TIME-MANAGEMENT: My secrets to achieve more in a FRACTION of the time

0:00 you have all the potential and determination to succeed but there's one problem there just aren't enough hours in the day and it's not your fault like you I had to handle many classes extracurriculars volunteering all at the same time honestly give yourself credit for how much you're doing Society is putting more and more pressure on us and then no one actually tells us how to manage our time after a long journey of my own struggles managing Varsity Sports math competitions and more I developed killer time management techniques that led me to become valid dictorian in high school and get a 4.0 GPA in chemical engineering and yes I stayed fit and healthy and still had a social life I'll share my techniques with you today hey

0:46 team it's Amy I love reading your comments but sometimes they give me PTSD when you describe struggling to keep up with extracurriculars cricks tutoring studies because that was me too not too long ago that's why I'm here to help you today like your big sister a lot of the existing advice like prioritization using a second brain those typical tips are valid so I won't be repeating those you've probably already heard instead I'll share my recommendations from my personal experience that many people have actually said they haven't heard of before find out the tip that's gamechanging first of all if you value your time you want to make the most of the minutes you spend with me on this video so remember to put Put It On full screen mode and get in Focus mode Let's

1:33 go so many of you have asked me what is your study timetable how do you make a study schedule I must confess the truth it's that I have never made one never nor have I stuck to a schedule that's the same every day or even every weekend so sorry that's why I have not been responding to those explicitly because I will never make something up that I've not effectively tried myself but would did work wonders for me and my time management was to be fluid like water be water my friend stop feeling the need to stick to schedules imagine your favorite mug a strict study timetable is like marbles they're hard and they can't

2:18 easily fill every crevice in your mug your mug will still have many empty gaps and you can't fill it fully those solid marbles are like the strict study Tim tables that you see recommended on Instagram and Tik Tok no hate to those creators it's just not something that I believe in personally be formless shadeless like water those hard marbles are too prescriptive and it's not a one- siiz fits all but water it can fill every nook and cranny of your mug effortlessly in fact even if you have existing marbles in your mug like your classes per day with lectures or a practice scheduled in your water can still fill all of those gaps remaining

3:04 in your mug as a student things were always changing for me I would have an away game this day a Spanish Honor Society Club event the other day if I had a study schedule timetable I would feel like I can only study Spanish in this time block or only math in this time block or you may feel like you can only study when your day exactly matches your expectations but that's a recipe for disaster and frustration when you're water you can fill any situation you're in you can adapt to using your extra time when waiting for someone and you can switch up your study plan when you realize something isn't working you'll be able to decide for yourself whether it's effective for you to study 30 minutes and take a break or just to pause whenever you intuitively feel like

3:49 it that's also why my digital planner reflects the exact planner that I used in high school there are no set times for when to do tasks and you can easily drag things around being very adaptable like water you've got to feel the flow what if you have more admin tasks to do outside of school and extracurriculars this could be writing an email taking out the trash these little things seem insignificant but when they add up they're like a nuisance that can stress you out something that helped me is that when I realize I have to text my friend Alicia back instead of putting text Alicia back on my to-do list I will just do it right then given that I'm idle this way I have fewer things on my to-do list in the first place the key is if

4:36 you can do it then do it then always have a bias toward action keep in mind though that when you're busy don't distract yourself from your Flow by jumping into a small task you can add that to your to-do list but I recommend you having two to-do lists one for shorter quick tasks and one for larger ones that way whenever you have idle time or your waiting for something you can pull out the quick task list and check things off at Caltech chemical engineering was the major that had the most class requirements in order to graduate we had killer classes like thermodynamics transport organic chemistry physical chemistry those were all so so hard but guess what my

5:22 chemical engineering class had a reputation for being on top of our work so weird right but that's because because in the beginning of each school year I would get together with my classmates and we would pick a day out of the week where we would definitely come together and work on problem sets together these weekly events are non-negotiables and make each other like accountability Partners just like I recommend to use soft deadlines where you pretend like your deadline is earlier than the actual duate well soft deadlines could be really hard to stick to if you're solo but if you involve other people people to keep you accountable you will certainly not fall behind that's why the Habit here is to turn tasks into events instead of

