PS for some more actionable productivity tips check out my series on FamClubb: bit.ly/johnfishfamclub #ad
@natalieramirez889
10 ай бұрын
I just enrolled! Thank you and I love your content.
@subhombaruah8004
10 ай бұрын
"The most dangerous distractions are the ones you love, but that don't love you back" - Warren Buffett 👨🎓 Thanks for the vid John, really loved it
@tanayjoshi7269
10 ай бұрын
My crush (honestly)
@subhombaruah8004
10 ай бұрын
@@tanayjoshi7269 i can relate lol 😅
@martianbilal
10 ай бұрын
I had tried both of these techniques: going full blown pencil and paper, and using airplane mode hours. Personally, the pen and pencil hours were literally physically tiring, I enjoyed writing, but it was too hard. Later on, started using airplane mode during focused hours, removed unnecessary distractions, and it worked much better. Not only I was able to think deeper for longer periods of times, the slow deep thinking was quite enjoyable as well.
@thejohnfish
10 ай бұрын
awesome, going to enjoy playing with these! any other suggestions?
@martianbilal
10 ай бұрын
@@thejohnfish while working I usally use forest extension to black list some of the site, and then use a youtube extension named "unhook" which remove the recommended videos list and other distractions. I also put my mac and phone on do not disturb for this time.
@vivianhir3930
10 ай бұрын
@@thejohnfish For me I have been using Cold Turkey Micromanager to write things on Word. Alternatively I have used Cold Turkey writer to churn out some content. It's awesome and I recommend! Same with Cold Turkey's ability to block websites on all browsers on the computer.
@accipigna2311
10 ай бұрын
I need disconnection so much for my mental clarity
@itsmaylise
10 ай бұрын
Right!? Hard to find the time though lately
@cerdy6756
10 ай бұрын
I had the same thought a few days ago so I immediately deleted all my social media accounts but messengers and I wanna say how good I feel since that decision, I really recommend u that, ofc it's not gonna be easy but you will be so happy after some time
@michellexcomputer
10 ай бұрын
Same!
@jeremycollins2694
10 ай бұрын
This is the kind of simple but briliant and profound films which you do so well. Great film and great that you’re back.
@dereckpiche9637
10 ай бұрын
I’ve been back to “pen and paper” with the ReMarkable for a few months. By far my best purchase of all time. The strain of writing by hand will cause you to really think before you transcribe. You will start forcing yourself to walk a little with your ideas in your head before deciding whether to immortalise them or to let them pass. You will want to distill the ones you keep, to make them as neat and clear as possible. Even so, experimenting to see what fits for oneself cannot possibly hurt.
@QuestionsIAskMyself
10 ай бұрын
I notice that when i decide to write on paper and pen, it’s as though I am keeping myself captive. I have no choice but to write every though and theories and never end. On a laptop, when the thoughts start getting more complicated, I immediately succumb to distractions like KZitem and checking emails.
@joeljs9778
10 ай бұрын
I got a windows 98 laptop from my parents. The battery is long gone and imagine how difficult it is to export something from a machine that is 25 years old. But damn it is great to write on and there’s little distraction. Also it enhances your notion as a writer when you’ve got dedicated tools that are this cool.
@danielvictorazeredo9841
10 ай бұрын
Hey, John! I'm from Brazil and I love your videos. I whatch you since 2019 🤯. A tip that make english videos easier for foreign is write important mentions, like names, places, etc. Love this one! This practice of read letters and journals is something that I've thinking at some time. Good work!
@matiasortizxxi
10 ай бұрын
I've took the decision a long time ago to have no notifications at all; only WhatsApp, but without the notification sound, just the alert on the screen if I was already on my phone. Also, having an app (or extension, in Chrome) like Forest, Appblock or Blacklist (i think) helps me with unwanted openings of apps or webpages during my deep work hours. Take care, John! Your content is always amazing!
@madinabonuturdalieva8299
10 ай бұрын
Hi! Thank you so much for sharing. Going offline from any social media and just turning off all notifications is really really powerful technique to focus. I haven't been online on any of my social media accounts for the last 2 weeks whcih made me realize that I actually have more hours to get my work done than I thought before when I was getting stuck in the social media for hours unconciously!
