I once read a neat way of framing laziness vs dysfunction as: Laziness is when you could do the thing but are choosing not to, and you're fine with that choice. Executive dysfunction is when you want to the the thing, are trying to do the thing, but cannot start or finish doing the thing. Also regarding the good/bad wording. I feel like it's ok to say having a clean place is good, because it does feel good. The issue starts when we place the morality on the person, so like having a clean place means YOU are good.
This is a really good way of putting it. I personally definitely have my lazy moments, I don’t want to write it off completely because it’s such a human experience (not to say that you are, this is more general commentary on the themes of the video and channel). I also think we still just shouldn’t moralize being lazy or being dysfunctional, I like the cleaning content online for this reason because it makes me feel human to see that other peoples’ homes get just as dirty as my room does and it doesn’t make them any less of a person. Messes just are. It’s good to try to work around or through them, not because it’s the “right” thing to do, but because it gives you a fresh space and good feelings. Having lazy or dysfunctional moments isn’t bad though, it just is. No one is a failure for not keeping up with things in the moment, or struggling with tasks in general. The mess will get cleaned at some point, not doing it right away does not make you a bad person. I’ve started focusing more on personal hygiene tasks, because feeling clean physically does help me feel a LOT better, and sitting in a clean space is also extremely satisfying. But more than anything else, though I haven’t been consistent with it, doing more small exercises has given me some motivation to get out of bed, and do some cleaning as well in the moments where I need to take a rest. It’s like it’s supporting my desire to get things done but feeling like such a slug that I couldn’t. And I’m still having periods where my dysfunction is getting in the way of things, but I don’t know how to explain that it’s easier having these three things bounce off of each other rather than relying on just sheer self-induced willpower and motivation to get things done- because I really didn’t have those things. I have no spoons on my own 😣
I love this phrasing of the problem. It still can mean making the choice to be 'lazy' for a day doesn't come easy, and in fact even once you've made that choice, you still feel guilty. But one step closer. You're spot on about attaching morality to staying clean, or lazy.
I’ve always been dysfunctional with stuff relating to productivity and keeping things going my whole life. I have ADHD and a bunch of other stuff, and executive dysfunction disorder(s?) have kicked my ass. I’ve had to deal with a narcissistic roommate for 6 years in isolation, and recently got away from that. But going through that ended up with me losing myself, my identity and any purpose, and even though I want to just clean up and take inventory but I never do until the last moment or until I can’t stave it anymore.
The mechanic analogy is so true, it’s all organised chaos and you don’t have to follow a process to get something, you know where it is instinctively. But the neat workspace is a nice change sometimes, helps clear the head.
i am always finding coping strategies for my silly adhd brain and sillier mildly disabled body, and they are always backfiring on me eventually because sometimes sisyphus just has to lay at the bottom of the hill getting crushed by his big boulder for a while. You've made me go from one productive day a week and 6 days of burnout, to being productive for however long these videos are every day. my space is slowly going from terrible, to not that, instead of being spotless for 1, clean for 2, and a depression den the other 4. I don't know how long this will keep working, but even if these videos themselves don't, it's kind of making me want to start my own since you said making videos helps you, and i've found that blogging has helped me overcome a lot of bad habits before.
one thing ive learned from organization and interior design channels is that sometimes we can tweak our environments so things are easier to keep clean. having stuff to drop stuff in where we typically drop stuff or creating systems around the chaos -- that way we dont have to use the parts of our brains that get worn down easily by having to plan and negotiate the mess on the daily. my coffee table is a junk magnet -- but if i have bins on and under the coffee table to collect the different types of junk then it doesnt look like its full of junk, it looks like ive organized my junk. i throw trash in my sink and it gets nasty and soggy so i got a tiny trashcan that goes next to my sink where i can throw stuff away so it doesnt go in the sink.
Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds movie traumatized me for a while. Nowhere is safe, in the ocean Jaws, the scarab bugs in the desert The Mummy, in the jungle King Kong, in the cities Godzilla, in the sky The Birds, on remote islands Jurassic Park, in space Gravity, etc.
My friend taught me a trick to tell the difference between your dish sponge and your sink and counter sponge. You can use some scissors to cut the corner off one. Then going forward, you just have to remember that the one with the cut is the countertop sponge. Thank you for the videos! They have been really enjoyable and I’ve found myself getting stuff done in the apartment while they are on.
It’s unbelievably hot in thailand and i can’t get myself to do anything at this point so these are super helpful to make me do a small thing for at least 15 min 😞
really wish there were complex sound controls were supported on RUclips. For me with my sensory issues, speech over movement is not the vibe. Still I wish folx had the opportunity to listen to it while I could opt out; just like a video game. My thoughts.
