Joe Rogan - "Can't Catch a Break" Mentality Is Poison

[@stitcha123]

This REALLY helped me at this point in my life.

[@3SIXTYPROD]

stitcha123 glad to hear that keep your head up

[@nighthawkviper6791]

Me too man, keep the hustle. It's important to continue to work out too

[@RealTarekAhmed]

Hope things have gotten better! I'm hoping they get better now, too :)

[@RTX_Remix]

1:19 to tear up like that out of empathy over someone's joy? True testament of a good human being.

[@goodtaste4]

or you're just high

[@dsptchr]

[@trentirvin2008]

He’s the most genuine person that has as much fame as he does that I’ve seen

[@masterchief5437]

What a good guy!

[@masterchief5437]

Cat Zingano's fight with the scream, that was the fight after she broke her knee and her husband died. - Some context on Joe Rogan's emotions

[@alissacarter2191]

As a self-aware, but depressed, self-pitying person of this mentality, this actually helped me and gave me some hope for the future. Thanks Joe, hopefully I can get my life together. 🤞

[@jessejackson7546]

Did you do it?

[@jessejackson7546]

How’s it going?

[@HectorHernandez-ec3nd]

1 year check in - how are you doing?

[@emeraldknight84]

You will , Best of luck, Much love and prayers for you ❤

[@Clowncentral101]

Here’s to hoping you didn’t off yourself

[@resellworld]

3:08 Start here. The beginning isn't necessary. Almost didn't finish the video until I got to the 3 minute mark lol

[@AshleysBallistics]

Thanks

[@EazyDoor]

You da real MVP!

[@peg23]

Truth

[@chazbeats-charlieaylesbury]

legend

[@leornendeealdenglisc]

"it's not what happens to you but how you react."

[@possibility28able]

Going thru a breakup because I took a lot for granted and have been dealing with career struggles.. This was needed.. Really... As sad as I am, there's nothing more I can do. Have to get back on the grind

[@tookmystyle3721]

Real shit u got it bro

[@faithpon9324]

Joe is Awesome! I needed to hear this today. Great reminder. It is so the truth. Also too much Hollywood and listening to the mainstream media is poison.

[@zakiyaseedat3180]

Joe Rogan is amazing in articulating his thoughts and shifting the conversation to where the discussion needs to be.

[@Charmer4856]

Joe is 100% right on this one. Stay away from people who are constantly in the "pity on me" mode. Cant let other people stress you out with their bullshit

[@MightyAmygdala]

I needed to hear this being one of those people who held that mentality. Never realized how negative it actually is

[@sweetsilence5642]

kudos to you mate

[@andreimara5801]

How are you now?

[@MightyAmygdala]

@@andreimara5801 almost 2 years sober, lost weight, and just recently got promoted. Started living life in life's terms. Went through a lot of shit since I posted this 5 years ago, but I learned from everything. Now I'm confident moving forward and I can see the upside in almost everything. Now a days I'm definitely a glass half full kind of guy lol.

[@norkci8090]

Same here. Need to strip off this fvcking shitty mentality. How's the hustle been going bro?

[@tongpoo8985]

it is absolute poison. nothing will hold you back more. it will prevent you from seeking and seizing opportunities.

[@micharosiak1302]

Joe got teary. I love Joe, he's so passionate about the sport.

[@ASKpq]

All humans need love, but they’re seeking love through pity and sympathy, which is completely debilitating.

[@annualallstar4102]

u got a resolve? if u dont then stop typing

[@jamesgentry13]

You obviously never struggled

[@darwindaigan4071]

The answer to that is leave the environment that causes your debilitating experiences. Trust me it works. Work hard to save and travel for a bit. Come back and reflect.

[@SmellLikeMoey]

I hate ignorant high and mighty weirdos like you, what makes your “strong mind” so much more golden than a person struggling through life. Grow tf up

[@kaiandmikefishingfrueh2212]

@@annualallstar4102 I think it's perspective. He's allowed his perspective. Some, you, others, may not appreciate his perspective, but why would he stop typing? It's his own resolve. And you should have yours. As everyone should have their own? You would silence him? Why? Because you disagree? C'mon now. Disagree wholeheartedly for all your worth. But, welcome a different perspective. Digest it and use it for it's worth. Otherwise discard it. But, not your place to ask someone not to express themselves. Or anyone's place to ask anyone not to express themselves. You get that, rt?

