Why Meditate? | Change your Brain's Default Mode

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Neuroscience behind why meditation helps you control your mind.
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Someone wiser than me said that "taking on the practice of meditation is not so much adding something to your life, but rather removing things, obstacles to you awareness."
This is definitely in line with the point of the video. Myself included, (it seems) most of us are constantly trying to find ways to keep ourselves operating at a faster, more productive, more focused pace. Like turning up the volume on the stereo when we want to hear more clearly, we try and will ourselves to focus "harder" as well as amp our brains' ability to focus by taking stimulants like coffee. The kind of improvement that meditation provides isn't so much like this- instead, it's like hearing more clearly by walking into a quieter room.
For me, meditation has turned down the loud mind chatter offering up all kinds of activities that are different from what I'm trying to do in the moment, improving focus in a subtle but effective way.
There are several other health benefits, which are outside the scope of this video, but I don't much like that meditation is presented as a panacea nowadays. It has vast benefits, and I'm sure anyone would benefit from it, but I like Dan Harris's non-overpromising remark that it makes him "10% Happier"
Books Mentioned:
"Flow" by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - amzn.to/2ziiOE3
"The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of The Bicameral Mind" by Julian Jaynes - amzn.to/2zgSOsC
"10% Happier" by Dan Harris - amzn.to/2hAqCHC
"Homo Deus" by Yuval Noah Harari - amzn.to/2irbv2F
"Waking Up" by Sam Harris - amzn.to/2AgKHui
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@MrSaemichlaus 4 жыл бұрын

"We suffer in our imagination more than in reality" I should know whose quote that is but I don't.

@blissfu_lee8522 4 жыл бұрын

I think, Seneca

@vii6429 4 жыл бұрын

@@blissfu_lee8522 omg your username

@himadriparashar5336 4 жыл бұрын

Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

@xianthegaian4060 4 жыл бұрын

The body also suffer at the gym

@Johny40Se7en 4 жыл бұрын

@@blissfu_lee8522 That username is awesome 😂🤣 It doesn't win though. I came across one called *I have a small penis, but* 😆 The most odd thing about it though was there was about a 30 comment conversation and nobody noticed it...

@yungvoorheez5874 6 жыл бұрын

The power of the mind is no joke

@powerofone1645 5 жыл бұрын

The power of the joke is mindful.

@RTPTechTips 4 жыл бұрын

"The mind is everything. What we think, we become." -Buddha

@justasimpleguy7211 4 жыл бұрын

Except in relation to awareness. Atman is Brahman.

@RRZ 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah.. We can use photoshop and make our eyes glow 😆😆😆

@Bone_guy 4 жыл бұрын

I am autistic and can't visualise, I don't like to interact with people because I am never "off" and most are never "on"

@smicha15 4 жыл бұрын

Wow...this is the first comprehensive video about what meditation actually is! It isn’t preachy, it isn’t goofy, it’s not overly intellectual, it’s comparative, and I never knew that meditation was about flow...

@compteofficiel4112 4 жыл бұрын

you must have no goals...its just something you do.

@RealityRogue 4 жыл бұрын

@Bruce M. Well, flow is about goals

@xianthegaian4060 4 жыл бұрын

Balance

@homerthompson6028 4 жыл бұрын

I've been meditating for about 2 months now and have experienced flow state for the first time a few days. It is nothing like I've ever experienced before in my life. I've felt what people mean when they say "inner peace". I try to be logical and not give in to spiritual mumbo jumbo but it honestly felt like I was one with everything and like there was some sort of energy flowing through my body. My mind absolutely zero thoughts and I felt extreme clarity and bliss. I've felt flow state in other things before but this was absolutely different.

@hennessykills9201 4 жыл бұрын

Bruh how do you meditate 😩

@homerthompson6028 4 жыл бұрын

@@hennessykills9201 Basically just let go of any tension in your body and have a stable focus on your breath.

@hennessykills9201 4 жыл бұрын

@@homerthompson6028 wym focus on your breath, you mean like we supposed to notice are self breath? Like breath without forcing it and just letting it be

@Fthhtuu 4 жыл бұрын

How long do you meditate for each day ?

@ae86.mp43 4 жыл бұрын

Well done. I get the sensation of flow sometimes when I play video games like csgo.

@berkeoral763 4 жыл бұрын

"You don't need to respond to every slight feeling of boredom by checking your phone." Ouch! It hurt.

@kittendivine1 4 жыл бұрын

Be with the hurt and you'll better be able to deal with it ;) like said in the video.

@capitalistcommie6846 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah it did

@shanegallant9018 5 жыл бұрын

I used to play guitar. I remember doing scales to the beat of a metronome for roughly half an hour to an hour each day. I wasn't just focused on playing the notes, I was focused, as taught to me by my teacher, on making sure I struck each note precisely when the metronome ticked. For about a year, I thought the feeling of happiness I was experiencing came from the music. It wasn't until about ten years later, after I stopped playing, and curiously became less happy, that playing those scales was a form of meditation. So the happiness flowing from the music, was more than just the music. It was helping to calm my noisy mind, and help me concentrate.

