@@seandorama5932 it’s very inspirational that Audacity is free and you can have the audacity to use Audacity to make audacious audio resulting in neighbourhood noise complaints, then have the audacity to upload it to the internet to get global noise complaints all because of your audacious audacity from your Audacity audio. And it’s free. As long as you have a laptop.
✨the audacity✨ is exactly how I ended up applying to Oxford University for a subject I’d never ever studied before and is famously disproportionately taken by private school students… I’m now going into my third year after getting a first in my preliminary exams!!! 🎉 have the audacity!!!
"You don't NEED to use yourself to your 'full potential'" is geniunely something I needed to hear so badly. Pressure and the feeling of "if I don't do X thing, I'm lazy (or other negative whatevers)" is such a big problem with me personally, and probably equally with many other people here.
@@th1v5 yep, being a "2e" (gifted and autistic, but not savant level) I've always been told "has potential but doesn't use it" 😓 ... So hearing I have permission to nope out - rather than everyone having high expectations then being disappointed in me - is SO needed!! Nowadays - nearing 40 - I'm finally trying to make myself take chances, instead of just hearing my mum's (and teachers') voice telling me I can't 🕊 This video was exactly what I needed to hear 💗
@@HannahRainbow88 fairly certain i'm in the same category although im not 100% sure, glad to hear that someone else has had the same experience! best of luck to you out there
One of the thoughts that helped me be more confident in following my dreams and passions is actually a tweet: it was on a post about an older person studying med school and someone was like "well you'll be 50 by the time you'll get to be doctor" and they said "i'll be 50 anyways". No matter how late i think i am to my dreams, time will march on. Its both scary and inspiring to understand that no one and nothing will wait for you to get what you want, time will pass anyways; so might as well start working towards your desires.
@@goldenapple3952 I'm 36, homeless, struggling with undergrad because of whack executive function and challenging logistics, with a background in healthcare and deep desire to go to med school, and tons of negative narratives about taking too long to reach anything in my life, and I NEEDED THIS COMMENT 😭 Thank you for sharing this
@@ItsAsparageese honestly friend my situation is not that different :') i want to get into medical school too and retook the uni exam 3 times, failed and because i was so done with studying the hs stuff i chose molecular biology instead. after 2 years of constantly questioning my choice i decided to try again while still continuing my major. something about mental illness and neurodivergency can make you lose trust in yourself so much , its like im allergic to confidence now. people keep telling me if i just have a little bit of confidence and wasnt so anxious i could achieve great things, but its so hard to believe them and even harder to do those 2 simple things. i guess desire is a truly painful experience
My parents told me I'm not allowed to go to vocational school to become a chef, my brother told me I wouldn't make it for long. Took me like 4 years to gain the audacity, so i'm getting there now
for what it's worth - my friends who've worked in kitchens say nothing beats actual experience. Of course if you want to go to school cause you'd enjoy it, that's cool! But kitchens are a place where you can 100% work your way up by learning on the job. Just getting hired as a dishwasher counts, then they'll get you on basic prep, so on and so forth as you build more skills. good luck whatever you do! :)
Yess, sometimes when your family puts you down it takes longer to get there but when you get there it will be just as valuable. I had to learn this... I am not less than the people who had support to do things "first", overcoming adversities (including unsupportive family) is part of my hero journey
Owiemyperfectionismhurts (I kinda wanna stream games publicly no commentary, but I really would want to be seen as a skilled gamer and play every game perfectly or near perfect to impress people- but ofc I'm not that good at these games, as of now.)
On illustrating the manga I'm writing, there we loads of people telling me I should illustrate it myself. My wife. Best friend. Family. Online friends who follow what I do. Other IRL friends. They could all see it. *ONLY ONE PERSON* was telling me I couldn't do it; that I wasn't good enough. And for the longest time, that was enough to stop me. *.... IT WAS ME.* That's the person you have to convince/shrug off/DEFEAT to get up and do the thing. And it's going to be the battle of your life. *But it's SOOO worth it.*
5:18 so real. i am a man who does crochet, something that is stereotypically a woman activity and i've been told that before by people when i say i like doing crotchet. its baffling how all these things are stereotypically for men or for women even though really it doesnt matter and anyone can do it. like its an activity, who cares, I'm enjoying it, sorry i dont want to be covered in saw dust and wood stain making a fancy chair... darn it now i want to make a fancy chair for some reason... anyway still point is if someone likes it who cares if they're male or female or whatever. ok I'm done rambling now, i hope your spleen has a wonderful day... what does that mean? idk :3
@@garbanzo6867 the funniest shit is that most activities nowadays that are stereotypically "for women" were either mainly performed by men back in the day, are being dominated by men in the industry, and worst case scenario, it's both. Like people gender certain activities as feminine, but when you look at history, men have been far more known for doing it, making gendering activities even dumber and is just a way to demotivate people from doing what they wanna do. Gender stereotypes change and evolve with time, so who gives a damn, if you think you can do it and find it fun, do it anyway. Crochet is fun and relaxing as fuck, I'm happy you're engaging in it! Keep at it fam :)
Yes! It’s also strange to me because it’s historically a craft invented by men, literally it was a thing mostly male shepherds did to keep busy, and just… it’s a good way to stim, it can be used to make things, it’s slightly more accessible for someone clumsy with anxiety than knitting because the tension required doesn’t have to stay as constant as in knitting.
my mantra for myself is kinda similar and it's "do it scared." i'm learning to not talk down to myself thinking "ah i can't do this thing" so now i try and do whatever i want despite the fear instead of immediately shutting down whatever new idea or project i have in mind we don't really need to box ourselves into a specific label to do stuff. we can do whatever we'd like to do, start experimenting with whatever projects we want, try whatever we find enjoyable or interesting. and if you're scared you'll fail or that you'll be pretty bad at it, it's okay! just do it anyway ^^
Love the attitude! I spent the latter half of my 20s slowly figuring this out. It felt like unlocking a superpower. Turns out if you are not scared of trying to do something you have never done before, you are able to do surprisingly much. And if you still are scared of it, do it scared! Fear is useless and temporary, glory is forever! Just make sure whatever you do is actually safe, and if in doubt ask for help.
