This Productivity System Will Save Your Life
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Hi Matt, Love from India...
@@leilahnv9960 I thought it was hilarious.
@@leilahnv9960 I thought it was funny too! Why didn't you like it?
You should post your checklists!
The Essential MAN
“The mind is good for so many things but it’s a bad office” great quote
im not gonna remember this
Hibiki Sakura underrated
Yeah and I have heard it first from David Allen
Wrote down ✅
Wanted to pop in and credit David Allen creator of this quote with GTD system
A checklist let’s your subconscious forget about your tasks and frees mental RAM
I really like that analogy!
Steezy Kane wasn’t expecting to see your comment here
LOL but it's true though. Your short term memory functions like the RAM on a computer while your long term memory functions like the hard drive on a computer.
steezy
@@khaleddanab5610 me too 🤣💜
The book "The Checklist Manifesto" - is a great read. Helped me not get fired.
Thought it said "Helped me get fired" and I've never been so confused before lmao
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That's the book I was thinking about, I read it and it's amazing.
As a 17 year old with severe anxiety, I make checklists for EVERYTHING. For what I want to accomplish in a day and how to, what I want to accomplish in 5 years and how to. It is an absolute game changer that gives that control and a plan and I absolutely love it
hey eliza , how you doin now ? what's the difference in your life after 1 year now? :)
Watched Matt's video: ✓
Nice.
@@mattdavella this is next level yet again. From blank "change your life" to blank "save your life". 😂
That’s a thing of my everyday routine at dinner like today
That checklist of listening to your gf reminds me of something Jeremy Clarkson or one of the other old top gear guys would do
Been on my watch later list for over a year 😃
Who’s watching this while procrastinating😂😭🙊
You're never learn, Julie. You'll never learn.
☑ Check
This is on my checklist 😏
Well I should be sleeping!
@@mattdavella That's a pretty smart comment
So basically so sum it all up....make a checklist
Dont you need examples / explanations?
ur right
"He's british, he sounds smart" *Natalie's poker face with her australian accent*
Ty for this!!!
Lol I always forget she has an accent
Angel L Rodriguez Montes she’s Australian????
I'm a Brit and smart, but then been using checklists in earnest since about 1983, saved my bacon a few times too.
Trust me I'm a Brit... ; ))))))
The incredible power of checklists is that once you have understood how to divide a process into small and easy to perform tasks (like packing your things for a trip), you can implement it correctly and get it right every time.
This divide and conquer (and save the steps) method allows you to take on bigger projects and accumulate the mastery of more and more processes with time.
C.,S,man!??
👌🏄🏄
It's like in Project Management called Work Breakdown structure
Ludovic Paul: self-help & more This along with bullet journaling can improve and organize someone’s life like ten-fold. Bullet journaling is basically checklists too, except on a daily, weekly, monthly and even yearly basis.
I've always made "to do lists" not "checklists". I realise now there's a subtle difference. It's not about what you have to get done, it's about establishing a process (or a system) to help you get things done (those things you need to do regualrly) more efficiently. I like the idea of reflecting on your current process too and refining it. Thank you for this - I'm really hoping it'll help me.
Rebecca H I had the same realization from this video! I have NEVER been able to stick to a schedule or to-do list. Checklist feels... different. Establishing a process, with reflection, growth, room for improvement as well as failure, plus accountability, feels much more forgiving and sustainable.
So true!
i dont understand the difference :/ can someone explain it to me?
I’ve also seen people dub it a “I get to” list, not “to do” list, which I’ve started to use. It’s just a little mental trick to feel more positive about working and being grateful for all the things you do get to do, instead of dreading it
I've also heard of the enlightenment behind "focusing on" instead of "focus on" when journaling because it's a helpful perspective shift in that the progress towards that version of "you" matters more than the end goal or item that must be done today.
Checklists also help when you're faced with a long list of things you need to work on, and it's distracting how long the list is. If you write down say just the things you want to get done that day, you can ignore the rest of it and focus on them. Then the following day, add more for that day.
Checklist is underrated. This is an effective way of executing a task of consistent quality.
Nobody:
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Bro you're hired.
Nobody:
Notifications on your phone: Random thing happened randomly because that's how the world fucking works
@@mattdavella LMAO 🤣
For some reason that sounds like a first-person account from Chubbyemu (medical youtuber) 😂
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Hey Matt, I was always wondering what's inside the notebook that I see in every video. I would really love to see a video where you get us a look inside it!
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Ludovico Zocchi yes!
Hentai
Same here
Buongiorno amico
I concur
In 2010- People used to read self help books to get " motivated".
