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I Replaced My Phone With a Notebook

Sarthak Virmani

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[0:00]Dekho yaar ek baat ko samjho, humara ye jo brain hai wo ek sath itni sari chijo ko handle karne ke liye bana hi nahi hai.
[0:00]Dimag mein itna kuch chal raha hota hai ki hum itna mental overload ho jate hain ki kuch bhi nahi kar pate.
[0:00]Hardly hum do se teen task hi kar pate hain isliye yaar main apni puri life ko is choti si notebook ke andar organize karna start kar diya ya jisko aap diary bhi keh sakte ho ye spiral diary.
[0:00]Aaj ke time mein mujhe jo bhi important lagta hai na main iske andar dump kar deta hu.
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[0:00]Dekho yaar ek baat ko samjho, humara ye jo brain hai wo ek sath itni sari chijo ko handle karne ke liye bana hi nahi hai. Jaise ki ideas, task, anxiety, overthinking. Dimag mein itna kuch chal raha hota hai ki hum itna mental overload ho jate hain ki kuch bhi nahi kar pate. Hum soch ke baithe hain pure din mein ki main ye 10 task karunga. Hardly hum do se teen task hi kar pate hain isliye yaar main apni puri life ko is choti si notebook ke andar organize karna start kar diya ya jisko aap diary bhi keh sakte ho ye spiral diary. Aur honestly ye mera second brain ban chuki hai. Aaj ke time mein mujhe jo bhi important lagta hai na main iske andar dump kar deta hu. Dump karne ka matlab main sari information ko isme likh deta hu, taaki mera jo ye asli brain hai ye khali ho sake. Main soch saku chezo ke bare mein, main creativity kar saku, main innovation kar saku, main apne content ideas ke bare mein soch saku. Kyunki agar cheeze mere dimag mein chalengi to main creativity kaise leke aaunga? Isliye main sari chejo ko likhta hu aur aapko ek interesting baat batao. Ye jo video hai ye mere channel ki third video hone wali hai. Isse pehle main do videos already main publish kar chuka hu apni ye notebook ya directory related jis pe 1 million se zyada views hai. Ye views isliye itne zyada hain kyunki log is cheez ko samajh rahe hain aur relate kar pa rahe hain ki ek notebook ya diary ko maintain karna aaj ke time mein kitna zyada important hai. To is video ke andar main aapko batane wala hu ki kaise aap is diary se is notebook se ek mental clarity leke aa sakte ho. Jis se apni complex life jo already hai nahi jisko humne bana rakha hai usko hum simplify kar sakte hain. Agar aap ek student ho ek professional ho to aap diary ko kaise maintain kar sakte ho aur sabse important cheez ki main is diary ke andar kya likhta hu is video me discuss karne wala hu. To sabse pehle is cheez ko ye samajhte hain ki ye diary ya notebook ki importance kya hai. Dekho, ye jo notebook hai na ye koi aesthetic productivity notebook nahi hai agar aap log is cheez ko samajh rahe ho, ye bilkul bhi aisa nahi hai. Aapko aisa nahi karna ki iske andar perfect writing use karni hai ya main iske andar ek roz motivational course likhta hu ya fancy journaling karta hu main aisa kuch bhi nahi karta. Ye notebook mere liye sirf aur sirf ek hi kaam karti hai mere dimag ko khali. Kyunki main nahi chahta ki mere dimag me itni sari cheeze ek sath chal rahi ho ki main kisi bhi cheez pe act hi na kar paun. Kyunki mental overload aaj ke time ki sabse badi problem hai. Agar aapka dimag mein mental overload hai, matlab yani ki aapke dimag mein bahut sari cheeze hain. Mujhe mails ka reply karna hai, mujhe gym jana hai, mujhe usse baat karni hai, mujhe ye karna hai, mujhe wo karna hai. To jis ki vajah se hoga kya, aap kisi bhi ek cheez pe sahi tarike se act hi nahi kar paoge. Dekho main aapko isse relate karke dikhata hu. Aap log ne Marcus Aurelius ka naam to suna hoga. Ye duniya ke sabse powerful insanono mein se ek the. 2000 saal pehle inhone Roman