How I Consistently Study with a Full Time Job: My Scheduling Formula

Summary

In diesem Video teilt die Sprecherin ihre Zeitmanagementstrategien, die sie 2019 entwickelt hat, während sie fünf Teilzeitjobs und zwei halbe Abschlüsse gleichzeitig absolvierte. Sie erklärt, wie sie ihren Kalender strukturiert, um eine effiziente und produktive Woche zu gewährleisten. Darin sind ihre persönlichen Tipps und wissenschaftlich fundierte Methoden enthalten, wie man seine Tageszeiten sinnvoll einteilt, wichtige Aufgaben priorisiert und dabei bleibt, Spaß und Kreativität im Leben zu bewahren.

Takeaways

• 📅 Der ideale Kalender hat keine Termine, aber wenn man welche haben muss, kann ein gut strukturierter Kalender helfen.
• 🔋 Der Tag wird in drei Teile aufgeteilt: Morgen für energieintensive und verlockende Aufgaben, Mittag für Aktivitäten, die Energie benötigen, aber weniger Widerstand erfordern, und Abend für kreative und persönliche Aufgaben mit geringer Energie.
• 💪 Die 'Mission Unmöglich'-Regel besagt, dass man große Projekte in den Kalender einplanen sollte, um sie im Hinterkopf zu behalten und die Produktivität zu steigern.
• 🚫 Manchmal ist es besser, eine Aufgabe nicht zu beenden, wenn sie zu unangenehm wird, um langfristige Produktivität und Motivation zu erhalten.
• 🔗 Die 'PAR'-Regel (Parkinsons Gesetz und Roosevelts Gesetz) besagt, dass Arbeit sich ausdehnt, um die zugewiesene Zeit zu füllen, was zeigt, dass enge Fristen die Produktivität steigern können.
• 🌅 Der 'Morgenstück'-Regel nach Mihail beschreibt, dass kreative und effektive Menschen ihren Tag mit etwas beginnen, zu dem sie sich freuen, um einen positiven Tag zu starten.
• 🎉 Der 'Spaßfaktor' ist entscheidend, um eine Balance im Leben zu schaffen und sollte in den Kalender eingeplant werden, um Arbeits- und Freizeitaktivitäten zu koordinieren.
• 📝 Überplanung ist wichtig, um kleine, aber wichtige Dinge nicht zu vergessen, und hilft, den Kopf frei von zu vielen zu behaltenden Informationen.
• 🧠 Dokumentarfilme wie 'The Curious Brain' können helfen, das Verständnis des eigenen Gehirns zu vertiefen und die Produktivität zu verbessern.
• 🔗 CuriosityStream und Nebula bieten eine Plattform für informative und unterhaltsame Inhalte, die das Denken und Lernen fördern.

Q & A

Wie viele Teilzeitjobs und wie viele Studiengänge hat die Sprecherin 2019 parallel absolviert?

Die Sprecherin hat 2019 fünf Teilzeitjobs und zwei halbe Studiengänge parallel absolviert.

Welche Strategie verwendet die Sprecherin, um ihre Zeit effektiv zu planen?

Die Sprecherin teilt ihren Tag in drei Teile auf, basierend auf Energielevel und der Steigerung der Versuchungskraft über den Tag hinweg. Sie plant ihre Aufgaben entsprechend in diese Zeitfenster ein.

Was bedeutet die 'Mission Impossible'-Regel in Bezug auf die Zeitplanung?

Die 'Mission Impossible'-Regel besagt, dass man sich nicht zu strenge Fristen setzen sollte und die Aufgaben im Kalender eher als Inspiration und Leitfaden betrachten sollte, um die Dinge zu erledigen.

Wie hilft die 'PR-Regel' der Sprecherin bei der Zeitmanagement?

Die 'PR-Regel', benannt nach Parkinson und Roosevelt, besagt, dass Arbeit sich ausdehnt, um die zugewiesene Zeit zu füllen. Die Sprecherin verwendet diese Regel, indem sie sich strenge Fristen setzt und die Fertigstellung des Projekts im Kalender einträgt, anstatt jeden Arbeitsschritt.