In 2020- Same people are watching CZcams channels.
So true
Too true
Checklist for checklists:
* Observe your process
* Repeat your process
* Refine your process
* Teach your process to others
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yep thats legit
As a project manager I use checklists for everything in my personal life as well. I’m the most organized person and it helps me free up my brain for fun stuff. I highly recommend checklists for everything.
Do you write checklists on paper or do you make checklists in an app or something?
F R A N K both actually. I have a couple of lists on paper but most are in the notes app on my phone. For whatever reason I keep a daily to do list on paper and my master to do list on paper but all of my detailed lists are in the app.
Interesting! Could you give me some examples from your personal life where a checklist is very useful?
@@Buddhababe2 Which app?
Adrian I have a master to do list with appts to make, documents to send, general commitments etc. I also have a daily task list that I create every night before bed. On my app I have a master packing list, a list of who pays for breakfast next, a list of gym exercises (so I don’t forget any of my weights), a list of call backs, a list of what I need to do on my new house, important dates, places to vacation, my Netflix shows and the dates of the next season, and a few others.
“He sounds smart when he talks”
Because he’s bRiTiSh
That's because he has a "Checklist" for that....
the accent
I’m always suspicious when people claim to have impeccable memory and therefore not have to write things down. Without checklists and all kinds of notes I would never have survived grad school. When you stop trusting your brain to store information and get it organized on paper you are capable of so much more
I love how you've motivated me not to trust my brain
Even if they have a great memory and memorize most things. Putting things down saves you brain power that you can use on other things than memorizing.
At the beginning of the year I've been using checklists religiously and honestly my productivity and confidence in finishing my goals has increased by what feels like 200%. I used to have this thing where I couldn't get started on my work because I feared how big and daunting the task was going to be, but writing down a checklist was like turning on this productivity switch in my brain and it's been such a help since.
I love that you're weaving in more and more humour. It's noticable and relieves the tension during longer information-dense moments. Keep up the good work Matt! love from poland!
Tip: If you want to be happier, healthier and have more energy in life. Take action and define what motivates you to change and look at them every day.
But, isn't trying daily hard?
We learned to read and write as children and yet- it’s so rare to see someone taking advantage of these abilities.
Essentialism is life changing. Read it for the first time at the beginning of this year and really helped put things into perspective. Highly suggest you take a weekend and dig into it.
Rose Embers fuck off
@@roseembers2536 heyyy, it's okay. Don't let it boggle your mind. Great job trying to do smth at such a young age! Continue and you'll see success. Someday in 10 years you'll be like "Damn, this video was my first" and this will be a very important moment.
Subscribed! :)
@@roseembers2536 mate, even if you were 20, I still won't unsubscribe because
You. Are. Trying.
And that's the most important thing, so keep going, find what you like and do that for living. Success won't Come without work and without success it's not very easy to live.
@@roseembers2536 I will, next year, haha
Rose Embers - Don’t hint at or tell your age, it’ll attract the wrong people who could come after you.
I was an operating room nurse when some of these lists were implemented. Man! There was pushback, but honestly l always saw the value. Unlike most lists, the GROUP pauses to get all the next actions in harmony. Some surgeons still gloss over them, they are BULLIES, in my professional opinion.
Here's an interesting thought: Consider fighter pilots and surgeons. They both are a handpicked group of elite personnel doing a job few will ever do. They both spend years of schooling and training to get to where they are. They both are entrusted with incredibly expensive equipment, need other teams of highly trained professionals to support them, both hold the power of life and death in their hands, and finally they both think they are god's gift to the universe.
Now all that being said there is a major difference. A fighter pilot won't touch a damn thing on her aircraft without a checklist. What makes a surgeon so special to think that he doesn't need one?
Food for thought 😊
I don’t say “hell yes” enough. I do a lot of things just because of the pressure I feel around me... something I need to change, checklists seem like a good step to learning what feels right everyday
I think we are so many of us feeling this
Antonio Gonzalez yeah it’s strange. It makes total sense to only do things that feel like the right choice yet it’s hard to follow through. I personally allow myself to come up with excuses why I say yes to things that don’t excite me.
I have been a list maker since I was a teen. I always have lists. I love checking the boxes when complete!
You have probably heard this a lot of times before, but this one from the bottom of my heart I FREAKING LOVE YOUR VIDEOS BRO.
1. Do a checklist
That's the system. You're welcome.
Frankenstein X5 #endclickbait
Phew thanks. Video was too damn long.
