Part 2 of this video is here, th-cam.com/video/GYRHJwNY6jw/w-d-xo.htmlsi=MZqduOG0_Y0SiBwp Also Immersion is a term that most people use PASSIVELY as in (just listen to audio and be around the language and magically become fluent), That doesn't work. If YOUR version of Immersion requires a lot of deliberate practice, then yes, 'Immersion' does work. In my experience, 99% of people who use that word around me think it's a passive effort. That's why I say that. Anyhow go watch part 2! Love yall.
I love the guitar too... I spend a lotta time watching videos of good guitarists, and I'd just sit there and wish all day until I decided to pick it up three weeks ago... I started going to the gym about the same time too I found out that after gym the guitar seems easier to practice but then I've been having issues with music I'd really love to get in touch with you... I mean you and I have three hobbies in common. I'd just wait for your replies. Thanks in advance
@@vaughngene really refreshing plain speak and i found this actually soothing to the aul wild ambitious horses of a brain Thank you I always love the confuscious quote... Chase two rabbits Catch none Again thank you
This is my literally my life at work as a software architect, I may have to steal that quote. It really is similar. Among the architects, I am often able see things others don't, like from inside out, and outside in at the same time. (Because the other architects try too hard to focus on the engineering they miss out on adding the logical separation and configuration to create truly operational architecture) But among the engineers, they really appreciate approach but sometimes grump that I leave too much to the engineering teams to solve or create additional initial work for them because of the overall complexity. "You designed it right so now we have to work harder the first time (but won't have a buggy system later)" 😂
I once cried when I was 12, at the fact that I had soo many interest, like I want to know everything, do everything, but I am a human, with a limited timespan.
Studying the Bible, guitar, keyboard, music creation, coding, robotics, off grid technology, drawing, learning Spanish & Arabic, engineering, finance, videography, marketing, history (big one), martial arts, lifting weights, nutrition, mobility, politics. My mind wants so much but my time allows so little. It brings a smile to my face seeing others like me.
My pursuit of God could be considered a hobby, now that I think about it--i enjoy Him and He fulfills me. Although the difference is that He is all-encompassing, and will be the one thing that never falls off the list. Happy hobbying ✨
Wow I've almost the same apetite as you, my goal for 2025 is to stud all the bible with a theological aproach and in the same time do some investiment in the financial market, while starting My fullstack web dev roadmap to then focusing in backend and machine learning, and lear how to play guitar to help me while I'm praising the lord
@@taxationistheftmemesThere's a lot more to it, and to other old books, and the history of their (mis)translations and edits/additions/redactions - than the religions that have been constructed around (interpretations) of them. I think the name of the channel might make my comment auto-disappear, so, it's Archaic, but if you replace the second instance of the the consonant that has two instances in the word, with the new name for Twitter, you will find a very interesting channel with a very interesting character, who studies tons of very old books, and uncovers some very different pictures of (human) history
fr man all my friends around me seems to be a master to one or some skills and they know what they good at while i enjoy TONS of stuffs and interested in everything to the point idk which one to focus on T__T i dont want to abandon the other interest when i focus on one....
Here my unpopular opinion: it's okay to be mediocre at many things and just enjoy being in the moment every time you're doing one of your hobbies. It saves a lot of inner conflict and cultivates your mental health 👍
I think that’s fine actually, if that what ‘Results’ or even ‘good’ is to you. That’s totally okay imo. I think most people’s issue is knowing a lot but not doing much of anything due to lack of structure. Edit: some of y’all confuse ‘results’ with ‘best in the universe’, Please use your brain. At least for this video. If all you want to do is play WonderWall on guitar, then great, that is results. You don’t have to be Tim Henson and create a new genre. That’s mainly what I mean. 👌
Definitely! It doesn't matter if you're great at something or awful at it (as long as no one is expecting you to be amazing, like if it was a paid job). At the end of the day, if you're doing something because you're interested in it and having a great time doing so as well, that's all that matters. Life is a journey... you find new things you enjoy here and there... lose interest in others... and the cycle continues. If you want to develop more skill in something, you just need to focus more of your time into that activity than others, but if you're just doing something to chill and enjoy it for what it is at your current skill level, then that's perfectly fine as well :)
I began playing the piano as my first instrument at 50. Now I am 56 and just can't be happier I did. I have a new hobby for life!. I even play on a band, a thing I had never thought before I would be able to do
@@SuperEDU-h9z That's why it should be natural. You're just following where your interests take you. Don't be pressured by time and that you need to be a renaissance man quick.
Holy crap, I think I found my people. It’s so uncanny seeing so many people with similar interests. I’m working on calisthenics, parkour, piano, music, and coding as current hobbies. I used to write novels, do art, tennis, swim, cross country. I’m so glad I found this place, hope I can contribute to the community!
It's so relieving there are people who actually pursue multiple interests without saying that it's impossible and we better stick to one thing for our lifetime. Thanks for the video!
For sure! Yeah others limiting beliefs often stem from them not being able get their own act together. Better to try on your own and figure things out! 👌
@@vaughngeneIt is also because some people want to do incredibly deep learning in one subject, so they choose to specialize. This can prove to be a very wise decision, depending on what you plan on doing with the information.
@@crazyfactsandcoolvids back in the day, people like our founding fathers, philosophers and the like never really specialized in one thing, most of them were actually other things like authors, artists, scientists, etc. Honing in on one thing is a relatively new trend in the human experience.
I've been so overwhelmed with people telling me that if I don't pick one thing then I'll never be great at anything. I'm so incredibly glad there are other people successfully doing lots of passionate things.
Yeah limiting beliefs from others are dangerous, I have a video about this actually, part 2 of managing multiple interests. I think it’s very overlooked but important!
Yes and no. Specialise in one, but continue interest in others. Those interests will aid the one u specialise in. U can eventually move speciality, but if u dont focus ur initial skills into one, u are just going to be like everyone else.
"Your training is nothing, your will to act is everything" - Ra's al Ghul. Don't question your capabilities, just do. Your level of mastery will take care of itself.
I never heard that until I googled it but Batman, makes sense. And I agree. I think we often think way too far ahead and just give up before we even start.
@vaughngene I feel I'm quite blessed and been gifted with natural skills and talents, to be self taught is one thing but to actually be praised for is another. I'm still learning. I would say I'm quite skilled even some could say I'm one of the only, I love what I do and what I'm going to do. I just don't understand. Why be good at everything? When you can be the best and only at another? If I'm the most professional and the " to go guy" for this thing why can't I apply that to my everyday life? I can and should then I should also work on what I lack. When it becomes a norm WHAT DO I DO
65 year old here, I have a lot of interest which I return to periodically, life can be like a long hallway with a lot of doors. All those doors are your different interest, different people, I tell my kids don’t be afraid to open the door some of those doors that you enter, you’ll leave and close forever and some you’ll leave open so you can always return to. I just returned to the guitar for the fourth time in my life nine months ago and I play every day now, I still think of my other interest, but I don’t do them as much, and I also look at some of my interest as seasonal such as fishing in the summer, woodworking in the winter. But I think one the most important things you can do is take care of yourself so physical fitness and eating well has always been a priority! A healthy person wants 100 things a sick person only wants one
i'm lucky enough to have had a childhood before social media took off. and so the way i entertained myself as a child was by doing hobbies(drawing). a part of me feel like hobbies and learning a knew skill these days is rare on mass so i'm happy to watch people like you promote this stuff. creating more than consuming should be the standard.
Hey that’s actually kind of the reason I started this channel, to help people get off the computer and phone as much. I also grew up before social media and it was so nice. It’s a feeling everyone can get to though with effort I believe
@@Vihaan-yv9eh I have a video titled “don’t delete social media do this instead”, But if you don’t wanna watch that, I’d recommend maybe remove it for now, but then lock its use behind all your activities for the day once you are back on social media. “No social media until I study, practice and etc”. Then you’ll actually be able to use it guilt free. Or you will realize that you don’t even want to use social media Lol (this is where I am mostly). Hope that Idea helps.
En Masse** and I agree, "smartphones" generally dumbed people down. People don't have hobbies/skills anymore. The natural boredom that would lead to curiosity, learning, and entertaining oneself with a hobby is now interrupted by social media addiction.
My problem is I wasted 20 years due to bad mental health and spending all my time on the computer so I have a lot of wasted time to make up for. I also feel like time goes so fast and that I won't have enough to learn and enjoy them all. I think yours is the realist productivity channel out here, thank you.
I'm 35 and none taken no worries. It's just that I have a ton of things I'm interested in and though I've dropped a bunch I'm still left with an embarrassing amount. I'm currently a homemaker and may still work part time in future, I'm married and may still have kids someday. I'm very stressed as I'm already struggling to manage my hobbies with only housework. I guess I feel like I don't want to make any sacrifices (other than the interests I will no longer pursue) and that I want to have it all, perhaps it's a bit selfish. Sorry for the vent and thank you for your kind words.
@@PQ_497I understand where you’re coming from! I feel the same way too! It’s this year that I can say I’m truly myself. Most of my life, I was dealing with mental health issues… so I coped by escapism. However, you don’t have to achieve everything at once. It gets overwhelming leading to the thought of “why even bother at this point”, don’t listen to that voice and sabotage yourself. Do what you can in the time you have. Remember, whether you doing something or not time goes on. So, it’s better to do something, achieve some of your goals than not doing anything at all. Also, don’t be hard on yourself for wasting time in the past, it in the past now. Start your new journey today. Don’t worry about the future and don’t dwell on the past. Sending you all the love and positivity 🙌🙌. Matthew 6:34 is “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” In Isaiah 43:18-19, “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.” God will make away for you an easy your worries!
I completely understand you. Because of mental health issues I wasted so much time too. However, don’t beat yourself up for wasting a time, it’s all in the past now. Your new journey starts the moment you forgive yourself and move on from your past. Remember, whether you’re working on your goals and hobbies or not time flies by. The thought of “not having enough time to work on all hobbies, so why even bother” is self sabotaging. You don’t have to achieve everything what matters is you start doing something. It’s better to achieve and excel in some of your hobbies than nothing. Try to avoid “all or nothing mindset”. Just go with the flow. A struggle I had was and still working on is fear of failure. So, I avoid doing anything, if I think I won’t have more time or I will fail. That mindset only lead to procrastination and regret later on my life. I now understand, we’re here to make mistakes, failing is not the end of the world, dwelling on my past only leads to emotional turmoil, and forgiving yourself and others is the start of your healing journey. Sorry for yapping 😂 I just got the feeling to say this to you! Sending you all love and positivity 🙌 Matthew 6:34 is “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” In Isaiah 43:18-19, “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.”
Appreciate it 🙏, and yeah I understand what you mean. On the bright side, I think you will appreciate your progress a lot more since you understand what the other side feels like. We all have our set backs, issues, and wasted time but I do think it makes us better off in the long run in most cases. Sounds like some motivational quote Lol but hopefully that makes sense.
Damn, the algorithm knows me better than I thought. Happy to found my people. Currently I learn how to draw, make beats, photography, art fundamentals, animation, CGI (I work as a freelance motion designer). One day I want to be able to combine all of those interests and make my own art with it.
@@eddy4719 bro, I've beeeeen wanting to learn motion graphics/animation. I'm currently a graphic designer but I wanna make the switch. Any ideas on where I can start with the self learning? I see a lot of videos and tutorials but I get overwhelmed 😭😭
You should look into Indie Game Development, it combines almost all of those interests and even more so If you can add programming to that list aswell!
Being a generalist is SO underrated. Marketing consultant, and it's frustrating how many small businesses get scammed bc they meet a specialist in ONE (of about a dozen) discipline who talks the client into spending 100% of their budget on the one speciality/discipline they happen to know and sell...whereas I'm capable of 100% customizing strategies and tactics to the CLIENT'S situation.
