The Chinese Secret To Effortless Productivity

[@AndrewKirbys]

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[@amiyarmoss]

Hi Andrew I found your channel the other day thank you keep the great job 👍 😀

[@milanvb2818]

I totally feel what you are saying. I was working extremely hard on a business that was totally not in line with my nature. I struggled like crazy for about a year. I ended up in a burnout for another 1.5 years. I just forced myself to do many things but I never really succeeded. Hard work is very useful for a short period when you "have to" do things that are not in line with your nature. If you really want to be successful in anything, then effortless productivity should be about 90% of your productivity.

[@salimalbitar]

What are you doing now?

[@Daniel_RO-TM]

tell us brow how are you doing now?

[@student_of_Improvement]

Message from this video: try to find more enjoyable alternatives to the way you do things if you struggle with them. Thank you for the new ideas, Andrew!

[@BenedekSanta]

for me meditating first thing in the morning is effortless, basically, that's the trick, just do it first thing in the morning and I don't do it, because of the long term effects it MIGHT have, but because of the good feeling I have after it

[@seekerx9574]

You don't really need to put any specific time for meditating when you really understand what meditating means, you can always be aware of your thoughts, the present moment and your self, putting a specific time for meditating shows that you continue the rest of the day on autopilot, awareness isn't something you do, you don't need to put any effort into being aware, cause you're already aware, you just need to redirect that awareness to your thoughts, the present moment etc you can always come back to awareness at anytime

[@BenedekSanta]

@@seekerx9574, I get your point, but I think I have to build myself up to it, its not just a lever that I pull and I completely present, but as I meditate more and more, I realize, how quiet is everything around me, even if I'm a city so over time I will build it up hopefully. How did it happen for you? btw monks also meditate, but I get your point

[@thatswhatisaidCA]

YESSSSS! I'm so happy to hear a younger person bring this up. I'm 58 and I learned a related concept to this: you can't fool Mother Nature. Go with the flow. Do it when you feel like it. All these years I have heard the opposite from "gurus" and bosses and How-to books and people, and they've side tracked me a few times, but every single time, I learned the lesson again. You are on to something! Run with it!

[@floydsmithjr7999]

Im the same age as you. Interesting. It takes about 50 years of getting your brains bashed in until you figure it out. Of course there are those who figure it out earlier but they are few and far between. I tell people in their 40’s all the time “Watch out, 50 is a big mile marker, you’re physical body will change literally overnight at that juncture, you’d better be prepared and aware.” Personally I like the 50’s, Im a little more creaky in spots but Im actually happier and more relaxed here. The 60’s? I don’t know what to expect there but Im ready for it, its comin up quick. Which brings up another point. At this age does it seem like 5 years ago was last week to you? 😅

[@neilmossey]

Genuinely love that this is intentionally all on one effortless shot

[@newlife286]

Deep voice + british accent + philosophy and self help = subscribed immediately

[@thechancellor-]

To the *incredible person* seeing this, I wish you all the best in life❤ don't over blame yourself, accept things and go forward. Don't let others define what “success” is for you. Get up, learn the skills needed and get after it, all the keys to a happy life is in your hands. Keep pushing.

[@roberthardy5171]

lol wut

[@Soutfast]

@@roberthardy5171 all these people spamming feelgood crap to get subs

[@Soutfast]

Probably some "how to grow your channel" course telling them to do this

[@devin9185]

I have had MASSIVE success in my weight loss journey recently but not because of the amount of weight lost but rather the effortless way I am achieving it. I had to modify my eating schedule to exclude breakfast due to work and I noticed myself losing weight even though i had a bigger dinner to compensate for it. Next thing I know I am doing what is called “intermittent fasting.” From there i paid a bit more attention to what I am eating and exactly when I am eating and started having even more success! So far I have lost 45 pounds by working WITH nature, not against it. Thank you for sharing Andrew

[@ahmedabdulkadir5467]

A way i found helped me was having a specific morning routine! With this routine it felt like I hopped in the river at the perfect time where the current wasn't to rough or too slow, all of the actions after this morning routine felt effortless, I could meditate for 15-30 minutes get in the flow state of work faster and longer and workout, eat good and even stick to nofap for days on end! It was as simple as waking up, go to my couch and meditate for 15 minutes I would have a clear mind which could do literally anything!

