Subbing to Nathan is honestly like having a friend you only hear from once in a while but every time you do it's one of those conversations you don't stop thinking about until you hear from him again.
Thanks man.. I don’t think you’re alone at all, I have been feeling the most existential in the last couple months than I’ve ever felt. Thank you for making this.
@@IndieBassJA26 don't let your head trick you into anything you don't believe. I understand it, I've been through similar, just focus on what you know/believe and do your best to filter out the intrusive stuff. Hope this helps, God bless 😁
"We didn't even realize we were making memories, we just knew we were having fun." Winnie The Pooh The good all days were good, because we did not waste our time thinking of and regretting on how the days before then were prettier.
I just graduated from highschool, and goddamn, I miss talking shit with my friends during class and lunch. Like that shit seemed so small and insignificant, but now I miss those simple things
"When I stress about the future, I feel like I'm living for who I'm going to be instead of living for who I am right now." As a current college student, I felt this.
It sucks, but also know that when we get back to the way it used to be, you will appreciate it that much more! You won't take it for granted, you might say, "fuck it, I am going on that road trip with my friends" and actually DO IT. I cannot believe I am now 25 years old now, older than you. And dw, you have the best years ahead of you still!
Love that Drake clip, he’s right. Art is all transactional, all about perception. We become a different person every day, and no two people hear the same song.
I'm in the same situation! Finished College this year and had to move back in. With the pandemic still raging in my country, no prospects of jobs atleast for the next few months😭.
The perfect Drake line to sum this up: Emotionless: "Missing out on my years. There's times when I wish I was where I was back when I used to wish I was here"
There’s this idea of 3 selves: anticipating self, experiencing self, and remembering self. Sounds like you feel most appreciation in the Remembering self.
6:00 "When I stress about the future, I feel like I'm living for who I'm going to be instead of living for who I am right now." ooooooooofffffff thanks Nathan needed to hear that
When you meditate, you don’t have to stop all your thoughts, just watch them as if they were clouds passing by. It’s counterproductive to try to force yourself to stop thinking.
This right here is a very important part of meditation that people most likely struggle the most with. You watch the cloud and that cloud will eventually fade away.
I still feel like I’m 15, 16, 17, and 18 all together and I’m about to be 20 years old in June. It’s a weird feeling to feel like multiple ages when people say you have to act your age or grow up. The same people that don’t care about the past are the same people that are trying to live in the past.
True that. Man I'm 28 and still have these sort of moments of feeling like I did in my early to mid 20s. It's just your personal perspective. Not out here doing silly/immature shit but also refusing to let the "adult" world suck you into a conformed mess.
@@BeaverOne Exactly! It’s more about embracing the inner child rather than being silly/immature because when I said act your age and grow up, I just meant it more as acting like everyone else. The stereotypes like getting a job you don’t like, being caught up in reality, stressing taxes, etc.
I'm still in hs, freshman year actually, I want to graduate so bad so I can start living and do what I want to do but when i see other people talk about how they dont know what to do after hs I get worried
@@Jonathan-rn3um The older you get the faster time flies usually. When your a kid a year is super long, in HS its kinda short but as an adult a year feels like a few months. So enjoy your time
I needed to hear this so much. I was sobbing in the car today for about 20 mins, got high and panicked about driving home, cried the entire drive home... have been stressing since I walked in the door. But this just pulled me out.
Just graduated man, have fun this summer and have fun while we still can. The best way to make memories is to do shit w friends, so do as much random shit w friends and loved ones as u can and everything will probably work out
@@amgreiff4623 ahhh thank you for this, i definitely hope to do them especially since i’m leaving my state for college!! this summer is for random shit. i wish you well and congrats on graduating!!
