8 Principles I organise my life with as a Stanford Student | Notion, Time Management, Journaling

Hey guys!! This is my very first Productivity video, and I couldn't be more excited to share it with all of you. I don't think I'm the most productive person alive, however, while applying to Stanford, and while working as an entrepreneur, these are some of the practices that I use to organise my life. In the first section I talk about Journalling, why I keep a journal, and how I use it to track my habits with a habit tracker - specifically a Martin's System. Then, I go on to speak about a concept I love called Non Negotiables.

In the second segment of the video, I take you guys through Notion, a productivity and project management software. I use Notion for a variety of purposes, however, in this video I show you guys how I utilise Notion for Relationship management and Daily reflection journalling.

In the last segment of the video, I jump into my relationship with time and four principles I believe have served me well. The 2x rule, Parkinson's Law, 60 seconds or less, and finally, Prioritise & Execute - a concept I took from the book Extreme Ownership - How Navy Seals Lead & Win.

A little bit about me -

Hi! My name is Shaurya Sinha and this channel was made to bring my love for film making and storytelling to life and along the way, help and inspire students around the world.

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Timestamps:
Introduction: 00:00
Habit Tracking: 01:04
Why Habits?: 01:35
Martin's System: 02:15
Non Negotiables: 04:21
Notion: 05:47
Daily Reflections: 06:32
Relationships: 09:19
Time: 10:31
Prioritise & Execute: 11:30
60 seconds or less: 12:44
Parkinson's Law: 14:01
2x Rule: 15:09
Conclusion: 15:47

[ShauryaSinha]

THIS IS MY THIRD TIME UPLOADING THIS - I give up I love all of you I'm done for the day

[michellepeter]

it’s mock season! perfect timing, thank you so much for this video!

[maitrigoswami]

I snooze my alarm all the way from 8 to 11!! -_-
time management #majormissing

[hardikagarwal]

Shaurya you're one of the very few youtubers I like.

[samyakbedmutha]

You already are management expert!! Top notch content

[imhuman]

Shaurya looks like the kinda of guy in a group project who does all the work.😂😂 Nice timing btw.

[noorahmad]

Hey, I’m from Pakistan, and have been watching your videos on university acceptances and studying tips. They’ve already helped me out so much! People like you create the bridge from one side of the border to the other, thank you for spreading love & knowledge.

I was also wondering if you would be open to answering specific questions that a university applicant would have? Or do you just do holistic videos. Will you ever considering doing a Q & A video?

[philosophiesofsunny]

Shaurya rightly enforced in his self reflection notes
If you're not paying for it then you're the product.
Experimenting with your subscribers as a testing ground really determined the initial hurdle of growth in YouTube
Really great played shaurya well done!

[saumyachaturvedi]

Its aggravating how i completely agree with every well thought point here but will still refuse to be productive ☺️🙂

[midnightflower-rkec]

idk how the heck you do this but I have mid terms next week and you posted at the right time HOLY. THANK YOU OMG I NEEDED THIS

[deekshamadhu_]

shaurya here be changing people's lives.

👏👏👏👏

people is me. and 28.7k people more.

[Stillinstarshollow]

Thanks for making these shaurya, although this video is old and you're probably living a totally different life rn, you need to know this is insanely therapeutic ❤️

[deekshamadhu_]

side note: shaurya is SUCH a happy mood. whatta gem!

[exploronautrizz]

Got into a few top choices and oh my god Shaurya. You’re a major inspiration for me to start recording and uploading my own journey too. The amount of self awareness you have is insane and I love it! Major motivation for me to give my all to this last stretch too. Batch of 2025 here as well! Wishing you all the vv best too!

[gunrajsingh]

30% GANG!
Amazed to see how your content gets better and better!!

[kanavgupta]

Shaurya, you have no idea how much this video has helped me

[aditirai]

was having a bad day and this is the first video that popped up when I opened youtube, wow

[riyashaharkar]

U literally NEVER fail to amaze us with your content!! Great one!

[upasnamehta]

LOVE THIS SO MUCH. I was insanely early the first AND the second time but anyways, this is the content I live for. so helpful and SO entertaining omg xD

[sharadjoshi]

It would be really grateful if you could make a video on book recommendations or you discussing about your favourite books.