SCREW WILLPOWER: ELIMINATE DISTRACTIONS by TJ Reeves

[CreamCat]

This video was made about 2 years ago. So, it might not reflect his current level. I think this video provides you with a few quick tips.

• Daniel Kahneman suggests you have two systems in your brain.
  • A system used for quick automatic actions
    • It makes you make snap judgements about people.
    • An expert uses this to judge the next pattern. If you are a world-class chess player, you use this to calculate the next move.
  • The second system is much slower.
    • It takes in all the information. It takes summary of everything going on. It starts making action.
    • It's really inefficient. There's a lot of bureaucracy.
    • This is where willpower comes in.
• For most of day, you are on automatic mode. You're unconscious and unaware.
• When you come across something difficult or unexpected, you need to analyze it, and the second system of brain comes in. It uses a lot of willpower.
• Most mistakes are made from snap judgements.
• When things are difficult or overwhelming, we tend to make snap judgements.
• You want to use your willpower and your slow brain to set up a system for yourself so that you almost can't make a mistake while you are on automatic mode.
  • You got such good habits that you are able to accomplish aggressive powerful things for yourself.
• It's ok to block websites that are distracting you.
• If you rely solely on willpower while working hard, you will burn out fast.
• Using willpower is like using nitrous in a car. You will run out of nitrous really quickly.
• Focus on distractions. If you find yourself wanting to quit or making excuses for finding new endeavors to pursue, tell yourself that this might be a distraction.
  • Focus on why you want to pursue a potential distraction.
  • Write about it. You may realize where these distractions are coming into play.
  • If you do this, you can stop yourself from going to other distractions.
• It's not going to be willpower that will help you do these really important big projects.
• It's going to be ability to keep at it and maintain a proper habit and to remember why and not get distracted.
  • If you have life purpose and nothing else can distract you from it, even if you get bored and think you're not good enough, you're going to keep trying at it.

Edited October 9, 2018 by CreamCat