@warrenjia2
10 ай бұрын
Thank you John for sharing! Hope you can make more videos on this topic and please share what other famous people's tools! Thanks!
@AresThePacifist
10 ай бұрын
Haha I literally just checked your channel for the first time in a month and suddenly you upload a video. Great video as always!!!
@cdmwilks
10 ай бұрын
I appreciate the bar at the bottom of the ad. Please don't stop doing that.
@ragagno
10 ай бұрын
I switched from pen and paper to iPad, I find that putting it in focus mode helps a lot, distraction, or the *tentation* of distraction is harmful for achieving a flow state.
@yuval7213
10 ай бұрын
I personally follow a couple of yours, and you give me such inspiration to read books! Now maybe the time has come to write a book?
@bellagrandic
10 ай бұрын
Absolutely agree. "Efficiency is not the bottleneck to great work" Derek Sivers' writing process is similar. He only uses plain text files, disconnects from the internet, etc
@hammadahmed7582
10 ай бұрын
super thrilled to watch your video after a long time!
@claudiusmarcellus1347
10 ай бұрын
The problem with pure airplane mode to me is the fact that sometimes we do need internet access for productive use of time, like legitimate internet research (not infotainment). So more dedicated site blockers that block every major internet distraction except for the legitimate research you're trying to navigate could be more useful.
@mindfulnessnowCA
10 ай бұрын
I don't remember the episode # but Cal Newport shared something of the same principle of having less efficient tools to produce great work. No matter how fast your computer is, it won't speed up our natural ability to slow down and think hard to come up with creative work.
@prakash_77
10 ай бұрын
Fascinating. Food for thought!
@aciuschristophores7789
10 ай бұрын
Very very important observation. Along the lines of Cal Newport's revolutionary "Deep Work" of course and the idea of a Deep, meaningful life rather than bouncing between distractions till death.
@annaluisacruz1296
10 ай бұрын
I know you're probably busy lately but dude I love your videos so much, they inspire the sh*t outta me and I just wanna be consistently like you throughout my life so please create more!! 🤙😶🌫️
@erich9779
10 ай бұрын
his not busy lol thats the reality.
@annaluisacruz1296
10 ай бұрын
@@erich9779 he literally moved to california to work on startups after graduating in harvard, and founded his own company in the meantime
@elitefusion750
10 ай бұрын
We need to unplug in order to reconnect personally with our work, with ourself.
@blackofspace6982
10 ай бұрын
I am also going to join to this challenge :) I was already thinking about finding a way to teach myself to focus for longer hours without any distractions
@jarik2510
10 ай бұрын
Back to beautifully compact ideas.
@blonded5861
10 ай бұрын
I think this is an interesting idea and there's definitely some credibility to this but I think it's also to keep in mind the ways in which we've grown up learning and processing information. Unlike our predecessors who lived in very different times, I'd argue most of us today are used to synthesizing information from multiple disparate sources that we find online or stumble upon randomly in our 'non-productive' hours. I find that I write my best content when I have reference material and other random inspiration readily available at my fingertips but it's also true that there's a fine balance to strike between allowing yourself access to these while working and not getting carried away or distracted by them
@alfonsodiaz3795
10 ай бұрын
Great video! I was asking myself the same god damn question. How could the writers I admire create such great work with the technology they had at the time? Is it a matter of distractions? Since our ability to write by hand is so much slower than out thoughts (inner speech), couldn't this affect our work negatively? Can't believe you have adressed the same exact dilemma. Good luck with the experiment. Guess I'll join you!
@GlobalLeaderPearl
10 ай бұрын
This guy gives me "Alien from the future" vibes honestly!
@clipaqua8848
10 ай бұрын
im so glad you. brought my attention back to this... the best summer I ever had was the one where I had no access to technology. became a poet and found the Holy Spirit! no joke
@mikedevlin2048
10 ай бұрын
The physical act of writing by hand is a direct link between the mind and words, nothing stands between them… Imagine journaling on a computer versus by hand, it is so much more personal, intimate… Handwriting is as personal as the way we speak, it can illustrate our emotions in the very lines we make on a page in a way that mechanical means will never get close to
@alessandrogrosso7896
8 ай бұрын
Amazing video John
@zyadtarek-1385
10 ай бұрын
this is truly true, I think that pen and paper is the best tools ever, it's just simple and that's what it makes it good
@friedrichnietzsche1853
10 ай бұрын
Only Josh could get that perspective!
