Life is Not About Finding Yourself
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 มิ.ย. 2024
- There is a famous quote that says life is not about finding yourself it is about creating yourself. It was said by George Bernard Shaw. What do you think this means? Do you have any opinions or advice or people? If so, please leave a comment below.
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So many young people spend their formative years waiting for “adulthood” to wash over them and teach them how to live. Its only years later that they realize that there is no magic age that makes everything make sense, everyone is scared and struggling, but those who are the doing the best are those who take a moment every day to learn to be better.
Absolutely epic comment, thank you my friend!
Damn, that was profound!
I did that. Am doing that. Anyway, peace.
I thought being 18 would be a magical age.
That’s what I’m going through, just realized that I need to learn how to be an adult. Its funny.
It isn't about finding yourself. It is about you accepting yourself and putting the tools you have at work.
Amen! It's about falling in love with a future idea of yourself.
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@@TheMathSorcerer Thanks! You have the best videos! 🤣❤️
Yes
No. I'll tell you what life is actually about.. and this is not coming from a holier-than-thou viewpoint or some egotistical need to prove I'm better than you..
Life is just about having an experience. AKA living the life you live. That is literally it. Anything else that happens or you believe is either A) your mind dictating the experience and assigning meaning or B) an external force/God/Universe that has laid out a scripted timeline for you to follow for whatever reason they chose for it to be so..
That's it, and it's a coin flip. You are either here to just be here and there doesn't need to necessarily be a logical reason or game-plan, or you are here for a very particular meaning that you can't comprehend because you don't have the capacity to do so by design
Would love for anyone to try to argue against that. Again, I've just understood this deeply and it is the answer. It's one of those two. There is no other option. And besides, even those two main options still have the sense of human interpretation within them because they both include the awareness viewing something with either no meaning or meaning.
@@lakeboy1908 I'm not really clear on what you're trying to say. Why can it only be A or B? It seems we really have a combination of internal and external states that are always influencing each other, so that should give us reason to reflect on ourselves, on our world, and on the life we want to live.
We start out as kids with low self-awareness and a weak understanding of things in general. And during this very vulnerable period of ours, we depend on other people to socialize, educate and inform us. Those other people have their own ideas about who we are and what we might become, but they can be highly fallible and they very well might not even have our best interests in mind regardless. So as we mature and strive for independence, we have to continually examine all our attitudes and opinions and rethink our identities and what means the most to us. Ideally we can then share our reflections with our peers to generate insightful dialogs, and we can then pass on great conversations to the next generation. But all of this involves a lot of serious thought and work. It's a big responsibility we all should be trying to fulfill even though too many of us don't.
One of my biggest regrets is not realizing this sooner, AND not realizing the true power of self-study earlier. Thank you.
Don't blame yourself, we didn't had resources like TH-cam before. 10 years ago, it was not possible to access this much quality videos. This new age brings new possibilities. I couldn't learnt from textbooks what I have learnt from videos.
Nooo, don't fall trap to the mind trying to interpret.. I'll tell you what life is actually about.. and this is not coming from a holier-than-thou viewpoint or some egotistical need to prove I'm better than you..
Life is just about having an experience. AKA living the life you live. That is literally it. Anything else that happens or you believe is either A) your mind dictating the experience and assigning meaning or B) an external force/God/Universe that has laid out a scripted timeline for you to follow for whatever reason they chose for it to be so..
That's it, and it's a coin flip. You are either here to just be here and there doesn't need to necessarily be a logical reason or game-plan, or you are here for a very particular meaning that you can't comprehend because you don't have the capacity to do so by design
Would love for anyone to try to argue against that. Again, I've just understood this deeply and it is the answer. It's one of those two. There is no other option. And besides, even those two main options still have the sense of human interpretation within them because they both include the awareness viewing something with either no meaning or meaning.
life is the most counterintuitive thing that exists
Surprisingly so. When I first found out about what special relativity really means in my 30's I flipped.
@@theboombody can you explain more
whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it” (Luke 9:24)
@@theboombodyhow does that relate to this?
@@elsie4802 Because when you find weird stuff you never could have imagined, you realize that life really is more counterintuitive than you'd think.
I believe both creating self and finding self are parallel. For me, Creating self means positive action taken to overcome self to achieve the better version.
