How I Manage My Time as a Consultant + YouTuber: 9 Time Management Tips

[@CaptainSinbad]

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[@Ali-gv1yw]

Thinking fast and slow by Daniel Kahneman???

[@kazz5742]

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[@taabishkhanself-improvemen7331]

*“You’ll watch an entire Netflix series even when the first episodes are slow just because someone told you that ‘it gets better’, but what if you looked at your goals like that and watched your life get better instead?”* Love from a small channel💙

[@HimanshuChanda]

Nikhil: Dont get me wrong, there are times when I work from 7 am to 9 pm Subscribers in India: Isnt that we call normal working hours

[@MergimVlogsYT]

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[@nands4410]

@@MergimVlogsYT Nice channel but stop spamming

[@shashistudios5463]

@@MergimVlogsYT This is not a place to promote your videos. Keep this business to FB, Insta and Twitter. If you deserve it, Universe will give it to you. If you deserve it KZbin will somehow suggest your videos. This is place to share thoughts and not for anything else.

[@powerspeakernow]

I do that 5-6 times a week ahahahha

[@SampsfaN]

Lawyers in India: 9am to 12pm each day everyday lol

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Nikhil: “I believe in data security.” Also Nikhil: (slips out sensitive information)

[@hichad]

Very helpful video! Would love to see more on calendar blocking

[@dashthefantasy4110]

The Truth: I secretly make videos while working as a consultant. Hahaha.

[@ShaferHart]

funny cause it's true lol. Still, he gets paid nickels being a software dev in the US.

[@dashthefantasy4110]

@@ShaferHart Life must be good for him lol. Sarcasm hahaha. Good that he has youtube as a side gig.

[@nailafarhana_]

Love the idea of doing something just up to 80% instead of aiming for 100%. Guilty of that myself...

[@aditpinheiro]

15:46 "There's just a quality that you get when you're in the field so often" Proceeds to show an actual field 😂😂. Love it. I'm here for all of it.

[@CurtSummers]

One app that helped me as well is Forest. It’s an app that grows a virtual tree or plant of some sort for whatever duration of time you want to focus. If you leave the screen or do anything else on your phone, the tree dies. After you focus for a certain amount of time, the company eventually plants a tree in real life on your behalf. It’s simple, fun, and interactive, and feels great to reward yourself even if you only set it for 20 minutes. Focusing for that 20 minutes and earning a small break after can go a long way.

[@AlbertoRodriguez-oe6jo]

I followed your advice of making a checklist daily, and my productivity has increased multifold times. Thanks

[@PracticalInspiration]

I'm in a very similar position as a consultant (in software development lol) myself. Totally agree on using the pareto distribution and calendar blocking, they've been invaluable to me for managing my time

[@DMac__]

I absolutely love this concept of Parkinson's law! It's so damn true. I always set myself the goal of a weekly upload, and no matter how stressful my schedule is or if issues arise throughout the week, I somehow get everything done due to this mindset (that I didn't even know about!) I never thought about it like that. Fascinating

[@rnrtruestories]

this is great. I try to structure my days so some are blocked off for writing while others are purely for editing. Thankfully we've expanded now so we have editors to help us out as well.

[@DemetriPanici]

It still blows my mind how you’re only a 5/10 on the proud scale to your mom 😂

[@johng4882]

He’s not a heart surgeon, that’s why.

[@NehaSingh2506]

It's an Indian/Asian parents thing😂

[@priyanshsiingh]

Asian parents bro!

[@ankitalodh5062]

He'll get to a solid 8 once he marries a good brahmin vegetarian indian girl.

[@NehaSingh2506]

@@ankitalodh5062 10 if he goes to medschool because it's never too late

[@piyush2413]

The only youtuber who don't make Videos on any of those stupid trendson youtube.. Hats off to you man :)

[@IGetAround29]

What I love about your channel is that we legit got to witness your evolution. Your content is so valuable. Thank you

[@melihtopcu97]

I am on a somewhat similar path as you are, and you basically lived through what I am slowly learning. Same job, same values (on work, as described in the video). Thanks for that, really helpful to have people share their struggles in order to make it easier for others.

