It clicks when Dr. K explains doing things for particularly no reasons I decided to lose weight a few months ago. At the start for couple weeks, I ate less did more exercise (playing Ring Fit Adventure) and weigh myself every few days in the morning. I was feeling so defeated seeing no significant results, only lost like 4 lbs. The weight then went back up. eventually, I watched many videos on losing weight (shout out to Jeff Nippard) and felt motivated again to lose weight, this time with more methodical and scientific mindset. I ate less, did exercise, but I would eat normally or slightly less in 2 days of a week and not weigh myself as much as before. I tried not to think about the fact that I’m losing or gaining weight. And the result right now, I have lost 15 lbs from 170 down to 155.
Good job picking up on how much more important the "method" of weight loss is over the results themselves. It's basically what most fitness people are trying to preach by saying "it's a lifestyle" which to me doesn't truly capture this eureka-moment required to make it happen and stick. Always fascinating to see what clicks for people to get them over the hump. Good luck on reaching your goals!
Jeff B yeah true it’s all about reducing caloric intake meanwhile maintaining the metabolic rate. Adding shrimp to my diet and drink water regularly definitely helps a lot
Honestly, Dr. K, your videos have taught me far more about game design than the professors in my degree did over the last 3 years and youre not even talking about the actual design of games most of the time. Thank you.
I felt like this was a really good one and it was really insightful, but I can't help but feel like it ended too soon and I wanted it to keep going. It's like it's a series and the next episode isn't out yet lol. Thanks as always :)
Very insightful podcast. Learned a lot about how to find direction within my own life as well as how to curb negative emotion by getting rid of expectations.
Yup, I'm sure it would be good for me to actually follow a sleep schedule, but it also seems incredibly difficult for me to actually follow any such schedule. I'm incredibly far towards being like a next level night owl. Even if I get up at 6:30 from Monday to Friday and end up totally sleep deprived every night because I can't fall asleep early enough, then even though I'm totally sleep deprived on Fridays, I still manage to stay up late with ease on Fridays, and if I then go to bed at 3-4 AM, **and** I'm sleep deprived, then I sleep for 10 hours if I don't set an alarm, and my sleeping rhythm is completely messed up again instantly. It has often been easier for me in the past to do all-nighters if I wanted to change my sleeping rhythm to an earlier point in the evening because it's so difficult for me to actually go earlier to bed and manage to sleep. It's easier to go so much later to bed that it's just earlier the next day.
There such an infintentesimal chance that someone will see this and have shared the same experience, but When I was little I read the wheel of time series, and learned this exact meditation practice by copying rand's process of entering the void. To this day, i do it every single night to clear my mind so I can fall asleep. I've always called sleeping my superpower, because no matter how anxious I am, I can fall asleep if I focus on the orange light in my forehead. I even do the cross eyed focus thing to try to "sink deeper". I'm blown away that something so abstract can be a tried and true practice documented by religious figures.
Thank you for reminding me of the void, it's been a few years since I finished the series last and I think I'll imagine the candle and flame tonight when I sleep.
Hey I have read wheel of time too! so surprised to see your comment here !!😊 But I'm glad I can take up that infinitismal chance to relate to someone else as well ❤
As a mario 64 speedrunner myself thats somewhat good I can relate with simply so much and almost everything that was talked about I could relate with and the analogies with mario really helped me understand what was being talked about
This is one of my favorite conversations and I will apply these lessons to my own life. The concept that we choose to do something for no reason is insane but important I think. I feel like there’s more there, but for now I’m gonna try the framework you explained.
This is my understanding (please correct me if I'm wrong). Through your Karma (life experience) you discover things that you enjoy doing for the sheer pleasure of it. It is through the lens of your individual life experience thus far that your Dharma (duty/responsibility) is formed with these passions in mind. Even then your Dharma shouldn't be result orientated to ensure you retain the joy of doing something for the sake of it - It is more of a method to direct your passions as opposed to the pursuit of some end goal in and of itself. This is because these 'end goals' often change the very reason why we partake in these passions. In addition they often include things outside of our control (e.g. release a game with at least a Metacritic score of 90). Instead a better goal would be to 'Make the best game possible.' This prevents potential disappointment, but also opens the up possibility for even greater success. e.g. Karma - joy experienced from games, a love of programming, disliking retail work, not into sports Dharma - to make games that you believe will offer the same sense of joy experienced as a child
Honeslty my favorite vidéo so far . I did not know simply , and i listen to you talk with people about really negative issues to improve my knowledge of them . But in this vidéo i found things that i could apply to me directly ! And that really cool , thx for your work and thx to simply for behing him !
