Timeboxing: Elon Musk's Time Management Method

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Elon Musk's daily schedule is incredibly demanding, but he ensures that everything gets done by scheduling everything in 5-minute time blocks. This technique is called "time boxing", and in today's video I'll show you how to make the most of it.
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[@aubrier.4375]

Another thing I've noticed about not being able to follow plans to the letter -- It really doesn't mean that you've wasted your time on planning or that planning doesn't work. I've noticed that I always manage to get a LOT more work done when I follow a plan, even if imperfectly, than if I hadn't planned at all. And like Thomas said, you can always look at what went wrong and improve on your planning skills thereafter. Great video!

[@anirudhtiwari5876]

100% correct

[@zakh3108]

This gives me hope because I am so bad at following plans. I was hoping to make one over the weekend and this video happened to pop up on my recommended so I watched it.

[@vishnupriya3875]

Aubrie R. So true ! The common fallacy is expecting to be perfect with planning n following it to T.

[@zacharymaneja1207]

This was useful

[@ginamccarty3387]

I know some people think it’s crazy but I even block out time to be spontaneous...like recess when we were in elementary school. No plan, just a block of time where I set my time and just go. This makes it much more enjoyable because I’ve given myself permission!

[@alu6044]

That sounds actually like a great idea

[@silas1414]

Same. I think fondly of School timetables. Scheduling unstructured time works super duper.

[@bew5230]

This work really well I find my self to be stress all the time by time boxing and I my self like to have "adventure" or "magic of life" happend just like how we live when we where kid like have time to hang out and go play sport with friends or something but to fully freely let my self do that I would not get work done or things I want to work on to become successful so to balance it is to time boxing both "Valuable Productive" Block and Fairly have the " spontaneous free time " Block as well

[@TheMultipower47]

4:55 _"You and me both are human beings"_ 2:10 _"You humans"_ I'm on to you Thomas the Frank engine!

[@yoshimoshi37]

Thomas the Dank engine!

[@khyleaaronmontebon2623]

An offspring of the ZUCC!!!

[@fernandocosta2370]

way too forced

[@toby2537]

Oi nah

[@Skibididoober]

this proves it

[@FlowtnWitWalden]

Here's my #1 tip for saving time when watching youtube videos... Go to settings, click playback speed, choose 1.5 or any faster speed where you can still comprehend the speach. That's it. It seems like every YT video I watch these days is over 10 minutes and many over 1 hour. @ 1.5 speed I can watch a 60 minute video in 45 minutes, saving 15 minute of my valuable time.

[@abhayraj4189]

I do that with almost everything, Not really because of Time saving but I tend to lose attention if its at normal speed and my mind will drift away If at a higher speed it for some reason makes me pay attention to it

[@suruchi6637]

I just watch 80% video on 2x

[@palkasalyami]

Well, not really saving time. But having more videos on which you can waste the same amount of time :D Also, it's hard to watch most of youtubers otherwise, because they talk like a normal people only when you put them on 1.5~3x speed, lol

[@StephanieLuff]

Love timeboxing! Just finished a 15-hour work day and my entire day was blocked out. I don't agree that it makes you a robot. In contrast, it gives your mind the freedom to think critically!

[@sadaf243]

wow! 15 hrs.......i try to go for 16 hour routine but end up with 9 to 11 hours work...excluding breaks......how would you make it to 15 hours!!....thats just beautiful......i just do 2 things.....workout and my work......still am struggling since years to go for what you do.....i eventually started thinking its just an unattainable fantasy.......anyway....what are you workin on ...if i may ask

[@FearlessDreams]

@@sadaf243 I think most importantly it takes practice. Your brain kinda adjust to the process and even you start feeling guilty of not doing more after the 8th hour of productivity. I can tell you how I do it, I have a 9to5, a KZbin channel to manage, create online courses, small online business and personal life to manage. I have about 12-14 productive hours per day, even on weekends. I made sure that I have good basic routines like good food, good sleep and good thought process. I figured out that these 3 can make or break a time blocking practice. After that, it's important to work on something with passion and/or with a purpose. This fuels you through the hard times. Also, book some time on your schedule for quality breaks and switching off. This will really recharge you. Hope this helps, you are doing quite well with 9 to 11 hours of work, so don't beat yourself up. Just try adjusting little things and enjoy. Best of luck! :)

[@robertwilsoniii2048]

What if you don't finish in time?