[@improvewithsoo-selfdevelop1219]

“You get to decide where your time goes. You can either spend it moving forward, or you can spend it putting out fires. You decide. And if you don’t decide, others will decide for you.” - Tony Morgan

[@letsdomath1750]

10:10 For future reference and time saving, see if you can take a practice test at home as your diagnostic examination. Everything you did with the actual test could be done pre-emptively before you schedule the real thing. That way you are still only taking the test twice, but you only need to go to a testing center (or be proctored remotely) once.

[@trunkostudios]

I’m a technology consultant as well, really motivating to see someone successfully balance this given your success on the platform. Right now I’m working on this game dev channel and a piano cover channel (Trunko Tunes). Goal is to find time to upload more, but can’t sacrifice any of my full time work.

[@kennygunderman]

As someone who also works at a consultancy and runs a KZbin channel your advice is greatly appreciated my man 🤘

[@joonavirtanen]

Dude you’re an inspiration. I’m struggling so much with consistent uploads. This definitely helps!

[@benjagmann]

"Getting things done feels better than just mindlessly consuming stuff." Closing the video. Opening up to do list. Nothing there. Opening video back up. Press resume.

[@Stefanovic92]

You always create videos on topics I really need at exactly the right time.. are you stalking me?

[@Sharmanixs]

Arre bhai please stop being a freaking BEAST and churning out such amazing content so regularly!

[@tinaperez7393]

I wanted a video on this subject. This was awesome. SO much useful, helpful stuff here. Will be rewatching and taking notes to catch everything. Thanks CS!

[@Sohamsta]

I was actually just wondering when you’d upload next and WOW there it was…a notification for a new video 🤩

[@mustakinali6459]

Hey @Captain Sinbad you might see this comment or maybe not but honestly im glad i found your channel years ago. You are literally going through the same things im going through. I too aspire to be an actor/director. Currently working in PR/marketing but getting sick of it. Im glad i have someone who i can look to, help me navigate and learn what i need to do next, as both our aspirations and work is aligned. To that i say greatness is coming, MERE DOST.

[@miam.g]

This was a really well made video, I liked the extracts from books and articles you put in in between and the music in the background helped create a laid-back feel. Well done :)

[@technoidic_ash]

This is soo good... Whatever you number of subscribers be, You have a lot of quality eyeballs on you (And I mean it because I heard a lot of good names in the industry recommending your channel :) Keep going👍

[@techiep-triad3424]

You are my inspiration, Captain. I've finally started a YT channel to create programming related content. Your channel truly motivated me. Thank you, Captain. Wish me luck....

[@jasonmoroney9814]

Highlight of the day (of your given life) I like this. So you have your home life, away life, work life, project life... (I think I mapped out 5, will have to check my notes). When you are living one of these lives (sometimes in conjunction), asking yourself what is the highlight of your _____ life? (on the given day of the week/month) Focusing yourself to this only. Highlight of - Work life: email ******** - Home life: clean the house (on another day it could be gardening or general maintenance) - Away life: bring the dogs for a run and play - Project life: layout assignment two's questions and outcome focus of each Now in this video, you mentioned we have on average 2 or 3 hours a day of truly focused efficiency capability. Some of our lives the highlights wont require heightened focus, mostly this is required when problem solving or learning something, rather than applying what we know fluently. Appreciate any reflections on what I took in. As always Vegan Love Baby!

[@Ali-gv1yw]

7:38 What what what? ‚Thinking fast and slow’ by Daniel Kahnemann??? If yes I read that one. Awsome!

[@rafeakspvd]

Mannn.. one of your most helpful videos. 🙌🏼

[@DeepDataInvesting]

This is some real stuff. Love the transparency. I use some of these principles everyday to work on my channel and everything that comes with it. I'll definitely look into the other principles. Love the video 🙌

[@thepatchedwolf]

*Notification Alert* Batman explains how he is bruce wayne by the day and the dark knight by night

[@CaptainSinbad]

Lol I appreciate that man

[@CoHzus]

You are so epic. I have my first job out of college as a Tech consultant Monday and I’m really looking forward to applying valanced blocking and even the fire aim fire and all man I gotta be able to het my things done for my career and then my own things whether it be hobbies or chores. Thank you

[@Dekoyy]

This is really helpful, I've been really stressed and almost quit KZbin because I can't manage the time for it anymore. Love the timestamps!

[@lovefron]

Definitely incorporating that fire, aim, refire thing! Great video!

