I was scrolling on TH-cam trying to find new hobbies that would successfully impact my future and career as I'm in college working towards an engineering degree. Watching this video made me understand that trying to find a hobby is about finding something for myself to really enjoy, and not for some sort of competitive advantage, great video man!
I feel as though engineering has really taken the fun out of so many cool applications. I love programming and building stupid/fun designs. I can tell you so many of my peers have no creativity. They get good grades but can’t come up with an original topic nor can they try and implement nothing that isn’t given. No one can make decisions, design choices, etc. This really feels like capitalism removes the joy of doing what you find fun. Sorry for the rant 😅
One of the biggest changes in my life has been in really trying to embrace the process and let the results speak. Doing things not because it will lead to something but just because I want to. So really loved this man!
That must’ve been a huge sacrifice to give up something you’ve worked for almost a decade if not more when you count the years leading up to it… it takes an unbelievable amount of courage and determination to make a life changing decision!!!! This video was a breath of fresh air and pushed me to not only engage but open a Google doc to write about the topic on passivity… i want to call it “in defence of passivity” thank you for this inspiration!
Damn, I was also a burnt out CS student who constantly questioning myself why am I doing all this but never figured out the whole picture of why I am always about to optimizing and stuff, never feeling genuinely happy. Thank you for organizing this content so well that gimme a sudden of enlightenment.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for both the message and the reminder there's more in this universe about the obsession to not fail, to not succeed, and to have the relentless fear of failure. Regards from México!
I wonder tho, scrolling on TikTok could also be seen as doing something you like but it is bad for you. For me it means you’re not wasting time if you are doing something that will bring you long lasting fulfilment and inner peace. :)
Great video, I stress a lot about trying to manage my time optimaly and watching this video helped me let go off some of that pressure and open up a new perspective. Thanks man ❤
Great video. Thanks for this reminder. I'm going to start playing music again today because of this. It's been like 2 months since I played an instrument, and I always feel more depressed if I don't get the music out of me for a while.
The thing you said "Learning just for the sake of learning" is what I do. I'm 14. I've been programming for 14 years (edit. wtf what did i write. lol. 3+ years). The thing you said matches me 90% (cz i know no man is SAME). I don't care about anything than knowledge. And yes. I think. I think a lot. I do 3 things a day, think, eat, sleep. That's it. Loved this video.
Im on the path of becoming a part of a software career me where i nurtured huge ambition to work as an IT dude just like you. October 19th,2024 (Since October 10th,2022). What drives me forward is the fact that loads of works, stress, everything, what life has to throw at you. All memories, sweet dreams, great excitements, they are all boiling down to the success that is gonna be summed up after i graduated from University, and then my job landing as well. The video means much more than just defining why success isnt enough (as for your opinion). It means a lot, i''ll make sure to save this video for future use whenever i feel like hitting a bump in the road.
Hey, I think you may have misunderstood the point of the video. Kunal isn’t saying that success isn’t enough. Rather, he’s highlighting the importance of being willing to 'waste time', engaging in activities without the pressure of external validation, which allows someone to fully immerse themselves in their own thoughts and do something simply for the joy of doing it.
"The outcome doesn't define you" is exactly what you need to hear when you have low selfconfidence. If you fail, it doesn't make you a failure. this thing just failed, not your entire existence and identity
I totally agree. Another reason why focusing on results and ignoring the process, is dissatisfaction for the consumers/audience, not just the creator. A proper example is the `curl` program: Many people see it as "just another utility" or "a silly program that could be rewritten in a week", but they forget all of the design decisions, all the time and energy spent developing it, and the passion behind it (if I'm not mistaken, `curl`, just like Linux, started as a "hobby project")
often times we can forget the time & effort dedicated to simple utilities/projects/experiences that we have or others have made. It's always worthwhile to take a step back and have gratitude for said efforts
Wow that was so good! I am a pretty rational person and it is a very hard process to understand myself and my behavior. With this video I have "discovered" that my biggest problem is probably my restlessness. Thank you and keep on doing what you do!