Empire pe raj kiya tha. Marcus Aurelius khud raat ko baith ke, matlab jab wo bilkul free ho jate the sari chijo se, wo raat ko baith ke apne notes banate the, apni chijo ko likhte the, overthinking ke bare mein, self control ke bare mein, anxiety ke bare mein. Logo se different logo se kaise dealing karna hai in sari chijo ko likhte the aur unki jo philosophy that is stoism jis ka matlab hai focus on things that you can control and ignore what you can't. Yaani ki jin chijo ko aap control kar sakte ho us cheez pe mainly focus karna shuru karo, jin cheez ko control nahi kar sakte ho us pe focus karoge to wo unnecessary badhegi hi. Main aapko ek apni story se relate karta hu ye do se teen din purani story hi hai. Main yaar kafi time se apne gym ko leke regular nahi ho pa raha tha. Kyunki ho kya raha tha main jaise school se aata hu to obviously baat hai waha pe thoda sa main thak jata hu. Aake mere se rest nahi ho raha tha, main aadha ghanta lunch wanch kara uske baad main apne is room mein aa jata tha aur apne YouTube pe kaam karna shuru kar diya. Somewhere around 8 o'clock jaise hi main khali hua fir main sochta tha chalo ab gym jaate hain 8:30 pe. Lekin us samay mera dimag itna zyada exhaust ho jata tha kyunki pehle hi mentally exhaust morning mein hua, uske baad dobara se maine isko mentally exhaust kar diya ki mere ko lagta tha ki yaar isko skip kar sakte hain. Kyunki jab bhi aap mentally exhaust hoge aap comfort zone ki taraf bhagoge. Main keh raha hu yaar kal gym chale jaunga ya koi na koi excuse dhoond leta hu ki yaar mujhe aaj script likhni hai, kal mujhe video shoot karni hai aur abhi script likhna zyada important hai gym se zyada. Main gym ko skip kar de raha tha. Then I realized ki yaar what is happening with me. Maine apni ye notebook leke baita, literally bata raha hu main is diary ko leke baita. Main aapko dikha bhi sakta hu isliye main dekho, maine yahan pe likh rakha hai gym observation, aap dekh pa rahe ho. Maine yaha pe notes banaye ki yaar aisa kyun hua? Gym ko related notes banaye ki ye schedule mere sath kya dikkat ho rahi hai. Main kyun gym nahi ja pa raha hu? Main kyun regular nahi ho pa raha hu? Fir mujhe pata chala ki actually main kar kya raha hu. Main mentally exhaust ho raha hu, uske baad dobara se mentally exhaust ho raha hu to obviously baat hai gym skip hoga. Yahan ke yahan pe beech mein rest nahi ho pa raha hai. Maine apne schedule ko change kara, main school se aaya, maine thoda sa rest kara, fir main gym gaya.

[4:28]Tab mujhe energy dobara se regain hui, ab jaake main fir YouTube ke upar kaam karta hu. Tab mujhe pata chala ki yaar actually mein ye cheez hai jo main miss kar raha tha. Aaj kal log consume itna zyada kar lete hain lekin jab process karne ki bari aati hai, jab observe karne ki bari aati hai to unke paas time hi nahi hai. Kyun? Kyunki wo observe bhi mentally kar rahe hain. Kabhi unhone baith ke ye nahi socha ki ek bar mein chijo ko likhta hu, main apne pattern ko samajhta hu, main apne schedule ko samajhta hu ki kahan pe mujhse galti ho rahi hai. Kaun si aisi cheez hai jisko mujhe badalna hai? Agar aap apne aap ko observe karna shuru kar doge chijo ko likh ke, main literally bata raha hu, aadhe se zyada cheeze jo hoti hain wo likhne se hi choti ho jati hain jitni hum mentally lagti hain. Lekin once you will start writing you will like ki yaar ye to bahut easy tha maine itni badi galti kyu kar di. Ab main aapko batata hu benefits is cheez ke ki agar aap chijo ko likhte ho to uske kya benefits hain. Dekho log is notebook ko sirf aur sirf ek planning tool ki tarah samajhte hain. This is not only meant for planning tool. Ye jo notebook hai ye jo diary hai ye aapko mental clarity deti hai. Is cheez ko bhi main abhi samjhata hu. Halanki aisa nahi hai ki main bhi iske andar planning karta