The Key To A More Interesting Life 

Dear Nathaniel, Roughly a year and a half ago, I was a lost and scared teenager, bearing the pressures of school, family and my future. I didn’t know where I was supposed to go. I was a freshly polished and delicate vessel headed through a sea of fog. I had sent an email to you asking for advice on finding clarity in my future, and you replied. Your words on living life as though you are experimenting with it, had stuck with me from that day onwards. Despite a difficult year, my high school life is coming to an end in a few months, but because of your inspiring work and wisdom, I have a direction. I have strength and a raw passion and curiosity for life. You have changed my life more than you realise. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.

I read that someone’s therapist told them “you don’t have to be hopeful about life, or the future, it’s enough to be curious about it” I think that’s really helpful also if you feel down in life

"Be Interested, not Interesting"

It's like Nathan always predicts what's going on with our feelings currently and he just makes the accurate video for it haha. What an awesome video, thank you!!

This is both visually and ideologically appealing.

Curiosity is a practice, like most things, and can become a lifelong habit if we try. But oh how it takes the energy out of me.

The key to a more interesting life is to be more interested in life. I like how things are simple, we overthink too much. :)

This guy helped me get out of a very dark place and inspired me to start my own channel. Thank you bro.

When I watch old people I always wonder about their lives and how they got to that age. did they struggle? was it a happy life?

“Curiosity killed the cat..” is only one part of the quote ..”but satisfaction brought it back”

Sometimes it’s so creepy to me how similar we are.

It seems like all creatives/ artists people watch. We learn so much about ourselves simply by observing others.

"if you're curious enough about something, you'll find your way" i think in many cases this is very true

Curiosity is what keeps you seeing the magic in the world that we naturally do when we are young. To be an old soul but young at heart, let that inner child play everyday.

Learning never ends! It gives life meaning.

I think curiosity can change how you see the world. It's beautiful. The more you question, the more you understand how complex the world is (and how little you know). Beautiful video ❤️

"Inside every cynical person is a disappointed idealist." - George Carlin

*This reminds me of the journey into the wondrous world of philosophy I embarked on back when I was 11 and read Sophie`s World for the first time. The concept of curiosity is exactly what he was talking about through the voice of the teacher in the book, warning for Sophie to become world-weary. Great message, great video man. I`m with you and now - 12 years later - I try to remind myself to stay curious as often as I can, following the words I read so many years ago.* I`ll leave this quote here from Sophie`s World: “To Summarize briefly: A white rabbit is pulled out of a top hat. Because it is an extremely large rabbit, the trick takes many billions of years. All mortals are born at the very tip of the rabbit's fine hairs. where they are in a position to wonder at the impossibility of the trick. But as they grow older they work themselves even deeper into the fur. And there they stay. They become so comfortable they never risk crawling back up the fragile hairs again. Only philosophers embark on this perilous expedition to the outermost reaches of language and existence. Some of the fall off, but other cling on desperately and yell at the people nestling deep in the snug softness, stuffing themselves with delicious food and drink. 'Ladies and gentlemen,' they yell, 'we are floating in space!' but none of the people down there care. 'What a bunch of troublemakers!' they say. And they keep on chatting: Would you pass the butter, please? How much have our stocks risen today? What is the price of tomatoes? Have you heard that Princes Di is expecting again?”

*We should always be open minded and seek to know more because there’s always more to know* 🙏

This video doesn't just have a great point, but the way you present you content has definitely improved (beautiful scenes, motions, colors, sound.. everything is so well composed and produced, top-notch!) And congrats on 1M subs, well deserved :)

You can learn so much from other people! Love talking to older people on how there life was and there way of thinking. Lets learn from each other!

This moved and resonated with me so much that I had tears streaming down my face. I‘ve been feeling anxious and sad and empty and regretful and lost and this makes so much sense and was very comforting to hear; it really gave me hope. I particilarly liked the ‚experiments’ mentality and will try to apply that to my own life:) The idea is so clever and beautiful and the accompanying video supports it so beautifully. God bless you for putting this light into the world ✨

"What we know is a drop, what we don't know is an ocean."

