It perfectly encapsulated what it feels like inside to both be crushed and amazed by what you’ve managed to create. The viscosity of the liquid and the determination of the air bubbles - both rising through the thick difficult to move in liquid and sinking back into the same liquid because it’s easier. The determination to rise up against it all; but the comfort in surrendering to it all is a dichotomy of existing as an artist. A perfect metaphor for the being that exists within us; wanting to create, fighting through it all, and surrendering to everything, but existing within our own being - knowing that the bubble cannot escape the plastic (or the self): and that sometimes this genius in us all will exist in only that; inside.
What you went through to me is the equivalent of what they called trench art in World War I where they were trapped in trenches and all the men had was small disposable objects and turn them into art. It is to creativity that got them through..
I think ZeFrank is the most real, tender human I have had the joy of experiencing. He makes me want to laugh, cry, meet at a coffee shop, and ruminate about philosophy!
@@Michael_______ A few things. Came to this (joking conclusion) all by my self! No one had to tell me! Secondly, you should probably not take this too seriously as this was humor, for the most part, but I like your upbeat nature. Three, I'm glad you think of humans as better than I do. I find them a pretty mixed bag. If you need a literal response though...Yes, of course we do. We deserve much better than we get. This was a weirdly earnest response, sorry. Just not really used to people questioning a tongue in cheek comment. Have a good one.
Have you ever listen to someone else expressing their creativity and cried because their words hit you so deep and gave you so much hope that there may still be good inside of you?
“Have you ever had to console a soft wailing voice that said please all of you just love what I do what I make who I am unconditionally always, please.” Damn.
Me-seeing the video: "Oooh neat. This will be fun." Me- about halfway through: "... Get out of my Brain." Me- during the second half: *sniff* "Get out of my Heart"
As an armature guitar and ukulele player I feel the same. Wanting to play my favorite songs immediately only to realize it's gonna take another month or two of practice to just play the first verse. Then once I finally get the song down pat and play it I realize that I don't derive the same amount of joy from playing the song as hearing it. Dang you Stairway to Heaven.
They are correct, either you are, or you are not. The thing does not get such label based on the success of the thing. You ARE an artist. You will always be an artist. Success would be amazing, but without that word success, would you stop arting? I think not my friend. The art is you, you ARE the art. That is how artist do.
@zignitz Do you not identify with these ideas? Or do they depress you? I find it uplifting, like he's speaking my mind. Saying the things that depress we humans the most, to illustrate that we're all in this together.
Watching a video like this, is like reading a good book, or watching a good movie that you will never experience this for the first time again. And this saddens you a bit.
"Have you ever had to console a soft wailing voice that said please all of you just love what I do, what I make, who I am, unconditionally and always, please just that."
Sob...... yes, even if I never think it is good enough, could someone else just love it? Understand it? See that it came from me, it is truly a part of me. Please....... bawling I am giving you a mental hug my dear. Close your eyes and hear me say to you, that is absolutely perfect. It says so much to my heart. Never give up this gift of talking to someone else's soul.
The way your voice got subtly softer toward the end, as if letting us know that 'these are some hard things to acknowledge, but also hard things to experience, and that's okay', made me cry a little. Thank you for this.
Have you ever felt like bursting into tears, and sobbing your heart out, because a point raised in a TH-cam video, while seemingly light hearted, funny, and innocent, strikes a well placed lethal arrow into the depths of your heart and soul. It makes you realise that the emense talent and creativity you had in your youth, had been lost, - not by any accident or unforseen event, but we're lost to a fear of failing, self loathing, doubt in one's own ability, and an ill percieved inferiority to other artists, and insecurity about your own talents, that had you not listened to, could have seen you thrive and become a happier, more talented, enigmatic, accomplished and celebrated person who relished the joys of a challenge, the process of creation, imagination and production, and could have ultimately become a more fulfilled, happier, loving person, who thoroughly enjoyed life and lived it to the full, rather than spending a wasted life, sinking in and out of an ever increasing pit of depression, loneliness, self hatred, untrusting misery and despair. That those things that were lost, were lost entirely due to your own mind and thoughts, rather than any tangible, real problems or influences, and that the life you have led, was destroyed by your own mind, and nothing else.
Beautifully said! But maybe it helps to remind ourselves that our minds are partly a product of our environment - family, friends, foes - whom we didn't pick freely, and partly a product of our genes, which we also didn't pick freely.
Well said and a plight felt by many a writer, artist, singer, creator of things. Being our own worst critic, we sabotage ourselves sometimes. I once had over 50,000 words written and then decided to polish it a little. Wrong move, I deleted the whole thing thinking it was rubbish. We tend to get in our own way and mostly because being creative in certain ways is still taboo, looked down on, misunderstood. People call us crazy, or delusional. Lack of support from an outside source can lead us to implode on ourselves. That which was lost can be found again if you are looking for it. It may start small in way of looking at something differently, or an urge to write an idea down, or guides your hands to buying a tool for your craft. Or it could just jump out at you and fill you up to bursting and you create the most epic art from a deeper darker place that you once existed in. Everyone will relate to your creation exactly the way you meant it to be seen. It is a part of you, it never leaves. It is just hiding in the depths of your psyche until you look for it again and coax it out into the light.
Here is a platonic hug from one human to another human to say, "Hey, I think it's going to be all okay. After all, we're all in this rusted out, leaky tub we call Life together."
Well, that got awkwardly deep there at the end... seriously, you can’t do serious stuff. Your voice is too good at it and it makes my soul want to weep.
Throughout my childhood and teen years I used to create music, paint and draw, write stories, make games, and build dioramas with multiple miniatures. Now as an adult I just try to make myself get out of bed. I had to hold back the tears while watching this one. Great video Zefrank! 🙏
Having to give all of your time and energy making a living, and performing the mundane, but necessary tasks of daily life, all while leaving you with nothing for yourself and you passions. As well as the occasional run on sentence.
It messed me up because I feel that in my bones. Learning how to hear basslines while knowing how they're played, for instance, is something I wish I could take back. It takes the wonder away.
@@MamaMidnight98 I find that turning my understanding into a tool to create my own music brings that same magic feeling back when it goes well. It would be great to just turn it all off and enjoy music at face value again though.