Tbf, it's hard to capitalize generalist skill, unless you're a T person who has one specific skill and know a lot of other stuffs. It's easier to contribute to society as a person who is good in python programming but sucks in sports and music than a person who can do anything from python programming to playing musical instruments, but at the basic level. Don't get me wrong, im a generalist myself. I can do a lot of things, ranging from swimming (all strokes from freestyle to butterfly), badminton, basketball, soccer, playing guitar, bass, harmonica, drum, above average rank in competitive gaming, basic linux scripting, etc. and i'm a mechanical engineer. But, i don't think im so good at a specific thing (beside engineering, which i don't really like, tbh) to the point that my skill is marketable. That's the main problem as a generalist, imo. We're lacking mastery in skills hence we can't contribute a lot to society as quick as specialist, unless we take entrepreneurship path which is much harder than traditional professional way.
It depends on the discipline, a good scientist for example should be pretty good in one discipline, working in manufacturing or marketing more generalised knowledge is better, but I think you’re right generalists are underrated.
There are general doctors, and specialist doctors. Neither one are a scam, they each fulfill a different purpose. Same with marketing. Your clients are not being scammed, it could just be they need the right approach. There are situations where specializing is better, and others where having a general knowledge is better. They are complimentary traits, hence why we live in a society where our complimentary skills and traits are set up to help one another.
I realized being a competent multi-passionate is a lot like habit-stacking. Designing any kind of balanced life requires focus, intention, experimentation / an open-handed mindset, and patience with time.
Exactly, and especially the last part. Wanting things too fast is dangerous, because we end up getting no results. But taking it day by day gets a lot of results 👌
One thing I will and can tell you, be a master of time, ITS UP TO YOU TO DECIDED WHAT TO MASTER. Sooner or later you'll realize there's a lot of different people you'll meet that are masters in there own field. It's your choice to decide what to do with this information. My advice is DONT TAKE MY ADVICE 😂😂😂
I am PhD in physics (actually, i'm scientist now). I have hobbies like a piano playing, guitar playing, biking, carrying weights on gym, inline-roller skating, swimming, and maybe even cooking or baked meals. Maybe not in all, I'm good, but with those hobbies I feel more relaxed in my job.
Nice, Yeah I find that it just feels good overall to do things that you know are progressing you in some way. Even if it's just to pass time (that would otherwise be spent scrolling or whatever). That's awesome!
I've found my true homies here🙂 Graphic designer, forex trader, guitar player, boxing, video editor, Spanish learner, upcoming international chef.... should I go on bros? 😂
I've discovered that knowledge from one area flows into another so getting better at one thing might indirectly help you to be better at something else.
@@JustinDAMusic for sure, the day i realised all my lap steel, dobro, banjo, drums and guitar is one and the same the only limit was my imagination crossing over ideas
I have once received the compliment of being a "man of many talents", which is because I've been living my life exactly as stated in this video. From video games, playing the piano/guitar, sports, programming, graphic design, cooking... It's fun to do stuff, and mastering one thing and one thing only is fine, but unless I was intending on doing this one thing competitively/professionally, I don't see the point in being forced to make a choice in what I do to enjoy!
This is exactly what I wanted to see when I came to TH-cam. I started to see it to practice my english, which is the skill I’m learning now. I’m that kind of person who has many skills, like making music, writing, singing, playing instruments, playing basketball, and others. Many people think that I was born being talented but the truth is that I am passionate about learning and I use my energy to be a better version of myself It’s so cool to find people like me :)
People often tell me that I’m “doing too much” but I disagree. If I can’t do the things I love, I am not happy. Are they indirectly telling me to be unhappy? It feels like it, but no, at least that’s not their intention, but they are not like us here in this tiny community on TH-cam. My hobbies: - Music - Keyboard - Reading - Computers - Spanish - Japanese - Albanian - Hungarian - Gym - 30 Day Challenges Hobbies I want to get back into: - Knitting - Crotcheting - Learning the electric guitar 🎸 - Learning Python and other computer languages Thank you for this video ❤
Not everyone has interests let alone multiple Lol. I find that the world is kind of divided into 2 teams. And this one is a lot smaller than the other one.
"And even now, I'm still kind of confused at my own life. And... I live my own life every day." Love it. This is so real. People need to hear that more.
There is a saying in french that discribe that happen to people like us. They Say its a "curse" in french: "malédiction de Vinci". It is when you are interested in everything just like Leonardo Da Vinci. He was a polymath and was able to be good, even great on everything he was interested in. He was the proof that it is possible to be an expert on many fields. Thank you for your video man!
I recently found you channel and I feel very relieved seeing that there are people out there that actually BELIEVE that it's possible to be good at several things, many people around me tell me that I exaggerate, that it's too much for me, that I'm not going to get anywhere if I keep on doing a lot of things. But, everyone can choose what to do with their OWN LIFE. Thanks for your words, Vaughn. Saludos desde México 🇲🇽👋
If you look at the introductory sentence of most great people’s Wikipedia pages they often list 3-5 careers. Example 1: Ben Franklin: a leading writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher Example 2: Peter Matthiessen (successful writer): American novelist, naturalist, wilderness writer, zen teacher and onetime CIA agent. Successful people are typically curious, and curious people are incapable of burrowing into one subject. They’re meant to explore, learning transferable skills in each area that help them advance in their other interests. Just an observation. Great video!
My current daily routine is an hour each : -piano -finger drumming -DJing - learning how to make music - blender ( it’s for work ) - graphic design ( for work ) - learning Chinese -reading -TH-cam So far I have gotten all of them down and have really good results ! On days I feel like I can’t do much I just say do 10-30 mins ; my favourite out of all this is playing the piano
I love your routine, but do you think i could do it too? Even though i do breakdancing and work out? Could i add 3d and music to it too? I feel so overwhelmded that i cant do anything. Especially with a normal work cause i have to pay all my bills. ;(
@@krissvanags I got super depressed when I found out I I only could do art school instead of music school, because I was afraid that I would never had the time to dedicate to my music , then I changed my mindset | read the book atomic habits | no matter how small u get started , as long as u get started the way will show and the momentum will build, don’t be depressed not being able to do something get started and if u don’t like it stop! But don’t limit yourself , If you are feeling so called to a hobby or something it just means that there’s a version of you that’s already doing it and is calling you to get there and join them, you didn’t get that desire for no reason , start small you have the whole life ahead of you to master them all
Bro I relate on so many things. - I play Guitar and Piano - I did martial arts when I was a teen (taekwondo) - Im a software engineer (my 9-5) - I'm learning Japanese right now - I play video games I grew up knowing that im good at many things and always looked at being jack of all trades as a good thing until I started my YT channel where so many gurus would say "niche down" and then I started looking at myself as a "Master of none" and after 6 years or so, Im ok with me being a Jack of all trades again because I realized I might be master of none but its better than being master of one. To me its all about calendar blocks and set a time for each one of my interests. Great Video!
Nice, yeah it is a far more fulfilling life to be a jack of all trades, because after a certain point, the benefits drop off a LOT. I will explain why in a future video to help ease the idea more!
Funny enough, this is misquoted often, but the FULL original quote is: "A jack of all trades is a master of none, BUT oftentimes better than a master of one"
@@vaughngene I feel so seen by this video and what you just wrote perfectly captures the philosophy I felt in my gut but couldn't put into words. There are diminishing returns to any skill and I believe for many skills there's a sort of 80/20 rule where 80% of the fun comes from 20% of the skill.
Wow, I've never believed i would find other like-minded people but here I am. Multiple languages, photography, dance choreography, fitness, guitar, piano, drawing, were the main interests and yet i never got good at any of them. Possibly bc i was overwhelming myself.
This is soooo good (and accurate). My two foci are all things God (theology) and music (composition/playing piano). Being raised to be a Christian (although that came later!) and having a mother and grandmother as pianists, I learned classical/folk music (jazz/funk) came later. I had private lessons and lessons at home, this gave me a lot of discipline. I also went into the military as a combat medic (more discipline). I picked up a little German, though I didn’t fully learn it, it sparked interest in foreign languages. I became a Christian, received a call from God to preach/teach. I went to Bible college and then seminary. But prior to seminary I began to learn some Latin on my own, which propelled me to gain the much needed discipline to learn Koine Greek and Hebrew in seminary. Today I am a pastor and a couple of years ago published my first book. So, what you are saying here, Vaughn, really peeked my interest. What a great concept you unpacked for all of us. I have attempted to do too many things at once over the years: write multiple books at the same time, compose more than two songs at once, study for exams, etc. You are right, it does not work very well. Thank you so much for revealing what you learned for everyone to consider. God’s peace.
Finally ~ I’ve found the ONLY SUCCESSFUL CHANNEL that is not into micro-niche but multi-faceted on TH-cam after weeks of digging & this popped up on my TH-cam! I feel like I found my online tribe here! I have multiple passions as well: story telling, sharing stories, experiences, my faith, reading book excerpts, interviewing others, teaching beginner tech stuff, sharing past realtor stories; singing - from opera to gospel to Disney covers to lullabies; dancing hula to ballroom & learning how to just lightly play several instruments, along the way! I am a tiny channel because I’ve changed the name many times, not wanting to micro-niche and I was off & on for two decades - but I sort of want to remain on TH-cam and document the multi-facets of passions I have, along the way… It’s been frustrating trying to select which category my channel belongs in… Thank you for encouraging us who don’t want to just focus on one thing, because we are passionate about many things and this video ~ gives off so much encouragement and love to those who are multi-dimensional. Thank you, truly!
Glad you’re here, and nice! Yeah eventually people will find you and resonate with you. I feel like doing all this was just more authentic. Probably the same for you! Authentic.
Skateboarding, snowboarding, biking, making music (3-4 different genre), drawing, animating (both 2d and 3d), story/screenwriting, working out and mobility, oh and a lot of psychology yes. Im so glad ive found thid video, not to mention the comment section haha❤love yall
You have the perfect amount of chill for this kind of content; you remind me of my personal trainer. I wanna reduce my screen time, learn my mother’s language, start a comic, and I appreciate someone telling me to do it without demeaning me or yelling in my face.
As a former personal trainer that’s funny to hear Lol. I have never believed in aggressive teaching though yeah. The nervous system doesn’t operate that way. Fear elicits the pre-programmed response. But people try to use fear to teach which just isn’t as effective. It works. Just not as effective.
Dude this is actually so crazy, I always do this and I’ve never seen people understand. Sometimes it weighs on me too because there is so much I want to do and not enough time. Crazy excited to watch.
Hi, I wanted to add to all of the beautiful people’s words in these comments. Vaughn, your a legend. This video was exactly what I was looking for. New to the channel and will subscribe. I’m a musical artist myself, I rap, sing, produce, mix, master, play piano, want to learn guitar, all of that. Music is me. Also, video games, anime, photography, car mechanics, electronics, coding and software design, painting, learning japanese, law study, bible study, writing and poetry, finance, and so much more are all things I’m interested in. I always refered to myself as a “Renaissance man”, Like alot of you here. I hope we all never give up and find happiness and joy through our journey to great knowledge. Peace
That's right, but also that they teach you subjects in isolation instead of making children aware that, for example, language is connected to history, geography is connected to history, mathematics is connected to practical things, music is connected to physics, and so on and so forth. Also, children learn but they don't really know why and for what purpose they are learning something and how it can be useful to them in practical terms.
@@frankgradus9474 Seriously I feel like i would have learned some of the stuff in physics a bit more easily if we were taught the history behind it and why that concept was originally developed
You have a calm voice and this was a beneficial video, I also want to become a portrait artist, learn the Japanese language, and become an ambidextrous, yoga practitioner, Become advanced meditator. Things I am taking away from the video 1) When do you add a new skill:- a) When you don't struggle to show up b) When you feel weird not doing it for 2- 3 days c) When you have developed some sort of competency 2) Disappear for some time 3) It's ok to quit if you don't feel like continuing it anymore 4) 99% is the work we do and 1% is the learning or knowledge we acquired from videos like this and related stuff
This video is beyond relatable man. I got burned out a couple months ago because my New Year’s resolutions was a huge list of reading 24 books, hitting 1,000lbs SBD total, running a marathon, hitting sub 30 seconds on Rubik’s Cube, picking up guitar again, hitting 1500 chess rating, etc and it was just way too much. I actually started therapy a couple months ago to address a lot of these thought patterns and feeling like I should be doing more but I’ve learned that hobbies and novelty are a huge aspect of my life. I’ve stuck with the core hobbies that I genuinely enjoy and that don’t take energy to commit to and slowly adding things that interest me over time. It’s a really fun process
Great video! My eyes lit up when I saw the title of this video. Chess, Fingerstyle guitar, pickleball, billiards, cycling, kettlebell strength training, reading, scrollsawing, and drawing/sketching are my many interests. When I retire in 6 years, I will not be bored!
