An Antidote to Dissatisfaction
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Everybody is familiar with the feeling that things are not as they should be. That you are not successful enough, your relationships not satisfying enough. That you don’t have the things you crave.
In this video we want to talk about one of the strongest predictors of how happy people are, how easily they make friends and how good they are at dealing with hardship. An antidote against dissatisfaction so to speak: Gratitude.
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Ohai! For a change a few personal words. My name is Philipp and I started this channel almost seven years ago - you don’t know my voice but you have heard my words because I write most of our scripts. Oh boy. This was a hard video to make. Gratitude felt vaguely risky to do as a topic. It has this aura of cheap Instagram hashtag self help stuff. Some of you will hate this video deeply, and the thought of that made me pretty anxious writing it. Gratitude was not supposed to be a video topic originally. Just like the Nihilism and Loneliness videos, the script was based on personal struggles and part of the process of dealing with them. And so it felt right to make gratitude a video too. But Kurzgesagt is not a self help channel, so we'll keep this sort of content at roughly one or two per year. We hope they are helpful to some of you. If you care for my take on how to practice Gratitude, we made a Kurzgesagt Gratitude journal to combine the science with practical tips. shop.kurzgesagt.org/ Edit: PRE-ORDER is available again. Please note: You don’t need to buy this or anything else to practice gratitude - you only need a pen, a piece of paper and 5 minutes. Thank you for watching our videos and reading this comment. Being able to do Kurzgesagt means a lot. To me and the whole team. - Philipp
*_[yay, another awesome video]_*
Thank you guys so much for all the effort you put into the videos keep up the good work!
The Black Duck should be called Edgar :3 PD: your videos are amazing! Keep up the good work 🥰 Hope Kurzgesagt sees this
This might be the single most beautiful channel I follow Philipp
Your channel is getting weird. Please stop that.
“If you look for the light, you will often find it, if your look for darkness, it is all you will see.” -uncle iroh
What if I look for something else? Are those two the only options ever available?
Unironic username, Non cynical sarcasm Bruh, it's a metaphor. You're either optimistic or pessimistic. It's not about finding your dad that went out to get milk 7 years ago
bruh, they made a joke
@@MisterK9739 your missing the point. It's a great quote, but there are bittersweet things, and while the general gist of it's true, there are many things that you should be optimistic about, and things that if your not pessimmistic about, your clearly not understanding it correctly. You can be both, and be correct about life.
I can hear his voice, very calming
"I'm grateful for Kurzgesagt" would be the first thing I write
Damn right
That literarly came to my mind as the first thing to write down.
Shut up
@@defaulttext6346 what do you mean?
Me too
The existence of this channel is a HUGE REASON to be grateful. The animation is soo smooth and comforting! It's beautiful!.
Hmm... Well said 😊
Of ourse it is for your low attention mind. Wont, and can't sit through anything unless it's bright and colorful? Big and slow words? Alot of visuals?
@@shayorshayorshayor What's the point of your comment? Please avoid making these statements when they're unnecessarily mean
@@Alesiloo alright
this came out right on time… lol
8:58 is the best sentence any creator has said about their own merch. We made a thing. We made it worth the effort. We made it pretty but you can do without it. Just use regular pen and paper. I love it. Thank you Kurzgesagt team for being such an impactful part of my life.
you are disgusting! 😡😈
Ehhh I'm not so sure. Giving that disclaimer was sort of mandated because of how bad it would look if they didn't. > Video about how to be happier (something which goes right to the core of what literally everyone wants) > In the video, explain that the study results show you can improve it on your own with no products. > We made a book which tells you how to be happier. It does seem like a bit of an exploitative bit of merch. Playing on everyone's desire to be happier and flying under the banner of study-informed, while not actually adding anything proven to work in those studies. It would not reflect well on them if they didn't address that.
How about thinking it as a point of view? I think no one have to argue about this. Thoguh no one did XD
The problem is bad formation mixed with Marxism and atheist philosophy and Gnosticism which indoctrinated the people through Human Resources at work and through the textbook publishers at university and college with complete funding and donations through your government which sold itself to the devil.
@@TheRABIDdude He did state that practicing gratitude would not solve depression or anything like that, it’s just one piece to the puzzle 6:54. It won’t completely make you immediately happy and that’s not what he claimed in this video. The book is a guide in case you don’t know where to start like a lot of therapeutic practice books.
Kurzgesagt: _reaches 10 minute mark_ Also Kurzgesagt: 0 midroll ads Gratitude levels 🔺 100
Newby Ton what’s the difference btwn and mid roll as and a normal one?
@Will Pack lol problem?
You're so right!
