Why You Should Live A Psychologically Rich Life

[@Sisyphus55]

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[@jakemorris111]

Great video! A phenomenal topic that was very well executed. BUT DAMN THAT DANCING GUY WAS WILD! Smooth and dynamic animation. I know it takes a lot more time to do the action based frame-by-frame animation but you nailed it man.

[@diddit_dunnit]

Babe wake up new video enhancing our perspective on our lives just dropped

[@bystander4488]

The good life is real!!!

[@theultrak641]

Can we get much higher?

[@babyrage3861]

so highhhhhh

[@mjolninja9358]

And chill music bits

[@LocusFelix]

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[@purplehaze2358]

I’m quite fond of this standard of a good life. It ensures one is happy quite frequently, while also not robbing that happiness of its meaning through a lack of unhappiness.

[@RebelQueenAmelia]

It puts to words what I had been starting to come to. I used to think that all that mattered to me was the great times I have with my loved ones, and while that is extremely important to me, it’s not the only thing that is. Despite the struggles that come with it, I’m very passionate about what I study and I hope to one day make a positive difference in my field

[@wilforddraper1894]

Also, W pfp

[@catherinehouston9032]

Hey man, love your work. I’m an elementary art teacher in Chicago. Virtually all my students battle trauma and poverty. I want to get them interested in psychology in hopes of enriching their perspectives on introspection, creativity, the joys of achieving flow and everything. Your videos would be just a shade over their heads (10-14 year olds). Have you considered making any videos aimed at a slightly younger audience? Just a suggestion, but please keep doing what you’re doing!

[@freitchetsleimwor2406]

You teach them psychology at the same time as art? That's cool

[@timeme5460]

you seem like a great teacher! please keep doing what you're doing

[@Cthaegon]

You're contributing to a better world, sincerely, thank you.

[@sameve4547]

If he tailored his videos to a younger audience, he would lose his audience

[@hueylong4412]

I think personally as someone in their teens his videos are fine within our age range perhaps not for those around 10 years old though

[@ajr9942]

this is why i sometimes feel shitty about my teen years being lost to depression cuz what came out of it wasnt any beautiful soulful crying sessions, deep love, deep emotions, but instead a constant avoidance and numbness. nothing beautiful came out of my pain

[@goodboi1725]

depression isn't meant to be helpful at all. the fact that you overcame that in the first place is something you have over than most. you are more than the bad hand you were dealt during that time. maybe one day we will figure out a way to treat this illness better, but for now, please continue to tell yourself that you are fine, just the way you are. you are doing good, just by being here, reading this comment by a stranger.

[@bepoo8363]

god this thread might have just saved me. thank you

[@GS42SCHOPAWE]

same

[@ajr9942]

@@goodboi1725 im still a teen so im not out of it yet but thank you, an worry i have is i dont know how to feel but i cant think my way to feeling, so i guess it'll happen when i escape this thick fog.. your words mean a lot, thank you friend

[@enzomatos2307]

@@goodboi1725 constant suffering isn't good in any way shape or form, i'm sorry to hear about all the pain you have dealt and still has to deal with, we have to let go of this idea that suffering is MANDATORY for growth, it undermines and devalues the feelings of those who are still trying to get out of said suffering.

[@mirandad.g3964]

Diverse range of mental health struggles and stress❌ Psychologically rich ✅

[@KrappyPatty-ry6lj]

It's a diverse range of good experiences too

[@meryemdiscii]

@@KrappyPatty-ry6ljexactly!

[@afafafaafaf]

ig its 50/50

[@moeclomo]

If you keep your experiences narrow, what you do experience may become more emotionally taxing, less enjoyable, and more frustrating

[@TrollingstonJohn]

Over the past year, my therapist and I have been working on this idea! We've coined this as "The Pendulum of Life" rather than the title of this video. Some days the pendulum will be on the "extremely happy" side, but it will absolutely swing back to the other side to the "extremely sad" side of the pendulum This idea can be applied to many things, like sometimes my brain is super curious and wants to learn, sometimes it's full full full. This is such a validating video, thank you Sisyphus

[@soupiedog23]

woah this sounds really cool! so is it about accepting what comes and finding meaning through it? how you can only experience good if you know what it’s like to experience bad?

