How To Be A Pessimist - Arthur Schopenhauer (Philosophical Pessimism)

[@PhilosophiesforLife]

Arthur Schopenhauer says “Man can do what he wills but he cannot will what he wills.” We hope that you enjoyed this video and for more videos to help you find success and happiness using ancient philosophical wisdom, don’t forget to subscribe. Thanks so much for watching.

[@hpbestialtroublemaker426]

Can you make a video about Camus?

[@MediaTrainerPro]

Interesting, I never thought of Arthur Schopenhauer this way before. Subscribed!

[@decipheringthematrix56]

Loved it so much, I've seen it 4 times in a row. My most sincere gratitude.

[@frankjspencejr]

I really enjoyed the video. But I’d like to comment on one aspect: @1:50 ff there is a discussion of free will. My favorite quote about free will is Schopenhauer’s “man can do what he wills, but he cannot will what he wills.” This constitutes free will if by free will you only mean that you can do what you will. But the common sense notion of free will is being able to will what you will. While you can reflect on your limits and your desires, you can only do so if you have the will to reflect on your limits and desires. So while the compatibilist view makes free will technically possible, it only does so by using a definition that I do not think would satisfy most people‘s common sense notion of free will.

[@missy9279]

The uploader should've been more creative with the video thumbnail caption..not to attract more views but to avoid "reducing" Arthur's work to mere pessimism. He gave some really important points to reflect upon, which depending upon one's perspectives can, use it for Success too.

[@Flowerqt18]

My favorite philosopher of ALL time !!!!!!!!!

[@greatness768]

I’m learning that being pessimistic serves the purpose of our lives already inherent in each one of us. Just let’s not make phony smiling illegal. Just smile and move on. 😉

[@greatness768]

We can truly see truly.

[@datonmasdoc4072]

@Nad FAm I'm a nihilistic guy and i just purely reject society as a whole

[@cinaannie7338]

Not mine?! He's a bummer type of person! Lol! I am more of the Epicuris kind of person! 🤷

[@drtobiasfunke11]

My favorite german of all time…. Well second favorite.

[@dlloydy5356]

Schopenhauer really resonates with me, all very relatable, thank you

[@saidh1566]

Same with me.

[@FutureMindset]

I always found that the idea of always looking at the bright side creates and attitude of not looking at our situations holistically. It's important to view every situation and circumstance wholly and that involves looking at both the positive and negative.

[@TaginaVickler]

People need to open their eyes and realize that there is nothing wrong with being pessimistic. I am and I'm going to stay that way

[@TheScottishoats]

Yes, and believing that you will “stay that way” is indeed a very optimistic attitude.

[@TaginaVickler]

@@TheScottishoats haha I see what you did there

[@denisdenak]

There is a difference with philosophical pessimism and what people generally call a pessimist. If you're a philosophical pessimist, in a normal daily life it converts to a realist.

[@zachvanslyke4341]

Agreed. I find that pessimism actually can make one more relaxed and able to laugh a little more through life; a pessimist isn’t necessarily a jerk or at least doesn’t have to be… contra is that there are lots of optimistic jerks for real 🙏

[@shacktime]

I’m a pragmatic realist.

[@MediaTrainerPro]

Arthur Schopenhauer is a genius! Usually, we try to do something to cope with negative things in our lives versus just eliminating that negative thing. Well done!

[@Ari-13-Ana]

I've never heard someone I agree more with... And it's an explanation of feelings I've had for as long as I can remember, it's amazing. DEFINITLY going to be studying this more.

[@Mike-mc3sh]

Same! I have always been a pessimist and came to the same conclusions Schopenhauer did. Now that I discovered Schopenhauer today, I know I'm not crazy.

[@FromTheNard]

agree - it’s a different way of looking at life and i didn’t know someone had written about it like this. i stopped at 6 minutes in just to look at the comments to see if anyone else felt the same way. i will be looking more in to schopenhauer & then look for a counter philosophy just to see which makes more sense to me. good to see that others also believe in some rational, realistic goals instead of the pollyanna ‘life is wonderful you can do anything’ smileyface smileyface rainbow unicorn shite. (i dont like emojis)

[@rachealnassiwa3309]

Thanks!

[@sujaysannyamath655]

Why does pessimism sound so much more realistic than optimism?

