I’ve noticed your content lately has become looser and personal with maybe even a freestyle feel to it, yet the quality of the content continues to evolve and grow in nuance. As always, bless you for creating and engaging with us, Sis.
Please know how much respect I have for you and many young people. I didn’t reflect like this until my 50’s. Videos like yours help me break free from “expectations”. Thank you.
Ya know, I’m actually really glad you’ve learned so much from the internet, my parents are younger than you and still don’t think it has anything for them
I stopped going to university after my second year because I wasn't focused or committed to my studies. It was very hard seeing my peers all continue and graduate "on time", but it was still one of the best decisions I ever made. I hit pause and took a couple of years to decide what I wanted my life to look like and how I could make it that way. A couple of years off is a very short period in the long run. There's no rush.
@@ArtomixCraft i did not go back to school, I decided to pursue a career in I.T. and studied for certificates in that field. I did consider going back, but I found an alternative path that works better for me.
@@thomaszagrobelny1974 I ended up working a few different jobs and just exploring my options. I considered an electrician apprenticeship, and that was a very good option, but i found that I.T. was where I enjoyed myself the most. Luckily I didn't need a degree for I.T., just some certificates I studied for in my free time
@@ArtomixCraft I finished my degree last year in December and started full time work this year in February. I started my degree as soon as high school was over and I’m happy with where I ended up. I have a few friends who did not enjoy the degree they picked after completing a semester of university. Every one of them took time off and applied for full time work or got shorter certificates/qualifications while they were thinking what they wanted to do in the future. All my mates who did this really enjoyed it as it allowed them to take a step back and actually think about the future. So I’d say if you are not enjoying your course take some time off and learn new things, work or life skills.
I had my first mental breakdown after 1 year in grad school last year, and I can without a doubt say this is the only thing that I figured out that cured my depressive state. I was like "why am I pressuring myself?". It's not like there's a knife to my neck. I can graduate wheneve I want. & the feeling taking that decision felt super freeing. I never experienced nothing like it. And it was either that or stay depressed with a plumeted mental health. I COME FIRST. MY MENTAL HEALTH IS ME. WE ARE IMPORTANT.
I have a friend who was in your same psycological state but he came out on top studing the things he likes the most atm. But he always stressed the fact that everyone in his family who pressured him in the past should fuck off because he comes first, he's important to himself and nobody can tell otherwise. I don't know myself why, but I always felt that there is no important self, there's almost no intricate value to a life, in a different scheme, a different view, we all have little to no meaning in comparison. But that's more of a pro to me than a con: You can never take yourself or your life or your actions seriously, like, it's almost convenient. Don't know why but I felt responding to your comment because you reminded me of him and probably I can't talk this way to him irl. Have a nice one
@@yur1831 it's especially harder when your studying something just because of your family and you're not really interested in it. Hope everyone get to do what they want beyond society's pressure.
My gap year has been incredibly tough because I see everyone around me socializing and doing typical college stuff. I needed this, can't thank you enough.
You inspired me to read Man's Search for Meaning by Vitktor Frankl. And overall you've helped me so much over the years that I've been watching your vids. You've done so much more than you know.
Frankl is amazing. My psychologist studied under him and is the best psychologist i’ve ever had. He’s like this super old Hungarian dude and he does logotherapy and it’s changed my life. It helped me see a way through all the nihilism in my life. I ended up reading Man’s search for meaning as well and it’s the best book I’ve ever read
I'm 38. A decade ago I was on track to "success", I was a junior doctor after the madness of medical school, I had a boyfriend and an apartment and a social life. Then my partner died suddenly and unexpectedly. I spent the next decade going through intense grief, depression, suicidality, quitting my job, drug addiction, more depression, recovery, social anxiety, and I've just been diagnosed with adult ADHD. I'm several years clean and over the worst of my mental health problems but I live with my parents, in a lot of debt from medical school, and just scored a part time volunteering gig one day a week. I have aspirations to go into public health or become a counsellor or something, but I'm nowhere near that yet. For now, I need to focus on getting back on my feet and NOT RUSH THINGS. Really appreciated this one. Hope you're doing well, man 👊
This video really resonated with me. Sometimes I feel like I need to get my life “in order” but it’s not in any real mess. I think I’m just anxious and in a rush to get to all the successful bits. Just graduated school and almost done with my apprenticeship, can’t wait to get my license and have more freedom with work and life. But thank you for reminding me not to rush everything 😊❤️
I feel you, been feeling like this since I was 14 but I'm 18 now and I realize there's more room to grow and I can take life slow how it comes and like actually live and not rush
Is this a sign?! I really needed to be told that I need to take things slowly, the anxiety is killing me to do everything quickly which I can't handle, thank you so much for this mate! I love every one of your videos, they've helped me through hard times.
See it this way, not everything is trying to tell you something, but is just a thing you can learn from. But yeah the youtube algorithm might have thought that you were interested and going to watch this video so he recommended it? Or it really is just a coincidence.
Man I appreciate your channel so much. As a fellow Canadian who just finished their undergrad majoring in Psych and Bio, I too find myself in the stage of debating grad school. My parents pressured me to send in applications for the upcoming year, so I did, but I really don’t think I put enough thought into the profs/programs I applied through. I think I’m going to end up taking a year off regardless of the status of my applications because, as you said, rushing this kind of thing feels wrong in so many ways. I want to spend this formative point in my life exploring my curiosities and developing a stronger sense of direction with my passions, but it’s hard to convince myself to do so when the world promotes constant academic/occupational progression. This video really helped me remember that it’s okay to feel that way, and that it’s worth following my intuition. You may not see this long ass comment, but thank you for all you with this channel, I appreciate tf out of it!
Your channel really has helped me through this winter, which was kind of grim and grey out. Your treatise on meaning snapped me into getting the help I needed and I'm doing way better. I hope you look at this channel as a success , because it's had a good impact on me
People always keep saying there's no rush, but growing up impoverished and coming from a family full of high school dropouts, the pressure to succeed ASAP is enormous. Homelessness is literally knocking on my door...
I'm glad I've found a safe space where viewers have similar concerns and anxieties to myself. We're all in this together and I am so grateful I have discovered this channel.
Me too man if i bring this topic up with my parents as much as I know they have good intentions would just ridicule me and claim its not a big deal and even if I give them a logical answer they throw a tantrum and walk away
The things you start off with; describing the good life, like this need to be synchronized with your peers in terms of success-parameters, really makes me think about what Hartmut Rosa problemizes and analyses in Alienation and Acceleration - Belonging and being accepted is so important, maybe the most important thing at all, for humans, so the rat-race default-mode is really interesting when we look at it from a systemic view. The pandemic, I think, made a lot of people desynchronize from everyone else and society took a stop, which in-turn, as you put it, gave a lot of identity to who you really want to be. Identity is defined as the-same-as, and when you become the same as what you truly want, and not just what this need for belonging subconsciously draws you towards, you feel more resonance and maybe a more natural form of belonging to yourself. The system has a lot of grip on us though, and most people will return to the rat-race quickly in one way or the other. I might be too drawn towards a critique of capitalism, in-turn why I am fascinated by the Frankfurter school and the social critique. Oh well, this was me rambling.. Thanks for the videos Sisyphus55.