Dude, Nathan... that’s how meditation is for everyone when they start. Trust me, I’ve been meditating for 2 years now, and there are still times when my mind is crowded with distracting thoughts. Meditation is the practice of increasing awareness of these moments... when you’re aware, you can let go
I've been meditating on and off for over a decade and there's always the mental noise for me but that's absolutely fine. Acknowledge em and keep going without judgement
strangely enough, this video made me want to write in my diary more. Just to remember the past because I know I won't even remember the problems I'm worrying about today in a year (hopefully)
@@JL-uq6qe tell that to people getting bombed, or sex slaves getting human trafficked, or youtubers like Quini who died young after years of surgery. Like, "life is what you make of it" pushes the weight of responsibility completely on one person, when the majority of people *around the globe* , life is what itself makes on you by factors completely out of your control and heavily deciding about your course. The most favored by luck get to ignore better the determining factors around, and no matter how competent, wealthy or determined one is, if they're handled powerfully bad cards, they can't do much about it. Victims of childhood rape, violence, people born poor, rich born people with chronic diseases and health problems, healthy people in political unbalanced regions, immigrants, people born in poor countries like Sierra Leone, children of homeless, 99% of chinese people laboring too much, everyone born in the majority of countries (most people on this planet is poor, and by "poor" it's not an american standard of poor, because that's kind of rich), and so forth. Life is life. Sometimes it is what you make of it, if you're blessed. To most people, though, it's tough. To some people, it's hell. This is more accurate to the data we have about the world that is not just European and North American (roughly just 12%). We can get way more accurate, but that'd be out of scope.
Whenever he shows the throwback vids of his collage times it makes me so sad cus I've literally spent my whole first year in my childhood bedroom not doing anything and next year isn't looking any better
I found you in 6th grade man and now I’m finishing high school and seeing you literally grow up with me has been the trippiest thing ever. Every time I’m feeling down and you upload a video it’s like a visit from an uncle that just wants the best for me, and you always have some new insight. Love you zed
Yo Nathan, I been watching you since middle school and now I’m in college. It’s crazy to see how much you’ve grown, and have honestly impacted my perspective. I jus wanted to let u know you’re appreciated!
Ahh makes me think of one of my favourite Mary Oliver poems, titled October! "Look, I want to love this world as thought it's the last chance I'm ever going to get to be alive and know it"
And on the topic of finding "a piece of media at the perfect time when you need it the most," here's this video for me, hitting like that Bryson Tiller song hit for you. What the H E C K was I even stressing about ??? We're gonna' be all right.
Everyday I find myself physically cringing over a past event that was embarrassing or an action I should’ve and could’ve done different. It puts me in a headspace where all I can focus on are the misdeeds/mistakes of my life. Sad ik
felt this. something that's helped me tho is when those intrusive memories pop up in my head, i'll usually take a min to think about what I learned from it and how i can react differently next time. keeps me from just constantly suffering from cringe and feeling like i need to push it down
@@dreuxasmr hey drew thanks for the advice! Instead of criticizing myself over past experiences I cannot change I should implement them as lessons by reflecting on them proactively...ty
I relate to this. There are times when I'm hanging with my friends and I catch myself thinking "I'm looking forward to going home". Or just thinking of what I'm going to do once I get home. Now more than ever I'm rarely present in the "moment" and more just looking forward to what may or may not happen next instead of enjoying what's currently happening.
Watching this while post grad no job, never got a senior year and ruined half of my junior year of college... it’s weird to think about a time you miss that you lived through. I’ll never be able to get that time I thought I’d have until everything completely fell apart and changed so I started to appreciate college immediately while still being in it but not the same way, ever again. I still feel robbed (especially since I also didn’t get an in person graduation), but I need to move on. Let it go and really mean it. So now it’s hard to live in the now since I’ve been so stuck on the past I didn’t get.
"Doing what feels right in the moment" currently rewriting and working at art that I made like 7 months ago and I really needed that reminder. Gotta stop trying to make what I was trying to make then. Gotta make what I wanna make now.
Nathan I genuinely feel like you and I are growing up together. We’re the same age and I’ve watched you go through the same life events that I’ve gone through at the exact same time, and struggle with the same thoughts and anxieties that I have. Thank you for making me feel less alone and for giving me someone to stress out with!!
I completely understand only being able to appreciate things in hindsight. It's easier to look back and understand the importance of something in your life than it is when you're living through it. Graduated high school last year and I'm only now beginning to appreciate. Thanks for this Nathan.
This is so dead on. You really have a gift for finding words to describe the uncomfortable emotions that a lot of us experience in our 20s. Thank you for this. It helps me feel less alone and reconsider my perspective. ❤️
That point about finding a piece of media and knowing already that you'll rewatch it later and associate it with right now. I've watched fleabag like three times and every time I learn something different, and I've grown since the last time I watched it. It's so reassuring.
This is actually really relatable, and almost inspiring. I need to slow down sometimes and stop worrying so much about growing up. Appreciate the moment and stop caring about recording it and instead remembering it for what it was and the unique experiences tied to it.
