Why We Are All Addicts

We tend to imagine that we can only become addicted to a few sorts of things. But real addiction is about using something, anything, to keep our real emotions, fears and hopes at bay. There are many more addicts among us than we think.
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“We operate with some stock images of the addict: a person with a heroin needle in a park, or who nurses a bottle of gin in a paper bag at nine in the morning or who sneaks off at every opportunity to light up another cylinder of marijuana.
However dramatic and tragic such cases of addiction might be, they are simultaneously hugely reassuring to most of us - because they locate the addict far from ordinary experience, somewhere off-stage, in the land of semi-criminality and outright breakdown…”
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[@sailingintosunshine]

who is addicted to youtube videos like this one?

[@theschooloflifetv]

This is - almost - a good addiction...

[@HariPrasad-hd1yy]

The School of Life no its not! There is no good addiction. Only if you compare it with serious ones this one is better. In a world where everyone is aspiring towards enlightenment and there is no drugs or porn, watching your KZbin videos would be serious addiction

[@cogoid]

I agree with the first 80% wholeheartedly. But is philosophy an answer? I think not. Addiction to theoretical, esoteric, often bogus philosophical problems is poison. We need mindfulness that is closer to life and reality.

[@reef1x]

The School of Life lol

[@PersonalPower]

Its easier to ask who isnt.

[@hunterdepriest8247]

It's important to remember that often we hate the things we use as an escape. You don't have to love what you're addicted to--in fact, most addicts don't.

[@theschooloflifetv]

Very good point.

[@vinceguaraldi2412]

Idk I still love weed

[@warreng.hard-on2376]

Weed is tight, weed is tight

[@aurora5092]

Hunter DePriest I hate my phone but I keep using it over 10 hours per day. Conflicting...

[@jinjo001]

weed it is. as the reason to run from is dark enough.

[@mephistophelesthesilentchi3446]

I think we develop addictions because at times we struggle so desperately to express ourselves, that we eventually lose hope. And adopt various habits, as cheap substitutes for the sense of fulfilment we were denied.

[@theschooloflifetv]

That's a very wise and touching answer.

[@mephistophelesthesilentchi3446]

The School of Life I owe it all to your excellent and thought provoking videos. :)

[@ragoth6207]

mephistopheles the silent chief hit the nail on the head

[@CRFSUIGENERIS]

This rings true. Thanks for your insight into the collective consciousness.

[@edthoreum7625]

when we lose focus?, i think it depends on the addiction, it is lot more complicated ?

[@cup_check_official]

that's exactly what i always say. An addict doesn't necessarily have to be a heroine or a drug addict. You can get addicted to anything.

[@coffeefish]

But that is nothing compared to being a heroin addict.

[@Michael-fi5rd]

you keep telling yourself that to make yourself feel better. Did you even watch the video?

[@tenaciousrodent6251]

I think Nietzsche did an attempt to face raw reality without any narcotics or religion. And look how that turned out. Maybe some limited form of addiction is actually needed to survive mentally? Just make sure you choose one that is not too unhealthy or expensive...

[@Michael-fi5rd]

Saintly Pants what happened to him? I'm not familiar, but definitely interested

[@tenaciousrodent6251]

He refused to get drunk and was a militant atheist. And he spend the last ten years of his life in bed making gurgling noises as a result. Reality is unbearable and humans come ill equipped to live in it.

[@TheZoo90100]

“The pain is real, but you can’t heal what you never reveal” - Jay Z

[@alinebaruchi1936]

Found ya, ranger. I am protecting people from you

[@Sam-uu7vu]

I like the way he says issue

[@theschooloflifetv]

A strange British way perhaps?

[@-anaamna5616]

The School of Life iss ue... iss ues

[@gigglysamentz2021]

ee-soo instead of ishue, I thought it was weird.