I like the music today. Thank you for making these videos, it helps with my cleaning because we’re virtually body doubling for each other. I setup the phone and clean with my buddy Noah 😂
Maybe it’s because I’ve been depressed a lot of my life, but videos like this both feel way more honest, and are way more motivating than traditional “motivational” content. Which more often than not makes you feel like a failure and makes the depression worse
1. May I ask - is this your grandfathers cabin you’re cleaning ? 2. I love the story about your mechanic father being able to locate things bin a seemingly chaotic env- my mechanic dad is also the same. 3. As far as the cabin getting sandy all the time on the tile floors - you need some house shoes ❤️ will help keep the tiles more Clean. And very easy ! And will keep your feet warm. But of Course 😊never wear them outside.
i get that. only to a degree tho. past that i just start to feel irritable and know its time to tidy things up a bit/clean to feel better mentally and physically. the space im in can really make or break my mood
Noah this is your best video on your channel yet. the music and commentary! 've been thinking of recording a responding video like OG youtube how people used to respond to youtube videos but this one convinced me.
The story about the ants reminds me of philosophy book "The Meaning of Human Existence" by the late entomologist E.O. Wilson. I have to paraphrase, because I can't find the exact excerpt, "What should you do if you see an ant inside your house on a windowsill or in the kitchen? Leave it be, maybe drop a little crumb of something for it, and welcome a fellow being of the universe as momentary guest in your space."
I just did my dishes :) I read book last month where they talk about pretending like the dish you’re washing is the body of the Buddha and you are giving him a bath.
The tray thing works, and there are so many variations. I might shovel all the stuff on my desk onto my bed, maybe take the kitchen stuff to the kitchen or something, wipe the desk. Then shovel all the stuff on my bed onto my desk, maybe put one or two things away. Repeat. Bed becomes tray, desk becomes tray.
I'm the organized mess sort of person. I know where everything is right now because it is where it is because that's where I can remember it. Once I clean today, I better have used everything I'll need to use this week because it might be missing for a little bit. The cleaned environment is very nice and cozy and I love it so that's why I clean it but the trade off is everything has changed and that's stressful too. Btw, when we say splooge where I come from, it doesn't mean something you usually do inside a 7-11. That made me laugh so much ❤
I love you, bro. I hope you're doing great this week. You too, comment reader. Even if today wasn't the best, you're worth tomorrow. And if today was great, i'm so proud of you.
I use some little baskets to organize my table stuff, too. I have ADHD, so having a specific place that things go helps a lot with remembering to put things back, so I can find them next time I need them.
I really like the tray method, for me it’s more of a bin but then when I want to put the stuff where it’s supposed to be i can just walk around my place with the bin and put it all away
This is genius. Soft music with the stream of conscious voiceover is really doing it for me. Also I want that game you’re talking about to be called, “Two cups, one ball.”
Dude I loved Zen in the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. A buddy of mine and I listened to the audiobook version on like an eight hour road trip years ago. We didn't finish it, but I was really fascinated by all of the little nuanced observations around "being handy", and also how the narrator kept tying it back to Phaedrus (I think that's how you spell their name) and their story. I gotta re-read that now that you brought that up, that was a great book
Dude, you’re a huge motivator for me. I started weight gain and trying to do home work outs because of you! You’re a huge inspiration and one of the few role models I actually look up to and admire 👏
Laziness exists in so far as it’s in our best interest as an animal that needs calories to survive that we don’t move in excess to what we HAVE to move. In that way, “laziness” is the animal condition. * me watching my cats sleep all day long * In that sense, it’s completely normal, natural and even healthy to be “lazy.” That’s the kind of life humans should strive for, yet it’s not.. endless work is the goal.
As someone who really struggles with maintenance due to mental health, you were doing a really good job except for going on a self-doubting rant about what you should and shouldn't say. Everything was already really helpful to share. Also ants doing "fart tests" is the best way to describe hive minds. I'm stealing that...
Folded 3 loads of laundry to this today If my depression and anxiety keep me from doing my homework, at least I got +3 laundry points against the depression Keep up the good work! 👍
You say you don't know rules of talking, but I like that you sometimes ramble, go on tangents, and go totally off topic. It keeps things interesting, and engaging. But, mostly, it keeps things real. It's like hanging out with a real person who's talking and thinking.
I started following this channel around the one year anniversary of living in my apartment. Since following, I have been better about keeping my space tidy (having a messy space negatively affects my mental health). I like to keep my place clean as a way to thank my apartment for giving me shelter and for myself as I work from home
This video series means so much to me. It's wholesome, and honest, and it often makes me laugh out loud. I have issues with this cleaning stuff, and stuff like this is reinventing, in my mind, my perspective on chores. I believe that you could write a decent memoir. Perhaps you could get A.I. to edit all of these videos together, transcript it, and make a manuscript. You may think that this is just random musings, but to me this is the evolution of RUclips. It went from extra confined and performative TV and Radio, through the years, towards a more human story. Something real. I don't know what I'm saying. I'm just placed very-much into presence and a spiritual awareness when I see this. Thanks for being creative.
