My whole family blames me for being clumsy and it makes me try to watch out more and end up being clumsier.

0:36 hitting the knee is not a problem ...hitting the toe is the real problem !

Clumsiness for me: -Gives me anxiety -Scared to talk to people because I think I look ridiculous -scared to find job because I tend to knock things and I aren't wanna knock down expensive stuff and have to pay for it when I'm alr broke

this is one of the most essential topics that school of life has ever talked about ( for a person like me)

I made peace with constantly destroying stuff, spilling beverages and hitting my knees on tables lol 😂

"We should accept the klutz" exactly! there are many things in your life that will be easier to handle if you just accept them. Knowing yourself and accepting who you are is a major part of our lives which, sadly, isn't taught anywhere.

An hour ago i dropped a red liquid medicine I just bought on a new trousers I have. I felt very clumsy and had exactly this trail of thought that's presented here. Why am I not growing up? My parents always accentuated that I'm extraordinarily clumsy. I've been washing the trousers for fifteen minutes. Now the video popped up like a magic fortune cookie message that just saves your day. School of life, you're absolutely amazing. Love these coincidences that you do by producing so much relatable content releasing so often!!

highly stressful times can overload your brain to a point that it neglect secondary tasks like holding a cup or remembering the keys.

I feel like my perfectionism and need to gain approval from others by working hard in school and always doing more than I need to comes from my innate clumsiness because deep down I feel so inferior for being prone to mistakes and even 'lacking common sense'. I know I should accept it but I can't help wondering why I'm like this.

As a child I was always told by my elders about how clumsy I was. I was told to be more mindful of my movements and to stop being careless. I was often times told to "grow up" (regarding how clumsy I was). Now as an an adult I find myself thinking why I never grew up in that sense. It takes a toll on me, makes me feel stupid and like I'll never amount to anything. Sometimes I wonder if anyone could ever possibly be as clumsy as me.

I've noticed that the root of most issues is the EGO. We all need to get over our collect selves

I feel so dumb being clumsy because everyone makes me think so. I always hear that I should be more thoughtful with my actions, I can do nothing about it

Lately I've noticed the cause of the majority of my 'kluzt-like' behaviour: it's being lost in thought. Whenever spill/break/... something, I notice, that the moment just before the accident I was thinking about a problem or making up a narrative in my head , rather than focusing on what I was doing. So I would advise (myself and others) to focus ,and the Klutz inside of us will bother us a bit less.

I have embraced my clumsiness. Today I dropped a beer coming home from the shop and it opened just a little bit so now I have a perfectly good reason to drink beer.

Last semester in uni my inner klutz was at its 110% I fell while descending stairs, around 100 pages of my notes were scattered in the hallway.. the same week I spilled ice coffee on my white shirt & during that day I interpreted a meeting to say "Hi." to my professor :) I wanted to go to a neurologist to do some-checkups lol

I was a clumsy kid. Still am, but I wear myself out trying to be present/careful. It's getting slightly better. When I was about 13, I went on a camping trip with my dad. He got to see me for a few days a month. Always looked up to Dad and his wife's happy marriage / financial comfort. I wanted to live with them because my mother was abusive to my brother and I... but felt welcome in my dad's family. I was fake sleeping when I heard my stepmom say: "I don't like her being with us. She breaks everything." What's bad is, I didn't break anything that week. It seemed out of the blue. What's worse is my dad kept silent. That stayed with me.

I am a dental student and i am always dropping my instruments! It sucks and it is embarrassing. Also i dont want to get started about my clumsiness when i am nervous. I am just a big mess!😔

My dad used to yell and shout and carry on at me about how stupid and careless I was if I dropped anything, even something that didn't really matter like a fork or a piece of paper. I was endlessly anxious and just filled with self-loathing if I ever did something klutzy. Then one day a friend saw me spill the change out of my wallet and she said to me "oo you haven't paid your gravity bill!", then we had a big old laugh about it. Changed my life! Now if I do something clumsy it's a cause for sharing a funny moment instead of feeling shame and dread. And because I'm not anxious about it, I don't tend to be clumsy. Even if I'm alone I tell the thing off that I dropped, it makes me giggle. Friends are the family you choose :)

Guilty as charged:((( I don't even carry a handbag or wear any expensive jewelry or wear high heels for d fear of getting it lost and tripping over...which I always Do! I am so sorry:(((

Meh. I'm clumsy and I am ok with it. It's become a part of my identity. I'm ADHD and am pretty sure it has EVERYTHING to do with my clumsy. I have terrible proprioception. I sometimes don't understand how my body interacts with the world around it. I shake hands a little too hard, or, I pat people on the head with more force than intended. I am so caught up in thought, I just don't notice the newly opened tin of coffee in front of me, and backhand it, spilling it on the floor, while reaching for the newly poured cup of coffee. This is my life. But it is who I am. Sometimes Annoying. But mostly laughable.

