Would love for this channel to eventually grow to the point where you go on tour in a bunch of different cities cleaning your dirty dishes in front of a live audience
@@soulsynthesissubject actually a huge mukbang where you invite both food insecure people and food secure people (have the food secure people pay for tickets since they can, of course) and the only price of admission for everyone else is that you have to help clean up and do your own dishes before you leave. Re-used but thoroughly cleaned Tupperware containers will also be provided for everyone
Semi-related to the idea of "he has a small business, he doesn't want it to grow into a billion-dollar multinational"... I spent ten straight years at my last job (private engineering consulting) going through quarterly and annual reviews where I needed to reiterate that I do not want to become a project manager, I do not want to become a department head, I do not want to 'streamline my career path'... I want to be a designer. In five years, I still want to be a designer. In TEN years, I still want to be a designer. I want to sit at my desk, create my drawings, solve problems, and then go home. Only once or twice did I have those meetings with someone who believed me, or even understood me.
The impact that these videos have had on my productivity is insane. Doing my work and listening to you yap (positive) has genuinely become one of my favourite parts of the day.
The way I interpet "your new life is gonna cost you your old one" is moreso that you have to actively disrupt your current habits. Maybe this is obvious to everyone else. But it helps me make real, concrete changes in my life. If the person you're trying to become is directly opposite or just different enough to how you are now, there isn't room for both. You have to choose to change.
I changed jobs (laterally) from private engineering to government engineering. It's a pay cut... but literally every other part of this job, and my life, has improved. I guess I'm lucky that I'm at a point in my life where I can take a pay cut and still be OK.
Several years ago, I tested out sobriety. I wanted to find a healthier relationship with alcohol, but first I wanted to take a break, which ended up lasting a year. When I started, every seemingly normal adult person in my life - including my parents - reacted with shock and horror. "Why are you doing that? You're not an alcoholic." I won't say anybody acted like the villain in a PSA, but they definitely acted like my sobriety was a judgment of some kind. Even my dad, who does not drink, acted this way. It was extremely odd, but it was an experience shared by many folks on the stop drinking subreddit I was getting support in during that time. I also have lots of opinions about washing dishes, but will not share them unless asked.
@@Untitledosdd1bsystem The following is a short summary of a longer work, but it hits most of the salient points: 1) The first task of doing dishes is to empty the rack of clean dishes. Few things suck more than finally getting stuck into a bunch of dirty dishes than realizing partway through that you've nowhere to put them when they're clean. 2) Not all used dishes are 'dirty'. Dishes with crumbs and/or non-oily substances (water, milk, etc.) can be rinsed and put in the rack. This state becomes negated once otherwise rinseable dishes are put in the sink with dirty dishes, or are otherwise contaminated. 3) Use chemistry to advantage. Make all dirty dishes wet, then starting with the dirtiest dishes, wipe with a soaped-up sponge or scrubby. Rinse in reverse order so that the first ones soaped are the last ones rinsed. This should minimize scrubbing. 3a) Put some soap and water in a tall cup or deep bowl for soaking the business end of utensils, especially forks. I actually use forks as infrequently as possible because they suck to clean. Scrub and rinse these last of all.
This is a random aside. Maybe I'll make a video talking about my experience too or something. I kinda like this style of content. I quit drinking on March 26, 2022. The day I bought my first project car, I was killing myself with alcohol and decided to finally kick it and put the money I was spending on booze into a project car and teaching myself a new skill. Two years next week without a single drop of alchohol and it's a very weird experience telling people I don't drink. It is like you're an embody of their insecurities about drinking or something. People are either very apologetic (which is nice) or confused/upset. I don't talk to a lot of people I used to when I drank. It feels like a different life. So much of myself was lost in the comfort of alchohol. Thanks for sharing random internet person
@@wheresmy10mm Thanks to you too! I think these things are good to talk about, especially when so much weight is placed on drinking as an activity of adult socializing. There are many reasons not to drink, from personal to medical, and there are too few places and activities to attend with non-alcoholic alternatives that aren't water or soda, and that don't get you the side-eye from peers.
i like how you ramble, i do that and i have never seen this content with that type of talk. the sorta talk till you sound outta breath and breaking in between ideas and stuff, i always felt that was strange but im glad to see funny guy do the same thing.
It is tough finding cleaning channels that are not (Live, Laugh, Love) family related that are in huge updated houses. Those houses tend to be too aesthetic consumerist for me to relate to, especially when they need a ton of containers to organize everything in the fridges, pantries, closets, garages, etc.