[@ChedoTheArtist]

I had a shitty job. No money, no work/life balance, no direction in life. I’d just graduated college and just couldn’t find a job willing to hire someone with no experience. Hundreds of applications, 3 interviews. Not one was interested in me. I didn’t know what to do. My major was not in any art, but I grew up drawing and was doing digital artwork for local bands, so I started grinding out a graphic design portfolio, 6 months I worked on this, to try and nab some proper freelance work, so I’d at least have some kinda money. I ended up booking a full time job at a great company during a period of expansion. I make good money, I love what I do, I have time for myself and the other things I wanna do. In conclusion; figure out what you wanna do, and fucking do it. Be the best at it. Or even just good enough. Because if I can do it, so can you.

[@flavioescobar9165]

💯

[@JayElDiplee]

As frustrating as it can be, it's honestly sad to see someone you care about constantly have a victim mentality. It's like they're trapped in a prison of their own design where everything is someone else's fault and they're just the 'victim' of bad breaks. It allows them to live in a state of delusion where they don't have to take responsibility for the fact they're just stuck on a loop of self pity and laziness. Like Joe said though, when it get's to a certain point you have to just leave them be. You can't force them to see what they don't want to see and you can't be an enabler.

[@dustinblack2006]

Under-rated comment right here. It seems the message just clicks with some, and others are completely blind to it. Just read the comments, it's terrible.

[@trentirvin2008]

JL D I just had to break up with my first serious girlfriend because of this mentality

[@whitneylarratt-smith8499]

I have someone in my life who I’ve come to realize is like this, and it’s causing a lot of negativity in my life. I’ve come to the unfortunate conclusion that I just have to greatly reduce my contact with this person, and when they start blowing me up with their toxic drama I just cannot engage. I have been through some seriously fucked up shit in my life but I honestly feel that there is no such thing as a victim, everyone has struggles and problems but it is 100% up to you how you deal with them and move forward in your life. Anyone who can’t do that is not an emotionally mature person.

[@unnamed715]

Feminism in a nutshell

[@GuppyPal]

This. 1000X this.

[@kaiandmikefishingfrueh2212]

This shit is on POINT!!! We ALL struggle. I struggle. Every day. Some days are better than others. Some days I'm on top of the f'n world!! Yesterday, I struggled with plumbing a pump on a pond, and such mundane shit cost me 4 hours of my life and it was embarrassing. Made me want to cry. And so many people around me that are so negative. I feel like I have to help them defeat their own minds and their own personal demons. But, sometimes, man, I can barely do it myself. Where are those people when I'm down? Smh. I've got a good life. I'm blessed. I have decent intelligence. I'm healthy. I have a good income, own my own business. So, I'm blessed. I know it. But, sometimes.... and it's those times that separate us. The weak from the strong. And I empathize. I do my best to be there for the people I love when they're going through it. But, sometimes I'm like, hey man, it's time you do this shit for yourself. I got my own shit. Where the fuck are you when I'm down? I do my best to be altruistic and supportive. But, sometimes I wrestle with cutting those people out of my life. Life.... like this guy just said... our minds... a trip.

[@autensilnamedfork1599]

I needed this. This weak mentality has plagued me for too long.

[@TheHappyMerlin]

We make our own breaks. We aren't entitled to anything. Every day we have to go out and earn what we want

[@TheHappyMerlin]

George Bushlington true, but that doesn't last. Those people who are getting paid their worth move on, that's what I did. I was paid less at one job and doing more than my coworkers, when I asked for a raise I was denied so I left. I found a new job, got ranked #2 out of the staff in the first month of my being there, and I'm making more than them consistently because of my effort. That isn't to say that luck isn't involved, I wouldn't have gotten my last job without luck. But luck is only part of it

[@arnyarny77]

well said, couldn't agree with you more, but in today's society thats a message that isn't heard enough

[@taliaferro2302]

Hayden Higginbotham tell that to a terminal cancer patient you shithead. Tell them to make their own break.

[@distorta]

Not how the real world works, there are people who just don't have to earn shit. It really doesn't matter though at the end of the day because being happy with yourself and skin is all that matters.

[@dustygatrell-ru7tg]

​@taliaferro2302 yeah exactly.

[@tscherl6]

Experience is what you get, when you don't get what you want.

[@diejoebooodiejoebooo4911]

I'm familiar with people saying work hard to get what you want. I think what is often never mentioned, is thinking through or creating a gap, THEN working hard. Simply working hard is not enough. Work smart.

[@MichaelP-ke1tm]

99 of my businesses have failed. Wake up 5 in the morning. Bang bang. Fail. Wake up 5 in the morning. Bang bang. Fail. Wake up 5 in the morning. Bang bang. Fail. My 100th business has succeeded.

[@quarteracreadventures855]

It's not about how many times you fall, it's about how many times you stand back up again!

