How to Stay Productive When You Have a Chaotic Schedule
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Sure, all those internet gurus with their 15-hour morning routines and perfectly tailored schedules find it easy to stay productive... but what about you. How can you do the same when your boss schedules you to work at completely random hours of the day and your calendar looks like an M.C. Escher painting?
Today, I'll share some tips that have helped me deal with inconsistent, chaotic schedules.
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I get very sleepy at 8 or 9 p.m. Then, if I don't get to bed right away, I remain sleepless till 2 a.m. Nightmare.
Agnes Murr I fall asleep on the couch, wake up, go to bed and STAY AWAKE FOREVER
SAME! What is this sorcery?!
Devon Johnson #StudentLife
same!!
Devon Johnson It’s called the second wind.
Thomas Frank really knows how to time his video postings.
Mhmmmm
I can't tell you how much I appreciate you addressing shift work! No one ever seems to remember that that's even a thing. I've done it off and on for 20 years, and I get so tired of every productivity list or sleep tips telling me I have to be in bed by 10pm!
This video came at the perfect time 😭
Emmasaur Roar the academic season is coming
Same for me: Routine erosion during holiday time totally derailed all of my recently landed good habits.
I did not learn that in 9th grade biology... MItoChondRiA Is ThE PoWer HoUSe oF thE CeLL
I literally came onto this channel to see how I could solve this very problem and he just uploaded this. The universe must be speaking to me.
I can sleep always everywhere. I can sleep 12 hours in total or 4 hours + 4 hours...or 6 hours + 2 hours nap. My sleeping game is strong.
Moni Lav lucky you!
FailedTeacher I know right. The only problem is if I am sleepy I will go to sleep even if the world fall apart.
I’m a light sleeper, silence wakes me up!
The dream! (Literally?)
Having worked the night shift at Jurassic Park, you are absolutely correct. The blackout curtains and ear plugs are a must. Especially when your sadistic roommate tapes the T-Rex audio and likes to put the speaker against your door.
This is quite helpful for me as a mum with babes who's sleep schedule dictates mine! I definitely had to adopt sleeping in blocks for a while and it did work. Honestly you are right, sleep is key to making me feel more able to handle my schedule effectively!!🙌
This was a great video! As a wellness coach I loved the inclusion of information on Melatonin and sleep. One I want to add about polyphasic sleep (because I'm a health nerd =) ) is schedules is that the more frequent your sleep and the less you sleep in large blocks of time the more quickly you go into REM sleep. The body seems to prioritize REM over other sleep stages. I read a study that showed that taking short naps was more effective than sleeping once in a 24 hour period when professional rowers were limited to 3 hours of sleep for a competition. This doesn't mean that we should sleep deprive ourselves but polyphasic sleep (or adding naps into your day) definitely has benefits if you have a tight schedule.
Hey dude, just wanted to say I love how you do the little things well on your channel. E.g. at 7:18 when you're quoting NASA, the white containing box isn't just there, but rather animates around the quote. It looks clean and professional. Hope you have a good one mate.
You know what else helps? FAST FORWARD! I just watched your video at 2x speed and turned a 10 minute video into a 5 minute video, effectively adding 5 minutes back to my day. My normal is 1.5x for most videos. If you have a lot of videos you want to keep up with, either for entertainment or educational reasons, then this is one of the best ways to hack and trim down on time consuming videos. Discussion type videos are intentionally saved for driving. No need to watch a discussion video. Just listen at 1.2x speed. Faster then normal, but slow enough to not have to focus to hard on whats being said allowing for main focus to remain on driving safely. :)
mollerbt reminds of peep show :’)
Tai Che is supposed to take 25
Minutes, I do it in 12
SAME! I didn't hink anyone else did that!
Conley Sullivan I do the same :’) I try edit between the words and pray no one notices
IMO i avoid speeding up the video, even if it's a littel faster, i still have to rewind the video so then i can fully understand the advice of the video.
@@sebviscerate I dont have a choice or I can't get through my videos. I've trained my ear to keep up with 2x, however the natural fast talkers I tend to have to slow down to 1.75 or 1.5. The only videos I watch at normal speed or 1.25 is pure entertainment. The more information type videos, 95 percent I watch at 2x. Even with this, I can't keep up with all the channels i subscribe to along with other aspects of life. It's frustrating.
