How To Get Good - Set Your Narrative

Every time you die in a game, every time you fail in some way... what are you telling yourself? Some people are really hard on themselves, to the point they destroy any hope they have of succeeding in the future. I'm not saying everyone has it in them to be champion of the world... I'm saying you should at least give yourself the best chance possible and not ruin your days over things that probably don't even matter.
Setting your narrative to be positive and encouraging is a good start. So when you die in a game, don't say "Why am I so bad? Why can I never do anything right? Damn I suck.", instead, try to appreciate that the other person is highly skilled... or maybe they pulled off a good shot. Maybe see that you have a lot to improve ... and maybe you have the skills but you're having an off day.
We can't control everything in life. We just do the best we can and see what happens. Stressing over things or hating on yourself when they go wrong doesn't really help... unless you've found a way to use that negative energy to be a positive. So relax, appreciate you're probably amazing by any other standard in the universe and go enjoy what you do. Don't be so hard on yourself.
You don't have to be the best to be good. You already are, you just have to start appreciating why.
Good luck!
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[@RocketJumpNinja]

Just to further point... I lost the game in the video, but I was playing arguably the best player in Australia. Does that make it ok? What if I was just playing the best player in my state? How about city? How about suburb? How about best player in my house? Wait, I live alone... I am the best player in my house. YES! CHAMPION OF THE HOUSE! RESPECT!!!! Or maybe none of the above mattered anyway. I mean, where do you draw the line of who is ok to lose to? We're all human... all capable of amazing things. The fact we compete and lose or win against each other doesn't really change that. So in the same sense you feel ok losing to the best player in the world, you could probably feel ok losing to anyone. It's funny how we think being better than someone else means we're somehow qualified to keep living. Competition is good, I'm glad we compete... it keeps us on our toes, but let's not get lost in the fantasy thinking it actually matters beyond a friendly game. Enjoy the competition, encourage others to get better (it will help you get better too), and most importantly of all... be cool to yourself, you're not setting a good narrative by hating everything about you.

[@MSTER232]

Best Quake player OCE /s

[@michaellu3044]

Respect

[@akridflux6949]

@Rocket Jump Ninja The joke is anyone thinking they're better than anyone else, we're all debt labor slaves on a self destructing path of imagery and petty appraisal seeking. Pointlessly seeking approval from peers and or competing with them for something absolutely futile. Everyone's capable of amazing things? This would be the only example i see most people being capable of.

[@ZephyrinXirdal]

Every word you said I second. In my mind the "false understanding of competition" is a great part of what makes parts of a lot of game communities so salty. Along that line of thought: What do you think about of the kind of statistics implemented in many games like keeping track of K/D ratios and the like? May those not serve as vehicles toward the "false understanding" ... ?

[@timop6340]

The point is thar you might be using those meters wrong IMHO. K/D 0.7 might be really good or really bad. Depends how good other players were and how good you are. Those stats in duel against Rapha for example, everyone probably gets the point. You should always compare you to yourself, not to others. AFAIK this is standard stuff at the moment in all sports with psychological coaching. And great talents have always realized that competing against themselves is the only way to progress.

[@TheHeroOfTime777]

Come for Quake tips, stay for life changing advice

[@HarryOsbornArt]

Zy teaching us to not play ourselves, or be played by others. Seriously, this video with the zen gameplay, music and voice; incredible! More of this please

[@Halvaari]

I'll remember this video.

[@wrathcs]

so did you remember it

[@Halvaari]

@@wrathcs nope

[@TheRJH1]

I feel that Zy teaches me more about life than school can ever do.

[@sir.barnaby6328]

I thought you were only muscle memory in a person. Now i see thats much more than that. Respect.

[@HellinBack]

Sir. Barnaby nah ma its not all about muscle memory its about mood posture all kinds of things he mentioned in this.

[@HellinBack]

i dont know why i seem to be getting performance issues either.

[@HellinBack]

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[@supersugoi4587]

this actually made me feel better.. thanks man. :D

[@KokoroKatsura]

A N I M E N I M E

[@user-qj8uo5cq1m]

An anime pfp nigga's opinion doesn't count 😎😎

[@christopermitchell5019]

thats exactly what i said. guys incredible.

[@Krikeronis]

This changed my perspective on my life.

