Jordan Peterson - How To Stop Procrastinating

[@BitesizedPhilosophy]

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[@richspizzaparty]

You put effort into this channel which is a fave of mine and many others. Also, I'm currently doing the Authoring Suite because it's extremely affordable, supports Dr. Peterson and may improve my life. So promote away. I just hope the thing works!

[@libinwang2267]

Shilling mate?

[@TheGhettoBirds]

Bought it this christmass and got A+ in all my classes (4) this past winter whereas I only had 1 A+ out of 12 classes prior to that!

[@steveroh777]

it is worth it. focus on the benefits others will get by you sharing that program instead of the inevitable complainers

[@BitesizedPhilosophy]

Harshal Desai The Program has many small segments and you can save at any point. So you can work on doing small segments each time, instead of doing the whole thing in one sitting. You also don't have to be precise regarding grammar, syntax and spelling and you can do the writing in any language. Finishing the program isn't easy at all, it's a very daunting task, but starting it and doing the segments one by one is fairly easy. Pick a time and date to invest the first 10 minutes into it, you can do it!

[@missmusky]

“Often people won’t specify their goals because they don’t like to specify conditions for failure.” That shit hit home

[@pranavpatil3468]

It's Musky what are the chances? I was reading the comment and at the exact same time he said it in the video

[@ThomasPraz]

5:10

[@MaxSharma1989]

Speaking for myself I know I am a bad employee, a worse boss and the worst shareholder. Nobody likes to fail at anything but I believe I am a better person for it.

[@ThomasPraz]

MAYANK SHARMA you might want to write a book about your life of failure.

[@MaxSharma1989]

@@ThomasPraz Thanks for the advice. Maybe someday and then again maybe not.

[@munibzain1966]

"You waste 6 hours a day." As a person who wastes 24 hours a day, I was really ashamed when I heard that.

[@mazapanputrefacto3299]

How do you waste 24 hours a day... So you're counting every single minute of sleeping time as wasted?

[@agtrherhger484]

Lol same

[@daraquesto2277]

@@mazapanputrefacto3299 Who says anything about sleeping?

[@JahanzebA001]

As a person that wastes 36 hours a day, that hit home.

[@a.c413]

come on at least your sleep is good for your body :D

[@marksw5499]

Peterson is like a father that many people didn't have. Useful advice.

[@MrCompassionate01]

Yeah as a guy who didn't grow up with a father in the house this guy's advice is great but I wish I'd heard it earlier.

[@murkartik]

dude you look about 15 i don't think it's too late :)

[@MrCompassionate01]

Thanks! I'm 24 but shops still ask me for ID and I'm told I look very young.

[@golden-sun]

Mark SW daddy af

[@dwight4k]

Don't be so hard on yourself. Even with a father in the house such advise won't be given.

[@charile13747]

I'm procrastinating by watching this video, rationalizing that it will prevent future procrastination.

[@SasNolan]

I second this

[@thetreedictator3168]

Sorry, this comment was too real

[@daisytelescope5564]

@gherrrie We have no choice but to retreat with the dogs onto thicker ice and are left scouting around instead for recent evidence of walrus in the area. We spot some nakkut, related with an object, inborn capacity for clairvoyance which may be developed into a usable clairvoyance ability. A skin wound that fails to heal, and there are no signs of freshly broken sea ice, but it allows, person and event. This test is not intended to detect that particular type of clairvoyance, at the beginning of his third orbit.

[@Itzblu777]

Good way to put it

[@hasundarwiche5589]

Not If u do something about it

[@devilaverage6718]

I wish I had a teacher like him when I was 20

[@Chaotic4Neutral]

Well you aren't dead yet so it's not too late

[@johnx4891]

I'm in college now and I'd be stoked if I had a professor who was even 1/4th as good as Peterson is.

[@albertmachtfrei1678]

Stumbling across all the different intellectuals we find on youtube made me realise how horrible ever single one of my lecturers were (and i went to a fairly prestigious uni in Oz). Some of my lecturers weren't even 1% of some of these guys.

