This video is gold. The tea breaks, water breaks and leaving the room without cutting is whole another level. Instead of watching a video, it feels like being sit there with you and also see how a person would act normally. Experiment more with this, looks lit.
This, together with the concept of metriotes (the just mean between two evils), repeates itself (is this correct English?) in almost all ancient philosophies. That really makes you think
@ShawXYZ Happiness is an abstract concept driven by emotion/passion which makes it so hard to grasp long term. On the other you can actively seek to be grateful, find excitement in little things and cherish your social circle. These are actionable steps towards more contentment. Watch his older video titled Happiness is not the goal
From what I've learned, happiness is a state of mind. The more grateful you are, naturally become happier. You can be happy looking at a blank wall if you really want.
@@businessisboomin7252 thats tricky... try and do just one thing you enjoy today (big or small) and find one thing you're grateful for. life is constantly evolving, and it evolves for the better, trust me. being strong, pushing through it, and taking even small action is evolution.
I actually love this guy, it’s making a massive impact on my life watching his videos. It’s rare you see someone who is so real and humble but also assertive and helpful. Bro keep doing your thing
The Science of Well Being course completely shifted my view of the things that make us truly happy and changed the way I approach the things I do. I recommend everyone give it a shot
It's human's nature to always want more and more. I'll say it for the hundredth time, the things you preach in this video, other videos, and overall the "reject modernity" mindset in self improvement, along with the Greek philosophy, make my faith (in my religion) even stronger. Presence, gratitude, kindness, putting people B4 yourself, appreciating the little things, getting more knowledgeable, taking care of your health, patience, consistency, etc... It's like our modern days and the "modern" way of thinking with modern capitalist liberal society are like the muddy swamps from which the malaria carrying mosquitoes (aka depression) become wild spread and rapidly growing.
Presence gratitude (positive thinking) social connection (kindness) 1. Even if you think of something that makes you happy, being present makes you happier (flow state) How to achieve it: Make activities that get you into flow states MEDITATE CONSISTENTLY How to understand you have made significant progress: You look at your thoughts from the outside (meta-thinking) 2. Don't be grateful only for good things that happened to you, BE GRATEFUL FOR SOMETHING THAT ACTUALLY HURT YOU (find something positive in it) ex.: I'm grateful for thinking I'm a loser because that gives me the power to not be one anymore, there are bigger losers than me that don't even get this thought After having a thought and realizing you had it, think about how to be grateful for it Random acts of kindness: Spending money on someone else is more rewarding than spending them on yourself (spending less money on more people is better than spending a lot of money on one) Eating healthy Not being sleep deprived (you probably are) 3. Have many and good friends, (gf), have good relationships with random strangers in your area, nobody acknowledges your existence (big cities), It's not normal to not know if member of other tribe is friend or foe, they are all neutral Go outside more (exercise outside) Say good morning to random person Nature Sunlight Walking deep breaths (especially with long exhale) just go outside
Two most important things when it comes to happiness (in my opinion): 1. Stop seeking that completely carefree, worry free type of happiness you experienced in childhood. When you're an adult it's harder to get there and even if you do, it will cost you. 2. Your mind defines what happiness even is for you. If you have control over your mind you can change the definition. Think for yourself. But most importantly, set rules for yourself as well.
from what ive seen in my own experience is that happiness can’t be chased because you won’t ever be fulfilled. you don’t want to be sad but you still feel sad more often than not. put less emphasis on happiness like your other emotions and it will come naturally. create positivity within those around you and happiness will be just around the corner
Here's some advice! I recently came out of a 5 year relationship with bad depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts but after that. I went through a whole self discovery and am never happy. I can't even imagine or force myself to be mad, anxious, worried, etc. Whenever you catch your negative thoughts, write it down. Now slowly work through the thought and figure out why you feel that way, now figure out where this self hating habit came from. Childhood? Traumatic event? Slowly work through your subconscious and it's sort of a mental "cleaning". The more you spend with yourself and clean, the better you'll feel. Soon you'll wake and realize life is beautiful and self love is addicting. Best wishes to everyone because I know it's a rough journey
I remembered the authentic hadith of the Prohpet Muhammed ﷺ when he said: "How amazing is the affair of the believer, for all his affair is good for him, and this is not for anyone but the believer. If good befalls him, he is grateful, and it is good for him, and if adversity befalls him, he is patient, and it is good for him" If you believe in God you can take gratitude to the next level Because you will be grateful to the all-knowing all-wise God for everything he puts you through knowing undoubtfully it's good for you in the end if you're grateful, not just being grateful for the act itself but for the reason behind it God clearly stated in the Quran "if you are grateful, I will surely give you more" Ibrahim 14:7 So in my opinion gratitude is definitely powerful, but without God, you're missing a lot.
