As someone who was born and raised in military family, discipline is amazing stuff. Doing stuff you don't want to but you have to gives you amazing appreciation. Same as being able to say "no". Step by step it will build you int a very confident creature. In contrary indulging in pleasure will destroy your self esteem, and fill you with negative energy. Believe me I know what I am talking, as most of my life I was disciplined, but then i got car accident followed by health issues and personal issues. I got into the vortex of phone addiction, streaming platforms, shit food and overall easily accessible comfort. Never in my life I felt more crap, and I know how hard it is to get out of this. I can only imagine how hard it can be for someone who never, ever in his life was introduced to discipline and self-control.
disagree the mindset “pleasure bad” is outdated and just traditional with no merit. The reason it’s bad to consume a lot is because of its poor contrast to menial tasks and dopamine. You gotta enjoy pleasure sometimes
Bro this is literally the type of video that I need. I’ve wasted months just lying in my bed doomscrolling all day, doing nothing but the simplest activities to live
@@jonaragogna An easy search: BIBLE + FREEMASONRY, through which lies and truth becomes easy listed. So far i have listed 28 lies and 28 truth. Have you started to dig? What have you found?
Jona I am an older brother of yours (26 years old). I congratulate you for your wisdom in your early age. Bravo, and keep up the good work. Very nice video.
I thought this video had over 1 mil views because of how good it was, keep going your content are so good i genuinely think you’ll get to those number really soon my friend👌
Man, I'm thoroughly impressed with your videos and the subject matter you cover. I'm literally 3x your age, but I'm not so arrogant to think that I have nothing to learn from younger generations. Although you state that your mission is to help your generation, trust that the information you package and present so well can enlighten everyone.
This comment means the world to me, the initial mission is to help my generation since we are the most affected by the attention economy, but of course I am more than proud about every further person we are able to help. Glad to have you here!
23 here, and ive wasted far too many years of my lives just chasing cravings. Glad i came by this video, some great ideas here ill try tackling slowly.. much love to you mate
It may stop developing and growing but the brain never stops learning and gaining new experience. Don't try scaring people into thinking anything is too late for them when you're awfully wrong. @@purpleey
As a 16 year old, thank you so much Jona!! I know there's some really weird comments in here but ignore them- you have no idea how rich your videos are in quality!!! I definitely see a bright future in front of you. Once again, THANK you!!!
dude, you are so lucky to realize this thing before your 20s, i've realize this trick in my mid 20s, started to enjoy and achieve my dreams and goals again in my late 20s now i get the joy of workout/exercise, learning, reading books, fasting, and praying after long time for you all of my fellow ZIllenials, you must keep the content of this video for the rest of your life
Thanks for not making a 30 min or more long video and keeping it to the point I am almost your age, amazes me what people are accomplishing around the world
As someone who is also 18 and trying to reclaim my mind and attention, seeing you spread this message is truly inspiring! It gives me a lot of hope. You're doing a great thing!
I love this, you're not just some "sigma" that is negative and puffed up the whole video, insulting the viewers for not all being on the same level, instead you uplift and give the uncomfortable truth for the sake of helping this generation.
This is an extremely underrated channel, before I saw your subscriber count, I thought you had over 100k subs (which you do deserve given the quality of the videos).
When you talked about the people laying down and just going through the basic needs to survive. I felt that. For the past 7 months, I was depressed and I was literally in the same state as you described. I went through an extremely rough breakup as well. It's been a month since I recovered, and I am making the most out of myself, and with this video I believe I'll progress even further. Thank you brother. I'll share this.
why not, is trying to improve yourself a bad thing and not only that but people want to improve themselves because this generation is just something no one respects anymore
It just sounds like you are doing mental masturbation by listening to all of this self improvement content without actually doing anything. Obviously all the similar videos have similar points because they are all just factually correct, there just isn’t enough information to be “original” when everyone is saying the same, true, things.