[@TheGreatUtopiaCat]

the internet will save us...you will see

[@willynebula6193]

TheGreatUtopiaCat not if the big corporations and governments gain control of it

[@wifiduck928]

I love that he's not afraid of saying "that's stupid" or "cause you're useless". He has no need to be condescending and cherry pick words not to offend you, he respects you enough to assume you won't throw a tantrum over being called stupid, but instead listen to how not to be.

[@rodrigo-tj1gf]

If you feel offended with that you just have a hard time accepting reality

[@PM-lr8xv]

​@rodrigo-tj1gf sounds like me so😅 sadly he's right, I'm just a bit taken back by his bluntness

[@IndianBrah]

Got up this morning. Went to work. Sorted myself out. Jordan Peterson Lunchtime motivation hour Need to go home and clean my room.

[@Real_Question_Marked]

CLEAN YOUR ROOM IF I GET 10 THUMBS UP I'LL CHANGE MY LIFE FOREVER. SORRY FOR THE COMMIE HANDOUT. PROVE ME RIGHT.

[@SaumBodhi]

Commercial Critique 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 pay me back later whatever

[@anti7hero]

Commercial Critique As of my writing this you have 60 so now you need to change your life and those of 5 others as well.

[@abbyazariah6408]

saaame

[@KonstantineMuradov]

So, how is your progress ? I put a like, did you clean the room ?

[@jamesh7395]

Just discovered Jordan Petersen.. Where have I been? The man is a genius.

[@justin7383-q3v]

Devon Carter lucky you youve discovered JP 2 months ago

[@ultearmilkojohn1145]

his self help videos are very good, but his politics are pretty meh

[@justin7383-q3v]

ultear milkojohn well hes a clinical psychologist not a politician so Im no suprised

[@mazapanputrefacto3299]

@@justin7383-q3v So you're assuming most politicians are good political scientists? Lol at that

[@justin7383-q3v]

Mazapan Putrefacto i actually said the opposite of what you said. Read my comment again

[@chriseflores5253]

"You're a bad employee and a worse boss." This whole point speaks to me on a really personal level. What a great clip.

[@44gg37]

Chris E FLores I

[@Santiagointhejungle]

Same

[@GrubKiller436]

Sometimes I'm a good employee and a bad boss. Sometimes I'm a good boss and a bad employee.

[@Comewithmeifuwant2live]

@@GrubKiller436 Well at least half of you is working on any given day

[@slim9484]

William 😂

[@ranger-io5db]

I'm a huge procrastinator. This is great advice. " Specify your goals and avoid willful blindness ". Great stuff!

[@propagandacritic5511]

"Whatever turns your crank man" -Jordan Peterson

[@nadjiguemarful]

Propaganda Critic I only watch *CRAZY VIRAL VIDEO SHIT* bro

[@mztwixed]

hahahaha

[@my_name117-letsgettheretog2]

Yep, sounds like a pretty Canadian thing to say.

[@wottt]

667 like am sorry :/

[@tevildo9383]

Now you’re a normal rat...

[@procrastinatingnow9451]

"You don't have to see the whole staircase. You just have to take the first step. " ~ Martin Luther King Jr.

[@eskay3442]

You gotta see what's at the end of it tho. Otherwise why would you even take step 1

[@0ldCat]

@@eskay3442 - truth. Unless you have a rewarding target or goal in sight, taking a step just for the sake of initiating motion or activity and feigning determination and resolve, will result in despair, total apathy and spiraling into destructive habits with renewed indifference and abandon.

[@eduardoneujahr8166]

After hearing about Peterson and using some of his advice in my personal life, it's amazing to see how much I've grown in such a short time. Source of quality knowledge right there.

[@OTTO149x]

+Eduardo Neujahr After all the sappy pseudo-psychology we've been exposed to it's almost a surprise to hear someone who's using actual scientific observation and giving real, practical advice other than "you can be whatever you want to be...", which is dangerous bullshit...

