Sense in...notice the resistance...dissolve the resistance... I am going to smash those lines together and play with this as a mantra/meditation. Love it. Thank you for bringing us into your procrastination world! Sometimes procrastination can feel lonely because people don't really talk about it. Your non-judgmental tone is soo warm and welcome! You are delightful.

Resisting chaos! That's fascinating. I feel like I'm sitting in some chaos myself...

Heheh, you appeared in my feed since I've been bingeing Dana's videos. 🤣 I think we can apply part of the step 4 decluttering questions, at least. Remember, some of us have things we need or want to do and haven't scheduled time or found a place it fits in our routine. But we do probably instinctually know the best days or times to do that thing. Like for me, some of my daily self care practices are far better done in the morning because 1) that's when I have more time in my personal schedule, 2) I get a boost prioritizing my own wellbeing instead of a drain knowing I still need to get to those things, and 3) the practices themselves make me feel better for the rest of the day. So for those of us who have todos that "have no home" it can make a lot of sense to ask this question.

Oh wow loved stumbling onto this, I actually started to practice habits like this myself. I finally found an app that actually tracks habits like this as well - its called Flexi Habit. Are you still practicing this ? Would love to know how its going ?

Love Dana K White's content. And she is fun!

Great video! I really love that you gave other frameworks apart from the typical Eisenhower Matrix! Thank you. Mmmhh, I've also been thinking and assuming we want to be most of the time on quadrant I and II, I'd argue that the Good at / Enjoy Matrix axes should be interchanged, meaning the Skill should be the x-axis and Enjoyment y-axis. I think we should ideally spend our time doing something we enjoy even if we are not great at it because this will cause growth and knowledge which will most likely cause us to get some skills or get better at it, instead of doing what we default at: what we are good at but don't enjoy. Of course if it's a concern of job security you should probably do what you are most skilled at (and maybe look for another job), but if your job gives you some leeway and opportunity for growth I'd prioritize Enjoyment over Skill. And in personal life priorities I'd say, always choose Enjoyment over Skill!

This was really helpful. Thank you. 😊

For a female habit author, I recommend Gretchen Rubin's book Better then Before. When I read other books like Atomic Habits, I was impressed and then I didn't implement a single thing. When I read Better than Before, although I didn't like the style or parts of the book, I related so much to the idea of taking an approach to suit your personality, the book completely changed how I think about habits and I've made a lot of progress after putting parts of it into practice. In Rubin's terms, I'm a Rebel with a bit of Questioner, so the standard advice which centres on routines, goals and accountability is not much use to me. I felt totally validated by Rubin's approach and have taken the parts of the book I like and really used them. I'd never heard of Stephen Guise but am interested in the elastic habits idea and will check it out. Thank you for the review.

Great video -- such an important topic! I have struggled with busy-ness my entire adult life. When I moved from the Northeast US to Sweden 10 years ago, I really expected to be less busy, since busy-ness seemed to be an external pressure. Despite having 6 weeks of vacation, many more holidays, more sick and parental leave, etc, I realized that I still felt the same amount of busy inside. For me, being busy was a sub-conscious choice and overwhelm had become my default setting. It has taken me several years to change this, and I'm not sure I'll ever be completely free from it. Some things that have helped are minimalism, especially getting rid of unfinished projects and low-value/high maintenance things (aka "the silent to-do list"); experiencing spaciousness in my home helped me realize that I wanted it in my calender. Also, getting real with myself about how much I actually need to rest in order to function gave me some permission to spend more time doing less.

I wonder what to do about areas in which we really should take a break, i e work-related stuff. I think there's a benefit to letting ourself rest. Do you work on all of your goals every day.

Hi! Just discovering your channel. Looking forward to checking out more of your videos. I enjoy your thoughtful and pragmatic approach.

You've produced great content and I'm enjoying watching your videos. Thanks, Valerie.

I'm a productivity nerd and love your material. Thanks Valerie.

As a Dana K. White fan, and a person who constantly wrestles with my ToDo’s, I was going to suggest to Dana that she apply her method to managing time for those of us who have seen the power of her decluttering method… and now YOU figured this out for me! I am really grateful for your creativity and you have a new subscriber 😊

All good stuff. A tip from one of the other declutter-ers I watch: develop the habit of maintaining the new system. It's not just declutter once and you're done. For the household, an example is to wash and then put away clean dishes every day. For time and commitment purposes, that would be a regular habit of monitoring the schedule and being alert for the changing circumstances of life. Prune out or revise what no longer fits or is necessary.

I’m newly retired. I thought this would bring a more simple life filled with free time to hit the books and video blogs that I’ve been listening to at a faster speed just to fit most of them into my day. Nope. I was delusional. I’m making myself just as busy and creating a wee bit of anxiety in the mix. I love your system of thinking! I’m weaning myself off a Franklin Planner… it just seems silly to use it for retirement life… but it’s how I’ve thought for years. Thank you for video! I will need to re-watch as I slowly get over micromanaging my life. So glad you used reading a book as an example! It hit home for me! The commenter with the list helped by talking about her project lists being for each area - thank you! I’m learning to focus on just the home. The huge list I have (yes, in micromanaged style) is being divided up today! I’m feeling so much less stress already. Thank you!!

You're not alone. I do love good decluttering vids! :). Danas videos really kept me motivated during my 1st phase of decluttering my storage units.

Nice content. 👍 The constant background music makes it difficult for me to understand you, though.