Thanks
For anyone who thinks knowing the topic of this video is equivalent to watching it, you are missing the point already.
it’s honestly kinda sad if you can’t sit through an 8 minute video to get some helpful information
Checklists were literally life changing for me! I have one for cleaning, one for my weekly reset, one for my morning and evening routine, travel, etc So simple but yet so powerful!
I love making to do lists. It’s so satisfying to check (or cross) things off when you are done. And it helps me keep track of how productive I’ve been.
I've found I love checklists. It CLEARLY lays out what you need to get done instead of keeping it in your mind for you to forget or not have any PHYSICAL representation of something you have YET to do. It puts the goals you want to finish right in front of you, you just have to do it and check it off. And it feels good to check off all of the boxes, it's motivational.
I used checklists for everything. I plan my day the day before so I don't miss anything. It surprises me how many people go grocery shopping without a list.
you're awesome Matt. Thank you soo much. See ya when I grow up.
I have a checklist space next to all my role models and yours is on the top.
Didn’t know people could function WITHOUT checklists. 🤷♀️ Learned something new.
The one checklist I find whenever I'm on the road:
1. Is it the truth?
2. Is it fair to all concerned?
3. Will it build goodwill and better friendships?
4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
Are you a Rotarian?
Ok
We love Natalie. Every video needs as a hilarious, sarcastic Australian.
Wow. Amazing Matt! This is such simple yet powerful advice and I’ve definitely seen the power of checklists in my own life. Also, looks like I have a few more books to add to my reading check list 😏
This is so true, I subconsciously use it whenever I have a big exam to tackle, it relieves my nerves as it tells me what steps I should take in order to crush that exam.
Yes!! I absolutely love checklists. I have a travel checklist as well. Ever since I’ve been in a long distance relationship, and travelling became a frequent part of my lifestyle, I ended up making a checklist so that I don’t forget to pack essential things. Same goes for work, I make a checklist each week for tasks I need to complete
I love a good checklist. I’ll even go back and add things I’ve already done just for the satisfaction of checking it off. Wunderlist is a great app for this.
I do that too!! Great sense of accomplishment!💗
Thank you for the advice!!! I love finding new apps. They all seem not.. right
This is so me 😂
Fyi wunderlist is shutting down in less than 2 weeks.. Microsoft bought them out.
@@LostRelicGames Thanks for this info. I'll need to switch everything over. This makes me legit sad
This is great advice. I believe that this is why it is so important to write down goals. Not only because writing them down makes them affirmations, but it allows you to look at them each day and check off the steps towards accomplishing each one. I always use a checklist when traveling. Not only for what to take, but what needs to be taken care of around the house before leaving. Great video.
"The mind is good for so many things but it is a bad office." I don't know but I kinda love this quote.
KAOTIK GRAVE TERRORIZER ✅✅✅
*While we wait for life to happen, life passes by.*
I'm so jealous when I see the quality of your videos. To me, it seems that each video is getting better and better. Simply amazing...
As they say ‘something done at the right time is worth much more than doing something right’ or something like that. I first watched this video a year ago. I watched it again this morning and that was my right time. Thank you for all my checklists and systems
You just changed my life! Explains why I am driven to write daily checklists to feel better! LOVE this. What a great life strategy to implement this! Thank you!
Checklists are how I released my music single last year. It was over 50 items on that checklist but it helped me to do at least 1 task a day. I couldn't have those items in my head without forgetting them so I'm glad you've illuminated this idea out into the world. It has revolutionised the way I work and how effective I can be during the day!
5:12 I love the humour that's injected when you incorporate Nathalie into the videos.
This is the best channel out there. Done said it
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This video has lifted so much resistance around list making. Now I can make a list as long as I want it to be. Everything will get checked off. As if time stop just so I could get things done. The most amazing thing is that I actually do. Thank you so much for making this video. It was made for me. Peace and blessings to you.
Hey Matt, I really appreciate your work.
I would like to have a compilation of "quick questions not so quick answers", from the ground up show.
Furthermore, I am seeking to have all the reading watching or listening to material that the successful people you interview suggest to consume, or attest their growth to.
Something to think about. Thanks for everything.
Ryley.
5:12 so nobody gonna talk about how funny that was? 😂
@Rasmusb that's a dislike right there
@@D4rkLigHtLP the guy asked you to elaborate, can you pls elaborate?
I've used a packing checklist for years (yet. I still sometimes forget things) and have a video shoot checklist, too. Checklists are the WAY!
Thank you so much, Matt! 💜 I love the fact that Greg's so clear (both in thoughts and speech) while he speaks. 👏🏽💯 Moreover, his smile is 😄.
