Solving Your Problems!

In which John solves the problems of nerdfighters. Easy ways to be nerdfightastic:
FREE Kiva loans: Kiva: www.kiva.org/invitedto/nerdfig...
Fahrenheit 451: AT YOUR LOCAL BOOKSTORE or www.amazon.com/mn/search/?_enc...
Laptop cooling pad: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002...
Charlotte's Web: www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061...
Key Tweak: www.softpedia.com/get/System/O...
Figment: www.figment.com
Grown-up Nerdfighters group: / 197523853706484
HERE ARE A LOT OF LINKS TO NERDFIGHTASTIC THINGS:
Shirts and Stuff: dftba.com/artist/30/Vlogbrothers
Hank's Music: dftba.com/artist/15/Hank-Green
John's Books: amzn.to/j3LYqo
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Hank's Twitter: / hankgreen
Hank's Facebook: / hankimon
Hank's tumblr: / edwardspoonhands
John's Twitter: / realjohngreen
John's Facebook: / johngreenfans
John's tumblr: / fishingboatproceeds
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Other Channels
Crash Course: / crashcourse
SciShow: / scishow
Gaming: / hankgames
VidCon: / vidcon
Hank's Channel: / hankschannel
Truth or Fail: / truthorfail
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Nerdfighteria
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[@aacsmiles]

I'd argue that the best home intruder outcome is that they happen to break in while you're having Superman over for tea.

[@eddiesaltgrate5536]

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[@nicoleleavitt5812]

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[@sabinetronco9017]

This cracks me up.

[@crisk75]

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[@auracle6184]

You mean, while you're having 10 year old Macaulay Culkin over for tea

[@juliasakowitz6586]

On the bus seat thing: yes, a thousand times yes to John. I'm a recent cancer survivor and while I look like a totally normal healthy person + a dramatic scar on my arm, I actually have waaay less energy and balance than the average 21 year old, so I need seats both so that I can preserve my energy and so that I don't, like, fall on people when the bus/metro car speeds/slows/turns. This leads to super-fun situations like middle-aged people glaring at me because they believe that I am healthy and as people who are older than me, I owe them the seat. Which leads to fun rants about ungrateful youths.

[@Robbythegod]

On the plus side you're very pretty and have excellent grammar so screw the old people and also screw cancer :)

[@KingdomOfDimensions]

If you don't mind speaking about it, just tell them the truth. If they're at all decent people, they'll stop pestering you, and if they're not then you don't have to feel bad about taking the seat.

[@claytonharting9899]

On top of the other things, remember what generation left the world in the horrible condition in which yours now receives it. That's right, the "ungrateful youth" ranting generation.

[@totalweirdo8538]

Oh my gosh, yes! I'm lucky enough that I don't have to take public transport often, but I have chronic fatigue and a whole bunch of other invisible illnesses, but I'm 16 and, well, my illnesses are invisible so people assume that pretty much anyone needs the seat more than I do.

[@abbycossette128]

John you are what is right in this world.

[@april9586]

+abby cosset Agreed! :)

[@johnmatthews2227]

I am. But I assume you're referring the guy in the video so...nvm

[@zexdur9247]

abby cossette Niceness

[@PocketPasser]

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[@crisk75]

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[@alannar.8701]

I have a theory that biochemists are bad spellers. My mom has a PhD in biochemistry and has been asking me how to spell restaurant since I was 4.

[@DizzyDior12]

God I love this, lol.

[@christine1902]

+Alanna R. Well the only letters they know are A, C, T and G so don't blame them!#dnajoke

[@alannar.8701]

Christine *applauds*

[@JagatSingh-ew5jb]

lol..great

[@czdaniel1]

BioChemist spell in Greek...(ok Zwitterion is German, which sounds Greek to me). But anyway, show her the Nerdfighter video where Hank sings the song with the lyrics "But what she thought was a H-2-0 was H-2-S-O-4"

[@ThatCrazyBookWyrm]

I have made it a policy to never walk out of a bookstore without a book in hand ;) SUPPORT THE BOOKSTORES!

[@mitchelljaramillo9708]

That's such a beautiful thing to live by I'M DOING IT

[@robcol125]

I am adopting that policy!

