Hamza said you should be ashamed of yourself. The point is to feel bad about where you are now so that you take action to change that. I think it's effective, more effective than what I wrote in my phone previously, which was, “you are realizing your full potential.” Andrew Huberman said negative visualization is stronger when you don't want to do the work.
I should get at least 4-5 hours of solid YouTube work in per day. That's an extra video per day. That's a lot but I can do it. Problem will be idea generation.
Yesterday, pacing was effective in generating three ideas. In fact, pacing might be better for idea generation than walking outside because walking outside I'm always paying attention to my nature surroundings which doesn't help with idea generation. I'll give pacing at home a try for idea generation.
I'm very inefficient in the morning, I could get way faster.
In the YouTube video, the world's shortest productivity course, the advice is to set minimal goals, a maximum of 5, then schedule your day and do deep work. When you're stuck during work or don't want to do it, pace back and forth (from Dr. K).
My two goals right now are to build my body and make good videos. Hanging out with friends would be a third goal.
Time logging is great because it's good to see how I'm spending my time. Lots of yellow means wasting time, lots of purple means I'm taking care of my body, and lots of red means I'm working hard on videos.
Today I watched the video Gabby sent me, Rian Doris talking about time blocking and time logging. Funny how Niels has been telling me the exact same thing and I was kind of doing it, but Rian Doris made me take it seriously to a whole other level, color coding and time logging almost absolutely everything in my calendar like Niels.
Can't help but think Gabby was meant to send me this video because we haven't even been messaging at all.
Time blocking and time logging will change my life. I can feel myself getting closer to reaching my potential even if it's just the beginning.
It's only been 2 weeks since I started going to the gym every day and one week since I started logging my time. Today is the start of serious time logging, getting into the minute details.
Poor Mochi got knee surgery in the morning. Away for two nights.
I need to feel hungry. I haven't felt hungry and over a week.
I want to get super lean like Bruce Lee. I guess that means I should only have fruits after lunch and not eat dinner. I can do that. I'll practice being hungry.
I talked to a guy at the gym for the first time. Isgandar. I should have asked which country specifically he's from. I should guess next time. Remember Mark Manson said to always make guesses instead of asking questions.
I want to be more social at the gym but I guess I'm holding back since not a lot of people talk to each other. I remember when I was at the YMCA and asked a guy how he built his shoulders, he showed me his full shoulder routine. Guys must be nice like him in general. I should give compliments to people at the gym.
Let's get a lot done today. Remember Dr. K said you only live for one day and a random person will wake up in your body tomorrow. Make the most out of today.
Just came back from the gym for the third day in a row. Cycled for 1.5 hours today. My biceps are still sore. I'll do chest and back tomorrow if my biceps don't hurt.
I haven't been talking to anyone when I go to the gym other than good morning to the front desk people. I guess I should at minimum be saying hi to people? As I pass by?
Yesterday I set my intention to work on two things every day. 1) gym first thing in the morning and 2) use a calendar every day. Those are the only two things I'm going to focus on for now. So gym and calendar every day baby!!!
YouTuber Tozak said to do stream-of-consciousness writing when you have writer's block. Mark Manson said to allocate writing time blocks where you sit down and either do nothing or write. I wonder if I should do that for new video scripts, for that extra video on top of my dailies.
I should schedule stretching time or else I'm not going to do it. I'll schedule it for tonight. Remember, one who is supple and flexible is a disciple of life. The dead are stiff.
There is definitely some value from YouTube videos but the ratio of content consumed to good information that I implement is low. Maybe one 1/10 videos are useful for one piece of advice that I take action on.
Just went to the gym for the first time this morning. Arms and shoulders today. Shoulders, biceps, triceps. Spent 50 minutes working out.
I think going to the gym as soon as I wake up is a fantastic way to start the day. I feel motivated because I went to the gym first thing in the morning.
I'm excited about growing muscles and getting really fit in 6 months. Google said it takes 2 months to get noticeable improvements in muscle growth. 2 months from now is the end of April. Let's see what I look like then.
Omelet is such a good breakfast. 3 eggs, spinach, mushrooms, turkey, cheese.
Niels has 3-4 sessions 1.5 hours each of work in the morning. How inspiring. I can do so much in the morning. I should get done a shitload like Niels in the morning.
I'm so glad I have Niels, oh my God. People would pay thousands of dollars to have an accountability partner like Niels. He's almost like a mentor in some aspects like discipline even though he's 16 years old.