When life feels meaningless, do this.

Sometimes it can feel like our life is meaningless... but there are things we can do to move past this. And always remember, you are not alone - everyone goes through something like this at some point in their life.
In this video I speak from my own experience and learnings, but if you need more professional help and you are in the U.S., consider the resources on this page from the American Psychological Association. www.apa.org/topics/crisis-hot...
List of feelings: www.hoffmaninstitute.org/wp-c...
MUSIC:
Planting the Seeds - David Celeste (Epidemic Sound)

[@izzb8432]

I was always a very cynical teenager, looking down on others for doing simple routinely tasks, because I saw them as unnecessary and pointless-illogical. my decision to view these things in such a way has had more of a lasting impact on me than I would have ever known. creating a routine for the sake of routine is a wonderful display of discipline- one that I had only come to admire in the past few months. This video helped a lot.

[@liamminerYT]

Hey thank you for your comment. Only in the past year have I found some routines that have made a big difference for me, when previously they felt pointless. We are all learning and growing. :)

[@TroyNeihardt]

Same-same

[@kelseymathias3881]

loneliness is a killer

[@liamminerYT]

Completely agree. We need connection.

[@numis1095]

Yes it is

[@Coolguy.399]

Knowing that you only have one life, and knowing you'll lose everything once you die can be a great motivator in my opinion. Life is worth living, because we only get one. That's why hobbies and relationships are so important, those two things for example, are things that we would most likely tend to, if we only had around 1 more week to live, because we never get to see another friend, or enjoy another hobby ever again after death occurs.

[@pazuzu126]

Thank you for making this video, sir. As someone who is currently drowning in a sense of meaninglessness, it means a lot to have an outlet like this. I want to believe my life has a purpose, though I have so often felt like it doesn't.

[@savpower111]

So good Liam! I loved “if we don’t assign meaning, someone else will” 🤯 I think this video will be super helpful for people who feel this way ❤

[@liamminerYT]

Thanks Sav!!

[@JTD33]

One step at a time - it's such a simple truth but always seems to be forgotten. Thanks for the reminder.

[@liamminerYT]

You are welcome. :)

[@MrSergayfgtxd]

The way you talked about meaning and assigning it or it being assigned by others for you really struck me and uplifted me, like you gave me a new pair of glasses and suddenly I can see that my way of thinking about anything was just downright wrong and harmful mostly towards myself. Also now I feel kinda happy that I can change or add positive meanings to the things I care or want care more about. Most importantly I stopped thinking about any of that as meaningless like I was kinda forced into thinking by the people I grew up with. Thank you, didn't think a 5 minute video would make me this happy after literally trying to figure myself out for over a decade but here we are, this year is really off to a good start :D Cheers.

[@ashgray1997]

Everything you said was spot on. I find that I usually feel like my life is meaningless when all I did all day was nothing but scrolling through social media! I especially liked the "Get Specific" part because when I'm bored I do the same easy thing, mindlessly scrolling through social media. After being overstimulated, I finally stop using it. I get bored, but then eventually I start thinking about new things to do. I then realize it's actually more fun than being on my phone. It's the same thing when I'm stressed or sad, I use the phone since it's the "easiest stress-reliever". Deep sigh, our parents were right, our phones are really the culprit😂. Anyway, great video! I'm surprised why you didn't get more likes.

[@liamminerYT]

Hi Ash - thanks for your comment! I'm glad you found this relatable. I have a complex relationship with social media (as most of us do). As a creative person it can be hard to not use social media to share what I am working on or passionate about.

[@aristeatina4850]

Such a powerful video!

[@stacey.adrianne]

Thank you for this ❤

[@luvtaste]

im in recovery from a restrictive eating disorder and life without my rituals feels very pointless and empty… i hope i can learn to give my life a purpose that makes it worth while

[@canadiancat420]

I'm glad your video appeared in my feed. Thank you. "A little bit of movement, a little bit of progress ... It's a place to start."

[@liamminerYT]

You are very welcome. I'm glad it appeared for you. :)

[@flouserschird]

The hardest battle is learning to live with the mandain.

[@sunchild7181]

Mundane* just so you know. Not tryna be that guy. I love you and thanks for letting me correct you

[@EvansonII]

Thank you, I'd like to try all these.

[@thedanielaros]

Great message Liam. This is something we all need to hear at one point or another

[@liamminerYT]

Thanks very much! And it is as much a reminder for myself, too!

[@KristinaT.]

I'm so happy I found this video. Thank you

[@liamminerYT]

Thanks! Glad that the video helped in some way!

[@ameyeartist]

Thank you Liam, this is what I needed to be remember :) I feel better now

[@liamminerYT]

I’m so glad it helped in some way!