Checklists always make you feel like a damn boss when you check everything off 🙌
I’ve always felt like I’ve performed well when using checklists - there’s something satisfying about being able to visually see everything you’ve accomplished. However the past few times I’ve tried to make a list for things to get done in a day, I’m lucky if I accomplish half- I tell myself to just roll those tasks over to the next day but I usually just don’t. Watching this video as inspired me to figure what’s keeping me from completing my tasks and to refine my to do lists
I find it helpful to create another smaller “must do list” with just say 3 things on it that I DEFINITELY have to do that day. Then even if you just do those 3 things and nothing else, you still feel like you’ve achieved something and are less likely to give up! :) (I got this idea from the book ‘Get Your Sh*t Together’ by Sarah Knight... it’s a great book!)
Yes, be honest about what you actually need to do vs what you’d like to do. Not everything deserves the same priority level. Also, if you have something on your to do list that isn’t directly connected to a larger important goal, you’re less likely to accomplish it. Stay encouraged!
I’ve always been a list maker... i always chose a nice pad/journal that has a tie around it and keep this in my handbag at most times .. I love putting plans together on how I can achieve a certain goal... it sets me to focus.✌️... great video..
Checklists and sub checklists saved my homeschool from so much suffering. I have adhd so checklists are my everything.
Got it, let’s start our checklist with: “Make a checklist”. Checked!
I clicked in hope of saving my life
Checklist:
( ) Save Life
11pleon same
@@-dennis3755 nice...
And you didn't; lol. People fail not because they don't make checklists, but because they fail to follow up with their checklists. Try next time! All productivity advises are crap.
😄 Love it
My whiteboard, with my checklist on, at my work is my life saver. I work so much more focused thanks to it.
I literally have been saying this for years. I have implemented checklists in my daily office work. And in my personal life. Checklists are the best!
I like how experts just show up in middle of the video and start explaining their idea with no formal introduction ! :) 👍
These videos help me slowly get my life together
Just read the Checklist Manifesto and was blown away by the simplistic approach to any complicated process.
Admittedly, I use a lot of check lists and have for a long time (esp for travel!) . But this inspired me to go even farther with it. Now I have 3 kids and my brain really is over flowing. I appreciate your content rich videos, and the way you always provide more resources for us to go deeper into the subject should we feel compelled to do so. Thank you!!
So I started to make a checklist. - In my own way, but it's for "things I need to do tomorrow" and I'm not sure if it's helping or feeding in to my performance anxiety.
I've done it for 8 days now and it seems that I'm able to do the things I've wanted to get done - and it should tell my brain that I am good enough and I deserve to relax and play online games.
I think I'm just gonna continue and see how this thing will change.
Update.... 3 things on the check list is good enough to not trigger anxiety for me. Some times I do more, I can ad stuff like "cleaning" just to make me feel a little better.
during the intro I guessed checklist... I now feel like an organized and productive goddess.
i chromecasted this video to my tv and wow the resolution and quality of the image is so nice. these videos are so professionally shot!🙌🏼
I don't know why whenever i watch your videos i get a very strong positive vibe from you even if you are absent physically and that makes me watch your videos every time , it really motives me.😇
Hey Matt! Maybe something to add to your editing checklist can be creating or outsourcing closed captioning on your videos. Your videos are so high quality, and it would be a small investment to make sure everyone can enjoy them.
Hahah joey - Love a good episode of Friends while I'm procrastinating (or a Matt D'Avella video...)
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Same!
Matt d'blanc I saw what you did there
This is sooo accurate , I work with checklist myself from time to time when i feel overwhelmed with deadlines , projects and exams .And while my friends/classmates would be here we go again stop stressing yourself by thinking at them all at once , my response is always this : writing it down makes feel like i'm on control they're not random thoughts and scary things that haunting my mind anymore , a checklist makes me feel like i'm on control of things and even if i end up not achieving them all it's fine , Just the thought of writing it down MAKES me feel like those things aren't scary anymore nor that big!
I have a checklist of things that I have to do every day and I always forget to check things when I am done with them, but then when I do, it is so satisfactory to realize that I am achieving my goals. It has worked pretty well for me.
I remember reading the book titled "the checklist manifesto" and coming to the same conclusion. Simple yet effective.
I make checklists for my morning with everything from “brush teeth” to “pack this book for school” and “eat breakfast”. I was always SO embarrassed by it because it felt like I was putting obvious things I do every day onto a list for nothing; but it allows me to also remember to do the unusual or complicated tasks and I feel less embarrassed now. Thank you
keep doing it and you'll go to places
I do this on the days I have crippling anxiety. Its a life saver,
samie you are not alone. i do the same. sometimes i even write brush my hair. and i usually hide them, paste the small sticky notes in the pantry
I’ve used checklists all throughout undergrad and through grad school right now. Helps me stay on top of everything !
