Even in saying he was proud, his dad demonstrated his creativity. This is certainly from where our guide drew his love of words strung together well...
that short little anecdote about your dad made me cry and its actually helped me realize something thats been bugging me. Ive always done everything i could to make my parents proud, so much so that id do things that were completely unnecessary, things that I THOUGHT would make them proud. turns out theyre already proud of me because im able to do something I love, a priveledge they gave to me. Thanks for helping me realize this exurb1a!
In hopes that he reads the comments By far my favorite creator online anywhere. Your videos have gotten me to self-reflect and ponder about life. Thank you for everything you've done for me and for thousands of other I'm sure! Sincerely Riku from Finland
i was working while playing this in the background tab and the moment i heard his father's reply, tears started streaming down. maybe subconsciously i wanted someone to tell me the same :) i'm happy for you that you have him as your father ❤
I also want to give you my thanks. We all know this world is quite crazy, and who asked us if we wanted to be a part of it all in the first place? However, we are here. And there are good and bad things here. But if there's anything that makes me feel at peace, is to know that there is someone with your kind of mind living in the same world as I am. Whenever I feel like I can't keep up with life, I remember that Exurb1a is somewhere out there, standing on the same planet as I am, and that makes me feel relieved somehow. So thank you for existing, and thank you for your art. You're doing wonders!
I have this thing of playing solitaire while listening to podcasts. It's a thing I do mindlessly because I don't like feeling stationary, I guess. I was about to win when I realized I was crying my eyes off at the story of his dad. I felt it in me. I hope I can make my dad proud too. I love you, cosmic turtle. Thank you for everything
I hate how I'm such a weak person, how I'm so emotionally vulnerable, althoughout these 3 videos I've caught myself crying because I'm in the gutter and struggling to muster the willpower to pull myself out of it, i really wish with all my heart for just a break from all of this, for something to go right so that i can feel happy and accomplished for once in my life. I really do.
Hey man! We don't know eachother, but my brother introduced me to your work just recently and I just wanted to say a few things, mainly thank you. You've become the artist I listen too while doing my art. Listening to your stuff helps me tap into my creative sense both as a writer, and an artist. For that, I can't thank you enough, stay safe
My father always told me, that I was not allowed to criticise someones work unless I could try and do it myself. This certainly stuck with me (until I saw The Last Jedi) and when taking a critical look at a work I would think about the vision, ideas, and the sacrifices the artist made to share them with me. This gave me a greater appreciation for art, even stuff I didn't like, just saying "it's not for me." (although I have no idea who The Last Jedi is for). If I was to give criticism, it was to be useful, explaining my views and how my perseption may differ from that intended by the artist. I have so much respect for artists, musicians, and authors, who put themselves on the line to create what they do, because im just not really ready to do that just yet.
There’s something so amazing and fulfilling listening to someone with this godly of a voice encouraging you and giving you advice everyone needs this in their life
Exurb1a you absolute fucking madlad. You literally said all the things I needed to hear these past few months in a matter of 30 minutes. So to pay you back in the meager way I can: I'm sure the words you said here are words you've wanted to hear from someone else as well and so I wanted to say that you have served as an inspiration for myself and many others and you have proven yourself through all your struggles to be an incredible creator and artist. I hope you take your own advice and never give up on what you do, because it's an incredibly special thing.
I just gotta say, to anyone who is either currently creating or will create that is watching this video. If you blow up, or become famous in any way, please let it be known the man that helped you along the way. Exurb1a, we love you, thank you for helping us helpless creatives, who've no clue where the product of our works will lead, along the way on the journey of creativity. I wish you all the best of luck in your own creative endeavors and may you all become recognized and praised for your work one day. Have a lovely day :)
I think after this series I am going to take up writing. I am going to start drawing whatever comes into my head once again, and, above all, I will definitely keep the grind of trying to find what the hell my first full length song is going to sound like.
Funny how the person that motivates me when I'm in my hole is someone I've never even met =) Last 2 years have been an absolute nightmare, losing a child, losing (hopefully just temporarily) the love of my life, flirting with substances and the pandemic as the cherry on top. My life is a shit storm and no one in my real life even cares, so I'm usually alone in this, but when ai feel like that now I just come watch some of ur randoms vids. -new fan
Hi again, I've been abscent from a while and haven't seen all your latest videos. I'm here to say thank you, for me you are like the Ray Bradbury of our time, you enlighten us, you liberate us, you show us that we are not alone, and we are here to show you that neither you are alone... We haven't met yet, probably never would, but it is good to know that there are people like us in this world, you, me, and all the others 200k+ followers are friends(a very distant and lonely friendship i guess). One day you will be walking on the street and see one of us to the eyes, and know that we exist, we are tangible... We are here, with you.
I didn’t think this would affect me so much, but the story about the dad lovingly supporting his son really touched me. How I wish I could hear such words from my own father. Instead, I do my best to reconcile that the man I worshipped was pretty much an asshole to me part of the time, probably when I most needed support. He now suffers from dementia, and our relationship is complicated by my living thousands of miles and two time zones away. I’ll recover my aplomb by retreating into cynicism. I agree that kids shouldn’t be harangued or called stupid or worse. But kids often are dumb, often as dumb as adults. Not quite as dumb as pets, but still pretty dumb. I work with children, I enjoy the company of children, I’m fascinated by the secret world of children that most of us have forgotten, and I try not to respond to their stupidity with my own stupidity. And when they try to show me their magic, I try to notice and respond (attention and appreciation are also a form of magic).