Me: Had the 1000th like Gratitude levels: 1000
I have to agree with this will pack guy. KZhead is full of these idiots writing literally nobody:.... Also kurgesagt :.... It makes me angry constantly reading this utterly stupid type of meme in 70% posts of every single video.
"You don't need to buy it, obviously, but we made it pretty." I like that.
Every advertisement should end with those words.
Everybody liked that.
Ahahhaha cute
theyre dialogue always comes off as informative and gentle, they never sound forceful or lecturing; the scriptwriters know what they're doing and the narrator executes it well. i love this channel
*Sooo whats my bank account like?*
"In the end, how you experience life is a representation of what you believe about it." This is a major concept of why one should strive towards and keep a positive mindset and that is where gratitude kicks in in maintaining that too.
' I am grateful that I found this video today ' I needed so badly
Kurzgesagt: - how to destroy the whole planet - how to explore the galaxy - how to improve your life You guys are the mvp of channels.
Yeah, and lets not forget the "you're driving down a road when you're suddenly involved in a car crash that ends your life" not even 1 min into the video video.
Not that it means anything but they were in YT Rewind this year (YT Rewind is shit tho but nice shoutout)
1) destroy the Earth 2) explore the rest of the Galaxy 3) become a God
well said, well said
And first german channel to reach 10m subscribers
When a KZhead channel accidentally becomes your life therapist
True
Second “School of Life”
When religious values are proved by science
Eliot Dayley well, science is trying to answer the same question at this point.
Alexandre 😂
この動画がオススメに出て来たことから感謝する習慣を始めよう。
A couple of months ago, I found myself feeling dissatisfied, bored, and a bit lonely. So I started to make a conscious effort to express gratitude for everything. Since I started doing that, I found myself noticing more and more things to be grateful for. Gratitude is an amazing thing and no one should ever doubt its power and effect on both yourself and others. I am so grateful for this channel and everything they do to help spread knowledge and information that I find so intriguing and interesting.
KZhead Rewind 2019: just barely mentions kurzgesagt at the end Kurzgesagt: *what is dissatisfaction*
HAHAHHAHA HOLY SHIT THIS COMMENT IS GOLDEN
+
Feel the burn
4:24 "Looking for that satisfaction instead of being sastisfied with yourself" Many great KZheadr didn't even made it into the YT Rewind so I think he should be more than happy if he got even a second of it just for him. Reflexion aside this comment was really funny tho. ^^
@@GAMERFR3D Indeed.
"I'm grateful for the life I'm living, Who knows how long I will have it" - Spongebob
spongebob for president!
Same. I remember that episode
aqleberryfinn2 a leader who can’t drive???
What episode was that?
@@dabsol9137 season 7 episode 22 Sponge-cano
“Gratitude… it’s a character trait, a feeling, a virtue, AND a behavior…and is wired into our biology.”
Thanks for the video. I grew up very poor, but every night my mother made us say our "gratefuls" during dinner. You can always find something, even if it is "I'm grateful I didn't get hit by a bus today."
"Being a human is hard." Me: Cos you're a bird
damnit, I knew I was doing _something_ wrong. this comment has made seeing my error so much simpler!
A bird with a sexy voice
I love how even channels like this can’t escape “quote” Me: comments getting thousands of likes.
:(
Boots Jew come on bro don’t make it about race
"Being a human is hard, but it doesn't need to be _as_ hard" Thanks, I really needed that.
Ah! The Mandela effect! The quote was ‘it doesn’t have to be AS hard’
@@TOGHINATER/videos That's not the mandela effect, lol.
@Águila701 Will do, thank you.
Tesoros de Tinkertown This was also my takeaway !
@@MichaelAbreu I own the old Odyssey and the Quest. The Odyssey has many better features when comparing: + Resolution on PC VR titles + FOV + More comfortable for long play sessions + Extremely easy to use as Windows 10 has it's integration built in. + Sim racing and flying games, this is the best hands down. The Quest is a beast though: + Mobility with no wires (Cannot stress enough, it's another level going wireless) + Tracking and tracking volume is much better than Odyssey (more cameras and dedicated processor onboard) + Recent addition of PC VR support (works unbelievably well but res is definitely lower when directly comparing) + Future updates (maybe wireless PC VR, hand tracking etc) + Cross buy with Oculus Rift games (not all but quite a few) along with SteamVR etc The above is a quick comparison but if you can afford it, the Quest is the better choice for value and future extensibility. If you cant afford the extra, the Odyssey is a fantastic entry into the market. If you're a sim person, Odyssey is the hands down winner though.
