Whenever i think of how other people having it worse i dont find it invalidating. Theres nothing wrong with recognizing that others are probably suffering greater than yourself
Ah yes, the moronic concept of relativistic suffering. That as long as there is someone on the planet who is currently suffering more than you means you have NO right to complain about anything in your life. So out of 7.5 billion people only one person can rightfully claim to have a terrible life at any given moment. 2020 needs to be the year that people who push this retarded idea are bludgeoned to death! The fact is that every day, there is more suffering on the planet than any human could ever comprehend. It's amazing that more people don't kill themselves every day. It is a perfectly logical solution when someone looks at the totality of their life. And it is NOT a cowardly thing to do! But there ARE times when the old adage "you made your bed so now you have to lie in it" is true. If you made the biggest mistake possible, bringing your children into existence, then you have to stay and take care of them until they are old enough to take care of themselves. And if you have any sentient pets like cats and dogs, you need to stick around until they die since you adopted them for life(THEIR lifetime, not yours!). If you want to stick around until your parents die you are of course free to do so. But you are in no way obligated. Remember, they are the ones that fucked up and brought you into existence knowing with 100% certainty that you WILL die one day and cease to exist for eternity. And while you might have some good times in your life, there are going to be bad times too. And the bad will outweigh the good. I quit my shit job back in January. Since the economy was doing so well I knew I would have no problem finding another one. But I wanted to find something that I didn't hate. Then the apocalypse happened, and now the only jobs I can find are ones I would rather kill myself than do. So all this year I have been living on my savings, spending as little as possible. My original plan was to off myself on the one year anniversary of the last cat or dog I ever had day I had to have her put to sleep. But now I am quite interested in seeing how the election will turn out, so I am going to wait until that shit show has been decided. It also gives me more time to go to restaurants that I love and haven't been to in a long time, go through my stuff and toss out things I know my sibling won't want, and watch a TON of tv shows and movies I bought on DVD/Blu-Ray but never got around to watching. So to go back to the original point; just because there are people who are worse off than me in NO way means I have a good life that is worth continuing, or on the very tiny chance that it MIGHT get better. Remember, EVERYONE dies and ceases to exist. The question is, how much misery and shit are you going to suffer through before you realize that you can minimize your losses and leave NOW, or stick around and accumulate even MORE misery and shit before the inevitable happens and you cease to exist forever anyways. Common sense and logic tells me the obvious answer is to minimize all the bad stuff, so that is what I am going to do. :-D
It’s a grounding technique. The amount of suffering a human can withstand is actually quite high. Still helps to have a hug every once in a while. Or at least that’s how we used to do things.
2008 I was so poor. Cutting my own hair badly. Same shoes everyday. Couldn’t find a job. Gf broke up with me at the time. I was over weight. Car broke down once a month. It was rough. But if I didn’t go through that pain then. I wouldn’t be standing today and pushing forward. I’d be hiding under my bed crying. But I’ve been “essential” more like a sacrifice. But I didn’t freak out once. Kept working while understaffed. Didn’t care. Kept going. Looting and riots... kept going. Went right into downtown Chicago and went to work. This world ain’t stopping me.
Just wanted to mention here that you, Louis, was one of the people who helped me out of a rock bottom depression a couple of years ago, and all that without even knowing me :) Your videos motivated me not only to rekindle my passion again, but to double the efforts. And it worked like a charm. So thanks a lot!
Depression is something I've always dealt with despite the fact that I've never truly had a reason for it, I have life so good because my parents worked so hard to make it so for me. I started wondering why I'm here hating myself and sulking in my own self-pity just hating myself and hating myself for hating myself for no reason other than just being lame, being unattractive, being this, not being that, ect ect and the cycle just keeps going and going. I ended up just feeling completely hopeless and exhausted and with no meaningful skills or talent to show for it. I'm still here, out the other end of it, I think. Slowly just trying to take the pieces and make something- anything of myself again... even though I don't even know what I want to make yet. I still don't have a lot of confidence, sometimes I still wake up with that familiar numbness and unwillingness to move, and I'm still insecure about lack of any skills or work ethic to speak of, but at least I'm not totally miserable because of it... anymore? I don't even know anymore, misery seems like a constant but because of what I'm not sure anymore. 2020 is such a barrage of bad news, family emergencies and uncertainty that it made _everyone_ depressed. I guess if I were to dive into the fish tank of septic waste of this year and get something remotely positive out of it, I guess it would be that. I can blame my depression on the world and fool myself into not blaming myself for being miserable in a world that isn't miserable anymore because the world is miserable now. And now, because of that, I can finally take the drunk goggles of self-hatred off and actually try to improve myself slowly. This is relatively new though, actual quarantine was my Louis in the chair moment, except it was something like 3 months. I'm doing better now, and I hope to continue to. Have a good night everyone.
Lifestyle change can help a lot. Exercise, better diet (aim for natural foods and less carbs) and better sleep. Practicing virtue to make it a part of your personality as Socrates suggested. Helping someone else takes the focus off your own issues. Every now and then I have these off days where I don't have the drive to do anything useful. It's frustrating. I should follow my own advice here.
@@MaximilianonMars oh believe you me I've said it all to others, it's following it myself thats the hard part. You can get on the bull but it'll throw you again and again and again until eventually your (newly invigorated) depression tells you to stop trying because you'll never be anything anyway and whats that really gonna do to help when you're already beyond help anyway blah blah blah blah BLAH. On and on it goes. Sometimes I wonder if any true change in behavior would have to start with therapy and meds. That way when the bull throws me, there's nobody to put me down for it, I just try again.
I rewrote this comment like 30 times, so I’m just gunna spew it out. Thank you for making this, I and many other people needed this. Keep doing what you think is right. We support you.
This year is also my bad year. Nothing's actually going well, grades are failing, my coding is failing me, my mother died of cancer, and now after all that, the financial situation of my home is a bonker(she died leaving me with debt, instead of anything). Maybe you wouldn't read these comments anymore, but i still thank you for making this video, as i now am still in a ditch
Remember the famous quote: “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” And on that note I need to finish the job application that might get my career out of it's apparent death spiral.
Louis, I have two things for you. 1. Just because someone else has it worse does not mean you aren't going through shit. Everyone has problems, and ignoring/trivializing them is unhealthy. You deserve to speak out how you want. 2. I've been through the meat grinder in the past few years. This video shows me even someone like me can be successful like you. Thank You
Actually the decline in my business started in March of 2019 due to rotator cuff surgery, then nine months later after recovery and rehabilitation covid hits. Want to talk about shitty times Louis? Yeah I can relate. I'm back open for business now but I have a long road ahead of me to catch back up with the orders in which I have had sitting since early last year, luckily my clients are understanding and know I'm working on completing their expensive furniture pieces in which I promised to deliver. (Edit) Thanks Louis, this was exactly the type of encouragement that I needed. I won't go into details but an expensive tool failed and I'm waiting on parts for it so I can fix it partially. I am going to resharpen the old blades in it and hopefully by Christmas, I can replace this thing with a better one.
