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In this episode of learn quick, I learn to spin a book on my finger.
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[@NochSoEinKaddiFan]

How do you get through your frustration? Because failing is really frustrating and that feeling corrodes your motivation... It has to be your core skill for this channel. And that spinning book looks so good in slow mo ^^

[@MikeBoyd]

I'm gonna make a video about frustration. I have a few tactics to reduce it. (But this is really annoying to try and learn)

[@teejaay7609]

DANIËL GAMES he should memorise it with no lives lost

[@elijahkennedy3291]

@@MikeBoyd You should learn the poi, it's a dance from New Zealand and can be really enjoyable to learn and do

[@kotarodesu_23]

@@eqibo732 There's also this thing called "frustration" and "getting demotivated" for your information.

[@NochSoEinKaddiFan]

@@kotarodesu_23 Thanks Jeff ^^

[@J0R1AN]

Learn to write with your non dominant hand

[@TheNoerdy]

Genius

[@user-gi8eu8sl6l]

Jorian Intro Design o

[@evilutionltd]

It’s easy if you write backwards.

[@xbenci]

that would be boring af tbh

[@Ivacuk]

up

[@xPulsarr1]

Mike goes to an interview Interviewer: what skills do you have? Mike: ask which skill i don’t have.

[@cheku3518]

Interviewer: Can you backflip? Mike: ummmmm (makes a fool out of himself while trying

[@aidantully1438]

What skills do you have "Yes"

[@martinstankin]

Hahaha😃😃😃😃

[@aniketthepersuer2310]

Which skill you don't have?

[@wholesome2758]

@@aidantully1438 true haha

[@shyamxartist]

This man is really awesome he shows everyone that anything is possible

[@freshfrozen7612]

i actually learned to spin 2 handed

[@CosmoniYT]

And that he has too much time on his hands

[@studiousboy644]

@@CosmoniYT let's see what good you do this world with all that time you are saving.

[@CosmoniYT]

@@studiousboy644 Jeez, what's with the attitude? Why so serious?

[@Eisen669]

@@filipb9375 how do you know he is serious ?

[@peterschmidhofer8638]

I have managed to spin a book for one minute after five days of intense learning and I must say it really paid off. There is actually nothing better you could do in these hard times of Coronavirus.

[@GoalGuys]

Spinning a book has to be the epitome of a weird flex...that being said I really want to learn now 😂

[@mudra4227]

Goal Guys you gotta keep trying different techniques, I can do it and it did take a while for me to master it. But it is possible. I spin it on my middle finger on the left hand and it spins toward me. Try that and you will have a better experience

[@auguststormpiper2661]

lol for me the video is 9:59

[@MikeBoyd]

give it a go guys!

[@zackrasphodos.2305]

Learn to write different sentences with both hands simultanusly

[@mrfox8909]

Omg. This needs more upvotes...

[@zarax3904]

sounds difficult

[@oskarkrogsgard3014]

@@mrfox8909 yeah because yt has upvotes

[@Zyon5]

Sakamoto style

[@Avalangard]

Impossible :D

[@KenzieTrinityDeasy]

Ahhhh yes, I do this when I’m at the library 📚 and I get so many people who are impressed, longest time for a spin is 3 min. It took me about 5 days practicing for around 2 hours a day.

[@allmightynoobthemexican5052]

10th day: Beats the 30 seconds 24th day: Tries to drill his finger through the book

[@callummoodley6311]

"People are weird " * returns to trying to spin book on finger*

[@nylogen]

Weird*

[@mmmchazburgrz9977]

😂

[@mmmchazburgrz9977]

why r we answering every 6 hours

[@musicforall9651]

I literally just thought that

[@mfandrew3261]

*returns ro trying to spin book on finger*

[@snsgaming3203]

Hey Mr. Mike! Learn how to roll a coin along your fingers! :D

[@smorpd]

Mr. Boyd

[@horizofx3370]

That takes 10min to learn

[@CEMAGC]

you cant even spin a coin or my finger is too big

[@pettypoes4503]

just like conner?

[@ricenauv7188]

@@CEMAGC who said Spin?

