If you could be brilliant at just one thing...

[@keelanmurphy9941]

"I've never in my life passed a job interview" *Lloyd, puzzled as to why he's been rejected after spending twenty minutes answering "Why do you want to work here?", dissecting the problems with the question, and telling the interviewer how it could be improved*

[@Unknown-jt1jo]

Wow, Lindy is showing real vulnerability here.

[@ianalvord3903]

"I never passed an interview." I would have thought he'd be the best at interviews! Makes me feel better about my own inability to get through an interview.

[@Peter-oh3hc]

Carlos santana was asked what would he be if he wasn't a guitar player. He said "I would be a guitar player. The fact I am successful has nothing to do with it. I would be playing in a bar somewhere". I like that

[@adikrah]

It never fails to baffle me how easily you can talk about even the most personal parts of your life so openly and fearlessly. Though I'd say I really don't agree with the last thing you said, that you've squandered your life away. This channel and it's contents are truly truly an irreplaceable work of art, created by your blood, sweat and tears, and no one on this earth can convince me otherwise.

[@Daz1]

You can tell Lindy doesn’t pay his TV license

[@spamhonx56]

"would you still put in the effort if you had a 10% chance?" I think most of us are already trying with a 0.01% chance, we'd be foolish not to accept our chances being improved by orders of magnitude.

[@matsv201]

Depends what the "top" people are and how broad the field is. I´m one of, if not the top person in my field in my country. Explanation, the field is very tiny. Like really tiny. But at least its growing.

[@thebenevolentsun6575]

Depends. If you fail at becoming a top boxer you just get brain damage for nothing.

[@sebastianrochefort6763]

I'd want to know what the failure state is for the 90%. 10% chance of being the pinnacle and 90% chance of being one of the top? sure 10% chance of being the pinnacle 90% chance of miserable failure and destitution? No thanks

[@matsv201]

@@sebastianrochefort6763 Its really depends on how steep the hill is so to speak. For something that is a sort of celebrity job. being the top 0.1% and being the top 1% is really a large diffrance. But something say more of a utility work, like a MD, or a engineer or even a finical adviser. being the top 0.1% and being the top 1% is really not that large of a diffrance. Really, at some of those job, being top 50% is still pretty good.

[@olddirtybasterd-ex2vb]

@@thebenevolentsun6575I am a failed kick boxer. I ended up becoming a very successful adult entertainer. Not joking. Sometimes everything works out for the best. I had my stomach valve disconnected from my intestine during a fight and I went to the hospital. I met a nurse and long story short, she did porn as a side job and she gave me her number. This was right before COVID in January of 2020 and OnlyFans hadn't exploded yet. I met one of my career partners at the best time possible for the new career I started, right when I was being retired from another career that I thought I wanted my entire life. Sex was always my biggest passion though - even while I threw feet and fist for a living.

[@iasadwerasd3605]

10 % is actually pretty good. Consider how many people failed in their pursuit of a certain career path in any particular industry. I am thinking about tens of thousands per “spot”.

[@steemlenn8797]

10% in the writing profession just at being able to live off it is fantastic, not to metion being the top.

[@jimland7176]

Yeah, but I do think there is a difference. Lets say that I choose to go into music and there is a 10% chance I make it huge and a 90% change that I'm a starving musician that needs to wait tables to pay rent. 10% is still huge, but most likely things won't go well. On the flipside I can dedicate myself to IT or accounting and have music as a hobby. I'm virtually guaranteed to make a comfortable living and I might be good enough at music to get an occasional gig for fun. My cost is the 10% chance at the dream.

[@whitewittock]

to be even the top 1000 of any major occupation would see you very rich I think, it's a silly question

[@TheChessRunner]

@@jimland7176 If they know they had 10%. For the rest of their life they would think. What if? Not saying on or the other is wrong, but despite the IT route maybe being the rational choice. It is not always that easy

[@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886]

I sympathise with Mr Lindybiege. His strong suite is documentary style narration and presenting. He has just the right mix of captivating eccentricity and self confidence with genuine passion. All he needs is a good topic to present on in a full length documentary and series.

