7 Ways to Maximize Misery 😞
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7 жыл бұрынAdapted from How to Be Miserable by Randy J. Paterson PhD: www.amazon.com/How-Be-Miserab...
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@user-dz9gt3hr1m 3 жыл бұрын
I just realized I've done all of this without even studying. What a natural born sailor I am
@ScttSt_vocals 3 жыл бұрын
Что сказать, сочувствую тебе, однако в том ты не одинок, товарищ. Начни же свой пуиь к светлому будущему с чтения трудов батюшки нашего Ленина.
@Male_Parent 3 жыл бұрын
Same
@Need_a_Creative_Name 3 жыл бұрын
Same.
@saturnine3726 3 жыл бұрын
Same
@amatura5854 3 жыл бұрын
@@ScttSt_vocals Ты ок?
@deadturret4049 3 жыл бұрын
well then. this has been an unexpected wake up call.
@jafergaming1329 3 жыл бұрын
I'm assuming just like me all of the above applies to you
@sand953 3 жыл бұрын
Same
@mfg587 3 жыл бұрын
Yup
@m.carrot7730 3 жыл бұрын
I'm all for comedy, but this is too real.
@deuterium_oxide7382 3 жыл бұрын
same
@mr.blueitachi5258 Жыл бұрын
My dude literally explained my life without missing the tiniest detail
@muktarmohamud506 Жыл бұрын
💯💯💯 Fx, most accurate description of my life
@pizdabol Жыл бұрын
Same
@cr1nge689 Жыл бұрын
pfp checks out
@crazyredx1725 Жыл бұрын
bros spying on you
@Texan_christian1132 Жыл бұрын
Same.
@jeniffer7799 Жыл бұрын
"Be well informed, while doing nothing." This hits a little too hard.
@StoneMountain64 7 жыл бұрын
PRO TIP: if your allroom is in your parents basement, you don't even have to pay rent
@averytaylor7823 7 жыл бұрын
But paying rent helps to maximize misery???
@DarkNia64 7 жыл бұрын
StoneMountain64 I can do you one better. I live in a shed in my grandma's backyard.
@TheGingey 7 жыл бұрын
Matthew Taylor both paying and not paying rent have advantages. Depending how much you pay you can be left with very little money so you are unable to do anything, plus work can leave you exhausted so you won't do anything anyway. Not paying rent leaves you without a weekly goal "make this much money", it doesn't force you to get a job which is a distraction and most of the time provides human interaction, you are also not paying for your own basic needs which can make you feel worthless.
@qwerty-2881 7 жыл бұрын
sounds familiar
@boxieracorn8445 7 жыл бұрын
Enemy depression spotted
@williamharper8745 3 жыл бұрын
Cleaned my whole house just to spite you. It took 8 hours and now I'm even more unhappy.
@rayenaouadi3190 3 жыл бұрын
yea but now you're unhappy in a sparkling clean house, and that's something
@eimearmcdnagh1853 3 жыл бұрын
Ever been unhappy with a clear window?
@megasbaladoros 3 жыл бұрын
Kudos for the brilliant approach of #4 USE YOUR SCREEN TO STOKE YOUR NEGATIVE EMOTIONS (about things over which you have no control or influence). I am so proud of you and I don't even know you. 💜 Also kudos on cleaning your whole house. Much better than sitting idle in a dirty house and not even knowing if you are even capable of cleaning your house! (Ok, maybe that last part was just me)
@reihanboo 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah. Especially when you have to move your furnitures around and when you search how to clean this certain stain, and you need to go to Walmart again. Never again.
@dawidkrzyczkowski4289 3 жыл бұрын
@@eimearmcdnagh1853 now you can be sad while seeing everyone being happy more clearly
@barbaraann7610 Жыл бұрын
This guy helped me more in 6 minutes than my therapist did in 3 years!
@whatisahandle221 Ай бұрын
Hope you’ve either got a better life, a better therapist, or better life coach.
@theweeklygouigoar4135 Жыл бұрын
Watched this video a couple of month ago - fixed my sleep cycle, started doing my work in the library not my room, set realistic measurable, started exercising more and stopped worrying so much about things I couldn't change. I'm quite happy and am feeling a lot better than I was before - thanks for the video. I think portraying it as 'do this to maximise sadness' rather than 'don't do this to be happy' makes the message a lot more palatable and lets it sink in easier
@whatisahandle221 Ай бұрын
Checkout Oprah and Arthur Brooks “Soul Soup” discussions about their book, How to Build the Life you Want. (Or, just read Arthur Brooks column of the same name in the Atlantic.)
@derkderkin1175 3 жыл бұрын
I can cross "get personally attacked" off my to-do list for today.
@unonium198 3 жыл бұрын
What to do list?
@Anyratac 3 жыл бұрын
That goal is way too small
@mlw237 3 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@KC-zw4mm Жыл бұрын
Wait, you shouldn't have such list if you wanna achieve TRUE misery.
@skipper0816 Жыл бұрын
@@unonium198 the one we make when we get that burst of productivity/motivation
@petsan97 4 жыл бұрын
This video made me clean my entire apartment, and feel immense satisfaction about it. 0/10, I want my money back.
@chaoticsilver8442 4 жыл бұрын
Your goal must've not been unreachably large enough. Set your goal to clean the apartment. Not just the area you live in, the entire apartment building.
@chaoticsilver8442 4 жыл бұрын
If this is still not enough, then the whole block, then the city you live in, so on and so forth until your goal is to clean up the entire world somehow.
@addamazeing 4 жыл бұрын
@@miso-ge1gz ???
@addamazeing 4 жыл бұрын
@@miso-ge1gz I realize, but what does that have have to do with what you said?
@richtofen4888 4 жыл бұрын
The Random Dude Oracle!
@emiliavorreilli638 Жыл бұрын
Some more pointers: true misery doesn’t come from constantly torturing yourself. Your brain will adapt to anything as long as it’s consistent. Feed it just enough hope to have its longings crushed every so often and you’ll never feel a moment’s reprieve.