Your content is incredibly sobering when we live in a world of 'Alpha Male Influences' telling us what "hard work is". A personal thank you for the hard work and thought provoking content.
Thank you. I really needed this, i took a semester off after suffering a lot of mental health issues from going to university. Its good to know that im not the only one going through this confusing phase in ones life. Thank you so much, this video means a lot
Honestly you have no idea how much your content and passion have helped me during some of the darkest periods of my life and I know for sure others feel the same way. Thank you so much for putting in all of the effort and authenticity that your videos and messages display.
thank you for sharing this! as someone who feels overwhelmingly lost at the moment, it's comforting to hear that i'm not the only one who's going through this mess and that there are people who've made it out :))
This got me thinking... You can actually take a year off huh... Like I'm 15 right now and I've been trying to always catchup to people my age or get ahead them in this thing you called a "rat race"... And i just realized just now that I really don't know what I want in life, even though I thought that I've already got it planned out in my head. I mostly based everything off logic and not what I really wanted... But at the same time I live in a 3rd world country and it's a lot more risky when you don't go the usual route of go to school, get a degree, job secured unlike other countries that are alot more well off than mine... But man I don't know really. I'll just take things slow as you told us in the vid. That aside, I really like tuning into your uploads as it always gets me thinking and is quite comforting heh.
I really appreciate your making this video. I feel like modern life can be so frantic sometimes, in a very damaging way. It's like noone just takes the time to sit there and be a human, in comparison to a mindset of constant comparison and competition
I just switched out of a Computer Science degree because I held the belief that I needed to go to University to get a job. Turns out I hate Programming and Math but I love learning languages and writing. I had taken Latin and Greek during my first semester as electives (Those were two of the last choices for electives because I put off signing up for classes). Now I'm moving out of province to pursue a degree in Language that I am very passionate about for another four year term. If you are going into University, especially a STEM field, please take electives that expose you to different things in your first couple of semesters, you might just discover something that you love, that you would have never tried otherwise.
I was listening to a podcast that said, “it’s important to live life by design rather than emotion. Basically, sticking to a routine is what allows us to be the healthiest version of ourselves (especially when you're fighting these demons ex. OCD for me). I’ve had to overhaul how I approach studying, working out and taking care of my brain (journaling) by practising mediocre consistency. Now I try to put in consistent 50-60% effort into my studying, exercise and journaling habit - to make sure I do it I began recording it and posting it on YT. Because historically I have a habit of going too hard, not being able to sustain the Herculean effort, giving up and hating myself. So now I’m trying to give a small, consistent mediocre effort everyday. And its crazy how it adds up.
Know thyself. I feel like this is such an underrated Socratic statement. We are all teachers in a sense. From the day you are born you teach others about you. Your boundaries. What you like, what you dislike. How they can avoid conflict with you, etc. You cannot teach someone about you if you do not know yourself, and if others don't know how to live around you, you will never experience harmonious coexistence. Maybe I'm overthinking it.
Great vid, I couldn’t agree more with the message. Wish I heard this 5 years ago when I was being pressured into going to university when I didn’t want to go, ended up dropping out after 3 months and still had to pay 10k for the whole year. Now I’m 23 fumbled around a bit but finally I feel like things are going on the right direction, so for anyone out there struggling, there is hope and light at the end of the tunnel, just keep moving forward. 🙏
First video I ever watched and honestly? I really needed to hear this. Things have been so hard, but hearing this made me realize I'm the only one making it stressful, I'm trying too hard, when life is just a river. If you rush, you'll tire yourself out. Thank you Sisyphus! I hope you have a great day and rest of days.
I relate to this almost 100%. and I'm pretty sure a lot of other young people are as well .Right now I'm 17 , in 11th grade and I don't really have a clue what's going on and what all this life thing is about . I often think about succes , in the traditional way of money .A good job , a profitable business/es , investments and assets are main objectives .And after I think about this , reality and philosophy kick in and I think "what is this for ?" "who am I ? " "where am I going ? " "what is the meaning of life ?" "what is the meaning of MY life ?" and I start questioning every aspect of my life that resembles "succes" in one way or another .Right now 2 areas of my life that I feel at least vaguely succesful are love and fittness. I have found a girl that I love to the moon and back ,she loves me back and our relationship feels pretty sturdy and I hope for the best .I have been going to the gym for about 7 months now (with some pauses) and I started to look better and feel better about my body .Other than that ,academically I'd say I'm pretty average , I have never been a brilliant kid but i've always been curious , hungry for information. Also , i'd say I'm an above average intelligence individual but I don't really put a lot of effort unless I like that thing very much.Well , that's what I had to say .In the future maybe I will come for an update reply or something if Mr sisyphus 55 doesn't delete his channel (Please , don't do it ) and to everyone reading this , have a good day , night , afternoon ,morning , christmas or any other time really.Take care !
During a quite stressful time of my life, I'm glad to have found this video. Your voice is always really soothing and helps me unwind after a long day. Thank you for the great videos man, keep it up!
I appreciate that you’ve included more humorous edits in these live action vids, they always catch me off guard and make me chuckle. Though I have to ask, why a picture of mario to represent engineers 😂
Covid hit my sophomore year of high school, while school didn't stop, it did give me a lot more free time and I took the year to explore myself. I explored psychology, philosophy, and psychedelics. I feel like I've gotten to know myself quite well, especially for being that age, as you said it does feel isolating being more emotionally mature than your peers but also empowering at the same time. I've just gotten back into dating and it feels nice to not need the validation and attention from others, but to have it on top of self-confidence and emotional security. I hope everybody here finds what they're looking for and is able to achieve the lifestyle they need, not the one they want.
your biceps look sooo good 😍👌 you can't build those overnight also yeah, my parents' blind adherence to "being a productive member of society" and "the value of a degree" is very disconcerting. a generation of humans unwilling to confront that their once useful worldview has become antiquated. currently i'm on a road trip around the united states to figure out what i like and who i am and to take things slower. your content is very reassuring. thank you for putting your journey out there, and i hope it is going well for you 🥰
Thank you for this video, I don’t normally comment but I’m going through something similar and hearing this from another person meant a lot. Love the channel too, cheers
Thank you man, I needed to hear this video at this stage of my life. Just turning 20, I feel like I have all these expectations on me to do something "incredible". Videos like this remind me to take a breather and smell the flowers, instead of trying to rush and force the life I desire but don't necessarily need. Always appreciate your videos, they're super comforting.
I've found myself stopping the video multiple times because I just had to strike up a conversation with myself. By the time I reached the end of the video, I had refamiliarized myself with certain aspects of how I think about myself and the world around me. It's just refreshing to hear someone say the exact same things that've been going on in my head for a while. I love how you talked about not rushing things to figure out who you are and who you wanna be and I think it's a much-needed perspective compared to the hustle and bustle of today's culture. Thank you for allowing me a space to take a break and have an honest talk with myself.