Dude. It's really nice to have someone to learn alongside with figuring out how to be kinder to yourself. I appreciate you putting this stuff, yourself, out here.
I do this thing I call a ‘reset day’ (i didn’t come up with it I think I saw it on tiktok) where once a week (for me it’s Sundays) I dedicate the day to cleaning. It’s not like 24 hours of hardcore cleaning but more like a chill, cleaning and watching something/listening to music, day. As someone who is autistic and has adhd I’ve struggled a lot with finding the balance between routine and a digestible work load, and this has helped me a lot since it allows me to have a messy space, knowing I’ll clean up at the end of the week. I also find it pretty meditative since I get to take care of my space and by proxy, myself. I really appreciate your content here, I think it’s always great when people show that they don’t know everything and are curious to learn from/with others! (Also really liked the piano music)
The way I felt this regulate my emotions gently and slowly. I really appreciate your voice and following you on your train of thought. This was wonderful! Thank you.
I rly like the way u did this video, it feels more like a friend talking while I do my tasks and I can divide my attention easier! Thanks for helping me clean my kitchen and make a healthy lunch :)
I live for this channel. I consume a lot of cleaning content for body doubling purposes, but as the vast majority of that content is made by SAHMs (which I am not), it's never been relatable nor really even that interesting to me. I also find self-improvement content really hard to digest because of its lack of relatability. I really feel seen by this content. I've been looking for something like it for so long, and it's finally here, and seeing that it seems like there's a real appetite for it is really encouraging. Bipolar disorder and ADHD make this self-investment stuff really hard sometimes, but doing it alongside someone I feel more connected to (parasocial relationship or not) has made it a lot more accessible. Thanks, man. This is good shit, and I really appreciate it.
word suggestion: as u were explaining that cleaning is not bad or good, i think the phrase you were looking for is “morally neutral.” the definition of “morally neutral” in ethical theory is more of making a inconsequential decision or action… whereas colloquially ppl think of morally neutral as being something that doesnt have morals and just is!! cleaning would fit the colloquial definition perfectly; a required act which doesn’t hold morality, like breathing.
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a book that changed my life. I reread it every so often, because as my life changes, I notice different things about it. My perspective changes.
Imma be honest, even though my brain struggled to pick up every word you said in this video, it was still a good listen. Pls make more of these (the music's a major plus)
im going to make time to read those books, because they sound like books i need to read. i like de-stressing with you in the morning, thank you for doing your thing. it's really nice.
Hey Noah, haven't watched the video yet, but wanted to say thank you for these, especially all the content recently. Moved back home after grad school in August, and was in a pit for a while, jobless and purposeless. Things have started looking up recently again, but your videos finally got me to start unpacking and cleaning up again. I probably had more than 30 boxes (20 from where I lived, 10+ from my mom's place, I'm with my dad now). The task seemed so daunting and…permanent, maybe? But your videos really got me motivated to clean and continue cleaning and unpacking, and I'm down to my last box today. That said, I now have a ton of organizing to do, but these videos have made me realized how therapeutic and meditative cleaning really can be. I always thought of cleaning as punishment and something you needed to do to perfection, but these videos have been so peaceful and almost judgement-free that it just feels good to go at my own pace without fear of not being good enough. The mess I currently have may be worse than the boxes being packed away, but I feel so free without being surrounded by walls of cardboard boxes, haha. Okay, time to play the video and get on this last box!!!
I am so glad I found your Channel. You’re my virtual cleaning buddy :D I find the way you Talk and make these videos so relaxing, authentic and interesting. Thank you!
You are such fun and a joy to listen too, Content Machine. Please don't stop making these entertaining videos on this channel. You present a realistic and human experience of life, your life and speaking your mind without inhibitions. So refreshing nowadays. I was made aware of your channel when a video ended and Autoplay was enabled, which I normally disable with a QUICKNESS after having deleted the cookies. Anywho, while "working" (from home, cause a fellow introvert overhere, hi 👋🏽 I noticed that my stress levels where reducing and didn't feel like working anymore. Midway through your rambling about the dishes in the video I cracked up laughing and was like,... 'Who tf is this? Who is this chill sounding dude with the soothing stress reducing voice?' I immediately moved my chair towards my private laptop screen on my desk. Now i'm in the process of bingewatching your videos on this channel and guess what Noah... You have EARNED yourself a new subbie, congratulations! Your presence on the 'Tube' gives me a shred of hope and faith in humanity. Of people being honest, open and vulnerable. And yes, even the unannounced and announced burps while drinking are welcome *cracks me up* (as long as they remain oral and won't blow off my headphones, I'm Gucci 😎) To me, your vlogs remind me of having 'real life struggles' conversations with a good, loyal longtime friend who's not afraid of being vulnerable, open and honest while being, often unintentionally, funny and goofy at the same time. Edit: My apologies in advance for any linguistic errors I may have made in this dissertation as English is not my first language. I'm out
i spent years turning these daily/weekly/monthly tasks into habits. it was rough at times, putting them in my phone calendar helped(with a push notification reminder). totes worth it though. one of the best things for me was.. they take a lot less out of me now. they're no longer a chore. they're just things i do sometimes. the routine also helps keep me steady, cause i know what i will be doing on that day at that time. it provides an amount of certainty that can be hard to find these days.. plus seeing the finished work does genuinely feel good. I did that!
