For me it’s always been my screen time and cutting people out that don’t respect me or my boundaries that prevents me from living a low maintenance life. Like the day I got rid of social media I felt like this weight lifted off of me. And when I cut out the toxic or rude people in my life I felt significantly better. ❤
Cutting out toxic people is so important and it can often be hard to even recognize their behavior as such if one isn't raised to value their own and other's boundaries. I was cut out of someone's life I cared about - I was confused and frustrated about it at the time, but a decade later in hindsight, I've gained a better understanding of prioritizing boundaries and respect over my own wants. tl;dr toxic people may be able to change and grow later on, but sometimes really pulling the plug and cutting them out is what's needed to spark that growth. You may be doing them a favor as much as yourself.
@@Lassavins yeah funny seeing all these videos saying "you need to quit social media" when if we actually quit social media all these youtubers would be out on the street
A friend of mine rolled up on me recently because my phone was out of commission for a day and a half and I've been thinking about this a lot. What possesses people to think that they're entitled to your time?
As I've grown older, I've realized that the ultimate luxury for me is free time to read books. I'm only able to get this luxury by simplifying everything around me. It's the best.
Tastfull moderation. Less but better quality. Less food but better food, less social life but quality social life, less info but better info. Less posessions but only good things. And never forget the best things are free: water, a good breath, a kind word.
I've come to the realization recently that I just want to live simple. I've tried the career, kept up with the joneses, and had a long-term relationship. I've gotten rid of my place to live, ditched my new truck for an old car, left my relationship of 13 years, and moved back home to reset. The typical American way is not what my soul craves. I dont need these material things. Im not embarking on my new journey into the simple life. Have a great day, everyone, and never forget to follow your heart. You dont have to follow these societal guidelines and compare is despair.
1. Simplify your life: eliminate unnecessary goods, set a good morning routine, less thing in your calendar, slow down your pace. 2. Managing relationship: keep only a few quality friendship, avoid dramatic/toxic relationship. 3. Emotional balance: disengage with emotional turmoil and not bog down by other people's problem, self compassion, don't too hard on yourself to meet people's expectations. 4. Finances: live within your means, spend on experiences you truly enjoy. 5. Meaningful activities: activities meaning to you but not what everyone is doing, responsible with your time and schedule. 6. Health: self care, exercise, eating balanced diet. 7. Mindset and perspective: choose the life align to your personal value, enjoy the presence. 8. Technology and social media: spend less time on socmed, enjoy life outside digital world.
Thank you for your words. I have been on a minimalist journey for a few years. I wouldn’t call myself a minimalist, but I definitely got rid of so much clutter in my home and now I feel my home is a place of refuge and calmness. I love to have a clean home and now it’s easier to maintain and my bank account is looking good too! I appreciate this type of video because it reminds me to stick with it! 😊
This video hit me right in the feels-thank you for putting this together! That constant tug-of-war between "taking on the world" and "living like a hermit" is so real. The idea of a "low-maintenance life" as something intentional and fulfilling rather than lazy is such a refreshing perspective. I especially loved the bit about managing relationships-quality over quantity all day. Why deal with unnecessary drama when you can focus on the people who actually make your life better? And the mindset section? Spot on. Clear boundaries and living in the moment are underrated superpowers. That Thoreau quote at the end tied it all together perfectly. Living deliberately, wherever you are, feels like the ultimate cheat code. Thanks for the reminder to start small and stay intentional-it’s such a great takeaway!
Your idea is brilliant. You don't have to move to a cabin in the woods and drink from a stream to simplify life. I'm fortunate to live way out in the country with the nearest neighbor half a mile away, work from home, and live very simply. It is still a work in progress, but I'm getting to that ideal place.
I'm a daft furniture free minimalist and fek-a-doodle! Life is fun! Living simply will NOT solve all your problems, but holy moly, it will solve most of them! ♥
For me, a student who’s trynna enhance English listening skill, your voice is completely perfect, I’m able to hear everything easily. Just keep forward bro 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Another great video. Thanks, Nick! I also feel the tension of wanting to conquer the world or just go off the grid. It's really helpful to think about small and deliberate actions, not drastic actions that aren't sustainable, to create the life I want.
Idk why I'm watching this. I live the exact opposite lifestyle. 😅 My 18 hobbies keeps me overwhelmingly occupied, but I love it. So much to learn and it keeps my mind sharp (I think). For me, variety, the spice of life, is where it's at...😬. Thank you for sharing.
