HAIRMERGENCY!

In which John looks like an elderly porcupine and considers the way burnout seems to arrive all at once, just like hairmergencies.
I do feel really overwhelmed and a bit burnt out at the moment, but I also feel tremendously supported and know that I can take breaks as and when needed. Also, I am aware of the fact that I feel this way going into the Project for Awesome every year, so I should not be surprised. And yet somehow I always am! Also, although I do have anxiety problems, I don't want y'all to worry that this is part of a larger thing. I am just stressed out because too much is happening, not because I am falling into the tightening gyre! (...I think!)
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[@sofiesvideothing7439]

Hairmergencies happen the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.

[@AllieYourAlly]

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[@DianaMcManaman]

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[@WateverWatever04]

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[@EcceJack]

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[@ThisIsReMarkable]

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[@fathimamoolla]

Hairstylist 1: There’s a John Green on the phone, something about a lev- Hairstylist 2: -el 1 hairmergency? Hairstylist 1: ....yeah

[@SamFlintHere]

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[@belindaweber7999]

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[@knittingwhilewalking]

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[@musiclover6481]

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[@Shrooblord]

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[@anna_alexandra]

I can't help but feel like he's basically talking about having a period. You never see it coming and then there is blood everywhere. Every month you think to yourself "I shoud mark it in my calendar to avoid the surprise". But you never do it because you just had yours, so there is plenty of time... So John, enjoy looking like a porcupine. You could be bleeding.

[@pinianna]

I was reading this, thinking to myself "Yes, this is relateable". And then I got to the last sentence and burst into laughter loud enough that I scared the cat 😅

[@vlogbrothers]

This is a wonderful comment that took me on an amazing and very sobering journey. -John

[@oneofthemany7322]

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[@GenevieveDiggory]

My friend, may I suggest the app “Clue”? It has changed my life. It tells me when I’m going to be cranky, crampy and bleedy. Each notification still always comes as a surprise though.

[@anna_alexandra]

@@GenevieveDiggory Thank you. In fact I do use Clue to track my period. However my body just refuses to cooperate and stick to regularly scheduled disruptions of my life. But it's a great app, everyone who bleeds should get it!

[@dsalazarm]

‘In Which the Puff is a Metaphor.’

[@CLBurns52]

*turns bad hair day into philosophical words of wisdom* Typical vlog brothers 😂

[@booked_by_books]

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[@AllieYourAlly]

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[@mrclueuin]

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[@Tea_Tales_Travels]

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[@mounika.5861]

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[@TotalElipse]

The great thing about John's videos is that I will watch one that proclaims itself to be about John's hair not only beacuse I know he can make it interesting but also beacuse I've been watching these for a while and I know there's a 0% chance it's actually about hair.

[@Shrooblord]

And here I was clicking it for its funny title and allowing it to gently carry me to wherever the stream may.

[@sara-ww8eq]

Oh yea John is never actually talking about what he's talking about and its awesome

[@georgewarburton8111]

John Green had a Hairmergency. Henry VIII had a Heirmergency. And I, a fox, have a Haremergency.

[@emilyrose4269]

George Warburton +

[@meganstanfield4698]

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[@MellanClear]

I like you

[@georgewarburton8111]

Mellan Clear The problem is, the hare’s do not...

[@MellanClear]

@@georgewarburton8111 you're awesome, they don't know what they're missing :'D

[@Mehrnooshb]

We hadn’t had a Hairmergency in a while!! This feels like old Vlogbrothers and younger John! welcome back puff!!

[@WateverWatever04]

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[@jennyschwarz9741]

AND HIS CRAZY EYES ARE CRAZY

[@eldritchbf8223]

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[@Pinoghri]

ALL HAIL THE HYPNOPUFF

[@victoriamartindelcampo7827]

All we are missing is sharpie or peanut butter face and we are back

[@BethanyStitches]

ah, the puff

[@thewinterizzy]

I hope we get a follow up mention in a video or a tweet that you did in fact schedule your next hair appointment. Accountability!

[@kailamcd]

John, how many of your 100 Days habits have stuck? Do you feel like those help/would help with your burnout emergencies? I remember you speaking with a lot of hope about that!

[@ashogan99]

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[@origamikatakana]

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[@PizzaManager101]

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[@booked_by_books]

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[@Nortarachanges]

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[@jdmh_]

THE PUFF IS BACK! HURRAY!

