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I am Tanmoy. You always been a part of my motivation, hope to meet you someday 👊, I do research in deep learning and sometimes I feel there could be always better way than using deep learning in some field. And sometime using deep learning could be dangerous. Like creating synthetic data for medical Imaging. So the main question is should the scientists set a informal constitution kind of thing for deep learning use cases and purpose? And what are your visions for upcoming decade on deep learning. Thanks 😊
I loved this episode so much! Thank you. I felt like I’ve “met” someone on my own wavelength (not in academics/STEM per se, but in thought process of life.) Please continue to do more of these type of videos. We almost landed at MIT for husbands phd program, but chose Berkeley instead - I keep thinking if we had chosen MIT, I’d see you in a coffee shop somewhere and try to meet you. Thanks so much for what you are doing. Press on. ;)
Lex will you please do a episode on effect of AI on medical field and especially on radiology field, because as a med student and wishing of becoming radiologist , i want to know if radiology will become obsolete. Thanks in advance
- Is ML & DL just a career of "trial and error" dataset training? - What does a career of ML or DL really mean? I can make a brief of those two questions in: How can I be motivated to change my career from Software Engineering to ML?
@@ducaalea1918 It's meant to represent the things you don't know, not darkness as in negativity or immorality. "the more we know, the more we understand how little we actually know"
@@ducaalea1918 the darkness just refers to the things that we don't know (rather than darkness alluding to negativity) - the more we know, the more we realise that there is to know.
It's really motivating. Thank you. One of my teacher used to say, "Achievement is temporary. Struggle is permanent and it's the beauty of struggle and exploration which allows space for happiness."
DarlEng seriously! I love it too! I’m getting tickled imagining that he is rolling his eyes at himself and mentally adding “spiritual guru” to his list of absurdities. ;) Seriously though, Lex, people are just refreshed by a good dose of your humility - we want to hear more and we can’t help but put great labels on humble simplicities that are becoming more rare these days. Press on! More videos!! ;)
It was during my time in grad school for a Physics PhD when I realized I don't have a scientist's mind, but an artist's mind, even though physics was fascinating and I loved digging into the math and laboratory instrumentation. Now I tinker with cameras, 3D graphics, computer vision, audio/visual systems, animation and video production. Technical, yet creative, visual, with plenty of images and design. For physics jollies I write answers on Quora and other Q&A sites.
I'm a web developer and share a similar interest in science & math but being more of an artist than a scientist in aptitude & ability, I think the best at technical arts have an interest & background in science & math whilst maintaining their artistic creativity as it provides order & form to their creations.
Hi Daren, people like you are really needed in the digital creative fields, people like you are the ones that develop new rendering systems, or help other digital artist to expand 3D and video software functionality when it is needed, because you can understand and have the sensibility for both worlds. I'm like 3/4 visual artist 1/4 systems oriented, but I have friend that is probably 1/4 visual artist and 3/4 systems oriented and he, together with his brother (100% programmer), have started a VR company, that is already successful because they have already been creating simulators and trainings systems for industry for a long time before VR was mainstream. For example, although they are using Unity now, they created they our 3d engine in the past, that had realtime destruction of environments because it was needed for the heavy equipment simulator that they developed. Physics, math and visual arts are a good combo.
Lex is the kind of guy I would want my (hypothetical) daughter to marry. I feel so hopeful after listening to him talk. And dear God, that poem made me cry. Such sweet beauty.
Lex, I have never found you inarticulate! I'm very surprised that you do. You speak more languages than most people and you express yourself perfectly in English. Your words cause others to think deeper and that's a huge achievement. And by the way, as a former opera singer, I have to say I adore the way you use your voice - apart from a wonderful timbre, you speak legato, which is very soothing. Thank you for doing what you do - I love listening to you.
You should. Because your opinion of what you're doing, and where your life is going, is what matters. Not what others want or think, it's what YOU want. People will always say, "Well there's always someone worse off than you" which is stupid. Of course there is. But it doesn't help your situation, because it's supposed to make you think anything above the people who have less or are failures, makes you okay. But in your own eyes, you're not.
This couldnt have come at a better time. Thanks for sharing this. I'm currently doing my graduate studies in biomedical engineering and I feel like a big imposter.
When I first began my career as a teacher, I was Shite at first. Just as Experienced surgeons thinking back to the beginning of their career that they could have perhaps done a slightly better based on their decades of experience. Long story short. I sucked initially, but 25 years later, I was the furthest thing from an imposter. When I retired from the College I felt confident that my efforts had not been in vain. I knew that my compassion/dedication had positively affected the lives of thousands of international students over the years. I retired from the field knowing that I'd made a difference. ... After all, we're Angels (momentarily housed) in Ape-Suits. It's by living a 3D Matter-ial existence that discover our value to our Cosmos. Lotsa Love LEO
As a software developer, I've come to love my imposter syndrome. I've learned over time, from empirical data, that I'm not a bad programmer. But I still feel like an imposter. And over time I've come to realize that this is actually the only rational way for any professional to think. What, really, is the alternative? The absence of imposter syndrome is basically identical to the belief that what you do is correct _because it was you who did it._ This derivation of confidence from identity is the root of most human failure, and the wellspring from which the Great Incompetence of our race spills forth and infects every field it touches. Fauci's "I represent science" was an almost singular demonstration of hubris, but before that must necessarily have come the comparatively banal "I am good at science," which is simply a rephrasing of "science will be correct if it is done by me." Once you allow yourself to genuinely believe that, it will immediately become untrue, because there is no further motivation toward an excellence that you already believe exudes from your abstracted self. So for me, it's not the imposter syndrome which bothers me, but the proliferation of people who seem to want to rid themselves of it. We should never do that. Imposter syndrome is a beautiful force. It keeps my customers' businesses running smoothly, on software that is nearly free of bugs, and which will always be as good as I can possibly make it, because no matter how good it is, I am never satisfied. If we all learn to love that gnawing, unending dissatisfaction with ourselves and our output, the world might just become a better place.
