A More Human Approach to Productivity | Chris Bailey | TEDxLiverpool

Chris Bailey has been obsessed with the subject of productivity for more than a decade. In this talk, he argues that productivity doesn't have to feel cold and corporate-and that it’s possible to get more done every day without hating the process. Drawing from a decade's worth of research, as well as his yearlong productivity project, Chris argues that the best way to become more productive is to manage our time, attention, and energy better. In addition to sharing this more human approach to productivity, Chris concludes by providing 5 practical ways we can all get more done every day.
Chris has experimented with every productivity technique under the sun including what it’s like to live like a caveman! His latest book "The Productivity Project" is based on his innovative research and underlines the claim that Chris ""might be the most productive man you’d ever hope to meet” (TED talks).
When Chris graduated University, he received two full-time job offers, but decided to decline them both to dedicate a full year of his life to exploring his passion: productivity. Over the past decade his experimentation continued and his work has received national and international media attention from The New York Times, Fortune, Fast Company, Lifehacker, New York Magazine, and countless others. Every month his work is read by about 200,000 people from almost every country around the world. You can view Chris’s work at ALifeofProductivity.com.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

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  • @ThienNguyen-ot4wo
    @ThienNguyen-ot4wo3 жыл бұрын

    1. Plan 3 tasks(and only 3) to finish each day: it forces you to prioritize and focus on what matters 2. Do one thing at a time: so we work deliberately on one work instead of multiple shallow works. 3. Get the most out of your potential energy: eating well (putting good fuel into our body), exercise, sleep (exchange time for energy), ... 4. Stay offline: our normal tasks take twice the time to finish when we have access to the Internet (because of procrastination) 5. Daydream: let the mind wander to connect the dots in your mind

  • @andrejlezmann1297

    @andrejlezmann1297

    3 жыл бұрын

    Great. Thanks

  • @XsNiPeRPi3z

    @XsNiPeRPi3z

    3 жыл бұрын

    you forgot about his insanely important point about meditating often (his schedule is 35 hours a week) to increase your focus and have a lack of stress - in fact, when he stopped meditating, he found his productivity levels were lower, despite having more time to work without it

  • @BDYStudios

    @BDYStudios

    3 жыл бұрын

    No my n nnm

  • @BDYStudios

    @BDYStudios

    3 жыл бұрын

    POop

  • @BDYStudios

    @BDYStudios

    3 жыл бұрын

    PO koh Khoikhoi

  • @williammijangos4825
    @williammijangos48255 жыл бұрын

    Procrastinating at work by watching this video. It's obviously working.

  • @silvioricob
    @silvioricob4 жыл бұрын

    12:45 starts the five stuff tips for a productivity life.

  • @RobbySauce
    @RobbySauce5 жыл бұрын

    I would love to meet this man, I owe him a lot.

  • @yakar3513

    @yakar3513

    4 жыл бұрын

    Robby Why did you follow his principles? And find success? You’re channel looks impressive.

  • @MehediHasan-tl7wj
    @MehediHasan-tl7wj5 жыл бұрын

    I don't know what every other comment person is trying to achive by being productive but if it's about doing my everyday job more easily and happily, then the video works. I found from my experience by being a bit alert, thinking ahead what's important to do and avoiding 'I'm busy' attitude actually gets the things done. And meditation certainly helps to control those emotions (busy-ness/hurrying, attention to moments).

  • @Peachy_Soda
    @Peachy_Soda3 жыл бұрын

    I love his talks and his excitement about productivity so much.

  • @rosarebada4777
    @rosarebada47775 жыл бұрын

    Congratulations, Chris! You are demonstrating self actualization (essence of being in process) as part of your productive accomplishment (usually measured by external growth, yield, and development).

  • @monishaklongacre
    @monishaklongacre7 жыл бұрын

    Well done, Chris! You did a great job of outlining some simple but very effective ways to help anyone who wants to become more productive.