Was empfiehlt die Sprecherin, um die Produktivität zu steigern, indem man den Tag mit etwas beginnt, das einem Freude bereitet?

Die Sprecherin empfiehlt, den Tag mit einer Aktivität zu beginnen, die einem Freude bereitet, wie zum Beispiel einem gemütlichen Frühstück alleine oder einen Anruf an eine geliebte Person.

Warum ist der 'Fun Factor' in der Zeitplanung nach Ansicht der Sprecherin wichtig?

Der 'Fun Factor' ist wichtig, weil er sicherstellt, dass nicht nur Arbeit, sondern auch Freude und soziale Interaktionen im Kalender einbezogen werden, was zu einer besseren Lebensqualität und Motivation bei der Arbeit führt.

Wie verwendet die Sprecherin den Begriff 'Strategische Überplanung' in ihrem Kalender?

Die Sprecherin verwendet 'Strategische Überplanung', indem sie alle ihre Aufgaben und Pläne im Kalender eintragen, um den Druck auf ihr Arbeitsgedächtnis zu reduzieren und sicherzustellen, dass sie sich an wichtige Dinge erinnert.

Was sagt die Studie von Siegfried nach, die in der Videobeschreibung erwähnt wird?

Die Studie von Siegfried besagt, dass unser Gehirn mit einer Aufgabe beschäftigt bleibt, bis diese abgeschlossen ist, was man nutzen kann, indem man sich an die Existenz großer Projekte erinnert, ohne sie sofort zu beenden.

Welche Empfehlung gibt die Sprecherin hinsichtlich der Arbeit an sichtbaren Projekten?

Die Sprecherin empfiehlt, sich nicht zu sehr an die Fristen zu klammern, sondern lieber die Projekte als Inspiration und Leitfaden zu betrachten, um die Dinge zu erledigen.

Welche Ressource empfiehlt die Sprecherin, um mehr über das Gehirn und seine Funktionsweise zu erfahren?

Die Sprecherin empfiehlt die Dokumentarserie 'The Curious Brain' auf CuriosityStream, um mehr über das Gehirn und seine Funktionsweise zu erfahren.

Outlines

00:00

📅 Produktivität im Jahr 2019

Der Sprecher beschreibt seine Produktivität im Jahr 2019, als er fünf Teilzeitjobs und zwei halbe Abschüsse gleichzeitig absolvierte, ohne von der Produktivitäts-Community zu wissen. Er entwickelte eigene Zeitmanagementtechniken, die später mit wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen und Expertenempfehlungen übereinstimmten. Er teilt seine Kalenderplanning-Strategien für eine ausgelastete Woche, die sowohl evidenzbasiert als auch aus persönlicher Erfahrung stammen, mit dem Ziel, anderen zu helfen.

05:02

🌞 Die drei Teilung des Tages

Der Sprecher teilt seine tägliche Tagesstrukturierung in drei Abschnitte, basierend auf sinkenden Energieleveln und wachsendem Verlockungspotential während des Tages. Der erste Abschnitt ist für energieintensive und verlockungsanfällige Aufgaben reserviert, der zweite für Aktivitäten mit noch hoher Energie und weniger Widerstandsbedarf und der dritte für Aufgaben mit geringer Energie und hohem Verlockungspotential. Diese Einteilung hilft ihm, seine Aufgaben effizient zu planen und auszuführen.

10:03

🚀 Die 'Mission Impossible' Regel

Die 'Mission Impossible' Regel besagt, dass man seine Aufgaben nicht zu strikt planen sollte, um sie nicht zu erfüllen. Stattdessen sollte man sich an Inspiration und Anregungen orientieren, um die gewünschten Ergebnisse zu erzielen. Der Sprecher empfiehlt, keine strengen Fristen für Aufgaben zu setzen, sondern stattdessen auf die Fähigkeiten und den Fluss zu vertrauen. Dies hilft, langfristige Produktivität und Motivation zu fördern.

