Hack Your Brain With Elaborate Coping Mechanisms

Hi friends, quite a personal video today! I have managed to become highly productive with these coping mechanisms, and perhaps some of them will work for you!

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ERRATA

- Mum says I actually DID practice the piano, just not enough to save me from being fired by my piano teacher XD

[KatzRool]

Funny how probable of a generalisation it is to say "you have autism" to your audience of rust enjoyers.

[vincentfox]

I've never been formally diagnosed with autism or ADHD but it's so weird that a lot of the points you've mentioned are things I use to cope in my life without which i would probably be stuck and unable to move from my bed.

[iliya-malecki]

I love how under the cover of socially acceptable "productivity boost" you are talking about actually important stuff for (i assume) a lot of neurodivergent people. Loved the notes themselves too!

[_shery.]

Can you please please do a video on Obsidian.

[gertjanvandenbroek]

I consider myself a more neurotypical person, but the phrase 'refuse the temptation to guess' did spark a thought that I'd like to share.

I believe it boils down to a few key points:

1. In a conversation between two parties (e.g., you and me, or a speaker and an audience), there is a responsibility on both sides to actively listen. This means that not only should the person listening pay attention to what is being said, but the speaker should also make an effort to understand what the listener 'might' be experiencing. What does their body language convey? Do they seem to comprehend? Are there signs of doubt? Are they uninterested, or perhaps trying to wrap up the conversation because they really need to go home?

If you're in an online discussion and someone responds negatively to something you said, consider where they're coming from, understand their intentions, and question if they truly grasped your point. Could you be wrong?

2. The responsibility of 'showing or sharing what you are experiencing with the speaker' lies with you. The better you are at conveying this, the more meaningful the conversation becomes because you're actively working to understand each other. However, expressing this information in a polite manner is a unique skill not everyone possesses. Still, I would argue that it's worth investing time and energy into developing if you can.

3. Considering points #1 and #2, I think most people are usually guessing or estimating what the other person is thinking, and there's no real metric for it. Some individuals excel at this, while others don't. Some may even be completely oblivious and blurt out whatever is on their minds.

[AntonisTzorvas]

Your videos deliver pure value, are authentic and direct. A truly positive influence. Great aesthetics and story-telling. Love your craft!

[SpektralJo]

This is great! I have autism, social anxiety and probably adhd. This all leads to me being severely unproductive. I have to share this with my therapist, maybe we try some of the ideas

[buttbuttwhat]

God bless dude. I’m 27 and just found out I have ADHD. I’ve always felt like I was more incapable than others, like something is just completely holding me back. I have always done just “fine” in life. I would do the bare minimum and get by and I thought I was content with it. I ended up quitting my job to start a business and kept doing absolutely everything to sabotage myself. I put it on hold to get a neuropsych exam and found out I have ADHD and PTSD. So many of these things you’ve suggested make so much sense. I’m going to try to apply these and maybe tweak some. Thank you, sincerely, for sharing this.

[maxbilger]

Hi Tris, I first watched this video about 3 Months ago. Not being aware of what change it will bring to my life. Your way of conveying information in a simple, structured, interesting and sincere way makes it so easy to listen, comprehend and implement into my own life. Your videos helped me achieve more. Your videos are like and island in this constant stream of media. Sticking out because of their unique angle on topics. Thank you for the positive impact you have on so many people.

A lot of key takeaways from this one! Taking notes in my journal. Speaking of, using a paper journal has made my life so much better when it comes to taking notes on things in need to do and as a log of what I previously did. There is nothing more satisfying than crossing off a task about sending all of your students their grades and feeling like the semester really is over.

[minerj]

More people need to speak out. This surprised me as someone with ASD, people hide it due to how people treat those who are deemed lesser. Most do not know the benefits and or struggles, which leads to masking.

[pitri_hub]

Seeing this video is so fascinating. You're giving some solid advice there, and delved into some unexpected areas, like neurodivergence.

I'm pretty sure your youtube channel is the one that taught me about the existance of obsidian around 10 months ago. Funnily enough, when I realized how monumental this recommendation was, and I tried to go back to the video where you talked about it (I wanted to make sure I remember the source), I couldn't find it anymore. I know it was somewhere at the end of a video, but my youtube history wasn't helpful....

Anwyays, I have ADHD as well (honestly mixed signals if I have autism or not), but finally getting my hands on something like obsidian really changed my note taking game. I spent a few weeks just digitalizing my hand-written notes that were taking up space on my desk in a chaotically ordered fashion, and moving countless random .txt files I had from various different folders on my computer into my vault.

It really changed how I store information. And just like you, I've already had the realization that our memories (but especially neurodiverse ones) are unreliable and lossy, so a personal knowledge management system was just what I needed.

Thank you for that. Seriously.

[KnedlikMCPE]

As someone, who is diagnosed with mild Autism, Asperger's, OCD and an anxiety disorder, with something ADHD-like probably being in the mix as well, this video helped me realize a lot of things. It's funny how accurate Youtube's algorithm can be sometimes. Gonna try out Lost Terminal in a bit - it's very nice to hear about someone actually opening these topics.

[harrison]

5:21 That's a good idea. I never thought to use hyperlinks in my own notes that link to my other files like that.
5:40 That's also a good point. Currently I'm using Google docs or Microsoft word, but there are certainly a lot of note taking sites that will probably go out of business.
9:09 9:12 Well put: "Notice the negatives, but feel the positives". It really is incredible how you can train yourself to do this.
9:36 It's important to remember this.
9:56 Timers
10:33 Humanize Organize Mechanize
And how to prevent headaches

[widepootis]

I've been seriously questioning if I have the tism for over 2 months now, and I did NOT expect to be called out here like that lmao

[Tangi_ENT]

I had looming student debt payments. Realisation that I’m a failure. Work overwhelm.
I felt so … weak, melty. Escape gnawing at me.
Then I remembered you recommended this video to me.
Number 13….. wow.
Thanks for the reminder.
I guess I’m quite susceptible to negative emotions, that’s why I’m like this.
I run away quite easily, and the world is quite unkind.

Thank you for this wonderful resource. I’ll make sure to utilise the lessons.

[maxpursian]

As always, lovely video! I have always aimed to improve my productivity in similar ways, this feels like a good starting point to actually set off, and not be stuck in analysis paralysis. Even with the fact that I feel like I somewhat fit the autism/adhd criteria, this video can be an awesome resource. Thanks!! Once I'm done with my bachelor thesis in a few weeks, I will start focussing on building my own system :)

[xxwarpigxx]

Something that has been a great help for me is the use of reusable notebooks because as you said I need to write things by hand to remember them but also having so much notebooks was starting to bother me when looking for something specific

[duwangchew]

Great video. Especially the point about taking notes now for remembering things now really resonated with me.
I have no trouble remembering things when asked to, but often struggle to even remember what "topics" I went through throughout the day.
I'm still trying to turn this into a habit, but I'm definitely writing more things down than I used to a year ago.