[@MrRosebeing]

A one man band can make great music, so long as you like bass drum and cymbals. I'm glad people see your genius on KZbin.

[@christianthomsen3855]

A lot can also be achieved with a cardboard box, a ukulele and saying "bombombom" in a deep voice. ❤

[@MrRosebeing]

@@christianthomsen3855 I'm not much of a musician, so I'll take your word for it. Sounds rather entertaining, though.

[@psychologixselfmastery]

You are a successful You Tuber, so all the previous efforts have trained you and you are reaping the fruits of your labors!

[@ChIGuY-town22_]

I'm enjoying these, thanks for your hard work.

[@python27au]

4:12 nice to know theres more than just me with that problem. I’ve only ever gotten work through people i know. I remember once going through the interview process for a mind numbingly simple job. It was a series of three, at the second i was told by the interviewer that i had the job, the next one will just be a formality and to fill out the paperwork. The next interview was held by someone completely unknown to me, who said the last person has left the company to pursue other options. The new guy told me i didn’t have enough experience and hired his mate. Who as it turns out, had no experience.

[@_mwk]

I think these days, Lindybeige gets better ratings than the BBC does.

[@jcorbett9620]

That's because the BBC no longer produces ANYTHING of any quality. All of it's output is either pandering or the cheapest PoS it's possible to broadcast. Hence, endless cookery programs, "reality" TV shit, soaps and other dross. Being as I remember all the sort of quality programs the BBC used to produce, I can see how low it has sunk.

[@repetemyname842]

And for good reason.

[@sniperblast]

Well, he has talent and is passionate about his work, so yes.

[@Concord003]

I concur

[@curtisbeattie5571]

LOL

[@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886]

I've always thought Lindy is a very good documentary host. He needs to go and make a mainstream documentary about something.

[@ItsPassing]

Regular uploads. Thank you!

[@rurrjh]

Interviews - I worked at the British Library. If you did not use the word target you would not get selected. So if you said goals, and or aims. Which are effectively the same, you didn't get the job. Equally my sisters first job was sitting on an interview panel for a week, as they needed a woman

[@cchutney348]

This was one of the channels that made me excited about KZbin. LLoyd is a very charismatic storyteller. He is also an Eternal Anglo and an absolute snake about any kind of responsibility. Either way, thanks for the memories.

[@Fliegenpilzkonsument]

You have mentioned your dream of making movies so often in this series that I can't help but wish for that dream to come true for you. I also think that said movie would surely be good, pretty regardless of what it would be about. From watching your channel for many years now, I believe you have what it takes to tell a great story on the silver screen.

[@BeefLoverMan]

Selling things. If you're brilliant at selling you only need to be decent at whatever it is you're selling.

[@AlvaroFPaiz]

Yes, Nicolás, I truly believe you could have been an excellent actor. I have seen you in front of the camera doing very, very interesting things. I also think television was a great fit for you, but the BBC dropped the ball in a spectacular fashion. Nevertheless, you are excellent at making videos and entertaining people while delivering positive messages on various topics and teaching good things. I send you a big greeting from our homeland, which is covered in rain today. We look forward to seeing several of the videos you haven't uploaded from Guatemala. Best regards.

[@platibyte]

They rarely ever tell you the actual reason why you didn't get a job. They just make something up, that was your fault. It's easier than "We had 3 guys and had to reject 2." It would open up a discussion they don't want to have. Often it is just the economy, that gives you bad odds. Either you are lucky or you have to sit it out / further improve yourself.

[@TheChessRunner]

Even worse often they have a reason that they officially can't use(for legal reasons). So they just make something else up.

[@repetemyname842]

Love your work buddy you are one fantastic story teller.

[@TheLegendaryLore]

I'd pick sales. It's useful in almost any area of life.

