Consider this. You start doing one thing and put all your energy into that one thing and you have accomplished. Now you want to move on to the next thing. You start puting all your energy into this new task. All of a sudden u realise that you are now losing all your progress in the first goal you previously accomplished in. (Btw, the first goal was school) How can u prevent this from happening?

"The grass is not greener on the other side; the grass is greener where you water it". Damn.

im sick so thats why there's been a lack of videos recently. dw tho covid dont know me son

How do you know what I need at the EXACT moment😭 you're an angel omg

I'm from India. What you said really applies to me. I used to think that I can manage school, fitness, arts, music, computer science, language learning and blah blah blah at the same time but now YOU REALLY CHANGED MY MIND IN AN INSTANCE. Now I am planning on doing what you adviced, I will focus on only my priorities (school, fitness and computer science) and just do the other when I am in my vacation or my leisure time, that is when I just want a change of mood for fun. I will get into 9th grade in 2024, and you really motivated me. Thank you very much 😊.

Instead of watching like 10 self improvement channels at once I only watch Ruff, cuz he's the only one that works

ive always believed in this but my self control never stopped me from switching this video helped a lot ngl

Your content used to be something that I would watch and think "I could totally do what he's doing and he's doing so much better wtf", but I recently started watching your videos again after getting back into self-improvement and all I can think of is damn- you've improved so much. It's not just the video production or the ideas you present, but also the way you've structured your writing and express it in an entertaining and easy to grasp way. You're amazing!

bro honestly this video helped me to understand that i need to focus on one thing first then another. ur a legend bro

I appreciate how you start with a narrow question and always expand how you deal with it into a mindset. It really is all in your mind!

Hey ruff, thanks to you I have taken a strong step in assigning priorities to my actions and working towards full filling them. I am your subscriber since you had 10k subs, and now you are at 175k. Your growth clearly demonstrates the point. Keep up the good work man!

Thank you so much Ruff! That's what i always tell myself too, to go one step at a time, so seeing you talking about it as well makes me very proud!

really cool video, im in my first year of college rn and oh how hectic it hass been. I feel like i tried to do too many things (extracurriculars, organization, just getting the hang of living in a different city) and I burnt out a while back. Im starting to pick things back up and I think this helped remind me that I need to stick to one thing and take it step by step

This video actually made me realise that I’m honestly doing pretty well in the things I want to focus on. Thanks so much you’re a legend.

i love how your videos looks like filmed using only a phone camera then no top tier b-rolls and necessary visual clutter, just straight to the point advice. my adhd self is so glad I've found your account :)

this channel really slapped me in the face and gave me a reality check. i really think god wanted me to discover this channel because my yt page was nothing but random 60 minute videos of people building a mud house in the wild with nothing but their bare hands which i personally think its cap but anyway thank you and take care hope you achieve your goals and stuff too :)

Just once to say ur quote “take action “ always repeats on my mind every single minute.. ❤

It's really simple but the way you explained really blowed my mind...Thanks a bunch mate

Thanks again, Ruff. Your videos always put me in a good mood to work on myself

Thanks for this, I've been struggling in this exact area. I have SO many priorities, and literally none of them are #1. I'm homeschooled, and I'm very behind in most of my subjects, and this is my senior year. So seriously, thanks a lot. I'll make some changes starting today and absolutely nuke my schoolwork 🔥❤️ P.S. All your videos are amazing, and you're the only influencer I watch because you have the best advice.

To RUFF, Thanks RUFF because of your videos change myself a lot it is just because if you work like a therapist for me by watching your videos as improve myself from inside and outside both I can see the change in me now and so my parents can anyways I don't have words to actually thank you I am in 7th grade I'll be going in 8th grade next year in 2025 and I thought that my living is truly useless but it is you Andrew videos which help me grew a lot I am just getting into my teenage I am going to be 13 and I thought that it's going to be that so tough but yeah thanks for helping me anyways😊

just finished the video , iv been procrastinating from a few days ,this has given me enough motivation to get my work done tdy ,i wont sleep until im finished!

the realest out there, i'm in love with your videos literally solved all my questions

Great way to think about. Really changed my mind when you used Genghis Khan and the countries analogy. Great piece of advice which I am going to act on

Loved it. No one has ever explained it in such way, thank you!

and i shall bow down to show my respect. Thank you for everything that you do.

The best ideology you have given me thanks - " Focus all your energy to one goal which is going to give u massive improvement on that one thing."