you're so right. I always keep doubting myself whereas my fellows take on interships and projects they don't even have enough qualification for but they just reach for it and there i am, feeling like a loser. It's very hard to trust yourself or to have the audacity to make a bold claim about your goal. But nowadays i am trying to be more confident in my abilities and hope i make it in the real world.
i feel like its actually kinda genius to teach kids that lots of objects can have the same side dimensions, but i feel like it needs to have more examples of it where some objects have different side profiles instead of THATS RIGHT, THE SQUARE HOLE!
this is so real. biggest revelation of my life was realizing that you actually can just Do Stuff. Yeah sure in some cases there will be "consequences" but even when there are, it's just things that happen. It doesn't mean whatever you're thinking of can't be done. It's easy to subconsciously discard ideas because "you're not supposed to do that" or "it's weird" but screw that, doesn't mean it can't be done, some people giving weird looks isnt as strong a barrier as the laws of physics. Just do it.
"Don't kill the part of you that's cringe; kill the part that cringes" reminds me of "the only way to stop caring about if other ppl r judging u is to stop judging them urself"
To help with this dream I went go to a local sewing class. I might think I'm old in my 30's, but I'm by far the youngest in that class. And the only guy. But I absolutely love spending my time there every other week, I always look forward to it I'm made a bathrobe for a friend, coloured like his fursona And now I'm making a kigu of my own sona!
The wrap around the shoulders arm thing at the beginning made me crave for human contact again. Damn. Honestly the aggressive help/affection feels nice. :)
it's so funny how seeing things like that triggers the brain in different ways. I once was watching some sort of family vlogger while getting some work done and seeing sleeping baby in the vlog made me SO jealous of the nap it was taking lol
I love this advice, it's what I've been doing this past month by starting my youtube channel, picking up hobbies like reading again, and trying my best to make new friends. Thanks for this video, and I will confidently be myself and reach my goal of making more doing youtube than I do at my full time job.
This is literally the plot of Back To The Future. "What if they say I'm no good, I just don't think I can take that kind of rejection..." Yes, they WILL say that. You WILL be rejected. Do it anyway.
This is very important and relevant to me at the moment because literally the only reason I started drawing a thing a week ago (which everyone I've shown has LOVED) was because I said "fuck it, I'm gonna learn how to do proper shading!" and I did! Do the things! You can do it!
4:08 This. To a T. This is how I got my 200+ subs. I just PRETENDED I was a 10K+ sub YTber, and faked it till I made it. Granted, I still have a long way to go, but I hope that people will enjoy what I make! Thanks, Owie, you inspired me to keep making videos! See you when I hit 10K!
when I started out, so many people told me that they thought I had way more subs than I did. I genuinely think it makes such a difference to treat it as seriously as you want to treat it! people will believe in your content especially if you believe in it first :) come back and let me know when you hit 10k !!
I love looking things up. I love figuring things out. It drives me nuts how some people my age seem to just make no effort on their own to learn things when they say they want to learn it. So many people dont seem to want to start something unless they know everything or theyre scared of failure(or cringe as you mentioned). I have a lack of confidence in some areas, but I know that i could learn to do many things because im not afraid of failure therefore im not afraid of trying. Also i just agree with this whole video, it matches my philosophy pretty well
I've been getting back into art lately, sharing my stuff with others, and letting any encouragement they offer me fuel further antics. Lemme tell ya, _it works wonders._ So for you, the person reading this, strive to be part of the support network for those around you that you care about. And to those receiving that encouragement, listen to your friends and family - take those kind words to heart! Really helps with the impostor syndrome if you struggle with that. Thanks for the dose of encouragement, too! Gonna work on more art when I get home from work.
That's actually amazing advice. It's not just "do it" but it's also the mentality of how to go about doing it, and why you're doing it in the first place. Love it ❤
YES! This is incredibly, 100% true. I have like 8 different hobbies rn and I am GOING to do ALL OF THEM. Getting good at drawin' stuff? Hell yeah. Learning to code C#? Hell yeah. Getting gud grades? Not a hobby but hell yeah. Paintin 40k miniatures? Hell yeah. (Eventually) learning how to animate? Hell yeah. Improving at pixel art? Hell yeah. Learning how to play piano? Hell yeah. Making a DnD campaign? Hell yeah. Experimenting with making music? Hell yeah. Doing all of them at the same time? H E L L. Y E A H.
@@sandboxiconiii4726 I recently had a decent amount of time to work on those things, but school started up again recently do I can only do stuff here and there. Still, every little thing counts. Even so, not everyone has even that little bit of time. If you don't right now, don't worry. I'm sure you will eventually! And even if it's a year or two down the line, it's never to late to start learning new things or pick old things back up.
