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Me at: 14 - I will become an air-force pilot 15 - I will become a blood splatter analyst 16 - I will become a heart surgeon 17 - I will become a lawyer 18 - I will become a CEO - Starts Financial Management Degree 19 - I quit! I will become an entrepreneur and a designer 20 - Ok...now I have a degree in design and entrepreneurship but I want more...I want something else....I want to be a geneticist, I want to be a philosopher, I want to be a physicist, I want to be an engineer, I want to be an architect, I want to be an astronaut, I want to be an actor, I want to be so many things, things that are hard to even verbalize or write down....yet, I am nothing...and I am whining about it in a TH-cam comment.
+Yurihinterntreter One does not always have to rely on television shows to be familiar with people reading into blood sprayed on the ceiling of a gory crime scene. Not saying I'm one of them. However, to answer your question I was kind of an early bloomer, yes.
Rogelio Valencia That was an argument I made for years. What changed my thoughts abruptly had been when my state or district incorporated Economics as a required course in high school. (complete horse s$&k) Majority of the curriculum that we studied was basic common knowledge you could learn in a week online opposed to a whole years worth of material spread out. At the end of the year the students had to take a standardized test to determine if they passed or failed the course regardless of previous grades. The test we had all been preparing for was baffling. Easily the easiest test anybody could imagine. Nonetheless, more than half of the student body failed, while others passed with flying colors. The teenagers who failed didn't care if they retained any of the material during the year. It's not something they believe is relevant. In their minds it's just another additional class they "have to take" The point is there should be a prerequisite beforehand for students that have the brain capacity to learn simple subjects.
+Dennis I wish I had Economics at school😒 But I don't think all students were "brainless" or just "dumb", nowadays school don't know how to make students interested.. I don't feel like they know how to find and use the potential of each students (learn them to do things innovatively and independently and learn them to think critically) now, they just make students learn things by heart and don't know how to entertain them. I understand that some things have to be learn (general culture) but *maybe* the way they teach (Economics for example) wasn't great
well, it sounds good I know but it isn't actually true so long as you can say no to someone else plan with ease, not caring about the fact you don't have your own
I think we college and high school students are ok with the indecisiveness, but parents, teachers and society have the thought that we must know what we want since we were 10. And this puts a lot of pressure on us that we must make a decision the moment we take our diplomas idk
And in the end, you can make all the plans you want, but the day-to-day-reality of doing a particular job is always completely different. Many people think working as a journalist for a big newspaper is highly creative and exciting. In reality: the bigger the newspaper, the more rigid are the hierarchies and you're supposed to only write what your bosses want in the style they prefer. (I've worked for one for four years now and it fucking suuuuuuuucks). So don't panick about planning shit. Have loose ideas about directions and then try it out. In the end you'll find that what's most important is: 1. you feel like your work has some meaning (to you) and 2. you like your colleagues. (Number 2 is way more important than you'd expect).
This is very true. I notice that even as adults, we even find ourselves repeating this cycle by asking children what they want to be when they grow up.
1. Being confused about a career choice is normal. 2. Know yourself. 3. Think a lot. 4. Try something. 5. Reflect on what makes people unhappy. 6. Be confident.
Im too old but also not too old. F it, ill just be that factory/ warehouse worker and just stack. Feels stable enough for me. I might juggle in some classes... depends on how much more it pays. I did my exploring, my experimenting sh. Im over it.
+PJinDeHous wis·dom ˈwizdəm noun the body of knowledge and principles that develops within a specified society or period. this is relevant to ourselves and society
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What I think about this channel, and in relation about what you think Woody is that the videos serve for a lot of people, as a kind of presentation on a didatic way about the ideas that shape us as humanity. Of course that afeter watch a video I can't say that I learned deeply about something. I would say that the videos here work as a kind of introduction and their function is instigate people in relation to this thinker and ideas.
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I am so jealous of those children who knew what they wanted to do since junior high school, and they achieved it. I am 24 now, almost getting a degree i dont like and seeing those kids who just graduated from the universities they wanted and liked, makes me feel sad
I can relate. It's been really some weird nihilistic fear of me being unable to become someone who do meaningful things. I'm super confused too, so I don't know what I'd pursue. But I know deep inside that I like creativity and being artistic. The only problem is, I don't know what kind. I've seen most of the options, and most of them barely even struck a chord or "click" within me. I'm currently also stuck in this odd loop of wanting to do something, but doubt myself on my choices. Fuck.
been there. i hope you are doing something new now. otherwise take a break. travel the world for a year, meet different people you normally would not meet, get new perspectives on everything. and then learn more about what interests you most at that moment.
1. Don't be in a hurry to find your calling. You're very young, don't expect to have it sorted and nail it first try. 2. Just remember that there is more to life than salaries and wages. I've always told my parents I'd rather be happy in what I do, than rich and miserable. 3. Have fun, and surround yourself with like-minded people. These aren't just buzz-words of empty sentiment. Try it, friend.
I'm 20 years old, and I will try making film colleage (here in Brazil is "audiovisual", not sure how it translates), and even though I love movies, I'm still not 100% certain that that's what I want to do (I consider being a writer as well). So yeah dude, you're on a long road.
Existential psychiatrist Irvin Yalom says in one of his books that even though he is 80 years old he can't imagine to be retired. He says he would even " pay" in order to keep doing his work! How wonderful...I also remembered an interview I have read with a famous Italian shoemaker. ( I forgot his name unfortunately). After making shoes for about 50 years with so much love and passion, for all kinds of people, he decided to retire. So the interviewer asked him : " well, now that you will have a lot of time, what do you want to do with it?". He thought for a while and said: " Oh, himmmm, I guess I will make shoes." :-) I think young people should take folks like these as examples! Go for what you really love and what has a " meaning" for you, something that can beautify your life and other people's lives. I would also recommend everybody to read Alain's book " The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work" before they decide! ( Very beautiful lesson. Thanks a lot! )
Barry Stentson Good morning Barry. Himmmm, but I am afraid I don't agree:-) A good book is like a great movie you know . It becomes a part of your life, it changes you. It helps you at difficult times and it also gives you ideas to help others. I think Alain's entire work is like that. I always give that book as present to younger friends who are not sure about which career to choose. It really is a tragedy that so many people have to work in areas which have nothing to do with their real passions. They spend their only life for something which gives them no fulfilment at all. If only they could receive good advice at the right time of their lives from the right person, their entire life would be different. That's why that book is very important. I thought it should be taught in every school you know. And if you are already doing a job that you love, that book has still a lot to offer you: it opens up your eyes for other people's lives, whom you otherwise would not have the chance to meet may be. People who work in a biscuit fabric, on logistics, in rocket science, etc...This is always an enrichment and you also realise how much you owe to others and you learn to value and respect them more. I didn't find his way self indulgent either you know. I think Alain has no time to lay back and admire himself. Latest after writing his second bestseller, he could move into a tropical island and have a life long holiday . But instead he works on a thousand projects and I think one must have a "saint like" devotion for that: always remembering that the time is really short and the sole aim is to improve other people's lives and reduce their suffering. Thank you for your comment and best wishes!
+The School of Life I love your videos, would it be okay for me create similar thought provoking videos based on the immense knowledge and research, i will give you credit as my inspiration
Most jobs out there aren't fulfilling. How can you justify the message of this video knowing that tons of people have to work mundane or tedious jobs? Structurally, capitalism requires a working class to carry out labor that almost certainly neglects any individual's interests, passions, and creative tendencies.
Why do you recommend this? I view competition as a mechanism of class division. Whether or not I'm more employable than someone else is irrelevant to me.
True. There's a finite number of humane, stimulating, enjoyable jobs. Labor should be reorganized to mandate only those jobs. Unemployment should be and could be a positive occurrence.
Will Harbison The thing is though that many people in the world enjoy mundane and tedious jobs, I’ve worked in multiple settings for work, and I’ve seen people in the most repetitive mindless work in the world and loving every day. Fulfillment for them is about the simplicity and I think it’s really just about finding what makes you yourself truly happy
Javier Zapana Caceres I think, in my case, it's because it's something I really have to do and have struggled with my whole life. Doing it is a mayor change and change is scary.