[@ronakchhajed4543]

Your sayings make me think and take a book and pen in hand and take notes.this is the first time i ever felt like that .

[@phillipwalker3005]

I love this advice, finally finding this path for myself after years of health problems and issues from working too hard on things I truly didn't want.

[@dorfriedman9115]

I love this talk bro and totally feel you i also struggled to meditate and only when i sit down with joy that is when i made amazing progresses that went behind everything i thought i could ever experience. I signed up for you channel as I we are same minded people I appreciate your craft and enjoy your contents. Thanks for being a tower of light in the world!

[@nathanwilson7929]

Tao of leadership, great book. Times to act, time not to act, and in both instances make progress.

[@allcalmsoothing9443]

Great video.

[@RMPM.]

What you said about following your intrinsic motivation really makes sense. Thank you for sharing.

[@michi-rt6ho]

Great video. This concept of Taoism is really beneficial for us to know, it can make our stress turn into a flow and still get the work done in a healthy way.

[@ZacharyAghaizu]

Needed to hear this! Definitely need to find ways that get the flow state

[@XeLYoutube]

stop searching. have it now. do 1 puhsup per 8 minute and do 1 000 000 pushup poer years.. repeat this for everythign else get rich fit healthy.. whatever you want. do 1 second meditation per 8 minute. change your life; no one care. if you dont do it for yourself no one will. less macerating in misery and more just do it nike david goggin

[@dragonsoul0815]

Man! I just loved that video! I saw you starting creating videos some time ago and I am amazed how you changed. I could not only see but also feel your happiness and excitement and enjoyment in that video. Wow!

[@lukashuber]

For myself I have found the following: If I know that I have to do something it gets hard, because then I feel anxiety and pressure of having to delivering something great. It gets hard even if it's a task that i would have enjoyed / is a hobby. Lately, I have started to notice this pattern and I go through a perspective shift: I can only give my best and try to learn as much as possible in the process. I basicly go back to curious mode and that makes it so much more enjoyable and effortless. I have always dreamed of working in video production and social media. Now that my dream came true and I got a job at Blockpit (crypto company - crypto is another passion of mine) as a video producer, I found it really hard to view things through the curiosity glasses and that made me uncreative and feel the pressure of having to deliver something outstanding. Now I'm using that perspective shift and everything is so much better now :)

[@floydsmithjr7999]

Exactly. It’s a process. You have to try different things to find what works, some of those may cause angst, but at least you’ll know now. I think it’s important to be aware of, notice your emotional reaction to things, you’re emotions are somewhat of a barometer of wether you’re on the right track or not. Fear may not indicate a problem with what you’re doing, it may indicate a problem within yourself that needs fixing. I think when delving into this stuff you have to accept that learning is a never ending process.

[@laimel8060]

I’m so happy that you are sharing this 🤍 lovely wisdom and very practical ☺️

[@rayamihaylova4274]

oh god! Your voice and your presentation skills are outstanding.

[@Devibaba]

Nice. Alan Watts is great. Thanks for sharing!!

[@Sumbee]

Beautifully said.

[@GetResultsology]

Very thought provoking Andrew. Love this :)

[@BantiarnaMacRaghnaill]

I have adopted a touch-and-let-go method where I only "touch" a problem/project, etc, if I can advance it. Once I've done all I can do at that moment to progress or improve the situation, I let it go and find something else to occupy my mind or time until the next time I have something to contribute.

[@cyuper]

Hi Andrew. Throughout the video I was really hoping you'd give some examples of this in practice. It sounds good, but how surgically have you implemented this?

[@minetime6881]

This is like the “Make It Easy” step in “Atomic Habits” by James Clear

[@XeLYoutube]

good one just do it so be it nike david goggin, wahtever is your favorite suffering, place of no pity, place of heart

[@rnhhunnid]

Amazing video man and loved the analogy in the beginning🙌🏿💙, for some reason I’m awake at 4am but turns out late at night is the best time I’m the most productive. Stay blessed everyone and work hard for the things you desire ❤️

[@joseperez-ig5yu]

Your words are very positive ✨ 😊 ☺ 🙂 Andrew! I'm sure your viewers are uplifted by your content! Keep on enlightening us with your graceful voice!