[@CrazyLinguiniLegs]

"iss-yew" instead of "ish-oo"

[@fenrisulfr88]

Stephen Fry pronounces it the same

[@ericsommer1682]

"All the miseries of mankind come from one thing, not knowing how to remain alone." - Blaise Pascal "Pensées" (1670)

[@randomtrucks]

Daydreaming, the internet, shopping, basically anything that distracts me from my existential regrets and fears

[@StratMatt777]

Regrets are in the past, fears are in the future. You have the power to change one of them.

[@liasky3231]

And thank God. I think my existential regrets and fears are always in my face. I am constantly tortured by them. I wish I could be distracted.

[@lizab8169]

You can get addicted to thinking too much - it's called rumination.

[@Michael-fi5rd]

TIL I'm addicted to rumination

[@lizab8169]

me too - now let me think about that!

[@cogoid]

Rumination is most often understood as unproductive kind of thinking that is common in people who are depressed -- obsessive thoughts of guilt, regret and anger over things that one cannot change. Though according to the dictionary, the word _can_ be used to mean "contemplation" and "thoughtfulness", today, (especially in professional literature) it is most frequently used to mean the negative kind of thinking. Here is a typical example from scientific literature: "Mindfulness represents an attribute of consciousness involving an intentional focus on the present moment experience with a non-judgmental attitude. Due to this quality, it attenuates *rumination*, a maladaptive way of coping with negative mood characterized by a continuous, passive focus on particularly negative emotions." [Personality and Individual Differences 53 (2012) 323-328]

[@Hazzard0]

There is an interview with Chester Bennington (Linkin Park vocalist who commited suicide) where he explains exactly what this video is saying. He explains how he is ok mentally when he keeps busy, but as soon as he is by himself he struggles.

[@Lycoris93]

Hazzard0 I would like to see or read this. Do you have a link please?

[@ellav8496]

Lycoris93 me too

[@RonShenkar]

Do you think him committing suicide is a result of ignoring his mind for too long and it finally catching up with him, or was it because he finally acknowledged the things he has pushed away for so long?

[@Michael-fi5rd]

I think he had a really bad day, and the fact that it was supposed to be Chris Cornell's birthday pushed him over the edge.

[@Hazzard0]

RonMD I have no clue what led to his suicide and won't speculate.

[@emedepaula]

Thank you for this video. I feel that being addicted and using mechanisms of escaping the present moment has kept me from being creative and doing something productive. It's quite sad too see yourself in this circular motion with very little chance to get out. I need the confidence to quit all the crap and go do something nice with my time. Anyway, thank you for bringing the awareness to us.

[@theschooloflifetv]

Thank you so much - and best of luck.

[@nickyludders5920]

The School of Life ok wow

[@CreateYOUTV]

How the HELL does this video have dislikes? This is the most accurate explanation of what addiction truly looks like and stems from. Excellent video.

[@bigredracingdog466]

I think it is the assumption in the video that we all have "addictions." They stretch the definition of addiction to make their point.

[@matthieu3153]

What if your addiction is sitting in a room alone with your thoughts

[@daianap.9449]

Matthieu the man that breaks the internet

[@cgortz89]

I heard an example of that actually. She's not very social... Just meditates all days.

[@StratMatt777]

Get married. Then you'll need to find a more destructive addiction.

[@fleek6319]

I think that can be called depression at some point. Been there, done that

[@imsentinelprime9279]

@@fleek6319 been there done h

[@dariusasghari]

Addiction is rooted in attachment disorder and the inability to self-regulate effectively. Until those issues have been realized, the individual will suffer.

[@Em183]

the angry troll Suffering is part of life, that is true.

[@StratMatt777]

Interesting, thanks for the comment. Both of those things are common in adult children of alcoholics and children of other abusive parents (even if it was only mental abuse).

[@bridgetann8745]

It’s sad, what is society doing to help people learn this and how to self regulate? My best friend died in February, and it’s her birthday today. I wish (one example) our school systems did something to teach kids all this it would save so many lives

[@souluti0n]

Absolutely! Emotional self-regulation is key and since I‘m struggling, I tend to binge eat… 😗

[@mrself9130]

The main reason is because we are not consciously doing things rather we do it compulsively...