Bro, this is what I realized 3 days ago! I'm Muslim too and agree with everything you said. Btw you should check the channel and the main channel too called "Hamza". Annnnd finally, I've found another Arab here 👀
Here's another good one: It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'The strong believer is better and more beloved to Allah than the weak believer, although both are good. Strive for that which will benefit you, seek the help of Allah, and do not feel helpless. If anything befalls you, do not say, "if only I had done such and such" rather say "Qaddara Allahu wa ma sha'a fa'ala (Allah has decreed and whatever he wills, He does)." For (saying) 'If' opens (the door) to the deeds of Satan.'" Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 79
Couldnt have said it better. We arent perfect, no philospher or any scientist is even close. What we believe now will be radically different in 200 years. We put so much stock on something so temporary and changing and get unnecessarily hurt. The more i follow self improvement it just points me back to Islam subhanAllah. There are elements of truth in everything, but nothing encapsulates it like Islam. InshAllah hamza reverts and in ramadan we remove ourself from all this BS and come back to what matters.
Hamza you are such an amazing guy. You've taught me so much the last 4 months and I am truly grateful for the time and effort you put into these videos. I was at a point where I was losing my drive to do things but watching your channel and started my self improvement journey has been one of the most enlightening things I've done. Thank you.
Boys have you ever experienced this: So you fancy a girl so so so much, then you get with her, and within a month, you're bored of her. You're desire to be with her has gone and the attraction just isn't there. If you have, then after watching this Hamza vid, You should watch my video as I explain this phenomenon . th-cam.com/video/UOQ-gCyJQKU/w-d-xo.html Thank you
Gratitude is so damn important, there's so many things to be grateful for. You can see (be grateful), you can walk (be grateful) you were born in a first world country (be grateful). The list is endless
thank you for this video hamza. ramadan honestly affected my mental health more than i’d like to admit and it really took a toll on me. im too full to eat after fasting all day, and the shift in my sleep schedule makes it hard to sleep as much as i’d like. Productivity tanked and I almost gave up on TH-cam. It’s honestly better now that ive journaled about it, and i’ll continue working on it
Happiness is accepting the quiet and not having to pollute it with shade and shadow energy and not need the moment to be alot more just to think it matters.
I love how Hamza is going from difficult topics which he used to talk about just to be different from others and having these special titles of videos that go against everything to a most common title "How to be happy" and you just know that he is going bash everything that's being told on youtube about happiness and give you a point of view you've never had. See you at the top brother
Disagreeableness must exist in the middle of agreeableness or else the ppl with I'll hearts are gonna be the ones on top, leaving righteousness behind. Going against the flow is what makes me love Hamza more and commends respect (don't know if that's the right word)
Being grateful for so-called negative experiences is next level. I have a gratitude jar tattooed on my arm to remind me there is ALWAYS something to be grateful for. Thanks for talking about this!!
Been meditating for around 5 years and I'm still not at that point where no thoughts enter the practice. That's not to dissuade anyone from the practice of meditation - meditation is quite a beast of an activity, and something that you get better with over time (long-term gratification versus short-term gratification). One thing that certainly helps, is to reframe meditation from a no-thoughts process to a process in which you focus solely on your breath. That way you're at least thinking of something that is conducive to the practice at large. It's a good first step in getting to that point where "you master" your meditation practice. If anyone's curious, I do have a short video concerning meditation on my channel. Cheers :)
In order to progress through life you must sacrifice happiness and comfort but it doesn't mean you have to be pessimistic, you must keep your head up and still be grateful for the stuff that happens, the stuff that happened and the stuff you have. At some point in the past you said something about the half full glass theory and that thing literally changed my life, I'm a much better man. Happiness isn't the ultimate goal.
Once you become at peace with life and the inevitable suffering it will bring you become happy regardless of what’s going on around you. You’ve probably heard the quote “it doesn’t matter what happens to you, it matters how you react to it” this is a positive way of living because it stops you from being a victim and resentful with the world, instead you learn from the suffering and use the emotions to achieve something positive.
This video is a phenomenal explanation of the WHY of meditation. Gratitude is like a sword you can wield against the harsh realities of life. Best video yet lowkey
42:10 Working outside is literally the best thing you can do. That's why I fully embraced streetworkout/calisthenics as my training style instead of conventional weight lifting. I even worked out outside during the winter. I hope you embrace calisthenics Hamza too, don't listen to those youtube influencers that say calisthenics can't build muscle, it's all BS, you will not only get muscle, but also functional strength and impressive skills.
For me, this is your single best video yet. It explains my greatest struggle to a dime. There have been periods in my life where I was regularly "in the zone" but didn't quite realize it, and those were the best times of my life hands down.
you are on your own side. thats the biggest thing ive learned recently, and coming from always being against myself and thinking the worst about myself, its one of the best feelings ive ever experienced to actually be on my own side again!