[@387Dan]

Not only do “I can’t catch a break people” drag people down, but when they DO catch the rare break they tend to completely squander it. Consider the true statistic that people who win the lotto tend to go bankrupt, get divorced, etc shortly thereafter. They catch a break, and then they squander it all.

[@MichaelRybl]

I’m at rock bottom right now. I struggle with an eating disorder and it’s nobody’s fault but my own. I will overcome it and become the best version of myself or die trying. Maybe someone will comment on this in a few months and ask me how I’m doing, and my goal is for me to honestly say that I did everything that I said I would do. Love you all, and I wish nothing but live and happiness to all of you, cause everyone watching this video just wants that.

[@Saahdud]

How is the progress?

[@MichaelRybl]

@@Saahdudlove you for asking man. I been working real hard on myself. It’s a slow process, but I’m doing better than I was at the time of this comment. I hope you’re doing well, and I wish you nothing but love and happiness

[@Saahdud]

@@MichaelRybl Thanks and that's great to hear! Keep going and wish you the best man. YOU GOT THIS!!

[@MichaelRybl]

@@Saahdudlove bro

[@Jp-gw3tu]

There is no “or die trying”. You will overcome this. That’s it. You are so much stronger than you know. I believe in you brotha.

[@billiebillie678]

I needed to hear this. Thank you, Joe. I need to get out of the 'I can't catch a break' rut!

[@IWantToBelieve1]

This is really great advice, but as someone with a chronic health condition it makes me feel bad that people may think of me this way. I’m not nearly as far in life as I feel I should be as I struggle to just get through some days. All cases are not the same.

[@titansfitness3393]

Never use ur illness as an excuse for not achieving what u want. - Jordan Peterson...

[@nostra1874]

@@titansfitness3393 That statement is flawed as in many cases illness physically/mentally restricts you from achieving goals, and becoming the best version of yourself. How do you motivate someone who is chronically ill?

[@SergyMilitaryRankings]

​@@nostra1874 be grateful for what you have in life NOT what you don't have

[@TheT3rr0rMask]

Friend of mine gained motivation and hasn't even stopped working on himself after a bad breakup. While physically and financially he got it together, mentally he's barely progressed at all. And like Joe said, it's exhausting and every conversation I consider takin a break from befriending the guy. Constantly shaming his own hair, yelling about the same traffic annoyances every time he drives, complaining about fat people and (this one's hilarious) complaining about people parking close to the store because "they're too lazy to walk farther"...... it's constant and it's taken too much energy out of me.

[@josefpdx]

This reminds me of my buddy in 2019-2021. I got him a good salary job at my company and introduced him to my friend group. I kept having these conversations with him about mentality until he killed himself in Feb 2021. He was mentally sick, but this victim mentality is 100% a reason why he kept spiraling lower and lower. Victim mentality can literally kill you.

[@chandlerkirkland475]

A huge reason to not be around I can’t catch a break types is because that mentality fuels envy. If you feel like life perpetually gives you shit hands then when people around you do well you’ll get mad and think it’s not fair. Who the hell wants to be around people who gets mad at them for prospering and not suffering unnecessarily?

[@lilibethtapia4636]

This is all fascinating. You can feel the projection from a lot of you social incels.

[@marquisewilliams3904]

The ad that popped up on this video was Six Flags asking me if I need a break.

[@paranoidreggie53]

guess i have being living my life like that for a while but kind of just give up but felt like i was beaten into it, if i smiled when i was a kid felt like someone would instantly take it away. feels like i have to unlearn alot of the things i believed.

[@emiliovalero995]

Some of us are going paralyzed from our "bad break" and get worse everytime they sit up or stand up for more than a couple hours . Some of our bad breaks are degenerative disorders which means that they are getting worse over time and they don't just effect someone's past but are integrally part of a person's future.

[@joshuamarshall7360]

My dad does this every day. I cry for him.

[@Dr_Monster]

As a person who's parent have been like this since I can remember. Yes this mentality will transfer to your child, if you think and talk like this. It's hard to overcome what you've been feed since you were a child . It impedes your ability to have succes because you think the world is against you and working hard is pointless. FUCK THAT ! try hard, do what's best for you and succeed. You are stronger and more capable than you know. Take time , think, get your head on, make a plan. Sure you will fail several times. But, it can happen. You are capable of great things.

[@randall5350]

8:05 Legitness right there man, dont take advantage of or get too comfortable with anything, moderation and balance 👌.

[@97smerch]

This is Me unfortunately. It wasn’t always me, I was happy growing up, but eventually as I got older and I went through a whole ton of exceptionally bad shit in life, I became this guy. I’m not saying I haven’t had it hard, but that’s still no excuse.