Hey man, I’ve prolly commented this before, but your videos saved me. I was in a super deep depression and your videos introduced me to philosophy and helped me to realize the beauty of our reality. Please never stop doing what you do, just knowing I’m not alone in this rat race has kept me going. You saved my life man, stopped me from ending it early, keep up the awesome shit man, thank you
Couldn't agree more, taking time off is so important to discover who you are as a person and what your wants and desires are out of life. Lockdown for me was that awakening I was 16/17 and finally began to figure out what it was I want to achieve in my life or at at the very least find out the kind of person I am/want to be. Now I'm just about to do my A-Levels and hopefully spring board from this point to the rest of my life. If anybody wants advice on 'feeling stuck' I would really recommend you journal/write a diary - Maybe not everyday but keep it somewhat consistent and from those entries figure out what it is that makes you happy and what makes you upset. From there focus on orbiting around that which you get the most enjoyment from. You should also allow yourself some time to reflect on your life and who you are and what you want to be. I'd really recommend going on walks and just going deep into your own thoughts:)
I've watched this video so many times, your wisdom always encourages me! I'm a high school graduate and am going into a gap year, much to the disappointment of my parents. I felt pressured to go straight to college from many sides of life, and that always put me off, the idea of putting myself down a path I wouldnt know id want four years+ from now. I've felt a bit ostracized for my choice, but your vids have reassured me that I made the best choice for me rn, I'm just gonna keep on finding myself Keep being awesome my guy, you've helped so many ✨️❤️ :)
holly shit, I haven't even seen this video yet and I can tell it's for me, this is literally the perfect timing since I'm going through a mental breakdown because I feel that I don't have enough time to progress
In the past few years in high school I've never REALLY known what I wanted to do as a job or career. I've always had interests in many topics and I get high grades in pretty much all my subjects, I'm just struggling to find something that I am truly passionate about. And with the current state of the world, It's been more and more dreadful to even think of what the future will be. But this video was eye-opening, it made me realise that I'm probably not alone. Recently I've felt like taking a gap year would be a better idea for me, and what you've said makes me feel like it's not so bad of an idea after all. Thank you
I was near meltdown on the phone with my mother one day this year, and inbetween our spats she firmly said "Son there are no shortcuts." and I thanked her for that, it was what I needed to hear.
This is good advice. As someone who has been "doing nothing" for a while now, it's probably best I ended up doing this instead of rushing into some unwanted unknown. I feel guilty and like I'm wasting valuable years of my life because I'm "doing nothing" compared to all my peers, but considering all the circumstances, I could be doing worse, I suppose.
*you feel* I noticed. Just don't be anxious about it. I enjoy your videos a lot. You put a lot of effort and love into it. For me, you're one of the most interesting youtubers out there. I especially enjoy your podcasts, your discussions with other content creators. Last one with oliSUNvia was a pleasant surprise. Sometimes I think that I overthink too much and people like you remind me that philosophers make such thing their main occupation. Which makes it a little bit easier. Thank you for your work. I wish you a good day.
To you or maybe other people too, this video might be like "yeah, obviously.. why are you even saying this? We all know it.." But i lead a similar life with taking a year off here and there realising that I'm not happy with the uni i got in, breaking up relationships that lasted for 4 years etc.. What I'm saying is that this video really took a huge weight off my shoulders, you basically told me i did things right.. every "wrong" thing i did-i used too feel as if im entering a spiral of mistakes ill never be able to escape.. Thanks man! My motivation fucking skyrocketed!
I ended up taking three years off doing nothing but still doing something if that makes sense, after I drove myself into the ground with high school and one semester of college. But it was good for me. I searched more about who o was as a person and now I have a goal and a better idea on how to achieve that goal. Taking one’s time is wonderful. But I’d say, just try to find out more about oneself and then search for what you want to do. That’s the biggest lesson I’ve learned from that among many other lessons.
Hey, your video is one of the signs I'm lowkey looking for these days. Thank you for sharing your view in life, it really means to me as I have an Asian mother and it sucks as we both have different perspectives on how to live the remaining years. I also like your eyes lmao I'm fond of really looking at the eyes of people when I'm listening.
You always put out your videos at the best times. I'm struggling right now with feeling like I'm falling behind in life. I was supposed to graduate in just a few weeks but I changed my major and ended up taking a bunch of useless classes, so I'm now graduating at the end of the year. I was just now thinking about how that made me feel when I saw this video pop up.
I really needed this video. I've been struggling a lot with school because i always got good grades but this year i fell into a deep depression and my grades went way down. i realized that although i had liked school and always strived to learn new thing, i am not an academic, i really need to work with my hands, to have a profession that i can proudly call myself. i had taken a lot of time of from learning and concentrated on what was important to me. it reflected on my grades but i think it's the right thing. I'm now finishing german high school after my 12th grade, meaning (at least in my state) that i can go to university but only for bachelors and masters, meaning no medicine or law, which i always hated anyway,. so yeah, taking it slowly really helped although i still have some sleepless nights in which i ask myself if i did the right thing
Really appreciate these one take stuff. This sort of honesty and vulnerability really strikes home for a lot of people like me. Thanks for this type of content.
I'm very very thankfull that you were here with us, that you were here to tell us to not rush things!. Thank you, thank you, thank you so, so, sooo much!. This helps me understand myself more, I think it's more important to focus on yourself. Ah, love you so much ♡!.
Recently I've become aware of the prospect of "getting shunted to the edge of my own life". I appreciate what you had to say in this video because it seems to be a pretty effective antidote to that. Taking time to reflect, break away from the rat race, enjoy the small things in life and then get back to creating a vision for your life will always be important. Thanks for your insight, the internet is can be a good space for feedback sometimes!
This is a more nuanced topic than you think. As I think you are very correct and pacing yourself makes sense when you're trying to make progress, burnout can be your biggest enemy when you're getting something done. That said I will deny doing this. I don't care, I'll burn myself out I want to work myself to death to spite my human limits. I didn't ask to be born, I didn't ask to have to follow the rules of the world, to affect people around me positively or negatively along with the responsibility that it brings. I didn't ask for any of it all I can say I really care for is advancement, evolution, knowledge, understanding. I want to play by my rules. Live my life regardless of what physics, society or even god (or the concept of) says. My life, my reality, in my head. The same follows for anybody else. It's your body, your life, your reality. I can't control that there are people around me and I'll be considerate thought I won't allow anything to stop me from reaching my goals.
As a dude who "knows" his vocation is teaching I completely agree. In a very narrow view, I constantly tell my kids not to rush their work because they always make mistakes when they do. As myself, I failed a full year of college during covid and it mostly was this fear had. I think especially in college, the fear of getting pushed into the work force causes this "rush". Idk I ain't rushing my concept of this it'll come to me, Great Vid my man!
