Everyday Small Habits That Lead To Incredible Results | Cal Newport

[@abdullahhassan8690]

I'm trying to change myself almost 15 years and still not working but I decided to keep trying over and over again.

[@towatch]

do you mean 15 minutes ?

[@AkhilManhas-vi1qc]

I understand..but see you are not going down ....

[@doriontt]

15 years is a long time to keep trying without seeing any results? What do you think it is that makes it hard for you?

[@pbkobold]

Maybd undiagnosed ADHD. A lot of productivity advice just did not work for me. I remember excitedly starting Getting Things Done in 2005ish, only to find myself unable to maintain it for more than a week or two.

[@doriontt]

@@pbkobold So now how do you manage to get things done?

[@Mary2020Jane]

Having "work quotas" was good advice. I'm a freelancer, and the temptation is to always say yes to a new project. Now I've learned to think first before saying yes, and if my workload could be too much I say, "Thanks for asking but my plate is a full as I like it to be." I like that phrase. They can't argue with it. And it teaches others there is a limit to how much they should take on too.

[@victoriaoliver9958]

Great quote from Cal around 21 minutes in about posting on social media : "It's when you post that you begin to become concerned about what these faceless digital denizens think about you and what you're saying. The anxiety of, 'Do they like this?' And the euphoria if they do and the pain if they don't. The isolation and self destruction if you post the wrong thing. It's what begins to warp your understanding of the world to be based upon the feedback you're getting of this very artificial, algorithmically amplified crowd. It'll change what you believe to be true. It'll change how you approach life. It's most likely gonna create a digital cage of unhappiness."

[@MightyMax2756]

One of the worst things I have done on a regular basis in the past for my productivity is make a Reddit comment. I then want to check it constantly to see if people like it. That’s when I realize how much of a nightmare it is to make regular social media posts. The anxiety that comes with it can be awful. My number of Reddit and KZbin comments has gradually decreased overtime

[@carlotapuig]

@victoriaoliver9958 Indeed, that was helpful. I do enjoy some consumption of silly online content in the evening, it helps me relax, so it fulfills a purpose. I've never thought that the decisive factor was whether you post a comment yourself or not. Now I think it might be true. When I've posted something innocuous or just for fun I sometimes have received very angry responses putting me into a rabbit hole and disrupting my time for relaxing:))

[@ontherock]

Thanks Cal! Really dig two books of yours which I own, Deep Work and Slow Productivity. Lots of well-informed, practical wisdom. Maybe your next book will be called "Deep Life"???

[@Mik.189]

Hallelujah Cal Newport

[@Joshua-sd1cb]

How did it take so long to find you? New subscriber and ordered Slow Productivity! Thank you, sir!!❤

[@Lightlena]

Cal 😊😊 thanks, you are the best.

[@2sancap]

I like the ‘ads’ Cal does about his sponsors. It gives a little break in the episodes where I can not focus for a couple minutes. I’ve used several of them and used the Cal discount. The salt packets, the vpn, grammarly. I really want the sheets.

[@gonzothegreat1317]

everyday small habits WORK: 1. Reciprocal meeting blocks -- when you schedule meeting --- plan in a block of equal length in your week for deep work to protect deep work --- plan in extra 20 minutes after meeting... (follow up, recover from meeting,...) 2. Work quotas -- when quota is full, start saying NO to further requests -- eg you do 5 of such things in a month, no more -- predictively look ahead... already turn down requests before the quota is full if you expect an incoming request 3. Coordination mondays and summer fridays -- coordination monday: all about organizing work and cooperation --- ask for meeting, for questions, talking about projects,... --- getting weekly plan in place -- summer friday: end work early on fridays, don't offer friday afternoons for meetings --- have an afternoon to unwind --- do something different 4. working memory.txt file -- what is file used for? --- extension of your brain... --- notes about what you are doing/thinking... keeping track of things you should do or are doing --- don't worry about formatting text OUTSIDE WORK: 5. single purpose notebooks for big challenges -- working on a particular problem. --- dedicate a single notebook to this problem --- take the notebook with you wherever you go --- how to.., brainstorm,... --- over time it will help you to find a solution 6. thinking walks -- take thinking walks everyday --- to think about a particular thing --- being alone with your own thoughts --- walk in nature 7. never post -- don't use social media --- don't post, unless you really have to (eg for a business, publicity,...) --- don't do it 8. do something hard -- discipline is practice --- the more you practice the more comfortable it becomes --- best way to begin is to see yourself as a disciplined person --- someone who does the things that should be doing, not the things he shouldn't be doing --- eg: acquire skills, intellectual, craftwork,...

[@gabrielleyadav3661]

4 minutes in, and already brilliant!

[@athenaortiz94]

So many excellent tips in this episode

[@dowhatyouwill]

Cal reading the ads is hilarious. The small habits are great too! Already wrote down a few Imma test come tomorrow.

[@drsaintdc]

Just read Giovanni Dienstman Mindful Self-Discipline. What a great combo you two are.

[@huntsail3727]

As usual, interesting and informative. Great job1

[@WizDom21]

I use notion for the memory text file trick, it’s available on all my devices so makes it easy to access and dump. I also keep all my tasks, goals, projects and things I learn in there, organized in my own library.

[@zeevolan8883]

Guys , as a student I found for myself that doing the work I need to do in the morning on empthy stomach for 3-4 hours is most productive to me and I focused like a sharp knife. Anyone similar here who can tell if it is working for him too?

[@ОляГончарук-з7з]

I work as iOS developer for 15 years, and I am like you - 3,4 hours right after I wake up.

[@abcenglishtime]

Love you bro

[@rashedulkabir6227]

Could you inform me about the brand of earphones Cal is using in this video?

[@brandomiranda6703]

Where is the Spotify Link?

[@MaríaFlorenciaIm]

So good!.

[@reginaldphillips7615]

Nicole is talking about hedonic adaptation. The Stoics new about her problem 2 thousand years ago

[@ElectricosS.A]

Excelente ❤

[@ronaldcastellon-v8p]

working quotas reminded me of WIP limits Kanban users will recognize this ;)

[@GoingGreenMom]

In all fairness, our schools refused phone use even when ill or stranded. That said, my kids just texted me. Lol.

[@RemotHuman]

55:35 but trying to stop kids from using alcohol *doesn't* work (at least in some cases), they end up abusing it way worse behind the parents back, what works is offering your kids alcohol openly and modeling responsible drinking, taking away the "cool" factor of drinking. same argument could be applied to social media. other counterarguments seemed good (except for the last one im not educated enough to comment on how scientific consensus works)

[@Ahmad-yi6d]

You're absolutely correct 😊

[@AVA.2023]

Please make shorter videos so we can watch it. 1 hour video is too long, sir.

[@UnemployMan396-xd7ov]

Brain after too much short and tiktok

[@justinm4452]

Some of us (me) like the long-form videos.

[@ankitaagarwal6737]

I too like this format

[@3dvortex001]

It is not.. take a deep breath, throw your phone and take notes, and watch the video 2 times.