@therobloxiangang3218 Жыл бұрын
is this a personal attack or something
@JesusJuenger 3 жыл бұрын
You missed another really good tip: Spend as much time as possible reflecting on the past. Look at the fun times you had in the past and think about how impossible they are now because your life has changed. Look at the bad times you had in the past and try to work out how they were your fault or how they mark general trends in your life.
@57thorns 3 жыл бұрын
Those are way too effective to use as an "inspirational" video.
@1skcowroq838 3 жыл бұрын
@@Samuel62655 we all are...
@pinguin4898 3 жыл бұрын
those can backfire on some individuals and as such are not 100% effective in achieving true sadness
@TomMcMorrow 3 жыл бұрын
I spent a good five minutes trying to come up with a witty one-liner and couldn't. I've been really good at avoiding all 7 of the things on this list. Then this comment cleaned my clock. Yeah. I do this a lot. I mean a LOT. Like A. LOT. It tortures me day and night now that I'm 32 that all the fun is gone from life and it won't ever be as great as I remember in my 20's. Well there's possibly 60 more years of this to go, pal. It's gonna be a long ride in the car if you keep up the "I'm not touching you" game for most of it.
@emersonpropst2886 3 жыл бұрын
To really maximize this effect, look for the moments that took you from that happier time to the present, and then spend a great deal of time focusing on how you could change those if you could only go back in time to change them.
@brwngator 7 жыл бұрын
Instructions unclear: Bought a boat.
@tastelesswaffles 7 жыл бұрын
Judgement Day with penis stuck in the bird house
@MasteringJohn 7 жыл бұрын
No Judgement Day, you fool! It was a just an expression. Now you'll be exposed to wretched sea air and sunlight that will lift your spirits, bringing you ever closer to happiness!
@BloodSprite-tan 7 жыл бұрын
that doesn't actually seem like a bad idea, as long as it's your all room you should be fine.
@Tehevilcookieable 6 жыл бұрын
Did it work?
@MyName-tb9oz 6 жыл бұрын
"I'd rather be in my boat with a drink on the rocks than in the drink with my boat on the rocks." -- Every boater ever.
@vlim5601 Жыл бұрын
The best part about this video is that it tells you what you NEED to hear but don't want to in a way that is fun and respectful enough to maintain the listener's interest.
@user-xt1wn5xz7c Жыл бұрын
i think the condecending, sarcastic, hurtful tone of this single handedly cured my depression its been a week i feel so much better fr
@wyattangle Жыл бұрын
Congrats!!
@JatinSharma-ei8ru 3 жыл бұрын
The sad part is that this video basically summed up my everyday routine and I'm not even trying to maximize misery
@gamingcinema3210 3 жыл бұрын
Same and I am only twelve
@archer_wsk1408 3 жыл бұрын
Am like that for 10 years now
@m16fermy 3 жыл бұрын
Same I'm not pron to depression but I still get it sometimes
@shalinib9670 3 жыл бұрын
Same 😔 but eveytime I try to stop, it works for half a day, then back to the old routine
@jonas_the_lost 3 жыл бұрын
Yup, that's unnervingly similar to what I do every day
@itchyunicorn8141 4 жыл бұрын
I came as a joke but checked every box and now I'm deeper into the current
@TheCatgirl 3 жыл бұрын
^
@mokhosh 3 жыл бұрын
Me tooooo, but this comment threw me out of the current somehow, thanks.
@rakhapradana7350 3 жыл бұрын
This is weird
@alespic 3 жыл бұрын
Same...
@orangeanarchy235 3 жыл бұрын
It’s the opposite for me, it showed me how far down the current i am, and gave me motivation to turn this boat around
@Raccon_Detective. Жыл бұрын
0:20 #1 live a sedentary lifestyle and don't go outside much. 0:57 #2 Have an irregular sleep cycle for example never be consistent with your waking and sleeping time. 1:50 3# Maximus your screen time. 2:30 4# Feel anxiety and fear over things you have no control or influence over, being well informed while doing nothing and if you decide to contribute make sure it's meaningless.The things you care about could be a reason to leave your house and take meaningful connections with the people around you. 3:26 #5 To reach goals they must be Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Responsible, Time-Bounded.Instead set your brain on V.A.P.I.D. goals which stands for Vague, Amorphous, irrelevant, pie in the sky, delayed.Make the goal and path unclear.if you have motivation set unrealistic goals.Try to achieve the goal whenever you want don't set deadlines.With vapid goals you will turn the productive part of your brain from a dangerous source of self-improvement that rewards every small step into a consistent nag that brates you for your failure to have already accomplished your goal every step of the way. 4:45 #6 Pursue happiness directly instead of letting it happen to you naturally. 5:23 #7 Always follow your instincts.
@ay_cyzd Жыл бұрын
oh thanks i was in a bit of a hurry helped me alot
@_Matt_Matt_365_ Жыл бұрын
thanka i needed this!
@alifram117 Жыл бұрын
Made this for myself, and thought to share: 1. Go outside, get moving, don't lock yourself up. 2. Fix your sleep schedule, get proper sleep. 3. Reduce your screen time. 4. Don't fret over irrelevant topics and things that you can't control. If you want to do something, do it. 5. Set a clear and achievable goal. Make small consistent goals. 6. Don't search for your idea of happiness, just do what makes you happy. 7. Think things through, weigh and understand the consequences/results of your action.
@chillstoneblakeblast3172 Жыл бұрын
@@alifram117 No! you can't share Happiness around! It's Dangerous!!!
@shadow20482 Жыл бұрын
@@alifram117 thats basicaly the objective of the video Instead of saying what to do, Grey says what not to do
@guyrocketram9698 Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for making this video. Before I was a really happy person, but after watching this and following all of your steps, I feel much worse! Great video!
@AaronsMemes 3 жыл бұрын
I watch this frequently. The reverse psychology works a lot better for me than some random guy saying "You can do it".