[@PersonalPower]

besides dangerous drugs you should really pay attention to not getting addicted to a person! You can get addicted to basically anything, but being addicted to a Person can be a real problem especially if the person isn't around anymore. Being attached to someone is normal but make sure to keep it under control At least a little! *Personal Development videos Sub Goal: 185/200*

[@StratMatt777]

#codependency

[@zzid9110]

The School of Life is my city

[@theschooloflifetv]

Thanks for walking our streets.

[@cup_check_official]

The School of Life that is the most decent reply of this meme i have ever seen

[@valentine4220]

The School of Life This meme is officially meta.

[@revitellect3129]

Philosophy is my country

[@creatorlater5942]

Hawaii is my continent

[@aqworldstw977]

I think I am addicted to learning.

[@viciousandchaotic]

is it an addiction? or a passion? its an addiction if you do it to comfort yourself or distract yourself from emotional pain. its a passion if it inspires you in your life.

[@poopsmith890]

I personally think I might distract myself from making meaningful social connections with learning, in the same way the video suggested distracting one's social commitments with work.

[@blinkerhawk]

Typical Tofu sensei?

[@Michael-xm4ux]

Good for you. The only thing that i'm addicted to is porn. Weird porn. Like animals, grannies you get the idea

[@feli6277]

@@viciousandchaotic One of the most helpful comments I read in a while!

[@ctrip6668]

I was and in mostly all ways (aside from literal drugs) been a full blown functioning drug addict for almost 14 of the 32 years I've been alive. I've never put a needle in my arm and have never smoked crack straight up. But have I snorted bags of heroin? Yes. Have I smoked cocaine or meth. Yes. Have I been a pill addict, methadone Clinic patient and at my best points before diving back headfirst into addiction a Suboxone strip patient? YES. And at 32 years old I can honestly say I'm closer to a Chester Bennington result than a productive fulfilling life. Cold turkey doesn't work. Telling myself to think of my successful military wife doesn't help, thinking of being so blessed to still have both of my parents and my younger sister doesn't help either. It all HURTS. It serves as the constant reminder that I have been TRULY the lucky one to have love and life and functioning organs. But for how long......our parents will die. Our organs will fail and our loved ones will find it increasingly harder to love us(and themselves) as a result of our inability to be honest with them. (Or ourselves) Do I want to die sometimes? You bet your life I do. Is it bc I can't forgive myself for things that happened to me as a child or things I have done to others that I find impossible to cope with? Both. Now before anybody jumps out a window thinking this hits home and sees the utter honest hopelessness in my words. Know this: I have stopped taking lorazepam/xanex my antidepressant Zoloft and take no opiates or Suboxone as of just recently and as much as I wake up wanting to die or numb myself into retardation so I can actually get a night's sleep that stops my face from pounding, I also know that all the drugs in the world will NEVER change a Single choice I have EVER made... negative or positive. If laying in bed wailing is what's honestly in my soul, then it's there for a reason and needs to come out. If screaming my favorite Slipknot or Make Them Suffer song till my throat bleeds helps my pain bleed out then you need to fill your life with people who are fine with wearing earplugs. If you have NO ONE like that, remember there is a man who grew up in love with Darkness, masochistic, overly emotional to the core, and confused about sex from seeing such hardcore things as a ten year old by somebody he called "friend" who is still alive at 32 and as much as he's numbed out every bit of pain and emotion he's never felt comfortable with and has wanted to officially give up sometimes every second of every day sometimes for years, he hasn't. Do I have an answer for you? Not even close. In fact, videos like these give me strength bc it reminds me we're all not such different people. I DO however have a longass paragraph of things that are MOST DEFINITELY NOT EVEN REMOTELY CLOSE to the answer. If you have the ability to get help, do it. If you don't, make peace with that shame long enough to ask for it. Bc you will not do it alone. Even with all I have at my disposal it's easy to not use any of it. Do what you have to do to purge the negativity you feel. Bc although it isn't your fault your own mind can be your own worst enemy. Listening to that fool like he has your best interest in mind or like he's anything BUT your enemy, is a bigger waste of time than I can say, and I've wasted over fourteen years of it. Am I afraid I'll never be comfortable? Terrified. Scared I'll never beat it? Everyday. But I promise this life has a purpose for us all. No matter how big or small, you have touched someone sometime that has literally meant the world to them and kept together the world of everyone around them as a result. So no matter how much of a failure you may feel like sometimes try and see how greatly the smallest things you do affect others. If you have the sense to read this and apply it at a young age, please do. Going down this road will make you feel like you have pissed away your time waiting for things to get better. If your older and have already done this to yourself, let me know if you have any advice. Or questions for that matter. I have tried to be honest here(although long AF) bc I want REAL responses. "At the end of my rope I'm waiting......"

