How to Live a Full Life: Integrating Productivity + Creativity + Self-Reflection

How to Live a Full Life: Integrating Productivity + Creativity + Self-Reflection | Tim Ferriss

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How to balance being creative, getting stuff done, and finding time for self-reflection and contemplation. | Sign up for Tim's free "5-Bullet Friday" newsletter: go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-yt/
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Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 400 million downloads and been selected for “Best of iTunes” three years running.
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@timferriss Жыл бұрын

Take 10 seconds and sign up for my free "5-Bullet Friday" newsletter: go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-yt/ Each Friday, you’ll get a short email from me with five things I've discovered that week, sending you off to your weekend with fun and useful things to ponder and try. 🙌

@kammad93 4 жыл бұрын

1. Get it in the calendar 2. Pay for stuff in advance 3. Commit to people so you have accountability And a lot of things will take care of themselves after that

@trignal 4 жыл бұрын

As a computer scientist I can attest to the idea of a task switching cost. It's called context switching for a computer process and it is *expensive*. Minimize it as much as possible.

@Utopy34 4 жыл бұрын

That's absolutely right, we actually build the software in our minds beforehand. We can clearly see the different actions we need to take to achieve the result, it requires us to be very focused. In this state, if somebody calls you on slack and you engage in a conversation that has nothing to do with what you were doing, the entire context that was built in your short term memory is lost. When going back to the task, we need to rebuild it by remembering where we were and what we were doing which is draining. To counter that we block our time and use noise-canceling headsets. Context switching is exhausting and unproductive.

@humanlifeexperience 4 жыл бұрын

@@Utopy34loss of short-term memory related to the work at hand! Eureka! You blew my mind with that tiny insight thank you

@theatlas5990 4 жыл бұрын

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@Gergaferg 4 жыл бұрын

As a machine learning scientist I concur. However, as someone in industry, it is really important that you learn to adapt to context switching. In a typical day I have meetings, interviews, random interruptions from coworkers (even through chats while quarantining), emails to handle, code review meetings, etc. etc. In between those things you have to learn how to get good at context switching, and its hard for me still (I've only been in industry for about a year so a short time). Minimize context switching, but become adept at it if it means necessary.

@garrettk7166 3 жыл бұрын

Gergaferg: To expand on this, isn't what you said actually a call for better leaders to come up & give their scientists/engineers/creatives large blocks of space for undistracted focus? I could be totally off base, but I suspect that your org could help you be MUCH more productive by NOT having you be involved in many of those meetings/calls/etc. Again, I could be totally off-base.

@Aryan-MNV-2000 4 жыл бұрын

This dude is criminally underrated and underappreciated

@amaresh6620 Жыл бұрын

Definitely not. Only thing is that you came to know about him lately 🙂

@benspragge 5 ай бұрын

Definitely, been saying this for 10+ years

@vinceocratic 2 ай бұрын

He’s worth at least 300 million so he’s hardly underrated

@inlighthq 4 жыл бұрын

Another great video lesson, Tim! I am really enjoying this style of content you are putting out. Here's what I got out of this video: 1. You will never find balance - "You won't find it because you have to schedule it." - Examples: batching (ie. Admin work on Mondays, Podcast recording on Fridays), Content Creation Week (this is quarterly), regular Art Creation time (ie. 90-minute drawing session once/week) 2. Schedule Off-Grid Time - 1-2 weeks blocked out and prepaid for (leaves a penalty for canceling = loss aversion). No reading, no writing. 3. Put it in the calendar! - If it is not penciled in, you will self-sabotage or neglect and end up paying the price later 4. Commit to things by paying in advance and involving outsiders for accountability

@MrSushi57 4 жыл бұрын

Writing allowed he said. i think he meant that to stop binge any content, but continue to "do it yourself", like writing instead of reading, playing music instead of listen to music, do sport instead of watch sport. It's my view

@inlighthq 4 жыл бұрын

@@MrSushi57 Thanks for correcting that! And good point. It seems like a lot of these are creative-mind focused so that makes a lot of sense.

@mauriceneuwirth7278 4 жыл бұрын

Starting to use Self-Reflection on a regular basis (using my journal) really was the key to boost my productivity but also happiness with my life to a whole new level

@TheProductiveGeneralist 4 жыл бұрын

"You won't find "balance", you need to schedule it /find it" .... and that goes with many things people (we) sometimes wait for life to just throw it in our faces.

@theatlas5990 4 жыл бұрын

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@TheProductiveGeneralist 4 жыл бұрын

@@theatlas5990 nice video... Really like the pyramid concept... Is there a book that talks about this?

