George Bran Yea I graduated from Harvard. It’s definitely difficult to maintain a 4.0 over 4 years. He was trying to come across and give it a deep philosophical twist as to why a 4.0 was a failure. But ultimately looks pretentious and arrogant.
Teryaki Most people have always known this quote to be attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt, tho I could be wrong. This is what I found www.google.ca/amp/s/quoteinvestigator.com/2014/11/18/great-minds/amp/
That's obviously true. Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, they all did some things right. But that doesn't mean they should be emulated. The discussion isn't whether you're doing "something right", rather whether you're doing most things right. I'm sure those Redditers give credit to John Fish for at least some of the things he does.
To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing. - Elbert Hubbard. People will always talk, no matter how good you'd be. That s just the way it is.
woah, you're only 19 and yet your able to respond so maturely. I wish I had your level of maturity and drive. Keep it up John, the haters will always be there but like you said... stay genuine to your self. no matter what. you got this.
@@amylieu6084 If you believe that you're so ugly that you can't use your picture doesn't mean that he should think the same, regardless I think he looks pretty good, so whatever you said is invalid.
@@SiegfriedFafnirsbane im just being honest. Okay Angaty I am sorry for saying your ugly. You aren't ugly, you are actually a beautiful man and your beard is to die for.
Okay let's be honest he is not good looking. People on the street wouldn't call him good-looking..your individual tastes aside. He is not something a good-looking women would immediately find attractive.
Paraquito Entirely disagree. Again, this is a taste thing, but I think that what you're defining as "attractive" is Western beauty standards, which aren't necessarily the truth - they're just cultural. Beauty isn't a natural thing that's set in stone, it's entirely dependent on a society. You may very well find those standards attractive, and that's fine, but it would be a mistake to say that that's the definition of what it means to be attractive. Personally, I genuinely think John's pretty handsome, as do plenty of other people.
John you're amazing.I usually came to see your channel when I feel desmotivated.. Srry my english is not good :( but I only want to tell you the first line:You are amazing.
John: I'm not that funny, i'm not that attractive, i'm not that smart... Me: Hold my pony, HOLLY COW i don't agree with that!! You're amazing the way you are, John
I am amazed. With insight and reflection, this video, which could easily have been reactive, was rather proactive and helpful. I particularly loved what you said about identity and societal labels as a creator. So true and important. Thank you, as always, for sharing the content that you do :)
@Alonso Ralat Don't copy him or anyone. You are YOU. You can be inspired by them but in the end you have to carve your own path. Noone can tell you what's the right path in life for you, not me not John Fish not some indian guru. Only YOU can figure that out.
Holy shit I can't believe he's 20 and I'm 23 and I haven't even managed to begin to amount to anything in my life. Makes me look forward to 30 wondering how bad I'll have screwed up by then.
I'm actually super impressed on how you reacted to this. I feel bad that people take time out of their day to start conversations about people who they really don't know, but that is still the inevitable for a lot of people like yourself, who put their thoughts and life out there for everyone. There is a lot of aspects that I cannot relate to you, but thats not a reason that I don't find your videos insightful or inspiring. I do disagree with some of the topics you talk about, but that doesn't take away from that I find your thoughts interesting. Really looking forward to seeing more content from you!
I'm 27 and you've inspired me to pick up reading again, and stop social media and youtube addiction (attention suckers). I was in a low point one day and was unmotivated and didn't know what to do with my time, after watching your reading video, i wasn't feeling that anymore. Thank you! Don't worry about the haters. You're doing real good in the world.
A few hundred people does not compare to hundreds of thousands who watch you and support you. Today I took my first SAT and without your study tips or your words of motivation, i wouldn’t have practiced 2 hours a day, study, woken up at 6 am today and feel amazing about acing it today. Thanks John, don’t stop
Before I found John Fish, I was a blue collar laborer with an interest in programing but with little formal education or career prospects. John Fish inspired me to spend a year in a technical collage getting a cert IV in programing, I'm now in one of the top 2% universities in the world and in my first year studying a BA in Computer Science. John Fish showed me you can have a technical aptitude and still be creative. John Fish makes me believe if he can do it I can. If the world were more like John Fish, we'd all be living in a better place. I for one owe John Fish a lot.
