“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” ― Cicero

"The boring life" is a privileged life! People go through all kinds of life's struggles and then realize this.

I needed to hear this. Because I have a boring life and I'm happy. *It's so peaceful and uncomplicated*

"The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less." - Socrates -

I don't need an extravagant life, I just want to live my life as peacefully as I can ✌🏻

The older I get, the more joy I find in a simple, consistent life with not too many surprises. Totally get this haha

Boring is good. Stability and consistency are underrated.

I wish my family would understand this. They're always trying to "save" me from my life. They think I'm bored, lonely, sad, etc... But really the only problem is with people trying to change how I live. I'm perfectly content living a simple life.

I had such ambition 20 years ago. I wanted to film documentaries and inspire and make a positive impact on society. Now, I know that the general public is fucking hopeless so I am just going to relax, garden, be a positive or neutral contributor to society, and donate monthly to charity to justify my unproductive existence.

When I was 7 loved reading comic books and monster magazines and going to the drive-in. At 53,love reading comic books and monster magazines and going to the drive-in. Perfect life lived.

You are wise beyond your years. I’m also happy leading a “boring” life. Now that I’m retired, people ask me what I do all day. I always reply, “Whatever I want to do.” Usually I just read, cook, enjoy my pugs & family, go for walk-all simple things. Although I’m sorry about the whole pandemic & its atrocious effects on the world, I have had no trouble adjusting to being at home. It’s a gift to be content with oneself. Best wishes to you!

I’m so happy to watch this. I’m “boring”. I enjoy the things around me, rather than rushing around trying to find the next big thing. I don’t care who doesn’t like it. I’m content with myself enough to travel alone, go to concerts alone, and invite friends if I want to. It’s only when I try to accommodate someone else’s wishes to be exciting, is when I feel anxiety.

I loved making this video! I hope you enjoy watching it :)

I like taking care of my plants and spending time with them, I like youtube, I like meaningful conversations with anyone, my meditation times, music, long morning walks, cooking, I like books too and research papers.

In my 20s I spent all my time on road trips, skateboarding, exciting hobbies, social media, friends, wanting to be noticed. By 28 I was uneducated, unemployed, $25k in debt, and frustrated. In my 30s I've stayed home and studied, found a high-paying consistent job, paid off all my debt, moved into a nice house, and save 50% of my income. At 33, life is simple and I'm happiest I've ever been.

"The World Is Made For Those Who Aren't Cursed With Self-Awareness."

“Life is not what we imagine, life is what is happening in the moment. “ Feeling fulfilment in our own self is one bliss. 😇

I agree with every word, it's such a joy to have these words expressed so perfectly. I love my boring life too - I'm so grateful to eat well, enjoy good books, KZfaq, painting and my small family. I love my home and don't want any adventures :)

I've been working a lot on this with my therapist over the past six months. The fact that many people around my age are having similar realizations all around the world gives me hope that maybe, sometime soon we will all be more relaxed and happier than we pretend to be right now.

When people have experienced life, they will realize that everything in the world is meaningless when they die without taking it with them.

I have a " boring " life too.. but I enjoy the peace and simplicity.

Dear Sena, you are not living a "boring life" at all. As long as you enjoy and feel happy with what you are doing, it is an exciting life :)

You are fortunate to have come to this realization at a relatively young age. I spent decades wondering why I was 'different', and doing things others thought were fabulous fun was mentally exhausting. A quiet day at home with my family is heaven to me. I have drastically cut the time I spend on social media (even youtube!) and am working toward building a life of MY dreams.

Yes, it feels that “progress” is an imposition on our daily life. Simpler is always satisfying. Complex is more stressful.

The past few years, I have done a flip flop with my life, friends and self respect. I love a simple, "boring" life. Never felt better to do this. Before I always felt like a ragdoll, having to appease everyone. Thanks for this video.

A boring life is a simple life, a simple life = peaceful great post!

I love the quote: "Might contribute to someone being wealthy ... environment, right family, who you meet, and luck play a huge role." It appears he believes that outcome has a lot to do with other stuff we can't always control. Finally someone who realizes that we can not control everything!!!!

I have a house by the beach, and it is just me and my dog. We introverts live a no drama stress less peaceful life………and I wouldn’t change it for anything.

Great video. People find it weird when I tell them I'm not on IG, facebook, etc. I never found interest in connecting that way. I am totally fine living a humble and happy life off grid.

Cheers to anyone that chooses to live an ordinary life with meaning, purpose and servitude to self and others. Boring is not a "bore" when it is intentional. Achieving for better by means of acquiring material wealth is a social construct. While living with only the basics is challenging it offers a wide array of lessons that is life-changing.

