Why I Choose a “Boring” Life
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"Boring" = healthy, no drama, healing, calm, centered, productive, creative, disciplined, etc... well done, keep on, carry on!
Also live longer.
❤❤YESSSSS!!!!!! finally knowing oneself and enjoying it, knowing others can hopefully see that they too can be themselves 😊
@@alanguages Very good point
@@blessedvona Well said. Wholesome viewpoint.
Also, "boring" tends to be a judgment and perception passed by other people. In my life, if I am bored, I do something to entertain myself, but it will never stop a third party's perspective from still labeling me as boring.
"Being alone for a while is dangerous. lt's addicting. Once you see how peaceful it is, you don't want to deal with people anymore" - Tom Hardy. I have finally stopped appealing to others and began to cherish the peace.
Yes, and it doesn't mean you have to be an introvert or anti-social. You just take control of the times you want to go out and be around people and make time for all those things that are important to you that you can only do alone, with focus, such as making music or writing in my case. Tom Hardy saw the danger of it as well as the joy. Like everything else in life, it is about finding balance and ensuring, as a quote I found said, "That people do not confuse your free time with your availability" which was and sometimes still is a problem with friends. No-one thinks I am introverted or anti-social - I'm just busy doing ME stuff in the peace of my apartment.
Boring life is not boring, it’s happiness ✨
It's peace.
I am definitely more happy, thanks!
I would say it's more about peace than happy.
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for me it's a mix of peace, happiness and contentment which i'll take any day of the week
Boring= peace to me.😅
•Stress free
•Quietness
•Wealthy in health & finances
_Sounds like a good life to me!_ 🙃
100 percent
Absolutely
I spent 30 years as an RN. I left Healthcare last year and have let my license expired. I have not looked back.
I have a "boring" life too. I get to enjoy walks in the woods, riding my e bike, reading, listening to music and working on crafts.
My income has dropped from 6 figures down to what is now considered poverty level, yet my quality of life has improved 1000 percent.
You are going to make a wonderful physician.
Wow you spent many years in the healthcare field😢 I only spent 1 year being a doctor and I quit, could not deal with that hectic stressful life, I thought; cant be miserable for all my life just for making notes. Im from Mexico and could manage to move to the woods and get the life always wanted. Wish you the best! 😊
@@happydogg312 😦😦 wtf!! Thats hectic!
What is a RN?
@@dacat8171registered nurse
@@dacat8171 a registered nurse
"If u wake up feeling safe, healthy and have what keeps your belly full, it's as if u've owned the world"... Totally agree with you zach
How would you describe "feeling safe"? What are the factors that help you accomplish that? It's a topic that I am exploring.
It's also very important against the background of so many people needing to flee from wars and other kinds of violence.
That’s so true
@@angelinasouren it's when u r not threatened or worried from anything or anyone, it may last for a short time, but thats life; life is moments. It may be accomplished by the simplest things, it's also related to our mind set as well as our belief of fate.
To me, being bored is the ultimate privilege. Not having to constantly worry about finances, health, time, or safety and just being able to enjoy life in the moment is pure bliss. When you do get the chance to do something crazy once in a blue moon, those moments will stay with you for life.
As a simple and boring person, I love this video. I find happiness and fun in simple things: books, writing, journaling, food, hot baths and being comfy and cozy at home. 😌
simple/boring is a good thing!
I just got diagnosed with cancer. I don't feel like traveling, or go to parties, or do anything extreme. All I'm focusing on is making sure there is peace within my mind. It's the only thing that is a place of refuge.
I wholeheartedly agree with living a boring life. I’m 70 and before I retired people would ask me: “Well, are you going to travel, maybe go on a few cruises?”
I can’t think of anything more annoying than constantly packing and unpacking suitcases. And as far as cruises (floating shopping malls full of fake smiles and herd mentality) the thought of looking out on ‘water’ would bore me to tears. Or “adventure vacstions”. I’ve never needed ANY of that to feel content and happy.