[@charlesadsouza291]

Never missed your videos since I first stumbled upon them in early 2019. I just finished 60 days of continuous journalling & writing down tasks in a notebook. Failed so many times in past Thanks to your videos and sharing experience especially around building life skills & importantly the secret catalyst(SR) to take action on your "highlight of the day". Greatness is coming to all of us

[@dnllmaurer1]

Great content! Thank you for sharing! Wishing you continued success & abundant Blessings!

[@alchemistconsultants]

Bhai, thanks for making this video man! I just stopped feeling guilty about taking time out from my day job and devote some of it on KZbin / blog (not this one). I feel one thing that common mortals make is that they don’t balance things, so i end up focusing more on the side hustle and then when too much accumulates on the job front i would go all out missing on my side hustle for weeks, i feel that that the concept of highlight of the day really help with regard to makings things balanced! Thanks man!

[@kevdob5810]

Great vid. Learned a lot about efficiency. Fire then Aim is a great one. Oh and also that The Captain irons his pajamas 😎

[@surtur5131]

Man u r so underrated I was putting off taking this test cos i didnt study completely for it yet and the way things r progressing it seems i never might but after watching this i think i will just give the exam

[@casparbosch5615]

That 3-4 hours of deep focus is an amazing tip. I'll try to fit my schedule with that in mind. I've also found that physically checking off a to do list gives more gratification than a digital one.

[@basedchad-sz8mj]

Damn bro you're so consistent and dedicated towards your work!! Sending a flying hug Captain Sinbad!! An Internet influencer can only understand how difficult it is to manage your online life and irl stuffs!! Once again an amazing video without the shadows of doubt!!

[@PokhrajRoy.]

I understand ‘Fire & then Aim’ but I’ve literally bailed on Assessments because I didn’t feel well, both physically and mentally. Idk if I do well, but I felt ready. But I totally get your point.

[@Vishal006]

Great video as always daddy Sinab. On behalf of all the viewers I’d like to say that you have been really consistent with your upload schedule for a really long time, while still working a job and managing other things in your life, it must be a hassle fr. I wouldn’t mind if you’d take a break from KZbin or upload less in order to not burnout, get to travel, refreshen your perspectives, and focus on other areas of your life as well. Much love.

[@ProsperitySt]

I'm in a very similar position. I'm a full-time financial advisor and also run a full-fetched digital company. Trying to run on two treadmills taught me to be more organized, be smarter with what and how I learn new skills, and newfound love for self-improvement. You work to improve your transferrable skills. Work From Home has given me the freedom to do this well.

[@parttimelarry]

My man busting out React Theme Providers, writing unit tests, then making feature-films in his spare time. Crazy what you can accomplish when you stop fapping.

[@_lifeEnthusiast]

Learning from the captain feels hell great and productivity increases exponentially. Thanks for your existence, my man. ❤

[@Sagar-we6dy]

Dude You're dropping some High Quality content.

[@ehsanafzal6530]

thank you so much for the tips and making my day. AYE AYE CAPTAIN

[@siddsarup]

I watch all your videos. And this one's great. So many great ideas condensed in one video.👍🏻

[@AdamJBell]

Truly helpful, took some notes! and will now be blocking out a HOTD each week

[@prernatripathy8406]

Thankyouuuuuu! I love how you listen to us. Literally means so much💛

[@BlakeTedKord]

You should def do more day to day operations vids and teach us you we can maneuver our own day to day operations to get our shit done while maximizing efficiency including tips and tricks on what to watch out for and things to cut down on and do instead while showing us what tools to utilize that will help reach these kinds of goals in our day to day operations. Which means you should probably do a vote to get an idea of what people want to see you explain…

[@gloomydaysunshine8656]

Can you do a video on how you fell in love with acting and what all stuff you did from when you were a kid to now in your acting journey ? Would definitely be insightful

[@NoahCBanks]

Very helpful video man! Especially for me who does KZbin part time as well 👏🏾

[@Harshnaren007]

Hey captain sinbad I’ve been watching your content for almost a year and it’s getting authentic as it goes, I just had a doubt about storytelling and the doubt is “what is storytelling”?

[@CaptainSinbad]

Hahahah great question

[@Harshnaren007]

Hey btw I’m an Indian too!

[@NoOne-sq4et]

Really self explanatory

[@davidtolle9533]

Keep up the good work! Been following you for a while. I'm becoming inspired to make my own channel

[@BeyondEducated]

Man I'm really getting some great value from your content recently. Thanks again for sharing.