@trailblazertja6669 3 жыл бұрын
You can do it tho
@amser7916 3 жыл бұрын
@@trailblazertja6669 😂😂😂😭
@PomptonII 3 жыл бұрын
You can do it
@PomptonII 3 жыл бұрын
You can do it
@PomptonII 3 жыл бұрын
You can do it
@jamesburgess2k 7 жыл бұрын
My smile as the video started, slowly turned into nervous chuckles, to an insecure fake smile, then into a full on "existential crisis" look of dread upon my face.
@intheairex 7 жыл бұрын
For anyone who speaks in picture symbols: 😂😅🙂😐🙁😥😰
@YannYann12345 7 жыл бұрын
InTheAir *for anyone who speaks in cancer
@intheairex 7 жыл бұрын
The Almighty Demoham It's the only way of conveying information to 'da kids
@casey6556 7 жыл бұрын
Yeah for me it was all uncomfortable "heheheh I guess that's me LOL" until the sleep part hit and then I thought "Shit that is me" and then the goals part hit and I was full on existential "Fuuuuuuu…"
@VentusK 7 жыл бұрын
James Burgess sure it did, kid
@user-qn2qn7xy4g 6 ай бұрын
"Be well informed, while doing nothing" - so good!
@harukaf.n.1994 Жыл бұрын
Wow this is literally me. This has been me for the past 5 years, hadn't watched the video before but yeah, definitely recommended method to feel more miserable and just get to the realization that this is how your life will keep being and you can't do anything about it bc you are an absolute failure that doesn't have an ounce of willpower, and even when others try to help you you reject them 👍
@EbonyWarren Жыл бұрын
I think the point of this video was to tell you to start doing the opposite of what you've been doing to help imporve your happiness. Instead of waiting for modivation you have to start just imporving small things about your boat and listen to your instincts
@Xilir2009 Жыл бұрын
No focus on one of the ways and try to change you from that. Make a note book to set smal but monumental tasks to improve your self. Please read this and don't just brush it away.
@llywellyngamingandchess Жыл бұрын
he was probably joking
@sasin2715 Жыл бұрын
@@llywellyngamingandchess he wasnt, this is the path to sadness
@llywellyngamingandchess Жыл бұрын
@@sasin2715 yeah that was foolish of me to think that this individual was actually joking.
@1OutOf8Billion 3 жыл бұрын
Don’t worry, online school is checking all the criteria.
@ly-yx1rk 3 жыл бұрын
Well I hope you're happy, dont disappoint me or you'll be unhappier
@vernallistic 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah. This is 100% my life this year, here's to a better 2021.
@Anquevious 3 жыл бұрын
yea
@jacobhering1340 3 жыл бұрын
I feel that
@zomedome1663 3 жыл бұрын
Actually online school makes you bored, which is one of the things that are not on the list of things that you need to do.
@goldenspartan100 7 жыл бұрын
I didn't know I was going to watch an autobiography on myself today
@abuttnugget6753 7 жыл бұрын
Goddamn,same feelings here too.
@TheDarkMaster02 7 жыл бұрын
You mean a biography, an autobiography would be a biography you wrote yourself.
@scrubber123456 7 жыл бұрын
Seems like Grey's been spying on us.
@creepis11 7 жыл бұрын
Same actually
@vgm_29 7 жыл бұрын
Same 😥
@stephanedubedat285 Жыл бұрын
After all those years, happy to finally see someone promoting an alternative to this 'Happiness' trend people talk about :)
@morgellon7877 Жыл бұрын
Happiness is so last decade. ;(
@Selene_Dragon 5 ай бұрын
You forced me to acknowledge tangible ways I actively prolong misery. Now I feel guilty and am ignoring your instructions. You have failed in aiding my journey to endless misery.
@Selene_Dragon 5 ай бұрын
On top of that you have now created a comment section of people who feel the same that I can relate with so I know I don’t feel alone in my miserable ways. This is madness!
@smallestpudding3272 7 жыл бұрын
This almost feels like a personal attack.
@ChaoticPKK 7 жыл бұрын
Zing.
@TNamers 7 жыл бұрын
ThatOneGuyWithTheAnnoyinglyLongUsername I know right. We should all go outside and get Umbreon 13 purple gems.
@crazystuffproduction 7 жыл бұрын
Aka im doing alot wrong
@pwndudebro4579 7 жыл бұрын
That's the spirit! Screw you!
@RaiNinShoTS 7 жыл бұрын
Seriously
@Chloeraven 5 жыл бұрын
I've been nailing each and every one of these steps for the past 6 years. This was a very constructive verbal beatdown, thank you.
@reverberateddreams7958 5 жыл бұрын
it kinda hurts
@fenster3668 5 жыл бұрын
Time for some change buddy?
@BvousBrainSystems 5 жыл бұрын
Seriously.The only thing I don't do out of these is armchair activism, I've been in everything else for seven years at this point.
@evaahh9584 5 жыл бұрын
Manek Iridius So if someone wants to go skydiving with a broken parachute because they think it’ll just make them fall faster, but they’ll still be safe we shouldn’t stop them because no body else knows what’s good for you? If we find out someone has suicidal thoughts we shouldn’t help them because we don’t know what’s good for them? We should just let pedos roam with our children because we cannot know what is good for them? Yeah, nobody can give advice to anyone, ever.
@9rh9 5 жыл бұрын
Colobrinus With a side of cube No, He means that you know damn well that’s a stupid idea and you shouldn’t rely on others to stop you from doing the things you know you should not do. He also didn’t advice you not to help people that are seriously confused. Edit: What you did was a classical straw man argument. Although in the context of maximizing misery maybe you just improved his advice.
@justq8937 Жыл бұрын
I do most of these and surprisingly I'm not really miserable and even happier than ever before, I just simply REALLY enjoy being alone in my room, it feels like a little freedom of sorts, free from whatever is happening outside, and can do anything I want, before I had to go outside more often and I was always very anxious and nervous just by being around other people, vaguely hearing them about different things that I just never fully understand and just had to stay still and quiet until I could finally return home exhausted by the day
@-CasualGuy- Жыл бұрын
Same.
