Happy birthday fella. These are actually great tips, many resonated with me. I put 'actually' there because I was surprised you have such wisdom, you hide it well. My body fell to pieces at 30, almost to the day, so in addition to your excellent tips I'd add to look after your physical health in a sustainable way, ie find something fun that's not too strenuous rather than trying to push yourself to the limits or treating it like a chore. Everything is better with regular exercise. And...i didn't think Yesterday was THAT bad. But it sure was bad.
I couldn't have guessed that Medlife Crisis would be in this comment section... I love your videos... Keep it coming... Keep up the good work... I heard that doctors/surgeons are the worst at taking care of themselves than an average person that comes to see them for health consultation... Take your own advice and take good care of yourself... I love Simon Clark's videos too... As a physics & mathematics enthusiast, but Computer Engineer by training, I find his videos very interesting... Especially the coding parts... I've got a lot to learn, since I'm only 20..
I'm 41 and I still don't feel like I've got my shit together ... best two pieces of advice I can give are: 🔸 Get outside and go for a walk as often as you can, especially if the sun is shining 🔸 The best experiences you'll have are the ones where you push yourself slightly outside your comfort zone.
1. 1:10 Work less to get more done 2. 1:32 Stuff doesn't get done untill you do it 3. 1:47 Love is a verb, not a state 4. 1:58 Talk to your parents/guardians 5. 2:07 Mental health is just as important as your physical health 6. 2:16 Thin your paint 7. 2:20 Anything you're willing to practice, you can do ~ Bob Ross 8. 2:31 Proper preparation prevents piss poor performance 9. 2:36 Invest in a good pair of shoes and mattress 10. 2:46 Nobody will be remembered forever 11. 2:58 Where and to whom you were born, determents a lot of your potential in this world 12. 3:10 Always check your units 13. 3:22 Frequently review your (progress towards those) goals 14. 3:30 Praise in public, admonish in private 15. 3:34 Always expand your horizons and set new references 16. 3:50 Clear communication is key to basically everything (!) 17. 3:56 Nothing improves the world more than widespread education 18. 4:00 You can't make QGPV from Ertel PV (no idea what this means) 19. 4:11 Doing must come before wanting to do 20. 4:20 Take the time to learn how to wash up properly 21. 4:32 You don't need to keep that Tupperware 22. 4:38 The soul needs music like the body needs food 23. 4:45 I don't need to be better than others at doing things, I just need to be better than I used to be 24. 4:53 Don't watch Yesterday 25. 5:01 Just because someone is older than you, doesn't mean they know better than you 26. 5:10 Trust the data, but verify the source 27. 5:13 Listen to more David Bowie 28. 5:22 Identify how you spend time on your phone, and remove apps that are just a time and energy sink 29. 5:34 If in doubt, ask yourself, what would Captain Picard do? 30. 5:39 Support the things you love
I turned 30 last month: after giving up and forgetting about my passion for research, I finally started my PhD in linguistics and moved to Finland (from Italy) in the middle of the pandemic. I truly believed I wasn't worth it and that my life was a complete failure, thus I didn't plan to apply for PhD positions anymore. But then something unexpected happened. This awful year proved to be the best "new beginning" of my life and I got the job of my dreams right before turning 30. Perfect. Ps: happy birthday!
@@pseudophd1073 thank you! I don't know whether I would recommend Italy for a postdoc, it really depends on your field as well as on the type of funding you manage to get.
Nice, I'm almost a linguist too. I feel I can understand you...in this moment my future is so uncertain but I must be too stuborn cos given it up is not in my schedule, even if sometimes It's kind of frustraiting. Thanks, now I know there is hope!
As a 23 year old doing his Masters, the one advice I can give is the following: If you want something, motivation is not relevant. Plan out what broad steps you have to take, prioritize them, then plan out the most pressing one in detail and order. Now you have a list of actions, look at your calendar, block time for those action, when you get the reminder: do it. You have already decided this is what you need to do to achieve your goal and you have decided that you will do this now. Motivation in not an input for that function.
Best advice from me, a 25 year old: Your feelings are valid inherently because you experienced them (you don't need to externally justify them). Whether you choose to act on them is separate from accepting those feelings.
Happy Birthday! Thanks for a lesson in adulting :) Also 23 and after studying fulltime and working fulltime for 3 years, I can tell you that when someone insists that something is impossible to handle, they mean it's impossible for them, not for you.
The 6 P's: Proper Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance OMG!?! I HAVEN'T HEARD THAT IN YEARS!?! Maybe Decades(!) I could never remember it. THANK YOU SIR💪💪💪
Happy Birthday Simon! Here is some that I would like to add to the list: 1. Less is more 2. Make bed everyday 3. Good posture make such a difference 4. Speak slower, so you have time to analyze listener's reaction
Number 2 especially: There's a great quote by Admiral William McRaven: "If you want to change the world: Start off by making your bed. [...] If you can't make the little things right, you can't make the big things right."
@@Ruhrpottpatriot uh yawwww. i watched it all and the specious notion that making your bed counts as THE task to callback to is silly. you can remove that and have a WAY better takeaway from the video.
I'm 23, and I've felt mentally 50 since I was 14, so I feel like I have a lot of advice to both give and gain. If I had to choose one slither of wisdom to pass along, it would be to tell people when you're not okay. I only started doing this really when I was 22, and boy do I wish I did it more a lot sooner. Friends are as understanding and compassionate as you want them to be, so long as you tell them where you're at. I have always felt lucky to know the people I call my friends, and I think it's an understated beauty of life just how much good you can feel from knowing these wonderful people around you more personally,
I haven't watched your videos for quite a while now and I must say your editing skills, your content and your tonation changed so much (for the better). Good job, Simon!
Piece of advice I found out years ago: When buying a ruler or tape measure, make sure it's millimetre-only. Nothing else. Really cuts down on the cognitive load. If you work in millimetres, you need to keep three-digit integers in your head. This takes one slot in your memory per measurement. If you use centimetres, you need two digits, a decimal point and another digit. The decimal point acts as a separator and makes you use two slots, one for the whole part and one for the single decimal place. No idea about inches. Australia stopped using them before I started school. Best guess is three slots, with one for the inches, and two more for the top and bottom of the fraction.
