that’s exactly what I did for the past 2 years. isolating myself completly from friends and family and focused only on „self-improvement“. in fact I didn’t made an impactful change over the last 2 years. things just got worser and worser. falling into depression and all that bs. The last 2 years now feel like a waste of time, im 22 now. balance is so important. now im still focused on self-improvement but in a much easier and chill way and its so much more fun and easier and the progress comes more by only focusing on self-improvement. i was so obsessed with accomplishing so much in a day that I accomplished nothing. by watching all that motivational bs on youtube just made the things worse because I unconsciously comported myself to them and felt like that I’m far behind them and I have to „hustle“ to keep up with them. this video is an reflection of my last 2 years.
I will always vouch for self improvement. I teach the self improvement that saved my life. It's self improvement mixed with spirituality and masculinity. The belief that we are worthy enough and deserving of love right now. That doesn't mean that we don't have goals and purposes and things we go after, but still, it's important to realize we are enough worthy and deserving of love before during and after that process. If it were not for this philosophy that I try my best to spread, I would have ended up in prison or dead. In my early teens I was a mental Ill, substance abusing, sociopathic gang member. It is my journey of self improvent, spirituality, and masculinity that saved my life. That is what I work to spread the word about. What I went through and the desire to improve, helped me heal my traumas, put my disorders on a choke hold, and finally get a good sense of self esteem. I do agree with most of what you said though. I see alot of self improvement youtubers preach and belittle people for not being in a certain place or being a certian way. Im agianst that myself, I believe people should be inspired and encouraged . Overall very solid points. New sub here
i’m actually glad this video exists; i’m into self-improvement, but not INTO self-improvement if that makes sense . in the past i’ve tried the self-improvement rabbit hole and watching all the influencers without success, because my mindset wasn’t right and i hated myself deep down; i felt like i wasn’t enough. this time around i’ve learned to appreciate myself and give myself grace in my current state even though it’s not where i wanna be; because like you said, negativity would’ve been my fuel. i find myself doing better taking it a day at a time slowly and not consuming so much self-improvement content to where i actually look forward to my goals instead of doing them to spite myself-another thing that helped me is shifting my focus from the aesthetics of my body to actual long term fitness goals, being able to do certain things has a way better payoff than pure aesthetics
After 5 months of self improvement, in the past few days i felt like I was losing, not only my friends, but also my true self, i completely changed my personality since i started this journey, i saw everybody be happy with themselves after going monk mode, so i decided to try it too, and after two days of doing it perfectly, i felt exhausted and burnt out, i was not thinking with my mind anymore, i was just doing what i thought i had to do to become "better" , after seeing this i understood that sometimes things are just good as they are without a need to fix them, and you just simply have to enjoy life. Thank you, Shimon.
Amen. So many self improvement videos are about how to be “that student”. They say they will show you how to get a girlfriend or boyfriend, be super popular, get good grades, and be well liked. Now, these things are good, yet it is more about changing how other people view you, not about actually being a good person. Grades don’t mean everything. Sometimes people are going through life and they don’t have the right environment or time to achieve good grades. Maybe they don’t even want a career that requires good grades. Not everyone has have a partner, in fact you don’t need one. And you don’t even need friends either. If you try your best and nobody likes you or wants to be your friend, that's okay. It’s not the end of the world to eat lunch alone. And as for being well liked, it doesn't matter what other people think of you. Jesus was the son of god and yet he was mocked and spit on. My point is that saying that these arbitrary things is “self improvement” is awful. You don’t need these things to be the best version of yourself you can be. Intent is everything. These videos are all about boosting your ego and giving you a toxic mindset. The only way that these videos could actually be self improvement is, if it had a good intent. Let’s say I wanted to work on my social skills and I wanted to be better at communicating with others. In that case, yes it would be best to learn to make friends better. Or, let’s say, I wanted to make my parents, happier and be a good kid for them. In that case, yes it would be good to get my grades up. I could also wanna go to good college to accomplish my dreams. That is also another example of how this could be self improvement. Intent is truly everything and these self proclaimed self improvement videos lead people down a bad path. Focus on what self improvement was originally all about. Becoming a better more fulfilled person. You can do that without grades or any superficial ideas people have put in your head. That said, you can also have self improvement with these ideas, as long as your intent is good.
