Do Something Dangerous, NOW!

[@TreSneaky]

I wish I could just live my life constantly in the presence of Elliott Hulse while he wears a Jedi robe and tells me exactly what I should do.

[@BonesVideoss]

comment of the year

[@dylan3576]

Thought the samething when i looked at the thumbnail :)

[@annebomba]

In the end of the video he says 'I don't want to be your guru. I don't want you to follow me.' The essence of his message is to shake up your good old same old ways on your own and not follow him or any of your or others beliefs.

[@metanoia9004]

TreSneaky bruh 😂😂

[@LICKMYNYNE]

hahaha

[@TheSinisterPress]

I did that. Started to live dangerously. Almost got kidnapped by some russians in a sketchy place in the middle of the night in a border region. Definitely wasn't depressed lol

[@alexnezhynsky9707]

TheSinisterPress LOL

[@yos2481]

My dad gave me the right of passage at 18. 2 weeks after my 18th he told me to get the fuck out of his house, find a job a d a place to rent. He gave me a week, and i did both within the time frame, but i hated him for it. But i am 25 years old now and looking back, it was the best thing to happen to me. I lived in a small 1 room no bathroom block under a car park, had to use public toilets to shower, living with next to no cash but i worked and worked. In the end i learnt to depend on myself, the mental strain was the toughest but i got through it. Tough love from my dad, but it made me a man.

[@Nihilanth1982]

moving out is easy said than done, considering the bad state of the housing market right now. you need to be pretty much a millionaire to secure any place here, and getting a mortgage is damn hard. renting is a waste of money as well. sometimes i think elliot doesnt know the real world and thinks solutions are easy than people think when in truth it's more complicated than that. i'm 31 and can't afford to move out and been saving for years. and quitting your job is the most stupid thing to do because once you're on the dole, it can feel like forever to get off it because there are more people than jobs out there, i'm lucky to have a job even if it's temp. i dont know how any 20-something year old can move out and have a place of their own if it isnt renting, even after university when you're in debt too, it's just not possible. i don't like to make excuses but am pointing out the reality of the world out there. btw i dont live in usa so it may be different there.

[@MrJ3ly]

Nihilanth1982 Hope you don't suddenly decide you want to go to Thailand and learn Thai boxing/some other life experience - no chance of doing so once you get a mortgage. You say rent is a waste of money - I see a mortgage as a huge anchor. You may want to be safe but many people (myself included) can't think of anything more depressing than saving through our 20's so we can be 'safe' in our 30's. Mortgage/debt/children/addiction/marriage - these are the biggest mistakes you can possible make if you have yet to say 'I'm done' and are ready to settle. More power to you but I can't think of anything worse.

[@MrJ3ly]

Nihilanth1982 PS a bar job always pays low end rent in a pinch.

[@Nihilanth1982]

MrJ3ly i understand what you mean about being 'safe' - i don't really want to get married nor have kids at this stage because it can hold you back from many other things, too many compromises. however, there has to be a point where you want to get a place of your own and not rent all the time. can you say to yourself you'd still want to be renting when you're, say, 60 or at an age where you might think about retiring? where do you draw the line?

[@MrJ3ly]

I hope to be earning GBP/Dollars passively and living somewhere that money is worth more. The point you mention above.. not sure at the moment (I'm 22), what if I want to go live in Canada and be a skiing instructor when I'm 60? Doubtful! but possible

[@POLlyy23]

23: went lived in Hawaii for 6 months fell in love the first time and got my heartbroken. best time so far!

[@drquantum6548]

Jobba du där eller? :D hur fick du jobb såfall? :D

[@POLlyy23]

Jag pluggade. Man måste ha greencard för att jobba där.

[@PiolsFlorentino]

Why is it the best time when you heartbroken?

[@patrikkarlsson9523]

@@PiolsFlorentinoAt the time of course it hurt. But when that settled down I was happy to have felt so much during that time. I think I matured a lot during those six months. And I most likely wouldn't have if it was all sunshine and surf.

[@crosenblum]

He's right we're all hungry for someone to tell us what to do, instead of listening to our own internal wisdom.

[@skwisgaar1816]

I'm a girl and I'm taking a train out of Chicago to Los angeles this Saterday. The only person I know in California is my step sister and I hardly know her. This needs to happen. I'm so happy I'm at this stage of my life. I have no plans other than maybe seeing a megadeth concert if they aren't sold out at the gate. I fucking love how free this country is

[@juanmejiagomez5514]

\m/

[@juanmejiagomez5514]

How was the concert?

