How A Brain Injury Made Him The Most Focused Man Alive

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this is not how you sell. don't aim for volume but quality and find people who will value your offer

[@LesThomasbru]

My favorite video of yours Leon! I learnt the most useful things from this video !

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Leon... please tell people how he did the desktop scrolling stuff! It was unclear how he did it! Thank you for the great vids by the way. Awesome channel

[@mikey52034]

Your speech impediment is adorable!

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[@riandoris]

It was great having you over Leon! I love the way this video turned out! 🧠

[@nitinkamalxstar]

Keep making awesome content. I really enjoy your videos. And a subscriber from the day 1.

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Great collab!

[@Domifiga]

Thank you for this beautiful video and vulnerability ❤

[@LesThomasbru]

Amazing content in here. Very useful and inspiring

[@vishalnangare31]

Legends 🙌🙌🔥🔥

[@Bevan1988]

Hands up if you are watching this instead of doing a task that you dont want to do..

[@THeOliveGardin]

Going to sleep

[@suewallace3293]

👆

[@TigersLullaby125]

The distraction and intentional boredom thing is HUGELY powerful to me it's so underrated. One of the best things I learned was when I'm driving in my car I don't turn the radio on. My brain sits there soooo bored wanting to turn up the dial but if I shut that craving down when I arrive to my destination I am completely ready to perform and focus on my tasks. On breaks from work just sitting in silence. No youtube or facebook. My productivity SKYROCKETS more than ANY other technique I've ever used. It's incredible!

[@user-ki4xw2rb8q]

What if I enjoy boredom and silence? I kinda like to drive without music and sit in silence and do nothing, I get lost in my thoughts, and I can spend hours doing literally nothing lol

[@TigersLullaby125]

@@user-ki4xw2rb8q If that's the case you probly have very high serotonin. It makes you feel content and satisfied with life in the present and not feel any drive to accomplishe things. Which would cause some laziness as well, but happy laziness lol. Usually if a person has a lot of serotonin it's either they have a very comfortable life/lots of money or parents paying for them to live, or they are just inactive/not working a job or exercising, or it can come from drugs. Specifically SSRI's (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors) which are commonly prescribed as anti-depressants or to people with mood disorders like Bipolar or BPD. Aside from that high serotonin can come from diet like over consuming milk and chocolate because of their high tryptophan which our body uses to make serotonin, or the gut microbiome is just strongly geared toward producing it with many of the strains of bacteria responsible for it's production. Orrrr, you might be smoking weed😇🥰 THC from weed not only binds to the cb1 and cb2 cannabinoid receptors all throughout our body and brain, but it also binds to serotonin receptors which is what causes the euphoric happiness giggling or just overall sense of wellbeing when you're high. This is why they say weed doesn't get rid of boredom, it just makes you ok with being bored. So you can sit there and stare at the moon or stand there watching the microwave cook for the whole 5 minutes smiling without a care in the world or watch your house burn down and just be like "Damn that sucks, oh well. Life is good" haha. The serotonin receptors are also the reason weed tends to make people lazy, especially indica strains. But it's not really giving you extra serotonin like SSRI's do, it just substitutes taking the place of serotonin because it can bind to the serotonin receptors.. It also triggers the hunger hormone ghrelin to be released a lot which is where the munchies comes from. One way to test if you have high serotonin would be do you have vivid dreams? A strong imagination? Are your eyes a little sensetive to light sometimes especially right after waking up? Because serotonin is the precursor to melatonin, so if you have higher serotonin you will produce more melatonin when your eyes stop sensing light. As sokn as darkness hits and your eyes are not stimulated a bunch of serotonin gets converted to melatonin to make you fall asleep. This is also why staring at bright scrwens before bed makes it hard to sleep. The body is designed to comply with earth's day/night cycles. Night shift jobs never started existing until caffeine was discovered becausehumans just could not escape how strong the circadian rythm controls us. Until we inventbright ass artificial lights and stimulant drugs like nicotine and caffeine and blast our dopamine levels super high. Now everybody can't sleep good lol Sorry that was long bro

[@Murv]

@@user-ki4xw2rb8q It's the same for me. But I also think that is also one kind to get your brain going. I think this free floating lost in thoughts state is quite healthy to have sometimes. It probably has you be relaxed and focused when you arrive.