You know what Hamza ? I have been doing this my whole life, but I never answered to it. Like, I have always been able to identify my own thinking, meta-think of my thinking bullshit. But I never really like.. Joked about it. I was just notifying stuff, and it made me more depressed, and more anxious. "Oh well, why am I sad, I shouldn't be sad, I have a great family, I have a roof above my head and food in my plate, why the fuck am I sad, that makes me so sad !", and here goes the hell-loop all the way down to hell. And recently, I have been following your channel, getting into self improvement etc, and honestly, meditation (or whatever placebo effect out there) is really kicking in. I'm legit laughing IRL because I catch myself going wild, and I'm like "Yo bro, you stupid mate ?" with a weird ass accent and that's so fucking great to shift instantly my mood. Great advice for those who can't (probably most) really think about their thoughts from the get go, trust me, that's really a thing to see. Just know one thing I got problems with. Thinking too much this way makes you analyze *A LOT*. And if you are good at it (One friend is especially great at this), everything can be an act if you want. Your whole personnality can be whatever you want just because you can stop your thoughts and infuse whatever the fuck you want (works great for auto-convincing btw). That could lead to feeling like you're not your "true self". Always remember that your "true self" is whatever you want it to be. Controlling your impulses and bad feelings ISN'T reprehensible. It doesn't make you less you. It makes you a better you. And isn't it the point of all of this ?
Presence and flow state is a no-thinking state. It’s the best feeling to achieve. The closest thing to « happiness » is more flow state + sane thinking patterns in normal state.
social media gives us these unrealistic high expectations than what reality actually has to offer and that’s why everyone isn’t content and happy w themselves and their lives but so many aren’t ready for that conversation
8:50 - thinking is like dreaming. You dream but you don't know you're dreaming. That is your reality. You think, but you don't know you're thinking. Meditation is like lucid dreaming. When you lucid dream, you become aware that you are in a dream. When you meditate (and in other moments too, as a consequence of daily meditation) you think, and you become aware that you are in a thought.
I’ve been doing self growth for a while but idk how to turn it into interesting content. I want to motivate people but I also hate when people watch my videos. I hate all the attention but I need money so i gotta figure out a long term attainable plan. I can be consistent but I need a thought out plan. I always run out of video ideas and I don’t wanna show my personal life
Hamza, thank you When you said 'im on my side' I started tearing up You've shown me all that I can do for myself, and ive had constantly this sense of insecurity and inferiority I don't care if anyone reads this, I just want to express my gratitude
This is by far my favorite video by you, the topic + the curse of yale that is so good, all the examples, the pauses to drink water and go to hug your mom, everything about this video speaks honesty and i love that above everything else. Thank you Hamza, don't stop evolving
My mind always. Always. Finds something to be grateful for while I am in a bad situation. It does help me so many times to just not get angry or upset.
I can't beleive it I just hugged both of my parents and said I love them , it was so great. Hamza you are life changing, but, credit goes to the one's you learned from, for they are true masters of happiness. I love my dad, and mom, wow!
This guy has grown so much and honestly I enjoy listening to most of his ““TED talks now “ i’m very balanced in my Yin and yang and with my more masculine side is present he really reminds me of my internal masculine narrative it’s honestly like sitting down and listening to an internal older brother have a chitchat with me. thanks for the video !
The number one mistake i see is people thinking they would be happier if they themselves had materialistic things but the true thing thta makes you happy is working for something outside yourself everything always goes about you, you, you but true happiness comes from working for your community, your friends, your family, anything other than yourself and no one wants to hear that
The reason people chase happiness is they wamt to alter their state of mind for example “im feel sad and lazy today if i smoke weed and binge snacks (alter my mind state) i will feel better” when that happens thats temporary happiness and will leave your future self set up in a worse position.
I been practicing gratitude and meditating for about a month now consistently and I am the happiest I’ve ever been. All thanks to you Hamza. My life is changed forever
You're super right about the small knit community feeling. I moved from a large city to a small town and literally everyone walking past says hi and smiles. I was actually shocked the first time it happened and I was boasting about it to my family.
I've heard Jordan Peterson argue that the most reliable source of positive emotion (cause if you think about it you don't just want specifically "happiness", feelings like hope and love are desirable too) is from seeing your progress towards a valued goal. So the best strategy for long term positive emotion is to A set a truly valuable goal, which would be the best for you now, you later and humanity in general, and then B pursue that to the very best of your ability.
Honestly self improvement was making me more sad when the results was not coming in. But finding a purpose and not wasting away your life is important.
i love you bro 31:00 bless you. I dont know if you ever gonna read this but bless you bro and the ones you love . Thanks for helping your brothers to get better we love u.