@dcj991 5 жыл бұрын

I play double bass and I feel the same way when I'm breathing in and out on time with the strokes of the bow to a metronome.

@BennoHudson 5 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you, I'll go practice right now

@niqwalshensemble9164 5 жыл бұрын

So why don’t you continue?

@lowgototheparty 4 жыл бұрын

its never too late man

@cupcakemcsparklebutt9051 4 жыл бұрын

I can't really call it meditation when my fingers are being raped by the second

@alaskawoolf3737 5 жыл бұрын

I had noticed something curious before, when I was feeling pain for whatever reason, if I focused enough on the pain and how it felt, it kind of stopped being painful and turned into just a meaningless sensation.

@ald12 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah same. When I embraced the pain, the pain became kinda distant from me.

@msDanielp369 5 жыл бұрын

Tyler knows

@msDanielp369 5 жыл бұрын

This though had been with me for about a month… And now I'm commenting on it

@eliseintheattic9697 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, I've had this same experience, especially with back, shoulder and neck pain. I discovered it by accident. I wasn't doing well at relaxing tight painful muscles, so instead I focused on the pain and worked to pinpoint exactly where it was coming from. After a while the pain would kind of transition to a tingling sensation and my muscles would completely relax.

@realexony 4 жыл бұрын

I tested your theory by plunging a knife into my leg and I must say I disagree with your methodology.

@StatisticianfromPluto 3 жыл бұрын

I can attest to this. Anxiety runs in my family. I was about to visit the doctor because of unexpected fits of sadness/panic. A friend suggested meditation. I made the appointment with the doctor and thought, might as well give this a try. After about a week I realized that I had become mindful and was able to stop my mind whenever it tried to jump into an overthinking hole. I grew out of my social media addiction, my irritable bowel syndrome got better, and I was more patient, loving, understanding with the people around me. I ended up cancelling that doctor's appointment. I still have to meditate every day to keep my mind calm, but it's worth it. It keeps me normal. It keeps me sane.

@pntrk 3 жыл бұрын

And how do you meditate? I'm dealing with some of that too and I'd like to give it a try. Like how many times a day? At what time?

@EnlightenedCarnivore 3 жыл бұрын

Have you heard of Eckhart Tolle? He's been dedicating his life to teaching people what you managed to figure out via meditation.

@retropetroleum 2 жыл бұрын

Dude, I have anxiety and IBS, and my anxiety makes me procrastinate studying a lot. If this is true, I’m gonna give it a shot.

@Gyatttt1443 Жыл бұрын

Well done, keep it up!

@olkid 6 жыл бұрын

This guy always finds appropriate moments from the matrix to exemplify what he's saying, love that.

@mate53 6 жыл бұрын

That's what keeps me coming back

@YurkerYT 6 жыл бұрын

And if he doesn't find a scene from matrix, he'll find it in the Simpsons.

@salimalbitar 6 жыл бұрын

it's awesome.. but not just the matrix!

@WhatIveLearned 6 жыл бұрын

+Erik Uh oh, the cat's out of the bag

@cinnamongirl3070 6 жыл бұрын

The Matrix and the Simpsons! Lol.

@emese1990 5 жыл бұрын

I love how much you look into everything you talk about in your videos. You even pronounced Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's name correctly.

@sunsidhant4054 5 жыл бұрын

You even wrote that name correctly ;)

@raz5614 5 жыл бұрын

Chick-sent-me-hi Your welcome

@stevenkelby2169 5 жыл бұрын

Jesus christ, the other day I called Tom hanks tam honks.

@JohnM... 4 жыл бұрын

Because he's heard it from Mel Robbins...

@shubhammhashelkar6717 4 жыл бұрын

@@stevenkelby2169 LOL

@Torashin1 5 жыл бұрын

Me: 'Sorry, I zoned out...' *rewinds video 10 seconds* Guess I really need to try this huh

@JOATiDetermined 4 жыл бұрын

Mind blown

@DMack6464 4 жыл бұрын

This has been happening more with me, along with other stuff in my life. If someone reminds me about this comment on my discord or something in some years I'll probably give an update of myself.

@xoltama2557 4 жыл бұрын

D Mack What was the comment?

@DMack6464 4 жыл бұрын

@@xoltama2557 you misread my comment, go read again

@xoltama2557 4 жыл бұрын

D Mack I’m bugging lol.

@spacesavingfurnitures1246 4 жыл бұрын

I watched this video a year ago and have been meditating ever since. I am a completely new person now. Thanks

@user-tm4kk8sr2y 3 жыл бұрын

Great man, I've just started mediation and can feel it this practise is really one of the best practices one can do

@NomadAAli 2 жыл бұрын

What type of meditation? Mindfulness?

@FuriousBuddha 6 жыл бұрын

What is meditation? "Being aware of thoughts and surrounding without judging them"

@paulhamacher773 5 жыл бұрын

That's powerful!