Agree 100% Peter. We work all our lives to create a comfortable home. Why leave it when you have everything you need... for the stress of travel!
Im in mid 30's and relate to this, I traveled in my 20's, then I realized It was not really fun, I was only stress, when I quit traveling and moved to the woods I found the most "boring" life but serene and beautiful I could have. We are told that cruises, trips, fancy stuff or "fun" places are happines, overall you find herd mentality and superficial people. The only place you can find happines is in ourselves. 😊😊
@@enzayoung5220The meaning of life isn't to sacrifice peace of mind for decades to be able to own a home and then to never leave it. The point is to make peace of mind the #1 goal always. A minimalist life with as little overhead as possible.
@@ErikamGarThat's because many people are just working for a paycheck and they're miserable. They have to get drunk and/or high to tolerate their life. They take vacations because they need an escape from their misery but it's right there crushing their life force. When you don't live that kind of life you have no need for escapism. But traveling for the purpose of expansion is wonderful.
@@lemurianchick This is such a wise and sober narrative.
I completely relate to this video. I‘m in my mid 20s and have a boring life and I love it so much. I tried so hard to fit in in my early 20s and late teens. It made me so unhappy. I love spending my time alone or with my close family or friends. I love going for boring walks and buy only necessary things. It’s peaceful.
I agree with you mostly but you should be creating good memories in your mid 20s too. Trust me as once you hit 30 and up your perception and energy levels change quite a bit.
A good life totally agree with you. I used to think I’m weird because I liked a fun but peaceful, non-drama life. Coz it seemed like everyone else I saw or heard had stuff happening in every direction of their life running here and there always go go go go. Wasn’t for me
@@brianmeen2158everybody is different never lost energy pr drive until after 55 . Then just made modifications as time goes. I remember one coworker when I was 26 and he was 33 maybe telling me wait until I turned 30 then I’d gain weight and feel a big change. Well maybe because I exercised with weights since I was about 15or 16. I felt stronger until maybe 40 years old then noticed a difference with that so decreased weight , increased reps am still do it and feel great but accepting my age as it goes nd happy in my own skin, always maintained my weight, I think this is huge . Can’t use the excuse metabolism, if that changes which it will for most then you eat less. End of story
Im in my mid 30's I have the same life as you, some years ago, I would have loved this much younger, because I was not happy with the "fun" life I had, going to bars frecuently or trying to fit or please people was exhausting. 😢 I do enjoy going to buy my groceries, I have a beautiful way to it by walking. 🌲🌳🌴 I live in the woods. Basically I enjoy no drama, no partying, just having a contemplating life.
@@ErikamGar Your life sounds absolutely wonderful! ☺️
So proud of young people that discovered a boring life can make you happy. I am in my seventies and it took me awhile to learn this even though my heart was screaming at me that it was true.
Congratulations on learning all this at a young age. It took me several decades after college to learn this and put it into practice.
Yup it was my late 40s before I realised all of this and took some control over my life. He's well ahead of the curve :)
That's not a boring life That's a simple life aways from the messy world we live in now ❤
Agree, there's a danger in living a very busy life unbalanced. Just look at the burned out people that are grinding endlessly
"Grinding endlessly" is a great way to put it. No longer working, my new saying is "boring is goooood". .
I didn't find real inner peace until I retired. While I was working I felt like a crazy chicken running around trying to get everything done that was expected of me. What I love about my retirement is that I have no one making demands on me. I can finally just breathe and enjoy the silence. I don't have to prove anything to anyone. It completely improved my health. I had high blood pressure problems when I was working. My blood pressure is now normal to below normal. I told my doctor it's because I'm retired now. So my advice to everyone is learn how to "just breathe". Turn off all the extraneous garbage. It's so simple, but not easy to do in a frantic world. The closer you can get to this state, the better you will feel. At least I think so.