[@gex8297]

You can be whatever you want to be... biggest leftist lie ever told to give people false expectations and create dependance on the Government when you fail. I think that was the hardest lesson I learned in my life. I have 3 university degrees an MBA and I am just spinning my wheels at low wage jobs. Life is not fair at all. So I get down on myself often. But, I will say when I was making a lot of money I was buying things I should not have. So maybe it is better for me to live on a budgeted income with less time to find trouble? Money made my life worse though and I never liked any job after the first 6 months. Any thoughts??

[@marty6901]

Gex just do what you love. Do what you think about every day. Yolo

You dull witted easily led slow types are living jokes.

[@shadowtoast6294]

Seán O'Nilbud care to elaborate?

[@PikaPetey]

I've met so many people my age, or slightly younger that sit around on disability and very, VERY depressed with their lives. They are too afraid to go outside because they don't have much experience in social interaction. They give up at the slightest inconvenience because they've been "told they can do anything." Then they try to contact me to talk about their feelings. I don't have time to respond to these messages and often miss them. When i finally notice the messages they send me they've already spiraled down into a mental state that is panic attack after anxiety attack after panic attack because they've constructed in their head that they've done something wrong.

[@shahidmunir6922]

Im one of them

[@shahidmunir6922]

I have SAD Social Anxiety Disorder

[@8TheOry]

Welcome to my people

[@talaverajr391]

Im not scarred to talk to people, but I do give up easily because of people putting me down all the time.

[@lizr9894]

@@talaverajr391 sometimes I procrastinate because I've given up before I start.

[@flowild]

"you don't know what to do, and when you do you don't do it anyways" -my life

[@misterhulk]

hit home for me too.

[@spelkonto2897]

ur not orange doe, ur vlc.

[@bandit249]

Me too. But trying things and failing is way better than trying at all. That's what we gotta realize

[@behamut92]

fuck that hurt man

[@whatisdisshit]

you're not alone bro

[@adreeves3374]

Dr Peterson is the professor that everyone needs. I wish he was teaching at my university when I was studying Psychogy. Such a fascinating man.

[@jonathanreyes2781]

Everytime I listen to Jordan he hits me right in the soul with his words

[@Va1eri3405]

Me Negotiating with myself... "You need to start working hard!" "Well what its in it for me?" "Jordan Peterson Videos." "Deal!" Its a win-win.

[@bobowon5450]

Am I the only one watching this while procrastinating doing something?

[@icedink87]

Bobo Won nope

[@laurachase2762]

Bobo Won lol!

[@1.25speedoneverything7]

no

[@sidarthur8706]

of course you're not, you're a load of mugs

[@jonanbahnsen3935]

So what have you learned? You are tyranising yourself instead of negotiating. Find your sweet spot. If you cant ask yourself if you really want to do this. If not find out what you want. Find out what you wabt to do and do it. Its not that hard

[@Alchemistic88]

I might have to listen to this every morning and evening... And then use my time effectively in between those viewings. This is gold.

[@morgangreen2526]

Jordan 'Get your shit together' Peterson

[@adventurer3645]

:) Jordan 'Sort yourself out, you horrible mess' Peterson

[@doomerbloomer6160]

Jordan' I'm not doin' it' Peterson

[@SpenserRoger]

Jordan-not your grandmother's missile-Peterson.

[@NeroAngelo616]

I hope being 25 is not too late to only discover Jordan.

[@RatatRatR]

But I'd hope 30'd be old enough to get past him.

[@madisonholley7414]

His advice is ageless for everyone at every point. People are forever changing course.

[@franciscobarreiro2335]

You aren't dead yet so it's not too late

[@jakubkuzmicki8572]

@@RatatRatR I assume your implication is that his advice is not valuable?

[@RatatRatR]

@@jakubkuzmicki8572 He's good at the role of quirky, bookish self-help counselor. If I were seated next to him on a plane I'd enjoy picking his mind about Jung and what he's been reading lately and so on. But I'd take everything he has to say about atheists and postmodernists and Marxists and politics generally and push it all off the table into the rubbish bin where it belongs. He and his fans talk like he has been pulled kicking and screaming from his comfortable classroom into the public forum by egregious policies that demand his attention; I think that rather he has a deeply reactionary worldview and he doesn't know how to stop it from spoiling a lot of what he otherwise has to offer.

