My english teacher used to say that not doing your homework is like peeing your pants when it's cold outside. It's nice at first but soon gets pretty uncomfortable.
I feel like a horrible student because I haven’t finished a lot of homework yet and I’m so stressed about it. I have ***NO*** motivation and I am usually really good at school. Ever since online school started, my grades have been dropping, stress levels very high, and no motivation, like I said. I’m struggling a lot so this video helped me get a little motivation to not get behind on all my homework. I really want to prove to my teacher and parents that I am better then they think I am.
18 units. 5 classes. 2 semesters left. One messed up student, who is willing to get through all of it. I will be counting on these tips to work towards those A's. Keep it up, Thomas!
@@6abo03 some say he was never heard of again. Others say he was last seen in Berlin. An Irish farmer claims to have spotted him in Honduras in the Summer Fall of late 1983.
Well...crashed, burned, and had to take another year to work through some personal and family problems. At least I have my A. A. and I'm transferring to university in Fall
0:00 introduction 1:41 task management have a calendar and a to-do list (Todoist, Asana (esp. for teams), Notion, etc.) have a perfect representation of everything you need to do - transfer your syllabus into your organizational system, and continue adding assignments and important reminders as soon as you learn of them. if you don’t have time to update your to-do list, jot tasks down on a “daily note” (a piece of paper or an entry on a note-taking app). update your planner as soon as possible. have a “Review Day” to streamline your planner and remove finished or irrelevant tasks investing time in the upkeep of your task management system will save time in the long run 4:35 chunks and milestones: break work down into pieces with achievable deadlines Parkinson’s law: work expands to fill the time allotted for its completion decrease resistance to start = decrease procrastination first milestone due date should be the same day you got the project: just a little task so you can utilize the information you learned recently 6:40 work every day: frequency is your friend do a bit of schoolwork every day - you’ll probably suffer less if Monday doesn’t always feel like pulling yourself out of the warm, cozy bed that is the weekend . consistency can help you avoid student slumps. consistent progress adds up: systems can be superior to goals for long projects! have study habits: consistent locations and times if possible (plan when you’ll be studying at the beginning of the week, especially if your hectic schedule prevents you from having the same routine each day) 8:56 video summary 9:20 Blinkist sponsorship I’m behind, too. You can do this.
Nice summary. I need to start developing good habits because I never have motivation for anything tiring so I can only stay productive with sheer discipline, if I fall behind then it's extremely hard for me to catch up because I most likely missed A LOT of information.
I don't usually fall behind on assignments, but I always end up in a last minute rush to finish things. I just hate that! I always give myself so many other things to do and the more important things get postponed. I guess it's not bad if I still get it done though.
How to stop falling behind on HW: 1. Stay in your room all day like you r grounded and just do the assignments all day. You can even finish future assignments this way that aren't due yet if your teacher allows you to do them ahead of time.
Maria Yagami Start with a very small task right away, like, find out what the next lecture is about or what book do I need to get/read. Or Make a plan for the week to come. Make it as easy as possible to start!