This is great, Nick. Solid advice. Most of this I’m already doing. Two other related things…. My wife and I have no debt. I know not everyone can do that, but it does a lot towards calming the mind and simplifying. Also, making appointments. I have friends who resist this, but generally, appointments keep my time calm and organized. It also forces my friends to respect my time and life.
When I think of low maintenance, I think spending more time on my activity of choice and less time preparing for it. I love riding bikes, having a low maintenance-bike means I spend less time cleaning fixing and thinking about the bike and spend more time riding it. So when I think about a low maintenance life I think, more time doing the living and less time doing the prep. In which case home steading and rural life is antithetical to a low maintenance life. These are situations where you spend an enormous amount of time maintaining your farm/garden/land, animals, food storage and preparation, energy storage and preparation. And god forbid you work in a city but live in a homestead, now you are also driving hours. That commute time is pointless maintenance because you chose to live so far from where you work. If you want low maintenance then move to a city. A real city. Where you don’t need to own a car. Where you can rent a small apartment and spend your time living. Going out late, not having to worry about a pet or child or feeding wood into the fire or canning pickles for winter. You spend more money probably but the amount of life maintenance is low On the flip side, I think it’s possible to take a lot of joy in the maintenance of life. And I think that’s why some people like the homesteading. You only focus on the simple act of survival and don’t worry about some of the fluff of life.
Every now and then on TH-cam I come across an absolute gem of a comment that appeals to me more than the actual video so I screenshot and save it. Your comment really made me think about things differently so thank you 🙏
I live in manhattan. Living simply, small, and intentionally in a city is an absolute blast. I don't knwo if I would call it low maintence. I get ot do a lot. But the basics of life are done in a very simple and effective way.
Greetings from Japan.. It's my first time watching your vlog and I love it already! Your simple and low maintenance life resembles to our culture life style❤❤ anyway Happy New Year.
I am from Europe and sometimes one can get the impression that for Americans anything but trying to earn huge amounts of money and buying tons and tons of stuff (XXL of course) is considered to be somewhat weird or unacceptable there.
As a 22yo woman with MS, living in Colombia, this kind of content it's a relief to me ❤. Thank you so much, I really appreciate the way you explain how we can live a quieter and fulfilling life just being here, in this present moment.
A lot of good takes from that video. But also I personally believe that at least on some level we need to have responsibility for one another, for the future generations, the planet and what we leave behind and I feel like the video might be interpreted by some as "being ignorant is okay for your own peace of mind" . Your video has some great advice about living a life with a bit of what seems to be a peace of mind end goal. However, let's note that event the decision to live life in such a way is only possible because tons of people throughout history and today have been putting in tremendous amount of effort into building new things, maintaining what we already have, so in a sense choosing a simple life might not be the best decision in terms of human kind evolving and thriving further. But of course, everyone is 100% free to choose their own means of life, that's just my personal point of view.
Thank you. All that you advise is germane. I like the idea of living intentionally...acquiring a virtuous cycle of awareness and discretion of daily routine and habits that enable consistent inner peace. The next dimension of this intentionality is depth of concentration. For me it is found in the solitude of reading, walking and watercolor painting. A small amount of journaling helps to capture and reinforce insight which helps me decide which externalities of activity to reduce or eliminate and which relationships to bid farewell.
Nice presentation. A calm middle way is certainly something I aim for. (A small matter, but some of us didn't slow down much in 2020. Some of us worked twice as hard. The 'great pause' assumption always frustrates me.)
You make a great point - I had a similar experience to you - I had about one week of pause when everything shut down in March as I figured out how on earth to keep my business afloat, and then I felt like I worked twice as hard to adapt.
Comparison is something leading humans towards waste... First ensure your basic survival food, shelter, clothes, and health...and this should be basic, a shelter means a house not a villa... Then do the things you like to do, things which can make you awake at 5am without any alarm. There is nothing else to do... everyone is different everyone has their unique story, body, thoughts.... don't be under the pressure of society, relatives, friends...those loves you will understand your way of living till the end... If anyone thinks that by doing this I will be happy or contempt...ask those who have the same as you desire, are they happy? Profound? Contempt?....this is all an illusion that you will get that by doing that... Anyone could get more and more by doing more and more...what matters is, are you satisfied or fulfilled with the more you get from doing more ?? The entire summary is this... Priorities your health, Then sufficient wealth not as per the society, as per your need....and gain experience by using that money your energy, your life. I could have easily saves 5-6 minutes of mine by not writing above, because I seriously don't give a about others...this is for the creator to appreciate the way he explained everything point to point 🙏☮️
I'm hardcore about low stress levels. Ecobee thermostat with remote room sensor controlling heating and cooling, no pets, robot vacuum, motion sensing night lights, Amazon delivery inside of my garage, automatic bill pay, automatic transfers for my weekly budget, married my highschool sweetheart, dual income, no kids. 🥳🥳
I’m there! I have no family and live alone. Id love to just have a pet but I can’t because I work so many hours. I’m exhausted. I work. Sleep. Get up and do it over again. On the weekends I’m so exhausted but I have so many things to do just to prepare for the next work week. I don’t enjoy my life. I just exist as a worker bee.
