Lockdown Productivity: Spaceship You
Added 2020-04-30 18:59:01 +0000 UTCDirector's commentary: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36588977
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thank you for inspiring me to clean up my mess.
Paul F
2020-05-06 22:52:25 +0000 UTCLove it! Hoping some wallpapers from it are coming at some point.
Daniel Silva
2020-05-05 02:10:16 +0000 UTCThis was a really helpful video. Can we have a Wallpaper from it?
Sarah V
2020-05-03 16:27:38 +0000 UTCI have a similar situation, and what I do is change the scenery. I set for work: set my laptop in The Work Spot on a riser, set out a rubber duck, fix my lighting (for video calls), and set out my coffee. When work's done, I put away the riser, put the duck away, close the curtains, and take care of the day's dishes (mostly....). So it's the same *place*, but I still have transitions.
Raymond Wallace III
2020-05-02 22:56:16 +0000 UTCThis has helped me figure out what to do with my cramped living situation. Thank you.
Aaron J. Shay
2020-05-02 17:22:57 +0000 UTCWhat do you do when you only have one good table+chair that both has gaming PC (entertainment station) and where you sit with laptop and work (creation station)? My apartment is just not big enough to set up second comfy work table.
Eugene B
2020-05-02 13:09:12 +0000 UTCSo good. Everyone should watch this!
Dan Jenkins
2020-05-02 09:23:59 +0000 UTCIt’s hard to keep a lot of this up when I’m a single parent who is also working from home but I’m trying at least to look after my physical and mental health but sleep has been slipping with as little as 3 hours some days. I also work shifts including nights so I can’t keep the same wake up time every day just most of the days. I have lost a bit of weight and done some odd jobs about the house though.
Bonnie Fiddis
2020-05-01 21:57:16 +0000 UTCI can see why you'd take it that way. However, the video does cover working from home (which many do). I'd call taking care of children is a form of "work" too, and the same goes for job hunting. Honing your skills (also mentioned) is a very valid way for making that easier in the long run. It's hard times for sure, and I think you'd find it's not all roses and rainbows if you ask the people in the comments here. The hardships you're going through are very real and valid. However, those don't invalidate other people's issues. Depending on how you look at it, you might find you can still apply some advice from this video to your own life. Maybe it's not as useful to you as to others, but even if it helps you a little bit you've still gained something from it. I'm sure the intent of the video is not to belittle yours or anyone else's struggles, even if it felt that way. I hope you find what you need, and good luck! You've got this!
JockeTF
2020-05-01 15:27:54 +0000 UTCI wanted to know the same thing.
Kaige
2020-05-01 13:21:28 +0000 UTCSo what's up with the 藍日 takeaway boxes? Or is that going to be in the commentary?
Poker Chen
2020-05-01 04:41:45 +0000 UTCBravo! Bravissimo!!!
James Hohlfeld
2020-05-01 01:48:09 +0000 UTCDAMN dude. You knocked it out of the park with this one. I am genuinely moved and incredibly motivated :-) Thank you
danfromstl
2020-05-01 01:23:22 +0000 UTCI picked up a clamping light from amazon that has yellow and white light settings, and I use one as mood lighting for work hours and the other for leisure hours. It isnt huge but it does help
Anthony Nardone
2020-05-01 01:17:43 +0000 UTCYeah I was thinking that too. But I think his point was more about taking a meal break. Those of us who often eat lunch at our desks while working probably know that the lack of a meal break impacts our mental focus. So the reminder to take an actual meal break is spot on. I've actually been making myself do this more now while working from home and it makes a big difference.
Holly M
2020-05-01 00:59:25 +0000 UTCMission accepted!
Holly M
2020-05-01 00:56:15 +0000 UTCNice work Grey
Grant
2020-04-30 22:15:22 +0000 UTC“The Couch helps you Couch”... 😂😂😂
Sebastian Persch
2020-04-30 22:02:59 +0000 UTCWell needed, thank you
Holden Higgins
2020-04-30 20:30:11 +0000 UTCit is
William Mars
2020-04-30 20:20:59 +0000 UTCGreat video!
Gonzalo
2020-04-30 20:15:10 +0000 UTCIs the commentary live? I can't see it and am a $5 patron...
Cam Wright
2020-04-30 20:10:51 +0000 UTCSame here. Separating work and play is far harder when your work is done via computer. One useful trick I have found is changing the physical space for work vs play. For work, blinds are closed, office supplies are out, lighting is set a specific way. For play, blinds are open, office stuff is put away, toys are out, etc. For work my background is a solid color. For home, it's images and misc pictures (RDP helps with this, a lot). It's not perfect, but it helps the mind click into "this is now work" when it's time to do that. Ideally, I'd have a separate space in a separate room. I lack the equipment to pull that off at the moment. But if that's an option, it may be easier. Even if that's just one system for RDP and one for games at "home" again. Physical space plays a large role in mental space.
Craig Woodward
2020-04-30 20:00:08 +0000 UTC^This please^
qwertyuiop123
2020-04-30 19:59:53 +0000 UTCLove this video, can't double down enough on the sleep space benefits here <3
Kyle Begovich
2020-04-30 19:55:11 +0000 UTCThank you Grey for the additional nudge to try to re-establish my exercise routine. I used to go to the gym 2-3 times a week and I've really let the habit slip since everything's been closed where I live. Now to figure out where to make space for my exercise area at home.