[@emilyhartman2475]

Puff levels are high

[@MrsAlexisAgnew2019]

I'm all for epiphanies and self-care, but...I LOVE YOUR PORCUPINE HAIR, JOHN! ❤️😭

[@armorsmith43]

> once I start to feel overwhelmed, I don’t become magically more productive ...I become less You have captured the struggle of my college self...and my current self.

[@allisonpenner6313]

THE PUFF, THE PUFF, THE PUFF IS GROWING HIGHER. WE DON'T NEED NO HAIRCUT LET THE PUFF GROW HIGHER (sung to the tune of the roof is on fire)

[@Pinoghri]

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[@MidtownSkyport]

John, you'll never get any of those sweet fishing boat proceeds if you don't at least go sailing. That's like step one!

[@Neha71580]

This weird but cool situation reminds me somehow of climate change. People know its happening, but it's not at level 1 emergency yet, more like level 5 maybe. We are thinking of making a schedule but no schedule has been really made, and even if it's made we don't actually intend to go for the appointment. Gah!

[@DianaMcManaman]

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[@hanabarrett6046]

That is a really good explanation. People keep talking about carbon capture or giant mirror farms like me when I say "I can totally write a 10 page paper this weekend". We are just so bad at long-term planning. Ugh.

[@Tea_Tales_Travels]

Yes, yes, yes and yes!

[@bexceli]

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[@vlogbrothers]

We're very, very bad at Level 5 Situations, unfortunately. And by the time this is a Level 1 Emergency, there will be nothing we can do about it. -John

[@jakemarchbank]

My love of vlogbrothers videos is so indescribable, there's just something so captivating and honestly stress relieving about them.

[@jessv2572]

Jake Marchbank +

[@notaaccpp]

Yes ❤️

[@aleyha_]

JOHN'S HAIR IS ALWAYS AMAZING. NO MATTER WHAT

[@aleyha_]

@Rosie Gavin on vlogbrothers' videos, yassssssssss

[@Beryllahawk]

This was my reaction too. Your "hairmergency" is something my husband would kill for, and what I'd like to see on my son. In one case because he's going bald and in the other because he hasn't cut his hair in over a year and augh

[@SciJoy]

I'm trying to get better at saying no so this happens less to me. When present me is doing a good job of looking out for future me, she uses monthly boards with columns that has "queue", "upcoming", "doing" and "done" and puts projects in those columns. Calendars are too deceiving. They show one event but not all the stuff that goes into the event and then projects start overlapping and then giant puff like crisis happens.

[@snowyyyyyyyyyyyyy]

So like each month you have a list for your projects?

[@RealElongatedMuskrat]

I think my issue is that I enjoy making those columns a bit too much, an enthusiasm that isn't always matched in my work on said projects, so I end up with lovely, beautifully planned lists that never get crossed out 😂😩 the best laid plans of mice and men oft go awry, eh?

[@Razbeariez]

White boards are the best!

[@melanieaveryeasthope3980]

SciJoy HH

[@untappedinkwell]

Team meticulous planning for the win!

[@Razbeariez]

This is so me. Except instead of optimism I have this quiet determination whispering "I can and WILL act like someone who doesn't have mental health issues." Leading to me slowly amassing different things until one day I'm looking around going "Where did ALL OF THESE responsibilities come from?!?" And I am then forced to either cut down or finish things so that I can rest. Only to do the same thing all over again.

[@yranac]

Brynley Louise you’re so not alone. I’m the exact same way. Act like I don’t have mental health problems then they crop up and I’m like “ frig where did these emotions come from?! This isn’t convenient at all!!”

[@shiramelcer8262]

Off to draw porcupine John. It will be EPIC.

[@allegra1603]

Oh dear. The burnout. I took a gap year for the very reason of feeling extra extra brunt out in high school, and it was so nice and wonderful to not have all the deadlines and such. And now first quarter of college is killing me slowly. Not burnt out yet, but maybe a little singed. Much appreciated video.

[@carlaafonso6194]

I feel your pain. There is just so much work to be done! Hope everything turns out ok for you

[@mariacargille1396]

John, you put into words something I've been feeling pretty much since the beginning of high school through today, but never been able to express. Thanks for that boost up the ladder of understanding, and I hope your burnout recovery goes smoothly.

[@vlogbrothers]

Love that metaphor! -John

[@kailamcd]

Because I've just gotten a haircut! I look great! I am bulletproof!

