GrowthPilgrim

@Meta-Man exactly

@SemNorris how long are you doing for? I am aiming for 60 days. Would you be up for an accountability partnership?

@UpperClassWhiteBoy that, of course, depends on where you are located (rules, health care system, ...). But unless there is a real lockdown where you are not allowed to leave the house at all and if you don't have a rather large private property I highly suggest you do some daily walks. If you lock yourself into a room you will go "crazy"... In Germany for example, next to shopping and visiting the doctor, it is especially allowed to got for a run or walk (max. groups of 2-3 ppl). Just make sure you don't touch anything, keep your distance and wash your hands afterward. I recommend doing it in areas with fewer people or at least in times of the day where fewer people are around.

@Insightful27 Awesome, that you starting this young and have the desire not to waste these precious weeks! First, I would say go with what comes most natural to you: What do you like the best? What could you do for many years to come? What interests you most? You have your whole life in front of you and you should definitely aim for stuff that you can see yourself doing for many years. Especially when you are young it is easy to jump around a lot. But persistence is key! Choose anything and do it continuously for the next 10 years; then you are pretty awesome on that one thing and you are only 25. Maybe you can then even make a living off that. Secondly, there are definitely things that have more impact than others, and these are – from my point of view – sleep (renewal in general), nutrition, reading, exercise, journaling, meditation, productivity and finding your life purpose. If you get these right, you have an awesome basis by the age of 20 for whatever you want to do with your life.

Does power in a way equal potential; for good and bad, alike? If so, does power then entail responsibility?

Nice! Immediately added to my professional reading list.

@Thought Art Each artifact (note) I organize with these strategies: 1. I use a hierarchical structure with a fixed top level which is replicated also in my task manager, bookmarks and file system for easier orientation. 2. I separate my Project-related artifacts from the rest of my system for fast and easy access (these I need most often) 3. I use a progressive summarization technique for each note, meaning I give them a level of "quality" depending on how much I interacted with it 4. I do a weekly review of my system for cleanup work (e.g. cleaning INBOX folder) Technically, I use Evernote as a commonplace book. I like it more than MS OneNote. However, I think your "organization system" is way more important than the actual tool you are using.

@IJB063 pheww... that is A LOT of habits. It's obvious, that you are a student ^^ My habits during the shutdown: Journal / Morning Pages directly after waking Mindfulness Meditation 20min thereafter (Level 1-2 of A Mind Illuminated) Healthy breakfast (muesli with oats, nuts, chia, ... ) Healthy lunch (medium-size salad) Cooking 2 huge whole food plant-based meals per week (for many servings of dinner) Taking a walk once or twice a day - 10.000 steps (since gym is closed and my doctor says I have to wait before I can go running again) Call my girlfriend / parents / grandma / ... Checking the Actualized.org forum and answering some questions Mindful winddown ritual incl. stretching, reading (30min) The rest ist just working (coding) with a lot of short breaks in between ^^

@supremeyingyang I see your good-natured intention; the question, however, remains: how will you approach this? Simply telling people online they shouldn't worry won't cut it. And if you don't have a talent/skill in empathetic counseling (like myself) I guess it won't make much of a change. So how exactly will this "support" of yours look like?

@Brivido then maybe you should clarify a little bit what you mean. Maybe something like The Better Angels of Our Nature is what you are looking for?

@fridjonk yepp ;D that was me

For ppl. who want to go deeper I recommend How To Read a Book.

Well, since they advise us to practice "social distancing" that is exactly what I am going to do; I will practice solitude, work on myself and go deep. I might try to lead intellectually, but remote empathy doesn't really work for me... when this all is over, however, then I will focus and appreciate more my social connections more for a while. Post-Corona will be a great time to focus on interpersonal matters.

@StarStruck You most probably take also take some notes on videos, I assume? I also use Evernote which allows me to store source, video name, creation date and URL (Uniform Resource Locator) and within which I can easily see which videos I already took notes on. If you want to use MS Excel, I would suggest storing by Name and URL. Looks sth. like this:

@ROOBIO I second your insights on water and coffee. You probably were chronically dehydrated. But can you elaborate a little bit on "lack of social interaction"?

@StarStruck There you go: https://fortelabs.co/blog/para

@DivineSoda How did it go? I know from personal experience that motivation is hard to muster motivation during water-only fasting... let alone spending all of it meditating

Nice =) why did no one comment this!?

I would say an excellent note is one, which increases your understanding. It is not about extracting all information from a resource; not even about everything that is interesting to you. Rather, you should consume information with a problem to be solved in mind. Ask yourself, how you can incorporate new information with your current conception of the world/reality. Sometimes this means taking no notes, other times a few, and sometimes you contemplate the read a lot. Your system should not pressure you to make extensive notes. Also, see my recommended resources here.

@LordFall maybe I can help since I seem to be the total opposite of what you are describing. I entered into the field of personal development via becoming a productivity junkie. I felt overwhelmed with my university courses and started to look for ways to improve my personal workflows. There are countless resources out there about personal productivity, many of which are really worthwhile to consume (e.g. like the above mentioned Atomic Habits). Don't go for the free resources out there if you can. Spend a few bucks on a good resource (1-2 courses, books, ...) and consume them consciously. Contemplate them. It will be worthwhile your time. Also, please note that you will not be able to find a system out there that is 100% made for you. You should aim to grasp the productivity principles (like you say you did with those other areas) and then build up your personal productivity system tailored exactly for you. In this process, try not to jump around many different systems. Choose workflows that come naturally and adapt them slightly over time as you grow and learn.

@DivineSoda Consider using a service like https://temp-mail.org/en/ if you are not willing to share your mail.

@Brivido I am in the process of skimming over all forum topics that were opened in the last 3 years. And I can tell you: similar questions get asked every 3 days! Do yourself a favor and use the search function of the forum and search for "book/s", "documentaries", "movies", "podcasts" ... this will yield countless threads with very good sources Also, there is a whole discussion category in the forum called "Self-Help Product & Book Reviews". Check that one out, too. I think this forum in very redundant here...

@Waken I doubt that you can get very far in this world without exerting any discipline at all...

Check out How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking – for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers – it's the best contemporary resource you will find on this topic. Also, check out Tiago Forte. He is really awesome guy talking about productivity and other topics. He summarized the book here recently: How To Take Smart Notes: 10 Principles to Revolutionize Your Note-Taking and Writing

TLDR: Set your alarm to 6/7/8 am every single day. When it rings, get up. Jokes aside: Life is not static, that is correct. But also: life is what you make it. It is all about priorities. And a healthy & consistent sleep schedule is undoubtedly among the biggest leverage you have in life. I would really try to establish a routine in which you wake up and go to bed within a 1-2h window. If that means getting only 6 hours once in a while that is OK. If you have a large enough sleep timebox of 8-9 hours you can "make up" for this. If you get up at the same time for a couple of weeks, your body will adjust; you will get tired earlier, etc..