Same situation. Physics & chem - not because I don’t think I couldn’t succeed with my current position in the tech world, I know that I need the disciplined rigor of the academic setting… Expensive, but worth it to me. To each their own.
I just graduated high school and am have been fighting an inner conflict about exactly this issue for the past three years or so. Seeing this video felt like a deep breath of relief in terms of the choices I have finally ended up making about taking time to figure myself out rather than "rushing it." I moved to Germany from the US three years ago, meaning I switched to a German high school and had to repeat a year to learn the language. Being "held back" had always, in the US at least, been seriously looked down upon pretty much my entire childhood, leading me to feel I had, by repeating a year, irreparably damaged my chances at this vague, blinded image of success at life discussed in the video. It functioned as sort of a domino effect: after graduating high school, "already too late," I felt I had cashed in any and all remaining late-start gap-year points, even though I had no clear image of what I really wanted to do. Logically and ideologically, I am and was convinced that any time I take to reflect will certainly be worth it in terms of building the kind of life I would actually like to live, but it is so hard to emotionally evade the narrative of rapid-fire, career oriented rat-race achievement. After a lot of inner turmoil, I am deciding to take some more time to do some creative projects and personal growth, but it's still difficult choosing a path less trodden by-- so thanks for making this video. It makes me feel a lot less alone and brings me a great deal of solace, hope and optimism.
Thank you, this video came on a really fitting time for me. I moved to a big city for university and I'm simply not liking any of it, the course, the people, it really seems like I'm an outlier. My mom is being very comprehensive about this and gave me time and options to figure it out but I'm just so so confused. I thought I wanted this for so long and I don't know what's next for me
Could we get a philosophical video on narcissism? My dad was an extreme narcissist, which lead to divorce and abuse(I thankfully escaped 6 years later.... Don't worry I'm fine it's been 7 years since then). But I'm wondering about the effects it has on others and what it feels like. Also on the side note. I am one of those people who feel like I have a lot planned, ambitious etc. But this video still has value to people who are ambitious and know what they want to do. It is a perfect reminder to slowdown just a little bit, and ask the important questions that do need to be asked.
so grateful for this channel. i feel like we all lay in bed and talk to the ceiling about random shit that scares us until it eats us up........ soooo wholesome.
I get you, same. Thing happened to me. I thought if u needed to succeed, I needed to work as hard as possible, and it all came crashing down a month ago, I burned out and wasn't able to get back for a long time
i totally agree with your point(s). being in a an eerily strange position as yourself, i find that "finding your call/path" is sort of a lie. in most circumstances, you cannot expect that you'll be able to have a career doing something that has been assigned to you to do/be by fate; you have to be able to adjust yourself to the rest of society.
Here and there I watch your channel and your vids for a couple of last years and it's always great to reflect with you on the same themes, same age period as you and decisions. I really like these encounters with you.
Woah😍 I decided to stop for awhile going to school and focus on my passions to see where it goes but I always had this feeling of rushing things, even though I knew it will bring me back to an unbalanced lifestyle so seeing you’re video made me less anxious and more calm. Especially now with people on social media, getting out this idea of having to do it “all “and rush things so you can succeed faster, I believe there is pressure on many that watch video of people succeeding but take you time, you got this 🫶🏻☺️
Yep. Everything I realised in hindsight. Sigh! One thing I would add is one needs to consider if one "wants" to be part of a couple because thinking ahead to be part is a couple takes more consideration than thinking ahead to be (or stay) single.
Great video man. Today was the last day of semester at college and I felt more alone than ever. I moved here to go to school 2 years ago and have still not made any friends. I'm trying to improve my life by getting money and being healthy. But despite my success at these things I have still failed at finding someone I can just chill with and be comfortable around. I miss having friends so much. I try to put myself out there but I feel as if people just perceive me as weird or someone with mental issues. I don't know. Either way this video helped me realize that I'll be ok. I've had these feelings before but something about today triggered it more than normal.
I started working when I was 16 and finally decided to take a year off using my savings when I was 21. I just spent it going to the pub everyday and conversing with the locals. Guess we all have our own version of NEETdom.
I like the fact that your video’s do not seem to have a general topic, it’s just like a conversation between me and a teacher when you talk. It’s like I do not have to necessarily learn something when I watch them, just listen and sometimes say yes when I hear something relatable. Also I like your hair, just wanted to say that
I am a mechanics student and this my first year at university and during this entire time i was souly focused at getting into architecture school because that's what i have been passionate about from a long time ago and it gave purpose in a completely meaningless life where i felt very isolated from everyone even when i had geat friends and future seemed bright,so i did everything that i could to try to get into this school including learning how to draw again which is something that i left a long time ago because of lack of time and making an agreement with my parents to let me do what i want to do but continue to study in my current university even when i genuinely hated everything about it until i get accepted and i even participated at a contest but i wasn't lucky and i didn't get accepted and now I'm feeling like I'm going back to the same feeling of emptiness that i had before i discovered architecture that gave a new purpose to improve myself and motivated me even when everything seemed difficult and it gave me comfort when i've got the opportunity to know people who actually resemble me and share my passion,now i have no idea what should i do next...
I’ve noticed your content lately has become looser and personal with maybe even a freestyle feel to it, yet the quality of the content continues to evolve and grow in nuance. As always, bless you for creating and engaging with us, Sis.
nice sis
Probably because after years of simplifying entry level philosophy for people through UA-cam videos he started to want to give his own opinions.
Agree
I believe he made a video about it some time back, that this is the way now he feels to make videos
Sis 💅
I can never stop fawning over this guy's voice, like literally why is it so nice
Cuz he isnt rushing. The dude talks like every word has been thought ab. Also its sexy…
He's just talking to us like we're sitting on a couch -- as opposed to all the high energy content creators we're used to.
It’s deep and clear
Please know how much respect I have for you and many young people. I didn’t reflect like this until my 50’s. Videos like yours help me break free from “expectations”. Thank you.
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@@nostrilcake ^
@@nostrilcake I’m trying to do more than just existing but point taken.
Ya know, I’m actually really glad you’ve learned so much from the internet, my parents are younger than you and still don’t think it has anything for them
I stopped going to university after my second year because I wasn't focused or committed to my studies. It was very hard seeing my peers all continue and graduate "on time", but it was still one of the best decisions I ever made. I hit pause and took a couple of years to decide what I wanted my life to look like and how I could make it that way. A couple of years off is a very short period in the long run. There's no rush.
I'm considering this. Are you back in uni now, or doing something else?
@@ArtomixCraft yeah whered ya find yourself after your break? was the career change significant?
@@ArtomixCraft i did not go back to school, I decided to pursue a career in I.T. and studied for certificates in that field. I did consider going back, but I found an alternative path that works better for me.