I sat in that chair for a couple years - until I started doing exactly what you're talking about. Day by day, one thing at a time, things went from awful to just fine. Shooting for awesome next year!
Most businesses fail the first, second, even the third time but those that persevere become successful. You live u learn, no yin without yang which makes life so sweet! Hang in there Louis.
It's been said already.. but your own situations and emotions are valid as someone who is worse off because your circumstances are yours to deal with .. it's something I try force myself to remember otherwise I just grin and bear it in my own experiences..
Why this guy doesnt have millions and millions of subs on here just blows my mind. To make a vid like this takes balls, and you can tell he genuinely just wants to help people.
I love this Maxim Gorky quote: "Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is.”
about 3 years ago I was considering attempting to fix a programing pendant for an industrial robot when I came across one of you videos. It was a shot in the dark and knew nothing about working on pcbs. After watching the video and observing your method of testing and going from component to component, I got the confidence to try myself... turned out it was just a backlight fuse. Given the proprietary nature of that programing pendant, fixing it myself saved me literally 1000's of dollars. I used pendant for years with no other issues. That in itself would have been enough but its videos like this (and also your adventures, like your real estate series and rants) that keep me coming back.
And I'll bet every time you used that programming pendant after the repair, it was way more satisfying than when it worked just fine before the repair.
@@mdotguyWhen the screen came back on for the first time...word cannot express the joy. I was glowing inside for the next week but down playing it externally around the shop...like "yea that thing...i fixed it...just the backlight fuse...no big deal...." Right after that I stared nerding out on pcb repair tools and set up a little work station. Imagine, before this I just had an old radioshack soldering iron and a coil of 12 gauge plumbing sodier haha.
This is the best example of “ it’s not how many times you fail it’s how many times you get back up” I never really realized what that meant until this video here.
My dad gave me a lot of really good advice: 1) OK, that (something bad) happened. What are you going to do about it? 2) Life isn't fair and owes you nothing. 3) Even if it's not your fault, it's still your problem.
@MegaAlpakka Horse hockey. The whole concept is not having unreasonable expectations and taking action to influence one's destiny. Having unreasonable expectations and them not being met are a component of what drives depression/suicide.
last October i was fired from my job and blacklisted from the industry i worked in (truck driving) due to an incident i had that caused a dock worker at a retail store to lose their leg (i didnt know it had happened) i spent the better part of 6 months with crippling depression, lost my apartment, contemplated the purpose of life (read into that what you want), sleeping on my mom's couch. I ended up after 7 months of being unemployed getting a job at a local lumber store (where i still work) making half of what i used to, talked with my dad about going back to college for a degree in software engineering, started going back to school. almost a year later, my life is starting to get back on track. your channel, along with several other techtubers are the driving force for returning a passion to me that i had back in high school, and rekindled my desire to do something in the tech field. i spent 10 years of my life trying to make it with no common sense or a proper education, i still have no common sense, but at least now im working on getting a proper education. Thank you Louis, in a weird roundabout way you saved my life.
I was laid off in April. Sucked ass. Spent the next month visiting my grandmother and helping her with some things she would have had to pay someone to do. Since then, I've focused on enjoying the down time(had a manual labor job), being with family more, and finally chipping away at my video game, movie, and TV show backlog. Unemployment and my 401k have helped deal with bills and stuff.
We become what we think about. If you think you can succeed you will succeed, if you think you will fail, you will fail. A person is what they think about all day long. Positive self talk is progression and negative self talk is destruction.
I was told semi-recently not to take to heart that others have it worse than me, because that devalues the feelings and emotions that comprise our state of mind as we go on day to day. It`s relative, truly. While we feel the same emotions to varying degrees for varying amounts of time, we can feel those feelings for wildly different things, and be affected in the same way as someone who might be considerably worse off than us. Being better off than others does not invalidate our emotions. They`re still there, they still need to be dealt with properly so as to achieve emotional maturity.
When that battery exploded while the third was on it's way, that was Karma treating you well that day. That battery told you ahead of time that it wasn't ready for the coming trip. It could've exploded well into your trip stranding you out in the middle of nowhere. Consider the brighter side of your outcomes. Thank you for sharing your wisdom.
Louis you legend. That's the solution to solving New York City! If leaders in public office and individuals work together to fix the lowest hanging fruit. A willingness & commitment to do this day after day after week after year after decade WILL solve our most fundamental problems. Also, your camera feed was blinking out periodically in the second half of this video ;)
When you are at your rock bottom, you have absolutely nothing to loose and everything to gain. Never give up until you've exhausted every possible option before accepting your failure, that's the least you can do for yourself and the people who love you. Your mind is your most powerful tool that can bring you success in life or can exacerbate you failures. People that get caught up constant negative thoughts can end up manifesting a negative feedback loop which their 'bad luck streak' will never seem to end. It also may help looking into Stoicism or Buddhism, there is much to learn from these teachings. Inlak'ech Ala K'in
I had a year where I went from having a job to having no job, to wondering if I’ll ever get a freaking interview again in my life, or if I would have to get lucky on some sort of alternative avenue of revenue. Boy, does Louis help me figure out how to deal with my cluster f*** of a life. It doesn’t matter who has a worse life.
I used to do something similar with a huge 4x8 white board in my office. I'd break down the things I needed to accomplish for the week into days and then the days down into chunks of time. Now I use the calendar app in my phone to help me organize my time. It really helps me focus my ADD and depression. My own worst critic ends up becoming my micro-manager.
Hey Louis! When I started my first business from scratch, the wild idea came to mind to make a massive wish list of ALL of things I wanted to buy. So, I created an MS Excel spreadsheet listing everything I wanted to buy for my business. I separated needs from wants. And I ranked everything on those lists from most important to least important. I glanced at the list almost every day. Sometimes I added more things. Other times I removed things that I later decided that I didn't need or want. But, ultimately, within 18 months I was able to progressively purchase everything on all of my wish lists. Not only had I bought everything I dreamed of, I still had a surplus of money left over, LOL! Having to look at that list nearly every day made it practically impossible for me to procrastinate for those 18 months. And, I noticed that I was able to get a lot more traction with my business bc that list was always subconsciously motivating me. That was years ago tho. Currently, my business has greatly suffered due to COVID restrictions. Yes, I'm doing worse than you. But, I really need this video to help convince me to start another damn wish list! Thanks! Godspeed...
Louis, I am really, REALLY sorry about your mom. I own't go into detail here but I had a similar experience growing up and I just want to say that if anyone deserves good parents, it's you. You're so genuine and open and honest and your moral compass is seemingly on point. I have a lot of respect for you and while I hope that my Apple products continue to function as designed, I would be honored to have the opportunity to meet you have have you do work on my stuff.
I wish you were my older brother. I needed someone like you to push me in the right direction. I simply gave up after a bad divorce and personal bankruptcy and became a heroin addict. Clean now from being a junkie for 8 years. I really take your words to heart.
Brother, YOUR the reason America is the best country in the world. People like you are the absolute backbone of this country. Thanks for all your vids, opinions, failures, advice, advocacy and just sharing.......... I'd like to shake your hand irl my friend. Peace from Montana me old son.