[@broadcast3ful]

Wonder how this turned out, care to share ?

[@King-mk9vi]

skwisgaar18 1 how u doing now?

[@Teamshmo]

Thanks Elliot my neighbour is noisy as fuck and needs a beating. Time for a Christmas eve present to him.

[@rpsevt]

If he stutters SLAP him

[@kusindan]

This video inspired me to shave off all my hair. Not really something dangerous though but you know, small steps.

[@amigosXcorrespondenc]

jaja dude, I've done that like 40 times.. then I try to win my hair back.. if I don't do what a have to do, I shave it again, and again.. eventually look really cool, anyway.. ja..

[@kusindan]

amigosXcorrespondenc You're full of shit. That's what I think.

[@amigosXcorrespondenc]

Dan Lundberg that's what she said..

[@kusindan]

That doesn't make sense.

[@amigosXcorrespondenc]

good..

[@CrispyPudding117]

Life is like a snow globe. If you wan't change, you gotta shake that fucker up.

[@stevendandurand1595]

My "23" happened at 25. I picked up and drove 3000 miles across country to live in California. Best decision I made. Now thinking of moving back home because I have grown so much in these two years!

[@Joe161964]

Needed to hear this today. I was that young man who wrote you, Elliot. It took a friend of mine's suicide to wake me up. I finally moved out of my Mother's house at 29 and never looked back. So 20 years later, I'm doing something most people think is dangerous right now…especially in December. I'm doing a 30 day WATER FAST! And I never felt better. I will be done by New Years eve. Great advice for this young man, Elliot! Joe Los Angeles, CA.

[@stellailyayev8861]

that's awesome, I did a water fast 2 months ago for 3 days and it felt amazingggggggggg, I got rid of a lot of emotional baggage.

[@boxcar25]

Then you must be dead now. It is IMPOSSIBLE to go 30 days without drinking water and still be alive.

[@zemstone]

Before watching this video I read the title and trusted in Elliot to just do it! I jumped down from my 2-store high building and broke my legs, THANKS ELLIOT I FEEL BETTER!!

[@ArifRWinandar]

Now go write a book about it and you'll be a famous paraplegic writer. You can thank Elliott later.

[@Marxone]

to do something dangerous, go to fucking mall and sing xmas songs at laud.

[@zemstone]

Chris Doyle Thank you captain obvious!

[@EnderNever]

You are welcome

[@sSunbeamM]

***** so you are telling me, instructions weren't clear enough?!?

[@AndreaTheArcher]

1 year ago i was 23 and it happened something that destroyed my ego in front of people i wanted to impress,i became scared of everything after that incident,i had all the phobias in the world and had to fight each fear.one by one in order to get back myself and trust me i had fears to the point i couldn't get out of my house,till i realized that i didn't want to live running away,that moment when you let go of the rational mind out of desperation.If you escape from them they will hunt you down eventually,face them head on guys,you'll become stronger and happier.

[@porcu12345]

I thought fuck everything and went hitchhiking before, I came back a changed man.. But then I fell back into the routine of society and systematically picked apart everything I had gained from going away and now i'm stuck in the rut again. I long for the road again...

[@rzc0624]

Damn it Elliott, as another 23 yr old going through practically the same thing as the guy in your letter, you got me right in the feels.

[@Jonofthejungle26]

I could hear my wife saying "what a load of BS" and "that's terrible advise" But I hear exactly what you're saying. Good speech.

[@cjfrench5401]

I'm bout to be 22, never had a consistent strong father figure in my life, working a hard job with low pay, got a mother who I love but depend on too much. I feel like I never made that transition from boy to man. This shit hit me hard. Thank you Elliott 🙏🏼

[@nealkhosla1228]

Hey bro how are you doing now? I’m 22 and this shit has got me lost too. I’ve been trying my best to take as much as action as possible. I also didn’t have a role model and I’m starting to realize just now how messed up it is

[@sabrinasounds]

I'm 23 and I definitely agree that it is an age of major growth and transition. After college I moved across the country to pursue music, my passion. It shattered my comfort zone, I lost my only friend in my new town to a car accident--it's been the most difficult time of my life. However, I wouldn't trade it for anything because the rite of passage is underway. The pain beats stagnating at home any day. Thanks for the words of wisdom, Elliott.

