I run Species, a Youtube channel that makes high-effort documentaries about AI risk.
The current biggest bottleneck in me producing more videos is just simply working longer hours!
I commit to tracking 12 hours of productive time in Rize.io every day for 30 days in a row.
Resolves YES if: All 30 days meet the 12-hour threshold.
Resolves NO if: Any single day falls short.
What counts as productive:
Direct work on Species videos (scripting, editing, research, coordination, meetings)
Work-related admin (emails, scheduling, invoicing, planning)
Reading, if relevant to future projects or helps with meta-level world model building
Socializing, if it indirectly or directly helps me produce more Species videos
What does NOT count:
General socializing, even if intellectually interesting
Watching videos (including educational YouTubers)
Exercise (without listening to audiobooks)
Verification: I'll post redacted screenshots of Rize.io logs when I finish.
A day counts as when I wake up and when I go to bed.
Challenge starts when I get back from vacation on the 6th of Jan.
1,000🏅 Top traders
| # | Trader | Total profit |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ṁ806 | |
| 2 | Ṁ237 | |
| 3 | Ṁ229 | |
| 4 | Ṁ129 | |
| 5 | Ṁ73 |
This ended up being harder than I expected! A few times I came close to failing, but compensated by simply working later into the night and then waking up earlier the next day.
Thank you for betting for or against me, it was helpful social pressure for a stranger to complete their goals :)
Overall, extremely worth doing and potentially even life-changing? It was also much less hard than my previous challenge of reading a book a day for an entire year.
This challenge was so valuable, I'll be doing another one where I attempt to do work 12 hours a day, 6 days a week, for an entire year.