@kevinomurchu5192 5 жыл бұрын

mark heyne you’re not ignoring them though. You’re fully acknowledging they’re there and are choosing to not react to them.

@yoooyoyooo 5 жыл бұрын

Meditation is as far as you can get from ignoring something. It's different way of seeing. Normally you have a thought. I want an ice cream and next moment you are digging the fridge. In meditation you look at that as a thought. You ser how thought came up then it arose some craving feeling and now you focus on that feeling see where it goes. It's learning not to obey every thought in your mind.

@lokanoda 5 жыл бұрын

No, that' mindfulness, not meditation.

@sednafloating7027 5 жыл бұрын

isn't judgment thoughts as well?

@cardinalprinciples9756 6 жыл бұрын

"Some people are content in the midst of deprivation and danger, while others are miserable despite having all the luck in the world. This is not to say that external circumstances do not matter. But it is your mind, rather than circumstances themselves, that determines the quality of your life. Your mind is the basis of everything you experience and of every contribution you make to the lives of others. Given this fact, it makes sense to train it." - Sam Harris in Waking Up

@vincentblack5465 6 жыл бұрын

Sam Harris always fucking nails it :D

@michaelmageefilms 6 жыл бұрын

WOAH. :)

@Scarletraven87 6 жыл бұрын

That's a lot of words to summarize the 2-3 fundamental teachings of buddha.

@iIO_OIi 6 жыл бұрын

Doran Martell, it's a lot cooler when you make it extra wordy XD

@matslund6560 6 жыл бұрын

Set Up For Success huh? sounds like something i would say, so there are actually sane people out there after all

@ana-wp8qx 4 жыл бұрын

So thats why when you have a lot of free time, you mind does the weird depressive train of thoughts.

@shalin.khatri 3 жыл бұрын

“If you spend some time sitting in the space between stimulus and responses, you’ll notice that space is only as uncomfortable as your inner narrator makes it.” This hit me.

@toddparry6568 11 ай бұрын

💥💫💯Absolutely love this

@zelareka 6 жыл бұрын

forget meditation, where can I buy that helmet?

@eaudesolero5631 5 жыл бұрын

actually yes. what was it called? who manufacturers it? etc

@c.hunter9069 5 жыл бұрын

Anyone?

@Barefoot67 5 жыл бұрын

my thoughts too

@SkyHize 5 жыл бұрын

It's a form of neurostimulation called TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) and there's also tDCS (Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation). Dig up some info with these terms if you're curious.

@mehulgoel7325 5 жыл бұрын

@@squamish4244 this is exactly what i was thinking while watching this video, that this could have cured my OCD much earlier than the 3 years of suffering i had to go through

@cxmpieav1789 6 жыл бұрын

your channel has given me more tools on dealing with my problems than anything else ive found in 26 years

@scoville-3606 5 жыл бұрын

I'd smash

@alucard1490 5 жыл бұрын

Are you people who believe this

@lakhwinderg1 4 жыл бұрын

@@saroth1978 DUDES' NIGHT OUT

@gingerlove7739 5 жыл бұрын

I don't get tired watching this, even after a year, coming back to this masterpiece ❤️

@UrosDrljaca 5 жыл бұрын

When you eat, just eat. When you are tired, sleep. But anything you do, don't wobble.

@DESTRAKON 4 жыл бұрын

Damn b that's powerful

@yeshwanthmuthyala3343 3 жыл бұрын

When you watch a video,just watch Don't scroll comments

@deepakgola1 6 жыл бұрын

If you ever come to india, in mumbai or delhi. Do tell me. I would like to come and thank you and would have lunch or coffee with you. You really are a hero. You have improved my life a lot. You have given me true and rational insights into life. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

@psychicoutlaw 6 жыл бұрын

Deepak Gola Your comment makes me so happy. With so many ppl enraged all the time it is so good to see a good man trying to connect with a mentor, I so hope you two meet.

@erwindee7384 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, me too. If you ever find yourself in Canada, let us know. Your accomodation's on me.

@harishsrinivasan5249 6 жыл бұрын

What that guy said. You're awesome man.

@marijnzwijsen7389 6 жыл бұрын

Share the truth brother!

@julietted2865 6 жыл бұрын

Ditto Paris region (for anyone who wants to share around these topics actually) and thanks Deepak for making youtube comments a truly nice space, it's a rare occurence

@LinkEX 6 жыл бұрын

To the German-speaking people out there: I submitted German subtitles, if you want to check them out. Just needs confirmation for getting published now. I double-checked for any typos and consistency in the translation. I made sure to provide the German proper scientific terms if available, as well as the German book titles mentioned, given that said book was released in that language. I also tried staying as true to the somewhat personal style and sentence structure as possible, while allowing some liberties if the sentences would have gotten a little too contorted otherwise.

@WhatIveLearned 6 жыл бұрын

+LinkEX Awesome! Thank you for your thoroughness - it should be approved now

@domsjuk 6 жыл бұрын

Guter Beitrag :)

@towmater1451 5 жыл бұрын

Don’t most german people speak ok English tho? I’m taking german rn

@mycrushisachicken 5 жыл бұрын

@@towmater1451 True.