[@plathanos777]

When my little brother show me something "amazing" on Fortnite Me: 3:01

[@christophertibbetts7955]

"This is a Led Zeppelin song book, I'm not going to ruin that." Everyone liked that.

[@AlecSteele]

I’m dizzy now!

[@supernoodles908]

Hello sexy beast

[@Roland____]

what's he doing here?

[@generalthl8078]

Still trying to pronounce Sgian-Dubh, no doubt

[@Dat_Boi-sv6xm]

I Roland I Alec did a video with mike. Alec taught mike how to make a knife

[@Roland____]

@@generalthl8078 most likely yes

[@elvinpurtov]

Learn to write with your non-dominant hand

[@makaicunningham3880]

Did he not do that???

[@rnsxnce]

Elvin Purtov that's easy.

[@sickfires9450]

Everybody can do that... the real challenge is to write clearly with your non-dominant hand

[@jjooee6699]

or blow smoke outta mouth by clicking toungue

[@MattDoes_Stuffs]

@@sickfires9450 I can't

[@kaifas6944]

What if the pizza boy bring up you a pizza like this.?😂

[@chimpmoment130]

I'll give him my wallet as a tip

[@TheSuperdude60]

the pizza is gonna be all over the box

[@racerguy]

1:22 this?

[@dheerajmaladkar2609]

I will pay him the money spinning

[@starp7675]

Hey.

[@natsunori9418]

Guinness book of world records the most time the Guinness world record book has been dropped

[@lucashibbs6895]

the Guinness book of world records actually holds the Guinness world record for book most stolen from libraries

[@electricyeet1527]

let me guess its the guiness world record book......

[@ijustpassingby1029]

I agree XD

[@ikno3833]

If the school banned fidget spinners, maybe if we fidget spin books it'll get banned from school 200iq

[@ThatControlUser]

Damn, you living in 3019

[@paper2222]

good idea but it's hard to spin a small book or books that can bend

[@peehawk2518]

They will just tell you not to spin the book and give you a detention

[@paper2222]

PeeHawk rip

[@SanzGautz]

thats funny, we used to sit at the back of the room during guitar classes and have spinning book on finger competition. Taking books out got banned during guitar classes after that.

[@ravenpug3252]

Job Interview: Boss: So, what can you do? Me: *spins book* Boss: You're hired.

[@montylemon9445]

Boss: actually just take my job

[@mr16325]

Yay I'm ur hundredth like

[@pomiw]

Me: **always carrying around a book** Teacher: Oh, I see you enjoy reading! Me: Uhhhh...

[@liquiddasher1860]

imagine walking to the store and seeing this : 7:50

[@idk-by5mh]

Bro when I pressed the time stamp it should a call of duty warzone ad

[@Plututo]

stretched it out to 10 minutes without any ad breaks. Legend.

[@haggisllama2630]

Steal Your Chips ABSOLUTE MADLAD!

[@aronreviour9164]

1.5 M subscribers 1.5 M views Thats some good quality fan base

[@atdinfinity]

Aron Reviour Perfectly balanced as everything should be

[@ShivaGodara0029]

Thanos: this does put a smile on my face

[@futarokun2062]

2.4m views right now

[@sumathijayaraman6947]

2.06 Million Subscribers 2.6 Million views Exactly now

[@dinosaur8150]

1.5 m likes 😂

[@ke5hy]

Mike, have you considered gettin a Guinness World Record for most skills acquired?

[@studiousboy644]

It doesn't work that way. Something which can be called a skill is subjective to a person. Therefore they will never consider a Guinness record.

