The simple idea that changed my life

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This is a video about self improvement, productivity, and better ideas. Also, I don't even know if writing this stuff in the description makes a difference as to how well the video performs, but sometimes you just gotta try things and hope they work.
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[@ahmadwehbe9614]

"Our situation is just a symptom of our character". I love it

[@M_SC]

It’s so false but ok

[@solarmaru49]

Ambasa Woldegeorgis because videos like these completely ignore exogenous factors. Also, if you just came to realise that life is an RPG with internal and external elements now then youre actually behind the curve.

[@solarmaru49]

Ambasa Woldegeorgis no I didn’t. I’m saying the point of the video is redundant. It seems you missed the point of my comment, because you are what you are. Just a bit dumb.

[@Cennessri]

you would of said the same about videos treating only endogenous factors

[@robin-vt1qj]

@@solarmaru49 wow

[@epicchangeup8617]

YOU ARE MY INSPIRATION really u got me sinced i saw one of ur videos and i shared many of ur videos to my friends...i am from kuwait Middle east and u activated my life 💜

[@lukaskocon90]

How is it possible that you can explain things in a such good way? Man you’re great. I just found your channel here on KZbin like one hour ago and I am fascinated.

[@AlexMDorr]

So true and I feel like we forget this quite often. I've found that weirdly enough, the uncomfortable moments or opportunities to grow mentally or in my perspective are what I initially want to avoid. But whenever I just take that step and experience whatever it is, then the next slightly bigger opportunity comes in. It sounds cheesy, but I truly believe the universe puts in front of you the next thing you need to grow and understand next. If you miss that opportunity, it will keep coming to you and causing a rub or suffering in your life. Some people keep avoiding that growth opportunity for most of their life and the world stays small. But if we can have the courage to stay open to it and the learning inherent in the opportunity our world continues to grow. Love your perspective and style of the video. Much love!

[@GrimbolTheDruid]

RuneScape references are 10/10 dude thanks for bringing me right back! 🙏

[@coleaceret]

Interesting, but it's so true delayed gratification activities are the key to success in the long term. Cause not that many results come at first in most goals, overtime your consistent actions compound and that will help you achieve your goals.💯

[@RT-rh5oy]

Your message is always spot on, great boosts to my motivation whenever I watch. But man you also know how to make hilarious shots like that showerthought xD

[@Дмитрий-з7о9й]

thank you

[@EmmyHucker]

I finished watching this video and heard an omnipresent voice say *Level Up* 🤔

[@PortEXE]

Eggs in the external basket

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.” - Oscar Wilde

[@SydneyMadueke]

dude

[@mochilover7053]

That last clause reminds me of a lot of people.

[@weirdchamp4601]

Unfortunately that’s true for 99% of people, you only learn from others and you are influenced from a very young age, it’s not that deep it’s just human grouping and existence

[@weirdchamp4601]

Also not everything is unique, many people will have the same thoughts some first handedly, some not

[@sell_or_stfu8405]

How about we appreciate the video instead of posting inspirational quotes for likes and self glorification. Get some friends.

[@ghaiathalmustafa9516]

I like that humbleness in his articulate speech. As if saying: "I'm not any better than you, yet here is how you can be better than yourself"

[@FearlessDreams]

Talking from the heart and experience. The best way to influence people.

[@letsgoBrandon204]

Compare yourself with who you were yesterday, not with who someone else is today From Jordan Peterson's '12 rules for life' (rule 4)

[@CaptainSinbad]

I do not still play Runescape either. Nor do I play Pokémon, or even occasionally Neopets. That would be a waste of time. Edit: Guys, guys - Joey is an ACTOR

[@kazenriq]

Omg even you hahaha, RuneScape is indeed something right?

[@simsygoblue7925]

Nikhil, I just wanna say that when you say “to us I say, greatness is coming”, I literally get goosebumps, idk why, you and BetterIdeas are legends!