I am 35 and I'd say "you don't have to finish if you enjoyed the journey". I have spent most of my life with a multitude of hobbies, so many, that I never got good at any of them. I went from different instruments, painting, different sports, writing, loads of games, sewing to acting and probably other things. Now in my thirties I started to feel like I wasted my life doing nothing right. Like I could have been a professional. I could have made an impact on something in the world, if I just had focussed on one thing. But then I realised, that I've done one thing right all the time. I explored and found many amazing ways to be creative. Many, many more than most people I know ever will in their entire life. So now I embraced it and started woodworking and I will build shitty furniture, carve and paint ugly sculptures and I'm looking forward to not being good and then going for the next thing :)
I'm 22 and I took school too seriously, worked my butt off and got only the best grades. But open receiving these grades I did not feel elation or happiness, only relief followed by bouts of depression. If I were to meet myself at age 13/14 when secondary school began I would have told myself, yes work hard and do well. But also have fun outside of school, try new things/sports. It's ok if you don't get above 90% in every class test or quiz, at the end of the day they don't matter. And carry on that approach further to uni or whatever other next step you take.
I'm 22 and the best advice I can give is just go to the loo before bed, it WILL save you time and effort. Oh also to stop and think about decisions wherever possible. It pays to consider the impact your actions will have on yourself and those around you. Great video as always and Happy Birthday!
I'm 18 and getting into uni I completely revamped my note taking. My one piece of a dive is now clear: TAKE BETTER NOTES. Really, it's 90% of the work you'll ever do and knowing how to makes things a lot easier. I recommend 'Getting Things Done' and 'How to take Smart Notes'.
Happy birthday, Simon! I'm 22 and i think the best advice i've ever gotten is that you should celebrate your victories, no matter how small. Cleaned your room? Great! Went for a short walk? Awesome! Even just waking up and getting out of bed is a victory. This has personally helped me because i usually have a very negative mindset about a lot of things. By celebrating my own and others' victories i've become a much more positive person overall. Even days where nothing seems to go well i can get something positive out of.
The best advice I can give to someone in their early twenties is: Get really good at something. Doesn't matter what, just hone a skill you like. Painting, writing, chemistry... whatever.
I'm 21, and my piece of advice would be: Learn to think. I feel like without the right mentors around you it's pretty easy to go through life without being self-reflective or understanding the justifications behind the things that you believe, and this is largely what I did until around 17 years old. Exploring a bit of philosophy, meta-ethics and formal logic and learning to apply it to my life has given me the ability to act more forthrightly; those with a 'why' can withstand any 'how'. I wish the ideas of humility and self-reflection were more ingrained into our culture.
Nice to see this wisdom from a young person. Well said. My life forced me to reexamine everything at the tender age of 11. For many years I listened and observed. I read, modelled my thought processes and practiced with the tools I found most useful. Today, at the age of 48 it has all served me well. Of course there are hickups now and then but these tools will serve you well throughout life. I wish you all the best in on your journey.
Happy Birthday, Simon! 🥳 I'm 32 and really not sure about a single best piece of advice. But in hindsight, I wish I sometimes trusted my gut instinct a bit more (and I'm saying that as a physicist 😜).
Happy Birthday - when I was your age, you weren't on the planet... and I'm still faking it. But life seems to get more fun even as it gets more complicated.
I'm 24 and have always been told "nothing lasts forever, so make the most of everything but also learn from the negative experiences/the bad bits". If you're down or having a rough time, it will pass and you will go on to achieve and have a better day. But if you're having fun and an amazing time, then enjoy every second 😊
Happy birthday sir.. From India 🇮🇳. I'm facing so much difficulty in talking English. I'm 27 years old. I'm giving my best to learn and improvise my English speaking skills.. Hope at the age of 30 I would be good as you..
Happy Birthday! I am 23 and my best piece of advice to stop chasing validation even ultimately from people you really want them from. If people care about they will want to see you grow and already value you. On that same vein invest time and energy on people who actually want you around over those that don't. Literally nothing you do will matter to the ones who don't give a shit about you. Yes, that also includes making them jealous
I am 24 and have been through a fair amount of unpleasantness but have had wonderful support through it (particularly from this tricenarian). Don’t try to impress others by being someone you are not; find who you are, and work on making that person into a good person and someone who can help others be the best person they can be. Also find yourself a bumbling beardless buffoon like this one because wholesome people make life worth living. Happy Birthday old man and may your days be merry and bright x
I am 19 years old, and the one piece of advice I’ve taken with me, and I’ll continue to take with me, is “everyone wants happiness and no one wants pain. But you can’t have a rainbow without a little rain”
Hope you had a great birthday :) I'm 23 and the best advise i was given was from my dad which is 'Control the controllable' - basically if something seems impossible, control what you can and it will make things easier
This is really great Simon.. thanks! I'm 23. The single, Most important thing I learned is to "Follow what your heart says (ofcourse, unless untill it harms someone).. do what you love.. it may or may not be a correct path. But it's the right path for you, towards happiness and peace.
A great video. Happy 30th Birthday and Thankyou for your videos. I have learnt that unless you express yourself, noone is gonna come over and give you that chance just because you really want it. Don't be shy to ask your boss for a raise for a project well accomplished. Don't be shy to ask your crush out, the worst she/he can do is leave you on read. what did you lose??? nothing at all... Also, I have learnt to say NO!. Clearly, it shoul not be overused, but from time to time in life, you have to say NO!
First and foremost - Happy Birthday! Secondly - I'm 34 (birthday was on 17th October) I am a 3rd year PhD student and took 6 months off in the middle due to mental health problems, mainly overworking and superfocusing on trying to find that f**king novelty! It was only when I stopped and completely ignored the PhD and focused on my running/health, the novelty appeared. So the advice is - take the time to stop, reflect and also do other things that look after yourself. I've watched your videos throughout your time as a PhD student and beyond and they have helped me greatly to be productive and with my mental health, so know that. You're doing an awesome job dude and hopefully there is some solace in knowing others have also suffered with mental health problems and we've made it through to the other side!
Happy Birthday! I'm 27 and the best piece of advice I have is to trust yourself more. Just because it's not how someone else would do it doesn't mean it's the wrong way to do things. This applies to so many aspects in life. I've only really realised that 'adults' aren't always right. This has made me a happier and more content person. Trust yourself.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! :) My advice would be memento mori. Spend time with people you love and doing things you love. No matter how society, our boss, or the teachers at school try to make us think this or that (finishing the report before monday, having a good mark on the test,...) is so important, the fact is, it isn't so do your best but don't sacrifice time spent with people you love or time spent doing things you love to it. One can get ill and one can die, and eventually, it's going to happen to every single person you know and to you also.