[@edlau695]

At 28 and looking back at the last 7 years, I think your theory is well grounded. In between these times I lived in a new country, climbed the himalayas, got past my 400 pound squat... at the same time I also messed with a whole lot of drugs and mindless partying. I would say that my only saving grace was adventure, I was falling in and out from the brink of addiction, and each time the gym and adventure saved me. Big up Elliot, you words reverberate with many of us, you are a distinct specimen of our generation, almost like a spokesperson, combining strength, intelligence, poise and exhibit a street wise yet eloquent attitude. Keep spreading the good word my man.

[@DuoDynamo]

Ironically, I am 23 right now, and while I fortunately am not nearly as miserable as our poor friend (whom I dearly hope by now has found his way in life), I still have my own shit to deal with. As do we all. It's February 1st 2015 right now, and ever since the start of the year I have been taking a series of attitudes that I feel are changing my life for better. I used to be the kind of guy who looked for guarantees every step of the way. And I got fucked because of that. I didn't grow up. I never stopped being a child because I was afraid that whatever I was supposed to do would eat me like some kind of big bad monster. I was afraid of not being able to fulfill expectations, to do that which was demanded of me. And that fucked my head over. I was shy, fearful and weak. But no more. Over the last year I have gone through a series of experiences, some very difficult ones, that toughened me up as a man. I doubted myself constantly, but little by little I learned (and still am) how to deal with it. And this last month was especially meaningful in this process. I started working out for real, I'm looking for a new job, and basically I'm starting to learn how to listen to my heart. I'm learing to stop trying to please others at my own expense and I'm starting to follow my own path, regardless of what others may say or think. I feel I am finally going from childhood to adulthood. Elliott, I found out about your videos less than 24 hours ago, and during that period I must have watched at least 30 of them. While I do not agree with every single thing that you say (after all we do have to evaluate what we find to be the correct advice for ourselves), MUCH of what you said rang true inside me. I learned many new things, and much of the knowledge I had dormant and untapped inside me seems to have woken up when I heard it being spoken out loud, as if to my face, right in front of me. You're a VERY wise man. Few people (that I know of) seem to have the kind of sensibility for the simplest things in life that you seem to have. Thank you for sharing your ideas with us and for being such an awesome dude. Peace, man.

[@Donari]

How you doing now?

[@ironward1]

I think every man should camp for an extended period of time. Best experience you will ever have. I do so every year or every other year, and if I don't do it I feel like I'll go insane.

[@Ptaku93]

Elliott's words about "not having any specific plans" contradict what he's said in the spreadsheet-organiser video :x

[@fhoplist]

I am 25 now. I moved out by myself when I was 19. I had a good paying job doing warehouse work. I did that for 6 & 1/2 years before quitting it a few months ago. I couldn't stand it at all, it was taking away from me more than giving. During this time I began slowly taking college courses of interest shortly before going for a degree. My weight training became more intense. I moved to a different town. I started to go out on the night and actually dance and not worry what any one else thinks. I'm still a work in progress but it all comes down to "How bad do you want it".

[@amorfati4559]

I always wanted to join the military for the same reason. I even did ROTC for a few years and loved it. I loved being out in the cold, rucking for miles, staring into the darkness while hearing the coyotes howling and waiting for someone to come into the patrol base. It really made me feel alive. The recruiters said I could not join, so I am not sure what else I can really do. But I do agree that I need to do something out of my comfort zone. I just don't know what, exactly.

[@MrSumbody69]

For being the first video I have watched of you, I feel like much of this applied to me. I am about to turn 28 here soon and I am at a major crossroad in my life. Its very scary and things where looking terrible, but I know I can get past this and do something good with my life. You have just reinforced what I already subconsciously knew.

[@RaoulMoreira]

I'm at 23 now.. Also in like the biggest crisis in my life. Got too involved with a parasitic semi-handicapped girlfriend that was dependant as hell for 2,5 years and finally was able to break up.. Now I'm a hollow shell of what I used to be and I try and try to get myself back. Funny how everyone here is in the same situation and at 23. I was also playing a lot of video games just to forget it all.. I've taken some structure though by Elliot's great tip on going for a walk every day. I've made a check list on how many consecutive days I've gone running/walking. The list is already growing to 12 days now and I'm really proud of that. I need some discipline and am sure the way this is going right now, I'll be ready to finally start and actually complete my educational carreer that has been a total failure. Thanks Elliott

[@Donari]

How you doing now?