🌞 Die Morgen-Erzählungsregel

Die Morgen-Erzählungsregel besagt, dass kreative und effektive Menschen ihr Tagesbeginn mit etwas, dem sie froh sind, beginnen. Der Sprecher empfiehlt, jeden Morgen eine Aktivität zu planen, die Freude bereitet, um den Tag angenehm zu gestalten. Dies kann von einem gemütlichen Frühstück bis zu einer Morgenpause im Freien reichen.

🎉 Der Spaßfaktor

Der Sprecher betont die Wichtigkeit des Spaßfaktors in der Kalenderplanung. Er empfiehlt, jede Woche Zeit für Aktivitäten einzuplanen, die Spaß machen, um langfristige Motivation und Wohlbefinden zu fördern. Dies kann von Alleinunternehmungen bis zu sozialen Aktivitäten mit Freunden reichen. Der Spaßfaktor hilft, das Leben abwechslungsreicher und angenehmer zu gestalten.

📈 Strategische Überplanung

Der Sprecher empfiehlt, alle geplanten Aktivitäten und Dinge, die man tun möchte, in den Kalender einzutragen, um sie nicht zu vergessen. Dies hilft, den Überblick zu behalten und wichtige Dinge nicht zu übersehen. Er betont, dass man den Kalender auch für persönliche Dinge nutzen sollte, um ein ausgewogenes Leben zu führen.

Keywords

💡Produktivität

Produktivität bezieht sich auf die Fähigkeit, effiziente und effektive Arbeit zu leisten. Im Video wird dies durch die Diskussion der Zeitmanagement-Strategien und -techniken thematisiert, die der Sprecher verwendet, um seine Zeit effizient zu planen und zu steuern. Produktivität ist ein zentrales Thema, da es darum geht, die täglichen Aktivitäten so zu organisieren, dass sie den Energie- und Verlockungslevel des Tages berücksichtigen.

💡Kalenderplanung

Kalenderplanung ist ein Schlüsselkonzept im Video und bezieht sich auf die Methoden, die der Sprecher verwendet, um seine Aufgaben und Aktivitäten im Laufe der Woche zu organisieren. Es wird betont, dass eine sorgfältige Planung das Ideal der Woche für den Sprecher ermöglicht und dabei sowohl evidenzbasierte als auch persönliche Erfahrungen berücksichtigt.

💡Energieniveau

Energieniveau ist ein wichtiger Faktor in der Kalenderplanung, wie im Video erläutert. Es wird beschrieben, dass die Energie während des Tages abnimmt und dies bei der Planung von Aufgaben zu berücksichtigen ist. Aktivitäten, die viel Energie erfordern, sollten früh im Tag geplant werden, bevor die Energie abfällt.

💡Verlockungsresistenz

Verlockungsresistenz bezieht sich auf die Fähigkeit, sich wider Verlockungen zu halten, die von der Sprecherin als 'die Macht, ständig Nein zu sagen' beschrieben wird. Im Video wird erklärt, dass diese Resistenz während des Tages abnimmt und bei der Planung von Aufgaben berücksichtigt werden sollte.

💡Mission Unmöglich

Dies ist ein Konzept, das besagt, dass manche Aufgaben als 'Mission Unmöglich' betrachtet werden können, weil sie sehr anspruchsvoll oder unangenehm sind. Im Video wird empfohlen, diese Aufgaben trotzdem im Kalender zu planen, um sie nicht zu vernachlässigen und dennoch Flexibilität bei ihrer Ausführung zu bewahren.

💡PR-Regel

Die PR-Regel, abgeleitet von Parkinsons Gesetz und Roosevelts Schlussfolgerung, besagt, dass Arbeit die Zeit ausfüllt, die man ihr widmet. Im Video wird dies verwendet, um die Bedeutung von strengen Fristen für große Projekte hervorzuheben, um die Produktivität zu steigern.

💡Morgensroutine

Eine Morgensroutine ist ein Ritual oder eine Aktivität, die am Anfang des Tages durchgeführt wird, um den Tag positiv zu beginnen. Im Video wird die Bedeutung einer Morgensroutine hervorgehoben, um die Freude am Leben zu steigern und eine gute Laune für den Rest des Tages zu gewährleisten.