This video has it all, its easy to follow, very straightforward, and also includes all factors that we came to look into, really surprised me when i saw you got 2,4k subs, i hope you will stay motivated and disciplined and one day reach your goal. thank you this video helped a lot
This is what I realised and began researching at the age of 22, now I am 24. it's good to know that young people find bouts of introspective clarity from time to time and are seizing that tide by acting on it.
@@jonaragogna yes, you're doing that well. Keep sharpening your mind. When the time comes to apply yourself to the world, you will have a set of defined experiences to draw from.
I cannot express the hope and faith I have in humanity when i see like minded people pushing each other to do great things and be the best version of themselves . We Have to take control of our lives , learn of our failures and look to a better future and work to achieve it .
When I started programming I think I unlocked a better way to think. Years ago I took one of mensas online tests and scored something close to 120, then I learned programming and the same test puts me at 135. I don't know if the score is accurate, but the increase in score I think says something. Challenging yourself can make a huge difference.
This is pretty underrated if you ask me. It would be great if most self-improvement channels also focused on the mind/brain like you do. Looking forward to more such videos!
Being spoiled, lazy and not having to do anything in your life leads to being spoiled, lazy and not wanting to do anything in your life. It's not a new point but it's very nice that you actually stated a scientific reason for it, Motivated people and did all that in less than 10 minutes. Good Job.
This is excellent. As someone who's been alive quite a bit longer, and have watched my friends loose themselves to phones... the strongest and most effective people I know embrace discomfort and challenge regularly. It is something that has to be maintained as well. A life-long practice.
One thing that helped me immensely in the past was to not do anything except the things you have to do. Have to study for an exam? Stare at the wall for 15h or watch the lectures. So rather than forcing the uncomfortable, I would just sit there and not allow the comfortable things, so I automatically did the uncomfortable without really trying.
I can now clearly see how visualizing death and other negative scenarios that could happen to you will increase your self-awareness, improvement and living life in a way you won’t regret. Amazing video
Thanks for your enlightning video Jona! I struggle a lot with addiction's cravings in my daily life and your video really makes you visualize in a physiological and philosophical way why you have to be disciplined apart from "because you have to", glad to hear that you read Marco Aurelius, the guy had such a chill mind about life that is relaxing, I think he's the reason why the algorythm brougth me your video. Greetings from Uruguay!
Thank you man, I was on the path that you mentioned, but i fell off recently, I quit my job and have just been drowning in myself, in depression and comfort. we need more people like you, who realize these issues and show other people how they can help themselves.
hi, this video was very informative. a trick i felt has worked for me to get out of my low, was trying to imagine what the prime version of me would look like and striving towards it. the results seem slow, but this video really motivates me and shows that many other people are working together to become more focused. sub added
I was had a realization few days ago. Then I saw this video today, it's all about my toughts. The video really helped me for the clear my toughts. Thank you for creating it!
I’m a young person who spends lots of their time scrolling on RU-vid instead of pursuing hobbies i want to do aka animation. This video came to me when I need it. Thanks :)
To be honest I don't buy into the 'shrinking brain' theory. His advice on physically, and mentally challenging yourself on the other hand, is always good advice for human's no matter what their age.
This is my first video from you i'm watching and i like how straight to the point the delivery of your content is, it seems you understand your target audience. Wanting to help people become a better version of themselves is very commandable! I have struggled myself with depression for the most part of my life but i have recently been trying to get better. I'm eager to see how your content will evolve from now on
Gonna coopt this guy’s whole income stream right now and tell you that phones aren’t what’s making you undisciplined (unless you do in fact only lie in bed and scroll, which would be classified as an addiction anyway) The idea and understanding of the world being stacked against you and you can never achieve anything anyway is definitely doing it though. Work 60 hrs a week only to pay it out to a landlord and pray your teeth stay in your head? Give up the idea of travel, kids, or even living on your own someday? Constantly have to kiss someone’s butt just so it doesn’t get worse? That really saps discipline. I wanna see him talk about that. Smartphones are a symptom.