@mrblexit7152 5 жыл бұрын

@@mycrushisachicken I have German friends that prefer to speak and read in German. A couple are self conscious about their English even though they speak it well. You never know bro.

@thardin42 4 жыл бұрын

I've tried to meditate for years and had always stopped because I couldn't achieve the focus everybody told me I had to achieve to meditate. This video taught me that to fight the wandering focus, that IS meditation.

@erminejose4188 4 жыл бұрын

Guided meditations help too... in fast we at the beginning we can focus for only 67 seconds... it's a muscle and we do it till 40mins... some go beyond hours

@darthclone7 4 жыл бұрын

Zen for beginners, check it out

@VVayVVard 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Achieving an extreme level of focus is one of the _end goals_ of meditation, achieved after months or (often) years of daily practice.

@RaviAnnaswamy 7 ай бұрын

The real goal of meditation is to become aware of your wandering. Initially we get carried away for five minutes before noticing and this time slowly shrinks. If you are meditating and do not wander any more there is no more use

@idirisabdihassan9288 5 жыл бұрын

Meditation blocks me from the all negative thoughts iam so positive since I started meditation 🧘‍♂️ ❤️❤️

@akumpi 4 жыл бұрын

I read medication lmao

@Wealthy_Mystic 4 жыл бұрын

How many minutes do you do daily? once or twice a day? mindfullness or mantra meditation ?

@charlieangkor8649 4 жыл бұрын

so now you can jump off a window or step in front of a truck because it will make no fear since fear is a negative emotion.

@johannestonnies7898 4 жыл бұрын

@@charlieangkor8649 that's not how it works at all. It's more like that you don't give into the negativity.

@VVayVVard 4 жыл бұрын

@@charlieangkor8649 That's exactly how it works. But the human mind needs a desire to do things, and since meditation automatically eliminates depressive and suicidal thoughts―well before eliminating your fear of death―realistically this would never happen in real life.

@health-gadgets 6 жыл бұрын

If you struggle to meditate consistently try out yoga. Any form of mindfulness is going to have dramatic effects over time.

@unixrebel 6 жыл бұрын

meditation isnt a struggle, you only struggle if you are trying to change what is going on moment to moment. let your mind rest on its own time, on its own terms...TRYING is what creates tension and makes it hard. just watch your mind and all your reactions. its not hard really...stop trying so hard.

@anon8638 6 жыл бұрын

The Stoic Body I love your channel man!

@mashotoshaku 6 жыл бұрын

The Stoic Body I have found that some long and steady cardio also does trick at times

@unixrebel 6 жыл бұрын

exactly, you let things pass on their own time. struggling just makes them worse!

@Danielle_1234 6 жыл бұрын

+korbandallas That's not entirely true. Some forms of meditation are better suited for an excited mind, and others are better suited for a calmed mind (and everything in between). This is not always from negative things. You could have just gotten a promotion, and from that the mind might be a bit more excited than usual. This excitement makes meditation more difficult, which can be described as a sort of wrestling or struggle. Understanding the difference between meditating focusing on counting and meditating focusing on arm vibration is of key importance to understanding restlessness. Restlessness is considered the most difficult obstacle for mediators, because of this it is the most important meditation lesson.

@sully2018 6 жыл бұрын

Could you put together a reading list for your subscribers? Would love to read what you’re reading.

@breakingthemasks 6 жыл бұрын

It's just me Sully ... commenting to get notified if there is a reply.

@artmanrom 6 жыл бұрын

:) Dear Sully, communicating through optimistic emotions with your subconscious, will be guiding yourself towards what would be best for you to read; you'll be amazed; we are all individuals and we have all custom needs.

@spacemonkey351 6 жыл бұрын

yesss

@rajadityadas7948 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah

@ArielTst 6 жыл бұрын

Ward

@AlwaysManifesting 3 жыл бұрын

Meditation is just life changing. I meditate daily, if I miss a day or so I really notice a difference. I feel so much better and have more energy after meditating....life is more effortless. The ability to REWIRE YOUR THINKING through meditation is such a GIFT.

@AD-fl6en 3 жыл бұрын

How long do you medidate daily ?

@arthurasche4457 3 жыл бұрын

This is now my favourite channel. Every single video is pure gold. I'm changing my life right now thanks to you. Thank you.