I love Naval Ravikant's take that happiness is a choice, and one that you can work on. Making the choice to write down what I'm grateful for in my journal, has definitely made me a happier person. Society's definition of happiness where you goto college, get a day job, then go into debt to buy a car/house has made me miserable.
This is completely true, from what I've learned over my short life people don't really care about being happy, what they really want is to not be unhappy and the only way to really do that is by carrying some responsibility and moving towards a goal. And THE most effective goal you can give yourself is something that you know is unattainable, so you can always move towards that goal, and you know what... that's what worshiping GOD is all about, you place the divine as your ultimate value so you can always try and become something indescribably perfect even though it's impossible and yet...you are the image of God, it is your responsibility to act like one.
This concept is called Hedonic adaptation. We stabilize our baseline happiness levels to whatever our circumstance changes to and then we're unhappy again. It's essentially a treadmill that keeps going, chasing something unattainable.
What you said about Humility always hits. Unhealthy levels of pride and ego literally yeilds depression because you think your above all help. Its sometimes so annoying when people are just too arrogant and stubborn to adopt change. Thanks for helping us realise that man.
I think limiting stimulation will make you happier. Not just junk food, video, and the big stimulations. But even limiting small stuff like how much you expose yourself to stimulating ads, heavily edited videos, etc. We don't realize how many things stimulate us, but even limiting everything stimulating big or small will make you more present.
I’m never happy. I’m either depressed or „not that sad”, and when I do, its when I’m super focues on extremly difficult goals. Once I acheive them, despite everybody mirin, I get extremly depressed again. I remember how in the last year of high school I decided to get insane scores in final exams. While I was on the grind, I felt okay. When resaults came in, in maths I scored higher than 99.8% of all students, and got a perfect score in physics, which only like 0.1% of students managed to achive. I was even happy for a few days, but soon after I fell into the worst depression in my life and didn,t even go to uni that year
I notice the more I cut out all this modern stuff such as social media, video games and unhealthy food the happier I become.
Couldn’t agree more. Another thing I cut out was alcohol and having the courage to be myself without it.
So true
Seriously 💯
Pot for me !
Those things are all mostly used as coping mechanisms
This video is gold. The tea breaks, water breaks and leaving the room without cutting is whole another level. Instead of watching a video, it feels like being sit there with you and also see how a person would act normally. Experiment more with this, looks lit.
Second that ^^
yeah I agree with this
@@businessisboomin7252 I third that ^^
I 100% agree
The loud dog and birds
“The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.”
― Socrates
Gonna screenshot this.
I made a sign with this sentence and got it on my wall, really powerful
Screenshotted
I swear, Socrates was such a genius.
This, together with the concept of metriotes (the just mean between two evils), repeates itself (is this correct English?) in almost all ancient philosophies. That really makes you think
Seen a quote “if your depressed your living in the past, if your anxious your living in the future, in the present you’re at peace”
Happiness is not the goal, gratitude, excitement and a rich social circle is the answer
@ShawXYZ Happiness is an abstract concept driven by emotion/passion which makes it so hard to grasp long term. On the other you can actively seek to be grateful, find excitement in little things and cherish your social circle. These are actionable steps towards more contentment. Watch his older video titled Happiness is not the goal
From what I've learned, happiness is a state of mind. The more grateful you are, naturally become happier. You can be happy looking at a blank wall if you really want.
this.
@@11kiki11 YES
Btw hey again, how u doing
@@businessisboomin7252 im doing good, thanks for asking :) how are you feeling these days?
@@11kiki11 not the best, but not the worst.
@@businessisboomin7252 thats tricky... try and do just one thing you enjoy today (big or small) and find one thing you're grateful for. life is constantly evolving, and it evolves for the better, trust me. being strong, pushing through it, and taking even small action is evolution.
I actually love this guy, it’s making a massive impact on my life watching his videos. It’s rare you see someone who is so real and humble but also assertive and helpful. Bro keep doing your thing
The Science of Well Being course completely shifted my view of the things that make us truly happy and changed the way I approach the things I do. I recommend everyone give it a shot
I'm grateful to feel that you are my mentor
It's human's nature to always want more and more. I'll say it for the hundredth time, the things you preach in this video, other videos, and overall the "reject modernity" mindset in self improvement, along with the Greek philosophy, make my faith (in my religion) even stronger. Presence, gratitude, kindness, putting people B4 yourself, appreciating the little things, getting more knowledgeable, taking care of your health, patience, consistency, etc... It's like our modern days and the "modern" way of thinking with modern capitalist liberal society are like the muddy swamps from which the malaria carrying mosquitoes (aka depression) become wild spread and rapidly growing.
