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

[10:08] Every morning, I plan something that I will enjoy, so that's usually a slow breakfast by myself for me. But whatever it is, I know that there is going to be planning around this time, this sacred time in the morning that might even be 15 minutes or five minutes, but there is this time, so anything that I will start to schedule in will be af... See more

[3:27] And the last part of my day is where I have the lowest energy and the highest ability to be tempted by other tasks, so this is where procrastination is very easy... this is for things that I would actually like to spend my time on, that don't particularly require huge amounts of energy. (Low Energy + High Temptation)

[9:32] ...people that were very creative and very effective in their lives always started their day with something that they were looking forward to, even something tiny. [9:53] ...having something that doesn't necessarily need to go in your calendar but can go in your mind for what you want to do the next morning will make you enjoy your day a lot... See more

[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)

[10:36] ...good nature is the result of ease and security, not a life of arduous struggle. So, some struggle cannot be avoided, but the struggles that we can avoid and this self-imposed kind of work that we need to do, might actually be affecting us negatively in the long term.

[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.

[9:26] Morning Glory

[10:49] I've made it a rule to force myself to do activities that are fun, either by myself or with other people, every single week.

[4:04] If I have to do something, or if I have to work for something in the week, the first question I will ask myself is how likely am I to not want to do this task, and how much energy will this take. So, depending on these two factors, it will either go into any part of my day.