Yet another brilliant video. I wish i had this during or before my mental break down in my senior university years. I'm lucky enough that I happen to stumble upon a career path of my liking, but the wisdom shed in this work would have saved me a lot of grief back then. In fact it probably still will one day.
Catalistic i wouldn't know, but where I'm from we are basically expected to go straight into a univ right after high, and during high we are expected to study for tests and exams everyday. We are also supposed to "pick a major" when applying for univ,. Because spending the last 3 years on taking tests and taking tests alone are *so* conducive for making proper career choices.
yeah... education nowadays isn't fitted for people who want to not just fulfilling their physiological needs, but they are many people who want fulfillment in their life too.
Catalistic It's more common than you think. And the decision isn't taken once you start university. I am currently finishing my degree in mechanical engineering and am having serious thoughts about taking a shot at medicine after i graduate. The struggle is real.
All your video have become an enormous source of knowledge for me for my research work in philosophy. I have also been addicted to your videos. I have also got one question what is the way to refer to the content of your videos to my research and papers. I really want to give credit to the videos which are helping me a lot.
To anyone who is thinking of suicide, please know that it can deeply hurt those around you. One of my closest friends died young from suicide, and those of us who were close to him are still in pain many years later. This was someone who often felt alienated and that others would be better off without him. He was wrong. We loved him, and we still do.
As I see in most comments, a lot of us feel the same way. Students in their senior years in college that just got dragged in the popular life path, never having a moment to breathe and realize that they have to put some thought into what they're doing rather than being on a damned autopilot. Luckily, it's never too late to stop and reflect on those things and hopefully build up enough courage to make a change in your life. Good luck to all people who are in the same situation.
It's come to the point where I watch your videos with a notepad & pen in my hand. Thank you for the highly informative & extremely helpful videos, School of Life :)
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Great points. I would add that, while identifying what makes life meaningful to us is the most crucial aspect, it should be considered equally possible/legitimate for a person to not necessarily seek their life's fulfillment as part of a "career", but possibly a hobby. For some people, the most meaningful thing in life might be something that they do not want to or cannot turn into a "career", e.g. barbecuing/playing amateur football with friends (due to lack of market demand or personal skills). However, they might be very happy to design a lifestyle that allows them to focus on and pursue this hobby, while choosing a "job" (instead of a "career") that offers security and allows to provide for that lifestyle. Another reason to stress this point is that there are still some jobs that might not exactly lend themselves to self-actualization (e.g. trash collecting). In this regard, it would be unfortunate if some people got the idea that the meaningfulness of life is necessarily connected to the self-actualization in an exciting, meaningful career.
I think that's very true. We don't have to focus on one thing. Besides, if we can manage our time wisely, we can pursue as many of our interests as we want, as long as we set our schedule and put in our effort as far as our priorities allow us. It really just depends on us to make the priorities and make sure not to suppress anything that makes us happy in life (otherwise our priorities would essentially not be straight). And it very much is important to know ourselves, because only then do we know what we can offer to the general public to reach a mutual satisfaction.
What about kids living in under developed countries where they need to start working form early ages to help their family survive ? What about people who are discriminated against even in so called "developed" countries? All of your ideas are based around the monetary system; everyone doesn't have the same opportunities.
Existential psychiatrist Irvin Yalom says in one of his books that even though he is 80 years old he can't imagine to be retired. He says he would even " pay" in order to keep doing his work! How wonderful...I also remembered an interview I have read with a famous Italian shoemaker. ( I forgot his name unfortunately). After making shoes for about 50 years with so much love and passion, for all kinds of people, he decided to retire. So the interviewer asked him : " well, now that you will have a lot of time, what do you want to do with it?". He thought for a while and said: " Oh, himmmm, I guess I will make ....... shoes.":-) I think we should take folks like these as examples! Go for what you really love and what has a " meaning" for you, something that can beautify your life and other people's lives. I would also recommend everybody to read Alain's book " The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work" before they decide! (Thanks a lot for this very valuable lesson! )
0:39 1) Being confused about career choice is perfectly normal 1:11 2) Know yourself 2:27 3) Think a lot 2:59 4) Try something 3:31 5) Reflect on what makes people unhappy 4:11 6) Be confident
This sounds wonderful, but what about people like myself who are unable to do the work that fulfills us most because society has rearranged it's self to discontinue paying for the product/service?
What I get from my list is that I should be a writer. Specifically in non-fiction. I really like non-fiction writing because it helps explain to people information, communicating ideas in a digestible and insightful-sounding manner. Good writing helps people with their problems. I like whenever I do something that makes people happy, and I also like getting praised for my writing. I like completing goals I set for myself, such as in a video game, rather than those imposed on me by someone else. I like completing tasks I chose to take on in everyday life, like walking the dog or doing the dishes. So that's related to what a writer does; set tasks and goals for themselves, and then accomplishes them.
+Rachael Lefler Wow, I could relate to this a lot. I've been thinking about this myself over the past few months, and I am in the exact same situation (well, almost). My steps for the immediate future (apart from my regular job of course): Writing about current issues in my country, in an easy-to-digest manner. I'll interested to see how it will turn out. Good luck to you! :-)
I quit my job last month after 12 years of bring over worked, under paid and under appreciated. I now spend 12 hours a day training for triathlons and I’ve never been happier . Do what makes you happy !
The problem is, a lot of enjoyable jobs provide money at an impoverishing level. To increase overall happiness, we need to make some jobs actually have a good salary. If you can't survive doing the job you love, why do it?
I actually think its the undesirable jobs... that pay more. So like, sh that requires you to possibly die. Enter jobs that has the highest suicide rates here ____. Well, that and sewer dudes, building climbers, u know? Random sh like that. I just need the fn basics. That makes me happy
Part of the challenge to find rewarding work is the inherent structure society -- i.e. the present social and economic system. Our society is designed primarily to maximize profit for business owners and investors.
I hate this video. It promulgates the idea that fulfillment is achievable through a career, and that if you're not fulfilled in your career its because you haven't adequately analyzed the situation. Here's another possibility: perhaps work is simply not a place where you can be fulfilled. Perhaps agonizing over that decision takes away from time that could be spent doing those things that DO fulfill you. Perhaps doing routine work and getting paid for it sucks the pleasure out of the very things you like the most.
I believe this is about to make that things which you like the most your job. I agree with you at some point, I don't think that one's career completely determine if you're going to get fulfilled or not. But, we spend a lot of time of our lives doing that job we've chosen, and if you're not happy with what you do, you're going to feel miserable a lot of time of your life. I strongly believe that it's a fact, and also that we don't want to feel miserable at all. I don't know about you, but I want to give my life to something meaningful, that makes me feel proud and happy, and I don't think that I'm the only one... I hope I could expose my point of view clearly, I can't handle the language perfectly
Of course work can be fulfilling Jan! Have you never found meaning or enjoyment in your work? I do hope so. Depending of course on your attitude/philosophy towards life and work, spending 80.000 hours of your life on something you don't enjoy does seem like a bit of a waste, doesn't it?
I agree with you no job is going to be completely fulfilling. That's the reality that no one wants to accept. A job is a job. The most fulfilling part for me is the financial compensation, room for intellectual growth and safety aspect and how physically strenuous the job is. If those four things are present that job is fulfilling enough.
guys your videos are very professional and you have smart people watching them, no need to put a hyperlink in your video saying "click here to subscribe", really takes away from the experience.
it distracts from the video, at least it does for me. When i'm watching something interesting i don't want to be disturbed by a "0% information pop-up" even if it is minuscule. One of the main reasons i started to disable annotations, 80% of the time they provide no information and are just some kind of spam/advertising.
I don't watch pewdiepie but stop being so pretentious. People can enjoy a nice laugh every now and then lol Sure if u wanna watch videos like this all day, go ahead. But why shun others for what they wanna do
Stuck in a job unwittingly chosen by our 16 year old self... Wow. I don't want to sound ungrateful but I'm stuck with regards to career choices because I chose to go to medical school when I was a naive 18 year old. I thought it'd be a fulfilling job but it just left me with lots of resentment in the area and no time for other 'fulfilling' things in my life.
