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It's been year 27, for me. I work in a "Home Depot", like store. What's funny is, I do not want to be a manager, I don't want that kind of responsibility. I want my work day to end at 5pm, and to have my weekends free. The extra money isn't worth the stress, and headache. This is where one ends up, when you have no passion, purpose, or ambition, and do poorly in high school.
@@0cholopez Man i am so happy for you, i was awestruck when i read your first comment and wanted to see an update. All the very best for you man, have a nice day and a whole lot better year ahead! Fuck Tomorrow :')
Louis, in the Marine Corps we have an expression: "Embrace the Suck." Unless you embrace it, you'll never survive to get past it. Sleeping for 3 days in a fighting hole flooded with water up to your chest. Embrace the suck. Going out on missions just days after getting hit with an IED. Embrace the suck. Completing a march on a broken leg. Embrace the suck. Embrace it and survive to fight another day. We have another expression: "Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome." Congratulations on your continued success sir. You have both our attention and our respect.
Louis one thing you definitely aren't and that is boring. I could listen to you talk all day if I could, rants and all. Listen to you talk you really have been there and done that. I like it. You're so inspirational and do give confidence too a lot off people in no matter what they are doing or want to do. Keep it up Louis. You are the man.
I said "tomorrow I'll study for school " for the last six years .im 18 and School ends in 1 month .I said "I 'll go to the gym tomorrow "for the last 3 years... and Today I felt great for studying today and I'll study tomorrow. Thank you Louis I'll comment in 6 years if I'm alive to update you. I PROMISE
@@rkan2 "for free" he makes more on YT nowadays, much more scalable than one on one sessions, therefore more attention and overall opportunity for one on one sessions - but those wouldn't be worth it anymore because he makes more money doing YT videos. Think about it.
It was an investment, risky one, but he has built an online "life coach-esque" business through YT as a platform, now creating content and gaining popularity. It's an amazing tradeoff lol
At his age, though and with his career ambitions, he has also talked about working 16 hours a day etc - so he doesn't have time for what youre talking about, right?
You have no idea what this content meant to me when I was at a crossroads. I’m grateful you decided to put out this type of content along with the tech tutorials. Hope you’re doing great Louis!
you are perfect for ted...i guess don't want to associate yourself with some of the cannon fodder that's propagated there...but you'll be one of the cannons for sure.
@@barebonesgamingcontent4087 4 years laters, its kinda the same, but at least now I own a house and im don't feel as pressured as before, I guess that's progress, but still not happy about my current life situation. (funny thing, I became an electronics technician in Mexico, but I'm leaving it aside to pursue another path, since it's not easily scalable, I can't just hire more people and put a new place, they need a lot of training, so I'm going full online retail store where I can hire high school dropouts and train them or replace them in a week), and now days I have the confidence of dropping anything I'm doing for a living today and starting from scratch with no fear at all, because I already did it, and it wasn't that hard, you just have to work.
I'll do my homework tomorrow. I'll grow a pair and ask that girl out tomorrow. I'll start working out tomorrow.. I'll lie to my self today.. about what I'll do tomorrow. My life is a disappointing cycle of procrastination.
Damn bro, ya got me. 3 minutes in and I'm gonna put this on pause and get the stuff ready I was putting off til tomorrow. Gonna unpause once I'm in a spot to listen while I work.
If I didn't understand and apply this to my life, for one thing, I'd never know how to drive, solder, use a computer, or much of anything else. Skills must be developed, you don't just get them suddenly.
+Louis Rossmann How do you feel about the supreme court forcing people to unlock phones with finger print scanners? Also whats do you think about finger print scanners on phones?
anthony chaney On one hand people have the right to privacy. On the other hand Americans don't want to get blown up and shot at. The FBI's job sucks. Seriously. If nothing happens, they get hated for being the FBI. If something happens, it's all "WHY DIDN'T THE FBI DO SOMETHING???? THEY HAD HIS PHONE, THEY COULD HAVE STOPPED & PREVENTED THIS!!!!" The FBI will never win. They will always be hated here. I value my privacy, but at the same time, I have a bit of sympathy for the people who I know will never win regardless of what happens in the court of public opinion.
Watching this 8 years later listening to Louis speak the truest of truths while literally just staring down at his cat literally just sitting and staring into the endless void
Thank you man, I needed to hear this. Got laid off started to learn cyber security and now trying to find work somewhere between my old job and cyber security and needed to hear this.
i write down at least three things i need to do every day, and at the end of the night i mark out what ive gotten done. and every couple of weeks i go back and look for anytrhing ive neglected to get done and those things become a priority. but this video is 8 years old i doubt anybody will see this comment but if they do i hope it helps someone
Dude, Ive been wanting to start my own low volt CCTV business for the past year now, and this is exactly what's holding me back. Cheers mate, great advice.
I always say "I'm gonna listen and learn how to do maths" and today I finally did what I set out to do...I said "I'll do that tomorrow" as I always do and I felt a disappointed in myself I said..wouldn't it be nice for the teacher to teach and for me to listen and understand for once the teacher noticed my doodles and she said she used to do that when she was younger and talked to me a little then she asked if I understood the work I said "I don't understand some parts" aka every part XD she explained and I tried my best to understand and then she was writing it I asked her if I could try and I did...and the teachers helped when i made mistakes and now i understand it...now I'm thinking maybe it isn't so hard i just needed a little help I'm not as dumb as I thought I can do a little math...so that just makes me happy I always sucked at math and this looked so hard I made some mistakes but hopefully whoever reads this gets what I was trying to say
29:10 is faulty logic. just because you got good at diagnosing problems by failing and retrying, doesn't mean you can't accept help from someone else. The reason you're fighting for the right to repair is to have companies release the schematics, which will help users figure out what voltage should go to which pin without struggling. Exactly the same concept applies with php - if you accept someone's help (hopefully they're willing to teach you and not just give the answers), then you'll still learn and get good at it, except now it'll take you 1-2 weeks instead of 1-2 months. This is why you teach board repair
You're how old, Louis?!!! You are giving the advice of a very wise old man (or woman) and it is absolutely wonderful that you are reaching many young people like yourself who may have been making excuses for their lack of success. I'm very proud of you, just as I hope your family are, as well. (Spoken like the old-guy I am. Hope that's ok.) Oh, and here's one of my favorite quotes: "Let not the never-ending quest for perfection become the enemy of good-enough."
Wow, thanks for this! I know too many times I didn't follow this advice, and I'm thankful for the times I did. I'm glad I've been able to hear some of these things on your channel while I'm still young (still a teenager!), even if I can't fully appreciate some of the things you talk about.
I started to watch your videos and subscribed just because I have a thing for electronics and soldering. Also because in the past I've worked as a QA guy after an automated SMD soldering process. But now I see that this channel has much more to offer. Love these simple and straight rants. Awesome! Keep doing what you are doing!
I really appreciate these life advice/philosophical videos you make. As a young person who has issues with finding motivation and struggling with depression, they're really inspirational.
"If it is to be, it is up to me." Ten of the smallest words in the English language, yet so powerful. Proving that combined, all the small things end in great glory.
