How he went from YouTube addict to studying 12 hours a day
πΊ Watch my interview with Ruri Ohama:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoUP3SY-Gy4&list=PLacX82b_pofx0W3JjHZzi795ocRUZrSfT&index=9
This week I interviewed @jvscholz who is particularly known for his daily live streams on @JamesScholz where he studied for 12 hours a day for over a year. We talk about his productivity routine, his thoughts on work motivation, discipline, meditation, favorite tech gadgets, and growing on YouTube. Check out the timestamps below if you'd like to skip around!
π«₯ OUTLINE:
00:00 Who is James Scholz?
02:22 What Jamesβ daily productivity routine looks like
05:10 What Jamesβ is working towards currently
06:10 How James lives off of passive income
08:03 How he broke his YouTube addiction and learned to focus
10:23 Why boredom is the key to focus and how to be bored
11:18 Does using retro tech and a dumb phone help with focus?
12:55 How to use meditation to increase focus
14:17 How to be consistent with meditation and all habits
16:24 Why James uses a dumb phone (and which one he uses)
18:15 Jamesβ favorite productivity tech
20:00 A useful journalling method
22:20 Favorite books
24:40 Is it possible to work without motivation?
25:40 What motivates him to work so hard
27:00 3 purchases under $100 to quickly improve your life
28:20 Why James has 3 YouTube channels
29:50 Why James wants less subscribers
31:31 How James defies all YouTube rules & advice
32:12 Advice for people who want to succeed on YouTube
34:47 How James monetizes his channel to live off passive income
36:45 Advice for those who want to achieve more in life
πTHINGS MENTIONED
π BOOKS
Almanack of Naval Ravikant: https://amzn.to/3VwjJe6
The Comfort Crisis: https://amzn.to/3TxHks6
Stoner by John Williams: https://amzn.to/3Vw0Ckn
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Boox E-ink Tablets: https://shop.boox.com/collections/eink-tablet
Teenage Engineering: https://teenage.engineering/
Life of Discipline: https://www.lifeofdiscipline.com
πΊ WATCH NEXT:
I made my smartphone into a dumbphone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmcOtIrZ8r0&list=PLacX82b_pofx0W3JjHZzi795ocRUZrSfT&index=2&t=373s
A notebook to save you from infinite scrolling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmyfB513E1s&list=PLacX82b_pofx0W3JjHZzi795ocRUZrSfT&index=3
7 Purchases under $100 to quickly improve your life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtNla_IzW0U&list=PLacX82b_pofx0W3JjHZzi795ocRUZrSfT&index=3
5 habits that changed my life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO48CpmTKzI&list=PLacX82b_pofzXb8wsgdJqyIrhfGS3t1GT&index=2
The morning routine that changed my life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC1h2ssmgd0&list=PLacX82b_pofzXb8wsgdJqyIrhfGS3t1GT&index=3
π LINKS
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/reysuing
Twitter - https://twitter.com/reysuing
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