The blessing/curse of this podcast is that it's so engaging and nuanced that I have to only listen when I can completely devote my full attention to it. Like, I'm writing this comment during an ad break so I don't miss something funny or insightful. Like, I can do cardio, laundry, dishes, maybe cook something really simple.
i’ve been tested for ADHD twice by actual psychologists for experiencing the exact things hasan was mentioning. Once at UCLA which was a specific test for ADHD and another time just by talking to a psychologist who was asking specific behavioral questions. What i learned was there’s a lot of other things that share the same symptoms of ADHD, in my case it was depression and trauma
@@vanessawhitneypro yeah it's starting to become such a pet peeve of mine. I don't think people realize how complicated mental diagnoses are. You can take all the online test you want that still not going to substitute the assessment of a qualified psychologist psychiatrist and therapist and I mean multiple opinions....
@@itmeurdad talking out my ass here, obviously, but, it may be worthwhile to try and address the root, and not the symptoms that branch off of it. easier said that done, but well worth the effort, especially if you're an actual father.
When you said you sent Ryan R. a dm about being a guest on your podcast and the message was left unread....my heart sunk. He must be busy but damn it, I would for sure think he would want to be guest on this podcast. (LITERALLY one of my favorite things to listen in a sea of billions podcasts)
Great episode! Hasan was a perfect guest for a podcast like this. Based on his appearance on this and Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard it seems he doesn't mind being vulnerable and pointing out his flaws and is also open to learning from others how to sort things out. Overall a relatable and insightful episode (as usual). Thanks, Neal and Hasan for doing this. 🙌
This just made me smile. Seeing this was uploaded. I so needed something great to listen to while doings some not so fun stuff. Always like listening to Hasan, so this was a treat. Thank you Neal.
wow - absolutely wild to hear Hasan rattle off multiple flaws that i have, to a T. this was so refreshing to hear, to see someone who is still able to navigate and achieve at such a high level. thank you for this - for being so candid.
I really appreciate the acknowledgment of the slow progression of loosing a parent. My mom died 11 years ago and everything is a crisis with my dads health and it’s hard when you care but you have to release vigilance and autonomy.
ADHD and Procrastination overlap a bit with Executive Dysfunction (or Executive Functioning Disorder). Executive functioning helps you self-manage tasks. There are a lot of things under the Neurodiversity Umbrella: ASD, ADHD, OCD, SPD, social anxiety/GAD, dyslexia, Tourette syndrome, Dyspraxia, etc. Many of them have overlapping symptoms.
I had a Neal dream too. I think some of the 25 year old references made me dream that we left a bar and just walked around a random city till dawn. I miss doing that.
Deep levels of procrastination is a part of ADHD. But also, deep levels of focus of things you find interesting are a part of it as well. But you have to find it interesting to be able to focus.
"How I feel about what happened is more important than what actually happened" - spot on, and sums up a lot. Even when confronted with actual evidence people refuse to believe the truth
When you've experienced major depressive disorder and tried everything to fix it to no avail until you finally find that one thing that works AND you're famous, I would believe he has seen or heard everything
This is an amazing podcast and you should be proud of what you're doing here Neal. If I could drop one bucket of advice, let people get their entire thought out before making a joke or relating to what they're saying. I love the banter, but sometimes Hasan was about to say something that I really wanted to hear and it was overshadowed. Great podcast, keep going and keep growing.
Interesting, I thought Hasan often went on and on and on and wouldn't let Neal ask him questions... Or he would try to anticipate what Neal was going to ask or say...
@51:50 This is an ADHD trait known as "The wall of awful" the fear of failure, or fear or doing something you failed at before outweighs anything, you'd rather learn to handstand on a ferris wheel instead of do the thing that is behind that wall!
I really enjoyed the honesty of the conversation about aging parents and real world concerns vs social media mandates of paying attention to all the wrong things. As a financial advisor, I really worry about the elderly and their true lack of planning. I think the connection you both have demonstrated on this show should move to a more frequent friendship.
Tbh I commonly forget to brush my teeth at night, but I’m always flossing, I never miss a morning, and most days I brush mid day. It’s not that bad as long as you’re not ignoring the other aspects of dental hygiene
goddamn making things painful to actually do them. That’s my whole fucking life. I always wait till something really fucks up my life before I will address it 😅
No one who actually *has* autism or ADHD or any neurodivergent trait, i believe, actually wants it. But it’s important, as there is more information out there and as we might relate to it, to learn how to live and cope and exist in a neurotypical world. It’s actually pretty dangerous to shame people into thinking they don’t actually feel a certain way.