Legit some of the best advice ever, but one that was hard for me to learn was learning to say no and not to overload yourself with work simply because you feel bad for someone else, knowing when to say yes is more important than just saying yes to everything you are asked to do [Marking art on the side gets complicated when you want everyone to have access to good art but know not everyone has the money for it]. The other is knowing when to ask yourself "what if I am wrong?" and knowing what the consequences of that answer.
I am 27 and best advice that I am still try to work on is not to fixate on others opinions on you. Mental health and physical health are key. Regular exercise and doing something fun like sports or hiking even a walk, also it is never a shame to see a therapist it could help. Be open minded and aware of opportunities that present themselves you never know what it could lead to ! Ps. Working on Masters on physics love the videos man truly help keep interest and drive going for my career !
"Love is an action, not a state." Love is not a feeling, it's an ability. Thank you! My friends are in their honeymoon phase and they're like: "I think you'll know when you live someone" and I'm like, yea, hopefully because you're actually putting in the effort.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!! Thank you so much for doing what you do. You've been such a great inspiration for so many people, like me. You may feel you're making things up and not sure, but you're certainly helping others plan out their goals. 😀 I'm seventeen, and the best advice I've got, is don't put things off, even if everyone tells you to do. "Study now, and pursue passion later" is an advice I got, and I regret following through.
Thanks for uploading such a helpful video Simon. Although I am nearly twice your age, I still often have to wing it (like most parents)... Very difficult to come up with one ‘best’ tip, so here are three things I have learnt (and still strive to follow): 1) Pursue your passions, not possessions. 2) It takes time to realise you are not immortal - so keep exercising both mind and body whilst you still can. 3) Be grateful for people and activities that make you happy. Try to avoid those that have the opposite effect. Have a great birthday !
I'm 36 and the best advice that I have gleaned from many different people is; DON'T think with your emotions! Emotional reasoning doesn't work at all. Emotions introduce distortions both positive and negative. Positive emotions can make you arrogant and negative emotions like fear can cause you to judge risk wildly inappropriately. It kind of plays into number 25. Older people don't necessarily know better, but whatever you do, don't let that make you feel so good that you reason inappropriately about it.
I'm very late to the video but I'm 20 and the greatest advice I got was in my first week of boot camp. I had never drank coffee before and was asking one of the other recruits how they had their coffee, when an officer ahead of us spoke with such confidence and directness "learn to like coffee black and you'll never have a bad coffee in your life" Such a small line that stuck with me nearly 3 years later, and ya know what? He was right!
I'm 24 and 2 of the most important things that I've learned until now are 1. Every day might be the last day you see someone. Do the best you can so you won't regret not saying more or saying too much. (I met with my uncle one day before he committed suicide, I was in hurry and we had a brief "hi, how are you?" conversation, something very unlikely for us). 2. Not everyone will see your true value, and that is ok.
I'm 26 and this is the best piece of advice I can give: Don't identify too strongly with your dreams and goals in life. Having dreams and goals to work towards is great, maybe even necessary, however don't make achieving those dreams solely what and who you are. It's okay to just be you, without any grand achievements. Look after yourself. Thanks for this video :)
Tip 9 was my favorite! I love your videos Simon, the hard work and kindness you proyect are a source of inspiration for many of us. I want to share some lessons i've learned in my 24 years: 1. Life is hard for everyone therefor learning to frame the events in your life is key to a happy life. Life can be scary or it can be friendly, a person can be your enemy or your ally, you choose. 2. Your emotions are your responsability. If you experience negative emotions constanstly you must either avoid the stimuli, change the stimuli or learn to redirect your emotion. 3. Create time for activities that allow you to relax into your emotions: celebrate, plan things with friends, visit family. Be the planner in your circle, we all need that.
Happy Birthday man! Like one of your tips, this one is quite trivial, but for me at the time it was enough to change my entire attitude to how I dealt with things: No problem will be solved if you are too busy being miserable about it. Hearing that really helped me out during a rough time.
Happy late birthday, Simon! I'm 28 today and magically saw this video. My take from my 28 years of experience? Wisdom can only be earned not learned, for good or bad, you gotta experience it. And dance whenever and wherever you can.
Happy birthday, Simon! As someone that have been following your content for the past ~4ish years, it's nice to see how many of those advices and lessons resonate from your videos documenting your life. Will definitely hold to that wisdom!
Happy Birthday Simon! I'm 18 and currently an engineering freshman. You have been such an inspiration to me as student ever since I saw your videos on you working for your PhD which have influenced me to be much more comfortable pursuing a career in STEM. Happy Birthday!
*sits down at computer to finish this week's TA work and actually do an ounce of studying* "Oh look, a new Simon Clark Video... The work can wait". HAPPY BIRTHDAY On a more serious note, I'm 29 and will complete my Master's in ~7 weeks. I'm so not ready for adulting. However, one of the most valuable pieces of advice I have learned is that it is perfectly okay to yell and cry at your computer screen, but also remember that you are also most likely dehydrated or hungry. So walk away, take care of your body, and come back to your work with fresh eyes.
Right now I'm 16 and a couple of my tips are: 1. Use the Pomodoro Method 2. Do things in tiny steps rather than all at once 3. Have a clear order of what thing comes when 4. Love and relationships are very very good for you if not taken too far
About to graduate from a Bachelor and the biggest thing I've learnt (from my degree at least) is that the technical skills you learn aren't what's most important, and often you'll forget this anyway and google it later. What's most important is learning how to learn and how to solve problems on your own. My degree has taught me what the right questions to ask are to get the answer I'm looking for. Also, start work that has a deadline sooner!!!
One of the best pieces of advice I have come across in my life is to always choose the path that challenges you optimally. Optimally here means you are challenged just enough such that you are able to make progress and improve your skills without harming your wellbeing.
I'm 24 and my best piece of advice is: Never doubt your dreams before you've tried them. Enough overanalyzing will let you hate anything you haven't actually tried.