💡Spaßfaktor

Der Spaßfaktor ist ein Konzept, das besagt, dass man sich Zeit für Aktivitäten einplanen sollte, die Spaß machen und nicht nur Arbeit betreffen. Im Video wird dies als wichtiger Aspekt der Kalenderplanung betrachtet, um einen ausgewogenen Lebensstil zu fördern und die Motivation aufrechtzuerhalten.

💡Strategische Überplanung

Strategische Überplanung bezieht sich auf die Praxis, mehr Zeitslots im Kalender zu reservieren, als notwendig, um sicherzustellen, dass alle wichtigen Aufgaben und Aktivitäten berücksichtigt werden. Im Video wird dies als Methode empfohlen, um kleine, aber wichtige Aufgaben nicht zu vergessen und den Überblick über die Zeitplanung beizubehalten.

💡Nebel

Nebel ist eine Streamingplattform, die im Video erwähnt wird und die ad-freie Zugänglichmachung von informativen Videos und Dokumentationen bietet. Im Kontext des Videos wird Nebel als Ressource empfohlen, um mehr über das Gehirn und seine Funktionsweisen zu lernen, was zur Verbesserung der persönlichen Produktivität und Zeitplanung beitragen kann.

Highlights

In 2019, the speaker managed an impressive workload by working five part-time jobs and studying two and a half degrees simultaneously.

The speaker developed personal time management techniques that later aligned with expert advice and literature.

The ideal week is planned by dividing the day into three parts based on energy levels and resistance to temptation.

High energy, high temptation tasks are scheduled first thing in the day when energy and willpower are at their peak.

The second part of the day is for high energy activities that require less self-discipline.

Low energy, high temptation times are reserved for enjoyable, creative tasks to avoid procrastination on less appealing work.

The 'Mission Impossible' rule suggests setting reminders for large projects to keep them at the forefront of the mind.

The speaker emphasizes the importance of not forcing oneself to complete unenjoyable tasks, advocating for listening to one's brain's signals.

The 'PR Rule', inspired by Parkinson and Roosevelt, is used to set tight deadlines to increase productivity.

Work is only scheduled as finished products in the calendar, not as individual steps, to avoid micromanagement and maintain flexibility.

The 'Morning Story' rule encourages starting the day with an enjoyable activity to set a positive tone for the rest of the day.

The 'Fun Factor' is crucial; the speaker schedules fun activities to maintain a balance and prevent work from becoming overwhelming.

Strategic overplanning is recommended to externalize tasks and reduce the cognitive load of remembering numerous responsibilities.

The speaker suggests overbooking the calendar to ensure important tasks are not forgotten and to provide structure.

The documentary 'The Curious Brain' on CuriosityStream is recommended for those interested in understanding the brain better.

CuriosityStream and Nebula offer educational content, and the speaker provides a discount link for viewers interested in subscribing.

The speaker concludes with a reminder to be kind to oneself and others, and to approach life with a positive and structured mindset.