I've been a machinist for more than a year now, and boy did many people tell me that i'm making stupid shit. One day early on i've had the idea to make a clicky pen from brass and stainless. My dad told me it was a stupid idea because it'd be too heavy and we already have clicky pens n shit. This project would come to be the one everyone was amazed of. Since then i've made pens from applewood and aluminum and everyone loves them, even tho they are very simple. Except for my friends, in the beginning of a project everyone thinks that my ideas are kinda dumb. They probably feel like i'm wasting my time, but what they don't understand is that i'm not "wasting" 7 hours on making a simple pen, i'm spending them. My favourite projects are: DIY soldering iron (insulated by wood... it actually worked) minibar (a friends project much rather, but i was still told that it wouldn't work) machinists hammer ("We already have a hammer") What i'm tryna get to is that, if people tell you that what you're doing is stupid, you're gonna stop putting effort in. If you do that, your thing is gonna end up shitty. I think the only easy way to get out of this spiral is to not tell anyone untill you're done
"...being freaks together"... so true. Jerked a tear at the end there. Love all your work, honestly some of the best stuff on UA-cam. A lot of this series really hit home. If there was a recipe for getting out of ruts though.. or like medication.. why isn't speed an over the counter thing...
I think it's worthwhile to emphasise what exurb1a is saying about constructive criticism: take it on board. It will help you improve going forward as you keep plugging away. People who tell you to give up shouldn't be listened to but people who give you feedback are paying attention to what you're doing. If you keep getting the same feedback during this time, it's definitely worth taking seriously even if it's from negative people. But you know what you're doing with your work and it's worth staying true to it x
Thank you exurb1a I've been watching you for years and I just recently started making videos, with my better ones having some influence from you. Thank you very much
I thought of a long winded message, and you may never see this comment, but your video made my day better and I sent it to my closest friends. It touched me. Thank you.
I have no creative visions, nor any world changing ambitions. I have kind of the opposite problem. People sneer, or if they are being polite, condescend at my lack of any break-neck care. I like my 'job' as a tutor, and the meager sum I get paid is enough to run my humble lifestyle. Being told that I am suppose to dream big really annoys me, like, it's my dream, and the size of my dream suits me just fine.
I just experienced something very similar. It also involved tears of joy, but a bit different to yours I think. Actually I've had them on everyone of those three episodes. Feels so good. Thank you again, Turtle Man.
@@TehGabosh I've no doubt that our moments were both very similar, yet cast in different light. My phone was wild/I wasn't paying attention and watched this one first. It was basically the first thing I saw after waking up which was a lovely and perfect kind of "a lot". Now I'm saving the others for an as of yet undetermined occasion of need. Thanks for sharing in The Feels with me.
@@JediCoati It's kinda funny, my circumstances were the exact opposite. Laying in bed late at night. Gobbled the whole thing up chronologically while focusing my ass off. There's something beautiful in the fact that we felt the same in such different situations. Thank you for your comment, kind stranger
It happens when watching his videos. It's magical. It's wonderful. It's relieving. It feels like a warm sip of tea in the middle of a winter night. It feels like a refreshing shower after a hard workout. It feels like a resting place in a world full of chaos. It feels like a bonfire.
exurb1a I think I need to tell you something. For me you are what your father was to you. You think about so many things, you write music, books, videos, you can play at least a few instruments and are an overall pretty decent guy (as far as I can tell anyway). I have a few people I look up to and you are one of them. I wanted to thank you for all the amazing ideas you have created in my head and for all the amazing encouraging videos you make. Partly thanks to you I started picking up my life, trying to get better at whatever I am doing right now and I just wanted to say thank you! (sry for any mistakes I'm not an english native speaker)
I know the story about his dad is his personal one. But when he said that, it felt like his dad was speaking to me too. There are creative projects that I've started pursuing and though my parents know of it, they aren't too enthusiastic about it. Just hearing those words being uttered by his dad made me realize that my own parents might not feel like it now, but one day they surely will. Thank you, Exurb1a. Thank you for this series.
I'm going to add my own personal story to his. My father never really understood where I was coming from when I was writing, and he was the single most important person in the world to me, so, it stuck with me a lot harder than I really wanted to believe it could. The first time I ever spoke with a publisher, he was already sick and dying, but, finally, he started doing research so that he COULD understand my work. I never finished that book, and he's gone now. It's...an emptiness I can't describe, but, hearing these stories really brings me a different kind of hope.
I know my comment will be lost in the sea of comments section, but I have started writing in this quarantine. Your videos were for me what Twenty Thousend Leagues Under the Sea were for you. Thanks, depression turtle
I feel like exurb1a could facilitate a little community of creators. I don't know where, on one of the online platforms. We could share our music, stories, poetry and paintings.
"If someone tells you THAT you need to fix something in your story, they're almost always right. If someone tells you HOW to fix something in your story, they're almost always wrong." -some dude way smarter than me.
That's a good one to remember. I like it. Often I feel like I have to suggest a solution if I'm to criticize something, but sometimes I guess it really is enough just to point out the problem and let the artist fix it themselves.
@@sageoftruth it's often good to brainstorm with fellow artists about how something might be improved and what options are available, but nobody's 'fix' for a story should be taken as gospel, and should always be accompanied by a grain of salt.