I felt the restlessness so much in the past. It's easy to hone in on the feeling to constantly go to the next goal, so much so that you mindlessly move through life. thanks for watching!
I find that I can appear restless when I am searching for something (even if I'm not sure what that is). I am someone who moves between things fairly rapidly because that is how I engage. That does not mean I don't also engage deeply with where I spend my time. Just two cents.
NGL. I consider myself rational. And if you were not like this and says your own self rational. I don't think you're rational enough. *or never thought about it*.
That was some great content! Really lured me in till the last second. Beautifully curated and executed even more gracefully. Keep making more art! much love💛
Loved this video! I might have already read The Gita since you are Hindu but if you have not then I highly recommend it to you. The whole point of Gita is motiveless action. Doing something just for the sake if doing it.
voiced exactly what i feel is the most important philosophy in life, love this. i was struggling so much with my college application process because i wanted to reflect this same sentiment. thank you for giving me courage to express it
Thank you so much, as someone that’s been a career loser, your video has helped me shape my mind with the correct mindset to achieve a better life for myself
Very, very well done. Starting my university career surrounded by people who are trying so hard to get into those big tech companies. I'm struggling to balance assignments left and right, and I definitely feel bad because I wasn't productive a certain day. This really changes my perspective. Gonna start focusing on the journey and present.
7:09 so true. this is what i have been believing since my childhood days. [ironically] this view got the validation, hehe. everyone always wondered why I didn't like to play guitar for an audience - and was content with what I was playing; one could see how clueless they were (and still are) at my total lack of seeking validation. I enjoy what I do, or stop doing it - I don't need an Other; if it's there well and good.
The quality of your video and content is top notch. Thanks for your insight. I hate logging my daily life and any kind of routine basically, but some kind of routine is necessary for my body and brain
what a beautiful fucking video the way you tied it all together at the end with how you let go of ur job you worked so hard for the same way the monks let go of the mandalas they worked so hard on is just beautiful, deserves way more recognition man.
Its all about being present, following what feels right in that moment, and reflecting on it after by letting the subconscious do its thing, to then conclude if it still feels right after, to then repeat from the start
But often not everybody can afford to waste time. Financial independence which I believe you for through all that grinding in the former period of your life has given you the freedom to experiment . It's the balance to be aimless and to have an aim, to embrace this duality , the yin and Yang is when you are free.
Thank you for such an interesting wave of emotions. Each person has his own unique way of life... we just have to remember that we learn every day in our life, even if we already know a lot. The Universe is infinitely variable in the possibility of the occurrence of certain events. To get to know different options for life development and somehow to gradually practice this experience in our life with benefit for our life... and do all this with lightness of thoughts and pleasant emotions. I returned to chemistry after a 10+ year "vacation" while traveling in other "walks of life" - a journey full of stories and experiences. Yes, I like to be a chemist first of all, but it turned out that I can also work as an insurance agent and have a small manufacturing company at the same time :) 🙏🙏🙏
my definition of wasting time, is to sit at an office desk working on someone elses project while day dreaming about building my own stuff or going out enjoying nature. For me breathing fresh forest air and listening to birds, or working on my own projects -is being productive in equal measures.
Good video - not kidding, I only realized this video was made by a "small" TH-camr at the 6:20 mark haha. Good stuff, and good luck on your TH-cam journey
Every task has a lasting result, even if we don't think so; skills transfer, ideas transfer, pain transfers. Every action you make currently matters, even if it doesn't feel like it. Life is in seasons. This season of my life is work, but if I sit down and do that work, then my life will be better in later seasons. Enjoy the process, you'll never do it again.
Wasting time doesn't put food on the table. One cant achieve calm in this world internally ever as world is sitting their for taking control over you. Its the results which matter else their is no meaning of existence.