I wish I had this wisdom when I was in my 20s. As I got older, I find greater joy in having a non-drama, simple life and spend more time at home rather than going out. Im also lucky that my spouse also embraces this kind of lifestyle (even though we live in the Bay Area California).

The simple, minimalistic and quiet life is underrated. The older I get the more I realise this.

Dear Sena i'am 77 year leaving alone in Amsterdam. ( Moeder ziel),it's means i have nobody in this world!!! But i learn much about your life story. ThankU Sena. 😍👍🙏

Thank you so much for making this video. I am 19 years old and currently a senior in university( i started at 15) and everyone around me including my family berates me for living a simple life. I don't smoke, drink, haven't been to any party even though that's what most people think college students should be doing. My hobbies are reading and doing crafts like embroidery. I like how my life is and I genuinely have so much fun doing my hobbies but people think I am lying to cover up loneliness. I aspire to live a happy life, I don't want to live a life I'll regret when I'm older due to being pressured by society. Life is short so I want to have no little regrets when I die. why live your own life trying to please other people who aren't content with themselves and will never be content with you.

Strongly agree with your mindset!

Some people might be able to relate to this, but I also feel like hanging out with a lot of "friends" and going out/ to parties all the time is just a waste of time. Nothing substantive good comes out of that process other than "ok I just spent time with a lot of people." Hence, as an introvert, I also really enjoy being away from people and living a "boring, ordinary" no drama life.

This is what i like in Japanese culture... Simplicity, and self discernment finding inner self and knowing oneself being true and being joyfull.

I will say this: social media is super toxic which is why I don’t have it

As long as I have my Folgers Breakfast blend coffee, I’m happy! I don’t need much of anything else to be happy. I used to be the one who had to be in the middle of everything-always feeling I was missing out in life. Those years were the most miserable for me. Once I decided to be content in my life with the simple things, I found so much peace. I’m in my late 40s, and those restless years were my late teens into my 20s..but as I got older, my ideas of happiness changed. It changed to peace, simple and love those who love u back.

As a 28 year old I still don't know what I'm doing. I still find myself comparing my life to others. I feel like I need to go out to the bars to have a "fun life" even tho I don't enjoy going there. But now as I slowly realize that it's okay to be alone and not forcing myself to go things that I don't like. Sometimes it's okay to stay home and game with the online boys. I enjoy the simplest things such as hiking with my dog, biking to explore the city, hooping, and most of all I can train and watch my racing pigeons fly all day.

finally someone said it! I never felt validated until I saw this. thank you so much! I'm not against people living their life to the fullest, like good for yall. but I decide to live a mediocre life so that I can take care of myself more. I rejected job promotion and stay in current position because I dont want more work, I want more time for myself. That's all. :)

this is what I aspire in life, the so called "boring life" for so many people.

The biggest problem in this life is, finding a partner who has the same mindset....

This resonates with me. Attaining inner peace and happiness is the ultimate goal in life.

Having a good night sleep, and being able to see the sun next day is good enough for me. I love your insights. And I am sure, you're happy. Inside out.

Excellent video. I wouldn't call it "boring life", I would call it a reflective life, you are a sane person who knows why you do things. It's a great truth, we don't have to follow the pattern imposed by companies and traditional social structures, it's not easy for people to understand it, the person should matter more. Your videos are an inspiration and that already makes your life incredible for me. Greetings from México.

My simple life motto would be to work hard , be true to yourself and help other people around you when needed. Thanks for making this video. Your life is a privilege bcoz you enjoy doing what you like, it is never a boring life. I enjoy playing games and that is one part of my life. 😎

I feel this. I love being at home, and there's really no other place that is better, although I like being in nature a lot too. I'd rather stay at home and play instruments or learn about many different subjects that fascinate me, than go to a party or something of that nature. I just found your channel, and I love how down to earth and pleasant you seem. :)