Exactly my question. Thank you brooo🔥🔥

This has set me back on track especially with making new year's resolutions thank you.

I don't have a lot to say, but this gave me an idea of what NOT to do. It's one of the mistakes I have been repeating, trying to put my energy into 10 different things, but then ending up as a mess. I needed this realization, thanks.

This is surreal! What a philosophical bent of mind! I mean as a teen i think it's really true in terms of our basic considerations like we all have been advised to focus on 1 or 2 things at a time but this boy did it bizzare!

Was just looking for this , great timing !!

THX Dude love your videos. Really helpful❤❤

This is very useful especially since I've been experiencing the problem for quite some time now. I will be trying my best to focus more unto one thing from now on an put a more stable balance. Thanks!

Nice switch up with the editing! been watching for a while, w growth!!

I didn't know this is what I was missing but this just unlocked my whole life again.

YOOOO I have not been on your channel in awhile but now I'm back and I'm excited to see you've not only grown you've improved! You have an intro now and it's super cool! Keep it going man you're doing great :]

Bro I LOVES the military analogy! 💯

i have been subbed to u since u were like 1k subs and i have improved drastically so A VERY BUG BUG THANKS TO U and keep on taking ACTION!

MANNN I LOVE U YOURE LITERALLY MY MOTIVATOR I HAVE MY IB EXAMS AROUND APRIL END AND I BEEN DYING AND MY MENTAL HEALTH GOIN BAD BAD THE ONLY REASON ITS NOT VV BAD IS BCZ OF MY AMAZING FRIENDS BUT YEAH IMMA JS FOCUS ON MY EXAMS N MENTAL HEALTH TYSM

thank you man 🙏 you are underrated ‼️

It's ok how much time u take to post a video,take ur time.Don't force yourself to post videos once a week or twice ,just take ur time and come up with a masterpiece as u alwys do. Thanks for this video as well sir❤️

Just saved me from a total mental breakdown. Thanks, really appreciate it!

Thank you ❤ it really helped me. To understand balance in life

I was so much Doomed with so many things going around but mostly i was distracting my self from these things 😔 . Now I guess I do have so idea. Thanks a bunch 🎉 .

I thank you very much for existing

Well made bro, and its also like once you finish one goal is acts as a layer or a base to lets just say the house you are building.

Bro ur the man literally . Thanks so much❤

I needed this, thx ruff

bro this video was really nice cuz i usually think of you as an asian Hamza ripoff but this video really changed my mindset especially the army analogy was really good thanks a lot

In last video you asked this question "what do you think about the editing? i think it's a lot of dopamine so this video is more of an experiment than anything but yeah give me feedback. did it help visualise or was it distracting" My answer: Brother, could you reduce the editing a bit? I mean, you're putting in a lot of effort, and I do appreciate it. However, I feel that the older videos, with minimal editing, were the best. They made me feel more connected to you, like I was sitting right beside you. Also, "more editing = more dopamine" which i feel is :( But as we all know, 'we always need to grow and keep improving.' I suggest keeping the editing at a 5 on a scale of 10. The editing you did in this video was around 8.5 to 8. Also, could you use subtitles like the ones in your old videos? They were the best! :) Anyway, it's entirely up to you, and you'll choose what to do next. But no matter what, I'll always support you. Lets keep improving! Regards, On Self Improvement

I saw a post talking about shiny object syndrome and how you should become everything, by doing everything, which conflicted with this idea. I think priorities are needed or else you won't have much of a track on where to go, plus many other things could be useless. However, I think having a wide range of skills is a good trait, except these traits are built one after the other long-term wise, so once you've completed one longer-term goal, you can move on to a new, fresh one. And I should probably be cutting down a tad bit on the other things which are unimportant to me like many things

I really needed this wake up call… thanks ruff. *mwah*

I love your videos so much ❤❤ .... this is my problem for years and you solve it now Thank you brother 🙏 ❤

Hey Ruff thank you making such video for us it help a lot :) Can you make a video on how to deal with day dreaming it is important as well as needed

bro said exactly what I needed to hear 🤝

I immediately subscribed halfway of the video 😭😭

Thank you! I have being taking action on your advice. Fully focused on KZfaq and just uploaded my first YT vid.

was waiting for a video like this, thanks

The intros are getting better and better!

Thankyou sm Ruff!! Now ik what exactly i should be doing (onw to conquer mongolia)

i'm obsessed with this guy's mind.