A minor nitpick; Kobe was by no means ordinary in terms of his physical gifts (being the youngest ever winner of the dunk competition) - otherwise I loved this video essay! A big fan of focussing on process rather than outcomes. Coach John Wooden has some great talks on the topic.
Sometimes the algorithm connects me with brilliant videos like this one. I am watching this while I'm anxious as I have a meeting soon. I burned out and "left" but I can feel the creeping anxiety and pressure returning. How to keep that at bay? While I am in no way the same as a year ago with pressure to be perfect and produce, I need to pay the bills and I guess we're inclined to succumb to the machine. I'd like to find my way back to avoid optimization in the middle of making a living. Thoughts? :c
i would like to hear more about your experience with tech on the early years. Im now with this laser focus you said, and i think you only enjoy this lifestyle today because this journey on the past. But i really dont know if im just setting up a trap for myself
For somehow reason I read artists Explotation /as laboral explotation /slavery... (and well some of them may take as that , and that's the reason of this video i guess...)
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Achieving fulfillment in your work is far better than simply pursuing greatness.
YES. I'd rather be happy with no recognition vs be great and miserable
Why not both?
Just dont force your kids to work for the government!
My work is pursuing greatness
I was scrolling on TH-cam trying to find new hobbies that would successfully impact my future and career as I'm in college working towards an engineering degree. Watching this video made me understand that trying to find a hobby is about finding something for myself to really enjoy, and not for some sort of competitive advantage, great video man!
I'm glad!!! Do things for the passion
I am you .
I feel as though engineering has really taken the fun out of so many cool applications. I love programming and building stupid/fun designs. I can tell you so many of my peers have no creativity. They get good grades but can’t come up with an original topic nor can they try and implement nothing that isn’t given. No one can make decisions, design choices, etc. This really feels like capitalism removes the joy of doing what you find fun. Sorry for the rant 😅
Brother you opened my eyes with your thought , thanks
2:06 He's so good at drumming that it plays the piano
Haha I should run my edits by you to catch mistakes from now on
@@kunalpurohit1 497th sub btw
I enjoyed that part
We're optimizing the fun right out of life. No wonder it feels like they're unfulfilled, or happy.
One of the biggest changes in my life has been in really trying to embrace the process and let the results speak. Doing things not because it will lead to something but just because I want to. So really loved this man!
Exactly! Not everything needs to be A1 amazing optimized, we can sometimes do things just for ourselves
That must’ve been a huge sacrifice to give up something you’ve worked for almost a decade if not more when you count the years leading up to it… it takes an unbelievable amount of courage and determination to make a life changing decision!!!! This video was a breath of fresh air and pushed me to not only engage but open a Google doc to write about the topic on passivity… i want to call it “in defence of passivity” thank you for this inspiration!
Thanks for the kind words
Damn, I was also a burnt out CS student who constantly questioning myself why am I doing all this but never figured out the whole picture of why I am always about to optimizing and stuff, never feeling genuinely happy. Thank you for organizing this content so well that gimme a sudden of enlightenment.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for both the message and the reminder there's more in this universe about the obsession to not fail, to not succeed, and to have the relentless fear of failure. Regards from México!
Thanks for watching ! I need this reminder all the time, it's easy to get caught up in the moment
Remember, your time is not wasted if you spend it doing something you like!
Yes ! Exactly
I wonder tho, scrolling on TikTok could also be seen as doing something you like but it is bad for you. For me it means you’re not wasting time if you are doing something that will bring you long lasting fulfilment and inner peace. :)
@@ghosty874 I doubt doom-scrolling is something that you like, at the end you probably hate it right?
@@lodokali Most likely Yes
What if i spend my time hunting and eating homeless people?
holy shit! one of those moments when TH-cam read my mind, knew what I needed to hear next in my life, and placed it right in front of me. Nice video!
