Warren Buffett: Why Productivity Advice Is Bullsh*t

Warren Buffett gave a very honest answer to a question from the audience about productivity and making to-do lists in this video, suggesting that many of these "hacks" are probably a waste of time.

[@karsteng1809]

Why do Warren and Charly remind me (in a positive way) of the two Grand Pas in Muppets show all the time? 😂

[@msudlp]

Because they spouted wisdom too from the balcony.

[@Gameboob]

Grand paws*

[@jimiboi87]

It’s Marley and Marley, oooohhhhhhhhhh!!!! 👻

[@pamelaroyce5285]

Statler and Waldorf. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@simongross3122]

Because they really don't care what other people think.

[@xhagast]

The thing is that these guys stumbled into common sense business. It helps a LOT to do things the right way, when it happens to also be the easy way. You buy a good company at a price you like or you don't buy ANYTHING. You don't time the market or look for trends. You buy good stuff and keep it. You ignore ups and downs, knowing eventually it will go up and in the meanwhile you will collect dividends. You do business like that and half the battle is already won. And more than half the thinking. And three quarters of the stressing.

[@dhlml]

I've tried investing and absolutely hate it (just the feeling that the stocks are doing sth and I don't know what), but all you said is right. It's definitely the most responsible thing to do long term.

[@xhagast]

@@dhlml Right now I am buying Verizon. I get sad when the stock goes UP. Lol. The dividend is steady so I don't care. As long as it stays so, given time people will get tired of rollercoasters and buy it. But not just yet. I want to get more $7 under value. Half my money is in Coca Cola anyway. Which is MAYBE $10 undervalued.

[@dhlml]

@@xhagast Hope that works out! ETFs are always there as well.. I think people always wanna get rich quick, which is dangerous unless it's January 2021 and you're in GME at 5 or 10 bucks:)

[@xhagast]

@@dhlml I am in MPW at $8. %15. It has legal problems but the dividend is holding so I am crossing my fingers and my toes.

[@xhagast]

@@dhlml To ME get rich fast is synonymous with get poor immediately.

[@ayushzaveri8193]

Love them. Their minds are so sharp, even at that age, wow

[@user8ZAKC1X6KC]

I think the big takeaway here is that he's not a normal person. He has a singular focus on what he wants to do and that's all he cares about. His attention isn't diverted and he has no distractions because he doesn't let himself be distracted because he doesn't care about anything else. The point is that, there is nothing you can do to make yourself a Warren Buffet other than saying "I have one purpose and I am going to be single minded about that purpose and everything else is going to take a back seat." He's not what we would call a "normal person."

[@nicholas11121]

He's obviously a prodigy, as is elon musk and bill gates

[@kirkNJ]

These guys are great! So refreshing to hear such down-to-earth billionaires.

[@DigbyOdel-et3xx]

The best motivator for productivity in any business is a fair compensation system and a clear, proper workplace where ideals and expectations are made clear and enforced to reduce misunderstandings and lack of productivity. The rest of this is mid management H/R pushing bafflegab and time wasting.

[@carlobenedetti2407]

Best comment so far. 👏

[@christianwilson1394]

That was great!

[@thatsright1648]

Holy smokes…..well said 👍. I’ll have to quote that.

[@aliannarodriguez1581]

I haven’t heard “bafflegab” before but I like it and will have to remember it. Useful, as long as you don’t make the mistake of labeling any description of any complex system that you don’t understand as bafflegab. Like when your medical doctor is trying to explain your options and risks for cancer treatment.

[@Brohoyoslo]

Don't stress the little things, don't make important decisions while stressed. Important decisions are stressful. Build a routine that eliminates the need to think, so that little things are not decided upon and stressful. Preferably a routine that incorporates things you like. Build a routine that allows you to go with the flow towards the things you want and like.

[@TomIsTrying]

Fantastic and actionable advice.

[@Omar-Asim]

You wrote it nicely, thanks.

[@maalikserebryakov]

More productivity bullsht

[@Brohoyoslo]

@@maalikserebryakov I disagree, it's not about productivity. It's about making your life easier. A easier life, by any standard, makes you more productive at doing the things you want or like to do. Think of it from this perspective: It's difficult to focus on the things you want to do when you're constantly sweating over what you have to do. Putting so much brain power over something fixed and unchanging is generally an anxiety inducing behavior. Anxiety, without good reason, is generally unhealthy. It doesn't take a genius to understand that an unhealthy and anxious person shouldn't be making important decisions. What Buffet suggests as a solution should be common sense. Let certain little things remain little. The best thing to do is to create a consistent routine that becomes as mindless as brushing your teeth. It's trivial-- you don't think about it and it gets done. He used himself as an example-- he just so happened to live his life in a way that was easy, and what made it easy wasn't something he was fully conscious of at the the time. He recognized that what made it life easy was that certain little things were trivial and became routine, this even followed for things he enjoyed doing. I.E Eating McDonald's.