This comment doesn't have enough likes. One of the most important things I've learned in my life is that if you're in a setting where everyone is better than you (make more money, more intelligent, more accomplishments, etc.), whether or not you feel inadequate about yourself, you're in the right place and path.
I agree if he was a medical Dr, his presence alone would be healing. Be it physically emotionally or spiritually, he reminds me of my son, whom blesses my life.
Thank you, Lex. I have something to add about the self-criticism balance. This is from the book Learned Optimism by Martin Seligman. We are hardest on ourselves when we are in depression, we see all our flaws very clearly, we become more realistic. When we are well and optimistic then we might overestimate out strength and be blind to possible obstacles. The optimist is best at executing, but pessimist is best at learning from mistakes.
Reflection, refraction and dispersion. I've never heard of the imposter syndrome. None the less I whole hearted appreciate your deep honest ability to self reflect. Now that was true beauty. A light for all! Several tears caressed my cheeks producing rainbows as they fell. Thank you Lex
I hope you pursue your strength as a psychologist and philosopher. Your introspection and self-awareness run deep and contribute to an integrative and cross pollinating style of thinking, which when applied to the subjects you "lead" in is refreshing. Your strength in ethics may also be a niche you may or may not have considered in demand in your field. These are my observations, for what they're worth. And... I really appreciate you. Kindred spirit.
So inspiring to see Lex be so humble. I feel like I can relate with everything he said which is comforting and gives me fuel to keep trying to improve and to really be myself and embrace the suck
Lex, you have interviewed some of the most influential people on the planet. The content you have created has not only had an impact on me but many of my friends. The dialogues that you have raised the bar for all of us. Thank you lex!!!
I’m from Germany and I really want to say this. I love what you said there. How ever you didn’t adressed the importanz of friendships in all of this. Imposter Syndrom more than anything else is the feeling not belonging to a group you are actually part of. So in order to feel like a part of the group you have to have friendships within the group. That is even more important than actually being excellent in whatever your group is doing in my opinion. Of course you should bring some value to the group. But the connection with the human in the group is what I think is the key of not feeling imposter syndrome. Hope my English is understandable
Fantastic insight. So obvious, and yet, who else is saying this, even with the massive amount of commentary (especially within the tech community) about this incredibly widespread problem?
I love how Lex Fridman's program implements tiny assurances like the one at 4:30 to tell our momentarily unaware brains that he, in fact, is not an AI.
" I am the best person in the world to pave that path" Thank you Lex! I have been listening to this video a few times now and taking notes. Everything you say is so impactful. And the way you deliver your view with so much honesty makes it even more impactful. Soo helpful!!! Thank you!
Thank you Lex .... a nice balance between recognizing one's ignorance and doing everything a person can do to something worthwhile enough that peace and equanimity are the end result. Check out Buddhism at this time in your life then again when you are inclined to slow down a little. Speaks to a lot to this.
Well said Lex. I’ve found this to be most true: comparing myself to others is only useful when pondering my direction or pondering the minimum limits of possibility. If I compare myself to another person and he or she is better at something than I - I feel bad, beaten, broken and discouraged. If I’m the better of this comparison, my ego grows and I feel no need to improve. Both scenarios happily bring doom my way. Comparing myself to who and what I was yesterday, last month, last year, keeps me focused and growing. No limits.
Lex Fridman: I hope you read your comments as I scanned them and they are truly great comments. No surprise as you speak so well to the process of encouraging one's self in the creative journey. Thanks for that.
Great point on gratitude. One's life can get so tough and sad and draining and terribly messed up. The perspective of being grateful that I am still alive to fight, to strive and try ...... Hmmmmm
You are a leader Lex. You advocate love kindness compassion and progress all at a time where people feel there is little in the world. I was sat staring out my window and your words motivated me to go out and run in the rain, its the most alive ive felt in days. Although you may not see the impact your words have i assure you that they are stronger than you think. Keep that fucking ego!
For seven years of wore the same outfit. 15 copies of the same outfit. I dig the black suit. I somewhat knew who you were because I follow the progress of AI and AGI systems closely but it was The Joe Rogan Show that I really got to see a glimpse of who you are. We don’t agree on many things but your humility and Russian sensibility making you a charming and endearing figure. So here I am, I will listen to your podcast and watch her RUclips videos I offer my attention as a means of support. Keep up the good fight. ✊🏾
Carve your own path. Be uniquely you and the best in the world at what you do best. Forget about the external crap as long as you have your needs met. Keep the fire hot for what you are passionate about. Be supportive of others and inspired by them, not jealous of them. Self doubt is the poison. Gratitude is the antidote. Man. I can’t even tell you how that is EXACTLY what I needed to hear right now. I’m going to carry this with me for a long time. Thank you
That was great advice on envy . . We watch movies and identify with the characters . . It's much like that . . I think the key is expectation . . Good expectation for another brings more joy than you could aquire on your own . . Happy for His, hers, theirs, and so on . .
