I learned a system to work without motivation

"Its not about how many times you fail, it's about whether you get back up or not." have you ever wished you could complete projects without any stress, and not lose energy and motivation halfway through? Maybe you envisioned yourself as endlessly productive?

I think most of us don’t have that ability. We procrastinate, put things off, and have poor discipline. I know for me, I’m pretty envious when I look at people who seem to effortlessly succeed.

In this video I attempt to make a system to solve this for good.

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Gear:
- Fujfilm X-S10
- Osmo Pocket 3 (DlogM, alexa amira conversion)
- FUJINON 18-55 f2.8
- Macbook Pro 14"
- Final Cut Pro
- Aoka travel tripod
- Samsung / crucial T5 SSD
- crazy

Music from Artlist.

[evindrews]

Wow this video really got popular. I really, really, appreciate every comment on this video, and am saving them all. They mean so much to me. Thank you for watching and I hope you are inspired :) also if you want to hang out on instagram: @evins_vids

[caviersim]

He had me at “I don’t know if it’s adhd or I’m just depressed” me too bro

[drluisbarrios]

3 Cards - Sticky Notes
1⃣: write down the "why" the reasons you want to achieve something meaningful
2⃣: write down why do you think you're going to struggle with the "why"
3⃣: rough draft, a summary of the whole activity

[QBarszcz]

Oh god I looked at your subscriber count half-minded and thought "ok - 350k". Then looked again and saw 350. Bro you deserve 350k. Or more.

[TJ]

i have had had similar problems with procrastination, lack of motivation, and not sticking to a routine. I dont think of myself as very disciplined or motivated, but with a lot of trial and error I have come up with a lot of ways to get stuff done. I strongly recommend the book "Atomic Habits" if you havent read it yet. It has a lot of advice about how to basically trick yourself into good habits with small changes. The timer thing you mentioned was huge for me. I found that i am much better at processing time-based goals rather than results-based goals (i.e work for 20 minutes vs work until I reach the end). ultimately the thing that helped it click for me was thinking of my actions as "putting in a vote" for the version of myself that I want to be. It's like a piggy bank - sometimes you'll put in a quarter, sometimes you might shove a 20 dollar bill in there, but always put something in.

[livsommers]

"i don't know, i'm just some guy" is so real

[yrew]

1) why do you want this thing?
2) why do think we are going to struggle with this activity
3) rought draft ( summary of the whole activity)

These three tips are gold if you can see

[User_turkishbarber]

This man is a G. He has the confidence to post a full, edited video with his face in it onto the internet, whilst having a pretty small audience. Respect.

[zami_kt]

My favourite part of this system is that I do all of those things but separately through time. I'm both autistic and adhd, and need to externalise a lot of my mental process and prepare before I start doing something, so seeing all of those things as one system was like the last piece I needed in my puzzle. Thank you very much! 🥰

[sandorgordonlipcsei]

Wow! I'm pretty impressed with the quality of the shots, the angles, the cuts, it's a great work bro! Keep going!

[SamFigueroa]

I think the most novel part about this that seems will be helpful to me (yet to try it, just stumbled upon this video), is visualizing the points of struggle and frustration ahead of time. It's putting my brain in to problem solving mode around these points before I even get to them. I can imagine it'll help get around them easier and find ways to not let them surprise me.

A therapist once helped me by having me visualize the task and how I'll feel while working on it and imagine the feeling of completing the job. This adds on to that.

[tr]

Rome wasn’t built in a day…then he shows us a clip of Venice. 😂😂😂😂

[seclilc]

Subscribed to be a part of your journey. Noticed you put out videos every few months. Respect to that cadence. You don’t have to burn yourself out to hit your target audience with quality videos

[TylerLunsfordMagic]

The visual storytelling and editing that has gone into this was SO worth it! Great video Evin!

[mtomat]

This reminds me of something I have learned years ago and that you might want to implement in your system : ONE THING. DO ONE THING. So, I have a big big life-changing plan for about 4 years from now. I could spend all my days now studying 10 hr a day, or 3 hours a day, or read three papers every day, ... go to conferences, listen to podcasts, have a strict routine to accomplish my plan, OR... watch endless episodes of something and do nothing. I struggle with keeping up the good work - not with motivation in itself - so I oblige myself to do at least ONE THING every day that takes me towards my final dream. Sometimes it is studying 10 hours per day, others though is just cleaning my desk, or sorting my emails, or checking flight costs, or reading one page, or rearranging my books around, or do some brainstorming while walking. Sometimes just hoovering my room is enough. What I find important is the motivation behind: remembering that I do even one small thing TOWARDS my dream > hoovering and dusting my room reminds me that I am taking care of myself, that I can sleep better tonight and tomorrow I am back on the books.
BTW, congrats of living in Italy. Benvenuto! That's my home country even if I moved to Manchester some 15 years ago -ish. Ciao!

[inostranec]

I have watched a lot of videos about motivation, productivity, etc. and I think your video is better than 99% of them. Keep up this level of quality and you will have 1 million subscribers!

[frugephoto]

Can’t wait to see this channel blow up. You put a ton of effort into producing a high quality product here and I have no doubt that it will pay off. Great video!

[rocksoul]

Wow 100 subs at the time of the video and now over 4k, congrats.

I think it's not needed to be said but remember we all came for the type of content you made, the quality and the pace. Keep adding on that.

And again, congratulations.

[lizziebkennedy]

I’ve watched so many vids 😫😫 on this topic and this was told gold. On top of its powerful effectiveness and practical ‘do-ability’, it was comforting. Procrastination and lack of motivation, are cruelly hurtful to us. We are creative beinf and we need to do our thing. What I loved best here is twofold. The simplicity of this model means you can start it with so little effort. It is so clear and low effort. It grows motivation. Secondly, the tone and approach of this channel is soothing but powerful. Hard balance to strike, so thanks a lot. I am really indebted to you for this vid.

[vesta]

I've always struggled with the issues you talked about. I can't keep a routine to save my life & don't finish projects even when I really want to. I also have chronic health conditions that fluctuate so some days I can put a little work on a project, some days a lot, some days none. If I have to pause a project for health reasons it's difficult to motivate myself to get back on track when I am able to resume it. Or it's a struggle to remember where I left off. That's where having an outline like you described might help!