@@MamaMidnight98 I've been trying to figure out what you mean. Could you explain? I think I almost understand it as an artist. That the technical parts interfere "somehow" with the raw creativity?
I always come back to watch this. And I always cry. Sometimes it’s a gentle weeping, sometimes it’s a wracking sob. It’s a combination of relating so deeply and being afraid that I’ll be stuck in this moment of loss forever. But also I’m moved to tears by how beautifully written this is. And the sad relief at feeling like I’m understood.
You know... Yesterday I was just typing away at an assignment when suddenly a great novel Idea popped up and wouldn't go away so I decided just to write 1K to see if it's feasible seven hours later I'm pushing 90k words, I don't want to stop. I can't let myself, I haven't felt this urge to write in almost a year, and it's like I'm whole again.
That soft, weeping voice... 😢😢 I remember him. I remember huddling in the corner telling him they're wrong crying to myself. It seems like such a simple thing. To just be loved by those that matter to you. For them to understand that you're trying to bring something beautiful into the world and for them not to beat you down for it. For them to accept you and what you've done. Just a little recognition for your effort at least. Just love who I am. Unconditionally and always. Please, just that. I don't hear him anymore. I don't know when it stopped. I don't know how or why I silenced that voice, but I did. I gave up on him and I hardened. I remind myself not to create and if I do I hoard it jealously and will not let anyone near so they can't hurt me. I gave up. I hate that I did, but I did. I hope that part of me can forgive me for that.
Every time Ze makes one of these, it makes me realize how much pressure I'm putting on myself and that it's okay to slow down, and give myself a hug because I'm the best me I can be at this current time. Thanks Ze, these videos help a lot ❤
"If you answered yes to five or more.." I answered yes to nearly everything. You stated things I wasn't even aware of before now. This is too deep and I am left in feels.
I think the world needs zefrank to do audiobooks. We all know everyone would listen. Especially if he added his random jokes/opinions between proper lines
I didn't expect to tear up lol. I'm an artist myself, and I've had the dreaded 'art block' for a long while now. My characters are starting to look the same. I havent lost my touch, but i definitely lost...something? It's maddening, and I'm constantly thinking I should quit altogether. At first, it was something I loved to do, and then when I saw what I was doing as opposed to people who did it for a living, it didn't seem good enough, ever. Not to mention the intense lack of support from my friends and family and unconsiously comparing myself to everything I looked at for inspiration. I forgot why I started tbh. The fire isn't as strong as it once was, and i want to get that back sO desperately. My Creativity and I don't speak very often; we're not necessarily on bad terms, but definitely not good ones either. When we do interact, it's short, and only goes so far until my attention is snatched away, or until my Creativity gets worn out too soon, and passes out on my living room couch. After all the struggling and arguing we've done, I somehow still have enough energy to lay a blanket over my Creativity, and quietly whisper "Maybe next time, old friend...we've got time. I won't give up on you.."
You'll rise up even more. I know this "candle burnt down" feeling but don't worry. When you hate everything you do, it just means you'll kick your own arse into creating something on a much higher level later after this hard time. May your hardship ease soon, my dear.
Hugs. We all need some hugs. Kindness and compassion too. With the characters looking the same and feeling blocked--I feel you. If you can make little stories or have friends that you can ask to make little stories, it can help. Also, the internet can be a good source of community, but it's hard to build. It could be worth the effort. In my experience, local figure drawing classes, the one day kind ($5-20 per session) are a nice place to meet other artists, even if they are skewed older, the other artists are nice and they are easy to talk to. You're not alone, and we all struggle sometimes, even the artists that you admire.
Zefrank, have you ever watched something, like a man playing piano for old elephants, and felt a bubbly happiness from knowing that such a thing exists in the world? This is how I feel on and off the computer knowing that you're here. Thank you. I hope you're OK. Sincerely, - tialaicfoalaortealaeaalaa
Oh you gave me the purest joy knowing the existence of such a person exists to bring joy to ZeFrank by way of a man playing the piano for old elephants that in itself is a joy purely for existing!
This really is one of the most inspiring, heartbreaking, perfectly accurate explanations of what it’s like to have even the smallest inkling of creativity. Thank you for making this
Ze, I will always love who you are, what you do, and what you make, unconditionally, forever. For so many years, ever since the show, you have made me feel seen and not alone. Thank you. Please keep being your beautiful self.
Being a neurodivergent person, I never scored high on the previous "human tests", not even passing two of them. On this test, I answered "yes" to every single question. Thank you.
Ugh, this last bit got me all up in my tears, because I'm right there at this time in my life, desperately trying to feed and coax my creativity back out of the shadows to come back to me and trust again. 😩
@@mikestrouse Had one show up on our door here in Maine! Never saw one of those huge, ugly critters before. I thought some animal had taken a long crap and somehow stuck it on our door!
@@ther701 You should absolutely find the movie called "Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human" because it is brilliant and hilarious. David Hyde Pierce does the narration. But I also third ZeFrank's take on the mating dance of humans.
Have you ever felt like you have to replay this over and over again just to understand it the first time and then not understand it the second time so you had to replay this again to try to understand everything that Mr. Ze is trying to convey to you something epic like none you've ever listened to before him and then forgot why you have to listen to him in the first place and that you have to answer the test anyway in the first try, and then some coffee entices you and made you forget everything again?
Zefrank you have consistently been one of my favorite creators for nearly a decade of TH-cam addiction. I still sing "I'm About to Whoop Somebody's Ass" to myself when I've had a rough day. True Facts is my absolute favorite series of videos on TH-cam and I've introduced pretty much everyone I know to them. And THIS, this was beautiful. Thank you for creating some of the best content that exists anywhere, and being one of the coolest people on the planet!
You speak to the human condition like none other: my literal job and existence depends on my creativity and my underlying dread of losing it or finding it slip away due to the tedium of life is a constant and pervasive fear. Per your test, I can confirm I am definitely human.
2:20 as a web designer, I learned the hard way not to offer people bad ideas to get them to pick a good idea. They will pick the bad idea. Then they will blame you for it being a bad idea.
