Personal Notes: Focus on the input to your goal, rather than outcome. Don't focus on the end result. Use pyramid to plan tasks, it self aligns itself according to deadlines. Make a cloud that represents your end goal. Then split it into chunks of things that'll make goal come true. Reduce the use of analog methods of productivity. One week is the most efficient goal to set to achieve familiarity with a certain goal. Such as learning Calculus or video editing. Set an importance or authority for yourself when learning something new for urgency sake.

@johnlozauskas778

6 ай бұрын

Good comment. I would like to add the importance of systems to make goals happen vs. just checking off boxes :). Don't forget the 80/20.

@MSH3423

6 ай бұрын

Don’t think in terms of input vs goal two tier system …. Goal Plans Habits Also plan can be longer than 1 week… You are just reviewing the progress every week to make the adjustment

@amillar7

6 ай бұрын

What do you mean by “ Reduce the use of analog methods of productivity”?

@calisongbird

6 ай бұрын

He didn’t specifically mention analog systems of productivity vs. digital ones (?)

@philizeed8938

5 ай бұрын

great comment !!!

After watching this video twice, I'm simplifying it to 3 processes: (1) Use the cloud analogy to break down your goal into individual tasks (2) Set weekly goals for the best combination of urgency and flexibility (3) Structure your day with the inverted pyramid plan (start with, and spend the most time on, the most important task)

@siggixhenson

5 ай бұрын

Thank you sir.

@elle.3792

5 ай бұрын

@christycaat yeah it was kind of hard to follow along

@tylerdurden4285

2 ай бұрын

​@@elle.3792how? It's 11 minutes only and straight to the point.

@Self-Educated-tm

26 күн бұрын

I love the way you summarized it. Thank you.

This is so helpful. It explains why my brain just shuts down even looking at the traditional 4 quadrant plan. Also hilarious top stories and to do list.

@spoonfedstudy

6 ай бұрын

Hahaa I had a good chuckle coming up with those stories too. Glad you enjoyed :)

@sarahbojorquezlopez7867

6 ай бұрын

Psycho ex girlfriend? Sexy outfit? Wtf.

@gala_mars

5 ай бұрын

@@flowerpower8722you’ve missed it 😅

@makeitcount8164

2 ай бұрын

Right😂

Thank you for posting this. I needed help figuring out how to create a blueprint for my next steps. You helped bring me clarity. No need to think publicly. Just wanted to bless you as you have done for me. Appreciate it.

I think for anything you want to achieve, setting your goal and focus on the input, rather than the output, is genius! It allows you to feel good about the act of doing itself, and the results of it just follow. It doesn’t matter if it happens slow or fast, you give your brain a break from all this pressure and expectation, and in the meantime get a boost of happiness whenever ANY kind of progress happens! Thank you so much for this insight!

@spoonfedstudy

6 ай бұрын

Great insights and great take-aways :) You got this 👍

@victoriaslife

2 ай бұрын

There is famous writer who sat for hours and only ended up taking a coma out and when his wife asked what he got done, he told her that and was just as at peace.

Massively underrated. Easily one of the best youtube channel to touch these topics. Goes into deep strategies rather than shallow tricks and tips. Not a channel that intends to change your day, or save ur exams but a channel that provides what he can to improve your life

@spoonfedstudy

6 ай бұрын

Wow I need you as my PR manager. In all seriousness, thank you for the kind words. I hope to keep on making videos worthy of your time and attention ❤️

@calisongbird

6 ай бұрын

This is almost identical to the Hyrum Smith/Franklin Covey planning method, except for the “Quadrant 1.5” bit. That was an interesting twist. Hyrum Smith developed what eventually became the Franklin Planner (after merging with Stephen Covey). He wrote an excellent book called The 10 Natural Laws of Successful Time and Life Management. It’s usually on Amazon and eBay. It goes into the concepts presented here in even more depth.

This video solves the problem of how to create urgency for our big dreams and goals. We tend to not prioritise our big dreams and goals, they get pushed back and delayed over and over again because the urgencies of life takes over. It also cements the importance of creating deadlines in our weekly planning so as to create quadrant 1.5. Love this concept its just genius really!