[@kylemaki6510]

Life is absolutely pointless, death is inevitable

[@liamminerYT]

I think death certainly is inevitable, but life can be as meaningful as you want it to be. That’s my belief anyway.

[@justintime2026]

If life is pointless then so is worrying about whether it's pointless or not. I say just live life to the fullest and don't worry about all that, it's only a brief time we're here in this universe. You've got billions of years to be dead, why waste the short while we're here wondering what the point of it all is? Assign your own meaning, experience different things.

[@Summergirlroadon1000]

I have always failed my test and felt like I was the only dumb person in my high school. I kept this a secret from my parents since I didn’t want them to know how much I was a failure.

[@liamminerYT]

That isn’t a fun place to be. Personally I always feel like it is totally ok to ask for help - but I know that some peoples’ families are not very understanding or supportive. You never brought this up with your parents?

[@alexbeingsilly]

I’m so tired of trying to assign meaning to things when everything feels useless

[@madhusmitasingh7376]

Thank you

[@liamminerYT]

You're welcome!

[@LimoNick]

thanks man

[@liamminerYT]

You are welcome!

[@gastronomee_]

fellow small page here - also reflecting on a lot of things that you are, as we navigate this thing called life :) rooting for you! FYI - if you're reading this as someone who might be a young adult and feeling lost, i share recipes and reflections from the things i've learned. would love to see you around.

[@liamminerYT]

Thanks for the comment! Checking out your channel too!

[@sauravsaha9580]

You deserve one more subscriber, I am doing that

[@liamminerYT]

Thanks very much!!

[@TheBrethrenBusiness]

A lot of this is because of short form content. I just made a video on how you can avoid it and become better.

[@joeblogs-vx4ep]

Life doesn't "seem" meaningless life is 100% utterly pointless meaningless existence

[@liamminerYT]

Thanks for the comment, Joe. As I said in the video, life can feel that way, but it is what we do about it that counts.

[@joeblogs-vx4ep]

​@@liamminerYT yes I agree with you to a certain point But again life has no meaning wether we do anything about it or not This is my personal experience of my life it's all just completely meaningless pointless existence

[@DAClub-uf3br]

For 57 years i searched for meaning. I have a book self full of books on Religion, Philosophy, Self Help. I found nothing in human history to be meaningful to me. I give to charity because i was raised to believe those that have must help those who don't but it serves no purpose to me. The act of charity does nothing to fill the absence of meaning. P.S. what is the ONE STEP we should take that you mention at the end of the video?

[@liamminerYT]

Thanks for your comment. By the “one step” I simply mean take the next little step that you can take to move you forward - in whatever area you need to. For some people focusing on the big giant topic that is meaning is not feasible - in which case it is much more manageable to just worry about the next little thing you are going to do now, and the meaning of will come later.

[@balika4222]

I just want love and a family, i'll never get any of that. My life is pointless to do anything because i'll never have those things. Why should i bother. Everyone around me has gfs and bfs. I just want that. I got hobbies, i can be interesting. All left is death so i can rest without thinking anymore

[@sonjawells1515]

Hello Liam, I came across your channel on KZbin, and found out exactly what a Cholesteatoma was. thank you, and found out that I would have to go through the surgery and they did a Tympanomastoidectomy on 8 October this year. What I didn’t know is that my ENT surgeon was not very good at cutting hair and he shaved away more than I would’ve liked. I have found several problems with no real answers since the surgery, number one is the metallic taste; it’s been over two months since the surgery and I still have this horrible metallic taste in my mouth. The trouble is I have no other taste - everything taste like wallpaper paste. There’s no taste like the taste buds are turned off, and nobody seems to be able to tell me when or if it’ll come back. The hearing loss has become more significant than before the surgery and I’m having no luck with the hearing aids that I had before the surgery because they pick up a lot of the extraneous noises and the wind blowing by but not in a group where I’m listening to peoples speak. I had a great ENT SURGEON but the hearing aids - they’re not very good now and they are the newest small modern, over the ear with the microphone in the ear, I don’t think it’s very good. I was wondering if you have any idea about the metallic taste and about losing the taste buds cause I would really like to be able to taste food again. I haven’t been active at all post op. I used to ride horses and swim every day but since they did the surgery I haven’t been swimming at all. I haven’t been riding horses and I used to go shooting, target shooting with my Ruger 22 and my Glock 19 but I just have not been back to the range. I haven’t had any interest in going or doing and I think that’s called the “blahs,” I really appreciate any help you can give me like pointers about what’s coming down the line. The surgery also included a bonus as they made a whole new eardrum for me because mine was damaged by the cysts and they did something with the facial nerve I guess because it has made me a bit unsteady on my feet. I think that’s where the metallic taste and loss of taste sensation has come from, I don’t have any facial drooping but I also just doesn’t feel right cause like something is out of whack. I hope you have some ideas and I do appreciate your videos very very much. You have a teachers heart and a speaking tone which really speaks to me - it’s someone I could listen to often because I feel like you know - you’ve been there so I do appreciate it very much, thank you so much, Sonja Wells in Brentwood, TN.