@@kapturchik0 I actually find that having so many different things to do helps me get burnt out less. If I'm feeling burnt out on one of them, I can always work on another. Then, after time passes and I'm feeling better about it, I can return to what I was burnt out about like it's a fresh start. After all, none of these things have time limits, or deadlines. I can work on them however much I want for however long I want. And the only person they need to satisfy is me. It doesn't matter if other people think whatever I'm doing is bad or good, because I'm doing it for myself, not them. Also nice pfp, TOH is cool
Wow Owie. From the toddler who cried at the toy microwave we bought her when it went 'ping' or when we visited the ladies washroom and put the hand dryer on, to the amazing confident UA-camr you've become. You make my heart sing. Proud doesn't begin to cover it. Lots of love. Auntie Caroline. xx
I needed this video. I've wrestled with limiting beliefs since... Forever. I am often in awe and envy of my friend who just has a hodge podge of random skills and is unafraid to try things and I learnt that in her childhood her parents encouraged her to sign up for classes every year and they always fostered a very proactive learning environment. So what you said about having a supportive network is very true. I can say my parents did encourage me, but only my strengths. The wider society did not help either. My weaknesses were mocked or made fun of and if they did want me to learn it was through shaming and bullying. So I learnt to only double down on what I was good at and avoid doing anything else that might reveal my ineptitude. Cue: - A lifetime of persistent performance anxiety - An attachment to passive learning (I'll just read this article about a skill but never DO the thing) - A reluctance to try anything new or that seemed "challenging" - Doing all that I could to avoid the hard task What funny is the same friend I mentioned envied my ability to rely on others for help (I guess I have the AUDACITY to lol) but I said well, its because I literally don't believe in my own competency lol. Learned helplessness is very easy to achieve if you assume everyone else is smarter/better/more capable than you and if you've been convinced certain things are just naturally harder (like math, science, etc) . But it's a frustrating and limiting life to live. And I just wanna have fun damnit. And not live in fear of, well, everything. Might be time to get a little sassy with myself and start having some more audacity. Pretend I have a cheeky British cat yelling in my ear 😅
This applies greatly when studying math. I've always been someone who had a bad foundation for math which therefore makes my performance on more advance math much worse than the average. I definitely agree with how you should just do something confidently, and act like you're already an expert in that field. The more you act that way, the more you realize how you're becoming that way!
Audacity and support - two things I was lacking when I was younger. Now I am in a better situation, have supportive people around, working on self confidence and as an adult i do basicly what I want (when I am not at work of course), but still a bit bitter of all that wasted time Im glad that I found your channel. It helps me a lot with my insecurities and inspires to do my own projects. Funny that one of the last things you mentioned is making a video game, because i have plans to do it someday ^^
bold of the TIME GODS to make youtubers release videos on tough life situations ONLY after I've gone through them myself, rendering the videos half-useless... BOLD OF THEM!
Living should be always be done with high levels of audacity, hubris and spite. My Helldivers 2 ship is called the Titan of Audacity. Powerful motivators. You can't stop me, not even the gods could and I will prove the doubters wrong or die trying
Thank you Random Lady on the Internet, I needed to hear that today. Really forgot how powerful "Well, how hard could it be?" Is compared to "What's the point in trying?". So thanks again, and have a good day
First ten seconds, I’m sold. Subscribed. My favorite friends are (insert bad word for mean person here) in personality (while maintaining mutual respect), because they tell me the truth the first time, because they have THE AUDACITY
I wish I could become one with my cringe. It’s the only way I’m ever going to finish my silly little novels about bipedal space wolves with god powers.
You got this. I'm writing some light novels with my anthro animal OCs as well! Just remember that there is a market for EVERYONE! ^^ The hard part I think is marketing [and of course finidng beta readers]
This video legit made me feel a bit better. I've struggled as an artist with massive imposter syndrome and used to not care at all to the point through school I posted over 400 drawings to an Insta account. Now I have the massive fear of posting due to seeing all the skill/talent of others, especially those younger than me being better than my skill level. I'm trying to get better at not letting it stop myself. I've really stunted over myself over the years and halted my progress in art due to stopping for long periods of time because I felt so terrible about my art. But now I'm trying to finally just shove through all that and continue doing it more consistently and compare my art with my old artwork to look at improvement rather then comparing myself to others. And learning it's okay to not like every drawing, because even with the drawings I don't like... I'm still learning something new. Sorry, long word ramble but thought I might as well talk about it in case there's anyone who relates
that's the spirit! I too noticed that posting art constantly on instagram was damaging my mental health, so I stopped and mainly shared photography & videos (primarily via stories, because that was easy to do). The fear of loosing followers or rather the pressure I put on myself to only post great works was gone and I was able to hone my skills at my own pace, until I was somewhat happy with it ✨ Now I have a bunch of artworks ready and plan on publishing them 😁 But yeah there were time where I did not learn anything new at all, because idk, most educational content is so damn boring or just not for my and my style. It took me a long time until I found a very good guy on yt who teaches art I wanna make in a very easy to understand way. Aaand having no digital art tools helped me getting into traditional art 🎨
@@Haunted_Dreamer hey!! i felt the same way u were feeling but instead of artists online, i compared myself to my classmates in my art class. it made me dread to even draw and i became a major perfectionist bc i thought that my art was inadequate and amateurish compared to theirs. i’m trying to just enjoy art again and draw anything even if i end up hating it cuz i know it doesnt need to be perfect. i hope your journey goes well, i’m rooting for you!
I was in engineering school many years ago and I was trying to explain to my mother what engineering was, she said, “why would you want to do that?” No support what so ever. I’m a nurse now, long story short. It was a means to a quick end. Been one for 15 years now and I’ve hated every second of it.
I was going to take this video as a sign to start working on game dev again on my week off from work, but didn't know if I actually would get to it, but since you specifically called out "start making that video game you want to make" I kinda have to now, that's how that works I think.
I fully believe one of the key functions of spite is self-actualisation. When used right, it takes away so much of the planning and the min-maxing that has far too much say over my day to day - and I say this as someone with all of the executive dysfunction. "Why am I doing this? Bestie BECAUSE" needs to be on my wall or something. Also the thing about acting as if people are already interested in what you're doing also works with friendship, apparently - i.e. (respectfully) acting like the friend you want to have.
4:45 That's something I've been thinking about ever since I was young! Good to know people also think that as long as you have an objective you're inclined to do it! Even if bit by bit
This is exactly what I needed to hear right now. I need to stop setting these expectations on myself that hold me back and just believe in who I am! Bonus the music brought me back to my childhood!! Thanks for the nostalgia ❤
My dad and I used the same method to rebuild my Jeep. It was hard and a long project, but with our audacity and many youtube videos, it was achievable. Thank you for making this video in supporting others to just try it, just do it. For if you never try, you will never get to do anything
Huh, never really thought of it that way. I've always wondered why I struggle to actually put things out there despite always "doing" stuff, but I've just lacked The Audacity.