Hi Lex! Usually I don't comment on videos but I feel like I should. I can't even discribe you how much I needed this video. I'm in medical school, 5th year, on my way to become a doctor. I've always had a feeling like I'm the impostor amongst my colleagues. Always had a fear that I'm not intelligent enough, just lucky and that is all. And I often ask myself what kind of doctor could I be, if I'm not smart enough or hardworking enough.. It was a relief to hear someone so smart and successful, like yourself, talk about things like these. This video answered a lot of my questions and motivated me to work harder on my own path. Thank you for that.
Love your attitude. You are so inspiring with your down to earth attitude , commitment to learning and giving your audience the opportunity to learn from you and all of your talks. If someone as intelligent and accomplished as you can have sometimes the impostor syndrome, it makes it easier for the rest of us to deal with it. Thank you so much for sharing your experience and thoughts of how to deal with it.
Love you Lex, you are so honest and compassionate at the same time. You inspire a lot of people who run on passion. From the outside it appears that success rests on logic and hard work and that passion doesn't play a significant role. You remind us that passion is an essential thing for many of us
Another way to look at being the best at something, I found, is to think that one is going to have the most fun time on their path and look forward to the journey regardless of the destination. Of course all journeys have a destination but it may surprise you to find you got to a different destination than planned and are not unhappy with it at all, on the contrary.
.... I have a deep self-believe that the path I am travelling...on this unique little road, in the smallest corner of this universe, I am the best person... "Gratitude for every single moment is essential for happiness, clarity of thought,...". As always... you are inspiring, Lex. I am very happy for you. "Consciousness is a bouquet". Really like this one too. Emmm...actually I liked everything you said in this video. I can relate to it very well. I will definitely listen to this again.
I've always fought, and currently fight with envy and not feeling good enough, but to use that feeling and feed it back onto yourself as pushing the boundaries of what's possible in your field is one of the most enlightening pieces of knowledge I've ever been given.
Thank you. I've actually been wrestling with some feelings of inadequacy after watching your videos lately, but it's reassuring to see your perspective on exactly what I was feeling.
Lex Friedman, you truly inspire people no matter the race .I have followed your blog and each person you interviewed is giving us a piece of the universe. Thank you again,this one took me to the stratosphere.
Once again, great stuff Lex. It's refreshing that someone who actually has perspective and self-awareness is sharing wisdom for others to benefit and draw strength and fortitude from, and gaining exposure and notoriety! That's not even to mention all of your other great work seeking out subjects for your podcasts, whose brains you pick in an accessible way for everyone, and everything else you make available to the entire world.
I don't believe in synchronicity but today while making my morning coffee I was contemplating how to achieve a balance between self acceptance/hate, complacency and growth, then I saw the YT notification for this video heh. Your hormetic self-doubt principle captures this nicely!
Gratitude is something so many people need to start practicing. It is easily lost when living in a developed nation just how much we take for granted in our day to day lives. I love your perspective on so many things. Thanks you for your content.
We love you brother, your words surrounding the ego were super powerful for me, I've thought a lot recently about the importance of an almost unreasonable amount of self confidence in anything we do. And that for some reason, whether in fighting, sports, video games, logic, music, of all the greats, of all the people who seem to be able to translate their psychical or mental action into beauty, you can see that deep down inside, they have to believe they cant be stopped, they have to be un-apologetically cocky inside. I think that's a quality which is scarcely talked about and intensely needed.
I needed to hear this podcast so badly! I am starting to learn about AI and am experiencing imposter syndrome. This podcast made me relax and now I feel I can proceed without any doubts. Thanks Lex 🙏🏾.
When I came upon another student who was brighter than me (admittedly rare), I admired their facility and greater understanding. I would befriend them. That always brought me joy, and it brought joy to my new friends, too.
I have watched you on Rogan. And now i have subbed your channel. These positive clips you are awesome. Just wanted to show my appreciation. It definitely helps, when feeling down. Thank you
Hi Lex, what moves me is something I hear in your speaking all the time. You bring up the concept of love in many different ways. I’m greatful to hear you interview the worlds greatest minds for hours on end. I love your podcast it brings me peace.
That was epic and beautiful. You know, when I first started watching you a month ago I felt some judgement and criticism like "Who is this low rent Charlie Rose?" but each interview you persist and ask great questions and keep the conversation vibrant, even conversations that would make me pull my hair out (Penrose, looking at you). That you have learned the magic of real gratitude, not the 'intention to have gratitude' is a special achievement that makes so much sense in how you conduct yourself somewhat fearlessly with all these incredible subjects. Thanks for all you do fellow human.