@gbnam8 Жыл бұрын
cool to see im not the only one with this mindset
@anything8953 Жыл бұрын
That's because your not doing ALL of the steps. Make sure you are doing number 5. Set goals you can't achieve.
@Pygorable Жыл бұрын
at least someone recognizes my qualities
@TESkyrimizer 4 жыл бұрын
Me: wow this video is a huge wake up call Also me: *keeps watching youtube*
@abaundwal 4 жыл бұрын
More like a go to bed call, I would say.
@gbubs1588 4 жыл бұрын
@@abaundwal yeah, I should probably do that...
@PrinceChauhan010 4 жыл бұрын
:)
@saturnine. 4 жыл бұрын
BottledBanana Facts though
@Oscar-vv6dn 4 жыл бұрын
I come back to this video every month and just ponder
@lawrencema667 Жыл бұрын
Why this video is so helpful: Instead of being one of those sappy, cheesy, motivational videos, this one shows you exactly what you're doing wrong and sends an "Unless you want to amplify it, do the opposite" message.
@farttart597 Жыл бұрын
It also helps you if you actually want to be miserable.
@TheCryptoRealm Жыл бұрын
I am your 999th Like!!
@farttart597 Жыл бұрын
@@TheCryptoRealm I am the 998th Like
@vel5785 Жыл бұрын
This just made me notice that i am doing everything wrong
@ArterialBog4831 Жыл бұрын
@@vel5785 me too.
@joshuajohnson7848 6 ай бұрын
Watching this from my now more learned perspective, it now makes sense why i have had such a struggle to be anything close to happy for a majority of my life. ADHD is one hell of a handicap for many things.
@zevus999 Жыл бұрын
To really maximize this list, you must become addicted to caffeine to make the suffering last as long as possible.
@yellowlemonmothfreak 3 жыл бұрын
This is a smart, people are like “eww I don’t want advice on how to feel better I already know what I need to feel better” seeing it flipped is tongue and cheek and makes you pay attention anyways. Two thumbs up
@mileysiris 3 жыл бұрын
reverse psychology ✨
@angelikah5870 3 жыл бұрын
agh now that im aware of this it doesn't work anymore 😖 thanks luv
@TaigaGetsBitches 3 жыл бұрын
TWO THUMBS UP CANCEL THE THUMBS UP NOOOOOOOOOOOO
@default632 3 жыл бұрын
Damn. I can't believe I missed that
@thedaemonofreason3406 3 жыл бұрын
I wonder if people pay attention because they are lookin for things to make fun of the people they know in this video's, only to find problems with themselves.
@tester1991 3 жыл бұрын
Grey: "If you must contribute, do so in meaningless token ways and be disappointed in the lack of change." Twitter: 👁 👁 👄
@bensoncheung2801 3 жыл бұрын
"Thank you for your service" *Jet salute*
@pioneershark2230 3 жыл бұрын
Ngl, this applies to basically all groups
@LavaCreeperPeople 2 жыл бұрын
twittcrap sucks
@LavaCreeperPeople 2 жыл бұрын
@@pioneershark2230 what
@letter_o_hyphen_letter_o 2 жыл бұрын
👁. .👁 👃 👄
@maxsluvie Жыл бұрын
During Quarantine in 2020, almost all of these steps were true for me and I was absolutely miserable. I was failing some classes in school and it was a depressing time for me. These steps work and most of the time you don't even know they were in effect. My life is better now but after watching this video it's just made me realize just how much the pandemic affected my life.
@grimthedeathlord8998 Жыл бұрын
I love videos like this because it encourages you to become self aware of all of the terrible things that you're doing wrong in your life in a way that telling you how to fix your life just doesn't do
@jaynelson7123 3 жыл бұрын
Sometimes I forget that there are mentally healthy people who don't do this unconsciously.
@thomaswiltherford9265 3 жыл бұрын
Oof, hit me right in the feels. For some, doing all of this is automatic and natural. I struggle with anxiety and ADHD and it is a constant effort to improve myself for future me.
@jamestrueman8370 3 жыл бұрын
@@thomaswiltherford9265 Yes, I rarely see how I feel layed out so clearly
@CleopatraKing 3 жыл бұрын
I used to be one of those peeps. Its possible to be healthy, i used this video, along with themes, and lockdown productivity to get better. Later on i tuned in to cortex
@asliaffan 3 жыл бұрын
Eww furry
@CleopatraKing 3 жыл бұрын
@@asliaffan ew a person on the internet who doesnt contribute to the ongoing conversation. Seriously you dont have to reply
@PlayBoX-qq9kr 4 жыл бұрын
The fact that I’m already doing most of these things worries me.
@meyegui 4 жыл бұрын
Realizing it is the first step out of it. Good job!
@caio2558 4 жыл бұрын
its okay dude, there's a lot of people doing it also(like me)
@stevensmith1031 4 жыл бұрын
@@meyegui there is no way out of it lol
@c4vengineering 4 жыл бұрын
I doing it also and I don't care
@taintedmyth0s636 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I think that's why he made it. All the "just go outside and pursue thing you like!" advice just sounds too cheesy and obvious. Phrasing it like the video is a super good reverse psychology thing and helps because you identify with the steps and that gets you to realize what you're doing is contributing to how you feel.
@hamburger72 Жыл бұрын
this is a perfect what-not-to-do tutorial that actually helps so much more than all the other ones telling you how to achieve happiness
@yuncelluz8709 Жыл бұрын
Woah Becoming self aware is harsh
@PhoenixFires 3 жыл бұрын
I can't believe I'm such a great sailor.
@Tbrah42 3 жыл бұрын
I’m fucking Captain Jack Sparrow
@polyaddict 3 жыл бұрын
Positive sarcasm is how i worked my way out of a negative mindset (diagnosed depression) be careful lads
@seanimationsyt2220 3 жыл бұрын
Did mommy not buy you the chicken nuggies
@PhoenixFires 3 жыл бұрын
@@seanimationsyt2220 No but a few days after this comment or directly prior my dad died and most of my friends abandoned me.