@@bakuhakudraws5603 A mentor once suggest I fix a momentum problem by going back to an earlier point and “press harder on the gas pedal”. (She was great with car analogies.) I didn’t even understand that the problem was one of momentum (or I wasn’t thinking in those terms). I just knew that I was stuck with something that wasn’t working. She explained rhythms in terms of changing gears, accelerating and decelerating. She was quite specific as to where I had lost momentum and had specific suggestions as to what I could do (could do, not needed to do). I used one of them, but the biggest help was receiving this framework of pacing or rhythm or whatever you want to call it. She was a really good teacher. So (and I’m just having this thought now), maybe there’s a way to benefit when someone from someone telling you HOW to fix something. Start asking them WHY and try to figure out the unspoken framework. Maybe they aren’t quite aware of it or have a hard time putting it into words, so they’ve leapt ahead to how they would fix it. I think going forward I’m going to start asking why. I’ll ask it not in a challenging or hostile way, but in a curious way.
@@MarcosElMalo2 that 'almost' is in there for a reason, and especially when it comes to a teacher/student relationship it's a lot more likely the teacher will have specifics on what can be done to actually fix a given problem. The quote is mostly just a reminder to artists (who commonly want to bend over backwards to please their audience) that filtering noise from signal is important.
My best point in life was when my best friend/roommate/idol said that my shitty thrown around meaningless life was something that inspired him. He said that I always made it through and had the commitment he didn't think could be humanly possible. He said that I was his idol. He commented on my random shitty music that I play for fun and said that he thinks its amazing. I randomly play ukulele and just play what's in my head. That broke me. That made me see something that was always there but I always missed. Myself. Thanks Roommate.
Most of the time I'm the one that does that. I love it, I love making stories of people's lives, where their potential is realized and I cry silently on my own for this. I'll be forgotten and I hope my grand grand children will read this. Make it for me boy
i've started making music about 2 months ago and this is seriously giving me a lot of motivation. I've never really cared about actual critics that say something constructive about my work because i know its not perfect and i know i won't be able to see all the flaws with it while others could so i just try to build from it. I've been watching you for a long time and you have changed my mental attitude about a lot of stuff and made my day better with every upload and i thank you for it.
don't give up when someone says they don't like your work. It is only important that you like it. Oh and by the way, if you really like it, i bet you're not the only one :)
Your advice hits too close to home for me. I've always been a very curious person intrigued by each and everything I saw as a kid. Problem was, because of that I always remained that little dreaming kid who wanted to be in the military one day, and a scientist on the other. I was so fascinated by theatrics that I wanted my life to be one. I got pretty bad grades in high school so my father set me down, told me he was very upset with me, but he then explained why he was so. He told me that when he was a kid, it was his dream to become a singer (he actually sings really well, enough to become a professional) but he had to give up because of financial troubles in the household. He was way more upset with himself that he began writing stuff. Stuff that any depressed teenager would write which eventually led to writing poems. Little did he know, he would later go on and become well known in the community. But he had to give that up as well so as to perform in his studies better. I then realized that I may not be as talented as him, but I want to see how much my hard work will weigh against his. I've never been so outspoken in my life up until this year. I have now come to the conclusion that whatever field I may work in, whether I excel or not I'm gonna keep his advice and experiences to my heart and try my best for him!
Ok, I've been trying to resume my writing for a while now. But now you've given me the motivation to start again. Thanks for that! I'm off to write again now. Au revoir good sir!
Man I really needed that, thank you. Its so hard to believe that you, who does such great work gets any critisim. Its crazy for me that after helping so many people, you have any doubt in what you are doing. You are one of the 0,01% who really changed lives for the better, in relation to human history there are close to none people who reached as many hearts as you and our generations did! Friends that I knew for decades couldnt motivate me as much as you did, the only reason your channel didnt explode yet is because the algorithm is being pay n played with. Thank you brother.
A guy that can make music, is healthy, likes running, is smart in the aspect of philosophy, can edit youtube video’s unlike me, can tell good stories, is funny, has a partial understanding of physics. ... i’ve got a long way to go.
Hello there. I've just finished eating some supermarket profiteroles from a packet, and am starting on the third whisky for the evening, and am considering buying some cigarettes. I really hope these videos helped, but I am none of the things described above - promise. (All the very, very best of luck with your stuff by the way, Gratis.)
I used to write short stories of things I had in my head when I was a kid, maybe 12 or 13, and post them on wattpad. I still remember the first comment I ever got that was a genuine praise of something original I wrote that wasn't a generic statement from a teacher. I remember them saying that I really hit the nail on the head with the atmosphere of the story, and I was so incredibly flattered. I write poetry, now, instead of short stories (I realized I was bad at plot, and stuff, but really liked describing things) and have a lot of poems I'm pretty proud of, but I still remember that comment. and hey, if you like an artist's thing, let them know! especially if they're young or don't get many comments/likes!
Often the difference between plagiarism and inspiration, or at least the perception of the two, comes down to the number of sources you use. If I made a movie and modeled 100% of it around Star Wars, it'd be a rip-off. However, if I took the plot of Star Wars, the setting of Mulan, the social dynamics of Sense and Sensibility, and a bunch of themes from various other films, and somehow made it all into one movie, that would be original, even though all of its sources aren't. It's okay to be inspired by other works, but the more sources of inspiration you have, the less likely it is that someone will call it a rip-off of something else.