I thought I would share the most embarrassing examples of this from my life, in case it helps someone to feel a little better about himself: 1. When I first came to Germany to study, I only had enough money to survive for a few weeks. So I had to find a job immediately. But I didn't speak German..So I thought I could go to Turkish restaurants to ask if they had work for me. Then I went to this fancy restaurant and asked for the boss. He asked me what I could do. I said, anything. Doing the dishes, working at the bar, waiting tables etc. etc...So he asked me: - Do you speak German? - Oh, I started learning yesterday! - Do you have any experience working in a restaurant?? - No...but I am sure I can learn very fast. He was really kind. He said that he had enough people at the moment, but he would call me if he needed me. But then I had a question. I have absolutely no sense of orientation. So I was wondering how I was gonna go back to my place from there! It was supposed to be 20 minutes away. But it took me 40 minutes to get there! Anyway, he asked for a paper from the waiter and started drawing a very detailed map. Unfortunately I have this problem of not being able to sit still. I always swing back and forth on a chair...So I was doing that, while looking at him drawing the map, while imagining that it would be nice if he drew some trees,and birds and the sun etc. I was basically dreaming and swinging.... And then I have heard the noise! The chair, MY chair, fell on the floor!..I could hold on to the table and find my balance, but it was so loud that everyone heard it! But I must say that the boss was such a gentleman. He stood up to put the chair straight. And went on to explain me the map. But imagine, what he must have thought of me?? I was trying to convince the guy for twenty minutes that I was able to do anything ( !!) , just to prove in the end that I was NOT even able to sit on a chair properly! Of course he never called! But I kept that map for quite a while and put the trees and birds on it myself:-) 2. I studied classical guitar at the conservatory here.Unfortunately it is not an orchestra instrument. But I loved to go to the rehearsals of the orchestra. You learn a lot, just by watching the instructions of the conductor. So that evening a very famous French violin professor was gonna conduct the orchestra. I arrived late, so I had to wait outside, for the right moment to enter. Then I opened the door very silently, I stood by the wall, next to a few students. The music was so wonderful and relaxing, I felt like I could just let myself go.... so I leaned back just a little bit... And in that moment the room turned completely dark, the whole orchestra STOPPED playing!! Unfortunately I turned the lights of with my butt..Well, it really, really, was not my intention!! And then when I turned it on, the entire orchestra and the famous French violin professor, they all were looking and laughing at me!! 3. And then there is the story of the plane I missed, even though I went to the airport 8 hours before the flight... But that's really too embarrassing to tell...But I swear, it could happen to any of you!!! :-) So what is the solution??? I don't know. But I really love the following little poem and I think we must learn to look at our ENTIRE BEING, just the same way that the man in this poem looks at his left hand: "MY LEFT HAND I got drunk and again I thought of you My clumsy hand My pitiful hand. " Orhan Veli Kanik ( 1914- 1950, Istanbul ) (Thanks a lot for this very consoling lesson and for the wonderful animation! )

Such is grace; the ability to live with one's clumsiness, not without it.

The problem is, clumsy people not just screw thing for them, but for others too. Breaking shit, causing accidents, pissing everybody’s off. It’s just sad that some people can’t have some self awareness.

I have grown up being clumsy and having bad memory. Its difficult at times when people mock u for bring so especially ur own parents. That's the most difficult part. I have accepted it whole hearty now that I am Klutz and shouldn't be ashamed of it. It's part of my being and let people know in advance when they assign me with any physical task.