If Im not good at something and don’t enjoy it, I may have to just eat the frog and get it done. Then I go for ice cream to get rid of the taste of frog. 😝

I loved this. I think step 4 probably would be in a different order in schedules because it's where would you look for it, but in a schedule is more about when would I do this or something like that. It seems like it might be more of a first step or something. I love how you look at it. I actually really liked the final step and looking at the reality of do I have more of that category that fits in my week.

When I start to feel overwhelmed I make lists. Currently I have one for yardwork, another for cleaning inside and another for food for a family visit in a couple of weeks. Thank you for the video.

Wow! Thank you for this! I am easily overwhelmed by my calendar and everything I THINK I need to put in it. Not every minute of everyday needs to be filled.

Hi there! I came across your channel because of Dana's video and have since enjoy a lot of your videos, you have really great content! I'm not sure if I missed the video but I would love more info about how to sort and process your to do inbox. One of my main problems right now is that if I have different lists in my to do management app, I work mainly on one and forget about the rest; but when I try to put them all in one list, I see so many to dos that I get easily overwhelmed and cannot get started. One of my lists is organized by type(or maybe place?) of tasks: home, computer, outside, cellphone but when they start to accumulate and it starts to get crowded I often miss the priorities or get too overwhelmed which makes me freeze. Also when you categorize as I mentioned above, how does one goes about bigger projects? For example they might all belong under the "at home" or "computer" category, so wouldn't it get cluttered and overwhelming quickly when you have a lot of steps to finish under one category? And how does one keep track and order projects this way? I know this was alot, hope it made sense! 😅

Smart beautiful video… I’m not bad; just some … funk occasionally! Keep these up!

Brilliant idea! I really love the idea of applying decluttering principles to time management!

The first time I heard Dana's 'container method' it completely blew my mind. No more guilt. As for 'Take it there now', I think you covered that one when you talked about passing off a job to someone else. This is a great way to look at life.

You mentioned that ah ha feeling when you accomplish a goal or a task…. Yes it’s real!

I'm a Dana fan, which is why I clicked on this. Interesting idea to apply her process to calendars, time management and productivity. Will definitely give it a go! Thanks!!

You deserve more subscribers! You’re a great thinker and communicator!

Yes my insecurity is getting stuffy

I know that it's easier for me to clean out your closet then it is for me to clean up mine

Step 4 - Take it there now - for scheduling and/or tasks - quit kicking the can down the road - do it now especially if it will take moments and the angst of not doing it hangs over your head. Reminds me that I need to pay some bills online so I am off to do that now

I found your video interesting and thought-provoking. I'm a big fan of Dana K. White's methods (except for "Laundry Day" LOL). The ideas that drew me to use her methods are "No mess" & "Progress and only progress". As you can imagine.....if, at any point in decluttering our schedules we were interrupted, we have already deleted "trash" things that were scheduled and maybe some easy stuff was delegated to others. Even at this point, the container of our schedule is more comfortable and usable.

I have binged some of Dana's decluttering system videos. Here's an idea to use step 4: Dana's step 4 questions are: • Where would I look for this first? Take it there now. • If I needed this thing, would I remember that I already have it/them (or would I forgetfully go buy it/them again)? How you can apply step 4 for tasks or appointments that need to be planned and scheduled in is: "When might I best be able to do this task or appointment in my day/week (energy, focus, busyness)?" Schedule it in there now.

This was a perfect breakdown of her method. I have been using Dana’s methods in my house for about 2 years now and it has made a huge difference. Now I’m trying to learn to apply it to my scheduling, just like you’ve described.

Take it there now --> immediatce... or "do it now" what can you easily knock off your to-do list by just doing it 😊

I think you presented Dana K White's method very well.

Some interesting thoughts! Thanks for sharing 😊

This video is so helpful!!

Thanks Valerie!! This was VERY valuable information. I like pre exit rituals because not only are they helpful to not leave that space in a big mess but they ritually signify to me that I'm leaving THERE and going somewhere else. My mind starts to transition. Examples: tidy my desk... put pens away... close the blinds...turn off the computer. Take some deep breaths.

Thank you. Exactly what I needed. ❤

Thanks a lot

Great tips. This is so recognizable.

Do you have any suggestions for students who want to study but end up procrastinating?

Ooh amazing video! Also, I have Guinea pigs too! Guinea pigs are so cute!

Thanks for that, it was very informative. seen another video on elastic habits, and have thought about buying the book...? Your vid was very helpful as you also talked about possible down side or limitions. I can see a way it wouldn't work...e.g...if I want to practice piano everyday, which I do, just started again on Jan 1st/23 . I can't say, alternative is play the ukulele, because then I 'm not practicing piano. So with a habit like that you can't really have an alternative activity. But what I do like is the idea of doing amounts of time, so mini, longer , a full hour, as long as you do the habit. I've picked this up from youtube, the 2 minute rule, and James clear, I've not read his book, but I get his email newsletter once a week, plus just started his free email course, he sends you an email every 3 days, plus extra stuff. It's all about pushing his book of course, but you don't have to buy it. I agree with people who say read The power of Habits, and other books, as James clear has just taken ideas from them . I've just ordered the p. Of habits, to help me stick with my new year habits, play piano, do some mediation, don't have a 3rd one yet. Plenty of things I need to do more of, exercise, cleaning, art work. Is 3 habits too much at one go..I wonder?? Thanks again, and happy new year, happy habits!

Great stuff 👏