This is genius. Learning from 0 is really hard. If you start to learn your every interest from 0 at the same time you won't have time nor energy, nor focus, nor motivation. You have to space the learning from zero or the deep learning processes, basically "the hard part". If you build your routine with 10 tasks you're going to drop it... You have make sure you can do a task easily before adding another one! And thank you for pointing out difference of finding out what way follow to get the skill (1%) vs. the time and effort that goes into actually acquiring the skill (99%)... I easily overlook and forget that... :')
Why be a simple "master" when you can have the potential to outshine every other mediocre player. There's already a "everyone has there own style" when you can be THAT STYLE and so much more. That ONE PERCENT is all it takes to be make a difference in the world and for one's own self. Don't overlook starting from scratch, remember it's your point of view that can be used against you
@@imawindis1600 What i meant is not "don't start from scratch", it's "don't start from scratch on multiple things at the same time". Because the first 10 steps will be harder than the steps from 10 to 100. Start another thing only after the new skill you are currently learning becomes somewhat familiar to practice and uphold, a little bit yours
@betulkorkut5215 I understand, however what your now implying is "a skill" do this at 10 so then the next 10 blah BLAH BLAH AT 100 IS LIKE THIS. Get yo fucken shit straight. YES WHAT YOUR SAYING IS CORRECT. HOWEVER WHAT IM IMPLYING IS THAT ONE SKILL CAN CORRELATE OR EVEN ADVAST AND EXPAND ANOTHER SKILL THAT YOUR WORKING ON. For example MUSIC when there's MUSIC THERES DANCE. You get what I'm saying?
@betulkorkut5215 Also COMFTORBILITY, REPETITION AND UNCHANGE MOVEMENTS GETS YOU AND YOUR MINDSET KILLED!!! If you tell your self a certain thing then that THING will be CERTAIN. Yes everyone has there own way of doing things and accomplishing another, let's be realistic we have natural gifts and maybe not all but most are human who excel when put to the pressure
Not trying to bash video games (I've been playing since Pong), but it was the "total game timer" on Oblivion that was my wake-up call. I was pushing 300lbs and 40 years old and noticed that I had spent well over 60 hours playing the game. I thought that if I put in half that time trying to get fit I might actually make some progress. I committed to running and dropped 100lbs in one year. Fast forward over a decade and the weight is still off and I'm an extremely fit 50+ year old ultra-marathon runner. I used this same commitment to learn banjo and the "fine art" of war-game miniature painting. Listen to when this man says. I can change your life.
OMG I THOUGHT I'M THE ONLY ONE. How naive of me. I love this! I feel so validated. Previously always felt like it's ridiculous that I want to do so many things since most people just usually stick to one or a few. Thanks for making this video, I feel seen. Have way more confidence to commit to all of my interests one at a time now.
I'm tennis player, musician, producer, illustrator, dancer and I have an PhD in neuroscience. Learning its the only thing that I enjoy more haha. I don't really understand how difficult is for other people learning new thing. But for me, its exiting.
Yo, I'm interested in neuroscience too, but it's in my "for later" list since I have other stuff to do now. Anyway, any resources you would recommend for learning it?
@@ijustwannabeatpeace what kind of work do you like? Clinical or basic research? In general, YT is a good way to start. But if you like just "know about the field" I recommend some books of V. S. Rammachandran, Oliver Zacks, Damasio, etc. Classics. Then. You can deep dive in some specific field, reading some reviews from scientific papers.
I love this video Vaughn, not so many people share about the multitalented people and how they really live. There are many successful people that develop multiple talents into professional levels. The most famous one, at least for me is Da Vinci, but of course there are way more. I love and I developed these talents/gifts to professional levels, and keep learning and working on them: MY FOCUS AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT: 1- Play the Piano 2- Create/Produce Music, mostly instrumental, epic, electronic, cinematic, ambience 3- Song Writing SECOND PRIORITY 4- Sculpting Angels 5- Music Meditation / Stress Management workshops MY LEARNING FOCUS: 1-Developing my singing skills 2-Learning Chinese 3-Learning Piano Theory OTHER DEVELOPED SKILLS Corporate Trainer Public Speaker Home Healthy Cooking (life skill) Drawing Video Creation Finance and Accounting Business Management 06:14 +++skill developing skill TOTALLY TRUE! To all my multitalented pros and beginners there, don't give up. Manage your energies and plan your finance, is easy to get depressed when the financial part dont work. Keep sharpening your arts and create elevated positive content! This world need us!
Very nice, your list has a lot of things that will help compliment others too. I personally think Language and Music get easier to learn if you do both. but I will talk about my experience in that someday. Good points!
Oh, this one hits home. I’m studying for my masters in neuroscience, and I’m also interested in literature and music, and learning Icelandic. With time I realized it’s not really feasible to expect perfection in every single one of these areas, perfection being an ever moving, constantly evolving goal; what I truly want in life is to experience as much as I can, learn as much as I can, create as much as I can. Focusing on the pleasurable aspects of all my endeavors rather than fixating on an impossible ideal of competence makes everything so much better.
Bro I heavy mess with your channel, this is my only comment on this website, its just ive been thinking about this kind of stuff for the longest time. i resonate a ton with your message and your content. APPRECIATE THE VIDEOS!! keep at it brother
Means a lot 🙏 thank you! It’s definitely my ‘secret’ to success overall so I want the same for others. Everyone can watch what they need real quick, and then go live life.
The worst thing is that I have so much interest that it's hard to keep track of most of them. Waking up everyday and having different goals occupying my mind is not good for mental health. This is the problem of the modern internet, everyone wants your attention which makes you more ambitious, but more bloated with ideas, unoriginal ideas mostly. Looking back, it really is a matter of focus and discipline. Being consistent with one thing and setting aside other things for other days, making peace with them day by day per se.
Yes exactly, the main point of these last two videos is exactly that. There nothing you are really missing out on by finding more content. This includes mine! Far better for you to just go practice or study and figure things out as you go!
Same here bro! i literally have 6-7 different hobbies/passion since im a kid and i just feel its too much. I really need to prioritize and reduce them, and this is the hardest part cuz i cant, i dont wanna get rid of any. Exactly the opposite, i find more and more things that make me excited without looking for one. (Its crazy that i know a lot of people who doesnt have any hobbies and doesnt get excited about anything even if they are searching for it…) Its really hard to imagine with my head 😅. So yeah i think this is the hard part for us who can be excited about a lot of things, to organize and manage time, energy and focus just like Vaugh said. But we got this ❤
@@balintszikora8846 same here, it's hard to imagine what it's like to be someone looking for "something to do". I've never been that way. I recently noticed that I've forgotten what it feels like to be "bored", which is not necessarily a good thing for mental health---boredom and rest is important sometimes.
Thank you, this really clicked things into place for me. The idea that I don’t have to give up learning one thing for a whole year while I finish learning another thing. But instead, once the learning of something becomes a habit, you can easily add in something else without it draining you.
It confuses me though. I really would rather be renown a funny man but also i like playing piano a lot. If i had to choose between either id ditch piano
As someone who has multiple hobbies that I’d like to get good at, I’m so happy to have found this channel. My biggest challenge in concentrating on my hobbies is anxiety. I’ve struggled with anxiety most of my life and when it gets bad, it really hampers my ability to focus on things. But I’m working on it. Thanks for your insights. Really helps.
This is one of the best channels I've discovered today. As a person with lots of interests, and I mean it, lots (computers, to retro computers to music, to physics, to literature and history), this video is really like finding a home! I struggle to find people like me, and relate to, but, thanks to you, who just created an entire community!
3:31 i'm not sure if anyone has already pointed this out, but this might have something to do with neuroplasticity. it's been observed that learning things in one field can somehow improve your capabilities in another unrelated field. so yeah, people with multiple hobbies are faster at picking up skills compared to extra-specialized individuals. i wish i'd known this sooner, i was too afraid of "wasting time" developing skills i thought were useless, when in reality having variety boosts learning speed
I thought this was gonna be like all those other self improvement videos some stuff that everyone repeats blabla, another jacked dude telling me to wake up at 5 am. But man this was truly helpful, and I learned. You are very inspiring.
Hey Glad I could shift your perspective a bit! Lol I don’t blame you though. I can’t stand those guys as much as the next person. In fact I probably am even more annoyed at them because we look the same 😂. I am guilty by association until proven innocent.
Professionally a chef, loves Graphic Design, just started learning piano, photographer [just started shooting film] editing [colorgrading, editing sequences] making music, glad to meet you all.
Dude this is beyond relatable. My hobbies are guitar, coding, and martial arts (muay thai) as well, and I've also wanted to learn Japanese! This topic is something I've struggled with. Thanks for making this vid
Nice! We pretty much have the same list Lol. & No problem! I’ll get more into learning and productivity (realistic productivity) in the future, so that should help.
Wow. My algorithm has finally led me to something I truly relate to. Thanks for making these videos. They've resonated greatly with where my headspace currently is.
I tried to tell my Mom almost this exact thing. I learned how to grind in Skyrim and then applied that grind to Engineering XD. This video gave me a boost because I really want to focus up on being a better musician. Thanks so much for this bump in motivation.
Nice! Yes I really do believe that gamers have an advantage in a sense. Or anyone who is used to ‘grinding’. It’s just about moving that over when you’re ready 👍
@@giuliar2539I guess he means speading countless hours doing repetitive tasks to get a fulfilling reward in the end in the form of stats. That could also be applied in engeneering and learning by doing things that are not that interesting individualy but with the goal of becoming good at them, which in the end is fulfilling when you can tackle things you couldn't before
Some people dive into many skills, while others stick to one, and both are fine! If something’s just a hobby and it makes you happy, being mediocre is okay. But it can also be exciting to take a skill to the next level, challenge yourself, and feel like you’re growing. I’ve learned instruments and pursued skills out of necessity, like playing guitar, bass, and drums so I could record my own music without relying on others. Or studying vocal techniques to better guide singers as a musical director. These efforts helped me grow and opened doors, like coaching on X Factor. The key is to follow what excites you. Whether it’s for fun or something bigger, pursuing what’s in your heart can be deeply fulfilling, and if you find a way to make a living from it, that’s even better.
@@trussedflame6868 I would suggest get an internship as soon as you can. I started as an intern my junior year. I gained alot of experience and they offered me a full time position after I graduated. As soon as you start working full time, take advantage of 401k match if your employer has it and HSA. START INVESTING YOUNG!! Get your FE ASAP. Do not wait tooo long to take it. Keep developing new skills!!
@@trussedflame6868 really try to learn the material. Try not to take shortcuts. It will help you when you take your FE. Take your FE as soon as you graduate or a little before. Start looking for internships. I landed a internship during my junior year and they offered me a full time position. Take advantage of 401k match with employers if they have. Start saving and investing ASAP.
@@trussedflame6868 one thing you could do is to develop EE projects that would benefit your other hobbies. Im a CE undergrad, but also want to pursue guitar and drifting. So, Ive been working on designing a bjt amplifier for a distortion pedal and also designing a sim wheel to practice drifting on pc.
I love your videos Vaughn. I currently live in Japan and I am trying to self-study for the Japanese proficiency test. I also have a lot of similar interests such as bass, web development, and creating art. I just started a TH-cam channel to hopefully keep me accountable. It is very hard for me to focus. Watching your videos have been helpful. I had set small goals to help me continue learning my interests. Your previous advice on continuing to stick with one set of videos / mastering one video was very helpful too. I have come to this conclusion that I should stick with one type of material for learning Japanese before moving onto the next type of material. I keep adding so much that it paralysed me sometimes. I can not wait to see more from you!