[@FoolyLiving]

That boy doesn't need to hitchhike, he has no where to go. He needs to get out on his own, that is far scarier and will actually take him somewhere good. The scariest thing in the world is the moment when you realize you do not need anyone else in order to survive.

[@FoolyLiving]

+Tristo Kento Good luck!! Hard workers run the world! Wish you the best! =)

[@balance643]

+Tristo Kento I had body dysmorphia, rarely left the house and lived with my parents at 23. During that year they bought a new house that needed renovating while renting another we lived in. I was in a sad but comfortable habit that wasn't going to change. So I packed my shit and convinced my parents to trust me to move into the dilapidated house to mind and work on. It completely moved me onto a better independent path. Moving out was the best shake up to initiate that mature ego.

[@marshallslade6626]

how about the military. getting an apartment is was at safer than that.

[@zMustyz]

That awkward fumble when he realised that 23 isn't divisible by 7

[@MrGilad23]

I’m 23 right now and have the exact same problem. I’m in university for the next 3 years and also had a serious surgery on my knee last week. But as soon as I can go out there I will. And it’ll be dangerous, and scary and unfamiliar, but I’ll finally feel alive ! Good luck to everyone here in your journey

[@TheBushmaster4]

dude this video could have gone viral if you would have given advice with a lightsaber.

[@mamood7647]

Or just change the title: Do Something Dangerous, NOW! (GONE SEXUAL)!!!

[@podavus]

*if you had given...

[@BoeingPrototype]

Instructions unclear, knife got too close to penis

[@HooseOfTheMoose]

I don't know why but i got so fuckin hyped up watching this! Wooooh! I feel like just grabbin my skateboard and just follow the road for hours

[@KVteam360]

I'm 21. Im energetically and physiologically damaged I left everyone and go live on my own. 1 year with no alcohol, smoking and bad habits it's hard but I'm going on man and I can't stop now. Good luck people.

[@FB-ul2yh]

KVteam360 update?

[@RetaxChennai]

perfect advice !! my cousin was in the same situation, he was 22 yrs old, living with his parents, no job, drinking m smoking daily.. family was in a financial crisis.. he decided to leave em and search for a job in a different city.. and I thought to myself why should he leave their parents ?? why cant a find a job in his own place? how can he possibly get a job n make his living in a new environment?? but to my surprise he is now earning a good sum and is able to make a living on his own.. Elliot, we're lucky to have you. Don't ever stop making such videos bro! thanks :)

[@Awusa]

One of my favourite videos from you! I'm a 23 year old female and I'm in that situation... you are really a person I need in my life right now. Thank you for your videos.

[@8mikomi8]

I am 21 years old and in September as part of my degree moved to Italy, Rome to "Study" (It's basically adventure, partying and discovery) for a year. Three months in, I can honestly say that it is something that every man should do. This idea of 'uprooting your life' moving somewhere else and starting all over again - the challenge of creating another life with new friends, new hobbies and overflowing with new experiences. I can tell you for certain that "later" is not guaranteed, you should all do it Now. I lived a pretty amazing life but I will never forget this year - just to shake the whole set up and put yourself in a different surrounding: what kind of man would you be if EVERY circumstance in your life was different - would you rise to the occasion? Would you create things differently? I'll stop this lil' essay now but Cliff Notes: Get yourself out there.

[@vzlflight]

lol, so partying at a First World Country is venturing out into the wild? ... whatever..

[@vzlflight]

take it from someone who was 18 when he traveled across Europe on his own...

[@Kagemusha08]

As a 27 year old who was in this same situation at 24 I say listen to this man. My reaction to that crisis was to get up and move to a new country whose language I didn't speak and it was the best thing I ever did. Humans need discomfort to grow.

[@delillis]

One of my favorite advice video by elliot by far

[@ItsOttis]

Ahhh man Elliot this is the shit, I love the metaphorical way you look at things it resonates with me deeply

[@heliumboi26]

i can't take you seriously because of your picture haha

[@siavasherfanfar508]

I think he is probably the best advisor ever. God bless you Mr. Hulse.