I have heard about these techniques many times and even read many books but the way you broke them down into really simpler things is just awesome. Thank you brother

Great video. Summary courtesy of Chat GPT: Planning as a Guiding Tool: Envisioning a future and strategizing steps to achieve it. Problem with Common Systems: Many people use planning systems that are either too basic or too rigid. Quadrant Framework: Life activities categorized into four quadrants, with most people fluctuating between urgent, non-important, and important tasks without clear direction. Focus on Quadrant 2: Emphasizes the importance of tasks that are important but not urgent, as these are key to long-term success. Creating Quadrant 1.5: A system that breaks down tasks into actionable, practical, and urgent steps that align with long-term goals. Top-Down Approach: Starting with the end goal and working backwards to determine necessary steps. Weekly Goal Setting: Setting urgent, achievable goals each week to maintain progress and adaptability. Inverted Pyramid Method: Prioritizing the most important tasks each day, starting with the most critical. Flexibility and Adaptation: The importance of adapting plans based on progress and changing circumstances.

A very deep yet practical approach to gaining clarity about one's goals and how to move towards attaining them without stressing yourself in the process. Highly appreciated 👍.

Certainly don't want to go to med school but I can see how weekly goals and the cloud imagery can help develop a path. Thank you.

In the need (or actually a want) of being productive we have been digging it deeper, trying to optimize everything. The video was really helpful. We are looking for the improvement in the productivity. Video presentation could be more relaxed. It rushed so fast. Please give it a thought. I am definitely looking forward to implement the methods. Thank you!

I love this video! I think that goal setting being process based rather than event based (outcomes) is so important. You can’t control the outcome of anything, but you can control the process.

I've been using a similar system where I prioritize important tasks with an inverted pyramid approach for my daily tasks --- but I enjoyed how you conceptualized a framework for establishing actionable weekly goals to reach the sometimes elusive and unclear larger goal. My current system still was vaguely connected concretely to my larger goals. I like how you compared the parts of the "cloud" as ways to assess my progress toward goals. You have a gift for explaining these concepts in an entertaining and understandable way. For many years, I have been mostly reacting to life's events and meandering toward my goals, sometimes reaching them, sometimes not. I am going to try this system and see how it goes. Thank you Spoonfed!

I love your editing style. I actually found myself watching the entire video instead of just listening to it. I am going to try this method of planning for Jan. Thank you!

@spoonfedstudy

6 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you! I have a lot of fun drawing the little doodles so I’m glad it resonates :) Let me know how it goes!

Thank you for posting this video. I was having trouble figuring out creating a plan for my business. You have brought me so much clarity. Please don’t publicly thank me. Just know you are a blessing.

Wow. It feels like I've always known this intrinsically, but I couldn't quite put it into a system. I've always struggled with this, watching tons of self-help gurus and still not figuring out the best system that works for my style and personality. I thought there was something wrong with how I saw things, until I found your channel, for some reason. You were able to articulate and share a system that finally resonates with me. Thank you, thank you for real. Your videos are exactly what I needed to hear at the moment.

I do something very similar. Plus I added a check in/review/reset every week, month, quarter, mid year to keep me on track. This way, I only have to focus on what I need to do today. I only started this process at the beginning of this year and have practically levelled up my life 10x 😮 completely smashed all the goals I set! I am shocked!

@IAmKrow

6 ай бұрын

Hi Sonia, could you please explain your method to me? I'm very interested. Thank you!

@LucasRodrigues-lx4tz

6 ай бұрын

UP

@Sonia-rn1zz

6 ай бұрын

​​@@IAmKrow Honestly, I could talk for hours trying to explain the whole process. Here is the distilled version: The cloud represents your best or ideal future self. Once you figure out exactly who/what that means to you, reverse engineer how to get there until you have what needs to be done daily to reach it. Just focus on what needs to be done today. It's going to feel silly and like you're not making any progress, and sometimes, you're going to want to punch that ideal version of yourself in the face, but it actually works. The next part is prioritising (creating the 1.5 box). Occasionally, you'll lose perspective about what's important. It could be work, family, heartbreak, crises etc.. In those times, it helps to have reminders or mottos to get you back on track. Whatever works for you. I found this question to be effective: What is going to move the needle today? It cuts through all my bs and gets me back on track. I hope that helps. Good luck on your journey.

@NganTran-hp4dy

5 ай бұрын

Could you explain your way you did perform it more clearly for me? it's a bit confusing for me watching the video :

Thank you sir, I'm hoping more and more people will discover your channel because damnn your videos are helpful as hell. Out of all the videos I've watched, this is the simplest yet the most refreshing and effective method I've ever seen. The other videos just spits bunch of highly complicated stuffs so instead of getting my life together, it's making it more difficult. I'm glad I found your channel. Love the analogies too haha.