[@valerieh5400]

Neopets lol yes!

[@SogKnight]

Captain Sinbad in DA HOUSE!!!

[@jons.guitars]

Watches Better Ideas once

[@GMERR]

time to start grinding out life

[@Yellow.1844]

Max out or nothing

[@lowflyingdonut]

@@Yellow.1844 I need to reroll my stats first

[@emiki6]

Better to grind in life than to grind in videogames. This is the basic thought why I never play games that require a lot of time, (nor I watch TV shows). RuneScape is the perfect example of timewaste. Not at the beginning, but when you have to grind unimaginable amount to gain just one level in a skill, and I didn't even talked about maxing out the skill. And you can max out a few dozens of skill. Etc. And when you think about the fact that you ground a lot and it's just a fragment of the effort you have to put in to max out a skill, because it gets exponentially more and more XP to level up, so when you think about it, it's just stops you to put in more time in the game, you just realize how extremely useless it is. We can do so much truly useful things. I could spend my whole life just by improving my physique and learning to move better, learn new complex moves and that's just the physical part, by improving your mind can spend so much more, because there are a lot of possibilities, so much things to explore and discover.

[@BH-ix7nq]

Where are the hogs at?

[@offthekirb]

shower thought clip was brilliant lol!

[@kaizenryan7783]

Wow You are here I am one of your subscriber❤️

[@christophermoralesclark]

Gamer shower thoughts, “Have I been progressing down my own storyline, or did I just spend 10,000 hours on side quests....”🤔

[@mapledev]

too real

[@Nico18_]

That is so Skyrim...

[@hazel2302]

I don’t play Runescape, just like how no one in the comments plays Runescape, like how you don’t play Runescape.

[@Saiban0]

I still play it

[@hazel2302]

Saizen no you don’t

[@Jonalexher]

@@Saiban0 I think that's what Hazel is saying lol

[@yodatwinkie]

I might not even have it on mobile 😅

[@Ermite_des_songes]

Whats' wrong with it ?

[@ThePursuit_]

I love the way that you compared video games with real life

[@Nico18_]

Skyrim?

[@dmitryberseniev7955]

Опа, привет)

[@jacebecker2964]

I just had the thought the other day that the source of this weird misery I've been feeling lately is because I've been thinking too much about the results i want in life and not about the goals that will manifest those results..

[@freakyfreshwater7680]

i resonate with this a lot. Thanks for writing this.

[@DeVoid1]

LOL That "I DO NOT still play Runescape"! I uhhh... yeah I obviously don't either.

[@alen-commentnazi8774]

Lmfaooo buying gf

[@LostSoulAscension]

Pretending to be someones GF cause a quest sex changed you 😂😂😂 then get spoiled shitless. Ofc later i died in the wilderness from the dude 🤣

[@michaelgaryhall]

I was just binging all your other videos and then you uploaded - it felt like I summoned you

[@Polina-rq1ko]

Yes

[@mantasvalciukas5734]

Could you keep doing that? I like these videos.

[@MikeFrazee222]

It's easier to blame others. The hard truth is, the problem may have something to do with yourself. People don't like that.

[@MixedContents9]

truee

[@Dnj1zzzz]

*Looks at BLM movement*

[@philj126]

@@Dnj1zzzz Not... the best example.

[@santiagobarratt-boyes5558]

@@Dnj1zzzz please explain how being outraged about a community members being killed by public servants related to personal growth

[@Dnj1zzzz]

@@santiagobarratt-boyes5558 In reference to the comment, the same idea applies. A movement that does not focus on the root cause of issues will further propagate a narrative that intends to blame someone else.

[@tuckercoffin2164]

Our lack of friends may be due to our lack of confidence is lack of self esteem.... Damn dude. You got me there

[@Nit2315]

Is it bad I don't see the immediate relation between lack of confidence and having friends ?