The pursuit of mastery (of a skill) is most likely why this actually works with voluntary discomfort. Being persistent on overcoming discomfort (the unknown) by doing specific actions to the point where it's no longer present anymore. You also position yourself to leverage the gained knowledge and experience to help others, which is another layer to boost social engagement for overall well-being. If you just bombarded yourself with different sources of discomfort without any sort of plan, it becomes hard to gauge actual progression leading to disarray. Granting yourself feelings of progress is quite magical, so this is a blessed video for those who are still young to start early in breaking barriers of fear/doubt/anxiety that limits your potential in life.
Well done. Great video. I agree with your points about meditation and mastery, and it was nice to learn about the actualy physical basis for these addictions we all struggle with. About mastery in particular, do you have a framework or other way that you systematize it? Im curious about this as mastery is just about the polar opposite of instant gratification, as it is long and arduous and can often feel dissapointing on the road to it.
You really mentioned an important point there. The pursuit of mastery in any field is one of those things that definitely comes with a large amount of disappointment, if your expectation management is not on point. I personally don't use a framework for the pursuit itself. If you really want an answer than I think there are a few principles that if you just were to apply those to your field, you would outdo almost everyone else. 1. Starting your pursuit, you will find that almost always you want to be focusing on quantity in the beginning. Do something as many times as possible and don't focus on getting in 100% the first time around. So rather 10 x 80% than 1 x 100%. 2. Focus like I talked about I think two videos ago. By trying to be an athlete, entrepreneur, partner, friend etc... at the same time you will inevitably end up with less energy to spend on the one thing that truly matters for you right now. So you will find that deep reflection about what your one thing is at this moment in time, will free up a lot of space. Hit me up if you want to talk more about this, we barely just scratched the surface of mastery with these points.
Last year I believed I my destiny was failure, I had a hard time socializing, my grades were mediocre and I felt that I was dumb and fat. My main excuse to not exercise was that school did not let because of homework, when really I didn't make homework, I was just watching Netflix. I decided to change some of those things with a similar way, trying to ignore desires and focus on necessities, I started practicing box, reading and ignore cravings like sugary drinks, carbs, and adult content. Now I am more fit, I have more friends and I've been inited to more social events ( I didn't go to all of them, just some ) and I am more efficient at school, I still think there's a lot to improve and healing my brain is one of them.
what physically no one has come to terms yet is including mental health disorders. obviously, if you have some, doing many things can be challenging. however that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. just remember whatever you’re going through, it’ll always get better! have a great day and god bless you.
These comments read like bots... Anyway, the content is good but the delivery needs work. 1.75 speed and it was still too slow. Trim the fat Jona. You also skirted around giving tangible action items. Don't be afraid to tell us what to do. "Resist things, practice voluntary discomfort, and become a master" as your thesis, taking you over 7 minutes to deliver it, totally stinks!
now this is some good feedback. i‘m spending more and more time improving the pre-action work so scriptwriting, idea generstion etc. the value densitiy will be increased in the next video. appreciate the honesty, and i look forward to you roasting the next video too. i and the videos are far from outstanding yet and people like you are the ones that speed up the learning curve.
@@jonaragogna I really liked the concept of the anti vision. It's a little bit like negative visualisation. Where did you find it? You could also use it to give tangible action items. e.g. If I wanted to lose weight, what's the opposite actions? Eat a lot of junk and never move. Therefore, to lose weight I must do the opposite, eat little and move lots. See how that has basic tangibility? You could then expand it to explaining how a diet works and what a basic exercise program looks like. In this video, you could have explained cold exposure, sauna, fasting, dopamine detox, how to quit pmo, quitting social media, meditation, building good habits, etc.. Good luck kid.
@@TheReignOfChaos94 the idea of an anti vision is relatively common as far as i am concerned. someone who often talks about it is dan koe but the whole thing has it's roots in stoicism. agreed more actionable steps would be great.
"My name Jona, I'm 18 years old". I am hearing and learning about this recently while I'm 38 years of age. I'm stunned.. How time has changed, incredible. Good work Brother.