You're right. Even the most miserable among us, get a good feeling, when they come up with a solution to a problem, that nobody else could come up with, or learn something new, and are able to put it to use, especially for other people.
This applies to so many things: working out, programming, fast food and so much more. The key is to not just fix your mistake, but build upon today/yesterday's success or failure when you make it to the next thing. And of course, making it to the next thing is important. This also builds upon the idea of a web of knowledge. Continue making connections until you begin to really have an understanding.
Your description of the step by step process of learning little things, fucking up, learning little things again, etc... and celebrating each step of the way... only to find it surprising that people are impressed by and value your end point... That's awesome! I identify with that so much! It took me a long time to start to understand why anyone thought my acquired skills were impressive. Ultimately it boiled down to: they did not have the skill. More importantly, they did not ever have the interest to learn. Maybe they did, but they lacked the time or the logical/critical thinking skills to develop analytical skills enough to progress much at all (critical thinking is in serious drought in the USA, but I'm talking about the kind that make people excel at technical things and this is not universal among people). Specialist focuses impress people because of their context of presuming such skills to be beyond them and the realm of "special people" or "genius" (and I hate being called genius; it just feels like a total slap in the face to my struggles). In many cases, I think it's not entirely outside their grasp to acquire these skills to some degree (that was part of my computer skills instruction core ethos), but being really excellent at them might indeed be outside their grasp. That's where "being special" might come in (but so too do the deficits of "being special", because it's often a trade off, and we see this a LOT in the tech fields). Celebrating each incremental discovery and step of new understanding is critical to being willing to move on to the next one. You're so right to draw attention to these little steps and to make people consider them. When this process is obstructed enough times by repeat failure, it really leads to a major loss in motivation to try again, so celebrating the successes and looking at the progress history is important. "Learned helplessness" is a thing. In my decades of life, I've attained specialist skills good enough to impress people inside and outside the fields I got my feet wet in, but those careers never let me progress far before some roadblock (usually an asshole or a layoff) forced me to start over again somewhere else. I never got deep enough in any one field to be a star in it and no one ever taught me to pursue my interests enough to become the best (because it was always "that's not practical" or whatever; and now today the skills I have that set me aside from others are not valued anyway because capitalism invests only in sure things, immediate profit, and fads). I became a generalist in specialties revolving around the tech industry. I actually wish that I had been so focused and driven in one area that I became a real expert in that area, rather than be so flexible that I could do everyone's job (sometimes better than they) but not something everyone else could not do at least half-assed (and that's all that matters now) when pressed to do it. By becoming so flexible, I became dispensable.
I'l do it tomorrow, brain crack addict here. I finally realized this two weeks ago, with some help, but still. Now that I'm finally doing something and not focusing on perfection I'm getting somewhere with my graduation assignment. Saying i'l do it tomorrow is the worst thing I could have done but I'm glad I finally realized it and I hope I will remember it for future occasions. Seeing this video now is like that extra shove in the back to keep my ass moving to the finish line. Once again, thank you for a great video and thank you for sharing!
The reason your cat headbutts your nose is to show you affection. There are scent glands on her head, and when she headbutts you (it's actually called bunting) she is putting that scent on you. They do this to identify friend or foe. So when she does this, she is leaving a scent on you that tells her you are friendly. Another odd way cats tend to show affection is by licking and nibbling your nose. I forget why this is, but I do know that it's a big sign of affection. If a cat cleans itself in your presence, it is a sign they trust you, because they are putting themselves in a vulnerable position within your presence, especially if they clean themselves while sitting on your lap. If done while sitting on your lap or similar distance, it actually indicates that you give them a feeling of safety. Exposing their stomach to you is also another sign of trust, again because it puts them in a vulnerable position in your presence. The reason a cat kneads is because they knead when they are a kitten in order to encourage milk flow from their mother. As an adult, this brings them a feeling of comfort. Although kneading can be used in many scenarios. If a cat is stressed it may knead, or if it feels safe it may also knead. I'm a cat lover, and I've done quite a bit of reading about cat body language and behavior because it's something that interests me.
Louis Rossmann Indeed. My cat used to bite my nose, and his fangs would catch my nose and it hurt like hell, forcing me to tear up because of the whole nose pain and tears thing. But I still didn't reprimand him for it because I understood it was his way of showing affection, and he wasn't actually trying to hurt me.
"Fuck perfection" I always have a hard time with this due to my being afraid to fail. And I do realise that it's okay to fail as long as I learn something from it, but I still tend to find difficulty in doing so. I hope to be able to be more brave and have a "fuck it let's just get it over with" attitude. ( Obvsly i don't mean I'm not going to completely not care about what I do).
This is something that I struggled with for a while. Eventually I came to the same conclusion that you speak about in this video. I still struggle with it today though, and sometimes have to remind myself of the points you make in this video. For me, this is a side effect of anxiety. With anxiety comes constant fear of failure and self doubt, which is counter-productive to success.
Same here!! I also struggle with this problem which often stems from anxiety. Like you, I too have this constant fear of failure and self-doubt, and to add to that, there's also the fear of rejection and being judged. For the past few months, I've been having these rather unpleasant dreams of running away from something or someone like someone or something's out to get me. I guess my anxiety and procrastination habits are finally seeping into my subconscious... In any case, I hope things are much better for you now (I'm aware that you posted this comment 4 years ago).
I remember being 16 and I still couldn't dribble a basketball between my legs. The "tomorrow" thing was going on until this one day when my head just felt empty, void. I took the ball and started trying. It was pathetic, laughable, but I somehow managed to ignore everything and everyone around me and just focus on learning it, on getting it done. After just 30 minutes my brain literally hurt. It was painful for me to learn how to do it but I eventually did and the following weeks I just kept working at it. I would dribble the ball for a full hour every day. I eventually got good and fast enough to do streetball dribbling tricks. For me learning something new is always "painful" and if I add the fear of failing and not being able to concentrate very well to the pot it makes it a very hard experience. Luckily, when I do manage to learn something new, it feels great! I recommend just starting to do the thing you want to learn / do. The process that I explained above definitely didn't get any easier as I kept aging.
Sometimes I think you can be quite ramble-y. But there's a reason I follow you--because even though you could definitely be more succinct, you really do have some good stuff to say.
Came across you, thanks to Reddit. In 24 hours, I have learnt a ton of new stuff. Thanks my man! Love your cat too. Reminds me of my little buddy, Yoda, who died some years ago. Keep strong!
Ive been learning games programming for over 10 years, I'm still struggling but getting better every day. I see it as a long list of small problems to solve, and I like solving them, and it feels great seeing my game come to life. I enjoyed doing it every day, until the point I worked so hard on that and my day job that I burnt myself out and had RSI. I've taken some time off but I'll get back to it very soon and learn to manage myself better. Great video, thanks. I always enjoy watching these.
