How to Actually STOP Procrastinating

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lol, I did this fr though

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😂 you’re funny

[@idk-ll4lg]

People are joking about procrastinating watching this video but I was genuinely about to save it to my watch later 😭

[@philtheo]

00:00 Intro 01:04 #1 Keep a work progress log 03:18 #2 Feed the machine 05:28 #3 Make an event out of the worst tasks 08:02 #4 Build a routine 10:48 #5 Choose your hard days 12:37 Outro 🤔

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Thank you! I was looking for the list of ideas. 🤔

[@SerfOnEarth]

A random tip for people in school: no matter what subject area you are studying, you will have to memorize some things. Memorization is not the highest form of learning, but I find it to be a necessary step in many cases. Memory, in some ways, is a solved problem for human beings. All one has to do is input the thing to be memorized into a SRS (Spaced repetition Software, I prefer Anki) and do it every morning. I would recommend identifying the “things to be memorized” in your class at the beginning of the semester and start practicing them right away. By the end of the semester they will be locked into long term memory. For me, this means inputting a bunch of Ancient Greek vocabulary and morphology that I do for about 30 minutes every morning. Best of luck to all! Also: 🤔🤔🤔

[@johnson8711]

The accountability part where you said to tell people, is what works for me the best, recently found that out when i told a few people i was gonna send 10ish resumes that week, the reasoning is you dont wanna feel like a loser infront of your friends

[@amandabottoms1]

I use a planner for daily tasks that need to be done, but I struggle with anxiety and depression a lot, and some days it looks like a to-do list, but its actually a to-done list. Sometimes having a list of things to do feels daunting. so Instead of starting with a list, I start with my blank day and as I go along completing tasks, I mark it just like I would with a to-do list. I like the consistent look in my planner, and I'm partial to hearts instead of check marks, and I like to color it in with colored gel pens. Currently using a sparkly pink if you were wondering. lol. last year was purple. who knows what the next color will be! but probably pink b/c its my favorite color.

[@margaretduffy1360]

I don't something similar. Based on a seminar that talked about affirmations being better when written/spoken in past tense as already achieved/completed, I write a list of what I did, e.g., washed sheets, wrote letter, phoned vet. The written item is my reward for completing the task. This works better for me than ticking or crossing things off on a to do list as I was finding the list of not done things was overwhelming.

[@AnastasiaBeware]

@@margaretduffy1360that’s interesting but in that case you still jot down some list of things you need to do? Cause otherwise things will just flow out of your mind wouldn’t they?

[@amandabottoms1]

@@AnastasiaBeware Im not sure what the other commenter does, but I do have a separate list of goals. When its not overwhelming, it is attached to my planner with a paper clip. my level of overwhelmedness is directly correlated to how far away I place the list. I was frustrated in my recovery from surgery earlier this year and it lived on the floor for two weeks.

[@Gustavo-ye5hb]

🤔 Procrastinating watching a video about how not to procrastinate, very interesting 😅

[@ParkerNotes]

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[@MarcelaChandía]

'Take this advice with a grain of salt... or not if you are low sodium dieting' 🤣🤣🤣

[@ParkerNotes]

Haha I was hoping that would land with someone

[@BonLee-jh5pk]

I love that you make your own classes. I thought I was weird in that I've done the same for decades. Right now, I'm working on a treatise on war. Temp temp title "what's love got to do with it?". Looking at the origins of war in history, and why we chose to record our history from war to war. Started out as a sermon... 100 pgs later...still writing. Lol!😅😅

[@ElmerEscoto]

🤔I've found that my most productive hours are late at night. There's just too much going on during the day, and I get distracted easily. After hours, when everyone's asleep I prepare my book(s) and notebook(s), I make a sandwich and I sit at my table. Sometimes I'd have my earbuds with some smooth jazz, or some worship music, and I am amazed at how much I can actually accomplish from about 11 pm to 3 am. Then I go to bed with a sense of satisfaction, and sleep like a baby. I do this routine almost exclusively on a friday or a saturday night so I can sleep late in the morning. I have learned a lot doing this.