@aydensmith163
10 ай бұрын
This theme is laid out in Cal Newports book "Deep Work", for anyone who wants to explore deeper
@tanayjoshi7269
10 ай бұрын
I understand the point made in the video. However, how could one transition from computers to more basic tools if the output is to be observed only on the computer (eg: coding, etc). Also could you suggest any methods to improve self-discipline as I am someone who gets immediately distracted. What I mean is that external focus apps haven't helped me that much, so could you suggest any method or practice which could help me improve my focus? Thank you.
@matiasortizxxi
10 ай бұрын
Also, you should make a video on how you take notes (if you don't do it handwriting). What app/program do you use? Obsidian, Notion, Word, Vim + LaTeX (haha)?
@tobichls
10 ай бұрын
Wow this was a very interesting video. I hadn't really considered thinking about my use of modern tech could be negatively impacting my work.
@Judahkor
10 ай бұрын
John lays out some very specific tools in the FamClubb series. Super inspiring.
@tobichls
10 ай бұрын
I wish I could see it but unfortunately it doesn't seem to be available on the Google Play Store
@Judahkor
10 ай бұрын
Ah yes we are currently only on iOS. Launching android in a few weeks.
@migueldeleon9791
10 ай бұрын
amazing video as always
@jaqenhghar6372
10 ай бұрын
We missed you bro!
@masheeniblick
10 ай бұрын
Cal Newport spoke about something similar to this recently, "The Failure of Cybernetic Productivity"
@Vxlxnzxxlx
10 ай бұрын
john i missed you
@anitabrayco
10 ай бұрын
Simple can be harder than complex.
@authorgreene
10 ай бұрын
I've written almost everything I've published using pen and paper for my first draft. It's certainly the superior tool IMHO. It slows me down and I tend to write longer works by hand then I do on computer. So, for novel-writing, paper is a thousand times better for getting the initial manuscript written. After revision, neither a computer nor hand-written manuscript has the appearance of superiority. But without the distraction of the internet, the process is much better writing initial drafts by hand.
@themaxtax5803
10 ай бұрын
this! just because more advanced technology is available to us it doesn’t mean that it inherently makes everything better. i definitely enjoy doing my work on paper more sometimes because i feel more thoughtful that way. wow this brings up many important points about controlling our tech and not letting it control us
@jyuart
10 ай бұрын
I thought about this topic a lot and also tried different techniques. There are some points that either I missed from your video, or you missed (skipped). 1. When there is a talk about modern people being too focused on different tools for “increasing productivity”, helping us do our work, etc., I like to remind myself that those are not just weapons/tools but rather shields that are partially used to block us from the actual weapons of the modern environment. For example, I use a nice free blocker to help me not get into spending more time on social networks or yet another KZitem video, whereas those companies spend billions of dollars trying to do the opposite. So, we either get rid of all the technology in our lives or just adopt some of the tools that may seem funny compared to what people before us had to cope with 2. You said about writing with your pen or turning airplane mode on, but it seems that you mention only the active work periods. However, I noticed that periods of passiveness are much more important for those kinds of work. I am a software engineer, so I spend up to 10-12 hours a day near my computer, and I just go according to the plan I did before the week started. I feel that I don’t have new ideas or a-ha moments. But when the weekend comes, and I can let myself not use my laptop but just take a walk, read or do some other “real” stuff, ideas just flow in my head. What I mean by that is going offline just in periods of writing/coding/creating is not enough. We need space for our minds to generate new ideas, create new connections and so on. And that is much more difficult nowadays. I still don’t know what to do with it.
@yisuslalala
10 ай бұрын
You're a hero
@acrab4078
10 ай бұрын
I think it's not accurate to associate less efficient tools with better/more creative output. You're right in saying 1) efficiency is not the bottleneck to quality writing, 2) typing on a computer can lead to many distractions, and 3) focus can be created by eliminating those distractions, but it's still a jump to assume using less efficient tools, aka pen and paper, is going to give you the big break. I think it's also misleading to say for the majority of human history people have used basic tools to create great works, because, well for the majority of human history people were constrained by the writing technology they had. It's not evident it was a deliberate choice.