Hey Zach! Just wanted to say I completely relate to this video. I’m a vet student and I also live a “boring” life. (Side note: I wondered for a long time if that’s why I’m single as well.) But not drinking or partying makes me feel happier and I have more energy to do the things that matter to me like sports, traveling, and learning how to be the best doctor for my clients and patients. I have yet to master how to make the fluffiest eggs, but maybe that’s next on the list! Thanks for the video 😊
just pray to gordon Ramsay every night and you'll get there
@@ZachHighley Already started on the shrine 😂
Thank you very much! I've always felt a bit guilty inside because I'm so boring. But I did most of the things I wanted to do. And now I enjoy being alone and staying at home instead of going out and socializing. I know I can if I want to, but I'm happier alone because most people bore me to death and I'd rather sit in the closet with a flashlight reading a book than go to a party and think: “I don’t want to be here” and do it just to please others.
Your intro is me! I LOVE going to bed at 9:30 and feeling healthy and well the next day. My mental and physical health are much better. I just wish there was more socialization that wasn't based around going out drinking.
I wish the same kind of socialization such as; walking in the woods, contemplate a landscape, cooking, talk about deep important issues. 😊
Me and my friends arrange walks at the beach with hot flasks of coffee. A walk in the woods. We try and keep healthy and happy. I don’t drink anymore. I don’t go out late. I used to to conform. Now I just say no. I have a few very close friends. They know me and know I’m not happy having to be excessively sociable. Sometimes I say no to meeting them. They understand that I’m just needing time to reflect alone. If I try and force myself to do things I don’t enjoy then I end up stressed and unhappy. I’ve learned to surround myself with a few people who just accept me the way I am. I’ve let go of the life where people were telling me I needed to explore and travel to be happy. To try new things. I really don’t. I did those things years ago because it was ‘normal’. I’d get home and need weeks to decompress. Dreading the next time. It’s taken me a good while to find the confidence to allow myself to just be me. Good luck 😊
At this point I pretty much just practice the piano, go for walks, bake bread, clean the house, and work. Over the last 10 to 15 years, I've dropped TV news; then news; then all TV; then all social media except UA-cam; and now heavily "curate" UA-cam. Even some channels I used to enjoy now try to make the extreme and dramatic seem like the day-to-day. Stress is a drug and so much of the media are pushers.
I loved to socialise. Friday to Sunday, every week out on the town. One Saturday night in a pub standing shoulder to shoulder with patrons. The noise level so high we couldn't hear ourselves speak. I thought ' I'd rather be home in my jamas, curled up on the sofa, reading a good book. I said goodnight to my friends and that was that, partying was a thing of the past. Never regretted it.
I dropped out and retired early at 58. It was amazing to realize how much our society programs us that everything has to be exciting, momentous, earth shattering etc. A lot of it has to do with marketing to make people spend money to have these peak experiences like sports games or concerts or flashy clothes, cars etc.
I purposely embraced boredom when I discovered I was mostly being used. So became mostly unavailable. Don't even go to Christmas and thanksgiving events.
But I discovered a whole NEW world where people are NOT my central focus at all.
Learned to link up with the animal and plant kingdom, explore my dreams and intuition and create as I feel .
The pandemic was a blessing in disguise as it forced me to turn inward and forced the elimination of useless and time wasting , money wasting 💩like me daily Starbucks ritual. In addition to the expense I realized I didn't like being in cafes with LOUD music, paying too much and the obligatory tip.
My money improved greatly just by saving as there was nothing open to spend on and I've maintained the habit.
I LOVE being boring. 😊
What a detailed wise narrative! 😊 Im in 30's, and I've been doing these last years. I traveled, had "exciment" was used by people, thinking they were "friends" or bosses, however I always felt I was not me, and was happy. I built my house in the woods and connected with everything you mentioned, especially myself. My intuition is higher and happier than ever. 😊
@@ErikamGar 😊
As someone who works from home, I see the cafe as a great break in the routine. I wish people wouldn't call this boredom. Boredom is in the masses who like loud noises and nothing contemplative .