[@dotexemachina]

Thabn you!! I struggle with explaining to people why I essentially shut down whenever I'm stressed. It's always nice when others relate to your problems

[@Isaaclichtenstein]

From How Does this End to talk to retiring on here and on Dear Hank and John... It's ok if you'd like to stop, right? I mean I hope you don't, and I greatly appreciate what you're doing. But I'm a little worried about you. And that has never happened to me before as an audience member of anything. I hope you're alright. ~Isaac

[@vlogbrothers]

Isaac, you're very kind and thoughtful to feel that way. I don't think it's that I'm losing interest in or passion for my work. Instead, it's that I'm trying to figure out how to recalibrate my relationship with work--in part because my kids (joyfully!) need a lot of my time, and in part because I've been driven so blindly by work for so long that I'm trying to assess the hows and whys of all that. I am okay! And I know it would be okay to stop! And thank you for the kindness. -John

[@avryantoinette]

@@vlogbrothers We're all with Isaac. If either of you ever need a break... take one! Just because we like something in general and believe it to be a "right thing" for our lives, doesn't mean it's the right thing for this particular moment in time.

[@naomilovenpeace]

Speaking as a hairdresser, yes John please, please, please rebook your appointments after your haircut instead of asking to be squeazed in last minute lol. Anytime you're in northern michigan though I'd be honored to give you a haircut and tame that beast XD

[@triplebsjackson8868]

Woah! Fellow michigander. Internet high five

[@naomilovenpeace]

A heart from the volgbrothers how exciting! I wish many good hair days upon you :)

[@naomilovenpeace]

@@triplebsjackson8868 Internet high five back at ya!

[@barbienewk]

Join the Michigan Nerdfighters Facebook group! It's among the most wholesome places in the internet

[@rebeccastanke2605]

Hello fellow Michiganders!! Over by saginaw here!

[@Xinsama]

John, this is one of my favourite videos you've ever made. My wife and I feel so incredibly seen right now. What a wonderful analogy, that I understand intuitively, and can't wait to implement.

[@ethanmacmillan2955]

Just answered the census and wasn't sure if I was more John or more Hank, and i ended up choosing John and this video DEFINITELY confirms this 😂😂😂

[@CJonestheSteam72]

I got a haircut last week, most of my grey is gone, I look good, I feel bulletproof. I have not scheduled my next haircut and for me I have now seen my own mortality. Thank you John, you are a true inspiration

[@jkbuckeye1]

I wish I had John’s “bad hair days” as my “good hair days”. His hair is amazing b/c it seems like the mannerism he has of just grabbing his quaff right on the top of his head actually makes it look better!

[@tokkahafez]

So what i got from this is that you are writing a novel

[@vlogbrothers]

well, starting to think about trying to write a novel, more like. ;) -John

[@anniekate76]

Hello commenter a few years from now finding this thread and laughing that he was talking about .

[@tokkahafez]

@@vlogbrothers that is good enough for me

[@kevinpearson7715]

@@anniekate76 Haha.. See you few years down the lane.

[@RemizZ]

@@kevinpearson7715 Well, not a novel, but something at least :D

[@kiwithekiki234]

Ohhhh, I guess I'm burned out... * Looks at list of twenty projects I'm doing for 'fun' * that explains it...

[@arianatolbert3421]

kiki Henrie Hi, Kiki! Just curious... is that an LDS temple you have as your profile picture?

[@kiwithekiki234]

Ariana Tolbert yeah! It's the Rexburg one!

[@MattPalka]

I love the big rocks first analogy. You'll fit more into a jar going first from rocks to sand than sand to rocks. And there is so much distracting sand I can mistakingly prioritize over what truly matters. Thanks for the reminder, John. The future belongs to those that can carry out plans when it is time to live then out.

[@Vardagaladhiel]

My mother gave me truly excellent advice many years ago when she told me that you have to take stressful or seemingly impossible situations “little bit, little bit”. When I have been truly overwhelmed I always try and remember to break down the things that I need to do into tiny manageable tasks, then try to prioritise those and just find a place to dive in, taking it all a little bit at a time. It’s been an invaluable piece of advice and one I try to pass on as much as possible, because whilst it’s not revolutionary it is something I know I tend to forget when I’m at that point of burnout.

[@vampirica89]

My mum often tells me the same. Still, I often struggle to follow it. :(

[@Vardagaladhiel]

Scattered Moon Shards So do I, but I figure if I do remember it occasionally then that’s better than never at all!