I've been binging all of these videos, the ones on procrastination, depression, self-pity and all this, and I've gotta say, they're doing a lot to help challenge my thinking. I've been out of school and working jobs I don't care for for the past three or so years, and I'm out of my parents' house, and I've got all of this stuff I like, but I don't feel fulfilled, or productive, or any of this, right? Sometime back in March or so, I figure I'd try to draw a bit. I didn't like art in high-school, but I'd pick it up, and had a lot of fun just doodling, and copying other art from sight, and doing all of this, and I realized that even if I could never make a career out of it, having something that fulfills my creativity is something I want. But for every day I'd sit down and practice, bar the first two or so weeks when I was riding the high of discovering something that made me genuinely happy, there were three days, four days, a week, two weeks, where I was intimidated, and I didn't understand this, and I can't attempt this because I'm not ready and don't want to embarrass myself. I'd be at work, doing whatever it is I'd be doing, hating it, hating myself, and I thought "As soon as I get home, I'm doing this, because I want to do it", and then I'd get home, and go to sleep, or watch a movie, or play a video game, and feel like a worthless sack of shit. Hell, later on I even invested in a $400 art tablet, because I thought spending a significant enough amount of money on something would drive, and motivate me, to become better, because if I didn't, then the money was wasted, but I didn't do that, and six months later, I'm better than I was at the start, yeah, but I'm not six months better. I'm four weeks better, maybe two months better, but not six months better. I can still barely use a pencil steadily, my form is fucked, and my lines are inconsistent, but for all the worthless motivational videos, articles, feel-good "You'll get there, just believe!" shit on the internet, written by people who've often never known what it feels like to be so far down that it feels better to lie down, and cry, or give up, or accept that you're always going to be working a dead-end job and that you're gonna die unfulfilled, something about your stuff is making me feel something. And I don't know if that's gonna last, because motivation is fleeting, but you're absolutely right that I need to evaluate myself, my mind, what I say, and the empty promises I make to myself, as well as the restrictions I set for myself just because I don't know better, and I'm gonna at least try. For all the money spent on an expensive tablet, I've been laying on the ground, drawing in a notebook for the past few hours, listening to your content, and it was a lot of fun. I'm probably gonna be using these same videos as a crutch when I'm feeling down, and back in my usual state, but hey, as far as I'm concerned, I'm basically crippled from all of the self-doubt and excuses. A crutch is probably what I need before I can walk on my own. Thanks a bunch, Louis.
positive like you always encourage having a go, no matter how bad at it I am because can get better at something at least try,,, but can't get any progress at journey when not even taking a first step in ..,.. ppl tell me to stop trying just because I haven't had any progress in their view ... but I at least know I am doing all in my power to achieve the goal ... which is integrity & to me that is all I can do
Braincrack: The ideas that I refuse to implement until they're perfect. Reality is that they're never gonna be perfect, no. I'm gonna suck when I first start. But the thing is I have to get out the suck. I'm gonna suck at the beginning and I have to be ok with it, because as I do something, I'll figure out how to suck less. Now "tomorrow" is a dangerous word, because just thinking about the work I'm gonna achieve tomorrow makes me feel so much better, and as a result, today I'm not gonna do shit, because tomorrow I'm gonna do it. And you know what, if I dont do shit today, I'm not gonna do shit tomorrow. Now "tomorrow" can actually works, if I do it this way: every single day I build on what I did yesterday, and every single day I suck less thanks to what I did yesterday. Please celebrate every time I suck knowing that thanks to this experience, I'm gonna get a bit better. Every step of the way I'm gonna suck a bit less, and I'm gonna celebrate every smallest success, and there's gonna be "aha" moments. I'm gonna get somewhere. I just can't afford to wait till the circumstances are all perfect. All I can do is work today to prepare, accumulate knowledge. Because at the time I get good at something, all the fuck-ups won't matter anymore. So I really have to stop procrastinating and make time to do stuffs now.
While agree with you and that you shouldn’t wait, don’t use that as an excuse for making poor decisions. Sometimes the better move it to wait. But yes, doing it now rather than later is much better with many things.
Hi Louis, I wanted to thank you for the video and the advice. Just found this video and a couple like it about time management and skill improvement specifically about attitude, and I am slowly coming to realize in my early 20s how important of a role the emotional side plays in such matters. Thanks again for your help and advice in helping me along the way to change :)
What an inspiring video ! you know back in 2006 I made a very simple website, I had to watch videos to learn how to design it using Dreamweaver, I didn't become a professional Dreamweaver user, I just learned the basics that were enough to enable me to design the site, it lasted for six years and earned me around 1000 dollars from adsense, I know it is not much but I enjoyed updating this site and when I look back now I still wonder how I was able to make this site when I knew absolutely nothing about how to design or run a website before it.
I've been loving your videos lately, man. Love the way you lay this topic out in a way that is easy to understand, and one that is easy to relate to. Your presentation style is real world, and cuts out all the BS. Seeing how sweet you were to your cat was neat too =) You're a good dude, Louis! Thanks for making these videos!
Actually I tried to study for the finals. advanced math is horrible, only a tenth of it is practical but i don't have the balls to drop out and do meaningful things. and i just finished a month of military training in a camp where the internet is shit and there's no laptop. college kinda sucks but i think i'm learning. Thanks for asking.
At least you're not like me. 8 months is better than 8 years of procrastinating on programming, but the point still stands, we must remind ourselves of this advice.