well said😌
well said bro
@@TheFatNerd well said too
Bro how are u doing , hope u r good
@@soy_boy69 it's rough, but I'm just waiting for the compound effect to take the wheel
Presence
gratitude (positive thinking)
social connection (kindness)
1. Even if you think of something that makes you happy, being present makes you happier (flow state)
How to achieve it:
Make activities that get you into flow states
MEDITATE CONSISTENTLY
How to understand you have made significant progress:
You look at your thoughts from the outside (meta-thinking)
2. Don't be grateful only for good things that happened to you, BE GRATEFUL FOR SOMETHING THAT ACTUALLY HURT YOU (find something positive in it) ex.: I'm grateful for thinking I'm a loser because that gives me the power to not be one anymore, there are bigger losers than me that don't even get this thought
After having a thought and realizing you had it, think about how to be grateful for it
Random acts of kindness: Spending money on someone else is more rewarding than spending them on yourself (spending less money on more people is better than spending a lot of money on one)
Eating healthy
Not being sleep deprived (you probably are)
3. Have many and good friends, (gf), have good relationships with random strangers in your area, nobody acknowledges your existence (big cities),
It's not normal to not know if member of other tribe is friend or foe, they are all neutral
Go outside more (exercise outside)
Say good morning to random person
Nature
Sunlight
Walking
deep breaths (especially with long exhale)
just go outside
You will never achieve happiness until you stop chasing it 🤲🏽❤️💯
Two most important things when it comes to happiness (in my opinion):
1. Stop seeking that completely carefree, worry free type of happiness you experienced in childhood. When you're an adult it's harder to get there and even if you do, it will cost you.
2. Your mind defines what happiness even is for you. If you have control over your mind you can change the definition.
Think for yourself. But most importantly, set rules for yourself as well.
The moment you remove all the thoughts you become an enlightened being
The more grateful you are, the happier u are
from what ive seen in my own experience is that happiness can’t be chased because you won’t ever be fulfilled. you don’t want to be sad but you still feel sad more often than not. put less emphasis on happiness like your other emotions and it will come naturally. create positivity within those around you and happiness will be just around the corner
Agree
this video came up right when I needed it the most
Here's some advice! I recently came out of a 5 year relationship with bad depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts but after that. I went through a whole self discovery and am never happy. I can't even imagine or force myself to be mad, anxious, worried, etc.
Whenever you catch your negative thoughts, write it down. Now slowly work through the thought and figure out why you feel that way, now figure out where this self hating habit came from. Childhood? Traumatic event? Slowly work through your subconscious and it's sort of a mental "cleaning". The more you spend with yourself and clean, the better you'll feel. Soon you'll wake and realize life is beautiful and self love is addicting. Best wishes to everyone because I know it's a rough journey
I remembered the authentic hadith of the Prohpet Muhammed ﷺ when he said:
"How amazing is the affair of the believer, for all his affair is good for him, and this is not for anyone but the believer.
If good befalls him, he is grateful, and it is good for him, and if adversity befalls him, he is patient, and it is good for him"
If you believe in God you can take gratitude to the next level
Because you will be grateful to the all-knowing all-wise God for everything he puts you through
knowing undoubtfully it's good for you in the end if you're grateful, not just being grateful for the act itself but for the reason behind it
God clearly stated in the Quran "if you are grateful, I will surely give you more" Ibrahim 14:7
So in my opinion gratitude is definitely powerful, but without God, you're missing a lot.
Bro, this is what I realized 3 days ago! I'm Muslim too and agree with everything you said. Btw you should check the channel and the main channel too called "Hamza". Annnnd finally, I've found another Arab here 👀
What's the Hadith in Arabic btw?
@@businessisboomin7252 Yup I'm subscribed to the main " Hamza " channel, He's great
The Hadith in Arabic:
قَالَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ: عَجَباً لأمْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِ إِنَّ أَمْرَهُ كُلَّهُ لَهُ خَيْرٌ، وَلَيْسَ ذَلِكَ لأِحَدٍ إِلاَّ للْمُؤْمِن: إِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ سَرَّاءُ شَكَرَ فَكَانَ خَيْراً لَهُ، وَإِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ ضَرَّاءُ صَبَرَ فَكَانَ خيْراً لَهُ. رواه مسلم.
Here's another good one:
It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'The strong believer is better and more beloved to Allah than the weak believer, although both are good. Strive for that which will benefit you, seek the help of Allah, and do not feel helpless. If anything befalls you, do not say, "if only I had done such and such" rather say "Qaddara Allahu wa ma sha'a fa'ala (Allah has decreed and whatever he wills, He does)." For (saying) 'If' opens (the door) to the deeds of Satan.'"
