3 Ways to Trick Your Brain Into Doing Hard Work
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ต.ค. 2024
- In this video, I'll share three ways you can motivate yourself to do hard work.
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P.S. - What other tricks do you use to get yourself to start your work?
You're the #1 Thomas! Inspired by you, I've started my own self-improvement channel. To help people level up. Thanks for always being my inspiration! I love you man! 😁
@@YashBhatter You've got great content! Keep it up!
I like the pomodoro method, but I’m not rigorous about it. Convincing myself that “it’s only 20 minutes” helps me get started, and I chip away like that.
Hello. Can you please tell me where I can get a morning chair like your one, or the style of that chair? Thanks. And Limitless is awesome. Shame they cancelled the tv show.
physically writing down what I need to get done today and how much time to spend on each of them helps me.
although i have a little trouble when it comes to more learning-based tasks cuz you cant define exactly how much time it will take.
Being in flow is an egoless state. Its when you're doing your work just for the sake of doing it with little concern about the end product. This frees you up to not only enjoy what you're doing but also helps you produce your best work.
I never thought of flow like that wow thanks!
That must be amazing, but the problem is I never can distract my attention from the fact I'm doing something important
Beautifully put!
Im going to print this as a reminder to myself not to over think.. some of my best enjoyable moments while working is when i really dont care what others think.. i just do and results seem to be good and not too stressful. Thanks for putting this comment!
So basically you become Stephen Hawking.
Me watching this after trying to reverse psychology myself into doing my math assignment
Krystal B wow. I’m in the exact same situation right now 😂
Basically me😂
Maths is easy writing words is hard!
atilc I’m actually an aspiring writer, so writing is easiest for me
Exactly same
“Thinking too much leads to paralysis by analysis. It's important to think things through, but many use thinking as a means of avoiding action." - Robert Herjavek
Love you man!
Would love a collab
Love this!
HOW DO I NOT DO THIS PLEASE?
Can confirm.
I have read an article about paralysis by analysis a month or two ago. It’s really cool.
Video starts at 3:22
1. Start incredibly small
2. Allow yourself to create garbage
3. Jot things down in non-ideal places
Thank you for the breakdown :)
Your the Goat 🐐... who else comes straight to comment to see that one person to write the points of the videos??
Video starts at 0:00
ubant thanks. Would have died without your help
lmao no one noticed but I did, those are the Thomas frank advices on this subject
Thanks for this Thomas! This is super helpful for PhD students like me, who need to write their thesis and research work, and just can't seem to get out of the mental block and into the flow state.
To summarize:
1. Start incredibly small
2. Allow yourself to create work that might be garbage
3. Do work in non-ideal places
Darshan Shah as a fellow PhD student, I feel you. Let’s do our best!
Thanks bro
I can't even begin to describe how important the distraction journal is.
I recently started writing "Morning Pages" to get my thoughts out in the morning, allowing me to trap my anxieties on paper. It's amazing how much clearer the rest of my day is when I accomplish this.
What do you actually write down?
@@eljefe4300 I actually do this a lot. My mind finds literally anything to distract myself with (e.g. typing this comment). I guess, I just write down whatever that important thought was that I had and then I get back to whatever other thing I was doing. Sometimes, I come back to what I wrote and flesh the thought out a little more so I don't forget the full idea, you know? I write down literally anything that is distracting me, so it doesn't have to stay in the back of my mind, waiting to be forgotten. It could be a random song that popped into my head that I wanted to listen to; some other task that I just remembered I had to do; some cool video that I wanted to watch. Literally anything. It's all about relieving your mind of having to remember the million other thoughts that are spinning around in there as you're trying to focus on the task at hand.
I guess I'm in a flow state when watching youtube.
Haha this is so underrated
@@missyuu9348 😂
Same😂
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i think this is why i'm so good at getting stuff done when it's on a whim and i didn't really think about doing it beforehand. like the other day, i painted an entire wall in my room. but the day didn't start out with me wanting to paint a wall; i just wanted to dust and vacuum my room and that small task turned into the much bigger task that i normally would have had to psyche myself up to do.