Transcripts

this was me in 2019 but much more

interestingly this is my calendar in

2019 at the time i was working five

part-time jobs and studying two and a

half degrees

all at once and actually it was quite a

blissful time before i even knew that

this productivity video sphere even

existed so all of the tips and

techniques that i was using to manage my

time just were coming through myself and

through a lot actually of trial and

error and now a few years later i feel

much more read on the topic and very

interestingly i found that a lot of the

tips and formulas that i had developed

to manage my own schedule were very

similar to those that the literature had

found and that experts have found so

today i thought it would be quite

interesting to walk you through exactly

how i plan and schedule my calendar from

the bottom up for a very very busy week

and showing you all of the rules the

schedules the formulas and the systems

that i create to kind of make the ideal

week happen for me in a way these are

both evidence-based tips and tips just

based on my experience but hopefully

they will be helpful to you before we

get started little side note the ideal

calendar in my opinion is having no

calendar at all but if you are forced to

have one through your life circumstances

like me hopefully some of the tips in

this video might help but having said

that don't be too rigid with these

structures i fully believe that the less

structures there are the better but okay

let's get started so the first thing i

will do when building an effective

calendar is be aware of my three-part

split for the day this is based on the

fact that throughout the day two things

are guaranteed to be happening number

one is that my energy levels will fall

throughout the day and the second thing

is that the power of temptation will

increase throughout the day and what i

mean by the power of temptation is what

dan arley described as the ability to

continuously say no to things diminishes

throughout the day as we are doing this

the way that i like to visualize this is

having this huge pot of ability to

resist temptation and every morning i

start out with a fresh pot and what this

means is i might go to make breakfast

i'm going to make something healthy even

though i might want a donut but i'll say

no i'm not going to do this i'm going to

have a good healthy day but as i

continuously do this throughout the day

the ability to resist things that i

actually want to do becomes less and

less and less and this pot becomes

smaller and smaller and smaller and what

happens by the end of the night for

example you might recognize this if

you've been restricting food throughout

the day you'll have a midnight snack by

completely raiding the fridge so i keep

in mind that i'm going to have less

energy throughout the day and things are

going to get more and more tempting

throughout the day so it's going to be

much harder for me to resist things as

the day progresses keeping these two

things in mind every single day of my

week from a macro standpoint gets

divided into three main parts so the

first part of every single day is

reserved for activities that are high

energy and high temptation these are the

tasks that require a lot of brain power

or physical power and also that i can be

very easily tempted to do something else

so tempted to leave things that i'm not

enjoying that much these might be

studying for an exam this might be doing

a task for work which is not

particularly fun this might be a huge

project that i've just been

procrastinating on for so long because

it's not the ideal way that i want to

spend my time so all of the things which

i don't particularly love to do go into

this first part of my day because this

is the part where i am the strictest and

the part where i have the most energy

the second part of the day is reserved

for activities which are high energy

because i'm still buzzing at this point

and also activities that require

a little less resistance to do so this

might be going to the gym for example

because i actually enjoy doing this this

might be hanging out with friends

because i really enjoy doing this or fun

activities or fun projects or the fun

parts of studying that i would like to

engage in so these go into the second

part of my day and the last part of my

day is where i have the lowest energy

and the highest ability to be tempted by

other tasks so this is where

procrastination is very easy so keeping

this in mind i'm not going to leave like

this huge work project which i really

don't want to do for the last thing at

night because it's almost guaranteed i'm

just going to get in bed and think i'll

do it tomorrow so there's no point in

scheduling anything major or not fun for

this part of the day this is for my

personal creative tasks this is for

things that i would actually like to

spend my time on that don't particularly

require huge amounts of energy these

will go into the last part of my day so

in this way i keep this role in mind and

i have like this invisible three-part

division of my calendar every time that

i'm booking in tasks so if i have to do

something or if i have to work for

something in the week the first question

i will ask myself is how likely am i to

not want to do this task and how much

energy will this take so depending on

these new factors it will either go into

any part of my day the second rule is

the mission impossible rule and this was

a new one for me because i'm definitely

the sort of person who if i put

something on my to-do list i want to and

i physically need to get it done i will

not go to sleep until i've ticked

everything off and this used to be my

behavior in the past however i've

realized that this is not only a bit

problematic i'm sure you can see why but

also it's not ideal even for the tasks

that i am doing this very interesting

study in 1927 done by segment inside

narc siegnarck

basically said that our brains tend to