[@TrollingstonJohn]

@@soupiedog23 exactly! "Radical Acceptance" is something we try and practice with this technique. accepting things as they come, and trying to not resist what is. sometimes the IS is good, bad, interesting, boring, exciting, mundane, etc... it's a tough practice, but totally perspective changing

[@paraskaith5027]

I've heard of this concept but the way you have used the analogy of pendulum makes the perspective really easy to understand. Great job

[@soupiedog23]

@@TrollingstonJohn this sounds like something that’ll be really useful in my life! thank you for explaining!!!

[@Lordsofplural]

There is an idea of the ‘regression to mean’ that you will experience the very good and very bad and all manners in between but it always comes back to the average. The pendulum reminded me of it because it’s approaching the idea of good and bad days not as their own isolated events but a continuous stream of experience. The psychological richness lies in the acceptance of the good and bad moments as they come and slowly moving your ‘mean’ or average quality of experience up. The pendulum is really interesting to me if you couldn’t tell lol

[@zoidsfan12]

Personally I have always kinda felt that the fact we don't feel joy or content for long periods is a chemistry thing. Like because we never feel content, because we always want more, we always will be motivated to keep going. It's simultaneously a positive and a curse. Being proud of something is always a fleeting thing, we have to continue doing more things to make ourselves proud again else we begin to stagnate which breeds a horrid restlessness. I have always found that if I am unhappy for long periods it means I must go through hardship to turn into a person which is happy with their accomplishments. Be it having slacked on projects, fallen off the wagon for working out, etc. It is hard to start said things again, but feels wholeheartedly rewarding when I do. I find the great issue now is that we have so much that gives instant gratification. Games which flash shiny lights at you, bombastic movies, etc. All fine in the short term but if one finds themselves spending their whole day on it, it turns hollow and sour. The person still gets a drip feed of momentary joy but must suffer more and more frustration to get said joy, in the end spending much more time on a net negative experience than it would've taken to get true enjoyment from a task that has delayed gratification.

[@jakew.1090]

Watching this as I'm taking a shit and listening to the ongoing storm outside, beautiful

[@casualAudience]

aspire to be like u

[@katsinta]

5:34 "Psychologically rich experiences on the other hand involve an active self-exposure to destabilizing events... we might try a food we never would have thought we would like." Interesting, because this is exactly the advice I got from a HealthyGamer video! I love seeing how these philosophies intersect like this.

[@jonathonsuarez3915]

It’s really weird because the last three videos you’ve made I’ve had basic thoughts about prior to the videos being posted it’s like you’re here to confirm my beliefs and enrich my understanding of them, thanks man…for everything you do. You’re doing something good here

[@Fads]

Your videos are such a breath of fresh air on KZbin :)

[@congruentcrib]

Happiness is like a candle; for it to be noteworthy, you need to be in a dark room. You can’t enjoy it’s radiating glow in a well lit room.

[@JamesRolin]

I’ve just considered myself a an “experience junkie” for a long time. Even things that are uncomfortable are fun or at least fulfilling since they expand how I see things. I never knew that there was an actual term for this. Thank you for the new knowledge!

[@ruijin7566]

The message, the voice are for sure things I love about Sisyphus, but cinematography would always be what makes Sisyphus Sisyphus to me. Thanks for another great video!

[@billyting2618]

not understanding why I keep missing videos despite having notifications on. Been making a point to actively watch your channel via search, helps alot no matter the video content. Keep on fighting. I think the algorithm is just fucking with you

[@silentm999]

This makes me feel that I have been living correctly. What you call "The Psychologically Rich Life" I call collecting novel experiences, learning, and progressing. Travel is super important here. We get fresh eyes in a new place. It puts our brains into learning mode, and it gives me energy that I cant get elsewhere.

[@cadencrash7925]

thank you sisyphus, the most important things in life aren’t what makes me happy, and my entire life i believed that to be true. now i know it isn’t what makes me happy that is important, it isn’t me as a person, my intelligence, how charismatic i am, or attractive or whatever surface level things that will make my life important, it’s how i choose to look at life.