In all fairness Mr. Rossman that wasn't rock bottom "depression". That was life knocking you on your ass as a young man, getting a bloody nose for your trouble, and taking your youthful energy and putting it to bear. Thumbs up for getting up and trying again. Rock bottom depression is a whole different animal.
Louis I’m a guy who comes from poverty and I mean Mexican village in the mountains that just recently got a power line this decade poverty. I had the fortune of having the resources in some way shape or form to attend a prestigious university and experience other cultures outside of my own. I dropped out due to personal and family issues. Still I want you to know that the theme is the same, we may all come from different circumstances, no matter how big or small, how advantages or disadvantaged our life has been, all our experiences matter. What we need now a days and we have always needed, and why so many religions and cultures teach at a basic fundamental level, is empathy. You put yourself out there, you speak up, you aren’t afraid of the repercussions, you don’t sugarcoat things, this is why I appreciate your channel and you as a person. I, like many others have become very cynical and jaded, from a lot of facets in our life. Yet here are people like you and others that teach and help others understand concepts, and tidbits many might find boring or lame or not interesting. Watching your bit about EDB and repairing that chip and the steps you took to troubleshoot the issue. That’s similar to what I do in my current minimum wage job in regards to simplified accounting, and by simplified, I mean basic reporting. The same steps you took to figure out the error and backtrack to see where a point of failure could have happened , and then examine and test along the way, made me learn a lot. I’ve always felt like a failure, like I’m not good enough, and every time I try to start a journey in IT or Programming I get discouraged and give up, feeling like I’m not capable of getting there and building my own home lab or writing a script or an app, that someone else was born smart enough and I am just a self aware idiot who knows enough to understand concepts but never enough to implement them, aware enough but stupid to never succeed. Your segment in repairing that chip, helped me understand the concept of converting ac to dc,the process in which this system has fail-safes, and how you also fix or change the damaged components. For a brief moment I felt like I got it. I started an IT course online, to get the basics down and of course the first step is learning the different components of a computer and the motherboard, but that tidbit of yours with that segment of the course really helped me understand a lot more than if I had never come across your video. So now I’ve kept pushing myself, I get overwhelmed because I want to run but I have to first understand bit by bit before I get there. Thank you Louis, and remember some of us actually listen and learn from your videos.
I used to work in theatre. Now I repair electronics. I don't always agree with Louis' sentiments but I have been inspired and motivated by his work ethic and video like this one. Thanks to you I still have an income because when all the theatres shut down I took a moment and went in a different direction.
Thank you for this content. I started following you when I was an Apple employee and always appreciated the knowledge that you shared and continue to share regarding tech and life. I quit working for Apple late 2019 for a better paying opportunity that also got me out of the house. Unfortunately that opportunity laid me off 2 days before our state shut down all “non-essential” businesses and I’ve remained unemployed since (March 2nd). 30k is also a number that keeps occurring for me as well. Between having close family and friends recently pass away, 6 school age children that don’t get to physically attend school, and the expectation to be mindful and responsible for everyone else’s happiness and expectations before my own I am left feeling defeated long before I can begin. To get back to the point... This is the type of content I should be seeking when I’m wallowing away in self pity and anger on RUclips and social media. It also brings another nugget of advise that I don’t heed enough “you don’t have to do everything but you do have to do something” and the old AA/NA pearl “nothing changes if nothing changes”.
Hi Louis, I’m a software engineer from Germany, watching your videos mostly out of my curiosity, how stuff works. Though, I’m working as a freelancer, I tried multiple times to build a company, but failed. I’m not miserable about it. I appreciate every mistake I made, as it was an opportunity to learn. Turning your self around and be thankful for what you got, instead of fretting about the things you don’t or screwed up, gives you a different mind set. Even though things may not be, were you hoped they should have been, you feel much more content and a peace with your self. I think, you are on the right track. Keep it up and never give up. And yes, it’s also ok to lay down for a few, after tripping. As long you get up again and you don’t feel guilty about taking that break.
I lost the coin flip a long time ago and gave up. I keep trying every once in a while but I can't even find anything I want worth giving a damn about in this life. It is becoming a really terrifying prospect how much suffering I will deserve to go through before I am finally allowed to die. Of course the possibility always exists that I could change and things could be different but I can't seem to make some important connection to start the process.
Mr. Rosmann, you are not alone in the trials and tribulations that you are going through. We are in this together and we have much to be thankful for. In this coming new year my prayers are that we support one another and move forward, not as individuals but as a family, a human family. We have all suffered in one way or another but we will overcome, we will prevail! It is time to rebuild the walls and fortify the city. Lets make her walls strong and her gates secure. Remember Nehemiah!
Watching your video from my bed, i wondered "why did i subscribed to a guy who fixes Mac systems"? I bought a mac some time ago cuz i wanted to do more photoshop for my pics, but haven't been taking pics for some time now. And i don't think i'll be opening a mac anytime soon. So after a couple if minutes, i realized : 1. i've always liked the NY accent (never been there , not sure why. Not even my native language ) 2. i like real people, and you keep it real 3. i like that underdog attitude . Keep up the good fight Lou, i'm a believer in hard work. Been working since 16, almost 3 decades in a couple of years. Not the sharpest pencil on the box myself , but i firmly believe that if you try to do your best everyday; life will treat you fairly. I've had a rough couple of years before the covd hit the fan. But my ant determination (i feel like im in autopilot sometimes) has kept me afloat, and things are looking bright ahead for now. Cheers from Costa Rica.
He cares ❤. This is what working with Integrity looks like. Look at what he does if its a simple fix its free, he charges nominally for parts used, he is honest and upfront. We need more guys like him in this world 🌎.
Been running my lawn car business since 2012, and I feel exactly how you feel. Every day is a constant challenge and nothing ever seems to just simply work. Yet I have to keep moving, nonstop and never give in.
You've had a rollercoaster few years, but it's been a privilege to get an insight and go along with you for some of the ride - at all times I've been incredibly impressed by your attitude towards dealing with adversity and triumphing over the shit. At the same time you've done and continue to do so many incredible things for the wider community - and potentially millions of people who may never know your name but enjoy the benefits of what you have stood up and campaigned for - but the million and counting who do subscribe know what the deal is! Your audience will only continue to grow I think. You're a brilliant, insightful source of knowledge on so many things and I hugely enjoy the wide variety of topics you discuss on your channels. As someone who's had a lot of the same internal struggles, depression and feeling of not wanting to get out of bed for weeks on end, I fully get it. How you objectively analyzed your own situation and worked out a method to overcome this is incredibly impressive, and I've taken it to heart because I struggle with the same sort of mindset quite a lot. Eh, I could ramble for a long time. Let me finish for the moment by saying I'm incredibly impressed by everything you've done and continue to do. You're genuinely remarkable and a brilliant person - and DESPITE this insane year you're still accomplishing amazing things. So far it's been an absolute pleasure being party to the ups and downs of your life and business, the trials, crazy situations, the frustrations, the breakthroughs, the progressions, the achievements and all the interesting and hilarious other stuff you share with us. I look forward to seeing all the things you accomplish in the next few years. Sending support and appreciation from the other side of the Atlantic, greets and warm wishes from a topsy-turvy UK...
