Man do I love seeing genuine people talking about genuine shit

“Every game you’ve played, movie you’ve played, book you’ve read or daydream you have dreamt has encouraged your soul to become a little more you.” This really resonated with me. There is no point in grinding ceaselessly to achieve worldly success at the expense of your own sense of self.

i found a hidden gem

Jonathon 'Big Ballin' Ball, J.D, M.D, PHD in Ballosophy.

This is incredibly comforting, I’m 19 and I feel like I have no clue what I’m trying to do long term. Thank you

this video popped up on my recommended page and i would recommended anyone especially like myself who will finish my degree this year to take time finding your passion and what do you want to do instead of just working all of the time.

Don’t know where you came from but you popped up on my recommended. I definitely needed to see this

3:54 “why do I want to exist in the first place?” That’s the stage I’m at lol

I did the same and I had the best fucking time. I'm so glad I got that all in before the pandemic. I lived a million lives and now I had two older people last month say that I'm wise beyond my years and I'm an "old soul" because I've seen/done so much. I have nothing to show for it right now, but I know my experience was invaluable. I'll never get to be that young again, I'm glad I thoroughly enjoyed myself.

This man speakin the hard truth. I spend way too much time worrying about wasting my 20s as if I'm going to be unable to do anything I want to at 30 or even 40. I'm sure a lot of other people do as well and it's certainly a bad habit.

Thank you, this is something I will have to come back to whenever I get overwhelmed from the feeling of not being or doing enough. I'm only 21 and probably shouldn't be so hard on myself.

i like this video! personally i always set huge expectations on myself to the point of depression and overwhelming anxiety of not being able to accomplish anything. and then stop trying all together

needed this. felt like a weight lifted off my chest !

I've kind of gone through all of this between 14 and now, 20. Accomplishments scaled down to be appropriate to those ages but, I plan to go out into the world for my 20s and just, try. I want to try and learn. I am an artist and I've found that the more I think about it, every created thing is a medium and I want to learn how to do anything. Not to be a master at everything, but my biggest motivator is to just be able. That is what I'll do with others and that is what I find important to myself. I'll live way past 20, I'll live way past 30. I'll have time to use my skillsets and I'm happy with that outlook for myself. But the most important thing in this world I've found is doing what you like, doing it well and enjoy your friends and family. Nothing in this world is more valuable than the time you spend so spend it doing things with others. Improve yourself with others, work alongside others, make sure the previously mentioned work is something you find important to yourself and the pain of the grind will be half a sorrow. So go out there, find what's important to you. Do it well and do it with others and even when things turn south, press forward always and everything will be okay. To everyone here, you're going to rock what the next big thing is to you is. Go out there and do it well and with others :) Oh, and always make every second count. Only you control what you do in the individual seconds, minutes and hours. That's not to say go out there and grind, just make the seconds count is all. Make sure they're spent doing something you deem to truly be worth it.

thanks man this is very insightful. hope your channel blows up

This is genuinely good I like this I will think about this in the future

This video came up in my recommendeds at just the time I needed it, thank you.

thank you so much for this video.

Ur a certified brother, brother. This is true wisdom learned through decades ♥️💪

from the age of 9 and onwards i had this deep set feeling of self hatred and unbelonging. this emotion stuck with me for years and built itself up into the manifestation of what is seemingly depression. never been to a professional but suicidal thoughts, self harm, no desire for anything and everything seemed meaningless. yet i was still forced to get up and persue whatever daily tasks a kid has as i didnt know how to talk or even really understand them emotions. i woke up every day questioning the purpose of everything, every minute of class wasnt focused on class it was focused on why i feel this way. through fights, drama, break ups it all felt like a distraction from this big question. purpose. and it wasnt until college came around where i took the opportunity to really internalise the entirety of my life and really begin to understand who i was. i took a 2 year break from 'life' as my parents put it and i wouldnt have it any other way, i understand myself deeper than i think most people ever do in their lives and i feel better than ever. society holds you to a standard and when you evaluate yourself by the standardisation other people give to you, you will never truly be happy or for better words 'whole'. i still struggle with thoughts and i still hate myself to be honest, but i understand its a process that takes time. this break from 'life' gave my perspective like no other and i gained knowledge about myself and others that i could not compare to anything else worth having. i also know some people dont like when people bring religion into things, but when i talk about this aspect of distraction it all leads to one place for me and that is God. when i focus on God in prayer or through actions i am gifted with the comfort of peace and bliss like no other, to give your life to religion is a truly humbling experience and along with everything else i went through within those 2 years i feel like i have lived a lifetime. and for those who are interested in the meaning of life, for me i believe it is simply to experience life itself.. the statical miracle of you being alive is so astronimically low that you should be thankful for everything down to the air in your lungs. i dont usually overshare on social media and feel uncomfortable doing it, but the perspective this man gives is incredibly accurate and resonates deeply with my soul. Amen.

Beautifully said!

Thanks man, I think I got a lot from this!