Great message ! Much support!

tf u have 175k subs now last time i watched u had 20k, congrats bro happy for u

I am glad you made this video:)

what an insight thanks brodie

The timing is nice thanks Ruff

the best outfit man, true definition of monochroma fr

love your vids pls never stop

i needed this bro

this was one of the best videos that ive watched from you ruff, thank you for your insights once again. quick question though, when we pick our priorities and/or goals, is studying just one single umbrella term? what if you are studying different things for completely different purposes, would those two things be different goals/priorities?

Hey man, great video! I was just wondering, what is your priority #1 when it comes to your yt channel, going to the gym, and school right now?

Absolutely love ruff ❤

Ayyy the king is back

[Note: pls dont take it as a hate comment, i only want a discussion, i love his videos, they are insanely good!!] I agree with most of the video but maybe i am stretching what you told but i disagree with focusing only on one thing. Mainly for three reasons(and they all kind of fuse together). 1)We should have balance, balance does exist. its like stacking something, you cant make a card castle right away but you do need at least a few cards instead of just one. Only doing one thing for a long period of time will never be enough and you would definitely regret not putting even a little amount of time into the others. i dont mean to say try to build a castle of skills altogether but instead, we could do like two or three things that are our top priorities. 2) Humans do get tired and needed something else to refresh them when they only do one thing, ex. self-improvement or fitness. You can never spend all your day just reading books, going to school, eating, it will strain you and you would get tired and hence less efficient, same for fitness, we cant spend all day in gym and rest learning about human body. ofc focusing only on one thing would help but efficiency would drop a lot as you dont refresh yourself. i think instead, we should focus on at least two to three. maybe it would be even better to have one thing thats physical like basketball or football, and something else thats mental, like self-improvement, or business, you could add in another activity thats not too demanding and you can wait for compounding, like art. 3) No matter how hard we work on a single thing, we can never become God of it or great at it just in a fraction of time, humans learn and evolve not just by experiencing things but also absorbing them, thats why its necessary to not just read books but also absorb what you learn. I think instead of focusing only on one thing, we should decide three things or so, increase our timeline, instead of just six months or an year, make it like two to three years, decide what we want to achieve in them, make a road map and work on them without being distracted. Results that come too quickly may tend to become short-lived results too so instead focus more on retaining the results we have and improving upon them. compounding will do its job, and once we are consistent enough, we pick up our pace too. these are just my views, feel free to share yours.😊😇

love your vedios man get well soon and post a bunch of em

Favorite youtuber so far

Perfect timing

love that analogy !

Thanks. Imma focuz on studying now!!

Oh shit, this is what I'm looking for, the power of focus

All you need is (if in school) 1. School 2. Work 3. Fitness 4. gf/bf/friends/family

Love the new intro bro!

But if there are like 10 activities on my list and I make 3 as my most important ones, when will I focus on the rest because I would always want something more of those 3 priority tasks as well Suppose my top priority is studies, fitness and mental health what about the other habits because once I have got good grades in one subject I would naturally want it for every other subject and this won't stop, and this is exactly the time when we distribute our energy but logically it is not wrong as well Btw nice work!! Honestly I have been watching your videos since you first uploaded.

Man....I kinda love his energy 🤌🤌🤌

Thank you for the help

I partially agree. I break everything into sections and manage to accomplish what I set out to do in various aspects. As long as I separate it into layers of what comes first using time, location, and space, it works. I'm not sure if it falls into what you mentioned about juggling. Then, focusing on just one, causes mental health problems. Seeking productivity ends up being counterproductive, killing creativity

love the new intro

The amount of self glazing in this video is crazy

REALLY good video.

Top Video. Thanks

bro is spitting out bars

You are insanely wise

Thanks bro. Made me realize my mistake

the mongolian ruler analogy seemed weird at first but really spoke volumes

THANKS i'm not great at change but i will try it

Thank you ❤

bro's rubbing his gan on our faces

I don’t know about that honestly. Some things are not really a choice. If you are a student who does not get financially supported by their parents (like myself) you kind of have to „balance“ work, school, social life, fitness and hobbies. Otherwise, if you only immerse yourself in let‘s say only school, you will eventually burn out. Only focusing on money is not an option, because you need an education. Only focusing on your hobby is not going to get you money or an education and only focusing on social life is not going to get you any of the other things above. But as a human being, we need a social life. No fitness means bad health. So I think that all of that sounds good in theory, but is not really applicable to most people.

proper vid nice