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If you overcome yourself to create yourself, which one is really you?
@@ilikepizza123100you’re confusing the “self” with what is actually your ego, an expression of the self, but not the self. We try to grow our ego to be in alignment with with our true self, and once we do that, we have become ourself
@@ilikepizza123100both
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I think it's useful to know what you're naturally good at but that shouldn't guide you, like you said, it puts you in this state where you wait for something external to "hit you", when it's really simpler than that: what does your heart yearn for? A teacher of mine said something similar to this, that you shouldn't worry much about it because if you have purpose you'll eventually achieve whatever it is that you desire.
This motivated me to try and be better as well, I'm a closed, introverted guy but that's not who I envision, I want to be different, someone who is more comunicative, social and can speak eloquently. It is one hell of a road ahead but there's no other option for my spirit
Beautifully put, "there's no other option for my spirit." I'll be saying that loud and proud!
I was just trying to tell this to my niece who just got out of high school. She seems to feel like she has no choices or autonomy. She seems to not know even what she likes and just wants others to tell her what to do. No matter how I word it, she seems to think either I'm wrong or she just doesn't believe me. It just makes me sad to see a young person so uninspired and disengaged. I understand why, things are different than when I grew up, but its hard to know how to help. My life was a lot worse than hers in many ways growing up, but i had by that time so much rich life experience and knowledge about myself with which to make hard decisions for myself and be bold about it. I had built up self confidence, which I feel is lacking with many youth today.
Saying your life "was a lot worse" than hers in many ways I think is very ignorant. For people most of their life and experience is a mental battle, its hard to gauge someones mental struggle by just judging from outside influences or just from what you see.
Give her the space to express herself without offering any opinions. You'll discover she has a very rich life experience and knowledge about herself.
Many young people are realising that they don’t have much control over their lives and that the things they were told would help them, do not. Combine that with a recent global pandemic and climate change where no one seems to know what they’re doing, it isn’t really surprising that young people don’t trust themselves or anyone perceived to be in charge.
@SamStone1964 oh lord I don't "offer opinions" 😆 I'm not that kind of aunty lol. My rule is to not offer any advice unless someone asks me. That's a bit of a pet peeve for me.
@@nicolajane7389 That makes perfect sense they would feel that way. How can we help them feel a sense of autonomy, or is there nothing we can do to help them and just let the chips fall where they may?
Even though you dedicate this channel to math, I really enjoy the diversity of the videos you make. Along with many other viewers here, hearing words of a wisdom and guidance can be very soothing. Thank you.
Thank you!! I try to post a variety of content:)
@@TheMathSorcererI really enjoyed this too btw
Thanks to your video, i’ve recently found out that life is a progress of try and error. Sometimes we choose “right” (for ourselves) thing(s), sometimes we don’t. But if we don’t try, we may never know what is right for us to move on. Thanks a lot, sir! ❤
I love this video. I just realized this earlier this year (i'm 22 turning 23). I always had this illusion that one day i'll become this new version of me that will just have everything I want, but this year I decided to start changing my life and taking steps towards living the life I want. Can't lie, it's pretty hard. I've made some truly terrible choices, but I've had more control of my life this year, than I ever did my entire life.
I hope you make it!
i dont know what i believe. the more i 'learn' the less i seem to know. nothing is created or destroyed, i feel we already have everything we need to show up as our best selves. maybe life is about taking what materials we are born with and over time continuously transforming them to change with us. i think a lot of people, including myself, are scared of this changing, but its the only thing in life that is constant. everything is always changing and transforming from one thing to another. my biggest struggle recently has been accepting this change, i feel im losing a part of myself. leaving her behind. but i wouldnt be here without everything she has been through, she will never be gone, but i just have to let go and accept that a new version of myself is emerging and let her go. thank yourself and forgive yourself often. we are just human. what a beautiful thing to be, yet when times get tough we fail to appreciate that very fact.
