And when Nietzsche talks about worth especially when giving worth to suffering he proves he is not a pessimist. Nietzsche is a nay saying yes man. This talk also has very little to do with pessimistic philosophy but more of a glass half empty or half full type of thing.

It should have been "To survive is to suffer, to live is to find something worth suffering for".

You've missed the point, my friend. Think further on the quote

Now I get it, it is even better the way Nietzsche put it. :D

Subfreak nah you tried to make it more optimistic than it needs to be, it's corny

yeah...what you can't be with,won't let you be

U gotta process your emotions, u can’t hold them in

We have a subculture for this. Grab some black clothes and listen to the Cure. :)

Ideology of anti pessimist in a nut shell

in fact I couldn't agree more with you, this kind of thinking help human beings a lot...I really enjoy this lecture...

I'm so glad I'm not the only person who's happy to be slightly depressed, the only people who look happy to me are either on drugs or in a cult.

+McFraneth Fradet If being happy means one is "retarded," who in their right mind would want to be normal? Bad word choice, pal.

Read "Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America" from Barbara Ehrenreich

Indeed

And he was getting into whatever notes he was singing I just love it. Sings like me B4 I was taught how to use my voice. This guy's great and I'm only 2 talks in.

***** I have a strong desire to become a philosopher after listening to him!

+PsychOnLocko Ahhhh but PsychOnLocko, by assuming that you have to study philosophy by studying it in a dry and academic sense at a university, you almost completely negate all of what Allain is trying to teach you to teach yourself. However, if you were to respond to this comment without mention of any personal offence you may have felt in response to my criticism, and how that response might justify your negative premonitions regarding my obviously apparent hubris. If you were to instead respond with the reasons as to why you might think I am right and/or wrong, then there may be hope for you yet ;)

I think you're onto something there. But how's about we flesh out the idea that you, nor anyone, needs to study philosophy. I might be inclined to argue that if everyone did study, not it in a dry and stuffy sense, but in a way that championed the importance of original ideas, then a lot more good could be done. In which case we all would look back and realise that philosophy was indeed vital to the furtherance of civilisation. Do you think you agree? Oh and do you think I was trying to offend you? Because that was exactly what I was trying not to do. You may not believe me, but I'm hoping 'we', as in you and me and every other person consumed by feelings of offence, can drop our petty emotional responses and reflect on how big an impact philosophical thinking could actually have on the world, if thinkers like me and you endorsed it in the right way.

Yeah you're absolutely correct. I cannot but concede that I must seem an unbearably pretentious twat. But I put it to you that the manliest men have been philosophers. What School of Life proposes is the mainstreaming of Philosophy. I'm in no doubt that if/when Philosophy became the pass time of everyone, it would absolutely save lives. To use your examples; doctors, firefighters, nurses, teachers (what about Philosophy teachers Mark?), what if these professionals had an intricate understanding of themselves and of reality? Would that not shield them from the stresses and strains of their everyday lives? From PTSD? From lacking self-awareness or self assuredness? Consider it. Unless I missed the memo and a 'mark' of a real man consists of lecturing others on what they should be doing with their livelihoods online. Like. A. Boss...

But in all fairness, after reading all my comments, wow, what a load of old tosh. What can I say, I chat a lot of shit. So what do I know?

Then Nirvana is achieved at 100 proof..

he is.

yes he is

he is.

damn yeah! especially when you try your best to be the best of yourself and everyday fail

Definitely.

Agree

+TrollCarl He won't lend it to you in the first place ;)

+TrollCarl So the pessimist donated money to you.

Rubbish, pessimists don't have money.

I believe pessimist doesn't want that person back, he doesn't care about money.

@@daniilegle9094 he does have money. But he's so worried about keeping it safe that he cant enjoy it lol

I know! And surprisingly, too. You know what, I think he did as he said to do in the talk, and ingeniously prepared us for the worst at the start of it so that we felt very optimistic by the end of it.