I personally deal with too many ideas by writing each down on a slip of paper and putting them up on a storyboard. They need not be in any order, only "sandboxed" on a particular branch. The artist who helped me with this technique was David Lynch. See also : David Lynch "Fishing for ideas." His theory is if you let the ideas come, and give them a small space, as you keep going "fishing." you will get more ideas to tie the right ones together.
Yeah you can say I don’t have anybody to trust, because everyone picks on me like I am some weird shit and have no feelings, but boy do I have feelings
Keep looking for that person, this is a random and chaotic world we live in. The right place at the right time and you just might find or be found by that person. I for myself only have like 1 person in the entire world right now that I can consider a TRUE friend, but that friend is everything to me, and I've never felt this way before that. Not long ago I also met this other guy, friend of a friend, and he is also quickly becoming a really close friend. The thing is, one time, he openened up to me and said something like what you just said, like he never had anyone treat him like that, he was never a part of something, etc. So yeah, never give up!
I feel like being called an idiot in my childhood stuck with me the most because it pushed me to learn more. It's not for everyone, but sometimes dishonest and cruel criticism can push you to become greater than you are. Not that I'm some genius or anything
I wonder if it's a break in the social conciousness about the toxicity around the world, but I have noticed more and more POSITIVITY around how shitty it's been for a couple of decades... No? Just me? huh, wonder why I suddenly felt the urge to break out of my shell and start participating in the world, in small, gentle, babysteps....... of art.....
"You've got your own wings now. I'm just watching from the ground."
I'm about to cry, those are such beautiful words.
as someone who has daddy issues, can't relate to that shit ;-;
@@crentist_the_dentist6167 atleast i can relate to you ;-;
Am literally crying ffs mr. turtle
Even in saying he was proud, his dad demonstrated his creativity. This is certainly from where our guide drew his love of words strung together well...
100% Onboard w/ that. Never thought I'd be take a hit to my heart by a creature whos home is also where it houses its excrement. GG mon ami.
Mom, no, I can't go outside, I have 30 minutes of existential turtle giving me a purpose in life
You also can't go outside because of corona (until your country has been unlocked)
@@sangamharsolia5069 or you know.. a garden ??
Also it acctualy 9 minute acctualy
@@DokiPipo_ yeah but 3 episodes of it so 9×3
@@darkfragtv 27 minute?
That’s a lot of uploads
Im not complaining.
We've been blessed
It’s the second coming of Christ if Christ was a turtle
Is that a criticism?
Ffb Hjfufjf *click* nice
that short little anecdote about your dad made me cry and its actually helped me realize something thats been bugging me. Ive always done everything i could to make my parents proud, so much so that id do things that were completely unnecessary, things that I THOUGHT would make them proud. turns out theyre already proud of me because im able to do something I love, a priveledge they gave to me. Thanks for helping me realize this exurb1a!
In hopes that he reads the comments
By far my favorite creator online anywhere. Your videos have gotten me to self-reflect and ponder about life. Thank you for everything you've done for me and for thousands of other I'm sure!
Sincerely
Riku from Finland
“The KEY is to keep COMPANY only with people who UPLIFT you. whose PRESENCE calls forth your BEST” - Epictetus
I love your simplistic view on all these things. helps me conceptualize the process i’ve been going through for months
I was lowkey highkey about to cry at the last story 😭 you deserve all the best exurb1a. This is amazing
i was working while playing this in the background tab and the moment i heard his father's reply, tears started streaming down. maybe subconsciously i wanted someone to tell me the same :) i'm happy for you that you have him as your father ❤
I also want to give you my thanks. We all know this world is quite crazy, and who asked us if we wanted to be a part of it all in the first place? However, we are here. And there are good and bad things here. But if there's anything that makes me feel at peace, is to know that there is someone with your kind of mind living in the same world as I am. Whenever I feel like I can't keep up with life, I remember that Exurb1a is somewhere out there, standing on the same planet as I am, and that makes me feel relieved somehow. So thank you for existing, and thank you for your art. You're doing wonders!
Thank you for these videos, I'm putting them into a Playlist so I can hear them every time I'll find myself doubting my purpose.
I have this thing of playing solitaire while listening to podcasts. It's a thing I do mindlessly because I don't like feeling stationary, I guess.
I was about to win when I realized I was crying my eyes off at the story of his dad.
I felt it in me.
I hope I can make my dad proud too.
I love you, cosmic turtle. Thank you for everything
please dont let this be a 3 episode thing I need more
I hate how I'm such a weak person, how I'm so emotionally vulnerable, althoughout these 3 videos I've caught myself crying because I'm in the gutter and struggling to muster the willpower to pull myself out of it, i really wish with all my heart for just a break from all of this, for something to go right so that i can feel happy and accomplished for once in my life. I really do.
I really love your way of storytelling! If you'd do hundreds of videos like these, I'd watch them all
Hey man! We don't know eachother, but my brother introduced me to your work just recently and I just wanted to say a few things, mainly thank you.