I didn't really want to write this, but since I saw how great this community is I thought why not. I wanted to say that I have my own theory that seems similar to this quote and seems to justify it. Throughout many hardships and their lessons I've encountered so far, it seems to me (and quite a few other philosophers I discovered later) that life is a form of art. It feels like the art of creating what you like and expressing yourself with your ideas, speeches, drawings, writings and so on. You can sense that too, if you ever solved a problem on your own or came up with your own idea, you probably sensed a feeling of happiness and achievement. That is, what I like to call, your higher self being satisfied (your bigger version of you) by your creation of something that's yours and exploring the unknown. On the other hand, because art is about creating and not destroying, you will probably find destroying disgusting in life (like insulting, disrespect and so on). This is my theory in a nutshell and it stretches far beyond a youtube comment. I descibed it poorly and I don't know if you, the reader, can really understand what I'm saying. You may know what i'm talking about, but I don't know if you can understand it... Anyway if you do that's great, but if you fel that you don't and you want to, I reccomend that you explore the works of people like Nietzsche, Camus and Proust.
You put it very clearly in precise words. Did you come up with this theory yourself? If so thats awesome you came up with it yourself. it very much alignd with what i believe but i came to it be reading spiritual works here and there. So if im understanding it right the believe is we are all ine collective conscience but its boring to be just one entitiy. So to experience ourselves we split up in many consciousnes all playing different characters. we chose this life this game character to experience life from its own unique perspective. And our goal as a conscious collective is to gather as many perspectives as possible. An expansion of the collective. Sometimes when we act from the right intention and flow state act in accordance to who we truly are our higher self shines though. Our higher self i literally our better version the one that lives in a higher dimension that is the evolved version of ourselves. There is an interesting book from a guy with multiple good books about carl jung works and it says that creation cannot be without destruction. Creation without destruction is harmful so cultures used to act out the destruction in rituals to make it an deliberate act instead of destruction finding its natural way to set the balance straight. Interesting short read i can recommend it. Unfortunately dont know more details something with shadow side.
Life is about not falling for clickbates
What do you mean? This video isn't clickbate. Are you talking in general?
Click bait.
I might have agreed with this until I started learning more from Carl Jung. Life is about becoming complete, and that means exploring the repressed side of yourself, your shadow, where there is still a lot of gold to be discovered. In his words: “Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.”
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Nice nice. Need to be more specific as to what you disagree with.
@@sdknmasgdfdg There are many things. But one thing, is the notion that the identity you have, ie: your sense of self or ego, is what you think it is. It's largely fiction, with it being almost impossible to see the larger part of yourself (your subconscious) without a lot of dream interpretation or a technique called, "active imagination". There are many "psychic energies" within everyone, with completely different personalities, of which our ego is a kind of mixture of all of them, especially since these entities are where our emotions and feelings largely come from. It's difficult to explain in a few comments here.
@@GarryBurgess I think the book "Steppenwolf" by Hermann Hesse dives heavily into what you're talking about.
I really like this notion of creating yourself. Almost like a sculptor chipping away at a marble block to create something beautiful. I live so much of my life in my head so viewing myself as the sculptor of my own life takes me out of my head and pushes me to take action on the kind of life I want, and the kind of person I want to be, one chip at a time!
Nietzche
“Becoming who you are”
I believe there definitely is a strong element of growth through overcoming challenges and struggles, and to express your individuality within the greater whole! So happy to see how much your channel has developed from a few thousand subscribers.
Without you and your videos I don't think I could've really created the life that I currently live. Back in 2023 I was really not feeling the best with Software Development and really wanted to try going into more Data Science routes. So when I followed a lot of your videos I took it to heart and really dedicated my time to learn things like Linear Algebra and other things like Vector Calculus. I'm now in a spot where I'm doing Data Analytics for a company and I owe my thanks for your videos to keep me going and striving to RE-CREATE myself.
The books you provide are super insightful and I can not thank you enough. I am now studying more Machine Learning math concepts and Statistical Learning as a whole. Thank you for your commitment to make these videos and inspire me to keep going even when I feel down and feel that I am not enough. There really are some things a university can't teach you and you're going to really have to create those opportunities despite all the set backs and struggles that may come from such math textbooks.
I eventually do plan on utilizing your Differential Equation lectures to dig into more of advanced Calculus methods/concepts (I come from a pure Computer Science background in the most proof sense lol). I've watched the 1st lecture and love the enthusiasm that you display both in the video and your students alike.