Good advise, especially the part about trying things before you think you're an expert at them. Being an expert should never stop people from learning by doing (except with certain categories where training is necessary to prevent death and injury, etc). But I get the sense from a lot of your videos that your expectations for other people are influenced by not realizing that not everyone will have the same confluence of life events and opportunities you have had. I wish I had been able to work with a local studio and learn electronics on the job, but there was no such thing. I got into computer support, but we did no component level repairs (because you know it is generally not considered worthwhile; the one guy who did component level repairs only existed at my first tech-related employer because they needed to build custom electronics for control systems and that was getting less and less needed as industry was making more and more electronics meant to be sold as turnkey solutions). Where I'm going with this is the advise on "start working today" might not apply to all people, especially the people already living lives entrenched in poverty. I think it's important to leave room for that in any advise because not leaving room for that makes the advise seem to pass judgment on those who may have the motive but not the means. It's very frustrating to be told "you can, if you try" when trying isn't enough. The younger we start, the more time we have to find those little morsels of opportunity to build upon, but they're not available to everyone (or they don't know where to look). It's not enough to just tell people to go for it. Then our adult lives further complicate things. Responsibilies come into play and our option to experiment is greatly reduced, especially if we end up in poverty with no support people in our lives. [As a side note: I'm a huge proponent of not having children for many reasons but this is a huge one: once you have a dependent, your priorities are likely to be all about survival of yourself to ensure the survival of your child. Statistics have shown that the more opportunities for people a society has (especially education), the less reproduction there is]. Poverty is quicksand (look up that phrase on google some time). It is expensive to be poor. To do something today (rather than put it off till tomorrow), you need the resource to start. If you lack the resources, you have to spend today acquiring them through money or begging. Credit is the worst possible way to spend now and pay later (another example of the quicksand). Bank loans are not available to people considered high risk (such as the unemployed and bankruptcy cases), even when that "risk" case wasn't the fault of the person in question (so many jobs are lost to corporate fuckery, and many bankruptcy cases are caused by trying to start businesses, attempts at becoming independent, etc, and not everyone is successful). Not all "what I could do" things apply to this limitation. For example, you can ALWAYS start writing RIGHT NOW. It needs time, a paper supply, and a pencil supply. End of requirements. Starting a tech business, though? Very different. Doing specialist work (art, music, tech, etc) requires specialist equipment. Buying the wrong tools can financially sink a person who cannot make enough income using those tools to replace them with the right tools. People say "the poor artisan blames his tools" and this is only true up to a certain degree. I've worked with shitty tools to learn; the learning curve eventually exceeds the capability of the shitty tool and then the roadblock appears. How do amazing artisans do incredible things with shitty tools at great expense of sheer effort and willpower? I don't know. They are exceptional people and not everyone is exceptional. When regular people are already in the midst of supporting themselves to barely get by, they might not have the option to take time out of their daily survival to improve their knowledge, skills, or situation. This is why poor people will spend money in what may seem irresponsible ways: the immediate boost to survival morale matters more than the attempt to save that money for later (being unable to save that money and compound it is itself a problem because it takes money to be able to save money; interest on tiny amounts of money is shit and paying fees to banks for the privilege of letting banks play with that money is offensive and yet "standard"). People struggling with poverty and adult responsibilities are not likely to spend money buying broken things on eBay, tools, and parts needed to fix them (and the parts needed to replace the parts they wrecked while trying to learn). That takes me back to the topic of learning: At that studio you worked for, because of their needs, you were given a chance to grow in your work tasks by people who thought they could make use of you. On one hand, it's opportunism on their part. On the other hand, it was a doorway to proving yourself valuable and that's great. However, you were already in that place. It's a well known meme to "get into the music business by cleaning studio toilets", but it's not a rule. The number of studios across the country have declined dramatically and the value perception for buying music is almost nonexistent. Only dense metropolitan areas like NYC still have mulitple studios that can afford to hire employees. I've seen the few local studios in my area go from "growing" to "failing to thrive" and they all say "no, we cannot afford to hire you even to clean the toilets and work your way up" (I asked). In fact, in this area, most technical jobs are like that: no surviving business wants to hire ground-level people without degrees (to a ridiculous point; people with degrees even struggle outside metropolitan areas). You even acknowledged the market situation in your video and I hope you recognize your luck of being in the right place at the right time while you're crediting your own hard work and incentive). You have to live where there are studios before you can get the toilet cleaning job, and even then, it has to be a studio that has the luxury to throw some cash at hiring such a person AND have ownership that treats such people as potentially valuable for other tasks. Not many employers respect on-the-job learning any more. When you were given the opportunity to prove yourself useful in more technical tasks, you had access to people to teach you (or at least to show you the correct way to do something after you did it wrong, but that's still something). I had a similar experience before the tech support industry bubble burst in the early 2000s, so I'm surprised to hear that such a thing was still available to you when you started (a testament to NYC's vast numbers of people and businesses). People outside that environment don't have such access to opportunity and guidance, especially when poor. I think you realize access to knowledge is important and that's why you do your videos and offer free information. That's great. You value the acquisition of skills and the value of access to information is probably continually reinforced by the jackass companies like Apple who do everything possible to obfuscate the info you need to do your work. You have practical experience to know that "self-teaching" is valuable. The truth of that can not be overstated, so keep telling people to learn by doing. However, not everyone has access to doing things the way you did them. It is different for people who cannot afford to spend money on junk to try to fix it, or to pay for an ISP to watch instructional videos and read manuals. Maybe your advise is entirely based on being in the position of being able to move forward from a position of some existing foundation to build upon. If that's your context, maybe it would be useful to acknowledge that in your videos. I'm reacting to the sense of "universality" of the way you present your advise and the way you tell people "You can do it too". Cheers!
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this truly helped me, thanks
"Tomorrow" kept me at Walmart over 10 years.
fuck "tomorrow" !!! :)
Shit...and being afraid is part of it
@@medmusic7977 Well I am a store manager at Ubreakifix much better postion than I was in years ago.
It's been year 27, for me. I work in a "Home Depot", like store. What's funny is, I do not want to be a manager, I don't want that kind of responsibility. I want my work day to end at 5pm, and to have my weekends free. The extra money isn't worth the stress, and headache. This is where one ends up, when you have no passion, purpose, or ambition, and do poorly in high school.
@@0cholopez Man i am so happy for you, i was awestruck when i read your first comment and wanted to see an update. All the very best for you man, have a nice day and a whole lot better year ahead! Fuck Tomorrow :')
“Suck” is the first part of “SUCcess”
Louis, in the Marine Corps we have an expression: "Embrace the Suck."
Unless you embrace it, you'll never survive to get past it.
Sleeping for 3 days in a fighting hole flooded with water up to your chest. Embrace the suck.
Going out on missions just days after getting hit with an IED. Embrace the suck.
Completing a march on a broken leg. Embrace the suck.
Embrace it and survive to fight another day. We have another expression: "Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome."
Congratulations on your continued success sir. You have both our attention and our respect.
thank you for your service!
I'll watch this video tomorrow.
It's been 2 years, have you watched it yet?
Have you watched it yet, it's been 3 years.
@@sleepingtom9337 I just watched it
hay fuckstain you gonna watch this video
Was debating if I should’ve commented on this today or tomorrow.
Man you called it. "Brain Crack" This is exactly how I go about things. I've done this my whole life and the consequences have only gotten worse.
Still a great video.
*Adds to watch this later playlist*
see what you did there
You should add it to your watch tomorrow playlist.
Louis one thing you definitely aren't and that is boring. I could listen to you talk all day if I could, rants and all. Listen to you talk you really have been there and done that. I like it. You're so inspirational and do give confidence too a lot off people in no matter what they are doing or want to do. Keep it up Louis. You are the man.
+ilikeito Thanks for watching!
Sucking at something is the first step to becoming sorta good at something
dadygee that's what she said! ;)
I said "tomorrow I'll study for school " for the last six years .im 18 and School ends in 1 month .I said "I 'll go to the gym tomorrow "for the last 3 years... and Today I felt great for studying today and I'll study tomorrow. Thank you Louis I'll comment in 6 years if I'm alive to update you. I PROMISE
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@@MR-lx7kc I remember
@@pavloss3119 don't forget to update In 5 years from now 👍
@@drillingig2368 of course .still here
Still here
You should become a life coach once board level repairs stop being lucrative. Thanks for the great content Louis.
+tomatolicious The bad side, while still having the good side of already doing it, is that he is already giving out stuff for free. :D
@@rkan2 "for free" he makes more on YT nowadays, much more scalable than one on one sessions, therefore more attention and overall opportunity for one on one sessions - but those wouldn't be worth it anymore because he makes more money doing YT videos. Think about it.
It was an investment, risky one, but he has built an online "life coach-esque" business through YT as a platform, now creating content and gaining popularity. It's an amazing tradeoff lol
At his age, though and with his career ambitions, he has also talked about working 16 hours a day etc - so he doesn't have time for what youre talking about, right?
You have no idea what this content meant to me when I was at a crossroads. I’m grateful you decided to put out this type of content along with the tech tutorials. Hope you’re doing great Louis!