@seanimationsyt2220 3 жыл бұрын
@@PhoenixFires lol same except it was my grandma
@nightradiance7287 3 жыл бұрын
Instructions unclear, I cured my depression
@auhsojacosta1672 3 жыл бұрын
Neutral ending - walkthrough
@shinigami7800 3 жыл бұрын
Is it normal that I live like that but am still quite happy
@Eli-mn5cq 3 жыл бұрын
Instructions unclear, I became Jesus and walked across the ocean.
@miedzianytv8987 3 жыл бұрын
Same lol
@TheOne-jm6tg 3 жыл бұрын
@@shinigami7800 research has shown that genetically some people will just be happier than other people on regular basis, due to their hormones and biological conditions. (They even suggested that 60% of your mood is determined biologically, so the video prob only accounts for the other 40%) That being said, it is likely that you will be happier had you done the opposite of what this video recommends.
@bartekcalinski1221 Жыл бұрын
He's telling us how to maximize misery like we aren't already
@ArchieTheVampire Жыл бұрын
@@MHProdRightNOWr/whoosh
@mdgw4713 Жыл бұрын
This is one of my most favorite finds in the internet, I NEEDED this in my life Thank you for giving me a more DIRECT explanation for something I desperately needed
@cookiehustle 3 жыл бұрын
CGP saving lives with reverse psychology
@Friendship1nmillion 3 жыл бұрын
Or unintentionally reinforcing MY *SCREWED UP LIFE & FAILINGS* 😫 🧠🎞🗒🛌🧺♾
@DanielReyes-nm3lw 3 жыл бұрын
Yes!!
@coucoul38 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, except I will already have forgotten about it tomorrow :(
@kev2thakos 2 жыл бұрын
@@peterpathos4313 Do it again. Sometimes people lose their discipline and expect to be at the level they were before. It doesn't work that way. Baby steps. Watch the video again.
@technologyinnovations5057 2 жыл бұрын
Ahh yes, indeed 😌. Isn’t this eccentric 😶🌫️?
@fawazshah 3 жыл бұрын
Step 1 to maximise misery: stay indoors as much as possible The whole world in lockdown: 👀
@teukufarhan2434 3 жыл бұрын
Americans:oh i don't think so
@Cdog-vl3gk 3 жыл бұрын
The other Americans: Nope never going out again-
@seilaessecanalnvaitervideo6414 3 жыл бұрын
@@teukufarhan2434 and brasiliams
@nlyrics156 3 жыл бұрын
*chuckles* I'm in danger
@whythehelldoineedahandle 3 жыл бұрын
And... *watching the valiant hero ending*
@alifram117 Жыл бұрын
1. Go outside, get moving, don't lock yourself up 2. Fix your sleep schedule, get proper sleep 3. Reduce your screen time 4. Don't fret over irrelevant topics and things that you can't control 5. Set a clear and achievable goal 6. Don't search for your idea of happiness, just do what makes you happy 7. Think things through, weigh the consequences/results of your action
@malindukumaradasa3851 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful piece! I started giggling from the beginning because you specifying "never to do what could make you happy" fills anyone doing exactly that with so much guilt. I'd call this a masterpiece
@thisisgarbage9892 3 жыл бұрын
"How to be sad" Google : Depression treatment call number Bing :
@robertdupuis8731 3 жыл бұрын
Bing knows that if you're looking for help through their search engine, it's already too late...
@Mr_Pliers 3 жыл бұрын
Bing should say use me to be depressed
@drowsy_hk 3 жыл бұрын
if you search how to be sad on bing a wikihow article with specific instructions shows up
@jellybo_io4177 3 жыл бұрын
@@drowsy_hk wait really?
@noobalert8883 3 жыл бұрын
@@jellybo_io4177 yes it helped me get to where i am today
@northseahero3387 3 жыл бұрын
Joke's on you, I've been following this guide for years.
@michielo5162 3 жыл бұрын
same! we're going to win!
@ortherner 3 жыл бұрын
Yes! Misery here I come!!
@sreyanchakravarty7694 3 жыл бұрын
Yup. We are the ones who are going to make it.
@Ceasord 3 жыл бұрын
Im trying to be happy but accidentally follows this guide
@allannacadle673 3 жыл бұрын
😂 same!
@upgr3eyedd933 Жыл бұрын
This feels like personal attack because of how accurate it is 😂
@StenTarvo Жыл бұрын
I am here to take a break from this all nighter I am pulling for this midterm that I have been studying for. Slaughtering step 1 and 2.
@jalalshahini 3 жыл бұрын
After years of addiction to youtube and watching hundreds of hundreds of videos, I nominate this as the best and most useful youtube video of all time.
@mopdinky5559 2 жыл бұрын
Ditto! Amen to that!
@caradog1081 2 жыл бұрын
I, too, have a crippling addiction to KZfaq and other social media
@marcrow9114 2 жыл бұрын
Ditto
@antoninrobinet9309 2 жыл бұрын
Soooo, you're not healed yet ?
@DAMfoxygrampa 2 жыл бұрын
Only hundreds of videos ?
@magiv4205 4 жыл бұрын
"Use your screen to stoke your negative emotions, to feed your anger and anxiety over things you have no control over. Be well informed, while doing nothing." That wasn't just a punch in the gut. That was a stab in the kidneys, with a blunt and serrated knife, and you twisted it gleefully with every word.
@asentientmonkey4860 4 жыл бұрын
that’s good. More on the way to the misery path.
@daniel4647 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, you can tell he learned this from experience.
@Pinupopinion 4 жыл бұрын
This was more like a scalding steam burn peeling open my skin.
@magiv4205 4 жыл бұрын
@@Pinupopinion i FELT this comment. Ouch.
@PilotAwe 4 жыл бұрын
Is that from Family Guy?
@thatqueerpunk Жыл бұрын
I think this is far more effective than any motivational video about success. No one wants to change up their lifestyle if what they have going for them is working. No, you may not be happy with how you are living, but you aren't dead and it could be worse. A lot of the time motivational videos talk about what actions you *can* take in order to improve your life, but not what actions you should quit doing.