I hope you keeo working at your main channel, I think you have valuable creativity to provide in other areas as well. But God, you've tapped into something special with this channel. I'm really enjoying you experimenting with the format, and discovering what it is. I hope you never stop playing, and keep experimenting as more and more people find value in it
KC Davis is pretty active on tiktok, and always frames it as "You deserve to live in a clean space," or "You deserve to be comfortable," and I've always loved that framing. You're not doing self-care tasks because it is moral or right or correct, but because you deserve to feel comfortable in your space and a clean space feels more comfortable to move in than a dirty one. She also is great at the whatever-works-for-you approach where you break down self-care tasks to a point that you can functionally do them. If you need to use paper plates to have a clean kitchen, that's okay. You're not individually responsible for the dumping of trash in the ocean or the millions of gallons of jet fuel celebrities and corporations use. You can use paper plates to facilitate a clean space and not feel guilty.
cleaning is a form of self care. doing stuff that will benefit your health and wellbeing are self care. brushing your teeth, keeping your space free of allergens and mold, doing stuff that is fundamental for maintaining your physical wellbeing is all self care. not doing these things isnt a sign of laziness; its a sign that something somewhere is wrong with your wellbeing. we arent individual actions but complex systems and when one part of the system breaks down other parts start to. rest is good, but needing so much rest that you cant function in other places of your life is a sign of poor health, not a moral failing. but also most of us just need more rest because we live in a world that doesnt prioritize rest.
How to keep house while drowning changed how I think about care tasks significantly. I do not have the energy to keep my space perfectly clean and organized. Re: the tension between not moralizing care tasks and cleaner spaces being more functional and feeling better, it's still a tradeoff that I make, but I (try to be) compassionate with myself when I make those choices.
I definitely like the more live commentary style of Noah Time, it feels more raw - more yap like. I don't mind these style of videos but if feels like you're trying to fill time rather than just spewing random ideas as they come to you.
I consider myself more of a "future lazy man" like
"-lemme do this shit now so i can have more time to do nothing in the future"
I’m the opposite of that. “Future me can deal with that” “Welp that’s a problem for future me”
the thinking 🤌 just 🧑🍳😘
wish i was like that! i do things last minute to maximize stress, anxiety and despair
haha I think called "being responsible"
this is why lazy people are the best most efficient workers
I once read a neat way of framing laziness vs dysfunction as:
Laziness is when you could do the thing but are choosing not to, and you're fine with that choice.
Executive dysfunction is when you want to the the thing, are trying to do the thing, but cannot start or finish doing the thing.
Also regarding the good/bad wording. I feel like it's ok to say having a clean place is good, because it does feel good. The issue starts when we place the morality on the person, so like having a clean place means YOU are good.
This is a really good way of putting it. I personally definitely have my lazy moments, I don’t want to write it off completely because it’s such a human experience (not to say that you are, this is more general commentary on the themes of the video and channel). I also think we still just shouldn’t moralize being lazy or being dysfunctional, I like the cleaning content online for this reason because it makes me feel human to see that other peoples’ homes get just as dirty as my room does and it doesn’t make them any less of a person.
Messes just are. It’s good to try to work around or through them, not because it’s the “right” thing to do, but because it gives you a fresh space and good feelings. Having lazy or dysfunctional moments isn’t bad though, it just is. No one is a failure for not keeping up with things in the moment, or struggling with tasks in general. The mess will get cleaned at some point, not doing it right away does not make you a bad person.
I’ve started focusing more on personal hygiene tasks, because feeling clean physically does help me feel a LOT better, and sitting in a clean space is also extremely satisfying. But more than anything else, though I haven’t been consistent with it, doing more small exercises has given me some motivation to get out of bed, and do some cleaning as well in the moments where I need to take a rest. It’s like it’s supporting my desire to get things done but feeling like such a slug that I couldn’t. And I’m still having periods where my dysfunction is getting in the way of things, but I don’t know how to explain that it’s easier having these three things bounce off of each other rather than relying on just sheer self-induced willpower and motivation to get things done- because I really didn’t have those things. I have no spoons on my own 😣
I think I've always thought about it this way tbh
I love this phrasing of the problem. It still can mean making the choice to be 'lazy' for a day doesn't come easy, and in fact even once you've made that choice, you still feel guilty. But one step closer. You're spot on about attaching morality to staying clean, or lazy.