I can see you giving a speech on TED in a year or two.
that would be really cool.
+A Dz He would need to stop swearing. Also I've heard that TED treat their speakers like shit and don't think he would like that.
+A Dz I wouldn't be suited for TED.
+Louis Rossmann When given the opportunity, anybody would lol. IMO
you are perfect for ted...i guess don't want to associate yourself with some of the cannon fodder that's propagated there...but you'll be one of the cannons for sure.
Seriously tomorrow I will change my life.
+AstheaTV How old are you?
Stop "tomorrowing" then
Exactly. I suffer the same problem. I'm working on it too. Good luck!
What are the results
@@barebonesgamingcontent4087
4 years laters, its kinda the same, but at least now I own a house and im don't feel as pressured as before, I guess that's progress, but still not happy about my current life situation. (funny thing, I became an electronics technician in Mexico, but I'm leaving it aside to pursue another path, since it's not easily scalable, I can't just hire more people and put a new place, they need a lot of training, so I'm going full online retail store where I can hire high school dropouts and train them or replace them in a week), and now days I have the confidence of dropping anything I'm doing for a living today and starting from scratch with no fear at all, because I already did it, and it wasn't that hard, you just have to work.
I'll do my homework tomorrow. I'll grow a pair and ask that girl out tomorrow. I'll start working out tomorrow.. I'll lie to my self today.. about what I'll do tomorrow. My life is a disappointing cycle of procrastination.
u start working out yet?
You break the cycle?
@@brianpaap7046 most likely not
@@CJ_Walks most likely not but dont br scared, most people wont achieve it
Damn bro, ya got me. 3 minutes in and I'm gonna put this on pause and get the stuff ready I was putting off til tomorrow. Gonna unpause once I'm in a spot to listen while I work.
Celebrate each success, learn from every failure, and don't be complacent.
There is no tomorrow.. only the illusion of tomorrow. NOW is the only real moment.
Got into this channel for the tech videos, stayed for life advice.
True
If I didn't understand and apply this to my life, for one thing, I'd never know how to drive, solder, use a computer, or much of anything else. Skills must be developed, you don't just get them suddenly.
that cat is soo happy !
+1000 subs no vids She's my berry :-)
+Louis Rossmann How do you feel about the supreme court forcing people to unlock phones with finger print scanners? Also whats do you think about finger print scanners on phones?
anthony chaney Needs context for me to have an opinion!
Here's the link www.theverge.com/2016/5/1/11548748/fingerprint-sensor-warrant-fbi-glendale
anthony chaney On one hand people have the right to privacy. On the other hand Americans don't want to get blown up and shot at.
The FBI's job sucks. Seriously.
If nothing happens, they get hated for being the FBI.
If something happens, it's all "WHY DIDN'T THE FBI DO SOMETHING???? THEY HAD HIS PHONE, THEY COULD HAVE STOPPED & PREVENTED THIS!!!!"
The FBI will never win. They will always be hated here.
I value my privacy, but at the same time, I have a bit of sympathy for the people who I know will never win regardless of what happens in the court of public opinion.
Watching this 8 years later listening to Louis speak the truest of truths while literally just staring down at his cat literally just sitting and staring into the endless void
Tomorrow I will come back to today to test out my time machine ;)
A saying is "Good beginners struggle on every step"
Thank you man, I needed to hear this. Got laid off started to learn cyber security and now trying to find work somewhere between my old job and cyber security and needed to hear this.
i write down at least three things i need to do every day, and at the end of the night i mark out what ive gotten done. and every couple of weeks i go back and look for anytrhing ive neglected to get done and those things become a priority. but this video is 8 years old i doubt anybody will see this comment but if they do i hope it helps someone
It helps me ☺️
Perfectionism is caused/underpinned by anxiety or fear.
I love the way your cat sits on the chair like a pupil carefully listening to their teacher :))
I've been telling myself tomorrow for far too long.
Dude, Ive been wanting to start my own low volt CCTV business for the past year now, and this is exactly what's holding me back. Cheers mate, great advice.
I think they are outdated
I always say "I'm gonna listen and learn how to do maths" and today I finally did what I set out to do...I said "I'll do that tomorrow" as I always do and I felt a disappointed in myself I said..wouldn't it be nice for the teacher to teach and for me to listen and understand for once the teacher noticed my doodles and she said she used to do that when she was younger and talked to me a little then she asked if I understood the work I said "I don't understand some parts" aka every part XD she explained and I tried my best to understand and then she was writing it I asked her if I could try and I did...and the teachers helped when i made mistakes and now i understand it...now I'm thinking maybe it isn't so hard i just needed a little help I'm not as dumb as I thought I can do a little math...so that just makes me happy I always sucked at math and this looked so hard
I made some mistakes but hopefully whoever reads this gets what I was trying to say
Don't let your dreams be dreams
Yesterday you said tomorrow
So just do it
JUST DO IT!
Louis be like. YESTERDAY YOU SAID TOMORROW. DON'T LET YOUR DREAMS BE DREAMS!
29:10 is faulty logic. just because you got good at diagnosing problems by failing and retrying, doesn't mean you can't accept help from someone else. The reason you're fighting for the right to repair is to have companies release the schematics, which will help users figure out what voltage should go to which pin without struggling. Exactly the same concept applies with php - if you accept someone's help (hopefully they're willing to teach you and not just give the answers), then you'll still learn and get good at it, except now it'll take you 1-2 weeks instead of 1-2 months. This is why you teach board repair
You're how old, Louis?!!! You are giving the advice of a very wise old man (or woman) and it is absolutely wonderful that you are reaching many young people like yourself who may have been making excuses for their lack of success. I'm very proud of you, just as I hope your family are, as well. (Spoken like the old-guy I am. Hope that's ok.)
Oh, and here's one of my favorite quotes: "Let not the never-ending quest for perfection become the enemy of good-enough."
+John Isett 27
Holy shit. Louis, my man. Zefrank is a forgotten hero and the fact that you used to watch him makes me very happy.
he had a lot of amazing stuff, then buzzfeed.. :(
"Little by little, from glory to glory." 👏👍❤️
Wow, thanks for this! I know too many times I didn't follow this advice, and I'm thankful for the times I did. I'm glad I've been able to hear some of these things on your channel while I'm still young (still a teenager!), even if I can't fully appreciate some of the things you talk about.
+rev3rsor Thanks for watching!
I started to watch your videos and subscribed just because I have a thing for electronics and soldering. Also because in the past I've worked as a QA guy after an automated SMD soldering process.
But now I see that this channel has much more to offer. Love these simple and straight rants.
Awesome! Keep doing what you are doing!
This beginning of this video reminds me of the quote, "thinking isn't doing" -struthless
I really appreciate these life advice/philosophical videos you make. As a young person who has issues with finding motivation and struggling with depression, they're really inspirational.
"If it is to be, it is up to me."
Ten of the smallest words in the English language, yet so powerful.
Proving that combined, all the small things end in great glory.
You're right. Even the most miserable among us, get a good feeling, when they come up with a solution to a problem, that nobody else could come up with, or learn something new, and are able to put it to use, especially for other people.