[@Boubaker_elbikam]

I was read this book. is great author .Cal Newport

[@demonhealeryo]

🤔 Sundays are my most harsh days, especially when I have to work 8 hours, and I have assignments due. GASP After this, I'm heading to the coffee shop and study!!! :D

[@josiahbrice1594]

🤔 I learned of Cal Newport through your video covering his book Slow Productivity, and now I'm working through his catalog of books, starting with Deep Work. The tip about healthy body:healthy mind is the most relevant in my life currently. I'm studying the wild west of nutrition to see what works best for my body and lifestyle at this time. Thanks, ParkNotes!

[@nathanacooper]

🤔 Minister here who loves books and just found your channel. Already getting good things from your content. Would love to talk sometime. Thanks for doing this for all of us.

[@JayShmunny]

Very subtle but I do like how you added "read more deeply" at the beginning of the videos. These videos all around are getting better by the upload! Love the work!

[@ParkerNotes]

Thanks for noticing! I'm been working hard

[@Wemyss21]

Agreed. I love seeing the channel pop up with a new release. I’ve been inspired to go completely analogue and to start reading from Parker’s videos on how to save your mind and how to remember what you read. This channel, I’d go as far as saying, has changed my life for the better. Thanks Parker!

[@tomaszbogucki1582]

Greetings from Poland :) this is my problem.

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[@bellashah172]

🤔 I like the idea of hard and protecting mornings, because afternoons can get taken over as well as evenings. I think I follow most of the tips. I like using timers to work against

[@micaelagarrido7561]

Love the tips. Specially about the importance of creating a rutine. I work from 8 to 15hs so I can't study in the mornings, but as soon as I finished I can study right away, it's automatized because I do it every day, so I don't have to think about it. If I have to think about it I'm going to procrastinate. Also I don't drink coffee in the mornings, I only do it if I'm tired when I have to study to boost my energy. I confirm that those tips work 😁🤔🤔🤔

[@wandererrrrrr]

Finally I came back to the video 😊

[@annette681]

I’ve read this book years ago but I couldn’t remember what it was about. This was a great video. Thanks.

[@alanp.7160]

🤔When I was attending university, I developed the concept of the lighting term paper. My strategy was to complete all papers and assignments as quickly as possible to leave plenty of time for studying for midterms and finals. This would mean heading to the library on the first day of classes and to get started on new assignment right away. One goal was to access study and literary resources first before they were taken by my classmates. Thus in the first weeks of the term or semester, I would be focused on completing my research and writing in order to hopefully be able to turn in major assignments well before midterms.

[@megannicholson2117]

🤔 great video! You've helped me decide to start using a bullet journal again. I'm also going to plan those hard days when I first get the mammoth task. I know how big the task is and yet I always seem to leave it to the last minute! 🤦‍♀️

[@IronSummitTraining]

Love your stuff Parker!

[@gillchristiang]

🤔 I really liked the last rule, choosing hard days. Just like a high performance athlete that wouldn't expect to perform at top level every day of the week.

[@ParkerNotes]

Oh wow, I didn't make that connection to athletics! That's gold!

[@ScottyGinthehouse]

While all are good tips, I would agree that that the first tip has the most impact. They all help in degrees though. The key of calendar blocking is also learning to estimate tasks and time. I feel too often that people "block off" an hour of time for a task, and really needed 3 hours. This is a skill that matures with time and practice.🤔

[@Lightwriter1]

🤔early (light) breakfast with tea usually at 7:15, then picking up the tasks with lots of coffee !! Working on the serious tasks that are more demanding in the morning but always start with an easy one that can be finished in short time. The afternoons are for reading and thinking about/working out new ideas and for family. The evenings are flexible for all kind of things that have my interest and social activities.

[@theclassy4]

About to get another 13 minutes of procrastination from work out of this video. Thanks Parker!😉🤣

[@ParkerNotes]

@@theclassy4 😂😂😂😂

[@DrJosephFMatos]

🤔 Constantly working on this. Yes, as a university professor I still struggle.