Believe it or not, Schopenhauer explained all about this supposed 'clumsiness', and what it really means. He wrote that people like that are 'aliens in society'...for very good reasons, and they aren't the reasons 'the multitude' thinks. He explained that to 'know the ways of the world', especially at an early age, or during one's teenager years, for example being a 'ladies' man', or being cunning with money, or being very “social” and fitting “well” into society, etc, in other words, being a so-called 'natural', 'it is not at all the sign of a great mind; it is a sign of VULGARITY, and that awkwardness in a person is a sign of an inner, nobler nature'. I found these revelations shockingly brilliant, for most people believe the opposite things, i.e. what a fantastic and interesting person you are if you are the ‘light of the party’ and a ‘people’s person’. He himself was clumsy, and so were many of the greatest minds and artists: Beethoven was the KING of clumsiness, there are many amusing stories about him; he would get to play the piano for friends and admirers, and when walking toward the piano, would crash into things, break things and make people laugh. Robert Schumann was very much similar. Glenn Gould too. Kant too, I think (I am still learning about him). People think that someone like that 'is an idiot'. They could never be more mistaken. It all makes perfect sense once you read in detail what Schopenhauer wrote about all this, which you will find in his Parerga.

Accept your incompetence

That guy with the fork in his head should really seek medical attention.

When I think clumsy I think more about absentmindness for example looking around the house for a phone charger when it is in your hand or nearly putting rubbish in the sink and the fork in the bin (I said NEARLY for the second one im not that bad)

Half an hour ago I did the most clumsy klutzy and felt totally worthless and idiotic. Now I see this video and it's perfect timing 💖

I'm new to The School of Life, but what a find! Thank you so much, SOL and Alain! As someone said earlier, "so much relatable content" ! I learn much about myself here.

I never thought i was clumsy till i did my chemistry lab which is in this semester, i broke a couple of tubes spilled countless solutions and bumped into my classmates more than i can count, and I’m also reckless so it’s even worse. I honestly don’t care about whether it’s embarrassing or not, but my major is chemical engineering, so this is more than just embarrassment for me.

Who eats blueberries?! Those things are way too expensive...

I needed this. I am still trying to get over my awkwardness, but I acknowledge that I am glad I still have some of my "klutziness". I teach at a college and can recognize the clumsy students and what they need. It also allows them to approach me if they have a problem. And it is a part of my life now... 🆒

Another strikingly relatable video!! I wonder at The School of Life's wisdom.Yes,we all are raging inwardly about our foibles and clumsiness and are always deeply embarrassed about them.This video can genuinely make us embrace ourselves for what we are because we are at the end of the day just common,clumsy human beings.

Can you guys make a video about being cringe?

I can be clumsy and I'm not ashamed. If it hurt someone or broke something without purpose, I'll apologize and try to be more careful

Thank you! I needed this.

Great video! and a much needed one

While washing the dishes I broke one of my mom's very special antique glassware. I cried so hard for almost 2 hours. I feel so bad,I grow up hearing my mom always reminding us how no one makes the same glassware she has and now it's gone because of me. I didn't know it's possible to be this angry to yourself.

"If you can be not afraid to be laughed at, you can do so many things." - Mark Gonzales

I live with my girlfriend and her parents, my clumsiness has upset them greatly over the past few months. As of today, I had bought wine for her mother's birthday, then me and my girlfriend thought it was funny to hit eachother with breadsticks leading to the unfortunate knocking over of the wine bottle, smashing the hob. I panic as her mother is to cook for the family for the birthday. Someone shoot me.

Awesome video, thanks. I did some accepting already but this makes it easier. Go, School of Life!

I learn so much through this videos

thanks for Vid! it help me love myself and understand other even more.

Damn just the video I needed - The school of life is really good at suggesting videos when I need it most

I really needed this vid

I need this every time I'm in science class my friend tells me not to touch any liquid because every time I have touched any acid or liquid I've spilt it

Thankyou for this video =)

my clusyness gave me enemies, and now i can't walk in certain places of my city...

I don't know how likely it is that I will be heard, asking here, but could you please create a video on resentment? Is resentment a byproduct of immaturity, as we are basically holding others responsible for our emotions (victim complex?), even if their actions towards us may be at the root ? Is the right response then to make ourselves entirely responsible for how we feel about others' actions towards us, without letting them face any kind of repercussions regardless of how inconsiderate or toxic they may be? Is resentment strictly a counterproductive response that should be curbed? Or is it a perfectly healthy, normal response that brings our attention to flaws in interpersonal dynamics, and which provides opportunities for development (Individual/mutual)?

I stutter a little bit when I'm talking to new people for the first time, and it highlights my inner klutz in public :( Imma greet me with a smile then, anyway :(

What to do about it? Practice makes perfect. Get involved in more tasks and games involving physical coordination and you will become less clumsy.

being clumsy makes me feel stupid. I have a shit ton of scars on my hand from burns and it makes me so frustrated i want to cry

I was way more clumsy when I was drunk. It seems to have gone away now that I don't drink as much. Losing keys, money, saying things I couldn't remember gave me anxiety the next day.