It's also important to acknowledge that we don't spend our lives "trapped in one job" any longer. I recommend that if you are doing career exploration or planning that you read the Foundation for Young Australia's report "The New Work Mindset" which redirects focus from one job or one industry to "clusters" - groups of jobs with similar transferable skills. Most peoples' careers are actually very varied, complex, diverse and non-linear, which is reflected in this report.
1. Being confused about career choice is perfectly normal ( The paradox of choice ) 2. Know yourself (Learn to pick up on the little clues of what you do enjoy doing)(financial panic sometimes kills true authentic passions)(write down all the things you have enjoyed in the past) 3. Think a lot (don't stay stuck in the insecurities of your 16 year old self) (use your free time to tackle this problem, don't keep escaping into useless things) 4. Try something (You can only know you like it if you've done it) 5. Reflect on what makes people unhappy (Work is all about fixing problems, there are opportunities in helping others) 6. Be confident (success is about giving it a try and remaining resilient) (lack of confidence means a lack in understanding how things work)
I started studying Computer Sciences but i do not know if i like to work in the field. I just study it because i want to learn about the computers that surround us everyday. Its hard because i am actually more of a "art person" and i never knew that maths is so importiant. But what i have now found is that it's all connected, art describes how it looks, math describes how it looks from the inside. And now i have hard time learning maths basicly from the beginning. But i am happy i came to that realisation. But i am just afraid that just because i study it i have to work in the same field. It can actually be nice yet i dont think some things are for me. I never would like to be database admin or something so, but on the other hand i would love to do some research or write program to a robot or do something creative. Im just afraid i might not find it.
fuck this shit, i get fulfillment through subsistence agriculture and triumphing over death and nature everyday. that daily grind and hustle to just barely survive is what keeps me going. also magnets
This is exactly what I need to listen. I'm a lawyer, but I don't enjoy what I'm doing. It doesn't matter how much I eat I want to feel confortable with what I'm doing. I wish I had changed my career before. During university I always doubt about how convenient was studying law. I have never felt satisfied
You must remember though, time is always being "wasted". No matter what you do with yourself...even as you read this comment, your time is passing... So you might aswell do something with this time... Surely something is better than nothing?
I don't think my manager appreciated my drunken rant about making myself a better job at the company. Or maybe he did!???.... Stranger things have happened... Do a video on loneliness and talking to yourself and only yourself all day and how to better connect with the multitudes out there doing the same thing. Please.
+Matthew Donovan Someone who loves nature and the environment enough to carry out necessary tasks needed to preserve it for future generations? Degradation and meaninglessness are in the eye of the beholder.
+Matthew Donovan I just recently realized that the reason why ive been wanting to take up another course(which is environmental engineering ) is that I really want to clean up the poop. :)
The job I loved the most was that of apartment building superintendent, where I cleaned up a lot of things, including poop, both literally and figuratively. I loved this kind of work because I could keep things in order, do repairs, and keep the place running as it should. This is what you do when you would have become an engineer but cannot handle math in almost any form.
I was not very well prepared for my undergraduate years and muddled through for about the first 2 1/2 years until I finally picked my "back up" major. I then poked around in a career (again my 2nd choice) for about 11 years until I finally found what I'm doing now - academic librarianship. I'm helping people every day and I'm feeling fulfilled in the process. Finding that "perfect" career is kind of like hitting the lottery. If you get close, you should probably consider yourself lucky. Still, I had only wished I had received this kind of message earlier in life. That might be one of the benefits of sending your kids to some time of prep school. It does improve the odds of finding a good fit earlier in the process and eliminating some of the anxiety.
Is it too late for a career change for me? I am in my final year of Computer Science but after a lot of growing and self-knowledge I feel like it might not be for me.. but it feels like a waste of 3 years degree if I don't go for a job in this degree. Has anyone had a similar experience?
here. have studied social work for almost 3 years now and realized just now that I don't see myself working in this field. but out of a lack of an alternative and a lack of confidence, I am still pursuing this degree. I wish I had finally found out what I want to do with my life and no longer live in this constant fear of choosing the wrong career
It’s normal to get confuse and fear. This is what I feel right now. I am going to graduate from my PhD. But, I am not sure for what I am going to pursue after this. Tons of pressure in my shoulder, confusion and fears. I am taking it slowly and trying to find out what best for me and my future.
I desperately needed this video after months and months of being miserable about all the possible career options and not knowing what to do. Somehow I figured out all these things on my own and I'm now working towards finding something that's just right for me, but it feels so good to know that I'm doing something right! Thank you for this, School of Life! You rock!
Fulfilling work should be about expressing one's creativity while adding value to the world. I made a video about this called: 3 hobbies everyone should have.
I want to be an explorer/conqueror. The difficulty for me though is finding any openings for this position. Like, where does one begin on a journey of world conquest? Personally I do not know at this time.
I'm doing a degree in English and History right now but in the future I'd like to explore a career in the sciences. It's a very early process for me right now but I am intending on returning to mathematics and science whilst doing my degree to prepare for a future in that field. The reason why I chose something as broad as the sciences is to really give myself a chance to explore such a wide range of concepts and I feel innovation is highly valued in that sector. Essentially, I just don't want to feel anxious and depressed about the direction of my life, I know without this change I'll feel unfilled and I simply want challenge myself and see where I go in the future.
This is something I question myself daily. I'm about to get into college (17 years old) and I'm in love with chemistry since I was 12. Doing some research on all the careers that involve chemistry, I have my mind set on Chemistry (to become a chemist) And Chemical Analyst. I really want to be this last one, hence it fulfills my profile and what I've always wanted to do as a scientist. Unfortunately, I live in Chile, a really lovely place with beautiful landscapes and diversity, where 40% of the global minerals depend on us, but this is a place were scientists are poorly paid and seen on our society. On the US, you get 4430 dollars monthly, which is enough to paid everything you have to. But here? They get paid 1230 dollars monthly. It's very sad that the minds that build our future and wellbeing get so little. My family wants me to be a Chemical Engineer, which get paid 4500 dollars. The problem is that I don’t want to be that. I have no idea what to do and I'm running out of time. Should I take the way my heart wants? Or "The best way possible"? :/
Hi there I came across your comment in 2021. I wonder what choice did you make in the end? Hope you are doing well! I just graduated this year and I guess you also graduated from university this/last year as well!
Go with your heart I am doing the same there are various potent probabilities existing in different permutations and combinations. You can go for mba if nothing works I think In usa chemistry is considered as pre med
I liked everything except the last statement. Why should the ultimate criterion be what we think of ourselves in our deathbed? This seems to be a recurring theme that modern self-help topics I cannot disagree more with. From an analytical and utilitarian point of view, shouldn't we prioritize what we think of ourselves throughout our lifetime?I think the question we should ask ourselves is: would you rather be the scientist who struggled throughout life and have your Nobel price won on the year of your death, or would you want to live life as a relatively unremarkable but stress-free fisherman?
the latter! I permanently have the feeling and pressure, that I should to something great with my life, that I should achieve marvellous things that leave a mark. yet again I have been depressed for several years now because I feel overwhelmed by life and all its possibilities. but deep inside of me all I truly wish for is to do a rather simple job. something where I can get my hands on. fishing, farming, building. but these kind of professions no longer seem to be worth pursuing. I don't know. it's maddening
Steps for finding a job that makes you happy. Focus on your next step, not the rest of your life. Look at your whole life, not just your career. Be honest with yourself about what you want. Experiment and gain experience. Stop trying to analyze your interests and passions.
You should think of hobbies instead of jobs. Find one you like and think of a way to earn a living with it. My mom always told me to stop playing videogames because they won't pay the bills when I grow up. Now look at the income of the most famous youtubers, that play videogames everyday.. Everything is possible in 2016. Imagine 2020. 2025. 2030?
Actually...it's not always good to make your hobby your job. Later you'll just HAVE TO do it, even if you're not in the mood or whatever to do your job. I don't know anyone who always is ready to play his/her music instrument, always wants to write or draw or anything like that. Afterwards you'll just hate your job, and so you will hate your hobby - at the same time. In other words: Don't make your hobby your job, make your job your hobby. (There's a BIG difference)
"it's a chance for us to serve, which is what work really is" Yes, that's what WORK is, but the corporations don't serve, they exploit. Do you think a company like Nestle, buying up clean ground water in Michigan is trying to "serve" people? Or just exploit resources to make profit?