John, I could not describe the respect I have for you. Even though you may have failures, even multiple, it doesn’t matter because those same mistakes are all on a track of improvement of yourself and others. I can’t say that many teenagers, let alone, adults could do that. Also, you’re not just “lucky” throughout your life, you’ve put in work that no one would usually put in. Mad respect man, keep it up!
There will always be haters . Dont mind them just do what you love and be good at it. I love your videos because they give me great knowledge and inspire me tbh. There are 500,000 and more who love you and many more will. You’re smart, your voice is calm and soothing, and youre absolutely handsome. Im not exaggerating im saying whats in my heart. The reasons why I subscribed is because of your great passion in what you do aka your journey and on top of that your voice ❤️ we love you for you who are and thats enough for us. So keep going John. Keep figuring who you are and Keep being curious and passionate. ❤️❤️
John - You're the Man. You offer so much insight, great and unique perspectives for all of us to consider, and you're smart - sooo very smart. Rock ON !!!!
Lucy Schneider Harvard isn’t about super genius. It’s about a community of people who stand out. Make a difference in the world. Grades and people even from there aren’t and won’t be perfect. Just like you and me. Harvard it’s not a place to figure out who’s better at math (for example). It’s about finding out, with a group of students and professors you can rely on to create, explore and be.
@@rafaeldelvalle3265 i am well aware of all of that. Obviously, nobody is perfect. I'm also not saying that people from ivy league schools are closer to perfect than people from other schools. What I was thinking was, that John is still really really smart. I mean, as a clever person, which uni would you go to? Right, probably a good one, like harvard. This means, smart people => maybe harvard. This does not mean harvard => smart. But i think the chances, that a random student you pick is smart, are a lot higher at schools like harvard. My general point i think was, that there are definitely smarter people than John out there. But i am convinced, that John still is amongst the smartest of us.
@space space true, geniuses will definitely find their way in life, with or without an education. But i think tve majority would still try and go to uni, just because clever people tend to be curious and therefore interested in academia, hence want to go to college. True, the internet provides a lot of valuable information. But there's a huge difference between self-teaching and being taught by the very best people from your field. I am not from the us so i do not know how colleges work exactly, but i can tell you, that at the University of Oxford (uk) you have so called tutorials, where there's one teacher with usually two students. This is a pretty effective way of supporting students in exactly the way, they need the support. Also university is a lot more structured than information on the internet. I would pick a university over the internet every single day. (Also because employers value traditional education a lot more than internet taught stuff) Hope i could clarify stuff, if you still have questions, please ask them!
I'm envious of those who have vastly superior intelligence, no advise/wisdom can make up for the difference in mental capabilities. I can't solve advanced mathematical problems on my own. I can't understand philosophical ideas as if they were my own. I cant manage a computer science course, a Swedish course, or linear algebra at all. Most people are born without certain capabilities, they're limited. Maybe us idiots will be able to transfer our conciousness to a computer to make up for the difference. Work you do in a month is work they did in a few hours at most.
I strongly believe that a lot of people benefit from what you are sharing. Keep doing what you are doing now and try to improve. I really enjoy watching your videos!! Excelsior!!
Thank you for making this video, it gave me a giant perspective shift on all of your content- and honestly it made me see how much I would judge without even listening to the content. I'm a 19 year old who chose to move out at 17 to make it in the world. After 2 years of faffing about and accomplishing nothing (All while thinking I was balling) I ran into your channel and saw all that I wasn't and all that I could be. I not only learned from you, but from Gary Vee as well, who you talked about. I needed to be more grateful to my parents and actually become a man of means, so I moved back home, started community college and have been trying to better myself since. However, once I started, I became obsessed with how far behind I was to a Harvard 19 year old who had it "all figured out". All of a sudden I was labeling you the same way you mentioned in my mind- and started becoming envious. This video fixed that and helped me learn something about myself. Thank you @John Fish keep doing what ur doing :3
Learning a lot from you John. Love how you responded to the haters and how you acknowledge your own growth. Thank you for all that you've taught me on here.