Totally! I find this as well. Especially if I start with the smallest piece of a puzzle I often end up finishing way more than I intended. Now I clean my house every morning for at least 30min simply because I wash my coffee cup after I finish it.
Yeah I notice this so much with cleaning especially. If I plan to clean, it becomes this huge overwhelming thing in my brain so then I procrastinate to avoid it which makes it even more anxiety-inducing and it never gets done. But if I happen to do a really small part of it one time, I usually end up happily spending the rest of my day doing that because I just got really into it. The mind is a strange place and mine rarely cooperates with what I want it to do.
My 3 ways
1. Watch Thomas Frank to get inspired
2. Watch Thomas Frank to get inspired
3. Listen to the college info geek podcast
Thank you for the helpful tips 😀
Wrong. Success is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.
Rafael Eliassen haha thanks 😂 I actually give tips on my channel but I thought that comment fit well
Cameron Larson ^^ so true
"start small", only do the first 2
Thomas, your videos are phenomenal. I’ve been following you for several years and your videos just keep getting better. From the content quality, to the teaching style, to the production value... all of it excellent. All of it constantly getting better. I know I’m just a random person on the Internet but I want you to know that you make a difference in my life. Keep up the incredible work.
Great tips in here, Thomas!
I'm a game developer and, whenever I sit down to start coding something, I always get that mental barrage of "things I must think about", like you on your music production endeavours. I start thinking about the code, the project's architecture etc and usually get paralyzed, just sitting there, thinking, and going nowhere.
I'll try to adapt what you said about just "start messing around" to "just start writing some code", so I can see a clearer picture of what I'm trying to do. Thanks!
Okay this is getting absurd. Every single time I’m struggling to fix something one week, Thomas always releases a video regarding the thing I want to get better at about myself. You’re my hero!!
Thomas: "...try to work in non-ideal places..."
People watching this in the bathroom: *chuckles*
LMFAO 🤣🤣🤣
Same
I used to read and do my math homework in the bathroom. Everyone thought I was constipated.
Great video as usual. The distraction journal is a great idea, I think everyone should try it. I'll try it as well. Thanks Thomas for this awesome vid.
Agreed! I usually have post its on hand for this but only jot down jobs to do. I love the idea of recording all distracting thoughts and getting them out of your brain.
1. Start incredibly small
2. Do it badly
3. Work in non-ideal places as the work space can sometimes feel intimidating. Keep a journal/sticky notes/voice recorders around.
Thank you for the pointers
Write in distraction journal rather than serious work
What you picked up from number 2 is so wrong! That was not the intention at all! I recommend you watch the video again
The 2nd one is actually to *allow* yourself to do badly and not intentionally do it badly.
Really needed this video today. Getting back into some work for the rest of the afternoon. Thanks for another AMAZING video Thomas! Inspires me to do the same in my videos:)
we often get similar advice like "start small". what i really like is the analogy of non-newtonian fluid, likening it to punching a wall when we make giant sweeping statements. very true that we often tense up at the moment when we want to finish up an ambitious task in one go. the idea of getting into the flow state is something new to me and thanks for sharing this incredible idea!
Thomas: “cuz as always, I’m not your dad.” Me: *whispers* “ok zaddy”
Hahahahaha, yussss
Hahaha, he IS a Zaddy!
I want to appreciate your studio quality & video quality. It looks very impressive.. 👌🏻
Used to listen to you for inspiration how to work hard so that I can get a resudency. Now few years later I got in to a residency program and I am listening to you for inspiration how to work harder to finish it! Thank you, Thomas! Glad to see you looking good, taking care of yourself and still doing good work!
Pure gold. One of the only youtube channels about being productive that you'll ever need.
You know you’re watching this video while having work that needs to be done.
Ye lol
Sherlock
OG BM lol every time
it be like that sometimes lol
Love this! Thank you for sharing this Tom. You perfectly expressed what I was slowly starting to realise. Love your content!!