[@ralphylad]

Snap bro

[@ElefitTV]

I have a lot of sympathy for people, no one wants to be "that guy" it's very sad

[@Official_Keif]

“Fucking SOMETHING!” Dead ass joe. 🤘

[@c.darwin9259]

I seriously can’t catch a break to the point were I’ve been on the brink of insanity a few times, but I’ve always kept going.

[@matthewmccarty9991]

I’ve been going and going and going but i’m ready to give up

[@Cwho9ss]

When you delete those type of people out of your life, immediately you notice how much happier of a person you become

[@alexbarcovsky4319]

When you ignore people you care about struggling, its very freeing. The question is whether its the right thing to do :)

[@dustygatrell-ru7tg]

​@@alexbarcovsky4319well said.

[@ihatecommunism9958]

Failure breeds wisdom..pay attention to your failures and learn something from them..

[@robertmcgee141]

I noticed that years ago, the attitudes of people around you effects your own success.

[@josephkelley8641]

Joe at 5:20, i.e. a negative adult telling a kid that the kid was useless, nothing - and that the kid went on to believe just this. Believe a toxic adult. Grew up believing it was him, the kid - not the toxic adult. Terrifying because this happens frequently - toxic adults who shouldn't be around kids. (projecting their own failures/mis-premises on the-mind-of-a-kid).

[@glorfification]

Everybody needs help sometimes. If you cut out everybody who needs help, the next time you need help, there won't be anyone who wants to help you.

[@thegamingkitchen8429]

Bruh youll never need help from toxic people lol foh

[@nighthawkviper6791]

Speaking from experience, it's better to not get that type of help from anyone but yourself or good people. These toxic people are FUCKING CANCER. There's levels to this shit.

[@alexbarcovsky4319]

Finally someone who sees reality. Of course that helping depressed people is hard on the soul. Of course it can jump to you and of course that its easier to avoid them. If you cant help your friends going trough tough shit, you dont deserve any. But I mean of course we are inclined to only hang out with positive people, doesnt mean its right.

[@josephkelley8641]

Joe (Rogan), Jocko (Willis) and Evan Carmichael always at the top of my year-end list - re: "How To Change/Address Something EARLY in 2021." i.e. their takes on negative people, toxicity, how to absorb, deflect etc etc etc.

[@josephkelley8641]

What's scary is that sometimes you can digress down INTO a negative thought or THINKING-pattern - without RECOGNIZING that you've dropped down, i.e. BECOME less-effective overall. Very scary. We have to catch this and early - we just have to.

[@Yuyuz_deecifai]

Who’s the black dude talking to joe here about can’t catch a break guys

[@9482167]

@@Yuyuz_deecifai Yves Edwards

[@josephkelley8641]

SO IMPORTANT what Joe's saying at 3:19 regarding "I can't catch a break-guys," i.e. Dudes who complain that it's part of an overall plan/conspiracy AGAINST them. Joe on messing up everything, everything - then going back at it - figuring it out - tweaking what Joe'd done wrong. Huge six minute piece, should be downloaded very very important stuff.

[@GAVolb]

Joe is spot on with this. Those "can't catch a break" cats will suck the life out of you if you let them. Give me the grinders any day.

[@buffalosolider206]

Self responsibility is freedom

[@SergyMilitaryRankings]

Yes but we need to also remember that we can't use responsibility as a crutch to dismiss people's issues, too many middle class or rich people play the "responsibility" card to basically blame the poor for their problems.

[@williamkrieger4435]

Nailed it 💯 I was living with this poison for years. Had to kick them out.

[@lazyape6883]

I’m one of these people and I’m trying to change that. I’ve started lightly working out every morning to get an energy boost and change my mindset. I hope soon I can turn it into a true routine and I can start losing some weight and get my mind and body in track. One day at a time. ☝🏻

[@BofaDeez77781]

I’m that guy sometimes, but I’ve been keeping myself motivated with exercise

[@thaslime2422]

I wish joe would tag the guests name, the podcast # and the time stamp on these clips.

[@chrissotrill]

I can’t catch a break “ I don’t buy it “ . That was powerful for me

[@stevenaustin5262]

I feel like growing up with technology and KZbin I have a major ADDICTION to those things.

[@dairemdiaz5438]

"by your own head". The last words of the video define everything: "on your head". It makes me wonder, great video

[@gigamear]

The way that Yves mentions how a baby cries after feeling sensation outside of the womb for the first time is a pretty interesting event to think about. Radiohead's Everything in Its Right Place also looks into how bizarre, and even tragic, that moment is. It is like this intense transition from order to chaos, and all the person who is experiencing this can do is cry because of how intense it is. I wish that there was some way that we could re-experience birth while keeping the minds we have gained as we age. The closest thing to doing that is to actually die, given that it would resemble the state we were in before birth. To be honest, not being born actually sounds kind of nice.