[@JeffreyChilton]

Excellent summary

[@AIShizzle]

Thank you Warren Buffett for teaching us the things we should've been taught in school

[@suzanneemerson9787]

There are no school teachers who know or can teach what Buffett knows. If they did, they wouldn’t be school teachers.

[@darinheight6293]

All I heard was a bunch of nothing

[@jaredhammonds8255]

​@@darinheight6293 didn't have to go far to find this comment lol. It wasn't helpful at all

[@vaxrvaxr]

​@@jaredhammonds8255 He's right though. There's nothing in this clip.

[@Choo-choo-chookcha]

@@darinheight6293 Well, too bad, because there are solid lessons in here, which conclude: “Don’t overcomplicate things”

[@stephenfischer5322]

I remember reading about this moment in The Third Door by Alex Banayan (the guy here asking the question). He got the false tip about Buffet's productivity from someone who lied about having worked for Buffet.

[@4um360]

Investing aside, Warren and Charlie are two funny guys.

[@williamharris6217]

"Why Productivity Advice Is Bullsh*t" - not one mention of this topic in this clip. "....suggesting that many of these "hacks..." - the only person doing the suggesting is the creator of this clip.

[@williampalchak7574]

Don't over think it and don't think while you're resting.

[@solb101]

Why waste time listing 25 goals then crossing 20 goals out?

[@robhulson]

Probably if you feel lost or shattered, it can help you put yourself back together.

[@simongross3122]

Yes, and why bother working on 5 things? If one thing is important, do that one. The other 4 will still be there later, and the one you did will no longer be important.

[@i3i2ian]

it should be noted that warren is religious about time efficiency and work, he literally doesn't spend a single second on anything outside of purely necessary things for his work. He doesn't know a single thing about the knowledge we take for granted such as youtube videos ;), trivia, popular culture, cooking, laundry, cleaning, because he has never spent a second on it in his life. He doesn't drink, he doesn't smoke, doesn't indulge in food, literally not a second is wasted. His complete and total discipline is so normal to him he doesn't even know it!

[@vonb2792]

they had inate skills and will. Your common is what ALL of the succesful people do, and they become SOOO efficient into it... they leave us in the dust. Always manage your ''downtime'' and ''no-productive time'' so you never waste time. Even when you tired and taking a break... start your laundry or do dishes... there you got more efficient. I like timers and todolist putting a page to hide all the stuff i am not ''currently' todo-ing thus focusing on 1 thing at a time within a frame

[@pamelaroyce5285]

Warren Buffet says they both read a lot.

[@DaviAreias]

Hes famously known for eating trash food everyday how is that not indulging in food?

[@vaxrvaxr]

I literally see him spending at least a second here doing something not purely necessary for his work.

[@justingrinstead4315]

So is sales coaching. They literally tell you to pound the phones more! Thanks coach It never occurred to me!

[@johnmichaelreyes2587]

Warren Buffett is deeply aware of his being human, so rather than fight it, he works with what he can.

[@JamesToler]

Charlie always brings the show with him! Good stuff!

[@TotalWealth]

Warren Buffett did not share his biggest tip for productivity: NO SMARTPHONE!

[@RowanGontier]

As an investor who scans the shore for opportunities, it does seem like that doesn't require much list making. If he was an engineer, or project manager, lists would be more important I feel. Most of my lists have given little utility, but then, most of the stocks Warren has studied have given little direct benefit. The important thing is to develop your thinking.

[@christianmitteldorf1720]

Well said 😀

[@FlyingFridge91]

He never said the clickbaity title.

[@belindachappstikheiresstot5346]

We need to put their brains in robots before anything happens to them❤️

[@akylrysgal6242]

These gentlemen are very unique in many ways, so their methods will not fit to most of the people

[@michaelp4122]

This isn't bs, sleep well and work reasonable hours. Best advice ever. In security analysis Graham very specifically mentions that doctors traditionally make poor investments because they work too much. Same goes for everyone else.

[@manfredkandlbinder3752]

It was never about who Warren buffet is or what he did different then someone else. It was about being at the place at the time that he was and having the opportunity to make the right choice. You cannot learn anything from him or someone similiar. There is not much difference to trying to learn something from someone who happened to buy a winning lottery ticket. Being in the right place at the right time with the right opportunities at your hand and almost anybody could succeed, but you cannot force any of these circumstances or "learn" them.

