Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
📺 Watch my interview with Ruri Ohama:
youtube.com/watch?v=qoUP3SY-Gy4&list=PLacX82b_pofx0W3JjHZzi795ocRUZrSfT&index=9
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: amzn.to/3VwjJe6
The Comfort Crisis: amzn.to/3TxHks6
Stoner by John Williams: amzn.to/3Vw0Ckn
📍 PRODUCTS/LINKS
Boox E-ink Tablets: shop.boox.com/collections/eink-tablet
Teenage Engineering: https://teenage.engineering/
Life of Discipline: lifeofdiscipline.com
📺 WATCH NEXT:
I made my smartphone into a dumbphone: youtube.com/watch?v=DmcOtIrZ8r0&list=PLacX82b_pofx0W3JjHZzi795ocRUZrSfT&index=2&t=373s
A notebook to save you from infinite scrolling: youtube.com/watch?v=OmyfB513E1s&list=PLacX82b_pofx0W3JjHZzi795ocRUZrSfT&index=3
7 Purchases under $100 to quickly improve your life: youtube.com/watch?v=dtNla_IzW0U&list=PLacX82b_pofx0W3JjHZzi795ocRUZrSfT&index=3
5 habits that changed my life: youtube.com/watch?v=HO48CpmTKzI&list=PLacX82b_pofzXb8wsgdJqyIrhfGS3t1GT&index=2
The morning routine that changed my life: youtube.com/watch?v=dC1h2ssmgd0&list=PLacX82b_pofzXb8wsgdJqyIrhfGS3t1GT&index=3
🔗 LINKS
Instagram - instagram.com/reysuing
Twitter - twitter.com/reysuing
🪣 PRODUCTS (These are affiliate links)
Eight Sleep (Code "REYSU"): eight-sleep.ioym.net/REYSU
Levels Discount (2 Months Free): levels.link/REYSU
📙 YouTube Strategy Consulting (for entrepreneurs): calendly.com/reysu/youtube
📺 Watch my interview with Ruri Ohama:
youtube.com/watch?v=qoUP3SY-Gy4&list=PLacX82b_pofx0W3JjHZzi795ocRUZrSfT&index=9
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: amzn.to/3VwjJe6
The Comfort Crisis: amzn.to/3TxHks6
Stoner by John Williams: amzn.to/3Vw0Ckn
📍 PRODUCTS/LINKS
Boox E-ink Tablets: shop.boox.com/collections/eink-tablet
Teenage Engineering: https://teenage.engineering/
Life of Discipline: lifeofdiscipline.com
📺 WATCH NEXT:
I made my smartphone into a dumbphone: youtube.com/watch?v=DmcOtIrZ8r0&list=PLacX82b_pofx0W3JjHZzi795ocRUZrSfT&index=2&t=373s
A notebook to save you from infinite scrolling: youtube.com/watch?v=OmyfB513E1s&list=PLacX82b_pofx0W3JjHZzi795ocRUZrSfT&index=3
7 Purchases under $100 to quickly improve your life: youtube.com/watch?v=dtNla_IzW0U&list=PLacX82b_pofx0W3JjHZzi795ocRUZrSfT&index=3
5 habits that changed my life: youtube.com/watch?v=HO48CpmTKzI&list=PLacX82b_pofzXb8wsgdJqyIrhfGS3t1GT&index=2
The morning routine that changed my life: youtube.com/watch?v=dC1h2ssmgd0&list=PLacX82b_pofzXb8wsgdJqyIrhfGS3t1GT&index=3
🔗 LINKS
Instagram - instagram.com/reysuing
Twitter - twitter.com/reysuing
🪣 PRODUCTS (These are affiliate links)
Eight Sleep (Code "REYSU"): eight-sleep.ioym.net/REYSU
Levels Discount (2 Months Free): levels.link/REYSU
📙 YouTube Strategy Consulting (for entrepreneurs): calendly.com/reysu/youtube