This is parenthood in a nutshell. Running a business around three kids means that my time is constantly pulled in different directions and my plans change constantly 🙂
I'm very lucky to have basically stumbled into my dream job, the only problem is its shift work and I have to work half the week overnights and the other half evening shifts. One half of the week gets used frantically catching up on sleep and trying to squeeze in time for friends and errands, the other half I'm almost never home. Ultimately it's a sacrifice I'm willing to make as a childless, single 20 something. Most people my age are stuck in fields they hate, and I was there for years. I just have to learn to work around this weird schedule
Puberty done right!
0:10 LMAO
Could you show, what a well filled calendar looks like ?
Should we fill each and every activity like lunch and naps or just important ones ?
Should we delete the past activities or let them be ?
Great video! Since going back to school and no longer having a steady 9-5 job, my schedule has been all over the place. Between weird class schedules, working nights driving for Uber on the weekend (and during the day whenever I happen to have time and it's at an hour when it's worth it), and currently doing contract photography work over the summer all over the city, there really isn't much room for consistency. Not exactly fun times for my autistic brain that really, really... REALLY prefers stability and routine.
I can't really say I'm mastering the chaos, but I've personally made an effort to take a step back from my calendar and offload to a task management app (Things 3, in my case). Being able to separate "intent to work on something" from hard deadlines is pretty handy. Rather than rigidly scheduling in "do laundry" or "take out the trash" in my calendar at a specific time, I throw it into Things so I know I need to do it at some point during the day (or tomorrow or whatever) when I have a moment. Put more simply, I'm accepting the chaos and working around it, rather than trying to beat it into submission.
Just the video I've been looking for before going back to University!
forf I wish I had this video before I started!
I’m starting Uni next year.
@@davidbronstein2040 Good luck, it's a huge leap from higher education, but it's very rewarding if you give your degree the right amount of dedication and interest!
David Bronstein good luck guys :)
Definitely needed this!! As someone who is double majoring in Psychology and American Sign Language, it’s hard for me to maintain my fitness as well as my studies but I manage my time wisely!! Thank you so much!!❤️❤️🤗🤗
Getting started in college will be easier with these videos. As always, great work Tom.
Thanks so much man, I’m entering hs and playing 3 major full time sports and on a strict strength training regiment. This video was super helpful so thanks.
This came as a timely reminder for me to properly plan my schedule as it is week 2 for me in college. My anxiety tends to build up over the semester due to poor time management and poor life choices made. Really appreciate that the points u have mentioned are broken down into simpler and easily adopted habits. :)
I have worked full time (night shifts) while taking 15 credit hours and having a baby.
Half of my week I would sleep at night and the other half during the day. I just made sure I had 8+ hours of sleep every night and it worked out. I tried polyphasic sleep and didn’t get much results.
I also regulated when and how much caffeine I would consume to prep my body for wakefulness/sleep
This is a really good vid. 👍🏻👍🏻
A Video with this topic really comes to the perfect time. I'm studying abroad, more specifically in Japan and in the past few weeks I'm really struggling with going to bed early, getting some (good) sleep and still be on track with my goals. It's like Thomas can read my mind :O Thank you for everything!
You dont know how long ive waited for a video about exactly this 😍😍
I love you man...
Graduated...started working full time, while entrepreneuring. This is synchronicity as fuck
*Awesome tips!!*
You are definitely right about occupations! It really depends on what you do and sometimes you gotta sacrifice.
Winny out... _for now_ 😉
Thomas Frank, can i send you my grades so you can see what youre doing to me ? Its a really good thing
Anthony Kolenda there would be interesting to see :) hope you’re crushing it!
How to have enough fun while binge working/studying. How to know when your are playing video games/going out too much? Or too little. I work full time, continue education, and make content. How does someone who builds their career on their off time get and manage "just enough" fun time.
I would love to see a video for productivity for parents. I’m currently in school and have my eight month old daughter at home with me. I go to class online, but getting a consistent schedule with a child or multiple children is really hectic. If you could find information that I haven’t and do a video on it I would love that. I’m sure many of your subscribers would love it to, because odds are some are most likely parents as well.
Having lunch with Shaq and then meditating in space is vital toward a productive week.
Need this. My work days are Sun-Thurs, and I have school so my mornings start at 4:50 am and the day ends at 10:00pm. I could be productive until 6:50am when I leave but I need to mentally rest in the morning but idk what to do with the 2 hours in the morning lol
Uncanny how this popped up in divine timing. Thank you Thomas.