[@Hydraklin]

I read a book by Franco Berardi, The Soul at Work, student of Felix Guatarri and Gilles Deleize who you might be more familiar with. He speaks about reshaping the way you(and everyone) think about wealth from wealth being the accumulation of wealth and instead wealth in time in order to liberate yourself from the pressures of capitalism and to be able to see the pointlessness in spending such a large portion of our life at work and instead build a world free from it.

[@ranko830]

8:00 is exactly what I thinking about while walking my dog. There are almost infinite political parties/groups you can associate yourself with to have a better understanding of the world. But due to how expansive and continuously changing the world is, these political parties aren't enough to fully grasp an actual deeper understanding of the world.

[@shanetheshowercurtain4236]

Im working on my college applications and I cant tell you how well times this video is. My most important on is essentially about living happily vs with achievement and this video is really giving me the tools and other perspective to help describe my views.

[@miniminerx]

This is how I live my life, and it's one of the best decisions I've made. Very worth it

[@chrismuratore4451]

As someone who has dealt with a lifetime of strife due to internal toxicity amongst family, leading to a crooked social compass, which subsequently led to years of drug addiction from which i have since thankfully recovered from, I can say this ideology is absolutely life affirming. Thanks Ben. Huge respect and much love man.

[@mileshton76]

It’s a shame how not many people know about this channel, every video I watch I feel changed, thank you, sincerely.

[@Marshallangelo]

Nice Hunter S Thompson nod on the intro.

[@tylerharry6319]

Just found your channel a few weeks ago, so glad I did. Excellent content, I wouldnt be surprised if it blows up in popularity in the next few months.

[@ethanguidroz7432]

Sounds like an intrinsically motivated life to me. The intrinsically motivated life is where it’s at. Worth lookin into if you liked this video.

[@rothnirtull4254]

the one day that I decide to smoke upon waking, Sisyphus drops a new vid. I think it's a sign today's gonna fuckin rock.

[@hylus5d10]

4:57 you just hit the right wordds for me.

[@wilforddraper1894]

Cool dude I love your videos your becoming my favorite philosophy KZbinr

[@jorcyd]

Aspie here. As an ND it can be quite harsh, albeit must needed, way to live.

[@almond5284]

Bro you just described my very essence. Others think it's masochism, but I've never been convinced of that. It's nice to have words put to it. Thanks.

[@Neb-zb2sw]

I think this is the kind of life i have been pursuing recently. Doing some activities like music, friends, sport ect. Also i really love that graph at 3:55 because this is what i have been feeling recently, and it feels great to know this is "normal", or "logical" in a certain sense. I have been struggling with depression a while back and although i have some great moments i often fall back. Very interesting video, thank you, imma try to get psychologically rich !

[@soupiedog23]

yess me too! the past couple months have been especially difficult for me. i’ve had a lot of great moments surrounded by people i love. i’ve had a lot of dreams come true. but i’ve also had days where i feel like i’ve fallen out of love with life. it’s like im constantly falling out of love and back in if that makes sense. but i guess it works out because there is no light without darkness.

[@greidem8195]

Fuck yes your work is truly coming into its own mr sis. Throughout all of the terrifying shit and majesty and false dichotomies like happiness vs growth, this one was pretty much a perfect blend and balance of all that makes your channel so great. Awesome job man. We all look forward to your channel aging so finely

[@Wille-ti4vy]

I must agree. Happiness is not the goal. Instead, it’s about being deeply engaged in life, experiencing all kinds of lows and highs. Whereas happiness is surface-level, a rich psycholigical life is full of depth.

[@bagl7833]

Everyone has told me to live a happy or meaningful life. But I've never wanted that, they feel unimaginative and bland. The psychologically rich life is what I feel like I want. I've known it for a while bit didn't know how to put it into words. Thank you rock man, your video essays have helped me more than I first thought

[@emmelinesprig489]

This is a great perspective! I’ve lived most of my life like this. It’s truly is a wild ride, but it’s worth it. Love the visual explanation.