[@chongyu6665]

I think so too.

[@jekuson1156]

Being optimistic often have no limits, but taking risks is actually a good thing too(in order to improve)

[@sujaysannyamath655]

@@jekuson1156 I don't disagree on principle. But pessimism does seem more grounded in reality than the 'can do anything ' kind of optimism that popular media endorses.

[@jekuson1156]

@@sujaysannyamath655 I agree btw just sharing my thoughts, both are great but I think these types of mindset are situational.

[@Diana-gt1rv]

I agree that pessimism is more realistic, but nevertheless I prefer being an optimist. It’s so true that we learn and grow from difficult times in life. Never give up hope!

[@velvetpaws999]

LOVE is LOVE is LOVE is...................is.................is................it is.

[@piyushjadhav3667]

There is nothing such as happiness it is just a temporary relief from pain

[@ThatAnnoyingBird]

That's... A rather depressing way to look at life.

[@javidanguliyev6533]

Me watching this at 25 years old: My mom who does not know english and just see cartoons: He is still a baby

[@decipheringthematrix56]

LOL

[@whalefin1173]

Damn

[@clockywork]

LOL

[@saulsayago7171]

I'm 55 and watched Richie Rich !!🤪

[@Mike-mc3sh]

I have always been a pessimistic person. I always thought it's better to be pessimistic than optimistic. For some reason it bums people out especially at work they think I'm a negative person, but I'm not at all.

[@sirclarkmarz]

Hope is what precedes disappointment . Of all the horrors to be unleashed from Pandora's box the one thing that could not be let out is hope . It is the most devastating and destructive thing that an individual or society could be inflicted with.

[@gottod6895]

@@sirclarkmarz Albert Camus ?

[@sirclarkmarz]

@@gottod6895 Henry Miller among a great number of others

[@ReynaSingh]

This world is chaos, and we can only hope to find harmony within it

[@pavithra736]

Very true..

[@ronaldholliday2254]

Controlled Folly Life is but a Dream within a Dream

[@youtubehatesfreespeech2555]

This is nonsensical....if world is chaos, this means by definition that balance is absent

[@saulsayago7171]

Theres is chaos for pésims, Theres is so much wisdom for positive persons...☹️😃

[@unsinnkim3690]

Wrong. Chaos would exist if everything could happen at any time and in any place, which is certainly not the case.

[@MosesRabuka]

“Why is it that, in spite of all the mirrors in the world, no one really knows what he looks like?”~ Arthur Schopenhauer

[@skywalkershaun1]

I guess I am just naturally a pessimist. It drives my boss crazy when I tell him that I am aware of my limitations, and I embrace them. He seems to think that magically my limitations will increase with good thoughts.

[@rolloduke2051]

I'm big fan of Arthur. When I was reading his works, his philosophical lessons comes into my dream. Sheer joy !

[@markdavidignacio9073]

I'm crying. Thank you.

[@mariah5687]

Positive is good..never thinking negative is bad for our mind

[@juliuscaesar156]

Leaving a comment for the algorithm

[@Samtino20]

sounds beautiful and logical not pessimistic at all

[@TheDhammaHub]

Buddhism often receives the same criticism of Pessimis - no surprise that Schopenhauer praised the Buddha 😃

[@dawnfm00]

Buddha said there is a way out of suffering which is called Nirvana, I don't think that's pessimism.

[@TheDhammaHub]

@@dawnfm00 That is true, but people still criticize that his teachings are suffering-centered all the time. The criticism doesn't mean it is true though ;D

[@TheDhammaHub]

@ABHISHEK RAJEEV 19BEN002 Well, he repeated the first noble truth he discovered over and over again: Suffering exists, is everywhere and can hardly be avoided by conventional means

[@theanalyticalrevolutionary3415]

Old Wisdom that will live for a lifetime and never eradicate. You are truly appreciated Arthur Schopenhauer💯

[@gottod6895]

I want to emphasis on the notion that "Romantic love is build upon sexual instinct",which in return another cover or a step towards procreation , is the truest thing I heard in a long time, since no one can form a long lasting relationship without being attracted to that person physically, if the desire is absent or has faded, that relationship will either turn into a platonic one or just end, and also if you remove the element of procreation any romantic relationship can feels that it lacks something indeed.