This is a really well thought out response video to criticism online. I think people expect that creators have everything figured out and are now able to present their life/thoughts/feelings precisely, but at the end of the day, we are all human, and we are all figuring it out. Some people just have bigger platforms than others so audiences start to expect more from these particular humans. But we are all learning and growing, and I think being open to thoughtful feedback from others, while also acknowledging that some people are just criticizing from a place of their own internalized issues, is really important. Thanks for staying curious and sharing your journey with us!
So well grounded and mentally secure, you handled yourself well John, in what is inevitably just a part of exposing yourself on the internet. I'm sure your mum is super proud. We can never please everyone, best to just shrug it off and move on (easier said than done for some of us though). Really enjoy watching your videos and get inspiration to help me at uni. Started meditating after seeing you do it BTW. Just something about seeing someone relatable doing it that made me finalise realise I should be meditating as well. Been a huge help so far in bringing down stress levels, so thank you. Aussie uni student.
It's great to see that you weren't afraid to tackle this topic. I just turned 18 today and I feel like this is the type of mindset I need to have to get through some adversities as I continue to grow.
It’s interesting to hear people’s opinions on you, especially if they don’t know your true personality. Social media gives strangers a voice about you, essentially, and that can definitely be a difficult concept to grasp. I love your take on this though!
I'm not much older than you (I'm 25), but I am really impressed with your maturity and the way you work through things, especially while being a teenager in a highly demanding college, and your videos are many times really inspiring. Keep doing you, and keep trying to discover and create yourself, because frankly, you're awesome
John, you have helped me to improve myself at areas I genuinely wanted to. I value the expression of your thoughts in your videos, and I am sure many others find value in them too. Your journey is yours and thanks for sharing it with us, it benefits ours quite much :)
Meh, people are annoyed because they have a victim mentality. "If I can't do it, nobody else can." Then they see you, a not rich kid who went to harvard, got a sweet internship and is pretty introspective of his life and they think "Well, I can't do it so this all must be a scam and I must find something to criticize him about because he's so lucky." But who cares about them. I find you very inspiring and like your advice and there's tens of thousands of people who share my outlook.
Watching in awe this great content you produce on these great topics! Your trajectory in life is interesting, inspiring, and seems to be awesome in how dynamic you are capable to make it! Thank you for being you, John Fish!
I love your videos, you rock. Some people just enjoy criticizing others, I don't know what they get back from it, I mean, do they feel better about themselves if they just try to hurt other people's feelings by making up stuff or just criticizing them? Just focus on you and your life, don't let any of that useless stuff get to you. You are a really kind person, you inspire and help a lot of people, your channel is unique, so keep it going! Life is a soul-searching journey, keep enjoying it!!!! Thanks for your hard work and everything you share! Kindness is the best thing in the world! I hope each one of these people realizes this and starts focusing on themselves and their improvement instead of gossiping around about others.
John, to be completely honest with you. I enjoy your content, your videos, your ideas. I've learned quite a few things from your videos. I think the biggest thing is people are insecure and unhappy that you are doing great things but they aren't. Not to be negative but I think that is the harsh reality. On the other hand, I can be straight up and tell you that parts of your videos do get corny. When you put those small pieces of paper over your picture and then others with a line through them, as well as ripping them apart just seems so corny and exaggerated. Again, it adds to the creativity but some times, people can find it very corny and extra. Just had to state my opinion, otherwise, keep doing your thing. Congrats on 500K!