[@tuckercoffin2164]

@@Nit2315 Maybe it does not apply to you, but if you lack confidence or self esteem you may think you are not cool enough and be less willing to engage in conversations or activities with others and thus result in having fewer to no friends.

[@jamesis360]

@@tuckercoffin2164 damn it got me too

[@Amir.Hossein.Babaei]

@@tuckercoffin2164 well said buddy👌

[@letsgoBrandon204]

I can't tell you how badly I needed to hear this at this time. I've been going through hell recently. Between rapidly running out of time to finish the work for my engineering machinist apprenticeship, and ruminating about STILL living with my parents at 36yrs old. My character traits aren't great at the moment, but life's a pretty interesting game and many of the other characters around me right now are wonderful. Including the author of this video. Thank you very much

[@fayt5645]

Good luck mate! 👍🏾

[@Mateo-oz3ew]

and new?

[@user-ob9zo9cr4c]

simple idea, stop watching videos on youtube, enough it. actions over thinking, any actions, for real..

[@lukecepress6511]

Where am I gonna go, everything’s closed

[@SahajSoldier]

When you get the message, hang up the phone. And apply what you learned

[@siwer6028]

I feel attacked lol

[@karimovnematullo4011]

3:47 c'mon man u talking about lack of cinematography skill while showing us incredibly gorgeous shot

[@jordi0m]

I'm pretty sure that was the point. Showing that it's not about some new fancy camera, but that he found a way to make this beautiful shot by learning and using the stuff he already had.

[@rebeccaelliott692]

I was waiting for you to say “the answer is..... Skillshare!” Edit: he done it....

[@foundx8426]

And there, I have finally start my two months trial.

[@improvementhub2675]

6 mins and there's already dislikes. Even the haters are subscribed! Ps. You inspired me to start a KZbin channel! Thanks Joey 🙌🏼

[@ScrapeMetal]

Its the runescape players

[@jonathanharoun5247]

Well the main part of the video ends after 5 minutes.

[@ananastea]

I sometimes find that I've hit a dislike accidentally, it might be some mathematical error basically

[@nekemli1491]

@@ananastea tf?

[@improvementhub2675]

@@ananastea maybe

[@Oddie99000]

I’ve always thought about this, especially after playing Animal Crossing. This “game” has helped me be more productive as a person, and helped me better my social skills. It’s a simulation after all and your progress reflects how capable you actually are as a person. So, I’m glad someone made a video with exactly what I was thinking. This is great

[@dhirajkadam2469]

Joey standing depressed in shower at 1:26 is peak cinematography. Change my mind.

[@Nemo2]

Shower thoughts are the cleanest! But if its hard for us to delay gratification, we all need to reward ourselves for all the good small habits we do, until the massive result of change is the gratification we so desire! We just initially mask it by dangling a treat for ourselves!

[@ExoHazzy]

This video reminds me of James Clear's philosophy about identity and system based change over outcome change. Working on your habits and self-perception will naturally lead to better outcomes. Your current results are the outcome of your current system and identity so building better identities and systems lead to better results.

[@ryanoconnell6617]

Heard “Fallout” *SMASHED* the like

[@jameshammett8422]

Ryan O’Connell haha same here. Been an addict since the original.

[@ChrisVincelli]

All of us NEED TO BE OPEN to simple ideas that can change our lives. THANK YOU for sharing this with us! We always need to be LEARNING!

[@biailha1031]

First!! You are a LEGEND! Helping me getting throught quarantine. Shoutout to Brazil!!

[@raisaboing7793]

pena que ele demora pra postar vídeos novos, mas tem me ajudado muito também.

[@kazenriq]

Hails from Espírito Santo!

[@kipora]

@Théo Teles provavelmente você nunca vai ser o único br em lugar nenhum hahaha

[@eduardofigueredopacheco5387]

melhor canal do youtube...