@svenlijic3374 6 жыл бұрын

The knowledge your content provides is really life changing. Been here since your One meal a day video and I could see myself slowly becoming a better person. I like how you back every single one of your statements with scientific proof,but still use clips and pictures that make those statements understandable. I believe that all the open minded people watching your videos saw an improvement in their desired activities once they came to a realisation how the things work and what influences on the body and the brain certain things have. I've been trying to meditate for a long time but I've never been successful with it due to my lack of concentration. This video has been really helpful. Keep up the good work :)

@charlesmichael2806 6 жыл бұрын

every sentence is long

@rasmusn.e.m1064 6 жыл бұрын

This explains to me something I have been unable to explain: For about 5 to 6 years I have been more or less addicted to youtube. this point is relevant later. For the last year and a half, I have begun to very manually and very ineffectively make wooden instruments. Looking at my working process from a typical perspective, it looks like a tedious and uninspiring activity that ultimately results in a musical instrument that is more often than not out of tune, unimpressive in range, and very difficult to play. All because I do not use fancy formulas or tools. Why do I find this activity to be my favourite out of all the possible things I could be spending my time on? Learning new languages, spending time with friends, eating candy, etc. The cat's out of the bag, and it's called Flow. Cutting away at branches the thickness of your forearm with a pocket knife or a piece of flint that itself took hours to make just to see the wood split as you try to drill the bore of a flute is an experience everyone should have. When you hit that low and realise that you are not going to make that mistake again because your conviction simply won't allow it, it's magical.

@pepperpoop7729 5 жыл бұрын

dude, im also addicted to youtube AND make bamboo flutes

@ID1visor 5 жыл бұрын

@@pepperpoop7729 😂

@yourmomsasshole7301 5 жыл бұрын

Rasmus n.e.M ueah

@yourmomsasshole7301 5 жыл бұрын

Rasmus n.e.M yeah

@usernametaken2tekken 5 жыл бұрын

Preach

@monarch7744 3 жыл бұрын

Ah...yes "The Ultra Instinct."

@jamesscott7075 3 жыл бұрын

⁰

@deveshtomar5102 3 жыл бұрын

Flow mode.

@mankinddevilment 3 жыл бұрын

Unagi

@owow8899 2 жыл бұрын

Goku want to know your location

@acm-oj7hy 5 жыл бұрын

I loved how you covered diverse and often less well known benefits of meditation with research and clear explanations. Going to give this video a share!

@wunder1385 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video. You posted it just in the right moment!

@azsegrxdhtfgvijnkomlewrhtg9508 6 жыл бұрын

I do a healing meditation where I try to feel and visualized parts of my body healing and repairing. I start with one body part at a time, concentrating on it for 5 minutes or so and then move onto another body part. I feel like there's a significant difference in how fast I heal when I hurt something or am sore or something compared to when I don't meditate. Something that would've taken a week or more to heal takes just 3 or 4 days. It's amazing the effect the mind can have on the body. Thought is a powerful thing.

@jyt4578 2 жыл бұрын

Do you recommend a KZfaq video of where to start?

@StillnessManifesto 5 жыл бұрын

So beautifully explained 😍 "Taking on the practice of meditation is not so much adding something to your life, but rather removing things, obstacles to you awareness." Especially nowadays, surrounded by gorgeous shiny bright devices 😌

@JDubeta 5 жыл бұрын

Wow - standing ovation!... This is quite possibly the best curated "thing" I've ever come across explaining the science and benefits of meditation. THANK YOU! Sharing it forward.

@nemumimu 4 жыл бұрын

"Just because you want to smoke doesn't mean you should." my brain: Yes! "Just because you're hungry doesn't mean you should eat unhealthy food!" my brain: Yes! "Just because you're bored doesn't mean you should check your ph-" my brain: >:(

@thisisthewronghat2706 4 жыл бұрын

oof ya caught me

@impostor3246 4 жыл бұрын

Do a dopamine detox

@impostor3246 4 жыл бұрын

@Karan ok Karan

@desirocker9099 3 жыл бұрын

delete all social media apps. except maybe youtube.

@wildchicken679 3 жыл бұрын

@@desirocker9099 It’s the only social media app I have... I should go without KZfaq?

@kdenishere 5 жыл бұрын

gratz on 1m, this video absolutely deserves it

@sebacatana 5 жыл бұрын

You are simply amazing. Your videos are so well documented, so logically scripted, so clear... I just want to say "thank you". Inspired work. And please never stop!

@Cdudesproductions 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, props on this video. It was incredibly well researched with peer reviewed journals, while being able to summarize those complex journals to a general audience very well, all without being preachy or self-indulgent. Well done!

@theotherpen15 6 жыл бұрын

BEEN WAITING FOR YOU TO DO THIS TOPIC FOR A LONG TIME

@fegodev 6 жыл бұрын

Love this channel so much!!

@hashtaka7719 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for making my life changing video for me! Knowing that I can tone down the inner chatter is so powerful!!! Paying attention to a pain is not equal suffering when you know how to decouple the sensation and commentary about the pain!!! Thank you!

@mickpick4678 4 жыл бұрын

I can not describe how well made the video is. Data, references, smooth transitions, content, imagine, timing, diversity. Seriously hold yourself to a great standard. Worthy of one of the best videos in KZfaq.

@ElishaLong 6 жыл бұрын

Meditation, Keto, NoFap, Cold Showers, Weight Training/Calisthenics, Reading, Business #Monkmode

@aaronkaminski9357 6 жыл бұрын

Your videos are dope my man.

