why people dumber than you are more successful

[@matthewwallace9380]

"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell

[@makelifemedicine]

100%....a brilliant mind, that one 😉

[@RKKY-mf7fe]

I’m working towards dumbing it down but I’m over thinking it.

[@makelifemedicine]

It can be VERY difficult to do, depending on the complexity of your mind 😅 Also, depending on your "niche" or area of expertise 🤔 What type of information are you working on "dumbing down"?

[@playsblueswolf]

HAHAHAHA😂

[@Renouf71]

Thanks, I needed to hear this. My overthinking limits me, and so has my envy of mediocre people succeeding. Your talks and choice of subjects are great.

[@makelifemedicine]

@@Renouf71 I can totally relate. The intellect can definitely be a governor on our own success, in many ways. I'm so glad you have found some value in my videos 🙏🏼💗

[@zachharmon7459]

I love that KZbin is serving me smaller channels. Love listening to folks yapping, was running out of content. Keep up the good work.

[@makelifemedicine]

@@zachharmon7459 awww Thank you! KZbin is doing the same thing for me and I actually love it so much. I'm finding that I much prefer listening to the smaller channels, actually. I tend to listen to a lot of podcast interview style channels, and so many of them have the same repetitive guests on, so it's fun to listen to smaller creators who are talking to lesser known people. And then even the big popular channels that have more of a niche and are more education style, I also find that I've basically heard everything they have to say 😂 Anyways, thank you so much for watching and for the support and encouragement! 🙏🏼

[@lorensims4846]

@@makelifemedicine I've been watching these smaller channels all morning and I completely delighted!

[@makelifemedicine]

@@lorensims4846 I feel the same!

[@JakeyWakey]

I also yap, but part of me also feels like I'm one of the dumber people she is talking about too😢

[@makelifemedicine]

@JakeyWakey why do you think that?!

[@aurorasigma]

fuck.... this one hits home.... thank you. love your minset. subbed.

[@makelifemedicine]

Awww geez, thank you! 🥲 That means a lot 💞

[@Achilles-m5k]

Even though I grew up in the street I speak with eloquence..... I'm not going to talk like I heard them speak.

[@JustinMoritz]

Your channel is great - thanks for sharing all your thoughts!

[@makelifemedicine]

@@JustinMoritz Thank you so much! 💓

[@a2dsouza]

This is a gem of a video. It deserves to be way less obscure. Thanks for putting it out there!

[@makelifemedicine]

@@a2dsouza awwww thank you! And YOU are a gem of a person 💎🙏🏼💗

[@uglaegilsdottir]

Best video I have ever seen! Thank you for speaking on this topic. 🌹

[@martyaron2627]

In trying to avoid failure one also avoids success. Focus on what will lead to success. Failure is just corrective feedback.

[@makelifemedicine]

@@martyaron2627 100% 🙌🏼

[@RiverWhisperPrd]

Success favors action.

[@makelifemedicine]

@@RiverWhisperPrd 💯 always beats intelligence 😂

[@theniteowl7777]

success is also subjective.

[@talkmone]

The lie we've meant to believe is that everything is logical/everything has to be logical before we start, just fucking start even if it sounds dumb

[@makelifemedicine]

@@talkmone Yes 🙌🏼

[@peterrhines1516]

Don't know how this came across my TY feed but it was a great video. Breaking down how our inaction due to overplanning or consuming too much knowledge is actually preventing success or just general movement towards a goal. Great analysis, thanks.

[@makelifemedicine]

Haha, I don't know either but I'm glad you appreciated it, Peter! Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment. It means a lot to me 🙏😄

[@Nato-g5m]

This explains BPD (Borderline) perfectly! I am the master at sabotaging myself and everything else! And the battle is in the mind!!! I am my own worst enemy! And I run to the things and people for comfort that perpetuate the problem Im running from!!! Then its wash, rinse, and repeat....😑

[@makelifemedicine]

@@Nato-g5m DECIDE to choose different. You can do this. Interrupt the pattern. It is not easy, don't get me wrong. But you CAN. And you must. Prepare yourself by accepting that loneliness and isolation will be part of the process, but it won't last forever. You'll emerge from your little chrysalis as a beautiful butterfly 🦋 A whole new world will open up for you 💗

