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

📺 Watch my interview with Ruri Ohama: 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 👇THINGS MENTIONED 📓 BOOKS Almanack of Naval Ravikant: The Comfort Crisis: Stoner by John Williams: 📍 PRODUCTS/LINKS Boox E-ink Tablets: Teenage Engineering: Life of Discipline: 📺 WATCH NEXT: I made my smartphone into a dumbphone: A notebook to save you from infinite scrolling: 7 Purchases under $100 to quickly improve your life: 5 habits that changed my life: The morning routine that changed my life: 🔗 LINKS Instagram - Twitter - 🪣 PRODUCTS (These are affiliate links) Eight Sleep (Code “REYSU“): Levels Discount (2 Months Free): 📙 YouTube Strategy Consulting (for entrepreneurs):