@charlotte22 6 жыл бұрын

Sleeping on the floor

@ElishaLong 6 жыл бұрын

Aaron Kaminski Thanks bro

@ElishaLong 6 жыл бұрын

forkton Hell yeah

@Josh270219 6 жыл бұрын

You forgot sleeping well

@yeshwanthmuthyala3343 3 жыл бұрын

"Damm this guy named about 10 books in one video does he read all of them" says my inner monke

@Kunal-dx4dx 5 жыл бұрын

Every video you make is something that no one else discusses, yet has the power to completely change the way you live your life. You are genuinely a great guy and this is the best informative channel on youtube. thank you for making all these videos

@blakemccord2537 4 жыл бұрын

This is probably the best video on meditation I’ve seen for a long time

@Dotthel 6 жыл бұрын

Came right on time!!

@hrishikeshshinde5150 5 жыл бұрын

Your channel is underrated. You deserve more subscribers.

@karlanthonyduazo4935 4 жыл бұрын

When I was a kid while my father is away. I remembered painting so much that I realized time flies so fast and was amazed it was already past afternoon when I gazed outside. I even forgot I haven't eaten yet. Flow state, the zone or whatever term they name it .Surely it was amazing.

@sujanselvam 4 жыл бұрын

dude seriously your channel is awesome...you explain it with proof and with simplicity. love it!!!

@LittleLionLover 6 жыл бұрын

I thank you for your effort to learn to pronounce that hungarian name correctly. Especially the author's family name is hard to spell out for a foreigner. Thank you for your detailed researches.

@WhatIveLearned 6 жыл бұрын

+LittleLionLover Always thought Hungarian was cool Used to play this song called szerencsétlen on Stepmania

@jamesbk9831 4 жыл бұрын

Who else is watching this on a magic rectangle?

@Submersed24 4 жыл бұрын

Those were outdated 5 centuries ago

@HausToys 4 жыл бұрын

Meee

@KryptonKr 4 жыл бұрын

I have a smartphone

@jacobdavis5518 4 жыл бұрын

My magic smartphone is my magic rectangle

@luminious2963 4 жыл бұрын

This is a reference to the nofao video

@BlazePiffington 5 жыл бұрын

Instantly subbed. ive been in that in-between limbo for as long as i try to remember, it is time for a change.

@Noukz37 5 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite new channels I've discovered! And this video is the best and most down-to-earth explanation of meditation there is on YT. I will play it to all my students (I teach/guide meditation). The other name for the monkey mind or the default brain mode is ego. The power and calmness I gained by meditating daily is immense, and like you said there's so many other benefits, if done right.

@leaode_cafe 6 жыл бұрын

i'm meditating for about 2 months, it's helping me a lot with my OCD

@Benjamintvgoogleplus 5 жыл бұрын

Same!

@compteofficiel4112 4 жыл бұрын

have you realized that "your OCD" is just a label given by a drug pusher? don't give it power.

@Radial9Gaming 4 жыл бұрын

@@compteofficiel4112 some people actually have OCD Bruce

@compteofficiel4112 4 жыл бұрын

@@Radial9Gaming it is your choice whether to believe that or not

@compteofficiel4112 3 жыл бұрын

@thought spiralled who? believe what you will, it is your choice. in don't believe it, and i think it is sad that millions of young kids are being medicated with strong drugs for, basically, being kids... if you can't control your own mind, meditation or martial arts or yoga will help you more than amphetamines or whatever else they give people.

@mohanty6741 4 жыл бұрын

1:09 Such a subtle yet strong edit.

@CirdeceSk8er 5 жыл бұрын

Just discovered this channel... Can't believe I didn't came across it before. I've been experimenting with meditation/mindfulness practices since months and this is exactly the video I needed. Thank you !

@samermazahreh 4 жыл бұрын

one of the best videos ive seen in my life, thank you for such a beautiful informative inspiring work!

@outsandatv 4 жыл бұрын

The power of knowing what to ignore, that is very true.

@karan4412 3 жыл бұрын

How to develop an autotelic self: 1. Setting goals 2. Becoming immerse in activity 3. Paying attention to what is happening 4. Learning to enjoy immediate experience

@zyansheep 2 жыл бұрын

Correction: setting _realistic_ goals

@kamolhengkiatisak1527 4 жыл бұрын

This is one of the best of "What I've Learned" videos. Thanks.

@dheemadown 4 жыл бұрын

This video finally brought an understanding to what meditation is for me

@JoseDiazOropeza 6 жыл бұрын

Background music: Kiasmos - Drawn - SlowDownMix

@Kaleidoscope_Instructor 6 жыл бұрын

José Díaz Oropeza Kiasmos is amazing. Was looking for this comment to make sure someone was giving credit where credit is due.

@Randomstuffs261 6 жыл бұрын

I cant find this mix anywhere, 0 results on Google :( any idea where i can find it?