"There is never enough time to do or say.all that we would like. The thing is, to do as much as you can in the time that you have. Remember, time is short, and Suddenly! You're not there anymore" ~ Ghost of Christmas Present
“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
@@Johnny-rx4hs My favorite quote of anything ever. I speak this to myself whenever I feel the weight of the world upon me. Tolkien's words give me strength to carry on in a world that cares little for love, and lots for hatred.
That reminds me of the same lines spoken by the Ghost of Christmas Present from "A Christmas Carol [Scrooge] (1970)" edition! I watch it as a holiday-tradition with my family!
@@Johnny-rx4hs I find it strange that he would say something like that since he is some sort of immortal demigod tasked with sorting out such and similar problems with his wizard gang.
@@ABW941 Gandalf regrets it because he knows it never should have been their burden to begin with. The events of LotR are basically all of the unfinished business left by the older races, and placed on the shoulders of the younger (like a younger generation inheriting a war caused by an older generation). When he says "So do I" I take it to mean he had never wished for Frodo to be involved either. Tolkein himself lived through both world wars, and that experience is alluded to throughout the novels. Some historians consider WW2 to simply be a continuation of WW1 because of the Treaty of Versailles and its effects (Japan being alienated, Germany left economically devastated and ripe for an ideologue like Hitler to take over, Mussolini feeling that Italy had been cheated, etc )
"You should make a full comedy stand up routine in case someone forces you on stage and makes you be funny." "It's 2am..." "I'll start doing it for you now."
Ze Frank and company over here scaring awake my existential dread then gently offering it coffee and a hug before I start my day in pediatrics. My therapist will be as impressed as I am. And possibly recommend that I save the human tests for the weekend.
I loved the score chart in a single frame at the end! 😂 Here's a transcription: SCORE YOUR NAME 1-5: Double each vowel in your name and squeeze a "bob" between each pair. (ex. Mike = Mibobikebobe) 6-10: Double each consonant in your name and squeeze an "olo" between each pair. 11-15: Double each vowel in your name and squeeze a "pop" between each pair. 16 & Up: Double each consonant in your name and squeeze an "ala" in between each pair.
@@InkyPetrel 😂 I thought about downloading the video and pulling the frame in Premiere, but caught it right before. I tried to catch the frame for 15 minutes. 🙄
I love this man and this particular human test just opens doors, doesn't it. He does sound as if it's more personal than the others...it may be my imagination but his voice begins to change near the end, talking about the 'hard parts'..
This made me cry at the end. I've been having a crappy time these past couple of years (if I'm being honest) and everything seems like it's going wrong or rather they were never right to begin with. I've been thinking some dark thoughts lately and this made me cry in a positive way for once. Thank you.
I'm in the same boat, and while I wouldn't wish this on anyone I take a strange comfort in knowing that I'm not alone in this pain. Hopefully we'll make it through stronger.
I learned early on in life to not judge my work by others. It's hard, when I see such creative beauty all around. I always look back on my past works and rest my inner human assured that it is I who overcomes my life. I who create, by MY hands. And I am constantly getting better. Thank you, this was beautiful. And it will be for as long as people have it.
I just wanted to say, that I enjoy all videos. Especially your True Facts Segments. Not many people can mix topics, that can make you laugh or make you really get into some deep thoughts, while educating the masses with a touch of Sass! Thank you so very much.🤗
"...creativity limp through the daytime hours and then just when it was a sensible time to go to bed your creativity decided with a burst of energy that it was the perfect time to learn origami" OMFG did you spy me???
The iterations of these have all made me cry. You have found a way to reach inside and pluck at my soul, and it makes me feel not alone. Also, hilarious.
YaY I finally passed a human test! Also, Zefrank, I love the things you make, the work you do and who you are unconditionally and always. You are naught but good in my life, and the lives of many many others. You are valid and the things you create are good and have worth. Now that wailing voice to stfu because it has no rights to place its doubts inside your marvelous brain.
I’ve always wanted to be an artist, and I took so much joy in my work, and loved seeing other people’s work. I also always wanted to go to the art college in my town. About four years ago I lost that joy, and started seeing my art as worse and worse to the point where I threw out all my old work. I’ve finally started to get that love back, and all it took was me nearly crying infront of my whole class when I got my GCSE options form back and remembered I hadn’t picked fine art. I went and changed it and now I have a chance at getting into that college. Never give up on your creativity. I nearly did and it almost ruined my chances at the future I wanted.
4:54 it's a passive-aggressive slap fight while one of both or you are cursing from home behind the computer screen but don't have the courage to actually say something about it so just procrastinate on what font it should be
In this analogy, TH-cam is the Zoo & the Keeper who depends on having enough monkeys doing enough dances regularly to entice enough ticket buyers that the Zoo doesn't implode from having too many monkeys doing too many expertly made dances. "I'm not locked in here with you, TH-cam, YOU'RE LOCKED IN HERE WITH ME!" - The Monkeys. I need more Real Facts about the Owl in my Life. OWLS
I dunno how you do it but you take a happy start gradually make it sad with things that hit close to home and still make it wholesome and loveable. Well done as always
At 1am last night, I was suddenly inspired to try macrame again. Spent an hour and a half on Amazon looking up craft supplies. Get out of my brain zefrank 😂.
Dear Zefrank, Your ability to distill the essence of things with exquisite descriptive metaphor is unparalleled. Exceeded only by your gift to dissolve existential angst with the universal solvent of humor. God bless you for your sharing your wit and perspective. It is heartwarming to see someone who embraces the interior reality of mental gyrations of creative drive. Richard Dryfuss in Close encounters scratched the surface of that, you have dissected it with the mastery of a surgeon of the psyche. I cannot thank you enough for helping me smile when I needed it most.
That was the best coffee related joke I've heard in a while, all I can picture is a little bag of cheap aldi beans holding a timestamped note that says /roastme
I never comment, but this connected with me so hard I literally cried. I love your work in general (a go to any time my husband and I need a laugh) but I am a struggling artist in the middle of a block and this video was medicinal!! Thank you!!!!
Man, I used to be really creative. It was always the thing that made me me. The thing everyone knew me for. Now I have severe depression and I’m not as creative anymore. Like the spark has gone out and the matches are wet. And it makes me feel like I’m not me anymore. I listened to the first half of this with a grin but the second (more serious) half really hit me hard. Kinda made me a bit emotional.
