Jordan B Peterson - On How to Improve Concentration and Focus

[@luisjauregui2474]

"Direction is more important than current position." I like that.

[@DharavSolanki]

"It doesn't matter who we are, what matters are our plans. No one cared who I was until I put on my mask."

[@imperialtower]

1. have a daily routine; waking up at the same time everyday, EATING BREAKFAST, EATING AT THE RIGHT TIME, etc. 2. plan, strategize your day, how you want it to be, for example on google calendar. 3. start by little, if you can't concentrate very well, try concentrating for 20 minutes, then take a break, then 30 minutes, and so on. • incremental improvement. • micro habits. 4. avoid, eliminate, and limit distractions.

[@tr2494]

Tq🤗

[@_banja]

I used to be afraid to leave the house. When I got a dog I had no choice but to take up the responsibility of walking him, and sure enough as my walks became longer and longer I grew in confidence. I started saying "hi" to strangers when we made eye contact and also when they did (I'm in the UK, it's normal). I stopped worrying that I would end up dehydrated or starving and anxious.

[@cwkj9779]

cringe bro

[@_banja]

@@cwkj9779 Hey, thanks for reminding me of this comment. I had completely forgotten about it. I have grown so much since then so it is amazing to look back. I have moved to a city, I have goals and support and I am destroying anxiety. I am so fortunate. That dog changed my life. Hope you are having a good day.

[@cwkj9779]

@@_banja good stuff my man still cringe but I like your story

[@_banja]

@@cwkj9779 I know I cringe at it myself lmao. I am very close to deleting it but I forgot how bad I was

[@saberabdullahalam7416]

@@_banja its not cringe. It's admirable as hell.

[@Pienotto]

Getting up every morning at the same hour is a complementary cure for every problem. Coscientiousness seems to have a good effect on every other trait.

[@lm9098]

Having breakfast according to Jbp's advice litteraly changes the day...

[@Numantino312]

reading: on-computer time + working customer service have both been very bad for my reading comprehension. (customer service in particular involves scanning screen looking for specific information, ie "your balance in february was...") my own out with reading a book or text of some sort: read out loud or transcribe it. breakfast: if you binge watch a lot of youtube/netflix or do a lot of gaming, it's most easy to simply go from bed to couch first thing in the AM and stay there -at least on days off from work/school. have had success in making myself eat breakfast/get dressed/clean up, then walk around block at least once before i do anything on computer or tv or phone. the electronic/online world can do without me for an hour, and i can do without it for an hour. thank you Dr Peterson!

[@q7wasp7]

4-27-2020 - - - It's 7am and I haven't gone to bed yet. I'm on Covid-19 leave from night shift work. I've been off for 6 weeks. I made a list of stuff to do every day and didn't do any of it. I'm losing my mind. This lecture helped. Thank you.

[@kyarebhikmangya]

How are you now

[@ablespirit]

1 Clarify your vision (Self authoring program) 2 schedule your time (To have the day you want to have) 3 Regulate your sleep 4 Have a high fat/protein breakfast 5 Define your goal and break it to micro habits 5 Train your self (Set Up goals a little beyond your performance capacity)

[@kyriakos.vidalakis]

Thanks my maaaan

[@yorgovanis]

incemental improvement pays off like a compound interest

[@EverythingAlwaysGoesMyWay]

*Incremental

[@francismausley7239]

Very good advice. Thank you.... "So long as the thoughts of an individual are scattered he will achieve no results, but if his thinking be concentrated on a single point wonderful will be the fruits thereof…" - Baha'i Faith

[@jelenatakeapicture]

I would recommend this Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Book by James Clear

[@joelarulanandam6248]

Thank you.It really helps me and broaden my view and makes me more responsible

[@dekik.979]

Advice about the breakfast and insulin r just partly correct. Also u can make sure that the distracting objects are not near, for example smart phone or the tv remote, opened window.

[@chrislindner1608]

I would love to have a conversation one-on-one with this man

[@slimunique84]

Interesting. Because I've been doing intermittent fasting and I can say my cognitive clarity is much more on point. I'd say my memory and my focus is much better, at least in initial phases of starting my IF again. I try to do it on and off when I try to regulate my weight a bit. I've lost 9 pounds in two weeks while running a slight caloric deficit however I can still eat what I want to an extent.

[@BriteFrog]

Very good advice Dr. Peterson, thank you.

[@biscottone3357]

Stabilize your circadian rhythm Design your ideal day Improve incrementally your productive abits

[@mikecarroll5853]

Design the day you would like to have. 👏 focus on what you do want. What you dont will atrophy. Ignore them.

