I’m not a hard worker
Hank Green
Oct 20, 2026 19:15
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Chapters
The video I posted on Vlogbrothers is at the end of this video, but you can also watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj-INVmmILo
Focus Friend is on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/focus-friend-by-hank-green/id6742278016
And Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.underthing.focus.friend&hl=en_US
If you are currently subscribed and want to move to lifetime, Apple has made this hard on us, but I'm pretty sure we've got a fix that will roll out with an update in the next 48 hours!
I was going to have you email us, but you shouldn't do that.
Video edited by Aves: https://bsky.app/profile/avesmhl.com
SOURCES
Writing about why a topic matters to you increases interest: https://sparq.stanford.edu/sites/g/files/sbiybj19021/files/media/file/hulleman_harackiewicz_2009_-_promoting_interest_performance_in_high_school_science_classes.pdf
Self-generated relevance works better than being told why it matters: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5589190
Making a guess before looking up the answer: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-019-0056-y
Interest requires something novel/complex that you also feel able to understand: https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/testbookje/?p=456
Taller people earn more: https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.89.3.428
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