I’ve always been dysfunctional with stuff relating to productivity and keeping things going my whole life. I have ADHD and a bunch of other stuff, and executive dysfunction disorder(s?) have kicked my ass. I’ve had to deal with a narcissistic roommate for 6 years in isolation, and recently got away from that. But going through that ended up with me losing myself, my identity and any purpose, and even though I want to just clean up and take inventory but I never do until the last moment or until I can’t stave it anymore.
this lad's gonna tidy up the great pacific garbage patch uploading at this rate
The mechanic analogy is so true, it’s all organised chaos and you don’t have to follow a process to get something, you know where it is instinctively. But the neat workspace is a nice change sometimes, helps clear the head.
The issue is when someone else comes to help or is expected to work in the same place... Then it gets really annoying for the 2nd person
I’m depressed af and this morning I actually got up and did laundry folded AND PUT IT AWAY inspired by you you were in my head while I did it
👏
This is called "behavior activation" in therapy. Encourages momentum.
Oh very good 👍 👌 👏 😀 well done. Hope those triggers help you with the rest of your motivations you intend to work on.
i am always finding coping strategies for my silly adhd brain and sillier mildly disabled body, and they are always backfiring on me eventually because sometimes sisyphus just has to lay at the bottom of the hill getting crushed by his big boulder for a while. You've made me go from one productive day a week and 6 days of burnout, to being productive for however long these videos are every day. my space is slowly going from terrible, to not that, instead of being spotless for 1, clean for 2, and a depression den the other 4. I don't know how long this will keep working, but even if these videos themselves don't, it's kind of making me want to start my own since you said making videos helps you, and i've found that blogging has helped me overcome a lot of bad habits before.
1000% keep it up!!!!! I get the feeling for sure, and it's neat hearing similar experiences if not to just feel less alone. You got this :))
one thing ive learned from organization and interior design channels is that sometimes we can tweak our environments so things are easier to keep clean. having stuff to drop stuff in where we typically drop stuff or creating systems around the chaos -- that way we dont have to use the parts of our brains that get worn down easily by having to plan and negotiate the mess on the daily. my coffee table is a junk magnet -- but if i have bins on and under the coffee table to collect the different types of junk then it doesnt look like its full of junk, it looks like ive organized my junk. i throw trash in my sink and it gets nasty and soggy so i got a tiny trashcan that goes next to my sink where i can throw stuff away so it doesnt go in the sink.
"I don't want to be air-striking a six-lane highway" 😆
That bug scene in the mummy was so traumatising for me as a kid, way more than 'Jaws', 'It' and 'final destination' did for an entire generation.
Same.
I thought about that scene for years as a kid. maybe that’s why I can’t stand seeing a bunch of bugs at once now 😭
Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds movie traumatized me for a while. Nowhere is safe, in the ocean Jaws, the scarab bugs in the desert The Mummy, in the jungle King Kong, in the cities Godzilla, in the sky The Birds, on remote islands Jurassic Park, in space Gravity, etc.
Artax...😢
I thought the Mummy was a horror movie for years after
the music is 100% the vibe i felt swaddled in a cozy blanket
My mom really appreciates your content, apparently I have been doing more cleaning the last two weeks
My friend taught me a trick to tell the difference between your dish sponge and your sink and counter sponge. You can use some scissors to cut the corner off one. Then going forward, you just have to remember that the one with the cut is the countertop sponge. Thank you for the videos! They have been really enjoyable and I’ve found myself getting stuff done in the apartment while they are on.
It’s unbelievably hot in thailand and i can’t get myself to do anything at this point so these are super helpful to make me do a small thing for at least 15 min 😞
You should make a like 12 hour version of this for people to listen to the entire time they are unfucking their habitat over the course of a weekend
The piano music is lovely🎉
really wish there were complex sound controls were supported on RUclips. For me with my sensory issues, speech over movement is not the vibe. Still I wish folx had the opportunity to listen to it while I could opt out; just like a video game. My thoughts.
Good chords are like little blankets for our ears.
I like the voice over style, it’s cozy
Soft piano music was great. Really loved this video. Asmr + unscripted thoughts vibed with my ADHD so well.
I like the music today. Thank you for making these videos, it helps with my cleaning because we’re virtually body doubling for each other. I setup the phone and clean with my buddy Noah 😂
A clean workplace:
✅ nice
✅ very nice
✅ aesthetically pleasing
✅ oooooooooo
I guess i’ll get the piles and piles of take out containers off my desk 😮💨
Maybe it’s because I’ve been depressed a lot of my life, but videos like this both feel way more honest, and are way more motivating than traditional “motivational” content. Which more often than not makes you feel like a failure and makes the depression worse
1. May I ask - is this your grandfathers cabin you’re cleaning ? 2. I love the story about your mechanic father being able to locate things bin a seemingly chaotic env- my mechanic dad is also the same. 3. As far as the cabin getting sandy all the time on the tile floors - you need some house shoes ❤️ will help keep the tiles more
Clean. And very easy ! And will keep your feet warm. But of
Course 😊never wear them outside.
it’s like the bob ross of doing chores. these videos have certainly been helping. thanks Noah!