Thanks for documenting your execution of Deep Work techniques lol it makes it easier to see the outcomes
I usually read book daily but any time of the day.
I must read a book early in the morning, I think, it will be more productive....
Falak Learning Tube sounds like a good idea!
I’m gonna try that too
I respect what you do! Thomas. Thank you
This channel has truly changed my life
me, a mechanical engineer, sitting here and listening to thomas talking, and then I hear the word non-neutonian fluid and my brain immediatly gets ignited. love your vids tom, ps: that term is cursed in my field of study.
Thomas, you have a mind that is overflowing with thoughts and ideas and fun things. I think we are so much alike but I overwhelm myself trying to keep up up with the 'I want to do's' and I never get anything done. You have a great team and I cannot find out how to create one. Thanks for your wisdom.
me after binging on study vids for hours: okay I'll get to work.
thomas frank: uploads new vid
Helpful, ty. I will try the distraction notebook... I remember I used to do something similar for a job I had... I wrote down things to do at 2 in the morning when I couldn’t sleep and I had so many great an unusual ideas.
I have the same distraction journal where i jot down my random thoughts whenever i'm doing other important things. It's crazy how my best ideas about work/book come from that journal.
I thought i was the only one haha.
Thanks for this video.
Amazing job as always.
Now I’m wondering what would happen if Thomas took the drug from Limitless
Haha! I think he would rule the world
Lol Thomas I’m right there with you about Limitless. Great movie with great use of visuals
Yes, this, this is the video I needed. Thank you very much, sir, and now I'm off to see your other videos. After I write down my distracted thoughts.
Thomas you are legend. King. Because of you my life is better. Your youtube videos are honest and true as much as I could understund it because English is not my first language. Thank you for sharing all your videos.
🙂
I started this years ago when you recommended it. I used sticky notes and I'd lose them. I used a note app but I'd get distracted by other apps lol. The journal is a great update to the concept.
Been watching you channel for about 2 years now, I really like your content, it has helped me a lot in college, great video!
i had a strange dream last night, thomas came to me out of nowhere and started to motivate me how to overcome the madness of 2020, well when i woke up i feel so inspired, thanks dude!
I love that tag line!
Just like the first chapter of "Mind for Numbers" love it and thank you frank for recommending this book.
Man... I always finish this videos feeling so grateful for you and your channel. And that "I'm not your dad" ending is just perfect, haha! Keep it up! Or not, cause...
THE HAIR, THE LLAMA POT, THE LIGHTING AND IMPORTANTLY THE CONTENT !! Our boy has really grown up and matured in his craft I'm getting emotional :' CONTINUE EXPERIMENTING WE LOVE WATCHING IT
Trying to write my PhD at the moment and this was soooo helpful in taking me back to basics, thank you Thomas, you're a star! :)
Excellent as always!
The third point really hits home, although in my experience, it could also depend on how skilled you would be in writing. You could work anywhere knowing that you have everything you need right besides you.
Love that analogy
1. Start incredibly small
(Instead of i.e. "write a book", say "write 500 words")
2. Allow yourself to create "garbage"
(Not perfect work, but anything that comes to your mind)
3. Jot things down in non-ideal places
(Maybe in the living room, in the bus, etc.)
Great video. Thanks Thomas!
Thank u for being a mentor
Woah I can relate to that state of wanting to devote a day to a big task and not getting anything out of it. I just had a deadline extension for a research paper but I still had a lot to finish. I only had one day and I just blocked. I didn’t write a single useful thing that day.
mad production value, keep it up
Start Incredibly Small 3:28
Allow Yourself to Create "garbage" 5:38
Jot Things Down in Non-ideal places 6:25
Thanks hun
COPPEID comment why
You coppeid the comment literally next top you
I take music HL in the IB and I wish I knew a lot of stuff because that would probably make my life a lot easier lol (music is what I spend the most time on atm because of the way the syllabus works ;-;)
Thanks for sharing this!
I shuddered when he wrote in that book, and with a pen no less.