Living with depression is all about momentum. Just like Newton's third law of gravity states, a body in motion tends to stay in motion. You don't always have to be speeding forward, and many times you can't be. But that's why you build up that momentum. If you push forward enough when you're feeling at your peak, when your strength gives out and you can't do much that momentum keeps you moving. It moves you forward without effort on your part, giving you time to recover so you can start building up momentum again. Louis, you're lucky enough to have a lot of chances to build up that momentum. But you don't recognize it fully, even though you've been using that method. Many people don't recognize it at all. They live in a start stop, start stop cycle. They push and then fall, waiting in a standstill until they feel strong enough to push again. All it takes is that little rocking motion at first. A little back and forth to start moving. Eventually you'll build up enough momentum to move yourself out of that valley and up towards the peak.
Your videos actually are pushing me to open my own shop, been repairing electronics for 3 years, currently studying software engineering, thanks for the teachings big fan from México
Thank you. I needed this today. I just had to put my guinea pig to sleep this morning. She had a tumor that grew to the size of a golf ball in a month. She wasn't able to eat and drink anymore and couldn't walk. It's been a very long and emotional morning. I love you all even though I don't know you and I hope everyone can find the strength to keep going when it looks like nothing can get any better. We are all in this together.
I’ve been enthralled with your vlog for several years-because you’re honest & real. (I’m glad you didn’t give-up on vlogging, after your “moment” several weeks ago.) This video is no exception. Yes, you’ve had a crazy 2019 & especially 2020. But, as you say, many others have endured worse (me). We understand that despite our challenges, we must be grateful for what we have, cherish lessons we’ve learned, and joyful there’s hope for the future. Thanks for making the world a better place. I wish you a great finish to 2020, and an amazing 2021.
in the 70's...it was known as "keep on keeping on"! Life is never for the weak or the weary. Bless you Louis. I hope the rest of 2020 and 2021 are the beginnings of bigger and brighter things.
Besides being a top notch technician, you've got the advantage of being able to be introspective and honest with yourself. That's wisdom, man. And that's something that no amount of money can buy, Louis! I'm 64, and you continue to amaze. You're gonna be fine.
Ever since the video about when he talked about the time he went to the restaurant and talked about someone asking for the "vegan menu" and went into about "the reality of the world is no one is going to emulate you if they don't respect you." He goes into a lot more but the way he spoke on that, I wrote it down in my notes to remind myself. So long comment short, I enjoy his videos
You aren't alone. Mate, it hurts all over but seeing other people go through it just helps us all know we're not alone. It's the loneliness in experience that drives people to despair.
Hey dude. I’ve been there and unfortunately, I didn’t have the means to express myself like you can today. I had a multimillion dollar tech/recycling company that me and my partners ran (2 persons + 2 brothers). Unfortunately, in 2008, the housing economy collapsed and we were a casualty of the big chain of events. Fast forward to today, I’m living pretty comfortably and own a few properties and real estate. Just bear with it and it will all fall in the correct order for you.
"Talk is cheap, action speaks. Talk about what you do, not what you plan to do. Promise nothing you can't deliver. Tolerate no bullshit." Pretty much what you've taught me, despite our fields being completely different.
Solutions to "suffering-lite" can be just as applicable to suffering hard. And like you I've also found that when you're engaged with either, it's often best to keep it simple and focus on the easiest achievable objective. Sometimes that's survival and sometimes it's the dishes, either way it's just different sides of the same coin tossed. Lastly, even though it feels awkward, thank you for sharing this.
I was in business for 36 years. Self employment isn't for everyone because it is stressful. When times are good, it's really good. When times are bad, it's really bad. Nothing good comes easy. Persistence pays off. Life is learning what not to do. Hold your head up high, you've come through the 'other side' with more business knowledge and experience than you probably thought you'd ever need. None of us are perfect but honesty goes a long way. Thanks for this video.
Damn, Rossmann fixes everything
Macs
Faulty right to repair legislation
People
And soon, he will repair lies. Also known as commercial real estate.
it's good that he got into bikes, might end up fixing AMD bikes.
Swiss Army Man!! Great movie!!
The trifecta of unfinished work
And the real estae market
It could always be worse. You could be a realtor in NYC.
Or a contractor.
hahahaha
Or a realtor in Northern California.
Stay safe west coast people
Or a scummy managing agent or landlord!
Or the mayor
Louis, just because other people have it worse doesn't invalidate your own suffering. Thanks for sharing!
surebetSA 🙏
Alex I d’on’y understand
Whenever i think of how other people having it worse i dont find it invalidating. Theres nothing wrong with recognizing that others are probably suffering greater than yourself
Ah yes, the moronic concept of relativistic suffering. That as long as there is someone on the planet who is currently suffering more than you means you have NO right to complain about anything in your life. So out of 7.5 billion people only one person can rightfully claim to have a terrible life at any given moment. 2020 needs to be the year that people who push this retarded idea are bludgeoned to death! The fact is that every day, there is more suffering on the planet than any human could ever comprehend.
It's amazing that more people don't kill themselves every day. It is a perfectly logical solution when someone looks at the totality of their life. And it is NOT a cowardly thing to do! But there ARE times when the old adage "you made your bed so now you have to lie in it" is true. If you made the biggest mistake possible, bringing your children into existence, then you have to stay and take care of them until they are old enough to take care of themselves. And if you have any sentient pets like cats and dogs, you need to stick around until they die since you adopted them for life(THEIR lifetime, not yours!).
If you want to stick around until your parents die you are of course free to do so. But you are in no way obligated. Remember, they are the ones that fucked up and brought you into existence knowing with 100% certainty that you WILL die one day and cease to exist for eternity. And while you might have some good times in your life, there are going to be bad times too. And the bad will outweigh the good.
I quit my shit job back in January. Since the economy was doing so well I knew I would have no problem finding another one. But I wanted to find something that I didn't hate. Then the apocalypse happened, and now the only jobs I can find are ones I would rather kill myself than do. So all this year I have been living on my savings, spending as little as possible. My original plan was to off myself on the one year anniversary of the last cat or dog I ever had day I had to have her put to sleep. But now I am quite interested in seeing how the election will turn out, so I am going to wait until that shit show has been decided. It also gives me more time to go to restaurants that I love and haven't been to in a long time, go through my stuff and toss out things I know my sibling won't want, and watch a TON of tv shows and movies I bought on DVD/Blu-Ray but never got around to watching.
So to go back to the original point; just because there are people who are worse off than me in NO way means I have a good life that is worth continuing, or on the very tiny chance that it MIGHT get better. Remember, EVERYONE dies and ceases to exist. The question is, how much misery and shit are you going to suffer through before you realize that you can minimize your losses and leave NOW, or stick around and accumulate even MORE misery and shit before the inevitable happens and you cease to exist forever anyways. Common sense and logic tells me the obvious answer is to minimize all the bad stuff, so that is what I am going to do. :-D
It’s a grounding technique. The amount of suffering a human can withstand is actually quite high. Still helps to have a hug every once in a while. Or at least that’s how we used to do things.