[@Nato-g5m]

@@makelifemedicine thank you! Ive got the loneliness and isolation part down! And realizing removing myself from toxic people is a GOOD thing! I would get so pissed and hurt when these shitty people would ghost me! Now I wonder if God was removing them from my life the entire time! I thought I was a good/nice person, but now know I was a fake people pleaser! People liked me when I did something for them. Meanwhile I knew I was being fake and that only increased my self hatred. The worst part is realizing that I wasnt fooling ANYONE! I was not showing up in the world as the false narrative I was telling myself. Im embarassed. Love your channel. You know from experience what your talking about and I can clearly see you are "healed" and want to share the "light" 😀

[@makelifemedicine]

@Nato-g5m you have amazing self awareness. I relate to the feelings you described completely. It feels like you'reoving through quicksand in the world when you're not showing up as yourself. Just so out of alignment. But when you're in flow, you just know 😉 I'm so glad you're enjoying the videos! Thank you for being here 🥹❤️

[@lorensims4846]

"If you're so smart why aren't you rich?" I've never been able to figure out what good it is to be smart. It's not like we get more love of friends or anything.

[@makelifemedicine]

@@lorensims4846 😂 It's a really good point that you make. And I honestly do think that it's true. Dad, so many people are too smart for their own good. And just because someone smart doesn't mean that they can figure out how to make money and get rich. And I think there are a couple important points there... One being that, rich means something completely different depending on who you ask. But the other thing is, subconscious beliefs and programming are so powerful and I don't know if people really realize how much that is dictating their entire life experience. I mean, it's between 90 to 97% of our behavior is driven 100% by our subconscious. So, it doesn't really matter at that point how intellectual you are... Because that's purely on a conscious level. It's not carrying over to the subconscious 🤣

[@watamutha]

Mental speed. Which would be great if life was a sprint but its not its a marathon

[@AnthonyVolpe]

Sometimes I wonder if being smarter and more intellectual is actually being more complicated. The only conclusion I can make is that the world is too stupid.

[@makelifemedicine]

@@AnthonyVolpe Well, the world is definitely pretty stupid, soooo..... 😂

[@gerritpas7877]

Thank you. I needed this now. Wishing you lots of success

[@makelifemedicine]

Yay, I'm so glad you got something out of it! Thank you so much, and thanks for watching ❤

[@ghanna7787]

Mistakes/failures are only lessons learned.

[@busybecomingmyself]

I have a men's self improvement and dating channel. Came across this video. I'm glad I did. This was really excellent. Subscribed.

[@makelifemedicine]

@@busybecomingmyself You are doing incredible work! Thank you so much for the kind words, and for taking the time to comment. I'm really glad you're here ❤️🙏🏼

[@busybecomingmyself]

@makelifemedicine thank you also

[@ohsnapitsmom]

This helped me. Thank you :)

[@makelifemedicine]

@@ohsnapitsmom my pleasure 💗

[@DiabeticGameGuy]

Wow, great tips! Your channel is going to be huge. Great info and production value. My guess is that this is not your first channel. Just subbed to you and looking forward to learning more..

[@makelifemedicine]

@@DiabeticGameGuy Thank you for saying that 😭💗 It actually IS my first channel, so that's a huge compliment. I'm so glad you are here and that you found something I said useful! 😁 Hopefully I continue to deliver the goods 😉

[@rail7646]

honestly these kinda comments are kinda toxic and sum up for small channels, assuming you want her do more and more, a single unattached advice is nice without expecting more.

[@tombuckman9278]

I want to believe what you're saying is true, and that it applies to me because: 1. I like to think I'm smart, and who doesn't? 2. It feels easy to pin my shortcomings on the fact that it's really because I'm a big-brained genius who's too smart for his own good. 3. A hot, funny internet woman is telling me those things I already wanted to believe, making me feel even more right in my beliefs! But it almost feels like some sort of mental trap, or logical fallacy... I have been going through a self-confidence transformation over the last year or so, and what you're saying does seem to match my experiences. The hard part though is your prescription.. The hard part is always execution though haha.

[@dagoelius]

Karmic punishment from a previous life.