  • @RobertScottNorton
    @RobertScottNorton7 жыл бұрын

    Really enjoyed that, Chris. Good stuff.

  • @deepakpavan7881
    @deepakpavan78814 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, chris. The information you provided helped me a lot in my daily life. Thank you , once again.

  • @justinkiley4146
    @justinkiley41467 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant...so simple, and so true! As you say, it should be common sense, but it's not common action!

  • @adamreeves7968
    @adamreeves79687 жыл бұрын

    awesome talk. I have been reading Chris's emails on productivity for a good few months now and I find his approach both insightful and practical. It's nice to have a little nudge from him to keep reminding ourselves not to go back to bad habits - my least productive behaviour!

  • @user-dd4le2cj1w

    @user-dd4le2cj1w

    7 жыл бұрын

    Totally agree. I've been reading him for a year!

  • @vishalnangare31
    @vishalnangare3110 ай бұрын

    Downloaded and watching again n again n again, Thank you Tedx and Chris 🙏

  • @noorranirannoo9465
    @noorranirannoo94654 жыл бұрын

    Best productivity talk i have listen so far

  • @carprincess
    @carprincess5 жыл бұрын

    Great video. I’m glad you were able to experiment and give us real tips for us to use today

  • @detonationlurks
    @detonationlurks5 жыл бұрын

    Something that bewildered me about most other advice on productivity is that the methods are just so mechanic, it tells you hustle like there’s no tomorrow, to segregate all your daily activities into orderly bits and always have absolute control over your behaviours. Like, where tf did all these people find that willpower and energy from to follow through all of that for long? Is it drugs? Needless to say none of those tips stuck on me, but I feel this guy’s perspective might fit me better. I’ll give meditation a shot ;u;

  • @lisawhite4698

    @lisawhite4698

    3 жыл бұрын

    It’s been two years since you commented . I feel the same way you do but am just now listening to this instead of working! Did the information in the video help you?

  • @alfredhitchcock45

    @alfredhitchcock45

    Жыл бұрын

    Adderall

  • @angelicasbestversion3301
    @angelicasbestversion33015 жыл бұрын

    @sarake he was productive at every thing. Thank you for this talk.

  • @adv.prashant
    @adv.prashant5 жыл бұрын

    *Just superb, excellent idea*

  • @stepbro.2140
    @stepbro.21403 жыл бұрын

    The second he said he likes cosmology, I smiled. Yup, now I'm getting all the books he's written😂.

  • @hortsokun2012
    @hortsokun20126 жыл бұрын

    Great show worth watching!

  • @truematic
    @truematic4 жыл бұрын

    Really useful, thank you Chris!

  • @arlinegeorge6967
    @arlinegeorge69673 жыл бұрын

    Great great talk. Meditation give you a very very clear road map for living your dreams. Thank you, bless you. All your dreams come true.

  • @augustuscaeser8939
    @augustuscaeser89396 жыл бұрын

    just a great speaker.

  • @rogiervantilburg3440
    @rogiervantilburg34402 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic TED talk, l am stoked to try it out.

  • @leggermentesara
    @leggermentesara6 жыл бұрын

    Yeah I have the same idea about productivity: make the best use of our time! ⏳⏰☀️

  • @wholelottabubba2
    @wholelottabubba27 жыл бұрын

    Chris, excellent talk.

  • @whatif....disneycharacter6857
    @whatif....disneycharacter68572 жыл бұрын

    Fabulose advice i really respict this guy , he has a special thought different than the others i feel it helps be a lot

  • @newdevice6411
    @newdevice64113 жыл бұрын

    this dude is the coolest guy I've ever seen in my life

  • @trinigoodfellas
    @trinigoodfellas4 жыл бұрын

    this was great. thnx you

  • @DMS198526
    @DMS1985265 жыл бұрын

    Amazing

  • @TSNAnnotator
    @TSNAnnotator6 жыл бұрын

    Carleton U represent!

