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1. Preparing to do this thing 2. Scheduling time to do the thing 3. Making a To-do list 4. Telling people you are going to do 5. Messaging friends who may or may not be doing the thing 6. Writing a banger tweet about how you're going to do the thing 7. Hating on yourself 8. Hating on other people who have done thr thing 9. Hating on the obstacles 10. Fantasising about the adoration after you do it 11. Reading about how you do it 12. Reading about how others did it 13. Reading this list

Watching this video is not doing the thing.

Humans will do anything but do the thing, then get mentally exhausted thinking about doing the thing when really we did nothing.

"What is the psychological discomfort I'm avoiding right now?" Insanely useful queation to keep in mind. Often for me it's making a decision or getting the information needed to make that decision

My two favorite podcasters! Knew this would be good. I laughed at the list. At 63, I've done ALL of them! Except hate. I don't hate folks who have managed to do what I haven't, but I have felt envious. But I applaud them!

Procrastinating, anxiety, marijuana, fatigue, and laziness. The 5 biggest ones that hold me back.

That bit about picking up your phone when you’re at a hard point- 100% my experience. Once I opened my eyes and noticed this, the first step was to put my phone on “do not disturb” and put it behind me. Out of view. And when I try to reach for it, I stop and think “ok, what is it that’s causing me to want to escape doing THE thing?” Much more productive now. Surreal how even someone like Steven is dealing with the same thing

Man, you got me bursting out into laughter realizing how much of these wierd things i do in order to avoid the things i have to do. I just gotta do the thing. Thanks, great vid

Brilliant essay! Also, the book "Hyperfocus" by Chris Baily is a great read which sheds more light on modern distractions and how to rise above them. Highly recommend for anyone further interested in addressing the traps and pitfalls of life today which make us slip into procrastination and cost us our valuable time

Man that was well said. The first minute hurt in the best way. Only word that grew bigger in my mind was “Denial”. time to be honest with myself.

Comfort is *one* dimension of motivation, it is not the only one.

Chris, I just want to say I really appreciated this podcast, and your whole show in general. You are now my number 1 podcast because of the wide variety of topics and guests. Thank you for the education, the entertainment, and for all the work you do to bring this show to life.

“Not Doing the Thing”= Feeling + Absence of Words(spoken to yourself and written on paper) “NOT DOING THE THING IS AN ACTION ALSO”

An alternative is "not being bothered by not doing the thing". I am a self-proclaimed failure. From my earliest years on earth six decades ago, I was well into the bottom half of any "thing" that invited a comparison to others. That would include any kind of test. And in one way or another, any goal, no matter how mundane, is a test, even if it is a test of oneself. So I gave up that stuff long ago. No striving for a promotion. No keeping up with the Joneses. None of it. Surrendering to the almost assured prospect of failure can be liberating. At that, I have been successful.

Todo lists and schedules are important though. Helps you keep track of the things you need to do.

If all these content creators who have self help strategies were the only thing we needed to succeed, everyone on the internet who seeks self help knowledge would have been cured by now. Someone who’s livelihood and income is based off their KZfaq channel will not be the one to tell you that staying in a library and reading and mastering every book in there serves no purpose and is equivalent to the person who never steps foot in that library if you never leave the library and apply that knowledge. This is the lesson I am learning in my own life and KZfaq is the biggest double edged sword I’ve ever wielded in my life. I hope whoever reads this can apply this lesson in your own life as we exit the library together. It doesn’t mean we can’t come back, it just means we cannot stay in here forever. Peace and love

Talking about it is not the solution. Doing it without thought is key.

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Let’s do the thing!

I enjoyed this video Chris, I found it funny about the story when you said when you lived at home you could only clean if your mom came and sat down there or talked to you, I found it funny because I was always the same way with my father, I would only be very productive when my dad was around though because he held me to very high standards with everything, so when he's around my brain just went to "get sh*t done" mode, and now I've been really been trying to build my own structure of productivity and this video helped a lot so thank you!!!

I love watching the two of you together. Thank you

‘get up and fulfill your responsibilities’ -Simple message

This rings more true then ever. This was happening to me today when I was editing a video.

This was exactly what i was looking for in my productive procrastination. Thanks @Chris Williamson

This was what I needed to hear today. Thank you.

Ralph Waldo Emerson said, do the thing and you'll have the power, but if you do not the thing you won't have the power! So do the thing already

My favourite quote that framed a lot of my motivation to just get it done is ... "DO THE BLOODY WORK"

omg I def need to go and do the thing, thank you Chris

Retirement killed my productivity. I've got all the time in the world but sadly very little gets done.

I really needed to hear this today. Looking forward to the live event in Manchester next month.

Reading comments in not doing the thing 😉 Love the things you're doing.

Steven's books are solid 👌

List is doing a list … lists are vital

Watching this podcast is one of them.

Things that are not doing this thing: 1. Preparing to do this thing 2. Scheduling time to do the thing 3. Making a To-do list for the thing 4. Telling people you are going to do the thing 5. Messaging friends who may or may not be doing the thing 6. Writing a banger tweet about how you're going to do the thing 7. Hating on yourself for not doing the thing 8. Hating on other people who have done the thing 9. Hating on the obstacles in the way of you doing the thing 10. Fantasizing about the adoration you will receive after doing the thing 11. Reading about how to do it 12. Reading about how others did it 13. Reading this list the only thing that is doing the thing, is doing the thing

Embrace difficulty and pressure, that's the way to do more.