Louis Rossman, The repairman that will repair man.
☺💖💎🏆
The truest repairman.
Brilliant comment from a Canadian! :)
That fits so well.
Agreed
2008 I was so poor. Cutting my own hair badly. Same shoes everyday. Couldn’t find a job. Gf broke up with me at the time. I was over weight. Car broke down once a month. It was rough. But if I didn’t go through that pain then. I wouldn’t be standing today and pushing forward. I’d be hiding under my bed crying. But I’ve been “essential” more like a sacrifice. But I didn’t freak out once. Kept working while understaffed. Didn’t care. Kept going. Looting and riots... kept going. Went right into downtown Chicago and went to work. This world ain’t stopping me.
Keep at it man. I agree that sometimes it feels like life just keeps screwing us over the harder we try, but what’s day without a night huh?
Bravo buddy. U r a MVP in my book.
I wear the same shoes every day i have summer shoes, winter shoes, and boots when it is raining or very cold why is that bad lol.
@@zaxarispetixos8728 lmao same
@Thunder Life good siblings share everything... (lannisters)
Just wanted to mention here that you, Louis, was one of the people who helped me out of a rock bottom depression a couple of years ago, and all that without even knowing me :) Your videos motivated me not only to rekindle my passion again, but to double the efforts. And it worked like a charm. So thanks a lot!
greetings from a small village in Russia, I don't even know what I am doing here, but the video is inspiring to say the least
glad to see your comment
Im from Brazil, dont know too
@Solid Designs Hysterical.
Here from egypt, never ever bought apple products, never will, just learning basic stuff from Louis how shit works cause i am electrical engineer
Horosho komment )))
50% of businesses fail in the first 4 years. I always respect people that start their own businesses it takes courage.
@Jim Allen He didn't use the right milk the first time around ;D
Suffering isn't a contest, and your experiences are still valid no matter how bad anyone else has it. Thanks for sharing.
Depression is something I've always dealt with despite the fact that I've never truly had a reason for it, I have life so good because my parents worked so hard to make it so for me. I started wondering why I'm here hating myself and sulking in my own self-pity just hating myself and hating myself for hating myself for no reason other than just being lame, being unattractive, being this, not being that, ect ect and the cycle just keeps going and going. I ended up just feeling completely hopeless and exhausted and with no meaningful skills or talent to show for it. I'm still here, out the other end of it, I think. Slowly just trying to take the pieces and make something- anything of myself again... even though I don't even know what I want to make yet. I still don't have a lot of confidence, sometimes I still wake up with that familiar numbness and unwillingness to move, and I'm still insecure about lack of any skills or work ethic to speak of, but at least I'm not totally miserable because of it... anymore? I don't even know anymore, misery seems like a constant but because of what I'm not sure anymore. 2020 is such a barrage of bad news, family emergencies and uncertainty that it made _everyone_ depressed. I guess if I were to dive into the fish tank of septic waste of this year and get something remotely positive out of it, I guess it would be that. I can blame my depression on the world and fool myself into not blaming myself for being miserable in a world that isn't miserable anymore because the world is miserable now. And now, because of that, I can finally take the drunk goggles of self-hatred off and actually try to improve myself slowly. This is relatively new though, actual quarantine was my Louis in the chair moment, except it was something like 3 months. I'm doing better now, and I hope to continue to. Have a good night everyone.
Stay strong!
sometimes some people are just born with tendencies to be sad, the fact that humans can overcome this is worth commemorating.
Lifestyle change can help a lot. Exercise, better diet (aim for natural foods and less carbs) and better sleep.
Practicing virtue to make it a part of your personality as Socrates suggested.
Helping someone else takes the focus off your own issues.
Every now and then I have these off days where I don't have the drive to do anything useful. It's frustrating. I should follow my own advice here.
@@MaximilianonMars oh believe you me I've said it all to others, it's following it myself thats the hard part. You can get on the bull but it'll throw you again and again and again until eventually your (newly invigorated) depression tells you to stop trying because you'll never be anything anyway and whats that really gonna do to help when you're already beyond help anyway blah blah blah blah BLAH. On and on it goes. Sometimes I wonder if any true change in behavior would have to start with therapy and meds. That way when the bull throws me, there's nobody to put me down for it, I just try again.
@@wesss9353 thank you, I'll try.
I rewrote this comment like 30 times, so I’m just gunna spew it out. Thank you for making this, I and many other people needed this. Keep doing what you think is right. We support you.
This year is also my bad year. Nothing's actually going well, grades are failing, my coding is failing me, my mother died of cancer, and now after all that, the financial situation of my home is a bonker(she died leaving me with debt, instead of anything). Maybe you wouldn't read these comments anymore, but i still thank you for making this video, as i now am still in a ditch
So Louis went from fixing my iPhone to fixing my life huh?
The real repairs are the friends we make along the way
No he just fixes MacBook on the side!
He had videos like this way before this. I'm glad he's back at it. His perspective of things is really interesting and helps a lot.
the best realestate youtuber in town!
Guys like him are just problem solvers overall.
Remember the famous quote: “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” And on that note I need to finish the job application that might get my career out of it's apparent death spiral.
Good luck with the interview!
Hope it worked out for you
Louis, I have two things for you.
1. Just because someone else has it worse does not mean you aren't going through shit. Everyone has problems, and ignoring/trivializing them is unhealthy. You deserve to speak out how you want.
2. I've been through the meat grinder in the past few years. This video shows me even someone like me can be successful like you.
Thank You
Actually the decline in my business started in March of 2019 due to rotator cuff surgery, then nine months later after recovery and rehabilitation covid hits. Want to talk about shitty times Louis? Yeah I can relate. I'm back open for business now but I have a long road ahead of me to catch back up with the orders in which I have had sitting since early last year, luckily my clients are understanding and know I'm working on completing their expensive furniture pieces in which I promised to deliver. (Edit) Thanks Louis, this was exactly the type of encouragement that I needed. I won't go into details but an expensive tool failed and I'm waiting on parts for it so I can fix it partially. I am going to resharpen the old blades in it and hopefully by Christmas, I can replace this thing with a better one.
Every moment is a chance to turn it all around.
A tiny step is always infinitely greater than none.
Stuff hasn’t gone right since Harambe the gorilla died.
Don't believe the MSM; Harambe didn't kill himself.
Harambe was snorting coke and partying with pink haired strippers before he flew his last flight
Harambi resisted arrest doe
RIP Harambe
They shot the wrong ape.
I've been in and out of that chair for 6 years. One day I slept 18 hours and cried for 3.
Only 18 hours? Pfff! I can sleep 24 hours straight over the weekends after working 80 hour weeks. No depression, no needs for sleeping pills. lol
I sat in that chair for a couple years - until I started doing exactly what you're talking about. Day by day, one thing at a time, things went from awful to just fine. Shooting for awesome next year!
Most businesses fail the first, second, even the third time but those that persevere become successful. You live u learn, no yin without yang which makes life so sweet! Hang in there Louis.