I've been trying the 'break down deadlines into chunks' bit for quite a while but i think there's a fundamental flaw to it: you don't know which chunk of the work will take 60% of your time to complete, whilst you may be treating all chunks the same as if each of them represented 33% of the time to complete the project. For this I believe it is better to apply something akin to what cal newport said about writting papers: write them in 3 days. Translating it to big projects, the idea would be to try and finish it within 3 days during which you'll try to have as much time to spare for this one task at hand, the idea is to do this with anticipation (not 3 days before the deadline) so that if you finish it you are FREED, and if you don't finish it, after this much work, you'll have advanced significantly AND you'll be able to make a much better estimate at how how much time you need to dedicate on it to finish it. : )
Step 1: Watch Thomas Frank while you're procrastinating Step 2: Get motivated by his videos Step 3: Get motivated to do your homework Step 4: Like this comment for reading your mind because you thought that I was going to say something along the lines of "Then get tired of doing homework and watch vine compilations for hours." But no, I actually get motivated and I actually do do my homework. :)
I'll make a more concise video on this at some point, but we did make a podcast on it! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UiQEC4yHoRA.html
@@Lotsothestrawberrybear Hahah yeah except the time it would take to catch up meant compromising on future test/lab scores. Electrical engineering was one hell of a grind lol
@@khushbookohli8220 im about to go into electrical engineering next year. How should I handle the work, cus I heard its really hard. I don't want to just study all day either, I want free time
Answers to questions! The app I featured a couple of times in this video is called Todoist. Right now it's the to-do list app I recommend for most people. I was a huge fan of Wunderlist for a really long time, but they recently announced that they're going to shut down at some point and be replaced by Microsoft To-Do, which is nice, but currently doesn't have some features I really love (like sub-tasks, which are great for breaking up assignments into chunks). The to-do app I use is Asana. It's awesome and robust, but where it really shines is in enabling teams to work together. So if you're not working on a team, I'd say Todoist fits the bill a little better - adding tasks to it is much quicker since it uses natural language processing. The game at the beginning is called Overcooked, and it's one of the most fun co-op games I've ever played. It's not nearly as fun in single-player mode though, so have friends around if you're going to pick it up. We've been behind on getting full companion articles written on College Info Geek for each video, but I just hired and awesome writer and she's helping me work through the backlog. So sometime soon you'll be able to essentially read each video if you like, and those companion articles will also link to anything I mention :)
I was having trouble with my signing up for my masters, and so was avoiding all of Thomas' videos, but now it's all sorted, and lectures start in two weeks, so it's time to BINGE
I really liked this video. This has been a huge issue for me. I have a lot of difficulty getting myself to study consistently and to break things down. That you mentioned to get rid of some choices - that specifically what I had been working on over the past week. I basically have to schedule in study time in order to actually do it and be accountable for it. My schedule is simple and consistent enough to have a good several hours before classes everyday to study; and I say before cause there is no way I'll do it after classes. I have afternoon classes, and I ride the bus, so by the time I get home, I'm exhausted, hot, and dead-minded. I find I study better in the mornings anyways - no matter how much I hate waking up in the mornings. So I'm working that into my schedule. I've tried to break things down before, but I always put off even small tasks, cause it would make me anxious. I felt like I had too many tasks on my list. So I'm still not certain how I'll handle that, but I do like how you mentioned getting started the day the assignment is given. I feel like that'll will be an enormous help in me dealing with big assignments. I used to just ignore the assignment for a few days lol.
This video literally changed my life. After watching it, I broke up the homework I had to do into simple steps every day, and I've been SO PRODUCTIVE. Just last week I procrastinated my homework to the point where I had to finish it during school, but now I'm doing homework that doesn't even need to be done early. The work I set for myself also doesn't have a hard deadline with consequences, which is what I thought was the only thing that could motivate me. Thank you so so much!
All of your videos make me feel like I can actually get my motivation back despite the slump I've had for the last few years due to my depression. Thank you for all the work you do.
I'm really excited to apply this advice to my semester! I've been slacking these past few semesters due to bad habits and personal issues. Since noticing my slackagery I've quit my job to dedicate my time to bettering myself and my academics. Needless to say I'm beyond excited! Once again, great informative video. Keep it up 🤓
I am a new subscriber, in my 3rd year of a Doctor of Physical Therapy program and I wish I had these videos in undergrad and my master's degree. I would have saved so much time with your useful tips. Thank you for great videos I've watched about 20 of them lol. Going to try out Blinkist as well :)
This is so important to learn, because once you start your career it isn't broken up in semesters and there isn't a summer break (or any break at all).
Your videos are so awesome and helpful... They keep me motivated at school. -Now I can't wait for back to school- 😂😂 But really I ❤ them. Subscribed :3
I don't chime in too often here, because I'm a lurker, but just wanted to say your videos always help me out a lot. It's my senior year of college and I need all the assistance I can get. Wish me luck!