Damn dude, I just really appreciate your point of view man. we just hit 100k on my channel and I've been feeling that pressure to outdo every video and make each one better than the last but DUDE you're totally right, I should just focus on the shit that makes me happy right now and film that in honesty. i edit all my own videos too and I gotta say that ur editing has always been so detailed and thought out - for sure a GOAT of best youtube edit styles. ZED 2021!
This video is such good timing. Like wtf. I just finished writing the last five poems for my first ever poetry book. And there’s so much to be proud of but also that I’m anxious about because of the past and past failures that the future feels the same way. So thank you Nathan for this video. 💜
@@lizmugho that’s wonderful! It’s coming out in November. I don’t have the exact date yet. It’s called Naked Paradox. I’ll be posting some of the poems on my YT channel this month.
After crying for a day thinking I failed my degree to then getting an extension, I realised I had a second chance. I genuinely thought my future was gone but I didn't look at the bigger picture this video just brought everything full circle. Thanks from my past self
‘When I stress about the future I feel like I’m living for who I’m going to be instead of living for who I am right now’ damn that hit me 😭 I relate to this video so hard, I also struggle to live on the moment
Seriously having these videos really helped me ground myself and appreciate just being introspective and thoughtful about everything. Legit been going through the worst period of my life so far and this just brought me back in a way; just thanks for being a pivotal part of my UA-cam life Nathan!
@@aquariusangel816 It's easy to write something off as 'not a big deal' when you had the opportunity to experience it, or (in my case) when it's not treated as a big thing in your home/family culture. Not getting the chance, when it's celebrated as a big thing by lots of people and media in your culture? That's tough for lots of people, and we shouldn't minimise it.
dude this was so crazily timely, i just graduated college & i’ve said to my friends so many times that i don’t know how to live in the moment / process endings before things are gone, and i really needed to be called out on trying to feel better by recreating the past bc. i didn’t even realize that’s what’s i’ve been doing all along!! so thank u for this video, i feel really seen!
Thank you for being scarily relatable! I'm 25 now and graduated college in 2017, and I have fallen into this loop. For me, the last time I feel I had things truly together in terms of mental health, spirituality, job decision, a social life, etc. was 2019. And before that it was my second semester of my senior year of college as well. I'm just taking these feelings of discomfort and "ugh-ness" as signs of growth and making changes to better myself. It's definitely a weird existential time for oneself.
Not even gonna lie, I needed this. I relate to this so much, I always try to relive moments, and I keep trying to make all of these memories, but it never really does anything.
dawg i’ve been watching you since i was like 13 and now im about to be 20 and for 7 years i’ve maintained we are the same person because you think literally everything i think
This man is the most iconic and genuine creators on this platform. Every video I've caught since subbing to him in 2015 has hit home in a way nothing else ever has. Nathan, when you scroll past this in 8 months I wanna say thanks for all the help.
This video made me think of Steve Lacy’s line from Only If that said “if I could travel through time I think I would tell myself from the past you’ll be fine.”
i was literally just thinking about everything you covered in this video earlier today, this upload rly dropped at the perfect time for me. i just graduated college and i have no idea what to do w myself, but ur existential videos always comfort me lmao, thank u nathan 🙏
As far as not realizing you're in the last moment you'll have like this...it hit really hard after every major state of my life until 18. College was bleh me but this video perfectly summed up those feelings I had back then, but couldn't explain to most people. I appreciate this piece.
Wow this video is so timely because sooo many people have been hopping on the nostalgic-themed trends right now. I just graduated college and keep thinking about how I'm gonna miss the past. But really, I'm working on being excited on what's to come even if it's different than before. Thanks for this Nathan, this was spot on af
I 100% relate to this video and needed it. I felt like I peaked in 2017-2018 and cant ever go back to feeling that way. It's been a couple years now and im still struggling with this, but I know that I'll find a way to stop overthinking my future and stop trying to find that same feeling again. I wish to just live in the moment too
dang rewatching this a year later this lowkey a masterpiece
Strange that I came across just today and I'm almost turning 25 in June.
I love rewatching you’re old videos u don’t upload enough
So, do you still follow the lessons from this video?