It's been said already.. but your own situations and emotions are valid as someone who is worse off because your circumstances are yours to deal with .. it's something I try force myself to remember otherwise I just grin and bear it in my own experiences..
Why this guy doesnt have millions and millions of subs on here just blows my mind.
To make a vid like this takes balls, and you can tell he genuinely just wants to help people.
I love this Maxim Gorky quote: "Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is.”
One does not simply let the precious go
@@fawkes9370 So small a thing! And I have seen it only for an instant in the house of Elrond! Could I not have a sight of it again?
RUclipsrs have been doing more for my mental health during this pandemic than my therapist. Really needed this right now.
about 3 years ago I was considering attempting to fix a programing pendant for an industrial robot when I came across one of you videos. It was a shot in the dark and knew nothing about working on pcbs. After watching the video and observing your method of testing and going from component to component, I got the confidence to try myself... turned out it was just a backlight fuse. Given the proprietary nature of that programing pendant, fixing it myself saved me literally 1000's of dollars. I used pendant for years with no other issues.
That in itself would have been enough but its videos like this (and also your adventures, like your real estate series and rants) that keep me coming back.
And I'll bet every time you used that programming pendant after the repair, it was way more satisfying than when it worked just fine before the repair.
@@mdotguyWhen the screen came back on for the first time...word cannot express the joy. I was glowing inside for the next week but down playing it externally around the shop...like "yea that thing...i fixed it...just the backlight fuse...no big deal...." Right after that I stared nerding out on pcb repair tools and set up a little work station. Imagine, before this I just had an old radioshack soldering iron and a coil of 12 gauge plumbing sodier haha.
This is the best example of “ it’s not how many times you fail it’s how many times you get back up” I never really realized what that meant until this video here.
My dad gave me a lot of really good advice:
1) OK, that (something bad) happened. What are you going to do about it?
2) Life isn't fair and owes you nothing.
3) Even if it's not your fault, it's still your problem.
@@EdsynProducts the poophole is the loophole
@@r3furbish3dbrain12 Some people just can't help to FEEL in a certain way
@MegaAlpakka Horse hockey. The whole concept is not having unreasonable expectations and taking action to influence one's destiny. Having unreasonable expectations and them not being met are a component of what drives depression/suicide.
last October i was fired from my job and blacklisted from the industry i worked in (truck driving) due to an incident i had that caused a dock worker at a retail store to lose their leg (i didnt know it had happened) i spent the better part of 6 months with crippling depression, lost my apartment, contemplated the purpose of life (read into that what you want), sleeping on my mom's couch. I ended up after 7 months of being unemployed getting a job at a local lumber store (where i still work) making half of what i used to, talked with my dad about going back to college for a degree in software engineering, started going back to school. almost a year later, my life is starting to get back on track. your channel, along with several other techtubers are the driving force for returning a passion to me that i had back in high school, and rekindled my desire to do something in the tech field. i spent 10 years of my life trying to make it with no common sense or a proper education, i still have no common sense, but at least now im working on getting a proper education. Thank you Louis, in a weird roundabout way you saved my life.
Roossman group: We fix Macbooks, we recovers your data from broken HDD and we also prevent you from developing suicidal behaviors.
Best of all it's a free service.
@@BillAnt What a great person Louis is! :)
I was laid off in April. Sucked ass. Spent the next month visiting my grandmother and helping her with some things she would have had to pay someone to do. Since then, I've focused on enjoying the down time(had a manual labor job), being with family more, and finally chipping away at my video game, movie, and TV show backlog. Unemployment and my 401k have helped deal with bills and stuff.
Louise, please put all your depression, self improvement related videos into a playlist. If you have the time. Thank you.
We become what we think about. If you think you can succeed you will succeed, if you think you will fail, you will fail. A person is what they think about all day long. Positive self talk is progression and negative self talk is destruction.
My mind is a faulty logic board. And only Louis knows how to repair it.
Let him touch your PPbus
Unless your logic board is Apple brand. He won't touch it with a 30 foot pole lol.
My heart is a faulty PSU and only Louis knows how to (and is allowed to) repair it. ❤️❤️❤️
@@tistitistiyeaya199 ;)
PPBUS NIGGAAAAAAAA
I was told semi-recently not to take to heart that others have it worse than me, because that devalues the feelings and emotions that comprise our state of mind as we go on day to day.
It`s relative, truly.
While we feel the same emotions to varying degrees for varying amounts of time, we can feel those feelings for wildly different things, and be affected in the same way as someone who might be considerably worse off than us.
Being better off than others does not invalidate our emotions.
They`re still there, they still need to be dealt with properly so as to achieve emotional maturity.
When that battery exploded while the third was on it's way, that was Karma treating you well that day. That battery told you ahead of time that it wasn't ready for the coming trip. It could've exploded well into your trip stranding you out in the middle of nowhere. Consider the brighter side of your outcomes.
Thank you for sharing your wisdom.
Honestly Louis these are the best videos you make. You've been an inspiration to all of us.
Louis you legend. That's the solution to solving New York City! If leaders in public office and individuals work together to fix the lowest hanging fruit. A willingness & commitment to do this day after day after week after year after decade WILL solve our most fundamental problems.
Also, your camera feed was blinking out periodically in the second half of this video ;)
Hopefully, New York seems like one of the most miserable places one could possibly live when watching his videos.
We're gonna watch this video in next week's seminar.
Oh yeah I was going to watch that procrastination video... I'll do it later!
When you are at your rock bottom, you have absolutely nothing to loose and everything to gain. Never give up until you've exhausted every possible option before accepting your failure, that's the least you can do for yourself and the people who love you.
Your mind is your most powerful tool that can bring you success in life or can exacerbate you failures. People that get caught up constant negative thoughts can end up manifesting a negative feedback loop which their 'bad luck streak' will never seem to end.
It also may help looking into Stoicism or Buddhism, there is much to learn from these teachings.
Inlak'ech Ala K'in
I had a year where I went from having a job to having no job, to wondering if I’ll ever get a freaking interview again in my life, or if I would have to get lucky on some sort of alternative avenue of revenue. Boy, does Louis help me figure out how to deal with my cluster f*** of a life. It doesn’t matter who has a worse life.
I used to do something similar with a huge 4x8 white board in my office. I'd break down the things I needed to accomplish for the week into days and then the days down into chunks of time. Now I use the calendar app in my phone to help me organize my time. It really helps me focus my ADD and depression. My own worst critic ends up becoming my micro-manager.
Hey Louis! When I started my first business from scratch, the wild idea came to mind to make a massive wish list of ALL of things I wanted to buy. So, I created an MS Excel spreadsheet listing everything I wanted to buy for my business. I separated needs from wants. And I ranked everything on those lists from most important to least important. I glanced at the list almost every day. Sometimes I added more things. Other times I removed things that I later decided that I didn't need or want. But, ultimately, within 18 months I was able to progressively purchase everything on all of my wish lists. Not only had I bought everything I dreamed of, I still had a surplus of money left over, LOL! Having to look at that list nearly every day made it practically impossible for me to procrastinate for those 18 months. And, I noticed that I was able to get a lot more traction with my business bc that list was always subconsciously motivating me. That was years ago tho. Currently, my business has greatly suffered due to COVID restrictions. Yes, I'm doing worse than you. But, I really need this video to help convince me to start another damn wish list! Thanks! Godspeed...