[@jakeraymond8963]

Thanks man I needed to hear this 🙏

[@zhanazar8305]

Start with what is right for you at that particular moment, and who knows, after roller skating you will probably want to go to the gym or play another sport? Self-abuse is not right, it's like trying to learn how to play the guitar while you don't have hands yet. Action at your own pace, with independent thinking and decision-making - that's the way out. You will understand these videos, apply tips and implement habits when you get to them yourself and this is all just a help.

[@canvaposse7821]

I enjoyed taking in this lesson. Where is this beautiful place that supports your message?

[@KodyKimani]

Great video thank you! What a beautiful voice/accent and if I dare say a beautiful face to go with it!

[@malachifau]

Found this video insightful! A good perspective that links in with the ‘work smarter, not harder’ concept through a great analogy :) thanks Andrew

[@ShailySingh4321]

I love Andrew because of his honesty!

[@CryptoRubik_YT]

could you a ultimate guide to effortless productivity in this way you're presenting it, i've been playing with this concept for month now but sometimes is just hard put in practice

[@XeLYoutube]

nop. your inner talk convince you its hard and not repeat microvictory . and your iner talk convince you to tell others its acceptable to think its hard and not do it easily. not only it stop you but it share others to stop cause its acceptable to let inner talk convince us its hard. meanwhile i do it easily: and propagate you how easily it is.. stop listening the mind saying its hard, and do it. then tis done and easy. 1 pushup per 8 minute is 1 million per year. Very Very easy.

[@LoaLabSubliminals]

Incredibly helpful content... Engaging and informative and useful at the same time...

[@OmiiiZing]

Really interesting. Will try and implement this. I have been trying to workout daily but can't keep a consistent schedule. Maybe switching to dancing regularly might help. That sounds more natural. God bless you 🙏

[@Homelessbillionaire]

Luxury and Lies have huge maintenance costs. But Truth and Simplicity are self-maintained without any cost

[@yoihenbathoudam4481]

Thanks for the explanation. It's great the you can make this video effortlessly.

[@MAXEFFORT]

Daosim is absolutely beautiful. I wish it was taught to children in the west more

[@foreverspringtime]

This is my favourite video on this channel so far 😎

[@soumayyahrahmtullah9563]

I love how you showed us a 360° view of the background 😁

[@ChiDante]

So cuuute, totally agree with you. Love you for being you

[@SantanaBanana47]

Thank you for sharing this

[@LouisMille]

« I say empty your mind, be formless, shapeless, like water. You put water into a cup it becomes the cup, you put water into a tea pot it becomes the tea pot. Water can flow, or it can crash. Be water my friend. » - Bruce Lee

[@Scottlp2]

“Work with nature”-good job; that often gets misunderstood .

[@GreggCooke]

Thank you for the upload, Andrew. This, of all your videos, resonated the strongest with me. I spent many years in Zen training (lay training, not formal) where the principle of wu wei is foundational, and I try (...or, not-try!) to keep myself in the flow daily. I have a question for you, though: what do you do when your co-founder doesn't understand wu wei and does everything she can to get in your way and break your flow "because you aren't working hard enough!". Yes, I could just leave...but I like the work, and I have too much of my future security invested now to break out. How do you deal with people who insist on breaking your flow?

[@soumyad438]

Thankyou brother!

[@goldendaybeats]

Amazing video Andrew! 🙏🏻

[@WorkingHat]

Great video! I’ve noticed you became speaking a bit like Allan haha Especially the pitch at the end of some sentences :) Keep going my brother!

[@zblus]

So change your environment until necessary actions become effortless? Or, change your actions to those that are effortless in your environment? Edit: I guess both works, 'cause they both work with nature.

[@r4lfxd]

Man you should make a video on how to become so captivating narrator.

[@askthefitguy]

As someone who is passionate in health and fitness and a student in exercise science 4:29 is the advice everyone needs. Recommend everyone to watch Greg Doucette on KZbin

[@XeLYoutube]

i prefer david goggin, doucette also has horrible nutritional information without evidence or cross examiation. hes basicly a click view scam..doucette is a joke hes like a sveringe pathetism.

[@FarzTurk]

Makes complete sense.