Hey Zach
“Boring” is the word given by the society to us.
For us it’s “Bliss”
Living the life to the fullest of our terms and conditions is bliss😇
One of the really great aspects of being born in 1973, is one knows that the internet is not everything. Life is good with the internet, but it was good before the internet. A great joy of aging is perspective.
"Boring Life" is creating a realistic and achievable base line of happiness of your own. Something that people outside your bubble will never understand but it wont and never bother you because your are in a state of impenetrable peace in this world with insane society and crazy people.
It's so good to hear from a UA-camr pitching a "boring" lifestyle! Working in L&D, there are tons of occasions that I'll have to represent the company and do a lot of self-intro to our new-hire trainees. I was a little embarrassed to confess that most of my hobbies are labeled as boring, but I honestly enjoy doing them and staying this way. What you said is really relieving, especially for an introvert like me🙂
A boring life is a luxury!!!
labor and delivery?
@@megsley Learning and Development
Related to everything that was said ! I don’t call it boring I call it simplicity . There’s so much beauty in the mundane
Welcome to an exuberantly happy introvert life! You’ve just explained my world. I’m fulfilled in it!! 😊 I’m happy for you that you’ve found yourself and what fulfills you. It’s the most amazing feeling in the world!
Holy shit is this relatable. I have been feeling so out of the ordinary to think like this and always felt that I was in the wrong. This video really helped set my priorities straight. Also, so glad to see someone feel exactly the same way. Thanks for this amazing video
Much of what you described as a boring life sounds more like a rich deeply satisfying, healthy and vibrant life. I'm 82 and had no idea I've been bored all my life. Proly too late to change 😊😊😊
Nope, that's a fallacy of yours that has probably kept you from doing things differently. It's never too late to transcend your reptilian brain so don't use age as an excuse to stay the same.
Thanks for the great and insightful video, as always. 3 Things: I follow a belief, "You know you're rich when you know you have enough." That's why so many people are chasing after the unobtainable and still unhappy not realising that they had enough a long time ago. Second, "boredom is a sign of a lack of intelligence". Hence, I don't think that you are boring at all. I think that your thinking is highly intelligent because you realise that leading a simple, at peace and in the moment life, which is quiet and not highlighted by extremes, is an intelligent and wholesome way to live. Finally, I have always gone in the opposite direction to the crowd. While at times that can be isolating or even lonely, it means I am following my own path, my own choices and have no-one to blame if it goes pear-shaped. Which is the third thing, "we create our own reality", so make sure you create a great one.
I’m on my mid 30s and this has been my life. It’s a wonderful life.
The way I see it, different people will view different things as "boring" or "exciting". I once had a flatmate drag me out to a party-type event that I found just dull for me, a ton of people there were having a blast, but it wasn't doing anything for me. I'd much rather just geek out with a couple of friends, not bounce around to music I didn't care for, drink alcohol I cannot stand the taste of.
I am happy the almighty algorithm showed me this video. I remember wanting the exact opposite of boring when I was a teen. Because only the "successful" people on Instagram etc made it in life, right? All those fancy things and living in expensive places! Hahaha, I love my teen self. Now I'm 27 and realizing that "boring" isn't boring at all. I want my inner peace and happiness. Currently I'm in a rough patch, but I'm looking forward to some more calm soon. Wishing the best to all of you ❤
Inspirational. We hear so much about how unhappy and burned out doctors are these days, but as you are discovering it is the greatest privilege to be able to use one’s training and vocation to help people when they are vulnerable. I still find it awesome that people trust me to make them better, and that inspires me to do my best every day.