I'm glad this video help you! Thanks for watching
Great video, I stress a lot about trying to manage my time optimaly and watching this video helped me let go off some of that pressure and open up a new perspective. Thanks man ❤
I'm glad it helped!
Nice🤝🏾
Amazing video
Great video. Thanks for this reminder. I'm going to start playing music again today because of this. It's been like 2 months since I played an instrument, and I always feel more depressed if I don't get the music out of me for a while.
Great content.
The thing you said "Learning just for the sake of learning" is what I do. I'm 14. I've been programming for 14 years (edit. wtf what did i write. lol. 3+ years). The thing you said matches me 90% (cz i know no man is SAME). I don't care about anything than knowledge. And yes. I think. I think a lot. I do 3 things a day, think, eat, sleep. That's it. Loved this video.
Thanks for watching !
I love learning too
You just described me! I too think a lot and just learn out of interest. I am music teacher but love learning math
Very thought provoking
Im on the path of becoming a part of a software career me where i nurtured huge ambition to work as an IT dude just like you.
October 19th,2024 (Since October 10th,2022). What drives me forward is the fact that loads of works, stress, everything, what life has to throw at you. All memories, sweet dreams, great excitements, they are all boiling down to the success that is gonna be summed up after i graduated from University, and then my job landing as well.
The video means much more than just defining why success isnt enough (as for your opinion). It means a lot, i''ll make sure to save this video for future use whenever i feel like hitting a bump in the road.
Hey, I think you may have misunderstood the point of the video. Kunal isn’t saying that success isn’t enough. Rather, he’s highlighting the importance of being willing to 'waste time', engaging in activities without the pressure of external validation, which allows someone to fully immerse themselves in their own thoughts and do something simply for the joy of doing it.
Glad this video helped ! Remember that sometimes it's worthwhile to step away from the external results and just enjoy the moment
Your channel is a diamond in the rough hope more people find this great video it was really enlightening!
"The outcome doesn't define you" is exactly what you need to hear when you have low selfconfidence. If you fail, it doesn't make you a failure. this thing just failed, not your entire existence and identity
This was excellent 🙏🏼
I totally agree. Another reason why focusing on results and ignoring the process, is dissatisfaction for the consumers/audience, not just the creator. A proper example is the `curl` program: Many people see it as "just another utility" or "a silly program that could be rewritten in a week", but they forget all of the design decisions, all the time and energy spent developing it, and the passion behind it (if I'm not mistaken, `curl`, just like Linux, started as a "hobby project")
often times we can forget the time & effort dedicated to simple utilities/projects/experiences that we have or others have made. It's always worthwhile to take a step back and have gratitude for said efforts
love the video! ❤
this is one of the videos of all time
greatest videos*
@@FunCS371 still means the same
Underrated comment. Someone was listening hahaha
Haha I'm screenshotting and saving this comment
very well put. I needed to be reminded of this
Me to! Thanks for watching
brother, really good editing cues👍
Wow that was so good! I am a pretty rational person and it is a very hard process to understand myself and my behavior. With this video I have "discovered" that my biggest problem is probably my restlessness. Thank you and keep on doing what you do!
I felt the restlessness so much in the past. It's easy to hone in on the feeling to constantly go to the next goal, so much so that you mindlessly move through life.
thanks for watching!
I find that I can appear restless when I am searching for something (even if I'm not sure what that is). I am someone who moves between things fairly rapidly because that is how I engage. That does not mean I don't also engage deeply with where I spend my time. Just two cents.
NGL. I consider myself rational. And if you were not like this and says your own self rational. I don't think you're rational enough. *or never thought about it*.
Amazing use of the movie clips! And the final one was pretty impactful.
:)
Thanks !!! I'm addicted to cinematic movie scenes hahaha
This was beautifully written. Thank you, brother.
Thanks for listening
That was some great content! Really lured me in till the last second. Beautifully curated and executed even more gracefully. Keep making more art! much love💛
Wow, thank you!