Man i remember an event when i was young and had a very narcissistic mind and thought of me as a tough guy, i was studying to be a Chef in an small institute...and we had this French culinary teacher, that was really a pain in the ass, i mean it, she was extremely severe and calculating in how she directed and looked at students, she was frightening, but one day, she talked to us in a very different way, she started to talk about how grateful we all should be of having studies, having the opportunity to be in an institute that was prestigious, and then she started to talk about her life, the only thing i remember is she saying: "when i open the shower knob in the morning and water starts flowing and splashing my face and pour all my body...i thank God and life, for having this...". And i was like: "but its just water" At that time...i took it for granted, i was still young and immature to know what it meant...until it hit me later, as there was a severe drought in one part of Africa in the news and i saw how people were dying because there was no water...it might sound silly but that made me redefine my whole mindset, i was starting to feel..grateful for being able to breathe, for the sunshine, for the rain, for the water, for having full organs, and healthy, for having a family and some friends (as i was not that social) and for being able to have electricity and playing in my small PC, this sole idea changed me forever and was finally solidified when i read a quote from Cormac Maccarthy´s the great american writer: "“You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from.” ― Cormac McCarthy, No Country for Old Men". Your life can always be turned upside down, don´t take it for granted, enjoy it with a humble and grateful mindset and you will apreciate every bit of it...
Just came here from the habits video, and I just want to say I'm grateful for the change you are making in the world, and for myself. Your channel is consistently inspiring, and I love it!
I did too! Glad they had it after, but now it auto plays the one about us being at the beginning of humanity and it’s really inspiring! 🤩
same lmao 🙂
I'm grateful for getting to live in a timeline where Kurzgesagt exists.
And I’m grateful we don’t live in an era where amputation is always the cure
@Squidward Tortellini how so?
Same here.
@Squidward Tortellini please explain how it is idiotic to be grateful for something
@Squidward Tortellini Living up to the name by being a bitter angry asshole who only finds joy in pissing all over everyone else's day?
honestly it just occurred to me that I stopped practicing written gratitude about a year ago and then slowly stopped practicing grattitude in its entirety to the point where ive been downgrading positive achievements with everything that I have not achieved. This was like a reminder to do that again and is probably a crucial point as to why im bringing myself down so much atm. Thanks for the reminder and a great time to everyone!
i am grateful because i found this channel
"Being a human is hard, but it doesn't need to be as hard."
But I'm so hard.
@@Kirealta 😳
Well to me life it's not hard, and am sorry you feel that way, perspective my friend
@Leonard Ney well, get on with it.
@Leonard Ney well then that makes your first comment mute.
KZhead Rewind: *mentions Kurzgesagt* Kurzgesagt: *visibly satisfied*
Grateful, you might even say.
@@keithws2779 this is cringe and truth at the same time
Thats called gratitude
@@tabiasgeehuman さん、you may find that often in life, something can simultaneously be two things - and sometimes, contradictory things. Thus is the complexity of language, experience and many other factors.
Random reply here!
This was exactly what I needed! I was abused for many years, and I finally found the "root" of my trauma. I would basically ask for help from anyone that would listen, and yet, no help ever came. As a teenager and in my twenties, I lost hope in everything, including life. But now I'm trying to find hope again and build a life that's worth living. I think gratitude journaling will help me find what I'm looking for, and I'm grateful for this video.
Thank you for sharing your story. Do you still gratitude journal? How is it for you?
Hi, just wanted to share my story, bc maybe it helps me. Last year my mother got infected with covid, she didn’t have and previous diseases, she was sporty, healthy and not old. I was 18 by that time and within 1 week she got intubated, put into artificial coma, and stayed like this for 2 months. I was given the autority for her, I was grateful for that, my parents are divorced and nobody knows my mother like I do. The doctors told me horrible things, that she wouldn‘t make it and that they don’t know what to do anymore. It was hard to watch my strong mother like this, but during this time no matter what the doctors said, I stayed positive, it was no option in my head that my mum wouldn‘t wake up and become healthy again. So somehow the doctors managed to save her life, after 4 months she was extubated and awake. She was allowed to come home. We were more than grateful. But 1 week later she got an sepsis And needed to go to the hospital again. She stayed there another months and needed surgery. But than she came home and was able to do everything normally again. It was and is like a miracle. But then a thought popped to my mind, she was healthy and strong and still covid almost killed her what if she gets infected again, so I stopped meeting my friends and my boyfriend, it was all my desicion, my mother told me to do everything normally but I‘m just too afraid to loose her. I would live in another apartment for 2 weeks to meet friends and then do 10 days or More of quarantine and several pcr tests to make sure I don’t have covid and than go back to my mum. But it‘s not the same, because I‘m not free in my desicions, there‘s always the thought of loosing her, but it‘s also tearing me apart to live like this. This year I‘m moving to another country for studying, so I will be able to do whatever I like, but I won‘t have my mother by my side. I‘m stuck in a dilemma on one side I‘m very grateful on the other side I keep asking myself why this happend to us. And I‘m sad that I missed out on so many things with friends, especially now where I know how precious time is and how wisely you should use it. Please be kind, it‘s a very personal story for me. Thank you
I hope you're doing well
Please be kind - to oneself - to each other. One of the most important ways to be. Thank you. Be kind to yourself.