@@thomaszagrobelny1974 I ended up working a few different jobs and just exploring my options. I considered an electrician apprenticeship, and that was a very good option, but i found that I.T. was where I enjoyed myself the most. Luckily I didn't need a degree for I.T., just some certificates I studied for in my free time
@@ArtomixCraft I finished my degree last year in December and started full time work this year in February. I started my degree as soon as high school was over and I’m happy with where I ended up. I have a few friends who did not enjoy the degree they picked after completing a semester of university. Every one of them took time off and applied for full time work or got shorter certificates/qualifications while they were thinking what they wanted to do in the future. All my mates who did this really enjoyed it as it allowed them to take a step back and actually think about the future. So I’d say if you are not enjoying your course take some time off and learn new things, work or life skills.
I had my first mental breakdown after 1 year in grad school last year, and I can without a doubt say this is the only thing that I figured out that cured my depressive state. I was like "why am I pressuring myself?". It's not like there's a knife to my neck. I can graduate wheneve I want. & the feeling taking that decision felt super freeing. I never experienced nothing like it. And it was either that or stay depressed with a plumeted mental health. I COME FIRST. MY MENTAL HEALTH IS ME. WE ARE IMPORTANT.
I have a friend who was in your same psycological state but he came out on top studing the things he likes the most atm. But he always stressed the fact that everyone in his family who pressured him in the past should fuck off because he comes first, he's important to himself and nobody can tell otherwise. I don't know myself why, but I always felt that there is no important self, there's almost no intricate value to a life, in a different scheme, a different view, we all have little to no meaning in comparison. But that's more of a pro to me than a con: You can never take yourself or your life or your actions seriously, like, it's almost convenient.
Don't know why but I felt responding to your comment because you reminded me of him and probably I can't talk this way to him irl.
Have a nice one
@@yur1831 it's especially harder when your studying something just because of your family and you're not really interested in it. Hope everyone get to do what they want beyond society's pressure.
My gap year has been incredibly tough because I see everyone around me socializing and doing typical college stuff. I needed this, can't thank you enough.
Same here but its okay!!!
thumbnail: don't rush things
me: proceeds to click on the video as fast as I can
You inspired me to read Man's Search for Meaning by Vitktor Frankl. And overall you've helped me so much over the years that I've been watching your vids. You've done so much more than you know.
Frankl is amazing. My psychologist studied under him and is the best psychologist i’ve ever had. He’s like this super old Hungarian dude and he does logotherapy and it’s changed my life. It helped me see a way through all the nihilism in my life. I ended up reading Man’s search for meaning as well and it’s the best book I’ve ever read
Great book
Lmao he also inspired me to read it, i was thinking about reading others he suggested we’d read
The sniper cut made me lol. 😆👍
I'm 38. A decade ago I was on track to "success", I was a junior doctor after the madness of medical school, I had a boyfriend and an apartment and a social life.
Then my partner died suddenly and unexpectedly. I spent the next decade going through intense grief, depression, suicidality, quitting my job, drug addiction, more depression, recovery, social anxiety, and I've just been diagnosed with adult ADHD. I'm several years clean and over the worst of my mental health problems but I live with my parents, in a lot of debt from medical school, and just scored a part time volunteering gig one day a week.
I have aspirations to go into public health or become a counsellor or something, but I'm nowhere near that yet. For now, I need to focus on getting back on my feet and NOT RUSH THINGS.
Really appreciated this one. Hope you're doing well, man 👊
His drawing skills skyrocket in this video.
Man I love how you spice up the real talk with random memes and ironic shitposts
This video really resonated with me. Sometimes I feel like I need to get my life “in order” but it’s not in any real mess. I think I’m just anxious and in a rush to get to all the successful bits. Just graduated school and almost done with my apprenticeship, can’t wait to get my license and have more freedom with work and life. But thank you for reminding me not to rush everything 😊❤️
I feel you, been feeling like this since I was 14 but I'm 18 now and I realize there's more room to grow and I can take life slow how it comes and like actually live and not rush
Is this a sign?!
I really needed to be told that I need to take things slowly, the anxiety is killing me to do everything quickly which I can't handle, thank you so much for this mate! I love every one of your videos, they've helped me through hard times.
See it this way, not everything is trying to tell you something, but is just a thing you can learn from. But yeah the youtube algorithm might have thought that you were interested and going to watch this video so he recommended it? Or it really is just a coincidence.
Thanks man. I appreciate you’re humor, honesty, and vulnerability. Being vulnerable is so important
Man I appreciate your channel so much. As a fellow Canadian who just finished their undergrad majoring in Psych and Bio, I too find myself in the stage of debating grad school. My parents pressured me to send in applications for the upcoming year, so I did, but I really don’t think I put enough thought into the profs/programs I applied through. I think I’m going to end up taking a year off regardless of the status of my applications because, as you said, rushing this kind of thing feels wrong in so many ways. I want to spend this formative point in my life exploring my curiosities and developing a stronger sense of direction with my passions, but it’s hard to convince myself to do so when the world promotes constant academic/occupational progression. This video really helped me remember that it’s okay to feel that way, and that it’s worth following my intuition. You may not see this long ass comment, but thank you for all you with this channel, I appreciate tf out of it!
Your channel really has helped me through this winter, which was kind of grim and grey out. Your treatise on meaning snapped me into getting the help I needed and I'm doing way better. I hope you look at this channel as a success , because it's had a good impact on me
People always keep saying there's no rush, but growing up impoverished and coming from a family full of high school dropouts, the pressure to succeed ASAP is enormous. Homelessness is literally knocking on my door...
When they told me to imagine Sisyphus happy I didn't expect it to be a sleep paralysis demon
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I'm glad I've found a safe space where viewers have similar concerns and anxieties to myself. We're all in this together and I am so grateful I have discovered this channel.
I feel the same way. It makes it somehow easier to tackle when you feel less alone. 💙💛
most people in the world have these problems so you’re definitely not alone in this fight, WAGMI though
Me too man if i bring this topic up with my parents as much as I know they have good intentions would just ridicule me and claim its not a big deal and even if I give them a logical answer they throw a tantrum and walk away
The things you start off with; describing the good life, like this need to be synchronized with your peers in terms of success-parameters, really makes me think about what Hartmut Rosa problemizes and analyses in Alienation and Acceleration - Belonging and being accepted is so important, maybe the most important thing at all, for humans, so the rat-race default-mode is really interesting when we look at it from a systemic view. The pandemic, I think, made a lot of people desynchronize from everyone else and society took a stop, which in-turn, as you put it, gave a lot of identity to who you really want to be. Identity is defined as the-same-as, and when you become the same as what you truly want, and not just what this need for belonging subconsciously draws you towards, you feel more resonance and maybe a more natural form of belonging to yourself. The system has a lot of grip on us though, and most people will return to the rat-race quickly in one way or the other. I might be too drawn towards a critique of capitalism, in-turn why I am fascinated by the Frankfurter school and the social critique. Oh well, this was me rambling.. Thanks for the videos Sisyphus55.
This hit really close to home and honestly is extremely helpful for me, thank you for talking about this, I am sure this helps a bunch of people out
Your content is incredibly sobering when we live in a world of 'Alpha Male Influences' telling us what "hard work is". A personal thank you for the hard work and thought provoking content.