[@MikeJohnCore]

I had a frat bro like this. Fuckin' sucked to be around. Zapped ambition. Be careful who you surround yourself with.

[@timelesspersonalgrowthandd7918]

Those challenges and set backs must be enjoyed. Wake up in the morning and welcome adversity with a cocky smile.

[@nitrojunkie9027]

Very thought provoking and inspirational

[@josephkelley8641]

There's a great Joe Rogan clip beginning at about 4:56 - Joe goes on for 30, 45 seconds - and it's the key to this entire piece, this incredible clip.

[@masterchief5437]

Cat Zingano's fight with the scream, that was the fight after she broke her knee and her husband died. - Some context on Joe Rogan's emotions

[@535wer]

I learned to compete with yourself and not other people. You do that, I guaranteed you will be successful in life.

[@TenThumbsProductions]

There are cultural movements that have founded the entire movement on being a victim. There are people that consider their master status to be a victim.

[@KrisRenfrow]

It’s upsetting to see so many people trying to rationalize their own shitty existence and the shitty existence of those around them. It’s your life, change it or suffer the consequences. I suppose it’s a hard pill to swallow.

[@themooseling]

God, I love your truth and honest informational podcast

[@NN-bv5bk]

Hearing joe saying get the I can't catch a break people away from me theyre poison, could of made me feel even worse about myself.Nothing worse than when you want something and you keep on trying to do something and it's just not happening for you, then you have people treating you as tho your some kind of infectious purpose, Probably may be the reason why many don't talk about their problems because of how they'll be judged.

[@trajan74]

Same. These people are absolute cunts. Even before COVID I couldn't get a job interview to save my life. Then I go on LinkedIn and see a post by someone who was a grocery bagger and life guard land the exact type of job I want. And he has less experience. I at least have some from internships but this guy's talking about how he has no finance experience and his degree is in marketing. Another group of dickheads whose skulls I want to crack with a jackhammer are the ones who say "Well, then start a business."

[@silverslims95]

It's a controversial one in my opinion. Definitely easy to poison your mind if you can't catch that break. Happens to me all the time. I grafted my ass off 70 hours a week whilst trying to get education for 18-30 hours a week for 2 years to get me where I wanted for it to be crushed in the first month lol. It's hard picking yourself back up but you have to if you want to achieve whatever it is you aim for. Most sacrifices cost money too and coming from a very poor family in a first world country, statistically it's very hard to get out of that bubble to chase whatever it is you want in the first place. However, life doesn't care for your hardships and you have to get blood out of a stone regardless. Luckily I'm 22 so have my whole life ahead of me to make and learn from mistakes and setbacks. Graft your ass off and better yourself mentally, get rid of social networking sites that poison your mind, keep like minded people around you and don't waste time on people not interested in bettering themselves, compare yourself to no one and embrace your individual journey whilst appreciating every fuck up and success that this life gives you. You might not even make it but at least you won't have as many regrets. Sounds cliche as fuck but it's what I try to follow at least.

[@dannyyy97]

How are you doing in life did u finish college etc ??

[@hvaranhvaran]

I found myself guilty of some of these thoughts. You got me there, Joe Rogan.

[@calvinzhobbes1977]

Joe 'Can't Catch a Break' Rogan

[@adamyoung2104]

Straight away people go on about the money! Joe Rogan didn’t start off rich it either

[@dustygatrell-ru7tg]

Yeah that's true. But he deffently had better chances in life to become rich tho. Success has alot to donwith chance. Financial success anyways.

[@josephkelley8641]

Joe on Attitude at 3:15 - great piece by both Dudes - great chemistry/interaction.

[@user-tx5sw4hq1h]

Whenever I start drinking I get into that can't catch a break angry mentality. Then when stop drinking my mood goes up I start training again work gets easier. I needcto stay out of that mentality

[@CarianneRHixson]

Drinking is poison. Hope you stayed away. I quit five years ago!

[@melita524e]

We have the highest level of income inequality that has ever existed on earth. Homeless has doubled in my state in the last 10 years. The difference in the economy now verses 30 years ago is night and day. When he was 20 you could get a regular job and afford rent. Now teachers can’t afford 1 bedroom apartments. He is 50, rich, willfully blind, and in a self-congratulating bubble.

[@argenizt123]

Please cite sources, I'd love to believe you. Personally, i don't think that Joe is bragging. He's accomplished a lot, and we as a community shouldn't overlook it. Being positive will only breed positivity around you. Have a great day Mel!