My brain doesn't mind a mess in the house, but my desk has to be neat otherwise it won't allow me to focus😩
i get that. only to a degree tho. past that i just start to feel irritable and know its time to tidy things up a bit/clean to feel better mentally and physically. the space im in can really make or break my mood
@@1152pm I'm the same, there is a certain threshold I reach where it really starts to affect me.
Noah this is your best video on your channel yet. the music and commentary! 've been thinking of recording a responding video like OG youtube how people used to respond to youtube videos but this one convinced me.
The story about the ants reminds me of philosophy book "The Meaning of Human Existence" by the late entomologist E.O. Wilson. I have to paraphrase, because I can't find the exact excerpt, "What should you do if you see an ant inside your house on a windowsill or in the kitchen? Leave it be, maybe drop a little crumb of something for it, and welcome a fellow being of the universe as momentary guest in your space."
I just did my dishes :) I read book last month where they talk about pretending like the dish you’re washing is the body of the Buddha and you are giving him a bath.
The tray thing works, and there are so many variations. I might shovel all the stuff on my desk onto my bed, maybe take the kitchen stuff to the kitchen or something, wipe the desk. Then shovel all the stuff on my bed onto my desk, maybe put one or two things away. Repeat. Bed becomes tray, desk becomes tray.
I'm the organized mess sort of person. I know where everything is right now because it is where it is because that's where I can remember it. Once I clean today, I better have used everything I'll need to use this week because it might be missing for a little bit. The cleaned environment is very nice and cozy and I love it so that's why I clean it but the trade off is everything has changed and that's stressful too.
Btw, when we say splooge where I come from, it doesn't mean something you usually do inside a 7-11. That made me laugh so much ❤
I love you, bro. I hope you're doing great this week.
You too, comment reader. Even if today wasn't the best, you're worth tomorrow. And if today was great, i'm so proud of you.
I like this format with the light music 🎶
I use some little baskets to organize my table stuff, too. I have ADHD, so having a specific place that things go helps a lot with remembering to put things back, so I can find them next time I need them.
I really like the tray method, for me it’s more of a bin but then when I want to put the stuff where it’s supposed to be i can just walk around my place with the bin and put it all away
idk why but i prefer this music to the last video, neither would stop me from watching so its a small thing but prefer this
This is genius. Soft music with the stream of conscious voiceover is really doing it for me. Also I want that game you’re talking about to be called, “Two cups, one ball.”
For me reading helps me expand my vocabulary, and helps with my ability to have a train of thoughts in words.
with the music, this feels like joe pera talks you to sleep and i LOVE it
Zoning out and then hear "and then they fart?" About ants with a beautiful piano track playing was hysterical
Why do I feel like this channel is making me more parasocial. Noah we are friends now.
Like he’s channeling the RUclips rainforest builders
There's Noah time like the present.
Dude I loved Zen in the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. A buddy of mine and I listened to the audiobook version on like an eight hour road trip years ago. We didn't finish it, but I was really fascinated by all of the little nuanced observations around "being handy", and also how the narrator kept tying it back to Phaedrus (I think that's how you spell their name) and their story. I gotta re-read that now that you brought that up, that was a great book
I listened to this while cleaning my bathroom
Dude, you’re a huge motivator for me. I started weight gain and trying to do home work outs because of you! You’re a huge inspiration and one of the few role models I actually look up to and admire 👏
Laziness exists in so far as it’s in our best interest as an animal that needs calories to survive that we don’t move in excess to what we HAVE to move. In that way, “laziness” is the animal condition. * me watching my cats sleep all day long * In that sense, it’s completely normal, natural and even healthy to be “lazy.”
That’s the kind of life humans should strive for, yet it’s not.. endless work is the goal.
As someone who really struggles with maintenance due to mental health, you were doing a really good job except for going on a self-doubting rant about what you should and shouldn't say. Everything was already really helpful to share. Also ants doing "fart tests" is the best way to describe hive minds. I'm stealing that...
Folded 3 loads of laundry to this today
If my depression and anxiety keep me from doing my homework, at least I got +3 laundry points against the depression
Keep up the good work! 👍
You say you don't know rules of talking, but I like that you sometimes ramble, go on tangents, and go totally off topic. It keeps things interesting, and engaging. But, mostly, it keeps things real. It's like hanging out with a real person who's talking and thinking.