[@melankaya]

How long did you continue doing it for? Was it an on and off thing?

[@risky9536]

Hey Stephanie, I would love to ask you a few questions what's the best way to get hold of you?

[@mptypockets344]

This is so perfect as a person with ADHD I tend to start many projects and never finish them cause I get bored and want to move on....trying to find a way to implement this into my life

[@AndyZaturno]

We used to be bullied at school because we are nerds, but now we are taking over the world.

[@potatoeater3638]

Andy Zaturno true😀

[@mr.boomguy]

Andy Zaturno - Like Michio Kaku said, "You may be unpopular in high school, but when you get out of school, it's your turn to be on top.

[@moseskarunia]

there's an element of surprises and uncertainty in everything. try to learn that.

[@MrImHateFull]

Id still beat u up

[@BlackJacketWasp]

And go to jail for a long time. Please do. I'll even pay you a few grand for the entertainment.

[@DieterPrivate]

For me, timeboxing comes like natural. When planning, or you know how long a task will take and can plan accordingly, or you don't know or aren't sure, you timebox the work and re-plan depending on the results. This also makes sure you do all your tasks. I even started timeboxing game time lately. I work as R&D software engineer where this is also used a lot.

[@SigridBramming]

"you humans... we humans**" ZUCCCCC

[@nicholaspitti8171]

Sigrid B there you are xD

[@Thomasfrank]

I always get ENTJ but I feel like I'm naturally an I

[@wazzap500]

Thomas Frank My god stop that Myers Briggs bullshit already PLEASE.

[@shrimpysquad5821]

Elon Musk can pass as a robot with his mannerisms

[@MissBerlinerin]

he is a reptilian, I knew it ! xD

[@daicecube]

This is one of the MOST practical and informative videos on the internet about scheduling. Thank you so much for your work putting this together!

[@prashantkumaroptimisticlea7803]

i don't dance i drink it, yeah?

[@captainobvious3250]

Time Boxing! You know what? I like it. That's what I've been doing, just didn't know how to label it. Works great. I got an oven timer from the dollar store. Wrote 'GAME TIME' across the top of it! The constant, 'tic-tic-tic', keeps me focused. I'm a writer (if that's useful to anyone) and most of my job is to use my imagination. I love my job, but, dang it's so easy to lose track of time and think about totally unrelated stuff. Any one who's like me and waits last minute to write a paper and for some reason when that adrenaline kicks in, you find yourself a freak genius. All of a sudden you get flooded with info you had no idea you knew. Get an A or B, like, "WTF, why couldn't I do that sooner." Anyway, an oven timer can help with that, helps jolt that "NOW" sensation. To bad my family doesn't see the same beauty in it that I do. But the term, TIME BOXING, is also useful, because it makes me feel like a boxer. I love the gym, I understand physical training. Despite the stereotype that jocks are stupid, learning how to exercise my body, helped me learn to exercise my brain. Oven timer helps gauge the intensity to build mind endurance. Helps me know when it's okay to relax or, no, get my mind back on track, I"m slacking (like right now). That term alone helped me immensely. Anyway, because most are here for self improvement, good luck to everyone. God Bless.

[@anastasiakakourou5172]

I’ve been doing timeboxing for such a long time and I didn’t even know it had a name!😅

[@irajfatima2244]

Same with me lol. I'm doing it for months

[@booksinwoods1319]

Same I just started

[@taufeequesheikh2142]

Me too 😅

[@vimalcurio]

Oh really

[@vf1154]

I wish I were like you...