[@SpacemanXC]

Not only that, we live in a world of people who don't give two shits about us. So we can't pretend as if they do. We can't make someone else eat our shit sandwich. And if I ever become successful, I'm not going to lament the fact I'm not eating shit sandwiches anymore. I'm going to pat myself on the back and care about what's mine.

[@soulrisk1010]

income inequality has and always will be a thing. Look back on history, nothing ever changed.

[@taliaferro2302]

Exactly. But nah bro, nah. Those people just need some positive thoughts breh. Just some pozitivity. Can't fucking feed yourself with positive thoughts.

[@17fryfry]

mel Dolma you're literally proving Joe's point. All of those complaints are just negativity and excuses that are literally doing anyone any good by pointing out. I wonder what we'd see if we could catch a glimpse of your life. I bet a lot of doing nothing but bitching. Just stop already.

[@ajaybajwa5498]

Very well said.

[@skeebatv]

spot on !

[@bartfart3847]

Warning: Nothing but bitterness from guy's who didn't catch breaks below

[@afterdark6822]

I needed this.

[@harambe7430]

Can someone explain to me what joe means by “can’t catch a break guys” I’m Scottish and this is the first time me hearing that phrase

[@Ksquad-wm5xy]

Harambe guys that feel that problems keep happening to them and they can never succeed in life

[@marcushamner5994]

@Harambe To sum it up, people who make excuses.

[@Crack9191]

I'm that guy Joe is talking about. Sadly it's true. I used to do muay Thai and juijitsu . I miss it but I'm lazy as fuck . I work but I'm just so lazy I used to be fit. I love fighting. I love working out. Last three years have been bad for me. I got stabbed and lung collapse but all I do is smoke cigs weed and drink a lot of beer. Fuck excuses, Joe Rogan had a great point. I need to get off my ass and work hard as fuck! Get to acheiving my dream!

[@matt03384]

Bigtee Sumlin sounds like we got a identical situation. Took 12" blade to the chest missing my heart in October 2017. Collapsed lung too. Now, Been a lazy drunk piece of shit lately. Keep making excuses for myself. I also need to get back to training. This is good shit to hear for sure, erie how similar our situations are. Good luck to u brother

[@bklynboyeny]

You guys take constructive criticism well, and seem to be self aware and not diluted. You be aight❗️

[@Speedofsound9]

This guy I know. He was the guitar player for Ill Scarlett. His dog died 3-4 months ago. Then his girlfriend died last week. He went to the US to get away for awhile and he got in a car crash within 1 hour over the boarder and now he has to pay all these medical bills. He could use a break rn I feel so bad for him

[@lockardthegoat5157]

Luck and timing are all a big part of our success in life. So yeah, some people really can't catch a break

[@JohnDoe-jt5lb]

There is no such thing as luck. Only preparation and opportunity coinciding.

[@lockardthegoat5157]

@@JohnDoe-jt5lb yeah, that's luck. I get it, we create opportunities for ourselves but there's a lot of things that are just out of our control that things could go either way on

[@JohnDoe-jt5lb]

@@lockardthegoat5157 no. Ho ask the nearest adult to explain it to you, or just keep losing in life. Up to you.

[@lockardthegoat5157]

@@JohnDoe-jt5lb I know it's hard to admit that a lot of our success in life comes from things beyond our control. I get it, we all want to feel in complete control of our own destinies, luck is for losers, yadda yadda yadda.. But the reality is, we all owe a lot of what we have to luck and timing.

[@JohnDoe-jt5lb]

@@lockardthegoat5157 again, luck doesn't exist, timing is a skill. Winners win, losers lose. You're illustrating perfectly what Joe is talking about.

[@2oolordsDip]

easy to say when youve already caught your break already

[@dustygatrell-ru7tg]

Right

[@zackharris4293]

That scream was intense

[@dennisjordan5917]

With a debt based currency the interest doesn’t exist in the system so somebody is always going to be left holding the check. Therefor there are always going to be people who are not catching a break, this is exacerbated by the concentration of wealth. I wish joe would learn a little more economics because I feel like he doesn’t want to look at the flaws in capitalism the way it is currently practiced.

[@melita524e]

It is so gross how different our economy is now versus where it was 30 years ago only because it is all going to the top now. Blaming people who are suffering is so fucking gross. The homeless population in my state had doubled in the last 10 years.