(For srs though, when I decided to stop drinking, a lot of my adult friends didn't understand the choice and felt that my personal choice was a judgment on their lives. It wasn't, of course! But ultimately, I had to pull back from a lot of those friendships because the constant comments were really hurtful. It's not true for every person, but there are absolutely people who will shame you for making choices that work for you and your goals, and those are the friends it's okay to leave behind!)
Re: hoarding empathy - hoarding is actually associated with ADHD and executive dysfunction. To me, it seems to be an inability to deal with the emotions (shame, grief) and tasks (recycle, donate, sell, trash) involved with removing things from your living space. We get very attached to our stuff, and it's easy to feel guilty for wasting things, or feel shame for not being able to sell things, or feel sad that we aren't the kind of person to use the Things well. And those of us with ADHD are sort of predisposed to struggle with the weight of that.
5:55 As someone who quit alcohol it's definitely a thing that people will try to peer pressure you into drinking. I think some people take it as a personal insult that THEY might be drinking too much even if you didn't say anything like that. Love these videos btw.
I find the self help business content to be so absolutely depressing and empty and I appreciate you slogging through that mud. They all say 'be yourself' and it's like, well I'm not a rich brand designer with a massive studio space and tens of thousands of followers so it's A BIT MORE DIFFICULT to be yourself.
Being yourself is the best way to live a healthy and fulfilled life! Unfortunately, personal agency is only afforded to the wealthy. Everyone else has to become "the entrepreneur of the self" and gamble in the free market! Maybe you'll be part of that 2% that makes it past the first few years...
I tried watching self-help content back in 2016 on YT and I noticed that it made me feel depressed. I don't like the hustle culture part of it and all the fake gurus peddling the same generic self-help BS. It was not healthy for me to compare myself to others when it comes to success and self-help really pushes that.
Exactly, plus it may not explicitly say to hate your current self, but the constant push to always be better than before and to punish your current self for your perceived flaws is how i consumed self help content. Like don't get my wrong, atomic habits and better sleep hygenine with less negative social media is a great start. But then you're not good enough or grinding hard enough if you don't do 5am wake ups, 1 hr journals, then meditations and cold showers before 7am so future you is finally happy. Not being able to do that stuff consistently and then be cured of my mental issues made me more depressed. Doing things to take care of current me also makes future me happy too. Always comparing yourself to who you should be isn't healthy. Yes, we need growth and it's okay to want to change bad habits, but always aiming for a moving goal can lead to burn out and resenting yourself. Rest, good nutrition, practicing emotion regulation/coping and socializing more authentically instead of pretending to be not anxious and this higher enlightened version of myaelf is what i was missing. Not pushing to this forever better version of myself made me more content and want to be kinder to myself.
I am someone who will never be able to afford supporting creators through Patreon. Very few people I know are able to pay for streaming services or even electricity in my town. That being said, I don’t think a patreon is a bad idea because it sounds like a fun way of community building and it’s your job, you have enough content for the poor people to watch here on RU-vid
The amount of people who pressured me to drink and do drugs after I got clean is insane. I assumed everyone would just not care, I mean more for them right? All of my friends who used took great offense. They called me stuck up. You are treated like you think you are better than everyone else. I was very surprised as well but yeah it happens. They even tried convincing me that smoking weed ( which I do for my anxiety) was just as bad as the hard drugs so I might as well do them on the basis of not being a hypocrite 😂
these videos have single-handedly turned me into a chore person. and, funny enough, having a clean place and the meditative nature of cleaning has improved my mental health tremendously.
Addict here. People usually try to be as respectful as they can around my addiction. They don't preassure me to take drugs or drink alcohol, but don't really offer an alternative way to hang out. Addicts are usually attracted to other addicts aswell, so my old friends most likely COULD not offer me an alternative. Me not being able to control myself in those environments is what made me break up with my old friends. No hard feelings. Still miss them a lot. Good people on a bad path.
I went to the dentists today for my braces and the two nurses were super cool and asked if they could choose the band colours, so I said sure and that we should do a rainbow on each row. anyway they let me into the back of the dentist room and we made a goated rainbow selection together. they were singing the whole time and it was genuinley the nicest bit of my day😅strangers can be so fun and lovely sometimes.