stay occupied with a task until this

task is completed and what this means is

if you start something but you haven't

finished it there will be a part of your

brain that's continuously focusing on

that task and you can use this to your

advantage if there is a huge project

like for example a essay that i want to

write or if you want to write a book or

if you want to do something really

really big that takes a lot of time it's

really good to put a time in your

calendar just to remind yourself that

this project exists so for example even

though i don't write my newsletter

strictly every single week i do have a

reminder in my calendar every week for

it because what that does is throughout

the week as i look at my calendar and i

see the reminder of oh i need to write a

newsletter it will open up this task in

my brain and even though i'm not

consciously thinking about it randomly

throughout the day as i'm working or as

i'm in the shower it might just pop into

my mind again and i'll go oh what should

i do for my newsletter and equally if

there's something huge that for example

i want to start a course i want to do

something big that i don't have a strict

deadline for but it's a huge task i will

just put this random deadlines in my

calendar just to remind myself that the

task exists and to open this in my mind

getting comfortable with not

accomplishing tasks and using a calendar

more as an inspiration and a guide as to

what i want to spend my life with tends

to be really really helpful and i found

that going from not putting things in my

calendar if i'm afraid i won't complete

them because it will really bother me to

actually putting them in my calendar

knowing that this is a mission

impossible that i'm not actually going

to do this much more helpful because i

end up doing those things much more if i

put them in my calendar anyways the

mission impossible is also something

that i keep in mind when i'm doing a

task anyway in a study done by phishnark

it found that if you are continuously

doing things that you don't enjoy or

forcing yourself to do work when you're

finding it unenjoyable it can lead in

the long term to procrastination or

failure on these tasks so i keep this in

mind a lot once something is too painful

or not fun or not enjoyable i just

stopped i used to be very good and very

proud of myself for overriding my stop

stop stop in my mind now i'm like no if

i'm not enjoying this we're done we're

taking a break we're moving on i don't

care that i've blocked it out in my

calendar if it's not good enough then

i'm going to find time for it at a

productive time later in the day or the

week but not overriding the signals of

your brain going that i must do this

because i thought i needed to is i found

in the long term much more healthier

next rule is the pr rule and i call it

this because both parkinson and

roosevelt come to the same conclusion

and it basically just states that work

expands to fill the time that you

allocate to it so it's quite a

well-known rule but i use it in a bit of

a different way so what this basically

means is if i say that i'm going to

write my essay in three weeks or i'm

going to write my essay in five months

i'm going to write my essay in three

days very often the quality of the work

is not going to be too different in

these three different forms so if you

give yourself a very very strict and

ridiculous deadline sometimes you will

end up doing a lot more than you

expected so this is one way around it if

you have a huge task sometimes if i have

to do something like create a sales page

i will give myself two hours to do it in

my calendar and i'm going to put myself

in the mindset of i'm forced to do this

now in this time only and then i will

get so much more done rather than

booking out a 10 hour shift for one day

and going like oh i'm just going to do

this slowly and get lunch and then do

this again which i mean is fine but i

get a lot less done even in 10 hours

than i get with a very intentional

two-hour stint and then just having fun

for the rest of the time so this tends

to work very well for me another thing i

do around the pr rule is that i will not

book work in my calendar i will only

book the finished product in my calendar

so what i mean for example is that if i

have to film this video there's a lot of

steps that go into it so i have to

research i have to think of title i need

to think of thumbnail needs to think and

edit the hook needs to actually script

the whole thing to do the research on

the studies need to put it together i

need to actually sit down and film it

need to export it edit it add the extra

layers of editing which takes so long

and then export it and then make it

ready and then put the descriptions and

all that stuff if i had to book all of

these different events in my calendar

it's almost guaranteed that i'm just not

going to do some of them so if i just

have this slot in my calendar for edit

this video i might come to that time and

be like oh i can do this later it

doesn't matter so i put none of this in

my calendar the only thing i will put is

let's say that the video is due to be

published on tuesday on tuesday i will

put a day event of saying publish the

video on calendar scheduling and what

this does is that it gives me full

freedom but also a lot of forced

deadline to get this thing done by then

so i'm telling myself i don't care when

you do this i don't care when you find

the time like just do it whenever

however fast or slowly you want to do it

i just know that it needs to be done by

this time and that puts me under a lot

more kind of positive pressure to do it

and gives me a lot more freedom rather

than allocating all of these slots in

the calendar would just fill up and clog

up the whole thing and also because

there's such small insignificant tasks i

can very easily go oh i can do this edit

when i do the export or i can do this