Hi, I just started combining Todoist an Google Calendar and I have a couple of questions: 1 In Todoist (or Asana) you set the deadlines for homework assignments and make your own for bigger projects. Those are the due dates. But how do you figure out when you're actually going to do them? Do you change the task date in your task manager or do you manage that with yet another program? 2 HOw do you deal with assignments that are, say, two months away? Do you also plan when you're going to do those, or do you do that when it's actually time to begin working on the project?
Huff I have 63 missing assignments and I have one week till my mom calls the teacher to see if I'm doing good... Edit nvm I’m good she didn’t care that much but I STILL HAVE 50 now Anther edit it’s the next courter and now I have a bunch of As
My favorite homework app is myHomework. At the beginning of the semester I go over my syllabus and input due dates, and like Thomas does with ToDoist (which I use for non-homework), I input new information as soon as I get it.
Thomas Frank is my spirit animal, every video that has surfaced to my notifications have been worthwhile in some aspect of my life. Keep up the helpful tips, thanks!!
this is a lifesaver. ive started to get more organized but still end up extremely stressed trying to rush to finish things. im going to do all of these things asap
One thing that always helps me to stay on track is to frequently reflect. I look back on the things I've done well and try to learn from the successes and the failures I've made. As one great man said, I try to pick up the embers from the past, and not the ashes. Reflecting helps me to remember who I am and look forward to who I can become and maintain a vision. As the great Helen Keller once said, "The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision." Prayer is one big way I try to maintain a vision every day but there are other ways. Great video as always! I've been trying to organize my life more lately and this was very helpful! Thanks! Keep it up! :)
I started watching your videos as a student aaaaannd... I'm still watching them as a newbie teacher. Thanks a lot Thomas and congrats for helping a french student get all the way through college!
I can certainly agree with Cal Newport. I run a couple of businesses and am also a doctoral student. I had to take my third semester, 16 weeks, off to deal with various business and personal issues. I managed to deal adequately with most of them, and during that time I also took a short writing course, but it was still difficult to get back into the grind. I outlined my entire program and included two more "pauses", but I have decided to revamp the plan so that I only take half a semester off at a time, but also take a few more "pauses". This will keep me from getting too far behind while also giving me more opportunities to resolve business and personal issues before they build up so much that I need the entire semester. This may delay completing my doctorate by a year, but I should produce a better dissertation while also keeping my businesses running. Even during a pause, I'll still be reviewing literature.
Please do a video about dealing with discouragement which comes from not only teachers but parents and relatives n friends etc like being told your career choice is shit
Where do you draw your limit for trying to do too much over the course of a semester? (hobbies, work, hobbies that may become future work, uni, chores, emails, etc) How do you decide what to cut? What if you love/feel you need all of it?
Hi Thomas. I just wanted to let you know that you're my inspiration to keep improving my studying methods :) as an ex-college student (now i'm starting a master's degree) I think it's crucial to mantain the motivation and learn efficiently, which I've been able to do by watching your videos! so thank you so much for all your effort!! Saludos desde México!
Stopped by to say I followed your advice and have kicked ass this semester in my online Masters program. Also I'm really enjoying Blinkist. Thanks so much!
I've been watching your videos like crazy before my school starts in September! You have such amazing ideas that you present in the most interesting and fun way!
Dude, the amount of growth your channel has had is the quality of your videos is phenomenal (not that they weren't good before). I can clearly see the amount of effort you've put into getting better at video editing and improving your content. Your channel rocks!