A classic
Highkey
Subbing to Nathan is honestly like having a friend you only hear from once in a while but every time you do it's one of those conversations you don't stop thinking about until you hear from him again.
so well put
The accuracy of this
Hella accurate
soo true
that part.
this man doesn't fucking miss
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haven’t watched yet but it’s already a classic
edit: can confirm it’s a certified classic
gave it a like before the video even started💯
Classic before the notification
@@yeetyeetonthestreet-colinm1186 only UA-camr I do this with 😭
Damn, I was like, I gotta comment, I've not seen this, but this already a classic" but then I just see this, and I'm like,... damn
“When i stress about the future i feel like I’m living for who I’m going to be. Instead of living for who i am right now” yeah...
Amen
that part
Yeah
So true
This man really woke up one morning and decided to make the best content on UA-cam that’s crazy
Nathan be doing mad content
This man wakes up EVERY morning consistently making the best content on UA-cam
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"I wish there was a way to know you're in the good ol days before you've actually left them"
Good ol' Nard Dog.
this fucking quote, gets me every time
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Well now you know. What’re you gonna do?
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Thanks man.. I don’t think you’re alone at all, I have been feeling the most existential in the last couple months than I’ve ever felt. Thank you for making this.
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we love you too Ryan, keep your head up
You’re not alone, same here. Although I believe it’s more due to my OCD/anxiety but nonetheless, *existential*
@@IndieBassJA26 don't let your head trick you into anything you don't believe. I understand it, I've been through similar, just focus on what you know/believe and do your best to filter out the intrusive stuff. Hope this helps, God bless 😁
“I wish there was a way to know you're in the good old days before you've actually left them.”- Andy Bernard
was literally thinking about this og office moment when watching :')
create the good old days again, by just living
"We didn't even realize we were making memories, we just knew we were having fun."
Winnie The Pooh
The good all days were good, because we did not waste our time thinking of and regretting on how the days before then were prettier.
Every time period will be future you good old days. Just live in the moment. It doesn't have to end.
The way this man expressed my feelings better than I ever could
Fuck yes couldn’t agree more
1000% percent agree!
Legit tho!!
I just graduated from highschool, and goddamn, I miss talking shit with my friends during class and lunch. Like that shit seemed so small and insignificant, but now I miss those simple things
Time to make some new experiences!
"When I stress about the future, I feel like I'm living for who I'm going to be instead of living for who I am right now." As a current college student, I felt this.
You just made a video about anxiety without saying the word "anxiety", and that's how my therapy sessions go lol
I see myself in this video and it hurts
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I'm currently feeling like my youth is being wasted because of this pandemic. I literally went from being 19 going on 20 to being 21 now 😔
Honestly, what are we supposed to do in our youth? 🤔
Yo i turned 18 and 19 in the bandemic too feels shitty
@@Jr-lt2oy get fucked up with the homies
It sucks, but also know that when we get back to the way it used to be, you will appreciate it that much more! You won't take it for granted, you might say, "fuck it, I am going on that road trip with my friends" and actually DO IT. I cannot believe I am now 25 years old now, older than you. And dw, you have the best years ahead of you still!
@@rskl8083 youth is truly wasted on the young
Love that Drake clip, he’s right. Art is all transactional, all about perception. We become a different person every day, and no two people hear the same song.
Absolutely man,. Love the videos 2 ✨
Fax
trying to find the interview that clip was fire
As someone who just graduated college and is moving back home tomorrow, your timing could not be more perfect for me personally. Thank you Nathan
I'm in the same situation! Finished College this year and had to move back in. With the pandemic still raging in my country, no prospects of jobs atleast for the next few months😭.
I’m literally in the same situation rn stressing about finding a job.. this vid dropped at the perfect time 😭
@@piccolomd5767 crying emoji 😭
It hits different to me, because I'm now going to college and stressing about it😬
The perfect Drake line to sum this up: Emotionless: "Missing out on my years. There's times when I wish I was where I was
back when I used to wish I was here"
Yess
Man this line resonates with me so much.
Watching Nathan is like a constant calming reassurance that life is going to be okay
God is blessing us through this man
Yes
Existential Nathan is the most elite Nathan he's like the Nathan final boss
There’s this idea of 3 selves: anticipating self, experiencing self, and remembering self. Sounds like you feel most appreciation in the Remembering self.