[@augusthavince8909]

Because of some experiences in my life for the pass several years, I've expended a lot of energy just to maintain some self-efficacy against a stacked deck. It feel like a lot of energy spent just to be able to metaphorically stand in one place. I'm at an age now where I want my energy to have a return, to make progress. I need to be able to do this where I don't have to deal with liars and cheaters, especially those with status. Just trying to jump back into life seems like trying to just go back to doing the same thing over again, which has not worked. I don't like beating my head against walls or beating dead horses. As far as I can tell, I need to try yet another way to find progress and/or find my tribe that will be supportive of me (or at least not stack the deck against me). I think people would like for me to be how I was before my struggle, just drifting along in life, going to work and being a consumer. I'm not going back to just drifting along in life and not caring about Progress. I'm not going back to putting myself under those with status that will set me up for failure.

[@evaenda]

Im really glad that I discovered this channel. Thank you Sissyphus55 for this great experience💚

[@kaibuchan]

Lots of your videos challenge my perspectives and I love it. Thank you for helping me live a psychologically rich life.

[@enlightenednormie242]

Next Vid Topic: Why you shouldn't take Life Lessons from Random People on the Internet

[@ohtv9294]

Man this is the lifestyle I want to live. I want to have a valence between joy and work. I've tried many times but never been able to. Leaving this comment here as a reminder to pursue my dreams.

[@Mars30999]

Ive never seen a piece of media so perfectly describe me

[@phunti9814]

i love the upgrade in quality and the little animations

[@jamesculverhouse4657]

Some days i look at the world world and see how desperately it needs radical change. Some days i go for walks and enjoy time with my loved ones. Each one gives me the impetus to do the other.

[@adriantaner7950]

I never knew what it was called but I always knew I wanted it. I don’t want money, I want to see a world I know nothing of, meet people I have never seen. I’m so stoked to get out Into the world when the chance will present itself be that age, money or the possibility to travel

[@SaintKhaled]

3:52 - too good

[@demitrirodolpho8771]

I’m in tears. This is such a good video

[@casbox2667]

In a broken world (which it always is) we seek stability. I think this is the reason for the (what seems like recent) momentum that right-wing ideology gained (e.g. across Europe). As you said, we chase past world views in order to fulfil that craving, but that's a Sisyphus work. The psychologically rich life takes a personal approach to the lost individual. Saying "you know that you won't find what you're looking for in some ideology." Personal problems require personal solutions. Really enjoy your videos! Thanks mate!

[@ithaca2076]

i guess one of the biggest issues someone going this route will inevitably have to tackle is that we are pretty meaningless, small, not very sophisticated. but we never stop to think that because everything is meaningless, we can assign meaning to whatever we want to you have free will! go do something with it

[@Jay-bi3ye]

Thank you for giving me a name for the life i'd like to live, you're videos just make me more and more intrested in psychology.

[@antonlemche2994]

One of your best videos to date!

[@userMB1]

What a great concise video this is. I'm going to watch it a couple more times and dive deeper in this issue. Thanks

[@mariocuric6690]

I started living like that this year. Broke my arm this summer by driving a mountain motorcycle with 10 semi professionals while having 0 previous knowledge of how to drive motorcycles

[@ManuelHernandez-yl7td]

My man 😎

[@jan-bean]

Isn’t this how most people already live? Why is it good to ever be pulled around by your desires? Your desire for constant novelty? I used to think this way too. I never understood why people aimed for happiness, because there was so much “wisdom” to be gained through challenging experiences. In reality, this is just a way of coping by spinning narratives around as if they are truly something meaningful. No true wisdom can be found in living a life like this.

[@TheElectricblueberry]

Damn you kinda right.

[@jan-bean]

@Jaxan7294 Wisdom has nothing to do with what you think. Wisdom is truly embodied knowing and experience of love, compassion and virtue. You can craft all types of narratives in this life, but none of it will be truly fulfilling, hence why most jump from idea to idea, seeking out novelty seeking out that temporary feeling of “it all makes sense.” Except it doesn’t last and doesn’t provide true fulfillment. Wisdom is understanding the impermanence and the delusion of all our narratives, the “lessons” we create out of life, and getting down to the bottom of it. Just truly being here and experiencing it for what it is, not for what we want it to be, not for what we think it is. You and your life are not problems to be solved. Insight comes from just truly really being here, in this moment, seeing clearly.