@bennybennyong 4 жыл бұрын

I must say, Tim produces very good and practical advices consistently. I love the way you deconstruct those elements and also understood the practicality in suggestions. Thanks for doing home work before recording these videos and not simply ranting away to “clock” content.

@mitchrankin6601 4 жыл бұрын

Batching has been a key factor in helping me create some balance. Something I learned from your early day - thanks Tim!

@Alchemistic88 4 жыл бұрын

Your advice is incredibly straightforward and useful. It's such a nice change of pace from other figures who drone on for hours and hours and don't really make many points.

@yasmina120323 Жыл бұрын

I have attempted to meditate many times in my life and prior to this CD the only success I've experienced is with live guided meditation. kzfaq.infoUgkxzpa8CIfZcihW4Z0F_ja0QF3W9KIatrsq This is the first CD I've used that cuts through my unmedicated ADHD and enables me to truly relax and experience a quiet and energizing interval. The instructors voice is very soothing and pleasant to listen to. I am easily able to sit successfully through the entire CD, and for quite some time after. I cannot adequately express how tremendously helpful this CD has been on my spiritual journey!! Two thumbs up and 10 stars!

@magicoflife1169 4 жыл бұрын

Tim, I absolutely agree, scheduled means it’s happening!👍thanks for sharing xxx

@JoshSnyman 4 жыл бұрын

I like the term, a "task switching cost." Personally, I enjoy how mindfulness has contributed to an increased ability to switch from one task to another.

@VihanChelliah 4 жыл бұрын

Totally agree that there isn't a perfect answer. Having a content creation week coupled with consistency has been the secret to any of my growth online.

@taforth 4 жыл бұрын

I appreciate your transparency. Specifically, when you are talking about aspects of what you would like to cover in the video, and instead of providing generic examples, you choose to provide your own personal examples instead 👍.

@greentrade2734 4 жыл бұрын

Tim is my Virtual Mentor This guy gives a whole Informative Content For #FREE ❤️

@guilhermejesus7119 4 жыл бұрын

your videos make me fell calm and grateful in the midst of this turbulent world that we live in. Thanks for sharing your wisdom

@muizzdicky6823 4 жыл бұрын

I genuinely like your content Tim, it helps alot when in time like this quarantine

@Mrmagic100001 3 жыл бұрын

Facts, same

@rise_up_media Жыл бұрын

This is the most Tim Ferriss video I have seen in a while. :)

@Kaalokalawaia 4 жыл бұрын

Basically schedule time for yourself for all these things. Check doing this now. It has helped my ADD a lot.

@ivessels 4 жыл бұрын

Wow... Put balance items on your calendar. How beautifully simple. Drawing, photography here I come.

@khallingstad 4 жыл бұрын

Love how these videos come out exactly when I am thinking and pondering on the same questions. Great stuff Tim. Keep up the good work

@jaimanlive 4 жыл бұрын

I am extremely grateful for your content, I am currently building out a team that works remotely to build out projects and light work. Blocking time and content creation time is very powerful!! My team thanks you!!

@truenorthaffirmations7049 4 жыл бұрын

MEDITATION....knowing you are everything you will ever need. always thinking the best thought 🤘🔥❤

@AlwaysImproving1 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you so much! Feel like this is the exact video that I’m needing in the moment!

@dominikcydzik 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for the concept of different calendars. Daily, Weekly, monthly, quarterly etc gonna implement that asap

@darrenmmatthews 4 жыл бұрын

The answer isn't complicated is it. Schedule it! That said, it is amazing how frequently we make it complicated by trying to do to much too quickly. Great lesson Tim!

@sempre_avanti_01 4 жыл бұрын

This is the perfect motivation I need during this lockdown. No more drinking tequila shots at 9:30 in the morning and being three sheets to the wind with no pants on by nightfall. Not to mention how fat I've gotten basically eating 24 hours a day, less the period of passing out face down in my kitchen.

@nathanboyer5255 4 жыл бұрын

Just takes one little change to get the ball rolling

@HowToVideosAndTips 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe the funniest comment on YT

@sempre_avanti_01 4 жыл бұрын

@@HowToVideosAndTips I'm glad someone appreciates good pandemic humor.

@jesur8888 4 жыл бұрын

This is so good, I love the weeks that you break out. Thank you👍🏽

@priyankaroy940 4 жыл бұрын

Always love the content you share, Tim. Thanks for that.

@travelandtash 4 жыл бұрын

That was incredibly helpful. I used to do batching and somehow drifted away from it, so I’m going to re-integrate it into my regular routines.