I’m an Autistic polymath. In no way do I envy neurotypical people. They live a life driven by needs and desires that I can’t comprehend. Most of my neurotypical friends are miserable. I try to comfort them, but they seem made to suffer. So no, I have no desire to be on the narcissistic /neurotypical spectrum. Edit: that said, I live in a world of very high functioning autistic people who make normal people look like intellectual simpletons. I cannot speak for low functioning autistic people. Any type of low function probably envy the normal.
Seems that, after so many talks and papers wrote on it, that ADHD is a symptom OF a condition, not a condition. So, no wonder so many of of us suffer from it. Anyways...im in my head. Thanks for the great pod and convo
Neal, please ask Electric Guest to release the outro song. I’ve had the musical equivalent of blue balls for months now! To quote Van Wilder, I need to release… some pressure.
Got to see Brennan last Saturday in the OR at the Comedy Store. It was kinda surreal to see him in person. I saw Brad Williams, Iliza Shlezinger, Theo Von, Arsenio Hall, and Ali Wong, and I’m forgetting some people because the shows were so stack. Amazing.
Opinion pieces are trending on NYT likely because we don't feel like we have any control over big important issues related to our bank account - they feel too big to do anything about. News articles about economics/politics always make the readers end up feeling hopeless. By contrast, voicing your opinion (a la social media) gives people the illusion of agency and influence, especially on social topics of race/gender/sexuality. It's a distraction, like was said.
1:04:00 I don't want to self-diagnose either, but THIS EXACT dialogue is fucking ADHD. Go get a 3-hour diagnosis - it's a standardized test - and I'll bet $100 on him having it. Any takers?
True, the jokes are what you can recall, therefore "matter," but thats like saying wine labels & bottles don't matter, just the wine itself: science has proved this to be the total opposite. Not to say if your wine is garbage the label will make it better, but without intent in the other departments you might underserve the wine for what it is.
I think Will Smith was taking Welbutrin cuz i had 2 incidents on it where I yelled at some random person out of proportion for the injustice, just way out of my character. Had to stop taking it. It was weird.
Would be nice to let your guest speak and stop comparing. That would really up the show. Now it look like you’re not interested in your guest’s stories.
it is humorously misplaced, but i find that hasan's example of ronnie leaving him on read underscores the place he sees their relationship. firstly, he wishes to scream at his friend in his first language, his mother tongue. when left on read by ronnie, hasan projects his feelings of abandonment not on the real (being ignored by a friend) but on the symbolic order, his place in his friend's life and the way it has suddenly (although only very slightly) been called into question, "the rabbit hole" he calls it. hasan is confused as to why, but he knows without a hint of doubt in his eyes that he wants to scream in hindi. he feels the need to communicate as close to the chest, in as homely a fashion as possible to illustrate the social aspect of his worries (his place in his friend's life, this sudden opening of a vortex of variables). "don't give me that comedy store bullshit" comedy store is famous for not paying people back, but also for bumping regulars that have supported the place for years (friends) to put on some hot new big shot (variable).
Feelings are important guys it’s ok. Teal Swan- what’s wrong with millennials & how to heal millennial generation. Mind blowing and absolutely correct . I am one. I got it it’s so on target. Love you both .thanks for the honesty.
The blessing/curse of this podcast is that it's so engaging and nuanced that I have to only listen when I can completely devote my full attention to it. Like, I'm writing this comment during an ad break so I don't miss something funny or insightful.
Like, I can do cardio, laundry, dishes, maybe cook something really simple.
lol yep
Yeah but that's what makes it unique. It's therapeutic and has some comedic effect 😊
@@BriJo91 I totally agree. It's a focus enhancer and it cracks me up.
Nuanced! Yep. Can’t miss anything.
Wait, what did you say?
Well the fact that Neal just started appreciating life at his age and im 25 makes me feel better
You'll get to our ages (I'm 4 years older than Neil) and look on your 20s and wonder at how you ever got through them.
Great episode! I would love to see Bo Burnham on the podcast
OH MY GOD
Oooo yeeeah
holy shxt idk if im ready for that 😅
Yeah
Unbelievable content
Neal makes such a great interviewer. He’s so calm and brings up good topics.
Thanks for the difficult work🍃🌸
This is such a great podcast. I say it every week and I mean it more every time.