I know everything what you said, I workout regularly, eat healthy, don't drink, don' smoke, but still when I need to learn things my mind always goes somewhere else, I have some success but it should be much much much more :(
lately studies are just being too much for me to handle and i've built a habbit of laying in bed scrolling when im all aware that im doing no good for myself and my futur and i thought that this is the new me and i can do nothing to save myself from losing until i watched this video thank u so much bro
you're so cool~ and the hand-written inky graphics are super satisfying. better than a whiteboard and perf for visual people like me to enhance your message. thanks!
I love this video! I've been paralyzed with several autoimmune diseases so I get pretty negative towards exercise but it's always important in some form no matter how messed up someone is.
As a 26 year old injured veteran who thinks his life is over already, I needed something like this to help me. I’m going to quit gaming and looking so much RU-vid.
I realized today how addicted I am to my phone and this video might’ve just saved me. I recently started reading my goals before I sleep and when I wake up, and this is the next step for me. Resisting the bad thoughts more. I’ve already done a milder version of this and It’s helped a lot recently with my cognitive distortions from my Asperger’s.
I just feel to say THANK YOU. Thank you for putting in EFFORT and the True, Genuine, Care into your work and with the intention of teaching people how to do and be better, through your own example and "for it's own sake." You, are the kind of person, who makes me appreciate the new generation and hope for a better future, as I also get ready to get ready to do my part. Amen.
Personally, I have grown comfortable with *being* uncomfortable, which I think allows me to grow at a much higher rate than I would have in the past. It took me years to get to the point I’m at now, and tbh I’ve learned a lot of skills and knowledge that I otherwise wouldn’t be able to handle.
This is the first of many steps needed to establish complete mastery over your metal state. Most people never have to go through it deeper than this, but for the precious few of you that go further beyond, understanding what the true existential crisis of our modern age is, among other things; nothing in terms of the way our universe will bring a slow and painful end to our misery and knowing this and truly believing this will help to appreciate the good we do have in our microscopic lives. Another step you will have to take in acceptance is knowing that no matter what preparations you make to extend the circumstances of your perception, there will always be things that bother you on a deeper level. Existence is a series of suggestions and interactions which change and warp one another constantly; and among this is conflict.
Oh my gosh i keep finding other people who realize the same thing i do, but i never apply myself and now i feel whenever i watch someone else's video on something i slready know i should be doing, i feel like the reason i does it was because someone else influenced me instead of the knowledge of what i must do that i already have. This is so annoying, but whether my pride is hurt or not, i need to change regardless what the tipping point is. I can't continue living like this. A good thing to live by is do what someone you'd want to be like would do. Smart? Read books, be healthy, always learn new things. Productive and driven? Gain your dopamine from doing things, not from passive comdumption. Wanna be a winner in life? Everything you do, ask yourself "would a winner do this?" If the answer is ever no, then don't do it.
I really appreciate people who overcome the biggest problems of their lives themselves and are brave enough to teach others to do so, inspite of what other's opinions are. This is the magic of humanity. You are a miracle. Keep going!
Yup. While I have been blessed in some ways the last few years, my basic experience has been a Groundhog Day of constantly following the nose of my immediate impulses for gratification which I suppose is ultimately emotional self-medication to avoid discomfort. This only led to my comfort zone shrinking and shrinking, as the problems generating the discomfort were left unattended and only grew, demanding only more intense amounts of self-medication and distraction. Discomfort is what stands between me and my liberation, between me and who I can be. It's really no surprise that breaking free from craving is literally enlightenment in Buddhism. This is the work. Resistance is fertile.
There are so many voices giving me directions in my mind that i end up doing almost nothing. Recently, I've tried picking up one task and trying to procrastinate passing futile time. Hope I'll increase my productivity levels soon.
An actual method. Thank you for actually making a REAL method instead of just regurgitating posts and wiki articles. Having a method I find is far more useful than most of this talk over the ideals. Important to have an ideal yes but method is the track you run on. Thanks again man. :>