[@synthesis117]

try putting on something u dont like.... for me that would be playing country music as i drive............and see if that works.@@user-ki4xw2rb8q

[@CharlesMelanie]

amazing video, thank you for your work

[@sonber8916]

The mindset of a spiral movement up and not a circular hit me hard and made my day. Thank you. The incline doesn´t have to be big, but it´s going up.

[@Nicknine72]

I read your comment as he was saying it and my mind was blown. I’ve been thinking I’m in a circle ⭕️ as well but there is progression and learning, so a spiral 🌀 makes perfect sense. I’m riding that spiral 🌀 to the end 😂

[@maegnificant]

What is up there though? How does he know where it actually goes and why should we go there at all?

[@thensaidJacob]

Love Rian’s transparency about insecurity! Very relatable. Great to hear humans being honest admit their weaknesses or pain points.

[@Robot1c]

This is the single most important video to come onto my home page. I really struggle with ADHD and it feels like an impossible task to try and manage these energy/focus levels as it feels like i have no control. This has shown me there are ways to work around it and actually utilise the times when i cannot be productive, to boost the productivity of output when I can focus. Thank you!

[@theplaguedoctor6399]

"It's not a circle, its a spiral. It feels circular because you come back around, but it's actually spiraling upward." No words. Such an amazing quote.

[@Naptural85]

This was so helpful 🙏🏾 He’s so self aware and inspiring 🙌🏾 Great video! 🫶🏾

[@albin6126]

Elon musk doesn't do all of this stuff and still he is successful

[@GG-pk8ux]

@@albin6126 elon musk does not play video games or watch tv. he does limit the amount of extra stimulation.

[@zeph3070]

you know that how? I assure you elon musk is much more impressive in workstates than a lot of people would like to paint him as@@albin6126

[@n1ghthawkx]

3:37 So relatable... failure often feels circular and it's really painful when you feel like you are back where you started

[@spontaneousbootay]

He replies to almost all of his comments. I would have thought that he was small time lol but hes still the man. I binged his channel when I first found it and watch every new video right away. He has helped me optimize my life immensely.

[@spacegames140]

In the first 2 minutes of this video, I can already see that this is going to be a life changing video for people.

[@sindrejakobsen]

And what about u?´

[@DaveEtchells]

Wow, this was revelatory for me. I need to watch it over and over again to let it soak in. I have a vision of myself 10x more focused and productive than I’ve ever been 😃

[@instaLuke]

Focusing on the last part of the video and the thing you mentioned about setting goals until the end of the year > already did - to solo edit over 20 videos that I have collecting dust in my backlog. This has been in motion for quite some time and the progress I've made surprised everyone and I broke some benchmarks already. Such an underrated but valuable tip, possibly needing an entire video about it (can make it if anyone is interested / Ik I am lol). Great piece, love the guy you interviewed and have been following your work for a few years, and proud to tell you there's a big progress. Keep grinding bro and good luck on future projects!

[@beetfarmer9733]

Highly valuable video, thank you. Great job Leon! Stay strong and persistent! Remember, it is a spiral.

[@thedavidboland]

Bravo men! Really enjoyed the vulnerability from you both

[@JordanBown]

thank you very much for this video!

[@doodlebro.]

this is fantastic, i've never heard this kind of advice, literally get bored and i know it works because, atleast in this example, when im bored and afterward i play a game, idk but it just feels better, maybe i played better than i would've or it simply gave me more enjoyment, man this video should have atleast a billion views in how helpful it is

[@dzenis.]

Great value from Rian! thank you for Leon.

[@richardwittig2487]

Absoltely love your content Leon. Everything said resonates on so many levels, it's sometimes scary for me to see how endless my "human" potential is. Also, glad to hear you're feeling happy since I struggled/struggle with these expectations and achievements while knowing happiness needs to be practiced as well and is not only tied to achieving more and more, although personal growth is a substantial part of my happiness. keep it up and greetings from Germany

[@fagerborg960]

Thanks for making this one, so well put together!

[@RicardoNestler]

Thank you so much for this video. I appreciate a lot!