[@michaelmckinsey3129]

🤔 I’ve definitely become better at not procrastinating and so much of it has helped all aspects of my life. When you become a student of yourself your life gets so much better

[@chloe-t9j1d]

I love your moustache so so much🥸

[@ParkerNotes]

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[@LewisLittle66]

What works best for me is scheduling a tough task right after an easy one. Once I've got the easy task out of the way, I'm on a roll and much more motivated to get straight into the harder task. It's the opposite of "eat the frog first", which really doesn't work for me at all.

[@jarltheawesome2959]

🤔 ive always taken notes from you're videos, but it seems that some if not most of them are not coming to fruition. I totally hope that i can do perform these tips. Thanks parker

[@apelilalala]

🤔 this is helpful!!!

[@David_10157]

Great video! You didn’t link the video you mentioned about prepping for grad school and building your own “syllabus”. Can you add it to the description? Maybe I missed it but I didn’t see it linked and I’d like to give it a view.

[@amokbel]

🤔 I use time blocking quite a lot with a combined task list.

[@rossifyable]

🤔 great video. Love your notebook use. Any tips on how to best bridge paper notebook use with technology-what’s best for what and how to use paper and tech together?

[@adam374]

@ParkerNotes do you have any more detailed videos on the work journal you demonstrate in the first 3mins?

[@adam374]

And thanks for the video :)

[@adam374]

E.g. I'm wondering are the arrows from the boxes the tasks you ended up doing or to annotate things you did instead

[@fronteredar7355]

The video he mentions in the first tip is "The Perfect Pocket Notebook Method for Digital Minimalism"

[@adam374]

@@fronteredar7355 Thank you :)

[@faervel]

🤔Time to get to work!

[@BonLee-jh5pk]

I'm a list person. I list by priority. Especially now as our move date approaches so my damaged brain doesn't miss something like the electric.

[@thebusinessfirm9862]

Nice video, mate.

[@ParkerNotes]

Thanks for watching! Glad you liked it 🤝

[@monchitos3]

🤔 great video

[@ParkerNotes]

🙌 thank you!

[@BliNdSV]

🤔🤔🤔 appreciate this

[@ParkerNotes]

🙌🙌 so glad you liked it!

[@somberheart]

🤔 Strange enough, for some people, talking about doing something too much may keep you from doing it. It's like your mind starts to believe you completed the task. Like how some people say they are working on a novel

[@jeremycorter1550]

Can confirm. I've talked stories to death. My hypothesis is that I've "told" the story and so the brain thinks I've done

[@octoberfox3399]

Hi there.I know it's been a while since i've checked in, but I am curious if you could help me out with a problem. Just like how you have been keeping track of A.I. I was thinking about doing the same thing with politics. However my problem is it is a heated topic so it can get tiring and I also feel like in order for me to make any progress on the subject it feels overwhelming. Like I want to dive deep into the subject and keep track of it. But it feels like if I were to make any attempt on the subject of following politics I would have to spend at least 14hr a day to make any progress. Do you have any tips on how to tackle such a large subject?

[@mandara1937]

Yeah my bro Andrew Huberman vibes👌🏼🤙🏼❤️ Great video btw cuz ✊🏼

[@MissShamilah]

Why not e-journals? With styluses it is as good as writing. What are your thoughts on this?

[@Anzy.99]

he's a pen and paper guy

[@communityboyfriend]

Woo I love ur vids

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🤔 good tips

🤔 One of the real ones 😉

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nice video! 🤔

[@ParkerNotes]

🙌 thanks for watching!

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🤔this video came at the perfect time 😂

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[@adh-dream]

Nah… it’s getting late, so I’ll watch this tomorrow. 😜👍

[@ParkerNotes]

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🤔 cool video!

[@alicia.mckenny]

This was interesting and informative. However, I'm very curious to hear how this applies in your life as a parent. Childminding is mentally and emotionally demanding, as well as time-consuming.

[@cereal76]

🤔 Great vid

[@ParkerNotes]

🙌 thank you!

[@patwishdatfish]

🤔was there a specific moment that really helped you get over procrastination all at once? Or was it more of a journey?

[@fronteredar7355]

🤔My most productive time is in the morning and late at night

[@幼女]

What has Cal Newport written about procrastination?

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breakfast is an enemy to a genius

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Boredom is the key, get fucking bored

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