6:08 telling myself that I have to work on this homework by myself right here I will turn that task into an event with my friends with my chemical engineering study events I knew I would have to attend but I also knew that after I left I would have made progress there are three major benefits to this number one it adds some structure due to like I said invol in other people to make it non-negotiables so you show up showing up is honestly one of the most important things the first important step that you can be doing in your daily life number two you can create deep bonds lots of organic friendships form when you're crying over organic chemistry together I didn't realize I used organic twice number three raise all boats when you help someone else they will want to help

6:54 you in turn and everyone benefits does this sound like you after school you slump on the couch and take a break for who knows how long after dinner you slump and do something else for who knows how long then maybe after the gym you take a break before starting your homework many students lose a ton of time between tasks when transitioning from one thing to another that's why a huge opportunity for time management is to minimize your transition time I actually posted a real with this tip and I had no idea how many people said this was life-changing like this comment said minimize transition Time by taking breaks in the actual task is actually so smart and it had

7:40 3,471 likes that's exactly how I explained this tip of minimizing transition time instead of taking a break between big tasks or events like dinner and homework or gym you instead will always try to make your breaks in between the actual studying so if we have a visual here like say we have gym then shower dinner homework right in between each of those tasks is an opportunity for a lot of waste of time when you use your phones but if you think about it gym is actually a break from using your brain and dinner is actually some time to relax so instead you remove all of that wasted time between your transition

8:26 times and instead in your big chunk of Stu studying or your big chunk of lifting weights you take little breaks in the middle definitely try out this tip consistently because as many people say it's gamechanging you value your time but why does it keep slipping away from you I know this feeling all too well I remember putting tons of tasks and events onto my calendar and then by the end of the day I've only accomplished half of it if you don't know where you're putting your time into naturally it's going to poof disappear so that's the the thing it's awareness that we need you don't need more time you need more focus a focused fool can accomplish more than a distracted genius that's why you should perform an audit of your time this means that you take a

9:14 few days in a row and track what you're doing throughout the whole day like say 2: to 3 you write down okay started homework and then you realize oh no actually at 2:30 I started being on my phone so actually I was not doing homework the whole time this way you know the things to cut out and so magically more time will appear what we need to do better I struggle with this myself is to say more NOS if we don't have a lot of time we can pinpoint the unnecessary things that are taking our time and energy and cut those things out then we can reallocate our time to better things auditing your time will help you understand what to say no to that's exactly what you will discover in your time audit and I made this easy for

10:00 you by creating a free 3-day time log this tracker exercise in a nice organized Spreadsheet will help you see how you're spending each hour of your Day and The Time log includes prompts to help you reflect and determine what things to slash out you can also do this time log exercise as many times as you want because I know that our schedule and calendar fluctuates throughout the year also if you use this at time log you'll receive a secret extra time management tip that I have not shared anywhere else on any of my platforms before the most important concept that ties everything we've discussed all together with a nice pretty bow this is not a tip this is not necessarily a

10:46 habit but it's a concept that we will subconsciously ingrain such that time management and efficiency are a skill as context no joke I have been contemplating this video topic for for months now I've been thinking about it walking on the New York streets thinking about it while riding the subway just wondering how was I able to find efficiencies in my life what can I share that will make it easier for anyone to apply and customize to their lives I was thinking hm value your time I do agree but it's very Broad and generic one day ding I had an epiphany I realized my way of thinking that's actionable and will gradually turn you into a wizard of time

11:33 you're a wizard Harry see if you can notice a common phrase when I was waiting to start my singles tennis match or waiting for my mom to pick me up I thought H I really have to study for my physics test ah might as well pull out my textbook and read a few pages right now example two I will be stuck in traffic if I leave for school right now H might as well stay a little longer and do homework in the library so so then when I drive home there will be fewer cars example three the bus ride to my away basketball game is 1 hour might as well listen to lectures along the way did you notice the common [Music] phrase okay did you think of it might as well if you think might as well you will