The lack of self-confidence is due to a misunderstanding of the way the world works, and one of the ways the world works is to reward those who provide services to others and solve problems. This is also the essence of work. 缺乏自信是因为对这个世界的运行方式存在误解，而世界的运行方式之一，就是奖励那些为他人提供服务、解决困难的人，这也是工作的本质。
Hmm ... curious there's no mention of the fact that work is ... work. Sometimes it's hard. Sometimes you don't want to do it, even if it's your life's greatest passion (because brains are stupid). Sometimes you have to push through and be unhappy with your output, particularly starting out in order to gain mastery to work "doing what you want to do". I say this as someone with profoundly fulfilling work (absolutely meeting the "deathbed" criteria) and who is a master of their discipline.
You stated that much more is possible but can't determinism prove that incorrect? If you're placed into a lower income family there is a higher chance that you will end up not as a world renown physicist.
+Hero✩Lydragius At least you wanted something practical! I wanted to be a cartoonist, but there's nowhere i can study that in my country. So i decided to study abroad, i even took an English exam... but in the end i really can't afford it, i'm probably going to be an English or art teacher or something :))
Aku Jo Lol, my wishes are probably not practical. I dropped out of school to unofficially homeschool myself because the schools here are pretty bad. Getting into a good physics program takes getting into a good university. A most likely very selective one. I'll have to try to prove myself in a community college for a year or two before i have a chance. And, being 18, i could possibly end up changing my mind about my wishes. But i have a lot of work to do either way.
A very impressive narration and visuals...my humble request to SCHOOL OF LIFE is to do a study on psychology of people who dislike videos on youtube which are unharmful,,peaceful..informative.
xinic5 Killer clowns From Outer Space is a very cheesy B class scifi movie. That was what i was alluding too. Anyway, find the movie, you might enjoy it.
soslothful Yeah I remember seeing it. I just wanted to say "Czechoslovakia" I love saying it... Sadly it's now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Maybe that's good, I don't know the politics. I just like the name.
The organisation 80 000 Hours provides information on careers that improve the world. It's really nice to spend the working years on something that really matters. 😊
This came out a day after I figured it all out by myself. Uncanny! :>) It will take about six years of less pay & University to be at the start of where I want to be. I'll be 38ish & not bored. Tuva or bust!? lol
How come my therapist doesn't know all this shit? Couple of years of hardcore depression and now it's youtube videos that provide usefull advice. All they wanna do is put me on meds. Jeez louise...
applied to university today for buisness and honestly I'm so scared once I graduate I will hate it. wish I could just live homeless for a year or something and just think.
This is video compelled to me make my first ever comment on youtube! School of Life, you taught and answered a questions that have been trying to find an answers for awhile now!
James Ewin Then Pulp Fiction style retaliation would be justified. (Not really that far but victims can justly fight against aggressors and fellow anarchists would show solidarity with them.)
"...we can become so anxious about making the wrong choice, we end up making no choice at all."
^^^LMAO my whole life
+Matthew C paralysis by analysis. right w/ u bro. just gotta take a leap and go for it most times
ME THIS PAST YEAR AND A HALF OMG x(
Me too... damn.
Same since 3/4 year. Philosophy student 😅
Appreciate Video clip! Sorry for the intrusion, I would love your opinion. Have you ever tried - Chiveard Discovering Potential Framework (should be on google have a look)? It is a great one of a kind product for finding your true calling and achieving success without the normal expense. Ive heard some super things about it and my mate at very last got amazing success with it.
Me at:
14 - I will become an air-force pilot
15 - I will become a blood splatter analyst
16 - I will become a heart surgeon
17 - I will become a lawyer
18 - I will become a CEO - Starts Financial Management Degree
19 - I quit! I will become an entrepreneur and a designer
20 - Ok...now I have a degree in design and entrepreneurship but I want more...I want something else....I want to be a geneticist, I want to be a philosopher, I want to be a physicist, I want to be an engineer, I want to be an architect, I want to be an astronaut, I want to be an actor, I want to be so many things, things that are hard to even verbalize or write down....yet, I am nothing...and I am whining about it in a TH-cam comment.
THIS is my life at this very moment.
+Aishwarya Selvan did you watch Dexter at 15 or why did you want to be a blood splatter analysts?
+Yurihinterntreter One does not always have to rely on television shows to be familiar with people reading into blood sprayed on the ceiling of a gory crime scene. Not saying I'm one of them. However, to answer your question I was kind of an early bloomer, yes.
Same....God help us. We obviously can't be trusted to make this decision.
Fuck it. Who says we have to be something in life in order to gain fullfilment?
This channel should be part of regular high school curriculum
Vyas Sathya very true in school they don't talk about jobs or how to do your taxes or even help you with finding a purpose in life
Indeed!!
Rogelio Valencia That was an argument I made for years. What changed my thoughts abruptly had been when my state or district incorporated Economics as a required course in high school. (complete horse s$&k) Majority of the curriculum that we studied was basic common knowledge you could learn in a week online opposed to a whole years worth of material spread out. At the end of the year the students had to take a standardized test to determine if they passed or failed the course regardless of previous grades. The test we had all been preparing for was baffling. Easily the easiest test anybody could imagine. Nonetheless, more than half of the student body failed, while others passed with flying colors. The teenagers who failed didn't care if they retained any of the material during the year. It's not something they believe is relevant. In their minds it's just another additional class they "have to take"
The point is there should be a prerequisite beforehand for students that have the brain capacity to learn simple subjects.
+Dennis I wish I had Economics at school😒 But I don't think all students were "brainless" or just "dumb", nowadays school don't know how to make students interested.. I don't feel like they know how to find and use the potential of each students (learn them to do things innovatively and independently and learn them to think critically) now, they just make students learn things by heart and don't know how to entertain them. I understand that some things have to be learn (general culture) but *maybe* the way they teach (Economics for example) wasn't great
I wanna be a professor now and just let then watch this videos. once a day and make an impact
"Not having a plan quickly puts us at the mercy of those who do have one."
A. Reuben oh boy it’s time for existential dread yet again
Angel S. pass the Prozac baby
That is how I feel!!!
well, it sounds good I know but it isn't actually true so long as you can say no to someone else plan with ease, not caring about the fact you don't have your own
This is litteraly every human hierarchical dinamics ever.
I think we college and high school students are ok with the indecisiveness, but parents, teachers and society have the thought that we must know what we want since we were 10. And this puts a lot of pressure on us that we must make a decision the moment we take our diplomas idk
And in the end, you can make all the plans you want, but the day-to-day-reality of doing a particular job is always completely different. Many people think working as a journalist for a big newspaper is highly creative and exciting. In reality: the bigger the newspaper, the more rigid are the hierarchies and you're supposed to only write what your bosses want in the style they prefer. (I've worked for one for four years now and it fucking suuuuuuuucks).
So don't panick about planning shit. Have loose ideas about directions and then try it out. In the end you'll find that what's most important is: 1. you feel like your work has some meaning (to you) and 2. you like your colleagues. (Number 2 is way more important than you'd expect).
This is very true. I notice that even as adults, we even find ourselves repeating this cycle by asking children what they want to be when they grow up.
1. Being confused about a career choice is normal.
2. Know yourself.
3. Think a lot.
4. Try something.
5. Reflect on what makes people unhappy.
6. Be confident.
Im too old but also not too old. F it, ill just be that factory/ warehouse worker and just stack. Feels stable enough for me. I might juggle in some classes... depends on how much more it pays. I did my exploring, my experimenting sh. Im over it.
Don't over think
@@ahhwe-any7434hope you’re doing well now.
The amount of wisdom in this channel is baffling
not wisdom, knowledge
+PJinDeHous
wis·dom
ˈwizdəm
noun
the body of knowledge and principles that develops within a specified society or period.
this is relevant to ourselves and society
This channel is my new religion!
The School of Life Lovely video content! Forgive me for chiming in, I am interested in your initial thoughts. Have you researched - Chiveard Discovering Potential Framework (do a google search)? It is a smashing one of a kind guide for finding your true calling and achieving success minus the headache. Ive heard some decent things about it and my friend Sam at very last got great results with it.