[@RoyalHoneyRopes]

Elliot you're one of the greatest men I've ever known of. Every man has great potential, I know everyone has inherent value. Some are brave enough to put it forward, others sadly hide behind some false mask. Thanks for keeping it real af. I have immense respect for you.

[@whitetee99kid56]

I'm 21 now watching this, will do sir

[@heroches4008]

"Nothing wrong with smoking a blunt every once in a while." lol

[@Bagman451]

Absolutely. Depression comes when you aren't on that thread of life-death, because it represents vitality. I know the somewhat masochistic feelings from doing long-distance running. However, the difficulty is we can't just go out and do things dangerous in society; things don't exist on that thread anymore. Whatever antidote you create, it'll just put forth the conditions for a new fear. Knowing someone's luck, what brings them vitality is a crime which would land them in jail -- their heroic attempt can't occur. Someone like myself can't join the military, for example, because of physiological issues. What holds people back, I suppose, is the possibility that they'd be a caged, detained animal that can't even bite it's own leg off. Nonetheless, from experience, just "do it" if it is eating you up. I think way to much, too much anxiety. Like a girl, and but she might find it weird? Fuck it, see what happens. It is like a cancer, holding onto uncertainty. Make it certain, even if it hurts, because at least then you "own" the pain. I still have these issues, and can't always follow my own advice, but its pretty cathartic.

[@fnog9]

i disagree. im pretty sure there are depressed homeless hungry people.

[@Bagman451]

We are differing semantically then. I wouldn't consider a person who is homeless, continually searching for food to be someone on the thread of life-death. Their depression, as opposed to sadness, starvation, fatigue, or even anxiety, comes from a self-realization of their own situation, their inability -- or potential inability -- to change it, and the continual gap between themselves and others as measured from their perspective. If this person gets fed up and attempts to rob someplace, is depression the primary motivator? No. If he is starving, having weird bodily sensation, and so focused on that.. Is he depressed? I wouldn't think so. I'd think it'd be more "fear" or "despair", but once again I used these words specifically. My main point in stating depression in that way is that its a "meta" emotion. It's requires reflection upon one's situation, comparison into the future, measuring chances of success and failure, etc. It requires a degree of cognizant that other emotions don't. Well, phenomenologically, I guess, that's how I imagine it as not synonymous with sadness. So, yeah, there are homeless, hungry people that are depressed. Depression isn't from being any of those things in that moment, but probably because they'll always be that way -- struggling with it, day to day. This "struggle" is not life/death -- though it can lead to it. Hope that clears up what I meant :)

[@delvesdg]

It totally agree with the necessity for a rite for passage. Kids today, I'm 34, are given too much. My rite for passage was the United States Marine Corps. It solidified who I was/am. It DID NOT "PERFECT ME" by any extent, but it gave me a direction. It instilled a perspective. Taught me a skill. It put me on a path. Oorah!!

[@pauldang9268]

I'm 23 right now and taking my steps in becoming a man. Thank you elliot.

[@nikobellic3856]

Funny story how I came accross your channel was through my 12 year old cousin who watches your videos I'm now realising how lucky he is to come accross a mentor like you at his age.

[@codwolfman]

I like how you go by that you don't know what is going to happen, let's see...just do it. I need to do this.

[@dibgee2641]

This video is the fucking truth. I went through a similar crisis at 21. And so to combat this, I packed my bags and went to Jakarta travelling solo to other cities. I had never been to Indonesia nor have any contacts and obviously no language knowledge. Yet thanks to this experience, I believe that I have grown to become a better me.

[@Nihilanth1982]

moving out is easy said than done, considering the bad state of the housing market right now. you need to be pretty much a millionaire to secure any place here, and getting a mortgage is damn hard. renting is a waste of money as well. sometimes i think elliot doesnt know the real world and thinks solutions are easy than people think when in truth it's more complicated than that. i'm 31 and can't afford to move out and been saving for years. and quitting your job is the most stupid thing to do because once you're on the dole, it can feel like forever to get off it because there are more people than jobs out there, i'm lucky to have a job even if it's temp. i dont know how any 20-something year old can move out and have a place of their own if it isnt renting, even after university when you're in debt too, it's just not possible. i don't like to make excuses but am pointing out the reality of the world out there. btw i dont live in usa so it may be different there.