[@elizabethreil7570]

I wish I had more $ so I could also adopt this policy

[@crisk75]

I feel like this would lead to a lot of "yeah sure I'm gonna read that sometime" books

[@kovidbhaduri]

*looks at wallet. ummm okay if i shoplift?

[@lexisig4597]

niceness is severely underrated

[@darkkit1994]

Actually the "ankle-grabbing" thing was a constant phobia of mine that I couldn't shake without medication. This would have seriously helped, though.

[@elizabethreil7570]

For me, It's walking around in the middle of the night and thinking of aliens. I run

[@omabandier8087]

JOHN GREEN I LOVE YOU AND I WAS SO SO SAD AND I USED YOU AS INSPIRATION AND SO I STARTED TO WRITE A BOOK AND IT MADE ME SO HAPPY THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU REALLY HELPED ME AND I LOVED ALL OF YOUR BOOKS JUST THANK YOU

[@god2600]

I found out about ANF (adult nerdfighters) because of this video and now am a moderator of it and we have over 10,000 members!

[@lennic95]

+Thomas Moloney Funny dat ;) (Leonora)

[@uzmafaridi5548]

John has been my favorite author for the past three years, after I read the fault in our stars. I read every single book of his and I started loving him a hundred times more than I did. Then one day around two years back I stumbled across this channel and I was just like, "wow" All his videos have a meaning and are deep. They are all amazing and a food for thought. what I mean to say is, I love him and I'm waiting for a new book. x

[@BuyCandy]

I've only read TFioS, I got a bit afraid of his other books being too similar because of Beckie James Brown's criticism.

[@julielafranzo5468]

His other books are really good. I would definitely recommend them to anyone. Which I do frequently.

[@MusicIan423]

+vlogbrothers I know you couldn't really solve my problems... but there is one problem I'm sure many of us have had that you COULD solve... whenever you mention another vlogbros vid in a different vid... please put the link to that video in the doobly-doo, even if it was very recent and/or dated and you assume people can find it easily... sometimes we can't. I would love to see the video you are referring to with this video though... and I can't find it. Thank you.

[@ldekker97]

YES. YES YES YES. EVERY TIME. EVERY EFFING TIME

[@aquamus]

I did his three suggestions (art museum, poetry, amateur bird-watching) on one Saturday afternoon. It was enlightening.

[@ArtsyVloggerPerson]

Can you please do a nerdfightastic video on Hufflepuff discrimination? WE DO CARE!

[@austinbuffin8411]

Currently marathonning vlogbrothers and so far this is my favorite episode

[@2MuchAwesomeBlog]

This is probably the most enthusiastic I've ever seen someone on KZbin ever. More vlogbrothers!!!!

[@TheBitingBride]

John, thank you so much for the Adult Nerdfighter group. Through this group I met a bunch of German nerdfighters and we'll all meet up when you come to Germany. Thanks for being so awesome!!

[@peggles727]

Thumbs up for Charlotte's Web! Love that book, taught my little sister how to read with that book!

[@douglasrau5094]

There should be an app for finding local book stores.

[@april9586]

+Douglas Rau Definitely!

[@paigedickson8810]

American Booksellers Association has a locator on their website to find indie bookstores around you!

[@april9586]

Sadly I live in the UK so it would be no help to me :(

[@jacksonsteal7082]

+Douglas Rau Google maps can do that.

[@RickyGsThoughts]

My bio teacher use to show us your brothers explanations on bio topics. Come to find out you guys have really dope vlogs. Keep up the great work !

[@Norimarisu]

Adult Nerdfighters was one of the best things that happened to my in 2012 Thanks so much John !

[@mermaidismyname]

Holly shit that was a T. S. Elliot reference I think. It's awesome being able to get nerdy jokes!

[@mermaidismyname]

***** I actually read that poem in my British literature class last year. otherwise I wouldn't have gotten it.

[@ambers123100]

you all are beautiful!!