Oh nice! We do have a lot of common. And thank you! 🙏 looking forward to making more. & yes absolutely, especially for things like Japanese and Music which require a LOT of hours of repetition in order to make it subconscious. Happy to see you’re finding them useful! I miss Japan so much as a side note Lol and can’t wait to move back and hang with my friends there again. And the food. I can write a whole essay on that alone…
No problem, glad you found it useful. It’s so easy for us to jump from thing to thing out of excitement. The long game has really worked out well for me so hopefully it does for you too.
Guitar. Drawing, Free diving. Learning languages. Currently doing a doctorate in Banking & Finance. Meditate daily. Swim & work out in the gym. I'm a single parent with two children under 10. My people. here! Hello all you multi-tasking addicts.
Most of us have music, art, and language as common interests. That’s fascinating! -Spanish -painting -piano -psychology -boxing -roller skating -herbal medicine
I'm 17 years old and currently studying music theory on my own, seeing that someone is doing the same and getting great results is very inspiring! You are such an amazing individual! (im sorry, english is not my native language '-')
Hey thank you so much! And your English is fine 👌 Yes music theory NEVER ENDS but that’s the fun part! Learn what you need, create, learn more, repeat 🎼
That's so cool man. Currently I am also studying music theory as I want to make music in the future. What is your approach to this topic because I personally find it quite hard to find some proper resources. Greetings 😁
@@exoben731 mastering the basic, note names, Major and Minor scales, the notes of each scale, the chords of each scale, Why they are built that way, inversions, & Apply that to your instrument. Everything else in musicians is pretty much built off that. I started with ‘Piano From Scratch’ TH-cam channel for piano. Guitar was mostly Bernth and Old DVD’s I had from Doug Marks (rock and metal mostly).
Nice, it is alike Lol, Tricking is quite fun. I’m not expert at it by any means, but I have a theory that when you learn things that require lots of muscle memory, it actually makes you better at other muscle memory tasks. So tricking makes your bass playing/learning better. Just a theory I’m going to talk about one day from my experience.
@@vaughngene my smallest talent is probably sports, I remember that I hit a wall playing soccer, I could not get myself to shoot well and pretty much only was decent at passing, then I started playing basketball and somehow I got better at both just by playing basketball
Congrats on stopping! That’s awesome. , I have a friend who stopped cold turkey and never went back. He replaced it with exercises and good hobbies also 👌 . And appreciate it 🙏
This is something ive struggled and I'm surprised that most people don't seem tohave as many interests as many of us here do. I feel life is too short not to follow all my interests. I like to play guitar, record and release music on my channel, physical training, reading, and for a long time I've wanted to write novels so that's what I've been trying to do the most lately. It's a dream I always had, to tell stories and makes a difference through them, just like with my music. It's great to find other people like that with many interests that we have in common, even the fact that we have many interests to begin with
youtube.com/@vaughngenemusic?si=SXw4YTez-jL-FC1S This is my music channel incase more people ask. I have no organization there and my mixing sucks Lol, but I’ll upload more there one day. Including some music I make for this.
As long as you get along with yourself and take responsibility for everything that happens in your life, Being single and living alone gives you so much peace, focus and power. Some people just can't sit five minutes by themselves.. always seeking to get distracted with something just to not face discomfort.
even a video like this cant help me, i have so many interests it is unbelievable. I could never choose 2 or 3 of them over dozens. Im a generalist, and i think i now why. Autistic and ADHD people (i have both) have something thats called special interests; well, there are different terms, one of those is special interest, other one is hyperfixation. The hyperfix is kinda like, you get obsesses with something, and start intensely researching/consuming/enjoying it for some time, like, it could be 2 weeks, it could be 2 months, you know, and then the obsession disappears and you go to the next thing. Special interest is like hyperfixation but on a grand scale, its a hyperfixation that never goes away in your life. For example, i, for most of my life, would have said that my biggest special interest is videogames, or science. But recently i realized its not. The reason im such a generalist and i look for any type of knowledge is because of my biggest special interest, which was difficult to identify. My most important, biggest, special interest, is the understanding of reality. Anything that is part of reality, anything that works under rules, any kind of reasoning, or proof, or thinking. Any kind of system. All of it. I need to understand all of it. Every possible system or rule. Thats my special interest, and thats weird because it has some unexpected consequences, like the need for being a generalist (thats more expected) or the indecision that comes with it. I cant choose just one or two things because in the long term, overall, i want to learn everything. I know this goal may seem unrealistic to most people, but remember the world is going to change in the next 10 years, in many multiple senses, so it may be possible to understand everything throughout the centuries. I really dont know. But i will never stop consuming knowledge
I think having a lot of knowledge about different subjects is a good interest of its own. Maybe not 'doing' them all per say, but having a lot of information and understanding about them may be all you actually want to do. I don't think there's anything wrong with that.
I totally feel you…. I have the same. My curiosity is unstoppable even since im little kid. I can get obsessed with every tiny thing easily. Also have 7-8 hobbies currently. Im looking for the deepest answers until i dont figure them out. And i always do. Its super hard and exhausting, but atnthe same time its incridebly valuable and unique! So all my respect and love. (Btw i dont have diagnosis but 99% i have both too… maybe i should get the "papers" too)
Dancing, crafts, selling insurance, cooking, motherhood, now learning to paint, editing videos, organic farming and Art therapy.. I definitely need this video on focusing on 1 at a time. The struggle is real😂
Take a step back from consuming content, maybe consider unsubbing too from things (including my channel) and that may help! Just come back when you have some interests Lol. Best of luck tho.
The best thing about this video is the speaker seems so humble when he says, “I wouldn’t use the word ‘fluent’" when he talks about his ability to speak Japanese, which really shows that he is always willing to learn and better himself. This is very inspiring, great job my friend
The best thing about your video is showing us how much we're not alone and we're all struggling with the same thing and trying to find a method that works. Like so many people here I'm a motion designer (so animation, video editing, graphic design and everything 3D all included). Music is piano, singing, viola, and composing music. I also draw. And I absolutely love Japanese and I would like to learn German because it's in my family (my grandparents speak), and belly dancing, plus I'd love to learn hip hop dancing. And all that juggling with depression, which I got better at, but the frustration of not dealing with everything is DAILY and destroys my mood. And many times I didn't socialise because I had to be productive. Thank you for making this video and bringing us all together!
Part 2 of this video is here,
th-cam.com/video/GYRHJwNY6jw/w-d-xo.htmlsi=MZqduOG0_Y0SiBwp
Also Immersion is a term that most people use PASSIVELY as in (just listen to audio and be around the language and magically become fluent), That doesn't work.
If YOUR version of Immersion requires a lot of deliberate practice, then yes, 'Immersion' does work.
In my experience, 99% of people who use that word around me think it's a passive effort. That's why I say that.
Anyhow go watch part 2! Love yall.
@@vaughngenehaven’t seen it yet, but would be cool to touch on what interests can actually generate good income
I agree. Those videos about sleeping while learning a language are so misleading.
“Omelet du fromage”
I love the guitar too... I spend a lotta time watching videos of good guitarists, and I'd just sit there and wish all day until I decided to pick it up three weeks ago... I started going to the gym about the same time too I found out that after gym the guitar seems easier to practice but then I've been having issues with music I'd really love to get in touch with you... I mean you and I have three hobbies in common. I'd just wait for your replies. Thanks in advance
@@vaughngene really refreshing plain speak and i found this actually soothing to the aul wild ambitious horses of a brain
Thank you
I always love the confuscious quote...
Chase two rabbits
Catch none
Again thank you
“Among the cooks, i am the best engineer, and among the engineers, i am the best cook”
@@TH-camNoodlef wowowow, too much coolness bro!
@@TH-camNoodlef😁🤝 myself
This is my literally my life at work as a software architect, I may have to steal that quote. It really is similar. Among the architects, I am often able see things others don't, like from inside out, and outside in at the same time. (Because the other architects try too hard to focus on the engineering they miss out on adding the logical separation and configuration to create truly operational architecture) But among the engineers, they really appreciate approach but sometimes grump that I leave too much to the engineering teams to solve or create additional initial work for them because of the overall complexity. "You designed it right so now we have to work harder the first time (but won't have a buggy system later)" 😂
I like that
@@TH-camNoodlef 🔥
I feel like I've found my people in this comment section. Guitar, coding, music, learning Japanese... we're the same
Same, I didn’t realize there was so many of us until the last 2 weeks.
Edit: Discord Link in my about section
it's the first time i see someone into the same interests as well, and it's fascinating.
_but it's an entire community what_
💯
Brooo, reading this comment felt like staring at a mirror 🗣️🔊🔥🔥🔥
Wait what? That's literally everything I want to learn!
I once cried when I was 12, at the fact that I had soo many interest, like I want to know everything, do everything, but I am a human, with a limited timespan.
This is painfully relatable
I still trying to recover from that reality.
I feel you, it was the same for me ❤😢
This is what I told one of my therapists he said he loved guys like me but I didn’t stay long enough to find out why 😂
And thats before you even realized that you would work most of your life
Studying the Bible, guitar, keyboard, music creation, coding, robotics, off grid technology, drawing, learning Spanish & Arabic, engineering, finance, videography, marketing, history (big one), martial arts, lifting weights, nutrition, mobility, politics.
My mind wants so much but my time allows so little. It brings a smile to my face seeing others like me.
My pursuit of God could be considered a hobby, now that I think about it--i enjoy Him and He fulfills me. Although the difference is that He is all-encompassing, and will be the one thing that never falls off the list. Happy hobbying ✨
Wow I've almost the same apetite as you, my goal for 2025 is to stud all the bible with a theological aproach and in the same time do some investiment in the financial market, while starting My fullstack web dev roadmap to then focusing in backend and machine learning, and lear how to play guitar to help me while I'm praising the lord
Why did the you pick that one archaic myth to study?
@@taxationistheftmemesThere's a lot more to it, and to other old books, and the history of their (mis)translations and edits/additions/redactions - than the religions that have been constructed around (interpretations) of them. I think the name of the channel might make my comment auto-disappear, so, it's Archaic, but if you replace the second instance of the the consonant that has two instances in the word, with the new name for Twitter, you will find a very interesting channel with a very interesting character, who studies tons of very old books, and uncovers some very different pictures of (human) history
@@taxationistheftmemes spiritual journey is inevitable.
This is crazy. I am in disbelief a community like this exists. I'm home
I’m just as surprised as you tbh Lol, welcome.
Exact same thought ❤ I feel like there's hope lol
I’m very happy to get friends like me 😊
@@bernardogabriel6200 Glad to find family too 🎻🎬👏🏽
This s cringe
It's SO RARE to run into another person like this and here in your comment section you created an entire community.
Yeah it caught me off guard too Lol
Like you finally found home
We found our people
fr man all my friends around me seems to be a master to one or some skills and they know what they good at while i enjoy TONS of stuffs and interested in everything to the point idk which one to focus on T__T i dont want to abandon the other interest when i focus on one....
Its true bro, like, you have a whole potential community right here haha
Here my unpopular opinion: it's okay to be mediocre at many things and just enjoy being in the moment every time you're doing one of your hobbies. It saves a lot of inner conflict and cultivates your mental health 👍
I think that’s fine actually, if that what ‘Results’ or even ‘good’ is to you.
That’s totally okay imo.
I think most people’s issue is knowing a lot but not doing much of anything due to lack of structure.
Edit: some of y’all confuse ‘results’ with ‘best in the universe’,
Please use your brain. At least for this video.
If all you want to do is play WonderWall on guitar, then great,
that is results.
You don’t have to be Tim Henson and create a new genre.
That’s mainly what I mean. 👌
Definitely! It doesn't matter if you're great at something or awful at it (as long as no one is expecting you to be amazing, like if it was a paid job). At the end of the day, if you're doing something because you're interested in it and having a great time doing so as well, that's all that matters. Life is a journey... you find new things you enjoy here and there... lose interest in others... and the cycle continues. If you want to develop more skill in something, you just need to focus more of your time into that activity than others, but if you're just doing something to chill and enjoy it for what it is at your current skill level, then that's perfectly fine as well :)
Be the best baker among the musicians and the best musician among the bakers.
I started doing this, I feel a lot better too.
Sometimes we try too hard to be somebody that we're not when we just gotta be ourselves.