I like the way you put the idea into words, helps navigate the idea a bit
6:00 "When I stress about the future, I feel like I'm living for who I'm going to be instead of living for who I am right now." ooooooooofffffff thanks Nathan needed to hear that
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When you meditate, you don’t have to stop all your thoughts, just watch them as if they were clouds passing by. It’s counterproductive to try to force yourself to stop thinking.
Me when I’m watching squirrels while trying to remember what I’m “supposed to be” praying for.
@@heatherparks2327 lmaooo
This right here is a very important part of meditation that people most likely struggle the most with. You watch the cloud and that cloud will eventually fade away.
This is a man who's found himself and is trying to pass it forward
I'd say *finding but yeah. It's all so appreciated
The "not appreciating school until its almost over" is so true
Same, I literally finished school like 2 weeks ago and I miss and appreciate it so much 😭😭
I still feel like I’m 15, 16, 17, and 18 all together and I’m about to be 20 years old in June. It’s a weird feeling to feel like multiple ages when people say you have to act your age or grow up.
The same people that don’t care about the past are the same people that are trying to live in the past.
True that. Man I'm 28 and still have these sort of moments of feeling like I did in my early to mid 20s. It's just your personal perspective. Not out here doing silly/immature shit but also refusing to let the "adult" world suck you into a conformed mess.
@@BeaverOne Exactly! It’s more about embracing the inner child rather than being silly/immature because when I said act your age and grow up, I just meant it more as acting like everyone else. The stereotypes like getting a job you don’t like, being caught up in reality, stressing taxes, etc.
I'm 23 and I still catch myself thinking like I'm 17. It's a common part of growing older, and it's not necessarily a bad thing in the first place.
Time to dust off this old overused quote: "I wish there was a way to know you're in the good old days before you've actually left them."
This shit hits soooo different man. Just graduated hs and life's hitting.
I remember this feeling. Just remember no one else knows wtf is going on and we’re all just winging it
I'm still in hs, freshman year actually, I want to graduate so bad so I can start living and do what I want to do but when i see other people talk about how they dont know what to do after hs I get worried
@@Jonathan-rn3um pls try to enjoy it as much as u can cuz time will start flying by so fast :,-)
@@MrHibachi21 This right here is excellent advice. 29 and lost af
@@Jonathan-rn3um The older you get the faster time flies usually. When your a kid a year is super long, in HS its kinda short but as an adult a year feels like a few months. So enjoy your time
I needed to hear this so much. I was sobbing in the car today for about 20 mins, got high and panicked about driving home, cried the entire drive home... have been stressing since I walked in the door. But this just pulled me out.
I'm just glad you're alive
Wtf. Why ? What happened g ??
omg perfect timing i'm graduating high school in 4 days and the existential crisis be BUSSIN' !!
Just graduated man, have fun this summer and have fun while we still can. The best way to make memories is to do shit w friends, so do as much random shit w friends and loved ones as u can and everything will probably work out
@Quayla Cheers thank you so much 🥰🌸
@@amgreiff4623 ahhh thank you for this, i definitely hope to do them especially since i’m leaving my state for college!! this summer is for random shit. i wish you well and congrats on graduating!!
congratulations :))
I am too lesssgooooo
Nathan be missing for a minute and then pops up out the blue dropping fire content like he’s Kendrick Lamar or something
Damn, remembering when I was a good kid and the city seemed maad.
Damn this vid really just taught me not only that avocado skins are edible- but that they are nutritious as well
Wait seriously?
I've eaten them by accident and no. Just no man
Dude, Nathan... that’s how meditation is for everyone when they start. Trust me, I’ve been meditating for 2 years now, and there are still times when my mind is crowded with distracting thoughts. Meditation is the practice of increasing awareness of these moments... when you’re aware, you can let go
I've been meditating on and off for over a decade and there's always the mental noise for me but that's absolutely fine. Acknowledge em and keep going without judgement
"There were no good old days. These are the good old days." The Libertines, from the good old days when everything wasn't sucky.
strangely enough, this video made me want to write in my diary more. Just to remember the past because I know I won't even remember the problems I'm worrying about today in a year (hopefully)
Highly recommended man. Even if for brief moments of your emotions and trying to figure shit out. Try to be concise about it too. It's a whole journey
this man literally has banger-itis
the condition to make any topic he talks about a banger
simply put
Nathan you should really watch Kung Fu Panda again, Oogway has some real inspirational quotes about the past, the future and the present.