Oh finally something I'm not guilty of in your video themes. When I fuck up, I share a laugh with the people around me and move on. No sweat.

I dont trip, I dont fall. I keep dropping and breaking things without me knowing what I did to break it. Like I held a big bottle to pour some ice lemon tea in my cup. Then I somehow drop it, and it got all over the floor. I somehow managed to break like 14 headphones and 6 earpieces. I also broke a speaker's charger spot for some reason. Like, wtf is wrong with my hands-

I have never really felt bad about my clumsiness even though many have pointed out I should be more careful (some have even accused me of breaking things on purpose). Tablets and phones with shattered screens, backpack filled with vinegar, sunglasses in the toilet etc. have made me a more patient and acceptant person. I can't be bothered to get angry about such things anymore and I think people feel comfortable around me because of how ok I am with being clumsy.

If there is a party and I'm on that party I'll spill something for sure! Also eating in public - hot dog sauce spilling down, ice cream FELL OFF AT SOME POINT, I'm just so incredibly clumsy when it comes to foods and drinks... I never trip though, I used to have trouble balancing, but nothing breaks this stance now! Wonder if I can do something about it. That's why I'm here.

This made me feel a lot better. I am such a klutz and the worst is when I accidental break or damage important belongings of mine or others. It's the worst feeling when it's someone else's property and you know it was an accident and you tried to be careful, it feels like you have no control and there's this Tasmanian devil running loose breaking things and you have to take all the blame for it. 😩 I keep dropping my phone lately and I think it really messed it up this last time, which is so upsetting. But after watching this now I do feel better thinking about how so many others are clumsy too.

I stubbled onto this video, it really speaks to me

great video!

I spilled water on myself watching this I'm not even kidding :"

I don't know why I'm so clumsy. Wherever I go I loose things, break whatever I touch, tear off my clothes without even acknowledging, I don't take care of anything, I let my stuffs get ruined, I myself am a bit dirty and messy looking, and that gives people the authority to openly humiliate me and fool me. How do I change it? myself for the better? I don't know where to start so I searched this up on youtube "how to not be clumsy" and came across this

Im quite tall and its been a bumpy fking ride. I approve with this message i accepted it and so did my friends a while back, no use fighting it really. My reflexes are on another level now though

Everyone is clumsy from time to time, because of lack of sleep or bad mood. But still, we shouldn't accept it, that we are clumsier than the others. You can fight it very easily, the answer is: awareness. Try to improve your mindfulness, think what you do, train your focusing skills. Be there, where and when you are. It really helped me, as I was the clumsiest family member. What really helped me was also changing the status of my life, for example I move out and started to live on my own, got married and so on. You won't be clumsy that much when you have to take more responsibility for you and the others. My wife was also just like me, now it looks really much better. Some clumsiness will be there forever, but it will me so little you will be able to laugh about it and just don't care. Just think how many bad feeling you can spare yourself. How much money do you lose, because you have to buy all this things you have destroyed. Instead of making good holiday, you have to buy new phone, glasses, carpets etc. It's just a huge waste of money, what makes you even more miserable.

It's crazy how this video was uploaded minutes after I spent so much time making 2 slices of toast, put them on a plate with slices of kiwi on the side. Then I dropped it and I was so broken because I was rly looking forward to that toast and kiwi. I questioned why god hated me and everything

That was very helpful.

i hate being clumsy because even the things i love the most i end up not taking good care of , i will not let my clumsiness stop me from achieving my purpose

My teacher is ashamed of me for being clumsy, and thinks I'm faking it. I'm scared to go to school nowadays because I'm going to be humiliated.

Thank you for this vid! 💓 (2:20 this is literally detailing me)

Could you do a video on how to chose what to study at university? it's an eternal puzzling and frightening question for many of us. Thanks!

I’m so clumsy that I sometimes avoid the people who loves to talk to me, cuz I don’t want them to see me like this, I’m just scared that they will think I’m some sort of a loser

Is clumsiness a genetic disorder? I always get criticized for being clumsy and reckless for taking tasks that took me some serious planning effort and consulting with experienced people, which just turn out to be utter failures due to 'unnoticed' causes. I have a lifetime record of this habit, and it turns out that my father and almost every paternal family member are clumsy in a similar way, while my mother and my brother aren't. Is there anyway to solve this problem? Do I just have to live with my incompetence all the time?

Great video mr especially because im clumsy.Btw what software do you use to animate your videos?