I'm 22 at the moment, I used to think that people in there 20's were adults with their life figured out. I can confirm that that is not true and it's nice to know that all adults are faking it. The best price of advice I received is: "Nobody knows you better than you know yourself. Nobody knows your insecurities or aspirations and you have most control over them."
I am now 27 (oh god). The best advice I have is that sometimes the pain of losing something, is better than being unsure or unhappy about it. Trust me, if they really actually love you, they will treat you like they do- they will treat you in the way you want them to. Loving them is not enough to make you happy, and if you feel like something is wrong or off, it’s never too late to give yourself what you need. Remember- LOVE. IS. NOT. ENOUGH.
Happy birthday mate! I’m 24, thank you for making this video, tips for life are always a blessing! I’ve got a few that I life by, so; you may ask is there a way to happiness that isn't so hard and yes there is and yes the hard one works too as most people find their happiness through hardships some find their way easier depends on which path you are willing to take that you want to take. there is no set path but the one you have to create, discover with our human creative curiosity and the gut instinct"our intuition" all help us to happiness, but first you've got to go through the dark to see that you are, the light within that darkness, you got to love yourself within first and love what you do. it never ends. So be willing to express yourself as to add a little shine to every moment of someone’s and most importantly your life, your the star of your movie so make sure not to be someone’s secondary character and be your own. This is a little metaphorical but you sometimes in life have to go through the darkness to see that you are the light within that darkness, shine, not to be seen.. but so others can see the way. Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt roads The unknown, unexplored, you may find your uncovered self from them Fear is not evil. It tells you what you weakness is. And once you know your weakness, you can become stronger as well as kinder.
I'm 32, and the best life lesson I tell people is "Life is not fair, deal with it." Not a very positive one, but true non the less. If you want something, you'll have to work for it. No one is going to hand it to you, and no one who ever achieved anything important did so without putting in hard work to get there. Crying about how unfair the world is will get you exactly nothing. Instead, identify how unfair it is, how that impacts you, and then start to work around it to get where you want to be.
Happy birthday, Simon. You've consistently made me explore topics I had no idea I was interested in, and made me regain that vivacity for my academic life I thought I lost a year ago. Enjoy your day :)
Happy Birthday Simon 🎉🥳 Wishing you all the great things in life. I am doing my masters in earth science and watching your vlogs and videos inspires me.
15 - striving to be approachable and caring towards all, you will build much better relationships. if people see that you are caring and won't degrade others for, ie, being less intelligent, you will go far.
That last tip was one hell of a smooth segue into "please give money to me and my sponsor". It helps that it's so true too! Love the content Simon, keep doing what you do! Edit: I forgot to say happy birthday Simon. So... happy birthday Simon!
Happy birthday Simon! I want to thank you for contribute spreading the idea that mental health is as important as physical health. I think it's such an important topic! Anyway, I'm 29 and maybe the most important thing I've learned is to think with my brain and not following what suits for others. As you said, connection is open minding but remember to not be paralized or conditioned by it.
I've been following your channel since your last year at Oxford and it's honestly mind-blowing seeing how far you've come. Genuinely wish you all the best in the world!
Happy Birthday Simon 🥳 thanks for sharing this video I found it really enjoyable to watch and some of the tips are so relatable. I’m 19 and the best thing I’ve learnt from the last 5 years of my life is that nothing is permanent. Helps me get through difficult times and also enjoy happier times more. ☺️
I immediately downloaded a few David Bowie Albums. Thanks for your advice, and not only from this video. I‘m studying physics in Vienna and found a lot of your videos helpful. Happy Birthday :)
I am still rather young (20) but one thing that I learned and wanted to share is that making compliments goes a long way. Everyone likes being told that something about them is awesome and it literally costs nothing.
Turning 23 in a month. One thing I've learned is that advice always comes from a place of experience. If you give it to someone who doesn't have that same reference frame, that same experience, it wont land. If you're looking for advice, look for someone who has the experiences you do and got through what you're going through. Real life situations are always more "messy" than you could describe in even multiple pages of text, the only way someone can truly help you is if recognize what you're going through and can accurately relate to it. DONT GO TO REDDIT OR OTHER PLACES ON THE INTERNET FOR ADVICE THEY CANT HELP YOU, THEY DONT KNOW YOU AND YOU DONT KNOW THEM.
Just turned 23 a few days ago, best bit of advice I can give is that the right thing to do in any situation is almost always the hardest of the choices. It can be painful and difficult to do but it is the right thing to do
this is really great and wholesome
I didn't think you would be here, keep up the great content!
Ali, wasn't expecting you here😂😂😂
lmaaooo ever since I've heard about you, I see you everywhere :)
Happy birthday fella. These are actually great tips, many resonated with me. I put 'actually' there because I was surprised you have such wisdom, you hide it well. My body fell to pieces at 30, almost to the day, so in addition to your excellent tips I'd add to look after your physical health in a sustainable way, ie find something fun that's not too strenuous rather than trying to push yourself to the limits or treating it like a chore. Everything is better with regular exercise. And...i didn't think Yesterday was THAT bad. But it sure was bad.
Out of all of yours, the most important for me is to avoid competing with others, just improve yourself and do things that make you happy.
@@MedlifeCrisis Being a student in India, I couldn't agree more
I couldn't have guessed that Medlife Crisis would be in this comment section... I love your videos... Keep it coming... Keep up the good work... I heard that doctors/surgeons are the worst at taking care of themselves than an average person that comes to see them for health consultation... Take your own advice and take good care of yourself... I love Simon Clark's videos too... As a physics & mathematics enthusiast, but Computer Engineer by training, I find his videos very interesting... Especially the coding parts... I've got a lot to learn, since I'm only 20..
I'm 41 and I still don't feel like I've got my shit together ... best two pieces of advice I can give are:
🔸 Get outside and go for a walk as often as you can, especially if the sun is shining
🔸 The best experiences you'll have are the ones where you push yourself slightly outside your comfort zone.
