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

[12:13] Not only are we easily distracted by mundane thoughts, but we also routinely forget small but important things when we don't externalize them.[12:24] So it's quite important to take all our things that we want to do and things that we are planning to do, and kind of write them down... I like just pulling up my calendar and finding a slot so... See more

[1:18] The 3 Part Split

[6:54] work expands to fill the time that you allocate to it... 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, or 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 ... See more

[12:59] 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.

[4:18] The Mission Impossible Rule

[2:29] 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 be tempted to do something else. (High Energy + High Temptation)

[11:24] ...this will be physically blocked into my calendar ... it's not like 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.

[3:04] 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. (High Energy + Low Temptation)

[4:50] 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, ... it's really good to put a time in your calendar just to remind yourself that this project exists, ... even though I'm not consciously thinkin... See more