I just graduated high school so this video resonates with me A LOT
just wait til you graduate college
bro this is literally blibical
"Teach us to number our days,
that we may gain a heart of wisdom."
"be you later" is such a perfect line that I am currently trying to dream up real-world situations where I can steal it.
HE’S BEEN READING MY MIND BRO NATHAN U NEVER MISS
NO FOREAL like I was thinking bout how stressed I was a middle schooler like wtf I had to be stressed about??
They really do romanticize the shit out of life. I wish they'd just be like "You're not guaranteed success, life sucks, But good luck".
It doesn't really suck, you're just focused on the wrong things
@@teriyaki_chicken That's relative
You can't come at people for romanticizing life and then immediately demonize it lmao
How about this, life is life. It is what you make it
@@JL-uq6qe what if life makes me dead?
@@JL-uq6qe tell that to people getting bombed, or sex slaves getting human trafficked, or youtubers like Quini who died young after years of surgery. Like, "life is what you make of it" pushes the weight of responsibility completely on one person, when the majority of people *around the globe* , life is what itself makes on you by factors completely out of your control and heavily deciding about your course.
The most favored by luck get to ignore better the determining factors around, and no matter how competent, wealthy or determined one is, if they're handled powerfully bad cards, they can't do much about it. Victims of childhood rape, violence, people born poor, rich born people with chronic diseases and health problems, healthy people in political unbalanced regions, immigrants, people born in poor countries like Sierra Leone, children of homeless, 99% of chinese people laboring too much, everyone born in the majority of countries (most people on this planet is poor, and by "poor" it's not an american standard of poor, because that's kind of rich), and so forth.
Life is life. Sometimes it is what you make of it, if you're blessed. To most people, though, it's tough. To some people, it's hell.
This is more accurate to the data we have about the world that is not just European and North American (roughly just 12%). We can get way more accurate, but that'd be out of scope.
Whenever he shows the throwback vids of his collage times it makes me so sad cus I've literally spent my whole first year in my childhood bedroom not doing anything and next year isn't looking any better
You’ve got time 💕
You've got your life ahead, don't worry about it! Just work for the best in your circumstance
Needed this 🔥
Holy shit. Love you so much
I found you in 6th grade man and now I’m finishing high school and seeing you literally grow up with me has been the trippiest thing ever. Every time I’m feeling down and you upload a video it’s like a visit from an uncle that just wants the best for me, and you always have some new insight. Love you zed
Roger everything u just said except the 6th grade part. I found him last year in quarantine. Nonetheless, i think i watched most if not all his vids
That's incredible! Started watching him in high school and now im 2 years post graduating college
"It's two seconds in, and it's already a classic"
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-from your local J. Cole fan
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My life is fire
@@LanceWillMakeIt how u alive if yo life's on fire nigha
@@unimaginableboi7164 it gets pretty hot sometimes man
@@LanceWillMakeIt take care
Yo Nathan, I been watching you since middle school and now I’m in college. It’s crazy to see how much you’ve grown, and have honestly impacted my perspective. I jus wanted to let u know you’re appreciated!
Ahh makes me think of one of my favourite Mary Oliver poems, titled October!
"Look, I want to love this world
as thought it's the last chance I'm ever
going to get
to be alive
and know it"
“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”- Jesus
I was thinking of this verse too!
Amen😩👏🏾
Amen brodie 💕
Jesus be spitting bars 🔥🔥
Amen bro
And on the topic of finding "a piece of media at the perfect time when you need it the most," here's this video for me, hitting like that Bryson Tiller song hit for you.
What the H E C K was I even stressing about ??? We're gonna' be all right.
Everyday I find myself physically cringing over a past event that was embarrassing or an action I should’ve and could’ve done different. It puts me in a headspace where all I can focus on are the misdeeds/mistakes of my life. Sad ik
felt this. something that's helped me tho is when those intrusive memories pop up in my head, i'll usually take a min to think about what I learned from it and how i can react differently next time. keeps me from just constantly suffering from cringe and feeling like i need to push it down
@@dreuxasmr hey drew thanks for the advice! Instead of criticizing myself over past experiences I cannot change I should implement them as lessons by reflecting on them proactively...ty
I relate to this. There are times when I'm hanging with my friends and I catch myself thinking "I'm looking forward to going home". Or just thinking of what I'm going to do once I get home. Now more than ever I'm rarely present in the "moment" and more just looking forward to what may or may not happen next instead of enjoying what's currently happening.