[@vampirica89]

@@Vardagaladhiel True. :) My problem isn't remembering about it, it's often inability to do even small tasks.

[@inevitablewanderer3471]

i did not expect this to go the way it did. John callin me out

[@eden9036]

NO JOHN I love your hare wiggly and puffy like a confused guinea pig

[@belindaweber7999]

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[@sellmoon]

I absolutely love The Anthropocene Reviewed! and as a fan, I don't mind if it comes out on a different day :) so don't worry John

[@vlogbrothers]

It's coming out this Thursday. EARLY this month. I don't know why. Who knows if it will come out next month. I am making this podcast in direct violation of all the rules of podcasting, but it's working so far. -John

[@sellmoon]

@@vlogbrothers it's working very well if you ask me :D it's a delight to hear and I love the way it mixes personal stories and well researched facts. As long as it keeps going I (and probably we) don't mind the wait

[@martham9980]

vlogbrothers I also LOVE The Anthropocene Reviewed, just so you know 😀👍

[@TheZyanas]

Pro hairstylist and longtime nerdfighter here. Thank you for prescheduling your haircuts. It helps you avoid hairmergencies, but it's also a big part of how salons decide who gets a raise!

[@GetToKnowNature]

Puff levels are high! I wonder what percentage of Vlogbrothers videos mention Hank or John's hair? I'm thinking it's a lot. I love the philosophical bent of this one.

[@ecaterinc.1744]

I really miss videos starting with, GOOD MORNING HANK AS YOU CAN SEE PUFF LEVELS ARE HIGH... :D

[@zentouro]

unfortunately, this is all too relatable. except i did schedule my next haircut, just too far in advance - and now i am stuck with very long bangs and 2 more weeks til my appointment.

[@RealElongatedMuskrat]

I greatly admire and respect your self control. I would be (and have been, in the past) in the bathroom at 4am with a pair of kitchen scissors, hyping myself up and laughing at my inevitably staircase looking fringe.

[@lorenabpv]

i do this all the time with my bangs and then i end up cutting them uneven at home

[@4mpersan]

Most hair places offer bang trims on a walk-in basis for only a few dollars - they’re awesome, and definitely extend the lifespans of longer cuts for at least another few weeks.

[@zentouro]

@@4mpersan oh my place definitely does - free even! but it feels mighty silly to come in two weeks before the next full cut when I definitely should have gotten the bangs trimmed two weeks ago.

[@Mikazha]

The benefit of cutting my own hair (although that again results in me sometimes impulsively cutting it because I'm not feeling great, and then regretting it slightly afterwards).

[@darcyreadssometimes3904]

Omg that line about "exhausted fatalism" is EXACTLY how I feel when I'm overwhelmed. You're not alone, John! Wonderful video.

[@aleksfakename7105]

John, I get the same reaction to burnout, and I love watching your and Hank's videos, and I find you guys are great at what you do and the reactions you get from your audiences. You are inspiring people, and you guys make the smallest things greatly significant. Thanks for that.

[@MrJamhamm]

I hope you're doing okay with everything, John

[@spacedragon8929]

WHY is there ANY amount of DISLIKES on this freaking adorable video of absolute fluffy adorableness????

[@puffymustash]

This resonated with me in this specific moment. I had a conversation fifteen minutes ago about how I’m overwhelmed. I have nothing else to add because when I get this way my brain kinda shuts down, but thank you from the bottom of my heart. It means everything

[@tj7542]

"Current-you imagines that Future-you will be slightly more productive and energetic than Current-you is" This is the description of my whole life. I plan things when I'm feeling motivated to do those things and then when the time comes and I have a lot (A LOT) of things to do, I shut down as if I were a computer. I've also found out that RECOGNIZING a pattern is really useful because you can prevent the burnout and/or be prepared for the inevitable. For me, I realise I'm getting close to that system shut-down when I sit on my bed and have between 3 and 5 books/novels open in a certain page, staring back at me, and I haven't been able to read anything for the past days. RECOGNIZING PATTERNS IS IMPORTANT PEOPLE I love this community. Thank you, John for this important video.

[@AllieYourAlly]

I hope your burnout recovery goes okay, John! You gotta get some bath bombs :D (Also I hope Life's Library isn't too overwhelming, bc I have a feeling it's going to be *awesome*.)