[@kevinlouis-jean6994]

That smooth batman editing tho

[@Sched]

Kevin Louis-Jean 8:17

[@jolynbranch1211]

This is the best explanation of how to use time blocking I’ve seen. Other explanations have left me feeling like it’s just too difficult and undoable. After watching your video, I think I can adapt this technique and add value to my day. Thanks, Thomas!

[@torquevonthorne948]

Actually, people are robots when they don't box their time. Think about it: everytime someone didn't plan how to spend his time will end up doing again the same 4 or 5 things, for example using facebook or play games ect depending of his habits. There is no choice in that, we just follow mechanically an old program, exactly like a machine. If something stops that program, it will trigger another or maybe because of this new impression we can be able to ask ourselves "am I doing something useful for myself?". I'm not just talking about bad habits but all of our habits, for example the way someone brushes his teeth or stays on the sofa. During the execution of a habit we don't really realize what is happening, why we are acting in that way. When Musk tells his employees "I want you to think until your head hurts" I believe he deeply understands these things and wish his staff don't act mechanically.

[@Thomasfrank]

Good point!

[@saifuddinraja]

This needs to be a pinned comment

[@LilMizzLae]

Think until your head hurts. That has literally happened to me and I've always hated it. But when he says it like that, it seems like a challenge. I kind of like the idea of it now lol is that sick? 😂

[@veryhealthy9962]

Whoa. Well said

[@BetterTodaywithJasonCruz]

What a super video. I've tried time blocking for a few years now, and my little tweak re: distractions is identifying which one can be moved for the next day (otherwise, I may never sleep LOL). It has helped me with prioritizing tasks as well. And Thomas, I subscribed because Bryson's book is also one of my all-time favourites. Keep up the good stuff!

[@MS-fy4vk]

Elon Musk is truly inspirational, I wish someday I will be like him I don't know why but I feel like you've done a video on him before on the same topic or some sought. Love your videos Thomas I always learn something new.

[@Thomasfrank]

I did this one on him last year: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2XGm4GPfLqUpaM This new video is about his time management method, which was not covered in that video. It's something I wanted to include but ended up cutting for time.

[@justsmile1331]

Thomas Frank I love your videos. But I will never schedule my time correctly, and this is probably due to my nihilist mentality. I mean, I don't plan anything because I'm aware of the planning fallacy. Ciao

[@PrecookedEagle]

He adressed that specific fallacy in the video, you can get better at over or under-estimating your time with practice. If you gather data on how long it actually takes you to complete tasks you will eventually get a better insight into how long it takes you to do stuff.

[@imadabbou1766]

M Shaz Sorry bro i am the next elon musk

[@tcritt]

Yes, apart from the way he treats his workers.... let's not forget that.

[@CreepersGateway]

I love the music, and slight changing of scene to keep interest. Green hand while writing the schedule, change on monitors to spongebob, batman mask. Those are the ones off the top of my head. Great video!

[@CassThompsonConsulting]

I love time blocking. It’s just so helpful even to see what you CAN accomplish in a day, so as not to overschedule.

[@_annhelga_]

I'm doing the set a timer for 20 to 25 minutes thing lately and its working great! Gives a lot of variety to my day.

[@hlb0111]

Whenever I DON'T plan my day, I waste my day. Thank you for this video.

[@eduardomoreira7624]

Same, especially today

[@Faustine_Charles]

time is like a strong horse, it must be controlled to be beneficial. we agree or not, time management is a first skill to be learned in order to make great accomplishments.

[@ffk2451]

I've been learning so many things on your channel! I love all of your videos from Japan!

[@akashP998]

We love Japan too 😍

[@geocarter1768]

From Japan too!

[@vyacheslavabdullaev5695]

The same from Russia, haha

[@kathlynbaladad5756]

I like using GCal for time-blocking since it lets me track my previous months and see how I used my time (I color-code my tasks according to project), including rests and non-work activities. It’s also pretty easy to revise along the way but only when necessary. Aaand that cross-platform sync is a plus

[@dustinb4286]

Hofstadter's Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law.