[@Ghost572]

I think the thing is these videos give people a way to start taking on challenging their selfs and alteast start thinking about what they can actually achieve. I do agree though with moving out you do need to weigh some things up but imo I think getting your own place shows you something that you can move to where ever you want to, which also opens doors for other jobs if your willing to move. Also if things go sour I'm sure you can move back and then figure out a new plan.

[@kormak8280]

This reminds me of Breaking Bad. He did what he did for his family at first, but then got addicted to the excitement and feeling of power. This is what is missing in our depressing lives: overcoming fear and getting excitement out of it. "I liked it, I was good at it, and I was really ... I was alive" Do what makes you feel alive.

[@CarlosChavez-nh5xx]

What he is saying is totally true, just make sure you are good at something

[@TooDamnTall]

Watched this video when I was 27 and it was exactly what I needed because I was almost exactly in the kid's shoes.... Dropped everything and moved to a different state where I didn't know anyone and it was the best decision I've ever made..

[@reanukeaves]

2 months ago I was going through rough times like the gentleman in the email, I took my backpack and decided to hike to the summit of mount Toubkal (it is the highest peak in the Atlas Mountains and in North Africa) by myself. It's like an 8 to 10 hours hike and I wasn't well equipped but I made it to the top the next day and met some awesome people up there. When I came back home I felt like a champion.

[@LightInTheNight1337]

Fight club :D

[@MrCreativendividual]

1st Rule!

[@FenrirWolfe1]

David C Second rule!

[@GabrielGonzalez-bk7jo]

Oh hell yeah! I fucking dropped out of high school and began my own pursuit of fulfillment. That was a year and a half ago. Today, I'm well on my way To envisioning my life purpose. I'm in the grind, and feels great to say that I'm fighting my way out and I'm winning.

[@JohnSmith0909]

Very true. I turned 21 this year. And 2022 was easily one of the worst years of my life. But, I think I like to have the perspective that this was a katabasis. A catabolic year, so that next year, I can grow much more

[@Phenomenaman]

23 was also a very fucked up and depressing year for me.. It took a lot of work but I'm doing much better a couple of years later!

[@Gmellz1]

i love this video man this means alot .. ima throw myself out there ! bc i have a life of man and im 23 also and im living the same life as this video.. thanks for ur words!! really means alot

[@hotheadsniper]

bro!i'm really lucky to find u,seriously same problem here and u gave the solutions to it!love and respect!

[@alejandrocortes8233]

im 15 and i think this video just change my life thanks elliott

[@OlduTubes]

Lol, I just turned 22 and sensing i'm going through a major mental breakthrough. It makes clear sense to me, thanks for sharing!

[@blehitgamer]

This has spoken light to me as well, so much so that I actually went through with it, for a while. I have always been a shy, dependent, little pampered boy. I had gone through my share of depression for as long as I can remember. I too was addicted to video games, I had no friends, I feared going out to the street. Thing is, it always deeply bothered me but I went through it because I always thought there was a light at the end of the tunnel, that if I hung on it would eventually get better. Things finally took a turn when I had to leave college on my first year because of financial reasons and I had to start working. I had decided to fuck it all and move to the capital city in my country, far from where I was. I saved money and I did it. Let me tell you, it was fucking great. I knew almost no one here, my depression ceased and my anxiety to talk to people was forced step back because my job entailed constant human interactions. I finally felt alive because I accomplished something without anyone's help. Anytime I bought myself something that I couldn't before I would get a surge of accomplishment, it's hard to explain.I felt self worth for the first time which sadly turned into feeling superior than others. Unfortunately, it didn't last. I let myself get carried away, I thought I was the shit and that I could get a better job so I quit. Took me a month to get a new one but this one was 10 hours a day and I won even less than my previous job. What little time I had to myself before turned into waking up straight to go to work and arriving late only to sleep. Things got worse when I began to feel deep loneliness because even if I had an easier time talking to people, I still had a hard time making any friends who would care to speak to me after work. Couple that with the fact that I had no career or hope of having one any time soon due to time and money restrictions I went back home a defeated man. Now, back at my parent's I fell back into my old habits. I spend my time playing video games, I fear going out and have no friends. I've also reverted back to my old childish self who can't do anything without asking permission for first. I came back to study and take an entrance test to a difficult-to-enter university that doesn't cost me much monthly here but I find myself not even wanting to study. My head hurts and I gained more weight that I had before. My depression is back and this time comes with the shame of my failure. This is where I am now, I still argue with myself on whether to leave again but I don't want to be a nobody who only works at shit jobs. I don't want to raise a family and have to tell my children that they can't study in college because dad is a bum who doesn't have any money for their future. If anyone has some words of advice, I'd appreciate it. Sorry for the obnoxiously long text.