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 79
Couldnt have said it better. We arent perfect, no philospher or any scientist is even close. What we believe now will be radically different in 200 years. We put so much stock on something so temporary and changing and get unnecessarily hurt. The more i follow self improvement it just points me back to Islam subhanAllah. There are elements of truth in everything, but nothing encapsulates it like Islam. InshAllah hamza reverts and in ramadan we remove ourself from all this BS and come back to what matters.
It's great to hear that your brother is trying to improve his mental health, hope he succeeds on changing his life
Hamza you are such an amazing guy. You've taught me so much the last 4 months and I am truly grateful for the time and effort you put into these videos. I was at a point where I was losing my drive to do things but watching your channel and started my self improvement journey has been one of the most enlightening things I've done. Thank you.
Boys have you ever experienced this:
So you fancy a girl so so so much, then you get with her, and within a month, you're bored of her. You're desire to be with her has gone and the attraction just isn't there.
If you have, then after watching this Hamza vid, You should watch my video as I explain this phenomenon . th-cam.com/video/UOQ-gCyJQKU/w-d-xo.html
Thank you
see this, inspired by Hamza th-cam.com/video/FNiu2-zKmqc/w-d-xo.html
I'm greatful for hamza helping me
“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.” Marcus Aurelius
This channel is my therapy
Same bro
Gratitude is so damn important, there's so many things to be grateful for. You can see (be grateful), you can walk (be grateful) you were born in a first world country (be grateful). The list is endless
one of the best vids on this channel imo
Being present is a skill that we’ve lost by modern society. Get it back, guys
thank you for this video hamza. ramadan honestly affected my mental health more than i’d like to admit and it really took a toll on me. im too full to eat after fasting all day, and the shift in my sleep schedule makes it hard to sleep as much as i’d like. Productivity tanked and I almost gave up on TH-cam. It’s honestly better now that ive journaled about it, and i’ll continue working on it
@Keethan - Self Improvement and hardships make us stronger
Come here king, don’t be sad. Because “surely, with hardship comes ease (94:6)”
Happiness is accepting the quiet and not having to pollute it with shade and shadow energy and not need the moment to be alot more just to think it matters.
Bro those kinds of videos are REALLY close to the value of the old ones. I'm pretty certain that this is the right track, good job Hamza.
"I'm grateful for having hateful thoughts, because real losers never get these thoughts"
That hit me like a brick wall
be happy with being alone, and be happy with being your true authentic self
It's a cliché, but true. Happiness is the journey, not the destination.
I always wanted a brother like you.
i cannot understand why no one told me these things before, thank you so much hamza.
Glad to hear your brother asked you for advice on mental health
I love how Hamza is going from difficult topics which he used to talk about just to be different from others and having these special titles of videos that go against everything to a most common title "How to be happy" and you just know that he is going bash everything that's being told on youtube about happiness and give you a point of view you've never had. See you at the top brother
Disagreeableness must exist in the middle of agreeableness or else the ppl with I'll hearts are gonna be the ones on top, leaving righteousness behind. Going against the flow is what makes me love Hamza more and commends respect (don't know if that's the right word)
@@businessisboomin7252 Exactly this is why we as a community must raise awareness of this and help as many as possible
@@davryb Jordan Peterson talked about the thing I said above, I just rephrased it to be completely honest. Will paste the link to the video
I was inspired by Hamza th-cam.com/video/FNiu2-zKmqc/w-d-xo.html
Once you have a purpose, you will have a reason to be happy
Being grateful for so-called negative experiences is next level. I have a gratitude jar tattooed on my arm to remind me there is ALWAYS something to be grateful for. Thanks for talking about this!!
I needed this video. Came at exactly the right time🙌🏾🙌🏾
In short deep work, presence, meditation and gratitude is happiness
Been meditating for around 5 years and I'm still not at that point where no thoughts enter the practice. That's not to dissuade anyone from the practice of meditation - meditation is quite a beast of an activity, and something that you get better with over time (long-term gratification versus short-term gratification). One thing that certainly helps, is to reframe meditation from a no-thoughts process to a process in which you focus solely on your breath. That way you're at least thinking of something that is conducive to the practice at large. It's a good first step in getting to that point where "you master" your meditation practice. If anyone's curious, I do have a short video concerning meditation on my channel. Cheers :)
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dont strive for happiness. strive for greatness
In order to progress through life you must sacrifice happiness and comfort but it doesn't mean you have to be pessimistic, you must keep your head up and still be grateful for the stuff that happens, the stuff that happened and the stuff you have. At some point in the past you said something about the half full glass theory and that thing literally changed my life, I'm a much better man. Happiness isn't the ultimate goal.
Being grateful for what you have.