You've become the artist I listen too while doing my art. Listening to your stuff helps me tap into my creative sense both as a writer, and an artist. For that, I can't thank you enough, stay safe
I'm so lucky to have found your channels. This is a beautiful series; you brought a tear to my eye with your story about your Dad. Thank you. ❤
My father always told me, that I was not allowed to criticise someones work unless I could try and do it myself. This certainly stuck with me (until I saw The Last Jedi) and when taking a critical look at a work I would think about the vision, ideas, and the sacrifices the artist made to share them with me. This gave me a greater appreciation for art, even stuff I didn't like, just saying "it's not for me." (although I have no idea who The Last Jedi is for). If I was to give criticism, it was to be useful, explaining my views and how my perseption may differ from that intended by the artist. I have so much respect for artists, musicians, and authors, who put themselves on the line to create what they do, because im just not really ready to do that just yet.
There’s something so amazing and fulfilling listening to someone with this godly of a voice encouraging you and giving you advice everyone needs this in their life
These videos made my chest hurt a little. For the first time a video spoke to me on a spiritual level. I'm.. just amazed. Amazing..
This feels INCREDIBLY personal I feel like you're actually only speaking to me personally and I just realized how scary and fucking genius that is
I did not expect to get emotional listening to this but when the dad bit came I just kinda lost it. Thank you.
holly butt that dad story hit me in the feelers so hard so fast damn that's amazing.
Exurb1a you absolute fucking madlad. You literally said all the things I needed to hear these past few months in a matter of 30 minutes. So to pay you back in the meager way I can: I'm sure the words you said here are words you've wanted to hear from someone else as well and so I wanted to say that you have served as an inspiration for myself and many others and you have proven yourself through all your struggles to be an incredible creator and artist. I hope you take your own advice and never give up on what you do, because it's an incredibly special thing.
I keep forgetting that you are talking about art and not just life as a whole. You are so fucking amazing.
I just gotta say, to anyone who is either currently creating or will create that is watching this video. If you blow up, or become famous in any way, please let it be known the man that helped you along the way. Exurb1a, we love you, thank you for helping us helpless creatives, who've no clue where the product of our works will lead, along the way on the journey of creativity. I wish you all the best of luck in your own creative endeavors and may you all become recognized and praised for your work one day. Have a lovely day :)
I think after this series I am going to take up writing. I am going to start drawing whatever comes into my head once again, and, above all, I will definitely keep the grind of trying to find what the hell my first full length song is going to sound like.
Funny how the person that motivates me when I'm in my hole is someone I've never even met =) Last 2 years have been an absolute nightmare, losing a child, losing (hopefully just temporarily) the love of my life, flirting with substances and the pandemic as the cherry on top. My life is a shit storm and no one in my real life even cares, so I'm usually alone in this, but when ai feel like that now I just come watch some of ur randoms vids.
-new fan
This is one the best channels to exist, including exurbia1a.
Hi again, I've been abscent from a while and haven't seen all your latest videos. I'm here to say thank you, for me you are like the Ray Bradbury of our time, you enlighten us, you liberate us, you show us that we are not alone, and we are here to show you that neither you are alone... We haven't met yet, probably never would, but it is good to know that there are people like us in this world, you, me, and all the others 200k+ followers are friends(a very distant and lonely friendship i guess).
One day you will be walking on the street and see one of us to the eyes, and know that we exist, we are tangible... We are here, with you.
I didn’t think this would affect me so much, but the story about the dad lovingly supporting his son really touched me. How I wish I could hear such words from my own father. Instead, I do my best to reconcile that the man I worshipped was pretty much an asshole to me part of the time, probably when I most needed support.
He now suffers from dementia, and our relationship is complicated by my living thousands of miles and two time zones away.
I’ll recover my aplomb by retreating into cynicism. I agree that kids shouldn’t be harangued or called stupid or worse. But kids often are dumb, often as dumb as adults. Not quite as dumb as pets, but still pretty dumb. I work with children, I enjoy the company of children, I’m fascinated by the secret world of children that most of us have forgotten, and I try not to respond to their stupidity with my own stupidity. And when they try to show me their magic, I try to notice and respond (attention and appreciation are also a form of magic).
I've been a machinist for more than a year now, and boy did many people tell me that i'm making stupid shit.
One day early on i've had the idea to make a clicky pen from brass and stainless. My dad told me it was a stupid idea because it'd be too heavy and we already have clicky pens n shit. This project would come to be the one everyone was amazed of. Since then i've made pens from applewood and aluminum and everyone loves them, even tho they are very simple.
Except for my friends, in the beginning of a project everyone thinks that my ideas are kinda dumb. They probably feel like i'm wasting my time, but what they don't understand is that i'm not "wasting" 7 hours on making a simple pen, i'm spending them. My favourite projects are:
DIY soldering iron (insulated by wood... it actually worked)
minibar (a friends project much rather, but i was still told that it wouldn't work)
machinists hammer ("We already have a hammer")
What i'm tryna get to is that, if people tell you that what you're doing is stupid, you're gonna stop putting effort in. If you do that, your thing is gonna end up shitty. I think the only easy way to get out of this spiral is to not tell anyone untill you're done
"...being freaks together"... so true. Jerked a tear at the end there. Love all your work, honestly some of the best stuff on UA-cam. A lot of this series really hit home. If there was a recipe for getting out of ruts though.. or like medication.. why isn't speed an over the counter thing...
