How To Improve Focus and Concentration | Jordan Peterson | Best Life Advice

"The important thing is to start improving incrementally because incremental improvement pays off like compound interest."

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➤➤Speaker:
Jordan Peterson

➤➤Video Sources:
April 2017 Patreon Q & A by Jordan B Peterson

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➤➤Transcript (Partial):
Do you have any practical advice on how I can improve my ability to concentrate and pay attention to the world around me? Often the devil's in the details, you know? But, some practical advice is, well, regulate your habits. Try to get up at approximately the same time each morning. I would recommend that you get up approximately when other people get up. So that would be something in the neighborhood of 7:30 or 8 in the morning. Or perhaps earlier or perhaps a little bit later but you want to stabilize that because your circadian rhythms operate more fluidly and your mood is likely to be regulated better if there's islands of stability in your daily routines. Human beings like daily routines just like dogs like daily routines, and so, regulate your sleep. I would say when you get up in the morning, eat breakfast. That's a really important thing to do. I can't tell you how many people I've treated in my clinical practice whose proclivity for emotional instability and depression, anxiety, general hopelessness, emotional pain and gloom and doom, as well as capacity to concentrate, were properly regulated or inhibited or reduced by merely ensuring that they ate a—I would say—a protein and fat rich breakfast, relatively soon after they wake up, and that's especially true if they're stressed. And, as it turns out, that if you stress yourself after a fast, which is of course what you've undertaken if you haven't eaten since the night before, that your body produces enough insulin to deplete the sugar in your blood, and then it's very difficult for you to become regulated properly with regards to your metabolism until you sleep again. And so, regulating your sleep and your breakfast eating habits, in particular, can be a very effective way of regulating your mood and increasing your capacity to concentrate. The other thing I would say is that spending some time scheduling your time is also extraordinarily useful. And so I can tell you a little bit about how to use schedules effectively. So, the first thing I would say is that you should develop a long term plan. You have to set up your vision, like Geppetto when he's looking at the star before Pinocchio's transformation takes place. You have to set up your long term vision—to have some vision of the good towards which you're working, and some vision, perhaps, of the hell that you're avoiding. And then I would say once you set up that vision so that you know how to orient yourself, then you should start designing your days and you can do that very effectively with a calendar like Google Calendar. Many people say well I—I hate using a schedule. Or—I hate using a calendar. And what I would say about that is—is that if you hate using a schedule or a calendar, then you’re probably using it wrong. What you’re doing is using the calendar as an external tyrant...

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[Knowledge_Nuggies]

Cool video, here's my *summary:*
• Regulate/stabilize your habits to regulate your concentration ability
○ Get up at approx. the same time each morning (similar to other people)
○ Eat a protein & fat rich breakfast soon after waking up
○ Schedule your time systematically
1. Start with a vision (positive & negative)
2. Break it down into habits
3. Design your days: Block time in your calendar for those habits
□ Tip: see the calender as a friend, not as an external tyrant
○ Train yourself with micro habits
- Incremental improvement pays off like compound interest
□ Direction is more important than the starting point or current position
- The respective habit needs to be aligned with your concentration goals
□ e. g. if you want to be able to read w/o being distracted, try reading 10 (-> 12 -> …) minutes/day without being distracted
□ Goal should be challenging enough for growth, but not so hard you're sure to fail

[InspirationalArchive]

Let’s pray that he gets better, this man saved my life 🙏

[luvsubgirls]

watching this instead of being focused

[dsathyan]

My god, such incredible fluency and clarity of thought. Every sentence he speaks is like a dictum of philosophy
INSPIRATIONAL .

[tequilaal]

I just cleaned my room
sorted myself out
grew up
I am now a better lobster!

[chess]

It’s 1am here in Australia, and I can’t sleep, so I’m listening to Jordon again, as I’m a big fan.
What he said about using a calendar, in a way, that is not as a tyrant, was brilliant, I thought.
For me, this is what I needed, from a personal prospective, as I’ve never heard it put this way before, thank you Jordan.

[PracticalInspiration]

I've been scheduling my days a lot recently and must say the effect it has had has been profound. On following the schedule I keep busy, but it was actually on reviewing what I've done that I've been amazed by how much it has benefited me

[kevincorso]

i've had adhd my entire life, and i've learned a few tricks that have helped me. specifically with his reading example, i'd say start by reading aloud, and if that doesn't work, perform it. really--act it out. it can be to an imaginary audience or a real someone with a lot of patience (lol) but when you're engaging with more than just words, i've found it to be incredibly helpful to reach a level of stimulation that really dials you in. i'm also an actor so i'm not sure if this will work for everyone, particularly individuals who struggle with performance anxiety, but it might be worth a shot if you're challenged by this. good luck yall 🙌

[c.]

Watching this was a nice way to start the day. Thanks!

[shanehavens]

Love how you can ask Jordan anything and you get such a well thought out answer within seconds.

[michaelpolazzo]

I've missed your videos. I used to look forward to them each month but you took a long break. Thank you for coming back and producing more content

[tammys]

OH! my heart skipped a beat when I saw this in my email, am so glad you are back with us... I cried. Not meant to be a burden, but we need you, the world needs you. (is it too early to say it's about bloody well time? )

[AUSRashman]

I had a friend enlighten me on his method of scheduling days and weeks.
Using Outlook calendar, as mentioned in this video, amplified my routine immensely.
Can definitely recommend using an email-based calendar that sends alerts throughout the day.
Shape the day *you* want, however, don't judge yourself too harshly if you slip up.
One step at a time!

[ircriz]

Jordan Peterson.
I love you.
I thank you for all you’ve allowed me to learn and help indoor within myself.
I’m a better Man today. (21 years old) than I was when I was 15. (A fatherless, lost, confused child)
Thank you so much.. I CANT EVER thank you enough.. Gracias Amigo.. muchas gracias por todo..
thank you for everything..
I’m proud of you.

[dianneadams]

I love the way he teaches and explains what he knows. Can we clone him??!!?? He really hits home with a lot of us, rather blunt but caring and very in touch with our reality. thank you Dr. Jordan!

[jimmysilva]

Was waiting for another of your video!!! Thanks

[namanydv_garud]

Direction is much more important than starting point 🔥🔥🔥
This hit me different 👍🏻

[crisalidathomassie]

Every word you say is so powerful and so inspiring! Thanks so much for all your guidance. May each day be filled with blessings and much love to continue such a wonderful mission: help the world to be better. Take care. I love you.

[nicopillay]

Time management. The smallest and most powerful stepping stone to success.

Some people don't see it, therefore they unknowingly overlook it.
Others see it as so small that they doubt how effective it is because they want immediate results.

Until I watched this video, I've never realised just how much CONCENTRATION AND FOCUS needs DILIGENCE AND PERSEVERANCE. Stay on your grind.

[rogermouton]

Wonderful, life changing advice. Get well soon Dr Peterson. You are a treasure.