Thank you. I really needed this, i took a semester off after suffering a lot of mental health issues from going to university. Its good to know that im not the only one going through this confusing phase in ones life. Thank you so much, this video means a lot
Honestly you have no idea how much your content and passion have helped me during some of the darkest periods of my life and I know for sure others feel the same way. Thank you so much for putting in all of the effort and authenticity that your videos and messages display.
thank you for sharing this! as someone who feels overwhelmingly lost at the moment, it's comforting to hear that i'm not the only one who's going through this mess and that there are people who've made it out :))
I admire your honesty, man. Opening up about such personal things takes me an enormous amount of effort to do even with people I'm close with.
This got me thinking... You can actually take a year off huh... Like I'm 15 right now and I've been trying to always catchup to people my age or get ahead them in this thing you called a "rat race"... And i just realized just now that I really don't know what I want in life, even though I thought that I've already got it planned out in my head. I mostly based everything off logic and not what I really wanted... But at the same time I live in a 3rd world country and it's a lot more risky when you don't go the usual route of go to school, get a degree, job secured unlike other countries that are alot more well off than mine... But man I don't know really. I'll just take things slow as you told us in the vid.
That aside, I really like tuning into your uploads as it always gets me thinking and is quite comforting heh.
i’m in like the same boat as you nice to see i’m not alone:)
Same here :")
Same
What country do you live in?
I really appreciate your making this video. I feel like modern life can be so frantic sometimes, in a very damaging way. It's like noone just takes the time to sit there and be a human, in comparison to a mindset of constant comparison and competition
I just switched out of a Computer Science degree because I held the belief that I needed to go to University to get a job. Turns out I hate Programming and Math but I love learning languages and writing. I had taken Latin and Greek during my first semester as electives (Those were two of the last choices for electives because I put off signing up for classes). Now I'm moving out of province to pursue a degree in Language that I am very passionate about for another four year term. If you are going into University, especially a STEM field, please take electives that expose you to different things in your first couple of semesters, you might just discover something that you love, that you would have never tried otherwise.
I was listening to a podcast that said, “it’s important to live life by design rather than emotion. Basically, sticking to a routine is what allows us to be the healthiest version of ourselves (especially when you're fighting these demons ex. OCD for me).
I’ve had to overhaul how I approach studying, working out and taking care of my brain (journaling) by practising mediocre consistency. Now I try to put in consistent 50-60% effort into my studying, exercise and journaling habit - to make sure I do it I began recording it and posting it on YT.
Because historically I have a habit of going too hard, not being able to sustain the Herculean effort, giving up and hating myself. So now I’m trying to give a small, consistent mediocre effort everyday. And its crazy how it adds up.
kind of stuck in a reaally long rut and was considering something similar, this sort of inspired me to just start, thanks for the comment
Know thyself.
I feel like this is such an underrated Socratic statement.
We are all teachers in a sense. From the day you are born you teach others about you. Your boundaries. What you like, what you dislike. How they can avoid conflict with you, etc.
You cannot teach someone about you if you do not know yourself, and if others don't know how to live around you, you will never experience harmonious coexistence.
Maybe I'm overthinking it.
this is going to be the most important video i watch all day
Great vid, I couldn’t agree more with the message. Wish I heard this 5 years ago when I was being pressured into going to university when I didn’t want to go, ended up dropping out after 3 months and still had to pay 10k for the whole year. Now I’m 23 fumbled around a bit but finally I feel like things are going on the right direction, so for anyone out there struggling, there is hope and light at the end of the tunnel, just keep moving forward. 🙏
First video I ever watched and honestly? I really needed to hear this. Things have been so hard, but hearing this made me realize I'm the only one making it stressful, I'm trying too hard, when life is just a river. If you rush, you'll tire yourself out. Thank you Sisyphus! I hope you have a great day and rest of days.
I relate to this almost 100%. and I'm pretty sure a lot of other young people are as well .Right now I'm 17 , in 11th grade and I don't really have a clue what's going on and what all this life thing is about . I often think about succes , in the traditional way of money .A good job , a profitable business/es , investments and assets are main objectives .And after I think about this , reality and philosophy kick in and I think "what is this for ?" "who am I ? " "where am I going ? " "what is the meaning of life ?" "what is the meaning of MY life ?" and I start questioning every aspect of my life that resembles "succes" in one way or another .Right now 2 areas of my life that I feel at least vaguely succesful are love and fittness. I have found a girl that I love to the moon and back ,she loves me back and our relationship feels pretty sturdy and I hope for the best .I have been going to the gym for about 7 months now (with some pauses) and I started to look better and feel better about my body .Other than that ,academically I'd say I'm pretty average , I have never been a brilliant kid but i've always been curious , hungry for information. Also , i'd say I'm an above average intelligence individual but I don't really put a lot of effort unless I like that thing very much.Well , that's what I had to say .In the future maybe I will come for an update reply or something if Mr sisyphus 55 doesn't delete his channel (Please , don't do it ) and to everyone reading this , have a good day , night , afternoon ,morning , christmas or any other time really.Take care !
During a quite stressful time of my life, I'm glad to have found this video. Your voice is always really soothing and helps me unwind after a long day. Thank you for the great videos man, keep it up!
I appreciate that you’ve included more humorous edits in these live action vids, they always catch me off guard and make me chuckle. Though I have to ask, why a picture of mario to represent engineers 😂
Because Mario is a plumber.
Sanitation engineer
23 years old and this is exactly what I’m going through. This video really helped a lot. ❤️🔥
Covid hit my sophomore year of high school, while school didn't stop, it did give me a lot more free time and I took the year to explore myself. I explored psychology, philosophy, and psychedelics. I feel like I've gotten to know myself quite well, especially for being that age, as you said it does feel isolating being more emotionally mature than your peers but also empowering at the same time. I've just gotten back into dating and it feels nice to not need the validation and attention from others, but to have it on top of self-confidence and emotional security. I hope everybody here finds what they're looking for and is able to achieve the lifestyle they need, not the one they want.
Life is like creating music. It’s the flow between things. The connection. The dance. Life is an emergent property just like The Self.
Every time I have a conundrum you release a video discussing it! Thank you for sharing your views on this, a lot of people agree with you.
it felt nice to be lightly acknowledged at the end as one of the people "who know what they're going to do"
your biceps look sooo good 😍👌 you can't build those overnight
also yeah, my parents' blind adherence to "being a productive member of society" and "the value of a degree" is very disconcerting. a generation of humans unwilling to confront that their once useful worldview has become antiquated.
currently i'm on a road trip around the united states to figure out what i like and who i am and to take things slower. your content is very reassuring. thank you for putting your journey out there, and i hope it is going well for you 🥰
you're a genius for putting exactly all of the thoughts I've been having throughout this gap year I'm on into words like that. bless you man
Thank you for this video, I don’t normally comment but I’m going through something similar and hearing this from another person meant a lot. Love the channel too, cheers
Cheers
Thank you man, I needed to hear this video at this stage of my life. Just turning 20, I feel like I have all these expectations on me to do something "incredible". Videos like this remind me to take a breather and smell the flowers, instead of trying to rush and force the life I desire but don't necessarily need. Always appreciate your videos, they're super comforting.