[@AQFearfullMage]

It's worth putting emphasis on the "in the world" part, because even if you only have a 10% chance of being one of the most successful people in the world at whatever, that is still worth considering, because that level of success is almost unimaginable. Think about it, if you were something like the 5th most successful actor in the world, literally billions of people would know who you are! You'd be famous and rich beyond your wildest dreams! If you were like the 7th or 8th or 9th most successful painter in the world, your works would sell for hundreds of millions of dollars or euros or whatever. If you were the 13th most successful politician in the world, you would literally be the 13th most powerful person on the planet! In other words, I think this is deal worth taking.

[@ASBO_LUTELY]

I would love to have made it as a musician, serious lack of talent has hampered my attempts through. I really enjoyed the process of thinking of riffs, programming them into sequencers, adding effects to samples, all amazing fun!

[@sirfox950]

Stoke Mandeville is one of my favourite series in KZbin. Shame nobody watched it

[@Cjuo]

I watched it, was great! 😂

[@nobodyanderson4353]

I'm going to watch it now.

[@sirfox950]

@@nobodyanderson4353 enjoy!

[@bmyers7078]

@@nobodyanderson4353: iirc, he ran out of time/£/patience around Episode 3. Prepare yourself for a cliffhanger.

[@st0rmrider]

​@@Cjuome too! Also the music

[@NexusGamingRadical]

Joel Haver, teach this man your ways of making feature films!

[@DOCDARKNESSREAL]

Keep on trying, ignore the witless wonders 👍 still trawling through the back catalogue and laughing my arse off (when appropriate of course) . You’ve lifted me from unfathomably low depths at times over the years sometimes with nothing more than an expression.

[@bobthebomb1596]

For me it would have been firework display design. I have worked on a few small displays over the years but never had the opportunity to learn to create elaborate set pieces or set them to music. Scale is great but I also imagined creating a miniature firework display using only garden fireworks - but en-masse. Always had a pub or village green in mind, but a model village would make an interesting backdrop.

[@BewareTheCarpenter]

The only craft I've truly ever loved in life is writing stories. In high school I was doing a lot of research on global poverty, decided from a dozen or so different groups that it would cost around $60 to take someone in 'desperate poverty' and put them in an upwards spiral, at about 2b people in desperate poverty that equaled 120bn if not squandered on politics. Harry Potter had 7 novels and the franchise was worth around 28b so I figured I owed the world 30 of the greatest novels. Obviously this is a broad strokes plan, I knew it then and I have learned a lot more since then about macro economics/ geopolitics etc. The point is that if I live a 'normal' life and do what charity I can maybe I help 10,000 people. If I have a 1/10,000 chance to end up helping 100m people then that sounds like the more braver/ honorable thing to do. If I'd become a soldier and gotten my leg blown off trying to save 10 people with a desperate plan that only had a 5% chance of ever working then I would be considered a hero. If I spend a decade on 50-60 partially completed novels that all interconnect into a Wheel of Time scale story then I'm just a lazy fool.

[@littlehills739]

good to see ur still kicking

[@adamwarlock8263]

i admire your willingness to evolve and to try new segments and formats. The short form is nice because we get to see you more, but i personally prefer the monthly longform videos. im still eager to see you in your plate, cresting a hill with your sword drawn. i'd like to see a video of you goofing around with your bow for an afternoon, to watch you have a picnic, to see you try to catch a fish with a sapling, play a stranger in chess, teach us yanks how to make a proper cup of tea, deliver a jeor mormont monologue. dont make me cross the pond, beigey :P

[@LazarusWilhelm]

Spot on with the 10% part. People dedicate their lives to projects that have a near 0% chance of being absolutely succesful so unless there's some grave risk to the pursuit, it is a complete no brainer .

[@streetfighter2471]

We appreciate your videos anyway Lloyd.

[@tommagennis]

If everyone in the world got to be successful in one choice field then that field would become terribly crowded and the farmer would likely be very upset.

[@Cjuo]

Stoke Manderville was bloody amazing by the way. Genuinely watched it all and loved it!

[@lasskinn474]

an engineer. in the sense of someone like Brunel. creativity, leaving a mark and changing peoples lives for the better and as an ego thing generally the appreciation of it isn't as subjective as with something like singing.