[@fangirlfortheages5940]

This is one of your most helpful videos. I don’t remember the last time I sat alone with myself without a screen or the desire for one. KZbin accompanies me everywhere. I watch the same videos of broadway shows over and over again. Thank you school of life for giving me perspective

[@soulreaperichig0]

Life sucks but it would be unbearable without this channel.

[@brod2man]

noooooo, life's okay. Just gotta find those things you love

[@AnalyticalSentient]

brod2man Say that to a kidnapped, perpetual rape victim (for instance). Your response is often inapplicable or unrealistic practically speaking (furthermore, what people love often degrades others' lives).

[@vee9066]

This channel is so relaxing. It's comforting to be able to listen somebody with high and most likely, higher intelligence than myself, compared to most of my relatives and friends... It's like a shattered piece of light in the great valley of deep darkness. This channel is almost as a second father like figure to me...

[@ChrisPollitt]

KZbin is my addiction. Thanks for feeding it by posting this video.

[@DrVe-oh5ql]

It's funny how i've learned things about life from you a lot more than my parents and school😂

[@ProjectExMachina]

It is not funny. It is sad.

[@pangc24]

I'm addicted to your videos. Luckily they make me think about things I avoid :)

[@Stringz]

I've been thinking this forever now

[@fuckuyoufuck7404]

That was really beautiful. Just the animation paired with the speaking in the back ground was breath taking.

[@jakemyhill4985]

since I've started watching the school of life I've generally felt better about life, I feel more equipped to combat things that life can throw at you, and said things suddenly seem much less significant than they used to. Thank you for that

[@KannikCat]

Very well put. One of the most important things in life to develop is the ability to be with ourself -- without distraction, without filters, without accompaniment, just be with and deal with the me. It's so vital to being authentic (because we'll know who we are), for having peace of mind (because we're not always frantically trying to keep things at bay), and to creativity and freedom. It's all to darn easy these days to get hooked on something to avoid this very intimate contact with ourself, especially at a very young age (and it only gets harder to learn later on). We may be amused, but we're not fulfilled. So own that addiction for what it is! Be proud! And then put it aside and see what shows up in the space that remains. :)

[@dimitrav8601]

my question on this is: does being with ourselves ever get comfortable? or are we spending our lives doing other stuff, avoiding that, having accepted that it will never be comfortable?

[@beautyintheeats]

Thank you so much for making these videos. So insightful in providing explanations for our behaviors we don't really think in depth about.

[@sonals9938]

I think you're not appreciated enough for the work you put in making these illustration on screen. They do justice to each and every word, even pause you make.

[@avidreader2316]

This one spoke to me a lot. Thanks School of Life!

[@ourochroma]

Now, loosing the fear of our own minds is the real challenge underlying in our subconscious as thinking human beings. I'm always afraid of ruining things, but maybe i will be doing a conscious effort to encourage myself to not be afraid of what might come my way from now on. Nice philosophy, this channel flows my mind with hope.

[@TheEyeball37]

Yes. I've realized this. What I like at least as much as the important point of view this video brings to light is that it has a positive message! I witness way too much cynicism about difficult topics such as this. The best and smartest thing to do is address the problem and see or find a way to deal with it. There is always light at the end of the tunnel. You get better by first believing there is a way out. I'm glad you didn't just make a video that would connect with and play into people's hopelessness. That probably would've garnered a lot of views which satisfies a shallow desire to get ad revenue through those views, but took the high road and lived up to the values of this video with optimism.