@@seekabs you cook in both of them
I began playing the piano as my first instrument at 50. Now I am 56 and just can't be happier I did. I have a new hobby for life!. I even play on a band, a thing I had never thought before I would be able to do
@@JoseVGavila congratulations 👏🏾 that's amazing
Awesome! Never really too late to get into something it seems.
It's never too late to start anything. I'm so happy for you that you started learning music. Chase the things that make you happy ❤
It's truly a special thing to be naturally interested in many hobbies. Most people don't have it.
The patience to learn things especially not being good at something to begin with is why I admire the time and energy.
@Dracula_sb but then thought of taking too long to do too many things
@@SuperEDU-h9z That's why it should be natural. You're just following where your interests take you. Don't be pressured by time and that you need to be a renaissance man quick.
I've never thought of it like that, I always thought of it as more like curse 😅 But I'm going to change that mindset!
ITS ADHD - at least in my case 😂
Programming,
game design,
animation,
language,
painting,
music.
We know why we are here.
🙌
Same on all those except language and painting. Good luck on your journey! :)
@@Gonebutnotfroggotten12 :) you too
What the hell? I knew it! It's a generational affliction lol.. Add making comics
Animation, language learning, painting, ❤ fitness
Holy crap, I think I found my people. It’s so uncanny seeing so many people with similar interests. I’m working on calisthenics, parkour, piano, music, and coding as current hobbies. I used to write novels, do art, tennis, swim, cross country. I’m so glad I found this place, hope I can contribute to the community!
Nice! And yeah I’m glad I made these videos,
I didn’t know this many people were like this until a month ago.
Bro same can I get ur ig or smtg
@@j.bludwithdacam lmao sure it’s @theguyhereyt
Yo wtf me to! I'm just starting coding and I love calisthenics and parkour! what state you in bro? 4:06
@@eldd.5483 Currently studying in Indiana, but could be anywhere after this year depending on where I get a job lol
For the last 5 years I’m acting in theatre, composing, teaching the piano, playing videogames and hiking. I’ve never been so happy.
@@domrony6288 And have a job?
It's so relieving there are people who actually pursue multiple interests without saying that it's impossible and we better stick to one thing for our lifetime. Thanks for the video!
For sure! Yeah others limiting beliefs often stem from them not being able get their own act together.
Better to try on your own and figure things out! 👌
NAHHHH
LEARN LANGUAGES
PHOTOGRAPHY
PIANO, GUITAR
VIDEOGAMES
GAME DEVELOPMENT
CODING
TAILORING
DRAWING
READING
WRITING
@@vaughngeneIt is also because some people want to do incredibly deep learning in one subject, so they choose to specialize. This can prove to be a very wise decision, depending on what you plan on doing with the information.
@@Kamawan0what if i wanna go deep in 3 subjects😂 i cant help myelf
@@crazyfactsandcoolvids back in the day, people like our founding fathers, philosophers and the like never really specialized in one thing, most of them were actually other things like authors, artists, scientists, etc.
Honing in on one thing is a relatively new trend in the human experience.
I've been so overwhelmed with people telling me that if I don't pick one thing then I'll never be great at anything. I'm so incredibly glad there are other people successfully doing lots of passionate things.
Yeah limiting beliefs from others are dangerous,
I have a video about this actually, part 2 of managing multiple interests.
I think it’s very overlooked but important!
Yes and no. Specialise in one, but continue interest in others. Those interests will aid the one u specialise in. U can eventually move speciality, but if u dont focus ur initial skills into one, u are just going to be like everyone else.
People told me this too and I proved them wrong. I'm skilled in so many things. Just ignore the negativity and do whatever.
Dang! I've been told like that too!! 😮
Lots of people that tell you that have picked one thing and still aren’t great at it. People are built different 😉
"Your training is nothing, your will to act is everything" - Ra's al Ghul. Don't question your capabilities, just do. Your level of mastery will take care of itself.
I never heard that until I googled it but Batman, makes sense.
And I agree. I think we often think way too far ahead and just give up before we even start.
I don't really like Ra, but I agree on this one.
@vaughngene I feel I'm quite blessed and been gifted with natural skills and talents, to be self taught is one thing but to actually be praised for is another. I'm still learning. I would say I'm quite skilled even some could say I'm one of the only, I love what I do and what I'm going to do. I just don't understand. Why be good at everything? When you can be the best and only at another? If I'm the most professional and the " to go guy" for this thing why can't I apply that to my everyday life? I can and should then I should also work on what I lack. When it becomes a norm WHAT DO I DO
Love the Batman quote😆
Another fire quote
65 year old here, I have a lot of interest which I return to periodically, life can be like a long hallway with a lot of doors. All those doors are your different interest, different people, I tell my kids don’t be afraid to open the door some of those doors that you enter, you’ll leave and close forever and some you’ll leave open so you can always return to. I just returned to the guitar for the fourth time in my life nine months ago and I play every day now, I still think of my other interest, but I don’t do them as much, and I also look at some of my interest as seasonal such as fishing in the summer, woodworking in the winter. But I think one the most important things you can do is take care of yourself so physical fitness and eating well has always been a priority! A healthy person wants 100 things a sick person only wants one
Well Said! and good insight.
i'm lucky enough to have had a childhood before social media took off. and so the way i entertained myself as a child was by doing hobbies(drawing). a part of me feel like hobbies and learning a knew skill these days is rare on mass so i'm happy to watch people like you promote this stuff. creating more than consuming should be the standard.
Hey that’s actually kind of the reason I started this channel, to help people get off the computer and phone as much.
I also grew up before social media and it was so nice.
It’s a feeling everyone can get to though with effort I believe
Totally agree, I grew up in the 90's, I feel lucky aswell
ur so lucky u know no social media man deym i think i am gonna quit social media man
@@Vihaan-yv9eh I have a video titled “don’t delete social media do this instead”,
But if you don’t wanna watch that, I’d recommend maybe remove it for now, but then lock its use behind all your activities for the day once you are back on social media.
“No social media until I study, practice and etc”.
Then you’ll actually be able to use it guilt free.
Or you will realize that you don’t even want to use social media Lol (this is where I am mostly).
Hope that Idea helps.
En Masse** and I agree, "smartphones" generally dumbed people down. People don't have hobbies/skills anymore. The natural boredom that would lead to curiosity, learning, and entertaining oneself with a hobby is now interrupted by social media addiction.
-Video editing
-architecture
-Korean
-Spanish
-Gaelic
-electric/ acoustic guitar
-Fashion designing
-acting
-ROTC
-Sculpting
-Cooking/Baking
-Public speaking
-Volunteering
-STEM
-Rollerskating
-Financing
-Painting
-biking
-calisthenics
-Psychology
-Mechanical Engineering
Thanks so much for this video!!
ARE YOU ME!!!??? What😳
@ OMG- I MIGHT😭😭😭
Nice to meet me 😅
So me but also add law singing dancing too
Oooohhh that's so dope bro 🔥🔥
My problem is I wasted 20 years due to bad mental health and spending all my time on the computer so I have a lot of wasted time to make up for. I also feel like time goes so fast and that I won't have enough to learn and enjoy them all.
I think yours is the realist productivity channel out here, thank you.
By your comment you strike me as a 25-30 year old ( no offense). You have plenty of time son, trust me. And so do I at 65.
I'm 35 and none taken no worries. It's just that I have a ton of things I'm interested in and though I've dropped a bunch I'm still left with an embarrassing amount.
I'm currently a homemaker and may still work part time in future, I'm married and may still have kids someday. I'm very stressed as I'm already struggling to manage my hobbies with only housework. I guess I feel like I don't want to make any sacrifices (other than the interests I will no longer pursue) and that I want to have it all, perhaps it's a bit selfish. Sorry for the vent and thank you for your kind words.
@@PQ_497I understand where you’re coming from! I feel the same way too! It’s this year that I can say I’m truly myself. Most of my life, I was dealing with mental health issues… so I coped by escapism. However, you don’t have to achieve everything at once. It gets overwhelming leading to the thought of “why even bother at this point”, don’t listen to that voice and sabotage yourself. Do what you can in the time you have. Remember, whether you doing something or not time goes on. So, it’s better to do something, achieve some of your goals than not doing anything at all. Also, don’t be hard on yourself for wasting time in the past, it in the past now. Start your new journey today. Don’t worry about the future and don’t dwell on the past. Sending you all the love and positivity 🙌🙌.
Matthew 6:34 is “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
In Isaiah 43:18-19, “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.”
God will make away for you an easy your worries!
I completely understand you. Because of mental health issues I wasted so much time too. However, don’t beat yourself up for wasting a time, it’s all in the past now. Your new journey starts the moment you forgive yourself and move on from your past. Remember, whether you’re working on your goals and hobbies or not time flies by. The thought of “not having enough time to work on all hobbies, so why even bother” is self sabotaging. You don’t have to achieve everything what matters is you start doing something. It’s better to achieve and excel in some of your hobbies than nothing. Try to avoid “all or nothing mindset”. Just go with the flow.
A struggle I had was and still working on is fear of failure. So, I avoid doing anything, if I think I won’t have more time or I will fail. That mindset only lead to procrastination and regret later on my life. I now understand, we’re here to make mistakes, failing is not the end of the world, dwelling on my past only leads to emotional turmoil, and forgiving yourself and others is the start of your healing journey.
Sorry for yapping 😂 I just got the feeling to say this to you! Sending you all love and positivity 🙌
Matthew 6:34 is “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
In Isaiah 43:18-19, “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.”
Appreciate it 🙏, and yeah I understand what you mean.
On the bright side, I think you will appreciate your progress a lot more since you understand what the other side feels like.
We all have our set backs, issues, and wasted time but I do think it makes us better off in the long run in most cases.
Sounds like some motivational quote Lol but hopefully that makes sense.
Damn, the algorithm knows me better than I thought. Happy to found my people. Currently I learn how to draw, make beats, photography, art fundamentals, animation, CGI (I work as a freelance motion designer). One day I want to be able to combine all of those interests and make my own art with it.
@@eddy4719 bro, I've beeeeen wanting to learn motion graphics/animation. I'm currently a graphic designer but I wanna make the switch. Any ideas on where I can start with the self learning? I see a lot of videos and tutorials but I get overwhelmed 😭😭
Sound realistic imo. Eventually it can happen for sure.
You should look into Indie Game Development, it combines almost all of those interests and even more so If you can add programming to that list aswell!
This feels like a cool, chill conversation with a friend that ends up changing how you think about certain things in life
Thank you! 🙏 That’s kind of the vibe I go for.
Like a hang out. Rather than a guy yelling at you on the internet.
Being a generalist is SO underrated. Marketing consultant, and it's frustrating how many small businesses get scammed bc they meet a specialist in ONE (of about a dozen) discipline who talks the client into spending 100% of their budget on the one speciality/discipline they happen to know and sell...whereas I'm capable of 100% customizing strategies and tactics to the CLIENT'S situation.
Yeah it’s a really fulfilling life! 👌
Tbf, it's hard to capitalize generalist skill, unless you're a T person who has one specific skill and know a lot of other stuffs.
It's easier to contribute to society as a person who is good in python programming but sucks in sports and music than a person who can do anything from python programming to playing musical instruments, but at the basic level.
Don't get me wrong, im a generalist myself. I can do a lot of things, ranging from swimming (all strokes from freestyle to butterfly), badminton, basketball, soccer, playing guitar, bass, harmonica, drum, above average rank in competitive gaming, basic linux scripting, etc. and i'm a mechanical engineer. But, i don't think im so good at a specific thing (beside engineering, which i don't really like, tbh) to the point that my skill is marketable.
That's the main problem as a generalist, imo. We're lacking mastery in skills hence we can't contribute a lot to society as quick as specialist, unless we take entrepreneurship path which is much harder than traditional professional way.
It depends on the discipline, a good scientist for example should be pretty good in one discipline, working in manufacturing or marketing more generalised knowledge is better, but I think you’re right generalists are underrated.
@@TodayTestfbsfbsfbs I have a video coming out soon about Micro-Specialism that I think you’ll like.
It addresses this idea 👌
There are general doctors, and specialist doctors. Neither one are a scam, they each fulfill a different purpose. Same with marketing. Your clients are not being scammed, it could just be they need the right approach. There are situations where specializing is better, and others where having a general knowledge is better. They are complimentary traits, hence why we live in a society where our complimentary skills and traits are set up to help one another.