[@julienmueller]

So. Much. Knowledge 🤯 !! Thank you guys!

[@poerava]

Dude is a salesman. Wonderful story brand marketing salesman.

[@user-ec3rm9wr1n]

Lies 😹🤥

[@jonnathangiant6582]

00:02 Brain injury led to insane focus and productivity hacks 02:01 Accessing flow consistently requires active recovery. 03:48 Wall staring increases reward sensitivity and improves focus. 05:45 The skill of distraction recovery is important for maintaining focus 07:32 Overcoming feelings of inferiority and building external validation as a result of a head injury. 09:20 Listening to hypnosis in the morning helps to achieve a flow state and increase productivity. 11:01 Different chronotypes have different optimal times for cognitive exertion. 12:49 Using a custom workout and having accountability helped him become more focused and efficient. 14:36 Work compression and prioritizing tasks can lead to higher productivity and effectiveness. 16:22 Leverage is key to increasing productivity 18:08 Optimal flow is achieved when the challenge level slightly surpasses our skill level. 19:50 Setting a challenging goal can pre-seed a desired trait for personal growth.

[@theunknownlegend8700]

​@EDS432 not every millionaire is a youtube/instagram entertainer

[@jordanmatthew6315]

@@EDS432 True that, you asking the real questions my friend.

[@inuhundchien6041]

@EDS432 he doesn't claim to be intelligent, he claimed to be productive and focused. There's a lot of very intelligent people milling in universities and let me tell you eventhough they study and know a lot I don't think they are very productive. Because they love knowledge for the sake of knowledge, they don't do anything with it. Which is of course, nothing wrong with it if you have the funds to be a perpetual student. Good for you.

[@5piles]

samadhi flow state is for children

[@marymadelynevangelista9799]

@@5piles Yep, how else could a child learn a culture, learn a language, learn to walk, learn to talk, learn good v evil, use a toilet, get dressed, ride a bike, etc etc in a few very short months while their body is growing and proportions are changing on a continuous basis!!?? And flow state is for us few lucky adults willing to grow and access our brain's ability more fully, with greater ease, and well, enuf said.

[@UncompressedWAVmusic]

Thanks a lot for the intelligent helpful conversation and other valuable time saving tips along with the motivational gemstones all over this terrific video. Just Focus on a challenging goal you really want, let it ferment and clarify how it feels, access Flow, get productive with a time constraint and justify the reasons for doing it and Just Do It!

[@Sven_Loeffler]

Wow! such great info! I took some great notes. Right now I am about to go on break from college and I have said I want to be supper productive. This will definitely help! Thank you so much!

[@Pyrozen69]

Love your videos Leon, makes me happy when you upload! Keep it up!!

[@abdulaziz.davitxanov]

I learn a lot from your videos. Thank you Leon and Rian for the video. Keep it up

[@noavaro]

Dude, I LOVE that you dived for the inferiority complex! Those psychological factors (aka doing the "work") are EXTREMELY important to work on IMHO.

[@MarlonSchimits]

Leon you're not picking up the wrong videos, yours videos it's amazing. I really don't know why you don't have a lot of viewers and that's maybe because of the algorithm but keep going bro. Greeting from Brazil.

[@MrElmoussa]

I took notes on this. So much value in this video. God I love you. I have unsubscribed from so many people because compared to you, they are sub creators.

[@MichelePonte]

Best video of this series, so far!

[@shaneflemingre]

Met Rian years ago in Dublin, crazy to see him now the progress is off the scale.

[@phleef]

The audio production in this video is just excellent.

[@MaxHertanYT]

Offt so pumped to watch this ❤️🔥

[@tygersk]

Great video guys, really very dope. So much valuable info you put in it. Thanks for that 🙏

[@WalterPetrouchin]

Every video you put out is absolute gold

[@LiamDangerPark]

Thanks Leon, this video is a master class. Share your Take aways, here are some of mine : Real rest is defocused. Wall staring, sleeping, keeps Less time doing more time deciding Compress time, to challenge yourself. Challenge yourself

[@Dolshansky]

A video like this deserves at least 10M views instead of just 500K. Leon, genuinely hope that ROI on your time input into content will pay of what's deserved in 2024!