Me too!😁
Same. The insight is priceless.
i’ve been tested for ADHD twice by actual psychologists for experiencing the exact things hasan was mentioning. Once at UCLA which was a specific test for ADHD and another time just by talking to a psychologist who was asking specific behavioral questions.
What i learned was there’s a lot of other things that share the same symptoms of ADHD, in my case it was depression and trauma
That's super interesting..now I'm confused 😂😢
Yep. That's why Neal told Hasan... "An actual diagnosis is important... Don't self-diagnose..."
@@vanessawhitneypro yeah it's starting to become such a pet peeve of mine. I don't think people realize how complicated mental diagnoses are. You can take all the online test you want that still not going to substitute the assessment of a qualified psychologist psychiatrist and therapist and I mean multiple opinions....
I have more DSM diagnoses than I can count. I have found it more effective to address the symptoms, not the disease :)
@@itmeurdad talking out my ass here, obviously, but, it may be worthwhile to try and address the root, and not the symptoms that branch off of it. easier said that done, but well worth the effort, especially if you're an actual father.
When you said you sent Ryan R. a dm about being a guest on your podcast and the message was left unread....my heart sunk. He must be busy but damn it, I would for sure think he would want to be guest on this podcast. (LITERALLY one of my favorite things to listen in a sea of billions podcasts)
Great episode! Hasan was a perfect guest for a podcast like this. Based on his appearance on this and Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard it seems he doesn't mind being vulnerable and pointing out his flaws and is also open to learning from others how to sort things out. Overall a relatable and insightful episode (as usual).
Thanks, Neal and Hasan for doing this. 🙌
All the episodes I listen to are like therapy for me.
Seems to me that 'terminal uniqueness' is not what makes art accessible and moving, but just the opposite, it's relatability.
Thank you for always keeping to the schedule. It helps me wake up every Thursday. Love you neal
Nobody's mad at you... Love it!
The contrast is that no one’s doing it intentionally to piss you off. It’s just your mind creating false significance about self importance.
This just made me smile. Seeing this was uploaded. I so needed something great to listen to while doings some not so fun stuff. Always like listening to Hasan, so this was a treat. Thank you Neal.
wow - absolutely wild to hear Hasan rattle off multiple flaws that i have, to a T. this was so refreshing to hear, to see someone who is still able to navigate and achieve at such a high level. thank you for this - for being so candid.
I really appreciate the acknowledgment of the slow progression of loosing a parent. My mom died 11 years ago and everything is a crisis with my dads health and it’s hard when you care but you have to release vigilance and autonomy.
'losing' not 'loosing'
ADHD and Procrastination overlap a bit with Executive Dysfunction (or Executive Functioning Disorder). Executive functioning helps you self-manage tasks. There are a lot of things under the Neurodiversity Umbrella: ASD, ADHD, OCD, SPD, social anxiety/GAD, dyslexia, Tourette syndrome, Dyspraxia, etc. Many of them have overlapping symptoms.
This is exactly why you need to be tested to really know as it equips you to make meaningful progress.
YASSSS! What an amazing episode! Had no idea Neal knew Hasan. Then again, Neal knows all the great comedians.
Already listened to this episode more than once -- love Hasan so much and can't wait for his next projects to come out.
Neal is getting so deep in my subconscious...he made an appearance in my dream last night 😳
Great ep, once again
I had a Neal dream too. I think some of the 25 year old references made me dream that we left a bar and just walked around a random city till dawn. I miss doing that.
I had a Neal dream!! What does this mean?!🧐
@@brandidannielle Tell us your dream!!!
I am loving this series cause every time you think you're in control like letterman you're always two steps behind. Keep up the good work.
Deep levels of procrastination is a part of ADHD. But also, deep levels of focus of things you find interesting are a part of it as well. But you have to find it interesting to be able to focus.
A mint mobile ad came on in the middle of the episode. I yelled at Ryan Reynolds "ANSWER NEAL'S DM RYAN!"
"How I feel about what happened is more important than what actually happened" - spot on, and sums up a lot. Even when confronted with actual evidence people refuse to believe the truth
Nothing surprises Neal. I love this podcast. I do really learn so much.
When you've experienced major depressive disorder and tried everything to fix it to no avail until you finally find that one thing that works AND you're famous, I would believe he has seen or heard everything
Man, I hope Hasan is the new Daily Show host.
It's interesting to me how incredibly narcissistic yet engaging and high quality this podcast is. Reminds me of my own thoughts in this way.
Wow! caught it as it got posted! Gonna be a good one as always!