Yes! Absolutely. When I was younger, I lived a very stressful life. Finally, when I was around 40 years old I had enough. I knew that life must be simple and not this crazy bombardment of 'shoulds,' 'have-tos.' and 'suppossed-tos' that greater society tries to put on our shoulders. It's insane. Since then, I've slowly been simplifying my life as much as possible, especially with my own mind and the way I think of people, things, and life. If my mind is clear and open, with the least amount of biases or strong opinions then I can let a lot of what stresses people out just flow through me and out of me. I'm not so extreme that I don't have an opinion on anything. I don't like mushrooms or water chestnuts, and I love strong coffee and writing. And I prefer letting my life flow as it will rather than pushing so hard to make things happen that I end up stressed out and feeling miserable. Over the past few years, I've found out how to let this natural flow of being help me get rid of some bad habits. I used to abuse alcohol, but now I don't have much of a taste for it. I will drink occasionally with family, but won't want very much. I didn't make myself stop drinking. I just naturally stopped because I had other things I wanted to do, like reading, studying new subjects and learning new things. I'm very close to quitting smoking cigarettes, too. I used to smoke a pack (20 cigarettes) per day, but now I smoke around 4 to 8 cigarettes per day. Again, I didn't make myself do it. I stopped paying attention to how much I was smoking and stopped stressing myself out about quitting. "It isn't a big deal," I tell myself, "because I don't like smoking, so the cravings and habit will go away, just like my taste for alcohol went away." I don't worry. I focus on doing the things I enjoy and want to do so I can help other people. I've found that the only thing that really takes our happiness away is trying to live up to other people's expectations of us. We only need to live up to our own expectations of ourselves. That's what life is. It's very simple. Our natural desires and dislikes will keep us on our right path, as long as we are able to ignore other people and their blind judgments of us. Thank you for this wonderful video. Now that I know the meaning of life, I need to solve the mystery of why the people who think a lot like I do always live so far away from me. This is the first video of yours that I've watched. I think I will watch more of them now. Take great care & I will do my best to keep up with your videos.

Thanks Sena! The pandemic has left a lot of people rethinking their priorities in life. Your thoughts here are an anti-dote to the rat race.

Beautiful. I live by the same credo. I'm a father, husband, teacher and son and that's all. I love playing with my daughters, helping my wife in any way possible, and caring for my ailing in-laws and mom. It's a full life. I need nothing else.

I find his mindset and philosophy incredibly attractive. Lots of support from nyc

Now i started to appreciate things i have and dont have. That s making life more peaceful

Literally this is what makes me happy Security Comfort Good friends Cannabis Music Learning new things Living on my own with no exceptions apart from a dog

The joy I get simply viewing my garden, watching the birds and the bugs and the other little critters run about enjoying what I helped create, is greater than pleasure that has been thrown in my face trying to get me to chase it. Being a gardener is new to me, a result of covid. It slowed me down, and now I cherish the "boring" life. A life where I remain in the now, enjoying creation like a song or a dance, not a journey to get through. It is peace.

I love my ‘boring’ life. Which isn’t boring to me. I get great joy from reading a book or simply sitting in silence for a few moments

I love this video. This is how I have been living my life and it makes me so calm. I don't want to try to be an executive or run my own business. I just want to make enough money to look after myself and my family and enjoy the rest of my time. Even if the way I enjoy my time isn't productive or new.

Modernity promoted the illusion of creating your own legend. It's ok to have an ordinary life with a low-context plot.

I have found that the less boring my life is, the more stressful it is.

So much wisdom at such a young age! Loved, loved, loved NZ! Would like to retire there.

We all fell in the trap of living a fully life that we forget to enjoy everyday and every opportunity we have. Thanks for the reminder.

I felt this video helped me out more than talking to my therapist. Thanks for making it. I've been telling myself lately "live happy and die happy" should be our common goal, after all we can't live forever. One of my favorite quotes to live by "We suffer more often in our imagination than in reality".. And I liked yours when you said "if we can't be happy now, how will we be happy in the future?" And that people who are happy don't really have to show it...

Well I wish I had had your wisdom years ago! I am 66 years old ...recently retired...and I am just beginning to learn to love my boring life and find value in taking care of my animals, doing my gardening, and even cleaning up the trash in my neighborhood everyday. I stopped trying to compare myself to what I was seeing on social media... like there was something wrong with me. I have learned slowly to find contentment and joy in all of the simple things in my life and around me. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and your insights and taking the time to put together a well-thought-out video that offered us hope!

THIS!!! YES! No matter how high you climb, it's still you. You still have the same compulsions, mood swings, good days, bad days, and everything. Why stress yourself over things that are unnecessary that mainly add stress. Trying to escape the rat race now.

In this guy I see a lot of me I m really impressed...he is literally my japanese alter ego

I resonate with soooo many parts of this video. Literally so, so so many. I'm so relieved to know there are people just like me out there as well, who want to seek the beautiful in the so-called "ordinary." Thanks for such a lovely video, can't wait to watch more :)

All I want is a comfortable live. It does require some money, but not a huge amount of it

I knew I was different from a very early age. I was content with staying home (alone most of the time) watching TV (not what most people my age watched), KZfaq, listening to music (not what people my age was listening to), and playing my favorite childhood game (RuneScape) while most the kids my age was worried about going to the mall, skating rink, experimenting, going to parties.. I never wanted to. My family would called me a hermit crab and thought something was wrong with me. Over a decade+ later I'm still the same. I chose different paths and routes along the way. I took my time and done it my way. I get called boring but I don't see it as a bad thing because it's what I like to do so it's not boring to me. I'm just me and I'm just content living a more "boring" life.