[@ulviszarins]

dont be silly, this video is not worth 10mil views, there is room for growth and i totaly see why this video got "only" 500k

[@Mrjstone03]

This was my first time seeing one of your videos. I'm not sure how it appeared in my feed but now I am questioning how I have never been exposed to you before. Great video, this is an awesome channel.

[@SuperVillianStudios]

Wow I have never heard anyone say "its a spiral not a circle". Thats super deep. So much of life can feel monotonous, repetitive, boring. But if you keep at it one day it just all changes and it turns out you were on the right path the whole time

[@ChodyCheasley]

KZbin just showed me your channel for the first time. I love how you made him so much smaller looking with framing after asking him to crouch down during filming.. fucking hilarious. Subscribed!

[@RioGirl16]

Thank you for your channel. Love the thought provoking content

[@Willzyx88]

I found your channel NOW due to THIS video and now I am SUBSCRIBED. Good job.

[@nurogl-studio]

Fantastic video. Ive subbed to Rian... since ive been on a mindfullness journey and few months into ritalin (for adhd) I feel compelled to make the most of my creativity now, as before its been insanely low... life changing, thank you Leon.

[@aibochan1764]

The spiral mindset is gold really, dealing with same thing now.

[@sommersonne9466]

great video! comedy, story telling and little nuggets of gold!

[@ConanDLibrarian]

I'm glad I clicked on this, I feel like I've been encountering a lot of the pitfalls being discussed here without realizing what was happening. Just kind of going through the motions not understanding why things aren't working like they used to. Great watch

[@ScottSmithMusic]

Amazing! Much of this will help me immediately optimize my workflow patterns! Thanks very much, guys! 💥👍🏼

[@starfox300]

Man that guy is smart. He actually has some ideas that I've not heard from other CEOs

[@FilmBooth]

Nice work Leon!

[@jamezdfit]

This is absolutely gold

[@conserve5805]

Wonderful! A lot of great info - thank you!

[@ju11us]

Watched like 8 minutes and this is insane. I have already learned so much

[@westongust]

Leon, this was a great video. I’m 15 and recently started doing copywriting for my moms business, but I’m struggling to balance school, sports, working out, and work. This video opened my mind to a lot of things and helped out a ton. Thanks so much

[@tofer980]

damn nice. u have a lot on ur plate man. did u use a mentorship to learn copywriting? just curious

[@westongust]

@@tofer980 the real world

[@SorryForSinning]

@@westongustKnew you was a Tate fan. Keep getting stronger mentally, physically, spiritually and in every* realm of existence. Blessings my young g.

[@westongust]

@@SorryForSinning Blessings too G

[@westongust]

@@somerandomperson834 Thanks for the advice G

[@aibochan1764]

This is easily your most valuable and best video.

[@ojoaomotta]

insanely good video. thanks rian and leon.

[@charly40fication]

Great content! Thanks Leon 🤝

[@abrahamfranco536]

Great video! Appreciate the edits too.

[@BrandonArANaS]

Yo Leon I love you’re videos man❤don’t stop making these bangers🔥I wish the best for you 🫡

[@MichaSpektralny]

Awesome value from this single video , thank yous!

[@nackfill3717]

The quality of this video is really high! I enjoy of watching it)

[@no-hustle]

Top video... FLOW is so fascinatint, and Rian is a fascinating guy. Figuring out how FLOW can specifically work for you is a gamechanger

[@hackercoolio]

Very inspiring! thank you!

[@domenicocomita2950]

This is a great video! Thank you

[@vannhantran547]

with this knowlegedable wide and deep experience comes along with devoted cosistently attitute there's no way Leon won't acchieve 1mil subscriber milestone at the end of 2024. Dude completely deserves it and it's been manifesting

[@yonathanseleshi]

Rian is awesome. Learned a lot from him so far.

[@Mo_code_]

So much value!

[@austincoldiron]

Rian is a legend! Crazy that you just released this. I recently read Steven Kotlers book Art of Impossible and it inspired me so much I’m making a book review video on it haha. Well done Leon 👍🏻

[@yackens5940]

Amazing content, keep the work up!

[@squirrelgray945]

Self help people with all the answers I normally instantly write off but the logic and self awareness with fucking spot on advice... take all my money... it's not a ton because I suck at motivation.