Anyways, I'm gonna have a wine night and enjoy these new CREATED opportunities for myself. Thank you so much and I genuinely wish you the best as always Mr. Math Sorcerer! Cheers!
ive been really stuck in life, now im trying to find myself by creating myself. whatever path i take ill be confronted with whatever im running away from. im just going to pick something , stick with it and see where i land. thanks for having these types of conversations on here
Thank you for making this video! It was really thought-provoking. I believe it is about synthesising those 2 things: 'finding' who you are at the core, and then deciding who you want to become, what do you want to do, and then do it, work at it. Cheers!
This video is so comforting, I am 16 going to my second year of university (computer science). I was top of my class in 6/8 of the courses in year 1 ,but every few weeks I get anxiety contemplating if there is something else I am better at doing. But I’m starting to realize that I already found something I’m fond of, and it’s now my turn to shape the future where CS is the “something” I’m good at
Awesome!!
More power to you, man. Wish I realized this at your age.
How is this possible to start a university at 15 year old ?
@@cileklishortcake in the GCSE system you can take advanced subjects early if you think you can handle it, i took the equivalent of grade/year 12 subjects in year 9
@@amrsalah7462 it is really an amazing achievement for you,i congratulate you. I first heard this. It is also good that you found the thing makes you happy,hopefully. I just graduated from high school last year but 2 years of it wasnt education due to covid and several earthquakes. I think the education we took in high school is not worth total of 4 years especially when the school doesnt encourage extracurricular activities or so.
This concept is interesting. I think life is less about discovering who you are and more about actively shaping who you become. The idea of "finding yourself" implies a search for something external to define your identity. However, the act of defining yourself can impose limitations. Life is in constant flux, and moments arise that can transform your self-perception, urging you to explore more possibilities.
So... To continue finding yourself lol.
If you don't even know thyself, how can you improve thyself?
The journey isn't merely about self-improvement; it's about profound transformation and discovery. Your true self is not a pre-existing entity waiting to be uncovered; it is something you continuously create. While physical constraints may exist, the essence of defining yourself is boundless. This is why people often grow weary of static identities and yearn for new ones, perpetually seeking to redefine themselves.
You're right in that finding yourself isn't a passive activity. You have to actively explore by creating. It's easy to find things you like doing but continuing to feed that hunger through creating and exploring (making time for it) can be challenging.
Life is about experience and more. We are built to experience our surroundings and the self
In my opinion, it's a mixture of both, as many things are. Everyone obviously has their own set of strengths and weaknesses as you said and initially you have to discover these among other things about yourself. Then you can gradually build on top of that and create the you that you want to become, but there are of course certain limitations on this building process defined by your genetics and other parameters. In other words, everyone kind of has their own personality "template" which they can enhance through sheer effort, developing your math skills or your running technique or whatever. However, I think it's important to be mindful of the limitations too, as I said. You're not going to become the next Srinivasa Ramanujan or the next Usain Bolt just by expending effort, but I would imagine that for most people it's possible to get pretty far just by working hard.
I needed this today. Thank you for the wonderful advice
I am 21, took a six months break from collegue (med school) that is soon coming to an end. I experienced burnout, a painful breakup from an almost three years relationship, on top of economic difficulties and a lot of self doubt. The whole thing of finding myself is what I have been trying to do for the past months but nothing seemed to fit so far, is like all the things around me that were supposed to be a part of my identity don't really resonate with me at the momet. This video has renewed my hope, a part of me was afraid that what I am now is all I could be, but CREATING myself is a total change of perspective. Thanks for this video.
Same man. Im your age. Same struggles. We are in the same boat
Life is a constant process of figuring out the user guide of your Self. Like a constant PDCA cycle. Make a plan, do it, see what happened, switch up your strategy. Key insight for me is DO THIS ON SHORT CYCLES. "finding yourself" can be a trap where we think there's a finish line and when you get there the prize is you in all your fully realised potential.
6:57 Central Time. Great video and yes this applies to so many areas in life. Thanks for creating this!
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That it's the most brilliant video I've ever seen. Thank you so much! 💓
Great video! I would add that even when you find yourself, you will struggle. Things are hard, and as you said, life is hard. But I believe that when you find yourself, you start gaining something from all the struggles that life presents. So don't think that things will be easier when you find yourself; things will only make more sense, but not necessarily easier.