PS, that was 30 great pieces of advice. Happy (belated) birthday, Dr Simon! 🎂🥳🎁
Solid advice. Thanks from a 20 (going on 21) year old :)
1. 1:10 Work less to get more done
2. 1:32 Stuff doesn't get done untill you do it
3. 1:47 Love is a verb, not a state
4. 1:58 Talk to your parents/guardians
5. 2:07 Mental health is just as important as your physical health
6. 2:16 Thin your paint
7. 2:20 Anything you're willing to practice, you can do ~ Bob Ross
8. 2:31 Proper preparation prevents piss poor performance
9. 2:36 Invest in a good pair of shoes and mattress
10. 2:46 Nobody will be remembered forever
11. 2:58 Where and to whom you were born, determents a lot of your potential in this world
12. 3:10 Always check your units
13. 3:22 Frequently review your (progress towards those) goals
14. 3:30 Praise in public, admonish in private
15. 3:34 Always expand your horizons and set new references
16. 3:50 Clear communication is key to basically everything (!)
17. 3:56 Nothing improves the world more than widespread education
18. 4:00 You can't make QGPV from Ertel PV (no idea what this means)
19. 4:11 Doing must come before wanting to do
20. 4:20 Take the time to learn how to wash up properly
21. 4:32 You don't need to keep that Tupperware
22. 4:38 The soul needs music like the body needs food
23. 4:45 I don't need to be better than others at doing things, I just need to be better than I used to be
24. 4:53 Don't watch Yesterday
25. 5:01 Just because someone is older than you, doesn't mean they know better than you
26. 5:10 Trust the data, but verify the source
27. 5:13 Listen to more David Bowie
28. 5:22 Identify how you spend time on your phone, and remove apps that are just a time and energy sink
29. 5:34 If in doubt, ask yourself, what would Captain Picard do?
30. 5:39 Support the things you love
I turned 30 last month: after giving up and forgetting about my passion for research, I finally started my PhD in linguistics and moved to Finland (from Italy) in the middle of the pandemic.
I truly believed I wasn't worth it and that my life was a complete failure, thus I didn't plan to apply for PhD positions anymore. But then something unexpected happened.
This awful year proved to be the best "new beginning" of my life and I got the job of my dreams right before turning 30. Perfect.
Ps: happy birthday!
That's awesome, congrats!
Congratulations and good luck! I've been considering moving to Italy for a post-doc
@@pseudophd1073 thank you! I don't know whether I would recommend Italy for a postdoc, it really depends on your field as well as on the type of funding you manage to get.
@@raheltd It's a decently paid industrial post-doc. I'm just a little apprehensive about moving to Tuscany from the UK, but I hear it's nice.
Nice, I'm almost a linguist too. I feel I can understand you...in this moment my future is so uncertain but I must be too stuborn cos given it up is not in my schedule, even if sometimes It's kind of frustraiting. Thanks, now I know there is hope!
At 65 I think I’ve managed to avoid every bit of good advice ever available and suffered accordingly.
I'm 23 and my best advice it, the more you wait to do something the harder it gets!
Up!
This one is depressingly true
i dont know CAN BE SONETHING THIS ACCURATE
As a 23 year old doing his Masters, the one advice I can give is the following:
If you want something, motivation is not relevant.
Plan out what broad steps you have to take, prioritize them, then plan out the most pressing one in detail and order.
Now you have a list of actions, look at your calendar, block time for those action, when you get the reminder: do it.
You have already decided this is what you need to do to achieve your goal and you have decided that you will do this now.
Motivation in not an input for that function.
I'm screenshotting this for when I need it later. Thank you so much
Disclaimer: may be less effective if you have issues with executive function 😅
Best advice from me, a 25 year old: Your feelings are valid inherently because you experienced them (you don't need to externally justify them). Whether you choose to act on them is separate from accepting those feelings.
Happy Birthday! Thanks for a lesson in adulting :)
Also 23 and after studying fulltime and working fulltime for 3 years, I can tell you that when someone insists that something is impossible to handle, they mean it's impossible for them, not for you.
The 6 P's:
Proper
Preparation
Prevents
Piss
Poor
Performance
OMG!?! I HAVEN'T HEARD THAT IN YEARS!?! Maybe Decades(!)
I could never remember it. THANK YOU SIR💪💪💪
Happy Birthday Simon!
Here is some that I would like to add to the list:
1. Less is more
2. Make bed everyday
3. Good posture make such a difference
4. Speak slower, so you have time to analyze listener's reaction
Number 2 especially: There's a great quote by Admiral William McRaven: "If you want to change the world: Start off by making your bed. [...] If you can't make the little things right, you can't make the big things right."
#2 is irrelevant
@@Ruhrpottpatriot uh yawwww. i watched it all and the specious notion that making your bed counts as THE task to callback to is silly. you can remove that and have a WAY better takeaway from the video.
I'm Jared, I'm 19 and I never f***ing learned how to read
Perfection.
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I'm 23, and I've felt mentally 50 since I was 14, so I feel like I have a lot of advice to both give and gain. If I had to choose one slither of wisdom to pass along, it would be to tell people when you're not okay. I only started doing this really when I was 22, and boy do I wish I did it more a lot sooner. Friends are as understanding and compassionate as you want them to be, so long as you tell them where you're at. I have always felt lucky to know the people I call my friends, and I think it's an understated beauty of life just how much good you can feel from knowing these wonderful people around you more personally,
Happy Birthday man 🔥
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I haven't watched your videos for quite a while now and I must say your editing skills, your content and your tonation changed so much (for the better). Good job, Simon!
I'm 23 and the best piece of advise I have gotten is you are what you repeatedly do.
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Flammable advice when?
@@SwagmanDude cringe
Piece of advice I found out years ago: When buying a ruler or tape measure, make sure it's millimetre-only. Nothing else. Really cuts down on the cognitive load.
If you work in millimetres, you need to keep three-digit integers in your head. This takes one slot in your memory per measurement.
If you use centimetres, you need two digits, a decimal point and another digit. The decimal point acts as a separator and makes you use two slots, one for the whole part and one for the single decimal place.
No idea about inches. Australia stopped using them before I started school. Best guess is three slots, with one for the inches, and two more for the top and bottom of the fraction.
I am 35 and I'd say "you don't have to finish if you enjoyed the journey".
I have spent most of my life with a multitude of hobbies, so many, that I never got good at any of them.
I went from different instruments, painting, different sports, writing, loads of games, sewing to acting and probably other things.
Now in my thirties I started to feel like I wasted my life doing nothing right. Like I could have been a professional. I could have made an impact on something in the world, if I just had focussed on one thing.
But then I realised, that I've done one thing right all the time. I explored and found many amazing ways to be creative. Many, many more than most people I know ever will in their entire life.