I've found myself stopping the video multiple times because I just had to strike up a conversation with myself. By the time I reached the end of the video, I had refamiliarized myself with certain aspects of how I think about myself and the world around me. It's just refreshing to hear someone say the exact same things that've been going on in my head for a while. I love how you talked about not rushing things to figure out who you are and who you wanna be and I think it's a much-needed perspective compared to the hustle and bustle of today's culture. Thank you for allowing me a space to take a break and have an honest talk with myself.
Hey man, I’ve prolly commented this before, but your videos saved me. I was in a super deep depression and your videos introduced me to philosophy and helped me to realize the beauty of our reality. Please never stop doing what you do, just knowing I’m not alone in this rat race has kept me going. You saved my life man, stopped me from ending it early, keep up the awesome shit man, thank you
Exactly what I needed to hear.
Couldn't agree more, taking time off is so important to discover who you are as a person and what your wants and desires are out of life. Lockdown for me was that awakening I was 16/17 and finally began to figure out what it was I want to achieve in my life or at at the very least find out the kind of person I am/want to be. Now I'm just about to do my A-Levels and hopefully spring board from this point to the rest of my life.
If anybody wants advice on 'feeling stuck' I would really recommend you journal/write a diary - Maybe not everyday but keep it somewhat consistent and from those entries figure out what it is that makes you happy and what makes you upset. From there focus on orbiting around that which you get the most enjoyment from. You should also allow yourself some time to reflect on your life and who you are and what you want to be. I'd really recommend going on walks and just going deep into your own thoughts:)
I've watched this video so many times, your wisdom always encourages me! I'm a high school graduate and am going into a gap year, much to the disappointment of my parents. I felt pressured to go straight to college from many sides of life, and that always put me off, the idea of putting myself down a path I wouldnt know id want four years+ from now. I've felt a bit ostracized for my choice, but your vids have reassured me that I made the best choice for me rn, I'm just gonna keep on finding myself
Keep being awesome my guy, you've helped so many ✨️❤️ :)
about to graduate undergrad...really needed this
holly shit, I haven't even seen this video yet and I can tell it's for me, this is literally the perfect timing since I'm going through a mental breakdown because I feel that I don't have enough time to progress
In the past few years in high school I've never REALLY known what I wanted to do as a job or career. I've always had interests in many topics and I get high grades in pretty much all my subjects, I'm just struggling to find something that I am truly passionate about. And with the current state of the world, It's been more and more dreadful to even think of what the future will be.
But this video was eye-opening, it made me realise that I'm probably not alone.
Recently I've felt like taking a gap year would be a better idea for me, and what you've said makes me feel like it's not so bad of an idea after all.
Thank you
I was near meltdown on the phone with my mother one day this year, and inbetween our spats she firmly said "Son there are no shortcuts." and I thanked her for that, it was what I needed to hear.
This is good advice. As someone who has been "doing nothing" for a while now, it's probably best I ended up doing this instead of rushing into some unwanted unknown. I feel guilty and like I'm wasting valuable years of my life because I'm "doing nothing" compared to all my peers, but considering all the circumstances, I could be doing worse, I suppose.
*you feel*
I noticed.
Just don't be anxious about it. I enjoy your videos a lot. You put a lot of effort and love into it. For me, you're one of the most interesting youtubers out there. I especially enjoy your podcasts, your discussions with other content creators. Last one with oliSUNvia was a pleasant surprise.
Sometimes I think that I overthink too much and people like you remind me that philosophers make such thing their main occupation. Which makes it a little bit easier. Thank you for your work. I wish you a good day.
To you or maybe other people too, this video might be like "yeah, obviously.. why are you even saying this? We all know it.."
But i lead a similar life with taking a year off here and there realising that I'm not happy with the uni i got in, breaking up relationships that lasted for 4 years etc.. What I'm saying is that this video really took a huge weight off my shoulders, you basically told me i did things right.. every "wrong" thing i did-i used too feel as if im entering a spiral of mistakes ill never be able to escape..
Thanks man! My motivation fucking skyrocketed!
Taking time off to feel and exist in nature was by far the best thing I did. People hated I did it ... and they'll get over it.
I ended up taking three years off doing nothing but still doing something if that makes sense, after I drove myself into the ground with high school and one semester of college.
But it was good for me.
I searched more about who o was as a person and now I have a goal and a better idea on how to achieve that goal.
Taking one’s time is wonderful.
But I’d say, just try to find out more about oneself and then search for what you want to do.
That’s the biggest lesson I’ve learned from that among many other lessons.
Hey, your video is one of the signs I'm lowkey looking for these days. Thank you for sharing your view in life, it really means to me as I have an Asian mother and it sucks as we both have different perspectives on how to live the remaining years. I also like your eyes lmao I'm fond of really looking at the eyes of people when I'm listening.
This is the single most helpful channel for me.
You always put out your videos at the best times. I'm struggling right now with feeling like I'm falling behind in life. I was supposed to graduate in just a few weeks but I changed my major and ended up taking a bunch of useless classes, so I'm now graduating at the end of the year. I was just now thinking about how that made me feel when I saw this video pop up.
I really needed this video. I've been struggling a lot with school because i always got good grades but this year i fell into a deep depression and my grades went way down. i realized that although i had liked school and always strived to learn new thing, i am not an academic, i really need to work with my hands, to have a profession that i can proudly call myself. i had taken a lot of time of from learning and concentrated on what was important to me. it reflected on my grades but i think it's the right thing. I'm now finishing german high school after my 12th grade, meaning (at least in my state) that i can go to university but only for bachelors and masters, meaning no medicine or law, which i always hated anyway,. so yeah, taking it slowly really helped although i still have some sleepless nights in which i ask myself if i did the right thing
Really appreciate these one take stuff. This sort of honesty and vulnerability really strikes home for a lot of people like me. Thanks for this type of content.
I'm very very thankfull that you were here with us, that you were here to tell us to not rush things!. Thank you, thank you, thank you so, so, sooo much!. This helps me understand myself more, I think it's more important to focus on yourself. Ah, love you so much ♡!.
Recently I've become aware of the prospect of "getting shunted to the edge of my own life". I appreciate what you had to say in this video because it seems to be a pretty effective antidote to that. Taking time to reflect, break away from the rat race, enjoy the small things in life and then get back to creating a vision for your life will always be important. Thanks for your insight, the internet is can be a good space for feedback sometimes!