@thejohnfish
10 ай бұрын
Super fair points--though I don't actually believe that using less efficient tools will lead to a "big break" (I can see why you might believe that from the video). I do think it's possible, though, that work done with less distracting tools can be higher quality. I did make the point re: constraints in the video but you may have missed that!
@MDobri-sy1ce
10 ай бұрын
I missed your videos Jon! Also, are you still learning Svenska or was that just for university?
@JhonyAndradeValarezo
10 ай бұрын
I feel this video and John Fish channel has such high quality thought provoking content. I love it. Thank you @thejohnfish
@iswilkie
10 ай бұрын
have u read deep work by cal newport ?
@randomprince
4 ай бұрын
How can i manage my brakeup bro please help me... 🙏🏽😖
@ashish_sunny
10 ай бұрын
Hear, hear!🍷
@FrankBott
10 ай бұрын
it is too bad.. that we can pluck one of these great authors out of the past and give them a modern tool. see what they produce.. but.. would our insane high speed noise filled world.. make it impossible for them to create.. or at least create at the same level they have created ? thanks for sharing this conversation.. top notch.
@bernhard9902
10 ай бұрын
Great video as always! I will be doing the same, could someone please ask if I finish my writing project a month later (21 Aug) haha
@srel8901
10 ай бұрын
I did one year of not using my phone for entertainment, it was one of the most productive ones,before trying something like this remember that its fine if you had a break for a few hours, just give it a try.
@user-sl3zj1ky3c
9 ай бұрын
For writer it makes sense that efficiency is not the bottleneck, but what about a designer? efficiency in a different perspective is the bottleneck, no? The learning curve to draw perfect circle, try different colors would make the tools of our heroes very hard for a vast majority of designers to do anything at all. Would you get more creativity/productivity out of pencil and paper in that scenario or through illustrator and similar apps? Same goes for other things like music production, or video editing etc. But yeah it does make sense for authoring, writing.
@waynelu5873
10 ай бұрын
Facts
@Tiger-688
10 ай бұрын
Bro would have done most of my essay in a video of 6 minutes
@gundoggydog
9 ай бұрын
But how do i code without my computer :(
@GlobalLeaderPearl
10 ай бұрын
He looks and sounds manufacturered😮
@PORYGON9001
8 ай бұрын
My stone is ready.
@MW-tf9dt
10 ай бұрын
Tip of the day: stop smoking John, you will feel better and you will be able to focus better 👌
@whispercat56235
10 ай бұрын
Since when pens and paper are "inefficient tools" my boy
@HabiasaDeveloper
10 ай бұрын
I've figured this concept out while I'm writing diaries. And I found out that good writers are out there in the middle of the woods having no distractions. Nad it's how Newton got his inventions
@JonasReichert1992
10 ай бұрын
I think Humans are aware of their mortality. That creates an urge to do everything as fast as possible because you don't want to waste time if it's limited.
@joseperez-ig5yu
9 ай бұрын
Hey John, the dilema that occurs when using a computer to do your writing instead of the old fashioned manner of pen and paper, is that you have a tendency of using computer generated information rather than your own ideas. In this manner many writings that people come up with may sound somewhat identical to the next guy's writing because they were both computer generated. Go ahead and experiment with both methods John and let us knowwhat conclusions you arrive at!😊
@HalfGermany100
6 ай бұрын
More videos pls 🫶🏼
@Alex.Shalda
10 ай бұрын
Hello
@lechugamonster
10 ай бұрын
Trufacts
@PORYGON9001
8 ай бұрын
Son of David you need to pay for your crimes.
@SimonGeraedts
10 ай бұрын
Hi John, I love your videos, but this time I disagree. I've been working as a self-publisher for seven years and rely on generating a high output. With the first draft, I write five thousand words a day. That would be impossible without a computer. Revision would also be unthinkable for me without a writing program. The quality of my books would definitely be worse if I had to write them with a typewriter, not to mention pen and paper. And, of course, it would take me much longer. By the way, as a commercial author, you don't have to come up with great and brilliant ideas. It's enough to serve the market 😉 . PS. Of course, I work focused and in airplane mode. The computer is not a distraction for me at all. Best regards Simon
@jasminericegirl
10 ай бұрын
sorry this isn't relevant but you look really cute in this video
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