Normally when I watch an Exurb1a video, it's cause I'm ready to go on an existential roller coaster, not because I want to cry godamnit
You are the reason Ive decided to write a book. Thank you for the motivation I never knew I needed ;)
I think it's worthwhile to emphasise what exurb1a is saying about constructive criticism: take it on board. It will help you improve going forward as you keep plugging away. People who tell you to give up shouldn't be listened to but people who give you feedback are paying attention to what you're doing. If you keep getting the same feedback during this time, it's definitely worth taking seriously even if it's from negative people. But you know what you're doing with your work and it's worth staying true to it x
Thank you exurb1a I've been watching you for years and I just recently started making videos, with my better ones having some influence from you. Thank you very much
I thought of a long winded message, and you may never see this comment, but your video made my day better and I sent it to my closest friends. It touched me. Thank you.
Thank you for this video. I'm a huge fan of your work and am grateful you continue to inspire me.
Man this one really got to me thank you for your content man it's absolutely fantastic keep on keeping on
This podcast singlehandedly made me open up the google doc again. I can't wait for the next one!
That story about your dad telling you he's proud of you brought me to tears. I love your videos so much!
These videos are really fucking important.
I love this series. I hope you continue it!
Really hope you make more of these. Please, turtle boy, they’re great.
I have no creative visions, nor any world changing ambitions. I have kind of the opposite problem. People sneer, or if they are being polite, condescend at my lack of any break-neck care. I like my 'job' as a tutor, and the meager sum I get paid is enough to run my humble lifestyle. Being told that I am suppose to dream big really annoys me, like, it's my dream, and the size of my dream suits me just fine.
Great advice! I loved the moment about your dad. That was so special! 🥹
Cried twice during this series so far
Thank you so much exurvia you are a diamond in this youtube
*instantly restarts video upon finishing*
Thank you for making these. They mean a lot.
Okay Mr. Depressed Turtle. I will not give up on my artistic endeavour and continue to purge through.
Exurb1a and George Carlin are the essence of my existence
Yes!
Thank you.
I cried a little, thank you
love your work man.. i love these podcasts. don't you want to upload them on Spotify?
This is a nice video, thank you.
There's a saying in Russian: "Do not show half-done work to a fool".
If you ever need words of inspiration, write a letter, and lay it on well. Sincerely, just an American friend who is glad we bother made it this far.
I need the next episode asap I'm genuinely feeling encouragement
When are the new episodes coming man this is amazing
Thank you so much really
Thank you
Thanks
I have beem waiting for your videos
Thank you, turtle. I'll try to do what you did to me. May you achieve your goals and desire.
This gave me a happy, soul filling cry. I feel like this is the first proper breath I've taken in a while. Thank you.
I just experienced something very similar. It also involved tears of joy, but a bit different to yours I think. Actually I've had them on everyone of those three episodes. Feels so good. Thank you again, Turtle Man.
@@TehGabosh I've no doubt that our moments were both very similar, yet cast in different light. My phone was wild/I wasn't paying attention and watched this one first. It was basically the first thing I saw after waking up which was a lovely and perfect kind of "a lot". Now I'm saving the others for an as of yet undetermined occasion of need. Thanks for sharing in The Feels with me.
@@JediCoati It's kinda funny, my circumstances were the exact opposite. Laying in bed late at night. Gobbled the whole thing up chronologically while focusing my ass off. There's something beautiful in the fact that we felt the same in such different situations. Thank you for your comment, kind stranger
It happens when watching his videos. It's magical. It's wonderful. It's relieving. It feels like a warm sip of tea in the middle of a winter night. It feels like a refreshing shower after a hard workout. It feels like a resting place in a world full of chaos.
It feels like a bonfire.
@@Lefinno God that's so evocative...
Thank you.
Thank you
exurb1a I think I need to tell you something. For me you are what your father was to you. You think about so many things, you write music, books, videos, you can play at least a few instruments and are an overall pretty decent guy (as far as I can tell anyway). I have a few people I look up to and you are one of them. I wanted to thank you for all the amazing ideas you have created in my head and for all the amazing encouraging videos you make. Partly thanks to you I started picking up my life, trying to get better at whatever I am doing right now and I just wanted to say thank you! (sry for any mistakes I'm not an english native speaker)
Agreed!
you spoke every word in my mind.
I 100% agree with you. With every atom in my body this relates to me aswell (even the non native English part)
I agree!
Continue pursuing your dream and getting your life together and doing what you love friend (:
And exurb1a we love you!
Fühl ich
_Meanwhile in the recommended section_
*You Will Never Do Anything Remarkable*
xD
I got *World's Largest Camera Lens* :O
*eXaCtLy*
Oh, go watch it. The title is just provocative, the video basically carries the same message as this one.
@@illusionlife9962 yes exactly.
I know the story about his dad is his personal one. But when he said that, it felt like his dad was speaking to me too. There are creative projects that I've started pursuing and though my parents know of it, they aren't too enthusiastic about it. Just hearing those words being uttered by his dad made me realize that my own parents might not feel like it now, but one day they surely will. Thank you, Exurb1a. Thank you for this series.
Parents suck when it comes to living your own life, I think. I don’t know I’m not wise at all.
I'm going to add my own personal story to his. My father never really understood where I was coming from when I was writing, and he was the single most important person in the world to me, so, it stuck with me a lot harder than I really wanted to believe it could. The first time I ever spoke with a publisher, he was already sick and dying, but, finally, he started doing research so that he COULD understand my work. I never finished that book, and he's gone now. It's...an emptiness I can't describe, but, hearing these stories really brings me a different kind of hope.