@ViloAfi Ай бұрын
This used to be me
@Capibara97 6 жыл бұрын
This is the best and calmest sarcastic roast I have ever seen
@joecurran2811 6 жыл бұрын
Quirky Quokka true story. Gonna share it on Facebook.
@redstranger6772 5 жыл бұрын
Joe Curran credit grey at the very least. You can also just put the link to the video.
@sheepersjeepers4953 5 жыл бұрын
The Nature Deathless Killer This is facebook we’re talking about
@redstranger6772 5 жыл бұрын
Stiltonmajor Statistically, very unlikely events can always happen.
@saladcaesar7716 5 жыл бұрын
It feels like a motivation rather than a roast. I feel more boost now.
@franklintangelo3456 6 жыл бұрын
“Recommend for you”
@miramaples788 6 жыл бұрын
Franklin&Tangelo 345 same
@randomvampire1822 6 жыл бұрын
seim lol
@plum4525 6 жыл бұрын
Yooo Get Inside boyy
@ef2662 6 жыл бұрын
KZfaq recommended on this for all of us😊🔫
@vasilen17BG 6 жыл бұрын
:D lol I have laugh so much insidly.
@SurrealSoda Жыл бұрын
This may sound cliche but this video saved my life. For years I was wallowing my own self pity but you made me realise that my doing the opposite of what you said I'd get better. Thanks Grey:)
@friendsnotfound1228 Жыл бұрын
I got started with self improvement a few days ago and i was already afraid that i might get happier. But luckily now i have the perfect guide to stay sad forever. Thank you so much
@MacroVagical 7 жыл бұрын
HAH! Jokes on you! I already do all this stuff... wait... shit.
@Bigdawg814 7 жыл бұрын
Eviolite User so did I and I was fine , but after two years of doing this I became depressed and miserable
@Makkovar 7 жыл бұрын
Guess what, it's very late, I'm staring at a bright screen, sitting in my bedroom. As I usually do...
@benjamincieran706 7 жыл бұрын
NDSPCgamer same...... damn
@misaalanshori 7 жыл бұрын
NDSPCgamer its a good thing right?
@auhsojacosta1672 3 жыл бұрын
Hey. Are you all dead?
@logosking2848 3 жыл бұрын
CGP motivated me with a video about how to be miserable, gave me existential dread in a video about metric paper, and gave me euphoria in a video about hexagons. This man is incomprehensibly engimatic with incomprehensible goals
@jorgealexandre4616 2 жыл бұрын
How does the hexagon give you euphoria? I do not understand.
@cypher_2259 2 жыл бұрын
@@jorgealexandre4616 because it's the bestagon
@areeeash1124 2 жыл бұрын
@@cypher_2259 lmaooo
@gavinrushing12 2 жыл бұрын
Hexagons are the Bestagons!
@themostop6142 2 жыл бұрын
You mean VAPID goals
@kyafactor Жыл бұрын
Thanks, I was already doing most of this so it's really helpful to see what else I can do to become even sadder! These tips will definitely help me on my way to making sadness my full-time career.
@brittaperry7994 Жыл бұрын
i did all al those things while i have clinically diagnosed with depression but on the other hand, i was also suffering from the guilt of doing those things cause i had goals that i wanted to achieve. so yeah, if you want to feel more miserable, have actual goals and never make them and instead, do as this video says...
@sasin2715 Жыл бұрын
"I'll do it later."
@brittaperry7994 Жыл бұрын
@@sasin2715 for me, no. it was only "i don't want to do anything." even the things that used to make me happy. my situation was kind of different, i presume. but i think everyone has experienced postponing without any mental illnesses, as you say, "i'll do it later."
@Light_Mode227 Жыл бұрын
@@sasin2715 From the perspective of someone who has never been depressed that may be what people think but as someone who has experienced it, it is quite different. Depression isn't about putting of goals and stuff it just means that you struggle to find the will power to do things that can be really simple such as getting out of bed, making a meal (i often missed breakfast while depressed) and you have just a constant lack of energy. It is hard to get out of depression but you just gotta hold on.
@ant91011 4 жыл бұрын
“Remain Indoors” Couldn’t be any truer during this quarantine.
@z0bi_ 4 жыл бұрын
Well he made a video fot that now. No Excuses!
@mauz791 4 жыл бұрын
@Turururu my dude, your addicted to the dopamine boost. Slowly lower the frequency, to like once a week. Maintaining a constant sleep schedule is needed.
@JS-jt4fn 4 жыл бұрын
*laughs in quarantine*
@nakeddogmanwithhotdogz4993 4 жыл бұрын
Heh
@jamesmorris9388 4 жыл бұрын
Shit so relatable
@Rogue9 3 жыл бұрын
Shocking how this is a 100% accurate description of the last few months of lockdown for me. I literally tick every single box 😳
@Seraphim_MTG 3 жыл бұрын
Then go watch Spaceship You
@JuGo2004 2 жыл бұрын
I love your videos bro
@lotematu2812 2 жыл бұрын
Heck yea
@nomad38 2 жыл бұрын
Wtf I loved your bf1 videos they kept me going
@coucoul38 2 жыл бұрын
Lockdown is horrible, i wish it never happened
@joaoguijz10 6 ай бұрын
Funny how this video gets recommended to the people that succeds doing what the video tells
@frithfiver 2 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@masondavid7201 5 жыл бұрын
1: Remain active 2: Sleep on a schedule 3: Limit your screen time (or at the very least, use blue light filters) 4: Ignore the media and social media 5: Set specific, measurable, actionable, responsible, time-bounded, smart goals 6: Do not pursue happiness, but rather pursue a higher sense of self, and to fulfill yourself 7: Be logical and reasonable, not impulsive Alright, better life, here I come! Thanks CGP Grey!