This is amazing, thank you for this video. Im in my early twenties now, and have been struggling alot to live up to expectations and pressure that in reality do not serve me, and was placed on me by people who dont actually know what is best for me personally. So I think im gonna be content with "wasting" my twenties, and use them to figure out what I actually want for myself

youre a small channel that deserves more subs. this hit hard. thank you.

I rarely comment on videos because I am also a spectator, but this video is amazing. good work i love it

I've spent most of my teens just in my head escaping reality, building these worlds, stories and characters. I've lived in my mind and thought out how I could fullfill my dreams of putting it all on a big movie screen, which I still want to accomplish. But now however I am more focused on what's going on outside of my own head. Who am I, really? How does the real world work? Where is my place in this world? I am only 22 so I don't personally mind me "loosing my years" cause as I am conserned I got at least 2 more of these lifetimes to accompling greatness and happiness, and then maybe another lifetime living in retirement. Though I know that time passes and it will start catching up, I still have plenty of time.

I “wasted“ lots of time before my 20’s playing video games, some time partying and going out without no real purpose other than having fun. As soon as I turned 20 my way of life changed and I’ve literally tried every thing imaginable. I‘m 22 now and I’m „grinding“ every day to life the life that I want to life and achieve the goals that I want to achieve (with an intent purpose, I hate hustle culture but hustling because you actually enjoy the process & have a meaning behind what you do is different) I‘m still sometimes scared if I’m not missing out as I’m „wasting“ my 20‘s right now, not going out all the time like my old friends do, but I just now realized through your video that I already went through that phase. I love people & I want lots of close friends in my life, but sometimes you first need to detach yourself from your past self & bridge the gap between your current state of life & what you aspire to life one day. Until then it CAN be a lonely road, but as long as you‘re living true to your values it‘s worth it (I just now realize that this was a whole journal entry but imma leave it here, mb. It‘ll help someone :))

Totally agree! You’re brilliant. 🎉🎉🎉

Damn, it is a thursday rn, great video

Great video!

Wow really good video!

I was wasting my 20s until last month when I decided to create this channel here, I didn't tell anyone in my circle, I want my success to surprise everyone. I wish success to everyone here

I wish that I had understood this earlier & that I hadn't felt forced to do certain things. Try out stuff, yeah but not this desperate "I have to do x"- would have saved me a lot of hurting & I'd have probably spent more time on stuff that makes me happy & feel fulfilled. What's sad in my case is that I'm basically forced to "waste" my time as due to my heapth I can't find anything to get on my own feet with which is a pain. I wish I could have been more real with myself (& help instead of down-talking from the outside would have helped too) so that I could have taken necessary steps to get help earlier instead of struggling around on my own feeling like a failure. It hurts regardless but I now know that it's not my fault & that I need help. Just yesterday &/or today I was thinking that I have to or really "should" just do whatever now as I can't find any other avenues to explore that could help me that I'n not already on or can't go down. De-stressing is probably what'll help me most now besides the things I have to wait for which are out of my hands for now. Now I just have to find joy in stuff that I can do, again. Before that bigger realisation I at least could already appreciate my mental health growth- I kept saying about the past years that I feel like I needed them to take care of my psyche. I can't imagine that I'd have been able to properly deal with that, really get better there & studying or a full-time job. Seeing over & over again that I just can't handle certain things (at once) only further shows that I require help & whether someone's situation is as harsh as mine or not, what I would have liked to & still like to hear is that it's okay. You're not the wrong one, it's society's focus on productivity & other general goals that definitely do not & shouldn't apply to everyone. All the best

i started discovering myself wandering around hell

breath of fresh air

For me it’s the same but opposite. I’m on a grind but it’s a grind to find myself in the chaos. I know I’m a creative and I’ve always loved making art, so I now, as a 23 year about to graduate college, share a photo video production business with my best friend, and after 3 years, it’s finally starting to pick up. Like I could get an apartment soon, this shit is crazy. I’ve learned more about myself in these past three years than ever; and it’s been super fucking hard. Like I work 24/7, and I have autism and I’m mentally unwell. This shit should not be working but despite everything it somehow is, and I think that’s because we’re moving with passion. There are a lot of “grind set”ers out there who miss that. You can grind. You can get up every single day and put 110% of yourself into your life, but if you don’t love it, it’s not worth it at all. I’m lucky enough to have a path I can call my own, but I helped build it, and I don’t think you’re gonna find your own path unless you actually go out there and build it yourself. We can’t wait for life to come to us. If we do, we’ll just be swallowed up by the sands of time and suffocated to death. Life is hard. Life is suffering, no matter what you do. It’s always gonna suck. I thought that was bullshit, and I resolved to claw my way into a life worthy of all that pain. I disagree with this video. I don’t think we should wait for our purpose to show itself to us. I think we should go out there and get our hands dirty. Make mistakes. Pursue wrong paths, and let those paths go once we find out they aren’t for us, then find another until we stumble upon what drives us. Be irrational. Be an egoist. Use your weaknesses and scars as weapons, because you are worth it. Because you do deserve to understand that it’s ok to fall on your ass every day. The only way we gain wisdom is by making mistakes. The only way to make mistakes is by moving forward. So move. I’m begging you

I'm 32 and when asked to describe myself, I draw a blank. I agree with some of what you say, but there are a lot of experiences I could have had that I never did. Now all my friends are grown up, adults have different priorities than we did when in our 20s, nobody wants to do those things any more. I have no idea who I am because of this. Maybe I'm missing the point, but one thing is clear, I don't stand out. I'm exceedingly average.