[@Goldenhawk0]

ambers rcell THANK YOU I FEEL MUCH BETTER

[@merandam9293]

ambers rcell *wipes ambiguous grease smear across glasses* why thank you~

[@zain4019]

ambers rcell you're beautiful too :) thanks so much :)

[@winstonchiang8666]

yeah I'm here 2 years later to remind ya'll that you're still beautiful.

[@crisk75]

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[@j2dtwo]

When I'm having a bad day, I think about how John Green would shout-say with delight and awe in response to anything the world throws our way. It always makes me smile.

[@comborbotch]

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for making my day with a reference to my favourite poem of all time. That wee little moment actually occasioned a happy dance in my bedroom.

[@mitchelljaramillo9708]

Hey John, Mr. Green, Sir Greenling Johnser, Almighty Nerdfighter, God of Nerds, The Sitter of The Throne of Awesome, is there any way you like recommend a book every week or something? "This weeks novel is____________!!!!! WOO" Ya know, just to enlighten young aspiring writers such as myself as to from which novels you would like future novelists to draw inspiration? Just a thought.

[@piesquared1501]

Right now I'm making a skull out of pipe cleaners

[@cassiesaysstuff]

To me that seems like an excellent use of time.

[@drainfish8019]

pie squared niceness

[@sweetchfoot]

Can I just say that I think this is incredible? Like the fact that John bothers to read about our problems and go out of his way to find solutions and LINKS to the solutions. It's just, so much love is oozing out from this video and I'm drowning in it agh

[@ainedoyle4185]

Thanks for the shout-out for Figment! It's a great site!

[@GurlzComix]

My problem is slytherin stereotypicaliztion. Just because some of us are evil doesn't mean we all are. At least not completely...

[@Paulinemoke]

You know what you should do? Read "Harry Potter and the methods of rationality"!!! It's a fanfic, but a fantastic one! It gives a much deeper understanding of all of the houses, especially those a little missunderstood. Having read it, I'd like to be in Hufflepuff, and that always having been a proud ravenclaw.

[@GurlzComix]

Wow Paulinemoke , thanks!

[@Paulinemoke]

Megan Rose I know, right?

[@UndeadBed]

Until the human voices wake you!! Ha!

[@commodorezelda]

John is very good at rationalizing problems and talking through them til they don't seem like problems anymore. I get the feeling this skill was developed in response to anxiety. (I have anxiety, and I try to do this as well.)

[@emu_phase]

THANK YOU for mentioning Figment. It is the whole reason I've gotten better at writing recently.

[@Animenite97]

John was louder in 2012. or maybe it was just this video.

[@fizzypurplemelon]

Hufflepuff don't care

[@TheHarasnai]

I noticed that as well. Kudos to you for being able to name the poem and author, I just recognized it.

[@ryankarr2013]

Today I finished watched all 972 vlogbrothers, in addition to a bunch of videos on extra channels. WOO! Its so nice to finally be able to read a book before you lecture on it.

[@Papayaaa27]

No offense to Hufflepuffs, but SLYTHERINS RULE

[@Poppamunz]

Nah, Ravenclaw's where it's at.

[@wazihakhan9453]

Poppamunz i agree. Ravenclaw all the way.

[@foxhoundarma3]

Gandalf FTW :P

[@JeanniFloyd]

Merlin was a Slytherin. #Slytherinpride

[@Papayaaa27]

mine are too

[@loonabloo]

omygod! i have that stair ankle grabbing problem too! this makes everything better.

[@heyheypeypey]

THANKYOU SO MUCH FOR MENTIONING FIGMENT! I love that site with a passion and am so glad you support it. Thanks for recommending it XD

[@paradoxialanswersish]

You are a wonderful, smart, and kind human being.

[@TheEllaMartinezChain]

You just promoted the most awesome writing website there is. I flipped out when you mentioned figment (as I am an active user) causing my brother to wonder what the heck was wrong with his sister. Thank you John Green, Thank You.

[@thelojay]

Bruh, I didn't know you created our Adult Nerdfighter''s group! Thanks!!!! I'm very involved in it.

[@ElizaBeth-gd7iu]

You stopped me from ordering a book online. Im going to order it at the book store. Thanks for making me think!

[@xgoldlion07x]

I read The Fault In Our Stars and now I understand a couple more of your references now!