[@3MB3Rx134]

Every one of this guys videos feels like one of those existential dreams, that even when you wake up, you think about for way too long.

[@patrickpingol5424]

Can't get enough of this channel

[@alibeksalim7072]

Feels really good to know that applies to me completely. Thanks for the vid.

[@burritobabyisme]

Honestly I usually don’t care about the subjects Sisyphus talks about but I love his voice so I shall keep watching

[@Ambivlaent]

Definitely being present and mindful helps me calm down but more importantly helps me experience life in a more meaningful way (to me). Also thank you for mentioning how some turn to hedonism or a “cause” to find purpose, it reminded me of my thought process as a preteen to teen into early 20s. From preteen believing in some cause to late teens falling into hedonism/mixed indulgent nihilism. Getting older now I evolved into just being mindful of the very present and being grateful for the smallest things throughout the day. I’m not religious so I cant console myself with that stuff but what helps me is taking in the beauty of living in the present.

[@rassamshareef4227]

That was beautiful ; gave me just as much as the video did

[@helo218]

I feel so validated 😂 Thanks for sharing this perspective! I am quite the explorer of concepts and experiences for the purpose of understanding more and more the complexity of things! And live quite the full life on my part, connecting with people and their specificities and the human experience as well as newly discovered parts of myself!

[@rachelhayden2586]

Thank you for that nice little encapsulation of Vervaekian theory.

[@fouss1608]

Omg, IDK dude, my life's a freaking roller coaster, I just hope I don't get killed lmao. I can describe my life, as carefully balancing on the edge of a cliff, IDK how many times I've been close to a DEAD END, but surely enough I've gained a better grasp on how to navigate, an ever-changing world. I turned from homophobic to gay. from a terrible person, to the sweetest angel. (I know how to manipulate & I know how and why to truly care about others.) Empathy is amazing probably the only thing you need for people to help you tons, but funnily enough, realized by almost getting screwed for life, that you need to be really careful about people that just cause problems, some of them never change, and they can MESS you up; a girl almost achieved to get pregnant from me against my wishes, so I wouldn't abandon her, open the eyes; STDs, unstable people, be careful people. This may sound weird but, nicotine can be an amazing reward and motivator, use it smartly. If you wanna be liked, listen people carefully they call out what they like about you all the time, so just maximize it. Good luck lmao, don't take too many risks, life sometimes isn't so forgiving. and sleep plenty, otherwise thinking is fruitless. (that's where you change or learning happens)

[@casualAudience]

i literally saw this comment while on my 3rd nicotine free day. i've never bought myself my own pack but i've been getting a few from friends and i've noticed all the positive effects it has on my mentality, only while smoking them. at the times where i'm not and knowing their harm in the long run; i really don't wanna get addicted but i've been in low spirits these days and i feel like one cig would solve it all. whatcha think stranger?

[@NicholasKross]

beginning reminds me a bit of "Moral Uncertainty" (Ord, MacAskill, Bykvist), where it makes sense to get the 2nd-best outcome on 2 "moral metrics" than the best on 1 and nothing on the other.

[@haiku_king]

Wow. I’ve been reflecting on how this is the kind of life I want to live. It’s very reassuring to know that this concept has been discussed so well. This video came out at the perfect time, mr. 55. thank you!

[@ayan3789]

one of the best work of yours, awesome video

[@raakata]

Zen Koans sound similar to this. Holding your mind in a state open to collapse. Idk much but I understood it like a grenade ready to go off. Of course that definitely is dangerous so Koans are specifically between teacher and student

[@AzuriteCoast]

This was illuminating for me, thank you.

[@georgy_bolts]

That is very interesting! In my day to day life I tend to pursue what I call "beaty", I see myself as an esthete and always try to see the deep context of things all around me and to feel the warm feeling of contemplation; to behold the scenery all in front of me and to think of myself as an artist, whose job is to communicate in words and in art these unexplainable things which I see in the war-ridden world of mine, in my relationships, affairs, my romance and life-goals. I'm an anarchist and it really impacts my life choises, I'm happy I got it young and my further life choises will be intellectualy guided. Love the vids! Really gets you thinking.