Once you become at peace with life and the inevitable suffering it will bring you become happy regardless of what’s going on around you. You’ve probably heard the quote “it doesn’t matter what happens to you, it matters how you react to it” this is a positive way of living because it stops you from being a victim and resentful with the world, instead you learn from the suffering and use the emotions to achieve something positive.
This video is a phenomenal explanation of the WHY of meditation. Gratitude is like a sword you can wield against the harsh realities of life. Best video yet lowkey
your smile after telling that to your mom is priceless
42:10 Working outside is literally the best thing you can do. That's why I fully embraced streetworkout/calisthenics as my training style instead of conventional weight lifting. I even worked out outside during the winter. I hope you embrace calisthenics Hamza too, don't listen to those youtube influencers that say calisthenics can't build muscle, it's all BS, you will not only get muscle, but also functional strength and impressive skills.
Happiness is not the goal is one of my favourite videos of yours
Unreal video man , happiness is peddled down us the wrong way. You inspired my channel man, grateful!
My mentor once said this: "I have a thought, I am not my thought" and I think its a powerful way to remind yourself about this.
This video made me cry
For me, this is your single best video yet. It explains my greatest struggle to a dime.
There have been periods in my life where I was regularly "in the zone" but didn't quite realize it, and those were the best times of my life hands down.
you are on your own side. thats the biggest thing ive learned recently, and coming from always being against myself and thinking the worst about myself, its one of the best feelings ive ever experienced to actually be on my own side again!
Yes yes yes
I was against myself half a year ago 🤣🤣🤣
You know what Hamza ?
I have been doing this my whole life, but I never answered to it.
Like, I have always been able to identify my own thinking, meta-think of my thinking bullshit.
But I never really like.. Joked about it. I was just notifying stuff, and it made me more depressed, and more anxious. "Oh well, why am I sad, I shouldn't be sad, I have a great family, I have a roof above my head and food in my plate, why the fuck am I sad, that makes me so sad !", and here goes the hell-loop all the way down to hell.
And recently, I have been following your channel, getting into self improvement etc, and honestly, meditation (or whatever placebo effect out there) is really kicking in. I'm legit laughing IRL because I catch myself going wild, and I'm like "Yo bro, you stupid mate ?" with a weird ass accent and that's so fucking great to shift instantly my mood.
Great advice for those who can't (probably most) really think about their thoughts from the get go, trust me, that's really a thing to see.
Just know one thing I got problems with.
Thinking too much this way makes you analyze *A LOT*. And if you are good at it (One friend is especially great at this), everything can be an act if you want. Your whole personnality can be whatever you want just because you can stop your thoughts and infuse whatever the fuck you want (works great for auto-convincing btw). That could lead to feeling like you're not your "true self".
Always remember that your "true self" is whatever you want it to be. Controlling your impulses and bad feelings ISN'T reprehensible. It doesn't make you less you. It makes you a better you. And isn't it the point of all of this ?
You don't need to be happy but if it comes embrace it ~ Jordan Peterson
Presence and flow state is a no-thinking state. It’s the best feeling to achieve. The closest thing to « happiness » is more flow state + sane thinking patterns in normal state.
social media gives us these unrealistic high expectations than what reality actually has to offer and that’s why everyone isn’t content and happy w themselves and their lives but so many aren’t ready for that conversation
8:50 - thinking is like dreaming. You dream but you don't know you're dreaming. That is your reality. You think, but you don't know you're thinking.
Meditation is like lucid dreaming.
When you lucid dream, you become aware that you are in a dream.
When you meditate (and in other moments too, as a consequence of daily meditation) you think, and you become aware that you are in a thought.
18:02 Your brother finally gets on the right path🙏
This is my top fav video in the whole of youtube ,thank you hamza. Truly a motivational speaker at his best!
gold af, presence > happiness
I just watched a 44 minute video and immersed myself in it. I feel like I woke up from a time capsule. this has not happened for a long time
I’ve been doing self growth for a while but idk how to turn it into interesting content. I want to motivate people but I also hate when people watch my videos. I hate all the attention but I need money so i gotta figure out a long term attainable plan. I can be consistent but I need a thought out plan. I always run out of video ideas and I don’t wanna show my personal life
Gotta love the authenticity
Hamza, thank you
When you said 'im on my side' I started tearing up
You've shown me all that I can do for myself, and ive had constantly this sense of insecurity and inferiority
I don't care if anyone reads this, I just want to express my gratitude
You have this unseen before skill of calling out others bullshit, it has to be your best characteristic for me.
im listening to this videos for the second time and it just get in better
This is by far my favorite video by you, the topic + the curse of yale that is so good, all the examples, the pauses to drink water and go to hug your mom, everything about this video speaks honesty and i love that above everything else. Thank you Hamza, don't stop evolving
Being good to others makes us happy cus it meets a deeper need
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My mind always. Always. Finds something to be grateful for while I am in a bad situation. It does help me so many times to just not get angry or upset.