So now I embraced it and started woodworking and I will build shitty furniture, carve and paint ugly sculptures and I'm looking forward to not being good and then going for the next thing :)
I'm 22 and I took school too seriously, worked my butt off and got only the best grades. But open receiving these grades I did not feel elation or happiness, only relief followed by bouts of depression. If I were to meet myself at age 13/14 when secondary school began I would have told myself, yes work hard and do well. But also have fun outside of school, try new things/sports. It's ok if you don't get above 90% in every class test or quiz, at the end of the day they don't matter. And carry on that approach further to uni or whatever other next step you take.
I'm 22 and the best advice I can give is just go to the loo before bed, it WILL save you time and effort. Oh also to stop and think about decisions wherever possible. It pays to consider the impact your actions will have on yourself and those around you. Great video as always and Happy Birthday!
I'm 18 and getting into uni I completely revamped my note taking. My one piece of a dive is now clear: TAKE BETTER NOTES. Really, it's 90% of the work you'll ever do and knowing how to makes things a lot easier. I recommend 'Getting Things Done' and 'How to take Smart Notes'.
Happy birthday, Simon! I'm 22 and i think the best advice i've ever gotten is that you should celebrate your victories, no matter how small. Cleaned your room? Great! Went for a short walk? Awesome! Even just waking up and getting out of bed is a victory.
This has personally helped me because i usually have a very negative mindset about a lot of things. By celebrating my own and others' victories i've become a much more positive person overall. Even days where nothing seems to go well i can get something positive out of.
The best advice I can give to someone in their early twenties is: Get really good at something. Doesn't matter what, just hone a skill you like. Painting, writing, chemistry... whatever.
I'm 21, and my piece of advice would be: Learn to think. I feel like without the right mentors around you it's pretty easy to go through life without being self-reflective or understanding the justifications behind the things that you believe, and this is largely what I did until around 17 years old. Exploring a bit of philosophy, meta-ethics and formal logic and learning to apply it to my life has given me the ability to act more forthrightly; those with a 'why' can withstand any 'how'. I wish the ideas of humility and self-reflection were more ingrained into our culture.
I am 20 and I just started doing that too! My life has changed so much(on the positive side) after that.
Nice to see this wisdom from a young person. Well said. My life forced me to reexamine everything at the tender age of 11. For many years I listened and observed. I read, modelled my thought processes and practiced with the tools I found most useful. Today, at the age of 48 it has all served me well. Of course there are hickups now and then but these tools will serve you well throughout life. I wish you all the best in on your journey.
Happy Birthday, Simon! 🥳
I'm 32 and really not sure about a single best piece of advice. But in hindsight, I wish I sometimes trusted my gut instinct a bit more (and I'm saying that as a physicist 😜).
Happy Birthday - when I was your age, you weren't on the planet... and I'm still faking it. But life seems to get more fun even as it gets more complicated.
I'm 24 and have always been told "nothing lasts forever, so make the most of everything but also learn from the negative experiences/the bad bits". If you're down or having a rough time, it will pass and you will go on to achieve and have a better day. But if you're having fun and an amazing time, then enjoy every second 😊
Happy birthday sir.. From India 🇮🇳. I'm facing so much difficulty in talking English. I'm 27 years old. I'm giving my best to learn and improvise my English speaking skills.. Hope at the age of 30 I would be good as you..
Happy birthday! I just turned 35 yesterday, though it is just a number as I'm still doing the same things I did 25 yeas ago, playing PC games!
love simon🥰🥰🥰I am 44, I think the most important lesson is to live without the ego.
Happy Birthday! I am 23 and my best piece of advice to stop chasing validation even ultimately from people you really want them from. If people care about they will want to see you grow and already value you. On that same vein invest time and energy on people who actually want you around over those that don't. Literally nothing you do will matter to the ones who don't give a shit about you. Yes, that also includes making them jealous
Great advice homie
I am 24 and have been through a fair amount of unpleasantness but have had wonderful support through it (particularly from this tricenarian).
Don’t try to impress others by being someone you are not; find who you are, and work on making that person into a good person and someone who can help others be the best person they can be. Also find yourself a bumbling beardless buffoon like this one because wholesome people make life worth living. Happy Birthday old man and may your days be merry and bright x
I am 19 years old, and the one piece of advice I’ve taken with me, and I’ll continue to take with me, is “everyone wants happiness and no one wants pain. But you can’t have a rainbow without a little rain”
Hope you had a great birthday :) I'm 23 and the best advise i was given was from my dad which is 'Control the controllable' - basically if something seems impossible, control what you can and it will make things easier
This is really great Simon.. thanks!
I'm 23. The single, Most important thing I learned is to "Follow what your heart says (ofcourse, unless untill it harms someone).. do what you love.. it may or may not be a correct path. But it's the right path for you, towards happiness and peace.
A great video. Happy 30th Birthday and Thankyou for your videos.
I have learnt that unless you express yourself, noone is gonna come over and give you that chance just because you really want it. Don't be shy to ask your boss for a raise for a project well accomplished. Don't be shy to ask your crush out, the worst she/he can do is leave you on read. what did you lose??? nothing at all...
Also, I have learnt to say NO!. Clearly, it shoul not be overused, but from time to time in life, you have to say NO!
First and foremost - Happy Birthday!
Secondly - I'm 34 (birthday was on 17th October) I am a 3rd year PhD student and took 6 months off in the middle due to mental health problems, mainly overworking and superfocusing on trying to find that f**king novelty!
It was only when I stopped and completely ignored the PhD and focused on my running/health, the novelty appeared.
So the advice is - take the time to stop, reflect and also do other things that look after yourself.
I've watched your videos throughout your time as a PhD student and beyond and they have helped me greatly to be productive and with my mental health, so know that.
You're doing an awesome job dude and hopefully there is some solace in knowing others have also suffered with mental health problems and we've made it through to the other side!
Happy Birthday!
I'm 27 and the best piece of advice I have is to trust yourself more. Just because it's not how someone else would do it doesn't mean it's the wrong way to do things. This applies to so many aspects in life. I've only really realised that 'adults' aren't always right. This has made me a happier and more content person.