[@alcy0ne1]

Is there some way to download Jordan Peterson vids directly into my teenage son's brain?

[@kardrasa]

Maybe just show him the vids! And if he doesn't want that maybe you can negotiate some deal hehe.

[@TheGreatUtopiaCat]

give him a bag of weed and a 10 hr peterson compilation and a pizza. He will digest all of those things.

[@ssunkite1]

99ladders Plug him into Jordan Peterson channel as often as possible.

[@alcy0ne1]

Vivian Smith-Smythe-Smith That's a good point. I think he would get a kick out of JP's interaction with the transgender activists...

[@alcy0ne1]

TheGreatUtopiaCat Love it! Not spoken like a parent... ? :)

[@Alwaystrollingbro]

The funny thing is, I procrastinate by watching Jordan Peterson videos.

[@mztwixed]

only until the positive reinforcement takes hold...you steer towards what your mind continually dwells on. Proven fact.

[@bettycooper369]

It justifies the act in a satisfying manner

[@anti7hero]

The man is an intellectual oracle.

[@_Logican_]

I hate school and am always bored, but here I am listening to a lecture. Shows school is not bad just the teachers in our schools are just terrible.

[@gabrielalazar8137]

Indefinite Edits so true

[@CarlosVargas-oo6gn]

Maybe you are just using that as an exuse to be lazy

[@Olivia-W]

Logican I know! I can listen, attentively as heck, to _hours_ of talks and documentaries, I can spend hours wrangling with boring ass speeches/materials for a friend because some govt writers and translators suck balls and I don't want her to embarass herself, but I can't sit down and write a stupid physics lab report. I _hate_ those reports. I tried various strategies, from working 5 minutes to establishing some routine to whatever, but all that it accomplished is me HATING it even more...

[@MrJamberee]

mfatal You got very lucky. I had 1-3 teachers in my entire life who were worth more than a warm bucket of spit.

[@my_name117-letsgettheretog2]

@An Orange I am not necessarily addressing the anoying orange but more building upon his/her statement; I had a teacher like proffessor Peterson! Mr. Green is his name, one of the best teachers ever. He got temporarily suspended for letting a student walk into town for something to eat, nonetheless he was an excellent educator!

[@jeffreysuzuki3065]

As a university student, the 50 bucks an hour is a huge motivator.

[@baussier134]

When you have your rent included, life would be still hard

[@user-me7mm7gr1p]

You don't make that much money son

[@axegod8613]

I make $1,000-2000 a day painting lines on parking lots. Takes almost no skill, effort, or intelligence. Going to Harvard was a waste of my time and money. I make more money than anyone I went to school with and they are working jobs that take way more intelligence and skill.

[@user-me7mm7gr1p]

@@axegod8613 Yeah right. Spoken like someone who has never gone to Harvard. Liar. What do you work as, what is the title?

[@fahadjaved2660]

Jeff ikuzus I didn’t get buks example. Could u clarify?

[@andyonlysmaller6557]

So crazy how people can be so organized in life like this

[@retiredshitposter1062]

Thanks Bite-Sized Philosophy for putting all these clips together. You're doing great work!

[@TheGreatslyfer]

I like how he showed different paths one could take to address one's strongest personality trait, he's very good at relaying conceptual systems in a practical and applicable lecture. His students are so lucky.

[@vincentfrancis8331]

I'm gonna play this clip every morning when I wake up.

[@trayvonlamarco9918]

krvSocietalAnalysis see how long it lasts

[@milky_dromeda]

Cannaman your brain is playing tricks on you, when you get motivated you start daydreaming which tricks you into thinking that you've accomplished the tasks you need to achieve.

[@scarletpeoni9347]

Cannaman you need to go to bed earlier and get up earlier and eat foods high in serotonin and exercise or have sex or something healthy for dopamine.