Hidden gem confirmed

Another thing to consider is that you're not going to have as much energy as you do in your 20's, so you cannot be as productive in your 30's and beyond. Choose wisely. Some will sacrifice their youth for success, others will sacrifice success for fun early on. Just know that you can't redo it later on.

Damn that hit thanks

Pov- when saturn return hits you hard:

very cool video very interesting story and i'm happy that you've found your passion, but how the hell are you affording law school AND med school???

its so accurate i thought google gifted me this video with Fully AI xD hahah bcs i was in crisis bcs im 20 since 1 year and i did feel like wow i need to evertything together before 25 and i Really did big progress from i was 17 to no no 20 but yeah this helpüs me to Enjoy and Relax finally again hahah greetings from Germany

You should make a video on how Longetivity is the best ROI for life 100 years to live= Pace of Time and Expectations change as you have more time, contentment in moment 70-80 years to live= crap I only have 49 years left, hurried pace, hard to be present

Needed this today. I'm 30 in 2 months.

Great video, as someone who just turend 20 I will take this advice and apply it. A bit of criticism about the video, tone down the gifs a little bit, they feel a little overwhelming at times.

Hey John I’m 19 and I’ve been in the past 4 months making a 7,000 song playlist of 1970-2020 era of music. I’ve had the time of my life listening to different music and experiencing emotions that are not just sad and angry. I went back and made.a 1,000 list of my favorite movies and tv shows as my chill hour when I am done with my productive section of day to watch. There exists 800,000 songs made. Dude I only know 10,000. There are 30-40k Different Games There are 300K Movies made ever. We only see and expirience a sliver of the world’s expirience. That is a tragedy. There are 100,000 ancient books that speak truth on our past. Would it be a shame that we never turn the page and start on book 1? Message is we all yearn for truth, why and where should we go forwards? The world today doesn’t answer those questions. Tell me why I learned learned about life in Spectacular Spider-Man and Batman the Animated Series than the Human And Ethics class I took? It’s because the media we love were created by the same people that had the same yearning we had. WHO DO YOU BeCOME WHEN NO ONE IS CHASING YOU? WHY? Also since you must be a man of culture Jon, rewatch FF Tokyo Drift, it reminds me of my mentality. Peace guys

Spirituality and religion are two different things. Spirituality is the study of the self. The self that you can't really perceive or describe, the self that's really there underneath everything. Nobody comes out of the room womb knowing you what's important to them. That's why spirituality is so important. That's why YOUR spirituality is important. That's what I've learned lately in life.

21, love sports and art, do it all day, sort of need money tho. Think I'm doing well :)

It's okay to make mistakes but it is true that sometimes we still watch history repeat itself again and again. But we could think positively and live in the moment.

can you tell me the process of discovering your passion to be a doctor ? it would be helpful.

Im 18 turning 19 but i feel like im so behind in life

grants on 20k views it will be there at the end of this week

I started dedicating my time to music in hopes of making a living doing what I enjoy and leveling up. Now AI music is coming around and I don't even know what I should do anymore. Do I keep doing what I'm doing? Do I start using ai to make music like people will? Do I quit? The only other thing I like is programming and that's getting taken by ai too lol. I'm I'd maybe

If you’re at 30 30 to 100 is 70 years 30 to 75 is 45 years The gap is 25 years Longevity gives you the ability to live life at a slow smooth pace

3am thoughts be like:

I think it's a interesting idea but it has a problem, at least for me, in my coutry 90% of the people don't have this choice to "waste" ther time they have to start working young because if not their lives it will be nothing, they have to choose if they help their family or just see their parents work even more hard to feed them or give them a life that is "normal", they have to choice what to do already in School if not, their lives will be even more hard, so for me only "privileged people" can do this.

Johnathan ball out

But I won’t lie bieng financially free at 23-24 and then investing in longetivity to live to 100 is a fair trade to work with intention for 4 years 4Years With Intention= Freedom to Complete true life mission Progress of Complete True Life Mission= Sweet Contentment

What if you almost wasted entire 20s on self isolation and video games theres no hope really is it?

you wasted your 20s and you got out of it ok. most people who wasted their 20s it doesn't end up ok at all. Just keep note of that.

How can i help you dude? Ive got time to hellp. Content, skill or even money if you have a good plan.

Disagree with you on the part that having kids prevents you from finding your passion. I found mine while pregnant.

yeah but what if u die accidently in 10 years

Sounds like cope

20s are for college, finding a job and beginning a family . The fun stuff is for when you are old

rot away

Copium.

The garbage they upload on KZfaq these days...