I convince myself that working hard and long hours until I'm broken physically and mentally is getting me faster to my destination of a life when I can relax and be creative and happy. I'm 59 and I've done this time and time again. It's almost pathetic that I repeat the same mistake over and over. I reach my destination broken then create a new destination to get to where ill be happy. If I'm going to be unhappy at the end of each day then what's the point. I'm going to slow live. Stop rushing. Change my perspective before it's just too late.
8:48 that becomes more funny, if youre actually a Ukrainian watching this video, trying to relax in the evening :) I might warn you - some news are not avoidable if they are about really useful information, like blackouts, air alerts and someone`s aliveness.
@@Kelly_Ben Thank you for your support :) Well, it just turned out to be an ironically evening, hehe. I just would like to warn people against completely redusing reading the news. I know people who did not know that the full scale war was coming simply because in the winter of 2022 they worked very intensively and did not watch the news for about a month. You need to learn to perceive them correctly and regulate your emotions. The author of the video talks about it, but the video shows us more like a simple escaping. News are important, and a lot can depend on them for your peace of mind and life. I like the Roman Stoics' view - "you should be aware of the affairs and the people around you, but you don't have to have an opinion about it every time, or tell others about it." Of course, you should unsubscribe from mass media that present news in a hysterical tone or tend to make clickbait headlines. But the skill of self-regulation, checking data and finding a source of information will help you in real life as well. After all, news does not exist only in the media.
For everyone that is struggling with this busy and stressful day to day life I recommend the book "With Pain and Love for Contemporary Man" by Paisios of Mount Athos.
I got a taste of this concept recently while, ironically, moving into a new house that is over double the size of my old house. Amidst the moving process, instead of fully assembling what would be our bedroom, we focused on other higher priorities. This means that there was a time where our bedroom consisted of nothing but a dresser, two nightstands, and a mattress on the floor. "Wow, sounds like nothing is in there!" Correct. And, amazingly, before even seeing this video, I said to my wife "You know, it's kind of weird... there's almost nothing in this room... and that makes it feel peaceful. When there's nothing HERE, there's nothing TO WORRY ABOUT. If there isn't a "thing" here, that thing is no longer availabl to be out of place, require cleaning and maintenance, etc... By having nothing in this room, this room doesn't stress me out, because there's nothing to be concerned with." Since realizing this, I have actually put reassembling my office space on hold as well. I've been considering a "Japanese Minimalist" style of room where, like our bedroom, there is basically nothing but the bare essentials to even be concerned with.
Hello man ; ) i am from France just discovered your channel today. Totally what i needed or what i wanted. It s calm . It s clear. And i can feel that your content will help me reach some goal i struggle with. Send you some force from south west of France Romain
Trying hard to spend less.. My husband says I go far beyond my means and spend over the top. I do stretch quite some time. Which is literally quite unhealthy practice.
Love the quote from Thoreau. The "simple life" is peculiar to each person, no? I intend no offense, although I fear offense will be take, but the very first things I would give up to build my low maintenance life would be the dog and the car. Good luck with your low maintenance life.
The vast majority of this video is great advice and really nicely presented. I just want to push back a little at the implication that folks should tune out the news. Being politically active and informed is the responsibility of everyone who lives in a democracy. I don't think this is exactly what you meant, but it is how a lot of people will take it.
I agree, but I pose a question... Is it worth it being tuned in if it negatively affects you, your mood and your actions? I'd beg to differ and take a stoic point of view. It's out of your control for the most part. All you have is your vote which you should always vote. Additionally, in an age of information overload and fake news, I think opt-ing out of certain news feeds can be great benefit.
@@JekplexTV This probably gets onto a waaaay broader discussion, but I think the OP is right. The stoic mindset helps us not be overwhelmed *despite* reading the bad news, not to avoid it. If it negatively affects you, then you dont 'tune in', then there is nothing to be stoic about in the first place. Now, opting out of 'certain' feeds is of course very wise. Working on our critical thinking is key and it is our responsibility as citizens to have some level of engagement. If we all thought it was fully out of our control, we would end up in a pretty bad place.