  • @dalibofurnell
    @dalibofurnell Жыл бұрын

    Excellent

  • @raes-world
    @raes-world6 жыл бұрын

    BRILLIANT BRILLIANT BRILLIANT

  • @sarahwarraich8993
    @sarahwarraich8993 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing Man

  • @Beatrizcolima
    @Beatrizcolima3 жыл бұрын

    I have a short-term attention span, so I had to watch this twice to be able to capture the second part of the talk.

  • @MrKlimcio
    @MrKlimcio3 жыл бұрын

    The man says we procrastinate at work when connected to the Internet. Me, sitting at work, watching this movie on KZread, rolling eyes: Yes, that's so true.

  • @sarake-xx
    @sarake-xx7 жыл бұрын

    I'm just here wondering, what was he productive on? His productivity project?

  • @rosarebada4777

    @rosarebada4777

    5 жыл бұрын

    Along the lines of your question, I had looked up the definition of "productive" and noticed that as an adjective the meaning depended on what it was modifying; e.g. a productive farm could be measured by the quantity and/or quality of harvest. On the other hand, a productive career might be synonymous with wealth, creativity, or personal satisfaction - depending upon one's values. Thus it seems from the title that this speaker's measure of value is indicated by the essence: "human", which could vary from one to another, but yields satisfaction correlated to the individual's values. The personal awareness and value of reflection would be a feature of the meditation time and isolation aspects of his exploration. I liked your question a lot because it requires us to consider that productivity involves focus on both being and doing. Thanks for contributing ... Good day!

  • @bluesbirus

    @bluesbirus

    5 жыл бұрын

    He was productive on every aspect of his live. His mind, body, and yeah one of them as you write, his productivity project.

  • @vanibrahmadevara4741

    @vanibrahmadevara4741

    5 жыл бұрын

    Productivity means making of, just move on, do something restlessly,

  • @randayousif8887

    @randayousif8887

    5 жыл бұрын

    Watch 1:00

  • @janslehmann05

    @janslehmann05

    2 жыл бұрын

    Writing a book.

  • @jamesarendt2695
    @jamesarendt26957 жыл бұрын

    Will someone please help me, I thought I saw a TED talk video some years ago in which a young guy talks about his experiments with productivity, and I think this is they guy, but I thought the video was longer, and that there was a part in which he showed a picture of a very messy apartments from a 10 day isolation experiment. It is not this particular video, but did he maybe do another version of this presentation some time before this one?

  • @j1j11j
    @j1j11j4 жыл бұрын

    Rule of 3 One thing at a time Cultivate your energy Disconnect from the internet Daydream

  • @RB-xj5zv
    @RB-xj5zv7 жыл бұрын

    Good

  • @albertorodrigues1972
    @albertorodrigues19723 жыл бұрын

    Productivity, focus motivation are linked to the brain biochemistry, hormone balance , appropriate level of precisly minerals and vitamines. Lack of focus, productivity , motivation are symptoms of given problems related to the brain biochemistry unbalance, lack of crucial minerals that the brain need to work properly , hormone unbalance etc Usually, it is necessary, dozens of analysis to identify the roots of the problems .Myself using an artificial intelligence programme, i am able to discover if an employee has productivity , focus motivation problems through a simple blood analysis, in which I use to follow just 3 parameters. All explanations that are out there does not help The situation is similar to that in which a Lamborghini has no fuel oil, lubricant, and water, and thousand people are out there teaching the driver how to win a race.

  • @himanshuranjan83
    @himanshuranjan836 жыл бұрын

    jump to 13:00

  • @nivelesontologicos

    @nivelesontologicos

    6 жыл бұрын

    Himanshu Ranjan i

  • @MelodyLiuJade

    @MelodyLiuJade

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ilu

  • @ahmedsanya6414

    @ahmedsanya6414

    5 жыл бұрын

    Bad Idea.