I love School of Life. I think of their video as an addition to my reading goal of reading several books a month. Plus whenever I have a mini-break I go to either watching their videos or reading. I am reading a lot about people who have succeeded. These books jump.blinkist.com/SHgn helped me a lot to progress. I found a lot of best-selling books here that are transformed into power packs you can read or listen to in 15 minutes. Good luck to all of you and have a happy journey in front of you."
this channel really helps me with my existential crisis.
Me too 😭
just don't have one then
aliveinpictures 😁
josh g 😂
you know we are under a creator with a greater plan
School of Life, you are my favorite channel by far. All your videos are just amazing.
Alain is pretty great.
What I think about this channel, and in relation about what you think Woody is that the videos serve for a lot of people, as a kind of presentation on a didatic way about the ideas that shape us as humanity. Of course that afeter watch a video I can't say that I learned deeply about something. I would say that the videos here work as a kind of introduction and their function is instigate people in relation to this thinker and ideas.
outstanding critique ;),
best of luck to you!
+The School of Life Kudos for the Video! Apologies for butting in, I would appreciate your initial thoughts. Have you considered - Chiveard Discovering Potential Framework (search on google)? It is a great one off guide for finding your true calling and achieving success without the hard work. Ive heard some incredible things about it and my best friend Jordan after many years got excellent results with it.
I am so jealous of those children who knew what they wanted to do since junior high school, and they achieved it.
I am 24 now, almost getting a degree i dont like and seeing those kids who just graduated from the universities they wanted and liked, makes me feel sad
I can relate
I can relate.
It's been really some weird nihilistic fear of me being unable to become someone who do meaningful things.
I'm super confused too, so I don't know what I'd pursue. But I know deep inside that I like creativity and being artistic.
The only problem is, I don't know what kind.
I've seen most of the options, and most of them barely even struck a chord or "click" within me.
I'm currently also stuck in this odd loop of wanting to do something, but doubt myself on my choices.
Fuck.
True I can relate
@@SmumplytheF2P true
been there. i hope you are doing something new now. otherwise take a break. travel the world for a year, meet different people you normally would not meet, get new perspectives on everything. and then learn more about what interests you most at that moment.
any starving artist watching this video? only me? okay.jpg
You're not alone.
Judging from the like, you're not alone.
But nowadays, there are freelancing, doing commission through the internet, patreon, etc
Me too! And I love to starve by art!
JE Hoyes Well, for personally, I would keep doing it, until I'm good enough that people would pay me a good money just to hire me.
JE Hoyes That site is just for connection and advertisement. You should depend more on email service provider for communicating with your client.
I'm 17 years old and this indecision is killing me...
Follow your heart, but don't forget using your brain to be successful. Those advertising, marketing, time management, etc needs it.
1. Don't be in a hurry to find your calling. You're very young, don't expect to have it sorted and nail it first try.
2. Just remember that there is more to life than salaries and wages. I've always told my parents I'd rather be happy in what I do, than rich and miserable.
3. Have fun, and surround yourself with like-minded people.
These aren't just buzz-words of empty sentiment. Try it, friend.
so what I am 22 and still a useless philosophy student; maybe it will take another 10 years to reach a decision for you...
Infamous4215 thank you
I'm 20 years old, and I will try making film colleage (here in Brazil is "audiovisual", not sure how it translates), and even though I love movies, I'm still not 100% certain that that's what I want to do (I consider being a writer as well). So yeah dude, you're on a long road.
I am going to be a stripper...
YES! follow your dreams :)
Be the best stripper that you can be and be proud of it :)
Don't dance to poors babe
Megawolf01 69 likes
Seriously guys, what are these comments ?
I love this channel to the point that i've grown a fear of coming one day and not finding it on youtube!
The School of Life has a video on that.
***** Thank you for the reassurance but still...there's a lot of variables. i'm downloading this shit.
can u share it ?
where was this channel all my life
i'm with you. this could become a good piece to deliver in a speech.
I asked the same question for every video I see. Well I guess it's never to late to change your life...
TH-cam
Same
Existential psychiatrist Irvin Yalom says in one of his books that even though he is 80 years old he can't imagine to be retired. He says he would even " pay" in order to keep doing his work! How wonderful...I also remembered an interview I have read with a famous Italian shoemaker. ( I forgot his name unfortunately). After making shoes for about 50 years with so much love and passion, for all kinds of people, he decided to retire. So the interviewer asked him : " well, now that you will have a lot of time, what do you want to do with it?". He thought for a while and said: " Oh, himmmm, I guess I will make shoes." :-)
I think young people should take folks like these as examples! Go for what you really love and what has a " meaning" for you, something that can beautify your life and other people's lives. I would also recommend everybody to read Alain's book " The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work" before they decide!
( Very beautiful lesson. Thanks a lot! )
Barry Stentson Good morning Barry. Himmmm, but I am afraid I don't agree:-) A good book is like a great movie you know . It becomes a part of your life, it changes you. It helps you at difficult times and it also gives you ideas to help others. I think Alain's entire work is like that. I always give that book as present to younger friends who are not sure about which career to choose. It really is a tragedy that so many people have to work in areas which have nothing to do with their real passions. They spend their only life for something which gives them no fulfilment at all. If only they could receive good advice at the right time of their lives from the right person, their entire life would be different. That's why that book is very important. I thought it should be taught in every school you know.
And if you are already doing a job that you love, that book has still a lot to offer you: it opens up your eyes for other people's lives, whom you otherwise would not have the chance to meet may be. People who work in a biscuit fabric, on logistics, in rocket science, etc...This is always an enrichment and you also realise how much you owe to others and you learn to value and respect them more.
I didn't find his way self indulgent either you know. I think Alain has no time to lay back and admire himself. Latest after writing his second bestseller, he could move into a tropical island and have a life long holiday . But instead he works on a thousand projects and I think one must have a "saint like" devotion for that: always remembering that the time is really short and the sole aim is to improve other people's lives and reduce their suffering.
Thank you for your comment and best wishes!
Profound.
So beautiful comment! Thanks. I'm going to find that book. 🙆💗🙌
i'm falling inlove with the voice of the speaker.
this TH-cam channel rocks. learn forever!!
I did the thing where I narrowed down what I like and i ended up with "professional dog photographer". Not sure if that's going to work out
did you try it
When in dark times, take a moment for yourself, watch the school of life and reflect on it.
intranube but these guys are really depressing
Hahahhahaahhahhaa that’s exactly what I’m doing right now! XD 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤚🏻
>capitalism
>many more centuries
Please, don't give me fucking nightmares.
+Rockoman100 It's been around since long before you, and it'll be around until long after you're gone
so happy to see educational channels like this
j'ai bien
wow the animation on these videos is just incredible!
Thank you for these immensely knowledgeable and thought provoking videos.
+The School of Life I love your videos, would it be okay for me create similar thought provoking videos based on the immense knowledge and research, i will give you credit as my inspiration
Most jobs out there aren't fulfilling. How can you justify the message of this video knowing that tons of people have to work mundane or tedious jobs? Structurally, capitalism requires a working class to carry out labor that almost certainly neglects any individual's interests, passions, and creative tendencies.
Why do you recommend this? I view competition as a mechanism of class division. Whether or not I'm more employable than someone else is irrelevant to me.
True. There's a finite number of humane, stimulating, enjoyable jobs. Labor should be reorganized to mandate only those jobs. Unemployment should be and could be a positive occurrence.
Will Harbison The thing is though that many people in the world enjoy mundane and tedious jobs, I’ve worked in multiple settings for work, and I’ve seen people in the most repetitive mindless work in the world and loving every day. Fulfillment for them is about the simplicity and I think it’s really just about finding what makes you yourself truly happy
I mean I used to work on a railroad and I found it fun learning about locomotives and their engines, the hp, etc.
There is absolutely, positively, nothing wrong with mundane, tedious and very difficult jobs.
Anyone else had a bit spyke of anxiety as they watched this film? Anybody?
Gotta calm down and get to it
Ricardo Morales yes,but why??
Javier Zapana Caceres I think, in my case, it's because it's something I really have to do and have struggled with my whole life. Doing it is a mayor change and change is scary.
It also might have to do with the fact that timing is ticking.