It's not pure coincidence that you are Louis so successful , because you have right mindset and you stick with it.
This applies to so many things: working out, programming, fast food and so much more. The key is to not just fix your mistake, but build upon today/yesterday's success or failure when you make it to the next thing.
And of course, making it to the next thing is important. This also builds upon the idea of a web of knowledge. Continue making connections until you begin to really have an understanding.
Your description of the step by step process of learning little things, fucking up, learning little things again, etc... and celebrating each step of the way... only to find it surprising that people are impressed by and value your end point... That's awesome! I identify with that so much! It took me a long time to start to understand why anyone thought my acquired skills were impressive. Ultimately it boiled down to: they did not have the skill. More importantly, they did not ever have the interest to learn. Maybe they did, but they lacked the time or the logical/critical thinking skills to develop analytical skills enough to progress much at all (critical thinking is in serious drought in the USA, but I'm talking about the kind that make people excel at technical things and this is not universal among people). Specialist focuses impress people because of their context of presuming such skills to be beyond them and the realm of "special people" or "genius" (and I hate being called genius; it just feels like a total slap in the face to my struggles). In many cases, I think it's not entirely outside their grasp to acquire these skills to some degree (that was part of my computer skills instruction core ethos), but being really excellent at them might indeed be outside their grasp. That's where "being special" might come in (but so too do the deficits of "being special", because it's often a trade off, and we see this a LOT in the tech fields). Celebrating each incremental discovery and step of new understanding is critical to being willing to move on to the next one. You're so right to draw attention to these little steps and to make people consider them. When this process is obstructed enough times by repeat failure, it really leads to a major loss in motivation to try again, so celebrating the successes and looking at the progress history is important. "Learned helplessness" is a thing. In my decades of life, I've attained specialist skills good enough to impress people inside and outside the fields I got my feet wet in, but those careers never let me progress far before some roadblock (usually an asshole or a layoff) forced me to start over again somewhere else. I never got deep enough in any one field to be a star in it and no one ever taught me to pursue my interests enough to become the best (because it was always "that's not practical" or whatever; and now today the skills I have that set me aside from others are not valued anyway because capitalism invests only in sure things, immediate profit, and fads). I became a generalist in specialties revolving around the tech industry. I actually wish that I had been so focused and driven in one area that I became a real expert in that area, rather than be so flexible that I could do everyone's job (sometimes better than they) but not something everyone else could not do at least half-assed (and that's all that matters now) when pressed to do it. By becoming so flexible, I became dispensable.
I'l do it tomorrow, brain crack addict here.
I finally realized this two weeks ago, with some help, but still.
Now that I'm finally doing something and not focusing on perfection I'm getting somewhere with my graduation assignment. Saying i'l do it tomorrow is the worst thing I could have done but I'm glad I finally realized it and I hope I will remember it for future occasions.
Seeing this video now is like that extra shove in the back to keep my ass moving to the finish line.
Once again, thank you for a great video and thank you for sharing!
The reason your cat headbutts your nose is to show you affection. There are scent glands on her head, and when she headbutts you (it's actually called bunting) she is putting that scent on you. They do this to identify friend or foe. So when she does this, she is leaving a scent on you that tells her you are friendly. Another odd way cats tend to show affection is by licking and nibbling your nose. I forget why this is, but I do know that it's a big sign of affection. If a cat cleans itself in your presence, it is a sign they trust you, because they are putting themselves in a vulnerable position within your presence, especially if they clean themselves while sitting on your lap. If done while sitting on your lap or similar distance, it actually indicates that you give them a feeling of safety. Exposing their stomach to you is also another sign of trust, again because it puts them in a vulnerable position in your presence. The reason a cat kneads is because they knead when they are a kitten in order to encourage milk flow from their mother. As an adult, this brings them a feeling of comfort. Although kneading can be used in many scenarios. If a cat is stressed it may knead, or if it feels safe it may also knead. I'm a cat lover, and I've done quite a bit of reading about cat body language and behavior because it's something that interests me.
+Anthony Stivers As painful as the nose headbutt can be, I let her do that because I can tell it is a sign that she is happy.
Louis Rossmann Indeed. My cat used to bite my nose, and his fangs would catch my nose and it hurt like hell, forcing me to tear up because of the whole nose pain and tears thing. But I still didn't reprimand him for it because I understood it was his way of showing affection, and he wasn't actually trying to hurt me.
Well put! I started an entire online learning platform for programming with no experience what so ever, four months into it now have over 70+ users.
"Fuck perfection"
I always have a hard time with this due to my being afraid to fail. And I do realise that it's okay to fail as long as I learn something from it, but I still tend to find difficulty in doing so. I hope to be able to be more brave and have a "fuck it let's just get it over with" attitude. ( Obvsly i don't mean I'm not going to completely not care about what I do).
This is something that I struggled with for a while. Eventually I came to the same conclusion that you speak about in this video. I still struggle with it today though, and sometimes have to remind myself of the points you make in this video. For me, this is a side effect of anxiety. With anxiety comes constant fear of failure and self doubt, which is counter-productive to success.
Same here!! I also struggle with this problem which often stems from anxiety. Like you, I too have this constant fear of failure and self-doubt, and to add to that, there's also the fear of rejection and being judged. For the past few months, I've been having these rather unpleasant dreams of running away from something or someone like someone or something's out to get me. I guess my anxiety and procrastination habits are finally seeping into my subconscious...
In any case, I hope things are much better for you now (I'm aware that you posted this comment 4 years ago).
@@hazelchief-rabbit5903 They are. Persistence pays off. Keep the goal in mind and eventually you'll find small steps you can take towards it.
@@tstivers1990 yeah true. Thanks, man!
Banged myself against the wall untill it made sense...+1 for that man, business owners daily struggle !
Hey Louis you're definitely an asset to all humanity ,thanks for all you do!
Definitely one of my most respected channels. Thanks for such awesome, real, and clear content.
Don't delay, start today!
I remember being 16 and I still couldn't dribble a basketball between my legs. The "tomorrow" thing was going on until this one day when my head just felt empty, void. I took the ball and started trying. It was pathetic, laughable, but I somehow managed to ignore everything and everyone around me and just focus on learning it, on getting it done. After just 30 minutes my brain literally hurt. It was painful for me to learn how to do it but I eventually did and the following weeks I just kept working at it. I would dribble the ball for a full hour every day. I eventually got good and fast enough to do streetball dribbling tricks.
For me learning something new is always "painful" and if I add the fear of failing and not being able to concentrate very well to the pot it makes it a very hard experience. Luckily, when I do manage to learn something new, it feels great!
I recommend just starting to do the thing you want to learn / do. The process that I explained above definitely didn't get any easier as I kept aging.
Do it - consolidate - do it better. The true power of positive thought. Thanks for the reminder :-)
"Oh whoops, that went on fire". Your matter of fact delivery of that was awesome.
13:10 I had this moment a few months ago. It was amazing.
34:13 That was a damn good analogy!
Sometimes I think you can be quite ramble-y. But there's a reason I follow you--because even though you could definitely be more succinct, you really do have some good stuff to say.
