My To-Do List Philosophy

Van Neistat July 4, 2022
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The Spirited Man is an unlimited series about the spirited man or woman who lives inside all of us (and fixing things).

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Too much of my creativity comes from my To-Do list these days. 0:00 To-Do lists as an accomplice to burnout 0:34 Philosophy of my DO lists 2:15 Archival to-do lists 2:58 A project for Sleepy Jones 4:11 The value of to-do lists 5:17 Are to-do lists destroying my creativity 7:39 The next thing on my to-do list Become a patron to support the channel and gain access to exclusive Director’s Commentaries, Q&A Livestreams, Peer Discussions and Limited Edition Zines: https://www.patreon.com/spiritedman 🦺 SPIRITED MAN MERCH: T-Shirts, Sweatshirts, Hats - https://spiritedman.com 📹 GREATEST HITS: VAN NEISTAT: The Spirited Man - https://youtu.be/eT6wYbaRrlQ VAN NEISTAT: Fantasy Fixing - https://youtu.be/K65UQy6t6KQ 2 things to know about women - https://youtu.be/rTYH943jiEo We Are In A "FOURTH TURNING," What Does That Mean? - https://youtu.be/xeVyfiP0cLk The Reality of Owning A Vintage Truck - https://youtu.be/DloMkje1JFY Why Do Details Matter? - https://youtu.be/ooTN3dkYXQM 📚 READING LIST: Shop Class as Soulcraft by Matthew Crawford - https://amzn.to/3ipz4br The Fourth Turning by Neil Howe, William Strauss - https://amzn.to/37J9FYn The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell - https://amzn.to/3ik8Hnm The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff, Jonathan Haidt - https://amzn.to/3qcTUzl Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut - https://amzn.to/3ImOHLw Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson - https://amzn.to/3qjYGLw Collected Essays by James Baldwin - https://amzn.to/3qgYInm The Outlaw Bible of American Literature by Alan Kaufman - https://amzn.to/3N64stJ What Is Art? by Leo Tolstoy - https://amzn.to/3u2fqI8 🎥 FILMMAKING GEAR: Canon 1DX - https://amzn.to/3MYfq4J Wide Lens - https://amzn.to/3Jqiy6W Macro Lens - https://amzn.to/37BnQyt GoPro 10 - https://amzn.to/3u7O9nC RODECaster - https://amzn.to/3iocSOU Shure SM7B Microphone - https://amzn.to/3u9yOD1 DJI Mavic Air 2 Drone - https://amzn.to/3KVd8kN 🧰 ESSENTIAL TOOLS: Swiss Champ - https://amzn.to/36b1vrl Leatherman - https://amzn.to/3Ilb04b Pentel 0.9mm - https://amzn.to/3Io5TQX Sledgehammer - https://amzn.to/3Io5UV1 Vice-grip - https://amzn.to/3qiuccx Follow Van Neistat 📷 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vanneistat/ 🖼 Website - https://www.vanneistat.com Would you like to advertise with us, direct business inquiries to: [email protected] ABOUT THE SPIRITED MAN: The Spirited Man is an unlimited series about the spirited man or woman who lives inside all of us (and fixing things). ABOUT VAN NEISTAT: A pioneer in digital filmmaking, Van Neistat made his first internet video, The Holland Tunnel, in 2000. He went on to collaborate with New York City artist Tom Sachs, directing a series of short films shown at the Guggenheim Museum in Berlin. Van has since directed dozens more films for the Tom Sachs Studio. In 2010 HBO aired The Neistat Brothers, an 8-episode series of short videos made entirely by Van and his brother Casey Neistat. Van Neistat’s directorial debut feature, A SPACE PROGRAM, co-written by Tom Sachs, premiered at the 2015 South by Southwest Film Festival and opened in theaters nation-wide in spring, 2016. In 2018 Neistat Directed the short film Paradox Bullets, co-written with Tom Sachs, narrated by Werner Herzog, and starring Ed Rushca. Neistat has written and directed commercial projects for Nike, Hurley, Kate Spade, Tory Burch, J. Crew, Twitter, Sleepy Jones and Frances Valentine. His work has been exhibited in museums throughout the world. He lives in Topanga, California. Disclaimer: If you use any of the affiliate links above, we may earn a few cents from qualifying purchases. #VanNeistat #TheSpiritedMan #Lists

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