[@satiic]

you really hit me with that . thanks for providing information which I can use to reflect my current beeing / life Situation. right in the sweet spot . Thank you Zy

[@MrJesseforsell]

Thank you Zy. This video came out at the exact right time for me. I have been struggling with anxiety and panic disorder since i was a child. Im 29 now and a few years ago i got my brain in order through meditation. Last week i quit nicotine, not tobacco but Swedish snus wich has about 22mg of nicotine in one dose. This whole week has been a constant panic attack and trips to the doctor. I quit it without patches or gum so probably a shock to my body. Headaches, twitches, panic attacks and constant fear of dying. But somehow this video game me some courage and motivation to tell myself to chill and once again conquer my own brain. Thank you and cheers from Finland 🇫🇮

[@cremvursti]

Stay strong bro, you'll get over it in just a few more days. Just like when quitting any other addictive substance, your body is going through withdrawal. But it will get better, trust me.

[@MrJesseforsell]

Thank you man :)

[@derpherb6015]

Yeah, stay strong man! I just quit smoking 5 weeks ago. Whenever you have a weak moment, think about how much better off you are without this fucking drug. There is no "just one more time". In the end, without it your life will be much more enjoyable.

[@MrJesseforsell]

Derp Herb Thank you! I wont try even one

[@christopermitchell5019]

I know this comment was 2 years ago, but im also 29 and have had similair problems and this video helped so much.

[@t0rn]

Great video and powerful message.

[@christopermitchell5019]

You truly are a deeply spiritual person, very wise, and you just made me feel so much better about my life. Truly. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

[@llama5956]

This is the most amazing video I have ever seen, this will stay with me forever.

[@zaME1338]

I really appreciate your videos, for me that is one of the best channels on youtube. Keep it going bro.

[@NC2ONE3]

Your "How to Get Good" series is your best! You're really good at telling stories and giving advise. Appreciate ya Papa Bless!

[@RocketJumpNinja]

[@emanoelnascimento9496]

This is the most inspirational video I've seen this year. I remember reading somewhere "everyone who has been the best has also been the worst at some point", this video reminded me of that quote.

[@KeitrenGraves]

Videos like these are the reason why you're my favorite KZbinr. you're more than just a reviewer of different technologies, you help people to realize that there's more to life. You give people advice that is so valuable and I really appreciate that about you

[@necrisro]

Came for quake, stayed for life lesson. Wtf Zy, thank you, i really needed that.

[@Bouche4Dag]

Thanks man. This is coming in a part of my life when I'm trying to get this all figured out. Thanks for the positive words.

[@zyloctal]

Wow your such an intelligent and positive person, Such an inspirational story. I feel like a lot of people trap them selves in gaming, drugs, booze. And don't focus on friends and family ending up depressed as time goes on.

[@robertvanderbush737]

guess it was about time for me to get back to my roots, played Q1 through Q3 back in the day, recently started playing COD series and never heard anyone playing a COD game speak with such wisdom.

[@trunderwood]

Great stuff. The community needs strong, mature, positive voices such as yours. Fantastic.

[@sdge2075]

I watch this video every single time I’m in a rut. If I never found this channel I would be farther down rock bottom. Thank you

[@garfielddavis6566]

Always like your calm. That composure from your voice gives people who listening to it much of reassuring feeling. Yet this message today here can completely change peoples life to some extent and gives me much respect of you. People who is confused between two ideas. One is "it is important what you do in your life" and the other is "it is important what the result is of what you do in your life" I have my own problems and although I and my friends all know that I am kind talented and amazing in someways, it is always a problem to praise myself and I am afraid of losing. Narrative is a powerful word to summarize what you need to improve to change this mentality. Sometimes, like the case on me, there is no elder brother or other ppl who purposely (tho may not intentionally) undervalue you but yourself. Your observation is insightful and powerful, thank you.

[@illup0203]

Thank you zy, you gave me hope currently I am taking exams and I have convinced my self that if I fail I will disappoint everyone that I care about and I will have to live the rest of my life knowing that I failed.

[@Bachtobean]

i needed this, thank you

[@christopermitchell5019]

This is great. Whats so sad is the people who think they "love" quake but at the end of each game they type "You should quit. you suck" they are the ones making people hate this game and leave and never come back.

[@ViolenVaymire]

Very nice bit of information. This kind of insight and mentality is what often separates a good players from great one. We tend to focus far to much on the physical aspects of are lives and forgo any inner learning.

[@Sauce....]

A six minute Quake video just changed my life.. Thanks, dude.

[@777SNYM]

Surprisingly deep and reassuring. Great mentality. I wish I could like this video 10 times already.

Every time I die ingame I say "damn he's good, let's get him now!"

[@ngnovin]

I've heard a lot of speeches about life, goals, success, never found any of them interesting. But here probably first time I'm really shocked, that was brilliant. Watched 3 times now, will for sure watch later again and again. If these are your thoughts, I would buy your book and it would be the first one to be completed in few hours. Thank you.

[@ABCboy5]

Same, wtf?