[@Sharqua92]

i love your enthusiasm ...

[@AbigaelTaiwo]

I love the VlogBrothers!!! (And your books are spectacular John)

[@zeromailss]

this is why I love John

[@GreenConverseChick]

This man is so brilliant, I can't handle it.

[@Lovestruk007]

Thank you for that "till human voices wake us and we drown" reference at the end. There's a pretty cool song called Evelyn by Kim Tillman an Silent Films that references it too if you're interested.

[@jaygill9120]

People who are excellent at problem solving by using creativity and positive-thinking are always the best.

[@geographconcept7523]

I MEMORIZED PRUFROCK FOR A CLASS THIS YEAR AND I AM GETTING ALL THE REFERENCES NOW

[@theforgettingtofly]

Thanks, John, for giving such good advice. :)

[@Velociter]

That laptop cooling pad is just what I want! Thanks John Green! :D

[@april9586]

+PooleParty24/7 I have one and it's great! :)

[@Velociter]

April Cave :D

[@ForeignBear22]

John Green, you sir are amazing.

[@tatianabeastmode6573]

Love the Prufrock allusion.

[@SpaceSoups]

I love that the last one is basically: Looking for nerdy nerd-fighters in your area.

[@mycatzcute]

I've been seing a lot of Kiva commercials lately. I'm glad the message is spreading.

[@PeaceMilly]

I started reading paper towns a few days ago and i've fallen in love and almost finished, thank you

[@gravityvertigo13579]

In regards to your "read Fahrenheit 451" and "buy from local bookstores" advice; I just bought Fahrenheit 451 and ordered Looking For Alaska through my local family owned bookstore, and I can't wait to start them! :)

[@noorgansjustawesome]

Gah, I've been away from youtube for awhile and it's so good to watch these videos again. (:

[@MoonpetalLily]

Hey John, just read your latest Tumblr post. I don't tumbl and I'm not going to Vidcon, but I wanted to let you know that you're brave for sharing that and for working so hard to overcome it. Just know that nerdfighteria supports you as much as you support all of us, and you should do whatever will give you the best peace of mind. -Lily

[@rowan.27]

This has nothing to with this video, but I wanted to say it anyway. On a recent, and very long, car trip, my family and I listened to The Fault in Our Stars via audiobook and it was amazing. I laughed out loud and even though I desperately wanted not to cry in a car full of my family members, I cried. A lot. Anyway, thank you for writing it. It made me think about life and death in a way that I hadn't before, and it made me so grateful to be healthy and mostly happy. Thank you so much.

[@nickroiz]

My problem is that you temporarily paralyzed my world and destroyed my soul by writing such a beautiful melancholy story. May TFIOS forever be a classic. Damn you John Green.. But well done.

[@spinningsheeps]

thanks john the laptop thing might help me out a lot

[@sprink2006]

That is awesome! I may have to try that in my local library!

[@lemonypersnickety]

Well, perhaps it was slightly hyperbolic of me to say so, but John making such a clever reference to one of my all-time favourite poems did bring a ridiculous amount of joy to my day and inspired me to write this comment. But no matter, a healthy dose of skepticism is always appreciated in my books.

[@nideSUPERgirl]

Quoting my favorite poem at the end was the greatest. Day made.

[@SpecificallyKate]

Nerdfighters are so great. I love all of you.

[@TheKFinance]

Dear John, myself and my family avidly supported our local book store but it closed last year. Some of my first memories are of events that happened there, or more recently of books that I decided to take a chance on and turned out loving.

[@lemonypersnickety]

The "Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock" reference at the end actually made my day.

[@ghostishere]

I finally caught up on my vlogbrothers videos. Now off to watch crash course!

[@TutuOnAbridger]

You know what? You're right. There's really nothing that makes me feel better than being replied to on KZbin. So I am going to Participate and make other people's day! Thank you John.

[@EVEJessieArr]

Confirming the Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock is one of the best poems ever. I saw what you did there :)

[@themfluffylions]

The ragged claws line is my favorite, too....although I'm pretty sure it's everyone's favorite, and if it isn't, it should be! I also like "Do I dare/ Disturb the Universe?/ In a minute there is time / For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse" and the whole stanza that begins with "And I have known the eyes already, known them all-/The eyes that fix you in a formulated phrase" . Indeed he was a genius! :)

[@jackrussel999]

Thank you for being so insightful, you're awesome.