[@scarletpeoni9347]

Cannaman Cannaman there is food high in serotonin (or whether it boosts it already in the body idk, all i know is that bananas are one example suppose to help with it) but my point was if a person doesnt eat enough foods containing things known to prevent depression and then eats things known to cause moodswings and anxiety then they are also causing it. Figure out why you are not gettibg laid, if your over the age of consent i guarntee its nothing to do witth your looks but either no confidence or some communication issues, or power struggles. Ugly people, obese people, nice people, nasty, tall , short etc get laid

[@mztwixed]

YES, Great comment! People need to constantly work on putting great content into our mental programming to fix all they years of the BS programming they have inflicted upon us. Watch the nations rise up strong and straight and righteous again and beat down the social bullies trying to corral us into the tiny little thought boxes they thought they could stuff us in!

[@olrepas8241]

I really responded to the style of Peterson's talk. He doesn't mollycoddle his listeners with waffle and gets straight to the point. After being in a rut for awhile, I listened to this and have done exactly what he says. A couple of months ago I started scheduling with myself and confronted the thinking that gives soft options when I should be working. I sorted out my office an studio and I'm working very hard and loving it. I now challenge myself to do even more and be even more. It feels much better! I'm very conscious that we only get one life...

[@CollectorsTeam]

We need more teachers like him..... this man helped me so much in getting my life together....

[@roman.venica]

Guys. Take a paper and write down your mayor goals under words like "Friends", "Relationship", "Job", "Family" and "Free time", write everything that comes to your mind about how you would like to be in those areas in the future. AFTER doing that write down the micro-goals that will push you toward those goals. After doing that, all those little things will make you feel rewarded and you will be happy to do them instead of feeling them like a burden. It helped me a lot doing this, I hope it helps you too.

[@John-ih7gp]

I cleanded my room today

[@captnhuffy]

I uncleanded my room today. zero suffering.

[@hainsay]

Any misery?

[@andreas.9175]

John Allan Yay, you deserve a cookie!

[@ayoubriyahi2770]

Used to clean it before watching this guy

[@golkeeper8517]

good for you

[@jamesmitchell2931]

This helped me significantly. My grades went up a ton because I was able to commit to doing homework and studying much more frequently.

[@BlumpkinSpiceLatte]

This is an especially good one

[@akarshrastogi3682]

no. jp is just this good or mostly better always. though this one was just clear, no-bullshit motivation.

[@mztwixed]

Yes. A practical step by step guide to getting out of your own selfish stupid way.

[@annieblogger489]

have you guys heard of the Procrastination Elimination Method by John Isaac?

[@thehotbeveridge4540]

Annie Blogger no

[@ultravrmlamborghini]

I really need to clean my room right now... roughly speaking

[@nogablg]

Men start to clean their rooms after listening to mr peterson. This is a good thing. Maybe they can also start to cook, to do laundy, to take care of their children, etc. There are a lot of activities that women do to not feel bored and miserable.

[@marcinsobota14]

nogablg what a great generalisation about men and women well, back to working out and being confident in how much better I am

[@winglam1953]

Marv Vale Cruz iG O Iiocgodgcoooc8x: Hey thanks t t a. M. R et

[@winglam1953]

rate yet I gotta tmrttmrmttrtr

[@RatatRatR]

"well, back to working out and being confident in how much better I am" [than you, is the implication]

[@deejkdeejk]

This was a good video... Peterson has such an awareness about him, just watching him talk and explore his own ideas is so enlightening.

[@classad98]

every time I've been able to "see" myself doing "it" I've overcome procrastination, outside of that I'll put things off. This guy is a genius.

[@TBIhope]

Holy... this is so amazing. It’s relevant to my life and goals and weaknesses and it’s helped me figure out how to put together a plan for future success.

[@Moving2Korea]

I watched this with a smile on my face the hole time because I've got a feeling this is going to lead to an incredible transformation. God bless you for sharing this clip and Jordan for being who he is!

[@SandyPete448]

How are you getting on?

