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