Holy shit bro like 3 of your videos were recommended to me like 5 vids apart. I never even get a channel twice in my recommended, and three of yours in high concentration is insane!
Man I've found your channel at the perfect time. I used to be a self improvement junkie - it started off good and healthy, I got results, I became more confident it was great. Ive now been burnt out for the better part of the year; Ive got bad body dysmorphia, Im massively withdrawn and my girlfriend has shown me that I'm not myself at the moment. Your videos are so motivating for me to get back on the horse, do things right, for me to live healthy and improve. Many thanks man, you're an inspiration
This was most likely the exact reason my self improvement journey was at flat, every time I was trying to workout or meditate, I would beat myself down for skipping or missing something and it would just make me skip more things and it just kept spiraling down, thank you for showing me ways to be a better person much love ❤
This is the 1st video I have seen of yours. I just turned 40. Great video young man. This is very true. Don't see many people talking about this. Like telling people they are losers because they only make 60k a year. They aren't you and you are not them. Yeah more money is nice but everyone's situation and strengths are different. Just try to be a slightly better version of yourself than the day before. You remind me of one of the young Jr techs we got. Bout time someone brings this up. 👍✌️
bro this is exactly what i thought. thanks for covering this topic. Absolutely love your literacy in speaking out your points. Yea, there's also this common problem among some of the more younger ones, teenagers, they tend to interpret the videos, the informations, wrongly. They would get absorbed and be this edgy 'lone wolf'. They take "focus on yourself" way too literally and neglect those around him, even those that cares about em. They would have this unhealthy view of people, like the ones on self-improvement are the top 1% of people and all the others are losers that are stuck in mediocracy and in the 'rat race'. It borderline drives them to be selfish and self-important. What makes it worse is the echo chamber they're in, affirming that their behavior is the right way, like on discords, or tiktok.
I don't usually comment but I just found this channel and I love it. You do a really good job of helping people become themselves without being condescending and accusing you of not being good enough. I like the gentle encouragement. I'm 16 and I'm in the middle of a confidence crisis. I've been forcing myself to become a wise old man and I can't keep up with it. I'm feeling worthless for not having the answers to things I've never experienced before. And its's exhausting. It's nice to hear the gentle encouragement I need instead of the constant max pressure coming from my head to be mature and wise right now
This was good bro, mainly the end related to me and the balance part with school sports, work and a relationship it reminded me to compare myself less but continue to work on the stuff I am doing even tho I would like to still find some time for the gym and continue to get good sleep
I feel like if you start from a place of I’m not worthy of happiness or love that’s the wrong way to go about it for many reasons, starting from okay I accept this about myself doesn’t change how I feel but let’s try doing things differently or picking up new habits and see if it improves my life. Much more healthy frame than starting from I’m not good enough let me master A and I will be
I like these videos. I was also on this self improvement addiction and I would just watch these videos on and on, without actually applying the advice to my regular life. Your videos are awesome man
I love your videos man❕To everyone else, as a young mind it’s much easier to fall for traps with out even noticing. Such as loving juice world and not realizing you feel sad and depressed every time you listen. But becoming addicted to that feeling without even noticing is the part you must be aware of or not even indulging in the first place.
self improvement is a double edged sword, im a dude in my early 20's who wants to better my physique and health and ive really consumed the "im not x enough" mentality and now i am constantly battling a ruthless eating disorder and trying to undo years of damage but these videos of yours have helped me feel like its going to be okay i still have my relapses but im really trying to get out of this mess
Sometimes I focus on something than Isn't my main goal at the time and I'll lost in a circle of loosing ... it's to sad . So be careful about your actions and don't focus on multiple goals ❤
in my head, it’s not because there was anything impressionably wrong with myself. Learning to love yourself outside of society’s standards. But it is because I can be better and eventually reach my full potential is what pushes me everyday.
the worst time of my life were when I was obsessed with self improvement. it did initiate a ton of growth but honestly a lot of that growth was realizing how much I need other people. I don’t rely on them and I am still disciplined. No man is an island.
real, I felt lost up until this video. I got lost in self improvement and realized everything was based on it. I felt like it was the only way to feel worthy.
Wah pretty good talk bro you cover all the fundamentals and go deeper dont know where all this comes from . Very good bro. Although i think one instead of examining himself which might be the toughest thing and challenge for people, one should examine everything. I know that's even tougher but thats the truth man. Can start with yourself man but the world became wayyy to big to ignore.