The opposite,it reduced my anxiety because it's useful advice.not knowing what to do is my biggest source of anxiety
Yet another brilliant video. I wish i had this during or before my mental break down in my senior university years.
I'm lucky enough that I happen to stumble upon a career path of my liking, but the wisdom shed in this work would have saved me a lot of grief back then. In fact it probably still will one day.
Hmm does people who have a mental break down in their senior university years about their career's choice really that common?
Catalistic
i wouldn't know, but where I'm from we are basically expected to go straight into a univ right after high, and during high we are expected to study for tests and exams everyday.
We are also supposed to "pick a major" when applying for univ,. Because spending the last 3 years on taking tests and taking tests alone are *so* conducive for making proper career choices.
yeah... education nowadays isn't fitted for people who want to not just fulfilling their physiological needs, but they are many people who want fulfillment in their life too.
That is me now...I happen to be utterly confuzed about a career path...Unfortunatlly I finished a Univ too.
Catalistic
It's more common than you think. And the decision isn't taken once you start university. I am currently finishing my degree in mechanical engineering and am having serious thoughts about taking a shot at medicine after i graduate. The struggle is real.
All your video have become an enormous source of knowledge for me for my research work in philosophy. I have also been addicted to your videos. I have also got one question what is the way to refer to the content of your videos to my research and papers. I really want to give credit to the videos which are helping me a lot.
+The School of Life I bought some of your books from Amazon. Really nice, eh! Especially the one on urban life. :*
Alain de Botton, you are rapidly becoming my favourite living thinker.
ditto!
after i watched his interview in London Real, i'm like: he's my favorite modern philosopher.
and that voice. ugh! 😍
I almost committed suicide many times from all the stress about what I'm going to do with my life.
same here! still suicidal many times because of it
To anyone who is thinking of suicide, please know that it can deeply hurt those around you. One of my closest friends died young from suicide, and those of us who were close to him are still in pain many years later. This was someone who often felt alienated and that others would be better off without him. He was wrong. We loved him, and we still do.
As I see in most comments, a lot of us feel the same way.
Students in their senior years in college that just got dragged in the popular life path, never having a moment to breathe and realize that they have to put some thought into what they're doing rather than being on a damned autopilot.
Luckily, it's never too late to stop and reflect on those things and hopefully build up enough courage to make a change in your life.
Good luck to all people who are in the same situation.
It's come to the point where I watch your videos with a notepad & pen in my hand. Thank you for the highly informative & extremely helpful videos, School of Life :)
😭🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ah well, yes, but "life is what happens while we were making other plans," said John Lennon...
I somehow have the urge to support you. Can I donate?
So kind: no need to donate directly but the way you can really help us is to buy something from our shop. Do take a look here: www.theschooloflife.com/shop/
The youtube page probably has a place for donations
Great points. I would add that, while identifying what makes life meaningful to us is the most crucial aspect, it should be considered equally possible/legitimate for a person to not necessarily seek their life's fulfillment as part of a "career", but possibly a hobby. For some people, the most meaningful thing in life might be something that they do not want to or cannot turn into a "career", e.g. barbecuing/playing amateur football with friends (due to lack of market demand or personal skills). However, they might be very happy to design a lifestyle that allows them to focus on and pursue this hobby, while choosing a "job" (instead of a "career") that offers security and allows to provide for that lifestyle.
Another reason to stress this point is that there are still some jobs that might not exactly lend themselves to self-actualization (e.g. trash collecting). In this regard, it would be unfortunate if some people got the idea that the meaningfulness of life is necessarily connected to the self-actualization in an exciting, meaningful career.
Amen!
Muy bien dicho.
I think that's very true. We don't have to focus on one thing. Besides, if we can manage our time wisely, we can pursue as many of our interests as we want, as long as we set our schedule and put in our effort as far as our priorities allow us. It really just depends on us to make the priorities and make sure not to suppress anything that makes us happy in life (otherwise our priorities would essentially not be straight).
And it very much is important to know ourselves, because only then do we know what we can offer to the general public to reach a mutual satisfaction.
Your channel is a sanctuary, I love your videos, keep up the good work!
What about kids living in under developed countries where they need to start working form early ages to help their family survive ? What about people who are discriminated against even in so called "developed" countries? All of your ideas are based around the monetary system; everyone doesn't have the same opportunities.
good point
Existential psychiatrist Irvin Yalom says in one of his books that even though he is 80 years old he can't imagine to be retired. He says he would even " pay" in order to keep doing his work! How wonderful...I also remembered an interview I have read with a famous Italian shoemaker. ( I forgot his name unfortunately). After making shoes for about 50 years with so much love and passion, for all kinds of people, he decided to retire. So the interviewer asked him : " well, now that you will have a lot of time, what do you want to do with it?". He thought for a while and said: " Oh, himmmm, I guess I will make ....... shoes.":-)
I think we should take folks like these as examples! Go for what you really love and what has a " meaning" for you, something that can beautify your life and other people's lives. I would also recommend everybody to read Alain's book " The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work" before they decide!
(Thanks a lot for this very valuable lesson! )
0:39 1) Being confused about career choice is perfectly normal
1:11 2) Know yourself
2:27 3) Think a lot
2:59 4) Try something
3:31 5) Reflect on what makes people unhappy
4:11 6) Be confident
This sounds wonderful, but what about people like myself who are unable to do the work that fulfills us most because society has rearranged it's self to discontinue paying for the product/service?
+Terry Thompson adapt your skill to the new world
+Zack B Already on it.
My man
+Terry Thompson Let me guess... You're a musician?
Is that a real guess, or did you just view my channel?
What I get from my list is that I should be a writer. Specifically in non-fiction. I really like non-fiction writing because it helps explain to people information, communicating ideas in a digestible and insightful-sounding manner. Good writing helps people with their problems. I like whenever I do something that makes people happy, and I also like getting praised for my writing. I like completing goals I set for myself, such as in a video game, rather than those imposed on me by someone else. I like completing tasks I chose to take on in everyday life, like walking the dog or doing the dishes. So that's related to what a writer does; set tasks and goals for themselves, and then accomplishes them.
+Rachael Lefler wow i am just like you.
+Rachael Lefler Wow, I could relate to this a lot. I've been thinking about this myself over the past few months, and I am in the exact same situation (well, almost).
My steps for the immediate future (apart from my regular job of course): Writing about current issues in my country, in an easy-to-digest manner. I'll interested to see how it will turn out.
Good luck to you! :-)
+Rachael Lefler Go for it. Personally, I'm big into Sci-Fi/Fantasy, but I bet you'll be a great author
+Rachael Lefler Go for it! If you love what you do and it benefits others in some way, let nothing stop you following your passion
+Rachael Lefler Just do it. - Nike, the company, you know what I mean :) Have a nice day/night!
I quit my job last month after 12 years of bring over worked, under paid and under appreciated. I now spend 12 hours a day training for triathlons and I’ve never been happier . Do what makes you happy !
The problem is, a lot of enjoyable jobs provide money at an impoverishing level. To increase overall happiness, we need to make some jobs actually have a good salary. If you can't survive doing the job you love, why do it?
I actually think its the undesirable jobs... that pay more. So like, sh that requires you to possibly die. Enter jobs that has the highest suicide rates here ____. Well, that and sewer dudes, building climbers, u know? Random sh like that. I just need the fn basics. That makes me happy
Part of the challenge to find rewarding work is the inherent structure society -- i.e. the present social and economic system. Our society is designed primarily to maximize profit for business owners and investors.
I hate this video. It promulgates the idea that fulfillment is achievable through a career, and that if you're not fulfilled in your career its because you haven't adequately analyzed the situation. Here's another possibility: perhaps work is simply not a place where you can be fulfilled. Perhaps agonizing over that decision takes away from time that could be spent doing those things that DO fulfill you. Perhaps doing routine work and getting paid for it sucks the pleasure out of the very things you like the most.
Good point! But we also spend most of our adult life at work.
I believe this is about to make that things which you like the most your job. I agree with you at some point, I don't think that one's career completely determine if you're going to get fulfilled or not. But, we spend a lot of time of our lives doing that job we've chosen, and if you're not happy with what you do, you're going to feel miserable a lot of time of your life. I strongly believe that it's a fact, and also that we don't want to feel miserable at all. I don't know about you, but I want to give my life to something meaningful, that makes me feel proud and happy, and I don't think that I'm the only one...