Bravo! You're living a simple practical unproblematic inner peaceful life. You're not keeping up with the Jones, Smiths, and trends but you're embracing your individuality which makes you a "leader" and not a "follower." Embracing who you are as an individual, you look and act like Zach H and not everyone else. Happiness is not things or an inner feeling but "contentment" with what you have and who you are exercising your brain to think your individual thoughts and expand your intelligence as an individual "who you are" and not trying to be someone or something else. Using common sense leads to contentment, happiness, joy, and a balance way of life because you're YOU! 🤗🤗
This was very timely, I met an ex work colleague for lunch yesterday whom I hadn’t met since 2019, she asked how I was liking retirement and what did I do all day? I told her I didn’t do nothing much, walked my dog along the beach, cycled in the forest with my dog running beside me, going to the community centre and play table tennis with people I don’t know, in the spring / summer tend to my allotment. She replied that I was becoming boring since I retired, I said I couldn’t agree more 😀
I find this quite relatable, as my efforts to go out into the world are usually met with disappointment. Working on music at home I find so much more fulfilling.
I❤my non-conventional life too! I live for myself and no one else. I dislike the pressures of consumerism and fashion that tells us we need to dress a certain way to be accepted by society. At the end of the day most people who we think we need to please are the superficial ones that are insecure. They are not my world so I say ‘screw them’!
Love your videos Zach, and I promise they're not boring. I often feel like people mistake "boring" for "dedicated and consistant", and "fun" for "reckless and ephemeral". I find joy in a hot cup of tea, doing some very light exercise, going to work while listening to some Radiohead, playing chess on Friday evenings, becoming better and doing research in my field (philosophy), cuddling with my partner and discovering new vegan recipes. If I could live that life for the rest of my days I think I'd be very happy. As Pascal wrote it, "I have discovered that all the unhappiness of men arises from one single fact, that they cannot stay quietly in their own chamber".
I have. Quiet peaceful minimalist life in my little cottage by the sea and love how relaxing and easy and fulfilling it is no alcohol cooking good food reading painting writting a book on my philosophy etc sat by the log fire. No debt no chasing madness happy days
I agree with this. im 23 and in my late teens and early 20s i try to fit in but i realize i really dont like that kind of life. i am living my life privately now and focusing on my thing (career, self, and quality people). i am more at peace now and i really want to continue to be boring. i dont care what other people say this is my life not theirs.
One person's boring can be another person's excitement. I think being a UA-camr is super exciting, not boring at all.
I've been chasing things and experiences for all my life. Higher, better, more exciting... That is also why I chose my job (I work in the music industry). Then I had a severe burnout. Ever since I have turned to this "boring" kind of life and I am happier than ever before. So I get where you're coming from. Big time. Nowadays the little things excite me and I don't feel this intense need to always lookout for the next dopamine hit. Very calming and humbling experience, actually. As are your videos. Thank you for sharing your point of view with us. Feels great to feel seen.
Same. Have recently given in to the travel bug for almost 4 years. No regrets. It's always what I wanted to do. But it makes me appreciate my cozy little home and a simple life.
He is probably cuddling in bed waiting for his true love 😊
I live the same way and I love it!
I found a friend!
I’m definitely guilty of trying to “fit in” with the crowd. To this day, as a college student, I sometimes force myself to do things I really don’t want to do in order to “fit in” and “make memories”.
For example, I was invited to a house party and decided to go. Needless to say, I hated it. It was too damn loud, too many people were being too wild, alcohol was everywhere, and overall, I just didn’t feel safe. So, I left.
Hell, just today, I went to a popular art installation called “Meow Wolf”. Again, it was loud and overstimulating. People were everywhere, everything was noisy, bright, and oversaturated. I ended up leaving exhausted and with a headache. It seemed like everyone but me loved it, which kind of sucks, because I’m, once again, the oddball.