[@brian8130]

"we're checking the news at 4 minute intervals" was about to click on reddit when u said this. I think maybe I'll delete it from my bookmarks instead

[@theschooloflifetv]

We share your pain! and addictions...

[@cogoid]

It seems obvious, but it is actually a manifestation of something important from the inner workings of our mind. _One-click_ anything is vastly more addictive than the same thing that requires even a seemingly trivial amount of _conscious effort_ to do it. World Wide Web in itself is an example. Most of its key elements existed for a long time without taking the world over -- there was Internet with remote access to hosts, indices of on-line content (Archie), hypertext as a way of presenting documents. The real explosion only started when a browser (Mosaic) had been written to allow mindless one-click navigation across on-line content. Removing a tiny amount of boring work and a very slight inconvenience made all the difference in how desirable the behavior has become.

[@Loripao]

The problem is not Reddit, try to find the reason why ur addicted instead :)

[@alyssadurante8739]

Thanks for this video! It really helped me as im trying to accept how i feel about things and tackle my problem instead of distracting myself from them. This really helped!

[@junaidesse]

Thank you for spreading compassion School of Life!

[@littlefishbigmountain]

"We shouldn't pride ourselves because we aren't injecting something into our veins." and "We may start to see how much we have in common with the traditional addict. When we come face-to-face with them, we're not meeting anything especially foreign, just a part of ourselves in a less respectable form." Wow. Amazing video. I really particularly loved the animation this time. Some videos seem rather arbitrary, but this video painted a consistent, relevant picture. I loved the "normal" man grabbing the hand of the "addict" and running, the way the "addict" looks at their hands, and then he catches up and they're the same person. Beautiful, absolutely moving

[@adamrocks19]

Spot on! I love how insightful your videos are. Thanks so much for sharing!

[@greenthumbgirl6]

One of the best animations that I have seen on this channel!!! You should have this creator animate more videos in the future (:

[@JenDoe1]

Brilliant video - wish I could like this a thousand times over! Imho, one of your most profound.

[@smiller2044]

This is my favourite video y'all have done! Thank you

[@danielvaega]

Another excellent video. Keep helping us be better, and do better 😊

[@yeyamartinez6775]

I love this videos, everything is so perfect to understand . Makes me feel normal and able to get thru anything and everything. We are all just humans .

[@letisrt]

probably the best video of SOL I've watched 🖤

[@paige5988]

I've been watching a lot of these videos and they really help me get a new perspective. You guys should make a video about " never feeling good enough" that topic is something I'd like more insight on

[@brian91613]

This is a great video on addiction. One of the best explanations

[@harryking_]

Impeccable timing as always x

[@therestingtree2607]

From a therapy perspective of someone who works in addiction / rehab as has lost both parents because of alcohol, and who doesn't like the 12 steps even though understands the validity for some : thank you! these are exactly my thoughts and beliefs. Thank you.

[@eltriplej6944]

It's nice to escape reality at certain times, only to come back with regret.

[@StratMatt777]

Try peanut butter cup chocolate ice cream and everything will be good. The Gellitin is where you went wrong. Live and learn! :P

[@bloom2105]

the graphics in all of your videos are amazing!

[@barbarabills5060]

Beautifully done! Thank you.

[@meeeh2006]

The last time I was alone in a dark room with no distractions I ended up crying for 2 hours and questioning my sanity, so, no thank you

[@angellacanfora]

That's the work, the rehabilitation of the mind he's referring to here. It's painful, but you come through the experience a wiser person, with more self-knowledge and empathy.

[@skrskrrt758]

Paola Palii maybe that's exactly what you need, confronting your deepest inner thoughts.

[@EdwardScissorsHands1]

This sanity that you were questioning is the self image that you see. Perhaps, trying to talk with it instead of dismissing it would be a better alternative.

[@cogoid]

Discipline of mind is not something that we are born with. Without it, staring into abyss alone is a cruel test.