Kyle McGuffin
2020-04-30 19:55:07 +0000 UTCAs a long time viewer who's been watching your videos since high school and is now a university graduate and has a full time job (and the means to support my favourite creators 💸), I finally pledged to support you on Patreon after watching this video. The channel got me in with the nerdy info-dense content but I stayed for videos like this which are more than informational - they are meaningful. I actually have got up and started implementing a system of use-segregation in my flat as soon as I finished the video. Really looking forward to hearing what you have to say about it. Thank you Grey.
Cam Wright
2020-04-30 19:52:29 +0000 UTCI'm with you on most of that. But why not eating at the creation station? I like snacking while working.
Patrick W. Gilmore
2020-04-30 19:51:07 +0000 UTCThis video was like the video you get before playing lazerquest or something similar. Hit the mark so exactly right you'd think grey has been watching me
Daniel Buckley
2020-04-30 19:48:02 +0000 UTCAs someone who is struggling with depression and has been for over a year now, I can just say that especially the sleep and Creation Rules of this are so vital to mental health. Before I did the strict sleep hygiene routines, I often lay awake for two hours or more, now I usually fall asleep within 5 minutes. Also ideally you should put no clocks directly visible from your bed. Put the alarm a bit away from you so you have to get up to turn it off. Looking at the clock and seeing how much time has again passed with you still awake, just makes you more anxious and sleep less likely. Also if you feel you need professional help, please do get it. It can be hard and it can take some time to find someone, but it is worth it.
Kevin
2020-04-30 19:45:34 +0000 UTCMy problem is much of my recreation comes from my personal computer and my work needs to use the same setup to work efficiently. I’ve been exercising the last few days and I must say I feel a bit better. I’m embarrassed to say I’ve really been having problems with motivation. I find I end up watching tv instead of working when I should. And my house has started to fall apart. I let the dishes pile up and I haven’t been folding the laundry. I’ve got to get my act together.
Deruwyn Arnor
2020-04-30 19:45:00 +0000 UTCThis is great - I only have one desk with a proper screen, so when I work I use this desk, but also when I play computer games. However, I have to change my seat from a sturdy dinner table chair to a soft leisure chair when I change the purpose of the desk. I was considering buying a chair which would fit both my needs, but after seeing this video I realise that the changing of chairs (and computers) is perhaps the most important feature of my set-up as that ritual changes physical space from a creation space to a leisure space.
Vincent Aaskov
2020-04-30 19:44:49 +0000 UTCAlso I need bizarro dad Grey to make a version of this where there are five people in the spaceship.
john ruble
2020-04-30 19:41:48 +0000 UTCWait, would the pencil (just before 2:00) drop when the capsule is spun up? I wouldn't think the atmosphere in the capsule also get spun up as fast as the capsule itself.
Maarten Daalder
2020-04-30 19:39:28 +0000 UTCI loved the analogy of this video and now that you have drawn attention to it I have been particularly unproductive and apathetic with regards to my studies the past weeks. I have been lacking what you suggest in the video as one area (exercise) is missing and two areas overlap (creation and relaxation). I have now defined new areas (found an old exercise bike) and set alarms for waking up and when to go to bed. It will be interesting to see how it works out over the next days and weeks. But for now, that analogy got through to me and I greatly appreciate it. Sorry for breaking the rule and supporting as a student but it is at the lowest tier.
Gard Skarsten
2020-04-30 19:37:54 +0000 UTCReally great video. Literally last night I was trying to find the best time tracking app for myself (toggl hasn't worked out for me) and decided to write my own. This video gave me some GREAT ideas for it. `mkdir mission_clock; git init` :)
Louis Burke
2020-04-30 19:36:12 +0000 UTCThis was great! Thanks so much for making it.
Lynx88
2020-04-30 19:36:05 +0000 UTCWhat's space youtube called? It sounds like "Net me tube plus"? (at ~5:55)
john ruble
2020-04-30 19:33:32 +0000 UTCThanks, that really hit home and was super useful!
Joseph Sweeney
2020-04-30 19:32:00 +0000 UTCYou're my hero. That was perfection. Thank you.
joe m fortunato
2020-04-30 19:30:43 +0000 UTCThe one suggestion I have, maybe the commentary should be the next day, and you should generate the livestream link with an "expected time" so people can prepare? Last time I tuned in and hadn't even seen the main video you were discecting yet.
Ehsan Kia
2020-04-30 19:19:52 +0000 UTCAbsolutely wonderful! Thank you Grey :D
andrewdmorgan31 .
2020-04-30 19:12:46 +0000 UTCIs there a way to make ourselves automatically start hearing the director's commentary when it begins (as if we had opened a livestream that hadn't yet begun)?
Warren Shull
2020-04-30 19:09:08 +0000 UTCAmazingly done ! I would need some of those tips ... but i know i won't :P To lazy
Vlycop
2020-04-30 19:07:03 +0000 UTCCan't wait for the director's commentary!
qwertyuiop123
2020-04-30 19:03:12 +0000 UTC