[@makelifemedicine]

@@dagoelius 😂

[@kevinkemble3718]

Meaning of your own making. I have the receipts to prove it. A professional…is a scary term. For me it’s code for risk taker. “Loss of control” “willing to make incremental steps. Know your stance, write, draw if out. The draw out the steps to get there. “Little bit more knowledge.” In “reality prevents.” Action cures fear. I am the most scared person on the planet. Right there is my super power.

[@makelifemedicine]

@kevinkemble3718 action cures fear, I like that 😉

[@kevinkemble3718]

Intelligent almost got me killed multiple times. “Fantasizing” ..if it’s not written down you’re done. 1. What do you want? 2. When do you want it? 3. What are you willing to give up to get it? …”ingredients” good analogy. There bone heads like so many out there are in “shackles” by their own self will run riot. $&k it …wins the day.

[@makelifemedicine]

@@kevinkemble3718 concrete steps, yes!

[@tazzyanio]

You have explained something that i have been feeling my whole life.. thank you for opening my eyes. 💗

[@makelifemedicine]

@@tazzyanio I'm glad that it resonated and I could put words to it! I've had the same thing happen to me with ideas, and it feels so validating. I appreciate you watching 🥰

[@tazzyanio]

@makelifemedicine We appreciate you!! 🥰

[@makelifemedicine]

@@tazzyanio 🥹 thank you 🥰❤️

[@EricNoel-qv4gy]

Couldn't have said it better myself. After being a 35 year veteran of self employment I am continually watching hacks and dummies, in my trade, (building trades) come along and make far more bank than I do because the average customer has no idea what they"re not getting for their money. What I have come away with from this , far too late in life, is that its never going to pay to try to be too good at what you do, because most consumers don't care and don't know any better.

[@makelifemedicine]

@@EricNoel-qv4gy That's exactly it, Eric! It confirms that "third grade reading level" concept. Most customers don't know better. They don't know what they don't know, as they say. I can really emphasize with your experience. So what it really comes down to is, who is better at selling, marketing, and executing. Who can convince the customer or client to buy? There's a guy named Nicholas Cole and he's the co-founder of ship 30 for 30 where he teaches people how to create an online brand as a digital writer. A phrase that he often shares is shares is "they don't call them best-written books, they call them best-selling books". He says your job as a writer is to sell the reader on your ideas. I think this applies to every niche, occupation, career, and goal.

[@bk3720]

It seems to me that whats wanted in alot of worlplaces is do the job as quickly as possible without it blowing up in the cpmpany's face. This unfortunately rules out true craftsmanship, and can result in careless mistakes. I once saw a hvac tech torch some vinyl siding by not taking enough time to think about what he was doing. He was the company owners son, didnt get fired, I got fired for doing a really good job and making customers happy. The problem is doing such a good job takes time and they actually wanted speed. So yea, doing everything right in job quality will get you fired. I wonder what would happen if a company was set up in a democratic fashion where bosses were elected by each department voting and where firing happened by vote and not just one person wielding power.

[@makelifemedicine]

@bk3720 That would actually be brilliant.

[@EricNoel-qv4gy]

@@makelifemedicine Don't know why I'm just seeing this but I agree, wholeheartedly, and books are a good example. It may just be my imagination but it seems that the bulk of (popular) books written in the last 5 or so years are just some attempt at giving "expert" advice on how to solve all of everyones personal problems, written by people who just came out of nowhere and somehow are going to save your day. An easy sell in a world that sucessfully convinces people every day, that at least some , if not many things about them, or how they live their lives is simply just not as good as it could or should be.

[@makelifemedicine]

@@EricNoel-qv4gy The goal is to keep you in a constant state of "not enough", looking outside yourself for something or someone to fix you. Absolutely.

[@JakeyWakey]

+1 for 2X listening though

[@makelifemedicine]

@@JakeyWakey 100% 🙌🏼

[@rail7646]

this feeling followed me for years, seeing all these guys not knowing what they even doing, even all these fake advice youtube channels from kids, they do it and I fail at it, it's insane

[@makelifemedicine]

@@rail7646 it's all about the self belief. Either that or "fake it til you make it". Either way it's delusion that is the key 🗝️😆

[@benjamingeorge8241]

Your INT stat can be high but if your WIS stat is too low it’s gonna cripple you.