Thanks i was having an existence crisis at the moment and just found this video
You helped me a lot
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These videos help so much, thank you.
First, you identify yourself with your inherent capabilities. Then, you express them by creating circumstances in your life that allows the satisfactory manifestation of your inner talents.
Love the philosophy and thought behind it. Definitely agree with it. Appreciate the effort on spreading the wisdom, sir.
Today, 15 June 2024 I'm listening to the Math Sorcerer's talk. So motivating and giving inspirations. Thanks so much for sharing
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Thanks God someone said it against the propaganda of cozy and preppy self-amputation
Life is absolutely about finding yourself.
I already found me, I'm right here
@@SuperMarioTomma95 of course
I swear math sorcerer! This is the second time you've made a video of a thing I had a question to.
This channel is so much more than math, and that's why I love it.
A thought-provoking topic. I think subconsciously, I’ve always leaned more heavily towards the notion that life is about finding yourself, though after watching your video I think I want to try and hold a more balanced perspective between finding vs creating.
For me, an issue I’ve noticed with the “finding yourself” narrative is that oftentimes, as a young person, I have found there is nothing to find, and these moments where I have come up empty, blank, again and again only served as a means for cultivating intense self-loathing, as I became frustrated with myself for having no answers and wondering, through a severely critical lens, “what is wrong with me? Why, when I think about these questions do I come up empty? This must mean something is wrong or broken or inferior about me, since introspection is supposed (“supposed”) to be clarifying…”.
Huh. Feels like I’m having a bit of a breakthrough moment. It seems that maybe for me, the pursuit of “finding myself” has mostly reinforced the existing negative self-concepts I’ve held for years more than it has proved a useful tool for actually better understanding myself. I just thought I was a loser or a failure when my self-reflection didn’t lead to answers but rather, to dead-ends or an endless spiral of subsequent questions.
This is the epitome of where I’m at in life. Ive been ignoring the truth. I need to be creating more often. I’ve equated creation with work, which I know isn’t the case. I need to create what I want, not what others want for me. Define what growth is to me, and go everyday.
I agree that, even though someone may unknowingly be creating themselves---say going to school to become an architect---once you find yourself then you begin to create yourself on a very conscious level---like discovering that they're actually a visual artist, and a student of mathematics, while realizing how my college and professional architectural experience is very related to my emerging career in art. It's really cool!
Thanks for sharing this. It's a great perspective to have.
Truly Sir, creating yourself is more better then finding yourself. As a conscious being ,do right thing even if it's very difficult to do. Because people sometimes randomly pickup thing which they fell i am good at this in life.
I did a degree in Maths then became a software developer, taught myself and learned on the job. It was a great adventure and learning about computers has been an incredibly valuable thing in my life.
I think it’s about creating yourself more so than finding yourself, at least for me. I’ve always felt that for most things, I’m just decent at them. I can be pretty good, even really good at most things, but I’ve never been the best. I can’t ever seem to break into that top 1% elite category with any skill. But I also don’t think it’s necessary to be fulfillled. I think finding something you believe you can do, and working hard to be the best you can be in that skill, will be enough to propel into at least SOME level of success that will allow you to prosper in this life to some degree. Not everyone can be the best, but you can be WAY better than if you didn’t put in the work, and way better than most of the competitors as well.
Thank you for this video!
as the world gets more complex, the things within it tend to follow.
This video reminded me of Brian greene’s book called mastery.
I tend to think about every person (that stays *generally* healthy in the brain) having their own general core that remains unchanged, but the outer layers of the circle can be influenced.
it is really best to start doing something, anything and reflecting with notes or thoughts after you put good energy into it. if you look with clear eyes, you can build information and data from good feelings and bad feelings.
there is a nature component, a nurture component, and random mutations of us that occur/become as Steven Pinker “says” about who we are.
you can understand about how a lot of pieces work, but at the end of the day you just have to keep moving and make observations as you go.
Discipline and strong will can go a long way if you decide to not choose the path of least resistance.
ps: incubus album said: “make yourself” and google the neil tyson quote about meaning. tis a good one.