Wow many good thoughts here!! Absolutely agree that its the comparison with others that is the root of the problems. It just sucks out the juice of life because you always fall short. Good luck with your own path Lex! Theres only one Lex
If you're experiencing imposter syndrome, just be happy that you're on the right ride of the Dunning-Kruger curve. Big fan Lex - keep doing what you're doing!
Really good stuff. I appreciate that you're speaking for yourself, it's refreshing. I think it's also wise. The more we know, the more we realize we don't know, which will probably motivate us to want to know more.
If you can somehow articulate your brilliance of science into moral, philosophical, and self help guidance I think you will get a huge group of people following you. A lot of people who follow you for your knowledge follow you for your advice, put the same effort into both. You are doing a great job!
Hi Alex, you gave me great insights. I've been trying to find my real passion. And although, at the age of 37, I have done many types of jobs and had countless hobbies I haven yet found it but I haven't lost hope. I don't know if you had Alain de Botton in your podcast already. If not, it would be great to hear a conversation with both of you.
Lex, I have no idea if you would read a fresh comment on such an old podcast but here goes. Criticism is a gift that one person gives to another. It challenges your process and can further your persective in ways you might not have been able to achieve otherwise. The problem is not everyone is good at giving this gift. Self doubt it a gift you give your self that drives you to confidence in your work and failure is also the gift you give to not just your self but to others. It will drive you to impove your processes, broaden your understanding and lead you to success. Every great person who has achieved much has a measure of all these things. Theador Roosevelt said that the path to success is paved in failure and it is better to have tried and failed than to be counted among those whom have neither tried nor failed at anything. (Peter paraphrase) Love your work. You are a gift. Keep it up.
This was so needed, Lex. Thank you. I feel like you really speak my language when you mention the merging of beauty and art along with science.. or rather, I feel like we share that in common. It’s very reassuring and helpful in regards to the path of finding one’s purpose. Thanks again 🙂💛
Dude, you teach at MIT, you're definitely a brilliant person, but most of all an incredibly down to earth real guy... Who is capable of seeing the humanity in all. Thank you! 👊🏽
I can't even remember the last time I commented on a video on youtube. But this one made me feel a need to thank you, Dr. Fridman. I needed this message from you today, and it is important to me to express to you, I am grateful for your courage to share something of yourself that made me feel so better today.
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I am Tanmoy. You always been a part of my motivation, hope to meet you someday 👊, I do research in deep learning and sometimes I feel there could be always better way than using deep learning in some field. And sometime using deep learning could be dangerous. Like creating synthetic data for medical Imaging. So the main question is should the scientists set a informal constitution kind of thing for deep learning use cases and purpose? And what are your visions for upcoming decade on deep learning. Thanks 😊
I loved this episode so much! Thank you. I felt like I’ve “met” someone on my own wavelength (not in academics/STEM per se, but in thought process of life.) Please continue to do more of these type of videos. We almost landed at MIT for husbands phd program, but chose Berkeley instead - I keep thinking if we had chosen MIT, I’d see you in a coffee shop somewhere and try to meet you. Thanks so much for what you are doing. Press on. ;)
Lex will you please do a episode on effect of AI on medical field and especially on radiology field, because as a med student and wishing of becoming radiologist , i want to know if radiology will become obsolete. Thanks in advance
This Q&As are amazing! I’m a music producer and sound designer and i find it super inspirational
- Is ML & DL just a career of "trial and error" dataset training?
- What does a career of ML or DL really mean?
I can make a brief of those two questions in:
How can I be motivated to change my career from Software Engineering to ML?
you are the hero of a 73 year old non academic woman from old Europe, love your podcasts and Amas both are nutrition for brain, soul and heart.
Brilliant 👍
You NAILED it in
God bless you!!
Any time I feel dumb I remember this quote from Einstein:
"As our circle of knowledge expands, so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it."
Could it be because it is information overload? Consuming too much bulsh*t in the name of " knowledge"?
@@ducaalea1918 It's meant to represent the things you don't know, not darkness as in negativity or immorality. "the more we know, the more we understand how little we actually know"
@@ducaalea1918 the darkness just refers to the things that we don't know (rather than darkness alluding to negativity) - the more we know, the more we realise that there is to know.
It basically says the more you know, the more you know that you don't know.
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It's really motivating. Thank you. One of my teacher used to say, "Achievement is temporary. Struggle is permanent and it's the beauty of struggle and exploration which allows space for happiness."
lex, you are an inspiration, at least to me.
@Peter Nguyen
please add to that list
anotha one
Lex is so pure human ♥️
Agree. Love him
Me x10
Lex you're such a genuine guy i wish you all the best
Since when do you do online therapy sessions lol. I love it, you're a great spiritual guru
DarlEng seriously! I love it too! I’m getting tickled imagining that he is rolling his eyes at himself and mentally adding “spiritual guru” to his list of absurdities. ;) Seriously though, Lex, people are just refreshed by a good dose of your humility - we want to hear more and we can’t help but put great labels on humble simplicities that are becoming more rare these days. Press on! More videos!! ;)
Lex...I’ve admired your humility and directness since I started watching your videos. Keep it up.
yep just what I was thinking-lets get lex and sadghuru together-
It was during my time in grad school for a Physics PhD when I realized I don't have a scientist's mind, but an artist's mind, even though physics was fascinating and I loved digging into the math and laboratory instrumentation. Now I tinker with cameras, 3D graphics, computer vision, audio/visual systems, animation and video production. Technical, yet creative, visual, with plenty of images and design. For physics jollies I write answers on Quora and other Q&A sites.