I got the same exact feeling. His dad was so proud of him that almost made a complete stranger cry on the bus at the other side of the world
@@gemwest I'm sure Your Dad is hella proud of You and, well, now I am too
Perfect take from this video, goodluck with everything!
I know my comment will be lost in the sea of comments section, but I have started writing in this quarantine. Your videos were for me what Twenty Thousend Leagues Under the Sea were for you.
Thanks, depression turtle
youre gonna do great, i know it
I feel like exurb1a could facilitate a little community of creators. I don't know where, on one of the online platforms. We could share our music, stories, poetry and paintings.
@@SmartStr33t a forum perhaps
That which is lost, can be found m8
Your comment hasn't been lost yet! I hope things go well for you sir.
It's been a while clone of existential crisis turtle. Or his artsy bro or something. U have tea?
@@MiekOff-jx7wc r/whoosh
*sits down with tea n 'bickies', and awaits to be perpetually surprised*
@@MiekOff-jx7wc always has been
"If someone tells you THAT you need to fix something in your story, they're almost always right. If someone tells you HOW to fix something in your story, they're almost always wrong."
-some dude way smarter than me.
That's a good one to remember. I like it. Often I feel like I have to suggest a solution if I'm to criticize something, but sometimes I guess it really is enough just to point out the problem and let the artist fix it themselves.
@@sageoftruth it's often good to brainstorm with fellow artists about how something might be improved and what options are available, but nobody's 'fix' for a story should be taken as gospel, and should always be accompanied by a grain of salt.
@@bakuhakudraws5603 A mentor once suggest I fix a momentum problem by going back to an earlier point and “press harder on the gas pedal”. (She was great with car analogies.) I didn’t even understand that the problem was one of momentum (or I wasn’t thinking in those terms). I just knew that I was stuck with something that wasn’t working. She explained rhythms in terms of changing gears, accelerating and decelerating.
She was quite specific as to where I had lost momentum and had specific suggestions as to what I could do (could do, not needed to do). I used one of them, but the biggest help was receiving this framework of pacing or rhythm or whatever you want to call it.
She was a really good teacher.
So (and I’m just having this thought now), maybe there’s a way to benefit when someone from someone telling you HOW to fix something. Start asking them WHY and try to figure out the unspoken framework. Maybe they aren’t quite aware of it or have a hard time putting it into words, so they’ve leapt ahead to how they would fix it.
I think going forward I’m going to start asking why. I’ll ask it not in a challenging or hostile way, but in a curious way.
@@MarcosElMalo2 that 'almost' is in there for a reason, and especially when it comes to a teacher/student relationship it's a lot more likely the teacher will have specifics on what can be done to actually fix a given problem. The quote is mostly just a reminder to artists (who commonly want to bend over backwards to please their audience) that filtering noise from signal is important.
My best point in life was when my best friend/roommate/idol said that my shitty thrown around meaningless life was something that inspired him. He said that I always made it through and had the commitment he didn't think could be humanly possible. He said that I was his idol. He commented on my random shitty music that I play for fun and said that he thinks its amazing. I randomly play ukulele and just play what's in my head. That broke me. That made me see something that was always there but I always missed. Myself. Thanks Roommate.
Most of the time I'm the one that does that.
I love it, I love making stories of people's lives, where their potential is realized and I cry silently on my own for this.
I'll be forgotten and I hope my grand grand children will read this.
Make it for me boy
Rip to the exurb1a fans who don't know exurb2a exists
i just found this today and im already elated i have more im way too fucking high to be watching this but fuck it content
i searched till exurb23a, pls tell if you find another channel
UA-cam algorithm recommends stuff bruh.
Everyone knows this.
@@dededown 😂😂😂😂
i found this today! And I'm blown.
i've started making music about 2 months ago and this is seriously giving me a lot of motivation. I've never really cared about actual critics that say something constructive about my work because i know its not perfect and i know i won't be able to see all the flaws with it while others could so i just try to build from it. I've been watching you for a long time and you have changed my mental attitude about a lot of stuff and made my day better with every upload and i thank you for it.
carry on. push past it
but wheres this link to some of ya work ?
oi mate, nice playlist u got there in ur channel for trips! saving it, thanks internet person!
@@tabberer I put out music under the name darkxiety on Spotify and most streaming platforms :D. Thanks everyone for the likes!
@@Y-0 thanks a lot i hope you enjoy it
don't give up when someone says they don't like your work. It is only important that you like it. Oh and by the way, if you really like it, i bet you're not the only one :)
Your advice hits too close to home for me. I've always been a very curious person intrigued by each and everything I saw as a kid. Problem was, because of that I always remained that little dreaming kid who wanted to be in the military one day, and a scientist on the other. I was so fascinated by theatrics that I wanted my life to be one. I got pretty bad grades in high school so my father set me down, told me he was very upset with me, but he then explained why he was so. He told me that when he was a kid, it was his dream to become a singer (he actually sings really well, enough to become a professional) but he had to give up because of financial troubles in the household. He was way more upset with himself that he began writing stuff. Stuff that any depressed teenager would write which eventually led to writing poems. Little did he know, he would later go on and become well known in the community. But he had to give that up as well so as to perform in his studies better. I then realized that I may not be as talented as him, but I want to see how much my hard work will weigh against his. I've never been so outspoken in my life up until this year. I have now come to the conclusion that whatever field I may work in, whether I excel or not I'm gonna keep his advice and experiences to my heart and try my best for him!
