How To Be Productive? Throw Away Your To-Do List | Vishen Lakhiani & Nir Eyal

How to avoid distractions and nail time management? Understand how to plan your day.

The first step is to stop getting things done! No, that wasn't a joke. And by the way, throw that to-do list away; you are just giving yourself anxiety and boosting your procrastination. You can understand it all in this video, where Nir Eyal and Vishen Lakhiani talk about how to focus and stop procrastinating once and for all.

Both men have master time management tips that will help you understand how to be productive without feeling overwhelmed. You'll finally understand how to stop procrastinating. This is not about just how to prioritize tasks. It's about how to prioritize your life. It takes knowledge and a growth mindset to the path of self-improvement that they can guide you through.

About Vishen Lakhiani:

✅Vishen Lakhiani is the Founder of Mindvalley, an award-winning education movement with millions of students worldwide and growing fast. Through Mindvalley, Vishen has spent over 15 years reimagining the human experience -- to explore the science of helping humans reach their fullest potential.

✅As the hands-on CEO of Mindvalley, Vishen has created Mindvalley Quests, A-Fest, and Mindvalley University, which help shape lives in the personal transformation field.

✅He has led Mindvalley to enter and train Fortune 500 companies, governments, and millions of people worldwide to live their most extraordinary lives. Vishen’s work in personal growth also extends to the public sector as a speaker and activist working to evolve the core systems that influence our lives - including education, work culture, politics, and wellbeing.

✅Vishen is also the New York Times Bestselling author of The Code of the Extraordinary Mind and The Buddha and The Badass, both of which reveal how to think like some of the greatest non-conformist minds of our era and create new rules for life AND work so you define success on your own terms.

About Nir Eyal:

Nir Eyal is an international bestselling author and lecturer and one of the world’s leading experts in the field of focus and habit formation.
His journey into habit formation began at a low point in his life, when he was clinically obese and struggling to focus on his goals. What started as a personal mission then evolved into a series of bestselling books and a remarkable body of pioneering research in human behavior, backed by peer-reviewed studies in dozens of academic journals.
Nir’s work has been covered extensively in publications like Time, The Harvard Business Review, Inc., Psychology Today, and many more.
He has also been called “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology” by The M.I.T. Technology Review, in honor of his co-founding of various companies in this sector and his prolific work helping companies build habit-forming products.
Nir’s goal with his first-ever Mindvalley Masterclass is to spread an increasingly urgent message: that by harnessing the right tools and mind shifts, anyone can achieve superhuman focus and productivity - and start achieving more than they ever thought possible.

About the "4 Keys to Indistractable Focus" Masterclass:

How distracted are you really? Ask yourself these five simple questions, and get instant clarity on your distraction patterns and how a lack of focus may be derailing you from your most important goals and growth.
The four keys to becoming Indistractable: Use this simple step-by-step process to break free from your distractions and unwanted habits and create a quantum leap in your productivity, happiness, and performance.
Where 90% of your distractions come from: Your no. 1 source of distractions isn’t your smartphone, chatty co-workers, or even your kids. Instead, it’s something much, much closer to home.
The 10-minute distraction breaker technique: Use this ingenious technique the next time you feel your attention wandering towards a distraction, and watch as your brain rapidly regains its focus, so you can do more of what really matters.
Tear up your to-do list: Discover why this common productivity technique may be destroying your focus and effectiveness, and replace it with a far superior ‘Time Box Calendar’ system that dramatically improves your personal life, your work, and your relationships.
Struggling with your willpower? Here’s the secret tool used by many of the world’s top performers to consistently do more and be more - without a single willpower battle.

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[jagoda]

To-do lists are great as they free your mind from thinking about what you need to do soon or next… You don’t have to worry about forgetting or to remember anything as all is on the list. Then you can decide how and when to complete the tasks. Of course, it’s very helpful if you work without unnecessary distractions and then even the to-do list can be finished… (especially at work it should be finished)…

[DhanashreeMali-bqtq]

Ive been like why can't i complete my to do list, why can't i get things done... It used to demotivate me always. And again Vishen came up with the solution. Thank you so much Vishen. You've always helped me and thousands of people like me. 🤗

[JireneL]

I always felt that to-do lists are not effective. This makes so much sense, leaving the space to flow with your creativity and productivity. Beautiful!