[@fuzey4544]

This video is a gem bro. crazy good advice

[@finwilliams7235]

Every single video feels life changing

[@justinmiller9169]

Great video! Thank you.

[@a.t.g.official]

Much love💚

[@Quimby88]

I've seen and taken notes from Rian's videos before I discovered your channel. Love both of your content and both of your presenting styles. I will say, Rian Doris seemed so perfect (deep voice, tall, so smart, commanding authoritative presence) that I genuinely began to suspect he might be AI-generated before seeing him on your channel. Like he was too perfect to be human. To hear even HIM say he struggles with insecurites BLEW MY FREAKING MIND. That was it. I was like, "ok, insecurities are so often not based in reality, if this guy is insecure than maybe I should tell my insecurities to eff right off." I also realized that when he shared a vulnerbaility, that that really is when you feel like you connect with someone, when they show you their underbelly. Leon I just found your videos yesterday and have been binging them. You're so charming and friendly and you present info in a very easy-to-understand way and add great humor in. I hope you keep on going. Thanks for these videos.

[@HotNoob]

this "flow" or as i call it "in the zone" or "focusing" is my key to programming... or really any task. didn't need any books, came naturally... could be from sitting for years in school in a corner, because i was too smart to be taught. i found tests were the highlight of my day... because it was the only time i was able to do something. this video has me reminiscing on all of those hours or dare we say, years of wall stairing.

[@yonahgreene]

One of the most potent videos on yt people.

[@notrocketscience1950]

wall staring! i was told off for that so much as a kid - once he said it i knew i needed it ! resets the brain!

[@eSKAone-]

I had hard caffein withdrawal symptoms for a week. But afterwards it feels so much better. Calm, stable, like a warm sunny afternoon 🌤

[@momentumliberty514]

Video that humbled me..❤

[@matthewleewillis]

This is a really amazing video!

[@iamchrisjans]

Thank you for this

[@bunberrier]

Its fascinating to see how other people live. Well, some people. This was fascinating.

[@johnjoyus6062]

Very useful techniques, thanks.

[@TheZGALa]

"I'm a one man show"...camera person pause... ;) Thanks for the inspiring video on multiple levels. This clicks together some great pieces for me.

[@hahroom]

I absolutely love the video! Thanks! P.S. 12AM isn't lunch time 🙃

[@davidhunternyc1]

OMG! I just discovered Rian! I can't focus on what he's saying. Rian's a total hotbox! 🔥...I'm trembling.

[@Victoriant1]

My ex lost his left frontal lobe in a huge accident (he was next to a construction site and the sliding doors they were installing on floors above landed on him) it took him years to learn to eat, speak, epileptic attacks everything then he got really in to deep study of the brain and psychology and the body etc and he was really brilliant. Started several companies became a CEO for a big other one and did many other things. Just goes to tell you to not despair but it takes incredible strength to achieve but I wonder if brain injury tends to create that intense focus in many cases.

[@bradchambers5886]

Why is he your ex?

[@bitshiftme]

@@bradchambers5886because a man like that has a harem not a wife

[@jceepoker3256]

My question is how big was the settlement in these cases? Seems like this is what set up all the “success”

[@andrewp8836]

​@@jceepoker3256u got a twisted mindset my dude.

[@pirds102010]

yeah most people and companies miss 2 things to be very good: 1. the pain is not huge enough or 2. the Motivation for a new goal or experience is not there

[@LazerGarden]

Best KZbin video I’ve seen in a while

[@ovidiusustic8905]

Hahahha when you make him smaller i was dead 😂😂😂 Great video. Never dissapoints. Never ever !!

[@stancuflorin]

a few of the best tips for productivity

[@ChamaneKing]

what a discovery, amazing channel

[@bill_lumbergh]

This inspires me to give up completely love the advice

[@RobertHeineke]

Great episode 🔥

[@ruelytunes]

i realized i went to a Halloween party at his house. Met some awesome friends there. I even went in that Sauna! This is such an amazing video.

[@smit816]

Great stuff, this whas very intresting and informative because of all the methods and fascinating because of this guys journey.

[@RPGyourLIFE]

This is the coolest thing ive ever seen