[@0x_Proxxy]

dude you should consume magical mushrooms

[@FrancoCT15]

Joe Rogan told him 2 things: 1. Hey, you gotta shave your head it's amazing girls love it. 2. Hey, try this DMT its fantastic for 'better ideas' when making videos.

[@averymorgan4793]

You are a genius

[@hanniexo25]

I love how you always break things down so anyone can understand these concepts. Upgrade your character internally, upgrade your life. Thanks for spreading light in this world!

[@JR-wt9ky]

It's funny the amount of crossovers in life when you start off as a gamer. I love the feeling of handling higher weight levels in the gym because of 'leveling up'. I love that I can get more steps on my Fitbit and compete against friends, and I love the feeling of new achievements with fasting through an app I use

[@santiagobarratt-boyes5558]

Fasting is dumb you need consistent protein to max out gains

[@joshuak4553]

Can I have your RuneScape gold then? Lol just kidding I earn my own stuff. Somebody pat me on the back.

[@zakariahadjira5031]

Dropping a like before even starts watching

[@dhaivatbuch5704]

Bro please make videos on regular intervals

[@BenNeedsATheme4aDream]

Sheep behavior

[@ArdicProductions]

Best timing to see this video..., im droping out of my university and im looking to start a new a job and in the same im starting a liitle business, i hope this will end good !

[@M_SC]

You can do it! And you can always finish uni later if you want anyway.

[@AndrewHelbig]

OH MY GOD, RuneScape, I kind of ashamedly played that a ton, too.

[@walker008_]

I like how a shower tought lead to such a good video. I had a similar thought many times. It's so easy to get addicted to a game like Sims. You're wasting your time to succeed in a game, but you don't see the potential in life which you can develop to success by working on your mindset, your skills and your life in general. Great video about an important thought!

[@brandonw2471]

0:51 woah, that shower shot of that shower thought was very striking

[@anujsingh333]

That shower thought clip of you 😆

[@이달의소녀이브]

The sims is literally the biggest motivation in my life. It's all about leveling up

[@samulimieskonen8867]

Love your videos Joey, always giving me new ideas! It's important to decide the right things to upgrade in your character though, because if you spread your energy by upgrading too many aspects of your life, you spread your focus and energy too wide! Thanks for the video

[@howtobecomeamillionaire]

8:40 You had me dying

[@chidzhustle3570]

I feel this... When I watch my Sim get out of bed at 7am and head straight to work whereas I, in reality, press snooze for a good 2 hours

[@Skurtz901]

3:20 “little victories add up and that is what ultimately gives you confidence”-Arnold Schwarzenegger

[@BetterThanYesterday]

Add me. My RSN: Zezima

[@Oversampled]

I love these game references 👌

[@M_SC]

The problem with personal responsibility as a philosophy is what happens to you from your intitial points to your subsequent ones: you go from “you have the power to improve yourself even if you can’t change your circumstance” to “your circumstance is your own doing”, which is proven wrong by all of history.

[@CallumHenderson]

I love it. Just what I needed. Thanks man 😉

[@lions1729]

Production quality is outstanding 👏🏻

[@ranjan_v]

the last part was good

[@Phostus]

This has been an excellent guide on how to wear Rune Armour, thank you! I can't seem to equip the platebody though...

[@ShaneCrazy]

Great video man! Keep up the great work! This video gave me insight I very much needed! Thanks for that man! Keep up the videos, the production that goes in these are insane! Good luck and all good positive vibes to you man!🙏🙌❤️❤️😁😊

[@abdullahibrahimhassan7301]

This is the longest skill share ad i've seen..

[@victoriaamarilla4688]

Dude, you are amazing, your videos are literally saving my life

[@DevDevi]

One video at a time!

[@lifeisagameofknowingyourro6327]

Your comment is the biggest cringe I have ever got from reading a yt comment you really need a Life hun.

[@PHIIGO]

@@lifeisagameofknowingyourro6327 Poor guy...