[@ke5hy]

@@studiousboy644 huh, that kinda sucks. well I'm sure if he focuses on one skill, for example: a wheelie, he can achieve a record for longest wheelie or somethin like that. but thanks for lettin me know :)

[@David-if2hj]

Maybe get a Guinness book of world records for most skills acquired defined as anything in the Guinness book of world records, and he must be able to consistently do that skill more than the average person

[@wholesome2758]

"Most guinness world record books destroyed while learning to spin a book on his finger" Thats his record lmao

[@tuffnuggz8876]

0:28 "This is day 1, hour 0." *glass shatters* 😂

[@J0R1AN]

Learn pen spinning

[@diamonddynamite1557]

Ok wtf you suggested 2 things which i have learned recently

[@diamonddynamite1557]

Well pwn spinnning i learned like half a year ago then quit then got back into it like a week ago

[@DashiSmash]

or pen tapping

[@ikatulo_yt]

Or bali flipping

[@TsunaXZ]

I do both book & pen but damn the pen is harder.

[@MrScottyMillz]

My Wishlist: 1. Learn how to loudly whistle without your hands 2. Throw a ball with your other arm efficiently 3. Roll a quarter or poker chip on your knuckles 4. Hold a handstand then a 1 arm handstand 5. Repeat some old skills you learned

[@MrScottyMillz]

@@rrmatos2800 your mom is lame

[@MattDoes_Stuffs]

I can do 1,2,4,5

[@SoojArt]

hes done 5

[@sauce9140]

he does 5 normally at the end of each year

[@gab_poison]

1 arm handstand is insanely hard tho good luck with your journey !!

[@laaz9584]

I’m really proud of you. You are a hard working man. You really are patient to learn new things which most of the people fail to do.

[@lennaertsih7434]

Yess! Today I reached my milestone for bookspinning!! (Only I did it with a cutting board) I set my milestone at a one minute spin. Today is day 9. At day 8 it just clicked in my head and I was able to do consistant 30 second spins. It feels so good to achieve a milestone!! I hope more peaple try to achieve this skill becouse the proces of learning is very fun!!

[@milorushford3766]

From my expirience the best book to use for spinning is a MacBook, very durable

[@ClassicsFroms-sq7zk]

Yeah and if it breaks no one would care

[@euph0rya672]

this comment is so underrated

[@WuClear]

I learned with a school issued ipad senior year of high school.

[@justindie7543]

my ass

[@PLANETAVERMELHO]

This comment is so good!

[@willie2843]

**Mike going for a job** Interviewer: .... Do you have many skills? Mike: ...

[@jackgempler4902]

Lol

[@hunorxd]

Any*

[@yanetsantiago8617]

Every

[@oerlikon20mm29]

When he mentioned sword swallowing... well, there is a skill he may try to learn

[@shiratsune695]

Mike : Ah shit, here we go agin

[@Sschmexy]

I have a friend who does this a lot in class and he does it with all kinds of books and files its honestly amazing and I'm proud that you learned this

[@mbordoloi6250]

I love how his wife or girlfriend supports him so much

[@davidsouza9436]

M Bordoloi wife

[@existence.5806]

M Bordoloi wife

[@TheUselessTrials]

Flipping the finger to the 10 minute mark. Nice. :D

[@krunch2653]

TheUselessTrials wow you really got every single one of us with that one

[@shady6281]

It was his pointer

[@hassaanmohsin1919]

Gotta get that ad revenue

[@xaviermarotta3789]

Hassaan Mohsin it has to be 10:01 to put extra ads, rip

[@volt4ge965]

Hassaan Mohsin 0 ads tho

[@pattywatty9006]

Now try doing it while spinning a basketball on top of the book

[@jaliesnxpz7840]

I love how u never give up on something

[@cookie-hv2nf]

Mike is so motivating by doing this hard stuff and not giving up.

[@paddyp3457]

Neighbour: glances out of window Mike: walks along spinning a book Neighbour: *"Honey?! He's at it again!"*

[@bunabobby]

i wish i was the span of a book

[@electricyeet1527]

lol

[@333VRC]

I learned it by watching your vids in 6 to 7 days and broke the goal of 1 min easily 🎉🎉🎉

[@genuineboston]

The amount of dedication he has to learn cheers me up

[@benias8257]

Thats literally the best youtuber ever. Knows what content is, doesnt clickbait, and isnt hungry for money (the 10m cap isn't here) Gotta love ya Mike :3

[@joepoud3311]

@@twach gotta be 10:01. 10:00 is just under. Thanks Mike

[@TranquillShot]

Maybe he just didn't know you needed that second xD I didn't

[@ItsAllGudMan]

Fitz DP?