[@bokstav4]

In the middle of this video, I paused, and went to see what Fahrenheit 451 was about. I ordered it as quickly as my internet would allow me! Sounds like a pretty awesome book!

[@LolaLink]

"don't worry about that, you'll be fine! well.. until the human voices wake you" omg John, you are my spirit animal.

[@HollyAndThorn]

That's a really cool thing to do!

[@melanizer1]

You are my favorite author, hands down.

[@meabhm365]

This was the first vlogbrothers video I ever watched :')

[@justcommentsisall]

I love his passion about books!

[@DaBombardier]

It is a direct quote from the end of the poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T. S. Elliot. We read this one in my English class a couple weeks before this video, I was so proud I knew it.

[@DanishNerdess]

Love the Prufrock reference at the end!

[@abbycossette128]

Oh my goodness! Do you mean the love song of Alfred prufrock? Because I didn't even notice now I have to watch it again

[@LikeoftheConchords]

I had a problem where there wasn't enough TS Eliot in my life... but you fixed that. Thank you!!!

[@P9Falcipara]

Unbelievable, I read the Fault in our Stars, and I will read Fahrenheit 451, you guys have so much influence over me.

[@nathandavid9474]

Thanks John! I just made an account on figment and everyone is so nice and supportive and people post really cool stories and I'm going to spend hours a day hanging out with cool people and quit my job and stop seeing my irl friends and you have ruined my life! It's awesome.

[@carolinecasey53]

I really want to recommend this video to some of my friends because when you said how its more fun to participate in things instead I just watching...well I don't think they understand that! -Caroline

[@smichelleg22]

okay, so i just recently finished both will grayson,will grayson, and an abundance of katherines, and THEY ARE AMAZING!! I WILL NOW PROCLAIM U AS MY FAVORITE AUTHOR!

[@anditspaganpoetry]

John Green actually saved my life with that $20 cooling pad

[@OverwhelmingQuestion]

That Prufrock reference kind of made my night. Tanks, yo =)

[@SeanPearce777]

My heart leapt with the T.S. Eliot reference at the end there! 'Until human voices wake us and we drown.'

[@ScathachWarrior]

I think making a list is a great way to fix the problem. Even if it's a few pages long, being able to see the things you want to do instead of having them dance around in your head like sugar plum fairies will make it a lot easier to prioritize and choose the things you want to do most.

[@ArielMagicesi]

You mentioned Figment! YAY! I feel special.

[@YukipwnsKyo]

I just read your comment and I would like to say that you might not have to go through school without any close friends. I had the same problem as a freshman and sophomore. I'm the kind of person who people walk right past and say hi to out of politeness, but I know they don't particularly like or dislike me. However, this year some people came into the school and I now have two close friends. As high school goes on, you'll find people you fit in with, trust me :)

[@bekkaanneee]

I learned today that it really is much better to participate than to observe, because when you observe you *want* to participate and more often than not there's nothing stopping you from doing so other than yourself.

[@mareesey]

I found a nerdfighter at work! A girl filling in from another store noticed my DFTBA bracelet and we discussed the awesomeness that is John and Hank. It was a huzzah moment.

[@beetles1964]

I JUST read that poem YESTERDAY so it freaked me out hearing it in this video. :D

[@vlogandabrunette6014]

I had the same fear of the stairs growing up!

[@astara94]

Thanks for the figment link John ^_^ Now I actually can have complete strangers (who are just as enthusiastic but just as awful at writing as me) read my stuff

[@KayeleeFisk]

Dear John: Last night, as I was driving my 45 hour commute home from Dr. Phillips, Fl to Winter Park Fl, i was listening to Paper Towns on CD. As the main characters ascend to the top of the Sun Trust building, I drove past the Sun Trust building. As Margo tells Q to exit at Princeton (which by the way is not the appropriate exit to go to college park), I was exiting on Princeton. This was weird. And yet so, so very cool.