[@dna8269]

If school isn't an option look into getting some certs for IT work, teaching yourself to program, or learning a trade. Try and join your local electrician or plumbers union through an apprenticeship. Learn to be a bartender and grind..you'll develop social skills and great money if the bar has frequent customers. Get into sales at a cell phone place and it'll heavily sharpen your social skills and give you a skill you can take anywhere and never be broke. There's quite a few options without school you just gotta take action -- pretty much all there is to it. You've done it once, do it again. Search google/reddit for "jobs without a degree" if you want more ideas but the ones I've listed are quality and pay well.

[@hybirds111]

sounds like you need to actually take an adventure and where it takes you is where you need to be. you returned back to the old ways, when you need new ways.

[@blehitgamer]

Thanks for the responses guys, I'm a lot better now. :)

[@PeterJustGames]

Have you thought of joining the military? I'm guessing you're in your 20's so you can still join. I think that can be an experience that will teach you a lot of things. You won't have to worry about pushing yourself because they'll be on your ass and it'll force you to take action.

[@pianomanlee1763]

like da hoodie adds more power to your message since already look fuckin dangerous

[@CP9_Shino]

He looks like Jedi. It's almost fitting as he bestows wisdom on us.

[@pianomanlee1763]

Fuckin Elliot wan Ka Knowbee Know for wisdom...I'm talking bout my spelling.

[@KhanCept1]

I'm glad for Elliott to share this wisdom, I'm currently experiencing this same situation at 21 and I've created my own rights of passage into manhood. Thank you Elliot for this amazing piece of content.

[@raijens219]

i`m 18 years old and this 100% is advice for me

[@cipiofficial]

Im scared Elliott! but i will do it

[@alfonsoescudero3006]

Just put in my 2 weeks at my Job this video pushed me to venture into the unknown

[@MrThamthan]

Elliott I love you man! You've changed my life!

[@pyroblade4529]

i like this video, that energy was knocking and i just opened the door, what i'm experiencing is a second challenge, i know where i want to go and what i want to do and what i need to do, but the second challenge (may not apply to all) is depending on how long youve been in that rut, it becomes a habit, an addiction that you dont even realize until its staring you in the face trying to drag you back down again. stay on path, dont give in and be strong, thanks elliot!

[@WoolTecMc]

I'm 19 and I can relate his situation, and some of it matches my own. My point being, this video was very resourceful to me :) Thanks Elliot, keep it up!

[@Donari]

How you doing now?

[@viggy1890]

Elliot this video could not have been MORE perfect for me at this very moment in my life. I often stumble upon certain videos of yours that are exactly on what issue i an having at a particular time, life is weird man.

[@bobthefuckingjournalist9907]

it's crazy because I recently did exactly what he suggested...I quit my job and moved out and now I'm in LA achieving my goal of being an independent journalist...I can say that at 19 I'm happy with who I've become as a result...you're a good dude Hulse keep it up

[@sharpemang]

This is my favorite Elliot Hulse video

[@backbonedray7612]

this video spoke volumes to me in my current situation, thank you

[@Popsickle950]

I love how he speaks my mind to the point if where I prefer him saying it rather than myself

[@AdonisGaming93]

Ive been going through crises since i was 18....people always tell me im more mature than anyone my age....but my chronological age still forces people to treat me a certain way and until i get over that i wont be able to get over with it.

[@zmanmma]

thank Elliott I really needed this. I had herd a guy say something similar to this a few weeks ago and I had started to do it and force myself to grow up. and then my parents talked me out of it. I am ready to be a man but as long as I live with my mom it will never happen. thank you for leading back to the path I am meant to take.

[@pvnpsychosinner]

fight club is my fav movie.. elliott hulse seems to me, like a positive version of TYLOR DURDEN.. probably thats y i lik elliott soo much...