[@mandybuehler9471]

Thank you for sharing that with us and Liam, I don't mean to butt in and excuse me for doing so but no reply was given to you directly so I hope a complete stranger can make something of it.. Heck idk.. But to me it sounds like medical advice that can only be answered by a medical professional given that he is a content creator it might be risky for him to leave medical advice idk I'd google these problems but not to a point that it'll send you down a Google medical rabbit hole. (We've all been there) but also id like to think that there's a lot in his video that can be helpful like remaining hopeful, and not looking at the full end goal but rather taking small steps in life can be more profound for example getting in the water just your feet for a half an hr then maybe go in a bit further next week, perhaps getting a feel for your gun again and how it holds different this time..writing down why these things we're and are still important to you... Small steps and putting meaning to these steps is up most important I would think for your recovery!! That's just what I was thinking ❤ God bless

[@mandybuehler9471]

Oh I know see why you left this comment (clears throat) he has a lot of other ear related vids...makes sense .. Carry on then.. Ahehm..

[@liamminerYT]

Hey there, thanks for your message. In my personal experience it took quite a while to heal from my surgeries. I do remember experiencing weird tastes and weird feelings in and around my face and neck. While I am not certain, I'm confident that I recovered much more quickly as a child then I would today. I think it is possible that things can take longer to heal as we get older (I'm not saying you are old, just sharing my general thoughts about healing and age). If it took me 6 weeks to feel back to normal as a child, I don't think it is out of the realm of possibility for it to take longer for an adult to feel fully back to normal. I did play a lot of sports as a kid and I usually had to wait quite a while after a surgery before returning. I'd recommend doing the lighter exercise and activity that you can do right now, and then build up to doing the more extreme things soon. As a kid I always started walking and biking before I began running and playing soccer again - and then full impact soccer came after that. So it is a waiting game. How are you feeling now, 2 weeks later? Thank you for your message. :)

[@liamminerYT]

@@mandybuehler9471 Haha thanks for your comments Mandy! I'm transitioning my channel to photography stuff, but yes, I've made several videos about hearing related stuff. I always try to give advice from my personal experience, and always recommend that people go to an ENT/ Audiologist to get information for their specific situation.

[@sonjawells1515]

@@liamminerYT hello Liam, well, thank you for your reply and your experience. You’re right … some weird tastes and feelings go on that were never mentioned. Three months post op and still no taste no matter what I eat ! That lead to very bland holiday dinners ! I still have weird sensations in my face on the surgical side like numbness or tingling as well as earache pain occasionally. I had thought the surgery was not a big deal - it’s just an ear with a cyst but after doing some research post op I found that it is considered major surgery with lots of things that can happen so mine are not all that unusual. I’m really looking forward to getting the stitches out behind my ear as they itch and getting those taste buds to reawaken will be a treat. Thanks again for your video. You may not realize what a relief it is to hear that I’m not the only one though I may be the eldest at 77 years past. Healing at this age does take a wee bit longer and researching the problem has meant a lot more time on medical sites trying to learn the lingo as well as understanding it ! Thanks again. Sonja

[@thecostaexperience]

🙌

[@numis1095]

Need 😩help

[@MrPodgikins]

Yes, if you feel meaningless take stock of what you are doing. Is your place a mess? Did you have vigorous exercise today? Have you met anyone new lately? etc. Small things aside, when is the last time you faced a fear? When's the last time you did something scary? When is the last time you conquered a difficult challenge? When is the last time you helped someone less well-off than yourself. Start doing these things then see how meaningless you feel...

[@liamminerYT]

Great message. :)

[@andersnielsen6044]

Well I think I just go back to bed..

[@sharan96vj87]

🙂👍

[@lorenzog7811]

We're nothing but debt/tax slaves in this terrible world.

[@liamminerYT]

I don’t subscribe to that belief. But thank you for your comment.

[@lorenzog7811]

@@liamminerYT fact is not belief Its what we are. We are forced to work just to eat

[@liamminerYT]

@@lorenzog7811 I’m sorry, I disagree fundamentally. If you are happy with that way of thinking, then by all means, continue thinking that way.

[@nmayy75]

I mean ill try it again... Work is my biggest issue for feeling meaningless/worthless. Nothing is consistent... Nothing is right... Maybe I should have never jumped on this family business band wagon as a teen. I felt like it was abandoning family if I didn't. It has beat me down year by year for 16 years.

[@liamminerYT]

That sounds challenging, for sure. Are you able to remove yourself from the family business now?

[@soneelita]

You talk lasutaka

[@liamminerYT]

I’m sorry I don’t know what that means.