@JohnSmith-mv5ep 5 жыл бұрын

Randomstuffs261 play the original on 0.75 speed, sounds pretty similar

@cowboycalicojakk9685 4 жыл бұрын

"you can make any human activity a meditation by doing it just to do it"

@tashilhamu4510 4 жыл бұрын

Trevor Wright i understand this but i feel if i dont plan future then i will be a like a wood

@Ray2311us 4 жыл бұрын

The mind feeds on familiarity but it NEEDS to be updated with new elements every time. Like watching a porn video, surely the same video isn’t watched a thousand times regardless of how on point the fetish is for you in that particular video. Thus comes in the factor of building great paradigms that take a very long time in survival states to diminish or at least rewrite. Comfort will always be the enemy of the mind psychologically.

@cherrytofu8939 4 жыл бұрын

This naturally occurs when I dance sometimes, it happened yesterday too.

@ThatWhatIs393 3 жыл бұрын

@@tashilhamu4510 "i understand this but i feel if i dont plan future then i will be a like a wood" ~ There is no contradiction! You can live a meditative livestyle and also plan your future. Nobody said you can't ever think about or plan your future! If you plan your future, just do so mindfully and while being present. Don't plan it while doing anything else. I know your comment is 10 months old but I figured I'd respond anyways.

@EnlightenedCarnivore 3 жыл бұрын

I forget who said that ZEN is simply "Doing one thing at a time". (Only focusing on the thing you are actually doing, of course. Not listening to the mind and its ramblings) Be Here Now, was Ram Dass' line.

@derekdgarcia1 5 жыл бұрын

Great Videos! Your way of explaining is impeccable! Keep it up!

@jean-francoisbec8358 4 жыл бұрын

I thank you for this video! I like the format, the scientific data you´re presenting and the videos you use. It makes it clear to understand!

@katherinecal6619 4 жыл бұрын

Love this! I have just started meditating once again and it’s interesting because since a child I was I introduced into meditation from my grandma but of course as a child and a teen I didn’t really grasp the concept of it. Now in my early 20’s I have centered myself and have decided to look within and reconnect with meditation and it’s just the most amazing thing anyone can do for themselves. Mindfulness goes such a long way. It’s so simple yet so complex but ultimately it’s how we think in the moment and what we make out of it. The power of now. I cannot wait to continue growing and learning and practicing mindfulness 💫🌞

@KabooM1067 5 жыл бұрын

Now I understand why in Kuroko's Basket (the anime) they visualize "The Zone" as being isolated underwater. When I watched the show when I was younger I thought it was just fiction (and it is a bit exaggerated for dramatic reasons obviously) but then I read a bit more about 'the zone' of athletes and realized it was a real thing... I've felt this "Zone" multiple times, for instance when I'm writing fiction and don't notice the time, or studying Japanese and then look at the time and it's 4 am and I've been studying for 8 hours straight not even stopping to pee or drink water, or when I'm practicing a really difficult piece on guitar and one day everything just 'clicks' and I can play all the hard parts effortlessly without thinking about it. Or for a much less 'active' activity even: reading. Sometimes I read at a pace of 500 words per minute when I'm incredibly immersed in a story, but it doesn't happen always. Man, the mere thought of the possibility of making this a consciously controlled "switch" really motivates me to try out meditation. Thanks for this video man.

@abhinavjain2985 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks to you too

@imakevideos5377 5 жыл бұрын

I WISH I COULD STUDY FOR 8 HOURS NON STOP, well one day

@rayres1074 2 жыл бұрын

If KZfaq commenters really were as genius as they claim to be, doomers, boomers and antivaxxing wouldn't be a thing.

@jomelynmauermann3324 5 жыл бұрын

“Having powers mean know what to ignore” wow what a powerful words. Thats why i binge watching all your videos

@Jo24Park 4 жыл бұрын

I watched quite some videos on this topic by now. But yours is the most comprehensive and scientific I came by 👌

@mmarcussnar 6 жыл бұрын

Best one yet. Keep meditating folks :)

@stevefoxrox 6 жыл бұрын

Gratitude for all your great videos

@butt17sex 5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad to see flow and related topics being mentioned more and more, and in more prominent positions on KZfaq.

@Palahume 4 жыл бұрын

This is surely one of my favourite channels. You are awesome, keep it up! 😁

@Gmachine5847 6 жыл бұрын

I love your channel, please do a video about "Coffe, is it bad or good to us?" . thanks!

@barnicskobalazs 3 жыл бұрын

Halfway through the video I realized I haven't focused this much on anything in the last few weeks.

@MarshmilloJB 4 жыл бұрын

The level of detail in this video is 👌🏼 you integrated that Dan Harris quote into your own sentence, just like you’re supposed to do in a research essay 😃😤🥇

@itzsnelly 4 жыл бұрын

This was the first video that i have ever fully paid attention to without my thoughts wandering off. Thank you!

@vapourousshades6349 5 жыл бұрын

When I microdose lsd and I work/cook/draw/play the guitar, I can easily enter a flow state . That and daily meditation and mindfulness exercises literally killed my depression . :) In an era such as ours, I’m positive that those practices are very very important for mental health.