Best of luck for your future mate.
30 minutes of... CONTENT
With no ads!! He’s making content to help others, props to him
Not a bit of fluff.
@@penguinatee210 0rolly gpt demomonitized
Ok, I've been trying to resume my writing for a while now. But now you've given me the motivation to start again. Thanks for that! I'm off to write again now. Au revoir good sir!
That's great! Good luck :)
Can't wait to read it!
if it was about the fifth scienece imma need their address
Just wanna chat
I lived 5th science
This is the best birthday present I could've asked for
Happy birthday🥳
Happy birthday my dude!
Happy birthday fellow turtle fam
Have a good birthday, fellow internet stranger!
Man I really needed that, thank you. Its so hard to believe that you, who does such great work gets any critisim. Its crazy for me that after helping so many people, you have any doubt in what you are doing. You are one of the 0,01% who really changed lives for the better, in relation to human history there are close to none people who reached as many hearts as you and our generations did!
Friends that I knew for decades couldnt motivate me as much as you did, the only reason your channel didnt explode yet is because the algorithm is being pay n played with. Thank you brother.
Lol I was like wtf when I got 3 notifications from the same channel
A guy that can make music, is healthy, likes running, is smart in the aspect of philosophy, can edit youtube video’s unlike me,
can tell good stories, is funny, has a partial understanding of physics.
... i’ve got a long way to go.
Hello there. I've just finished eating some supermarket profiteroles from a packet, and am starting on the third whisky for the evening, and am considering buying some cigarettes. I really hope these videos helped, but I am none of the things described above - promise. (All the very, very best of luck with your stuff by the way, Gratis.)
@@Exurb1a Exurb1a, in this part of the world! Wow!
I used to write short stories of things I had in my head when I was a kid, maybe 12 or 13, and post them on wattpad. I still remember the first comment I ever got that was a genuine praise of something original I wrote that wasn't a generic statement from a teacher. I remember them saying that I really hit the nail on the head with the atmosphere of the story, and I was so incredibly flattered. I write poetry, now, instead of short stories (I realized I was bad at plot, and stuff, but really liked describing things) and have a lot of poems I'm pretty proud of, but I still remember that comment. and hey, if you like an artist's thing, let them know! especially if they're young or don't get many comments/likes!
He's back!!!!
God, the dad story just genuinely made me break down 💓
return or the king
please talk about plagiarism & the anxiety that comes from having too many ideas.
also this video series is blessed. thanks.
Plagerism = insperation
Often the difference between plagiarism and inspiration, or at least the perception of the two, comes down to the number of sources you use.
If I made a movie and modeled 100% of it around Star Wars, it'd be a rip-off. However, if I took the plot of Star Wars, the setting of Mulan, the social dynamics of Sense and Sensibility, and a bunch of themes from various other films, and somehow made it all into one movie, that would be original, even though all of its sources aren't.
It's okay to be inspired by other works, but the more sources of inspiration you have, the less likely it is that someone will call it a rip-off of something else.
I personally deal with too many ideas by writing each down on a slip of paper and putting them up on a storyboard. They need not be in any order, only "sandboxed" on a particular branch. The artist who helped me with this technique was David Lynch. See also : David Lynch "Fishing for ideas."
His theory is if you let the ideas come, and give them a small space, as you keep going "fishing." you will get more ideas to tie the right ones together.
Yeah you can say I don’t have anybody to trust, because everyone picks on me like I am some weird shit and have no feelings, but boy do I have feelings
Keep looking for that person, this is a random and chaotic world we live in. The right place at the right time and you just might find or be found by that person.
I for myself only have like 1 person in the entire world right now that I can consider a TRUE friend, but that friend is everything to me, and I've never felt this way before that.
Not long ago I also met this other guy, friend of a friend, and he is also quickly becoming a really close friend. The thing is, one time, he openened up to me and said something like what you just said, like he never had anyone treat him like that, he was never a part of something, etc. So yeah, never give up!
Shenanigun Hold ya head up king 👑
Ah so your dad was really like you said in sleep is just death being sad. That’s great
Legendary
If exurb1a is pronounced “exurbia” how tf is exurb2a pronounced?!
exurbtwa
I pronounce it exurbitwo
Exurbtua
Tuba
I pronounce it "exurbia, but it is his second channel"
You are reminding me of the luck that i have to be young and having a mother that is a suportive artist
Just when I was having a normal life
Boring*
XD
@@aseema2408 Never came across a countryman who watches exurb1a :O
Exurb1a is daddy and I'm glad people watch him from India.
@@aseema2408 haha that's good to hear!
I feel like being called an idiot in my childhood stuck with me the most because it pushed me to learn more. It's not for everyone, but sometimes dishonest and cruel criticism can push you to become greater than you are. Not that I'm some genius or anything
What are you talking about? In 12 years you will invent a stable, safe and reliable way for nuclear fusion.
Thank you space depresion turtle for this mini-series, I loved it
I wonder if it's a break in the social conciousness about the toxicity around the world, but I have noticed more and more POSITIVITY around how shitty it's been for a couple of decades... No? Just me? huh, wonder why I suddenly felt the urge to break out of my shell and start participating in the world, in small, gentle, babysteps....... of art.....