[@citoante]

He has experience and knowledge and discipline because he kept the riches, but it is as you say-time and chance. He knows it and that is why he is not puffed up about it.

[@the_expidition427]

The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world

[@patrickf2671]

I wish the young would listen to the old and ancient....

[@lizclegg7556]

They're like an old married couple, talking on behalf of each other.

[@johnvetick6234]

You people praising little Warren need to actually work for him, be around him, and actually meet and know the man. He treats all his help terribly, his kids when young didn't really know him as he lived with his mistress and his wife raised them. And, the worst thing is; when he purchases a company, check out what he does to their benefits, salaries, and overall treatment of tenured employees. The higher up employees, even at low levels, if they are over 55 or near retirement, he dumps them w/o their pensions. He got rich by being ruthless, and only about the money. I wouldn't want to be him when he has to stand in testimony at the pearly gates. Forget his so called donations and charity, it's all to benefit him in one way or another. I've known him for over fifty years and even though for a while he was considered a friend, I saw through all this bullcrap.

[@petermaharajh2088]

I believe you to some degree. I have an acquaintance who told me that he really was not nice while negotiating the sale of his business to Mr Buffet. But I guess that’s how high level business is done.

[@aliannarodriguez1581]

I don’t know a lot about his deals, but when I heard he was buying up trailer parks I was very disturbed. When you raise rents in a trailer park, people become homeless.

[@270eman]

These guys are not businessmen but a couple comedians. 😂

[@blackartist7]

I think what Charlie said is actually quite serious and to the point: make a simple routine to do the right thing, make it a habit, and keep on doing it. Sleep well, drink coffee and auto-pilot.

[@thedigitalceo]

These guys are hilarious. Theyre writing comedy without any effort. 😂

[@BelleDividends]

The sound isn't that loud. I can't hear as clearly as possible while commuting on the bus.

[@ArmenChakmakian]

1:33 WB goes for the fudge!

[@JxH]

Productivity Tip from Warren Buffet: "Productivity Tips are a total waste of time." Where's Bertrand Russell? We need him to sort this out.

[@amiria8501]

Lmaooooo 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 good one! ZFC axiom fixes it

[@JxH]

In addition to ZFC, Fraenkel also developed the Fraenkel (rotary) engine. Although perhaps I misheard... ;-) !!

[@prince5922]

These two literally said basically nothing and the idiots in the comment section are "Wowing". I wonder if these are guys are on autopilot to keep praising every random crap they find on the internet. Aw and if you feel offended, sure leave a reply but remember to also apply ice.

[@KEW-pd1jn]

Time sits still whenever you’re busy using your brain to think. Yet time flys when you keep your eyes off of the clock!

[@John-thinks]

annoying the pop up is covering buffett's face at the end. I wanted to see his reaction

[@maulekuul]

Bless these two men.

[@shellsbignumber2]

Nice of them to invite Hans Moleman.

[@kpec3]

The productivity tip is to not waste time listening to productivity tips.....😂

[@appuss1]

I’m beginning to think that sense of humour is a much larger piece of the puzzle rather than diet & lifestyle alone.

[@simongross3122]

Definitely

[@billbrooks4694]

what a pair of charismatic individuals.

[@kyberuserid]

love it, rentier buck and wing

[@dmonleon24]

productivity advice and hacks is total bullshit. Just grind, you’ll figure everything out on the way if you just put in the work

[@nosferatu5]

Absolutist thinking is bullshit. Get outta here.

[@aliannarodriguez1581]

No, tried it both ways. Regular planning of where to focus the grind helped a lot.

[@Justgoodvids]

Sure helps if you have a photographic memory

[@kylelochlann5053]

Is that the guy who wrote the book "The Third Door"?

[@shankarbalakrishnan2360]

I have decided every person I meet ill be poorer because of them mentally and spirutually❤❤🎉🎉

[@robcarney7597]

These two are killing

[@alexayers9463]

I love these guys.

[@matta6817]

I know why some people wear sunglasses when indoor now 😅

[@skanthaadsigns]

Book on Nutrition by WB & CM is gonna be a killer 👍👍👍

[@JD..........]

Gents, find a lady that admires you the way Charlie admires Warren 😅

[@gblargg]

Maybe he can help these people afford a non-potato camera in 2023.

[@kulturfreund6631]

Why is it that Uncle Warren looks more and more like Andy Warhol ?

[@justingrinstead4315]

Add sales coaching to this!

[@towardsthelight220]

Maximizing shareholder value as an employee is BS too

[@tzc9309]

Lol warrens first statement 😂😂

[@GeoffreyHale]

Caffeine and sugar?