@@OElitecorp this is untrue about stoicism. It is a cultural misunderstanding that, at least in part, stoicism is about being emotionally resilient through tough times. In fact stoicism's core is to focus on what you can control and put less attention towards what you cannot control.
@nature.earth.wisdom. I don’t think this goes against what I said though. I didn’t say what stoicism is about, I am just talking about the ‘outcome’ of stoicism. Like you say, identify what is and isn’t in your control. The outcome of this would be less negative emotion *despite* seeing bad news
Fewer things. Not less things. Fewer cars. Less traffic. Fewer chairs. Less furniture. Fewer knives and forks Less silverware. ( fewer specific. Less general )
It's really nice when you can avoid getting bogged down in emotional issues like at 3:25. But for us in Ukraine, this is a huge issue. it's hard to ignore it and get emotionally detached from it. Russia has really started shelling us 1.5 times more intensely in the last month. How can you ignore the news about war when your life depends on knowing the current situation? Any tips for such a case, bro?
This is a really tough one honestly. I don't even pretend to understand what you guys are living through every day, so please, take this as my personal experience and not direct advice. If I were in your shoes I'd guess I'd have a different opinion on the importance of the news. There are times when the time sensitive information the news provides is critically important, and in those cases, this "turn off the news" rule goes out the window - but the vast majority of the time (at least here in the US) the news is the same inflammatory stories on repeat. One thing I found very helpful during covid lockdowns was checking the news once a day unless something big was happening - I was able to get in and out quickly. In my own life I've found that if something is important enough, I'll hear about it. A friend or family member will call or text within an hour or two of any important events. Best of luck out there, and stay safe.
@@Nick.Houchin I absolutely agree. In quiet times, political and general news is, if not an absolute evil, certainly a waste of time. Thanks for your kind words. Success and growth to your channel.
I would love to move out of the city and start a more quiet life, but I don't want to do that alone. As a gay man, moving to the countryside alone feels depressing. I haven't found a likeminded soul to join me (yet).
For me it’s always been my screen time and cutting people out that don’t respect me or my boundaries that prevents me from living a low maintenance life. Like the day I got rid of social media I felt like this weight lifted off of me. And when I cut out the toxic or rude people in my life I felt significantly better. ❤
Cutting out toxic people is so important and it can often be hard to even recognize their behavior as such if one isn't raised to value their own and other's boundaries.
I was cut out of someone's life I cared about - I was confused and frustrated about it at the time, but a decade later in hindsight, I've gained a better understanding of prioritizing boundaries and respect over my own wants.
tl;dr toxic people may be able to change and grow later on, but sometimes really pulling the plug and cutting them out is what's needed to spark that growth. You may be doing them a favor as much as yourself.
isn't TH-cam social media still?
@@Lassavins yeah funny seeing all these videos saying "you need to quit social media" when if we actually quit social media all these youtubers would be out on the street
@@Lassavins Indeed. I spend less time on TH-cam nowadays. It still counts as a social media.
A friend of mine rolled up on me recently because my phone was out of commission for a day and a half and I've been thinking about this a lot. What possesses people to think that they're entitled to your time?
As I've grown older, I've realized that the ultimate luxury for me is free time to read books. I'm only able to get this luxury by simplifying everything around me. It's the best.
Tastfull moderation. Less but better quality. Less food but better food, less social life but quality social life, less info but better info. Less posessions but only good things. And never forget the best things are free: water, a good breath, a kind word.
I've come to the realization recently that I just want to live simple. I've tried the career, kept up with the joneses, and had a long-term relationship. I've gotten rid of my place to live, ditched my new truck for an old car, left my relationship of 13 years, and moved back home to reset. The typical American way is not what my soul craves. I dont need these material things. Im not embarking on my new journey into the simple life.
Have a great day, everyone, and never forget to follow your heart. You dont have to follow these societal guidelines and compare is despair.
1. Simplify your life: eliminate unnecessary goods, set a good morning routine, less thing in your calendar, slow down your pace.
2. Managing relationship: keep only a few quality friendship, avoid dramatic/toxic relationship.
3. Emotional balance: disengage with emotional turmoil and not bog down by other people's problem, self compassion, don't too hard on yourself to meet people's expectations.
4. Finances: live within your means, spend on experiences you truly enjoy.
5. Meaningful activities: activities meaning to you but not what everyone is doing, responsible with your time and schedule.