Came into my feed at the perfect time. I can’t lay in bed without any noise I start to think too much. Cheated on me then tried to spend 500 dollars of my money and my sister’s money. I can’t stop thinking I’m so pissed but hollow at the same time.
I’m trying figure out who I am atm I think I’m attached to someone too much even though we aren’t dating I always look at their page and it makes me lonely all the time my head was flooding through negative thoughts to a point where it’s unhealthy I’ve been beatin myself for weeks this video gives me hope for self improvement
Hey man, I clicked your video with chance.I was working and listened you, because I like listening while working.Your speech and quality is really good, I thought you have 500k sub or something.Keep it going you will have more subs and reward.
Hey brotha, appreciate all the advice you’ve given me. I was wondering if there is any books you recommend reading that can help enlighten one’s self. Thanks and god bless❤
@@AskShimon I’m also trying to start reading as well. I’ve read one book already and I think you should give it a read. Atomic Habitats by James Clear.
you’re def right bro. and trying to fix a problem you don’t have might just give you that exact problem itself.
FACTS
that’s exactly what I did for the past 2 years. isolating myself completly from friends and family and focused only on „self-improvement“. in fact I didn’t made an impactful change over the last 2 years. things just got worser and worser. falling into depression and all that bs. The last 2 years now feel like a waste of time, im 22 now. balance is so important. now im still focused on self-improvement but in a much easier and chill way and its so much more fun and easier and the progress comes more by only focusing on self-improvement. i was so obsessed with accomplishing so much in a day that I accomplished nothing. by watching all that motivational bs on youtube just made the things worse because I unconsciously comported myself to them and felt like that I’m far behind them and I have to „hustle“ to keep up with them. this video is an reflection of my last 2 years.
I will always vouch for self improvement.
I teach the self improvement that saved my life. It's self improvement mixed with spirituality and masculinity. The belief that we are worthy enough and deserving of love right now. That doesn't mean that we don't have goals and purposes and things we go after, but still, it's important to realize we are enough worthy and deserving of love before during and after that process. If it were not for this philosophy that I try my best to spread, I would have ended up in prison or dead. In my early teens I was a mental Ill, substance abusing, sociopathic gang member. It is my journey of self improvent, spirituality, and masculinity that saved my life. That is what I work to spread the word about. What I went through and the desire to improve, helped me heal my traumas, put my disorders on a choke hold, and finally get a good sense of self esteem. I do agree with most of what you said though. I see alot of self improvement youtubers preach and belittle people for not being in a certain place or being a certian way. Im agianst that myself, I believe people should be inspired and encouraged . Overall very solid points. New sub here
"You're not a sickness, you're not cancer". That line almost made me shed a tear.
i’m actually glad this video exists; i’m into self-improvement, but not INTO self-improvement if that makes sense . in the past i’ve tried the self-improvement rabbit hole and watching all the influencers without success, because my mindset wasn’t right and i hated myself deep down; i felt like i wasn’t enough. this time around i’ve learned to appreciate myself and give myself grace in my current state even though it’s not where i wanna be; because like you said, negativity would’ve been my fuel. i find myself doing better taking it a day at a time slowly and not consuming so much self-improvement content to where i actually look forward to my goals instead of doing them to spite myself-another thing that helped me is shifting my focus from the aesthetics of my body to actual long term fitness goals, being able to do certain things has a way better payoff than pure aesthetics
After 5 months of self improvement, in the past few days i felt like I was losing, not only my friends, but also my true self, i completely changed my personality since i started this journey, i saw everybody be happy with themselves after going monk mode, so i decided to try it too, and after two days of doing it perfectly, i felt exhausted and burnt out, i was not thinking with my mind anymore, i was just doing what i thought i had to do to become "better" , after seeing this i understood that sometimes things are just good as they are without a need to fix them, and you just simply have to enjoy life.
Thank you, Shimon.
bro..i felt the same,my personality now is the personality of a guru,the toughts in my mind its like im hamza or something
I invented monk mode, some years ago on this channel and people took it and didn't give me credit.