I needed this cause i procrastinate like half of my hours and dream, im very shy when talking to people so i open my camera and record myself and i look back i remember how i was so little and scared i was now i feel happy and confident to talk to people even if i still hide 😂
i can't figure out what makes me feel fulfilled though, whatever i try is just like uhh.... whatever. doesnt make me feel much more or less, its just doing a thing. ive been doing art since nearly a year and recently i havent been doing any of it for a couple months pretty much because i am incredibly demotivated to do it at all. i honestly have no idea what to do with myself even if i could do something
it's possible that you haven't found your thing yet, or maybe there's something overarching (like stress or mental health) that's making it harder to feel fulfilled. Keep on going and you'll figure something out I bet :)
This video came at a great time for me, I’m currently balancing a couple of projects and I only stopped working on them because I started doubting myself. Tomorrow I will try again, with my audacity in hand!
And that's where I'd need to believe in myself and do what I actually love. Cause there'll always be someone doing stuff much better than I am but it should not be a reason to make me cringe at myself for trying. Thanks for the vid Owie, very inspiring!
5:48 I never knew I needed to hear that.. gonna hop on over to that video next. FINALLY someone says that you don't need to "fulfill your potential or it will be wasted"
I agree. I think it's also hard to always want to comparing yourself to others. I stopped posting my drawings online for years because not getting much feedback or likes meant I was rubbish, even though I love drawing and people liked what I was doing. Not being recognised by everyone doesn't mean you're bad, don't hold yourself back because of that, try to love yourself before others love you.
Thank you. I'm trying with my videos, just havent had the motivation flowing. I will do some of my video editting as soon as I get off my day job. You're an inspiration, Owie.
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obviously I'm not saying you should do damaging or harmful things do NOT credit me if you commit crimes lmao
What do you mean i cant erase france?
i will bite my pencil and you will be credited for it. this will shake the foundation of the pencil economy.
Too late, just robbed tescos dressed as a giant red cat
Too late I'll scream your name in the court
@@owiebrainhurts Too late. Their blood is on your hands Owie.
"Don't kill the part of you that's cringe; kill the part that cringes." DUDE.
@@agnespaulineking modern day Socrates
I already killed the cringe and it wont come back
@@tyranidtrygon villain arc
this statement is the wisest thing to come out of the internet
@@tyranidtrygon ☠️☠️☠️
“Who told you who couldn’t do it” IT WAS ME ALL ALONG.
@@That_1_cool_guy Curse You!
Wait...
I mean, MYSELF
@@That_1_cool_guy always has been
the call is coming from INSIDE the house!!
"You fools! I was me the whole time!"
Not just any audacity-THE Audacity.
She is her 💅
The sound software thingy right? That’s free luckily
This was a bad joke lol
@@seandorama5932 it’s very inspirational that Audacity is free and you can have the audacity to use Audacity to make audacious audio resulting in neighbourhood noise complaints, then have the audacity to upload it to the internet to get global noise complaints all because of your audacious audacity from your Audacity audio.
And it’s free. As long as you have a laptop.
THE Audacity!!
@@seandorama5932 lol but I was thinking the same thing
✨the audacity✨ is exactly how I ended up applying to Oxford University for a subject I’d never ever studied before and is famously disproportionately taken by private school students… I’m now going into my third year after getting a first in my preliminary exams!!! 🎉 have the audacity!!!
@@ampersandcastle1091 Holy shit that’s huge! Congrats!
*puts hand on cheek and leans forward* so, heh.., *locks eyes with you cutely* what was the subject..?
@@LordFishTheSecond wtf bro you dont just groom people who are 20+
@@egorbananov7738 groom?? What are you talking about???
@@LordFishTheSecond *i feel a pang of pang*
people keep telling me I cant get pregnant just because im a guy. but your right, I need to keep trying and keep sleeping with more men
that's the spirit!
How's it going so far?
be the change you want to see in the world !
You can you it dude, I believe in you!!
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YOOOO IT’S FUNNY FLAT GAMBLING MAN
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LETS MAKE LIFE FULFILLING -aw dang it...
"You don't NEED to use yourself to your 'full potential'" is geniunely something I needed to hear so badly. Pressure and the feeling of "if I don't do X thing, I'm lazy (or other negative whatevers)" is such a big problem with me personally, and probably equally with many other people here.
@@th1v5 yep, being a "2e" (gifted and autistic, but not savant level) I've always been told "has potential but doesn't use it" 😓 ... So hearing I have permission to nope out - rather than everyone having high expectations then being disappointed in me - is SO needed!! Nowadays - nearing 40 - I'm finally trying to make myself take chances, instead of just hearing my mum's (and teachers') voice telling me I can't 🕊
This video was exactly what I needed to hear 💗
@@HannahRainbow88 fairly certain i'm in the same category although im not 100% sure, glad to hear that someone else has had the same experience! best of luck to you out there
The way I see it, realized potential in one area is unrealized potential in another, so pursue what's enjoyable and fulfilling to you.
@@JuniperLea thank you for the perspective 💗
YEP- I’m allowed to make bad things I gotta just remind myself of that
Basically, have the audacity to unapologetically be yourself
@@leonaise7546 my dialect is having an aneurysm, the word apology but mot
@@zackdrake8735 what are you talking about?
@@zackdrake8735 lol what?
One of the thoughts that helped me be more confident in following my dreams and passions is actually a tweet: it was on a post about an older person studying med school and someone was like "well you'll be 50 by the time you'll get to be doctor" and they said "i'll be 50 anyways". No matter how late i think i am to my dreams, time will march on. Its both scary and inspiring to understand that no one and nothing will wait for you to get what you want, time will pass anyways; so might as well start working towards your desires.
@@goldenapple3952 I'm 36, homeless, struggling with undergrad because of whack executive function and challenging logistics, with a background in healthcare and deep desire to go to med school, and tons of negative narratives about taking too long to reach anything in my life, and I NEEDED THIS COMMENT 😭 Thank you for sharing this
@@ItsAsparageese honestly friend my situation is not that different :') i want to get into medical school too and retook the uni exam 3 times, failed and because i was so done with studying the hs stuff i chose molecular biology instead. after 2 years of constantly questioning my choice i decided to try again while still continuing my major. something about mental illness and neurodivergency can make you lose trust in yourself so much , its like im allergic to confidence now. people keep telling me if i just have a little bit of confidence and wasnt so anxious i could achieve great things, but its so hard to believe them and even harder to do those 2 simple things. i guess desire is a truly painful experience
that is so true, something i talked about in one my last videos on my channel
Thank you for sharing this❤
owie please stop living in my walls
there are eyes everywhere, resistance is futile
I can replace her for 47 dollars
No.
