How I Stay Productive 97.7% Of The Time

i was a incredibly distracted unfocused maybe even borderline adhd kid and i got terrible grades because of it

when i would sit down to try and do homework or even recently when i started this channel trying to sit and script my videos.

i would become distracted or bored or both so i would almost unconsciously pick up my phone or my ps4 controller or go and get a snack to cure my boredom.

this frustrated me beyond belief i had this desire to be better, to be successful and turn my life around but this constant pull of distractions kept me down.

so i started looking for productivity tips and they all said the same thing put a youtube blocker on your computer, use the pomodoro technique, put your controller in another room, just be more disciplined

unsurprisingly non of it worked

so heres why non of those things worked and heres what i actually did to achieve focus and get things done.

firstly the social media blockers and just putting your controller in the other room dont work they’re meant to provide some resistance to doing the unwanted activity and to be fair they can be an additional benefit when paired with what actually worked for me

but there big downfall is they can turned of in two clicks or you can simply walk 10 steps the resistance they provide is shit and i know you’ve experienced this too

you get all motivated to change your life so you go and download the chrome extension but 30 minutes go by and you convince yourself you deserve and break

so you just turn it off and before you know it 4 hours have gone by and you’re watching those guys build pools.

secondly the pomodoro technique completely ignores what modern science understand about focus and what ive experienced for myself after reading two books.

deep work by cal newport and flow by this guy whos name im going to butcher if i try and pronounce it.

they call this focus state two different things deep work and flow but they are talking about the same thing.

its the state of complete focus where you lose track of time your mind is so absorbed in the activity you’re doing the outside world no longer exists

its one of the most enjoyable states but its a state the pomodoro technique does not allow for.

this focused state can take up to fifteen minutes to get into and can last up to an hour and a half

but if your doing the pomodoro technique your told to focus for 25 minutes so almost as soon as you enter the focus state you are pulled out of it

and even worse you are told to go do the activity’s which you are trying to avoid for 5 minutes

and ill be honestly i dont think i have ever just watched a youtube video or played ps4 for 5 minutes

if anything i get lost in the focus state on the video game and lose hours playing it

and be honest because i know if you’re watching this you don’t want to be like these productivity people who lie to themselves and there fans about this stuff you lose hours playing this stuff too.

but thats okay because if you understand and implement the things i share with you the things that finally let me focus you can free yourself from the constant distractions.

so what is the trick, the hack the key what thing can you add to your routine to become infinitely productive and focused.

well this here is completely the wrong mindset and its the reason you may never achieve the focus you want you think adding something will solve your issue but in fact its the opposite.

to illustrate my point i want to show you three things my phone my fridge and my room

firstly my phone notice the lack off apps and the lack of colour this makes my phone incredibly boring pair this with putting it another room and turning it off means i have a very low screen time

and whatever screen time i have is on something productive

my fridge it has two things in it vegetables and protein sources there obviously is other things like eggs, avocados, fruit, potatoes and some seasonings.

but the point is there no junk i only have to be discipline for 10 minutes while im in the store

i guarantee if i bought some chocolate and attempted to each a small amount each day it would be gone in an hour

so i just don’t buy it

and thirdly my room in have a few main things in here a bed, lots of books, a computer, note pads, clothes and a couple other random bits

there’s no ps4 anymore because i sold it i have no choice to play it because its gone but it also means i don’t have to waste willpower resisting it.

my focus, mission and success mean more to me and bring me more happiness than video games and i loved playing video games.

average people may say this is so drastic you need to have balance but do you know another word for average mediocre and on this channel we detest mediocrity.

i believe youtube showed you this video and you clicked on it because you detest mediocrity to maybe its only deep down inside you hate the though of living a normal life but i think it’s there.