[@jlghfe36]

I became a man after my crisis at 14. I crushed my right leg from falling of a 17 foot roof. In recovery all I did was lay in my bed, all day, 24/7 literally for a whole year. I became manically depressed and this depression lasted for 2 years, I literally forgot who I was, I was so confused. I had to go to school every morning with this depression, plus a terrible limp from which every one laughed at, I was already self conscious as it is. But I thank 'the universe/god etc' for this experience, because I would not be who I am today and I would definitely not be as strong, mentally and physically, because I only gained this strength from my experience, seeing what I needed to make me a stronger person.

[@jjvaca]

If funny that you mentioned life cycles, after analyzing my past lives i've noticed that my cycle comes about every 11 yrs. If we start doing rites of passage again we should be in good shape. Though we have the freedom to do whatever the heck we want, we still need to balance ourselves with just as much order in our lives.

[@6thewolf]

Went through this earlier year (22 years old) and actually went on an adventure like you've suggested. This video hit me right in 'da feelz'. Agree with you fully. Basically you need to 'find yourself' in these situations.

[@Donari]

How you doing now?

[@Naterator92]

I'll be 22 next month and am heading to Thailand may 19th to practice Muay Thai for 3 months

[@noonelikegaston9426]

Do bath with super cold water 1) have some experience 2) don't do something that is so dangerous you will actually get killed or makes you lose everything for life.... But you can't be too cautious either. When you find a way to trick yourself that you are not going to get out of that cold bath, but the only way to get out is to do this cold bath, so you either going to do it fast or wait till froze to death , then you don't have time to be depressed, you have fear, and at the end you have some little hope, but this thing makes you have some chances to undertand that this is the way your minds work, by having a nessecity , else your subconscious won't let you do what you love but will seek pleasure like magnet.

[@borisp970]

I'm 18 and i'm like that dude...

[@kriegthepsycho3846]

best video you've done yet... I couldn't agree more.

[@TGNpure]

About to go for a walk outside with nothing but a Pair of briefs and sneakers.

[@RickyVWorld]

Dat Runescape pic :P

[@Rayquesto]

...Do that in snowy weather, then I am convinced it is dangerous.

[@Mrbillionaire1011]

I'm growing through this right now

[@owlcu]

A good analogy for this is the way salmon go from their river out to sea and then years later come back to spawn -- it's a dangerous journey, to swim with the big fish in the big ocean, but they need to do it or they never grow up. When they come back to the river, if they come back at all, they have the scars of experience, having truly lived, and you can't fake that. That's what makes their offspring born strong, and the beautiful cycle continues.

[@WepaRStrasni]

Elliot delivers, right when I need it

[@berserkerpride]

ALL RIGHT! Brb going to clean my room.

[@brellynmuldoon8642]

another awesome message. It makes sense to me, I went into the military out of high school and don't regret it, because it helped me make the transition Elliot talks about.

[@redbaron6560]

Amen!

[@TIG2MAN0]

thats how i started with the fire department i just jumped in and see what happends. pretty much just run in swinging. I never thought I could do that. so glad i did.

[@hypn0cil]

Very thoughtful! Every man should go through its own initiation in order to see himself as a man and find peace.

[@skat3r430]

I'm 20 in the navy. Been living on my own in Japan since 18. HAvnt seen my family in 2 years. Definitely a rite of passage

[@39cbell]

I'm off to college. I'm broke and have nowhere to sleep but my conversion van. Lets go!!!

[@PuddingWhispers]

strait feel like you're talking directly to me in this one

[@CalisthenicTraining]

Got the message, knew it a long time ago from his video of last year. 1 yr watcher here and I expanded my comfort zone little by little. Time to quit fap, go get a job at local store and stop watching videos for a while. Like Elliott says, DO something even if that means not watching my videos for a while. Damn Im addicted to his videos but he is telling the truth. Goodbye youtube, until february Ill be in action mode

[@CalisthenicTraining]

Ok, I have a ~300 best videos of Elliott downloaded playlist LOL Just put 30 videos on my mp3 player and this one aswell to keep me in this state of action and expanding my comfort zone... Public speaking.. *fear*

[@WatchLearnSee]

You totally look like Moses.

[@MisterCovek]

Vsause recently made an awesome video on Illusions. And in it they talk briefly about The End of History Illusion. They also quote Daniel Tomasulo, who said:"We believe we are going to live, love and long for where, who and what ever we are thinking about right now." Which really explains the 7 year transformation Elliot talked about.