Simply is a very peculiar person. What you see on the outside is by no means who he is on the inside. When he got the sm64 Mario world record speed run it was in the same week his fiancée walked. He is such a motivated charismatic individual. It is incredible to see him relate to people through his screen persona because he is a very unique individual.
I agree that Simply is a smart, motivated person with a lot of depth to him. "Charisma" and "charismatic" are problematic words because they say nothing about personality or moral virtues (they come from the ancient Greek word for 'grace'). You can be charismatic and a narcissist. Many people thought Benito Mussolini was charismatic.
wait so he just got broken up with by his fiance and he just continued streaming? he didnt even take a break? just seems a bit weird to me lol he doesnt seem upset in his streams around that time at all
When he said "your videos done a lot to me and I'm sure you're helping a lot of people" I really felt called out!! Your videos absolutely have been helpful for me! And not only helpful, but interviews like these I really enjoy them a lot!!!
I really like this talk. This guy is something we gamers can easily relate to. He's hit the mountain peak and now has to contend with their being nothing else to climb. I especially liked Dr. K's take on a lack of motivation. I've been struggling to write all day and this has been keeping me going
This is so helpful and inspiring! I find myself in a kind of a similar situation right now with learning how to code and 3d model. Also want to make a game of my dreams eventually.
After the stream yesterday, I’ve noticed a pattern in myself. I’ll think something negative, then momentum will build and I’ll beat myself up over it or dive deeper into stronger negative thoughts/actions, then I’ll begin to daydream to escape the negativity I’m feeling. If I’m spending willpower to fuel these daydreams that I could otherwise be spending on actively changing my life...
Sometimes I'll daydream when going to bed, or just think about my life if I was in a movie or a very interesting story, and invent these stories, and you are right, I could be using that willpower to do daydoing, which would be moving my life towards those "daydreams". Maybe I don't get my life to be an action movie starring Tom Cruise, but I might feel good about the accomplishments (as small as they might be), because they would be real. We should all try to procrastinate and daydream a bit less each day, and do a bit more. But don't beat yourself too much about it, we all daydream, but we could half daydream and half daydo, that's a good balanced plan for me.
I just want to commend you on doing that work and encourage you to continue your exploration of your psyche. It can be an extremely uncomfortable endeavor but we're all products of societies and cultures that have inundated us with profoundly toxic ideas about who and what we are/should be/should do. The only way to fix it is for each individual to do the work you're doing; identifying the thinking that hinders our growth and fulfillment, and supplant them with thoughts of encouragement and empowerment. We can change the world one idea at a time.
Will Foley dude it’s a nightmare. I’ve been through so much in the past 9 months. It took learning that near daily anxiety attacks weren’t, in fact, totally normal to experience. I don’t think I would’ve ever learned about CPTSD without Dr. K. And thank you, I’ll keep going.
Can we have "Expectation is the enemy" merch (I know it's not something you say often, therefore people don't know you for it, but it is just such a good quote!)
As there are so many in your "Interviews" I guess we'd have several pages of merch if you would release one for all of these... Well I guess it's not sustainable to do that, neither economically, nor environmentally
I feel like the amount of knowledge and its precision Dr. K is teaching is slighly harder to grasp when he tries to involve "twichat". Even though he has to involve the chat at certain times for them to comprehend, mostly i feel his questions/analyses etc. become less précise from the patients and they kinda lose focus almost every time. I guess ideally the chats shouldnt be seen during sessions, but with that aside this man is a rare master and his knowledge and logic could save so many people it is impressing.
I think most people can relate to having an aim, hitting the aim and then what do we do? I am so involved with something and then sad after I hit that aim and achieved it. Interesting video.
I wish Dr. K could talk to Corey Barlog, I feel like they'd have a good discussion about the art of video games and Corey's pursuit with the new god of war
Dr. K while charging the laser beam I had an accidental fire and put a whole in my monitor. Should I try a different meditation? Seriously the third eye meditation is one that really helps me. Love finding these older videos and still learning something ❤️
Oh man, that third eye meditation really is something. I did it along with them, and this shit is OP. All the worries I had about the rest of my day are quieted down completely.