This music is a lot nicer now that it’s quieter, I’m switching my vote
I started following this channel around the one year anniversary of living in my apartment. Since following, I have been better about keeping my space tidy (having a messy space negatively affects my mental health). I like to keep my place clean as a way to thank my apartment for giving me shelter and for myself as I work from home
This is now my favorite channel i fr be geeked everytime i see thay you've posted a new vid
This video series means so much to me. It's wholesome, and honest, and it often makes me laugh out loud. I have issues with this cleaning stuff, and stuff like this is reinventing, in my mind, my perspective on chores. I believe that you could write a decent memoir. Perhaps you could get A.I. to edit all of these videos together, transcript it, and make a manuscript. You may think that this is just random musings, but to me this is the evolution of RUclips. It went from extra confined and performative TV and Radio, through the years, towards a more human story. Something real.
I don't know what I'm saying. I'm just placed very-much into presence and a spiritual awareness when I see this. Thanks for being creative.
noah vibin to church music
I think both video types, the live talking and the recording after the fact, are really good. It's just nice to vibe and listen to the topic.
Dude. It's really nice to have someone to learn alongside with figuring out how to be kinder to yourself. I appreciate you putting this stuff, yourself, out here.
I really like listening to these while I get ready for work in the morning
I really appreciate the way you think and that you share it. Thanks man.
I do this thing I call a ‘reset day’ (i didn’t come up with it I think I saw it on tiktok) where once a week (for me it’s Sundays) I dedicate the day to cleaning. It’s not like 24 hours of hardcore cleaning but more like a chill, cleaning and watching something/listening to music, day. As someone who is autistic and has adhd I’ve struggled a lot with finding the balance between routine and a digestible work load, and this has helped me a lot since it allows me to have a messy space, knowing I’ll clean up at the end of the week. I also find it pretty meditative since I get to take care of my space and by proxy, myself.
I really appreciate your content here, I think it’s always great when people show that they don’t know everything and are curious to learn from/with others! (Also really liked the piano music)
If you cut a small corner off of one of those sponges, it's easier to separate them and harder to mix them up. Or buy different colors if available.
The way I felt this regulate my emotions gently and slowly. I really appreciate your voice and following you on your train of thought. This was wonderful! Thank you.
I rly like the way u did this video, it feels more like a friend talking while I do my tasks and I can divide my attention easier! Thanks for helping me clean my kitchen and make a healthy lunch :)
"went nuts and splooged" dont. do that.
Dish sponges and sink sponges: don't cross the streams
I enjoy sm thank you
this was good i tidied up while hearing you ramble on!
I really liked the later half music, it leaves space to reflect on your words.
Thank you so much for this content
The bit about farts and burps might be worth an Emmy. "Am I being gaslit now"
I live for this channel. I consume a lot of cleaning content for body doubling purposes, but as the vast majority of that content is made by SAHMs (which I am not), it's never been relatable nor really even that interesting to me. I also find self-improvement content really hard to digest because of its lack of relatability.
I really feel seen by this content. I've been looking for something like it for so long, and it's finally here, and seeing that it seems like there's a real appetite for it is really encouraging. Bipolar disorder and ADHD make this self-investment stuff really hard sometimes, but doing it alongside someone I feel more connected to (parasocial relationship or not) has made it a lot more accessible. Thanks, man. This is good shit, and I really appreciate it.
I love your content!!
I hope it doesn't change too much and you don't lose yourself in asking others how it should be. < 3
word suggestion: as u were explaining that cleaning is not bad or good, i think the phrase you were looking for is “morally neutral.” the definition of “morally neutral” in ethical theory is more of making a inconsequential decision or action… whereas colloquially ppl think of morally neutral as being something that doesnt have morals and just is!! cleaning would fit the colloquial definition perfectly; a required act which doesn’t hold morality, like breathing.
this genuinely makes me so very happy
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a book that changed my life. I reread it every so often, because as my life changes, I notice different things about it. My perspective changes.
These videos are such a pleasant and friendly invite to clean but its not demanding in any way. Chill af
genuinely excited to see your video every morning
Imma be honest, even though my brain struggled to pick up every word you said in this video, it was still a good listen. Pls make more of these (the music's a major plus)
what beautiful feelings, thanks a lot for this walk
Hey Noah I was having a rlly hard morning and your video helped me calm myself down while i angrily did laundry, pls keep going ❤
im going to make time to read those books, because they sound like books i need to read. i like de-stressing with you in the morning, thank you for doing your thing. it's really nice.
Hey Noah, haven't watched the video yet, but wanted to say thank you for these, especially all the content recently. Moved back home after grad school in August, and was in a pit for a while, jobless and purposeless. Things have started looking up recently again, but your videos finally got me to start unpacking and cleaning up again. I probably had more than 30 boxes (20 from where I lived, 10+ from my mom's place, I'm with my dad now). The task seemed so daunting and…permanent, maybe? But your videos really got me motivated to clean and continue cleaning and unpacking, and I'm down to my last box today. That said, I now have a ton of organizing to do, but these videos have made me realized how therapeutic and meditative cleaning really can be. I always thought of cleaning as punishment and something you needed to do to perfection, but these videos have been so peaceful and almost judgement-free that it just feels good to go at my own pace without fear of not being good enough. The mess I currently have may be worse than the boxes being packed away, but I feel so free without being surrounded by walls of cardboard boxes, haha. Okay, time to play the video and get on this last box!!!
need a 4 hour version of this bad
I am so glad I found your Channel. You’re my virtual cleaning buddy :D I find the way you Talk and make these videos so relaxing, authentic and interesting. Thank you!