[@eduardomoreira7624]

Trippy

[@happinessyogateacher]

Yes! LOL

[@worked7815]

Walking the dog 3pm-12:45 am. THERE , NO WAY AM I GOING TO USE MORE THAN 11 HOURS TO WALK MY NONEXISTENT DOG

[@AccidentalWarrior144]

Now I have a name for this phenomena. I used to blame it on my adhd. Now I know.

[@mtosifad]

The name makes me think of Leonard Hofdstater

[@alfonzowords]

DUDE! Ima make it a point to watch your content. I love Toggl now! Thanks for the plug. So cool with the color-coded projects + hashtags. Everything I do going forward I'm going to time. I did it with popcorn so I never leave the thing to burn, now I never burn my popcorn.

[@iremkaya9103]

That's why I left my assignments till the last hour, so that I can spend that hour efficiently and not waste any more time on them.

[@antaradebnath1651]

I really like all the different categories of your content. I found your content to be pretty effective and it's really working for me. Thank you so much for existing to us. You made it clear for my 2020 visions.🧠💪

[@meamzcs]

NO, HE DOES NOT USE THIS METHOD... there is lots of bs about him in the media... "I definitely don’t do this 5 minute thing. Need to have long uninterrupted times to think. Can’t be creative otherwise." ~ literally Elon fing Musk on Twitter...

[@ashleyashleym2969]

I thought that sounded ridiculous, I can understand half an hour blocks, but 5 minute blocks!?! What on earth is anyone hoping to accomplish in 5 minutes? Brushing your teeth?

[@rudolfdzhyhirei2406]

@@ashleyashleym2969 hes probably talking about pomodoro technique, 5 minutes is duration of rest between time boxes, and video basically describes pomodoro technique but calling it a fancy name

[@jayarmstrong]

They said his assistant broke up his schedule into five minute slots. I think people assumed that means he's changing activities every 5 minutes

[@paperEATER101]

excellent, thx

[@pockets6309]

Ashley ASHLEYM i mean, normal people brush their teeth in 2 mins

[@thedeegan]

I mean... I like thomas videos and all but... I tryied planning my routines like this... using apps and everything... I find I'm way less productive, because I spend so much time on the actual planning.

[@lotusbackground7220]

Maybe you could timebox your planning time as well.

[@reuel56]

lotus background 👏🏼👏🏼

[@lorenabezerradealmeida8512]

In my opinion he shows us the planning part because he can't actually know what each one of us do, so he shows different ways of planning your day and you are the one who make it work on your way. You can't just focus on the planning, plans are just like a guide, not the actual work.

[@YummyRachichi]

There is a learning curve to the art of planning: the more you will do it, the faster you'll get!

[@haganpereira4621]

put a limit on your planning spend only 10 to 20 min on making your day or week

[@robby.costales]

(I don't stand by my comment from 5 years ago, but thanks for liking anyways:)

[@AndyZaturno]

Robby, you are HOT.

[@merr5593]

and this is youtube not tinder ..

[@rodschmidt8952]

He also appears to be good at engineering design

[@davidgrigsby8963]

Ur right about Elon. However, what's more on that is... his outrageously-adept ability to drill down on the important details, while (simultaneously [w/near lightspeed]) sparse out the irrelevant\inefficient\& or, inopportune; in perpetuity. He wields such effective genius (mostly) because... of this propensity to 'bend' to his will [nearly more, than near any other person] the micro, & the macro; interconnectedly. 'Again, virtually unseen elsewhere. TMTH. -dbg

[@ItsAsparageese]

I have to disagree. "The details sort themselves out eventually" is the line of thinking that leads to many, many great visions dying with their dreamers. Yeah, being a visionary means you can't let details and analysis paralysis bog you down, but the details most certainly don't just work themselves out either. That's where the 80-100 hours a week comes in.

[@emmanuelgutierrez8616]

That part of the average time vs best case scenario time was really important. I've tried this method several time through out my life and always lost to it and became discouraged. I Appreciate that I learned I wasn't so broken and that I could give it another try.