[@TheThunderwars]

What is actually incredible, is that you can have "rewards" that will make you go forward. Once, playing the guitar for half an hour everyday was something I forced myself to do and it took discipline. Then, I kind of enjoyed it and finally I'm hooked on it. Now, my reward for having completed my other tasks is playing the guitar, which was a task before ... It feels incredibly great to do that. Watching videos from online philosophers and other incredible people is also my reward and it feels so damn great to work, watch high quality content just to go back to work with more determination...

[@calohtar]

Six minutes without a comment...people are actually paying attention instead of commenting lol. Only on Peterson vids.

[@bw5187]

How did you know?

[@thejonathan130]

he's so hard not to listen to.

[@abbylavacque1109]

calohtar

[@mikaildt]

I saw this comment at the about the 6 min mark lmao

[@healyourself-reclaimdivinity]

I like peterson but idk what you're talking about. there are plenty of professors/public speakers who don't take questions or comments during their lectures

[@happifeet9702]

Getting called “useless and horrible” by Dr Peterson is oddly comforting.

[@fAEtusDeletus]

"You're useless and horrible so you're only gonna hit it with 70% accuracy." More like 3% at best.

[@Tacyturne]

Still better than 0%

[@cyberneticbutterfly8506]

Probably too high goals compared to where you are at right now.

[@kyarebhikmangya]

2 take it or leave it

[@impossabear4096]

even if your first week you hit it with 3% if you aimed for 4% the next week and so on you would of been hitting it with 100% accuracy since last month haha

[@zrayish]

*saves to watch later list*

[@satishshinde8074]

I find that his videos are presented in a way that produces anxiety. I always find something in his videos that I need in that moment to improve. However, it is always at the risk of another anxiety attack.

[@icantdrive75]

This video has been in my "watch later" queue for 4 years.

[@abasahebshinde6500]

Holy

[@ecosilvio]

Step 1: Watch this video about procrastination AFTER you finish your chores. Step 2: Enjoy.

[@vibodhj349]

Just did that.

[@earthwormsim8068]

Reading this comment 2 mins in got me doing my house chores. Now all I have to do is wait for the laundry to dry to out away 😏

[@skylimitua]

So, tomorrow then?

[@my_name117-letsgettheretog2]

In Spain, you do everything tomorrow.

[@0ldCat]

I just finished a 10-hr work day. And spent time with the kiddos. I think I earned a bit of downtime to watch a JP lecture 😺

[@matiashogden1240]

Watching this instead of working on either of my 4 overdue essays or preparing for two tests next week

[@limitedwords9020]

This 11 minutes video is far more practical and informative than any other 1,2 hrs videos and even most of the so called selp- help books.

[@NationalSportsEntertainmentNSE]

This looks like a great video, i’ll watch it later

[@TheOneShorter]

I wish I heard this years ago, especially the negotiating with yourself part. Oh well, best I can do is use it now after seeing my past failures.

[@cj2k780]

The ending is great.

[@GentlemansCombatives]

I'm procrastinating by watching Jordan Peterson videos, hoping that it'll help my procrastination. The irony is not lost on me.

[@suiramarius17]

The amount of knowledge this guy is able to condense in a 10min talk is amazing

[@Gruggo]

So many of Petersons videos seems to speak to me, god i need to get my life in order, i'm 30 and going fucking nowhere, and the depression is only building up due to my procrastinating constantly, but the depressions also causes the procrastination, how the fuck am I meant to move forward. :'(

[@johnathangrindstone780]

Grugg Clean your room!

[@nathanielkelly1786]

You have to just push yourself through. Resilience is key. I've felt that way before and every now and again I feel it again. I see it as motivators. I don't like this feeling and that motivates me. I've dealt with some shit and I just keep on chugging. I've learned a lot about myself through these trials.

[@gex8297]

You feeling that way is a blessing not a curse. That tells me you have huge ambition and you are like a bullet waiting to be fired though a rifle. You just need to find what will strike your primer. Start small and work up. Build your self esteem and if that means low wage jobs so be it. Do them and take pride. Don't ever let the bitter employees drag you down, I think that was my problem. Surround yourself with very successful people you will gravitate towards higher achievement. Do not associate with people lower than you they will drag you down with them.... Misery loves Company.....