"If it aint broke, dont fix it."- Motto by NF
Amen. So many self improvement videos are about how to be “that student”. They say they will show you how to get a girlfriend or boyfriend, be super popular, get good grades, and be well liked. Now, these things are good, yet it is more about changing how other people view you, not about actually being a good person. Grades don’t mean everything. Sometimes people are going through life and they don’t have the right environment or time to achieve good grades. Maybe they don’t even want a career that requires good grades. Not everyone has have a partner, in fact you don’t need one. And you don’t even need friends either. If you try your best and nobody likes you or wants to be your friend, that's okay. It’s not the end of the world to eat lunch alone. And as for being well liked, it doesn't matter what other people think of you. Jesus was the son of god and yet he was mocked and spit on. My point is that saying that these arbitrary things is “self improvement” is awful. You don’t need these things to be the best version of yourself you can be. Intent is everything. These videos are all about boosting your ego and giving you a toxic mindset. The only way that these videos could actually be self improvement is, if it had a good intent. Let’s say I wanted to work on my social skills and I wanted to be better at communicating with others. In that case, yes it would be best to learn to make friends better. Or, let’s say, I wanted to make my parents, happier and be a good kid for them. In that case, yes it would be good to get my grades up. I could also wanna go to good college to accomplish my dreams. That is also another example of how this could be self improvement. Intent is truly everything and these self proclaimed self improvement videos lead people down a bad path. Focus on what self improvement was originally all about. Becoming a better more fulfilled person. You can do that without grades or any superficial ideas people have put in your head. That said, you can also have self improvement with these ideas, as long as your intent is good.
Holy shit bro like 3 of your videos were recommended to me like 5 vids apart. I never even get a channel twice in my recommended, and three of yours in high concentration is insane!
WE ON THE RISE
Man I've found your channel at the perfect time. I used to be a self improvement junkie - it started off good and healthy, I got results, I became more confident it was great. Ive now been burnt out for the better part of the year; Ive got bad body dysmorphia, Im massively withdrawn and my girlfriend has shown me that I'm not myself at the moment. Your videos are so motivating for me to get back on the horse, do things right, for me to live healthy and improve. Many thanks man, you're an inspiration
This was most likely the exact reason my self improvement journey was at flat, every time I was trying to workout or meditate, I would beat myself down for skipping or missing something and it would just make me skip more things and it just kept spiraling down, thank you for showing me ways to be a better person much love ❤
This is the 1st video I have seen of yours. I just turned 40. Great video young man. This is very true. Don't see many people talking about this. Like telling people they are losers because they only make 60k a year. They aren't you and you are not them. Yeah more money is nice but everyone's situation and strengths are different. Just try to be a slightly better version of yourself than the day before. You remind me of one of the young Jr techs we got. Bout time someone brings this up. 👍✌️
I appreciate you🤝
bro this is exactly what i thought. thanks for covering this topic. Absolutely love your literacy in speaking out your points. Yea, there's also this common problem among some of the more younger ones, teenagers, they tend to interpret the videos, the informations, wrongly. They would get absorbed and be this edgy 'lone wolf'. They take "focus on yourself" way too literally and neglect those around him, even those that cares about em. They would have this unhealthy view of people, like the ones on self-improvement are the top 1% of people and all the others are losers that are stuck in mediocracy and in the 'rat race'. It borderline drives them to be selfish and self-important. What makes it worse is the echo chamber they're in, affirming that their behavior is the right way, like on discords, or tiktok.
I don't usually comment but I just found this channel and I love it. You do a really good job of helping people become themselves without being condescending and accusing you of not being good enough. I like the gentle encouragement. I'm 16 and I'm in the middle of a confidence crisis. I've been forcing myself to become a wise old man and I can't keep up with it. I'm feeling worthless for not having the answers to things I've never experienced before. And its's exhausting. It's nice to hear the gentle encouragement I need instead of the constant max pressure coming from my head to be mature and wise right now
This was good bro, mainly the end related to me and the balance part with school sports, work and a relationship it reminded me to compare myself less but continue to work on the stuff I am doing even tho I would like to still find some time for the gym and continue to get good sleep
The tall people die faster affirmation is crazy lol
😭😭😭
I feel like if you start from a place of I’m not worthy of happiness or love that’s the wrong way to go about it for many reasons, starting from okay I accept this about myself doesn’t change how I feel but let’s try doing things differently or picking up new habits and see if it improves my life.