@emyl1999RO 4 жыл бұрын
Sounds more fun when you use reverse psychology. :)
@DiversionG 4 жыл бұрын
You weren't supposed to do that but let me follow the same path
@yourboiwood7031 4 жыл бұрын
Wait.. that's illegal
@davranbekrozmetov9425 4 жыл бұрын
Have you failed yet?
@kangz8030 4 жыл бұрын
Wow what an idiot literally the opposite of his good tips
@audiorebel4553 6 жыл бұрын
Good to know I'm at least being miserable correctly
@tenshi7angel 6 жыл бұрын
🤣
@aninternetidiot605 5 жыл бұрын
Audio Rebel agreed
@pr0hobo Жыл бұрын
im acing this class
@claustrophoba8408 Жыл бұрын
This type of video is quite effective. Sometimes it takes seeing what you're doing wrong than what you've done right for any changes to be made. 10/10 👍
@lynnevega1976 6 жыл бұрын
My dad sent this to me..... Shots fired
@amedic164 6 жыл бұрын
*rip feelings*
@rubenguitron-martinez3218 6 жыл бұрын
Return fire
@misssneaky2916 6 жыл бұрын
i am going to send it to my friend
@mintythegreenoreo64 6 жыл бұрын
Time for some new parents! ;'D
@0dCore 6 жыл бұрын
@Aislyn Clark And, did you get his point ? He's a good dad if he tries to hint you a way trough life imo
@ShadyHitchhiker 7 жыл бұрын
Jesus, this felt like a solid prolonged six minute burn.
@Saintphoenix86 7 жыл бұрын
You got the wrong message then
@SamyasaSwi 7 жыл бұрын
no that just means that it hits home
@TheOtherNeutrino 7 жыл бұрын
Hits? More like it steamrolled as if thrown by a crazed vampire.
@Yzeyr 7 жыл бұрын
Isn't that what a burn is?
@everyhandleistakendamnit 7 жыл бұрын
and the crazed vampire is also better looking than me
@Texxyy Жыл бұрын
It worked! Thank you. This video has been life-changing. I cannot thank you enough. This video is legit and works, I am now in a deep pit of depression. You just earned a sub and like, keep it up!
@Carrotline7_7 Жыл бұрын
I love how I got rid of all my problems and never felt happier than ever before and youtube decides to recommend me that. They are foreshadowing my next misery and I have to prepare for it mentally
@MemeSnack 6 жыл бұрын
"Man, can't believe the girl of my dreams broke my heart so brutally, maybe some KZfaq will cheer me up..."
@jimparaster8236 6 жыл бұрын
Why do the best girls always do that? I had a crush for 3 years but wasn't allowed to date her until I left my parents' house because they're religious nuts. She was "In love" with me for 3 months, but left with no warning for reasons that are still unknown.
@ridavv6482 6 жыл бұрын
Maybe some KZfaq will cheer y'all up 🤷🏻♂️
@pinecone9619 6 жыл бұрын
Meme Snack said nobody ever
@CaptBritNZ 6 жыл бұрын
The girl of my dreams (gf of 2 years) just left me and I went straight to this to remind me what not to do
@healan7516 6 жыл бұрын
same i just got dumped, i feel u
@lildev8117 6 жыл бұрын
Instructions unclear, built a boat
@GraveUypo 6 жыл бұрын
use it to fly to mars now
@awesomeduck7022 6 жыл бұрын
Be a boat
@txqea9817 6 жыл бұрын
instructions were still unclear... got stuck in a 4-d pile of laundry in my room that was on a boat for some reason
@deanvangreunen6457 6 жыл бұрын
built a boat, after you learn every language, then try to built the boat with only sand.
@blitzninja4396 6 жыл бұрын
Instructions unclear, dick stuck in microwave
@BeyBattleBoy Жыл бұрын
5 years later and this has never been more accurate
@ghostofhavenmusic Жыл бұрын
As most of us here, i was following these advices waaaay before i watched this video and i 100% approve them 👍
@im2groovy 5 жыл бұрын
Step 8: acknowledge that you follow these trends and instead of fixing the problem, make memes and jokes to garner likes and feel temporary happiness. Even if you acknowledge the mental amd physical side effects
@vaibhavi.singh. 5 жыл бұрын
True
@moremare8941 5 жыл бұрын
How meta!
@felinusfeline5559 5 жыл бұрын
@@bgs2004 enjoy your misery!
@magosexploratoradeon6409 5 жыл бұрын
Instructions Unclear, lived with a good wife and 3 kids.
@RustyNova 5 жыл бұрын
Hey! Thats me! ...oh
@corneliugoea2305 6 жыл бұрын
Dude, every in every second of this video I felt like you were describing my whole summer, I'm not even joking..
@gamecubeguru4553 6 жыл бұрын
Corneliu Goea same
@JsnKrishna 6 жыл бұрын
Summer? More like present routine :'(
@dunn0r 6 жыл бұрын
Summer? Last 10 years...
@edjrage7745 6 жыл бұрын
Your "whole summer"? That's cute.
@rileyhearon476 6 жыл бұрын
Totally, glad to see I'm not the only one who had a terrible summer
@lisaxcxcxcx3457 Жыл бұрын
I’m sick in bed but this video gave me the will power to do the opposite of everything you’ve described which i have been doing before i was so ill 🗿I’m grateful
@Odiskis1 Жыл бұрын
This is strangely motivating
@rememberme3156 Жыл бұрын
it’s a call to action. all of the things in this video are a reference to what you shouldn’t be doing. Preach Hell, not Heaven.
@mrthanos2404 Жыл бұрын
@@bohashem921 Preaching hell means that instead talking the greatness of heaven, talk about how bad hell is so that you won’t want to go there. It is what Christians do to get people to believe in their religion.
@ichijofestival2576 5 жыл бұрын
Y'know, this may sound crazy, but I have the sneaking suspicion that if you did the *opposite* of these things, you'd have a list on how to *not* be miserable. That could really backfire.
@kenshiiro 5 жыл бұрын
@Manek Iridius maybe you're not doing it right? I don't know though, I'm not a rocket scientist.