Can i stay?
owie, please continue
My parents told me I'm not allowed to go to vocational school to become a chef, my brother told me I wouldn't make it for long. Took me like 4 years to gain the audacity, so i'm getting there now
Good luck!
You got this bro. Let them COOK!!
Yay! You got this!
for what it's worth - my friends who've worked in kitchens say nothing beats actual experience. Of course if you want to go to school cause you'd enjoy it, that's cool! But kitchens are a place where you can 100% work your way up by learning on the job. Just getting hired as a dishwasher counts, then they'll get you on basic prep, so on and so forth as you build more skills. good luck whatever you do! :)
Yess, sometimes when your family puts you down it takes longer to get there but when you get there it will be just as valuable. I had to learn this... I am not less than the people who had support to do things "first", overcoming adversities (including unsupportive family) is part of my hero journey
Owiemyselfesteemhurts
@@Yowatchadoing UwUmybrainsfine (evil owie)
Owiemyperfectionismhurts
(I kinda wanna stream games publicly no commentary, but I really would want to be seen as a skilled gamer and play every game perfectly or near perfect to impress people- but ofc I'm not that good at these games, as of now.)
O wiemy! (haha u know polish, ahah funyy)
DO YOU LIKE…. THE OFFSPRING?
Yeah, goodluck
Those spam emails also have 1. The audacity and 2. An internet connection
@@sam_bamalam underrated comment
On illustrating the manga I'm writing, there we loads of people telling me I should illustrate it myself.
My wife. Best friend. Family. Online friends who follow what I do. Other IRL friends. They could all see it.
*ONLY ONE PERSON* was telling me I couldn't do it; that I wasn't good enough.
And for the longest time, that was enough to stop me.
*.... IT WAS ME.*
That's the person you have to convince/shrug off/DEFEAT to get up and do the thing. And it's going to be the battle of your life.
*But it's SOOO worth it.*
this is so true, that was similar to my experience with starting my own youtube channel
"cringe is dead, do what you love" is literally what i live by
@@frogmonster.mp4 might tape that to my wall
"Cringe is dead but I'm still alive."
5:18 so real. i am a man who does crochet, something that is stereotypically a woman activity and i've been told that before by people when i say i like doing crotchet. its baffling how all these things are stereotypically for men or for women even though really it doesnt matter and anyone can do it. like its an activity, who cares, I'm enjoying it, sorry i dont want to be covered in saw dust and wood stain making a fancy chair... darn it now i want to make a fancy chair for some reason... anyway still point is if someone likes it who cares if they're male or female or whatever. ok I'm done rambling now, i hope your spleen has a wonderful day... what does that mean? idk :3
@@garbanzo6867 the funniest shit is that most activities nowadays that are stereotypically "for women" were either mainly performed by men back in the day, are being dominated by men in the industry, and worst case scenario, it's both. Like people gender certain activities as feminine, but when you look at history, men have been far more known for doing it, making gendering activities even dumber and is just a way to demotivate people from doing what they wanna do. Gender stereotypes change and evolve with time, so who gives a damn, if you think you can do it and find it fun, do it anyway.
Crochet is fun and relaxing as fuck, I'm happy you're engaging in it! Keep at it fam :)
I loved your comment so much I wanna be your friend hehe
yoo fellow non-female crocheter! i've always found it odd that comfy string and funny sticks are gendered, but here we are ig 😔
Yes! It’s also strange to me because it’s historically a craft invented by men, literally it was a thing mostly male shepherds did to keep busy, and just… it’s a good way to stim, it can be used to make things, it’s slightly more accessible for someone clumsy with anxiety than knitting because the tension required doesn’t have to stay as constant as in knitting.
thankyou for wishing my spleen well, I hope the same for yours, fellow nongal crocheter! ^-^
Owie: "Eh, I can probably do that" - and then I do it.
Me: "Eh, I can probably do that" - and I don't.
do it.
but you don't lose anything by trying new things!(hopefully lol)
@@annavillarroel I will try gambling
@@izerix 😅😅 now that's risky
"Set your mind on something and do it!" - @Bodhi PD2
1:05 Its me I say i cant
my mantra for myself is kinda similar and it's "do it scared." i'm learning to not talk down to myself thinking "ah i can't do this thing" so now i try and do whatever i want despite the fear instead of immediately shutting down whatever new idea or project i have in mind
we don't really need to box ourselves into a specific label to do stuff. we can do whatever we'd like to do, start experimenting with whatever projects we want, try whatever we find enjoyable or interesting. and if you're scared you'll fail or that you'll be pretty bad at it, it's okay! just do it anyway ^^
"Who says I can't". I don't know why but I really like that phrase.
i love goofy lil cat talk about self confidence
it really works.
The only person who decides your potential is you is a phrase that has helped me so much
that is a 100% true
Love the attitude! I spent the latter half of my 20s slowly figuring this out. It felt like unlocking a superpower. Turns out if you are not scared of trying to do something you have never done before, you are able to do surprisingly much. And if you still are scared of it, do it scared! Fear is useless and temporary, glory is forever!
Just make sure whatever you do is actually safe, and if in doubt ask for help.
you're so right. I always keep doubting myself whereas my fellows take on interships and projects they don't even have enough qualification for but they just reach for it and there i am, feeling like a loser. It's very hard to trust yourself or to have the audacity to make a bold claim about your goal. But nowadays i am trying to be more confident in my abilities and hope i make it in the real world.
2:17 watching the sponsor was worth it, I’ve been blessed with owie doing the funny cat gif
“That’s right! The square hole.”