[@florojas3861]

thanks ❤

[@BadAnthony]

Thnks Drew

[@ForestHorsman]

Thanks for the always awesome content Andrew! About that flow state- I recommend the book Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (R.I.P). Really great book that goes more into how to achieve that flow state where you are 100% focused on a specific action, fully immersed 🍃 Keep up the good work Andrew!🌍

[@shem3aa689]

Great video

[@justthebest2531]

habbits are the key

[@ariyillann]

yeah but how tho

[@wnrr2696]

I get it and I want to think that way I’m just stuck at what to invest that time into and what I would be good at or could learn to be good at

[@Growwithzeel]

*I understand what you are trying to say with Working with our nature, but aren’t some habits initially not part of our nature and so we feel resistance towards them but with practice they become our second nature as well as good for long term?*

[@desmondlittle6676]

Can you elaborate on this concept

[@XeLYoutube]

just do it nike, then whine about how hard it is it once its done

[@moved5272]

Yes finally someone who understands the wu wei not as passivity. 🦇👁️❤️

[@cgthayer]

What would this look like if it were easy? (Tim Ferris)

[@maximalsakerhet7930]

Basically work smarter not harder

[@penguinmonk7661]

I ussually enjoy your content immensely and find it enlightening. But forgive me for saying this; there should be an asterisk to this particular piece of advice. My true self used to be absolutely abhorrent and would never do anything, and I mean that in the literal sense, spend 6 hours in bed just staring at the ceiling, maybe sleeping a little? No problem whatsoever. I struggled EVERY day to make my nature itself BE something more productive... AND IT WORKED. The fast majority don't have the income to afford not contributing to soceity and stay in bed all day if that is their nature. I get what you are trying to say, but your shorter videos have been lacking nuance that is very important for people not that deep into their self improvement journey.

[@JakeIsLearning]

The title and thumbnail are very misleading. If we accustom ourselves to putting in no effort we won't reap the rewards of the opportunities we miss or be productive. From the perspective of 'don't push yourself too far' it makes sense but, as you said Penguin, perhaps what is more important is where we place our energy and efforts rather than living an effortless life.

[@phonixMAM]

I wouldn't so readily jump to the conclusion that your "true self" was a person that does nothing. In fact, I think that type of person is rare. Just think about how you got to this earth. If your ancestors were people who "did nothing", your bloodline would've died a million years ago, yet you are here. But somehow, out of millions of years of reproduction and doing stuff, you got the "do nothing" gene?

[@plugin21]

I guess you didn't really understand what Andrew was trying to say. He didn't say don't push yourself to new and better opportunities but to find a way to achieve that effortlessly, not against reality but with it. It's not about "keep staying in bed all day because I don't put any effort into it", but finding a way to push yourself forward without using much effort to do so.

[@PatrickHelmers]

It's the difference between rowing a boat and sailing a boat. What Andrew is saying if your mindful you can discern the effortless (or less effort) path. You can allow the wind to do the heavy lifting, if you let it.

[@JakeIsLearning]

​@@PatrickHelmers That makes sense here. Though I still stand by unless you're already mindful of that then I feel this isn't the video it's presented as. It feels more for views than anything but that's just my interpretation.

[@hyrijemaliqi3314]

A healthy man wants a thousand wishes ,unhealthy man wants one

[@henryriley4345]

I need to know how you read so much please please!!! Do a video on this

[@ZeekoWay]

The other Chinese alternative to this is a social credit system and political force, very nais

[@sahanajayamanna6512]

Are you making the video from Sri Lanka. The background looks like that.

[@mrsamick24]

You are far beyond your years brother

[@MrPelikan500]

This video is incredible ... i have known about wu-wei for many years, but just didn't get it ... i looked for that alan watts video andrew is talking about ... also hard to fully grasp but here andrew makes its so easy to understand here ... - *find a "sail" rather than rowing the boat* - ... as side note: i just realised the father of permaculture masanobu fukuoka (the one-straw revolution) is practicing this same wu-wei principle ... letting nature do all the work e.g. he mixes different seeds in a ball of clay ... scatters them everywhere on his orchard and lets nature decide which plants will grow best in sun or shade or sheltered or windy ... just by letting them sprout naturally haha his other video has a simple metric to know whether you have found that "sail" ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3i6l6WwmpxrZ5Y .

[@sanjivinsmoke6703]

Thank you for making this fantastic video. Have you ever heard of the C Wilson Meloncelli Channel? He's been presenting some highlights of flow state hacks. Come take a look!