[mellowvalley]

This works to a certain degree for me. I unknowingly implement this at work and can get most things done. But if I am told I need check on this 2-5 days from now. I am likely going to forget it. Hence "To-Do" list. This time threshold is different for everyone. For me its about 6-8 hours. To focus on one thing you need to forget other things. To remember those other things people create reminders and to-do lists. You do not finish everything on a to-do list. You're supposed to get used to the fact that you won't.

[inquiz-ahteev]

Thank you. 🙏 At 63 and in both personal and career the "to do" list has caused complete burnout. I've turned into the person always looking 🤔 to find the list. TY

[kudzairuzivo]

This is so true. I find myself never following my to do list all the time. But if I let things flow I actually do more.🔥

[flowpom]

To-do is an external storage for jour mind, not an evaluation tool. It needs to be readjusted periodically or else it becomes frustrating

[suzieong]

Blanket statements like that do not help anyone without clarification especially in our world of surfing the net looking for headliners

So I'm a 60yrF n diagnosed with ADD in 2020. ADD meds hv helped my focus, memory, attention n cognition but todolist is my superpower
I will ALWAYS b distracted, forget when I complete my tasks, what I should do next etc.
AND I need a tool 2 get me back 2 where I was
Todo lists r my lifesaver n how I keep structure in my life
It's my REMEMBER/DON'T FORGET, Where I'm at, See how much I've accomplish and when, motivating tool

Todo list hv ALWAYS helped me keep on track..

TODO LIST KEEPS ME INDISTRACTABLE!

Taking this with a pinch of salt though

[dinger-bz]

I'm sure his experiences working with clients has shown that in many cases, to do-lists are not the best way to go, but for me to do-lists was a core tool that helped me improve my life tremendously.
I however didn't make lists for day to day productivity, at first I just made sure that the second I remembered something I wrote it down, as this removed the heavy feeling of "I feel like I've forgotten something important."
The list was filled with everything from very important things to pointless things, and I sorted the list as such. Gradually I took one important element and maybe some minor stuff from the list, added it to my calendar, and worked on it with focus, knowing I could ignore everything else as it was on my list and not going anywhere.

I'll describe the process further if anyone wants.

[fenderinakapa]

I never thought I am loser if I can't finish my to do list.

[abrahamhicksfamily]

100% real, I've reinforced that kind of negativity without even knowing. Now I understand why I'm not eager so start again and not confident in being consistent!

[siddhantpathak]

there's a problem here. if i plan things for the day, place them in the form of to do lists, put time constraints and then analyse myself by the guidelines he mentioned, i am still using to do lists with some changes!
please remember, do NOT fall for such things. analyse YOURSELF. observe YOURSELF. you are different, and so are your habits. create your own methods and techniques and STOP WATCHING SELF IMPROVEMENT BS.

[rahulisgreat]

This is literally what I was trying to find
Thank you so much

[joegolife]

I think it was marketting that made him frame the statement "do no use to-do list" to appeal more to intrigue, in essence you would want to keep that to-do list in a more organized way. If you have the capacity to include "date and time" constraints to a task and focus on it no matter what, is the whole picture. You dont have to necessarily eliminate it, you just have to improve it.

Loved the part where he makes us realize though that todo list if you look at it holistically and dont finish them imprints on our minds that we are losers. However if you cut down those to do list on specific dates and try to target finishing a sensible amount of tasks then you "might" have the recipe you are looking for.

[millionairegym]

I've watched many Masterclasses and this is the best one so far! Truly techniques I can run with! I am going to be implementing them!

People who watch the clip or look at the title are really confused as to the concept Nir is explaining. I hope they take the time to watch the masterclass and really understand the point.

[AnnaPinguin]

Thanks for this masterclass I already enrolled in the quest and I hope it will help me a lot.

[MellowedSleep]

Whoever comes across this message, may your heart radiate with all the colors that you are. You are a blessing to this earth. I believe in you.❤

[RoXon]

Vishen you are a real entrepreneur.You always learn from others

[subashacharya]

For people who can't manage their time, To_do_ list is important to manage their time.

[tomjones]

I used the “ To Do List” as a “Must Do List”. During the course of a day, week, month events happen that are of such priority requiring immediate attention. My “To Do/Must Do List” assures obligations are met regardless of interruptions.