I like what you said about knowing your strengths. I think it's important to use those instead of letting them water and being average at what you currently do. I disagree about envisioning what you want to be like and creating that. I couldn't imagine I'd turn out like this if you asked me even 3 years ago.
This was a good spot for reflection, thanks
I think life is about both, finding and creating yourself. They go hand in hand. You are creating yourself when you go into a direction that you want to pursue or explore, the things you try out become a part of you.. every once a while, it's helpful to re-assess yourself and your life. We can look back on the things we have collected on our ways and who we've become. When you have lost touch with parts of yourself that have been important, that are missing now, you are in the process of finding yourself again. When you've collected things you don't need or want anymore, you can let go of the things. Maybe it's not possible to undo what you've learned and who you've become right away, but it's possible to create something new instead and slowly letting go of the things that aren't needed anymore. You can find yourself by creating yourself and vice versa.
I think, as you said, you have to know yourself before you can create yourself. Just like anything you study… you have to study yourself to become the creator of yourself.
Otherwise you might find that you created a persona and lost yourself on the way…
If you find yourself first you will know what you’re able to do and not.. and it’s so much work finding yourself, really.. but so worth it! Once you did the work you’ll have the confidence to create the best version of yourself and not having to pretend to be someone you’re not.
Yes. Life is about being whatever, and not limit yourself by every means. Creating yourself to be whatever and free to change to something else if you want.
What i need to stop limiting myself from :
My race.
My sexuality.
My shame.
My body.
My friends.
My 'right way to live'.
My dates.
My clothes.
I was never really good at math I was better explaining physics but not applying the math to understand it but I knew I had the potential when I realized, if you observe everything what is out there you realize we do not understand 90% of physics even the best physicist do not understand it, one of biggest mistakes, is sometimes I try to find myself in math being impatient which I need to train how to be patient and take time learning. So Thank you math sorcerer I liked this advice
I don't do mathematics, but i liked the video.
the thought is good. you can truly build yourself to anything you want.
the main thing - you need to envision it. in details. and then try to make plan with small steps.
myself i really know what i want to become.
Hello professor
Recently found out your channel and really enjoying your content.
I personally do not have much life experience. Although I legally became an adult half a decade back, I think mentally and personally I have begun thinking like an adult only in the past couple of years. So I could be totally wrong about this.
I think that life is just way too huge to be put it a box. It can also at the same time be whatever you want it to be. If you want to find yourself, life can be that, if you want it to be about discovering yourself, it can also be that.
I am struggling with math. Its something I love. But somehow mentally, its also something very scary to do it consistently. There are moments of clarity and calmness, but very few. Much of my recent past has been a struggle. But I keep trying to improve habits, consistency and what not. I hope I get somewhere in life. Really dont want to get stuck at the same mistakes.
The semantics on this can become a bit circular without addressing the notion itself or the motivation behind it, which is likely to lead to a short term "a-ha! have to create myself" but days later you'll realize you are right where you started. In fact i'd argue that in some way, the choice between creating and finding is a false one.
The semantics are only changing the reference point but not addressing the essence of the question itself. Putting the journey in terms of "creating" rather than "finding" is akin to placing a different title on the same movie, it might change the frame of the movie but it's still the same storyline.
And the storyline, regardless of what we call the movie, is whether you believe that you have some kind of ordained purpose or character that has been imbued in you or not, and that it is your duty to discover it or not. If you do, then even creation is still an act of finding because it's coming from that very same purpose, if there was a slight distinction it could be that finding might inspire more passive reflection whereas creation could inspire action, but both are part of the same coin which is why i say it's a false choice and it's still the same movie.
The other true choice, or alternative movie if you will, is that you do not believe that you have a specific purpose, and perceive yourself as limitless potential that can be shaped into anything you desire, but then you haven't really created you've only eliminated.
I do think this question on purpose can lead to endless frustration for many people, because for those with a clear sense of purpose, they will follow it anyways despite what they're told, and for those without, this question leads only to disappointment because of the perception that they fail to measure up. I think an alternative and more effective path to take to make a personal conclusion on this journey is to ask yourself a slightly different question, which is whether you believe in destiny or you don't.
It's easy to find yourself.
It's easy to create yourself.
It's hard to find people who's interests are aligned with yours.