hu, agar aap dekh pa rahe hoge yahan pe maine apna pura schedule maintain kar rakha hai. 20th May ko mujhe travel pe travel karna tha jo main already kar chuka hu. 23rd May ko mujhe video ko record karna hai jo main already is time pe kar bhi raha hu to maine yahan pe dekho likh bhi rakha hai. Agar aapko dikh raha hoga 23rd of May, main is video ko record kar raha hu. Main aapko date bhi dikha sakta hu. Ye dekh rahe ho aap 23rd May. Agar dekh pa rahe hoge 23rd May main is video ko record kar raha hu to maine already sari cheezo ko isme likh rakha hai. Ab ye mujhe mental clarity kaise deti hai? Dekho, imagine karke dekho aapko 10 task karne hain to hoga kya? Jab aapko pure din mein 10 task karne hain, aapka brain un chijo ko yaad karne ki koshish karega. Yaad karne ki vajah se hoga kya? Dimag mein anxiety create hogi, tension hogi ki mujhe ye bhi karna hai, mujhe aaj wo bhi karna hai, mujhe gym bhi jana hai, mujhe usse milna bhi hai, mujhe ye wale notes bhi banane hain. And you will be like shaam ko yaar mujhse kuch bhi nahi ho pa raha. Fir se wahi cheez jab aap ek se zyada decisions ek sath lene ki koshish karte ho to mental overload ho jata hai jiski vajah se ek fatigue aata hai jisko hum decision fatigue kehte hain jo mere sath ho raha tha. Main bhi bahut sare decisions ek sath le raha tha and sham ko aake mujhse gym skip ho raha tha. Aisi aap se bahut sare task skip honge. Lekin ye mental clarity kaise deti hai? Jaise hi aap chijo ko likh lete ho na, aapka brain kehta hai likh to liya, ab yahan se hatao. Dekho, brain ek storage device nahi hai, brain ek processing ke liye banaya gaya hai, chijo ko process karne ke liye. Hum chijo ko store karne ke liye brain ko use kar rahe hain aaj ke time mein. Jaise hi aap note down kar lete ho, your brain will be like yahan pe likh gaya, ab relax karo. Ab tumhe sochne ki zarurat nahi hai. Jab bhi uthana hai isko dekh lena, aaj ye karna hai to mai dikh gaya, aaj mujhe video banani hai, theek hai ab sidha video banane baith jate hain. Lekin agar main nahi likhunga, to mujhe do din pehle se hi ya ek din pehle se hi anxiety hona shuru ho jayegi kal video banani hai, kal aisa karna hai, kal waisa karna hai. Aur jaise hi aap end moment pe aaoge, aap itne zyada nervous ho jaoge ki aap usko postpone karoge. Ab main aapko batata hu agar aap ek student ho ya professional ho to is notebook ko kaise use kar sakte ho. Dekho, students ki life mein kya hota hai? Career se related pressure hota hai, comparison laga rehta hai. Future ko related bahut sare unke goals hote hain, ye bhi kar sakta hu main ye bhi kar sakta hu. Mere sath problem kya ho rahi hai? Wo sari chijo ko leke itna zyada matlab anxiety ho jati hai unke paas ki they are like ki yaar mujhe na dar lag raha hai mere future ko leke. Mujhse ye nahi ho raha, mujhse wo nahi ho raha. Wo itna kuch soch lete hain ki wo raat tak kuch karte hi nahi hain. Fir wo YouTube pe comment karte hain meri videos pe sir mujhe samajh mein nahi aa raha main apni life mein kya karu, pure din overthinking karta rehta hu. Kyun? Kyunki unka dimag jo hai wo mentally overload ho chuka hai. Unhone chijo ko likha hi nahi, samajhne ki koshish hi nahi kari, kisi cheez pe act karne ki koshish hi nahi kari. Action hi nahi liye to yahi to hoga. To aapko action lena hai. Ye diary aapko ye sikhati hai ki kaise life mein kisi bhi cheez ko pakdo aur us pe action lena shuru kar do. Ab main baat karta hu professional logo ki. Dekho yaar, mujhe pata hai aap log shaam ko thake hare aate ho, koi 9 to 5 obviously baat hai koi 6 baje aa raha hai koi 7 baje aa raha hai. Main bhi ek professional life ko jee raha hu to mujhe bhi is cheez main is cheez ko zyada relate kar paunga. Hota kya hai kyunki hum sab log chahte hain ki hamare paas ek aur passive income ho. Active income hume apni