I’ve been watching your videos since a friend introduced me about 6 months ago. Your video on studying for exams was particularly inspiring when I watched it shortly before taking an exam the day it dropped! People are always going to say negative things regardless of your greatness. And the greater you become (reaching a larger crowd) the more people will spout negativity at you. One thing I recommend from my own personal experience is that it can be counterintuitive to think of yourself as “just a teenager.” Yes you are one, but that is only true for one more year. Beyond that you’ve displayed maturity and chosen to give yourself a platform that knows no such identity. You’ve been hugely successful, and there’s no reason you shouldn’t own that success. Keep up the great work 🙌
That was surprising. I never thought that such a peaceful person like you John would have haters. As a person who has been watching your videos for a while, I think what they are saying is not true. My impression about you is that you are in fact a smart and deep person. I do like you John, and I wish I was your friend. Keep going bro and never let such comments affect your self-confidence. You should be the one who determines what you are, not them. This is Ayman, a follower from Saudi Arabia.
John my guy. You’re inspirational and made it TO HARVARD! AND YOU BALANCE A long distance relationship and a RU-vid channel. You’re the guy who I WANT to be. You’re you, you’re smart, and whoever takes the time to diss you online is irrelevant and stupid. Keep it going bro✌🏼
I love the energy you put out into the world through your videos. It seems like the person you portray to the world is close to the person you truly are in private. Not many people now live and display themselves that way. I love your genuineness and authenticity. I'm older than you but have learned many things from you. Thank you for sharing with us. :-)
John! I've been watching your videos for 6 months and I 'm a lot much motivated by the things you do. I remember you saying about three words "JUST KEEP PLAYING" and I've discovered this is the only way we are gonna differentiate ourselves from people who are doing nothing but criticizing everyone else who is trying to achieve his dream. THANKS FOR UPLOADING SUCH AN AMAZING CONTENT.
John I have always admire your videos and will always keep watching. You are one of my favorite RU-vid channel and I just wanted say that people will always criticize and the best thing is to admire who you are and accept the mistakes. Keep moving forward and keep making videos 👍
Thanks for saying all this things, sometimes I feel like I´m not going to reach all things I want and have to do, college stress me sometimes, sometimes I feel like I haven done things that I should have done at my age ( I´m 19 too); but despite all those things, when I see your videos I feel better, because the things you say are really helpfull, and this video in particular has remember me that one thing: I´m a teen that has made some mistakes and probably will made more, but thats what make us who we are and we learn from them to improve ourselves, THANK YOU JOHN FISH :)
There’s no need to know why people don’t like u. They r not gonna change no matter how. As long as u feel like filming is a right thing to do. And u influenced bunch of people(like me) about how to obtain and sustain a efficient lifestyle(Growth Notebook really helps). Besides, ur the most genuine and attractive person ever🥰
I have never commented on any of your videos, but need to make one on this one. You're an inspiration to so many people. Every time I feel unmotivated, I come to this channel and my day ends up being way more productive than it would've otherwise. It's really great to know your perspective on things, so I'm glad you're gonna not let this influence your content. Wish I could view criticism this maturely. Keep up the amazing work!
That was a really nice and refreshing dose of genuineness, sincerity, and humility. 💙I look up to you so much, so whether people like you or not, I hope you continue being confident and candid in your strides for growth no matter what outside influence tries to make you stray away from your efforts.
Hey JOHN FISH, just be John Fish. Stay Strong. Be You. Be happy. And share like you do. I am both intrigued with you and proud of you. Your Strong. Your honest. Your cool. Don't be that Tuber.
I watch you since 30K and just wanna say that you are great person and great creater, John Fish. And I really, really love your channel. Back then it helps me a lot, maybe, you can't even imagine, how much. Thank you
I just found this channel and I already learned stuff ,as a medical student I don't have plenty of free time for reading or doing activities I like, but this channel is inspiring me to manage my time in a better way , stay less on my phone and so be more productive and feel better .this is an inspiring positive content
I watch your videos since the beginning. Do not get bothered by small minds! Keep doing what you love and follow your passion! I can't even describe how helpful you are to people that are focused on self-improvement! Wish you all the best.