Thomas, thank you so much. As an international student (freshman) in America, I love the freedom of choice we have with our professors and subjects. But that freedom comes along with a huge amount of responsibility and it's kinda hard to "adult" all of a sudden. But this video really calmed me down and now I'm ready to tackle those assignments. Thanks again, appreciate the videos :)
I've recently learned a couple of rules that have made a massive difference in staying on top of my things to do: 1. The 2 minute rule. From Getting Things Done, it basically says that if something on your to-do list takes less than 2 minutes to do and there's no obstructions, do it there and then. This may seem at first like you're spending a lot of time doing random things, but as you start clearing down all those little things that have taken up your to-do list, you start feeling a lot less encumbered by all these promises to yourself that you keep breaking. It also means that stuff doesn't get a chance to pile up, and is frequently done at the first opportunity. 2. The 20 second rule. Getting started on something should take about 20 seconds. Like the dedicated study area you mention (which also has psychological benefits for memory and motivation as well), it means you're taking down barriers to doing something even in small chunks. This complements the two-minute rule nicely, because it means you're likely to be frequently moving stuff forward when you're in that area, and it also means you're not dreading even the setup of something.
Love your videos. Also, while preventing slumps and falling behind is great, maybe you could do a video about how to recover from early procrastination in the semester, since its quite common to start motivated and then drift off for a while. Thanks a lot, keep it up!
Hey Thomas, I've been watching your videos since probably about two or three years ago and they still really help me to be a productive person and getting tasks done, whether it's me training for sports or getting work done and earning those awesome A's. I could tell your channel has grown and I really want to thank you and encourage you for what you've done and to tell you to keep going because you have no idea how much of a benefit you're adding into many people's lives, and not just students I bet. I've been using Habitica for a long time now which you've introduced to me and that played a huge role in keeping me organized these years. I'm introducing my friends to it as well. Your videos are only getting better and I find them extremely helpful, probably my number one channel on RU-vid where I actually learn fascinating and amazing advice and earn a benefit from in life. I hope to meet you sometime when I become rich and famous, haha. You're so amazing for doing this. Thanks Thomas
Back to school at the beginning of September, got my planner ready, now time to finish my summer work to have a clean slate for homework and keep on top of it!
Thomas, there's a lot of love for you in these comments (an I've read all of them, LOL). Thought it couldn't hurt to add to it by saying thanks and I love your channel!
Relate to so many of the things you mentioned! I'm forever falling behind and my to do list are currently such a mess that I can't even use them and keep making new ones which just makes more mess. Really excited to take your advice and get on top of things! Thanks Thomas!
Not only I really appreciate your videos, I absolutely admire the way you inspire me to get organized and to get good grades. The way you speak really motivates me, and each of your videos helps me working on every little part of my personality too. Also, I am Italian so watching these vids really helps me with my English. Keep going man!
I'm currently falling behind in class- and it feels as if no matter how hard I try, I still can't manage to wake up in a day were in stress and assignments aren't the things I look forward to, my homeworks are pilling up, growing more and more each day, adding to the rest of the other assignment and projects I still need to do. But somehow despite all of that- my body just wants to do something else, distracting myself from all the work needed to be done (focusing on something else) "And whenever I focus on something else, as I worry of school- I simply say- I'll just do this tomorrow, don't worry I'll just do this later..........I literrally have no motivation- even inspiration quotes and videos can't seem to do anything............
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Thomas, your videos are incredibly helpful and informative. It's one of my top 3 favorite channels on RU-vid. Thank you for your advice, encouragement, and knowledge.
0:00 - 0:42 happened to me. Not with homework, but class assignments. One week I was like, "yes, nothing to do!" The next day I went to English class and was assigned to write a 5 page paper. I forgot what the topic was. Next day, I got another assignment from World History. It was a 10 min class presentation consisting of me and my partner. I believe we did Greek vs Roman religion. After that class I had Music Appreciation. We had to write a 5 page paper on a particular musician that we knew rarely anything about. I chose Mozart; brilliant musician and man, I tell you. (I had Economics after English, but I dropped it after I was failing. I didn't like the class, and I didn't care about it either. Plus, I was falling behind on my other classes.) So after I dropped that class, everything became less stressful, and when the semester was over, I had a 3.5 GPA. I got through all of the paper assignments and passed with an "A" on all of them. I got a "C" my part of the presentation because I took too long and kept fumbling over my words. Presentations are NOT my forte! Anyway, moral is this: I waited until the last minute when things got hectic. I now realize that in college there is no "break." I also realized tackling assignments early is best because teachers can review them and see if there are any mistakes. The grading in my school is dumb, specifically when it comes to getting an "A." 90-100 is an "A," which is the highest grade you can get in my school. It's dumb - there should be an "A+," but whatever. I could've done better percentage-wise if I gave my papers in for review.