5:20 you essentially learn to learn. The more you learn the better you get at learning.
Guitar.
Piano.
Art.
Italian.
Reading.
Cooking. And much more. It's hard to do everything but I enjoy it
I realized being a competent multi-passionate is a lot like habit-stacking. Designing any kind of balanced life requires focus, intention, experimentation / an open-handed mindset, and patience with time.
Exactly, and especially the last part. Wanting things too fast is dangerous, because we end up getting no results.
But taking it day by day gets a lot of results 👌
One thing I will and can tell you, be a master of time, ITS UP TO YOU TO DECIDED WHAT TO MASTER. Sooner or later you'll realize there's a lot of different people you'll meet that are masters in there own field. It's your choice to decide what to do with this information. My advice is DONT TAKE MY ADVICE 😂😂😂
I am PhD in physics (actually, i'm scientist now). I have hobbies like a piano playing, guitar playing, biking, carrying weights on gym, inline-roller skating, swimming, and maybe even cooking or baked meals. Maybe not in all, I'm good, but with those hobbies I feel more relaxed in my job.
Nice, Yeah I find that it just feels good overall to do things that you know are progressing you in some way. Even if it's just to pass time (that would otherwise be spent scrolling or whatever). That's awesome!
I've found my true homies here🙂 Graphic designer, forex trader, guitar player, boxing, video editor, Spanish learner, upcoming international chef.... should I go on bros? 😂
Graphic design
Coding
Spanish learning
Drawing
Photography
Basketball
@pdavedontcare7048 wow.. graphic design at the top 🔥
I've discovered that knowledge from one area flows into another so getting better at one thing might indirectly help you to be better at something else.
@@JustinDAMusic for sure, the day i realised all my lap steel, dobro, banjo, drums and guitar is one and the same the only limit was my imagination crossing over ideas
I learned this from Charles Darwin and Leonardo DiVinci
I have once received the compliment of being a "man of many talents", which is because I've been living my life exactly as stated in this video. From video games, playing the piano/guitar, sports, programming, graphic design, cooking... It's fun to do stuff, and mastering one thing and one thing only is fine, but unless I was intending on doing this one thing competitively/professionally, I don't see the point in being forced to make a choice in what I do to enjoy!
Nice! And yeah mastery in general is VERY overrated.
I’ll talk about it on this channel someday.
Same. My coworker called me the most eccentric person they've met. I was flattered 😌
It's amazing how many of us in this comment section seem to do, (alongside our millions of other interests) piano and guitar specifically.
This is exactly what I wanted to see when I came to TH-cam. I started to see it to practice my english, which is the skill I’m learning now.
I’m that kind of person who has many skills, like making music, writing, singing, playing instruments, playing basketball, and others. Many people think that I was born being talented but the truth is that I am passionate about learning and I use my energy to be a better version of myself
It’s so cool to find people like me :)
People often tell me that I’m “doing too much” but I disagree. If I can’t do the things I love, I am not happy. Are they indirectly telling me to be unhappy? It feels like it, but no, at least that’s not their intention, but they are not like us here in this tiny community on TH-cam.
My hobbies:
- Music
- Keyboard
- Reading
- Computers
- Spanish
- Japanese
- Albanian
- Hungarian
- Gym
- 30 Day Challenges
Hobbies I want to get back into:
- Knitting
- Crotcheting
- Learning the electric guitar 🎸
- Learning Python and other computer languages
Thank you for this video ❤
Not everyone has interests let alone multiple Lol. I find that the world is kind of divided into 2 teams. And this one is a lot smaller than the other one.
MATE, you’ve managed to gather all of us in a single place, incredible
"And even now, I'm still kind of confused at my own life. And... I live my own life every day."
Love it. This is so real. People need to hear that more.
Even as I write this reply tbh Lol.
But I wouldn’t have it any other way.
There is a saying in french that discribe that happen to people like us. They Say its a "curse" in french: "malédiction de Vinci". It is when you are interested in everything just like Leonardo Da Vinci. He was a polymath and was able to be good, even great on everything he was interested in. He was the proof that it is possible to be an expert on many fields.
Thank you for your video man!
Yeah I think it’s best to assume we can be great at them all someday, because why not ya know
@@RajTareh I just call it the ADHD curse
@@confusedpozole406 😂yeah, that too!
@@confusedpozole406 It's not ADHD. It's a personality type. We are Scanners. 🙂
I recently found you channel and I feel very relieved seeing that there are people out there that actually BELIEVE that it's possible to be good at several things, many people around me tell me that I exaggerate, that it's too much for me, that I'm not going to get anywhere if I keep on doing a lot of things. But, everyone can choose what to do with their OWN LIFE. Thanks for your words, Vaughn. Saludos desde México 🇲🇽👋
Hey glad you found this then!
Yeah it’s always better to find out for yourself rather than let others beliefs limit you!
If you look at the introductory sentence of most great people’s Wikipedia pages they often list 3-5 careers.
Example 1: Ben Franklin: a leading writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher
Example 2: Peter Matthiessen (successful writer): American novelist, naturalist, wilderness writer, zen teacher and onetime CIA agent.
Successful people are typically curious, and curious people are incapable of burrowing into one subject. They’re meant to explore, learning transferable skills in each area that help them advance in their other interests.
Just an observation. Great video!
Good point! I never really thought about that.
Yeah! That's true. Maybe because back then they didn't have social media and so many distractions.
My current daily routine is an hour each :
-piano
-finger drumming
-DJing
- learning how to make music
- blender ( it’s for work )
- graphic design ( for work )
- learning Chinese
-reading
-TH-cam
So far I have gotten all of them down and have really good results ! On days I feel like I can’t do much I just say do 10-30 mins ; my favourite out of all this is playing the piano
Sick! Seems like you have a really good routine.
If you’re seeing results definitely stick to it!
I love your routine, but do you think i could do it too? Even though i do breakdancing and work out? Could i add 3d and music to it too? I feel so overwhelmded that i cant do anything. Especially with a normal work cause i have to pay all my bills. ;(
@@krissvanags I got super depressed when I found out I I only could do art school instead of music school, because I was afraid that I would never had the time to dedicate to my music , then I changed my mindset | read the book atomic habits | no matter how small u get started , as long as u get started the way will show and the momentum will build, don’t be depressed not being able to do something get started and if u don’t like it stop! But don’t limit yourself ,
If you are feeling so called to a hobby or something it just means that there’s a version of you that’s already doing it and is calling you to get there and join them, you didn’t get that desire for no reason , start small you have the whole life ahead of you to master them all
I would watch a routine vlog if you ever did one. I have similar goals and I am interested in your method @Youreinternetbestie
@@maizymaizy Il make one at the end of the year and tag u :)
Bro I relate on so many things.
- I play Guitar and Piano
- I did martial arts when I was a teen (taekwondo)
- Im a software engineer (my 9-5)
- I'm learning Japanese right now
- I play video games
I grew up knowing that im good at many things and always looked at being jack of all trades as a good thing until I started my YT channel where so many gurus would say "niche down" and then I started looking at myself as a "Master of none" and after 6 years or so, Im ok with me being a Jack of all trades again because I realized I might be master of none but its better than being master of one.
To me its all about calendar blocks and set a time for each one of my interests.
Great Video!
Nice, yeah it is a far more fulfilling life to be a jack of all trades, because after a certain point, the benefits drop off a LOT.
I will explain why in a future video to help ease the idea more!
Funny enough, this is misquoted often, but the FULL original quote is:
"A jack of all trades is a master of none, BUT oftentimes better than a master of one"
@@vaughngene I feel so seen by this video and what you just wrote perfectly captures the philosophy I felt in my gut but couldn't put into words. There are diminishing returns to any skill and I believe for many skills there's a sort of 80/20 rule where 80% of the fun comes from 20% of the skill.
Wow, I've never believed i would find other like-minded people but here I am.
Multiple languages, photography, dance choreography, fitness, guitar, piano, drawing, were the main interests and yet i never got good at any of them. Possibly bc i was overwhelming myself.
Yeah that could be the case, so hope this helps! 👌
This is soooo good (and accurate). My two foci are all things God (theology) and music (composition/playing piano). Being raised to be a Christian (although that came later!) and having a mother and grandmother as pianists, I learned classical/folk music (jazz/funk) came later. I had private lessons and lessons at home, this gave me a lot of discipline. I also went into the military as a combat medic (more discipline). I picked up a little German, though I didn’t fully learn it, it sparked interest in foreign languages. I became a Christian, received a call from God to preach/teach. I went to Bible college and then seminary. But prior to seminary I began to learn some Latin on my own, which propelled me to gain the much needed discipline to learn Koine Greek and Hebrew in seminary. Today I am a pastor and a couple of years ago published my first book.
So, what you are saying here, Vaughn, really peeked my interest. What a great concept you unpacked for all of us. I have attempted to do too many things at once over the years: write multiple books at the same time, compose more than two songs at once, study for exams, etc. You are right, it does not work very well. Thank you so much for revealing what you learned for everyone to consider. God’s peace.
Finally ~ I’ve found the ONLY SUCCESSFUL CHANNEL that is not into micro-niche but multi-faceted on TH-cam after weeks of digging & this popped up on my TH-cam! I feel like I found my online tribe here! I have multiple passions as well: story telling,
sharing stories,
experiences,
my faith,
reading book excerpts,
interviewing others,
teaching beginner tech stuff,
sharing past realtor stories;
singing - from opera to gospel to Disney covers to lullabies;
dancing hula to ballroom & learning how to just lightly play several instruments, along the way!
I am a tiny channel because I’ve changed the name many times, not wanting to micro-niche and I was off & on for two decades - but I sort of want to remain on TH-cam and document the multi-facets of passions I have, along the way…
It’s been frustrating trying to select which category my channel belongs in…
Thank you for encouraging us who don’t want to just focus on one thing, because we are passionate about many things and this video ~ gives off so much encouragement and love to those who are multi-dimensional.
Thank you, truly!
Glad you’re here, and nice! Yeah eventually people will find you and resonate with you.
I feel like doing all this was just more authentic.
Probably the same for you! Authentic.
Skateboarding, snowboarding, biking, making music (3-4 different genre), drawing, animating (both 2d and 3d), story/screenwriting, working out and mobility, oh and a lot of psychology yes. Im so glad ive found thid video, not to mention the comment section haha❤love yall
Yeah it's nice to see all the different things people are into.
Helps me shape my future examples a lot better too.
You have the perfect amount of chill for this kind of content; you remind me of my personal trainer. I wanna reduce my screen time, learn my mother’s language, start a comic, and I appreciate someone telling me to do it without demeaning me or yelling in my face.
As a former personal trainer that’s funny to hear Lol.
I have never believed in aggressive teaching though yeah.
The nervous system doesn’t operate that way.
Fear elicits the pre-programmed response.
But people try to use fear to teach which just isn’t as effective.
It works. Just not as effective.
"Skill Developing Skill" Is a gem
Refuse to Choose! - Barbara Sher. This is the best book I read for people with multiple passions like us.
I’ve seen this a few times here in the comments. I’ll probably take a look.
I just brought the book 🎉🎉
Broooo we need a discord for real, it’s rare finding people like this
Dude this is actually so crazy, I always do this and I’ve never seen people understand. Sometimes it weighs on me too because there is so much I want to do and not enough time. Crazy excited to watch.
Here is part 2 that I added onto this,
th-cam.com/video/GYRHJwNY6jw/w-d-xo.htmlsi=zXFpmBWXv6Tesvto
Hi, I wanted to add to all of the beautiful people’s words in these comments. Vaughn, your a legend. This video was exactly what I was looking for. New to the channel and will subscribe.
I’m a musical artist myself, I rap, sing, produce, mix, master, play piano, want to learn guitar, all of that. Music is me. Also, video games, anime, photography, car mechanics, electronics, coding and software design, painting, learning japanese, law study, bible study, writing and poetry, finance, and so much more are all things I’m interested in.