"You think you're terminally unique." An indictment of any memoir. @2:30. Love it
Love low production "Real World" confessional style of the commercials and in between bits! lol
Hasan Minhaj and Roy Wood Jr are my top two choices for the TDS desk!! Fingers crossed that one of these two amazing guys gets it.
Ok holy shit we really are all the same. The procrastination , even the damn gaps in teeth brushing which is shameful to admit but it’s true 😓
LOL excellent editing when hassan is just describing neal had me rolling
😂😂😂
Where is part 2 of Sal? Was that a joke? Because I've been waiting with bated breath for more!
Also, I would love to see Anthony Jeselnik on Blocks.
HM's description of knobs in comedy...love it makes me think of a synthesizer.😂
Wait, this is an hour+ episode, it's been up for 39 minutes and already has 1k+ views? Time machine!
A view = staying for 30 seconds or more
@@jackdaw99 Thanks for the knowledge!
@@michaelgoff4637 no problem! I was baffled when I learned that’s all it takes
This is an amazing podcast and you should be proud of what you're doing here Neal. If I could drop one bucket of advice, let people get their entire thought out before making a joke or relating to what they're saying. I love the banter, but sometimes Hasan was about to say something that I really wanted to hear and it was overshadowed.
Great podcast, keep going and keep growing.
That's valid criticism. I agree
Interesting, I thought Hasan often went on and on and on and wouldn't let Neal ask him questions... Or he would try to anticipate what Neal was going to ask or say...
That Loved Ones Dying block has been one that's been on my mind for years now...dreading receiving that call
Where's Sal Vulcano part 2??? 🤔
Clearly not here. Appreciate the guest. Don’t ask for someone else. Where’s your respect?
I like Hasan's use of the "call sheet".
Give this man the daily show
@51:50 This is an ADHD trait known as "The wall of awful"
the fear of failure, or fear or doing something you failed at before outweighs anything, you'd rather learn to handstand on a ferris wheel instead of do the thing that is behind that wall!
Where’s Sal pt2?
18:05 "I'm going to cut it... go ahead and tell about your aunt" lollll
Great conversation. Hopefully Hasan Minhaj returns for a part two 😁
Great episode. Would love to see David Choe on the pod
NO ONE WANTS AUTISM, SELF DIAGNOSIS IS VALID
the champs, how neal feel and blocks are all in my top 10 podcasts of all time
I really enjoyed the honesty of the conversation about aging parents and real world concerns vs social media mandates of paying attention to all the wrong things. As a financial advisor, I really worry about the elderly and their true lack of planning. I think the connection you both have demonstrated on this show should move to a more frequent friendship.
Awesome!! Already excited for next weeks episode.
It always amazed me how many people specifically men who get caught up in this High School was everything style of thinking.
"It's that thing of..." = most common sentence stem in this pod 😝😝
Not a lot of actual blocks in this one. Or maybe they got into it later in the ep, I don’t know
Neal 3 for 3 on podcasts, never lost! 🏆🏆🏆
Perfect way to spend my day! This was dope.
Tbh I commonly forget to brush my teeth at night, but I’m always flossing, I never miss a morning, and most days I brush mid day. It’s not that bad as long as you’re not ignoring the other aspects of dental hygiene
goddamn making things painful to actually do them. That’s my whole fucking life. I always wait till something really fucks up my life before I will address it 😅
I like your hair this episode. More guys need to take time with their appearance. 😉
21:36 Sliding Doors is among my top 5 fav movies of all time. It was NOT boring.
2 guys... 4 enormous eyes
No one who actually *has* autism or ADHD or any neurodivergent trait, i believe, actually wants it. But it’s important, as there is more information out there and as we might relate to it, to learn how to live and cope and exist in a neurotypical world. It’s actually pretty dangerous to shame people into thinking they don’t actually feel a certain way.
So agreed
I have Aspergers. I would love to know what it feels like to not have Aspergers.
I’m an Autistic polymath. In no way do I envy neurotypical people. They live a life driven by needs and desires that I can’t comprehend. Most of my neurotypical friends are miserable. I try to comfort them, but they seem made to suffer. So no, I have no desire to be on the narcissistic /neurotypical spectrum.
Edit: that said, I live in a world of very high functioning autistic people who make normal people look like intellectual simpletons. I cannot speak for low functioning autistic people. Any type of low function probably envy the normal.
I am a high functioning, autistic person, I can’t imagine wanting to be neurotypical. My life seems so much better than theirs.