@shadowwarrior2772 5 жыл бұрын
best to watch it several times studying every detail until you overthink it so much that you have no clue what you were trying to do to begin with.
@Nils3OWN 5 жыл бұрын
That is literally the entire point of this video
@tjcraft7233 5 жыл бұрын
@@Nils3OWN r/wooooosh
@tjcraft7233 5 жыл бұрын
@Greg Rosenbaum what do you mean ?!
@somebodysomeone6834 3 жыл бұрын
Is... is this a documentary, or a personal attack?
@rafauvu6196 3 жыл бұрын
both
@sansanny2585 3 жыл бұрын
This comment is underrated
@SasNolan 3 жыл бұрын
Been living like that before Grey created his channel
@sophieunixx3360 3 жыл бұрын
Both and neither
@anulbonecrusher 3 жыл бұрын
Shhhh... Don't ask questions, just continue watching. Side note: He technically does make money off your stillness/misery, so shhhh... And agreed to the under rated comment
@somedudethatscool6345 Жыл бұрын
That’s enough KZfaq for today
@BootifulBlaze Жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this video. Before watching I was suffering from happiness without being able to feel the depressing touch of misery. Now, I am a bona fide sailor on the sea of misery, unable to find any islands. This video has improved my life for the worse and I couldnt feel worse!
@maggotthegreat7977 3 жыл бұрын
Remember when Grey made a video called "This video will hurt"? Yeah he should've saved the title for this one.
@LavaCreeperPeople 2 жыл бұрын
yes
@Xninja729 2 жыл бұрын
That vid is next to this comment
@rubensana126 Жыл бұрын
This video is actually so well made, slowly understanding myself and how to prevent how to not be depressed, it's insane how accurate this is. It's almost sarcastic, it's beautiful.
@starflowers1751 Жыл бұрын
The video/writing is ironic. Irony is never a coincidence, the author/creator uses it for a purpose.
@milee105 Жыл бұрын
As the commenter above i think the video wasnt almost sarcastic, it fully was sarcastic/ironic
@omniyambot9876 Жыл бұрын
It was actually sarcastic. And wholesome.
@nono-tq8ve Жыл бұрын
and i see that you're all comedic geniuses
@nana-du4mx Жыл бұрын
@@starflowers1751 pls elaborate on the "author's purpose" part
@nicholaswilliams6475 Ай бұрын
Currently, I am on an antidepressant for, you guessed it, depression. Nearly every one of these things, I am doing. But I don’t know how to do otherwise. I don’t know how to set SMART goals because for my entire life, I have only ever set VAPID ones. The only reason anything ever got done was because people told me what to do. I try to sleep and wake consistently but I cannot. If I am not tired, I cannot sleep no matter how hard I try because my mind does not shut up (thanks ADHD). This video is depressing for me because it paints the image that I cannot change the course, no matter how much I wish I could. I am stuck in a whirlpool that is dragging me down.
@mom5catskyle596 Жыл бұрын
When you are old and disabled, all your close family is dead, all your friends moved away years ago, you live in a town so small that it only has one small grocery store and literally nothing to do, and you can't afford to hire a stranger to drive you an hour to the nearest town and wait around while you shop or see a movie, or whatever, then drive you an hour back - what do you do? Because of my lack of vision, I don't dare take the chance of driving more than the 3 miles to the grocery store once a week- and nobody there ever wants to take the time to chat with a stranger. The two friends I have left living in other states have their own health problems and don't feel like taking on the phone more than a few minutes maybe once a week or so. My physical limitations prevent me from doing a lot of things but I do what housework I can in order to get some exercise every couple of days. Otherwise I stay on my phone in order to get mental stimulation and not think about how depressed I am. You make it sound like everyone intentionally makes themselves miserable and don't take into account that a lot of us are victims of circumstances we either can't afford to change or are not physically able to change.
@maximiliankleineberg8382 2 жыл бұрын
I think you should've added "avoid social interactions wherever possible" This is also quite effective
@SilverThyme 2 жыл бұрын
unless youre introverted in which case do the opposite
@demetriromano565 2 жыл бұрын
@@SilverThyme I disagree, I’m an introvert and definitely need my alone time or I’ll end up burned out. But never having any social interaction at all is a track to feeling lonely and sad. The key is just to balance some social time with your needs for yourself as well.
@bytekast 2 жыл бұрын
@@demetriromano565 Sure. Being introvert is not the same as being asocial, having social anxiety or being shy. Those are different things, not necessarily we'll have them (even though some introverts have one of those).
@ry9043 2 жыл бұрын
@@SilverThyme correction: "Unless you are antisocial/agoraphobic, in which case do the opposite." (I should know, because I am both of these.)
@aidanpoulter9514 2 жыл бұрын
And always tell yourself ‘no one knows what I’m going through cos they’ve never felt like me’ and stay away from people.
@Beefman.0 6 жыл бұрын
Directions unclear, now happiest man in eternity
@neel8631 6 жыл бұрын
Luke Beef something something something coconut
@Polyglot_English 6 жыл бұрын
АХахахаъ
@hellothere4134 6 жыл бұрын
I hate when that happens
@neodintchly 6 жыл бұрын
Normieman
@thesupertsar4473 6 жыл бұрын
Luke Beef Aww, fuck You failed
@jeweltorkelson Жыл бұрын
Amazing people are using this to like, reverse engineer and be happy. I genuinely clicked on this like THANK YOU finally a genuine video on feeling the emotions you need to feel instead of burying them.
@elijinn5044 Жыл бұрын
Now I really want to try my hardest to be as purposefully miserable as possible, it sounds really easy. Maybe like a month in the same room living like a slob and seeing how sad I get. Congratulations! Your video had the exact opposite effect as intended on me.
@dustlicker3 Жыл бұрын
damn bro, i feel sorry for your soul
@Jules-69lol Жыл бұрын
Mf killing himself and still blaming others
@polhakimiorio2745 Жыл бұрын
Skill issue
@TechWiz717 Жыл бұрын
You try it? The reality is pretty depressing
@pr0hobo Жыл бұрын
welcome to the pit
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