John: "I'm not genius level smart" Also John: *Gets into Harvard which has less than a 5% acceptance rate* don't listen to the haters!! They have nothing better to do and they are nobodies and you are a somebody. There are 542,000+ people who do like you and what maybe a few hundred who don't. So what? Keep doing you ❤️
Just keep going John! I'm 18 and in kind of the same situation as you, figuring out what kind of persons I want to be. So because of that it is very interesting for me to see how a young adult from another country and even continent (I'm from Germany) like you is going through that same process. In general I get a lot of inspiration from your videos, always making me think and giving me new idears for what to try next. Thank you a lot John!
What I really like about your videos is that they reflect individuality! You try to imbibe good habits and make the best of yourself. You do what you like and and what I learn from your videos is to be the best version of MYSELF despite all challenges I face! You are real to yourself and that’s what I really admire! And yes it’s ok to make mistakes but realising it and trying to rectify it is what makes us great! So keep doing what you like John! Much love ♥️
Wow, that was crazy brave of you! I have so much respect and admiration for you...even more now. I’ve watched many of your videos and am a subscriber. I’m a 45 year old mother of an 18 year old going off to college and have learned many things from you. Please keep doing what motivates you. Thank you for showing real courage today!
Bunk the haters, Johnny! We love you!! Your videos have inspired me greatly, and I too am college student--senior. And I'm glad to learn new things from you constantly, don't let them bring you down!
Hello John. I don't think there is need for explanations (kind of). You are doing very, very well. Think yourself as a colour, there always be people who will prefer another one, even for no reason, it doesn't matter, your "colour" is perfectly fine. Of course some opinions may hurt, it's in our nature to please every one but at some point we realize it's not possible, just like colours. Here there's plenty of people who really value and appreciate what are you doing, people who genuinely admire you.
I wish people were a little accepting. I got laughed at in college during my presentation and was called a robot. Since then I have been a lot self conscious......Your videos are truly an inspiration to me.Keep Going!
@@murphjones2244 Actually, I have Social Anxiety. I get nervous in front of people a lot so my presentation didn't have any emotions. That's why they called me so...
@@aalia8345 I can relate to you like none other. In fact the reason I asked was because I was wondering if we had similar stories. I grew up in Denver and all my life I've been really thin. Throughout my childhood I was always really social, but even though I was super social people were just never having it with me. Most people weren't interested in talking. I'd crack jokes that didn't offend anyone and weren't inappropriate to say and just get eye rolls. I think it had a lot to do with my size. I was made fun of mercilessly for that. Right around the beginning of sophomore year of high school all my failed social experiences (which included finding out that a lot of people said they didn't like me behind my back) just made me feel so embarrassed deep down, and I developed social anxiety disorder. I'm 22 and since age 16 I've been as monotone as a person can be. From sophomore through senior year I was imitated CONSTANTLY, not just by students but teachers as well. Speech class and class presentations in general were pure hell. Someone would openly groan and the class would all snicker. People would don smirks and smugly tell me I was really creepy, weird, and awkward. I know with all my heart that I'm not creepy, and the awkwardness was something I couldn't help with all the shame and bad experiences associated with social anxiety disorder. To this day I'm not comfortable around new people and even ordering in a fast food joint can be hard. I'm a voracious reader because I imagine that the author is accepting me for who I am and sharing stories, knowledge, and ideas with me. You are not alone. I don't know your full story but I know that having that insecurity sucks so badly. Especially because social anxiety and depression can go hand in hand. What's helped me so much is realizing that so many people have drooped their eyelids to near closed and spoke robotically around me, but one day I will have an accomplishment that will make the whole world stop and stare with wide eyed expressions. That goal gets me out of bed and working hard every day to be the best person possible. I know that in this reply I seem to have alienated the whole world in some parts, but I do realize that there are good people out there. FIND THEM. You need affection to have the best life possible. Part of doing that involves knowing that you're worthy of respect and that you can beat those bad people simply by working to expand your social life.