[@greatness768]

He assisted in supporting people in getting out of their own way, quieting the complaints one may carry around unsuccessfully in their heads.

[@Spacecat357]

Appreciation of loved ones for their nature tilts appreciation towards parents and away from children since usually children outlive their parents.

[@shanezhang6962]

This man speaks to my heart.

[@calvingrondahl1011]

The will to humor... the will to honesty.

[@Fireneedsair]

Brilliant

[@lesliejkf]

So gratitude to see this sharing , Thank you.

[@jaganmayeesahoo4210]

Thanks ADMIN, for bringing his remarkable teachings about the life to all of us. # TONS OF LOVE FROM INDIA. AND AT THE MOMENT I KNOW, I AM THE LIFE.

[@_the_watcher_2089]

Worker hard in life doesn’t always pay off some will work hard, but still never move up as someone may who didn’t work as hard as you.

[@saidh1566]

A very enjoyable video. Thanks

[@GloriaTorres8888]

Taking notes from your videos in solitude also gives me joy :-) Thanks!

[@What_is_wrong_with_this_world]

A real realist!

[@AGUNGKAYA]

So we just have to overcome the world, don't have too much expectation. When you expect too much, you will have much pain.

[@brianc939]

I love this man!!!!!!!!

[@piyushjadhav3667]

The easiest way of not being very miserable in life is to expect to be less happy

[@carolthomas8528]

...... or to presume that we have a right to happiness .

[@missy9279]

Happiness is overrated, Stillness brings lasting peace.

[@lifechallengs2315]

needed and enjoyed it thank u

[@Mohamed-bm6yk]

I'll follow my intuition

[@Almost321]

Thank you for this video

[@lifechallengs2315]

very helpful thanks

[@Dacademeca]

A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants." - Arthur Schopenhauer

[@lakshmanvajjakeshavula5380]

Thank you soo much sir

[@saulsayago7171]

Happy to find your channel,I suscribed 😃..🧐

[@goalhuntproductions3053]

All you gotta do is start doing, take action! Your dreams will be achieved.

[@jps0117]

Hahaha. You should have watched the video before commenting.

[@sirclarkmarz]

I bet you have a copy of the secret, what a chump .

[@gaurav-hn5zd]

@@jps0117 😂 contrary

[@AwakenZen]

JUST ACHEIVE YOUR DREAMS BRO!

[@47RokuW]

Great Philosopher ! Great video thank you!!✅

[@ikawinner960]

Amazing

[@wendyjomendy]

Sadly that's how Ive always lived assuming the worst so I'd not be disappointed.

[@stephengopaul8090]

This was beautiful.

[@dontbelongherefromanother]

The late Albert Ellison, psychotherapy, I believe adopted some of Schopenhauer's philosophic views in his therapeutic techniques

[@aliakbarsanjari5959]

Great work, thank you.

[@greatness768]

Transformation: Nothing is permanent isn’t permanent until it’s ready. Using a timer helps unless being burnt means it’s done. So yes, I smoke pot.

[@lekaherath9774]

Thanks so much for the video clip

[@thomaseriksson6256]

Lot of stoic in the philosophy

[@awolgeordie9926]

Love Schoppy.

[@chongyu6665]

agree.

[@goalhuntproductions3053]

I lost my job during the pandemic and now investing my time into building this KZbin channel. Am I doing good?

[@albertgorman7587]

Invest your all in it if that’s where your interest is 👌🏽

[@theraptureisnearbelieveinj7695]

I’m a natural pessimist! I could probably teach Schopenhauer a few things about it! 😂

[@smkh2890]

“Man can do what he wills but he cannot will what he wills.” See observations by Libet that show the impetus to act originating in the brain briefly before we are consciously aware of it, This is one aspect of consciousness 'below the Limen' along with repressed experiences, the other being the imbued values of the SuperEgo.

[@sofia-sylvialogotheti]

Thank you I don't take!

[@MeYou-ut4kr]

Pain is a part of life! You can't avoid it! A full life is one who overcomes pain not one who minimalises it!

[@joedavis4150]

... :-)... Meditating on the meaning of life is pointless, Beyond the simple task of knowing right from wrong. What we really need is to fully experience the present moment.