Hey Math Sorcerer , I figured out one thing that you seem to have much lesser books on Mathematical Economics and topics such as 'Stochastic Statistics' etc. Eager to see your videos on such topics - it's really interesting
I feel when people are saying that they're finding their self, it really means they don't know what purpose they have or even want. I agree with your statement, all too often the thought of finding one's self is merely a scape goat for avoiding what they've found. Life is what it is, and you are the perception you hold of yourself, be it limited or no limits. Great talk.
Maybe it's in hope they'll find something more. Looking for a point.
@@OhAwe You will always find more just may not be what you're looking for.
How ironic that this math channel, this man, so very much mirrors my 10th grade math teacher, who also loved to discuss life lessons with us that has nothing to do with math. Good video.
Life is really hard for most of the people unfortunately because it’s completely out off your hand to be here in the first place.
I have been struggling for the most part of my life and I totally agree with your point of view about life about creating yourself and finding yourself. Though it’s a bit hard to discover what’s you naturally good at unless you try many things to find that. I have pushing myself hard into a career I chose though I had a lot of road blocks no guidance no training no vision and I put myself in school multiple times hopefully that could help me creating myself. The thing is I’m tired dealing with that along myself. I question myself did I choose wrong.. is it really for me !! Am I getting old or depressed or both. I don’t want to sound helpless but I made it so far in life moving across the globe working for different companies got different degrees. Then What .. I see no goal. Or I didn’t set a goal .. I don’t know.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts with your audience and trying to help people accept and acknowledge their differences and work on themselves.
This dude weighs in on all sorts of topics with some real hot takes.
When it comes to finding yourself the best eye opener for me was the Greg Bryk Ted Talk
There is no need to find yourself, you’re already here now…
I think life's initiate purpose is self actualization, then we start to input version and weights of meaning
Life is both. Your videos are lookin good please continue creating videos.
I feel like the most important thing is to always return to your roots and ask what you really want in life. So if you even through obstacles and challenges, you can perseveer through it and know that it will all be worthwhile in the end. In that regard I think life is mostly about creating yourself and only somewhat about discovering yourself. (There is likely a slight balance between them)
Hey 100% agreed. I just looked you up on Udemy. Glad to have found you there. I put your stats course in my wish list for now.
shaping yourself to become better human being :) for yourself and people around.
I'm in my early 30s and I'm reaching out to my inner child, going full circle : I go back to my original self with an adult approach.
It's the best way I can describe my modest, still ongoing journey. Probably until my death.
I remember that as a teenager I used to think that adults " figured it out ". Whatever that means. I was even looking forward to it. You know, like a videogame character hitting max level, max stats, beating the game.
And now I tap into who I am since the beginning, with the experience of that adulthood. Everything else is vastly random and out of your control.
Hold onto what makes you feel good, take care of building good, loving relationships, take your chances, and have trust. :))
I don't reality understand why people say you gotta find your "self" you are already your "self"
I think it's completely valid in the context of growing up in abusive & enmeshed families, where no one is allowed to be themselves (no authenticity).
Idk if my message reached you through the website, but coincidently it adds to what I asked already (your advice and understanding the academic culture) asked from you. I did gave myself time to find myself but that overshadowed with the time and effort I put to get myself to where I wanted to be, the person I always thought I could be, but life had me down, I had me down. Now that I found myself, I am afraid that I may be too late and committed enough on physics (my class starts in august) idk if I can, depending on the study culture I procured over the years of self-study - I am just afraid.
The world is changing without you noticing. The worthy and the chosen are only those who are very difficult for them, not those who invent, create, and promote humanity. Whoever advances humanity is just another privileged person with luck or a well-engineered opening condition, it is not worthy despite the vital contribution. Humanity’s current need is to give recognition and a place worthy of millions of people who have been really screwed on one side, but on the other hand, not strong enough to receive recognition and help. The present age will probably belong to them.
I thinl life is about findingwho we are. because that we want is also something to discover. It's not a decision. many people find what they want in many years. But it is also true that we create a life too... I thing first we find who we are what we love to do and what we want... and after that we have to create a life that we can put them all together... My whole life I thought I hated math... recently discovered that Math was the missing piece in my life... now I am trying to creat a life to include math and alsı include all the other things that I love. I also need to find a way to make this life is meaningful for the road that I want to walk. I mean my goals. So much to find so much to create... :)) Lovely video Sorcerer:) Thank you
Hence life is about finding yourself as you journey into creating yourself.