@spoonfedstudy

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Love to hear this was helpful! Analogies help me conceptualize and connect things better so I’m glad it’s useful for you as well! ❤️

Perfect timing, I need to rewatch and take notes. I usually spend the days between Christmas and New year setting goals for the next year.

I subscribed because I like his choice of words when explaining certain things, and I also like the fact that there are no empty/repetitive videos. All his videos have their own little original theories/stories

This channel is amazing! Thank you so much for providing such insightful and useful structure to understand how we can perform better. I’m going to implement my own version of it. 🎉

Easily the most actionable and straight forward advice video I've watched. I'm going to give this system a shot and see how it goes.

@spoonfedstudy

6 ай бұрын

Happy to hear you say that! Let me know how it goes 👍

Your videos are so so good! Your imagery of your lessons make them easily absorbable. Usually i watch productivity videos and then forget about it or click off, but your content is intriguing and really speaks to me!

@spoonfedstudy

6 ай бұрын

Amazing! So happy to hear you say that! I have fun drawing but it does take a lot of time sometimes. Glad that it is resonating :)

This is not only a helpful, it’s really a beautiful, funny and interesting video. I wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

Love the humor in these videos, really hits the nail on the head! 😊

Check-ins are so important. It helps keep me on track with my goals. I always do check-ins to check my progress for my goals sometimes daily.

The content of this video is so helpful and the way you put it together visually makes it so fun and watchable. I've been so confused about how to make progress and I feel so much clearer now. Thanks for sharing.

Interviewing yourself in the mirror for charisma is giving The Sims in the best way. 3 minutes left in the video and I appreciate your points enough to subscribe. Thanks!

@spoonfedstudy

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

nice perspective on the important but not time-sensitive tasks of quadrant 2. thank you!

This was seriously helpful and brilliantly laid out,,, and I say this based on having viewed literally 100s of these types of videos. What it offered wasn't new information - but the frame/metaphors that you use. Taking the idea of a top-down approach - from the cloud down - is the right way to think of it. Interested in knowing more of what you offer. Thanks!

@spoonfedstudy

6 ай бұрын

Thank you Dan! It means a lot to me to here you say that. These kinds of metaphors help me a lot so I’m glad they are useful to you too :)

This content makes ali abdal's look basic! I LOVE THIS I BINGED Watched your videos and they are so full of information! My Fav so far are this and the one where you told your life story ❤ keep it going collegue

@spoonfedstudy

6 ай бұрын

Wow speechless 😶

@safiahnd488

6 ай бұрын

@@spoonfedstudy KEEP GOING 🙏😀 You're doing great

This is the best channel ever omg. I cannot thank you enough.

@spoonfedstudy

23 күн бұрын

Appreciate the kind words! ❤️

I feel l should've paid to watch this video. Immensely valuable and my next action step is to get my coach to help me flesh out the cloud and define all the steps beneath! Pure Gold. thank you!

This guyy literally throwing down treasure on to us

The cloud analogy is awesome. Great job.

So much value packed in 10 mins, thank you!

you helped me soo much!! i was watching and replaying this video for one and a half hours to understand every little thing of it and take notes of it and im definitely using this method now❤️💕

This is only my 2nd video of yours i have watched and i am impressed. Your videos are engaging and actionable. You are making this whole thing so much fun. Your tremendous efforts to make this video and your upbeat energy clearly shows. Keep growing !!!

@spoonfedstudy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you again! I want to make each video as fun and engaging as possible so I'm glad it has resonated with you. So awesome.

Really helpful! You are a mind reader. You answered exactly every single question I had! I always stay in quadrant 1, without realising. My goal lies ahead but I end up focussing only on today and tomorrow. This is surely the MOST PRODUCTIVE 'productivity' video. Best wishes for more subscribers!

@spoonfedstudy

6 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏 I am honored to hear you say that! ❤️

@calisongbird

6 ай бұрын

This is almost identical to the Hyrum Smith/Franklin Covey planning method, except for the “Quadrant 1.5” bit. That was an interesting twist. Hyrum Smith developed what eventually became the Franklin Planner (after merging with Stephen Covey). He wrote an excellent book called The 10 Natural Laws of Successful Time and Life Management. It’s usually on Amazon and eBay. It goes into the concepts presented here in even more depth.

This is amazing. Thanks for teaching this!