Wow. My brotha. I don't know what to do after these last couple of videos except the obvious gratitude statement. I have a vaguely similar way of speaking in my public life as the mannerism complex you choose for your videos, and I admire your masterful tone, and moreso your imaginative language torque and mostly just the channel's genuine feel. I think, after a couple years seeing your material, that you probably have a strong pull to help people, and I think if that is true then you will increasingly easily and effectively make us laugh and think and maybe, I dunno. Watching some of this material makes me want to take a step or two to grow my life and ways beyond traditional upbringing- cultural narrative structures and figure out what works for me and makes me happy. You know, safely and reasonably, but still... I can't think of many bigger compliments to give to an artist. I mean, that's inspiration. Thanks, thank your team, thanks to the viewers for our part in inputing to the channel. Thanks zefrank1. Made my life better! Best wishes for the channel!
We love you and all your creative bits ZeFrank, you are hugely talented, sarcastic and see the world coloured with all the weirdest crayons in the box!
Ze Frank: Wife: “What are you doing?” Ze Frank: “I love that you still ask me that.”
I’ve watched too many of these videos. I read your comment in Ze Frank’s voice
Nix Halcyon 😱😱😱😱😳😳😳😳😳
@@gregorytacconi-moore3941 omg me too!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
It's too early in the day for an existential crisis.
The trick is to be constantly having an existential crisis. Never too early/late that way.
It's evening here rn, but I agree anyway
Did he just gave me a midlife crisis?
It's 8 pm here
7:30am here in New Zealand lmao
I cannot believe that a bear-shaped plastic bottle of honey was used to a dramatic effect. And that it worked.
I was genuinely sad. This video. Jeez
It perfectly encapsulated what it feels like inside to both be crushed and amazed by what you’ve managed to create.
The viscosity of the liquid and the determination of the air bubbles - both rising through the thick difficult to move in liquid and sinking back into the same liquid because it’s easier.
The determination to rise up against it all; but the comfort in surrendering to it all is a dichotomy of existing as an artist.
A perfect metaphor for the being that exists within us; wanting to create, fighting through it all, and surrendering to everything, but existing within our own being - knowing that the bubble cannot escape the plastic (or the self): and that sometimes this genius in us all will exist in only that; inside.
YoankaAvocado Because its pouring its heart out, with a smile
YoankaAvocado
Can art be amazing & simple at the same time?
Absolutely.
What you went through to me is the equivalent of what they called trench art in World War I where they were trapped in trenches and all the men had was small disposable objects and turn them into art.
It is to creativity that got them through..
Jokes at the start, existential crisis in the end, classic Ze. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for this content.
He is a gift we likely don't deserve.
@@jhod555 who told you that? We deserve much much more good.
His tone even changed towards the end. I miss that old tone.
I think ZeFrank is the most real, tender human I have had the joy of experiencing. He makes me want to laugh, cry, meet at a coffee shop, and ruminate about philosophy!
@@Michael_______ A few things. Came to this (joking conclusion) all by my self! No one had to tell me! Secondly, you should probably not take this too seriously as this was humor, for the most part, but I like your upbeat nature. Three, I'm glad you think of humans as better than I do. I find them a pretty mixed bag. If you need a literal response though...Yes, of course we do. We deserve much better than we get.
This was a weirdly earnest response, sorry. Just not really used to people questioning a tongue in cheek comment. Have a good one.
"Agitate my coffee by insulting it, they've been roasted before"
Such an unexpected double pun God I love this channel
Have you ever listen to someone else expressing their creativity and cried because their words hit you so deep and gave you so much hope that there may still be good inside of you?
Creativity is neither good nor bad, it simply is. What you choose to do with it, on the other hand...
I wanted to say this...but you said it better.....
As an artist, writer and voice actor....
That is how humans do... *sobs uncontrollably*
I feel you, I am such a sobbing writer and my creativity doth love your statement, and I quote,"that is how humans do."
I want ‘THat is how humans do’ on a T-shirt.
53Aubergine Me to! Want the “Do” on a shirt. Might just get one made. 👏🏼
Mandrill Maniac :hug: ._.
"That is how humans do."
*picture of someone having an anxiety attack*
“Have you ever had to console a soft wailing voice that said please all of you just love what I do what I make who I am unconditionally always, please.” Damn.
Honestly the deepest one for me too.
I think I just accidentally became a Pro-lifer.
Ze, that was a one-two punch to the feels.
I'm wondering if this is part of what God feels.
@@KnuckleHunkybuck I don't think cell clusters worry about that kind of stuff G
First half: laughing because that shit is relatable AF.
Second half: sobbing because I relate on a molecular level.
good it wasn't just me i was wondering if i was manstrating but thats some heavy shit
Me-seeing the video: "Oooh neat. This will be fun."
Me- about halfway through: "... Get out of my Brain."
Me- during the second half: *sniff* "Get out of my Heart"
Sounds a like night with a motel room, cheap hooker and, an 8 ball
@@gra4279 Speaking from experience or...?
@@oriontigley5089 lol no need for convoluded details
Away baby i won't fall apart
This was also me.
There are good things in this world.
ZeFrank is one of those things.
This!
Absolutely!
Zefrank is not a good thing BUT THE BEST!
Arius xander that’s the truth. Check out his segments on Ted Talks, they’re tremendous.
"What your creativity had in mind was a bit beyond your abilities..."
As a Graphic Designer every damn day!
As an armature guitar and ukulele player I feel the same. Wanting to play my favorite songs immediately only to realize it's gonna take another month or two of practice to just play the first verse. Then once I finally get the song down pat and play it I realize that I don't derive the same amount of joy from playing the song as hearing it. Dang you Stairway to Heaven.
As a fellow designer, I agree.
Sometimes it's really not nice to be reminded of what our limits are 😓
Blame the program for not being more intuitive 🤣🤣🤣
is tht why graphic designers who are well paid usually have the same stencil style logos ?
Ze Frank: *series of questions that bug the hell out of me every day as an aspiring artist*
Me: *Yes. **_Very_** Yes.*
You're not an aspiring artist, you are an artist
@@courtneysmith9807 Aspiring to be paid.