Yeah, I felt the same thing..
Yeah why not use a pencil
Ikr, it's sacrilegious to me...
@J They were talking about the book he was reading
This so helpful for me! Thank you for a good video!
It was very helpful and motivating. Thank you.
Creative! Thank you.
I learned a lot with your channel during this quarantine thank u man
Thank you, Thomas! The video is very timely for me - I'm writing my thesis!
I really enjoyed this , as my mind thinks so big I need to start small. 👍🏻
What kind of books do you start your day reading? Like regarding to what you are studying? Or a self improvement? A novel lol
World of information. Great content
Great video Thomas 💞
Although it doesn't seem like it, but this video is life-changing. Awesome work Thomas
Thanks buddy ! Was a huge help & am in2 music 2 !!
Hey, the non newtonian example was great!
Thanks mate 👍🏿
Is it me or is Thomas always in a different type of room or something in every few videos 😂😂
TOTALLY AGREE WITH THIS. So much of this is about tricking your brain into getting into to Flow State. Love your tips Thomas. We pretty much made a video on the same topic at the same time!
I need that reading chair! It looks amazing!
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That was some really good advice, thank you!
This is extremely powerful
Excellent video!
THANK YOU! This is something I’ve been looking for for so long. I always felt so lazy but I knew my intention was strong. Now I’ve got a question for you that you mentioned at the end....how do you deprogram your skill, ease off the accelerator when you “know too much”? I’m an actor, and I know I can “sound real” but I know the most value I’m gonna get out of it, and hopefully an audience, is gonna be by going into it without skipping steps that I pretty consistently do skip frankly. Hope that makes sense...great content as always!
That’s what I need- a “Distraction” journal! So many ideas pop up when I’m doing something else, only to forget them later and then kicking myself for not remembering them. Thanks Thomas! Okay carry on...
Cool office chair. Great taste!
I'm a simple girl. I see the lama flowerpot, I give a like :)
Omg, I watched the flower pot the entire time and now I want one... Where do I get it?
Great video by the way, really helpful, bur the flower pot 💕💕💕
Thank you for your advices .i will try to apply
real life advice, like it
This defnitely applies to programming - sometimes you just gotta sit down and write.
That is so true :D
Yes. What also helps is writing comments, line by line what you expect to do/what should happen then remove the comments as you implement it.
Hey, Thomas. Great as always.
However, I think these three tips are very useful for creative work, but they don't work so fine on other kind of tasks. Maybe for long projects they do, but if we are talking to trick your mind to get a lot done everyday (specifically non creative tasks), maybe there's something missing.
Anyway, the non-Newtonian liquid example is a good metaphor. I think that the 'warm-up' strategy work in any circumstance.
Thanks a lot for your work. I love your videos
Loved the non-newtonian fluid metaphor
Very interesting thanks
I didnt journal because I thought my hand writing was horrific. Felt guilty! but after seeing yours, it seems I was only making an excuse! I'll journal the hell out of it now! Thanks! *Eureka Moment*
I hope this helps me with writing for college apps.
This seems to be oriented towards creative work, but I think I can implement some of it into my workflow as a student
3:22=>Start Incredible Small
5:37=>Allow Yourself To Create Grabage
6:20=>Jot Down Things In Non-Ideal Places
I just instinctively leap with joy seeing that number beside the bell icon and seeing 'Thomas'. Keep up the GREAT Work Thomas Frank
Limitless is a great movie. (TV series was good too)
I wish I could like this video twice or thrice ...😊
Thank you for this video! I finally feel some motivation for my dissertation, it scares me so much like burning hell 😂
Waited right till the end for the "I'm not your Dad" bit. I was not disappointed.
I shall now designate my new work area as...the bathroom!
I feel like thinking about the task facilitates the process of working in non-ideal places
Great Video as always Thomas! That is inspiring how you were able to create a whole book like that! I agree that it also comes down to habits. We have our own spin on habits at our channel! ConquerMindset
My brain made me click on this video so that it can learn how to not get tricked into doing Hard Work