[@MtnSmithy]

I remember when I scheduled every day of my weeks to the minute. I was going to college full time, working part time, sleeping plenty, working out, illustrating my comic, and playing video games. I was a raging locomotive of productivity. I need to go back to doing that.

[@khubaibahmad8661]

How's you do it??

[@mobbg3538]

I'm in the same position as you. Can you give some tips on making a schedule.

[@TaraWagner]

Yessss! Time blocking is my absolute jam. I just did a video on this as I've realized a lot of people can plan it out, but struggle to implement it and keep it going.

[@obalfaqih]

Thanks Thomas for sharing this with us. Truly appreciate your hard work and efforts.

[@raaidawad6492]

Hard working and patience are the keys of any success

[@jubeeajwee]

Just when I think your editing can't get any better, you prove me wrong x)

[@OctalTemple]

This is THAT channel which you subscribe without any doubts or second guessing. Thank you sir !

[@TheKeaneKat]

Considering I woke up at 3:02PM today, I need this ....Elon boy you'd better save my unproductive self

[@mspixiedust100]

Wow, you beat me!

[@Leah0119]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@qynnana1031]

And i guilt myself at 11am. Maaaster!!!🙌

[@jahanzebabbasi7521]

I never woke up

[@ras573]

This made me laugh, cause I'm lying in bed watching KZbin videos and it's 1:25pm. omg

[@dose8776]

Great video with huge value! Thank you very much for it! One of the only videos that I will watch again at regular intervals. Thank you for this content!

[@timjfog5623]

I LOVE the "unpredictable" Batman mask!😂

[@Mianroca]

I don't know exactly what it is, but there is something in this guy's videos that motivate me and fill me with ther desire to improve my life and be a better person. Thanks, Thomas. You are truly inspirational.

[@rachanarajesh3306]

how many apps does this guy even have in his phone?

[@SoumilSahu]

Rachana Rajesh As many as it can fit

[@AnnebelBuntOnline]

Rachana Rajesh I think he had an app that organizes his app and at least one app that reminds him to fill in the other schedule planning apps

[@rachanarajesh3306]

around Annebel omg. Seriously?

[@sahilsaksena3199]

Rachana Rajesh r/wooooooosh

[@juanvillalba539]

@@SoumilSahu This bad boy can fit so many _apps_ in it.

[@WyzrdCat]

You have the most well integrated sponsor segments I've ever seen.

[@JonnyMHenderson]

The production value of this video is extremely well-executed. Well done!

[@tallempressk9856]

This is such a good quality video thank you I work almost every day from 11am - 7pm and I wanted to start a channel and A podcast and didn’t think I had enough time

[@Raccon_Detective.]

01:26 Time Boxing Definition 01:36 Timeboxing Explained 01:59 Why Timebox your Schedule 03:11 How to Use Timeboxing 04:48 How to properly Estimate how long task are going to take you to Complete 06:21 Tracking Your Time 07:12 Time Boxing Myth 07:52 Reactionary Time

[@trappedsan3932]

thx did me a favor!

[@yonosetampoco447]

I'm happy both consider this topic in our channels... Thanks

[@theaspiringstoryteller7248]

Thanks a lot for choosing to help us. 🙏

[@geetanjalimali5053]

Hey Thomas!🙋🏻 I absolutely love all of your videos but this one's my favorite. 👏🏻

[@ravirajpatil4576]

Geetanjali Mali . Indians everywhere

[@geetanjalimali5053]

Raviraj Patil.. Haha indeed😂

[@ravirajpatil4576]

Geetanjali Mali Engg student?

[@geetanjalimali5053]

Raviraj Patil.. Preparing for Medical. 😄

[@ravirajpatil4576]

Geetanjali Mali.. Probably from Maharashtra too :)

[@Dylan-gc6tz]

(This is a Message to Thomas that made this Video.) I know this Video is Quite Old now sense it was made Three Years ago but I like it very much. I'm a Average Person who has a Awful Schedule and I admit I for the Most Part don't have One with Enormous amount thing's I have to do as well as to many unpredictable interruptions Through Out My Day's. I felt this was a Example with Good Explanation and Amazing Advice for Anyone that might need a Schedule in their life and I Hope it'll help Anyone with Your Knowledge on this Subject. It's a Amazing Video and I love it. ❤ 😂 I wasn't Looking for something like this and was Searching what My Type of Books I Read mean in My Personality but I feel Happy to Come Across this and Thank You for the Learning Experience.