[@jekuson1156]

I'm surprised to know that there's actually a tutorial 😄😂

[@Kelberi]

Ok you need not this tutorial.

[@jekuson1156]

@@Kelberi hahah I think so, I'm already a pessimist myself

[@malikialgeriankabyleswag4200]

*Friedrich Nietzsche, The Gay Science* “Indeed people nowadays can hardly endure the thought of pain, and make out of it an affair of conscience, and a reproach to collective existence. The appearance of pessimistic philosophies is not at all the sign of great and dreadful miseries, for these interrogative marks, regarding the worth of life, appear in periods when the refinement and eleviation of difficulty already deem the unavoidable gnat-stings of soul and body to be altogether too bloody and wicked. And in the poverty of actual experience of pain, would now like to make painful general ideas appear as suffering of the worst kind. There may indeed be a remedy for pessimism, and its excessive sensibility, which seems to me to be its real distress. . . The remedy for the distress is: distress.”

[@flabbybum9562]

This is a fantastic summary of Schopenhauer! Many thanks.

[@NujudMoha]

The music please

[@missy9279]

The uploader should've been more creative with the video thumbnail caption..not to attract more views but to avoid "reducing" Arthur's work to mere pessimism. He gave some really important points to reflect upon, which depending upon one's perspectives can, use it for Success too.

[@sirclarkmarz]

You have to remember a great many people watching this have a limited amount of understanding and it needs to be simple so they can grasp the basic concept

[@Zibonnn]

Well, looks like Schopenhauer was my type of guy. Down to earth. Zero hype, Zero disappointment. 😂

[@aliriddick9428]

So we can do as we will but we cannot will as we will. This is proven wrong by: I will to smoke get high drunk etc. What if i will to not will these things. & manage to do so. Does this not disprove Schopenhauer?

[@cinaannie7338]

What a bummer philosophy dude! I'm more of an Epicurus type of person! 🤣🤷

[@TheSilverGate]

Please do one on his animal rights views

[@edgregory1]

" Life is a task to be done." Summation: Ultimately, nothing matters. 😑

[@timpoolbeanie7527]

So basically he said "no one makes it out alive anyways so screw it all"

[@raulrus9026]

Ahahaga, that's exactly what people who has cancer think

[@Kelberi]

Still I deserve to live well despite my abusive pass.😏🤣

[@denisdenak]

@@Kelberi what makes you think you deserve anything?

[@Kelberi]

@@denisdenak you won't get it 🤣

[@denisdenak]

@@Kelberi joker music intensifies

[@jonpaul3868]

Schopenhauer philosophy is basically natural ascetism.

[@friedrichnietzsche2557]

I'm pessimist too

[@vikingshark2634]

I'm pretty sure that trying this could only turn out badly for me.

[@ishita_04]

Is it just me or your also find of bhagwat Geeta in his views.

[@8xnnr]

I really doubt you had an accurate view of Arthur schopenhauer opinion of free will. I do not think he thought we had any control at all. But if this is your attempt to hold onto what you feel is control, then by all means.

[@TajimaMunenori]

Is anyone else wondering if George Lucas got some of his ideas from Schopenhauer?

[@DarkW0lverine]

Sorry homie, your interpretation of Shoepanhauer's type of pessimism is just epicureanism. Should've started with a summation of 'pessimism' and its origins then going through the various points of his philosophy, then how it all comes together into his overall thesis on the universe/nature, which you don't nail. He's a great philosopher, whose ideas revolve around wanting people to overcome the weaknesses of human nature, the limitations of our world and for humanity to find a secular path to ascension. Have to thumbs down ya for being wrong in a few fundamental ways

[@olaniyi570]

I've gone beyond pessimism into absurdism.

[@dullknifefactory]

You've actually moved backwards.

[@MaciejLorentz]

1. “BATMAN has no LIMITS!” Be Batman 2. Crime is eternal so Batman is eternal. Be Batman. 3. Mommy issues made Batman, be Batman. 4. The Bat loves the Cat because she moves like that be Batman. 5. No happiness only vengeance only the night embrace pain be Batman 6. Expect the unexpected with awesome gadgets, be Batman. 7. Cracking Skulls in dark alleyways brings Happiness and Peace, be Batman.

[@sofia-sylvialogotheti]

Preparing the soldiers to die for a....reason!