12:21 keep the momentum and be so much more efficient throughout any of your activities any of your commitments like great I just finished my math homework and I feel like I'm on a roll so might as well continue my chemistry homework and then take a break wow the teacher finished class 10 minutes early I might as well use this time to review my Spanish vocabulary so after school when I review again I will automatically have already been doing space repetition I have three whole weeks to complete this project that seems like I have a lot of time but I don't have a lot of homework this week so I might as well start my project and frontload the work this is a habit of thinking not prescriptive advice that way it's automatic for you to do things like homework during the school day and to study when you have

13:06 pockets of dead time being a good student or succeeding in anything is not about living in a silo and being a bookworm studying for hours on end the number of hours you work does not equate to your output problem solving is a key skill for acing life that's why my channel is about giving you advice that will help you succeed in life in general because problem solving resilience efficiency the right mindsets these helped me achieve what I achieved more sustainably happily and more healthily okay healthily is a word I just looked it up I did not just make it up technically I did just make it up but turns out it was already a word it will take you some upfront effort reminding

13:53 yourself to think might as well but the more you do it the more it will become a skill it will be ingrained as part of your subconscious helping you in college in grad school in your career and any other adulting things in the future I haven't really heard anyone else recommend to think might as well and my Creator friends often ask me how I even think of these ideas and create my videos and the answer is simply tons and tons of hours and reflection to think of the special things I did when my friend heard of how much effort I put into this they said something like bro how are you spending this much time and effort thinking of brilliant advice that viewers can't easily find anywhere else and you're just putting it on the

14:38 internet for free how why what okay they didn't say it that dramatically but those are the words I remember so yeah my point in this section that's relevant to you is that I love doing this because I'm passionate about it and I care a lot and that's why even after I put in so much effort just like you would spend a lot of effort on school I am happy to do it because I remember my why yeah and honestly maybe I do spend way too much time on a single tip in a single video and if I am to be completely honest I have been experiencing some other creators who just take my ideas without thinking of it themselves it makes me sad because I spend so long reflecting and realizing

15:24 these Concepts and then they can just whoop swipe my thoughts in a few seconds Swiper no swiping Swiper no swiping oh man I'm kind of in unhinge today uh more than usual but anyway I remember that my priority is helping you my a team community so thank you for giving love and support back to me that was a ton of information that I hope was valuable but remember very important only try applying one tip at a time do one tip do it consistently for a week until be you become familiar with it and then add on don't try and do too many tips at once remember to enjoy your life and that having fun with your loved ones and going to Nature is also productive what time you enjoy wasting

16:10 is not wasted time good quote remember to sign up for my time log with a link in my description and you will get the secret tip so don't forget to do that and ooh this shirt is like the ying-yang concept I described before if you want to learn about the ying-yang concept to help you become more disciplined then you can check out this video yay thanks so much for watching a team and I will see you in the next one oh my gosh and I forgot so many of you asked my exact journey of how I became valedictorian so I made a comprehensive Story Time video all about the process the classes I took and you know it's pretty awesome so please turn

16:57 on notifications to make make sure you don't miss it when it comes out application update that I did not think would happen this soon Sean told me yesterday I think that someone said on Reddit reddit's the bum apparently I need to be on there more that the interview invites are supposed to be coming out on Monday September 30th W that's so soon oh my gosh I have not been thinking about it at all because I submit it I'm just like I want to forget about it will I have to prepare for the interview because the goal is that I prepare for the interview and put in that lots of work right so tune in for next week's mini application update at the end of my

17:43 video because then I will let you know if I get the interview or not oh my gosh it will be so sad if I don't get the interview again like why okay anyway I just came back from a trip to Japan which was amazing wonderful country definitely recommend I brought back matcha lots of great skin care I'm excited to try did not know I would come home with several pairs of sparkly Chopsticks I saw shibba Yu bowed to Deer the grind is back on but what I've learned is I'm going to try and incorporate some more relaxation and turn off work even in my day-to-day not just a vacation thank you so much for being along for this update and tune in for the interview invite hopefully