I hope I could expose my point of view clearly, I can't handle the language perfectly
Maloche is Maloche
Of course work can be fulfilling Jan! Have you never found meaning or enjoyment in your work? I do hope so. Depending of course on your attitude/philosophy towards life and work, spending 80.000 hours of your life on something you don't enjoy does seem like a bit of a waste, doesn't it?
I agree with you no job is going to be completely fulfilling. That's the reality that no one wants to accept. A job is a job. The most fulfilling part for me is the financial compensation, room for intellectual growth and safety aspect and how physically strenuous the job is. If those four things are present that job is fulfilling enough.
guys your videos are very professional and you have smart people watching them, no need to put a hyperlink in your video saying "click here to subscribe", really takes away from the experience.
+will mathers unfortunately if you want to make any kind of living out of something like this, you have to be shameless about that stuff.
I don't get why that is so bothersome, it's just a hyperlink, why do you feel it weakens the integrity of the video?
it distracts from the video, at least it does for me. When i'm watching something interesting i don't want to be disturbed by a "0% information pop-up" even if it is minuscule. One of the main reasons i started to disable annotations, 80% of the time they provide no information and are just some kind of spam/advertising.
All a person can do is explain it once. If they don't get it after that, they won't get it no matter how much you repeat yourself and elaborate.
So sad to think that people prefer to watch pewdipie rather than these amazing videos.
Jonh Snow This comment just might be one of the most important comments on all of TH-cam.
Sir George Severn
If this is the culture of post modernism where is the exit to classicism?
I watch pewdiepie and the School of Life...
da jackofalltraits I now have conflicted feelings towards you.
I don't watch pewdiepie but stop being so pretentious. People can enjoy a nice laugh every now and then lol
Sure if u wanna watch videos like this all day, go ahead.
But why shun others for what they wanna do
Stuck in a job unwittingly chosen by our 16 year old self... Wow. I don't want to sound ungrateful but I'm stuck with regards to career choices because I chose to go to medical school when I was a naive 18 year old. I thought it'd be a fulfilling job but it just left me with lots of resentment in the area and no time for other 'fulfilling' things in my life.
A Asuka you're not alone there trust me
according to some palliative nurse, all men regret working hard on their death bed
It's also important to acknowledge that we don't spend our lives "trapped in one job" any longer. I recommend that if you are doing career exploration or planning that you read the Foundation for Young Australia's report "The New Work Mindset" which redirects focus from one job or one industry to "clusters" - groups of jobs with similar transferable skills. Most peoples' careers are actually very varied, complex, diverse and non-linear, which is reflected in this report.
You should totally make a video in collaboration with the guys at Kurtzgesagt
Maybe they'd do a deal? I'm sure they'd love to be involved with this channel
1. Being confused about career choice is perfectly normal ( The paradox of choice )
2. Know yourself (Learn to pick up on the little clues of what you do enjoy doing)(financial panic sometimes kills true authentic passions)(write down all the things you have enjoyed in the past)
3. Think a lot (don't stay stuck in the insecurities of your 16 year old self) (use your free time to tackle this problem, don't keep escaping into useless things)
4. Try something (You can only know you like it if you've done it)
5. Reflect on what makes people unhappy (Work is all about fixing problems, there are opportunities in helping others)
6. Be confident (success is about giving it a try and remaining resilient) (lack of confidence means a lack in understanding how things work)
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I started studying Computer Sciences but i do not know if i like to work in the field. I just study it because i want to learn about the computers that surround us everyday.
Its hard because i am actually more of a "art person" and i never knew that maths is so importiant. But what i have now found is that it's all connected, art describes how it looks, math describes how it looks from the inside. And now i have hard time learning maths basicly from the beginning. But i am happy i came to that realisation.
But i am just afraid that just because i study it i have to work in the same field. It can actually be nice yet i dont think some things are for me. I never would like to be database admin or something so, but on the other hand i would love to do some research or write program to a robot or do something creative. Im just afraid i might not find it.
***** Aww thank you! (i updated my text a bit :))
***** Aww thank you! (i updated my text a bit :))
fuck this shit, i get fulfillment through subsistence agriculture and triumphing over death and nature everyday. that daily grind and hustle to just barely survive is what keeps me going. also magnets
This is exactly what I need to listen. I'm a lawyer, but I don't enjoy what I'm doing. It doesn't matter how much I eat I want to feel confortable with what I'm doing. I wish I had changed my career before. During university I always doubt about how convenient was studying law. I have never felt satisfied
I feel you. have you figured it out by now?
In my experience the best paid jobs often have the least tangible societal value and are therefore the least fulfilling (eg nurses vs CEOs).
I'll probably put one in the brain before finding a job that doesn't feel like a waste of time.
You must remember though, time is always being "wasted". No matter what you do with yourself...even as you read this comment, your time is passing...
So you might aswell do something with this time... Surely something is better than nothing?
You're right, I'll go get my gun.
@@alegriart If only it was that simple.
You are simply amazing
I don't think my manager appreciated my drunken rant about making myself a better job at the company. Or maybe he did!???.... Stranger things have happened...
Do a video on loneliness and talking to yourself and only yourself all day and how to better connect with the multitudes out there doing the same thing. Please.
Yes, but who cleans up the poop?
+Matthew Donovan people who love poo.
+Matthew Donovan Someone who loves nature and the environment enough to carry out necessary tasks needed to preserve it for future generations? Degradation and meaninglessness are in the eye of the beholder.
+Matthew Donovan I just recently realized that the reason why ive been wanting to take up another course(which is environmental engineering ) is that I really want to clean up the poop. :)
The job I loved the most was that of apartment building superintendent, where I cleaned up a lot of things, including poop, both literally and figuratively. I loved this kind of work because I could keep things in order, do repairs, and keep the place running as it should. This is what you do when you would have become an engineer but cannot handle math in almost any form.
I was not very well prepared for my undergraduate years and muddled through for about the first 2 1/2 years until I finally picked my "back up" major. I then poked around in a career (again my 2nd choice) for about 11 years until I finally found what I'm doing now - academic librarianship. I'm helping people every day and I'm feeling fulfilled in the process. Finding that "perfect" career is kind of like hitting the lottery. If you get close, you should probably consider yourself lucky. Still, I had only wished I had received this kind of message earlier in life. That might be one of the benefits of sending your kids to some time of prep school. It does improve the odds of finding a good fit earlier in the process and eliminating some of the anxiety.
They :"Think a lot"
Me : *Thinks during the whole lockdown *
Is it too late for a career change for me? I am in my final year of Computer Science but after a lot of growing and self-knowledge I feel like it might not be for me.. but it feels like a waste of 3 years degree if I don't go for a job in this degree.
Has anyone had a similar experience?
here. have studied social work for almost 3 years now and realized just now that I don't see myself working in this field. but out of a lack of an alternative and a lack of confidence, I am still pursuing this degree. I wish I had finally found out what I want to do with my life and no longer live in this constant fear of choosing the wrong career
Hshhhhhhh same
It’s normal to get confuse and fear. This is what I feel right now. I am going to graduate from my PhD. But, I am not sure for what I am going to pursue after this. Tons of pressure in my shoulder, confusion and fears. I am taking it slowly and trying to find out what best for me and my future.
I desperately needed this video after months and months of being miserable about all the possible career options and not knowing what to do. Somehow I figured out all these things on my own and I'm now working towards finding something that's just right for me, but it feels so good to know that I'm doing something right! Thank you for this, School of Life! You rock!
congrats i went to college to do IT and well am doing plumbing now because i like it so much more
Isn't applicable to the poor.
Who always have a money Crisis.
Fulfilling work should be about expressing one's creativity while adding value to the world. I made a video about this called: 3 hobbies everyone should have.
I want to be an explorer/conqueror. The difficulty for me though is finding any openings for this position. Like, where does one begin on a journey of world conquest? Personally I do not know at this time.