[@redline2752]

Ha you think you have it bad? I'm 37 years old and my daily life looks like a crossover of Married with Children and Shaun of the Dead.

[@SephCat74]

bite down and one step at a time buddy. Think of it as driving at night. You may not see far ahead, but with small cone of light, it's enough to make the journey. You just have to keep going.

[@tripjj8662]

I watch this video ever time I procrastinate

[@jeremyelliot4831]

Have "things I can do" list instead of a "to do" list. You can look at it and think "I don't have to do any of these, but I do want the results of all of these actions, so let me pick one now"

[@Shodan234]

This is probably the best speech I've ever heared about this. Even better than motivation speakers. Thanks for uploading.

[@matthewsawczyn6592]

"You're useless and horrible, so..." Jordan Peterson, calling us as we are 😂

[@doocododss9362]

appreciate for posting English subtitles!

[@Criminal.Lawyer]

"Whatever turns your crank man" :-)

[@ifronnin]

I wish Dr. Peterson's teaching style was the norm, rather than the exception.

[@OTTO149x]

What Peterson is saying is that you could make a deal with yourself to go and change your winter tires and put them away in your storage space in exchange for having a nice cup of coffee and watching the rest of the Jordan Peterson video as a reward when you're done. He's suggesting that even a crappy employee like me could be useful when coerced with the right negotiation tactics...

[@Will-sy5wo]

Chris Jones, I think "coerced" is the wrong word. I myself would prefer "encouraged." To be clear, I am talking about your mindset not your choice of words.

[@OTTO149x]

+Paul Wheaton I read your comment a number of times and still cannot for the life of me figure out what you are trying to say. What do you think I got wrong? Did Peterson not suggest that bribing yourself could be an effective way of defeating procrastination? Can't you see the slight tinge of humor around my use of the word "coerced"? You wouldn't be a nitpicker would you...?

[@OTTO149x]

+Paul Wheaton Actually, come to think of it, I was being mildly comical when I used the word "coerced". I reasoned that since the word was being used on one's self that it could be used loosely. Like if I said, "God! I'm an idiot!" after leaving my car window open before a rainstorm, that would be OK, but it wouldn't be OK to say that about somebody else. I don't think you have to worry about my "mindset"...:)

[@DM-ly3gl]

** Added to watch later **

[@ChannelMath]

how many people added this video to "Watch Later"?

[@chess123mate]

Watched it in full and then added it to Watch Later

[@Isaxus12]

I've got like 600 videos on watch later :c

[@WhateverWasLeft]

I had the tab open since yesterday evening, does that count?

[@iMiTCHELL1]

Isaxus And this ain't one of them?

[@Daniwasinvented]

They're procrastinating on a procrastinating video.

[@Kaslabarak]

I've been listing to Jordan for over a year now thanks for being you.

[@olli2591]

He forgot the most challenging aspect of this process: Finding goals you actually think you can reach. Finding goals is super easy, but finding a realistic goal that is still motivating enough is very hard. And how to keep believing in higher goals, especially during times of failure? THAT'S the real task. I have tons of goals, but it's during times I stop believing in reaching these goals that I find myself starting to procrastinate.

[@agustin5650]

I totally agree with that statement

[@oasisfan3149]

True

[@CraigTalbert]

2017 Jordan Peterson was pretty amazing.

[@katemarsh6955]

'Whoever wishes to illustrate the highest virtue throughout the empire first ordered well their own states. Wishing to order well their states, they first regulated their families. Wishing to regulate their families, they first cultivated their own selves. Wishing to cultivate their own selves, they first rectified their hearts. Wishing to rectify their hearts, they first sought to be sincere in their thoughts. Wishing to be sincere in their thoughts, they first extended to the utmost their knowledge. Such extension of knowledge lay in the investigation of things. Things being investigated, knowledge became complete. Their knowledge being complete, their thoughts were sincere. Their thoughts being sincere, their hearts were then rectified. Their hearts being rectified, their own selves were cultivated. Their own selves being cultivated, their families were regulated. Their families being regulated, their states were rightly governed. Their states being rightly governed, the whole empire was made tranquil and happy.' - Confucious Great Learning, I, 4-5, in Legge, Life, 266.