I'm preparing for school next week and i've been taking notes on several of your videos to write on my bullet journal! can't wait for this upcoming semester and applying your tips
Daddyyyy 👅im so glad i found your channel. I am currently in my 2nd year at university. Being someone who has a lot of anxiety and who is really introverted my 1st year at uni was kind of a disaster. Your channel has helped me so much in terms of organisation and helped me stay motivated. Im looking forward to have a better academic year and to put in more efforts. Thank you for delivering quality content.
I have a paper due today (i have barely starrted) and should have followed your instructions last week. Lesson learned. Gonna give these tips a try next week.
I've been hearing your videos and podcasts for a few months by now :D I love them! By now I'm done with college but as freelance it's helping me a lot in my time management system. Thanks a lot!
Hey Thomas, I just want to say I have become an ardent follower of your videos and I must admit that these videos give me the required bit of motivation in day to day life that I had lost lately...Thanks a lot for sharing such things..God Bless You for the great work that you do! :)
It's 2:52 here can't sleep am in holidays And your videos just motivated me to start doing some researchs and try to organize my next year NOW Thank you really excellent videos😊
1. Every new video you upload helps me to deal with the problem I'm living at the moment 2. How come you're looking younger?! 3. Where can I find that game? 4. Greetings from Chile 🇨🇱
I used to be studying all the time I stay up, but last study year it did nothing except making me exhausted, and I got more and more scared of work amount and falling behind every day. This year I'll try your advice. Milestone deadlines are good to ensure you finish everything in time. Having these "Sunday afternoons" to set the plan to the current week seems more efficient than thinking each time what I'm going to do right now, like I used to think last year. Thanks.
Thanks RU-vid for recommending this video. I'm in just the situation because earlier in the term I had three essays due within a week of each other, and to mentally avoid doing them I procrastinated until the last moment. As a result I wasted two weekends which I now I have to make up. Thank God for this thing called the Reading Week.
My school is pretty awesome. They give us a new planner each year that is separated into weeks and days, where we can write our homework and the deadlines next to it.
I've really find the work that you do is amazing and truly inspiring. I'm incorporating some of your hints and tips into my study routine to get the best out of it!
I really love your channel and podcasts! they're so good and useful. I love using notebooks, making lists, and organizing them more than using digital calendars or apps, that's why I decided to try bullet journaling. But your tip is still applicable ! I'm just going to do the opposite xD write the daily list on my phone then transfer it to my bujo. Thanks for the great tips!
HI man! Great video! Thanks for not stopping with great work :D I have a video suggestion. Can you make a video about how to use your smartphone to make most of it? I know you made a video about productivity apps, but maybe when and how you use your smartphone. In today world we really use it A LOT and I think it is more an distraction than a good thing because of the way we use it. Let's kick ass together!
Dude I'm a freshman in university now and at first I tried doing everything for every class in one day. Which of course was impossible and made me lose track of everything. So instead I sat down, noted down every assignments for every class in a planner and then I devote one day a week for one class. It made it much easier to keep track and now I keep my sanity. It also makes it more enjoyable for me to do the work because I don't get distracted by other classes on a specific day. We have five subjects this semester so it fits perfectly, and for the weekend I do anything extra I feel like doing to stay on top of everything. We also got an assignment to turn in weekly plans of how we've planned to work for the next week, which has helped me come up with this system for myself.