I'm a web developer and share a similar interest in science & math but being more of an artist than a scientist in aptitude & ability, I think the best at technical arts have an interest & background in science & math whilst maintaining their artistic creativity as it provides order & form to their creations.
Hi Daren, people like you are really needed in the digital creative fields, people like you are the ones that develop new rendering systems, or help other digital artist to expand 3D and video software functionality when it is needed, because you can understand and have the sensibility for both worlds. I'm like 3/4 visual artist 1/4 systems oriented, but I have friend that is probably 1/4 visual artist and 3/4 systems oriented and he, together with his brother (100% programmer), have started a VR company, that is already successful because they have already been creating simulators and trainings systems for industry for a long time before VR was mainstream. For example, although they are using Unity now, they created they our 3d engine in the past, that had realtime destruction of environments because it was needed for the heavy equipment simulator that they developed. Physics, math and visual arts are a good combo.
I'm in that same niche---computer scientist's training, artist's temperament. I'm curious what you do professionally, i.e. how you reconcile this?
Being creative, able to creative, is a higher form.
This is brilliant, Lex. Together with “do one difficult thing a day” you have been truly helpful and inspirational. I thought you needed to know that.
Lex is the kind of guy I would want my (hypothetical) daughter to marry. I feel so hopeful after listening to him talk.
And dear God, that poem made me cry. Such sweet beauty.
Lex, I have never found you inarticulate! I'm very surprised that you do. You speak more languages than most people and you express yourself perfectly in English. Your words cause others to think deeper and that's a huge achievement. And by the way, as a former opera singer, I have to say I adore the way you use your voice - apart from a wonderful timbre, you speak legato, which is very soothing. Thank you for doing what you do - I love listening to you.
On being happy for others: A good rule to live by is to observe events as they are. Don't mentally put yourself in the center of all observations
You should. Because your opinion of what you're doing, and where your life is going, is what matters. Not what others want or think, it's what YOU want. People will always say, "Well there's always someone worse off than you" which is stupid. Of course there is. But it doesn't help your situation, because it's supposed to make you think anything above the people who have less or are failures, makes you okay. But in your own eyes, you're not.
This couldnt have come at a better time. Thanks for sharing this. I'm currently doing my graduate studies in biomedical engineering and I feel like a big imposter.
When I first began my career as a teacher, I was Shite at first.
Just as Experienced surgeons thinking back to the beginning of their career that they could have perhaps done a slightly better based on their decades of experience.
Long story short. I sucked initially, but 25 years later, I was the furthest thing from an imposter. When I retired from the College I felt confident that my efforts had not been in vain.
I knew that my compassion/dedication had positively affected the lives of thousands of international students over the years. I retired from the field knowing that I'd made a difference. ... After all, we're Angels (momentarily housed) in Ape-Suits. It's by living a 3D Matter-ial existence that discover our value to our Cosmos. Lotsa Love LEO
If you feel like an imposter, it probably means that you are an imposter Camille.
Good luck with bio lol
I follow Lex since almost day one. Really genuine, down to earth and curious. If everybody were like Lex, the world would be so much better. :)
I have to say. I'm in a very bad mood right now, feeling lonely. This video gave me insights and your voice is very soothing. Thanks for it.
Best of luck man. Focus on getting through one moment at a time.
When I’m down remembering my mind is a liar helps.
keep your head up man.
We're all gonna make it brah
Hang in there Carlos !
As a software developer, I've come to love my imposter syndrome. I've learned over time, from empirical data, that I'm not a bad programmer. But I still feel like an imposter. And over time I've come to realize that this is actually the only rational way for any professional to think. What, really, is the alternative? The absence of imposter syndrome is basically identical to the belief that what you do is correct _because it was you who did it._ This derivation of confidence from identity is the root of most human failure, and the wellspring from which the Great Incompetence of our race spills forth and infects every field it touches. Fauci's "I represent science" was an almost singular demonstration of hubris, but before that must necessarily have come the comparatively banal "I am good at science," which is simply a rephrasing of "science will be correct if it is done by me." Once you allow yourself to genuinely believe that, it will immediately become untrue, because there is no further motivation toward an excellence that you already believe exudes from your abstracted self. So for me, it's not the imposter syndrome which bothers me, but the proliferation of people who seem to want to rid themselves of it. We should never do that. Imposter syndrome is a beautiful force. It keeps my customers' businesses running smoothly, on software that is nearly free of bugs, and which will always be as good as I can possibly make it, because no matter how good it is, I am never satisfied. If we all learn to love that gnawing, unending dissatisfaction with ourselves and our output, the world might just become a better place.
This comment doesn't have enough likes. One of the most important things I've learned in my life is that if you're in a setting where everyone is better than you (make more money, more intelligent, more accomplishments, etc.), whether or not you feel inadequate about yourself, you're in the right place and path.