job se mil rahi hai lekin hum bhi chahte hain hum apni life mein luxuries ko afford kar sake. Dusron ke paas jo chije hain wo hamare paas bhi honi chahiye. Future mein hum bhi financial freedom leke aa sake. Isliye hum kisi aur skill pe kaam karna chahte hain, kuch aur naya sikhna chahte hain lekin hum bhi itne mentally exhaust ho jate hain ki hum nahi kar pate hain. Kyun? Kyunki humne pure din ko organize nahi kara. Last Sunday maine live workshop li thi maine is cheez ko bataya. Isliye aap agar ek working professional ho ya student ho, ye notebook ya ye diary hona bahut important hai. Main puri planning karke rakhta hu. Jaise aap dekh pa rahe ho meri 27th se lekar 29th tak workshop hai. Maine yahan pe likh rakha hai meri workshop one, workshop two, workshop three. Jisme main logo ko sikhaunga ki yaar overthinking se kaise bhaga sakte hain, kaise hum apne stress ko control kar sakte hain, anxiety ko kaise control karna hai. Ye puri workshop three days ki jisme main sari chijo ko sikhane wala hu. Agar aap bhi join karna chahte ho maine niche comment mein iska jo link hai wo pin kar diya hai aur mere community post pe bhi mil jayega, bahut maza aayega ek zoom workshop hogi. To maine in sari chijo ko bhi is diary mein already plan kar rakha hai. Kyunki once the things are planned aapko fir act karna hai lekin once the things are in mind to kya aapko usko bar bar recall karna hai aur brain is not a storage device jo main aapko bar bar batane ki koshish kar raha hu. Ab aata hai sabse important question ki main is diary ko kaise maintain karta hu, main is cheez ke main is diary mein kya likhta hu. And literally matlab ye is puri video ka sabse funny part hone wala hai. Kyun funny part hone wala hai? Kyunki main is diary ko koi professional tarike se use nahi karta hu.

[9:54]Mera jo man mein aata hai jis page pe main jo chahu wo likhna shuru kar deta hu, chahe apne content ideas ho gaye, chahe business ideas ho gaye ya mujhe koi tips likhni hai, mujhe goals likhne hain, mujhe apne overthinking ke bare mein likhna hai, mujhe to do list ke bare mein likhna hai jo abhi maine aapko jaise dikhaya. Sab kuch ek hi diary mein likh deta hu, ek hi notebook ke andar. Dekho yaar, what I believe, hamari life itni badi si hai jisko hum organize nahi kar pa rahe hain, to main kya is choti si diary ko organize kar paunga? Mujhse nahi hoga. Mujhe nahi pata ki log bahut sare log accountability calendar, bahut sari chije banate hain, follow karne ki koshish karte hain, create karne ki koshish karte hain, but mujhse nahi ho pata. Aur chhote mote task ke liye ye main ek chota sa pad apne desk pe rakhta hu, ye use karta hu. Isme na bahut sare aise pages hain. 50-100 rupye ka ye pad milta hai. Jaise maine likha ki mujhe jacket wash pe deni hai, fatafat likha, de di wash pe aur fatafat isko faad ke rakh dunga. To main in sari chijo ko ke liye chota sa pad use karta hu lekin majorly overthinking, anxiety, goals, future planning, sab kuch. Ek hi diary ke andar, taaki main kabhi travel kar raha hu ya school leke ja raha hu as I am a teacher ya main kahin pe bhi ja raha hu main bar bar yahi sochunga main wali diary leke jau, y wali diary leke jau. Arre yaar chijo ko kyu complex banana. Ek to hum already chijo ko simple banane ki koshish kar rahe hain aur alag alag dairies ko maintain karke already complexity leke aa jayenge to is cheez ko bhi to simple banana hai na. To I keep everything in this same notebook. Ye bad jayegi dusri kharid lunga. Agar aap is jaisi notebook kharidna chahte ho uske niche maine description mein apne books ke link de diya hain. Koshish karna spiral wali hi lena. So that's it for this video once again mera naam hai Sarthak Virmani and this channel is all about getting things better.

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