[@corsinivideos]

These guys remind me of the dukes in coming to america

[@arcticredpanda4598]

"I live my life a quarter mile at a time..."

[@harukaharuka2818]

This video's title doesn't match Mr. Buffet's tone.

[@googm]

"charlie and i lead very simple lives...charlie likes to design buildings"

[@alanfox7843]

Dont be fooled. It works for them because they're geniuses

[@douglasbrinkman5937]

chocolate and caffeine!!!

[@LesserMoffHootkins]

I’ll do even better with amphetamines and cocaine!

[@diogo082]

Can't hear nothing.

[@adtfor]

Here I am listening tips about tips being bullshit

[@marksanders1301]

Two amazing minds.

[@habbadabbado5765]

That is gold!

[@coolmacatrain9434]

Warren is 92 ... Charlie? he's 99

[@ArmenChakmakian]

It’s almost like listening to two wise cracking musicians give a talk

[@maperx1789]

Lean Manufacturing is popular in Hewlett Packard and Apple based on Wikipedia. Lean Manufacturing almost same as Productivity.

[@onieltoledo8019]

I've never made a list in my life lollll

[@lukasaudir8]

😂 that sounds like all the motivational phrases and childhood stories from "Albert Einstein"... If Albert Einstein could come back to life he would read all the quotes and say "WTF?!?!"

[@Tech_Publica]

when I see these two guys a few questions also pop into my mind... Did these guys really enjoy their lives, did they find a meaning for their lives, or all they did was "making money"? I guess most people envy these guys for their fortune, as I do, but I also find these guys absolutely boring, unremarkable, shallow and insignificant. I guess it is the real proof that real richness is not found in money but in talent and passion for something really meaningful like art, sciences, culture and sheer "humanity".

[@mgb5170]

they are doing what they love/enjoy. I'm sure if they liked coding games or taking pictures of birds they would be doing that. it just happens that what they enjoy is also lucrative.

[@Tech_Publica]

@@mgb5170 I doubt that they consider their business as hobbies, and that they dedicated to them the time that usually people devolve to hobbies... Then there are cultural and intellectual adventures, making money is most certainly not one of them. These two look like bag of money with a voice...

[@jackstraw5527]

That you can’t understand their humor or passion kind of just makes me think you’re shallow, not them.

[@Tech_Publica]

@@jackstraw5527 passion for money... can you find a viler and less meaningful ore? Money is just a means, not goal or an end, or a worthy target for passion.

[@restingsmirkface]

How "remarkable" does one have to be (and would they be supporting that with debt - living beyond their means)? They like what they do - if they didn't they have enough money to do anything else. If you like what you do enough to stay when you don't have to, I'd say that's pretty remarkable.

[@ابنآوي-ل5م]

So as motivation!

[@arcanum3882]

I clicked on this just to hear his silly old man voice

[@MoOuzoun]

I ask you guys I want to see. You I need answers

[@K.V.Krasnenko]

Warren Buffett and Charlie Munget always been faithful to their principals and beliefs. They just don't get dirty on many things and this makes them healthier and more happy 😉

[@Constitution1789]

I'll consume more sugar and caffeine.

[@loupasternak]

another youtube video with lousy audio volume , they either blast your ears of you cant hear a dang thing

[@Jetsetfastfood]

Charlie is an ALIEN!

[@dmitriyshcholokov3526]

missed the meaningful message

[@cdes68]

You tell this to me in real I will tell you why.

[@c.johnson1691]

Warren and Charlie are lovers?

[@hussambachour6068]

Love

[@theiconostudio]

Munger is not an architect!

[@Youknowwhoin2024]

Wonder what Dee-bag Goo-roo made up the Buffet productivity stat?

[@thafunktapus]

Lmao these guys are awesome XD

[@stuzo666]

This great man should be president

[@stuzo666]

@@Travis12861 your right, Charlie would be better, either..or !

[@aliannarodriguez1581]

Well, think about the primary goal of a business man. Do you really want a President with that goal?

[@stuzo666]

@@aliannarodriguez1581 let's discuss over a coffee..ok..from Scotland

[@tom-kz9pb]

Says Warren Buffett, who has lots of productivity tips such as "Don't waste time on diversity or inclusion." What's wrong with this picture?

[@christinah.8504]

I will never respect a man who was disrespectful to his first wife by cheating with his current wife. Someone who has a broken moral compass doesn't deserve respect or admiration.

[@CyberCheese392]

What if it was the first wife's fault

[@HrishikeshKamath]

Tim Cook just giggling even before question was asked.

[@yourgooglemeister6745]

Fix your audio boomers!