Lex’s smile is everything
I agree if he was a medical Dr, his presence alone would be healing. Be it physically emotionally or spiritually, he reminds me of my son, whom blesses my life.
focus girl ,, don't get distracted with his smile 😂
Thank you, Lex. I have something to add about the self-criticism balance. This is from the book Learned Optimism by Martin Seligman. We are hardest on ourselves when we are in depression, we see all our flaws very clearly, we become more realistic. When we are well and optimistic then we might overestimate out strength and be blind to possible obstacles. The optimist is best at executing, but pessimist is best at learning from mistakes.
i bought the book thanks to you!
@@bikehandle It's a great book. Happy reading, Angelo
i started following my own path a few years ago, along the way its led me here, thank you for this reinforcement.
Reflection, refraction and dispersion. I've never heard of the imposter syndrome. None the less I whole hearted appreciate your deep honest ability to self reflect. Now that was true beauty. A light for all! Several tears caressed my cheeks producing rainbows as they fell. Thank you Lex
Your AMAs are pure gold Lex. Platinum even. Thank you. Keep it up with the great content. 😊
Lex, I felt some of your pain in this Q&A. What a sincere person and fascinating mind and soul you are. 🙏
Wow! Thank you for your honesty and sharing what's going on inside!
I hope you pursue your strength as a psychologist and philosopher. Your introspection and self-awareness run deep and contribute to an integrative and cross pollinating style of thinking, which when applied to the subjects you "lead" in is refreshing. Your strength in ethics may also be a niche you may or may not have considered in demand in your field.
These are my observations, for what they're worth. And... I really appreciate you. Kindred spirit.
So inspiring to see Lex be so humble. I feel like I can relate with everything he said which is comforting and gives me fuel to keep trying to improve and to really be myself and embrace the suck
Lex, you have interviewed some of the most influential people on the planet. The content you have created has not only had an impact on me but many of my friends. The dialogues that you have raised the bar for all of us. Thank you lex!!!
My eyes teared up, thanks kiwi boi :) your way of living is way too cool! I love you and respect you! I wish you all the best!
I’m from Germany and I really want to say this. I love what you said there. How ever you didn’t adressed the importanz of friendships in all of this. Imposter Syndrom more than anything else is the feeling not belonging to a group you are actually part of. So in order to feel like a part of the group you have to have friendships within the group. That is even more important than actually being excellent in whatever your group is doing in my opinion. Of course you should bring some value to the group. But the connection with the human in the group is what I think is the key of not feeling imposter syndrome.
Hope my English is understandable
Fantastic insight. So obvious, and yet, who else is saying this, even with the massive amount of commentary (especially within the tech community) about this incredibly widespread problem?
"Enjoy others being good.." is great advice.
I really needed to hear this, especially when you said you can be happy for others being highly successful in your field. (I also work in A.I.)
I love how Lex Fridman's program implements tiny assurances like the one at 4:30 to tell our momentarily unaware brains that he, in fact, is not an AI.
its all in the source code
" I am the best person in the world to pave that path" Thank you Lex! I have been listening to this video a few times now and taking notes. Everything you say is so impactful. And the way you deliver your view with so much honesty makes it even more impactful. Soo helpful!!! Thank you!
To be honest Lex. You are an inspiration!!!! To other u are successful! Accept it! Have a great day. Dan from Portland, Or
Love this guy. every video means a lot to me 👍🏾Thanks a ton, Lex
Lex I just recently heard on JRE that you're working on your own startup, could you tell us a bit more about it?
Yeah I'm super interested to hear about this too.
I would love to help Lex, I’m in the local area. Lemme know if u need marketing help, Lex!
That's cool, anyone know which JRE episode this was mentioned in?
@@Daniel152315 #1422, I'm not sure of the timestamp but it's around when he's talking about eating keto because he has no money haha
@@chrismackay9268 Thanks so much!
god i love this ama series. really informative and inspiring. thank you lex
Thank you Lex .... a nice balance between recognizing one's ignorance and doing everything a person can
do to something worthwhile enough that peace and equanimity are the end result. Check out Buddhism at
this time in your life then again when you are inclined to slow down a little. Speaks to a lot to this.
Well said Lex. I’ve found this to be most true: comparing myself to others is only useful when pondering my direction or pondering the minimum limits of possibility.
If I compare myself to another person and he or she is better at something than I - I feel bad, beaten, broken and discouraged. If I’m the better of this comparison, my ego grows and I feel no need to improve. Both scenarios happily bring doom my way.
Comparing myself to who and what I was yesterday, last month, last year, keeps me focused and growing. No limits.
Magical and profound. Exactly what I needed to hear in this moment. Thank you Lex. You are a beautiful human being 🌱☀️
It's called "compersion". It is the antithesis of envy and jealousy. It takes work to be able to feel joy at other peoples joy.
Ty Dr. Fridman. I always come back and watch this video for insight when I am going through similar thought processes..
Lex Fridman: I hope you read your comments as I scanned them and they are truly great comments. No surprise as you speak so well to the process of encouraging one's self in the creative journey. Thanks for that.
Thank you very much for bringing this up. I've been struggling with this!
Thank you! Thanks you for the stoicism, honesty and expression of doubts! its empowering to hear these thougts! Keep on keeping on!
Great point on gratitude. One's life can get so tough and sad and draining and terribly messed up. The perspective of being grateful that I am still alive to fight, to strive and try ...... Hmmmmm
I am deeply grateful to have listen to your wisdom.