Louis, I am really, REALLY sorry about your mom. I own't go into detail here but I had a similar experience growing up and I just want to say that if anyone deserves good parents, it's you. You're so genuine and open and honest and your moral compass is seemingly on point. I have a lot of respect for you and while I hope that my Apple products continue to function as designed, I would be honored to have the opportunity to meet you have have you do work on my stuff.
Louis has the best variety channel, change my mind.
Either him or Atomic Shrimp
@@dogbot55 I see you are a man of culture as well xD
I wish you were my older brother. I needed someone like you to push me in the right direction. I simply gave up after a bad divorce and personal bankruptcy and became a heroin addict. Clean now from being a junkie for 8 years. I really take your words to heart.
Brother, YOUR the reason America is the best country in the world. People like you are the absolute backbone of this country. Thanks for all your vids, opinions, failures, advice, advocacy and just sharing.......... I'd like to shake your hand irl my friend. Peace from Montana me old son.
In all fairness Mr. Rossman that wasn't rock bottom "depression". That was life knocking you on your ass as a young man, getting a bloody nose for your trouble, and taking your youthful energy and putting it to bear. Thumbs up for getting up and trying again. Rock bottom depression is a whole different animal.
A kind word from a friend is priceless. Thanks mate :)) thanks for sharing and stuff :)
Louis I’m a guy who comes from poverty and I mean Mexican village in the mountains that just recently got a power line this decade poverty. I had the fortune of having the resources in some way shape or form to attend a prestigious university and experience other cultures outside of my own. I dropped out due to personal and family issues. Still I want you to know that the theme is the same, we may all come from different circumstances, no matter how big or small, how advantages or disadvantaged our life has been, all our experiences matter. What we need now a days and we have always needed, and why so many religions and cultures teach at a basic fundamental level, is empathy. You put yourself out there, you speak up, you aren’t afraid of the repercussions, you don’t sugarcoat things, this is why I appreciate your channel and you as a person. I, like many others have become very cynical and jaded, from a lot of facets in our life. Yet here are people like you and others that teach and help others understand concepts, and tidbits many might find boring or lame or not interesting.
Watching your bit about EDB and repairing that chip and the steps you took to troubleshoot the issue. That’s similar to what I do in my current minimum wage job in regards to simplified accounting, and by simplified, I mean basic reporting.
The same steps you took to figure out the error and backtrack to see where a point of failure could have happened , and then examine and test along the way, made me learn a lot. I’ve always felt like a failure, like I’m not good enough, and every time I try to start a journey in IT or Programming I get discouraged and give up, feeling like I’m not capable of getting there and building my own home lab or writing a script or an app, that someone else was born smart enough and I am just a self aware idiot who knows enough to understand concepts but never enough to implement them, aware enough but stupid to never succeed.
Your segment in repairing that chip, helped me understand the concept of converting ac to dc,the process in which this system has fail-safes, and how you also fix or change the damaged components. For a brief moment I felt like I got it.
I started an IT course online, to get the basics down and of course the first step is learning the different components of a computer and the motherboard, but that tidbit of yours with that segment of the course really helped me understand a lot more than if I had never come across your video. So now I’ve kept pushing myself, I get overwhelmed because I want to run but I have to first understand bit by bit before I get there.
Thank you Louis, and remember some of us actually listen and learn from your videos.
Even in our darkest hour we have Louis, but seriously thank you for the never give up speech.
I used to work in theatre. Now I repair electronics. I don't always agree with Louis' sentiments but I have been inspired and motivated by his work ethic and video like this one. Thanks to you I still have an income because when all the theatres shut down I took a moment and went in a different direction.
Thank you for this content. I started following you when I was an Apple employee and always appreciated the knowledge that you shared and continue to share regarding tech and life. I quit working for Apple late 2019 for a better paying opportunity that also got me out of the house. Unfortunately that opportunity laid me off 2 days before our state shut down all “non-essential” businesses and I’ve remained unemployed since (March 2nd). 30k is also a number that keeps occurring for me as well. Between having close family and friends recently pass away, 6 school age children that don’t get to physically attend school, and the expectation to be mindful and responsible for everyone else’s happiness and expectations before my own I am left feeling defeated long before I can begin. To get back to the point... This is the type of content I should be seeking when I’m wallowing away in self pity and anger on RUclips and social media. It also brings another nugget of advise that I don’t heed enough “you don’t have to do everything but you do have to do something” and the old AA/NA pearl “nothing changes if nothing changes”.
Hi Louis, I’m a software engineer from Germany, watching your videos mostly out of my curiosity, how stuff works. Though, I’m working as a freelancer, I tried multiple times to build a company, but failed. I’m not miserable about it. I appreciate every mistake I made, as it was an opportunity to learn. Turning your self around and be thankful for what you got, instead of fretting about the things you don’t or screwed up, gives you a different mind set. Even though things may not be, were you hoped they should have been, you feel much more content and a peace with your self. I think, you are on the right track. Keep it up and never give up. And yes, it’s also ok to lay down for a few, after tripping. As long you get up again and you don’t feel guilty about taking that break.
Thanks for this vid ,after all we all eventually hit rock bottom one way or another!
Discipline,courage,knowledge,expirence and love are the best cures for depression.
I lost the coin flip a long time ago and gave up. I keep trying every once in a while but I can't even find anything I want worth giving a damn about in this life. It is becoming a really terrifying prospect how much suffering I will deserve to go through before I am finally allowed to die. Of course the possibility always exists that I could change and things could be different but I can't seem to make some important connection to start the process.
Mr. Rosmann, you are not alone in the trials and tribulations that you are going through. We are in this together and we have much to be thankful for. In this coming new year my prayers are that we support one another and move forward, not as individuals but as a family, a human family. We have all suffered in one way or another but we will overcome, we will prevail! It is time to rebuild the walls and fortify the city. Lets make her walls strong and her gates secure.
Remember Nehemiah!
Watching your video from my bed, i wondered "why did i subscribed to a guy who fixes Mac systems"? I bought a mac some time ago cuz i wanted to do more photoshop for my pics, but haven't been taking pics for some time now. And i don't think i'll be opening a mac anytime soon. So after a couple if minutes, i realized : 1. i've always liked the NY accent (never been there , not sure why. Not even my native language ) 2. i like real people, and you keep it real 3. i like that underdog attitude . Keep up the good fight Lou, i'm a believer in hard work. Been working since 16, almost 3 decades in a couple of years. Not the sharpest pencil on the box myself , but i firmly believe that if you try to do your best everyday; life will treat you fairly. I've had a rough couple of years before the covd hit the fan. But my ant determination (i feel like im in autopilot sometimes) has kept me afloat, and things are looking bright ahead for now. Cheers from Costa Rica.
as someone fighting with depression, I really appreciate this video.