I have been so immersed in my journalism and activism for months now to the point that am reaching burnout, and I’ve been traumatized by my recent work. That said- Noah Time helps me a lot to just think about and listen to other shit for once. Seriously gets me a lot more out of my head, and it’s fun that I relate to you in a lot of ways. Fanks, dood. 👍🕊️
5:30 the term you’re looking for is “enabler” which is very common. They don’t have to be like a DARE add telling you what to do. But when you’re an addict or have many bad habits, and you’re surrounded by that, it’s definitely hard. Sometimes it’s as easy as telling your friends you won’t be going to the bar anymore, sometimes it really is building a whole new life. But people need to ask themselves if they are going to “cut people off”, then what reasons would others have to do that to them
Something that weirdly helped me start to overcome my fear of cockroaches was seeing them as a living being. My entire life I've struggled with death anxiety and imagining what it's like after death, i.e., nothing. Then, applying that to bugs helped me empathize with them a little bit. Even if they're not sentient, they still have some thought processes, and why are those any more important than mine? It could also be some deep rooted fear of super advanced ai seeing humans as little ants and seeing no value in our lives, so I project that onto myself and other little critters.
Im loving the longer videos. Ive been cleaning my kitchen with the videos playing and i move on to clean other rooms if there is still time left on the video! it almost is like a reminder to get up and tidy stuff up when i see a new video posted :D
This past week has been one of the worst in a long time. I’m behind on work, some people very close to me are extremely ill, and nothing seems to be going my way. Your calm and relatable demeanor in these videos gives me some solace during such a stressful time. Thank you ❤
Just want to say, noah time has become such a light to my week. I save up your videos for when i need to get shit done & then i kick ass by cleaning, organizing & taking care of myself. So helpful to have your little monologues & see you also working on stuff. Seriously, hugeeely thankful for you & this “body doubling” lefty series ❤
On the subject of water waste: I worked professionally for 5 years in a full-preparation kitchen and I currently live in a trailer with a holding tank for potable and dirty water and a very small water heater tank, so I have a practice for mindfulness of water use in many ways. Stacking the dishes in a way that can hold water to soak other dishes (if desired), treating each bowl or pot as a sink within the sink; this also conserves soap. Use the yellow side for better total surface contact, which is ideal for ensuring grease removal and soap coverage for sanitizing. Washing all the dishes at one time ensures that they have some time to sit with soap coverage and eliminate bacteria, while continuing to lift any grease missed during washing. Rinsing over the top of other washed dishes allows the falling water to diffuse the soap on the dishes below and make rinsing each dish in succession faster and faster still. Wearing an apron is helpful for keeping your clothes safe from really funky splatter/grease staining and for me it helps with framing my mindset: when the apron is on, there are no more barriers to doing the job 'it's okay to do dishes now, i'll be okay and the dishes will be done and not on my shirt and not on my mind' and I can go on about my day and take it off. Sometimes my dishes don't get done at night, so I try to set them up (rinsed off atleast) and I put a french-press of coffee on and try to race my dishes to the timer for the coffee; if I don't beat it, that's okay it's fun and I still have a delicious treat to enjoy to set myself up for the rest of day. ~
good morning noah thank you for the video. just found your channel a couple days ago and its nice to watch someone elses thought process, especially someone who is so positive! thank you for being you!
For real all these "your new life will cost you your old one" are just copies of each other. They are all the same. And I think this is something that is so irritating about social media is that most "creator" people are so unoriginal, they can't even create original content. Like 2013 RU-vid was so fun because people were doing wack shit and most content seemed original and funny you would watch individuals for their distinct sense of humor or perspective. There weren't all these layers of analysis and copy catting now it's just the same concept from 100s of different people without any substance. When it would be much more "worthy" of their time to just be goofin on camera or sharing their individual selves. And I think that's why this is taking off for you, very refreshing!
haven't watched this yet, but i watched a bunch of your cleaning videos yesterday and really liked them. this is actually the kind of video i've been wanting to make for a while (as well as vlogs with puppets) and you're kind of inspiring me to start doing so. i'm a hoarder and majorly struggle with cleaning cause of adhd/depression and just not feeling like i'm worth it. some of the stuff you've said in the past few cleaning videos have challenged my way of thinking. anyway gonna actually watch your video now thanks for making these :)
Randomly started watching one of ur vids while cleaning up after making dinner and some tiramisu then hopped on this video because I found it rly soothing to do all the things I need to do while you’re talking. Ended up cleaning the kitchen, doing my nighttime routine, starting a load of laundry, and setting out clothes for tomorrow in the same time I woulda just been scrolling on instagram.Thank u, I’m a fan.