Great video!
u r awesome - by creating you evolve, create your life,
you evolve
"You are what you do"
--Kuato
Ty ❤
It's about managing and developing your assets. Everyone has innate advantages or disadvantages according to their genetics that can guide them in determining their future. On top of that, enviromental factors such as your location, culture, parents etc. further determines the opprotunites (and lack of) you may have or gain. Just as water flows down the path of most ease, people will likely dedicate themselves to improving what they are most savant in. True mastery of the self however helps you be in control of what you are willing to do. Some people are naturally more prone to addiction then others, which if they are presented with the wrong opportunities can lead them down the wrong road. But if said person were to realize this and control it, they could use it to become "addicted" to a hobby that improves themselves. Knowing what you are and trying to be the best version of yourself, the person you want to be, and having the discipline to master your weaknesses and leverage your strenghts is the best thing anyone can do.
One of those people who struggles with math horribly. I strongly dislike math, except when it come down to counting monies 🤭 and I agree with the who creating yourself. I had to tear down my old self to rebuild a more confident self. It has been a 35 yr struggle but I’m going to keep working at it.
💛 it's about creating urself
Thank you Friend 💛🧸
You are correct but creating oneself in this decline of society is a damn mountain to counter all garbage. I agree. I am decent in math but I have been hammered by this garbage coming from companies’ negligence, government sabotage, and unequal protection. To continue to create oneself in this now collapsing society one has to be on top everyday while applying vigilance. Thanks
Great video and very important.
Inspiring talk!
Thank you:)
naber yunus
Finding yourself is only a part of life but very important part. If you're not constantly open to finding out new things about yourself, you limit yourself in what you can or would want to do. Sorry if my english is bad
I think its important you know yourself, and a huge part of life is learning from your mistakes and expiriences. If you never find yourself, i'm not sure you'll get to the part of actually living. So it's definitely important part of life. It really is whatever you make it though. 😊 creating our realities and what not.
the hard part for me is that u know what you want (not crystal clear yet) but life put for u some challenges like money and time for example so u do other things in order to financial needs and you forget dreams in that process what can we do in that situation !
That's a really good quote haha! Much different than the ones I thought were cool. Do you have any advice for those who didn't have the greatest resources in high school math that are trying to learn Calculus in uni now? What's a good way to figure out which topics we're really not so good in or could improve? thanks love the videos!!
Alternatively (I already wrote a comment): Life can be about none of these things. You could just go with the flow, and kind of accidently find yourself or create yourself. I think, life is just about finding out for yourself. There is something so freeing about the thought of not needing to fulfill a purpose (i.e. finding or creating myself).
I frequently wonder if I have unexplored talent.
I've been programming video games since a young age and became a computer programming professor at age 24.
With such a title, you could argue that I have a proclivity for programming. I was never the top of my class, but I was always interested in creative problem solving.
At the same time, I've always been pretty active and more interested in sports than a lot of my "fellow programmers" if you know what I mean.
I was never able to make rep teams when I was younger so being a knowledge worker was probably the right path, but I can't help wonder if I'd turn out differently if I pushed harder in athletics and didn't take such a "safe" path.
Find your strengths, build a life around them.
Life is just, life is perfect, all lifeforms and events has already established themselves worthy. Which is why they still exist, still relevant in some way. Even if it bothers, it still remains perfect and our discomfort is just a perfect response.
Thus I agree that we are not required to find our mythical 'true self' to keep up with life. Ultimate purpose of life is to live.
I didn't know Jeff Bezos also gives life advice. What a brilliant man!
Lmfao. Good one!
Nice video !
I notice that you are the spontaneous type of guy who creates himself in any new way possible each day, while blindly exploring the path forward. I am quite the opposite of you. I am a detailed organizer and planner. I have fully defined my path for the future with almost no variation in my path. So I spent years in figuring out this path, but now I have to just execute it. It might be a boring journey of knowing what you become, but at least the path has become very simple and clear to me, which is more important.
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You are correct
Dag but what was the question again?