31 Days
Day 5

Wise Words: Casey Neistat
on Productivity

Volume 10
Casey Neistat

Casey Neistat is a modern renaissance man. He's a filmmaker, an influencer and a professional rule-breaker. And with millions of YouTube subscribers (and multiple million-dollar contracts under his belt), it's fair to say he's a success. But that doesn't mean he isn't still hungry. Neistat is a guy who, every morning, when he gets into his New York studio, turns on a neon sign above the door that reads Work Harder. He's got the same two words tattooed on his wrist, "just in case I forget," he says. So how does he do it? How does he cram all that ambition, motivation and endurance into his days? Herewith, a few hacks and life lessons from the man himself.

Casey Neistat

Boredom Is the Enemy of Progress

"You know those selfies of people who caption it, like, 'bored'? How are there this many people with this much time with no way to occupy it? You could build a city with all the free time that people spend sitting around being bored."

Casey Neistat
Casey Neistat

Your Goal Is to Stand Out

"If you're doing what everyone else is doing, you're doing it wrong. Honestly, the most dangerous thing you can do in life is play it safe."

Hunker Down Through the Difficulties

"When you look back at your life ... It's always the hardest times that made you who you are."

Don't Sit on Good Ideas

"You don't want to dwell on ideas. You either act on ideas or you set them free."

Casey Neistat

Ideas Are Good. Action Is Better

Casey Neistat

"Ideas are cheap. Ideas are easy and common. Everybody has ideas. Ideas are highly, highly overvalued. Execution is all that matters."

Don't Have the Time? Get Up Early

"Four in the morning to seven in the morning are my most productive hours."

Optimize Your Sleep and Exercise

"This is just a theory of mine, but I genuinely believe that you can supplement sleep with exercise. If you typically sleep eight hours a night, if you took two of those hours and spent them exercising (and only slept six hours), you'd be less tired and feel better."

Volume 10   //   2018

31 Days is back ... And 2018 marks its tenth iteration. When we started this a decade ago, we never imagined that these daily guides to being better men would take off and become one of Valet.'s most popular series of all time. So thank you for your continued support and belief in our mission. This year, we're focusing on productivity—ways in which you can streamline and improve your days to make your job less stressful, your work more efficient and your life run just a bit more smoothly. It's time to raise your game.

  • 1
    Get a Jump Start
    on Your Day
  • 2
    Slow Day?
    Energize!
  • 3
    The Power of
    Saying "No"
  • 4
    Faster Haircut =
    Better Haircut
  • 5
    Casey Neistat on
    Productivity
  • 6
    Weatherproof
    Your Sneakers
  • 7
    Save Money
    Traveling
  • 8
    Work
    Slower
  • 9
    Stay in
    Shape
  • 10
    The "Good Day"
    Drug
  • 11
    Get Bumped ...
    for Good
  • 12
    Tim Ferriss on
    Doing It All
  • 13
    Essential
    Style Hacks
  • 14
    Get a
    Raise
  • 15
    Get
    Shit Done
  • 16
    A Successful
    Morning
  • 17
    Change
    Your Focus
  • 18
    Streamline
    Your Grooming
  • 19
    Jeff Bezos on
    Making Decisions
  • 20
    Fixing a
    Bad Haircut
  • 21
    Learn a
    New Hobby
  • 22
    Dress for
    Success
  • 23
    Success at
    Any Age
  • 24
    Sell
    Yourself
  • 25
    Get Out of
    a Meeting
  • 26
    Jay-Z on the
    Keys to Success
  • 27
    Bad Breath
    Hacks
  • 28
    Master Your
    Credit Cards
  • 29
    Productivity
    Myths
  • 30
    The First
    5 Minutes
  • 31
    Be Better at
    Flirting