[@ericraynow8768]

Advice for coffee drinkers who have hard time with breakfast in the morning and r constantly in a hurry i have found using protein supplements helps alot and u get all ur essential nutrients,wheybolic has less calories also after a lil bit of time it's a ez transition into starting a breakfast routine

[@stephenwallace8782]

Nootropics and meditation as a combination seem to help.

[@amritjanardhanan]

Stephen Wallace yos

[@sannamati4571]

what nootropics u use?

[@stephenwallace8782]

@@sannamati4571 Currently, for depression, Noopept, and for those long, arduous reading spells, or social events, I use piracetam. It is similar to what one would WANT to get from the effects of micro-dosing, though I would say safer, and in a lot of ways more interesting -- but you have to choose what you do with your time, even if you have the ABILITY to concentrate, you have to set an intention to use your energy in ways that would make your time meaningful...Even if that wasn't about nootropic use, of course, Jordan Peterson, I'm sure, would agree with me.

[@hinteriors389]

Thank you.

[@enviping]

Incremental improvement also works with exercising folks!

[@shadesofalpha5366]

correct

[@kyriakos.vidalakis]

Seems to work well with anything:p

[@AshikJonathan]

can't concentrate enough to watch the video full without skipping

[@racorbin]

For me I've found pumping, discretely, 60Hz, 50Hz, or for really deep concentration 40hz tones into one ear while working is highly effective... For me. I usually queue up a KZbin video on my phone and stream it in an ear piece. I think it coaxes my brain into a theta state.

[@mm_ww_2]

do you have the link of a sample?

[@adarshrajbhatt6557]

Yes, please provide a sample brother, would like to try

[@watherby29]

I wake up 5 times a night and wake up tired like I never slept. If I eat anything I feel anxiety immediately. I skip all the advice and work when I can. No matter when. If I wake up at 3am, OK :)

[@OP-lk4tw]

Did you find a goal yet?

[@watherby29]

@@OP-lk4tw I lately watched JP saying that life is not about happiness but about adventure. I just try to survive currently. Both mentally and financially.

[@OP-lk4tw]

@@watherby29 that itself in some situations might just be the goal you need, good luck, still try to have some fun if you have the time

[@dandimit5104]

Thanks is for putting these up. I’m glad I found your channel. I’m subbed. You’ve made my day better.

[@artymcfly8694]

I lose concentration when finishing sentences, now i just

[@andywall2401]

Becoming aware of your awareness to the pace at which your are comfortably processing the information you are attempting to absorb means that you are not overloaded and can process within your comfort zone. You can reduce the speed of playback on Utube videos by Jordan if you wish so that the tempo is in sync with your mind. You do this when you become aware that its too much too fast for you to process. A second example would be saying to a person you are listening too. Look i really need you to slow down so i can processes what your saying. ( we all have friends who habitually deliver information at 100 mph make sure your not that person) We are often too inappropriately polite to do this, so need to mentally rehearse this so it becomes a habit and then you will be actively listening. This will also earn respect and improve your confidence. Andy

[@eduardoreyes7421]

Thanks! Nice job.

[@Leon6D]

solemly thank you....

[@Foxygrandpa2131]

This is so much better than the unnecessary music and stock footage edits lol

[@kingxxi8301]

What should I do then if i don't know what type of day I would want to have?

[@youareiamurim]

When does Dr.Peterson have these live youtube videos? Id love to ask some things myself...

[@frikkievandenberg8318]

Dr im 33 a guy who has always been low confidence i always talk to myself and people see it and they tease me how can i stop taling to myself

[@spywhale]

I couldnt watch the whole clip

[@quasa0]

fucking relatable

[@quasa0]

i literally switched to a few messengers during the first 2 minutes

[@quasa0]

and when i came back i made the video start from the beginning and went to the comments and now I'm writing this

[@waitwhat3547]

​@@quasa0 well uninstall the messenger and log out of app store so u can't download it instantly so you can procrastinate it

[@zzehyboy753]

Every time I engage in incremental improvement, I begin to achieve it, but as proceed further and begin to look more like a normal human being, the stability of my progress worsens until my life is thrown back into chaos and I have to start over

[@DangeRVyRRuS]

*Watches video on how to improve concentration and focus while obsessively playing with the pages of the book in front of him, constantly opening and locking his phone, switching tabs, opening new ones and closing them down, all of this while procrastinating on a 3 week study period with an exam due in less than 2 days.* L I T.

[@classicalchad]

And scrolling through the comments...

[@kyotog777]

holy shit literally same

[@nicholasnaidu6816]

sooo. Update?

[@renadamTWELVE]

This is called practicing avoidance. Try not doing that. ;)

[@thetruthwillsetyoufree9209]

Practice, not perfection. Baby Steps.