Nice work
beautiful perspective brother 🙌🙌🙌
Loved this video! I might have already read The Gita since you are Hindu but if you have not then I highly recommend it to you. The whole point of Gita is motiveless action. Doing something just for the sake if doing it.
voiced exactly what i feel is the most important philosophy in life, love this. i was struggling so much with my college application process because i wanted to reflect this same sentiment. thank you for giving me courage to express it
You got this!
@@kunalpurohit1 💞
Well done. Loved the video.
Thank you so much, as someone that’s been a career loser, your video has helped me shape my mind with the correct mindset to achieve a better life for myself
You got this!
Very, very well done. Starting my university career surrounded by people who are trying so hard to get into those big tech companies. I'm struggling to balance assignments left and right, and I definitely feel bad because I wasn't productive a certain day. This really changes my perspective. Gonna start focusing on the journey and present.
I'm glad to hear that!
algorithm got my back again. been alot in my head the last few weeks.... thanks for this video
loved the especially production. success coming your way.
thanks for watching!
Nice video, thats a new idea for me Thanks for sharing
Glad you liked it!
So you left the optimized life AFTER making your fortune.
Convenient
on point! Thank you!
7:09 so true. this is what i have been believing since my childhood days. [ironically] this view got the validation, hehe. everyone always wondered why I didn't like to play guitar for an audience - and was content with what I was playing; one could see how clueless they were (and still are) at my total lack of seeking validation. I enjoy what I do, or stop doing it - I don't need an Other; if it's there well and good.
Great video, thank you for sharing, appreciate you
Thanks for watching!
loved this video! the effort you put into making it is really noticable, from the editing, to the structure and pacing. keep up the great work
thank you thank you thank you!
I really enjoyed this video, thank you so much❤
i admire this perspective. thanks for sharing
The quality of your video and content is top notch. Thanks for your insight. I hate logging my daily life and any kind of routine basically, but some kind of routine is necessary for my body and brain
what a beautiful fucking video the way you tied it all together at the end with how you let go of ur job you worked so hard for the same way the monks let go of the mandalas they worked so hard on is just beautiful, deserves way more recognition man.
thank you for watching!
great video
Very good video
Absolutely amazing video . Keep going man 💎
Thank you 🙌
This was, so beautifully put that genuinely felt like commenting. Thank you and keep it up!
Thank you! I'm working on the next video right after this week
Great video. Very relatable.
That was such a good vid, thanks!
Glad you liked it!
Its all about being present, following what feels right in that moment, and reflecting on it after by letting the subconscious do its thing, to then conclude if it still feels right after, to then repeat from the start
But often not everybody can afford to waste time. Financial independence which I believe you for through all that grinding in the former period of your life has given you the freedom to experiment . It's the balance to be aimless and to have an aim, to embrace this duality , the yin and Yang is when you are free.
I agree, this mindset is a luxury
great insight and message
Thank you
just wanted to say i had a spiritual change watching this. I've struggling with anhedonia lately because of that optimisation mindset.
thank you I think I needed this 1!
Here before this guy blows up - amazing video man
thanks for watching!
This isn't the video that I wanted but video I needed
Thank you
Thank you for making this video may you rediscover the joy in your pursuit and stay happy. Sending tons of 💖♥ your way from india
thank you!
This is so eye opening
Great video, thank you
Glad you liked it!
great video, really changed my outlouk on life
Thanks for watching!!!
Thank you for such an interesting wave of emotions.
Each person has his own unique way of life... we just have to remember that we learn every day in our life, even if we already know a lot. The Universe is infinitely variable in the possibility of the occurrence of certain events.
To get to know different options for life development and somehow to gradually practice this experience in our life with benefit for our life... and do all this with lightness of thoughts and pleasant emotions.