@hosseinazizi9016 4 жыл бұрын

agree

@chriscozajr.152 4 жыл бұрын

Could i ask what mindfulness practices you use? Ive been trying to learn and understand my mind for a while but ive never found anything that works for me, ive just started focussing on my breath and meditating but thats all i know if you could help me id really appreciate it. Thanks

@vapourousshades6349 4 жыл бұрын

@@chriscozajr.152 Introspection is the best for me, trying to understand how my mind works, and asking questions like if I don't like something about me or my life, really trying to understand all it is about

@chriscozajr.152 4 жыл бұрын

@@vapourousshades6349 how do you practice introspection? Any useful videos that helped you?

@silverbullet3939 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I've been thinking about microdosing but worried about quality and dosing. How do you trust the quality and dosage? I'm in California and it's not legal here!

@vladimir1341 4 жыл бұрын

The mind always lives in a dream, step of the dream and be at peace.

@alohascenery9856 5 жыл бұрын

I appreciate your research and work to provide this life-changing video.

@joonatankylmaniemi6887 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. This is super helpful to me when I am trying to understand how mindfullness, happiness and the mind, thoughts and emotions in general work, with the goal of making mine and everyone else's lives better.

@xa2148 5 жыл бұрын

I am using headphones while watching this video and i said to my brain “hear that carefully brain” while im thinking about Darth Vader

@thoughtthinkingthought 6 жыл бұрын

"what she discovered just by being curiously aware when she smoked was that smoking....tastes....like....shit"

@batlin 6 жыл бұрын

It is true... I don't know why anyone would finish a single cigarette given how shit they taste...

@itsagametothemmomma9096 6 жыл бұрын

thought thinking thought Cool name. Cool videos. Keep it goin, u deserve more views

@thoughtthinkingthought 6 жыл бұрын

really appreciate that

@neutraltakes2134 6 жыл бұрын

Smoking doesn't taste like anything for me. It's the lung hit that does it. It's like cracking knuckles, there is a bit of tension when you inhale, which can be characterized as unpleasant, but then the environment in your lungs adjusts and feels full. Then you exhale. The dizziness, or the stimulant effect, often isn't a part of the experience. Granted, I may be internalizing my addiction, but the feeling is what our mind makes of the reality around us.

@Arkhs 6 жыл бұрын

thought thinking thought sounds a lot like thinking judgementally to me xP

@chrischong4309 4 жыл бұрын

I actually saved this video on my WATCH LATER list as this is so informative. Thanks for the research you have done about meditation. I would say MEDITATION IS THE ONLY SUPERPOWER HUMAN CAN HAVE.

@Henrique.Souza0601 5 жыл бұрын

This was one of the best videos I have ever watched on KZfaq. Thank you. I've been trying to medicate for a while now, but suddenly it all makes sense why do I've always found it so pointless: I couldn't understand the fixation about the breath, and you explained it in such an easy way it is impossible not to get it! It's bicep curl to our brain! Man you are awesome.

@binauralmindmusic-relaxing1509 5 жыл бұрын

With meditation I have managed it: My brain is in standby-mode and I am no longer worried about problems. But I don't know how to turn my brain back on.

@PaperBagMan884 4 жыл бұрын

Rip

@pallenda 5 жыл бұрын

Meditation always sounded like some wierd form of magic. I really like the way you explain as getting a more clear signal.

@MrEliasish 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing this information.

@Michi-mv2xn Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for making this video, it has really spoken to me in a way that things rarely do 🙏🏼

@elk3407 6 жыл бұрын

So "flow" is just hyperfocus, which is commonly experienced by people with ADHD. With ADHD you either can't focus on anything, or just suddenly you are relizing that several hours have passed, but you just wrote a full essay in one go, and it's perfect.

@Izaak. 4 жыл бұрын

my life

@Broadpaw_Fox 4 жыл бұрын

Thankfully someone else sees this. I'm Aspergers, and this kind of focus is something I do every time I focus on any specific task. I can just tune out everything except what I'm trying to do, and go at it with everything I have. I always thought that was normal, but now I'm realizing it isn't. I will qualify this though - it definitely happens with things I'm interested in, ie my hobbies. Other tasks that are forced for some reason (assignments and job requirements that aren't interesting) make this hyper focus less prevalent. If there's nothing around to distract though, it still happens. :)

@logankirkpatrick5483 4 жыл бұрын

I always have the "flow" when in wrestling in the moment I win the match and I'm back wondering what tf happen

@0skydogstekstuff0 4 жыл бұрын

Now we just need to stop looking at it as a “disorder.” Just because your brain works differently doesn’t mean you have to clinically treat it. You can embrace it and the benefits that come with your individual way of thinking.

@marekvodicka 4 жыл бұрын

No, look up flow on wikipedia and you'll see that it's a different concept than hyperfocus.

@CuT7yFlaM 3 жыл бұрын

Interestingly enough, this is also what game designers look for, the "flow state". It's the moment where the challenge meets the improvement required by the player, creating this perfect focus and natural progression through their design. It's very similar to how an athlete performs in his task, like tennis player hit the ball back and forth, anticipating, calculating trajectories, gauging the strength and direction of their next movement, etc.