I literally needed this. I don’t think you understand how much I needed this. God sent it to me. Thank you for existing bro
I related to this a lot
Watching this while post grad no job, never got a senior year and ruined half of my junior year of college... it’s weird to think about a time you miss that you lived through. I’ll never be able to get that time I thought I’d have until everything completely fell apart and changed so I started to appreciate college immediately while still being in it but not the same way, ever again. I still feel robbed (especially since I also didn’t get an in person graduation), but I need to move on. Let it go and really mean it. So now it’s hard to live in the now since I’ve been so stuck on the past I didn’t get.
As Young Thug so eloquently put it “horses don’t stop they keep going, why not risk life when its gon keep going, when you die somebody else is born”
hustlers*
but at least we get to say we
@@mamba7160 RAN UP THE DIGITS WE RAN UP THE MONEY
"Doing what feels right in the moment" currently rewriting and working at art that I made like 7 months ago and I really needed that reminder. Gotta stop trying to make what I was trying to make then. Gotta make what I wanna make now.
You're speaking the language of people in their 20s. I turn 23 this year and I, 100%, relate with you on this. #FocusOnThePresent
I’m 17 and I worry about this stuff too much haha can’t imagine what I’m like when I’m in my 20s
@@lordbongsesh3439 if it's happening to you now, it gets worse in your 20s. Unless you just... focus on the present
@@leshata6402 I’m deciding to do that just gonna live life as it comes Yknow not try so hard to make memories n that
Nathan I genuinely feel like you and I are growing up together. We’re the same age and I’ve watched you go through the same life events that I’ve gone through at the exact same time, and struggle with the same thoughts and anxieties that I have. Thank you for making me feel less alone and for giving me someone to stress out with!!
So true, it’s like we’re all on the same wavelength 😌
“Living for who I’m going to be instead of who I am right now” gotta keep this 🔥🔥
this is exactly what i, a young fella who just graduated high school yesterday, needed to hear. thanks nate. videos already a classic 🤷♂️
Congrats
I completely understand only being able to appreciate things in hindsight. It's easier to look back and understand the importance of something in your life than it is when you're living through it. Graduated high school last year and I'm only now beginning to appreciate. Thanks for this Nathan.
This is so dead on. You really have a gift for finding words to describe the uncomfortable emotions that a lot of us experience in our 20s. Thank you for this. It helps me feel less alone and reconsider my perspective. ❤️
That point about finding a piece of media and knowing already that you'll rewatch it later and associate it with right now. I've watched fleabag like three times and every time I learn something different, and I've grown since the last time I watched it. It's so reassuring.
This is literally what I’m going through now, constantly living in the past and regretting so much.
This is actually really relatable, and almost inspiring. I need to slow down sometimes and stop worrying so much about growing up. Appreciate the moment and stop caring about recording it and instead remembering it for what it was and the unique experiences tied to it.
That once quote from the office that’s something like “I wish you knew you were in the good ole days, before you left them” hits
i don’t typically comment on videos, but i watched this right when i needed to. thank you
“When I stress about the future, I feel like im living of who i’m going to be, rather than who I am” damn that line hit me
Damn dude, I just really appreciate your point of view man. we just hit 100k on my channel and I've been feeling that pressure to outdo every video and make each one better than the last but DUDE you're totally right, I should just focus on the shit that makes me happy right now and film that in honesty. i edit all my own videos too and I gotta say that ur editing has always been so detailed and thought out - for sure a GOAT of best youtube edit styles. ZED 2021!
I get chills every time I hear “come back to earth” come on
*RIP MAC*
This video is such good timing. Like wtf. I just finished writing the last five poems for my first ever poetry book. And there’s so much to be proud of but also that I’m anxious about because of the past and past failures that the future feels the same way. So thank you Nathan for this video. 💜
that's so awesome! I'm hoping to write a poetry book someday too. what's the publish date and name? would love to check it out when it's published (:
@@lizmugho that’s wonderful! It’s coming out in November. I don’t have the exact date yet. It’s called Naked Paradox. I’ll be posting some of the poems on my YT channel this month.