This was pure gold thank you so much

I think this is a good tip. Recently I’ve been trying to schedule my day by the hour and it was so stressful because there was no leniency. If something came up the entire day was ruined. My fears with the weekly goal system, and why I tried scheduling my day out in the first place, is that I feel like on the daily level I’m not sure what to do. Because it’s not urgent enough to me, I just end up playing video games all day. I think I will try weekly goals with daily mini goals that build up to it.

The best system I've seen so far. Thanks for sharing it with me.

@spoonfedstudy

3 ай бұрын

Anytime! Thanks for stopping by!

I've always lived that way. Though it's my first time hearing about the 1.5 quadrant. Good stuff! Thank you for sharing and keeping me focused!

I don't normally leave comments, but I often find myself returning to this video over and over. The way you built interest at the beginning through storytelling, then packaged the information made it all enjoyable and memorable. The summary at the end to bring everything together was the cherry on top. So long as you continue making content like this you will have me as a loyal viewer. Thank you

@spoonfedstudy

3 ай бұрын

Wow so cool. It’s an honor to get a comment from you then! I will try my best to keep that in mind and develop future videos in line with this format :)

You are remarkable. thanks for this approach.

@spoonfedstudy

6 ай бұрын

Thank you Stan! Appreciate the love!

Bro, I love this video. Thank you for sharing!

first subscription of 2024! Awesome content!

I found this video today 12/20/23, and I can honestly say this information is life-changing for me. I just know it. It is something I have prayed about because I just don't understand how others have reached their goals and dreams and I can't even make basic progress. I never understood strategy or planning, or even proper time management and have generally survived but now it's catching up to me and the distance between who I am and who I wanted to be is no longer sitting well with me. I have tried asking friends how they do it to no avail. The way to decide on your ultimate life goal and the actions to take on a daily basis was just so unclear to me (cloud analogy was helpful). So I did just watch this video 3 times and took notes, and I wanted to say thank you so much. Looking forward to learning more from your content!

@spoonfedstudy

6 ай бұрын

I am so happy you found this video and so happy you commented. I love that you took something meaningful from the video and sincerely hope you get to where you want to go. Be the best you possible mscara. You truly truly got this!

@user-iu4oq1lx4d

6 ай бұрын

me too.@@spoonfedstudy

@mizki7619

5 ай бұрын

how things are going now?

I love the visuals!

Thank you so much!

The best video on youtube for this topic

Loved your video. Thank you sm for posting this 💕merry Christmas 🎄

This Man is a Genius ❤Thank you for the Knowledge ❤

I feel my adhd and this system will work better than task list etc. Thank you 🙏

I kept nodding my head in agreement as you laid this out.

Man!! you are a case study!!, its crazy how you just get my attention for free 🙂💔

wtf was that, i was expecting nothing and you delivered everything! What a nice way to approach planning and goal persuing!

Q: when determining the specific steps to accomplish (both the bigger sub clouds, as well as the individual actions), how do you effectively address one’s lack of knowledge to determine those specific steps (unconscious incompetence)? Put another way, you literally do not know what steps (some or all) to write down? You have a goal in mind (ex. Write a non-fiction book) yet you lack the knowledge and experience to determine the sub clouds and specific rain drops to get there? That leads into how do you know if you found good, practical advice or useless, non helpful advice to determine those steps?

@numiniblog

Ай бұрын

Research. And don’t just research it once or for an hour. You have to kind of do it like an algorithm: the more interest you show in seeking this knowledge, the more all pertaining knowledge on the subject is revealed, the more you will see. In the process of researching from people who have actually accomplished the goal you aspire to (this is key) two things will happen: 1. You’ll notice some reoccurring information which means that part is imperative 2. You’ll learn enough to be able to weed out misinformation. From there you start following his systems to build your own path to your goals based off what you’ve learned from others through “research”. Personally I like to take in different sources when researching. Ex. To write a non fiction novel I’d watch videos of nf writers who’ve already done it (writers are quite forthcoming with helpful information to another/ aspiring writer, probably all the solitude lol), watch videos from literary agents (something you’ll need to get published AND information you’d find out you need through reoccurring themes in research) as they have insight/ perspective a writer likely doesn’t. They can tell you what all LAs look for and how to get their attention because it’s their job. I would then talk to/stalk writers AND readers (again insight/ perspective) in forums they frequently use and FB Groups. Google to see if any groups actually meet in your area. Read blog posts. Maybe books on certain subjects/ methods you need more clarity on. ALWAYS stop researching when you feel like you’re off the learning high. If your mind is numb/ you’re no longer paying attention during your research that means you’ve got the hang of it so stop trying to force your brain to consume more. Now it’s time for ACTION. Go DO IT! Hope this helps. Happy Level Up!😊

Very useful video, I have a better sense of how I want to achieve my major goal and understand how to better motivate myself to do so

@spoonfedstudy

6 ай бұрын

Awesome! You got this! Rooting for you

Well said. You are a master at articulation.