Watching this on a Sunday evening. :P
I'm doing a degree in English and History right now but in the future I'd like to explore a career in the sciences. It's a very early process for me right now but I am intending on returning to mathematics and science whilst doing my degree to prepare for a future in that field. The reason why I chose something as broad as the sciences is to really give myself a chance to explore such a wide range of concepts and I feel innovation is highly valued in that sector.
Essentially, I just don't want to feel anxious and depressed about the direction of my life, I know without this change I'll feel unfilled and I simply want challenge myself and see where I go in the future.
The death bed will be the ultimate criteria?
"Don't worry for the last judgement, my friend, for it comes every day".
- Albert Camus
1:22 people KNOW what they want to eat beforehand? da fuq?
IKR??
This is something I question myself daily. I'm about to get into college (17 years old) and I'm in love with chemistry since I was 12. Doing some research on all the careers that involve chemistry, I have my mind set on Chemistry (to become a chemist) And Chemical Analyst. I really want to be this last one, hence it fulfills my profile and what I've always wanted to do as a scientist. Unfortunately, I live in Chile, a really lovely place with beautiful landscapes and diversity, where 40% of the global minerals depend on us, but this is a place were scientists are poorly paid and seen on our society. On the US, you get 4430 dollars monthly, which is enough to paid everything you have to. But here? They get paid 1230 dollars monthly. It's very sad that the minds that build our future and wellbeing get so little. My family wants me to be a Chemical Engineer, which get paid 4500 dollars. The problem is that I don’t want to be that. I have no idea what to do and I'm running out of time. Should I take the way my heart wants? Or "The best way possible"? :/
Hi there I came across your comment in 2021. I wonder what choice did you make in the end? Hope you are doing well! I just graduated this year and I guess you also graduated from university this/last year as well!
hi mate any updates
Go with your heart I am doing the same there are various potent probabilities existing in different
permutations and combinations.
You can go for mba if nothing works
I think In usa chemistry is considered as pre med
I liked everything except the last statement. Why should the ultimate criterion be what we think of ourselves in our deathbed? This seems to be a recurring theme that modern self-help topics I cannot disagree more with.
From an analytical and utilitarian point of view, shouldn't we prioritize what we think of ourselves throughout our lifetime?I think the question we should ask ourselves is: would you rather be the scientist who struggled throughout life and have your Nobel price won on the year of your death, or would you want to live life as a relatively unremarkable but stress-free fisherman?
the latter! I permanently have the feeling and pressure, that I should to something great with my life, that I should achieve marvellous things that leave a mark. yet again I have been depressed for several years now because I feel overwhelmed by life and all its possibilities. but deep inside of me all I truly wish for is to do a rather simple job. something where I can get my hands on. fishing, farming, building. but these kind of professions no longer seem to be worth pursuing. I don't know. it's maddening
I am sixteen years old, and this is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!
Steps for finding a job that makes you happy.
Focus on your next step, not the rest of your life.
Look at your whole life, not just your career.
Be honest with yourself about what you want.
Experiment and gain experience.
Stop trying to analyze your interests and passions.
I wil never find a job that I like a to do :D
You should think of hobbies instead of jobs. Find one you like and think of a way to earn a living with it. My mom always told me to stop playing videogames because they won't pay the bills when I grow up. Now look at the income of the most famous youtubers, that play videogames everyday.. Everything is possible in 2016. Imagine 2020. 2025. 2030?
Not with that attitude.
Actually...it's not always good to make your hobby your job. Later you'll just HAVE TO do it, even if you're not in the mood or whatever to do your job. I don't know anyone who always is ready to play his/her music instrument, always wants to write or draw or anything like that.
Afterwards you'll just hate your job, and so you will hate your hobby - at the same time.
In other words: Don't make your hobby your job, make your job your hobby.
(There's a BIG difference)
"it's a chance for us to serve, which is what work really is" Yes, that's what WORK is, but the corporations don't serve, they exploit. Do you think a company like Nestle, buying up clean ground water in Michigan is trying to "serve" people? Or just exploit resources to make profit?
Such videos take away so much courage for me. Because it feels that every step they describe is for me a step way too large.
The lack of self-confidence is due to a misunderstanding of the way the world works, and one of the ways the world works is to reward those who provide services to others and solve problems. This is also the essence of work.
缺乏自信是因为对这个世界的运行方式存在误解，而世界的运行方式之一，就是奖励那些为他人提供服务、解决困难的人，这也是工作的本质。
sucks that we only got a short life to get those data
Hmm ... curious there's no mention of the fact that work is ... work. Sometimes it's hard. Sometimes you don't want to do it, even if it's your life's greatest passion (because brains are stupid).
Sometimes you have to push through and be unhappy with your output, particularly starting out in order to gain mastery to work "doing what you want to do".
I say this as someone with profoundly fulfilling work (absolutely meeting the "deathbed" criteria) and who is a master of their discipline.
You stated that much more is possible but can't determinism prove that incorrect? If you're placed into a lower income family there is a higher chance that you will end up not as a world renown physicist.
+Ryz ~Is from a lower income family and wants to someday perhaps be a physicist.~
~cries internally~
+Hero✩Lydragius At least you wanted something practical! I wanted to be a cartoonist, but there's nowhere i can study that in my country. So i decided to study abroad, i even took an English exam... but in the end i really can't afford it, i'm probably going to be an English or art teacher or something :))
Aku Jo Lol, my wishes are probably not practical. I dropped out of school to unofficially homeschool myself because the schools here are pretty bad.
Getting into a good physics program takes getting into a good university. A most likely very selective one.
I'll have to try to prove myself in a community college for a year or two before i have a chance.
And, being 18, i could possibly end up changing my mind about my wishes.
But i have a lot of work to do either way.
Work smarter not harder
A very impressive narration and visuals...my humble request to SCHOOL OF LIFE is to do a study on psychology of people who dislike videos on youtube which are unharmful,,peaceful..informative.
I want to become a Killer Clown....
From outer space?
soslothful
From Czechoslovakia
xinic5 Killer clowns From Outer Space is a very cheesy B class scifi movie. That was what i was alluding too. Anyway, find the movie, you might enjoy it.
soslothful
Yeah I remember seeing it. I just wanted to say "Czechoslovakia" I love saying it... Sadly it's now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Maybe that's good, I don't know the politics. I just like the name.
Haha!
The organisation 80 000 Hours provides information on careers that improve the world. It's really nice to spend the working years on something that really matters. 😊
This came out a day after I figured it all out by myself. Uncanny! :>)
It will take about six years of less pay & University to be at the start of where I want to be. I'll be 38ish & not bored. Tuva or bust!? lol
Better late than never
Fan of Feynman? :p
Nunganeen what did you choose as a new career?
I feel like specific School of life videos get recommended to you when you most need them.
I have so much love for this channel!
+Jesse Diehl and the people behind it
How come my therapist doesn't know all this shit? Couple of years of hardcore depression and now it's youtube videos that provide usefull advice. All they wanna do is put me on meds. Jeez louise...
i want to work for The School of Life
applied to university today for buisness and honestly I'm so scared once I graduate I will hate it. wish I could just live homeless for a year or something and just think.
What software does he uses for the animation?
people send them in
+Unsung Philosopher u sure 'bout that?
Broken But Intact yes
+Unsung Philosopher So, what software do "people who send them in" use?
Broken But Intact depends
As someone whos supposed to pick a faculty (college) and apply for one in June, I THANK YOU!
I needed this in my life now.
This is video compelled to me make my first ever comment on youtube! School of Life, you taught and answered a questions that have been trying to find an answers for awhile now!
Shit, I should have started thinking 2 years ago. Before I started university, but without those years I would never have studied philosophy..
Like Math and English
they really should have a class called "Life" / "Future Career"
Can we get rid of Capitalism so no one's a servant? k thanks.
That has been tried already. It was no success.
wetteefun Anarchism hasn't been tried on a wide scale yet (except for a few cities where they are/were successful).
James Ewin Then Pulp Fiction style retaliation would be justified.
(Not really that far but victims can justly fight against aggressors and fellow anarchists would show solidarity with them.)
True Anarchy wouldn't last more than a day.
I hope this is a troll, if yes, haha very funny.
But if you aren't: fuck your go live on an island.
I find it helpful asking God for guidance to give you a job that will satisfy you financially and happily.