They are correct, either you are, or you are not. The thing does not get such label based on the success of the thing. You ARE an artist. You will always be an artist. Success would be amazing, but without that word success, would you stop arting? I think not my friend. The art is you, you ARE the art. That is how artist do.
These "tests" makes me feel zefrank has access to my search history.
They just make me feel alienated and inhuman *shrugs*
If he does a human test on porn then I'll agree with you 😜
@zignitz Do you not identify with these ideas? Or do they depress you? I find it uplifting, like he's speaking my mind. Saying the things that depress we humans the most, to illustrate that we're all in this together.
@@whimbox9648 I don't identify with most of them, which is a little depressing I suppose.
zignitz Lucky bugger
Went from laughing... to “YES!”... and then tears. Im not alone. Thanks!!!
"standing up suddenly because you had the anxious urge to reverse scream into the tight knot of your stomach"
Solid Gold
Agreed agreed agreed!
Watching a video like this, is like reading a good book, or watching a good movie that you will never experience this for the first time again. And this saddens you a bit.
This dude could read the phone book and we'd all be listening.
I read your comment and genuinely thought "Ooh I want to know which name he would pronounce the stupidest!
@@ArcanineEspeonokay when you put it like that, yeah that would be hilarious
"Have you ever had to console a soft wailing voice that said please all of you just love what I do, what I make, who I am, unconditionally and always, please just that."
TravGal - sniffle....
Sooooo atta way to get hit in the feels......
Sob...... yes, even if I never think it is good enough, could someone else just love it? Understand it? See that it came from me, it is truly a part of me. Please....... bawling I am giving you a mental hug my dear. Close your eyes and hear me say to you, that is absolutely perfect. It says so much to my heart. Never give up this gift of talking to someone else's soul.
That part kicked me square in the gut.
I'm not crying...you're crying. Ze gets you right where it counts.
*And that is how the humans do.*
your name & pic 😹👏
I like it a bit more when he says peoples do, but, yeah, exactly
Username checks out
The way your voice got subtly softer toward the end, as if letting us know that 'these are some hard things to acknowledge, but also hard things to experience, and that's okay', made me cry a little. Thank you for this.
Have you ever felt like bursting into tears, and sobbing your heart out, because a point raised in a TH-cam video, while seemingly light hearted, funny, and innocent, strikes a well placed lethal arrow into the depths of your heart and soul.
It makes you realise that the emense talent and creativity you had in your youth, had been lost, - not by any accident or unforseen event, but we're lost to a fear of failing, self loathing, doubt in one's own ability, and an ill percieved inferiority to other artists, and insecurity about your own talents, that had you not listened to, could have seen you thrive and become a happier, more talented, enigmatic, accomplished and celebrated person who relished the joys of a challenge, the process of creation, imagination and production, and could have ultimately become a more fulfilled, happier, loving person, who thoroughly enjoyed life and lived it to the full, rather than spending a wasted life, sinking in and out of an ever increasing pit of depression, loneliness, self hatred, untrusting misery and despair.
That those things that were lost, were lost entirely due to your own mind and thoughts, rather than any tangible, real problems or influences, and that the life you have led, was destroyed by your own mind, and nothing else.
Beautifully said! But maybe it helps to remind ourselves that our minds are partly a product of our environment - family, friends, foes - whom we didn't pick freely, and partly a product of our genes, which we also didn't pick freely.
Well said and a plight felt by many a writer, artist, singer, creator of things. Being our own worst critic, we sabotage ourselves sometimes. I once had over 50,000 words written and then decided to polish it a little. Wrong move, I deleted the whole thing thinking it was rubbish. We tend to get in our own way and mostly because being creative in certain ways is still taboo, looked down on, misunderstood. People call us crazy, or delusional. Lack of support from an outside source can lead us to implode on ourselves. That which was lost can be found again if you are looking for it. It may start small in way of looking at something differently, or an urge to write an idea down, or guides your hands to buying a tool for your craft. Or it could just jump out at you and fill you up to bursting and you create the most epic art from a deeper darker place that you once existed in. Everyone will relate to your creation exactly the way you meant it to be seen. It is a part of you, it never leaves. It is just hiding in the depths of your psyche until you look for it again and coax it out into the light.
Coax it back.
shut
ok, i can relate SO MUCH!
I love the human test series. Makes all the painful and or awkward times in my life normal in a bittersweet way.
Here is a platonic hug from one human to another human to say, "Hey, I think it's going to be all okay. After all, we're all in this rusted out, leaky tub we call Life together."
This is the genius of Ze Frank, and this is why I love him for helping us all bring things into proper perspective.
Well, that got awkwardly deep there at the end... seriously, you can’t do serious stuff. Your voice is too good at it and it makes my soul want to weep.
Throughout my childhood and teen years I used to create music, paint and draw, write stories, make games, and build dioramas with multiple miniatures. Now as an adult I just try to make myself get out of bed. I had to hold back the tears while watching this one. Great video Zefrank! 🙏
The world is antithetical to creativity.
I got ill and dropped out of the rat race. Saved my life. You are right that the rat race is antithetical to creativity or even joy.
I relate. I miss being creative
I'm in tears now. 😔 Can relate to all of it.
Having to give all of your time and energy making a living, and performing the mundane, but necessary tasks of daily life, all while leaving you with nothing for yourself and you passions. As well as the occasional run on sentence.
“That instrument now sits on the surface of the music”- man, what a line
Ze has a way of describing an experience you had not realized you have had.
It messed me up because I feel that in my bones. Learning how to hear basslines while knowing how they're played, for instance, is something I wish I could take back. It takes the wonder away.
@@MamaMidnight98 I find that turning my understanding into a tool to create my own music brings that same magic feeling back when it goes well. It would be great to just turn it all off and enjoy music at face value again though.
@@BlackfireProductions That's a very good point.
@@MamaMidnight98 I've been trying to figure out what you mean. Could you explain? I think I almost understand it as an artist. That the technical parts interfere "somehow" with the raw creativity?