[@roozbehsharifzadeh9157]

i have adhd and its very hard to focus

[@Bearded_Bro]

Watching this at 01.26... anyone else watching this late at night thinking I need to wake up early

[@davidwalcher5368]

TO THE DR mr Peterson how Do you Compile so many Ideas And Express them so Well I know its taken a life time for you But what Are Balanced Tricky Self knowledge Self Form un imaginable ODDS???????

[@cheeesonator]

He did not post this video on this KZbin Channel. Just watch more videos or look up a word topic of interest and his name in the search. I'm sure someone has asked a similar question.

[@emdoub]

I expect that this is a concrete example of that incremental improvement trick that he recommends.

[@mari_6163]

I need Arabic translation

[@TheShamanicHealerGod]

Who else is re-reading 12 rules? Just me? okay lol

[@seanc7779]

meditation

[@natedogg8822]

#FlowState

[@eddybaroncelli6048]

9:00-13:00 video games 14:00-18:00 videogames 18:00-20:00 drugs and junk food 20:00-5:00 videogames It seems im improving

[@rubyherring]

what are you doing between 13:00-14:00?

[@cardcode8345]

Have a target Try juggling Play a sport or do anaerobic Workout Can’t eat in the morning, Try intermediate fasting Learn deck of cards Learn something new Learn an instrument Eat more Omega 3 fatty acids TRY MEDITATION Read and summarize the information Type it or Debate with others on comments, or social media.

[@photog1529]

"Get up when most people get up...7:30 or 8 in the morning, or later". Who are these people? :) Hell, my day starts at 3:30am and has for the past 10 years or so.

[@Contribute_TakeCare_Learn_Play]

Wow. Not one mention of meditation. Goes to show how being a rebel always makes you lose sight off what works. I have STPD. Chronic problems with attention. Before I started meditating two hours a day. Now all the rest follows. As i am now in control of my thoughts. I notice them instead of being them. Incredible .

[@noahkim3790]

You know after watching captain sinbads video this feels weird

[@currypablo]

I can't eat anything first thing in the morning. My system just can't ingest anything. Coffee and out the door.

[@frederickwalzer5555]

The reason for that is that you made your system believe that. You have to change it that for the good and stop being dependent on coffee.

[@mirkodasic7960]

*skips within first minutes*

[@RMGWOO]

Metazilibum

[@flowerpower2726]

Meditate

[@pietlebrun5943]

TL;DW: Kill and eat baby elephant, then your focus and concentration will automatically get better (I'm living example of it)

[@superpasi7315]

How does this Chanel have 23 million subs they gotta be all bots

[@trentw.3566]

Telling that Jordan doesn't advise what's obvious. Try concentration meditation. That will build your concentration. But Jordan has no personal practice and likely little to no experience.

[@thedolphin5428]

I normally love JP, but this was massively wordy nonsense and a loooong way round the mullberry bush to achieve the desired outcobe. Three far more simple rules for concentration and focus are the following, because at the age of 28 I was a mentally scattered mess. After just 3 months I had a totally changed mind. 1. Cut out drugs. 2. Cut out alcohol. 3. Learn meditation. In short, 1 and 2 clean out the neurones of your brain from extraneous and polluting sustances which CAUSE distraction, and then take up a PRACTICE of concentration and focus, ie meditation. Anything you practice you become better at. So, if the question is "How do I become more concentrated and focus?", the root answer is "Practise concentration and focus". But first, the organ of concentration and focus must be clean and capable to do the work. (From a teacher of meditation for 35 years. It works, trust me).

[@grenetin6062]

Im quite sure this advice was directed to someone who takes no harmful substances. I can see why you thought it is wordy, but nonsensical it isn't. He said we should make our circadian rhythm stable (and eat a good breakfast), design your ideal day with a calendar and improve your habits incrementally.

[@thedolphin5428]

@@grenetin6062 1. You cannot "be SURE" the questioner was drug free and neither could JP, so why not mention that proviso??? 2. All of his suggestions were massively INDIRECT, lifestyle mods, whereas the root CAUSE(S) of mental scatteredness are 100% psychobiological. 3. He listed ?10? things to do, which even I found overwhelming to listen to. Heaven help the scatterbrained teenager to implement such a list of mid-long term goals. My recipe will take 2 to 4 weeks to provide immeasurable AND PERMANENT results. Sorry, but our beloved JP went all out "word salad" on this one!

[@ablespirit]

1 Clarify your vision (Self authoring program) 2 Schedule your time (To have the day you want to have) 3 Regulate your sleep 4 Have a high fat/protein breakfast 5 Define your goal and break it to micro habits 6 Train your self (Set Up goals a little beyond your performance capacity)

[@vishalsurve3928]

Thank you sir

[@seanc7779]

meditation