6. Health: self care, exercise, eating balanced diet.
7. Mindset and perspective: choose the life align to your personal value, enjoy the presence.
8. Technology and social media: spend less time on socmed, enjoy life outside digital world.
Thank you for your words. I have been on a minimalist journey for a few years. I wouldn’t call myself a minimalist, but I definitely got rid of so much clutter in my home and now I feel my home is a place of refuge and calmness. I love to have a clean home and now it’s easier to maintain and my bank account is looking good too! I appreciate this type of video because it reminds me to stick with it! 😊
This video hit me right in the feels-thank you for putting this together! That constant tug-of-war between "taking on the world" and "living like a hermit" is so real. The idea of a "low-maintenance life" as something intentional and fulfilling rather than lazy is such a refreshing perspective.
I especially loved the bit about managing relationships-quality over quantity all day. Why deal with unnecessary drama when you can focus on the people who actually make your life better? And the mindset section? Spot on. Clear boundaries and living in the moment are underrated superpowers.
That Thoreau quote at the end tied it all together perfectly. Living deliberately, wherever you are, feels like the ultimate cheat code. Thanks for the reminder to start small and stay intentional-it’s such a great takeaway!
Your idea is brilliant. You don't have to move to a cabin in the woods and drink from a stream to simplify life. I'm fortunate to live way out in the country with the nearest neighbor half a mile away, work from home, and live very simply. It is still a work in progress, but I'm getting to that ideal place.
Loved this!! Just found your channel. Looking forward to watching more.🇮🇪
I'm a daft furniture free minimalist and fek-a-doodle! Life is fun! Living simply will NOT solve all your problems, but holy moly, it will solve most of them! ♥
Man, your production quality is next level.
Loved everything you had to say!! Including your soothing voice hehe.
For me, a student who’s trynna enhance English listening skill, your voice is completely perfect, I’m able to hear everything easily. Just keep forward bro 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Great video. Love that❤
Another great video. Thanks, Nick! I also feel the tension of wanting to conquer the world or just go off the grid. It's really helpful to think about small and deliberate actions, not drastic actions that aren't sustainable, to create the life I want.
You are a monk in modern cloths. God bless you
Idk why I'm watching this. I live the exact opposite lifestyle. 😅 My 18 hobbies keeps me overwhelmingly occupied, but I love it. So much to learn and it keeps my mind sharp (I think). For me, variety, the spice of life, is where it's at...😬. Thank you for sharing.
This is great, Nick. Solid advice. Most of this I’m already doing. Two other related things…. My wife and I have no debt. I know not everyone can do that, but it does a lot towards calming the mind and simplifying. Also, making appointments. I have friends who resist this, but generally, appointments keep my time calm and organized. It also forces my friends to respect my time and life.
You make some great points! Thank you! We're also debt free so that didn't even cross my mind.
A low maintenance life is what I desire to live. Great video!
Love this... thank you so much for creating this and sharing it with us!!
This basically sums up my life. It simply works for me 😉
Great content, keep it up
When I think of low maintenance, I think spending more time on my activity of choice and less time preparing for it. I love riding bikes, having a low maintenance-bike means I spend less time cleaning fixing and thinking about the bike and spend more time riding it.
So when I think about a low maintenance life I think, more time doing the living and less time doing the prep. In which case home steading and rural life is antithetical to a low maintenance life. These are situations where you spend an enormous amount of time maintaining your farm/garden/land, animals, food storage and preparation, energy storage and preparation. And god forbid you work in a city but live in a homestead, now you are also driving hours. That commute time is pointless maintenance because you chose to live so far from where you work.
If you want low maintenance then move to a city. A real city. Where you don’t need to own a car. Where you can rent a small apartment and spend your time living. Going out late, not having to worry about a pet or child or feeding wood into the fire or canning pickles for winter. You spend more money probably but the amount of life maintenance is low
On the flip side, I think it’s possible to take a lot of joy in the maintenance of life. And I think that’s why some people like the homesteading. You only focus on the simple act of survival and don’t worry about some of the fluff of life.
omg this is my issue. always spending more time and energy on the prep rather than the actual activity😂
Seem like u missed the point
Every now and then on TH-cam I come across an absolute gem of a comment that appeals to me more than the actual video so I screenshot and save it. Your comment really made me think about things differently so thank you 🙏
I live in manhattan. Living simply, small, and intentionally in a city is an absolute blast. I don't knwo if I would call it low maintence. I get ot do a lot. But the basics of life are done in a very simple and effective way.