Some of these actual design well that prevent you from putting all shapes on squares
i feel like its actually kinda genius to teach kids that lots of objects can have the same side dimensions, but i feel like it needs to have more examples of it where some objects have different side profiles instead of THATS RIGHT, THE SQUARE HOLE!
Indeed, a true classic of our time
this is so real. biggest revelation of my life was realizing that you actually can just Do Stuff. Yeah sure in some cases there will be "consequences" but even when there are, it's just things that happen. It doesn't mean whatever you're thinking of can't be done. It's easy to subconsciously discard ideas because "you're not supposed to do that" or "it's weird" but screw that, doesn't mean it can't be done, some people giving weird looks isnt as strong a barrier as the laws of physics. Just do it.
"Do not let the fear of being cringe stop you". Thank you YT algorithm, Lord knows I needed to hear that
"Don't kill the part of you that's cringe; kill the part that cringes" reminds me of "the only way to stop caring about if other ppl r judging u is to stop judging them urself"
British cat tells me to hang in there.
10/10 cat.
Would watch again
at 3:04, my google home actually responded😂 and no, it is not safe to remove your own appendix
we're all gonna be on some watchlist
My Google just did the same thing😂
SAME
Google's just fkin creepy, man
This is how made my own fursuit head
I didn't have money to buy one, and saw a timelapse of one being made, and it seemed easy enough
(it wasn't easy)
To help with this dream I went go to a local sewing class. I might think I'm old in my 30's, but I'm by far the youngest in that class. And the only guy. But I absolutely love spending my time there every other week, I always look forward to it
I'm made a bathrobe for a friend, coloured like his fursona
And now I'm making a kigu of my own sona!
people of all genders will look at this and think: hell yeah
as an enby i can confirm im looking at this and saying "hell yeah!"
As a genderfliud person I can confrim
as an alien I can confirm
As a pretty normal person I can confirm
"Just because you can use your full potential doesn't mean you have to" MY MIND IS BLOWN,MY LIFE IS CHANGED.
The wrap around the shoulders arm thing at the beginning made me crave for human contact again.
Damn.
Honestly the aggressive help/affection feels nice. :)
it's so funny how seeing things like that triggers the brain in different ways. I once was watching some sort of family vlogger while getting some work done and seeing sleeping baby in the vlog made me SO jealous of the nap it was taking lol
it made me cringe and flinch back but each to their own I guess
I love this advice, it's what I've been doing this past month by starting my youtube channel, picking up hobbies like reading again, and trying my best to make new friends. Thanks for this video, and I will confidently be myself and reach my goal of making more doing youtube than I do at my full time job.
If I’m ever gonna do something that may be seen a stupid I call it a “social experiment” and do it anyway
This is literally the plot of Back To The Future. "What if they say I'm no good, I just don't think I can take that kind of rejection..." Yes, they WILL say that. You WILL be rejected. Do it anyway.
This is very important and relevant to me at the moment because literally the only reason I started drawing a thing a week ago (which everyone I've shown has LOVED) was because I said "fuck it, I'm gonna learn how to do proper shading!" and I did! Do the things! You can do it!
I Would Love to do it anyway,
but Procrastination.
its not real do either deadlines or another project that's more crazy so you procrastinate it to do the thing you were normally intended to do ^^
stimulant medication *mercy gif*
and a lack of time cus of school and work and stuff
@@The_the_Levi then I procrastinate that too...
@@LeOwwAndRose use the power of imagination to push your limits, like imaging there is a bomb next to you and it would explode if you don't finish
I knew she would pick the 1st title!!!
No
no toast
@@mintboy460 what
what
*This is a certified 💀 moment*
*_-The ceo of 💀_*
4:08 This. To a T. This is how I got my 200+ subs. I just PRETENDED I was a 10K+ sub YTber, and faked it till I made it. Granted, I still have a long way to go, but I hope that people will enjoy what I make!
Thanks, Owie, you inspired me to keep making videos! See you when I hit 10K!
when I started out, so many people told me that they thought I had way more subs than I did. I genuinely think it makes such a difference to treat it as seriously as you want to treat it! people will believe in your content especially if you believe in it first :) come back and let me know when you hit 10k !!
I believe in you Josephus, if nobody else does, then know that I do :^]
omg you can tots hti those 10K, I have a goal myself of hitting 1K but lets see right now this fulfills me lots
@@owiebrainhurts 100% best advice gonna use this ☺
I love looking things up. I love figuring things out. It drives me nuts how some people my age seem to just make no effort on their own to learn things when they say they want to learn it. So many people dont seem to want to start something unless they know everything or theyre scared of failure(or cringe as you mentioned). I have a lack of confidence in some areas, but I know that i could learn to do many things because im not afraid of failure therefore im not afraid of trying.
Also i just agree with this whole video, it matches my philosophy pretty well
@@superbanananinja It's because folk are often punished for their failures.
3:44 thank you
I've been getting back into art lately, sharing my stuff with others, and letting any encouragement they offer me fuel further antics. Lemme tell ya, _it works wonders._ So for you, the person reading this, strive to be part of the support network for those around you that you care about. And to those receiving that encouragement, listen to your friends and family - take those kind words to heart! Really helps with the impostor syndrome if you struggle with that.
Thanks for the dose of encouragement, too! Gonna work on more art when I get home from work.
🫶
thank you so much for the super chat :)
omg it's you
@@daymare0 it be me :3
Why are you everywhere
That's actually amazing advice. It's not just "do it" but it's also the mentality of how to go about doing it, and why you're doing it in the first place.
Love it ❤
YES! This is incredibly, 100% true. I have like 8 different hobbies rn and I am GOING to do ALL OF THEM. Getting good at drawin' stuff? Hell yeah. Learning to code C#? Hell yeah. Getting gud grades? Not a hobby but hell yeah. Paintin 40k miniatures? Hell yeah. (Eventually) learning how to animate? Hell yeah. Improving at pixel art? Hell yeah. Learning how to play piano? Hell yeah. Making a DnD campaign? Hell yeah. Experimenting with making music? Hell yeah. Doing all of them at the same time? H E L L. Y E A H.