[@panpolypuff]

This is pretty typical for me in the Army. Strict regulations on the acceptable length of my hair necessitate regular haircuts, which I opt to do myself to save money. Inevitably, at least once a month I look in the mirror at night, sigh quietly, and roll the next morning’s alarm back an extra half hour so I can spend some quality time with my Wahl clippers and their #2 guard attachment.

[@vlogbrothers]

Maybe I need to get some clippers..... -John

[@WateverWatever04]

The Puff!! I missed the puff, reminds me of the good ol' days of 2007...

[@evercuriousmichelle]

SO TRUE. At work I'm like, "I'm good. Life's good. I'm fine. It's fine. OH MY GOD I CAN'T HANDLE IT ANYMORE!!" And that's the burnout wall I've hit recently. I'm glad I'm not the only one who can't see it coming. Thank you.

[@CorpulentFather]

As a professional crastinator I thrive in the small sliver of time that exists between the realization that burnout is going to happen and about level 2 of burnout. Of course, I'll never learn, because 1 out of every 36.7 times it works like magic.

[@camelopardalis84]

You'll add the syllable "pro" of "procrastinator" another time, right?

[@CorpulentFather]

Marie Lastname actually I over achieved in attempt at humor and turned the pro into professional and made it the word preceding crastinator. Not a great joke, though. Sorry.

[@camelopardalis84]

@@CorpulentFather No need to apologize for your joke. I got it and found it amusing enough. (Had heard it before.) I just made my own joke. Alluding to the fact (well, "fact" as pretended by me) that you had procrastinated while writing the word "procrastinator" in "professional procrastinator" and decided that writing the "pro" in "procrastinator" could wait until tomorrow. Because, you know, you're such a professional at procrastinating that you even procrastinate finishing words.

[@CorpulentFather]

@@camelopardalis84 I appreciate your replies and find the fact that we are going into such detail to explain our attempts at humor are simultaneously making them more and less hilarious. Don't forget to be awesome.

[@camelopardalis84]

@@CorpulentFather We're being nice to each other and that can't always be funny. Or fun conserving. DFTBA as well.

[@victoriaswindle2258]

By the look of the title I thought that Hairmergency would be a great sequel name to the movie Hairspray

[@viveladecadence]

This was a deep, funny, philosophical, and relatable video!... And yet all I could think was "If your hair doesn't look good to you the way it does right now WHY DO YOU KEEP ON CONSTANTLY SHAPING IT WITH BOTH YOUR HANDS INTO THE WAY IT LOOKS RIGHT NOW?!"

[@nakachokos6751]

John always calls me out in videos like these. Now I suddenly have motivation and present me is going to try and do better for future me. Thanks for calling me out John.

[@BhagyashreeGajra]

A Hairmergency video with John telling us about getting out of hairy situation!

[@coena9377]

I know this video was posted in 2019, but it’s got some serious 2020 vibes.

[@RealElongatedMuskrat]

One of the few pros of cutting your own hair (alongside the sense of adventure and good humour that you have to adopt when plans go awry), is knowing that you never have to worry about the in between haircuts stage. Being someone who enjoys colouring their hair (years of strict Irish school rules dictating that I have my natural hair colour may have contributed to this?), I had to drive down the 'be your own hairdresser' route, as a cut and colour would cost £90 for me in my local area. If I do it myself it costs about £15, with lots of hair dye left over. And I think I've gotten a pretty good grasp of it, 5 years later 😂🙌

[@vailstlchick21]

In which John Green describes the stresses in my life, my current anxiety levels and why I am currently taking some time off work. Thank you, John for helping me to feel just a little less alone.

[@annafrench4821]

this is a very weird statement but once i noticed it i can't unsee it and as a glasses/contact wearer i feel like i can say this. Does it look to anybody else that John's glasses indent his head? Like through the lenses his face looks smaller so it creates this hour glass/rubber band around a balloon effect. Drawing it would make more sense but unfortunately i can't do that here. i hope someone sees this too so i don't sound ~completely~ insane. thank you and goodnight. also, very nice video. i enjoyed the metaphor. 10/10

[@AllieYourAlly]

I know what you mean! Mine do that too (more significantly than John’s lol) I’m pretty sure it’s because of high prescription lenses being so curved at the edges(?)

[@Cupcake11x]

That shirt is a very nice green

[@ianfarrugia4495]

John is a very nice Green

[@ahobbit1273]

I laughed so hard at the beginning about John’s hair hubris and then I was hit by a pertinent reality that made me think. This is vlogbrothers, and I love it.