[@jetshadowcrow]

If you are are content (or happy) with what you have put effort into, then accomplished is accurate. Fame is not necessarily needed.

[@Caligulashorse1453]

6:11 my favorite video of yours was your Mayan history video. hope this helps you in you reaching your KZbin channel goals

[@NunoPlague]

The key here is effort, and with effort anyone can be successful, what some people desire is the fame and recognition. I'm not one to actually put a lot of effort into things, and cling to what I'm naturally talented on, so I would pick exactly what I do right now - which I love - and have a 10% chance to be among the best at it. Which wouldn't mean much, since I have a job with static salaries, and I wouldn't be rewarded for it.

[@dabootvv]

you're the best! loved your content from day one

[@dELTA13579111315]

Wasn't expecting to see this right now, nice.

[@Valkoinen_Kuolema]

Maybe it's not the kind of answer this question was intended but my instant answer was "Being a good person". Simply as it is.

[@uwillnevahno6837]

Interacting with/reading/understanding people, that would open up so many doors being right 10% of the time is better than my own 0.1% of the time.

[@YouTubalcaine]

Emperor of the World, but not if I have to work for it. That would kinda defeat the purpose of having eight billion minions to do it for me.

[@damienparoski2033]

Answer: Being a Saint. They are the epitome of humility, generosity, love, and selflessness. By being the best at this one thing you make the world around you better.

[@BernddasBrotB7]

I love Stoke Mandeville, wish there was a way to get the full story, even if it was just in script form.

[@Ludwig_Cox]

I honestly got more viewing pleasure and laughs from binging Lindybeige then all the BBC i've ever watched in my life so don't be so hard on yourself Lloyd, you haven't squanded anything

[@ZemplinTemplar]

Excellent, thoughtful video, Lindy. :-)

[@Occasionallyclever]

The answer is gambling.

[@citizenVader]

Pensioner.. that's what I am, and I am pretty good at it. Without education, I might add.

[@robertvondarth1730]

I don’t know what job it would be. A master of persuasion

[@feedingravens]

Getting along with people, being able to get them to tell me what they really think and to get my thoughts across to them.

[@boozycruze7679]

Lindy you arent one to be passing any formal Job interview. it just wasnt ment for you my man. Youre too unique of a human being. the oddball genius in the class that cant sit still. things turned out for the best.

[@parkerwonser]

LOVING THESE NEW VIDEOS

[@MrDmitryC]

I love this man's spirit!

[@rickeymariu1]

I found your channel because of D&D, RPGs, History, and War-games.... I found your channel over 12 years ago.

[@LordJazzly]

'Would you devote yourself to an occupation if you knew you would be among the most successful in the world?' Er, yeah; that's the ideal with most professions, you're not aspiring to be _good enough_ at a thing, even though that's probably where you'll end up. You try to go as far as you can possibly go, and that means aspiring to the absolute best in field. 'If you knew you only had a 10% chance of being so successful, would you still put in the effort?' Again, yes. That's still just having a professional career, and entering into that career with realistic expectations. You can always _aspire_ to be the best, but you can only _plan_ to do as well as you could expect to without any good fortune or talent; good fortune cannot be planned for, and _talent_ is something that is almost impossible to self-assess, especially before it's been tested (and once it has been tested, you're well past the planning stage).

[@LordJazzly]

(And before someone pulls out the 'you can make your own luck' spiel - yes, yes, alright; for 'good fortune' read 'not having all your efforts arbitrarily and pointlessly destroyed and/or undone by factors completely outside your knowledge and totally beyond your control'. Even calculated risks still carry some risk, and sometimes things pan out such that the risks all happen to eventuate, and the benefits you were weighing against them come undone by that combination of misfortunes. Arguably this can still be planned for, but planning also carries costs of its own and at some point such risk mitigation becomes more expensive than the risk itself.)

[@Elmithian]

Writing. Without question. I love it and even without succeeding I would still love it.

[@stygiansage2661]

I always wanted to be the lead creative/owner of IP development games, books, and film. While using my mad cap inventor side. The high cost of being poor doesn't help.