  • @Juicybeachgirls

    @Juicybeachgirls

    5 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU!!❤️❤️❤️😴👍🏼

  • @wmsbl
    @wmsbl7 жыл бұрын

    He dissed David Allen so bad.... "One of those corny books where the author puts a picture of himself on the cover"

  • @alfredhitchcock45

    @alfredhitchcock45

    Жыл бұрын

    His book is also corny

  • @user-pu6mk5ph2y
    @user-pu6mk5ph2y5 жыл бұрын

    12:44

  • @LucasDanielSantoro
    @LucasDanielSantoro3 жыл бұрын

    4:53 poor guy. He is proud about 10 days

  • @skunktheshrink
    @skunktheshrink7 жыл бұрын

    I am glad I saw this over his other 50 min video. I end up wasting only a fraction of my time.

  • @winneryeahmate

    @winneryeahmate

    5 жыл бұрын

    LOLS

  • @annguyenphuc2155
    @annguyenphuc21552 жыл бұрын

    goood man! !1!

  • @LawyerVS
    @LawyerVS7 ай бұрын

    So few views, but such important theme

  • @youtube.com-handle
    @youtube.com-handle6 жыл бұрын

    i m watching this video offline

  • @rahulnanda8318
    @rahulnanda83185 жыл бұрын

    Starts at 12:40

  • @blacksky8603

    @blacksky8603

    5 жыл бұрын

    Starts at 00:00 darling

  • @notatheist
    @notatheist6 жыл бұрын

    "I tried something and hated it. Therefore, it has no benefits for the rest of society."

  • @drvivekb.1678
    @drvivekb.16784 жыл бұрын

    12:30

  • @TSNAnnotator
    @TSNAnnotator4 жыл бұрын

    A fellow Carleton Raven getting some love in Liverpool

  • @Juicybeachgirls
    @Juicybeachgirls5 жыл бұрын

    Maybe they say it, maybe they don’t? Then how do you know they noticed it...🤔😒

  • @timeadobos4537
    @timeadobos45372 жыл бұрын

    Kezdjük el az új 7 srategia - a terápia menteni minket . Egyéni terápiát keresek magamnak. Ezt használom . Van rá mód. Telefonos alkalmazás nélkül is .

  • @rossgeography
    @rossgeography7 жыл бұрын

    seriously why do people video stuff rather than listen (or take notes) esp. when you know it's being videoed and will be posted online later

  • @ahmedbob423

    @ahmedbob423

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ross Geography So they can post it on social media to look productive

  • @ashleyn1979
    @ashleyn19795 жыл бұрын

    so basically switch off your phone, meditate, turn off the internet

  • @juliantreidiii
    @juliantreidiii3 жыл бұрын

    I Plan 10 tasks and only 5 to finish each day minimum.

  • @waffleocalypse
    @waffleocalypse2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you adderall for giving us this man and his research.

  • @shawarmageddonit
    @shawarmageddonit7 жыл бұрын

    "Abeouwt".

  • @fredh5715
    @fredh57156 жыл бұрын

    turning off the internet is definitely the first step...meditation is not necessary though...reading is better

  • @witchbitchgirl

    @witchbitchgirl

    6 жыл бұрын

    Freddy K I think that it's to each his own. Some would argue that taking a walk is better, so there's not a specific answer.

  • @witchbitchgirl

    @witchbitchgirl

    6 жыл бұрын

    Freddy K But about the internet, you're definitely right.

  • @phy29
    @phy294 жыл бұрын

    Production is just not produce more but better....

  • @MartinLichtblau
    @MartinLichtblau7 жыл бұрын

    Fatal Error: You researched and pushed yourself to establish new habits. By that you destroyed your already in place routines and killed productivity by it. Further mistake: Internalizing a habit to wake up early takes much more than three month; first you need to adapt and second you have to live it so it gets really internalized and yields the results you intended. And...some many more flaws... But you stated also many great points! So thumps up.

  • @light_reason3577

    @light_reason3577

    6 жыл бұрын

    3 months has 12 weeks. That's enough to get a habits doesn't mean you like it.