Your tricksters game with a ball and some cups is called a “shell game.” I believe it’s also 3 card monte.
im down with this style, it’s calm
(Noah's gonna put the whole Library of Babel between two parentheses)
This reminded me of Joe Pera talks you to sleep, very soothing, gently insightful and funny ❤
You are such fun and a joy to listen too, Content Machine.
Please don't stop making these entertaining videos on this channel. You present a realistic and human experience of life, your life and speaking your mind without inhibitions. So refreshing nowadays.
I was made aware of your channel when a video ended and Autoplay was enabled, which I normally disable with a QUICKNESS after having deleted the cookies.
Anywho, while "working" (from home, cause a fellow introvert overhere, hi 👋🏽
I noticed that my stress levels where reducing and didn't feel like working anymore.
Midway through your rambling about the dishes in the video I cracked up laughing and was like,...
'Who tf is this? Who is this chill sounding dude with the soothing stress reducing voice?'
I immediately moved my chair towards my private laptop screen on my desk. Now i'm in the process of bingewatching your videos on this channel and guess what Noah...
You have EARNED yourself a new subbie, congratulations!
Your presence on the 'Tube' gives me a shred of hope and faith in humanity. Of people being honest, open and vulnerable. And yes, even the unannounced and announced burps while drinking are welcome *cracks me up* (as long as they remain oral and won't blow off my headphones, I'm Gucci 😎)
To me, your vlogs remind me of having 'real life struggles' conversations with a good, loyal longtime friend who's not afraid of being vulnerable, open and honest while being, often unintentionally, funny and goofy at the same time.
Edit: My apologies in advance for any linguistic errors I may have made in this dissertation as English is not my first language. I'm out
i spent years turning these daily/weekly/monthly tasks into habits. it was rough at times, putting them in my phone calendar helped(with a push notification reminder). totes worth it though. one of the best things for me was.. they take a lot less out of me now. they're no longer a chore. they're just things i do sometimes. the routine also helps keep me steady, cause i know what i will be doing on that day at that time. it provides an amount of certainty that can be hard to find these days.. plus seeing the finished work does genuinely feel good. I did that!
Love these videos Noah
I hope you keeo working at your main channel, I think you have valuable creativity to provide in other areas as well. But God, you've tapped into something special with this channel. I'm really enjoying you experimenting with the format, and discovering what it is. I hope you never stop playing, and keep experimenting as more and more people find value in it
Perfect music!!
This is that pure goodness content. For 20 minutes I was able to get things done to the tune of you getting things done ✅
It's fun seeing you conversate with your body language, but it's your brain dude. You do you.
KC Davis is pretty active on tiktok, and always frames it as "You deserve to live in a clean space," or "You deserve to be comfortable," and I've always loved that framing. You're not doing self-care tasks because it is moral or right or correct, but because you deserve to feel comfortable in your space and a clean space feels more comfortable to move in than a dirty one. She also is great at the whatever-works-for-you approach where you break down self-care tasks to a point that you can functionally do them. If you need to use paper plates to have a clean kitchen, that's okay. You're not individually responsible for the dumping of trash in the ocean or the millions of gallons of jet fuel celebrities and corporations use. You can use paper plates to facilitate a clean space and not feel guilty.
Music vs voice over seems well balanced.
cleaning is a form of self care. doing stuff that will benefit your health and wellbeing are self care. brushing your teeth, keeping your space free of allergens and mold, doing stuff that is fundamental for maintaining your physical wellbeing is all self care. not doing these things isnt a sign of laziness; its a sign that something somewhere is wrong with your wellbeing. we arent individual actions but complex systems and when one part of the system breaks down other parts start to. rest is good, but needing so much rest that you cant function in other places of your life is a sign of poor health, not a moral failing. but also most of us just need more rest because we live in a world that doesnt prioritize rest.
I very much enjoy the narrated content, keep it up if you like it bro :)
How to keep house while drowning changed how I think about care tasks significantly. I do not have the energy to keep my space perfectly clean and organized. Re: the tension between not moralizing care tasks and cleaner spaces being more functional and feeling better, it's still a tradeoff that I make, but I (try to be) compassionate with myself when I make those choices.
You can cut a corner off of the sink sponge, so you can tell them apart.
I definitely like the more live commentary style of Noah Time, it feels more raw - more yap like. I don't mind these style of videos but if feels like you're trying to fill time rather than just spewing random ideas as they come to you.