Seems that, after so many talks and papers wrote on it, that ADHD is a symptom OF a condition, not a condition.
So, no wonder so many of of us suffer from it.
Anyways...im in my head. Thanks for the great pod and convo
WE WANTED SAL PT.2
Yeah wtf neal
no we didn't, it's sad that you want more irrational shit from a guy who isn't that special.
Y’all clearly know Neal well…keep bitchin and he won’t post it for a week to spite ya.
Neil, your hair is wild
Geez, why is it so much more terrifying to say you have 21 summers left than 21 years? And then subtract 10 from that?! Fudge.
Haha that ending handshake and ‘thank you’ was so horrible 😂 great pod tho 🍻
*This is awesome! Let goo!*
Neal, please ask Electric Guest to release the outro song. I’ve had the musical equivalent of blue balls for months now! To quote Van Wilder, I need to release… some pressure.
Got to see Brennan last Saturday in the OR at the Comedy Store. It was kinda surreal to see him in person.
I saw Brad Williams, Iliza Shlezinger, Theo Von, Arsenio Hall, and Ali Wong, and I’m forgetting some people because the shows were so stack. Amazing.
Moshe Kasher…
Love your podcast!
"I'm not necessarily happy, but I'm curious. I'm interested in sticking around to se what happens next."
-comic blogger Matt Inman of "The Oatmeal"
I feel this very much. 🙏
Neal if it makes you feel better I got a Ryan Reynolds Mint Mobile ad while watching this
Those mic boxes sound really good. I'm very surprised.
Opinion pieces are trending on NYT likely because we don't feel like we have any control over big important issues related to our bank account - they feel too big to do anything about. News articles about economics/politics always make the readers end up feeling hopeless. By contrast, voicing your opinion (a la social media) gives people the illusion of agency and influence, especially on social topics of race/gender/sexuality. It's a distraction, like was said.
Such a great podcast but the fact there’s a Neal ad and a UA-cam ad in every 5 minutes is driving me fucking insane
Wheres Sal pt. 2? Have to wait so long in between??
Fantastic fantastic fantastic
great guest
great host
Love this episode
Shoutout to Bianca.
NEAL LOOKIN LIKE HE IN THE MATRIX 🧑🏻🎤
Holy shit this is like me getting interviewed
How Neal Feel?
I respect Hasan a lot
The grass is greener on the other side is true for everyone, no matter their “status” in life
“The delta of his life” yah my man here would have killed it in high finance.
Great ep.
new favorite ep
When does Sal part 2 drop
1:04:00 I don't want to self-diagnose either, but THIS EXACT dialogue is fucking ADHD. Go get a 3-hour diagnosis - it's a standardized test - and I'll bet $100 on him having it. Any takers?
That song!!!!!
Was this before the controversy?
Can we please get an mp3/flac of the theme music?
Neil “Two-Face” Brennan…referring to the glow of green on his right side
True, the jokes are what you can recall, therefore "matter," but thats like saying wine labels & bottles don't matter, just the wine itself: science has proved this to be the total opposite. Not to say if your wine is garbage the label will make it better, but without intent in the other departments you might underserve the wine for what it is.
I think Will Smith was taking Welbutrin cuz i had 2 incidents on it where I yelled at some random person out of proportion for the injustice, just way out of my character. Had to stop taking it. It was weird.
Would be nice to let your guest speak and stop comparing. That would really up the show. Now it look like you’re not interested in your guest’s stories.
it is humorously misplaced, but i find that hasan's example of ronnie leaving him on read underscores the place he sees their relationship. firstly, he wishes to scream at his friend in his first language, his mother tongue. when left on read by ronnie, hasan projects his feelings of abandonment not on the real (being ignored by a friend) but on the symbolic order, his place in his friend's life and the way it has suddenly (although only very slightly) been called into question, "the rabbit hole" he calls it. hasan is confused as to why, but he knows without a hint of doubt in his eyes that he wants to scream in hindi. he feels the need to communicate as close to the chest, in as homely a fashion as possible to illustrate the social aspect of his worries (his place in his friend's life, this sudden opening of a vortex of variables). "don't give me that comedy store bullshit" comedy store is famous for not paying people back, but also for bumping regulars that have supported the place for years (friends) to put on some hot new big shot (variable).
Feelings are important guys it’s ok.
Teal Swan- what’s wrong with millennials & how to heal millennial generation.
Mind blowing and absolutely correct . I am one. I got it it’s so on target. Love you both .thanks for the honesty.
The struggling to always brush teeth is an adhd thing!