I always come back to watch this. And I always cry. Sometimes it’s a gentle weeping, sometimes it’s a wracking sob. It’s a combination of relating so deeply and being afraid that I’ll be stuck in this moment of loss forever. But also I’m moved to tears by how beautifully written this is. And the sad relief at feeling like I’m understood.
You know... Yesterday I was just typing away at an assignment when suddenly a great novel Idea popped up and wouldn't go away so I decided just to write 1K to see if it's feasible seven hours later I'm pushing 90k words, I don't want to stop. I can't let myself, I haven't felt this urge to write in almost a year, and it's like I'm whole again.
Congrats
Nice, hope you publish it XD
ink chip 🌟
hows the novel?
♡ Agreed! We need an update!
this is the softest I've heard him speak it's kinda heartbreaking but beautiful in the end
His voice was so soft I almost fell asleep.
That soft, weeping voice...
😢😢
I remember him. I remember huddling in the corner telling him they're wrong crying to myself. It seems like such a simple thing. To just be loved by those that matter to you. For them to understand that you're trying to bring something beautiful into the world and for them not to beat you down for it. For them to accept you and what you've done. Just a little recognition for your effort at least. Just love who I am. Unconditionally and always. Please, just that.
I don't hear him anymore. I don't know when it stopped. I don't know how or why I silenced that voice, but I did. I gave up on him and I hardened. I remind myself not to create and if I do I hoard it jealously and will not let anyone near so they can't hurt me.
I gave up. I hate that I did, but I did.
I hope that part of me can forgive me for that.
Every time Ze makes one of these, it makes me realize how much pressure I'm putting on myself and that it's okay to slow down, and give myself a hug because I'm the best me I can be at this current time. Thanks Ze, these videos help a lot ❤
"If you answered yes to five or more.."
I answered yes to nearly everything. You stated things I wasn't even aware of before now.
This is too deep and I am left in feels.
Mayte Exxis OK BUT SAME
I fear I've been abandoned in the feels as well
Same
All the feels.
I don’t think I’ve ever more thoroughly enjoy an ad for obscure coffee
I think the world needs zefrank to do audiobooks. We all know everyone would listen. Especially if he added his random jokes/opinions between proper lines
I didn't expect to tear up lol. I'm an artist myself, and I've had the dreaded 'art block' for a long while now. My characters are starting to look the same. I havent lost my touch, but i definitely lost...something? It's maddening, and I'm constantly thinking I should quit altogether. At first, it was something I loved to do, and then when I saw what I was doing as opposed to people who did it for a living, it didn't seem good enough, ever. Not to mention the intense lack of support from my friends and family and unconsiously comparing myself to everything I looked at for inspiration.
I forgot why I started tbh. The fire isn't as strong as it once was, and i want to get that back sO desperately. My Creativity and I don't speak very often; we're not necessarily on bad terms, but definitely not good ones either. When we do interact, it's short, and only goes so far until my attention is snatched away, or until my Creativity gets worn out too soon, and passes out on my living room couch. After all the struggling and arguing we've done, I somehow still have enough energy to lay a blanket over my Creativity, and quietly whisper "Maybe next time, old friend...we've got time. I won't give up on you.."
Wow this really hit home
You'll rise up even more. I know this "candle burnt down" feeling but don't worry. When you hate everything you do, it just means you'll kick your own arse into creating something on a much higher level later after this hard time. May your hardship ease soon, my dear.
don't do this to me man why does this have to be so fuckin relatable ;-;
Why did you said the same thing my head is thinking right now?
Why can't i stop crying right now?
Hugs. We all need some hugs. Kindness and compassion too. With the characters looking the same and feeling blocked--I feel you. If you can make little stories or have friends that you can ask to make little stories, it can help. Also, the internet can be a good source of community, but it's hard to build. It could be worth the effort. In my experience, local figure drawing classes, the one day kind ($5-20 per session) are a nice place to meet other artists, even if they are skewed older, the other artists are nice and they are easy to talk to. You're not alone, and we all struggle sometimes, even the artists that you admire.
"Have you ever learned something new and now it pops out everywhere" - Yeah, bad kerning.
> next image is kernels of corn
How did you know?
"Please, all of you, just love what I do, what I make, who I am, unconditionally and always. Please, just that."
That is all I could ever want.
Same
Zefrank, have you ever watched something, like a man playing piano for old elephants, and felt a bubbly happiness from knowing that such a thing exists in the world? This is how I feel on and off the computer knowing that you're here. Thank you. I hope you're OK.
Sincerely,
- tialaicfoalaortealaeaalaa
Oh you gave me the purest joy knowing the existence of such a person exists to bring joy to ZeFrank by way of a man playing the piano for old elephants that in itself is a joy purely for existing!
This is the video that's been doing that for me lately (though I also love the elephant pianist): th-cam.com/video/cIMKJ43TFLs/w-d-xo.html
@@QuirkyUncleDave I watch those too. There wonderful
This really is one of the most inspiring, heartbreaking, perfectly accurate explanations of what it’s like to have even the smallest inkling of creativity. Thank you for making this
Ze, I will always love who you are, what you do, and what you make, unconditionally, forever. For so many years, ever since the show, you have made me feel seen and not alone. Thank you. Please keep being your beautiful self.
You know it's a real zefrank video when he sneaks in the emotional gut punch and you don't realize it's happening till it's too late.
Being a neurodivergent person, I never scored high on the previous "human tests", not even passing two of them.
On this test, I answered "yes" to every single question. Thank you.
I love and loathe your ability to make me laugh and then immediately make me cry. You sir are talented in a very scary way.
I dont remember sending you a list of all the issues I encounter daily
@@RagbagMcShag same os, different specs
The shower one is too relatable.
"Ran out of supplies and just glued floor sweepings on a starving chicken"
This reminds me of the egg coming out of Jerry's mouth...
😂
Lavonne Russell 🤣🤣🤣🐣
"What's your favorite idea? Mine is being creative."
How do you get the idea?
You just have to think, creatively!
I don't know who you are but I love you so much because I was thinking the same thing
*That sounds really boring.*
BringBackTheGood DaysOfTH-cam
Just don’t use green.
Ugh, this last bit got me all up in my tears, because I'm right there at this time in my life, desperately trying to feed and coax my creativity back out of the shadows to come back to me and trust again. 😩
“True Facts About Leopard Geckos”
Or "Mating dance of Human" lol
True facts about leopard slugs.