This is a more nuanced topic than you think. As I think you are very correct and pacing yourself makes sense when you're trying to make progress, burnout can be your biggest enemy when you're getting something done. That said I will deny doing this. I don't care, I'll burn myself out I want to work myself to death to spite my human limits. I didn't ask to be born, I didn't ask to have to follow the rules of the world, to affect people around me positively or negatively along with the responsibility that it brings. I didn't ask for any of it all I can say I really care for is advancement, evolution, knowledge, understanding. I want to play by my rules. Live my life regardless of what physics, society or even god (or the concept of) says. My life, my reality, in my head. The same follows for anybody else. It's your body, your life, your reality. I can't control that there are people around me and I'll be considerate thought I won't allow anything to stop me from reaching my goals.
This helped a lot! Glad to know that there are tons of people who also feel this way. Great video as always man :)
As a dude who "knows" his vocation is teaching I completely agree. In a very narrow view, I constantly tell my kids not to rush their work because they always make mistakes when they do. As myself, I failed a full year of college during covid and it mostly was this fear had. I think especially in college, the fear of getting pushed into the work force causes this "rush". Idk I ain't rushing my concept of this it'll come to me, Great Vid my man!
Even if you got life mapped out or a solid plan - not rushing things is always solid advice!
Video title: Don't Rush Things
Me, watching on 2x speed: Good advice.
Same situation. Physics & chem - not because I don’t think I couldn’t succeed with my current position in the tech world, I know that I need the disciplined rigor of the academic setting… Expensive, but worth it to me. To each their own.
Your grin at the beginning activates my flight or fight response
All I want is every book on that shelf.
I just graduated high school and am have been fighting an inner conflict about exactly this issue for the past three years or so. Seeing this video felt like a deep breath of relief in terms of the choices I have finally ended up making about taking time to figure myself out rather than "rushing it."
I moved to Germany from the US three years ago, meaning I switched to a German high school and had to repeat a year to learn the language. Being "held back" had always, in the US at least, been seriously looked down upon pretty much my entire childhood, leading me to feel I had, by repeating a year, irreparably damaged my chances at this vague, blinded image of success at life discussed in the video. It functioned as sort of a domino effect: after graduating high school, "already too late," I felt I had cashed in any and all remaining late-start gap-year points, even though I had no clear image of what I really wanted to do. Logically and ideologically, I am and was convinced that any time I take to reflect will certainly be worth it in terms of building the kind of life I would actually like to live, but it is so hard to emotionally evade the narrative of rapid-fire, career oriented rat-race achievement. After a lot of inner turmoil, I am deciding to take some more time to do some creative projects and personal growth, but it's still difficult choosing a path less trodden by-- so thanks for making this video. It makes me feel a lot less alone and brings me a great deal of solace, hope and optimism.
i dont watch your animated content, these in person videos are more my speed. please keep them coming, really enjoyed them so far
I can't put my finger on it but the editing and humor is spot on lol
His content is great.
Thank you, this video came on a really fitting time for me. I moved to a big city for university and I'm simply not liking any of it, the course, the people, it really seems like I'm an outlier.
My mom is being very comprehensive about this and gave me time and options to figure it out but I'm just so so confused. I thought I wanted this for so long and I don't know what's next for me
Could we get a philosophical video on narcissism? My dad was an extreme narcissist, which lead to divorce and abuse(I thankfully escaped 6 years later.... Don't worry I'm fine it's been 7 years since then). But I'm wondering about the effects it has on others and what it feels like.
Also on the side note.
I am one of those people who feel like I have a lot planned, ambitious etc. But this video still has value to people who are ambitious and know what they want to do. It is a perfect reminder to slowdown just a little bit, and ask the important questions that do need to be asked.
so grateful for this channel. i feel like we all lay in bed and talk to the ceiling about random shit that scares us until it eats us up........ soooo wholesome.
I get you, same. Thing happened to me. I thought if u needed to succeed, I needed to work as hard as possible, and it all came crashing down a month ago, I burned out and wasn't able to get back for a long time
i totally agree with your point(s). being in a an eerily strange position as yourself, i find that "finding your call/path" is sort of a lie. in most circumstances, you cannot expect that you'll be able to have a career doing something that has been assigned to you to do/be by fate; you have to be able to adjust yourself to the rest of society.
Really needed this, it seems I have the right mindset but I'm filled with self doubt at times. Thank you.
Lovely work man. I'm glad your in a good spot.
Here and there I watch your channel and your vids for a couple of last years and it's always great to reflect with you on the same themes, same age period as you and decisions. I really like these encounters with you.
you have no idea how badly I needed to hear this. thank you!!
This really spoke to me thanks for opening up
Was making an omelete whole watching this and took it a bit slower, didn't rush. It's the best omelete I've ever made. Thank you.
Woah😍 I decided to stop for awhile going to school and focus on my passions to see where it goes but I always had this feeling of rushing things, even though I knew it will bring me back to an unbalanced lifestyle so seeing you’re video made me less anxious and more calm. Especially now with people on social media, getting out this idea of having to do it “all “and rush things so you can succeed faster, I believe there is pressure on many that watch video of people succeeding but take you time, you got this 🫶🏻☺️
Yep. Everything I realised in hindsight. Sigh! One thing I would add is one needs to consider if one "wants" to be part of a couple because thinking ahead to be part is a couple takes more consideration than thinking ahead to be (or stay) single.
Great video man. Today was the last day of semester at college and I felt more alone than ever. I moved here to go to school 2 years ago and have still not made any friends. I'm trying to improve my life by getting money and being healthy. But despite my success at these things I have still failed at finding someone I can just chill with and be comfortable around. I miss having friends so much. I try to put myself out there but I feel as if people just perceive me as weird or someone with mental issues. I don't know. Either way this video helped me realize that I'll be ok. I've had these feelings before but something about today triggered it more than normal.
sniper on the roof was a hilarious touch
Bro I love you, your changing peoples lives. Thank you
Really needed this, ty
I started working when I was 16 and finally decided to take a year off using my savings when I was 21. I just spent it going to the pub everyday and conversing with the locals. Guess we all have our own version of NEETdom.
Loved the editing on this latest Video!
I like the fact that your video’s do not seem to have a general topic, it’s just like a conversation between me and a teacher when you talk. It’s like I do not have to necessarily learn something when I watch them, just listen and sometimes say yes when I hear something relatable. Also I like your hair, just wanted to say that
I am a mechanics student and this my first year at university and during this entire time i was souly focused at getting into architecture school because that's what i have been passionate about from a long time ago and it gave purpose in a completely meaningless life where i felt very isolated from everyone even when i had geat friends and future seemed bright,so i did everything that i could to try to get into this school including learning how to draw again which is something that i left a long time ago because of lack of time and making an agreement with my parents to let me do what i want to do but continue to study in my current university even when i genuinely hated everything about it until i get accepted and i even participated at a contest but i wasn't lucky and i didn't get accepted and now I'm feeling like I'm going back to the same feeling of emptiness that i had before i discovered architecture that gave a new purpose to improve myself and motivated me even when everything seemed difficult and it gave me comfort when i've got the opportunity to know people who actually resemble me and share my passion,now i have no idea what should i do next...
keep going no matter how many blows u take man. when one door closes another one opens.
Big up