It's so strange and weirdly satisfying to see another human being in other end of the world dealing with the same questions like me. Your insights and thoughts are highly relatable and relevant. Keep up the good work nath🦋

I’m from the UK and it never ceases to amaze me how it’s still light after 10pm during summer

I heard this in an interview with a person suffering from chronic depression. When asked why she still kept living despite feeling suicidal, she said she was curious to see what would happen the next day. And now I’ve adopted this way of thinking too 💜

Now that I’ve graduated from university I’ve wondered how to continue learning post my formal education. Thank you so much for inspiring me to continue and persevere with my lifelong learning journey Nathan ❤️ Also, thank you for giving me that little push to ignore fear and put myself out there by starting my own RU-vid channel 🥰

This video is so inspiring, I wanted to fall back in love with learning because I always loved learning but school made me hate it. It is my focus for this summer.

“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” - Albert Einstein. Thank you Nathaniel for inspiring all of us through your videos. ❤

You might not be aware, and I'm sure I'm not the only one that feels this way, but thank you so much for being there for me❤ everytime you make a video you help soooooo much with putting things in perspective. Please don't stop🙏🏼

I simply learn something new every time watching your videos. Keep it up brother

I’m so appreciative of your journey and your projection of things you’re learning and growing with. I feel so alone sometimes being a deep thinker who thinks into EVERYTHING but your consistency in challenging the everyday is truly inspiring. So thank you.

You're an artist. The quality of these videos is crazy!

This video was really what I needed I will be re-watch ing it again for few more times to apply them in my corner of the world . You know how much of a Procastinatinator I am and how many time I skip past your video in my youtube feed but they always comes back to me when i am feeling down/sloth/disappointed/despair ... But they always hit my points and try to inspire me to find more creativity/meaning in life.

The B- Roll in this one is particularly beautiful

Congratulations on a million! Im proud to say ive been here for a while

I love your work, man. You have a way of thinking that I just don't see in a lot of people.

I love this video! The best advice I ever received was to talk to others about themselves - I am so curious about other people's stories, no matter their background, and it has really helped me to become more open to the world around me, and also to get out of a pretty dark place. Stay curious!

"I think curiosity is what makes life worth living" That's it!! That is ittttt!! Thank you!!

The more videos I see of you, the more I want to just go to you and have a good conversation and experience something toguether. Time, place, people, emotions, ideas. Bless you man!!! 🙏🏾🧡🌻

Aside from your message, love the lens you used for that radially blurred footage

Man your content is so beautiful. The brightest light on the internet for me right now.

When it's come to.. filming and storytelling noOne can beat Nathaniel

dude, thank you for providing videos that give those of us who are going through similar experiences a meaningful lens to understand these things.

Your videos usually seem to spark a positive feeling in me when I need it. That spark pulls me from a “stuck” place, which could be boredom or something darker. Thanks!

dude you NAILED IT! I've been thinking this same thing lately. Stoic philosophy coupled with intentionally detaching from media (dopamine detoxes, etc.) has been changing my life. I am fascinated again for this first time in forever, because I'm not constantly consuming, and my mind is able to produce novel ideas.

The moment when you start to be curious about your own life, and yourself is the moment that will completely change you. Whole my life I've been comparing myself to others. I've always been interested more in others lives than in my. Why? Because I was so unhappy that I was so scared to deal with it. I escaped in social networks, in smoking, in doing things that effected my soul and my body. The biggest twist happened when my phone has been stolen. I had plenty of time, and I didn't know what to do. I had to be present in my life because I didn't have where to escape. That is the moment when I got face to face with my reason of being unhappy. So I started to question myself why. After so many q's and possible a's, I found the answer. (And that is not escaping or ignoring the problem. I found the way to cross it and solve it. First step is to accept the problem, and then deal with it.) Ps. I am bad at English.