@@mikestrouse Had one show up on our door here in Maine! Never saw one of those huge, ugly critters before. I thought some animal had taken a long crap and somehow stuck it on our door!
@@ther701 You should absolutely find the movie called "Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human" because it is brilliant and hilarious. David Hyde Pierce does the narration.
But I also third ZeFrank's take on the mating dance of humans.
@bryan diaz varela Exactly the same reason no one plays poker in Africa - Too many cheetahs. LOL
Have you ever felt terrible after watching a Zefrank1 Human Test video? “That is because you are human “(Zefrank1, 2020).
Have you ever felt like you have to replay this over and over again just to understand it the first time and then not understand it the second time so you had to replay this again to try to understand everything that Mr. Ze is trying to convey to you something epic like none you've ever listened to before him and then forgot why you have to listen to him in the first place and that you have to answer the test anyway in the first try, and then some coffee entices you and made you forget everything again?
Zefrank you have consistently been one of my favorite creators for nearly a decade of TH-cam addiction. I still sing "I'm About to Whoop Somebody's Ass" to myself when I've had a rough day. True Facts is my absolute favorite series of videos on TH-cam and I've introduced pretty much everyone I know to them. And THIS, this was beautiful. Thank you for creating some of the best content that exists anywhere, and being one of the coolest people on the planet!
You speak to the human condition like none other: my literal job and existence depends on my creativity and my underlying dread of losing it or finding it slip away due to the tedium of life is a constant and pervasive fear. Per your test, I can confirm I am definitely human.
This is like subliminal therapy
2:20 as a web designer, I learned the hard way not to offer people bad ideas to get them to pick a good idea. They will pick the bad idea. Then they will blame you for it being a bad idea.
"There is never enough time to do or say.all that we would like. The thing is, to do as much as you can in the time that you have. Remember, time is short, and Suddenly! You're not there anymore" ~ Ghost of Christmas Present
“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
@@Johnny-rx4hs My favorite quote of anything ever. I speak this to myself whenever I feel the weight of the world upon me. Tolkien's words give me strength to carry on in a world that cares little for love, and lots for hatred.
That reminds me of the same lines spoken by the Ghost of Christmas Present from "A Christmas Carol [Scrooge] (1970)" edition! I watch it as a holiday-tradition with my family!
@@Johnny-rx4hs I find it strange that he would say something like that since he is some sort of immortal demigod tasked with sorting out such and similar problems with his wizard gang.
@@ABW941 Gandalf regrets it because he knows it never should have been their burden to begin with. The events of LotR are basically all of the unfinished business left by the older races, and placed on the shoulders of the younger (like a younger generation inheriting a war caused by an older generation). When he says "So do I" I take it to mean he had never wished for Frodo to be involved either.
Tolkein himself lived through both world wars, and that experience is alluded to throughout the novels. Some historians consider WW2 to simply be a continuation of WW1 because of the Treaty of Versailles and its effects (Japan being alienated, Germany left economically devastated and ripe for an ideologue like Hitler to take over, Mussolini feeling that Italy had been cheated, etc )
"You should make a full comedy stand up routine in case someone forces you on stage and makes you be funny."
"It's 2am..."
"I'll start doing it for you now."
Ze Frank and company over here scaring awake my existential dread then gently offering it coffee and a hug before I start my day in pediatrics.
My therapist will be as impressed as I am. And possibly recommend that I save the human tests for the weekend.
I loved the score chart in a single frame at the end! 😂 Here's a transcription:
SCORE YOUR NAME
1-5: Double each vowel in your name and squeeze a "bob" between each pair. (ex. Mike = Mibobikebobe)
6-10: Double each consonant in your name and squeeze an "olo" between each pair.
11-15: Double each vowel in your name and squeeze a "pop" between each pair.
16 & Up: Double each consonant in your name and squeeze an "ala" in between each pair.
Canted Angle Media 27. Rachel. Ralaracalachalahelalal.
@@bass777chick Isn't that the Dragonball theme lol?
...I should have checked the comments before spending 5 minutes trying to pause the right frame :p
Calacamalamralarynalan
@@InkyPetrel 😂 I thought about downloading the video and pulling the frame in Premiere, but caught it right before. I tried to catch the frame for 15 minutes. 🙄
I love this man
and this particular human test just opens doors, doesn't it. He does sound as if it's more personal
than the others...it may be my imagination but his voice begins to change near the end, talking about the 'hard parts'..
This made me cry at the end. I've been having a crappy time these past couple of years (if I'm being honest) and everything seems like it's going wrong or rather they were never right to begin with. I've been thinking some dark thoughts lately and this made me cry in a positive way for once. Thank you.
I pray things are better.
I'm in the same boat, and while I wouldn't wish this on anyone I take a strange comfort in knowing that I'm not alone in this pain. Hopefully we'll make it through stronger.
Saying the same thing in the shower the right way really hit home. But this really all hit home
The way of the future... The way of the future... The way of the future...
I learned early on in life to not judge my work by others. It's hard, when I see such creative beauty all around.
I always look back on my past works and rest my inner human assured that it is I who overcomes my life. I who create, by MY hands. And I am constantly getting better.
Thank you, this was beautiful. And it will be for as long as people have it.
This isn't an existential crisis, this is existential inspiration.
vids always had a hint of existentialism, this one's frothing with it.
I like my existentialism to be extra frothy.
0:33 "ran out of supplies and just glued floor sweepings on a starving chicken"
ah, i see. These are just “True Facts about the Human”, but with multiple episodes.
I just wanted to say, that I enjoy all videos. Especially your True Facts Segments. Not many people can mix topics, that can make you laugh or make you really get into some deep thoughts, while educating the masses with a touch of Sass! Thank you so very much.🤗
"...creativity limp through the daytime hours and then just when it was a sensible time to go to bed your creativity decided with a burst of energy that it was the perfect time to learn origami"
OMFG did you spy me???
Lol. Oh so true! I have lain in bed with my head literally teeming with creative ideas 🤦♀️ Usually when I need to get up for work at 04:15am!