[@makelifemedicine]

@@benjamingeorge8241 💯🙌🏼

[@FoodiBeauti]

AMEN to this!! 💥🥊

[@Astral_Dusk]

Boom, analytical minds often deal with a lot more noise and can seriously benefit from things like meditation and journaling to smooth out that complex rhythm of thinking. I feel a ton of benefits from actually putting ideas to paper and there's often greater insight mapping things out rather than leaving it entirely to thinking. I have noticed genuinely intelligent people are often more modest about it while the Dunning-Kruger effect especially comes into play with those who constantly have to confirm their intelligence lol.

[@makelifemedicine]

@@Astral_Dusk so spot on 🎯 and I agree with you...putting pen to paper allows mental processing in a way that thinking never seems to accomplish.

[@KingdomLightsChannel]

I'm honoured that the algorithm suggested this to me lol 😅

[@makelifemedicine]

the algorithm knows you're a bright MFer 😉

[@DrmCom2003]

Because people don't really want to learn. They want to B.S. their way through life. I find that only certain types of people achieve success. It is either due to looks, or connections.

[@makelifemedicine]

@@DrmCom2003 😂 there are probably a couple other ways, but I hear you ☝🏼

[@DrmCom2003]

@@makelifemedicine Ah yes, "those ways."

[@makelifemedicine]

@@DrmCom2003 😂

[@gtfkiller]

This is very true.. Our dumbest family member is making 400k a year... He is like a deer= just go go.

[@makelifemedicine]

@@gtfkiller See! It's SO true. I have several examples of this. Not at all surprised by this comment 😆

[@mrstock7986]

Thanks for this one! This resonated very strongly with me. Especially the thing you said abou dying with all that knowlege stored, unused, in one's head. I'll start writing. However i'd like to observe that unqualified, incompetent, over-confident people taking decisions without considering, or simply ignoring, the possible consequences, taking decisions that affect the economic wellbeing of millions, or the climate, say, is __exactly__ how humanity got in this deep pile of sh*t we're in now. So there's that aspect to 'dumbing down' too, i feel. But hey! It's way, way too late to do anything about this trend now, so if we can't beat them, we might as well join them?

[@makelifemedicine]

@@mrstock7986 oh my gosh, of course! Thank you so much for taking the time to watch 🙏🏼 Yeah, everything I said is basically my internal dialogue and eventually you reach the point where you are really sick of your own excuses 😂 I agree with you though, obviously being inconsiderate and irresponsible is not necessarily the way 😅 Context is key 🗝️😉

[@royrieder2113]

Wow! You're great.

[@makelifemedicine]

@@royrieder2113 Wow, thank you! 😂 I really appreciate you taking the time to watch my videos 🙏🏼❤️

[@angelwallflower]

you hit a cord with me that is profound thank you

[@makelifemedicine]

I'm touched by your comment 😌 Thank you so much. I'm glad it resonated 💗

[@ManhattanRats]

"The curse of knowing too much puts one in analysis paralysis." Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Robert in NYC.

[@makelifemedicine]

We're thawing from our state of freeze! 😂

[@klccmd]

being smart ain't that bright

[@makelifemedicine]

So hard to come to terms with 😅

[@ericdoheny9108]

I get stuck in the spaghetti isle analyzing spaghetti sauce options

[@dkirilova3]

Even though the overarching argument of the video rings true, the separate points made are quite superfluous, not really stacking up to the perceived standard of analysis proclaimed. The language used feels like a self-pandering testimony of "how smart am i" vs "how dumb are the others". The point is driven home through incessant repeating and diminishing others, while proping oneself up, wihtout really offering much when it comes to actual analysis or resolutions. However, it is a good example of putting out something without striving for perfection or substance, so congrats on that, it does support the argument through quite an acute example.

[@makelifemedicine]

@@dkirilova3 Thank you so much for the extremely condescending and insulting, yet so carefully and strategically articulated feedback that someone with a low IQ could almost *falsely* receive it as constructive criticism. It's always so curious to me how miserable a person must be to spend the time degrading a perfect stranger in the comments of a KZbin video. But alas, it's quite common. Also a very interesting observation--> you are exemplifying the very things that you criticize about me in your comment. " Incessant repeating and diminishing others, while propping oneself up, without really offering much when it comes to actual analysis or resolutions. However, it is a good example of putting out something without striving for substance". So congrats on that.