I returned to chemistry after a 10+ year "vacation" while traveling in other "walks of life" - a journey full of stories and experiences. Yes, I like to be a chemist first of all, but it turned out that I can also work as an insurance agent and have a small manufacturing company at the same time :)
🙏🙏🙏
♥️
Such an insightful and well-thought-out video man
Thanks for watching ! I put a lot of thought into my videos, I'm glad you like it
my definition of wasting time, is to sit at an office desk working on someone elses project while day dreaming about building my own stuff or going out enjoying nature. For me breathing fresh forest air and listening to birds, or working on my own projects -is being productive in equal measures.
this is an amazing video, its litterly the opposite that people preach now. Thank you brother.
I appreciate that!
Simply Amazing
Exceptional video, it is clear you put a lot of effort into this video
thanks! I did, it's a topic that's been on my mind for a while now
This is an awesome video man. Really really good.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Good video - not kidding, I only realized this video was made by a "small" TH-camr at the 6:20 mark haha. Good stuff, and good luck on your TH-cam journey
haha Thanks!
Excellent video! Keep it up.
Thank you very much!
Needed this today
True Wealth 😌
Wonderful content.
Thank you!
What a beautifully made video! Loved it man.
Thank you!!! I spent a lot of time on it
great video! cant believe this is a new channel
haha thanks!
thanks bhai for putting this out there :D
Good content. Keep going on.
I will! thanks
Every task has a lasting result, even if we don't think so; skills transfer, ideas transfer, pain transfers. Every action you make currently matters, even if it doesn't feel like it.
Life is in seasons. This season of my life is work, but if I sit down and do that work, then my life will be better in later seasons. Enjoy the process, you'll never do it again.
This perfectly sums up the outlook I've learned! Enjoy the process, life is suppose to be fun
Great video man. Thank you.
Glad you liked it!
The beauty of waiting in modern society, is purely enjoyment.
I feel like ability of the end result of being ABLE to wipe away the work, is the success.
not caring about the results to the point that any material gain is wiped off is an indicator that you love the process!
Wasting time doesn't put food on the table.
One cant achieve calm in this world internally ever as world is sitting their for taking control over you.
Its the results which matter else their is no meaning of existence.
This was so good I am subbing right now love you bro
Thanks !!!!
i neded this thnx
A minor nitpick; Kobe was by no means ordinary in terms of his physical gifts (being the youngest ever winner of the dunk competition) - otherwise I loved this video essay! A big fan of focussing on process rather than outcomes. Coach John Wooden has some great talks on the topic.
Sometimes the algorithm connects me with brilliant videos like this one. I am watching this while I'm anxious as I have a meeting soon. I burned out and "left" but I can feel the creeping anxiety and pressure returning. How to keep that at bay? While I am in no way the same as a year ago with pressure to be perfect and produce, I need to pay the bills and I guess we're inclined to succumb to the machine. I'd like to find my way back to avoid optimization in the middle of making a living. Thoughts? :c
i would like to hear more about your experience with tech on the early years. Im now with this laser focus you said, and i think you only enjoy this lifestyle today because this journey on the past. But i really dont know if im just setting up a trap for myself
maybe I'll make a video about my early experience
Baby girl, you hit the nail on the head. Art is not about the end result. It’s about the artists exploration
For somehow reason I read artists Explotation /as laboral explotation /slavery... (and well some of them may take as that , and that's the reason of this video i guess...)
@ too real
The subject of this video is why I’m an artist not in tech or finance
Haha saaame. Through making these videos I'm learning that being an artist and making art is HARD. You have to put time and stay true to yourself
Dude, you are going to be a great youtuber, if thats your goal. Great video, keep it up!
Thanks!
Zen has started to shake me out of the hyper-optimization mindset but it is still strange to me
It's a hard thing to break free from. The fact that it's constantly glorified in society doesn't help
Just found your channel, love your videos
Thanks for watching! and welcome haha
Awesome
Thanks !
This video hit hard bruh..
Thanks man