Comprehensive with gems of wisdom. Thanks Doctor
You are a leader Lex. You advocate love kindness compassion and progress all at a time where people feel there is little in the world. I was sat staring out my window and your words motivated me to go out and run in the rain, its the most alive ive felt in days. Although you may not see the impact your words have i assure you that they are stronger than you think. Keep that fucking ego!
Lex please please do more of these. I am just loving this. It is unbelievably helpful, unique, wise, vulnerable and authentic. More more please!
I am humbled by your ability to be vulnerable in this video, I really am. Thank you for sharing. You inspire me.
For seven years of wore the same outfit. 15 copies of the same outfit. I dig the black suit. I somewhat knew who you were because I follow the progress of AI and AGI systems closely but it was The Joe Rogan Show that I really got to see a glimpse of who you are. We don’t agree on many things but your humility and Russian sensibility making you a charming and endearing figure. So here I am, I will listen to your podcast and watch her RUclips videos I offer my attention as a means of support. Keep up the good fight. ✊🏾
Kuro Hikes charming and endearing for sure! Can’t wait for the next video. ;)
"Success in life is finding your own path...something new...even in small ways...and there, comparison doesn't matter."
❤️❤️❤️ Happy to be here. Do what I love and love what I love. Bless.
Carve your own path. Be uniquely you and the best in the world at what you do best. Forget about the external crap as long as you have your needs met. Keep the fire hot for what you are passionate about. Be supportive of others and inspired by them, not jealous of them. Self doubt is the poison. Gratitude is the antidote. Man. I can’t even tell you how that is EXACTLY what I needed to hear right now. I’m going to carry this with me for a long time. Thank you
That was great advice on envy . .
We watch movies and identify with the characters . .
It's much like that . .
I think the key is expectation . .
Good expectation for another brings more joy than you could aquire on your own . .
Happy for His, hers, theirs, and so on . .
Hi Lex! Usually I don't comment on videos but I feel like I should.
I can't even discribe you how much I needed this video.
I'm in medical school, 5th year, on my way to become a doctor. I've always had a feeling like I'm the impostor amongst my colleagues. Always had a fear that I'm not intelligent enough, just lucky and that is all. And I often ask myself what kind of doctor could I be, if I'm not smart enough or hardworking enough..
It was a relief to hear someone so smart and successful, like yourself, talk about things like these.
This video answered a lot of my questions and motivated me to work harder on my own path.
Thank you for that.
I like your attitudes to life Lex very much, another great content , thank you !
Love your attitude. You are so inspiring with your down to earth attitude , commitment to learning and giving your audience the opportunity to learn from you and all of your talks. If someone as intelligent and accomplished as you can have sometimes the impostor syndrome, it makes it easier for the rest of us to deal with it. Thank you so much for sharing your experience and thoughts of how to deal with it.
Love you Lex, you are so honest and compassionate at the same time. You inspire a lot of people who run on passion. From the outside it appears that success rests on logic and hard work and that passion doesn't play a significant role. You remind us that passion is an essential thing for many of us
Another way to look at being the best at something, I found, is to think that one is going to have the most fun time on their path and look forward to the journey regardless of the destination. Of course all journeys have a destination but it may surprise you to find you got to a different destination than planned and are not unhappy with it at all, on the contrary.
.... I have a deep self-believe that the path I am travelling...on this unique little road, in the smallest corner of this universe, I am the best person...
"Gratitude for every single moment is essential for happiness, clarity of thought,...".
As always... you are inspiring, Lex. I am very happy for you. "Consciousness is a bouquet". Really like this one too. Emmm...actually I liked everything you said in this video. I can relate to it very well. I will definitely listen to this again.
I've always fought, and currently fight with envy and not feeling good enough, but to use that feeling and feed it back onto yourself as pushing the boundaries of what's possible in your field is one of the most enlightening pieces of knowledge I've ever been given.
Thank you. I've actually been wrestling with some feelings of inadequacy after watching your videos lately, but it's reassuring to see your perspective on exactly what I was feeling.
Lex Friedman, you truly inspire people no matter the race .I have followed your blog and each person you interviewed is giving us a piece of the universe. Thank you again,this one took me to the stratosphere.
Once again, great stuff Lex. It's refreshing that someone who actually has perspective and self-awareness is sharing wisdom for others to benefit and draw strength and fortitude from, and gaining exposure and notoriety! That's not even to mention all of your other great work seeking out subjects for your podcasts, whose brains you pick in an accessible way for everyone, and everything else you make available to the entire world.
I don't believe in synchronicity but today while making my morning coffee I was contemplating how to achieve a balance between self acceptance/hate, complacency and growth, then I saw the YT notification for this video heh. Your hormetic self-doubt principle captures this nicely!
Gratitude is something so many people need to start practicing. It is easily lost when living in a developed nation just how much we take for granted in our day to day lives. I love your perspective on so many things. Thanks you for your content.