[@bbh7550]

Glad I found this

[@julioacceus253]

I think Dr. Peterson should have a Podcast.

[@BitesizedPhilosophy]

jordanbpeterson.com/jordan-b-peterson-podcast/

[@julioacceus253]

Bite-sized Philosophy Thanks! 👍

[@loungarounda]

I needed this

[@MrMo-zf4ul]

Me: Sees video on how to stop procrastinating. Also me: *save to watch later*

[@danielmontgomery2518]

🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️😂

[@jenynz5334]

Lol I felt shame as I tried to do the same, so I saved and pressed play 😁

[@favorius]

I must listen to this every morning

[@ZackTheGopher]

Watched this 20 years too late

[@Keskinkilicnr1]

lol

[@heyyou3609]

Are you on your death bed? If the answer is no then It's not late, it's never too late

[@voodoochild3859]

It’s never too late

[@Comewithmeifuwant2live]

You may not have listened... sometimes you have to experience failure in life to succeed as it gives you a frame of reference... What's that saying... Youth is wasted on the young. Very true because we have little life experience at such a young age.

[@segalemangope3301]

😂

[@elvergalarga4461]

Loved the ending.

[@The_Scouts_Code]

Ten steps i will take to stop procrastinating. 1.

[@jaxsonfanta5420]

LOL

[@downbntout]

So with no answer you're still at 'existential suffering', having no answer to 'why am I here and what difference will there be left behind that I was ever born'. Cmon bro, you have been given so much. Make it count for something good. Simple kindnesses toward some people, some age group. Pick a population and help them and stop being so self-focused for a while.

[@SimpleToasty]

Take your time

[@LightTruthLove]

@@downbntout well said sir. Are you on any social media?

[@wanderingwade8877]

Thank you for posting this along with a link to the original full lecture. Much appreciated.

[@kyootzee]

“You could have known, but you chose not to.” Ouch.

[@grantmanor6642]

Doing that right now, thanks Jordan.

[@Kabodanki]

psss kid. wanna buy some meaning ?

[@tiaandeswardt7741]

What is it selling for?

[@blufferblue1599]

Tiaan de swardt - part of your soul i guess

[@reversal_of_expectation1457]

How much is it?

[@TwistedBloodlust]

Responsibility :)

[@tiaandeswardt7741]

David Santana. Too much. I'll take a skip on this one. Gotta feed my snake in my dirty room. Life sucks

[@guven3625]

I have watched this many times over a couple years. I am still procrastinating, yet trying as if I am trying to walk on really slippery ice.

[@mashamallows8310]

*sees video about how to stop procrastinating* wow this is so cool I'll watch this later

[@gregorykleciak3402]

I admire his self confidence . To be a public speaker with that voice...

[@CallawayGoIf]

Hmmm.. sounds interesting.. il watch this later

[@golkeeper8517]

giood sense of humour!

[@varletconstundefined]

thank you for adding the original source that helped a lot.

[@Hgbfilms]

"whatever turns your crank, man"

[@rhysellis928]

Where was this guy when I needed him 10, 15 years ago?

[@peepas2633]

"Add to Watch Later"

[@totipotencials]

How I wish I could sit in his classroom!!

[@alwaysuseless]

Add video to Watch later. So I can watch it *_again_* later.

[@justinchamberlain3443]

3:45 family, friends, career, what youre doing outside of work and if you dont have any of those things all youre left w/ is misery and suffering. 5:01 if you dont specifiy your goals you wont hit anything 5:30 that can easily happen by the time your 40 10:01 your time is worth at least $50 per hr; would I have paid someone $50 to have that hr??!!

[@HessSR]

watching this while procrastinating

[@internetuser2261]

This has got to be Dr. Peterson's best video. Thank you.

[@runhardhooah]

I must say that "sitting there and doing nothing" is very difficult for me.