Damn near everyone my age just wants to party, party, party. Meanwhile, I want friends (and I have a handful of close friends, but due to our lives being busy, it’s hard to get together most days), and I want to have fun. But my version of fun is hanging out with small, quiet groups of people in quiet safe places. Unfortunately, most people my age consider that extremely boring, and therefore don’t want to hang out with me all that much…
Wow, you really do have life figured out. It's took me 49 years to only get somewhere close to your realisation. I've learned to say no,rather than yes just to please other people. I'm trying my best to live a life similar to yours. Well done.
I knew what the video was about based on the title. I feel exactly the same, and I was just talking to my friends over coffe about this very same topic. My life has never been more boring and I have never been happier and healthier
@ZachHighley so happy for you .because you just have discoverd and uncover the true meaining of life .sometimes it takes for us longer to find what you did found ....but hey don't listen to people whom said " 💰 money can buy everything " that's not true" as you as a doctor ." money can buy an expensive watch but not " time" money can buy a bed not " sleep" when Steve's jobs was in the hospital he said " you xan hire the best driver to 🚗 drive your car or the best chef's to cook for you ." but you can not hire a person to feel your pain or being sick instead of you ...when you about to drowning in the high sea. " remember not gold not money can save you but a piece of old wood could save you ..." We should value things right ...not everything sparks is gold .." Hey i used to hate to be alone or with myself !! But now " i discovered i love to be with myself because ( myself ) can not mess with me .
great video! my life is simple and boring by most standards but deeply rewarding. even in my thirties i still hold on to the fomo of "what my life is supposed to look like" - parties, etc. but i love the quiet rewards of simplicity. thank you for this.
I feel the same way in my 30's; simplicity and serenity has brought me rewarding and real happines, which I think it is being content and serene with your life. 😊
Thanks for pointing this out. The bottom line is, do what works for YOU. We tend to be influenced by social media, the actions of people around us and by convention but figuring out what gives us pleasure, what's important and how we feel our best is a very personal journey that requires courage to stand up for yourself. It gets easier when older but worth thinking about at any stage of our lives.
I can relate. Also in healthcare. And sometimes I wonder if it’s because of that that I seek not maybe “boring”…but peace. I like to read, stay in bed, take walks or do some stuff in nature, but don’t drink or do drugs. I do like spontaneity and I’m also a hopeless romantic. I guess look for things that make me love life and see its joy again. My perfect night would be cuddling while watching Marvel. Is that weird? Probably. But yes oh so nice.
Sincerely,
Looking for my future husband
@shegotit143 Yes you truly do get it. You are to be cherished .
This video is so relatable. I feel seen. Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful video. Happines is really found in the mundane. ❤
I really enjoy your videos because they feel like you actually live life and then come tell us about it, instead of living and doing things _for_ youtube. That motivates us to live our lives too.
your videos always redirect me to the right page whenever i am ricocheting from one bad decision to the next.
Great video, as a high school student who aims to get into med school (I have to study very long hours) I can relate to this. Love these new type of videos of yours!
Thank you for posting this!!!
Good for you! A quiet happy life is so wonderful! You are setting a good example!
this really resonated with the way I try to live my life, thank you for putting this out there. Authenticity rules supreme!
Right here with you. Introspection is beautiful! Love.
It’s a wonderful life. Definitely not boring! ❤
Everything you said in the video does relate to my life. Thank you Zach for reminding me that I am living happily. Self-awareness also helps realize it. I love this really
If you need reminding that you're happy, are you truely happy?
I really relate to this video. I had long wondered If I was boring or if my life was being shaped by the people around me. Finally, I understand that I actually live a good life, the I want and enjoy living like. That's so great to feel, when u get to know what u want.
This video is another reminder from the universe that i need to focus on my goals and values. Thanks for this!
Love and agree with everything you said. Such wisdom at such a young age. Good for you Zach.
Your videos are literally so so so addicting. I have learnt a lot from you, thanks..
So well said. You put into words an idea I have such a hard time explaining to people. Usually, when I try to explain this, I get a look back like I'm speaking a foreign language.
In my opinion your best video ever! Sharing the same mindset!