[@moss5356]

6:38 without the beard my man would be shaped like a 💀

[@cyrilio]

Seriously, flow is highly addictive

[@wack1305]

I love this video, this is basically my personal philosophy that I’ve landed on after a few years of soul searching and to have someone lay it all it all out was validating

[@mvcoconut]

did anyone else expirience this weird effect at 4:54? if you stare at the flashing dude, it'll cause a trippy illusion and yo'll still see him after the scene change. don't know if it was intentional, but it was cool!

[@user-ws4pm7nm4s]

7:52 8:50who bangin on your ceiling 😣

[@LibertarianLeninistRants]

interesting. I think I'm somewhat in between the strive towards a meaningful and psychologically rich life; or maybe a psychologically rich life with emphasis on meaningfulness? something like that

[@mac2phin]

I strongly believe that I have a psychologically rich life, evidenced by interest in Sisyphus 55, et al. Problem is that I am suicidally depressed, dampening my psychologically rich life. There is no answer. I wish I were never born.

[@emilesballa7558]

Words truly cant explain how much I appreciate your channel. Keep up the good work! 💖

[@gabby222themoon]

great video as always especially loved the ending you summarized my life philosophy so well

[@AlanMeigs]

Beautiful, I love it as a mild prescription, and a fine one for the storms ahead.

[@dvdgvn999]

Geronimo Stilton. i miss enjoying reading those books

[@lou-pw6zr]

4:37 Anna karenina tought me that

[@salfrausto8741]

All I gotta say is thank you for this video man. Thank you.

[@lored6811]

I always feel like missing out on those perspective changing experiences because I tend to get dedicated to one thing a lot. Taking education seriously for example leaves minimal time for events that would've shaped my persona. My biggest fear is to one day wake up and reject all choices made until this point.

[@MichaelC-to7uz]

I love your voice so soothing😊

[@jonstewart464]

This resonated, thanks!

[@thatparticularpencil5079]

Upside down surf board at 8:55

[@Frankfanja]

Maybe the way we live our lives should change throughout our lifetime. Maybe it’s best to life a hedonic lifestyle for a period, then a meaningful, then the psychologically rich life. What if there is no absolute “best” way to live life, but a balanced way?

[@dylanmeloy5161]

Appreciate your work, your videos help to order some of my thoughts. Do you have any strong thoughts on people who live lives that are neither happy nor meaningful, that are generally anhedonic and isolated from others? Asking for a friend

[@gm-so2ld]

Been following this unknowingly

[@dbass4973]

instructions unclear: wore a cat as a hat for a day, quite little have changed

[@kkngd391]

Do it again. Become the cat hat person

[@wombythewizard1673]

Thank you!

[@__azzzul__]

Bro your videos smack 🔥

[@leandros_ab]

You perfectly described how I always intended to live my life, but I didn’t have the term for it. Great Video!

[@ScireVetitum]

And yet using this formula to create a deep, meaningful, and psychologically rich life seems to be spun out as something more positive than it might actually be. Every trial and tribulation that comes one's way already tests for adaptability based on previous trials, for one to achieve a long and psychologically rich life it would mean that either the trials themselves are not as engaging as they could be or the person that is capable of living such a life to such an extent has simply had a lot of luck on their side. To experience such a thing and to sacrifice the vision of both is simply not feasible, it begs the question to how undefined a person can be to commit to such a life whilst still achieving peace and contentment within modern society. The wisest person to live may only be of utmost help to everyone but themselves. After all, this sort of character can only be built on a life of sacrifice and luck that normally cannot be expected.

[@frost3840]

Very interesting. Great video, thank you

[@Victor_Andrei]

I knew all of that suffering would one day make me sophisticated af.

[@meltedWax169]

Me casually already doing these things and oh my god yes we are simply just becoming more complex as we evolve and grow as not just people but a species

[@hemlockhostel9006]

This is ur best video yet

[@sqweed653]

I absolutely love your videos dude!

[@zainethorp1721]

One of the best videos I’ve seen on KZbin