The iterations of these have all made me cry. You have found a way to reach inside and pluck at my soul, and it makes me feel not alone. Also, hilarious.
YaY I finally passed a human test!
Also, Zefrank, I love the things you make, the work you do and who you are unconditionally and always. You are naught but good in my life, and the lives of many many others.
You are valid and the things you create are good and have worth.
Now that wailing voice to stfu because it has no rights to place its doubts inside your marvelous brain.
Started off laughing. Midway, I had maybe a chuckle or two. Now, I am crying. Thanks, Zefrank.
"They have been roasted before"
That's a dad joke, 😂😂😂😂
as a very anxious artist on the autism spectrum this is so relatable and goes through my brain every single day. Thanks for putting it into words
Do you post your art anywhere? Would love to follow and support!👍💗
Same here.
I’ve always wanted to be an artist, and I took so much joy in my work, and loved seeing other people’s work. I also always wanted to go to the art college in my town. About four years ago I lost that joy, and started seeing my art as worse and worse to the point where I threw out all my old work. I’ve finally started to get that love back, and all it took was me nearly crying infront of my whole class when I got my GCSE options form back and remembered I hadn’t picked fine art. I went and changed it and now I have a chance at getting into that college. Never give up on your creativity. I nearly did and it almost ruined my chances at the future I wanted.
5:29 Jesus Christ ZeFrank out here giving therapy for free 😂
I always love all that you do Ze. Every time. Every bit of it.
4:54 it's a passive-aggressive slap fight while one of both or you are cursing from home behind the computer screen but don't have the courage to actually say something about it so just procrastinate on what font it should be
YES TO EVERYTHING, DAMMIT!!! NOW STOP RUMMAGING AROUND IN MY HEADMEATS!!!
neuralmute - mmmm... heaad meeeeaatsss
Internet: More Mating Dance Videos!!!
ZeFrank: but I is also hoooman with feelings?!?!?
Internet: Dance, monkey, dance!!!!
In this analogy, TH-cam is the Zoo & the Keeper who depends on having enough monkeys doing enough dances regularly to entice enough ticket buyers that the Zoo doesn't implode from having too many monkeys doing too many expertly made dances.
"I'm not locked in here with you, TH-cam, YOU'RE LOCKED IN HERE WITH ME!" - The Monkeys.
I need more Real Facts about the Owl in my Life.
OWLS
I dunno how you do it but you take a happy start gradually make it sad with things that hit close to home and still make it wholesome and loveable. Well done as always
ZeFrank: have you ever felt your creativity die?
Me: WHO HURT YOU??
His creativity hurt him, obvi
Buzzfeed
@Jojoforpres define "real job". If it pays the bills, don't judge.
We are at 69 likes btw
@Jojoforpres soooooo what is defined as a real job? Because so far my job lets me be creative and pays me well
At 1am last night, I was suddenly inspired to try macrame again. Spent an hour and a half on Amazon looking up craft supplies. Get out of my brain zefrank 😂.
Dear Zefrank, Your ability to distill the essence of things with exquisite descriptive metaphor is unparalleled. Exceeded only by your gift to dissolve existential angst with the universal solvent of humor. God bless you for your sharing your wit and perspective. It is heartwarming to see someone who embraces the interior reality of mental gyrations of creative drive. Richard Dryfuss in Close encounters scratched the surface of that, you have dissected it with the mastery of a surgeon of the psyche. I cannot thank you enough for helping me smile when I needed it most.
I LOL'd so effing hard, then towards the end realized i was crying, WTF
That was the best coffee related joke I've heard in a while, all I can picture is a little bag of cheap aldi beans holding a timestamped note that says /roastme
This is really potent for me right now. Lost my creativity for the first time this year, but am coaxing it back (:
The revival of the Human Test series gives me gleeful, child-like hope for the return or sequel of The/A Show.
"Ran out of supplies and just glued floor sweepings on a starving chicken"
Wow okay.
That's from the ostrich video isn't it?
As if you've never done that.
7:04 - Everyday. I tell myself this everyday to do this for myself everyday. Only then can I be loved by others; through loving myself first.
Towards the end, Zefrank sounded a broken. Someone broke him. And I'm sooooooo human! Thank you for the reminder...
This is exactly how I make my coffee. Complete with coffee grounds on the counter and the use of a butter knife to stir. I feel more human now.
When I make hot cocoa, I found a fork works like a tiny whisk and mixes the cocoa just right. No blob of cocoa in the bottom!
For real? 😂
I never comment, but this connected with me so hard I literally cried. I love your work in general (a go to any time my husband and I need a laugh) but I am a struggling artist in the middle of a block and this video was medicinal!! Thank you!!!!
So grateful you're still making such honest, funny content.
Thanks ZeFrank1! I was having a horrible day and really needed this. You're the hero we need!
Man, I used to be really creative. It was always the thing that made me me. The thing everyone knew me for. Now I have severe depression and I’m not as creative anymore. Like the spark has gone out and the matches are wet. And it makes me feel like I’m not me anymore. I listened to the first half of this with a grin but the second (more serious) half really hit me hard. Kinda made me a bit emotional.
love it! please do one on quails, im sure jerry will have plenty to write about that jiggly thing on their heads! lol
I once had a muse who watched over my shoulder, many years ago.
One day, she left me - never to return.
Wow. My brotha. I don't know what to do after these last couple of videos except the obvious gratitude statement. I have a vaguely similar way of speaking in my public life as the mannerism complex you choose for your videos, and I admire your masterful tone, and moreso your imaginative language torque and mostly just the channel's genuine feel. I think, after a couple years seeing your material, that you probably have a strong pull to help people, and I think if that is true then you will increasingly easily and effectively make us laugh and think and maybe, I dunno. Watching some of this material makes me want to take a step or two to grow my life and ways beyond traditional upbringing- cultural narrative structures and figure out what works for me and makes me happy. You know, safely and reasonably, but still... I can't think of many bigger compliments to give to an artist. I mean, that's inspiration. Thanks, thank your team, thanks to the viewers for our part in inputing to the channel. Thanks zefrank1. Made my life better! Best wishes for the channel!
We love you and all your creative bits ZeFrank, you are hugely talented, sarcastic and see the world coloured with all the weirdest crayons in the box!