I always refered to myself as a “Renaissance man”, Like alot of you here. I hope we all never give up and find happiness and joy through our journey to great knowledge. Peace
I also noticed this when I started self learning in the pandemic, now remember the school system, they force feed you 10 subjects at once
Yes exactly! so much at once just ruins the input.
I think a lot of it is un-learning how we thought we were supposed to learn.
That's right, but also that they teach you subjects in isolation instead of making children aware that, for example, language is connected to history, geography is connected to history, mathematics is connected to practical things, music is connected to physics, and so on and so forth.
Also, children learn but they don't really know why and for what purpose they are learning something and how it can be useful to them in practical terms.
@@frankgradus9474 Seriously I feel like i would have learned some of the stuff in physics a bit more easily if we were taught the history behind it and why that concept was originally developed
@@jeffinjoseph8916 hear! hear!
@frankgradus9474 isnt that quite obvious?
You have a calm voice and this was a beneficial video, I also want to become a portrait artist, learn the Japanese language, and become an ambidextrous, yoga practitioner, Become advanced meditator.
Things I am taking away from the video
1) When do you add a new skill:-
a) When you don't struggle to show up
b) When you feel weird not doing it for 2- 3 days
c) When you have developed some sort of competency
2) Disappear for some time
3) It's ok to quit if you don't feel like continuing it anymore
4) 99% is the work we do and 1% is the learning or knowledge we acquired from videos like this and related stuff
🙌
This video is beyond relatable man. I got burned out a couple months ago because my New Year’s resolutions was a huge list of reading 24 books, hitting 1,000lbs SBD total, running a marathon, hitting sub 30 seconds on Rubik’s Cube, picking up guitar again, hitting 1500 chess rating, etc and it was just way too much. I actually started therapy a couple months ago to address a lot of these thought patterns and feeling like I should be doing more but I’ve learned that hobbies and novelty are a huge aspect of my life. I’ve stuck with the core hobbies that I genuinely enjoy and that don’t take energy to commit to and slowly adding things that interest me over time. It’s a really fun process
Nice, it’s good you got your scope right!
As the years pass you’ll have better results this way anyways imo.
Great video! My eyes lit up when I saw the title of this video. Chess, Fingerstyle guitar, pickleball, billiards, cycling, kettlebell strength training, reading, scrollsawing, and drawing/sketching are my many interests. When I retire in 6 years, I will not be bored!
This is genius. Learning from 0 is really hard. If you start to learn your every interest from 0 at the same time you won't have time nor energy, nor focus, nor motivation. You have to space the learning from zero or the deep learning processes, basically "the hard part". If you build your routine with 10 tasks you're going to drop it... You have make sure you can do a task easily before adding another one! And thank you for pointing out difference of finding out what way follow to get the skill (1%) vs. the time and effort that goes into actually acquiring the skill (99%)... I easily overlook and forget that... :')
Yes exactly! These things help me out a lot so glad they can help you too.
Why be a simple "master" when you can have the potential to outshine every other mediocre player. There's already a "everyone has there own style" when you can be THAT STYLE and so much more. That ONE PERCENT is all it takes to be make a difference in the world and for one's own self. Don't overlook starting from scratch, remember it's your point of view that can be used against you
@@imawindis1600 What i meant is not "don't start from scratch", it's "don't start from scratch on multiple things at the same time". Because the first 10 steps will be harder than the steps from 10 to 100. Start another thing only after the new skill you are currently learning becomes somewhat familiar to practice and uphold, a little bit yours
@betulkorkut5215 I understand, however what your now implying is "a skill" do this at 10 so then the next 10 blah BLAH BLAH AT 100 IS LIKE THIS. Get yo fucken shit straight. YES WHAT YOUR SAYING IS CORRECT. HOWEVER WHAT IM IMPLYING IS THAT ONE SKILL CAN CORRELATE OR EVEN ADVAST AND EXPAND ANOTHER SKILL THAT YOUR WORKING ON. For example MUSIC when there's MUSIC THERES DANCE. You get what I'm saying?
@betulkorkut5215 Also COMFTORBILITY, REPETITION AND UNCHANGE MOVEMENTS GETS YOU AND YOUR MINDSET KILLED!!! If you tell your self a certain thing then that THING will be CERTAIN. Yes everyone has there own way of doing things and accomplishing another, let's be realistic we have natural gifts and maybe not all but most are human who excel when put to the pressure
Not trying to bash video games (I've been playing since Pong), but it was the "total game timer" on Oblivion that was my wake-up call. I was pushing 300lbs and 40 years old and noticed that I had spent well over 60 hours playing the game. I thought that if I put in half that time trying to get fit I might actually make some progress. I committed to running and dropped 100lbs in one year. Fast forward over a decade and the weight is still off and I'm an extremely fit 50+ year old ultra-marathon runner. I used this same commitment to learn banjo and the "fine art" of war-game miniature painting. Listen to when this man says. I can change your life.
3:53 this! I say that I’m not naturally gifted at anything in particular but I’m really good at learning
@@Tweedilydum93 ur kinda like me ..I seem to grasp n learn things quickly but always get stuck n can't fully learn it
same here, i can learn anything, i am good at anything i do, but im really lack of focus, purpose, idk man, even money is not enough fuel for me 🤔🤔
OMG I THOUGHT I'M THE ONLY ONE. How naive of me. I love this! I feel so validated. Previously always felt like it's ridiculous that I want to do so many things since most people just usually stick to one or a few. Thanks for making this video, I feel seen. Have way more confidence to commit to all of my interests one at a time now.
I'm tennis player, musician, producer, illustrator, dancer and I have an PhD in neuroscience. Learning its the only thing that I enjoy more haha.
I don't really understand how difficult is for other people learning new thing. But for me, its exiting.
I think some people are more drawn to learning more than others.
Just more curious.
All brains are different.
“Learn to love learning.” I don’t remember where I heard that from. But once I figured out how, life seemed to be more enjoyable.
Yo, I'm interested in neuroscience too, but it's in my "for later" list since I have other stuff to do now.
Anyway, any resources you would recommend for learning it?
@@ijustwannabeatpeace what kind of work do you like? Clinical or basic research? In general, YT is a good way to start. But if you like just "know about the field" I recommend some books of V. S. Rammachandran, Oliver Zacks, Damasio, etc. Classics.
Then. You can deep dive in some specific field, reading some reviews from scientific papers.
I love this video Vaughn, not so many people share about the multitalented people and how they really live.
There are many successful people that develop multiple talents into professional levels. The most famous one, at least for me is Da Vinci, but of course there are way more.
I love and I developed these talents/gifts to professional levels, and keep learning and working on them:
MY FOCUS AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT:
1- Play the Piano
2- Create/Produce Music, mostly instrumental, epic, electronic, cinematic, ambience
3- Song Writing
SECOND PRIORITY
4- Sculpting Angels
5- Music Meditation / Stress Management workshops
MY LEARNING FOCUS:
1-Developing my singing skills
2-Learning Chinese
3-Learning Piano Theory
OTHER DEVELOPED SKILLS
Corporate Trainer
Public Speaker
Home Healthy Cooking (life skill)
Drawing
Video Creation
Finance and Accounting
Business Management
06:14 +++skill developing skill TOTALLY TRUE!
To all my multitalented pros and beginners there, don't give up.
Manage your energies and plan your finance, is easy to get depressed when the financial part dont work.
Keep sharpening your arts and create elevated positive content! This world need us!
Very nice, your list has a lot of things that will help compliment others too.
I personally think Language and Music get easier to learn if you do both. but I will talk about my experience in that someday.
Good points!
Man, this is exactly the video i needed. i feel like i am so “decent” at everything i’m passionate about.
Oh, this one hits home. I’m studying for my masters in neuroscience, and I’m also interested in literature and music, and learning Icelandic. With time I realized it’s not really feasible to expect perfection in every single one of these areas, perfection being an ever moving, constantly evolving goal; what I truly want in life is to experience as much as I can, learn as much as I can, create as much as I can. Focusing on the pleasurable aspects of all my endeavors rather than fixating on an impossible ideal of competence makes everything so much better.
Bro I heavy mess with your channel, this is my only comment on this website, its just ive been thinking about this kind of stuff for the longest time. i resonate a ton with your message and your content. APPRECIATE THE VIDEOS!! keep at it brother
Means a lot 🙏 thank you!
It’s definitely my ‘secret’ to success overall so I want the same for others.
Everyone can watch what they need real quick, and then go live life.
The worst thing is that I have so much interest that it's hard to keep track of most of them. Waking up everyday and having different goals occupying my mind is not good for mental health.
This is the problem of the modern internet, everyone wants your attention which makes you more ambitious, but more bloated with ideas, unoriginal ideas mostly.
Looking back, it really is a matter of focus and discipline. Being consistent with one thing and setting aside other things for other days, making peace with them day by day per se.
Yes exactly, the main point of these last two videos is exactly that.
There nothing you are really missing out on by finding more content. This includes mine!
Far better for you to just go practice or study and figure things out as you go!
I also have this same problem and made me reflux 😬🥲
Same here bro! i literally have 6-7 different hobbies/passion since im a kid and i just feel its too much. I really need to prioritize and reduce them, and this is the hardest part cuz i cant, i dont wanna get rid of any. Exactly the opposite, i find more and more things that make me excited without looking for one. (Its crazy that i know a lot of people who doesnt have any hobbies and doesnt get excited about anything even if they are searching for it…) Its really hard to imagine with my head 😅. So yeah i think this is the hard part for us who can be excited about a lot of things, to organize and manage time, energy and focus just like Vaugh said. But we got this ❤
@@balintszikora8846 same here, it's hard to imagine what it's like to be someone looking for "something to do". I've never been that way. I recently noticed that I've forgotten what it feels like to be "bored", which is not necessarily a good thing for mental health---boredom and rest is important sometimes.
God sent message. I needed to hear this because i have so many interests that it sometimes feel i am doing too much. Thank you for this video.
Thank you, this really clicked things into place for me. The idea that I don’t have to give up learning one thing for a whole year while I finish learning another thing. But instead, once the learning of something becomes a habit, you can easily add in something else without it draining you.
"What would I want to be known for"...i love that idea...makes it easy to choose
Yeah it was a random thought a long time ago that really stuck with me!
It confuses me though. I really would rather be renown a funny man but also i like playing piano a lot. If i had to choose between either id ditch piano
As someone who has multiple hobbies that I’d like to get good at, I’m so happy to have found this channel. My biggest challenge in concentrating on my hobbies is anxiety. I’ve struggled with anxiety most of my life and when it gets bad, it really hampers my ability to focus on things. But I’m working on it. Thanks for your insights. Really helps.
I see, best of wishes with that,
Staying present really helped me, as I had that issue in the past.
It’s good you’re working on it though!
Your voice is very soothing and listening to you gives me hope that there are still good people left in this world. Thanks for sharing 😊
Thank you 🙏 , and no problem. Glad I could help keep your optimism.
This is one of the best channels I've discovered today. As a person with lots of interests, and I mean it, lots (computers, to retro computers to music, to physics, to literature and history), this video is really like finding a home! I struggle to find people like me, and relate to, but, thanks to you, who just created an entire community!
Fr🙏🏻
Thank you! means a lot. I wasn't expecting this kind of turnout at all, but it's nice to see I'm not alone.
3:31 i'm not sure if anyone has already pointed this out, but this might have something to do with neuroplasticity. it's been observed that learning things in one field can somehow improve your capabilities in another unrelated field. so yeah, people with multiple hobbies are faster at picking up skills compared to extra-specialized individuals. i wish i'd known this sooner, i was too afraid of "wasting time" developing skills i thought were useless, when in reality having variety boosts learning speed
Good point! this is something I want to talk about someday.
Hello, the algorithm brought me here. I'm into coding, piano, music producing. Where are you all gathered at?
I thought this was gonna be like all those other self improvement videos some stuff that everyone repeats blabla, another jacked dude telling me to wake up at 5 am. But man this was truly helpful, and I learned. You are very inspiring.
Hey Glad I could shift your perspective a bit!
Lol I don’t blame you though.
I can’t stand those guys as much as the next person.
In fact I probably am even more annoyed at them because we look the same 😂.
I am guilty by association until proven innocent.