Oh wow that’s all the stuff I want to do but I lack time 😭
i'd probably burn out if i were doing so much things at the same time, how do you do it
@@sandboxiconiii4726 I recently had a decent amount of time to work on those things, but school started up again recently do I can only do stuff here and there. Still, every little thing counts. Even so, not everyone has even that little bit of time. If you don't right now, don't worry. I'm sure you will eventually! And even if it's a year or two down the line, it's never to late to start learning new things or pick old things back up.
@@kapturchik0 I actually find that having so many different things to do helps me get burnt out less. If I'm feeling burnt out on one of them, I can always work on another. Then, after time passes and I'm feeling better about it, I can return to what I was burnt out about like it's a fresh start. After all, none of these things have time limits, or deadlines. I can work on them however much I want for however long I want. And the only person they need to satisfy is me. It doesn't matter if other people think whatever I'm doing is bad or good, because I'm doing it for myself, not them. Also nice pfp, TOH is cool
@@sandboxiconiii4726 I don't have a lotta time either rn, I just work on it all bit by bit. Everything adds up!
Wow Owie. From the toddler who cried at the toy microwave we bought her when it went 'ping' or when we visited the ladies washroom and put the hand dryer on, to the amazing confident UA-camr you've become. You make my heart sing. Proud doesn't begin to cover it. Lots of love. Auntie Caroline. xx
had a bad day and this helped ty
how long did that rotoscope work take for the gag at 0:20???
6:15 is soo inspirational
3:44 so you see.... that person is me......yeahhhhh
Youre open to experience
Openness to experience is one of the 5 pillars of personality
Usually extroverts are open to experience
I needed this video. I've wrestled with limiting beliefs since... Forever.
I am often in awe and envy of my friend who just has a hodge podge of random skills and is unafraid to try things and I learnt that in her childhood her parents encouraged her to sign up for classes every year and they always fostered a very proactive learning environment. So what you said about having a supportive network is very true.
I can say my parents did encourage me, but only my strengths. The wider society did not help either. My weaknesses were mocked or made fun of and if they did want me to learn it was through shaming and bullying. So I learnt to only double down on what I was good at and avoid doing anything else that might reveal my ineptitude. Cue:
- A lifetime of persistent performance anxiety
- An attachment to passive learning (I'll just read this article about a skill but never DO the thing)
- A reluctance to try anything new or that seemed "challenging"
- Doing all that I could to avoid the hard task
What funny is the same friend I mentioned envied my ability to rely on others for help (I guess I have the AUDACITY to lol) but I said well, its because I literally don't believe in my own competency lol. Learned helplessness is very easy to achieve if you assume everyone else is smarter/better/more capable than you and if you've been convinced certain things are just naturally harder (like math, science, etc) . But it's a frustrating and limiting life to live.
And I just wanna have fun damnit. And not live in fear of, well, everything. Might be time to get a little sassy with myself and start having some more audacity. Pretend I have a cheeky British cat yelling in my ear 😅
This applies greatly when studying math. I've always been someone who had a bad foundation for math which therefore makes my performance on more advance math much worse than the average. I definitely agree with how you should just do something confidently, and act like you're already an expert in that field. The more you act that way, the more you realize how you're becoming that way!
Audacity and support - two things I was lacking when I was younger. Now I am in a better situation, have supportive people around, working on self confidence and as an adult i do basicly what I want (when I am not at work of course), but still a bit bitter of all that wasted time
Im glad that I found your channel. It helps me a lot with my insecurities and inspires to do my own projects. Funny that one of the last things you mentioned is making a video game, because i have plans to do it someday ^^
bold of the TIME GODS to make youtubers release videos on tough life situations ONLY after I've gone through them myself, rendering the videos half-useless... BOLD OF THEM!
3:43 its me. its been me
Living should be always be done with high levels of audacity, hubris and spite. My Helldivers 2 ship is called the Titan of Audacity. Powerful motivators. You can't stop me, not even the gods could and I will prove the doubters wrong or die trying
5:30 that comment gives me second hand embarrassment as a guy. 😭😭😭
Frrr
Yes wth is wrong with him hahahahahah
Real I can't believe people are still so sexist today
@@wezen89 i mean it makes sense bc prejudice doesn't stop no matter the time period, just one of the negative parts of humanity unfortunately :(
Very yucky ass comment
1:08 you also had cool cat
0:26 the music activated some memories.
Thank you Random Lady on the Internet, I needed to hear that today. Really forgot how powerful "Well, how hard could it be?" Is compared to "What's the point in trying?". So thanks again, and have a good day
First ten seconds, I’m sold. Subscribed.
My favorite friends are (insert bad word for mean person here) in personality (while maintaining mutual respect), because they tell me the truth the first time, because they have THE AUDACITY
I wish I could become one with my cringe. It’s the only way I’m ever going to finish my silly little novels about bipedal space wolves with god powers.
I believe in you :)
your novels sound cool
those novels sound cool!!! I hope you do write them!
You got this. I'm writing some light novels with my anthro animal OCs as well! Just remember that there is a market for EVERYONE! ^^
The hard part I think is marketing [and of course finidng beta readers]
Do it for the furries! uwu
okay but i would so read that
This video legit made me feel a bit better. I've struggled as an artist with massive imposter syndrome and used to not care at all to the point through school I posted over 400 drawings to an Insta account. Now I have the massive fear of posting due to seeing all the skill/talent of others, especially those younger than me being better than my skill level. I'm trying to get better at not letting it stop myself.
I've really stunted over myself over the years and halted my progress in art due to stopping for long periods of time because I felt so terrible about my art. But now I'm trying to finally just shove through all that and continue doing it more consistently and compare my art with my old artwork to look at improvement rather then comparing myself to others. And learning it's okay to not like every drawing, because even with the drawings I don't like... I'm still learning something new.