[@TheBlueskyson]

Hi. I'm director of operations (SE Asia) for Mr.Musk's engineering and design concepts and we use Elon's time management methods. He calls this 'Time poaching' or 'Poaching'. It's never referred to as boxing or blocking. Thanks for such an enthusiastic piece. Namaste.

[@minushajaclinv5669]

Sir, can u explain about it more? I'm so curious to know about it

[@heroricspiritfreinen38]

Hey Thomas, can you advertise your podcast channel more please? Most people don't actually know about it and I think it would be a great find for most people

[@Thomasfrank]

I definitely want to do more to get the word out about it. Video frequency is going to be increasing soon, which means more opportunities for mentioning episodes that pair well with videos here :)

[@nowybopes]

​@@Thomasfrank I've been watching your channer for a few months and I found out that you do podcasts on this video

[@englishiconicaccents1793]

Very helpful video+ the humourous style used for presentation=amazing!

[@lucasvca]

Loved the humor in the video - and the info is very useful. I remember Thomas talking about how he spent a lot of time trying to make his videos funny by writing a joke or referencing something during his explanations, and I think he nailed it on this one. Great video, really good pacing!

[@omniinvestments7128]

The appropriately placed, non-cheesy, bits of humor in this video make this a five-star production. 8)

[@asanyal296]

Great video Thomas. Started to see your videos to share with my daughter in college but found these very useful for me. I think you have great tips not just for students but all knowledge workers.

[@bluecuracao6478]

First I thought you are one of those millions guys in KZbin that talk to much, interrupting crucial advice/interviews from interesting people such as Elon. But everything is on the point, short without excessive talking. Thank you 👍👍 Subscribed. Wish to have more time management tips especially for irrational creative personality types.

[@ericc3690]

Thomas you look fresh af in that shirt

[@DonsHerr]

Omg I love that he loved this

[@Meme.hustler]

I love that you said you loved that he loved this

[@Leah0119]

😂😂😂

[@LilMizzLae]

He's just a person you know lol a very good looking and intelligent one, but a person nonetheless or the more

[@iqratahir4688]

Well, I've never seen him unfresh

[@armanzhylkaidarov3719]

Personal summary. Correct me, if I'm wrong. One of the best things to accomplish more is time-boxing. Time-boxing is a technique, where you separate your day time into blocks of time, where each block is assigned a specific task. This techique works for several reasons: 1) The effect when a task takes as much time that you allocate for it. So if you allocate 2h for a task, it will take 2h. If you allocate 3h, it will take 3h. etc. Time-blocks give you constraints (which I'm not entirely sure why that works better). 2) It gives you clear focus on what you need to work. There're several struggles with the technique: 1) Bad estimations of time for each task. You can either with time learn how to allocate time better or you can use toggle. 2) How to deal with interruptions. One way is you can allocate specific time for interruptions. Another way is you can simply rewrite your schedule after an interruption occurs.

[@drr8067]

Ive been fine tuning being a Renaissance woman, this is great info!

[@LisaJeane]

great point about how we tend to be overly optimistic in planning - which can negatively affect our time management. I know I tend to be overly optimistic when it comes to planning. Now I'm going to be more aware of it! :)

[@joymae]

I tried Elon Musks schedule and HES def a crazy hard worker

[@chuntoon1]

Great time management ideas even 4 years later .. also a new audible member .. wonder how i lived without it so long.

[@SoumOrg]

*Watching this video at **3:50** AM* It was not in my schedule, honestly!