thing when i do that thing later and end

up doing nothing so giving yourself full

freedom with very strict finish only

deadlines i think is a great way to get

more things done the next role is the

morning story rule and i really really

like this because this is from jackson

mihai i'm so sorry i've tried this so

many times before him but basically what

he did was that he stated that people

that were very creative and very

effective in their lives always started

their day with something that they were

looking forward to even something tiny

it can be like buying your favorite

coffee every morning or it can be making

yourself your favorite breakfast or

calling a loved one or just having five

minutes to yourself outside in the sun

drinking your tea in the morning so it

can be anything really really small but

having something that doesn't

necessarily need to go in your calendar

but can go in your mind for what you

want to do the next morning will make

you enjoy your day a lot more and he

says if you get into the habits of this

your day will eventually be filled by

things that you are only looking forward

to so i take this role very much to

heart every morning i plan something

that i will enjoy so that's usually a

slow breakfast by myself for me but

whatever it is i know that there is

going to be planning around this time

the sacred time in the morning that

might even be 15 minutes or five minutes

but there is this time so anything that

i will start to schedule in will be

after this morning time for myself next

is the fun factor and this is my

favorite part of the calendar it's

something that only started doing very

recently i think ali mentions the fun

fact right i'm not sure what he means by

it but i thought it was very appropriate

to describe this there's this quote by

daniel priestley that says that good

nature is the result of ease and

security not a life of arduous struggle

so some struggle cannot be avoided but

the struggles that we can avoid and this

self-imposed kind of work that we need

to do might actually be affecting us

negatively in the long term so i've made

it a rule to force myself to do

activities that are fun either by myself

or with other people every single week

i'm very very aware of this i can be the

sort of person who can forget to

socialize or can forget to interact with

people quite easily sometimes especially

when i get very very kind of caught up

in work or i might just paint for days

in a row and completely forget to

interact with even my flatmate so um i

have to force myself to do this so in my

calendar i will book for example i'm

going to go to a gallery by myself or

i'm going to have dinner with friends or

i'm going to go to the movie by myself

or the movies with someone else or i'm

going to have a nice time with someone

this will be physically blocked into my

calendar and as i have an overview of my

calendar every week i will go okay

there's a healthy balance here of social

activity it will usually have a

different color to the rest of the

things that i am booking in but it tends

to be my favorite part every time i look

at my calendar it looks happy it looks

excited and also it kind of means that

it's not just working there and i don't

tend to hate it it's not like this oh

this terrible thing that dictates my

life and just schedules all my work

things it's kind of my life on a screen

in a positive way because i can organize

it and put in whatever i want so do not

forget the fun factor even if it's just

taking time every evening for yourself

but i quite i'm a huge fan of spending

time with other people so hosting a kind

of board game tonight at your house or

someone else's house a dinner a dinner

by yourself outside anything can be done

so would really recommend not forgetting

the fun factor in your calendar

scheduling that's how we go into

strategic over planning and nato gamdi

said that not only are we easily

distracted by mundane votes but we also

routinely forget small but important

things when we don't externalize them so

it's quite important to take all our

things that we want to do and things

that we are planning to do i kind of

write them down either as a to-do list

somewhere i like just pulling up my

calendar and finding a slot somewhere to

think about something or to do something

a very easy way to organize my life i no

longer keep to-do lists actually i just

put everything in my calendar when i

want it to be done or even if it's like

four weeks down the line get back in

touch with this person even if it

doesn't happen when it comes up four

weeks later i can go oh like in a week

would be a good time to meet this person

so it's quite good to have these slot in

there and use your calendar to kind of

accompany you in life rather than just

these strictly booked things and don't

be afraid to overbook it kind of

relieves your brain of having to

memorize so many things and keep so many

things stored and also it just helps you

kind of have things in place and once

they're there it's actually that much

more likely to do them if you're also a

fan of optimizing things for your brain

or better understanding it that's all a

brilliant documentary that i would

recommend is the curious brain on

curiosity stream which are very kindly

sponsoring this video this is a very

cool documentary series that kind of

goes into different aspects of how our

brain works how it organizes information

and thought how it interacts in society

and it's been

really really informative even as

someone who spends a lot of time reading

and thinking about my mind there's been

so much that i've learned and

restructured through this documentary so

i would really recommend it as a

wonderful watch if you want to check out

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much if you made it so far i hope you

have a wonderful rest of your day be

kind to yourself and others and

duplicate everything you think thanks

bye