Sorry, long word ramble but thought I might as well talk about it in case there's anyone who relates
that's the spirit! I too noticed that posting art constantly on instagram was damaging my mental health, so I stopped and mainly shared photography & videos (primarily via stories, because that was easy to do). The fear of loosing followers or rather the pressure I put on myself to only post great works was gone and I was able to hone my skills at my own pace, until I was somewhat happy with it ✨ Now I have a bunch of artworks ready and plan on publishing them 😁
But yeah there were time where I did not learn anything new at all, because idk, most educational content is so damn boring or just not for my and my style. It took me a long time until I found a very good guy on yt who teaches art I wanna make in a very easy to understand way. Aaand having no digital art tools helped me getting into traditional art 🎨
@@Haunted_Dreamer hey!! i felt the same way u were feeling but instead of artists online, i compared myself to my classmates in my art class. it made me dread to even draw and i became a major perfectionist bc i thought that my art was inadequate and amateurish compared to theirs. i’m trying to just enjoy art again and draw anything even if i end up hating it cuz i know it doesnt need to be perfect. i hope your journey goes well, i’m rooting for you!
4:32 "oh it's not going anywhere now" - oh the old put your self-deluded belief in the Sims pool and remove the ladder trick - classic!
I was in engineering school many years ago and I was trying to explain to my mother what engineering was, she said, “why would you want to do that?” No support what so ever. I’m a nurse now, long story short. It was a means to a quick end. Been one for 15 years now and I’ve hated every second of it.
I kinda wish that this would be a little podcast episode, because I have to hear this everyday, that I get the audacity
YOU CAN do IT , WHEN YOU B&Q IT!
I was going to take this video as a sign to start working on game dev again on my week off from work, but didn't know if I actually would get to it, but since you specifically called out "start making that video game you want to make" I kinda have to now, that's how that works I think.
I fully believe one of the key functions of spite is self-actualisation. When used right, it takes away so much of the planning and the min-maxing that has far too much say over my day to day - and I say this as someone with all of the executive dysfunction. "Why am I doing this? Bestie BECAUSE" needs to be on my wall or something.
Also the thing about acting as if people are already interested in what you're doing also works with friendship, apparently - i.e. (respectfully) acting like the friend you want to have.
ADHD Superpower is being great at everything (except chores), if you so decide, but only if the thing is interesting to you.
i love when youtubers make sponsor part of the video fun
4:45 That's something I've been thinking about ever since I was young! Good to know people also think that as long as you have an objective you're inclined to do it! Even if bit by bit
“Do not let the fear of being cringe stop you.” Seriously considering using this as my senior quote.
0:57 that looks amazing wth
This is exactly what I needed to hear right now. I need to stop setting these expectations on myself that hold me back and just believe in who I am! Bonus the music brought me back to my childhood!! Thanks for the nostalgia ❤
Spite is a great motivation imo
My dad and I used the same method to rebuild my Jeep. It was hard and a long project, but with our audacity and many youtube videos, it was achievable. Thank you for making this video in supporting others to just try it, just do it. For if you never try, you will never get to do anything
Huh, never really thought of it that way.
I've always wondered why I struggle to actually put things out there despite always "doing" stuff, but I've just lacked The Audacity.
I needed this cause i procrastinate like half of my hours and dream, im very shy when talking to people so i open my camera and record myself and i look back i remember how i was so little and scared i was now i feel happy and confident to talk to people even if i still hide 😂
i can't figure out what makes me feel fulfilled though, whatever i try is just like uhh.... whatever. doesnt make me feel much more or less, its just doing a thing. ive been doing art since nearly a year and recently i havent been doing any of it for a couple months pretty much because i am incredibly demotivated to do it at all. i honestly have no idea what to do with myself even if i could do something
it's possible that you haven't found your thing yet, or maybe there's something overarching (like stress or mental health) that's making it harder to feel fulfilled. Keep on going and you'll figure something out I bet :)
6:23 OH MY GOD I NEED TO MAKE THAT AN ACTUAL GAME
I think this old 2018ish sums the message of this video up nicely "JUST DO IT! MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE! *Pause* DO IT! JUST DO IT!"
This video came at a great time for me, I’m currently balancing a couple of projects and I only stopped working on them because I started doubting myself. Tomorrow I will try again, with my audacity in hand!
And that's where I'd need to believe in myself and do what I actually love. Cause there'll always be someone doing stuff much better than I am but it should not be a reason to make me cringe at myself for trying. Thanks for the vid Owie, very inspiring!
5:48 I never knew I needed to hear that.. gonna hop on over to that video next. FINALLY someone says that you don't need to "fulfill your potential or it will be wasted"
Owiereputationhurts 0:47
tbh british colleen kinda goes hard
@@niuniujunwasherefr
3:34 Bro we all have that one friend that's like 7 feet tall T_T
Casually dropping that mario kart WiFi music. What a bop..
Dude, I really needed this video. WE ALL GOT THIS. LETˋS GOOOOOO 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Don't just believe in yourself - also believe in the me that believes in you!!!
I understand why owie is orange now
She has a soul of bravery 🧡
I agree. I think it's also hard to always want to comparing yourself to others. I stopped posting my drawings online for years because not getting much feedback or likes meant I was rubbish, even though I love drawing and people liked what I was doing. Not being recognised by everyone doesn't mean you're bad, don't hold yourself back because of that, try to love yourself before others love you.
As a sims 2 enjoyer I liked hearing the music in this video
The mild red liquid production threat humour is gold 👍
Thank you. I'm trying with my videos, just havent had the motivation flowing. I will do some of my video editting as soon as I get off my day job. You're an inspiration, Owie.
3:04 APPENDIX MENTIONED WHAT THE HELL IS A USEFUL ORGAN RAHHHHHHH 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 (this little guy almost killed me)
which side is the appendix on?
@@zpydd_ it's on the lower right side of the belly (except in the approximate 0.01% of people who have their organs reversed), why do you ask?
@@zpydd_ you've got google dude! /lighthearted
@@jarbarsi now i know where to cut
@@jarbarsithanks