[@StephanieLuff]

I identify with this SO much! I always blamed my chronic depression for my bouts of burnout but I've never stopped to think, "hey, maybe you did this to yourself and not doing it again is a good idea". This gives me a lot to think about. Thank you!

[@marsofficial3798]

well, this is the first time one of these videos has made me cry

[@theyxaj]

Are you okay?

[@marsofficial3798]

Yxaj no no really. not right now atleast. thank you tho

[@theyxaj]

Well, I understand if you don't want to put yourself out there, but there's a lot of Nerdfighters in these comments and we're all here for you if you need it.

[@marsofficial3798]

Yxaj thank you so much. i was just dumped by someone i gave my all to. it’s just hard right now honestly because they said they would never leave me or hurt me.☹️

[@theyxaj]

That really sucks. I know there are tons of other people who have gone through a breakup like that. Are you okay financially and shelter-wise without them? Have you got friends you can lean on and eat yummy food with, or whatever other self-care you need to partake in? I know when I'm feeling down, I'll turn to my favorite KZbinrs or streamers or nostalgic movies, anything that is familiar and warm and positive.

[@novalenedailey-payne4151]

"Present you imagines Future you will be more productive." MY LIFE STORY. And I always end up hating Past me.

[@DianaMcManaman]

my life motto is: "This is a problem for future-me" and this has led to present-me always being slightly annoyed with past-me.

[@novalenedailey-payne4151]

@@DianaMcManaman amen

[@mariewikiwaka3851]

John is me every time my therapist asks if I want to schedule my next appointment while I’m there or call.

[@thomasblyth7539]

John you’re my mother Henry Wadsworth Longfellow-ing hero and you will still be that whether any given video series comes out on time. I have at least 1,400 more vlogbrothers videos to watch. I can wait

[@tenpointstojules]

love and respect your way with words :)

[@caseygibson5422]

Is this like a Fall/NaNo season thing? I've seen lots of vlogs and KZbin videos and insta posts about burnout and self-care within the past week. Is this part of the human condition? The circadian rhythm of emotions that, apparently, coincide with the seasons?

[@sparksbet]

Between being towards the middle/end of the first school semester for most people and being right before the infamous Holiday Season PLUS being when sunlight really starts decreasing and seasonal affective disorder starts acting up... November just kinda sucks.

[@mikeealexis6652]

I gotta say, I really needed this today. Last Friday I feel into what I think was my first experience of a college student burnout and had been feeling levels below ok for the longest time. This video was so helpful and uplifting and made me so grateful to have such wonderful role models in the brothers Green.

[@satyadivyach4544]

This is so true! Beauty is all about attention, but I believe that burnouts crave attention and so do hairemergencies. They are inevitable. They happened previously and will happen. To look at the brighter side, we've all been through them and we turned out fine. And there's hope that we'll get through this, if not alone then together. Acknowledging them and sharing them, holding one another accountable and being hopeful is all we can do about it as humans I guess. They are these reminders that we can actually care and have emotions. Thanks for another thoughtful video, John! We're here because...

[@somaniradhika]

What's the decision on whether Hank will be punished for accidentally publishing a Hankschannel viddy here?

[@untappedinkwell]

Hank is being punished! You can submit punishment ideas in the nerdfighter census: www.surveymonkey.com/r/5S9C52R

[@somaniradhika]

@@untappedinkwell Yay! Thanks.

[@kurbaga6041]

I just put my hand to my hair and thought about shaving my head and literally in that moment I got the notification what's happening

[@camelopardalis84]

I had a female classmate who considered shaving her head. Her sister, who was a hairdresser, took a look (well, more of a feel, probably) at her head and advised her against it. Because there seem to be people with strangely shaped skulls and my former classmate was one such person. Just thought I'd let you know.

[@kurbaga6041]

@@camelopardalis84 ah, how could I forget about my weird skull. Thanks for reminding me

[@camelopardalis84]

@@kurbaga6041 Your *possibly* weird skull. ;)

[@kurbaga6041]

@@camelopardalis84 only one way to find out! ✂️

[@camelopardalis84]

@@kurbaga6041 Well, there's the badass way, which you seem to have chosen and there's the wimpy way of going to a hairdresser and asking them to feel your skull and tell you if it has a normal enough shape for a bald/bold "haircut" in their opinion. I would take the wimply way with a probability of about 75 percent.