Well done Lex! Your answer deeply resonates with me, especially on the power of practising gratitude
First time follower and this is my first video... I love how you framed the problem and how to use its powers to become better every day! thank you
We love you brother, your words surrounding the ego were super powerful for me, I've thought a lot recently about the importance of an almost unreasonable amount of self confidence in anything we do. And that for some reason, whether in fighting, sports, video games, logic, music, of all the greats, of all the people who seem to be able to translate their psychical or mental action into beauty, you can see that deep down inside, they have to believe they cant be stopped, they have to be un-apologetically cocky inside. I think that's a quality which is scarcely talked about and intensely needed.
It puts a smile on my face listening to you, thank you, really.
I needed to hear this podcast so badly! I am starting to learn about AI and am experiencing imposter syndrome. This podcast made me relax and now I feel I can proceed without any doubts. Thanks Lex 🙏🏾.
Thanks for the videos
You're a pretty impressive human being.
Thanks for sharing your journey in such a real and humble way
i am an spectator of your intelligence!! good luck always!! you are top. Jorge, from Chile
When I came upon another student who was brighter than me (admittedly rare), I admired their facility and greater understanding. I would befriend them. That always brought me joy, and it brought joy to my new friends, too.
Wise advice, thank you for sharing and for your efforts with the podcast.
Thank you for sharing, and for the beautiful poem!
I have watched you on Rogan. And now i have subbed your channel. These positive clips you are awesome. Just wanted to show my appreciation. It definitely helps, when feeling down. Thank you
You are one of the loveliest humans I’ve encountered. Thank you. 🙏🏻
Hi Lex, what moves me is something I hear in your speaking all the time. You bring up the concept of love in many different ways. I’m greatful to hear you interview the worlds greatest minds for hours on end. I love your podcast it brings me peace.
That was epic and beautiful. You know, when I first started watching you a month ago I felt some judgement and criticism like "Who is this low rent Charlie Rose?" but each interview you persist and ask great questions and keep the conversation vibrant, even conversations that would make me pull my hair out (Penrose, looking at you). That you have learned the magic of real gratitude, not the 'intention to have gratitude' is a special achievement that makes so much sense in how you conduct yourself somewhat fearlessly with all these incredible subjects. Thanks for all you do fellow human.
Wow many good thoughts here!! Absolutely agree that its the comparison with others that is the root of the problems. It just sucks out the juice of life because you always fall short. Good luck with your own path Lex! Theres only one Lex
If you're experiencing imposter syndrome, just be happy that you're on the right ride of the Dunning-Kruger curve.
Big fan Lex - keep doing what you're doing!
Gratefulness for the opportunity to even have self doubt & the chance to be better tomorrow
Great convo 🤜💥🤛 I appreciate all you do to make life less linear
Really good stuff. I appreciate that you're speaking for yourself, it's refreshing. I think it's also wise. The more we know, the more we realize we don't know, which will probably motivate us to want to know more.
If you can somehow articulate your brilliance of science into moral, philosophical, and self help guidance I think you will get a huge group of people following you. A lot of people who follow you for your knowledge follow you for your advice, put the same effort into both.
You are doing a great job!
You make me feel so much better bout, 'EVERYTHING," in this life and this world!
I need to watch this many many times, Thanks Lex!
Good to see an Iranian is watching Lex too cheers mate
It’s the human experience that’s full of contradictions. You’re just doing your best to talk it out...you’re my favorite human.
Your eyes truly lit up at 13:07 talking about your passion about your place of the universe
this hit me heavy man, I feel empowered and more driven for progression on my non-linear path than ever.
Lex, you rock! Thanks for all your valuable content!
Hi Alex, you gave me great insights. I've been trying to find my real passion. And although, at the age of 37, I have done many types of jobs and had countless hobbies I haven yet found it but I haven't lost hope. I don't know if you had Alain de Botton in your podcast already. If not, it would be great to hear a conversation with both of you.
Thank you for being true to ur self. Truth always shines thru.
Lex, I have no idea if you would read a fresh comment on such an old podcast but here goes. Criticism is a gift that one person gives to another. It challenges your process and can further your persective in ways you might not have been able to achieve otherwise. The problem is not everyone is good at giving this gift. Self doubt it a gift you give your self that drives you to confidence in your work and failure is also the gift you give to not just your self but to others. It will drive you to impove your processes, broaden your understanding and lead you to success. Every great person who has achieved much has a measure of all these things. Theador Roosevelt said that the path to success is paved in failure and it is better to have tried and failed than to be counted among those whom have neither tried nor failed at anything. (Peter paraphrase) Love your work. You are a gift. Keep it up.
This was so needed, Lex. Thank you. I feel like you really speak my language when you mention the merging of beauty and art along with science.. or rather, I feel like we share that in common. It’s very reassuring and helpful in regards to the path of finding one’s purpose. Thanks again 🙂💛
You are never an impostor in your own life, your own vision and ideas. That is my takeaway, thanks.
Dude, you teach at MIT, you're definitely a brilliant person, but most of all an incredibly down to earth real guy... Who is capable of seeing the humanity in all. Thank you! 👊🏽
I can't even remember the last time I commented on a video on youtube. But this one made me feel a need to thank you, Dr. Fridman. I needed this message from you today, and it is important to me to express to you, I am grateful for your courage to share something of yourself that made me feel so better today.
"I am the best person in the world to pave this path"... That is profoundly beautiful. 🙏
Really insightful and couldn't agree more. Keep the vids coming!