[@murrayscott9546]

Success, they say , is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration. I've never been a big fan of effort. Content to be a semi-talented amateur - whether it be music, comedy, etc.

[@koosh138]

I don't even think I got recommended the other video when it came out.

[@dezzdinn]

All those 12 years or so ago I found your channel from Matt Easton’s and the crossovers you both did.

[@genepozniak]

I'm really good at a lot of things, but what I'm BEST at is procrastinating. 🤕

[@python27au]

A friend of mine is much like that. He plays guitar and keyboards, and sings. He’s very good and is making a living, has seen a fair bit of the world and played with some famous musicians. He was even in an orchestra in the opera house. Loves music, is willing to get on any stage, anywhere, anytime, has an absolute blast at every gig, but just can’t get that one break that makes him rich and famous.

[@genepozniak]

Well, he either has to reach higher...or lower. 🤗

[@torstikinnunen3801]

Imagine Top Gear with Lloyd. We could have had that if BBC had made some different choices. Personally I'd like to succeed at computer programming. The most successful ones in the world are multi milllionaires, and even a less successful one can still make a nice living.

[@_Zaid]

But it's still something where you have to work at a desk every day. Sports or art, you have more variety and downtime.

[@Aikibiker1]

The only thing I can think that would be worth the trouble and that I would still put the effort in with only a 10% chance: Being a family man. Husband, father, provider, caretaker. Every other specialty just does not appeal to me enough to devote myself entirely.

[@deborahdanhauer8525]

I think if it’s something you truly love, you’ll do it whether you’re successful or not. Because you can’t NOT do it. And it you pour your heart into it and become a genius at it, people will notice and success will come. But even if it doesn’t, you’ll be happy doing what you love. Maybe that’s a bit eccentric these days, but it’s what I believe.🐝❤️🤗

[@Lilitha11]

The 10% isn't so bad, because it is 10% to be the best in world. There is a large area of success(where you can make a living doing something) that is below the world's best. If it was 10% chance to anything resembling success, that would be kind of brutal.

[@phycha07]

I never chose what I wanted to be. At 45 looking back I've made my career on two skills. Being very good at troubleshooting, and being adaptable. I started in tech, but due to a layoff I fell into manufacturing, those skills lead me to maintenance and eventually to a maintenance electrician. I'm damn good at it and I enjoy it. But 27 years ago when I left school I would never have thought this is where my path would lead. I've simply applied myself and accepted the doors that presented themselves to me.

[@aldrinmilespartosa1578]

I love drawing, I wouldn't care if I get famous because of it but at least sucessful enough that I would not starve to death in the streets while doing it. I think most have this feeling with their dreams and hobbies.

[@Cjuo]

Also really enjoyed the Alan Partridgesque BBC story! Good life lesson for any younger people watching. Just because you don’t get what you think you really want you may end up with something better if you put the effort in

[@Notsram77]

I hope you don't really think you've squandered your life. I've really rather enjoyed having you along :D

[@adcaptandumvulgus4252]

Obviously psychology because everything has to deal with people and if you understand people you'll understand where they're coming from, is my pick

[@Chicanery_Artifice]

I love drumming. I honed my craft. It never got me anywhere. I actually regret it.

[@handsomenumber1393]

Best thumbnail ever.

[@sargeinamerica]

You are an old soul in a new world

[@SangoProductions213]

Convincing people. Unfortunately, that might mean I'm not brilliant at doing anything else like knowing what people should be convinced of... That could be pretty awful. Possibly leads the world to ruin. But let's be honest. Have we not seen the world around us already?

[@Par-Crom]

Haha good one.

[@SirBoden]

He doesn’t seem to know how successful he is. Probably for the best. 🙂

[@theodentherenewed4785]

I had this idea of being a stock investor, because as a school student, I thought the best thing in life was having a lot of money without being famous. But I never got far in that project, I enrolled in a certifcation course, but I never completed it. If I could be brilliant at one thing, I would be a stock investor. Mind you, you don't need much money to start with, because if you are brilliant, you can multiply your starting amount quite quickly. The downside is that you need to consume tons of information and react immediately, so you're always engaged, it's an addictive profession.