Much more healthy frame than starting from I’m not good enough let me master A and I will be
I like these videos. I was also on this self improvement addiction and I would just watch these videos on and on, without actually applying the advice to my regular life. Your videos are awesome man
I love your videos man❕To everyone else, as a young mind it’s much easier to fall for traps with out even noticing. Such as loving juice world and not realizing you feel sad and depressed every time you listen. But becoming addicted to that feeling without even noticing is the part you must be aware of or not even indulging in the first place.
self improvement is a double edged sword, im a dude in my early 20's who wants to better my physique and health and ive really consumed the "im not x enough" mentality and now i am constantly battling a ruthless eating disorder and trying to undo years of damage but these videos of yours have helped me feel like its going to be okay i still have my relapses but im really trying to get out of this mess
Sometimes I focus on something than Isn't my main goal at the time and I'll lost in a circle of loosing ... it's to sad . So be careful about your actions and don't focus on multiple goals ❤
Best channel out here, love your content and mindset
in my head, it’s not because there was anything impressionably wrong with myself. Learning to love yourself outside of society’s standards. But it is because I can be better and eventually reach my full potential is what pushes me everyday.
Loving the videos bro this one spoke to me keep it up
Glad to hear it
Hollywood has portrayed those ideas in the mind of some many people
the worst time of my life were when I was obsessed with self improvement. it did initiate a ton of growth but honestly a lot of that growth was realizing how much I need other people. I don’t rely on them and I am still disciplined. No man is an island.
real, I felt lost up until this video. I got lost in self improvement and realized everything was based on it. I felt like it was the only way to feel worthy.
Wah pretty good talk bro you cover all the fundamentals and go deeper dont know where all this comes from . Very good bro. Although i think one instead of examining himself which might be the toughest thing and challenge for people, one should examine everything. I know that's even tougher but thats the truth man. Can start with yourself man but the world became wayyy to big to ignore.
I don’t know what to respond under this video, because the facts are to real. Thank you Shimon for this video!!
I appreciate you ❤️
Came into my feed at the perfect time. I can’t lay in bed without any noise I start to think too much. Cheated on me then tried to spend 500 dollars of my money and my sister’s money. I can’t stop thinking I’m so pissed but hollow at the same time.
I’m trying figure out who I am atm I think I’m attached to someone too much even though we aren’t dating I always look at their page and it makes me lonely all the time my head was flooding through negative thoughts to a point where it’s unhealthy I’ve been beatin myself for weeks this video gives me hope for self improvement
Very true. Keep going man, love the content🤝
MY GUY ! Muscle man himself, i appreciate you family and Roger that. You do the same to 🤝
Hey man, I clicked your video with chance.I was working and listened you, because I like listening while working.Your speech and quality is really good, I thought you have 500k sub or something.Keep it going you will have more subs and reward.
actual facts, ya wisdom is mad underrated i rekn :)
The tribe is on the rise! 😌
this was so well said!
Mucha razón, hubo un día en que simplemente caí, me sentí horrible porque perdí el equilibrio ridículo que me impuse, me sentía solo.
Thank you for this.
This is real motivation
Thank you man!
Great content bro! Keep doing what you doing
Thanks friend
Wow I don't know how you do it But Wow you are catching up with me
The hard work is paying off bro … we are going to the top
,,Never change a running system"
Whoever reads this i love you
You matter ❤
Keep that smile up!
Brighter days are coming
Speaking facts
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Just gained a new subscriber🤝🏽
Appreciate it
ur growing so fast omg
It’s a beautiful thing
Can you talk about how to control your urges, desires etc
Yessir !
Practice meditation, allow to let your thoughts come and go
@@bashkim765 yes be like a bird
Hey brotha, appreciate all the advice you’ve given me. I was wondering if there is any books you recommend reading that can help enlighten one’s self. Thanks and god bless❤
I don’t read, that’s something I want to change
@@AskShimon I’m also trying to start reading as well. I’ve read one book already and I think you should give it a read. Atomic Habitats by James Clear.
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damnnn that hits hard
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agreed
Hey what kinda camera do u use
Facts
true
Good video bro. Just wanted to note that you forgot to cut the part where you butchered your intro in the first 30 seconds
I left in there, we should see more mistakes💯no one is perfect
balance:)
Funny how this vid is first on my page
We locked in
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