Hi! Just stumbled upon your chanel and i gotta say, i love the way you just chat about life while doing tasks, so i can also do tasks and maybe answer in my head and the task I'm doing doesnt feel as big or lonely anymore
15:23 that was me😂 I love the live chatting videos while you are doing the chores. Im usually sipping my coffee or still laying in bed while watching these. Im learning a lot about random things I didn’t expect to get from clicking the video and I enjoy that. I also ramble a lot , so I like the rambling nature of these videos
Honestly, i always wondered why im more productive when listening to my friend talk... i still dunno, but it was very nice finding you, since i havent been able to listen to my friend as much since i moved
I mean, this is just based from the videos that I've seen on the topic, but I think the idea of detachment/ detaching from your friends is less of "leave your friends if theyre not on the exact same page as you" but more so to say that you are not obligated to be or stay friends with anyone. Its been very helpful for me in my journey as someone who struggles with codependency cause you can get so wrapped up in the routine of ALWAYS having this person around, that you can completely miss how much youve outgrown the relationship. Or maybe the two of you have grown in different directions. You have to fully commit to yourself if you want to get better, and sometimes that means you have to let go of the relationships youve been spending so much of your energy to grasp onto (because theyre naturally drifting away, dynamics are changing, etc.) I see it more as embracing change, or the natural flow of things, even if it makes you sad or means growing away from old friends. Anyways I think it should be mentioned the few videos ive seen on this topic and quote are more spiritual-based than kind of rise and grind productivity type vids. So its entirely possible some videos are just straight up saying leave your friends. But this got me thinkin so just wanted to share my thoughts on that. also love this genre of video and ur channel, keeps me company while i have to do all the tasks ive been neglecting
noah, you're incredibly thoughtful and funny, noah time is the best time of the day, so I can roll with the pre-emptive sink-washing, but boy, PLEASE just SOAK YOUR DISHES (in hot water if your tap has it) while you wash the others. this would have been a 10-min video rather than a 33-min one
I got hypnotized to help my fear of bugs and it helped me so much. Not everyone has access to that but if you do I highly recommend it. Improved my quality of life!
as someone who has a constantly going internal monologue i can't really watch your videos while doing anything that requires thought (it gets too distracting for me), but i enjoy watching these when i have the time since it's just kind of something to turn my brain off to and listen to. i like hearing words that aren't my own i guess 😭
Washed my dishes and cleaned my sink to this I like the saying, "Your new life will cost you your old life," because on a philosophical level this is true. My current life came at the cost of my old one; chronic illness made necessary changes. To create a new, different life for myself, the conditions of my present life must change. I think it's a good reminder, because I am not always good at recognizing that the present is not forever. That the conditions of my life and the actions I take within it must change, sometimes drastically, to write a new chapter. It helps me evaluate if I actually want those changes, or not. And it helps me recognize the actions I'm taking to create my current life, and question if I want to continue them. I like the idea of it.
i just binged watched all of these videos and cleaned my entire house. boutta talk to my psychiatrist and switch my prescription to noah time instead of adderall lol
Yknow I feel like this goes a long way in like…making me feel better about the kind of person I am cuz I feel like I relate to Noah’s struggles and he still makes cool videos and seems like a cool guy
Sometimes the lawof mutual exchange applies. Trading extreme unhappy lifestyles(workaholism and isolation) for extreme happy ones(free time and community) can result in a radical change even if unintentionally so
I use my sponges until they are basically in several pieces, lmao, graduation will only lead them to a landfill I buy a big sponge for cars (not using it) and cut from it when I need a new ones
I feel like it’s fine for the average person to want to make more money since the average person as very little of it. Like you said, in my eyes, capitalism is a huge issue when it encourages over consumption or a “grow or die” mentality. We need to bring back complacency and being content where we are in life. We also need to lower the value of necessities, we can’t all be CEOs and influencers.
One of my favorite skits of all time is a vid by the name "do you wanna change your life" by the Minute hour. I've been happy for a while, but it didn't snap into place one day though external factors.
It might be helpful with the dishes sponge/sink sponge debacle to alter one to make it look different so it's easily discernable from the other e.g. make the sink sponge smaller or cut a corner off. Might help. Good job doing your chores!
@@noahtime_ hell yeah!! also your channel is so therapeutic and I consume a lot of self help videos and like watching the Noah time videos really helps balance things out!!