Trust yourself.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! :)
My advice would be memento mori. Spend time with people you love and doing things you love. No matter how society, our boss, or the teachers at school try to make us think this or that (finishing the report before monday, having a good mark on the test,...) is so important, the fact is, it isn't so do your best but don't sacrifice time spent with people you love or time spent doing things you love to it. One can get ill and one can die, and eventually, it's going to happen to every single person you know and to you also.
Legit some of the best advice ever, but one that was hard for me to learn was learning to say no and not to overload yourself with work simply because you feel bad for someone else, knowing when to say yes is more important than just saying yes to everything you are asked to do [Marking art on the side gets complicated when you want everyone to have access to good art but know not everyone has the money for it]. The other is knowing when to ask yourself "what if I am wrong?" and knowing what the consequences of that answer.
The opening message at approx 0:40 is very real. We are all making it up. Solid advice for people. Thanks Simon
I am 27 and best advice that I am still try to work on is not to fixate on others opinions on you. Mental health and physical health are key. Regular exercise and doing something fun like sports or hiking even a walk, also it is never a shame to see a therapist it could help.
Be open minded and aware of opportunities that present themselves you never know what it could lead to !
Ps. Working on Masters on physics love the videos man truly help keep interest and drive going for my career !
Also Happy b-day !
"Love is an action, not a state."
Love is not a feeling, it's an ability. Thank you! My friends are in their honeymoon phase and they're like: "I think you'll know when you live someone" and I'm like, yea, hopefully because you're actually putting in the effort.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!
Thank you so much for doing what you do. You've been such a great inspiration for so many people, like me.
You may feel you're making things up and not sure, but you're certainly helping others plan out their goals. 😀
I'm seventeen, and the best advice I've got, is don't put things off, even if everyone tells you to do. "Study now, and pursue passion later" is an advice I got, and I regret following through.
You are one of my inspirations to become a physicist.
And happy birthday:)
Thanks for uploading such a helpful video Simon.
Although I am nearly twice your age, I still often have to wing it (like most parents)...
Very difficult to come up with one ‘best’ tip, so here are three things I have learnt (and still strive to follow):
1) Pursue your passions, not possessions.
2) It takes time to realise you are not immortal - so keep exercising both mind and body whilst you still can.
3) Be grateful for people and activities that make you happy. Try to avoid those that have the opposite effect.
Have a great birthday !
I love these tips! Also, Happy Birthday!
I'm 36 and the best advice that I have gleaned from many different people is; DON'T think with your emotions! Emotional reasoning doesn't work at all. Emotions introduce distortions both positive and negative. Positive emotions can make you arrogant and negative emotions like fear can cause you to judge risk wildly inappropriately. It kind of plays into number 25. Older people don't necessarily know better, but whatever you do, don't let that make you feel so good that you reason inappropriately about it.
I'm very late to the video but I'm 20 and the greatest advice I got was in my first week of boot camp. I had never drank coffee before and was asking one of the other recruits how they had their coffee, when an officer ahead of us spoke with such confidence and directness "learn to like coffee black and you'll never have a bad coffee in your life"
Such a small line that stuck with me nearly 3 years later, and ya know what? He was right!
I'm 24 and 2 of the most important things that I've learned until now are
1. Every day might be the last day you see someone. Do the best you can so you won't regret not saying more or saying too much. (I met with my uncle one day before he committed suicide, I was in hurry and we had a brief "hi, how are you?" conversation, something very unlikely for us).
2. Not everyone will see your true value, and that is ok.
I'm 26 and this is the best piece of advice I can give: Don't identify too strongly with your dreams and goals in life. Having dreams and goals to work towards is great, maybe even necessary, however don't make achieving those dreams solely what and who you are. It's okay to just be you, without any grand achievements. Look after yourself.
Thanks for this video :)
Yah you should always open to possibilities
Tip 9 was my favorite! I love your videos Simon, the hard work and kindness you proyect are a source of inspiration for many of us. I want to share some lessons i've learned in my 24 years:
1. Life is hard for everyone therefor learning to frame the events in your life is key to a happy life. Life can be scary or it can be friendly, a person can be your enemy or your ally, you choose.
2. Your emotions are your responsability. If you experience negative emotions constanstly you must either avoid the stimuli, change the stimuli or learn to redirect your emotion.
3. Create time for activities that allow you to relax into your emotions: celebrate, plan things with friends, visit family. Be the planner in your circle, we all need that.
Happy Birthday man! Like one of your tips, this one is quite trivial, but for me at the time it was enough to change my entire attitude to how I dealt with things: No problem will be solved if you are too busy being miserable about it. Hearing that really helped me out during a rough time.
Happy late birthday, Simon! I'm 28 today and magically saw this video. My take from my 28 years of experience? Wisdom can only be earned not learned, for good or bad, you gotta experience it. And dance whenever and wherever you can.
im 17 and my best piece of advice is to always do what makes you and those around you happy
I was told that you become an adult one when you
a) realise that no one knows what they're doing
b) realise how damn expensive cheese is
Cheese is pretty damn expensive for what it is, ngl.
Happy birthday, Simon! As someone that have been following your content for the past ~4ish years, it's nice to see how many of those advices and lessons resonate from your videos documenting your life. Will definitely hold to that wisdom!
Happy Birthday Simon!
I'm 18 and currently an engineering freshman. You have been such an inspiration to me as student ever since I saw your videos on you working for your PhD which have influenced me to be much more comfortable pursuing a career in STEM. Happy Birthday!
Happe birthday! And I loved your capybara image!
*sits down at computer to finish this week's TA work and actually do an ounce of studying* "Oh look, a new Simon Clark Video... The work can wait". HAPPY BIRTHDAY
On a more serious note, I'm 29 and will complete my Master's in ~7 weeks. I'm so not ready for adulting. However, one of the most valuable pieces of advice I have learned is that it is perfectly okay to yell and cry at your computer screen, but also remember that you are also most likely dehydrated or hungry. So walk away, take care of your body, and come back to your work with fresh eyes.
Right now I'm 16 and a couple of my tips are:
1. Use the Pomodoro Method
2. Do things in tiny steps rather than all at once
3. Have a clear order of what thing comes when
4. Love and relationships are very very good for you if not taken too far
happy birthday , you're an inspiration a hero to me. You're story of mental health and everything has really helped me more than you could ever know.
Pieces of advice from "thin your paints" to "Love" 🤓
I Loved it!
Best advice, Sometimes it is best to stick to the basic good old advice that we already know but forget to occasionally keep reminding to yourself.