[@LD-tm5yi]

So... it never occurred to me that I could say no when my hairstylist asked me if I wanted to schedule my next appointment. I, too, have learned something valuable here.

[@PixelFoxCrochet]

I swear John, you always seem to put out the right video just when I need it. Today I had to accept my hairmergency of having took on too much this semester, hitting burnout, having a bad mental health month and now having to drop out of school for the semester, if not the year. So much of what you said in this video had me going "yep...yep...that's me" including the putting off of haircuts.

[@Ethanisgood4u]

You get haricuts every 10 weeks?! I can only go like 5 before it drives me crazy

[@vlogbrothers]

Five weeks? Five weeks??? What are you, a billionaire??? -John

[@Ethanisgood4u]

@@vlogbrothers Hahaha I wish! My haircuts are only like $15 and I get a beer with my barber afterward. I look forward to it every month!

[@act2act204]

We all die alone

[@hollytaylor932]

You ok buddy?

[@act2act204]

We are all chained to the passage of time

[@act2act204]

Don't forget to be acrobatic

[@act2act204]

But you have got to be acrobatic though

[@dandadamo4299]

Okay, so you had me at hair. And I love how you metaphor'd hair into burnout. But when you're growing out your hair, it's basically 5+ months of constant hairmergency.

[@isabelsong21]

I laughed so hard at the footage of John from four days ago because it was just such a great cut of him getting ready to film while present John provides commentary on past John's hair.

[@danieljensen2626]

Your levels seem backwards.

[@camzoman]

I think it's a case of a situation reaching a high enough level then becoming a lower level of emergency, but level anything emergency is a bigger deal than even a level 10 situation.

[@moontasir]

any Bangladeshi watching??

[@camelopardalis84]

I don't know about any people from Bangladesh. But there's someone mentioning their bangs that are too long. Good enough?

[@moontasir]

@@camelopardalis84 no.. what you mean by bangs ??

[@camelopardalis84]

@@moontasir I was referring to this comment, not at all expecting you to have read it, by the way: unfortunately, this is all too relatable. except i did schedule my next haircut, just too far in advance - and now i am stuck with very long bangs and 2 more weeks til my appointment. It was a dumb dad joke comment.

[@OracleAnne]

I am having both a hairmergency as well as a burn out situation, so this video was perfectly timed. Thank you, as usual, John.

[@MaraudingMagpie]

So perfectly timed?! I have the exact same tendencies (as I'm sure most humans do... the ever fatally optimistic species) and I just spent an hour crying over the phone to my dad about skyscrapers of laundry, a backlog of paperwork, and so. much. mold. Present-me always seems to think that Future-me will gain a productivity superpower and become the epitome of efficiency and competence. Hasn't happened yet though.

[@britttkdmusic]

This spoke right to my soul. As a college student and a musician (particularly, a music student), burnout is a very real thing and it's not only hard to deal with but hard to articulate. I often find myself tired and not wanting to practice/go to rehearsal and non-musicians in my life have a difficult time understanding why I, someone who loves music, would not want to participate in those things. Developing and perfecting a craft like music can become more life-consuming than time-consuming and it reaches the point of exhaustion. Thank you for sharing your experience with us

[@andybearchan]

When I was 8 my parent transferred me to a school called "The Open Classroom". At these schools students were encouraged to schedule their own lessons. You had to have at least one lesson of each category and spend some time outside. Most kids waited for their favorite teacher or filled their days with computers and crafts. I learned that I could get ALL of my assignments done on Monday and Tuesday and have the rest of the week to do whatever I wanted, which usually was laying in the loft reading a book. Every week the teacher would check that I was okay and that my work was done, but after that, my time was mine. If every student had been like me, this program would have required 3 times more school work. Most people put off unpleasant work until the last minute. I breezed through middle school and high school, I sometimes wonder what an amazing student I could have been if I had more interests than books, computers, and theater. I got my first job at 17, a Japanese import store in the mall. I got my work done fast and then proceeded to read the magazines. My boss immediately gave me more to do. Real world lesson: do not work hard, you will be punished! Lost that job pretty quick. I'm self-employed now, working as a software developer. I find that the only reason I procrastinate is to give myself more time to think about a problem. Still, the lessons of: get it done early, don't let anyone know how efficient you can be are the only true life lessons I can give.