@Health.and.Frischness 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant and perfect timing! Just happened to be reading 4HWW too 😁

@aeadventures 4 жыл бұрын

I really needed this. Thanks for the great advice Tim (and to the person who asked the question).

@Degli0001 4 жыл бұрын

Tim, what a great message! Thank you!

@magicoflife1169 4 жыл бұрын

And yes, stop-start different things or switching between things takes up lots of energy 👍

@johnnytrayes4734 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim 😊👍 calendar it ! Key advice I need to do this ! Cheers

@theacslibrary4404 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for asking such a well thought out question, Krispy!

@daniel51020 4 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to watching this.

@itsirenechan 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! This is perfect. I love that it's a highly practical answer. Now off to schedule things on my calendar.

@BreathFitness 4 жыл бұрын

Nice one, Tim! Taking time out and scheduling breathwork makes the rest work. It makes sense to us.

@tomasr64 4 жыл бұрын

I live on a permaculture farm with lots of artwork and personal development. I have like 50 things going on at once, plus weather conditions. I have taught myself how to create flow and integrate the many jobs into the day/week. I have plenty of open time which I can say yes rather than no with my own doings. Being not so hard on myself is one of the greatest challenges. My own doing needs to have the balance machine sitting close by.

@scientia4866 4 жыл бұрын

I like the idea of having time off where you are allowed to write *but not read* ... reading sometimes distracts me from what I originally planned. I will try that, thx Tim!

@alexfifth9583 4 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. Balance doesn't exist in the strict sense. It is more about the choices and investments (time and/or money committed to the choice thereafter) we make.

@subliminalprolific.vision.7688 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Tim.

@mike323nyc2 4 жыл бұрын

Thank You, Tim! Coincidentally?, I just started to set up my Todoist Account. This is a big help... You have helped me and steered me on my journey to better myself and to serve others at every step.

@janikonjedic 3 жыл бұрын

I would LOVE to see more videos like this in 2021!

@Codacolor 3 жыл бұрын

astounding amount of value in one video. thank you yet again.

@MereMortalsBookReviews 4 жыл бұрын

Loving these high quality vids. Full of useful information.

@rodrigomaroja5758 3 жыл бұрын

It’s simple and so hard to get done. I found that I need to even schedule the time to organize all those schedules. Otherwise it won’t get done. It’s so freeing the feeling when you have everything scheduled and then you only need to “live your life”. In the past I thought that living a life on the schedule was a prison, I realized I was just lazy back then. When you schedule, you live the life you want to live. You play your own the hand. And that’s AMAZING.

@getwetsoon 2 жыл бұрын

Oh Tim, you´re awesome!!! Thanks for spreading the inspiratin!!!

@SayconTalks 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this content - create before you make! Thank you!

@christianlamb 4 жыл бұрын

Be intentional, conscious and structured. Make it happen captain!!😁😁

@isabelc.m9593 4 жыл бұрын

Just such valuable information! Clear, simple, effective, smart and so well delivered as always!! Also love how you don't ask to like, comment or subscribe! P.s - I hope to one day be in a partnership with a man as intelligent and awaken as you! So inspirational! Thank you for all that you put out there! Love from Portugal

@karl_wiley 4 жыл бұрын

Wow. Green sweater makes the green eyes pop!

@matheusgrisi782 Жыл бұрын

Your videos have hellp me a lot! just, thank you!!

@alphadogmindset5958 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah buddy!!!! ALWAYS NEXT LEVEL!!! STAY AHEAD FOLKS, GET SHIT DONE🔥🤘🔥🤘

@abhishekmukherjee4857 4 жыл бұрын

I genuinely needed this. Thanks Tim

@yohanesliong4818 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much

@WillyJunior 4 жыл бұрын

Needed this right now, thanks Tim.

@drmirfathabdulsalam7555 4 жыл бұрын

This video is worth its weight in gold!

@that74s 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you... this was exactly what I needed to hear

@JorineAdinda 4 жыл бұрын

Although I am here primarily because of your always high quality content, the green-yellow scenery is for sure oh so pleasing to watch

@JorineAdinda 4 жыл бұрын

@Marten Dekker whahahaha I did think of puke once while watching the video, but I am pregnant so my preferences for things might be not normal :P But at least he didn't wear green-screen green ^^

@raimbomeghagodchild. 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@calebcrouch6133 4 жыл бұрын

I have this problem, thank you for the video.

