Passion is Overrated 

Furniture is overrated

You are growing wiser and wiser as time passes by, the way it should be! Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

When I was young, I seemed to lack drive, motivation, passion. It really bugged me deep down. As you get older, stuff happens (sink or swim) and the motivation that you thought you didn't have materialises without any effort. It's not something you have to look for - it's already there, waiting for the right time. As contradictory as it sounds, adverse events in life can bring on the fire in the belly, perhaps the goal being self preservation. As the decades roll by you come to accept your journey as just that - a journey. Once again, thank you for sharing your wisdom in this video. And thank you to the person who raised the question. Namaste.

And it's crazy but I've had reading a book rolling around in my head for the last week. I used to be such an avid reader. Then one day there seemed to be nothing new under the sun and I stopped reading. Then my life revolved around youtube and Facebook. Couldn't miss a video of all my subscribed videos. And I went to the gym and swam. Covid came in 2020 and my gym closed. Strength Side saved me and taught me well everything. I started a whole new routine at home with Strength Side which changed my life. I found such satisfaction in my home routine and you taught how to activate muscles I hadn't realized I wasn't using. Then you said in one video 'try Wimhof'. I did Wimhof breathing and cold exposure. And again my life was changed. I have never ever felt this well, fit energized and with a sense of well being. I want to thankyou Josh for this. From the bottom of my heart. I incorporate Strength Side and embrace the WimHof method everyday. I am a changed person. Again Thank-you. Now you reminded me of reading. Life is good..

Break into a house just to film a clip takes passion.

Excellent chat. For the last 2 weeks I’ve been learning about Buddhism. It’s been excellent for calming my mind and learning to be content with what I already have... Sometimes we just need to sit down and just ‘be’. What also made a huge difference was getting rid of that Instagram nonsense. What a complete fake waste of time that platform is. Pure junk!!

I don't care if that zen quote was wrong, it was beautiful...'chop wood, carry water.'

"Do the thing, even when you don't want to do the thing." That should be a t-shirt.

Pretty nice message on this video. It's true that people usually search out what make us better and motivated and successfull. But a few people have understood that all you need is inside ourselves. Thank you a lot and sorry for my English. I'm saying Hello from Barcelona, Spain :)

You don't just give advice on physical strenght but also mental strenght.Keep it up so inspire!

I really really enjoyed this video, especially 7:52! I am currently doing a series of fitness challenges - this month is 100 press-ups a day. I don't particularly enjoy press-ups but that's the reason I am doing the challenge - to get better at them and learn to enjoy them. The motivation to get down and do the reps (which I split up throughout the day) transfers into the rest of my day. "If I can do that then I can do this" etc.... I am typing this as you speak, and my goodness, everything you are saying 💯 🙌🏼 I will keep revisiting this video for a refresher. Superb! Thank you!

This was an enlightening episode wow! I've been struggling with my prayer (salat) and practicing to find consistency and pride in waking up early and praying the morning prayer and start my day right. Blessings to you.

What a great perspective! Thanks for that. Life IS about the details of actually living it, firsthand. Just discovered your channel, BTW, and I'm loving it. Everything about it 🙏

Excellent Josh!!! I love your wisdom being that young..... A lot of people awakening !!! Awesome!!! Love your channel...

You gotta go out and experience life! That’s how you find what works and doesn’t work for you 🙏🏽

Routine can be passion itself. We're always living for the passion. It's a big driver. Can anyone do a routine which is not passionate about out of their own will?

Wow 😯 this is the smartest advice I have witnessed in a while!

Thank you, this really meant a lot to me!! And i really needed to hear this now

Motivation is produced in order to chase and achieve our main two programs in life: Survival and Reproduction. Since we'already created an environment were we can easily chase these programs on a daily basis, we no longer need motivation to move our bodies and generate energy to become stronger in mind and body. The comfort we've created and we're continuing to create is slowly killing our minds and our bodies by the lack of need to move, stay active and healthy. Push yourself consciously outside this comfort on a daily basis to be able to generate energy, be active and be healthy. Learning and Creating on a daily basis are two skills we can all use to generate energy and stat active. You don't GET motivation, you CREATE it through taking constant action, learning and creating something new every single day.

Such good advice on the Reading, and Motivation! Some days I do one weeks worth of work! Some weeks I do one days worth of work ;) Either way I'm grateful at the end of the day that I'm here and if it all ends tomorrow I hope I come back soon! Such a fascinating illusion!