After crying for a day thinking I failed my degree to then getting an extension, I realised I had a second chance. I genuinely thought my future was gone but I didn't look at the bigger picture this video just brought everything full circle. Thanks from my past self
‘When I stress about the future I feel like I’m living for who I’m going to be instead of living for who I am right now’ damn that hit me 😭 I relate to this video so hard, I also struggle to live on the moment
His videos are like a refresher from normal life honestly
Seriously having these videos really helped me ground myself and appreciate just being introspective and thoughtful about everything. Legit been going through the worst period of my life so far and this just brought me back in a way; just thanks for being a pivotal part of my UA-cam life Nathan!
The day I started appreciating high school the pandemic happened and now my school is literally over. I will die never having attended a prom.
lmaoo so dramatic. prom isnt a big deal i promise you didnt miss much
@@aquariusangel816 It's easy to write something off as 'not a big deal' when you had the opportunity to experience it, or (in my case) when it's not treated as a big thing in your home/family culture. Not getting the chance, when it's celebrated as a big thing by lots of people and media in your culture? That's tough for lots of people, and we shouldn't minimise it.
Damn... I'm so sorry, let's hope the college's graduation happens.
@@annaarmstrong4723 ...anyways
@@aquariusangel816 I hope so lol
Right when i was freaking out about the future and being sad about the past, this is exactly what I needed.
i’m in an existential crisis literally every second of my life an reliving the same bad memories over an over
Same
you described PTSD perfectly my guy
dude this was so crazily timely, i just graduated college & i’ve said to my friends so many times that i don’t know how to live in the moment / process endings before things are gone, and i really needed to be called out on trying to feel better by recreating the past bc. i didn’t even realize that’s what’s i’ve been doing all along!! so thank u for this video, i feel really seen!
dude you literally expressed my feelings like i have been trying to for the past year
This is facts. I still feel nostalgic about by senior year of high school... I graduated a week ago
This is such a great insight, reminds me of the "five-year rule" in which you ask yourself if you would worry about this in five years from now.
Thank you for being scarily relatable! I'm 25 now and graduated college in 2017, and I have fallen into this loop. For me, the last time I feel I had things truly together in terms of mental health, spirituality, job decision, a social life, etc. was 2019. And before that it was my second semester of my senior year of college as well.
I'm just taking these feelings of discomfort and "ugh-ness" as signs of growth and making changes to better myself. It's definitely a weird existential time for oneself.
Not even gonna lie, I needed this. I relate to this so much, I always try to relive moments, and I keep trying to make all of these memories, but it never really does anything.
This video dropped at the perfect moment to resonate with me and let me know everything's gonna be alright. Thank you, sir.
This man doesn’t miss this is an instant classic
why is everything he makes so perfect
dawg i’ve been watching you since i was like 13 and now im about to be 20 and for 7 years i’ve maintained we are the same person because you think literally everything i think
This man is the most iconic and genuine creators on this platform. Every video I've caught since subbing to him in 2015 has hit home in a way nothing else ever has. Nathan, when you scroll past this in 8 months I wanna say thanks for all the help.
This video made me think of Steve Lacy’s line from Only If that said “if I could travel through time I think I would tell myself from the past you’ll be fine.”
wow that harmony brought a tear to my eye
i was literally just thinking about everything you covered in this video earlier today, this upload rly dropped at the perfect time for me. i just graduated college and i have no idea what to do w myself, but ur existential videos always comfort me lmao, thank u nathan 🙏
the way this whole topic literally consumes my life
As far as not realizing you're in the last moment you'll have like this...it hit really hard after every major state of my life until 18. College was bleh me but this video perfectly summed up those feelings I had back then, but couldn't explain to most people. I appreciate this piece.
Wow this video is so timely because sooo many people have been hopping on the nostalgic-themed trends right now. I just graduated college and keep thinking about how I'm gonna miss the past. But really, I'm working on being excited on what's to come even if it's different than before. Thanks for this Nathan, this was spot on af
This man just gave life-changing advice to thousands of people while being funny and relatable
I can’t even describe how amazing this was, there’s no way to describe this than actually calling it a classic.
I love the way you create videos, tell stories and express yourself. You make us think.
I 100% relate to this video and needed it. I felt like I peaked in 2017-2018 and cant ever go back to feeling that way. It's been a couple years now and im still struggling with this, but I know that I'll find a way to stop overthinking my future and stop trying to find that same feeling again. I wish to just live in the moment too