[@bradwoodward2638]

Very well said!

[@NoNTr1v1aL]

What do u mean? The video is 10 minutes long (not blaming him or anything)

[@ryanfiesta1135]

legend has it that indian guy still spinning that book up until now

[@PranaalPlayz]

What Indian guy

[@kaiphosis]

In the vid that was the world record

[@yabois.t3961]

@@PranaalPlayz yea cause india the best

[@PranaalPlayz]

8D music for all it really isn’t I’ve seen better

[@yabois.t3961]

@@PranaalPlayz yeah well when you cpme to india ypull know whose the best...... India.

[@ahmadhassann2564]

I just wanted to thanks yo mate I saw this video couple of months ago and it motivated me to try it myself I could not do it in the starting but with time I got and that's because of you Now I can easily spin a book on my fingers for like a minute ..!!!!!!!🎆 So thank you once again .... Keep motivating us and thank you 💥💥🔥🔥🔥

[@Keshvar23]

What kind of skill do you have ? Mike:yes

[@aaronthearon4498]

Please become a spinning pizza delivery guy and show up to houses with spinning pizza boxes.

[@ezkxl]

*_-*drops the box*-_*

[@stevethea5250]

LEARN SIGN SPINNING

[@nb7216]

Opens pizza box. See pizza in the shape of a donut

[@jiggaj4071]

Imagine this guy at a party *sitting with random group of people* Guy 1-“So can you do anything cool” Mike-“yeah” Guy 1-“What is it” Mike-“Hold my beer.

[@RomanMines64]

Mike-*yells into beer and shatters it*

[@mejon4699]

Hahahhahahahhahahahahaha got me dying

[@sudhanshuranjan404]

RomanMines 64 first opens it with paper napkin! 😂

[@yogeebear2599]

*"Hold my h30..."

[@Haru-fq4ze]

@@RomanMines64 HAHAHHAHAHA-

[@3x3hero85]

3:40 my excuses whent the teacher gives me books at the begginning of the year

[@mynamesel]

This video is exactly 10 minutes. It's perfect.

[@selfdetermined2116]

Learn to backflip part 2 please!

[@andysmaking8660]

I would like that

[@zainabhussain1155]

"People are weird." *proceeds to learn how to spin a book on fingertip for 10 days*

[@courtesy1o]

True

[@NickersonGeneral]

I suspect that was the joke

[@Mason_000]

@@NickersonGeneral indeed it is

[@navindavoodi6065]

Imagine being this guy’s neighbor and seeing him in his backyard trying to spin a book on his finger

[@flashtag8293]

You teach me how to not give up 🔥🔥 thankyou very much Mike Boyd !👋

[@liamvenl]

LOL, imagine a pizza guy delivering your pizza like this with the box.

[@DaP84]

Wouln't work sadly, the pizza would flop around inside the box and displace the center of mass! Impossible to find a balance point.

[@chrisc.1005]

DaP84 I’m really good at book spinning and I can spin things that don’t even have a solid balance point

[@DaP84]

Chris C. Oh, really? Please post a vid of you spinning a pizza box containing a pizza or something else with a displacing center of mass! :D

[@chrisc.1005]

DaP84 can you give an example of something else with a displacing center of mass? No way I’m going to risk my money by doing it with a pizza lol. I’ve done it with a zipped binder that had a loose book inside, does that count ?

[@DaP84]

Chris C. Haha, true not fun to waste a pizza! ^_^ Yeah, that counts if the book is able to move when the binder is closed.

[@lucadipple6469]

This guy must be so much fun at parties

[@KhushiSharma-bg5kw]

Dude uploaded the video in oct 2018 and was spinning GBWR 2019 *thats talent*

[@lepanga2892]

You are the one who never give up and learn anything inspiration for me

[@jeller9519]

Learn to handstand!