[@moneytri2525]

I really want a Panasonic S1H... but yeah being limited really helped my creativity so I'm grateful for that. BUT STILL having that camera would be sooo sweet.

[@DeivixLV]

Which camera would you recomend to a beginner in photography?

[@NFNTZRS]

David S Fujifilm X-T20 or a Canon Rebel

[@southernglazed9214]

Ain’t going to lie I’m on lunch break pounding down Taco Bell with a large dew thinking damn I’ve been sloppy for far too long I need to change my mediocre life

[@Jay-og4yb]

I used to eat taco bell and other fast food nearly every day. After changing my diet into a much cleaner one, fast food wrecks me. It doesn't give any energy, zaps motivation, and destroys your stomach. It's literal poison. You'll realize it after you're off it a while.

[@YuyinSports]

Man, I don't know how you do it. It's amazing seeing you articulate thoughts I also think about. There's a lot of skill in what you do and it's valuable, keep going strong 💪 love your videos, your content and your ideas. Do moreeee

[@dominic.h.3363]

This advice is 100% accurate. As soon as I stopped blaming external factors for my own failures I started improving... it was way too easy blaming my wheelchair for everything, then I did a 180 and started with losing 60 pounds of weight in 3 months and learning web development in between (on youtube because I'm penniless). I'm not even halfway done with anything, but my life has not been this good in 7 years. All I'm missing is a stable source of income and companionship, then I can call myself happy. But I'm not ready for that yet, first I need to be the best version of myself.

[@joelkang9550]

4:06 While I know that many of my problems at the root have to do with myself, many times I feel as though I over-complicate things. Your point that many times the internal problems are unexciting really stuck out to me.

[@ZACCCHEN]

this is so important. needed to hear this, not because i didn't know about it - but rather I never could find it within myself to articulate the incessant chatter that was happening at the back of my head. A large part of it is perspective, actually no - The whole part of it is your perspective, because at the end of it it's really all you have. Took a world-wide pandemic & lots of time to myself to really be able to take ownership of this concept and unpack this seeming obvious but powerful idea. 'If you want success, figure out the price, then pay it' or to put simply, 'if you want your life to be better - then choose to make it better.'

[@kmarko96]

that was one of the best build-ups for a skillshare ad I've seen

[@TheNeonMind]

Thanks for all that you do man. This is def. one of the best youtube channels out there!

[@LovThatThing]

Fully agree

[@Anya-tw2fw]

I freaking love how his videos aren’t cheesy

[@MatthewRumble]

Can we just admire the cinematography? Bro you dont need another camera you already got it on point

[@sarahburton6318]

Yeah I don't still play Runescape either....... (Anyone who wants to link up in Varrock hit me up)

[@Ghost____Rider]

Joey, genuinely you're one of my favourite personal development KZbinrs. In my opinion you're even better than Thomas Frank, idk what it is but the style of your videos is just a bit more appealing to me and you inspire me a whole lot more than a lot of other KZbinrs I still really love Thomas Frank though haha

[@paulkyle]

Clickbait title. Actually interesting useful information in the video Why???! :)

[@fillingourcup]

Not quite sure I've been missing your videos but oh gosh do I like (and learn with) the content you put out..!! really inspiring and it definitely makes one think about how we're actually dealing with our life situation.

[@TheGreen_]

the fucking comfort zone pulls me down hard... I want to learn new things but my brain blocks every new/hard to get information , it feels like my Charakter is not meant to be for the higher levels

[@samiullahamini859]

I love the content of your channel. Probably the only channel in my subscribed list I check for the new video. Thanks for the great job 😊

[@G11138]

Hey Joey, I'm a fan of ur work and I've been watching ur videos for 2 years now, putting ur advice to work and it really did help me a lot :) just wondering if u could make a vid regarding how to deal with people /toxic friends etc etc and is it ok to be too kind to people

[@runegaming3122]

guys i've always wanted a 99 strength on my pure in runescape, i had 93 strength on my pure when i quit and i always go back to try to get a 99 but for the last 8 years im still stuck on 93 because i can't play runescape for more than 10 mins anymore...but i still want a 99, please help me what should i do

[@sunhaochhay5479]

Focus on the process of developing your character and the rest will take care of it's self. Fixing the root cause of your problems internally rather than the external self.