Thank you sooooooo much for this. I cant wait to see how this works for me. Out of all the systems i have tried I always thought the 4 quadrant was not for me. New subscriber here🙋🏾‍♀️ love this breakdown

@spoonfedstudy

5 ай бұрын

Woooooo! Sometimes it's just looking at something from a different angle that can help things click. I can't wait to hear about your results too! Let me know =)

genuinely helpful video. im definitely going to try and use this system for my 4 years of undergrad so i can get into the med schools i like. your week goals bit also reminded me of the book 12 week year where goals are based on a week-by-week basis in order to get a years worth of work in 12 weeks. anyways, thank you very much for this video ❤

This is very valuable advice 🙏 Please keep uploading, it's very well made! ^^

@spoonfedstudy

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!! Your comment is very encouraging :)

This is amazing.

Thank you so much for this :)

This is amazing absolutely love your videos

i wish i knew this sooner😭 thank you

00:59 My morning routine is now going to involve taking a dump at 8:30am and wiping at 9am. Genuinely made me chuckle more than a few times here though. Awesome video.

This was a wonderful video, thank you! 🤗

Instant like and describe

Wow, you have an anointing for teaching. May God bless you🙏🏽

@spoonfedstudy

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! Super happy to hear you say that. Hope it helps you in all the goals you may have!

Thank you for sharing !

Man, thank you very much for your videos. As I mentioned on another one of them, your art is crazy good. I really admire people who can pull off elaborate editions such as yours. Could you share how you organize your video edits using that inverted pyramid method you mentioned on this video? On my editings I easily get lost or can't focus enough to proceed. Usually, when researching, I get distracted by KZread itself. 😥

Phenomenal vid! Perfectly ….and entertainingly….explained.

wow. this is the answer i've been looking for

Wait, this was actually a really amazing video.

Wow thank you, really this is prefect for the new person I am turning into.. thank you

This is great, thanks for sharing this amazing method

This was super helpful! I’m going to implement this summer

Absolutely brilliant!

@spoonfedstudy

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!! 🙏

First of all, thank you so much for making these ideas available to the larger mass, it helps lot of people who may not get the right guidance, and I'm pretty sure you're going to blow up in no time, pls remember me when you get famous ❤. Stay healthy.

@spoonfedstudy

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for being here! I appreciate the support. Just trying my best to share what I’ve found to be helpful in my journey so far :)

Phenomenal videos massive value add. Thank you!

I liked how you gave an example for the interview part

❤ thank you so much, very insightful. My son surely needs to improve his time management.

Brilliant. Can't wait to try it.

Awesome presentation. Thanks for the great content. You make me think about publishing a video about my own time-management and planning system. We have so many things in common.

@zanderfart

6 ай бұрын

Btw the discord link in your bio doesnt work

@spoonfedstudy

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! You really should! When you do, post it here. I’d love to see it :)

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them. Henry David Thoreau BRILLIANT AND INSIGHTFUL 10/10 THANKS AND SUBSCRIBED

high quality work dude, great job!

@spoonfedstudy

6 ай бұрын

Much appreciated! ❤️

Dude… so good. At least 30 books worth of knowledge in 11 minutes.

@spoonfedstudy

6 ай бұрын

Appreciate you saying that!

Great class! ❤

This is really enlightening!

Thank you!

got about 3 minutes in and then got distracted by twitch. anyone tell me what i missed? thx.

Lots of information packed into 1 video Great work

Another great video ❤

brilliant video! stumbling upon gems on youtube is a hobby

I'm gonna use this for a minor goal of mine. I'll come back with the outcomes

@spoonfedstudy

6 ай бұрын

Nice! Let me know how it goes!

Really love the points you mentioned especially the 1.5 quadrant concept. I like how you make what you say so sticky by using captivating visuals on top of it - curious what’s the software you use for video editing and adding those ?

@spoonfedstudy

6 ай бұрын

Thank you Ranand! I appreciate you. I use procreate and finalcut!