[@philiptouw3623]

For some reason I just burst out laughing after reading the title of this video. Something about it just made me imagine saying "hairmergency" in a typical john-drama way. This video was so quintessential John green, weird analogy and all, and I loved it.

[@SloppySteaks333]

The inability to see a burnout emergency coming resulting in exhausted fatalism sounds like my university experience. Your descriptions of mental pain are perfect descriptions of my neuroticisms 😅

[@dogcowdogcow]

Negative feedback loops with massive gain are hell of a thing; this is one reason why it's important to have other goings-on and people in your life - it helps slow down the spiral, and make it more obvious when it's happening.

[@loriarnold5747]

Thank you for this video. I’m a mom of three small children, who also happens to be getting her PhD and on an assistantship. I scheduled three major things for this month (never mind Thanksgiving) and I’ve been feeling burnt out all day. Just watching your video helped me see what the problem is for me. And I know that there is a way out.

[@DylanFergusC]

This exact thing happens to me with haircuts. I know it is going to get bad eventually, and I start feeling like maybe I should do something about it soon, and then I do not get around to it and then I end up having a late night where I can not sleep because my hair sits on the pillow wrong and I end up shearing it all off myself with fabric scissors. A good haircut always ends up talking a literal weight off my mind and I realize a lot of other stress was stemming from my hair, and I feel much better. For a few weeks. Many projects, like hair, will come back around . Cutting something off for now does not always mean it is gone forever. Cut what you need, heal how you can, come back to it when you are ready. Thank you for always trying so much JOhn.

[@amimusic3]

Entirely relatable both in terms of haircuts and overall productivity. I make to do lists a day in advance and I'm always SO optimistic about how much I can get done, but it leaves me with to do lists that seemingly never finish.

[@MissLilyputt]

For the record I think if John is going to look like a porcupine it should be Kemosabe from Animal Wonders. Wow, so puff levels are really high. I’d hoped it was just a haircut situation. Take care of yourself John. We can’t end world suck without you.

[@caprafan]

I can very much relate. In my case, my propensity for burnout is complicated by the fact that I need a certain level of busyness to be productive--when I don't have enough to occupy my time, I squander it. (Thank you, ADHD.) Thus, maintaining this goldilocks balance is my ever present challenge.

[@AmeliaBell28]

As someone who is currently spending a lot of time pretending to be a porcupine in a movement class, I can assure you that the porcupine hair is a perfectly acceptable look. Although I AM disappointed that you never call it the Puff! Puff levels here are very, very high! On another note, I really don't know how you do it, John, but you often make the videos I need to see exactly when I need to see them. Thank you.

[@michelleyin3632]

Thank you John for voicing out what I have been feeling the past few weeks due to a national exam and stress to get into college. I hope that you’ll take time off and just sleep for a whole day! That has helped me in the past and maybe you can try it!

[@shutupsprinkles]

I really appreciate this video. I've felt the same with my cycle of anxiety -> not getting stuff done -> more anxiety about not getting stuff done -> avoidance of things giving me anxiety -> not getting things done -> more anxiety, and I've also found myself experiencing other symptoms that are either related to mental health or fibromyalgia. It's a terribly vicious cycle of telling myself, "Eh, it'll be better tomorrow probably, I can do it then," and then not doing it, so the last couple days I've called for a doctor's appointment and have been listening to time management advice little by little-and I feel good about that.

[@TheNoahdjong]

Hey John, Wanted to say a quick thank you. I was listening to the Podcast 'I only listen to the Mountain Goats' and what you said there rings so true! I'm writing a book myself atm and they are one of the bands I listen to when I'm writing to get in the right mindset. I never knew you were such a huge fan and your remarks during the podcast quite made my day. Thanks :)

[@mineola_]

John, you managed to put words to what happens with me every time I get a bad depressive episode. I just keep going and going, and I'm telling myself I don't feel like dying yet so I also won't feel like that in the future when this has gone on for months. And then a few months later I am a zombie who feels alone in the world and too exhausted to even smile, and I don't understand how I got there.

[@teresae9249]

This was very relevant to my life right now - talking about burnout and doing what you love still leading there. I'm a senior at college now and working on grad school applications and my major capstone project and my other classes - all of which I'm lucky enough to love. But I've got a lot of deadlines this week and can feel my productivity going down (both from stress and because stress heightens my sensory issues) and your optimism and sympathy (even though you obviously don't know who I am) was very helpful