Thank you for the video Thomas, having a well structure schedule and prioritize the events that influent the other important things like your health and awareness, is the way to overcome this difficult situations. Goodbye and have an excellent day
You always have the most seamless sponsor . I currently have lots of freedom in my schedule but I will go to college soon this video come just in time
This video came out AS I was about to lose it due to my terrible school and work schedule! Thank you so much!
Thanks Tom, much needed advice for me.
Always uploading great content!
I actually would like to thank him cause during exam period I stopped procrastinating and now I’m back at it again but the pomodoro technique he suggested definitely worked
I have to change.
Everyday i say "Ok, today i will do this thing i know i have to do. But first, ill procrastinate 20 minutes. Well, 20 more. And 20 more. And o go like that until its fucking stupid.
My college classes started a week ago and i still havent opened a book. I sleep like 3-4 hours per day, and sometimes i get home at 5-6 pm and i pass out in my bed from the acumulated lack of sleep. The only things im doing fine are my nutrition which i have been careful about since last year, so its kind of a habit now, and my exercise time, also since last year when i started going to the gym 6 hours a week.
I know i can do better. I know i can manage. I know i can get everything done and have time for myself, but i keep ruining everything. If i applied i could have all i want.
I want to change, or at least thats what i repeat to myself everyday at 4 am when im going to sleep. Then the next day im tired as fuck, but i dont do anything about it, i just keep repeating this bad habit of mine. I never in my life felt depressed, i've always been a happy guy that was okay with simple things. But i know that if i keep going through this path im following right now, ill end up being sad all day.
I just have to change my attitude, i guess. I started watching your videos just to convince myself that i was doing something to fix this problem, but im not.
The worst part is that i know i can fix it. I just dont.
have been waiting for a video like this for so long! I'm definitely gonna put these tips to the test. Thanks a lot!
I’m an EMT and work another job too along with school. 20 minute naps keep me going 😂
TIMELY. SO FREAKING TIMELY. Thank you Tom. Srsly.
Dude . Just discovered your channel and that was so far one of the best things this year. You have such an amazing content . Hope the best for you . You're sick
Omg I needed this😭❤️ I’m going to be a freshman in college this year
sofie bay you’ll be fine :)
This is such good timing! University just started Monday 😮😮
Bailey Painter good luck!
Thanks so much for this video! Juggling a bunch of different things with community service, four college classes, leadership, and my own channel and even more than that I’m struggling to balance all of this. Can’t wait to imply these tips! ❤️
Thank you so much for including shiftees!
I am fitness trainer. Working day job at gym so day starts early 5.30 and after job I take personal trainings at other places... So sleep inconsistency is a part of life but some tips here are helpful
Love this video!! So informative and beautifully edited.
for the past month i’ve had band camp from 7:30am-4pm and then work from 4:30-10pm😂 i somehow someway found a way to workout and get some sleep at the same time😂
i've been doing the biphasic sleeping schedule and i didn't know that it was thing. THANK YOU!!!! great help xo
wow Frank,this came just in time for me hectic school week (i learn in South Africa).Thanks
I just started junior year, this video is very needed
Great video as always! Currently a high school student struggling with time management and scheduling my tasks and this video helped alot. Thanks!
Saw 999 likes, clicked to like and it turns to 1k. It felt nice
Hello Thomas! I'm so glad you posted another video!! 💕
TOM MULTITASKS BY.... making me productive AND making me laugh simultaneously.
Hey Thomas just showing some love! Thank you so much for your content. And Keep On Rockin!
YES! I really needed a video like this! super helpful and informative. Thank you!!
Brilliant! I'm working a lot towards becoming much more efficient
I work different hours every day with some 14 hour shifts, night shifts and then regular 8 hour days so it's pretty chaotic, in a hospital so I have to use a monthly plan instead of a weekly one. I find nights the hardest, I'm not really able to take naps or fall asleep anywhere anytime like some people can. No escape though, as it's my life choice career
I love this channel so much!! Keep up the good work papa Frank💪
Im loving this productivity series
Eid Mubarak to every Muslim!!!
How do you always upload the videos I need the most at the time?
I work at night shift schedule, I need this in my life.
Thanks for the tip about night shift work 🙌🏻 on year number two of part time night shift while going to school and it is hell
Thank you for this video Thomas! You make some great points which help to incorporate the reality of life into working productively on goals, habits etc. It's difficult when others have schedules that are different to yours, especially when you're living with others or partners etc. How do you overcome the latter (living with partners on different schedules) in your view, as yes you can have your own schedule, but sometimes it needs to match up with yours? Any advice?
