5 Habits that Changed My Life

▼ Timestamps ▼
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00:00 - Preview
00:08 - Introduction
01:11 - Habit 1: Avoid Tech
03:55 - Habit 2: Cut back on Caffeine
07:49 - Habit 3: Pacing
10:33 - Habit 4: Give Yourself Time To Think
11:54 - Habit 5: Become a Producer instead of a Consumer
14:44 - Recap

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[claraakane]

Pacing is by far the most OP strategy to combat not just work fatigue but also performance anxiety or anxiety in general. In my case I hop on my exercise bike and just zone out for a little bit. Can always count on that to refresh myself and I can then go back to work like new.

[Lukasek_Grubasek]

It's always very comforting to know that someone as successful as Dr. K can still struggle with these basic daily things.
When I started watching this channel I thought he was a superhuman machine warlord who's dedicated his whole life to his work and seeing the human side of him makes me realise that I'm not so bad at this life thing

[KyleHohn]

01:11 - 1: No Tech 30 min upon waking
03:55 - 2: Less Caffeine/delay for 30 Min
07:49 - 3: Pace: Walk Back and Forth
10:33 - 4: Give Yourself Time To Think
11:54 - 5: Produce don’t Consume

In short, no caffeine/tech for 30 min in morning, pace and think instead of pulling out phone, don’t engage in “productive” consumption.

[eyes]

me watching this right after I woke up: 😶

[thelaw]

I think pacing is AMAZING for people with ADHD. I do it subconsciously while in the flow state of writing/thinking. It helps me concentrate my thoughts!

[nocrtname]

That expression at 14:17 after he says "stop being a passive consumer" just before the cut, is gold.

[tylerleibengood]

I think Dungeons & Dragons has been a really useful tool for my friends and myself in the process of creation without intent to publish. It’s all for fun and there’s no right or wrong. Usually some really great ideas come about from it because people aren’t worried about creative boundaries!

[Sigmagnat]

As a graduate student who works full time, I can definitely say that habits 3 through 5 are OP as hell. Slogging through a massive project is so much easier once you realize this.

Habit 3: Am I hitting a roadblock? I used to open YouTube and potentially burn 2+ hours. Now? I just get up, walk out of the room, do a quick 'tour' of my home, maybe grab some water, and sit back down. Briefly detaching from something can provide a lot of clarity as you re-approach the tasks- obvious mistakes or paths forward start cropping up in short order (maybe not immediately, but certainly faster than trying to brute force your way through it).

Habit 4: Don't know how to start, finish, or plan a project? Go for a walk. No headphones, just your thoughts. Maybe bring a pencil and small writing pad so you can jot some of the complex stuff down when you find a bench or something. Get distance, literally, from the task and ask yourself the questions- you'd be surprised how quickly your brain can sort things out.

Habit 5: A lot of people hate to take notes from lectures or reading material, and even fewer care for stitching them all together into a coherent 'narrative'. Just read a 500 page book this week for a seminar? Sit down and write 2~3 pages on your thoughts, takeaways, criticisms, etc. After a few (related) write-ups, stitch the common elements together. None of this ever sees the light of day but its ability to aid in recall, rapidly build a database of potentially useful citations, and improve your understanding (which improves the quality of your shared work) cannot be understated.

[ratface]

Thanks for telling me that it's okay to pace. I've had people say tell me that it's a weird habit and now I'm being told that I can fit this into my productivity routine.

[dingus_maximus]

I actually have always paced around when I get pumped up thinking about something, just kinda on instinct. Interesting to hear it has an actual effect!

[TheAwesomeness]

It’s funny that you mention pacing, I’m autistic and one of the things I’ve noticed that I have consistently done from my teenager years until now is that I’ll pace when I’m bored. It usually weirds my family out lmao but I’ll do it if I’m snacking in the kitchen or if I’m alone. I see what you mean about how it ramps up your thoughts because a lot of the time it becomes a moment of introspection, or if I’m alone, that’s when I start to talk my thoughts out. It’s just enough stimulus while also getting your body to move a little bit and it’s nice to hear a professional talk about it being beneficial and not weird. It’s also interesting to hear as a sensation seeking autistic with adhd because it scratches an itch.

[nobarbie]

I would love to see a video on how to shift from consumer to producer! I struggle heavily with overconsumption, even though as a child, with less access to constant entertainment, I would create constantly. I haven’t been able to reach that state of mind since.

[buttersydup]

Your channel has some absolutely life changing content. Right now, I am choosing to produce a comment rather than consume another video, and I appreciate you. I appreciate your channel. Cheers! 🙂

[bkind]

Not me watching this in the first 30 mins of my day..

[Moose]

Walking, thinking, cutting caffeine, and relaxing my expectations of myself have been collaboratively life-changing for me

[RachelShadoan]

Pacing is THE BEST. My spouse and I rate houses we visit based on how good the pacing circuit is.

I really like the idea of decoupling producing from making a product. Also it was really helpful to have a heuristic of amount to aim for: 10-20% of consumption time redirected to production time seems attainable

[kalmarhomar]

Haha, I haven't been that interested in healthygamer content recently but I still decided to click on this video. The consumer-producer part really struck me and it is what I actually need in life right now. I have been stuck in thinking that a hobby I start must lead to success, sounds even worse when put into words. I will start producing for the sake of producing from now on, thank you for actually giving us a helping hand.

[chimpanzeeenjoyer]

The time to think thing is so true. I was homeschooled and had a YouTube addiction so most of my days were spent watching youtube all day, so I literally had no time to think. I started noticing that when people asked me stuff I never had an answer because I had never though about it. In the past year or so I’ve brought my youtube consumption to only an hour or two a day and have given myself dedicated time to think and my life has improved drastically because I’ve realized so many things.

[yiyas]

Avoiding technology is such a great way to start the day. For me a full hour feels like the sweet spot, it makes me feel like my mind is more still during the day which allows me to be more deliberate with how I spend my time rather than just waste time looking at things I don't care about.

[choose-kindness]

The pacing tip really hit home with me. My son has autism, and I noticed over the years that when he was solving a problem, trying to think something through or trying to find words to express a thought, he would just naturally start to pace. This is something I'm going to try for myself.