Greetings from Japan.. It's my first time watching your vlog and I love it already! Your simple and low maintenance life resembles to our culture life style❤❤ anyway Happy New Year.
Great advice for a simple living! So many distractions, so many things to do. Sometimes the only thing we need is space!
Man I love your video style. I'll be watching more!
Thank you for remembering what is important 😊
well said. I do need simple living reminder from time to time. Thank you for taking time to make this video.
This is so beautiful! Thank you, Nick, for these helpful reminders.
I am from Europe and sometimes one can get the impression that for Americans anything but trying to earn huge amounts of money and buying tons and tons of stuff (XXL of course) is considered to be somewhat weird or unacceptable there.
Sometimes, all it takes to calm my mind is one of your videos. Thank you for helping me feel more mindful and at peace.
This is such a great video !!
This really speaks to me.
You have a really great voice !
Of course this is personal. For me a dog, car, house and youtube channel sound pretty high maintenance already :)
Actually, Yes😅. I don't think his lifestyle is low maintenance tbh. I don't have any of those what he has. Misleading title.
That vacuum was next level.
Really peaceful video to watch. The energy of simple living very much came across. Thanks for a great video 🙏🏻😊
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Dangg what a wonderful video!! Very eye opening I needed this for sure THANK YOU!🥹♥️
New subscriber from Portugal 🇵🇹👋 nice calming voice and very interesting video! Thank you for sharing!
I think I may have found my new life coach 🎉
As a 22yo woman with MS, living in Colombia, this kind of content it's a relief to me ❤. Thank you so much, I really appreciate the way you explain how we can live a quieter and fulfilling life just being here, in this present moment.
Beautiful, thoughtful, and well-produced.
A lot of good takes from that video. But also I personally believe that at least on some level we need to have responsibility for one another, for the future generations, the planet and what we leave behind and I feel like the video might be interpreted by some as "being ignorant is okay for your own peace of mind" . Your video has some great advice about living a life with a bit of what seems to be a peace of mind end goal. However, let's note that event the decision to live life in such a way is only possible because tons of people throughout history and today have been putting in tremendous amount of effort into building new things, maintaining what we already have, so in a sense choosing a simple life might not be the best decision in terms of human kind evolving and thriving further. But of course, everyone is 100% free to choose their own means of life, that's just my personal point of view.
Well put! In the words of the stoics - no man is an island.
Thank you. All that you advise is germane. I like the idea of living intentionally...acquiring a virtuous cycle of awareness and discretion of daily routine and habits that enable consistent inner peace. The next dimension of this intentionality is depth of concentration. For me it is found in the solitude of reading, walking and watercolor painting. A small amount of journaling helps to capture and reinforce insight which helps me decide which externalities of activity to reduce or eliminate and which relationships to bid farewell.
Wonderful comment. "Awareness and discretion" are attributes as well as goals for many (most) aspects of our lives.
God bless you ❤️
Very well said. Great cinematography.👌🏻
Nice presentation. A calm middle way is certainly something I aim for. (A small matter, but some of us didn't slow down much in 2020. Some of us worked twice as hard. The 'great pause' assumption always frustrates me.)
You make a great point - I had a similar experience to you - I had about one week of pause when everything shut down in March as I figured out how on earth to keep my business afloat, and then I felt like I worked twice as hard to adapt.
Comparison is something leading humans towards waste...
First ensure your basic survival food, shelter, clothes, and health...and this should be basic, a shelter means a house not a villa...
Then do the things you like to do, things which can make you awake at 5am without any alarm.
There is nothing else to do... everyone is different everyone has their unique story, body, thoughts.... don't be under the pressure of society, relatives, friends...those loves you will understand your way of living till the end...
If anyone thinks that by doing this I will be happy or contempt...ask those who have the same as you desire, are they happy? Profound? Contempt?....this is all an illusion that you will get that by doing that...
Anyone could get more and more by doing more and more...what matters is, are you satisfied or fulfilled with the more you get from doing more ??
The entire summary is this...
Priorities your health,
Then sufficient wealth not as per the society, as per your need....and gain experience by using that money your energy, your life.
I could have easily saves 5-6 minutes of mine by not writing above, because I seriously don't give a about others...this is for the creator to appreciate the way he explained everything point to point 🙏☮️
Great vid.
Great video Nick
Great video. (from youtuber to youtuber, you got skills. keep going bro!)
thanks, same to you
❤valuable lesson
It's not that I don't want to live in a very low maintenance life, I already am, the problem is finding a special someone who will do the same.