[@chriswhitey1978]

Easy to say as a millionaire

[@dennisjordan5917]

mel Dolma yeah those people aren’t homeless just cuz they didn’t try hard enough or they were thinking negatively. There are more serious systemic problems in the United States and the rest of the world that cause those people to be homeless. Mental illness is a lot of it, but more and more it’s people who just couldn’t keep up. I don’t remember exactly the statistic but something like half the country doesn’t have an extra $400 in an emergency, I don’t think joe can understand what that is like anymore. Edit: it’s 46% so I was way off www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/wonk/wp/2016/05/25/the-shocking-number-of-americans-who-cant-cover-a-400-expense/

[@dennisjordan5917]

Alex Fontainne I’m the one that’s triggered? You just made a bunch of incorrect assumptions and brought up things that were tangentially related at best just to complain about your stereotype of what a liberal is.

[@seanwalker1972]

You sound silly, obviously every goverment will ha e huge flaws lime you stated but individually with mindset of a winner you can win, I mean i live in a area where people dont even earn 15k year in england and my childhood friend worth over 3 mil son! Without his help and in different venture i am well on my way when you look arou d you it can motivate or devastate you its your choice talking politics is a hobbie dude it will be similar in years just get shit done

[@amiajohnson2428]

Naw i literally can’t catch a break I constantly will try and do the right then soon as i turn around now it’s something eles and it interferes

[@tommcguire7525]

Thank you Joe Rogan! I really needed to hear that! You’re awesome!

[@Cbr04]

Great video but how do you go about changing that mindset once youre stuck in it?

[@Oh-gz2je]

48 laws of power. Forgot Which lane it was, but one of them was Avoid the unhappy and the unlucky.

[@markbrey52]

Joe is amazing

[@dudeprivacy6013]

Damn he described me perfectly, legit unmotivated, i dont blame people for it, i know im a lazy shit.

[@sweetbrothanunci]

Extremes on both sides are bad, too optimistic & your ending up like ol Gil from the Simpson's

[@bigmatchjohn3120]

Who was Gil again?

[@jordansmith3597]

Bigmatch John the Gilmore girls you dumb fuck, who else

[@arlflors6273]

Jordan Smith lol chill girl

[@mandraslopez5574]

Thank you Joe Rogan.

[@Tombalino]

Listening to 3:08 is so weird and hilarious after listening to Akira The Don’s meaningwave of it so many times

[@IgnatiusCheese]

Joe can't be the "I got really lucky" guy and the guy that tells everyone to get their shit together, but he is.

[@jasper_of_puppets]

Them's the breaks.

[@dsptchr]

You need both. It's not a contradiction but if you keep bitchin you are not going anywhere...

[@Valstein0]

He also says he catches bad breaks a million times over.

[@afrothunder142]

He kept catching bad breaks until he caught that one good break that was the one that got him where he is today

[@IRISHninjaCOW]

Honestly I usually appreciate what Rogan has to say, and I would even go as far as to say that this segment is 99% right. However, there are plenty of people in the world that can’t catch a break. People die every day. Just because Joe has been in positions where he can land million dollar contracts through hard work, and I’m sure his fair share of lucky breaks, doesn’t mean that everyone is in the same position. People that have this attitude in the long term that default back onto negativity as an excuse not to improve are an issue, yes, but it is absolutely true that people run into relentless injustice for sometimes years on end. If there is someone out there who feels like they’ve been running into some serious difficulty and don’t know how to improve their life, please know that that doesn’t mean people in your life should flat out reject you instantly, or cut you out for being negative. Do what you can, and be honest with yourself about how much you can do. If you can do more, do it. If you can’t, accept it for the time being and don’t let people tell you that you can’t feel the way you naturally feel. And overcome when you can.

[@andrewiggins22]

i dont think joe is talking about the people who had zero opportunity. there's a big portion of ppl living in america who has the opportunity and always complaining, there are so many of those people and that's who he is talking about. hearts out to people who are living in 3rd world countries where their opportunity are much less, but having said that, the point of it is they still have to think of a way to get out, and by complaining and saying "i can't catch a break" all the time it does not solve their problem, and it puts them in a delusional place

[@rizekitty1484]