Yeah you're still gonna have to get up at 5 bub, sorry.
Professionally a chef,
loves Graphic Design,
just started learning piano,
photographer [just started shooting film]
editing [colorgrading, editing sequences]
making music,
glad to meet you all.
Dude this is beyond relatable. My hobbies are guitar, coding, and martial arts (muay thai) as well, and I've also wanted to learn Japanese! This topic is something I've struggled with. Thanks for making this vid
Nice! We pretty much have the same list Lol.
& No problem!
I’ll get more into learning and productivity (realistic productivity) in the future, so that should help.
Wow. My algorithm has finally led me to something I truly relate to. Thanks for making these videos. They've resonated greatly with where my headspace currently is.
Hey glad you found them then! It seems to be a popular topic these days to my surprise.
I tried to tell my Mom almost this exact thing. I learned how to grind in Skyrim and then applied that grind to Engineering XD. This video gave me a boost because I really want to focus up on being a better musician. Thanks so much for this bump in motivation.
Nice! Yes I really do believe that gamers have an advantage in a sense.
Or anyone who is used to ‘grinding’.
It’s just about moving that over when you’re ready 👍
If I may ask, what do you mean by "learned to grind on Skyrim"?
@@giuliar2539I guess he means speading countless hours doing repetitive tasks to get a fulfilling reward in the end in the form of stats. That could also be applied in engeneering and learning by doing things that are not that interesting individualy but with the goal of becoming good at them, which in the end is fulfilling when you can tackle things you couldn't before
Some people dive into many skills, while others stick to one, and both are fine! If something’s just a hobby and it makes you happy, being mediocre is okay. But it can also be exciting to take a skill to the next level, challenge yourself, and feel like you’re growing.
I’ve learned instruments and pursued skills out of necessity, like playing guitar, bass, and drums so I could record my own music without relying on others. Or studying vocal techniques to better guide singers as a musical director. These efforts helped me grow and opened doors, like coaching on X Factor.
The key is to follow what excites you. Whether it’s for fun or something bigger, pursuing what’s in your heart can be deeply fulfilling, and if you find a way to make a living from it, that’s even better.
GREAT video, really good points on a kind and respectful way. No polarizing things, no course, just pure and honest advice from another human
Glad you are finding it helpful 🙌
I am an electrical engineer designer, music producer, and runner here!!! My next passion is investing.
I am an EE student, what stuff do you suggest focusing on to be better at it?
@@trussedflame6868 I would suggest get an internship as soon as you can. I started as an intern my junior year. I gained alot of experience and they offered me a full time position after I graduated. As soon as you start working full time, take advantage of 401k match if your employer has it and HSA. START INVESTING YOUNG!! Get your FE ASAP. Do not wait tooo long to take it. Keep developing new skills!!
@@trussedflame6868 really try to learn the material. Try not to take shortcuts. It will help you when you take your FE. Take your FE as soon as you graduate or a little before. Start looking for internships. I landed a internship during my junior year and they offered me a full time position. Take advantage of 401k match with employers if they have. Start saving and investing ASAP.
@@trussedflame6868 one thing you could do is to develop EE projects that would benefit your other hobbies. Im a CE undergrad, but also want to pursue guitar and drifting. So, Ive been working on designing a bjt amplifier for a distortion pedal and also designing a sim wheel to practice drifting on pc.
I love your videos Vaughn. I currently live in Japan and I am trying to self-study for the Japanese proficiency test. I also have a lot of similar interests such as bass, web development, and creating art. I just started a TH-cam channel to hopefully keep me accountable. It is very hard for me to focus. Watching your videos have been helpful. I had set small goals to help me continue learning my interests. Your previous advice on continuing to stick with one set of videos / mastering one video was very helpful too. I have come to this conclusion that I should stick with one type of material for learning Japanese before moving onto the next type of material. I keep adding so much that it paralysed me sometimes.
I can not wait to see more from you!
Oh nice! We do have a lot of common. And thank you! 🙏 looking forward to making more.
& yes absolutely, especially for things like Japanese and Music which require a LOT of hours of repetition in order to make it subconscious.
Happy to see you’re finding them useful!
I miss Japan so much as a side note Lol
and can’t wait to move back and hang with my friends there again.
And the food. I can write a whole essay on that alone…
@@vaughngeneit will be so nice if could do that
Please 🙏 do it 😊
@@vaughngene I can’t wait to hear more about your experiences in Japan!! I’m also looking forward to when you can come back!!
I play in a band. Ride motorcycles. Scuba dive. Play hockey. Write books. DJ on radio. Your approach is correct. Well done!
this video is so real. thank u feel like I needed this as I’m struggling to juggle everything as a renaissance soul
No problem, glad you found it useful. It’s so easy for us to jump from thing to thing out of excitement. The long game has really worked out well for me so hopefully it does for you too.
Guitar. Drawing, Free diving. Learning languages. Currently doing a doctorate in Banking & Finance. Meditate daily. Swim & work out in the gym. I'm a single parent with two children under 10. My people. here! Hello all you multi-tasking addicts.
1. Bass Guitar
2. Learning Spanish
3. Running
Anybody else??
Most of us have music, art, and language as common interests. That’s fascinating!
-Spanish
-painting
-piano
-psychology
-boxing
-roller skating
-herbal medicine
I'm 17 years old and currently studying music theory on my own, seeing that someone is doing the same and getting great results is very inspiring! You are such an amazing individual! (im sorry, english is not my native language '-')
Hey thank you so much! And your English is fine 👌
Yes music theory NEVER ENDS but that’s the fun part!
Learn what you need, create, learn more, repeat 🎼
That's so cool man. Currently I am also studying music theory as I want to make music in the future. What is your approach to this topic because I personally find it quite hard to find some proper resources. Greetings 😁
@@exoben731 mastering the basic, note names,
Major and Minor scales, the notes of each scale, the chords of each scale,
Why they are built that way, inversions,
& Apply that to your instrument.
Everything else in musicians is pretty much built off that.
I started with ‘Piano From Scratch’ TH-cam channel for piano.
Guitar was mostly Bernth and Old DVD’s I had from Doug Marks (rock and metal mostly).
Understanding and thinking in terms of Intervals was a huge leap forward for me
@@steelyburt Yeah I actually think Intervals are arguably THE most important thing to learn on guitar.
It feels like our interests are so much alike but slightly shifted:
Bass guitar, tricking, learning German, applied math/programming
Nice, it is alike Lol,
Tricking is quite fun.
I’m not expert at it by any means, but I have a theory that when you learn things that require lots of muscle memory, it actually makes you better at other muscle memory tasks.
So tricking makes your bass playing/learning better.
Just a theory I’m going to talk about one day from my experience.
@@vaughngene my smallest talent is probably sports, I remember that I hit a wall playing soccer, I could not get myself to shoot well and pretty much only was decent at passing, then I started playing basketball and somehow I got better at both just by playing basketball
Love your vids bro. Quit smoking and am struggling to find things to fill my time and these videos are a blessing.
Congrats on stopping! That’s awesome.
, I have a friend who stopped cold turkey and never went back. He replaced it with exercises and good hobbies also 👌 .
And appreciate it 🙏
This is something ive struggled and I'm surprised that most people don't seem tohave as many interests as many of us here do. I feel life is too short not to follow all my interests. I like to play guitar, record and release music on my channel, physical training, reading, and for a long time I've wanted to write novels so that's what I've been trying to do the most lately. It's a dream I always had, to tell stories and makes a difference through them, just like with my music. It's great to find other people like that with many interests that we have in common, even the fact that we have many interests to begin with
youtube.com/@vaughngenemusic?si=SXw4YTez-jL-FC1S
This is my music channel incase more people ask.
I have no organization there and my mixing sucks Lol,
but I’ll upload more there one day. Including some music I make for this.
I don’t usually comment on videos but your videos are so helpful!
@@formyartportfolio Hey thanks so much! Really glad they help 🙏,
Can you please give me the steps you followed to learn Japanese ?@vaughngene
The music on the background of this video is SO GOOD! I would like to listen to from time to time just to get in the mood.
@@sergioweka4599 next video or the one after that will have my plan laid out!
Being single / living alone helps a lot as well
As long as you get along with yourself and take responsibility for everything that happens in your life, Being single and living alone gives you so much peace, focus and power.
Some people just can't sit five minutes by themselves.. always seeking to get distracted with something just to not face discomfort.
I started to be single again so I'll see how I will do :D
This is the most accurate suggestion TH-cam algorithm ever brought to me. Now i know I'm not the only one who thinks like this
Only 93 likes? Boosting for the algorithm
Thank you! 💪, as long as people get something out of it.
even a video like this cant help me, i have so many interests it is unbelievable. I could never choose 2 or 3 of them over dozens. Im a generalist, and i think i now why. Autistic and ADHD people (i have both) have something thats called special interests; well, there are different terms, one of those is special interest, other one is hyperfixation. The hyperfix is kinda like, you get obsesses with something, and start intensely researching/consuming/enjoying it for some time, like, it could be 2 weeks, it could be 2 months, you know, and then the obsession disappears and you go to the next thing. Special interest is like hyperfixation but on a grand scale, its a hyperfixation that never goes away in your life. For example, i, for most of my life, would have said that my biggest special interest is videogames, or science. But recently i realized its not. The reason im such a generalist and i look for any type of knowledge is because of my biggest special interest, which was difficult to identify. My most important, biggest, special interest, is the understanding of reality. Anything that is part of reality, anything that works under rules, any kind of reasoning, or proof, or thinking. Any kind of system. All of it. I need to understand all of it. Every possible system or rule. Thats my special interest, and thats weird because it has some unexpected consequences, like the need for being a generalist (thats more expected) or the indecision that comes with it. I cant choose just one or two things because in the long term, overall, i want to learn everything. I know this goal may seem unrealistic to most people, but remember the world is going to change in the next 10 years, in many multiple senses, so it may be possible to understand everything throughout the centuries. I really dont know. But i will never stop consuming knowledge
I think having a lot of knowledge about different subjects is a good interest of its own.
Maybe not 'doing' them all per say, but having a lot of information and understanding about them may be all you actually want to do. I don't think there's anything wrong with that.
@@vaughngene Yeah, it was just a thought about it, not a complaint or anything uwu
I totally feel you…. I have the same. My curiosity is unstoppable even since im little kid. I can get obsessed with every tiny thing easily. Also have 7-8 hobbies currently. Im looking for the deepest answers until i dont figure them out. And i always do. Its super hard and exhausting, but atnthe same time its incridebly valuable and unique! So all my respect and love. (Btw i dont have diagnosis but 99% i have both too… maybe i should get the "papers" too)
9:29 yes it make sense, thanks :)
Dancing, crafts, selling insurance, cooking, motherhood, now learning to paint, editing videos, organic farming and Art therapy.. I definitely need this video on focusing on 1 at a time. The struggle is real😂
What about... no interests?
Take a step back from consuming content, maybe consider unsubbing too from things (including my channel) and that may help!
Just come back when you have some interests Lol. Best of luck tho.
do drugs or get drunk then listen to ur fav music and you’ll find…YOULL FIND!
@@vroomy619 THIS IS A DRUG FREE ZONE MY GUY.
DRINK WATER WHILE YOU’RE AT IT.
@@vaughngene plenty 💦
Then you binge binge watch whole series in one night
The best thing about this video is the speaker seems so humble when he says, “I wouldn’t use the word ‘fluent’" when he talks about his ability to speak Japanese, which really shows that he is always willing to learn and better himself. This is very inspiring, great job my friend
-guitar
-art
-hindi
-volleyball
-science
so glad i found this video💕
The best thing about your video is showing us how much we're not alone and we're all struggling with the same thing and trying to find a method that works.
Like so many people here I'm a motion designer (so animation, video editing, graphic design and everything 3D all included). Music is piano, singing, viola, and composing music. I also draw. And I absolutely love Japanese and I would like to learn German because it's in my family (my grandparents speak), and belly dancing, plus I'd love to learn hip hop dancing.
And all that juggling with depression, which I got better at, but the frustration of not dealing with everything is DAILY and destroys my mood. And many times I didn't socialise because I had to be productive.
Thank you for making this video and bringing us all together!