[@nadeemsaeed251]

Great video and I will definitely try some tips from this video to get better at time management.

[@Saideep95]

As someone who has been following you for over a year and half now, I can easily state that for you my friend Nikhil "Greatness has already come"

[@NoobGamer-gx9ys]

Thanks Captain!! was waiting for this video.

[@divyamnaveen8450]

Hey cap ,amazing video as always but please do turn on the captions all the time.

[@pdog3334]

Nikhil your growth as a KZbinr, and overall as a person, has been such a joy to watch. When and how did you leap into this productive mindset? I used to watch you since your nofap days, and your growth just came out of left field!

[@jeremytome]

This was packed with knowledge, keep up the great work!

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Nikhil: “...Data Security...” (Cut to Thomas literally enacting what Nikhil said)

[@vikaskulkarni9763]

Love this content my man!!

[@otter-pro]

Great advice for KZbinrs with day job. Will try the Highlight of the day thing.

[@Muhluri]

Lots of value here, thanks for posting this!

[@daysandwords]

Haha, "Thinking Fast and Slow is just incredibly long and dense." Me, in an annoying "I'm better than you" tone: "Just finished that in Swedish."

[@CaptainSinbad]

Holy shit - nice work

[@endlesslearning26]

Okay I didn't get it.

[@aayushijoshi7650]

Have you read this book called 'Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' - He speaks about Quality just the way you do - YOu can never know where quality comes from. Interesting video. Thanks for sharing your principles.

[@maulanalaser4748]

Fire before you aim. Than fire again. Awesome dude!

[@navedrizv]

Fire > Aim > ReFire 👍🏻.. great content !!

[@anuragvij8241]

Amazing amazing video. Super helpful!

[@EikiMartinson]

I like that Monte Cristo poster, but I'd love to see a Captain Sinbad video about the book and some of the self improvement themes in it.

[@RobinduGarage]

Thanks for this Captain, really precious informations 🙏🏻

[@jamesbruce7339]

Hey I have the same kind of schedule, working full timeish, focusing on my passions, and trying to divide into relationships. How much time a week do you devote to relationships? Probably where I struggle devoting my time to most in terms of balance.

[@semnome2727]

This 'fire first principle' is working for me too. I recently applied for a company, take the test and failed, then i start to learn how to do the things they needed it. So now i'm employed. It's nice to see someone naming it hehe.

[@FishFlopper121223]

This is great. Thank you for the insight!

[@samyuktanair00]

The power of your content is that we can mostly see what you're talking about.🔥🙌

[@CaseyBurnsInvesting]

Treating your time as sacred leads you to work more efficiently.

[@riyachhabra]

Love this topic!! In the same boat - strategy consultant now in big tech - starting my part time KZbinr journey. It’s not super easy but quite gratifying. Made a video on a similar topic recently! Would love your thoughts, Captain :) Thanks for sharing your work

[@5-STAR-TRADING]

This is so helpful!! Thanks for sharing how you’ve been able to keep up 2 jobs while maintaining your social life and also meeting your parents. As a new KZbin channel I have learned so much from you!!! Thanks heaps Nikhil :)

[@punjabishiv]

That legendary background track at the beginning is sooo satisfying :)

[@vinnylunar3372]

Great video man! Im a strategy consultant by day and musician as well! Great to hear your hacks and journey 🙏🙏

[@myreviews5981]

Loved it Sindbad!😊 From you're mother country❤️

[@yanayuiko4281]

Really awesome video! More about time blocking please

[@sergiolo3196]

I really like this video. No bullshit or beating around the bush. Thank you N.

[@Ali-gv1yw]

Thanks for the vid. It is what I need right now

[@fc-qr8jn]

Thanks for sharing these principles! Got a lot out of this!

[@misbahtariq1146]

Listen to "make time" on blinkist. That book mentions also "highlight of the day"

[@cosnut_]

Am not going to lie, fire then aim was amazing Amazing

[@metta9512]

Thank you for consulting. ❤

[@mitchells5619]

Thanks for the 9 tips! Could you expand on data security in a future video?

[@anmolchugh5153]

Wonderful! The information was very helpful !😁

[@fredericksharon6908]

I am sure u gotta thank ur job and Thomas in a way , coz they help you manage things as well. Anyways beautiful video and greatness is almost here.

[@Jayshreeusedtomakevidoes]

I'll try that highlight of the day thing. Thank you ✨⚡