[@yasinshaikh2752]

5:06 am

[@bonniebaatartsogt4370]

Samee

[@MegaErnieMAN]

422am

[@os6552]

3:55 AM

[@adetolasimeon6502]

Checkmate😂

[@AdrianaGirdler]

Love this video! Time blocking is a great idea for managing your time and staying on schedule. Cheers!

[@canoepolomattyp]

Wow Thomas, you nailed this content to the point you got my like, my sub - and as soon as you mentioned a brief history, you've sold me on finally pulling the trigger on audible and I will use your code. Scored the hatrick mate, great job. I'm half way through hard copy of Bill Bryson's 'the body' right now. keep up the great work!

[@ryanfrizzell736]

Great. Now I know more about scheduling shifts and thus I can work more efficiently, effectively, and maximize my income.

[@theotherway1639]

The small book "30 Days to Overcome Procrastination" by Corin Devaso is a nice book to have on hand. It uses a mindfulness and inquiry approach.

[@harrybuttworth6765]

Thanks for suggesting audible, been looking for this option.

[@HairJordan]

It says 30/30 is not available in the U.S. 😢

[@vladafedchenko6463]

Try use VPN or change location in your AppStore. (You will find it in iPhone settings)

[@UhmActually.]

use different timebox apps there are tons

[@bovrar2nd861]

Very helpful technique, I used a lot on college and have proved to be a very good way to make time.

[@judahrivera5862]

Continue making awesome videos!!!

[@davidgrigsby8963]

There is... ever-consistently, some of the most (deeply-rich value [to be packed]) w/in ur videos, Brother. I, really mean that. This Cannot... be easily overstated here, either. So thanks; always, Thomas! -dbg

[@HowardWimshurst]

Green hand?

[@Thomasfrank]

Sometimes I'm the hulk, don't judge

[@hanmetalworks]

He's also batman sometimes

[@oari1150]

bathulk

[@robertguzman9851]

Crackman

[@benjaminwiner6220]

You won’t like him when he’s angry...

[@laurens91]

Wow, Thomas, your channel is a big discovery for me. As a 16-year-old student, I have what I would say one of the busiest schedules of my friends. You and your mental tips are really going to help me out. Thanks a lot!

[@Brandon-pq1pn]

I just blew through two blocks watching this video! Thanks a lot!!!

[@مارجُو-ح8ج]

greetings from Egypt to your useful and fantastic videos ..thanks a lot thomas

[@RealTalkWithSSG]

Really good tips!! Also your gf is adorable ❤️❤️

[@hassaankhan9813]

You are quite adorable too❤️

[@mehul205]

@@hassaankhan9813 Simp alert XD

[@Nanami_X_Higurama]

@@mehul205 lmao 😂

[@youcansoften]

I have been following since the begging, and this is one of my top 5 fav videos of yours. Well done

[@JoanStar]

OOH THIS IS GOING TO BE A GOOD ONE

[@AlbertoJAzevedo]

Amazing video! I've actually "watch it" before, but last time, mainly only heard it. This time you crack me up with the little snippets on the middle of the video. Batman was very cool :)

[@elinadangol7394]

I cannot emphasize enough how USEFUL this video is. Thank you, Thomas. - Subscriber since 2017 :)

[@DrPatrickKingsep]

Hi Thomas and everyone, Patrick here from Mind Life Flow. Interesting video on time management - we can all benefit from new ways to manage our time to allow us to spend more time on things we enjoy! Thanks

[@RodrigoVzq]

Im really liking the colour job you are making here

[@nicebaobap244]

best ever video talking about time management

[@ancientelevator9]

This is REALLY difficult to do with code. Today I had 3 hours and my goal was to write these 3 methods I had planned, I didnt even finish (the easiest) one. That being said, I did do alot of other work, writing test cases writing the constructors for other methods I know I will need... but still, at 4pm I thought that 3 methods in 3 hours is a pretty lowball target. Anyway it looks like I will have to write another class for the other two and parse some strings I was hoping not to. My point is simply that it is very difficult to do a time estimation when you haven't done the task before, which is the case with all code. Even if you know the language really well, and have the logic mapped out, there can be things that change your plans.. as you said.