I really enjoyed this video! While I find it easy to simply my belongings, I find it difficult to simply my schedule. I don’t want to let others down by saying no to attending an event…. I like the idea of answering “h__ yeah” to every event I deliberately decide to attend.
You are so wise! I enjoy your videos very much
I love this video. Thank yoooouuuuuu so much for uploading this! 🙌
With this video, you broke me free from the chain of slavery of the supposed image of what happiness was supposed to look like. I wish many people get to see this to realize that every day is a blessing that is disguised.
Amazing video Zach, as usual! Thanks for sharing with us!
Cheers from Brazil!
My life is peaceful and based on minimalism. No drama, no assholes. Wish I had done this sooner.
Inner peace is the most valuable thing in life.
Love your no sponsorship youtube videos. 🤩
i love my boring life! good marriage, good 8-5 job, relazing hobbies, coffee dates and camping with friends!
II certainly had some fun going out when I was younger. At first as a teen, I was just going through the motions, because it was the thing to do. Later when I was in my twenties after some major life transformations, I really enjoyed going out. It was a different experience. That life style wore me out tho. Now I live the boring life, studying, working, exercising, meditating, writing, eating healthy. I think it’s nice to have all these experiences.
love this vlog! very informative and inspiring! your voice is so nice zach
Good video as always say man.
Is not boring rather quiet and peaceful and it is ok.
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thank you sir!
I love everything you're saying and the way you say it. Bravo!
I feel like listening to you finally makes me not feel so weird. Thank you 🎉
Once or twice in a year i go offline ,this time i just deleted social apps apart from UA-cam i might get back i don't know when cause it was exhausting i feel at peace and rejuvenated, it's not boring cause i mind my business,work,journal,plan and so ,life has become so fake ,no true friendships like in the 70, let the boring continue 💚. Watching from Africa, Zambia 🇿🇲.
Thank you for making this! Because I feel like im alone when I dont hang out anymore!!
I was sitting in my room an hour ago thinking about what you’ve just said. And recently found this video and feel better cause I’m not alone😅
I have never resonated more with a UA-cam video. Love this.
So wonderfully positive ❤
Excellent message to us all! Being a "fringe dweller" is a great thing, be true to yoursel!
This was a beautiful and inspiring video Zack!
When you mentioned that deepening the relationships with people in your life is something to prioritize, I could not agree more. All the travel and excitement isn't going to matter one but when you're on your deathbed or when someone you love is dying. You'll always want more time with them so making that time matter is so important. Modern relationships with family and friends are so different from what they should be because of social media and many other things, so actually putting work into those connections is rare and so important
It's highly been a long time since I watched your any video. It was fun diving deep into boredome.
I found out that you get very chill and happy in the last 2-3 days of recovering from a cold. always wondered why it has that relaxing impact
Not sure how I'm only just finding your channel now but I love your videos Zach! This message totally resonated with me. Boring = peace (in my eyes)
Today is such a lovely day. I hope you have a great day Zach 😊
Absolutely agree with you. And I feel good about what you said. Thank you
AMen! I love my boring life! I love working as a nurse, not waking up with a hangover, just chilling with family and friends and watching reruns of old shows if that is what I want to do! :D
Really proud of younger people who think like this today. In my days these ideas were inconcivable and massively stigmatized
I want to get used to boredom in my life because I have slowly come to a realization that the best work I do, which brings me true fulfillment and happiness, happens when I am bored and not constantly seeking entertainment or pleasure. Funnily enough I thought that Zach Highley must have made a video on this so I looked it up and indeed it's true!
So much resonation. Good job.
Good for you to have realized all this so early in life. You found what most will forever be looking for and never find it. Seligman and the stoics are my favorites too.
When others socializig like no tomorrow, i was at the corner drawing something and interact with small number of people online who enjoy seeing my stuff
I so can relate to this Zac all the partying seeing the sunrise after a night out been there done that. Rather things you talk about and be in bed by 22:30