Just realised I flew out from London for a few days and worked a project at FIT last year and I was yards from your office, funny world.
one step at a time, I'll see how it goes
He cares ❤. This is what working with Integrity looks like. Look at what he does if its a simple fix its free, he charges nominally for parts used, he is honest and upfront. We need more guys like him in this world 🌎.
Hope you had a nice day!
Been running my lawn car business since 2012, and I feel exactly how you feel. Every day is a constant challenge and nothing ever seems to just simply work. Yet I have to keep moving, nonstop and never give in.
You've had a rollercoaster few years, but it's been a privilege to get an insight and go along with you for some of the ride - at all times I've been incredibly impressed by your attitude towards dealing with adversity and triumphing over the shit.
At the same time you've done and continue to do so many incredible things for the wider community - and potentially millions of people who may never know your name but enjoy the benefits of what you have stood up and campaigned for - but the million and counting who do subscribe know what the deal is! Your audience will only continue to grow I think. You're a brilliant, insightful source of knowledge on so many things and I hugely enjoy the wide variety of topics you discuss on your channels.
As someone who's had a lot of the same internal struggles, depression and feeling of not wanting to get out of bed for weeks on end, I fully get it. How you objectively analyzed your own situation and worked out a method to overcome this is incredibly impressive, and I've taken it to heart because I struggle with the same sort of mindset quite a lot.
Eh, I could ramble for a long time. Let me finish for the moment by saying I'm incredibly impressed by everything you've done and continue to do. You're genuinely remarkable and a brilliant person - and DESPITE this insane year you're still accomplishing amazing things. So far it's been an absolute pleasure being party to the ups and downs of your life and business, the trials, crazy situations, the frustrations, the breakthroughs, the progressions, the achievements and all the interesting and hilarious other stuff you share with us. I look forward to seeing all the things you accomplish in the next few years. Sending support and appreciation from the other side of the Atlantic, greets and warm wishes from a topsy-turvy UK...
Didn't realise how much I needed this channel. I know this is "common sense" but you just need to hear it from someone else sometimes.
Living with depression is all about momentum. Just like Newton's third law of gravity states, a body in motion tends to stay in motion. You don't always have to be speeding forward, and many times you can't be. But that's why you build up that momentum. If you push forward enough when you're feeling at your peak, when your strength gives out and you can't do much that momentum keeps you moving. It moves you forward without effort on your part, giving you time to recover so you can start building up momentum again.
Louis, you're lucky enough to have a lot of chances to build up that momentum. But you don't recognize it fully, even though you've been using that method. Many people don't recognize it at all. They live in a start stop, start stop cycle. They push and then fall, waiting in a standstill until they feel strong enough to push again.
All it takes is that little rocking motion at first. A little back and forth to start moving. Eventually you'll build up enough momentum to move yourself out of that valley and up towards the peak.
That's Newton's first law of motion: inertia
Your videos actually are pushing me to open my own shop, been repairing electronics for 3 years, currently studying software engineering, thanks for the teachings big fan from México
You're a hero to many on YT! I've loved your videos & learned a lot watching them. KEEP IT UP!
Thank you. I needed this today. I just had to put my guinea pig to sleep this morning. She had a tumor that grew to the size of a golf ball in a month. She wasn't able to eat and drink anymore and couldn't walk. It's been a very long and emotional morning.
I love you all even though I don't know you and I hope everyone can find the strength to keep going when it looks like nothing can get any better. We are all in this together.
I’ve been enthralled with your vlog for several years-because you’re honest & real. (I’m glad you didn’t give-up on vlogging, after your “moment” several weeks ago.)
This video is no exception. Yes, you’ve had a crazy 2019 & especially 2020. But, as you say, many others have endured worse (me).
We understand that despite our challenges, we must be grateful for what we
have, cherish lessons we’ve learned, and joyful there’s hope for the future.
Thanks for making the world a better place. I wish you a great finish to 2020, and an amazing 2021.
in the 70's...it was known as "keep on keeping on"! Life is never for the weak or the weary. Bless you Louis. I hope the rest of 2020 and 2021 are the beginnings of bigger and brighter things.
The greatest repairman will be able to repair men. Maybe Louis is getting there. Great video, and a good dose of perspective.
Besides being a top notch technician, you've got the advantage of being able to be introspective and honest with yourself. That's wisdom, man. And that's something that no amount of money can buy, Louis! I'm 64, and you continue to amaze. You're gonna be fine.
The "if you're going through hell, keep going" approach.
the fact that you thought about other peoples problems that much before you just made a video shows how much of a good guy you are man.
Always love getting wisdom from Louis
it’s good to talk about whatever problem you have there is always someone who cares
Ever since the video about when he talked about the time he went to the restaurant and talked about someone asking for the "vegan menu" and went into about "the reality of the world is no one is going to emulate you if they don't respect you." He goes into a lot more but the way he spoke on that, I wrote it down in my notes to remind myself. So long comment short, I enjoy his videos
You aren't alone. Mate, it hurts all over but seeing other people go through it just helps us all know we're not alone.
It's the loneliness in experience that drives people to despair.
I really do appreciate these videos. Thanks!
Louis Rossmann: Right-to-Repair advocate, repair guru, and life coach. :) We love ya, Louis. Thank you for all you have done for us.
Hey dude. I’ve been there and unfortunately, I didn’t have the means to express myself like you can today.
I had a multimillion dollar tech/recycling company that me and my partners ran (2 persons + 2 brothers). Unfortunately, in 2008, the housing economy collapsed and we were a casualty of the big chain of events.
Fast forward to today, I’m living pretty comfortably and own a few properties and real estate.
Just bear with it and it will all fall in the correct order for you.
"Talk is cheap, action speaks. Talk about what you do, not what you plan to do. Promise nothing you can't deliver. Tolerate no bullshit."
Pretty much what you've taught me, despite our fields being completely different.
Cheers Louis, just what I needed right now!
We need more people like Louis, of all the RUclipsrs I've watched, I respect Louis the most by far.
This was exactly what I needed to hear.
The internet needs 10 of these guys
That yellow bike was so epic im so sorry :( lol the ride home one night on it was so epic took me away from the rona world for a hour appreciate you!
Solutions to "suffering-lite" can be just as applicable to suffering hard. And like you I've also found that when you're engaged with either, it's often best to keep it simple and focus on the easiest achievable objective. Sometimes that's survival and sometimes it's the dishes, either way it's just different sides of the same coin tossed. Lastly, even though it feels awkward, thank you for sharing this.
I didn't know I needed this video. Thank you Louis.
I was in business for 36 years. Self employment isn't for everyone because it is stressful. When times are good, it's really good. When times are bad, it's really bad. Nothing good comes easy. Persistence pays off. Life is learning what not to do. Hold your head up high, you've come through the 'other side' with more business knowledge and experience than you probably thought you'd ever need. None of us are perfect but honesty goes a long way. Thanks for this video.
I don’t care what the topic is, I’m watching for Louis’ comparable-to-therapist discussions.
I'm glad you never give up on your dreams Louis, me neither. Keep on fighting the good fight!
Hey Yo! Keep your head up and keep moving forward.
I'm 68, and your video helped me move forward. TY. -best, -hg
Thank you, I needed to hear this talk.