[@dkirilova3]

@makelifemedicine It is your response that is condescending and insulting, but alas, I guess you missed the point of my comment. I am not miserable at all, thanks for your consideration. However, I am in the comment section of a video that props itself as advice and I am allowed and encouraged to express my opinion on it. Which I did. I guess opinions can only be constructive when they're positive, eh? One more note, I don't see anywhere in my comment any "propping myself up", I never once mentioned my intellectual level, nor did I compare it to others'. Which is what I feel your video mainly did. Having this as a main point of the content, I think is harmful, which is why I expressed my opinion, not trying to mask it as anything else than what it is. As I stated, I agree with the overall point. But the way it was delivered is at the expense of others. People can lift themselves up in two ways, one of them is by bringing others down. By your video and your response I can see which one you are choosing. Either way, I assume you are just starting out. Good luck. But please, when providing advice, and since you said I didn't provide recommendations, dig a little deeper, in order to provide some actual substance. Learn to accept opinions differing from yours. And try not to degrade other people so much in the process, it does not make you look smarter. P.S. I didn't write it carefully or strategically, this is just how I write.

[@makelifemedicine]

@dkirilova3 Thank you for sharing your perspective 🙌🏼

[@Mmmmchocolate]

Fear.

[@makelifemedicine]

@@Mmmmchocolate 💯

[@ScientistBaffled]

Love it🎉

[@makelifemedicine]

Thanks for watching!

[@Dancing_Alone_wRentals]

Hey.....I take offense to this video title.....I thought I was number 1 at something.......Who on earth could be dumber than me? How did they pull that off.....and when? Where was I at the time? Oh yeah. trying to bake a frozen pizza in a bagel toaster.

[@makelifemedicine]

@@Dancing_Alone_wRentals 😂 you're hilarious

[@soulsearch4077]

I am the 616th subscriber. Just saying!

[@makelifemedicine]

@@soulsearch4077 thank you SO much! It really means a lot to me 💕🙏🏼

[@mikeroche8544]

What camera? and if a phone are you using USB connection for the mic?

[@makelifemedicine]

@@mikeroche8544 I use my Google pixel 9 pro XL! And then I actually plug my mic into my computer via USB-c and record into Descript. Then I combine the audio from Descript and the video from my phone. Let me know if you have any other questions!

[@DanielDogeanu]

My problem is that I have PTSD from working with clients because I got burned so bad! It's literally gut-wrenching! And sadly this is precisely what I have to do, work with clients. I absolutely hate it and I don't want it! I just want the fucking money and for everyone else to leave me the fuck alone forever! Also, perfectionists don't fear losing control. At least I don't. I fear violence! Because this is precisely what I got when I was a little child and made mistakes. Perfectionism is literally beaten into me, and it's very hard to break those chains, if not impossible!

[@makelifemedicine]

I can feel your frustration. What I can say is, I would question whether you HAVE to work with clients. The language we use is very revealing. Why do you believe you have to do this work? If it is literally gut-wrenching, I would argue that continuing to do that work is a far greater sacrifice than whatever perceived consequences you may be anticipating if you were to change directions and "start over" doing something different. Fearing violence leads a child to perfectionism precisely as a way to CONTROL the environment and the feedback they receive from caregivers. They are literally attempting to control their parent's reactions, behavior, and perceptions. Since they are too small and incapable of physically protecting themselves and preventing the violence, their genius of a subconscious introduces the perfect behavior that will fit that child's unique set of circumstances. Parents who beat their kids when they make mistakes? The logical product of that environment would be a child who controls the outcome by NEVER making a mistake.

[@DanielDogeanu]

@@makelifemedicine The consequences are being homeless and starving to death (or worse). I can't really tell you why, it's too complicated. But I guess you're indeed right about the perfectionism. I never thought of it that way.