[@JohnMiller-zr8pl]

Use your graphic novel's release to make a short with crowdfunding and maybe just maybe you could have that breakthrough you want.

[@matthewc4590]

I enjoy the rambling. It reminds me of...

[@stuartmenziesfarrant]

I put all my effort and money into the music thing, became expert in a range of disciplines. However technology broke the industry and I went into teaching to pay the bills. I would advise young people to have a back up plan, as the goal posts in life will keep moving.

[@chrisschmid5212]

I always wanted to be the guy that cleans out porta potties on construction sites and concert venues. alas, the pay wasn't quite enough

[@jaspermooren5883]

10% sounds way more than the actual chance to achieve greatness in one of these areas. In business maybe. But being an accomplished actor it seems like 1% is even more than your real chance, even if you are extremely talented.

[@edspace.]

Granted the only interview I did well at was for the Army (got turned down on mental health grounds). Now I (or rather the Ducking Historians) do the interviews. Life can be funny like that.

[@idontknowwhatahandleisohwell]

My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso." Some people CAN be among the best no matter what they do.

[@stevenfaber3896]

Yes, best in the world and 10% chance only: Sales.

[@Gilgwathir]

5:20 Pretty clear that they either already had a candidate lined up, but for what ever reason had to put out a public listing OR they had someone who had better connections. Either way, they were looking for an excuse rather than a good reason

[@JustClaude13]

Today it would be writing. I've never really known how and never had the chance to learn. I took a couple of creative writing classes, but they never really went anywhere. Recently I found a copy of "Save he Cat" which told me,step by step, how to assemble and pace a longer story. Last November I signed up for the National Novel Writing Month and successfully wrote the first draft of my first novel, "Goblin Princess". At 64. I wish I knew then what I knew now. I'm currently building the outline for this years NaNoWroMo. "The Dark Lady." Love, intrigue and magical duels. I finally reached my goal, although I'd be even happier if I learn how to edit and rewrite it for publication. You've also done well, with the YT channel. Crafting, scripting,filming and editing, you've become a one man film studio. I salute you. Now I'm off to see Stoke Mandeville.

[@ghooperpreviouswork]

"Nobody watched Stoke Manderville", I did Mr Beige, I did.

[@wobblysauce]

10% is better then 0%.

[@HighPorte]

We need Lindybeige Podcast.

[@duckgoesquack4514]

I would choose 10% chance to find biological immortality. Even if I fail, there is a chance to live for hundreds of years.

[@linkbond08]

I would love to be good at finding solutions to problems. And for those who say money doesn't bring happiness, they have obviously never thrown a pizza party.

[@niono1587]

That must be against the rules, like with the genies. That's the vaguest answer ever you cheated the system

[@jdstar6352]

But you don't participate in volunteer community theater, where you would learn acting, directing...nomenclature!...and the entire business of theater.

[@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886]

That's actually a great idea.

[@ekvictory007]

Film. Nobody has made it to 20% without breaking a 10% barrier. The world needs more Tarantino and Scorsese.

[@LordJazzly]

As for which thing I'd want to be best at... Good lord, no idea. I've sort of had to follow things I'm at least passably good at, so - Wait, that raises a hilarious possibility. What if, in the scenario of 'definitely becoming one of the most successful in your chosen field', you don't actually get any _better_ at the skill in question? You're still just as good (or terrible) as you are right now, only everyone loves you and rates you as one of the best in your field, ever; effectively bringing the skill ceiling of your entire chosen field down to your own present level. Which is an altogether different question - do you want success in your chosen field _so_ badly that you're willing to tear it down, until it's been reduced to the point that you can reach the top with no effort?

[@tedferkin]

I'd be the best top world kicker of a leathery ball. That'd get you a lot of things these days

[@shireboundscribbles]

I'd like to be a brilliant organic farmer. I'd make enough money growing food, out in nature, away from crowds, and with none of those ghastly parties or world trips that you speak of.