How he went from YouTube addict to studying 12 hours a day

šŸ“ŗ Watch my interview with Ruri Ohama:    • MeetĀ theĀ 22Ā yearĀ oldĀ thatĀ retiredĀ herĀ pare...Ā Ā  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! 🫄 OUTLINE: 00:00 Who is James Scholz? 02:22 What James’ daily productivity routine looks like 05:10 What James’ 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 James’ 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 šŸ‘‡THINGS MENTIONED šŸ““ BOOKS Almanack of Naval Ravikant: https://amzn.to/3VwjJe6 The Comfort Crisis: https://amzn.to/3TxHks6 Stoner by John Williams: https://amzn.to/3Vw0Ckn šŸ“ PRODUCTS/LINKS Boox E-ink Tablets: https://shop.boox.com/collections/ein... Teenage Engineering: https://teenage.engineering/ Life of Discipline: https://www.lifeofdiscipline.com šŸ“ŗ WATCH NEXT: I made my smartphone into a dumbphone:    • IĀ madeĀ myĀ smartphoneĀ intoĀ aĀ dumbphoneĀ -Ā ho...Ā Ā  A notebook to save you from infinite scrolling:    • AĀ notebookĀ toĀ saveĀ youĀ fromĀ infiniteĀ scrol...Ā Ā  7 Purchases under $100 to quickly improve your life:    • 7Ā PurchasesĀ UnderĀ $100Ā ToĀ QuicklyĀ ImproveĀ ...Ā Ā  5 habits that changed my life:    • 5Ā underratedĀ fitnessĀ habitsĀ thatĀ changedĀ m...Ā Ā  The morning routine that changed my life:    • TheĀ morningĀ routineĀ thatĀ changedĀ myĀ lifeĀ Ā  šŸ”— LINKS Instagram - Ā Ā /Ā reysuingĀ Ā  Twitter - Ā Ā /Ā reysuingĀ Ā  🪣 PRODUCTS (These are affiliate links) Eight Sleep (Code "REYSU"): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/REYSU Levels Discount (2 Months Free): https://levels.link/REYSU šŸ“™ YouTube Strategy Consulting (for entrepreneurs): https://calendly.com/reysu/youtube