I just wondered if you could do a video about why teens are often annoyed by their parents? I really think it would be interesting to learn about that

I can't even walk in a straight line. I LITERALLY CANT EVEN WALK PROPERLY.

literally walked into a door while a group of boys watch me do it I never been more embarrassed in my life I hate being clumsy I dont want to accept it

I tripped 5 times today and fell one time, goodbye my favourite pair of jeans ;_;

I first noticed my klutziness when I gained weight. Then I started losing feeling in part of my left hand. Always try to carry too much at a time etc. Just felt like sharing.

I trip multiple times a day, have butterfingers, I break almost everything I own and if I don't I lose it. I forget things so easily too. I don't think this is normal anymore because not only has everyone pointed it out already and have said that I was a klutz and my mom even said I was doing it on purpose. Some say I'm doing it for attention too, but I get frustrated that I'm like this too and I don't want anyone noticing my failures anymore. I do laugh it off and just say yes it's me I'm a klutz and make some jokes about it but sometimes it can get frustrating too.

Can we all agree stairs is a clumsy person's biggest enemy? When I walk on stairs I usually slow my pace by like 50% to make sure I don't miss a step or trip or flat out roll down on them. It happens too many times

i need to send this to rap monster lmaoo 😂😂

I get yelled at for being clumsy and it makes me want to cry sometimes

It's debilitating fuck that I hate my clumsiness. It causes work place higher ups to not trust you, family too, everyone. And it destroys our self esteem

I work in a bookstore and I always bruise my knees on the presentation tables, drop books and sometimes, when costumers say hello, I’m so in thoughts that I say bye. Or I search for a book I had in my hand a second ago. It’s always the same. Some days I sell pretty well, than it’s okay. But on other days I’m really doubting myself and think I should be tested for add or so…

I don't mind being clumsy in my day to day life but it affects my performance at my job. My other coworkers don't make the same careless mistakes I do and it makes me feel bad at my job. It's frustrating bc I try really hard to be careful but I still knock things over or forget things all the time. Sometimes I wonder if I have a brain tumor or something

I came to watch this video because my whole family yelled and made me feel miserable for being clumsy all the time. I did embrace my clumsiness but people won't agree that fast.

you guys are great :)

This year I've work with my father and I'm always make a mistakes. And now my father don't believe me and smile at me anymore cause I'm always make a mistake. But yesterday, I've got email from university said that I'm accepted. All of my family happy. but.. then I just realized that when I applied before I accepted, I put a wrong grades. And I didn't check at all. I just notice today.At my university form saying that people who put the wrong grades automatically got rejected. For the first time my father smile at me because I got accepted and now if he knew the truth maybe he mad at me again. Clumsy always haunting me. I've got a lot stressful cause of clumsy. Can I just die? I think it would be better cause I didn't feel pain anymore.

what do you do when others people clumsiness starts to bother you, and they accepted it as part of themselfs?

this speaks to me on so many levels

That's a good Step One for the process, and it's essential to get to Step Two. But Step Two is: if you're aware that you're a bit of a klutz, take a bit of time on tasks. Or if you're rushed by life, just accept that sometimes when you rush, things won't always work out. This is the price you pay for speed. If you're good at rushing, most of the time you'll save time and be efficient, but a small percentage of the time, your rushing will inevitably result in a disaster that actually costs you time. If the time saved by rushing outweighs the time you take to clean up your mistakes, then you should feel secure that you're just a busy person who sometimes makes sacrifices in the name of overall efficiency.

I had Let my Clumsiness get the better off me. But after watching this, embracing my lack of Coordination has become a Strength ;).

I really don't mind being clumsy, but my partner is looking down at me when I am and doesn't trust me. What should I do?

I hate myself so much, I am so clumsy, I lost coordination, and I think my cerebellum is all messed up.

"Pride is not the opposite of shame, but its source. True humility is the antidote to shame." - General Iroh

So needed this

To an extent, we're all clumsy; making silly mistakes is simply part of what it means to be a human being riddled with imperfections. We shouldn't, therefore, respond to our klutz with horrific surprise, but rather with genuine understanding, or better yet, a cheerful laugh. And one of the keys to being warm is responding in this way to the clumsiness of of our peers as well. Another magnificent video!

adorable video, love the klutz for life tattoo lol

You can also work on your balance and habits.. find yourself a personal trainer and learn to understand yourself at a deeper level, embracing your short comings is one thing, but understanding them is something different entirely different.