I needed this. So badly. I don’t know how you do it, but you always seem to create a video that I need to watch and carefully listen to for the betterment of my life, or mental health. Thank you.

We should be curious all the time, in order to learn about the world around us and to expand our way of thinking. Great thoughts! 😊

There is famous quote in my language which is Bengali, that says curiosity is what opens our mind and key to all answers and is a primary job of a human. In our childhood always wondered at those lines, thought how beautiful it is to curious. I am again reminded of that. Curiosity makes me who I am.

"If you are curious enough for something, you'll find a way" Powerful quote :D

Hi, i'm from GDL, Mexico, you inspired me a lot to start a channel/blog. We are so alike and i too love to observe, see the details no one stops to see, find beauty in everything, enjoy solitude and overall explore the underrated places of touristic places, explore the real beauty of each city, so since i started watching your vids i was like, in shock u know? You are pretty similar to me when it comes to personality and it was honestly awesome to find people like me cause it is super unusual. I wanna start creating art by putting my heart into editing videos, showing my pov of life like you do, sharing experiences and overall, i wanna share why i love my city, cause it's also a very touristic place and super famous, but as usual people goes to the basics and only visit touristic spots which in here are quite better than Paris to be honest, not that crowded, not super expensive, even many are for free, not queueing for pics but still, basic. I wanna start showing the world what my city is all about and what the places i visit are all about, showing the magic i see in things as you do. Thanks for the inspo, i think sharing my thoughts, povs and overall the culture and knowledge i own about every topic or place, will help others find themselves and also will help me find myself better and cope with anxiety and wounds. Honestly, thank u, nice videos. 🕯️✨🖤

6:49 Gandhi's autobiography is also titled "The Story of My Experiments with Truth".

Can't get enough of your beautiful shots, editing skills, soothing voice and deep message! oh and that smile too!

"One of the things that make humans is curiosity." Don't waste this superpower!!

Can't stop watching your videos Nathan. You're such a good communicator

Yeeeeees!! To look at the world with wonder and awe and curiousity, to treat like as a playful EXPERIMENT! I love the quote by Danny Kaye, “Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.” I live my life by this and talk about these concepts on my channel as well. So important! :)

Your honest approach to life is something to admire. I have an appreciation for someone humble and able to admit life is difficult at certain stages. We all have a vision of how success looks, but in the last few months, I realised that my close relationship brought much more joy than reaching my goals.

Ok but can we just appreciate those amazing clips taken with your cool swirly lens haha I can’t remember exactly what you called it but it’s just takes your work to a whole other level! 🙌

I just discovered your channel today and I have watched a few of your videos. Your way of thinking and asking questions is a breath of fresh air. I have been in a bit of a rut lately and you have helped me find that spark to get back going. For that, I thank you. Keep exploring and asking questions. Cheers.

Damn beard on point man I’m jealous 😂

Curiosity is so important! I read about it a few months a go and it really changed my overall mindset. I find it hard to explain, but I guess it has just changed me from being more judgmental (of myself and others) and doing things from habit, to being curious and introspective, which leads to a way more positive outcome and a lot of room to grow

Incredibly thought provoking. This is a piece of art ♥️

I just can't stop telling thank you for sharing your thoughts with such a great audience, keep going, we really appreciate you

Wasn't expecting the "is mayonnaise an instrument?" Question 😂

Awwww, OMG, THIS IS SOO BEAUTIFUL AND CAPTIVATING !! Thank you so much for this lovely and articulate video !! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS AND I LOVE YOU SOO MUCH MY ANGELL !! YOU INSPIRE MYE SOO MUCH !! SENDING YOU LOADS OF LOVEE, BLESSINGS, POSITIVE ENERGY AND BIGG HUGSS !! MAY GOD BLESS YOU SOO ABUNDANTLY !! YOU’RE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SOUL !! ❤️❤️❤️🥺🦋

Nathan, GREAT CONTENT!!! You're an amazing INSPIRATION for my new RU-vid Channel that I started after I lost by job during the pandemic. Congrats on all of the success, and to everyone else...NEVER GIVE UP!!!