Appreciate your sentiment mate but this concept has to be looked at from a case by case basis and not as a general 'rule of thumb'. Let's run your scenario for argument sake: Individual A has been dealing with marital problems, the death of a child, overhanging debt and a lack of faith in himself, his God and his community. This man can never pull himself out of the "woah is me" mentality and constantly makes excuses or shifts the blame to deter from having to conceed any involvment in these matters. Then this scenario would apply. Let's say Individual B is going through the exact same scenario BUT he has never deterred from his mission in life. He can view his life objectively and understand how certain events caused other more traumatic events to transpire. He understands that not everything is necessarily happening 'to him' , rather these events are happening because of the choices he makes in life. Then this scenario at face value would not apply. The moment you begin to see your life as a constant stream of decisions that you objectively understand in some small or large way happen, and have happened because of your involvment you can then begin to change the conversation in your own mind. Joe is speaking straight facts. Even if from time to time I don't want to hear that advice and just want to wallow about some nonsense scenario that doesn't even matter in the grand scheme of things, I always hold these words true in the back of my mind. You know... They say we men live by a code. A code of honor and brotherhood. Well I can think of nothing nobler than attempting to remind your brothers when they have run a miss and gone off track. I have mad love for Joe and the manner in which he preached this message. He took everything into account, provided a variety of different avenues to help people grasp the concept but there will always be those that don't want to hear the message because they feel shame for what they have done or how they feel about themselves. We brothers that preach the message never look down on anyone... We have nothing but praise and sometimes your brother needs to give you the hard truth so that you understand what is at stake. It's tough to hear but you're the one that has to live in this body and experience life in the matter that you do. If you have the means and opportunity to alter the course of your life, which we always do... Then you should do it, whatever it may be. You owe it to yourself and I would go as far as to say you owe it your brothers to step up and carry the weight too. Much love.

[@ba9695]

Go talk to any successful person, or read any book on success, or self improvement- you are 100% wrong

[@IRISHninjaCOW]

@@ba9695 Yeah, because things like starvation, crippling poverty, and negative externalities of the status quo don’t exist! (*sarcasm*). If I think Joe is 99% correct, and you agree with his notion, how could I be 100% wrong? 😂 it sounds like you just need to re-read the comment more thoughtfully. I’ve done my reading and I’m aware that most people aren’t in circumstances where negativity is warranted, but it would be an unbelievably ignorant thing to believe that unjust suffering doesn’t exist in the world, or that a self-help book would be applicable to people in those positions. For people that a self-help book would work for, you’re right, and I already agreed in my comment, which explains why I said he’s 99% right. Most of those people don’t have real obstacles in life they can’t overcome themselves, hence it being called SELF-help. But there are plenty of individuals for whom the SELF is not enough to help them. Intervention is sometimes necessary, as you would know if you have friends or family that struggle with substance abuse, for example. I suggest reading something other than a self help book for insight on that if not. :) Thanks for your reply anyways! If someone less successful than me is in need of support, I will absolutely recommend some self help books, so thank you for your suggestion.

[@IRISHninjaCOW]

@@rizekitty1484 ❤️

[@bradpatrie92]

My parents got divorced when I was 2 They made me a piece for getting back at each other I was abused multiple times and had my teachers call children's aid for me because I was going to school with injuries They threw me on medication because I wasn't performing in school that made me not able to eat I got arthritis when I was 17 and can't walk during the winter. Literally a cripple half the year My girlfriend faked birth control to trick me into having a kid with her that she said she'd never have We told my parents because I manned up, then she got rid of it and my Dad disowned me. My mom ended up having an affair with my best friend and she kicked me out so her husband wouldn't find out I tried making it on my own working minimum wage paying rent and going to school with a incredibly painful illness that I couldn't afford to treat, ended up failing because it was too much and I was literally starving Moved in with my Grandma and a week before I'm hired and can move out, she has an early alzheimer's episode and kicked me out. I'm living at my brothers, applying for welfare as soon as possible to get emergency assistance and get housing, and still that's not enough because a day after inviting me, he told me I'm not welcome here. Fuck you Joe Rogan. I can't catch a fucking break.

[@bradpatrie92]

To clarify, I tried going to school, couldn't handle the work load and slowly eroding my knees so I quit my job to fully pursue school but I can't get osap because my parents make too much money. So I started starving because I was spending all my money on my needed school supplies.

[@VicInNocal]

Brad Patrie You're an adult who doesnt live with his parents, in fact got disowned by them, so why does it matter how much money they have?

[@achipperdolphin5612]

Brad Patrie bud. glass half full, were all dealing with our own shit, trust me

[@bradpatrie92]

@VicInNocal That's how it works when you're applying for student loans here.

[@Enrique-peralta]

Brad Patrie accept your fate

[@htmn4hire176]

I have ended friendships because they couldn’t get past this mentality.

[@milesluttrell3292]

The best advice i have EVER HEARD!!

[@manuelpulla532]

Miles Luttrell look up les brown or will smith quick motivational vids!

[@milesluttrell3292]

JCmasters100 i am and i let your mom borrow some foodstamps!

[@Dr_Sweendog]

This was very inspiring thank you

[@Ryu1ify]

Think this is the first time Joe's described a type of person that I can relate to

[@thetugisthedrugfishing3434]

Everyone even Joe has caught a break. Someone in his career said yes to him to get him on the path he is on.

[@Randomusername382]

This really only applies to stuff that is in your control.