  • @winneryeahmate
    @winneryeahmate5 жыл бұрын

    Liverpool blows - otherwise good talk :)

  • @alfredhitchcock45
    @alfredhitchcock45 Жыл бұрын

    What’s wrong with procrastinating? As long as I get paid

  • @zes3813
    @zes38137 жыл бұрын

    interested is not nerd/y , fools

  • @alfredhitchcock45
    @alfredhitchcock45 Жыл бұрын

    I find it weird that he rejected a job that would actually teach him about productivity

  • @John-lb3iy
    @John-lb3iy3 жыл бұрын

    Me watching this on x2 speed 😎😎😎

  • @Mark-jv7dx
    @Mark-jv7dx4 жыл бұрын

    Wooow. Well intentioned but these points are all over the map. Is meditation the solution here...or what? A trip back to Toastmasters would help this speaker. Did Tedtalks vette this speech?

  • @olafur4590
    @olafur45906 жыл бұрын

    Good talk. There are many inspirational points in the space. However, his definition of productivity is ill defined and vague. He says that to be productive you only need to carry out behaviours associated with your dayly objective regardless of the significance of the objective. This is very ill, non-motivational, and vague detention. Furthermore, objectives achieved during the day should be valuable both to the person and to those around him, and not some nonsense objectives like binge watching a series on Netflix. That's called relaxation and entertainment. I personally define productivity as engaging in challenging behaviours/works through out the day that are aligned with the goal of striving to be come my idealself and it is measured be how much time I spend doing quality work.

  • @zinkopirka
    @zinkopirka4 жыл бұрын

    да ладно вы гоните, это ж ваще не возможно

  • @extremeAdvil
    @extremeAdvil5 жыл бұрын

    Omg, I'm 7 minutes in and haven't learned anything. He doesn't care about our productivity while listening to this. zzz

  • @TopFurret

    @TopFurret

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yikes

  • @alfredhitchcock45

    @alfredhitchcock45

    Жыл бұрын

    He’s just regurgitating nonsense

  • @mysticoversoul
    @mysticoversoul3 жыл бұрын

    Cute and delicious.

  • @108u9
    @108u93 жыл бұрын

    The video title is kinda disingenuous. Seems like a presentation of some loose ideas compiled together that vaguely correlate to “more productivity” which is not what the title speaks to.

  • @shahwaizshah6394
    @shahwaizshah63943 жыл бұрын

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  • @oncology55
    @oncology555 жыл бұрын

    Talking BS

  • @jamestaylor2057
    @jamestaylor20573 жыл бұрын

    The tacky limit geographically water because harmony emphatically obtain as a fretful computer. five, courageous probation

  • @makemyday5888
    @makemyday58884 жыл бұрын

    He sounds and looks so fake

  • @alfredhitchcock45

    @alfredhitchcock45

    Жыл бұрын

    Because he is fake

  • @AbdallahBotan
    @AbdallahBotan7 жыл бұрын

    If you want to meditate, study Islam.

  • @DanieliusGoriunovas

    @DanieliusGoriunovas

    7 жыл бұрын

    Because in Islam, same as Christianity, there are bull loads of meditating?

  • @AbdallahBotan

    @AbdallahBotan

    7 жыл бұрын

    as you know meditation is contacting to your soul, and the Quran which the book of Islam here is some verses of it, I would like you to read about it. www.oneummah.net/quran/book/2.html

  • @TheArabsolga

    @TheArabsolga

    7 жыл бұрын

    Actually no. If you want to meditate, study zen Buddhism. That has a much better understanding of meditation than Islam does. To add, a lot of the verses you referred to have faith as a focal point, which is not strictly speaking meditation.

  • @Esbenmad

    @Esbenmad

    7 жыл бұрын

    YourLaughzZ Or maybe do both 😊 (Btw GTD = Getting things done by David Allen)

  • @The3p3hr

    @The3p3hr

    7 жыл бұрын

    Cabdullaahi Bootaan then you know what not to do!