Henri Bergson predicted that once civilizations reach a certain point in their evolution, the quest for a "simple life" will again begin to have great appeal.

My thinking is much the same with you, Sena! I'm also living a "boring life" too! Love you so much!

I had this kind of realization at age 27. I used to have a dual life. A wholesome life whenever i'm with my friends and family, and a wild one in my alone time. Seeking out my truth, i did some pretty wild things until i realized that it's quite alright to just sit still all day and do nothing if that's what it take to have peace of mind.

I needed this, thank you. Someone recently told me to "get a life" and it bothered me a lot. I have a life, it's just different from what you consider a life.

I was lucky to discover at a relatively early age in my life that not giving a shit about anybody's opinion is the key to a happy life. I couldn't care less what people think about me. My wife is my rock. The rest does not matter.

Your just a transcendent human being living in a world full of mind bots… props to you my friend, as a nutritionist i focus on nutrition (obviously) and exercise and you will maximize your transcendent and tap into your full genetic potential 🙌🏻

So true! Love this! 🙏💛 Thank you!

Just what I need to hear today! Thank you very much for this! :)

A really nice thoughtful video, that highlights the peace of mind that can come when one sheds the ego

Animals live a "boring life" and they are the happiest creatures there is. That's because of their perception of time. To them, time turns in a circle, and so repetitive "boring" things is what makes them happy. To us humans, on the other hand, time runs ahead in a straight line, where repetition is deemed as dull and boring. We are constantly looking for something, for a novelty, to move forward, we are never satisfied. That's why we can never be happy. Because true happiness is the longing for repetition. Milan Kundera explores this very well in one of his books, and I completely agree.

I'm not bored but very content. I'm very satisfied with living by myself and doing my own thing. I retired last year and was busy my whole life, working, 2 failed marriages, working and doing art in my shop and now I've realized that I just love doing nothing! I love watching movies, youtube and messing around on my android phone. If I want to talk to someone, they are a phone call away. But mostly I like to be by myself! It took me about 8 months after I retired that if I did'nt want to do anything, it was okay. I kept trying to put schedules on myself! I slowly began to realize that if I did'nt want to do anything, I did'nt have to feel guilty about it. A lifetime of working and playing hard was difficult to overcome and just be satisfied with doing nothing without any guilt! All my debts and house and vehicles are paid off and I truly live a very blessed and happy life! I wish it for all of you! THANK YOU JESUS!!!

This was beautiful. Thank you.

This is such a therapeutic piece of wisdom

This is amazing. This is me. Very basic but feeling guilty at times for not being out there. This is just me and you are right about deciding this is how I want to live my life. Big hugs to you. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Thank you. I needed to hear this.

This was refreshing, thanks for uploading

This is a great video. Amazing insight.

First of all, thank YOU so much for expressing this true message. Im so proud of you. I need to practice liking my simple “boring” life because my problem is - i miss my life that was busier (even tho i was so stressed and it was manifesting in awful ways). Hey, im on the right path i know. Thanks for this boost.

Great vid filled with many truths. Thanks for this.

Love your humble, aware message. Thank you

A married couple living down the street from me live what I would consider a "boring" (less boring than mine, but still boring nonetheless) life with their two daughters. In the more than two decades I've known them, I have never heard/seen them fight with each other or anyone else, never heard them gossip, never seen/heard anything out of the norm from either of them. As a person who is attracted to mentally unstable partners, I have to say that after monitoring this married couple for so long, the more I want to find someone who's boring like myself to avoid drama and other stressors.

I can relate with this "boring life" and I am loving it. Simple life is cool. Just live your life. Thanks Sena for sharing :)

Thanks, I definitely needed a reminder of this :)

This is the most useful video I've watched in a long time. Ty!

Thanks for sharing your "boring life", Sena. For me it is not such a boring life as you defined. Being happy with what you are having and who you truly are, being yourself.

I appreciated listening to your video. I needed a good reminder that my ordinary life is just fine. I’m most content when I’m mindfully living with intention while being grateful for the opportunity to do so.

I really appreciate the time that you spent making this video. I’m very grateful. Thank you.

I totally agree with you! Glad I found your video today! Thanks for sharing!

The wisdom shared in this short amount of time is priceless!!

I love that! I always thought simplicity is a luxury! I am happy with having my simple and minimalistic life :)

What a great vlog - enjoyed every minute. Thanks for posting this.

The best video I've watched in a long time. Thank you for this!!