Allocated Brain
That's a fair point as well.
7:08 Cat got spooked XD
Came across you, thanks to Reddit. In 24 hours, I have learnt a ton of new stuff. Thanks my man! Love your cat too. Reminds me of my little buddy, Yoda, who died some years ago. Keep strong!
You're cats are adorable. I love when they're in your videos.
TED is something you have to say! thank you Louis! For what you say!
Ive been learning games programming for over 10 years, I'm still struggling but getting better every day. I see it as a long list of small problems to solve, and I like solving them, and it feels great seeing my game come to life. I enjoyed doing it every day, until the point I worked so hard on that and my day job that I burnt myself out and had RSI. I've taken some time off but I'll get back to it very soon and learn to manage myself better.
Great video, thanks. I always enjoy watching these.
It wasn't even a bad Analogy, it was pretty spot on.
But really, I didn't expect to find these kind of videos here.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you, keep sharing your opinions and life advice. They're really interesting and useful.
I've been binging all of these videos, the ones on procrastination, depression, self-pity and all this, and I've gotta say, they're doing a lot to help challenge my thinking.
I've been out of school and working jobs I don't care for for the past three or so years, and I'm out of my parents' house, and I've got all of this stuff I like, but I don't feel fulfilled, or productive, or any of this, right?
Sometime back in March or so, I figure I'd try to draw a bit. I didn't like art in high-school, but I'd pick it up, and had a lot of fun just doodling, and copying other art from sight, and doing all of this, and I realized that even if I could never make a career out of it, having something that fulfills my creativity is something I want.
But for every day I'd sit down and practice, bar the first two or so weeks when I was riding the high of discovering something that made me genuinely happy, there were three days, four days, a week, two weeks, where I was intimidated, and I didn't understand this, and I can't attempt this because I'm not ready and don't want to embarrass myself. I'd be at work, doing whatever it is I'd be doing, hating it, hating myself, and I thought "As soon as I get home, I'm doing this, because I want to do it", and then I'd get home, and go to sleep, or watch a movie, or play a video game, and feel like a worthless sack of shit.
Hell, later on I even invested in a $400 art tablet, because I thought spending a significant enough amount of money on something would drive, and motivate me, to become better, because if I didn't, then the money was wasted, but I didn't do that, and six months later, I'm better than I was at the start, yeah, but I'm not six months better. I'm four weeks better, maybe two months better, but not six months better. I can still barely use a pencil steadily, my form is fucked, and my lines are inconsistent, but for all the worthless motivational videos, articles, feel-good "You'll get there, just believe!" shit on the internet, written by people who've often never known what it feels like to be so far down that it feels better to lie down, and cry, or give up, or accept that you're always going to be working a dead-end job and that you're gonna die unfulfilled, something about your stuff is making me feel something.
And I don't know if that's gonna last, because motivation is fleeting, but you're absolutely right that I need to evaluate myself, my mind, what I say, and the empty promises I make to myself, as well as the restrictions I set for myself just because I don't know better, and I'm gonna at least try.
For all the money spent on an expensive tablet, I've been laying on the ground, drawing in a notebook for the past few hours, listening to your content, and it was a lot of fun. I'm probably gonna be using these same videos as a crutch when I'm feeling down, and back in my usual state, but hey, as far as I'm concerned, I'm basically crippled from all of the self-doubt and excuses. A crutch is probably what I need before I can walk on my own.
Thanks a bunch, Louis.
Dream your life like it is your last one!
why is there a pony for your display picture?
Evan Parsons Because i am a brony
***** I just watch My little pony friendship is magic. i'm a fan of the show.
Fan=Brony
My 7 year old daughter likes that show. Just a thought.
Evan Parsons Yea that's ok..........mlp fim is made for the whole family.
positive like you always encourage having a go, no matter how bad at it I am because can get better at something at least try,,, but can't get any progress at journey when not even taking a first step in ..,.. ppl tell me to stop trying just because I haven't had any progress in their view ... but I at least know I am doing all in my power to achieve the goal ... which is integrity & to me that is all I can do
Braincrack: The ideas that I refuse to implement until they're perfect.
Reality is that they're never gonna be perfect, no. I'm gonna suck when I first start. But the thing is I have to get out the suck.
I'm gonna suck at the beginning and I have to be ok with it, because as I do something, I'll figure out how to suck less.
Now "tomorrow" is a dangerous word, because just thinking about the work I'm gonna achieve tomorrow makes me feel so much better, and as a result, today I'm not gonna do shit, because tomorrow I'm gonna do it. And you know what, if I dont do shit today, I'm not gonna do shit tomorrow.
Now "tomorrow" can actually works, if I do it this way: every single day I build on what I did yesterday, and every single day I suck less thanks to what I did yesterday.
Please celebrate every time I suck knowing that thanks to this experience, I'm gonna get a bit better. Every step of the way I'm gonna suck a bit less, and I'm gonna celebrate every smallest success, and there's gonna be "aha" moments. I'm gonna get somewhere.
I just can't afford to wait till the circumstances are all perfect. All I can do is work today to prepare, accumulate knowledge. Because at the time I get good at something, all the fuck-ups won't matter anymore. So I really have to stop procrastinating and make time to do stuffs now.
We couldn't help but to send a huge like/love when you started to caress the cat :) Great video as always.
While agree with you and that you shouldn’t wait, don’t use that as an excuse for making poor decisions. Sometimes the better move it to wait. But yes, doing it now rather than later is much better with many things.
Hi Louis,
I wanted to thank you for the video and the advice. Just found this video and a couple like it about time management and skill improvement specifically about attitude, and I am slowly coming to realize in my early 20s how important of a role the emotional side plays in such matters. Thanks again for your help and advice in helping me along the way to change :)
"Tomorrow" is keeping me DOING the same ole' SSDD! Time for a change... Great motivation for me... Time to learn some video editing!!!!
What an inspiring video ! you know back in 2006 I made a very simple website, I had to watch videos to learn how to design it using Dreamweaver, I didn't become a professional Dreamweaver user, I just learned the basics that were enough to enable me to design the site, it lasted for six years and earned me around 1000 dollars from adsense, I know it is not much but I enjoyed updating this site and when I look back now I still wonder how I was able to make this site when I knew absolutely nothing about how to design or run a website before it.
12:37am Pacific time waiting for a great video from Louis. x) thanks
I've been loving your videos lately, man. Love the way you lay this topic out in a way that is easy to understand, and one that is easy to relate to. Your presentation style is real world, and cuts out all the BS. Seeing how sweet you were to your cat was neat too =) You're a good dude, Louis! Thanks for making these videos!
I like your Blackberry. Thank you for sharing your life's insights. The world is better for it.
Best speech by Mr Rossmann yet. I'll start learning advanced mathematics right now. See you in 2 hours.
Actually I tried to study for the finals. advanced math is horrible, only a tenth of it is practical but i don't have the balls to drop out and do meaningful things. and i just finished a month of military training in a camp where the internet is shit and there's no laptop. college kinda sucks but i think i'm learning.
Thanks for asking.
Any better now, chi?
My TOMORROW was inspired from your Video TODAY. Thanks Louis, great Video especially your anecdotes from the past!