[@lucassobris]

So life is basically a first person the sims

[@kimberlymann1330]

I've thought this exact same thing! If life was a video game and people were 100% certain that their efforts would lead to "leveling up" how much more would we do? The problem is because this world is so chaotic we often think our efforts wont come to anything or that we will fail and we end up giving up. If we were GUARENTEED that with enough effort we could "win" the game....Think about how much more motivated we would be! We all need to remind ourselves of that. Love your perspective and insights as always!

[@mark-suski]

Was thinking about this awhile back. People spend so much time leveling, grinding, and gaining xp on virtual characters, but very little working on themselves. Made me question how can I take my previous gaming experience and apply that to the real world to level my own xp in life.

[@evokeblack1734]

Can you check the (islam religion) please you are a wise person and i think it will help you alot in understanding life and the reason for living and i really want you to check it and i really wanna help so please i hope you read about it 🥺💞💞

[@Mianroca]

What camera do you use for your videos? Your works are extremely professional. I am thinking of dabbling in filmmaking, but first I need a decent camera.

[@mikeearls126]

You seem like a cool guy to have a beer with..I love watching your videos - I always get a nugget of something good

[@govindjha4737]

I am balding and because of this I am not able to concentrate on studies. Please guide me . My future is looking dark. I know these things are of no sense but I am tensed.

[@natbrownizzle3815]

4:00, I started photographing and I constantly look for new cameras instead of working on the fundamentals.

[@ensocreators767]

Omg bruv this video was gold hahahahah Thankkk you for the runescape references, what your name...

[@udyr_yt]

These videos have turned my life around .Love you and keep up the good work 💪

[@navsings5059]

I really liked what you brought up in the video. I was able to relate a lot of what I have been thinking about over quarantine to what you have said. It truly does come to how we can internally improve ourselves through hard work rather than trying to satisfy our needs at a moment. And if we do not procrastinate on those ways we can improve our skills, it also helps create that feeling of accomplishment, though, we shouldn't immediately expect this feeling as it might take continuous steps to reach our goal. However, the end result is really worth it after you set a goal for yourself and work towards accomplishing it the right way.

[@jasperdover4056]

Thank fuck I wasn’t high for this video lol it already shook me and I took CYC lol

[@BackwardsZOs]

give a man a fish and you’ve fed him for a day, teach a man to fish and you’ve fed him for a lifetime... only the man is yourself and the fish are life skills.

[@joey9511]

Damn my name is also joey, this video was posted on my birthday and this is exactly what i needed to hear. Pretty creepy.

[@XJaffaCakes]

I love this! I've never seen a video about this before, I completely agree, i love learning new things and improving my skills it makes me happier to just be me

[@allok501]

One of the great motivational speaker . 100% real motivation. Keep it up man.

[@stephenlamon359]

Just a thought, I feel like the ad portions of your videos are a bit too long. They take up almost half the video

[@knowledgeapplied]

Inaction is a slow (and boring) death. I'm literally dying faster and faster, the more I go to sleep, and stay asleep. Profound.

[@knowledgeapplied]

@Ti Klim No, just satisfying work that makes a difference and that matters. :)

[@IainGeddes]

Internal improvement > external improvement 👌 Brilliant video!

[@vanpozarski8901]

I just recently had a girlfriend break up with me, and as much as it sucked, I feel like all of the advice that I have received from this channel about self improvement has really helped me bounce back a lot better than I could previously. I really wanna think you for the ideas and mindset that you have given me since I have found your channel.