[@ericheine2414]

I could never be a pessimist. I wouldn't even try to be one. They have clubs for pessimists but nobody ever goes. It'll never work.

[@Mike-mc3sh]

Says the pessimist

[@sirclarkmarz]

The first rule of pessimist club is that pessimist club will never work

[@doloresvangaal2248]

How to be a realist.

[@excelsior999]

"How To Be a Pessimist" - just spend a couple of hours reading Schopenhauer.

[@heleen313]

Hmm in view of present coaches..neurologists.. motivational speakers etc. I think these would be called "limiting beliefs" 🙄 I'd rather call it a depressimistic world view 😄

[@drwalidosama]

I think it’s a bunch of illogical BS coming from a deep place of mental instability or lack of understanding of human nature/personality. There are many flaws in his pessimistic concepts: e.g. if all life has to offer is meaninglessness/there is no true meaning to life why bother meditating on life and death, spending more time living life to its fullest and removing unhappiness from your life? If you limit your expectations how will you ever get the motive to improve your abilities? At what point do you stop to reflect and limit expectations (at the age of 12 so you drop out of school as there’s no point dreaming of becoming an engineer for example as you know nothing about physics then?!) Who is responsible for establishing and maintaining “The Will” (the Matrix?!)? This is very selective pessimism he’s opted for to be able to craft a theory and a name.

[@sirclarkmarz]

People will pay $250 to sit in the Hilton conference room for the weekend while some self-help guru blow smoke up their ***** and feed some full of happy talk and positive vibes . When they go back to their job in their regular life by the time Wednesday rolls around all of that will be out the window. What this video offers is priceless and if people take it to heart it will last them a lifetime

[@perunswrath6023]

I always hated optimists

[@elibonsatvproduction3629]

Dialectics

[@bodegabonsai7069]

I don't see how this video addresses how to be a pessimist. How to be a realist would be a more accurate title.

[@khalidhakimi93]

why must the non existent come into existence only for it to go back into non existence? Schopenhauer puts light on many things but every man is limited in his thoughts, i am therefore a believer in afterlife for matter cannot create itself and neither can it be destroyed, the whole universe is energy whether in thoughts or concrete.i am a muslim. i greatly advise everyone to read the quran, you will find your answers in this book and there is no doubt

[@gottod6895]

I am Muslim myself but I have many questions that I do not have answers to, and no one in my community or of people I know want to answer and they even dread to hear the question.

[@khalidhakimi93]

@@gottod6895 and i bet they're philosophical questions from your own experiences and they're the ones that are very hard to be understood. how can you arrive safe to your destination without your tires getting punctured when there are are pot holes in the road? its the same with your iman as a Muslim, if you have questions unanswered then they're pot holes in the road and you'll struggle on the journey and so they have to be filled up and then on your way you go. but whats the questions if i may ask?

[@gottod6895]

@@khalidhakimi93 Asking them might be consisted heresy ,are you sure you want to hear them ?

[@khalidhakimi93]

@@gottod6895 I’m a truth seeker and love nothing than challenging people’s beliefs and ideas in pursuit of truth

[@gottod6895]

@@khalidhakimi93 OK then, for Now here are one question: If God knows the future, he knows what humans will do and decide and hence their fate, because he has already written everything, doesn't that collide with the concept of free will? If humans are free how can their actions and the path they follow be already decided ? And can we blame those who sin if they are just living as God destined them to live ?

[@johninfl]

JP Morgan gave this a thumbs down.

[@RC-gg1ib]

This is it! Tiny blue ball in an infinite black sea....nothing we do fucking matters or means shit. Its all temp

[@НейтральныйМаппер-з2м]

In short, beautiful houses are bad

[@theslyngl]

Antinatalism y'all

[@sossboss7123]

Omg I’m a pessimist ;-;

[@catherinesmith7129]

I do not concur with his opinions/philosophic views. But then I do not agree withFreud neither.

[@ΚωνσταντινοςΚαραλης-ω8ψ]

Schopenhauer was inconsequent,he lived a very luxurious life not in accordance with his theory.

[@Danuxsy]

Which made him realise this.

[@neeshu9206]

Well, did you search over and over again about Buddha's history? Because you just put and said what you listen in shit people, that's why you dare to post about Buddha's lesson without knowing him and his nationality and other background...