No desire = no life force. Desire is what fuels life. When you have no desire left, you leave. Desire is what causes you to grow, to expand your parameters, to outgrow the boxes you live in. DESIRE IS GOOD!

When Josh said how you do the thing as opposed to what you're doing is really sticking to me

So much wisdom in your words, thank you

Had to watch about 6 ads to get to the end of a 10 minute video, that’s passion.

I have no passion or motivation. It comes and goes. And you're right, im sure there's of people would like my relaxed, stress free life. Maybe I just have too much timeon my hands. I even work full-time but I got an easy ass job lol Im content. But bored. Yet satisfied knowing I take care of my family. I just feel I cheated life because I got away with living so easy. I've had struggles younger just not as I get older.

What a chill person

Just finished reading Natural Born Heroes, felt excited to wake up in the morning just to coffee & read😍😍😍🤤🤤🤤

luv ya Josh, so deep and rightful content you share with all of us!!! thanks a lot - we all must be true ourselves and listen to our hearts - too much noise outside, notifications, alerts, feeds etc. really forgetting who we really are cuz many ppl just focus on the outside, the image, etc. keep roaring, as always! peace!

I feel like such a “grasshopper “ right now....and I’m old. That was so well said, thank you.

I really needed this. Thank you!

Great insights. Thanks for this chill talk . This video came out right on time for me.

Bang on! Thank you for this.

TBH I think it's usually corny bullshit when RU-vidrs make advice videos because it's usually really generalized stuff that anyone could say but this really hit me. I've always felt like something was wrong with me that I have all kinds of interests but no real passions. People always say "do what you love" "find what makes you feel fulfilled" and for whatever reason I never considered what you just said. Thanks my friend you have a new subscriber.

You are doing such a good work. Thank you

I was on my way to dislike this. But "pride on taking care for yourself" held me back, as it is a great peace of advice. Way too many people don't appreciate how important that is.

Digging what you’re dealing brother!

Fantastic approach, honestly!

thank you for bringing up reading♥️thanks a lot.

Don't always rely on motivation or passion to complete goals or tasks. Motivation and passion come and go. Discipline and practice is key, because its more reliable.

Be the best of my self that’s my big drive

There are a lot of people want to be seen, the question to ask the person back, make a list , sit on the table , drink coffee, hear your own breath, listen to the birds singing....

look into the world soul and listen to the signs for your personal life plan. stop being on the internet all the time and getting distracted. you have to listen to your heart but you have to follow your life plan. but if you are afraid of the signs, then at some point the signs will disappear and your life plan will not come true. for everyone who wants to find their “passion”, read the book “the alchemist” by Paulo Coelho. very beautiful story.

Love your thoughts brother... What you're doing is immense♥️♥️

Thanks for your videos Josh ❤️

commercialism > authenticity; media > minimal 📚 🎶

Vibing with you on this one brother. Thank you for your offerings.

A much needed message for me to hear. Thank you.

"Passion" is an excuse for lack of vision, for a dog wiil passionately bark at a passerby, yet lack vision and purpose. |■| never waste time with something that you have already understood |●| chop wood, haul water.// a mountain is a mountain \\ passion is for fools

Josh... Thank you for your wise advice. I kinda feel that rather than be "passionate " about something, why not be passionate about someone! Here's a quote I like to use... "Life is easy, we make it hard for ourselves ". Let us know when we can start calling you "YODA" ☺️

I'd agree. Motivation and passion are fleeting and are thus overrated. We also tend to subscribe to this idea that we have to have this ULTIMATE LIFE passion. But that's really not the case. You need to do what you like to do short term, as that's the only thing we can really focus on.

Well said. Well said. Wisdom of the ages. Thankyou

In the end, it's because I'm afraid that I will have to chop wood and carry water until the end. So I look for something else, but there is nothing else.

For everyone works differently...And appear s on how lucky you are to be able to find it early practicing and doing it...Well mostly the successful people are does kind of model...It s very rare to meet very successful person that is doing a Carrier of boredom.

Get a job, whatever it is, and be the best you can be at it. Find ways to be better even than that. Sacrifice your time and emotions. Stop asking the world what it is going to give you. Help your comrades. Damn the rewards, just be your best. Save 10% of whatever you make, no matter how little, and give 10% away. Find a partner, even if you supposedly could "do better"--then you be the best partner you can be. Then be the best parent you can be, in every way. Let life take over.