Search i hope God will show you that person
do it alone you coward
Thissss
Idk if it’s the filter but the gold jewelry really pops on the girl, very complimentary to her skin tone
New subscriber. Great video 😊
thanks...
Great vid man
I'm hardcore about low stress levels. Ecobee thermostat with remote room sensor controlling heating and cooling, no pets, robot vacuum, motion sensing night lights, Amazon delivery inside of my garage, automatic bill pay, automatic transfers for my weekly budget, married my highschool sweetheart, dual income, no kids. 🥳🥳
Dude, so good. Automating everything you can to actually be able to enjoy your free time.
I need a roomtour! :) Btw such a great video!
First time I found someone else that read Walden
the color grading at @7:34 is beautiful!
I am just glad that I was one of your subscriber for almost 3 months I guess 💕 more content like this pls 🙏🏻 Thank you 🫂
The only thing stopping me from a low maintenance life is my family. But I can't do anything because I'm still living with them
I’m there! I have no family and live alone. Id love to just have a pet but I can’t because I work so many hours. I’m exhausted. I work. Sleep. Get up and do it over again. On the weekends I’m so exhausted but I have so many things to do just to prepare for the next work week. I don’t enjoy my life. I just exist as a worker bee.
I convince myself that working hard and long hours until I'm broken physically and mentally is getting me faster to my destination of a life when I can relax and be creative and happy. I'm 59 and I've done this time and time again. It's almost pathetic that I repeat the same mistake over and over. I reach my destination broken then create a new destination to get to where ill be happy. If I'm going to be unhappy at the end of each day then what's the point. I'm going to slow live. Stop rushing. Change my perspective before it's just too late.
The filter is sk relaxing,❄️😇✌🏼
How many of you here prioritise hobbies and books etc over Netflix and Prime and myriad OTTs under the sun?
8:48 that becomes more funny, if youre actually a Ukrainian watching this video, trying to relax in the evening :)
I might warn you - some news are not avoidable if they are about really useful information, like blackouts, air alerts and someone`s aliveness.
Best wishes to you. Ukraine is often in my thoughts, and will be until your country is safe again. Slava Ukraini!
@@Kelly_Ben Thank you for your support :)
Well, it just turned out to be an ironically evening, hehe.
I just would like to warn people against completely redusing reading the news. I know people who did not know that the full scale war was coming simply because in the winter of 2022 they worked very intensively and did not watch the news for about a month.
You need to learn to perceive them correctly and regulate your emotions. The author of the video talks about it, but the video shows us more like a simple escaping.
News are important, and a lot can depend on them for your peace of mind and life.
I like the Roman Stoics' view - "you should be aware of the affairs and the people around you, but you don't have to have an opinion about it every time, or tell others about it."
Of course, you should unsubscribe from mass media that present news in a hysterical tone or tend to make clickbait headlines.
But the skill of self-regulation, checking data and finding a source of information will help you in real life as well. After all, news does not exist only in the media.
As always, great video!
Great video , thanks 🔥
i need to be accountable for what i am spending on
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For everyone that is struggling with this busy and stressful day to day life I recommend the book "With Pain and Love for Contemporary Man" by Paisios of Mount Athos.
Man, Thoreau's mother and sister used to bring him food regularly and would do his laundry for him.
I got a taste of this concept recently while, ironically, moving into a new house that is over double the size of my old house.
Amidst the moving process, instead of fully assembling what would be our bedroom, we focused on other higher priorities. This means that there was a time where our bedroom consisted of nothing but a dresser, two nightstands, and a mattress on the floor. "Wow, sounds like nothing is in there!" Correct. And, amazingly, before even seeing this video, I said to my wife "You know, it's kind of weird... there's almost nothing in this room... and that makes it feel peaceful. When there's nothing HERE, there's nothing TO WORRY ABOUT. If there isn't a "thing" here, that thing is no longer availabl to be out of place, require cleaning and maintenance, etc... By having nothing in this room, this room doesn't stress me out, because there's nothing to be concerned with."
Since realizing this, I have actually put reassembling my office space on hold as well. I've been considering a "Japanese Minimalist" style of room where, like our bedroom, there is basically nothing but the bare essentials to even be concerned with.
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Hello man ; ) i am from France just discovered your channel today. Totally what i needed or what i wanted. It s calm . It s clear. And i can feel that your content will help me reach some goal i struggle with. Send you some force from south west of France
Romain
Lovely video. Curious what mic you used for this video?
Sennheiser MKH 50 - Truly one of my favorite items I own, but definitely not cheap. This is a leftover from my days working in commercial production.