I am doing the thing, having a break and watching this.

Wonderful 🎉

You hear this in different forms. Youll hear things like " they are the real ones" or "im really about it" or "we execute".... its all the same thing

I'm watching this video while I should be doing the thing.

I’d challenge the absolute view that stress is only harmful if you view it that way. I’m currently off work due to burnout caused by chronic stress of trying to achieve the demands of my job in an environment which won’t allow me to be successful in the way I see possible (teaching). I love my job and I relish the pressures of teaching with ridiculous targets, the most challenging pupils and limited resources, however, despite what I think and feel about the job, my body has said, “Enough” and started producing symptoms akin to having brain tumours. Thankfully after all the scans and blood tests I’m actually relatively healthy, but against my will, my body is telling me to fuck off. So I think your view here about pressure being a privilege is a bit simplistic

Three way convo with Chris, Steven, and Alex. Stat.

If making a to do list to do thing the things gives me better structure and enables me to do the thing better - then sorry but I'm making the to do list

DOING IS DIFFERENT!!!

Anything but doing the thing isn’t doing the thing. However you need to be clear what the physical next thing actually is (David Allen).

Press Sure.

This how the Springboks won back to back World Cup titles. Pressure is a privilege!

This couldn't be any more true. It's like the saying goes... There were 5 frogs sitting on the wall, 1 of them decided to jump off. How many frogs were left? The answer is 5. There's a difference between deciding and actually doing.

I think about doing the thing but then I get distracted envisioning that I did the thing so well that I am asked to be a guest on a well spoken British mans podcast in which we discuss all I had to overcome to do the thing.

Oh man that imposter syndrome analogy was great😮

How can I improve my speaking skills to match those guys? It’s fluid and crisp…

Chris, if you could have on an expert in ADHD and neurodivergent productivity that would be amazing. This tips, tricks and hacks seem so hopeful but in the end bring little change in someone with a neurodivergent brain.

I love myself for subscribing to the channel 👍 I did the THING 🤣🤣

Pressure is the words you fail to tell yourself FIRST

Love this 🧠

Imposter syndrome= the character/behavior you choose to constantly be for the person you’re in action with…..

The magic you are looking for is in the work youare avoiding

Pressure, Pa (Pascal) système international d'unités

Flying to Bali to write a book you could have written anywhere that has a laptop is you not doing the thing.

Do the thing

2 mvp podcasters

Who Nike’s slogan is so iconic.

do the thing!

Thanks

which book Steven Bartlett "distraction and procrastination and why people do it"

I think there is a limit to certain activities. Sometimes overworking causes mental breakdown , confusion and low mood. if you find yourself constantly doing different things which also affect your sleeping pattern sooner or later you will feel miserable. I had some experience which I have been so much goal oriented that when I reached my objective I didn't feel as I wanted to. I love the challenge but only when I know I would be capable to exploit all my human resources.

Can someone please share the link of the stress and pressure Ted Talk?

Get your thingy out!

I like Steven’s last name. My brother from another mother 🙌🏻

Watching this video isn't doing the thing.

Truth!

Would love to see the retention on this video after the 50 sec mark. Sorry, Chris, off to do the thing now.

What is the Ted talk?

What if you don't know what the thing is?

What should be the thing tho?

Just do the damn thing!

That's what she said

He mentioned a book he read but i couldn’t find it. He said it was banned “distraction and procrastination” by neal ryell???

The first minute is the most hurting one in the history of podcasts.

What if not doing the thing, is the thing?

Thinking about doing the thing isn't doing the thing.

So what I get from this is that I'm definitely not doing the thing.

Watching a video about doing the thing - and what stops you from doing the thing - is not doing the thing :P

What if watching this video is on my task list... is that doing the thing?

It should be titled “WHICH” is doing the Thing….. 1)Your Saying to yourself… 2)Your NON Saying to yourself….. ONLY YOUR WORDS AND FEELINGS OF YOUR WORDS…..”DID THE THING”

Wow.

1. preparing to do this thing 2. Scheduling time to do the thing 3. Making a To-do list Those things are doing the thing, especially creating a to-do list (breaking the task down into smaller steps) because when you are doing that, you are becoming more aware of what you have to do and how much time it will take to do it, and those two facts will make doing the thing faster because with a list of steps, it will be faster and easier for you to get back to the task after a distraction or break, and understanding the duration of this task will help to block out time for it.

If there’s anyone who really knows how to do the thing…. It’s John Carpenter

Watching KZfaq videos isn't doing the thing either. In my case it's writing a novel. I am going back to it now.

Whats the name of the book?

Leaving this comment isn’t “doing the thing”, but it IS doing something. 😅

What if you didnt do the thing?

“…scrolling instagram “ We need breaks😂 -work then breaks Otherwise, the work isn’t fresh and sharpened in execution.

What is imposter syndrome really? Fear.

7:22 Anyone know which TED Talk (about pressure) did he mentioned? Please reply with the link 🙏🏼🙏🏼

not me, not doing the thing by listening to this guy tell me how to do the thing.

Pressfield: The Resistance. This is The Resistance.

Can someone tell me the. Ame of the ted talk steven goes on about...the one with 30milliin views

Is the Horn one of them i cant focus when i get it