Thank you for this one, I recently got a promotion at my job with more responsibilities and I felt like I've just been reacting rather than being proactive. I believe by adopting this new checklist system I may be able to be more efficient at work.
Thank you
I just read the book and I'm really excited to give checklists a try ^^
This whole video in .5 seconds:
Make a checklist
(Edit)
I actually do enjoy these videos! :D
Jesse Fremont Lol honestly
@@Dionisio97 haha yup
Would this also summarize the “checklist manifesto” book that he they mentions on this video?
edgar rodriguez yup
the rest of the vedio is about how the check list works.
I had already started the checklist method when I discovered this video: it really inspired me and help me raise my skills in making effective checklists. Thank you!
Thanks to you now I changed everything in my life. The world needs men like you to be a better place.
I think there's a huge downside to "checklisting" and mental offloading. I had slowly but steadily become obsessed with noting things down, creating checklists, labeling systems, organizational hierarchies to help me become more productive.
I noticed that, while i looked very busy, the majority of my time was spent on managing the productivity system, instead of managing my tasks.
My opinion is that you start losing the ability to remember and recall information without external aid (think checklists). Not to mention the anxiety it gives me when I start thinking if I got everything on my checklist, or when trying to be an active listener but have to pause the conversation, so that I can get an "item on my list".
Checklists have good application nonetheless - when you start doing something new, then initially maintaining checklists can be useful. You don't have lots of context and information to make logical, quick and accurate decisions as to what to do next and what are the prerequisites, etc.
Overtime, the experience would help you internalise the information and get past the checklists.
My .02 cents.
underrated
Alexander Mitev I know they make me anxious so I tend to avoid them.
Seems like you are confusing the two, no? Check lists and to-do lists are different things, as the commenter outlined above.
CS it could mean different things. But Matt sometimes refers to checklists in the system sense of breaking down the complex into simpler steps, but he also suggests to use them to make progress on items that you never get to. That’s a to do list.
So basically you shouldn't obssess about it
Is it productive to watch all of Matt’s videos?! 😭
HELL YASSSS
Great video, as usual! Checklists are also good for combating "decision overload". If we write down the things we know are important, then we're saving our brain power for other spontaneous decisions that may pop up. I
I remember when I was a kid my Dad used to have chore checklists for me and my siblings. We all thought they were corny and stupid. He told us that even he uses one every time he flies a plane or whenever he's fixing one. There's so many things I'm grateful my Dad taught me - just wish I listened a little more.
Great video!
I’d love to see you interview (if possible) Ryder Carroll, the author of the “Bullet Journal Method”!
He has a podcast episode with Ryder Carroll! Ground Up Podcast
@@sugarbanana8066 Thank you!! I didn't know
This is a wonderful topic, Matt. I surely need a checklist for everything I do. Btw love your sense of HUMOR, Matt. That skit between you & Natalie is hilariously cute!
Your videos are my absolute favourite. Currently my fav CZcamsr. Hands down. Such quality content.
This right here I think is one of the most useful advices I’ve ever heard. Once start questioning everything you are doing and how u can be more efficient at it or in this case how u can use a checklist to become more efficient, u literally zoom through tasks effortlessly, feel a lot less stressed, and basically don’t need ur brain at all, just gotta follow the checklist :)
5:15 Solid. “He’s British. He sounds smart. ..when he talks.” Great use of the pause.
Matt, maybe you already know, but if you select all text on the page and right click in Apple Notes, you can Un-Tick all tasks. There is also Command + Shift + U shortcut for it. Anyway, big thanks for the video, it is great help you do.
OMG, THE MOST HELPFUL VIDEO you have posted among all your helpful videos. A checklist is so simple we take it for granted. I am SO making a checklist for my morning routine. I am always rushed and am always forgetting things on the way out the door. Matt, you are the best! Thanks so much for sharing this video. Lots of Gratitude, Bindiya
If there was a like button times 100, I would press it for this video.
Great video! Thanks for the reminder that I need to incorporate more checklists in my life
here's Matt with his perfect timing 🙏
Thankfully my brain surgeon had a check list in my brain surgery. He removed 100% of my tumor!🙌
My mom loves checklists! She has been insisting and teaching me how to do them everyday. There is something powerful when you physically check off a chore or duty, you feel so accomplished and motivated to keep knocking em off one by one.
Very good stuff! Thanks for slowing my down long enough to realize how important this little tool can be.