[@RocketJumpNinja]

That's really great to hear, thanks. Might write a book about this kind of thing some day... but want to do a lot more videos first. The more popular these get, the more time I can spend on them, so we'll see how it goes!

[@henryambrose8607]

This man seems to have figured out the meaning of life from playing Quake.

[@Merjia]

When one video changes my mindset and years of habitual negativity.

[@aoezei]

I've read the description,and I got hit pretty badly on the "hate yourself" part.This helped me,thanks Zy.

[@vladark138]

Wow, I did not expect that introspective thinking from this video. Great observations ! You seems to have a good intuitive sense of things. May I add something to this ? What you said about us creating our narratives, whether it's being inferior to someone of superior is very true. What I understood from this is that you think that believing in "good stories" and creating your own image so to speak is more important than believing in "bad stories". This might seems like an escape or solution, but in reality this is just another ego trap. What is important is to remember that YOU is not your story or what you think about yourself. You are the silent observer behind your story. Once you step out of this game of playing good or bad character, then you can start being yourself. Trick is to gradually widen the gap between who you are and who you think you are. And attention is the only tool we have for that.

[@tommy93hun]

I think I'm going to relisten/rewatch to video a few times more in the upcoming time. Thank you Zy! :)

[@RecitPiano]

Thanks for the real good advice. I can sure share this around to people that have similar issues in life

[@lillithalonso8723]

This caught me totally off-guard mate, I thought it'd be about how to get good at Quake and boy that speech hit me right in the feels.

[@CBlastoise]

best advice ive heard in a minute man, your channel will blow up if you keep making amazing content like this man.

[@aesthetic_goose]

This was exactly what i needed to hear, I've been playing CS non stop and i recently felt as if i was getting worse at the game, i kept bringing myself down subconsciously. It got to the point where i was raging, and i'm not the raging kind, at least i thought so before i got into CS. This stuff is real man, keep up the good content.

[@lailleq84]

You are the part i was missing To explain to my friends why they are better than what they think they are. That is the mindset I adopted last July to get out of the mud. And one year later i'm in bliss. Thank you RJN

[@arif0o0]

whoa. i didn't come here for the feels man. good stuff bro

[@cgheezey1]

amazing amazing video!! this "How To Get Good" series is changing my life!!

[@fernandoventura4577]

Zy seems like a extremely positive person, must be good have him as a friend. Great video tho!

[@asomefacepro]

Didn't expect this video to be so powerful, great job!

[@forerunner6629]

Just put that in a playlist for videos I watch to feel better after a bad match of Dota, never feel shitty again, thanks.

[@maxquinn4611]

I love you !!

[@cuddles.monster]

This video really helped, not even for games but it just made me fell better. Love you Zy

[@jeremykirkwood2911]

Great video man! I love the encouraging words and the message you're telling here. It really does come down to you and your own mind and how you treat yourself. Learn to control that and you can succeed in anything in life!

[@jobelthirty1294]

Your Nyx movement on new-dm6 is like DraQus Sorlag movement on Burial Chamber. Seriously nice work.

[@sss-ol3dl]

When your favourite game person is also a great sage

[@BooMobileTV]

im not crying.. i just have something in my eye..

[@Hitzip]

I really like it when Zy makes videos like this, always motivates me to do better.

[@HaydenTruelson]

That....was brilliant! I came for tips on how not to suck at quake, came through the otherside with knowledge on how not to suck at LIFE and in a better mindset! Thank you ZY

[@wh1ck]

Wow, I had never really thought much about the whole setting and mindset that deeply, all i heard others say was "you can do it" but rarely enough to the point where it almost means nothing to me, but now that you mention the whole progress and the whole narrative mindset, i think i could have a chance at changing, thanks man for the amazing content and the amazing life changing tips

[@maxblazek]

Wow. Great speech, man! 👍

[@AniRayn]

Holly s**t i didn't expect this kind of a video when i subscribed, but damn i really needed it! Love you, man!

[@doom4roe]

That's was deep man. I didn't expected this. Thank you and, keep up the good work!

[@dertydan]

hey man I just want to add my voice to the countless others thanking you for making this

[@williambaldwin9487]

This is where I wish I could thumbs up more than once. I really needed to hear that. I'm going through a rough patch in my life, and it's so easy for me to tell myself I'm worthless and that I'm not up to my own standards. Keep making great content please!

[@doommaker4000]

That was... unexpected. And friggin awesome as well.

[@k00091]

This video is pretty amazing. I love the change of content, make more stuff like this. Keep up the good work

[@ihakker1416]

i am having exams and play quake during the breaks, i came for tips to get better, but instead your video gave me motivation and confidence for my much feared exams, thanks a lot :) really needed this

[@yashwinning]

Jesus Christ. I can't believe I heard the most profound, life-changing thing from a fucking gaming video.