@@murphjones2244 @Murph Jones People misunderstand us a lot. I avoid social gatherings even with my friends and family. I remeber eating nothing in college during my first week because of my social anxiety. I have missed out on my life. And I can relate to the part where you talked about ordering food.I am always scared to death in such situations and always ask someone else to do it for me. I really hope that you achieve something great in life.More power to you!
@@murphjones2244 And also I think that issues like social anxiety don't have much recognition which leads to people being strange towards us and we feel like we are the only ones ..
Hey there, first of all. I'm Brazilian (speak Portuguese) I'm over down here, in south America, live in Brazil my names isn't the nickname right here and I'm 18. If some phase or expression doesn't make sense then ignore it because I'm not English fluently and I won't use Google to read here. So.. Where I start? In Brazil we have ENEM its like a Brazilian SAT and here have to study a lot to get in a good university like in others countries. I was a senior in high school last year and I studied so so hard that I even stopped checking my social media but in the end of the day I didn't get in a good university. None of them😭but I'm doing a little course that is like a review of all subjects that we study in high school. I'm just saying it bc I found ur channel and you give me power, force, energy to get up my head and be calm and study again. Thanks man🙏 although there are bad people that talk shits behind our back I'm here to give an exemple that u help people :) My last math teacher used to say in class he never will can please everybody and it's true in life too in real life we never will be able to please all the world. Of course you have to reflect the reason they saying it but you can also consider like me here :)
John, your videos are great! Don’t feel the need to fit into a box or have to please others. I honestly love watching your content and I have your post notifications on! You’re a great guy and it’s cool to watch you find your way through life- Keep doing what you’re doing!💛
You are amazing!!!!! You are Evolving and that is a threat to those who love their bruised ego outlook on life. I'm a Life Coach and have studied people since 1994. You are great sir!!!! Keep going! Much positivity from Washington State. 🙏💛
My brother used to hate school, but when I showed him your channel he started to love it. He always tells me you're the type of person he would trust and want to be friends with. Keep being your authentic self John!
John! When you get a lot of hate you know you’re winning!!! I like your videos the way they are. I honestly got heartbroken when I saw those comments. You’re amazing, you motivate me to study and inspire me. Keep the grind going!
John, you’re incredible. Of course I don’t know you personally, I live on the other continent, but that’s the way I feel about you after watching many of your videos. Can’t even imagine what those people gotta experience in their lives that makes them spend time on doing those things such as hate posts on Reddit. Please try to avoid those posts, it’s really hard not to think about it but please try not forgetting about your audience that is more than half of million people already. We appreciate you so much♥️
Dear John, i have watched Your vids for years. I am age 57 n a highschool drop out n I never felt in any way You were being a snob or acting better than anyone else.You are proud of Your accomplishments n thats very normal. You have so many wonderful qualities that I always admired, smart,goodlooking,athletic ,creative, youthful etc . Those haters are called Trolls they have no identity n usually no lives. Please dont say they,re right in any way. They are very wrong because You are Great. Thank You for sharing your journey.
John you're honestly my favourite content creater right now! Keep up the great work in promoting thoughtful discussion and the strive towards meaningful betterment in one's life.
I’m sorry that that happened buddy. I love you, i draw inspiration from you, you have said things that helped me a lot a lot, and honestly you are so wise and beautiful. Reality is all about perception, and the more you focus your attention on the people that perceive things as optimistic, the more happy we will be
I really like the idea of doing you something you like and do not get influenced by others. I think you have made this. Doing RU-vid channel itself is already a sign of you willing to express yourself and not afraid of others' judgements. For me, doing RU-vid channel is like exposing oneself to the outside world and is highly likely to attract critisims. The thought of creating videos has been in my head for a very long time but I haven't got the courage to do it. I respect those ccreators who is confident enough to show themselves to the world. I think you are doing great enough by uploading videos day by day and documenting your successes and failures. You are a great creator in my heart and I like the way you are. Keep this up. 😘