That is a BRILLIANT name. Caffa Jake. Sounds like a Little Britain Character. Walliams would probably make it a member of the weight loss program, harrrr!!😋

Indeed I became very pleased with my self after watching this genius talk 👍🏻👏🏻🤣 he is brilliant

Same

there is no contract of life.

Sounds like invalidation of natural and valid feelings

@@improvetheworldnow not a literal contract you dolt.

@@GobanShodan contract is an inappropriate word. an appropriate word could be "pattern" or "structure" or "form", or many others. but contract implies that there is an agreed upon obligation, which is nonsensical in this context and enables delusion.

@Alex Michaudi it isn't. Everyone understands what he said. It's just a way of saying bad things are bound to happen. Btw, you didn't have a choice when you were born. The contract of life is written without your agreement in that sense!

I'm so sorry ❤

I moved to an island of the cost of Ireland. I can't stand people. Never been as happy!🎉

because success happens ONLY that way.

Could not have said it better.well put.

its Leonard Cohen 'Suzzane' not Elton John i think

Wow the contrary that's visible here."optimistic".

His early book, "The Consolations of Philosophy" is very much in the vein of this talk, and well worth reading to get more information on how pessimistic philosophies can bring consolation. I don't think he's quoting from any particular book, though, this is great "sermon" that stands by itself.

Also, How Proust Can Change Your Life.

I'm not so sure. A pessimistic can get consumed with analysing threats. Non existent threats. CONSUMED. I think everything has a balance. I have thought about this a good deal. I think Alain's teachings are useful in a lot of ways but he misses a few key points. I think you need a mix of pessimism and optimism. But it's important how one focusses each. You need to be optimistic as to your OWN innate abilities to achieve something. This needs to be worked on. The aim is create core self-belief. Know that you have blind spots and weaknesses (and try to understand what they are) but BELIEVE in your own ability to overcome them. You need to work on this core self-belief - it's not something that you 'lick off the ground' particularly if you had a childhood that was far from perfect. For instance I lack assertiveness. I know this, but I believe I can learn more about how to be more assertive and that I have the ability to improve in this area. Conversely you also need to be realistic as to how challenging things can be and how other people's interests can on occasion act against your own personal interests - it's nothing personal, just an incompatible aim, and that you may not on occasion get what you want. This creates MOTIVATION to achieve (realising how difficult things can on occasion be to achieve) and helps to guard against despair and create a healthy scepticism. But in that realism, optimistic in your own innate abilities and how they can be harnessed in overcoming such challenges.

@@mryan4452 Well said

Hear hear. Canadian Covid essential worker here. June 3, 2021. Be great when covid is behind us. 6 mths fully from now?

@@clarkpalace nope, it's the new normal now, don't ya know

Canadian covid essential worker here. Nov 2 , 2021. My 6 mth prediction above was pretty good but Its not over! In my area, Quebec, Canada we are lifting many covid restrictions , like Karaoke, on Nov. 15. Masks are still everywhere. Masks were already in my life because I work in a mostly Asian clientele. I m sure we wont be so hesitant or averse to mask wearing in the future when we know we are sick. We know there wasn t the dreaded double whammy last winter. Wear a mask, wash your hands, you dont get the flu. Thats what Japanese would do, wear a mask. Then there will always be a demographic that wears them for fear of others or viruses. The masks do a weird thing to our minds, sometimes and its hard to see the pretty ladies

The best part... corona is a beer 🍺 😂

@@clarkpalace this didn’t age well

Yess

Nice

Lol, no one has ever been able to insult Tony Robbins so eloquently and elegantly. I really enjoyed it.

More like an uppercut.

part of the Robbins types con is the myth of the loser becoming the hero...yet they conveniently provide no facts to back themselves

I highly recommend his novel “On Love” if you like these talks, it is a sort of artful extension of his lectures and I think any Alain de Botton fan would like it! He’s a great writer

+The School of Life :D

😆😆

TONY ROBBINS HUNGRY!

me too wtf

Listen to Tupac Shakur

As do 90٪ of Sinatra albums, most country and western , and obviously, the blues.

Truth