[@isukhelppls9434]

Best video ever watched in my whole life. why dont you have over a million subs already?

[@suto9233]

thought this was going to be about QC but it was life advice. thank you so much for this dude. helps me see the bigger picture for myself. gonna spread the word.

[@Serenade314]

Wow! Philosophy in a Quake video. I LOVE it! There is still hope for humanity! :-)

[@villaphd7125]

very moving stuff. thanks for the advice and inspiration. i found your channel when i was in the market for a new mouse (which you helped me find - after i few months of waiting and research i decided on the logitech g pro and it's been great, so thanks for that too!) but stayed for the great gameplay videos and arguably even better life advice videos. keep it up, good on ya

[@mrbluelw88]

This is the exact video i wanted when i watched that "don't rage" one. Explained it pretty succinctly there. So true.

[@rope-__-]

needed this. thanks Zy, you're the best

[@davids.2511]

You earned my sub with the amazing mouse reviews, but you earned my respect with this video. Thanks for the amazing advice, I really hope this channel grows a lot more. This video completely turned my way of thinking upside down. All my life I've been putting myself down, always saying that I'm not good enough and never will be but when you really think about it- just the fact that you are alive is all anyone will ever need. Yes, we should better ourselves, but putting ourselves down is not the way to do it. Sincerely, thank you. Took far to long for me to hear what you just said.

[@kazzz2765]

Please keep up doing these kind of videos

[@MichauemJestem]

Damn, I did not expect such a deep video from you. Thanks man, it really spoke to me.

[@zayyaanali7841]

Best video I've come across bro. Keep it up. We need more content like this.

[@TheDarkOne629]

Man, that's deep.

[@sydvicious2378]

Amazing man, your really smart brotha. I've been playing cs non stop till I was forced to take a break from tennis elbow. I'm almost healed up but I have that longing to play cs again where as I didn't have it before the injury. I think this will take my game to new heights. Thanks for the vid!

[@Razergears]

This should have WAY MORE views. A million atleast.

[@RavenflashLP]

You just took it to the next level.

[@royal_ghost5818]

This made me genuinely happy and really encouraged thank you so much!

[@DerJoshbert]

Very motivational, good words!

[@siegerrr]

Came for quake, got life lesson. Appriciated

[@Fartuess]

RJN back to lifecoaching ^^ You are really good at this.

[@eggsdee9110]

Fantasitc video Zy, I really appreciate your get good series, and how it goes deeper that most other videos. Thank you.

[@awokenmarvan5577]

You are probably my favourite youtube channel

[@kibzan9394]

Something unusual but I really enjoyed watching every second of it, would love to meet you personally keep up the good work!

[@ishanpatil3010]

Great message Zy! Thank you for making these amazing videos!

[@HeyRussianCommissar]

lol this was unexpected but was a well articulated video

[@TheWarTube]

Good speech, but right now the only thing getting in my head when playing QC is that friggin' lag. It just got embarassing this morning...

[@VelaSwift]

Can't like this video enough. Thank you so much Zy.

[@Kenoji8]

This is very inspirational. Very poignant. Love this video and I am glad I subscribed to your channel. Kudos to you, Ninja. I have a lot of respect for you and your ideals.

[@za7ch]

Gaming with mindfulness. Right on! Great advice.

[@BigEyeGuy]

Great video dude, your content is evolving. Keep it up.

[@teodorsava201]

great video Zy! Proud to be a Patreon of yours, you're amazing , keep it going

[@RocketJumpNinja]

Awesome, appreciate the support, thanks!

[@fontar7]

I played cs 1.6 for about 2-3 years. I've found my own sensitivity, played and played and got a lot better than most other players. Then I got into tf2. First year was just me being a dumb pubber, second, I tried getting good (went into mge, trained my flicking, etc.). Everything was great. Then I decided to take a break for half a year. I came back with a totally different mindset. I watched the best scout in the game (clockwork) play. Whenever I died/missed many shots, I always told myself I won't be good enough like clockwork, or that he would make all those shots. Up until now, I always compared myself to him, and I feel bad because of it. It limits me from improving and that sucks, a lot. This video helped me realize something big, and it (actually, you, Zy) changed the way I think about things. Thank you for putting it out there.

[@photomorti]

great video man!

[@lucastan572]

The story you shared was very similar to what im going through. Thank you so much for giving me a new perspective on life.

[@kotja9731]

you deserve alot more than you have

[@MuscularAsian]

What an amazing video :') thanks, I really needed this now

[@maybelive765]

thank you so much this piece of information may be what I need to fight my depression :)