video that goes more in depth on the usage of the "breaks" and what kinds of things done during those breaks may help or harm the next focus session.
This is incredible! I will try it for when I have the luxury to take breaks whenever I want. And for those times I can't, I will still try to fix those.
Now, I really wonder, is Justin a Universe Roaming Deity? Because I am sure he just pulls all of these advices of the ETHER!😁
Does using the Time Blocking technique to schedule your day on Google Calendar conflict with your tracking technique? We need to estimate limited amount of time for a specific task and put them in the calendar but with this technique things doesn't go as we planned before? Someone gives me good advice please.
That's really great video. i have just 1 suggestion if u provide mindmap for all these processes then it will be very great because while listening to podcast taking note is hectic.
What's your experience with ADHD students ?
I bought THE LEGEND OF POMODORO on Steam, and it's really making a superb change in my life as I am using it to gamify my day. Pretty much the best thing I have ever gotten from Steam Games!
I always assumed the 25 minutes comes from psychology and marketing,
seeing how most TV-shows use 25 minutes as the gold standard for attention span.
But I agree, that individuality should determine that number.
why would people over 25 think that meditation is bs? zoomers think they invented it or something?
Hi Justin, can I read a self-help book in the break? Does that count as a high-level thinking task?
It's true, I did something while I went to gym. I took break after each section and drank little water regularly. It made whole difference. Now I really don't feel like it's some work and it's going well. And also it's about warming up and warming down.
52 + 17.... nice
Glad you started a podcast. I'm on the road a lot for work so it's good to know I can listen without using as much phone data
19:57 "Here is the breakdown again"
Just so I find the breakdown again :D
18:16 LMAO I've never heard Justin swear before XD
First of all: Thank you a lot for your Videos. They open a completely new view and the content really seems worth trying out.
I have a question on this one: Did I get it right, that you really have to do 1/4-1/3 breaks and it may not be more or less?
So does it ruin the whole system, when the break is longer? Let's say, if I would like to do the productive break and cook my meal and eat during the break, because at some point of the day, it needs to be done, but it takes 30min at least and I studied only for 45min, and then the next break might be going to the shop to buy some food, but also takes 40min, and the next one might be physical exercise, but takes even an hour or more. Will there still be good focus during the learning time and good progress or is it necessary to do it the strict way, and then not be able to do the things which need to be done because they take too long, but instead, as you said, go for a walk or something? Would appreciate your answer a lot.
This is so goated, we are the illuminati of productivity
I really like this approach. Not to sound lazy but I would love if a work timer app had the functionality to set custom break times based on the time you worked. Anyone know of one 👀
Haven't even thought about it that way. Thank you very much for the great knowledge!
Pure gold platinum and diamond 🔥🔥🔥
I took a break the moment I stopped paying attention lol, hope I'm doing this right xd, brb in a few minutes
During the part at 7:50 where he says, as long you have a good environment, a fire truck literally drove through my window lol
- working for as long as you feel focused and resting for as long as needed to regain focus.
- Setting clear boundaries, goals, and intentions for each work session is crucial.
- Dividing tasks into shorter blocks and using timers helps to maintain focus and increase efficiency.
- Taking breaks earlier than usual, when focus starts to decline, can prevent burnout and facilitate quicker recovery.
- Productive breaks can involve completing small tasks or engaging in higher-level thinking related to the work at hand.
- Active relaxation, such as mindfulness meditation, can be used during breaks when feeling tired.
I've never considered this process before, but I have been frustrated by the rigidity of pomodoro (regardless of length of cycles). Will try your process today!
This is the most relatable video on TH-cam
Starting my 2nd year of medschool next week, imma try this out!
Did you try it out? I'm starting my next semester in a week and I want to give it a chance.
what about potato technique?
Holy shit. Thank you TH-cam algorithm for giving me your channel as a recommendation. Your tips are INCREDIBLY useful
I dont understand the "thinking at higher lv" like how i use it for my study so can sb explain it a bit detailed for me,pls
If someone is against meditation ive heard that stuffing your mind with information is similar to eating more than your body can take. It will overfill and forcefully empty Itself whether that was snickers or carrots you had. So meditation is meant to kinda digest information so it doesn’t get overbearing
Source?
@@rustywrench500 my source isnt scientific as far as Im aware and i didn’t claim it to be. But basically i got it from a youtuber i watched Shallon Lester
So I can't do animedoro? 😅
I think animedoro is similar- 40/20 instead of 52/17. You could probably still do 52/20 and just go 3 minutes longer with the break
But he said this is for when you have a hard limit of one hour
25 min might have been arbitrary, but now it's proven not to be
Hey Justin, can you recommend a meditation technique? I use a daily guided meditation using the Alexa. Would you recommend just have a 5 min timer and focus on your breath. Got any tips? Aiming for efficiency of course.
Timer is best.since then you can completely focus on the breath.which leads to better focus in the hours ahead
Afghan walking because you can do it any time you're walking
Why the name E2 ?
Can you make a video on how to study for board exam? I am so overwhelmed even if I graduated from studying 😭
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can you take a power nap during the breaks?
that seems like it will work, if you focus for an hour he prescribes a 15-20 min break, just enough for a powernap
Thank you for your awesome content!
Glad you enjoy it!
Thank you
Thank you
What app do you recommend for this?
The part about meditation was spot on!
Also, the original pomodoro is not ADHD friendly. I need 25min just to begin focusing on a task, my block is about 50min or untill I can't do anything anymore.
A tip I have found to be useful is to try to imagine yourself doing the task you are about to do. Visualize yourself doing it. You will see, you'll go from 25 min to 1 min minimum, 3 min max to begin a task. This works because you trick your brain into thinking you are actually doing shit, like a dream or something
Why can I memorise effortsly every nba football or soccer players and teams. Because I’m so motivated. If your not in love with something it’s waste of time.
You can deliberately create curiosity from subjects you don't necessarily care about, or minimize demotivation when studying a subject. That's the whole point of this channel, actually. The ability to learn intuitively, effectively, organically can be learnt
The man should be doing a masterclass. Ngl, this stuff is useful! Thx a bunch bruv!
Thank you Justin! Great knowlegde!
Glad it you found it useful!
For TH-cam algorithm
this guy is great at dividing by 3 respect
thanks for your work
I like your videos a lot...
Thank you so much
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Thanks for the video!
Thanks.
Thanks ✨💖
You started this channel in a great time
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I am so glad I found your channel
thanks you doc
What doe 10 means?
amazing!
thanks !!!
great
Tq
I have been struggling with Pomodoro for a while since it is rather short for me to both study and rest. I will try ur method from now till the exam next week and update the results (and also problems) later:3 Thank you for thissss
Hiiii i ve come back to send you a bigggggg thankkkkkk. omg i have never thought that i am able to cram the whole 50+ lessons regarding geography, history, literature, etc in just mere 5 days.
i got pretty satisfying result:33 thanks to uuuu. this is effective if u really put your effort in it. (i use this method together with the app "forest")
Forest is the goat ;)
@@linhdanluu7992 bruh, can't wait to cram my lessons also...I feel so motivated
You can also work for 50 min and rest for 10 min
sooOOO how did it go
very interesting episodes, but such garbage music tastes
Strongly disagree with the knife analogy. Doesn’t explain why.
With the meditation in mind, this can be applied to LIFE 😭😭😭😭
If youre VERY tired but you need to continue using your mind, take a break and meditate
If you're not tired, contemplate and so strain free activities
Don't tire yourself to the point of NO return
Your focus WILL diminish over time and that's okay