[@MrSage0011]

Learn to handshake I want to see someone do it 😏

[@quintenschijns2226]

That would take him more than 2 months

[@supersammy00]

@@quintenschijns2226 muscle ups took him more then 3 months

[@rayanbamarny7739]

Yeah

[@quintenschijns2226]

@@supersammy00 yeah calisthenics is very hard, but you can learn a ton of skills.

[@claytonbussanich1069]

That was the most intense 30 seconds I've ever watched

[@redxninja4717]

Ur actually the best at everything u learn anything in the world

[@plam135]

Me: My girlfriend: 5:22

[@rishabhjakhan]

The peeps didn't get this meme....lol

[@_blacken]

Good meme

[@BurgerKingFootLettuce]

All the likes are from singles LoL

[@hanumantwanave]

Using lol after every sentence doesn't make any funny scene........... lol

[@crazyksp8344]

@@hanumantwanave ikr..... lol

[@dominikskorjanc]

Gotta hit that 10 min mark

[@chrisja1998]

1 second off, hate when it happends.

[@davexin4464]

To Pay Of The Books

[@peterberkers3564]

KZbin adds a second, just for no apparent reason. So the video is actual post editing 9 minutes and 59 seconds long. but KZbin just does this stuff. Edit. Forgot to mention that this is only the case on the mobile app.

[@mrTorezu]

@@peterberkers3564 But in my browser the video is displayed as 9:59. Did I misunderstand you?

[@elthorro5413]

Another proof that Mike is not in it purely for the money!

[@just-a-silly-goofy-guy]

How to spook a book

[@tprim4495]

good question :/

[@leeguy1228]

Yes

[@stevenXD-]

No how to kermit sewer slide

[@kevynnf.6310]

KREMIT?!

[@willbrictson9241]

Brother Kermit

[@MrAsOrigami]

I saw this video as a suggested video. You are Amazing 🔥 I subscribed

[@djreed2002]

A week into quarantine and im already halfway through the learn quick playlist

[@winner5092]

Learn how to side glide, moonwalk or boogie down. Some dance moves

[@koh_hok]

i think that is kinda easy for him

[@nicktokar2459]

2019 world record book? Mike's from the future.

[@shahidajmal7396]

That's a great talent... I learned it in 6 days and I did for one minute 45 seconds...feeling very relieved

[@michaeleverwein953]

Thank you for the learning

[@markbryan8628]

When will you re-try BACKFLIPPING *like so he can see

[@plocky401]

Mark Bryan fuck you

[@markbryan8628]

@@plocky401 why

[@dibzsyy1938]

@@kalin5518 fuck you

[@animalplant4445]

fuck this shit i'm out

[@markbryan8628]

So many fucks

[@edouardd133]

I think these videos are not about learning quick, they are about perseverance. At least, that's what I see and I think it's even better! I hope you apply it in other parts of your life.

[@gytisdramblewolfskis8521]

It would be if he did not sell both his achievement and the road to it.

[@teaguekruger4383]

This is dope. He inspires me so much. Would love to see sign spinning

[@farhanrosli1046]

This is the 1st skill that i already had before mike learned it.. Feel proud somehow

[@pascalcoldefy7269]

Learn a new language hardest challenge ever

[@farika_deaf2003]

Russian languages

[@derengo1]

Hungarian

[@essennagerry]

But like, ace a C2 exam on it :D

[@eswarjuri]

Or a language that not many people know or which is nearly of fully extinct. That would be an "advertisement" for the language and even harder, because of the lack of resources.

[@LucasMagnoZimmer]

@@eswarjuri Esperanto!

[@leslieglitch]

It has been nearly two years now. How about going back and trying the backflip again?

[@monstereclipse6942]

You learned so many things , you are genius.

[@boldizsarszaday5676]

10 minute video and nothing comercial ??! this guy is a legend

[@kyaruu_]

4:11 I like how it turns from "NO PAIN NO GAIN" and then suddenly turns "PAIN GAIN" in the background, after he failed

[@bloxygd]

Everyone: learn to write with your non dominant finger Me: make tutorials for the more popular things that you made videos of

[@romanvigil1555]

I'm trying frisbees just started playing frolf. Tough stuff but I got this. Thanks for the video;)

[@hororofan]

Fake, The Book is a paid Actor!