My morning routine is 24 hours long
ReyesPiano mine is in 3x speed
ur videos are always sooo helpful! could u maybe make a video on how to stay motivated/productive when you are your own boss!
I think what matters, like you said, is just getting enough sleep in a twenty-four hour period. I think we're a little too obsessed with getting eight hours in one go here in the U.S. In some cultures, people regularly sleep the way you described in this video and their life expectancy is just as long, if not longer, than those of Americans. I don't agree with things like the uberman and the everyman methods, because they're based on a bogus belief that you can somehow reduce the amount of hours you need to sleep by just sleeping in different phases. I mean if I sleep two hours in the afternoon and another two hours in the evening, those four divided hours of sleep aren't magically going to make it as if I've slept eight hours.
As far as job schedules, I think it would be great if employers let employees choose their own hours, like tell the employee they need to work eight hours out of the day, but let them pick what those hours are going to be. Maybe instead of working 9-5, some people might rather work 11-7. I think it's kind of strange that bosses not only insist on telling employees what they're going to do on the job, but also insist on telling them when they're going to do it. Of course, maybe people could even choose to work less than eight hours out of the day, and those people would just have to except that they would get paid less.
My current work place lets all employees pick their work hours.
Im only part time, so I just pick as many shifts as i want that works around my university timetable, and includes remote shifts on evenings and weekends that I can do from my home.
Full time employees need to work 5 8-hour shifts or 40 hours in a week, but it's up to them when they work them. The office is open 8am until 7pm, Monday to Saturday. So they can work 8am until 4pm, or 11am until 7pm, or sometime in between. And as we're open Saturdays, if you work Saturdays you can not work another day during the work, as you only need 5 full days. Or you can do 4 full days and 2 4-hour days, etc.
That's cool.
Is this some kind of a creative field? I could see this approach being used in some a studio of a film making company or something similar.
I've heard of some companies doing this! I heard from an accountant once that he will go in really early and get off around 3 so that he can have the rest of the day free. They generally don't care as long as you work those 8 hours.
@@OzillionPlay it's not, I work in a student accommodation office.
Thanks!
I was just wondering how Thomas doesn't have a video on working with inconsistent schedules! I just wasn't looking hard enough!
I WAS actually..tearing my hair out when the notification for this video popped up..It is like I have a big bro at home..bcoz ur videos are EXACTLY what I need at that moment..or are you stalking me?🤔
OK I'm 20 seconds in and I have to stop. That snippet if you with your head in the computer made me lose it!!!! Hahaha brilliant
That reminds me, I need to add "Deep Twerk" to my Fridays schedule.
So true.
Thank you my job and doing Masters full time is so stressful and chaotic I have not had time to workout which much of the time I end up using this time to do research for my Masters if I'm not too tired to just sit and stare at my laptop that is.
His head on the screen🤣🤣
Excellent topic.
Please upload another study with me!
0:08 MAKE YERBA MATE?!?!?! *Suddenly grows a mate and a thermo on one hand and a bandoneon on the other one*
I was looking for this thx Thomas
😁
Keep this up please, great tips and suggestions.
I needed this so much! Thanks!
I needed this so much right now! I just hope I would have seen this earlier!
have you made a video on balancing your life? i tend to get super into something and spend 12+ hours a day doing it and nothing else
You always upload videos at the perfect time
It is absolutely worth it to pause the video at 00:10
I see that order of ecclesia poster in the back, boy.
Loved the schedule at the start haha
I really enjoy your videos
You're awesome
I have such a bad schedule and this video will helps me a lot
lol i was watching this because im about to be an emt, nice to know i was right about how inconsistent my schedule was going to be 😂
Thanks for introducing me to Brilliant.
Thanks for the tips!
I needed this, thanks alot!
How do you choose between a career you have an interest in, and a career you think has the most meaning?
I really enjoy art and the process of drawing, but I think that it would be a bit lacking to spend my whole life doing art. After spending years thinking, I decided that astrophysics was the subject that would be most meaningful to spend my lifetime doing, but while I was mildly interested in the topic, I found that I didn't enjoy it as much as art. What would you choose if you were in my situation?
Ja...You are the universe's answer to my questions. I need to split myself into three so I can acccomplish everything I have on my schedule 😂😂😂