@techcentric4373 4 жыл бұрын

Your videos are awesome and they help me a lot to stay productive

@intentionalliving7326 3 жыл бұрын

☀️ prioritization and organization seem to bring about freedom ✨

@mikethecommentor5432 3 жыл бұрын

what a stellar question

@FeelGoodWithin 4 жыл бұрын

Thankx for sharing 😍 M also trying to figure out which days are best for which thing. It's always good to block time.

@CamberHill 4 жыл бұрын

This was fabulous. Thank you.

@JLaCorte1414 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, Tim

@paulstevenson1712 4 жыл бұрын

Thank You

@ZacharyAmzallag 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing question. Well put.

@swaroopvyassdv3226 4 жыл бұрын

Very powerful couching, I don't think so anyone can avoid and sideline such important aspects of managing time , results are awesome if we all can follow or else we need face the consequences if choose not to follow prominently.

@itsnotakuma 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this. Instant subscribe.

@ReformationDesigns 4 жыл бұрын

Great points and reminders. Thanks, as always.

@dominiquefortier7004 Жыл бұрын

Super helpful - thank you.

@hjalmarxyz 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. Booking things in the calendar seems weird but it's really effective. I like the idea of booking things in the calendar and have something that you'll lose if you don't do it. Definitely going to start using that. Hat tip for you Mr. Ferriss!

@edreesfeda9266 4 жыл бұрын

No where else have I seen someone answer this question. I needed this

@drivers99 4 жыл бұрын

That’s two unrelated videos I watched tonight which have scheduling as the answer. Sounds like a great technique.

@alonzoharris8 4 жыл бұрын

Tim, very interesting video and helpful as well. It reminds me a bit of that Jocko Willink's quote "Discipline is freedom".

@newlegalpro2538 4 жыл бұрын

Great advice, Tim! I do exactly the same: plan, put it in the calendar, prepay and hopefully with no possibility to cancel :)

@sheetalkumari8581 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah task switching is really costly, have experienced in my own life. As u might have also experienced, when we do one thing at one time(a particular day), we start getting creative in that task bcz our mind gets wired in that pattern. But when switching arrives then new pattern, new wiring, drain of energy and also time. So do minimum tasks in a day, I realized this after watching it. Thank you for your video.

@Magne1 4 жыл бұрын

Batching is a good tip. If you get in a flow - why not stay there :)

@AndrewKatasonov 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! Short and spot on

@lugnutxz 4 жыл бұрын

Tim, thanks for the info. Glad you're pushing more content out here. I suggest you create content in a "binging with babish" style. Show us how you do things.

@woven6539 4 жыл бұрын

"Put it in the calendar" - we agree :)

@spiritualnoob8237 4 жыл бұрын

I also used to analyzed my projects and split them into lists of concrete "to do", "what specifically will it take to bring this idea into reality?". It ended up in 30min this and 1 hour that every single day, but as Tim says 2:30 the COST of changing focus is yugely big! At least for me, my thought pattern is INTP, so I get a lot of the juice when I can go into the flow zone for like 4-5 hours on just 1 specific topic. It all feels more authentic as well, like I prepare and dive into these creative sessions now rather than checking off some list that follows the 10000 hour rule where I thought if I just put off time each day for something, I will eventually reach 10000 hours, but what quality did I really have? :) The only things I keep to 15min/day are learning instruments like the Ukulele, which are good to have on the side as a kindergarten teacher, and practicing an instrument is more dependent on frequent sessions I think, to get it into your fingers. If you want to go beyond having the instrument as just a tool and become a master, this time obviously has to be increased drastically

@julio1982 4 жыл бұрын

SCHEDULING balance. Wow never thought about it that way

@oksanaperesada6772 4 жыл бұрын

cool advice thank you, Tim

@ShamanHighway 4 жыл бұрын

Is it me or has Tim reverse-aged. He looks younger than he did 5 years ago.

@RabbitConfirmed 4 жыл бұрын

Adrenochrome

@ande1156 3 жыл бұрын

He shaved the beard :)

@cheriew2512 4 жыл бұрын

Makes perfect sense!!

@DavyYap 4 жыл бұрын

Wholesome video 💛

@a7xfanben 3 ай бұрын

Great advice! Glad to hear I'm doing something right 😆

@BIGNEM 4 жыл бұрын

Great job on the KZfaq videos. Keep it up you can blow up this platform 🔥🔥

@Inspired_Leaves8 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Tim, thanks a lot for creating this video. 🙌Very good advise on being Productive, in the flow and also relishing the creative side of ourselves. 🔥Much Admiration 💛 Niharika Rajnala

@cmonkey63 3 жыл бұрын

I've become pretty good at identifying tasks (GTD, Todoist) but have been reluctant to use a calendar to schedule then. The "what" has to be combined with "when".