Thanks for this video, what a mindset, i think you're on the right path, i feel the same like, to be honest be motivated won't last long, it's an emotion, so go just do what you like to do, and maybe you'll be passionnate about it through this path.

Another brill video to give me more food for thought. wicked man.🤘 Cheers Pete.

I did follow your example since last October... I wake up with a cup of coffee and a read read read.... it did reset me and I feel much better...

Very helpful Josh!

Do. Once done, you will be motivated to do again. This may or may not turn into passion over time. You will at least have attempted. That is invested effort towards a goal. You can do anything with that.

Thanks , i love to learn skills from your videos 😊

Great advice! Love the minimalist, no-furniture thing you have going there. Less is more.

Thank you. Creating rituals...

I love this aspect of your content

I think this is a great pearl of wisdom.

It's clear to me why i've heard this argument only now, beacause, as you said, what the majority of people talk about nowadays is this universal world : "passion". Thus I'm not surprised to see as few views for this video. Thanks

Excellent Commentary .

You help me with that man. Thanks, this really ressonates with me.

Suggested reading for this would be So Good They Can't Ignore You, which first talks about how you shouldn't follow your passion

Awesome, brother. Good message.

If you want to switch the light on you need to push the button.

Great video, definitely needed this today. COVID blues hit me extra hard

I miss yours "as always"... But as always, perfect one 👌🙂

Gotta say your advice is clutch 💯

Thanks, this helps me.

Spot on 💛

Great stuff.

Blessed.

I like how pretty chilled you seem

Find motivation from someone else’s wisdom. I find this to be true. I appreciate what others appreciate.

No motivation, no passions, no desires. Yes I agree, DEPRESSION IS THE ULTIMATE ENLIGHTENMENT.

Thank you

Beautiful insight, nailed it 🙏☯️💜

Excellent video and take it from a guy who is in his 30s that "follow your passion" is one of dumbest and most time-consuming piece of career's advice there is. Joseph Campbell might have wrote something profound about mythology but a career's adviser he ain't. Spending more time reading books then watching tv is great advice but I would also suggest that you also explore what you technically good at (i.e. a subject area whose skill set you can very quickly go from basic competency to mastery) and what skill sets in your locality/region are in most demand (i.e. what will pay the most) then see if the two (i.e. what you good at and 'in demand skills') overlap then just concentrate on that (i.e. build on it) whilst improving your body physically and making your mind more calmer.

Great advice. Read Slight Edge a few years ago and he suggests 10 pages a day. I’ve read more books in the last few years than since school and on broad subject matters.

This was very helpful. Thank You.

Great advice

That jacket looks comfy as hell

My mentor 🥺💪🏼😭💛⚡️

Wow thanks

Yes yes very 👍 when I raised my kids now adults. I began working 60hrs a week when they were 4yrs old the other was 6yrs old. They bagan school Pre-school kindergarten through Junior high school. I as a single parent made sure they were not picked on the school by the students and the teachers. The teachers had 8 stereotype with all kids bad. When my kids When my kids were in 3rd 4th and 5th grade I took them in a different city for private to dream for an hour and a 1/2 English math and science. English math and science.And junior high school and high school there was no cable because I felt they needed to learn how to think by doing other things. I took them to learnSwimming at a very young age. Camping. Water skiing, snow skiing. How to play chess , Golf lessons, Scuba divng lessons. Summer school I kept him in school because I want to to get used to learning as sent something natural when you brush your teeth, take a shower and change clothes. Good hygiene habits And clean up after themselves as habit. And clean up after themselves as habit.. As for myself with the colleges open again I will take 2 classes at a time. The main one being a computer science. And also get into sports medicine. When I see RU-vid videos listen to the very well I always have a notepad. I take notes so I can re read whatever wrote as that is being my book and also tried to read a book at a library that I cannot afford to buy.

Bro, great advice! Thanks!

Love your understanding of life. Sadly, not many people reach that level of consciousness. It`s also true that in this time of mass media, media bombardment and all the wrong influences, it`s hard to dig deep inside oneself to find the purpose that we are looking for.

It is what it is

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Very Good- mat analogy

I agree...good vid, glad I subscribed.

hey bro, you're a wise man. Any books you could recommend? :)

📚 on ☯ "more words count less"

This is a great vid. FACT. Thanks

Word from the wise