Leisure is Important

[@ButWordsRemain]

Decided to take it easier during my vacation, so this one took a little longer to make. Feel free to write a comment as always. And happy New Year! Edit: At 16:53 I mistakenly used the expression "shitpost", when I meant to say "YT poop" (silly, I know. But hey, they're funny!)

[@dhoffnun]

Good background video choice for this one - a big point of Dark Souls is that losing your goal is tantamount to losing your humanity, a fate worse than death.

[@ButWordsRemain]

"Don't you dare go hollow."

[@BerserkerErik]

Good video, made me reflect a bit on how learning English was so easy for me back then as a kid (and as a German native speaker) but Spanish is a struggle or hassle now. The difference is the motive, in the latter, the media I consume is only to achieve the "end" of learning that language, not for the sake of fun or leisure. I also unfortunately spot myself making the same excuses like the ones you mentioned in the video, "I don't have time" for example, though I don't think I remember ever saying or rather thinking the phrase "I don't want to think", I guess a few minutes of reading might go a long way though. Anyways thanks for making me reflect I appreciate it a lot! Ya gained a new sub.

[@ButWordsRemain]

Sounds like we learned English in a similar way. By having fun. It's a testament to the value of meaningful leisure. Thanks a lot for the comment and the sub!

[@darknessml6145]

I like the gentleness of your voice, as much as the content of your speech. Enough to be unconfortable with how I reflect against what you say in regards to "having time to not think, of being too tired to think" This is high praise, just to be clear.

[@ButWordsRemain]

It means a lot to hear that. Thank you.

[@bacon6364]

People are too eager to turn their brains off. They live blindly, fall into a trance and run away from themselves. Then just before they die they look back and realise they never even were alive all that much to begin with.

[@Banna-jg5lc]

You should make more of this content. I could listen to it for longer too.

[@PrimordialNightmare]

Hehe, I definitely struggle with limiting things like doomscrolling and spend my time in an actually enjoyable way. Opening up the [social media] for just a moment boom all the time is gone. Making it a point to read more this year. Also currently carving out a little tradition of (re)reading a 24 volume manga series each december.

[@ButWordsRemain]

It's a nice habit to build. I'm doing some rereading myself.

[@toquicho476]

love you sharing your thoughts and just talking, you have a great voice for everyone to listen, so dont be ashamed of using it :) you accomplished something just by doing that, and that is motivating me to fill my time with just a little bit more reading. so much to learn and have fun imagining. so thank you! i'll try and read a little bit more in the time that i have of my warhammer 40k novels, they are really interesting and fun. (saludos desde argentina! english is a bit easier for me than portuguese jeje)

[@kirbyjap]

Thank you for this video it's been eye openings i knew i was wasting away due to all media i was consuming and this video has made it more apparent so thank you I'll go read a book now

[@foxinsocks7531]

This was a nice lil gem. Thanks. I have recently managed to rekindle my childhood love of reading by selecting shorter, more light hearted novels. Pulp is my favourite genre now; short and fun novels that take no time to read and don’t require a lot of emotional investment from the reader. They’re great. I also resonated with your larger focus on leisure as an intentional action, rather than just time when we aren’t busy. From a young age I’ve coped with severe depression and this is one of the most important tools in my toolkit, forcing yourself (maybe “making the time” is a better way to phrase it) to do something that is fulfilling. Great vid, you’re an excellent speaker.

[@ButWordsRemain]

I've been getting back into the habit of reading as well, though in my case I'm rereading my favorite visual novel. It's a powerful tool, making the time to do meaningful things. Thanks a lot!

[@lucassousasilva4300]

Esse vídeo é ótimo, amigo. Queria que ele já existisse durante minha primeira experiência dando aulas. Tem reflexões muito valiosas nele.

[@Yochuwa]

Cool video👍

[@CraftyChicken91]

Incredible video. Though there are also some other things holding us all back.

[@ButWordsRemain]

And as long as we try to address them, one at a time, we should be good. Glad you liked the video!

[@Golem-Helm]

Really nice video, compared to most content on YT this is a breath of fresh air in more ways than one.

[@ButWordsRemain]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@yaksha2885]

Bruh this vid is a GEM

[@ButWordsRemain]

Glad you liked it.

[@sevenss707]

Bom video ✌🏽

[@ButWordsRemain]

Valeu!

[@KayKay-ob6tz]

I guess habit is the issue here. A habits strengthens when it has simple and instant reward while the a habit with complex and "slow-coming" reward fades away if it conflicts with the simple and instant one. That is how our mind works but this is oversimplified view. Edit: plus habit is not only in ur output mechanism but also in ur thinking methods or even ur cognitive function. Habit is like a roadway in which the most visited road gets more visits in the future than the less visited one

[@ButWordsRemain]

Yes. Sadly, today we're surrounded by habits which are easy to build, but not so good for us on the long term. So we have to put the extra effort into building up the good ones. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

[@KayKay-ob6tz]

Plus i remember a monk who grouped shit post as hurtful things

[@ButWordsRemain]

After reading your comment I decided to double check the meaning of "shit post" just to make sure we were talking about the same things. Turns out I got confused and meant to say something else. Thanks for bringing my attention to that!

[@beanman2146]

preach

[@ButWordsRemain]

😎👉👉

[@miriamalves9913]

I loved

[@ButWordsRemain]

Thanks!

[@hugh_manatee]

3:59 is my general experience with humanity. People are so full of shit and they don’t even know it

[@ButWordsRemain]

It can get pretty disheartening. But thankfully there's plenty of good people out there as well.

[@Danielarrrmmy]

good video 😁👍 thanks for sharing your thoughts

[@ButWordsRemain]

Sure thing! Thanks for the visit.

[@susuImpreza]

nice

[@ButWordsRemain]

Thanks!

[@marcellocoppede7237]

I talk about this often to my clients (psychologist). Apps are vicious and ruthless. Also: Br?

[@nohresponse]

Gostei do video man Subscribed

[@ButWordsRemain]

Vlw pelo sub!

[@julesdudes853]

Fast, cheap, accessible, even alienating stuff--against the ascetic and deliberate world of wisdom and knowledge and clear goals. That's the usual way of framing this issue, right? I atleast valued the way in which you seem to value getting to knowledge and clear goals through pleasure itself, where most times people just say "the shitposts feel good" and end it at that. There has to be another way of finding pleasure in deliberately building your own language or way of speaking to communicate better. It's still frustrating that it's framed as an individual issue rather than a call to change the conditions which systematically get people addicted to the UI of any Meta product, though. I think changing the way in which those platforms monopolize attention should be a key political goal of anyone who cares about this stuff, individual ethics just aren't enough.

[@ButWordsRemain]

The key point is "of anyone who cares about this stuff". Sadly, I don't think many political leaders care about these things, so it usually falls on the individual to realize they could be living a healthier life. An interesting comment. Thanks for sharing.

[@sandwhichdestroyer12]

Can I play Dark Souls with you

[@ButWordsRemain]

Maybe one day! If I eventually get into streaming, it would be fun to have some coop sections with you guys.

[@sandwhichdestroyer12]

@ButWordsRemain just let me know bro, we got it