You have watched Dead Poets Society right?
This is a phenomenal video!
What hair product do you use? Your hair looks great! (And I loved the video)
lol thanks! I've been using American Crew Fiber for a few years. But any matte paste does the trick.
Trying hard to spend less.. My husband says I go far beyond my means and spend over the top. I do stretch quite some time. Which is literally quite unhealthy practice.
I love a low maintenance life…
Love the quote from Thoreau. The "simple life" is peculiar to each person, no? I intend no offense, although I fear offense will be take, but the very first things I would give up to build my low maintenance life would be the dog and the car. Good luck with your low maintenance life.
hey nick what camera are you using to vlog? thanks!
The vast majority of this video is great advice and really nicely presented. I just want to push back a little at the implication that folks should tune out the news. Being politically active and informed is the responsibility of everyone who lives in a democracy. I don't think this is exactly what you meant, but it is how a lot of people will take it.
Thank you for pointing this out, I was thinking the same thing!
I agree, but I pose a question... Is it worth it being tuned in if it negatively affects you, your mood and your actions? I'd beg to differ and take a stoic point of view. It's out of your control for the most part. All you have is your vote which you should always vote. Additionally, in an age of information overload and fake news, I think opt-ing out of certain news feeds can be great benefit.
@@JekplexTV This probably gets onto a waaaay broader discussion, but I think the OP is right. The stoic mindset helps us not be overwhelmed *despite* reading the bad news, not to avoid it. If it negatively affects you, then you dont 'tune in', then there is nothing to be stoic about in the first place. Now, opting out of 'certain' feeds is of course very wise. Working on our critical thinking is key and it is our responsibility as citizens to have some level of engagement. If we all thought it was fully out of our control, we would end up in a pretty bad place.
@@OElitecorp this is untrue about stoicism. It is a cultural misunderstanding that, at least in part, stoicism is about being emotionally resilient through tough times. In fact stoicism's core is to focus on what you can control and put less attention towards what you cannot control.
@nature.earth.wisdom. I don’t think this goes against what I said though. I didn’t say what stoicism is about, I am just talking about the ‘outcome’ of stoicism. Like you say, identify what is and isn’t in your control. The outcome of this would be less negative emotion *despite* seeing bad news
Fewer things.
Not less things.
Fewer cars.
Less traffic.
Fewer chairs.
Less furniture.
Fewer knives and forks
Less silverware.
( fewer specific. Less general )
I know it is totally out of context but Nick looks like Daemon Targaryen who retired early.
lol I've been told frequently I look like Matt Smith ever since he played on Dr. Who.
It's really nice when you can avoid getting bogged down in emotional issues like at 3:25. But for us in Ukraine, this is a huge issue. it's hard to ignore it and get emotionally detached from it. Russia has really started shelling us 1.5 times more intensely in the last month.
How can you ignore the news about war when your life depends on knowing the current situation? Any tips for such a case, bro?
This is a really tough one honestly. I don't even pretend to understand what you guys are living through every day, so please, take this as my personal experience and not direct advice. If I were in your shoes I'd guess I'd have a different opinion on the importance of the news.
There are times when the time sensitive information the news provides is critically important, and in those cases, this "turn off the news" rule goes out the window - but the vast majority of the time (at least here in the US) the news is the same inflammatory stories on repeat. One thing I found very helpful during covid lockdowns was checking the news once a day unless something big was happening - I was able to get in and out quickly. In my own life I've found that if something is important enough, I'll hear about it. A friend or family member will call or text within an hour or two of any important events.
Best of luck out there, and stay safe.
@@Nick.Houchin I absolutely agree. In quiet times, political and general news is, if not an absolute evil, certainly a waste of time.
Thanks for your kind words. Success and growth to your channel.
If you get the moticate people in the same way that you makes us tender by the music, maybe you reach more people. The content is quite good bro!
I appreciate it
Some people find the meaning of their lives in the chaos of their existence
I would love to move out of the city and start a more quiet life, but I don't want to do that alone. As a gay man, moving to the countryside alone feels depressing. I haven't found a likeminded soul to join me (yet).
im gay too haha i feel exact same way
Hm. Reminds me of Aoba Suzuki. Until one significant moment where someone disturbed his peaceful 'nothingness'.
Fewer things.
This is future treatment to be human
I thought this is Jeff Nippard's side channel by seeing your thumbnail lol
Maybe we were just burn out. I think I just need a very long vacation.
-Low maintenance
-Owns dog
Low IQ ⬆️
House of the Dragon brought me here :D
lol