Louis is unofficially qualified to be a therapist.
This is my favorite Louis video
You learned from your mistakes. That is good. I also learn from my mistakes.
I try!
Thanks Louis...for your honesty, and sharing your experience and education.
"tomorrow" is a toxic word. I learned to say "in the morning" instead. Much better
Good use of words!!
XD
I think I've finally watched enough to unlock the final boss of louis. These are my new recommendations feed🤣 and it comes in time of need
I know I watched this video when it first came out, but great video to come across again. Should re-upload it so more people see it. 😎
Omg your random encounters with your kittys are so friekn hilarious
"You have to get out the suck before you get out the good stuff" Louis 2016
Cat. Cats are the key to success.
+Amy Gilmore Blackberry is my angel!
Lol yes I agree Amy. Say I know it's kind of late to ask Louis, did she destroyed your chair after hitting her by accident?
This headbut shows love. ^^ Just give it back in a gantle way. =)
At least you're not like me. 8 months is better than 8 years of procrastinating on programming, but the point still stands, we must remind ourselves of this advice.
thank you Luis I needed that
Damn. Hard hitting truth.
Glad I came across this channel. You're a great man Louis, both as a professional and as a person.
The kitty comes -> Silence, peace, paying respect to the true house owner xD
lol i remember having a vtec computer , Red&Black I can still remember that math game and the startup sound
Good advise, especially the part about trying things before you think you're an expert at them. Being an expert should never stop people from learning by doing (except with certain categories where training is necessary to prevent death and injury, etc). But I get the sense from a lot of your videos that your expectations for other people are influenced by not realizing that not everyone will have the same confluence of life events and opportunities you have had. I wish I had been able to work with a local studio and learn electronics on the job, but there was no such thing. I got into computer support, but we did no component level repairs (because you know it is generally not considered worthwhile; the one guy who did component level repairs only existed at my first tech-related employer because they needed to build custom electronics for control systems and that was getting less and less needed as industry was making more and more electronics meant to be sold as turnkey solutions).
Where I'm going with this is the advise on "start working today" might not apply to all people, especially the people already living lives entrenched in poverty. I think it's important to leave room for that in any advise because not leaving room for that makes the advise seem to pass judgment on those who may have the motive but not the means. It's very frustrating to be told "you can, if you try" when trying isn't enough. The younger we start, the more time we have to find those little morsels of opportunity to build upon, but they're not available to everyone (or they don't know where to look). It's not enough to just tell people to go for it. Then our adult lives further complicate things. Responsibilies come into play and our option to experiment is greatly reduced, especially if we end up in poverty with no support people in our lives.
[As a side note: I'm a huge proponent of not having children for many reasons but this is a huge one: once you have a dependent, your priorities are likely to be all about survival of yourself to ensure the survival of your child. Statistics have shown that the more opportunities for people a society has (especially education), the less reproduction there is].
Poverty is quicksand (look up that phrase on google some time). It is expensive to be poor. To do something today (rather than put it off till tomorrow), you need the resource to start. If you lack the resources, you have to spend today acquiring them through money or begging. Credit is the worst possible way to spend now and pay later (another example of the quicksand). Bank loans are not available to people considered high risk (such as the unemployed and bankruptcy cases), even when that "risk" case wasn't the fault of the person in question (so many jobs are lost to corporate fuckery, and many bankruptcy cases are caused by trying to start businesses, attempts at becoming independent, etc, and not everyone is successful). Not all "what I could do" things apply to this limitation. For example, you can ALWAYS start writing RIGHT NOW. It needs time, a paper supply, and a pencil supply. End of requirements. Starting a tech business, though? Very different.
Doing specialist work (art, music, tech, etc) requires specialist equipment. Buying the wrong tools can financially sink a person who cannot make enough income using those tools to replace them with the right tools. People say "the poor artisan blames his tools" and this is only true up to a certain degree. I've worked with shitty tools to learn; the learning curve eventually exceeds the capability of the shitty tool and then the roadblock appears. How do amazing artisans do incredible things with shitty tools at great expense of sheer effort and willpower? I don't know. They are exceptional people and not everyone is exceptional. When regular people are already in the midst of supporting themselves to barely get by, they might not have the option to take time out of their daily survival to improve their knowledge, skills, or situation. This is why poor people will spend money in what may seem irresponsible ways: the immediate boost to survival morale matters more than the attempt to save that money for later (being unable to save that money and compound it is itself a problem because it takes money to be able to save money; interest on tiny amounts of money is shit and paying fees to banks for the privilege of letting banks play with that money is offensive and yet "standard"). People struggling with poverty and adult responsibilities are not likely to spend money buying broken things on eBay, tools, and parts needed to fix them (and the parts needed to replace the parts they wrecked while trying to learn).
That takes me back to the topic of learning: At that studio you worked for, because of their needs, you were given a chance to grow in your work tasks by people who thought they could make use of you. On one hand, it's opportunism on their part. On the other hand, it was a doorway to proving yourself valuable and that's great. However, you were already in that place. It's a well known meme to "get into the music business by cleaning studio toilets", but it's not a rule. The number of studios across the country have declined dramatically and the value perception for buying music is almost nonexistent. Only dense metropolitan areas like NYC still have mulitple studios that can afford to hire employees. I've seen the few local studios in my area go from "growing" to "failing to thrive" and they all say "no, we cannot afford to hire you even to clean the toilets and work your way up" (I asked). In fact, in this area, most technical jobs are like that: no surviving business wants to hire ground-level people without degrees (to a ridiculous point; people with degrees even struggle outside metropolitan areas). You even acknowledged the market situation in your video and I hope you recognize your luck of being in the right place at the right time while you're crediting your own hard work and incentive). You have to live where there are studios before you can get the toilet cleaning job, and even then, it has to be a studio that has the luxury to throw some cash at hiring such a person AND have ownership that treats such people as potentially valuable for other tasks. Not many employers respect on-the-job learning any more.
When you were given the opportunity to prove yourself useful in more technical tasks, you had access to people to teach you (or at least to show you the correct way to do something after you did it wrong, but that's still something). I had a similar experience before the tech support industry bubble burst in the early 2000s, so I'm surprised to hear that such a thing was still available to you when you started (a testament to NYC's vast numbers of people and businesses). People outside that environment don't have such access to opportunity and guidance, especially when poor.
I think you realize access to knowledge is important and that's why you do your videos and offer free information. That's great. You value the acquisition of skills and the value of access to information is probably continually reinforced by the jackass companies like Apple who do everything possible to obfuscate the info you need to do your work. You have practical experience to know that "self-teaching" is valuable. The truth of that can not be overstated, so keep telling people to learn by doing. However, not everyone has access to doing things the way you did them. It is different for people who cannot afford to spend money on junk to try to fix it, or to pay for an ISP to watch instructional videos and read manuals. Maybe your advise is entirely based on being in the position of being able to move forward from a position of some existing foundation to build upon. If that's your context, maybe it would be useful to acknowledge that in your videos. I'm reacting to the sense of "universality" of the way you present your advise and the way you tell people "You can do it too". Cheers!