Peace is happiness at rest, happiness is peace in motion - Naval
I can't beleive it I just hugged both of my parents and said I love them , it was so great.
Hamza you are life changing, but, credit goes to the one's you learned from, for they are true masters of happiness. I love my dad, and mom, wow!
Once you start to become much more present it's insane how automatically you start having good experiences
That's why I love you
your the older brother i needed hamza
This guy has grown so much and honestly I enjoy listening to most of his ““TED talks now “
i’m very balanced in my Yin and yang and with my more masculine side is present he really reminds me of my internal masculine narrative it’s honestly like sitting down and listening to an internal older brother have a chitchat with me.
thanks for the video !
The number one mistake i see is people thinking they would be happier if they themselves had materialistic things but the true thing thta makes you happy is working for something outside yourself everything always goes about you, you, you but true happiness comes from working for your community, your friends, your family, anything other than yourself and no one wants to hear that
The reason people chase happiness is they wamt to alter their state of mind for example “im feel sad and lazy today if i smoke weed and binge snacks (alter my mind state) i will feel better” when that happens thats temporary happiness and will leave your future self set up in a worse position.
I been practicing gratitude and meditating for about a month now consistently and I am the happiest I’ve ever been. All thanks to you Hamza.
My life is changed forever
You're super right about the small knit community feeling. I moved from a large city to a small town and literally everyone walking past says hi and smiles. I was actually shocked the first time it happened and I was boasting about it to my family.
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I love watching these videos at 4:34am
I've heard Jordan Peterson argue that the most reliable source of positive emotion (cause if you think about it you don't just want specifically "happiness", feelings like hope and love are desirable too) is from seeing your progress towards a valued goal. So the best strategy for long term positive emotion is to A set a truly valuable goal, which would be the best for you now, you later and humanity in general, and then B pursue that to the very best of your ability.
I agree, Happiness is such a fleeting feeling it’s not smart to chase something that can be easily changed
Honestly self improvement was making me more sad when the results was not coming in. But finding a purpose and not wasting away your life is important.
i love you bro 31:00 bless you. I dont know if you ever gonna read this but bless you bro and the ones you love . Thanks for helping your brothers to get better we love u.
I love Naval Ravikant's take that happiness is a choice, and one that you can work on. Making the choice to write down what I'm grateful for in my journal, has definitely made me a happier person. Society's definition of happiness where you goto college, get a day job, then go into debt to buy a car/house has made me miserable.
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This is completely true, from what I've learned over my short life people don't really care about being happy, what they really want is to not be unhappy and the only way to really do that is by carrying some responsibility and moving towards a goal. And THE most effective goal you can give yourself is something that you know is unattainable, so you can always move towards that goal, and you know what... that's what worshiping GOD is all about, you place the divine as your ultimate value so you can always try and become something indescribably perfect even though it's impossible and yet...you are the image of God, it is your responsibility to act like one.
I am grateful for you hamza.
This concept is called Hedonic adaptation. We stabilize our baseline happiness levels to whatever our circumstance changes to and then we're unhappy again. It's essentially a treadmill that keeps going, chasing something unattainable.
Great listen while walking to the gym. I’ve changed a lot in the past year but tune in from time to time, advice is still gold.
What you said about Humility always hits. Unhealthy levels of pride and ego literally yeilds depression because you think your above all help. Its sometimes so annoying when people are just too arrogant and stubborn to adopt change. Thanks for helping us realise that man.
I think limiting stimulation will make you happier. Not just junk food, video, and the big stimulations. But even limiting small stuff like how much you expose yourself to stimulating ads, heavily edited videos, etc. We don't realize how many things stimulate us, but even limiting everything stimulating big or small will make you more present.
"It's a 10/10,life changing thought to feel like a loser because the real losers of the world don't get that thought"
~Adonissssss/Hamza
I’m never happy. I’m either depressed or „not that sad”, and when I do, its when I’m super focues on extremly difficult goals. Once I acheive them, despite everybody mirin, I get extremly depressed again. I remember how in the last year of high school I decided to get insane scores in final exams. While I was on the grind, I felt okay. When resaults came in, in maths I scored higher than 99.8% of all students, and got a perfect score in physics, which only like 0.1% of students managed to achive. I was even happy for a few days, but soon after I fell into the worst depression in my life and didn,t even go to uni that year
Helping me on this one my emotions are literally my toughts and the part about the brain not being you and being corrupted!
The timing of this video is perfect. Reading the power of now at the moment and a lot of this is found in that.
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was literally just going thru your channel to see what vid to put on
I really appreciate your videos Hamza. Especially in this raw format.