[@mrboobiesrider9212]

I was alone in a dark room for an hour and I got out thinking I have schizophrenia , but still I got the answers I was searching for..

[@kirstenwilliams9246]

Spot on! Thank you for this video

[@gringogreen4719]

Great video! Two of the greatest addictions today that are under reported, shopping and sugar. Think about it, people who are genuinely hooked on both make light of their issue. Unlike illegal drugs or other addictions, you cannot really avoid either. Sugar or sweetners like high fructose corn syrup find their way in many foods and condiments today. Its next to impossible to avoid them. Read the labels in your pantry and refrigerator and you will see how many things it crops up in. There is no way to not shop for the rest of your life. People addicted to shopping have to reach deep inside themselves to mitogate that need to buy or the high from a good deal. Even if its just for survival, there is no way around shopping addiction. So much of the economy is based around impulse purchases or less than ideal products. It's really no surprise that minimalism is gaining momentum in our society today. Those people used to be thought of as poor or strange. Too much of our daily lives is geared towards ritualistic addiction. It cheapens lives and distracts from knowing ourselves and being ourselves. Best of luck to those of you who made it this far.

[@BaoNguyen-pl6dx]

I love this channel so damn much.

[@woojo7]

Please don't take this one down i love it just as much as the new one

[@h490Qmqwl]

I love this channel. Thank you for this content.

[@ImNotaEye]

I am currently struggling with heroin addiction i am 20 yrs old. This video is amazing..

[@pisteinconnue]

great video, we're no better with the internet addiction.

[@namanmitruka6912]

There are a lot of things that we do like work, exercise that are a part of our lives, and I believe might not necessarily be forms of addiction that you refer to. I liked your video, but there is no one who would only like to be caught up with their thoughts and living in them throughout the day, we need the other stuff in life to go forward. Being caught up in our thoughts is something that I welcome, but would not like to be engaged all the time; that would drive anyone insane. So understanding that all that we do in our life, be it work, exercise, engaging in hobbies, these are not necessarily escapes from our thoughts, emotions and fears, but things we do to build on positive aspects in our lives. They just have that added side benefits of relieving us of our negative emotions. I love the ideas you expressed in this video, especially the one where the child studies to escape from realities, but then there are certain depths to addiction that you really haven't dipped into.

[@stefanoacquasanta6041]

these animations never fail to amaze me

[@DJginnypeo]

The animation+visual narrative is very good !!

[@BharatKhianiOnline]

Thank you, i always thought we're all addicted in one way or the other, not just to substances but to behavioural patterns and a lot of other things..thanks for sharing this viewpoint.

[@ainslie187]

Perhaps a more precise title for this video would be "Why We Are All Escapists." In a sense, no matter what we do we are escaping- working, eating, exercising, meditating, getting high, having kids, inventing, consuming media, day dreaming, having sex, socializing, playing sports, or creating art. It is almost impossible not to escape; maybe staring at a blank wall alone while standing in total silence is the only activity which isn't escapist. Life is all about escape I guess?

[@tylerdurden1665]

The video editor of this channel should get a big hug.

[@tahiatanjim7328]

I'm addicted to memes. 🙁

[@abunchofletters9507]

Palm Tree Lane You really need help, then

[@attonapz6081]

A Mess nice, but aren't you addicted to what addicted, as well?

[@thaais08]

Sitting alone with your pain is the most difficult thing I've ever done in 24 years of my life, I started doing it 3 months ago and it seems like the tears won't ever end but it's okay,.. as long as I'm true to myself I am okay. Stay mindful people, stay mindful.

[@azmikocaker]

You guys are amazing.

[@jarradjr.5995]

I think I'm addicted to this art style.

[@echogaybaldfith7466]

Really great video.

[@susanyang5870]

So well-animated. It's exactly what I felt after learning about the deeper causes of addiction and how pervasive it is from Dr. Gabor Maté.

[@Milkiia]

The animation was very nice. Thank you for the video

[@Habeebi1]

I love these videos. I just really wish they had subtitles.