[@makelifemedicine]

@@DanielDogeanu I know that everyone's situation has varying degrees of complexity. I do wonder though, what would happen if we started to dismantle these beliefs about what the inevitable consequences would be...I can almost guarantee there are alternative potential outcomes. Hopefully, my videos can help to excavate some of the deeper layers of subconscious programming 🤞❤

[@DavidTian-e9s]

This is pretty thought provoking. And what you said about fear (imposter syndrome side effect) has wrecked me harder than i could have imagined :( do you feel like another side effect we are vulnerable to is survivorship bias? like out of 100 "non-analytical people", we only fixate on the top 5 that succeeded because they took risks. but we tend to disregard the 95 that took the same risks but failed miserably and we just don't hear about them? Thanks for the video :)

[@makelifemedicine]

@@DavidTian-e9s Ooooooo, I like the way your mind works 😍 I think it's a really good point. But also, those 5 that succeeded... They also failed a million times first. And I think that's the whole point. So while there are 95, or a thousand who "didn't succeed and failed miserably", all that's really saying is that, in that specific context regarding that specific risk, they failed. And that's why we don't let failure stop us from continuing to take risks. Because eventually, we succeed 😝 And also, regarding the imposter syndrome... We ALL experienced it. Just make a choice right now that it's not going to continue to wreck you. You have to free yourself from those shackles. And only you can do it. And you CAN do it 😉💗

[@Mmmmchocolate]

Yeah, using my intellect won’t be a problem. 😂 I try to use it and it fails me every damn time anyway. I’d would have been better off making life decisions with the flip of a quarter, no sheet. I look around at idiots, and people who didn’t work nearly as hard, and they all have so much more. Hard work does not equal success. Bs, knowing the right people, and getting lucky does.

[@makelifemedicine]

@@Mmmmchocolate I won't argue with that 👀

[@Elevatevisiondigital]

What should i talk about?

[@makelifemedicine]

@@Elevatevisiondigital Well, it depends 😂 What do you want to talk about? What do you like talking about? Who are you talking to? What are you trying to say? Context is key 🗝️😉

[@ArmonMitchell]

Ouch!!!

[@makelifemedicine]

@@ArmonMitchell did you get stung? 🐝

[@ArmonMitchell]

@@makelifemedicine Gonna keep this one going into 2025.

[@richardcurtis-n1s]

The Dunning-Kruger Effect: Climbing Mount Stupid ...Ever heard of it? Check it out. It will give you a mathematical back up to your video, complete with graphs. If you never heard of it, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. RC

[@makelifemedicine]

@@richardcurtis-n1s Yes of course I have heard of it! You are 100% right. It's that unconscious incompetence 😂 Ignorance is bliss 😉

[@MalachiFrazee222]

I'm still stuck.

[@makelifemedicine]

@@MalachiFrazee222 Have you identified where you are stuck? 😅

[@MalachiFrazee222]

Also, if you do take action; there's zero people to give actual feedback. "It's good." Good? Clearly not. It's not getting the results of a good product.

[@makelifemedicine]

@@MalachiFrazee222 in which context are you speaking? With starting a KZbin channel, or just starting to take action on anything?

[@MalachiFrazee222]

@makelifemedicine Yes, I did KZbin in the past. Getting actual feedback is impossible. I want to do it again, but getting anyone to care seems hopeless. Be entertaining, give value; yes . . . It's so much harder than people say. Will it actually be worth it? I'm not sure. I'm running in a circle.

[@makelifemedicine]

@@MalachiFrazee222 I understand. Because you're right, there's no guarantee. But if I know one thing to be true, it's that you must believe it's possible for you, first. And I also know that if it's something you really want to do (of course it's important to know WHY you want to do it), you should just do it anyway, no matter what feedback you receive, if any at all. The other thing I'd say is, working with someone, like inside of a program or a coach of some kind could be super helpful to keep you motivated when things are inevitably slow and discouraging in the beginning. Because at least then you WILL be getting feedback, from them. And their feedback will likely be more useful than random comments on your video anyway. It can help because they'll provide you with a strategy to follow, so that you at least know you are doing the right things and not wasting your time moving in the wrong direction.

[@MalachiFrazee222]

@makelifemedicine thanks. This is the best advice I have ever gotten from someone.

[@makelifemedicine]

@MalachiFrazee222 I'm so glad to hear that. And please, start your channel again! 😉 Do it for YOURSELF ❤

[@db5960]

I live in this trap 🫣

[@neosandi6]

kiss for you

[@makelifemedicine]

@@neosandi6 and one for you!

[@Yumuura-666]

urgh tatoos

[@makelifemedicine]

@@Yumuura-666 Thanks for watching!