[@fggcreed]

Thomas Rones I have the same problem especially since I will get stuck on a hw problem and it takes way longer than I initially thought. Timeboxing seems good for some people but I don't think it could ever work for me

[@programmiercoach]

I see much confusion in the vid and in the comments. Calendar Blocking is a technique for planning a day or week. Time Boxing is a technique of saying „I will spend not more than X hours on this task“ while the time you run this box is flexible. Pomodoro just says that you spend X minutes of concentrated work and then take a break. You could combine all methods, but you could also use them individually.

[@skullaveraz]

Love your videos, man. But probably film so we can see your hands? Would be nice to see gestures

[@johnhaboush646]

Thomas, your content is unreal my man. Just found you... so impressive.

[@zak2143]

"TOM the secret service wants you again." "again?" lol

[@novamystique7958]

Ya lolz

[@ernietollar407]

What is more important than time efficiency is deciding what is important, what is valuable, what is sustainable what helps the most people. Being efficient at things which are not beautiful, wholesome, healthy and fun, might make you money but not make you happy.. Organize if you want but remember to dream beautiful dreams the 'chunks' of time may well and better follow

[@namanverma5503]

I wanted to learn how to manage my time And for this I've been passing time watching videos on time management 😅😅

[@Ashishpatil_H24]

Sunday starts with your amazing video thanks Thomas

[@GeekyMino]

Great video. I'll try the time boxing technique.

[@fabioesini9092]

Can you please explain it to me? (I can't speak english very well) :( 👍🏼

[@zerbgames1478]

@@fabioesini9092 what's your language buddy

[@fabioesini9092]

@@zerbgames1478 what does buddy mean?

[@zerbgames1478]

@@fabioesini9092 it means friend. What's language do you speak?

[@fabioesini9092]

@@zerbgames1478 italian, I live in Milan

[@RedNovaMedia]

The concept of blocking and all the other time management ideas shared here are great. Thank you. However, putting everything into 'Apps' and using this to schedule and connect to other calenders, opens a whole array of personal security issues. For one, all your daily tasks are known by the App creators, regardless of what they tell you in their fine print (they are data-mining). While this might not be such a huge issue for mundane activities, its a massive problem in the long run (20-30 years). Sorry, not trying to detract from the time management techniques points here, but the good old days of privacy are gone... and we must be mindful of this.

[@guygeva7375]

Great video! I think that you should have mentioned that blocking allows you to have more high-density fun, it would give a big boost to the "ups" of using this method. Another thing is, could you change the topic (or maybe the description) to "Time Blocking: The Method Elon Musk Uses to Manage His Time" (or in reverse), just so this video will be easier to find for people who are looking for time blocking videos? It also helps me a lot when just looking over the videos that I watched and thinking which one might be worth a re-watch.

[@gabrielsirilan3406]

Guy Geva Thomas needs the clicks, so he makes short titles. The method is probably on the tags anyway, so if you search it, this will be on the top of the list

[@Thomasfrank]

Yep - sad as it is, putting the name of the technique in the title dampens the amount of curiosity it will generate in most cases. But the term is in the description, so it should come up in search. And we'll eventually have a full blog post about it on the CIG website :)

[@guygeva7375]

Missed it in the description. Thanks for explaining :)

[@WaylonFlinn]

Another trick for dealing with bad estimates: before you make your prediction consider the best case and the *worst* case. Then think about which things are most likely to go wrong. After all three of those steps you can make a most likely case somewhere between those two. This process helps to keep you from lying to yourself by forcing you to think about some of the things that can go wrong. It's like a tiny risk assessment exercise. Combining this with data I collected about how long things actually took. Then, comparing it to my best and worst case estimates while considering what went wrong that I didn't anticipate has helped me to get better at estimating.

[@lorddakr]

Great vid

[@purpletrail9369]

yess

[@meela6267]

Ikr

[@ChrisBello]

Thanks for the helpful video! Had to watch this before planning my day and week to make sure I follow some best practices out there. 👍🏼