We are EXACTLY THE SAME AGE?!
Happy happy, birthday twin.
Happy Birthday!🎉🎉🎉
About to graduate from a Bachelor and the biggest thing I've learnt (from my degree at least) is that the technical skills you learn aren't what's most important, and often you'll forget this anyway and google it later. What's most important is learning how to learn and how to solve problems on your own. My degree has taught me what the right questions to ask are to get the answer I'm looking for.
Also, start work that has a deadline sooner!!!
One of the best pieces of advice I have come across in my life is to always choose the path that challenges you optimally. Optimally here means you are challenged just enough such that you are able to make progress and improve your skills without harming your wellbeing.
Thanks for the video, and happy birthday!
I'm 24 and my best piece of advice is: Never doubt your dreams before you've tried them. Enough overanalyzing will let you hate anything you haven't actually tried.
I'm 22 at the moment, I used to think that people in there 20's were adults with their life figured out. I can confirm that that is not true and it's nice to know that all adults are faking it. The best price of advice I received is:
"Nobody knows you better than you know yourself. Nobody knows your insecurities or aspirations and you have most control over them."
I am now 27 (oh god).
The best advice I have is that sometimes the pain of losing something, is better than being unsure or unhappy about it. Trust me, if they really actually love you, they will treat you like they do- they will treat you in the way you want them to. Loving them is not enough to make you happy, and if you feel like something is wrong or off, it’s never too late to give yourself what you need.
Remember- LOVE. IS. NOT. ENOUGH.
Happy birthday mate! I’m 24, thank you for making this video, tips for life are always a blessing!
I’ve got a few that I life by,
so; you may ask is there a way to happiness that isn't so hard and yes there is and yes the hard one works too as most people find their happiness through hardships some find their way easier depends on which path you are willing to take that you want to take. there is no set path but the one you have to create, discover with our human creative curiosity and the gut instinct"our intuition" all help us to happiness, but first you've got to go through the dark to see that you are, the light within that darkness, you got to love yourself within first and love what you do.
it never ends.
So be willing to express yourself as to add a little shine to every moment of someone’s and most importantly your life, your the star of your movie so make sure not to be someone’s secondary character and be your own.
This is a little metaphorical but you sometimes in life have to go through the darkness to see that you are the light within that darkness, shine, not to be seen..
but so others can see the way.
Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt roads The unknown, unexplored, you may find your uncovered self from them
Fear is not evil. It tells you what you weakness is. And once you know your weakness, you can become stronger as well as kinder.
Happy birthday mate 🎂🎉 & thanks for the great tips ❤️
Happy Birthday, Simon! I just became a supporter on Patreon! Cheers to you and many more years!
Happy birthday Simon. Im a grad student myself and i really like your videos
I'm 32, and the best life lesson I tell people is "Life is not fair, deal with it." Not a very positive one, but true non the less. If you want something, you'll have to work for it. No one is going to hand it to you, and no one who ever achieved anything important did so without putting in hard work to get there. Crying about how unfair the world is will get you exactly nothing. Instead, identify how unfair it is, how that impacts you, and then start to work around it to get where you want to be.
Happy birthday, Simon. You've consistently made me explore topics I had no idea I was interested in, and made me regain that vivacity for my academic life I thought I lost a year ago. Enjoy your day :)
Happy Birthday Simon 🎉🥳
Wishing you all the great things in life.
I am doing my masters in earth science and watching your vlogs and videos inspires me.
15 - striving to be approachable and caring towards all, you will build much better relationships. if people see that you are caring and won't degrade others for, ie, being less intelligent, you will go far.
That last tip was one hell of a smooth segue into "please give money to me and my sponsor". It helps that it's so true too!
Love the content Simon, keep doing what you do!
Edit: I forgot to say happy birthday Simon. So... happy birthday Simon!
signed up! pumped to watch all the documentaries! Happy birthday ;)
Happy birthday Simon!
I want to thank you for contribute spreading the idea that mental health is as important as physical health. I think it's such an important topic!
Anyway, I'm 29 and maybe the most important thing I've learned is to think with my brain and not following what suits for others. As you said, connection is open minding but remember to not be paralized or conditioned by it.
Happy birthday, Simon. Have a good day and all the best. 🙂🎂
I've been following your channel since your last year at Oxford and it's honestly mind-blowing seeing how far you've come. Genuinely wish you all the best in the world!
Happy birthday! Thanks for the valuable lessons
I’m 12 years younger than you and I’ve been watching your videos since 2014. I just started my first term at Oxford this year. Thank you, Simon
I'm 19 and something that I'm still trying to learn myself is "believe in yourself and know that failure is the only way to improve"
Happy Birthday Simon 🥳 thanks for sharing this video I found it really enjoyable to watch and some of the tips are so relatable. I’m 19 and the best thing I’ve learnt from the last 5 years of my life is that nothing is permanent. Helps me get through difficult times and also enjoy happier times more. ☺️
Heyy happy birthday. My birthday too is 21st of october :D
Happy birthday for yesterday!
Happy birthday Bro
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Happy Birthday Simon! Keep smiling (also because you have a great smile!)
Happy Birthday Simon! And well done on joining the hat boiks in the 30-39 man child age range. May we all be so lucky! Here's to another 10 years!
I immediately downloaded a few David Bowie Albums. Thanks for your advice, and not only from this video. I‘m studying physics in Vienna and found a lot of your videos helpful. Happy Birthday :)
I am still rather young (20) but one thing that I learned and wanted to share is that making compliments goes a long way. Everyone likes being told that something about them is awesome and it literally costs nothing.
Turning 23 in a month. One thing I've learned is that advice always comes from a place of experience. If you give it to someone who doesn't have that same reference frame, that same experience, it wont land. If you're looking for advice, look for someone who has the experiences you do and got through what you're going through. Real life situations are always more "messy" than you could describe in even multiple pages of text, the only way someone can truly help you is if recognize what you're going through and can accurately relate to it. DONT GO TO REDDIT OR OTHER PLACES ON THE INTERNET FOR ADVICE THEY CANT HELP YOU, THEY DONT KNOW YOU AND YOU DONT KNOW THEM.
Just turned 23 a few days ago, best bit of advice I can give is that the right thing to do in any situation is almost always the hardest of the choices. It can be painful and difficult to do but it is the right thing to do