[@exortus359]

Im addicted to depression, it comes and go but always haunts you whenever vulnerable, that moment you feel like you are non existence and doesnt really matter, suicidal thought begins cluttering in your mind and you just hate everything then become numb and empty shell, nothing makes you happy.

[@milocatnip5544]

Important commentary, well-presented.

[@qwert12345asdfgzxcvb]

I think it's misleading to say that addiction is just to eliminate dark thoughts. Sometimes you feel like crap without whatever you're addicted to, without having any specific dark thoughts. Like, lower energy, or higher franticness, despite still having self-awareness high self-esteem. Like, many of us might be "addicted" to nature and sunlight, but that doesn't mean that being away from these things is going to "reveal our true nature which we hide from" or something. It's more just, like, in a basic sense, the world is just s**tier and less interesting without these things and you might have less energy or more anxiety.

[@allanfpinto]

Exciting video !!!

[@louplaysguitar]

Loved the final image of the guy running... That's how we should be with our minds:let them run freely like a little child playing...hope someday I could do it again...

[@Vic_Trip]

From observation, I can tell that people have something to comfort themselves, which led me to believe everyone has the ability to lose themselves to pleasure so as to drown the negative things in life. My addiction has been mostly on consuming sugar and soon enough I might develop a heart disease.

[@dantobarbarian4842]

Addiction is a serious problem... But there are days when I have hope that I will transcend it.

[@Islaras]

the animation is so beautiful!

[@coolconcrete6945]

Great video 👌.

[@debbiemoore2747]

Sitting with your thoughts is hard and dark. I have gone to some really dark places when I have. But the more I do it, the easier it is to shake it off. It takes practice and like any muscle the more you work it the stronger it gets.

[@el6178]

I m astonished that we can not see the name of the people working on the animations. They are beyond excellent.

[@maureenchevalier3751]

"All humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone" Blaise Pascal ..."Pascal seems to be saying, we fear the silence of existence, we dread boredom and instead choose aimless distraction. We can't help but run from the problems of our emotions into false comforts of the mind" Zat Rana ...which might be why I'm binging on KZbin this afternoon 😁

[@papafoundry5537]

"Avoiding the contents of our own mind" gave me the chills

[@WooliteMammoth]

my dudes, great videos, buy please get a de-esser for your voice over. The SSS are so sharp they actually made my ears hurt. Thank you :)

[@lujanhernandezsanchez3876]

I really like ur videos... they are just brilliant!!

[@siddsen95]

I seriously believe, School of Life videos like this one, need to part of academic curricula all over the world.

[@studionoelph]

It's painful understanding our own thoughts. I am changing habits, have realized that they're not healthy for me (mentally and emotionally). Like disconnecting myself to any forms of social media and a disconnect to toxic people. I'm having anxiety attacks and I often feel sad, I don't know what to do... I don't want to go back to my old self. I'm trying to acknowledge what I feel in order for me to grow. And there are days that I feel like I already know the answers but can't seem to apply it consistently. Well, I've been a long time addict and somehow philosophy is healing me.

[@Zerone_1]

The ending was superb

[@LordyByron]

Spot on! So far I've found the rehabilitation approaches of Eckhart Tolle and Jan Frazier most helpful. I'm new to School of Life, will check it out. Thank you!

[@rohitkataria636]

This one was an eye-opener

[@dariosaenz940]

Just when i saw a video about an opioid crisis in USA i stumble upon this videos, good work youtube

[@ze4017]

I would love to hear what The School of Life's solutions are to this issue. You did a good job of identifying an important problem! I was hoping that you might offer help as to how one would cope with or overcome such adversity, though

[@resilientjames7848]

Zacc Emanuel watch Tai Lopez. A foolish man rejects adversity, and a wise man invites it.

[@terryreynolds2222]

We all have something that we are trying to escape from. We yet have to own up to our weakness and surrender to the process of recovery.

[@litjunkie3808]

I love The School of Life !!

[@albertleroux2732]

Gee wizz man, i loved this one