This conversation reminded me of the song "Eye of the Tiger" lol Too many times, it happens so fast You change your passion for glory Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past You must fight just to keep them alive It's the eye of the tiger it's the thrill of the fight! Rising up to the challenge of our rival
@@oouu7711 I think I've seen it before already but ok. But it's not like anything will help me. I'm never going to be happy EDIT: Yeah I've seen it already. Still my current therapist sucks and I've already tried everyone in my city and I can't afford transport so I can't try anyone else. Can't afford therapy online either.
A quick look at the title i thought it said Spirituality with Simp. lmao. This was a good episode though. Never heard of Simply, probably because im not in the speedrunning community, seems like a good dude though.
he's recently gotten pretty big from being good friends with mizkif and that community of friends and among us, but yeah he's a pretty cool guy, good gateway streamer if you're ever interested in checking out speedrunning
Does anyone have the problem of seeing images when they meditate? I don’t find it that difficult to steer my inner narrative toward a sensation , like breathing but I can’t stop these images from flashing in my mind, almost like a dream state
Dr. K's meditation strategies for Mizkif, xQc and Esfand were each geared to active minds like yours, so I'd recommend skipping to the ends of those videos and trying those out. Generally speaking the shared idea is to engage your mind in a directed attention task while you also meditate, so that the part of your brain that would otherwise have to sit quietly during 'typical' meditation is instead engaged and working on something or maybe even being tired out, either way letting you feel more in control of your thoughts and able to relax.
According to a meditation book called „The Mind Illuminated“ these are subtle distractions. These should be treated as normal distractions(mind narrative) and be let go of once you find your attention flickering to them. You should be careful not to hyperfocus on the sensations because this will inevitably trigger the fight or flight syndrome. Metta!
Can anyone explain the advice Dr k gave Simply vs the advice he gave Asmongold? I found them to be kind of contradictory, since In here, Dr k said the reason why we don’t act is because there’s no reason to, whereas in asmongolds interview, he said there IS a reason why we don’t act.
The word 'ambition' comes from the same Latin root as 'ambulance' and 'ambulatory.' (The verb AMBULARE meant "to walk.") I can go into a new game of Freecivweb (my current favorite video game) with a ruleset I'm not used to, and therefore my expectations are very low. But I still have a desire to do the best I can. That desire is my ambition.
dude has alot of vocabulary. im 1 step behind i wanna do marathon record and then be bored too xD i wish the people wouldnt check their chat every 3 seoncd for every conversation
If you listen to how they describe dharma, it makes perfect sense. Mario is his passion, that's all there is to it. Getting the world record is just a goal, pushing Mario's limits further and further is the dharma. It's literally why speedruns are so popular and optimized in the first place. No one would get this good at a single game just for fame/money, there are easier things to do if that's what you want in the end. Dharma is literally the reason for speedrunning.
Is Dr.k a Vegetarian? I'm on keto/carnivore diet and i would argue meat is better than black beans? Meat is straight protein and healthy fats, and black beans has a load of carbs and starch.
I mean if you take 100 ppl who do any drugs at all (including alcohol) and 100 sober people, you'll probably see the sober ppl being more productive. I don't think that's weed specific.
Yeah but weed is a good example since it's so widely used and thought to be almost harmless by so many people. It's also harder to see the negative effects yourself compared to something like daily alcohol or "hard drug" use.
Well its like Dr. K mentioned in the beginning. Simply used a lot of different phrases to describe dharma. I think what he was referring to was more of his passion or calling in life, not necessarily a responsibility that would affect the world around him. Although he is affecting people's lives. He's not only providing entertainment for people but he's opening up the community he's in to more and more people. Cant tell you how excited I've gotten in the last two weeks every time a new match of the Freshman 16 tournament was uploaded. My point here is don't try to downtalk what he's doing for himself and those around him with such a comparison.
Likes programming, likes speedruns but not enough to keep grinding after the first record... I dunno dude, maybe you are actually more interested in the mechanics of it, and if you foccused on tool assisted speedrun and ridiculous hacks you'd be better off. You should honestly check out SethBling's channel.