I always appreciate how thoughtful your reflections are and how truly insightful your videos are. One of my favorite content creators:)

The "space" animation was so cool

Drew's videography skills are amazing, keep up the good work 👍

Hey Nathaniel at 3:10 there’s a glitch I guess it’s caused by the Adobe Premiere Pro exporting problem I experienced it as well. Just to let you know.

Love your work, thank you for so eloquently articulating what so many of us feel

Love how mature you are for your age!

There is something healing about the way you thinking and talk. I am going through a tough day.

This video leaves one big question for me: Where in hell have your glasses gone?🤔

The way you keep your subject matter AND Cinematography both simple and complex at the same time is inspiring to say the least

The first vedieo on the recommendation of my homepage.

Every time I say this is my fav video of yours, I find myself inspired by another one. But I can relate to this one a lot I could listen to it over and over.

3:40 when he said" we don't have a history of treating each other well"I felt it !!

There's something about watching your videos that really inspires me about the possibilities of life.

The first shot made me think of the movie Inception , those kids seemed like his children!

I find myself reaching for my phone so much and practicing bad habits and feeling down because of them yet these videos help. There’s something about how Inspirational these videos are for me and living my best life. It’s a crazy thing to think how one guy on RU-vid, one channel about someone else’s life can help and inspire me to do so much more.

"I'm currently on a very interesting assignment called 'Being Nathaniel'" Nathaniel Drew. He touches on the importance of being curious about ourselves, which I think is very thought provoking.

Nathaniel, you speak directly to my subconscious. We think the same but you make me think deeper. I love it. Thank you.

Sometimes I watch his videos and catch myself thinking that I don't even understand what he's saying haha like there's so much words that supposed to mean something, but in the end sounds like Nathaniel has just been kinda lonely and needs to say whatever it is in his head even tho it doesn't make sense

Curiosity and willingness to learn from things around you is a great way to live life for real. Thank you! A beautiful video and awesome message!!!

Curiosity let’s is grow. We should all embrace it 😊❤️

Curiosity brought me here and it's totally worth it. Curiosity made me learn English and now I can see the world with a wider lens. It's always inspiring and I feel grateful to watch this type of videos! Thanks for sharing.

I find curiousity as both the cause to suicide or the only reason to not commit suicide. My curiosity of life has outweighed my curiosity of death.

I am so much thankful for coming across your channel. I’ve been inspired by your outlook in life and I swear I’ve learned so much from binge watching your videos. Greetings from the Philippines! I hope to get to meet you someday.

8:42 Yes it is. Plenty of videos on RU-vid. Change my mind!

You seem very happy 😆. I couldn’t help but notice that you were smiling a lot throughout the whole video😄 -You made my day

This is why I started studying Anthropology..

I’m 66 and a new subscriber. Wow, you have more common sense wisdom than most older people I know. You’re an encouragement to me as I navigate my place in the world in this new chapter of my life. Keep up the good work!

When I watch your videos I feel like I'm craving something. Deep inside of me. Craving to live the life I want to. To make something out of it. To love life. Thank you for that

Everytime i go to the comments section intending to write one, after watching a video of yours, i take a step back because i don't have any words to describe how relatable your videos are. Maybe I'm over reacting 😅 but it really feels that way. It's like your words elevate my inner soul as high as possible and i feel hopeful again (so cheesey) 😂 but it's real, believe me. Thanks for your very informative subjects you give us, it really helps me through so many things. Keep it going man, you're awesome 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽.

I’m curious how I always end up coming to a Nathaniel Drew video so early and still haven’t gotten a heart from Nathan, it would be nice one day ❤️

You manage to express so many of my thoughts into words or visuals. I always love your videos.

How do you remain curious without falling into the trap of overthinking?

The quality of your content and your skills in delivering a story is honestly incredibly pleasing and time-worthy to watch.