[@whatd0605]

My thoughts exatly

[@Samalanderable]

Ahh, thays why it has no spine~

[@snirmor6194]

Yeeeeesssssss!

[@ji23delgado]

Sup hororo fan

[@notanengineer]

So smart

[@BrokkoliSchleuder]

_"what a useless skill.... HAHAHAHA"_ I love you man :P

[@kymilkgatagay3697]

This guy is a learner, a learner that steal some goals.

[@ManavSukhija]

Love your channel !! Keep it up bro !! 😜👍🏻💐

[@sora512]

Learn to write with both hand Edit: at the same time

[@nymm9734]

At the same time

[@123mcgarrigle]

Nymm 🤯

[@R0adx]

can you do a video of improving your current typing speed to 120 wpm?

[@AdamSchelenbergCom]

120 wpm is such a hard skill. My max is 104. Increasing this record is such a hard thing to do. I think if Mike's base speed is less 100 he won't be able to achieve that speed in a long time (I think a couple of months at least).

[@AdamSchelenbergCom]

I checked my nitrotype profile, my max speed is actually 101 wpm.

[@muhammadramzy6403]

You were the who proves that Nothing is impossible every thing is possible

[@TommyMcMoney]

Exactly 10 minutes good man

[@umutysr9878]

LEARN HOW TO MOONWALKKK !!!

[@TheLucas0828]

that takes a few minutes

[@randomsomeguy156]

Umut Ysr easy asf, did in the bathroom one day, tip: slide one of your feet, flatfooted, next until it’s behind the other one then pull your heel up, repeat with the other foot. Make the transition smoother and smoother each time, looking in a mirror can help you get a better look

[@TheLucas0828]

Random Some Guy and another tip to really smoothen things out, when you “slide” your foot, it doesn’t actually touch the ground, you slightly hover it while putting all your weight onto the grounded foot until you pop your heel up and switch

[@Tracker-eg4ve]

I know how i learned from river gibbs

[@Mr_hedges]

It might be easy... I mean you guys apparently did it first attempt while 8... But he wrote dotted lines on a chalkboard, in 6 minutes... So it could be a good video...

[@grimmauld184]

It is NOT useless. Do this with school books in front of students, and and you will be master of the school yard.

[@blitzkrieg-9570]

Only in typical cliche american schools

[@kylefoss6624]

Or you could achieve the same by just being a grown up

[@cadenfisher6455]

I love how excited he gets

[@owenhardage1495]

boyd you're an inspiration

[@kylievandam3723]

Just wanted to say thanks so much for this! Just used it today in a class of 11 year old Dutch kids learning English. Bit worried about their book collection now...but they can certainly see what practice does. Excellent work!

[@sn8f1st]

Mike, How about this challange. Re-do all the challanges back to back in order. When you re-master one skill you can move onto the next one.

[@kaavyab1009]

He does this at the end of every year to show that he's kept his skills and doesn't quit after the video ends

[@1Ricov]

He did it already

[@toni951]

Seeing Mike succeed not gonna lie made my day

[@vladimirkennethlandicho9895]

I LOVE MIKE BOYD CAUSE EVERYTHING HE DO HE NEVER GIVE UP😊💕💓

[@NomadicYT_]

*NOW THATS A LOTTA DAMAGE!*

[@shadewinter2339]

PhilSwiftDaily TIME FOR FLEX TAPE

[@lynxseventwofour]

Hi Mike I'm also from Dundee and I'm pretty sure your dad works at my school..

[@thegameshow9515]

What school u at im also from dundee

[@lynxseventwofour]

Grove

[@adow102]

He makes everything easy

[@asdasdaee2232]

Old video, I know. But I never knew this would be considered a skill, or that there was a record for it. I learned to do this as a child out of pure boredom. Amazing.

[@t_man785]

Now try spinning pizza dough like a chef 👨‍🍳

[@booboobrother8537]

Tommy Lusignan that’s much easier Jk calm down don’t scream at me that it’s not