[@floydsmithjr7999]

I’ve somewhat fallen on this philosophy by accident recently. If you’re “trying” or “forcing” something you’re creating resistance. I’ve noticed by stopping telling myself I have to do something and letting it go, within 5 to 10 minutes I’m suddenly motivated to do it, because I’ve released pressure and the resistance to it. It’s not about being lazy or having ADD, it’s that you’ve created a mind game in your own head that is at least 99% percent composed of resistance. I find with dieting, exercising, anything, listen to your body not your brain. You’re body knows when it’s go time and when it’s chill time. You’re brain is a never ending, babbling, crazy person flying off in every direction. Like anything’s else, if you practice you can control it.

[@mozammelhaque5200]

Be like Mulan.

[@ms863]

- I knew I was on to something when I went back to sleep

[@TeodorLojewski]

It's... human nature!

[@JakeIsLearning]

This is a very Watts video. You spend 5 minutes talking yet not saying a lot. It makes sense that pushing ourselves too far with an expectation on the outcome can lead to frustrations and that working with ourselves in less resistant ways are more productive - but in what way does this unlock 'permeant flow' at the thumbnail suggests or make the productivity effortless? It's good you've had a realisation but the video production seems misleading. This is more of a vlog update than educational.

[@darthvader2158]

Incredible content But the live action Mulan character is a Mary Sue That's not an ideal example of attaining consistent flow

[@tengdayz2]

Now the question is. When you see the TRUTH. Do you take away other peoples journey to it? For like you said earlier, it's the journey that is the greatest reward. Everyone is just a drop in the ocean on it's own course (wu wei), yet still always seperate, but whole as the ocean. People can't truly know this until they have given all the got and have, trying to go against the oceans currents. Whole heartedly fighting the ocean is what lets you know it's there with confidence. Does one need to promote this ocean? Does one need to tell other people not to fight it, and find out for themselves? The ocean doesnt actually need anything, but for one to just stay the drop that they are, and evaporate when the time comes. Until then, think of all the excitement of not knowing where it is headed 😍

[@Mrrlegit]

No one likes cardio. Find the cardio you like to do.

[@SM-xd2xv]

I feel like this video grazes too close to toxic positivity but lets see

[@tomavidan6098]

And I thought their secret is labor camps

[@poopriest]

Huh

[@SnapDragon3489]

What’s there secret to math tho?

[@XeLYoutube]

i stoped drug alchool animal corpse animal secretion and artificial sugar in 1 second : i cannot consume what i dont buy / have. just dont buy / have it. gg. Done Next problem.

[@selehadinhabesi3855]

The Chinese Secret To Effortless Productivity ..... Slave Labour

[@GoodVibes1994]

Heres a download i received the other day. Everything you do ripples exponentially. Every thought, every action “ripples” to create other thoughts feelings, effects and actions, which themselves ripple. Everything that led up to this moment was influenced by a choice made somewhere in the past. Real momentum isnt results oriented. True momentum is based on direction, not on speed or an end result. putting a time limit on manifestation kills momentum. Each and every time an action is performed the familiarity with that action also increases exponentially. The more you do something repetedly the better you get. the better and more familiar you get the more and more you love it or even get addicted to it. This is the cycle of proficiency. The question is what are you directing this power towards. I agree with making your productivity more fun. I also believe that effortless action comes from focused attention or direction. Start small. Even little tiny infinitesimal changes get the ball rolling. Big things come from small beginnings. Using your mind is another way to create effortless action to at least get you started. This video helped me: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3WVYo1nhtCkiMU

[@goosehonk6715]

Today’s subject: slavery

[@georgeixnga4947]

meow

[@whateverdoesntmatter9868]

Bro, change the thumbnail! Tasteless. I’m sure I don’t have to explain why.

[@asiscandyshop648]

You do. Please explain 🙏

[@whateverdoesntmatter9868]

@@asiscandyshop648 Damn, he still didn’t change it, huh? Time to unfollow. The new Mulan movie was done with the help of chinese authorities responsible for the unlawful incarceration and forced labor of over a million uyghurs, an east asian minority. To use such an image and then talk about the “effortless productivity” of Chinese culture is disrespectful and shameless. I expected better.

[@asiscandyshop648]

@@whateverdoesntmatter9868 oh I didn't know about all that,

[@whateverdoesntmatter9868]

@@asiscandyshop648 A lot of people don’t, it’s sad really.

[@MisterVestige]

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