Wow you are so strong at your young age. You have decided the very best for your Mom and your family and you should be very grateful to yourself and also for life that she survived 😊think you should now take the good decision for you to enjoy your year abroad to the fullest. I think your Mom is now strong enough she is maybe more immune than a lot of us to the virus after her strong infection and probably vaccinations too. You dont have to fear for her anymore and can now concentrate on yourself! ❤
When you breathe after having a cold m a x i m u m g r a t i t u d e
Oh, the regret of my spoiled, ungrateful ways as I lie in bed, clogged, unable to taste, unable to go on -,- ..... And a cold ain't even that bad!
*HHHHHhhhHHAaaaaAA* _PPFFFFFfffffffFFFffffFFFFF_ *I liked that*
memes are life I can't breathe right now. m a x i m u m e n v y
Give me the gun or ill find another way to kill myself
Omg YES I'm sick i will be so thankful if i can just breatheeeee
My dad once told me an amazing thing... "Son, you're smart. You ask questions at an age where others choose to play games. Don't think this is a good thing from all perspectives. You'll see more of the shit in the world than other people. It'll be harder for you to find love, harder to tolerate injustice. Ultimately, there's a chance you'll be less happy than the person you call stupid. Don't judge people. Live your life, and try to relax. Turn on your aggressive and analytical mind only when it is necessary, or you will burn out. And if you ever meet someone who you feel a connection with, a friend or more, don't let them go. It'll be much harder for you to replace them. People are different, most are already set on a path they will walk to their grave. Don't try to change strangers, don't judge them either. Waste your breath and time, on the people that matter." God, I'm only starting to understand...
This is a very great advise
This is very great advice. I think I'm going to have to save it somewhere. Thank you for sharing 🙂
Copying this to show my daughter.
I wish i had someone to tell me this
great advise by your dad!
As someone who finished chemotherapy and is currently going through Depression this really speaks to me. And hopefully helps me. Great job as always.
Congratulations on finishing chemo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sending you armor for your fight against the other monster (+100 HP)
Congrats I hope you're doing good now
All the best to you.
I'm hella grateful for Kurzgesagt. You guys make the most interesting videos with the smoothest animations and perfect colour harmony I have ever seen in my life. THANK YOU
Kurzgesagt: gives you an existential crisis Also Kurzgesagt: here, lemme help you fix that existential crisis
Stonks
so they can break you harde again :D Im on to them.
@@MouseGoat this is grrm all over again
Did you knew Islam has a similar concept of "being garateful" or "being thankful" ?
Am I a joke to you?? :D
kurzgesagt: GRATITUDE also kurzgesagt: how to destroy the universe
Neal Liu It all connects really. I feel while kurzgesagt talks about space and how it’s dangerous, it makes videos like these to show that there’s nothing to worry about. Anyway, both topics are science..
@@quickstertwister3256 nothing to worry about really? the narrator even said their videos induce existential crises to some of their viewers lol
don't mind if I do yeah lol.
😂😂😂
@@everythingisamindgame9666 who said I wasnt already having an existential crisis *HUH*
Having a habit of gratitude should smooth the way - not hinder it. With this I mean that you don't have to feel gratitude about everything. Some days are awful. Some events are horrible. Some people are bad for you. Recognizing this makes gratitude a helpful tool, not a yolk wheighing you down.
I found this video late, I think around 5-6 months ago, but I'm so glad I found it when I did. I come here in this moment to say thank you. Ironically and so perfectly I guess to say I'm grateful. Beyond grateful. Whatever went into this video, whatever conversations were had, doubts that got pushed past, the decisions that were made in yalls lives to get here; shout out to those too. I can't stress how much this truly has shaped the last few months of my life, and in turn also the people I love the most. Which is all I could ever, ever ask for. Theres so much more I want to say here, but for now I gotta keep riding out what yall gave me, and piece together what the last 6 months have been.I had to at the very least give a quick, sincere, giant thank you.
Me: aw man my life sucks Kurzgesagt: lemme tell you why This channel is awesome
Kurzgesagt: lemme tell you why and, if you want, how to make it better
*channel
Kurzgesagt:You were in a car wreck, when you died.
I got the 1k yay!
@@vulcan3386 thanks
Things I'm grateful for: 1. A random stranger on KZhead teaching me how to feel grateful. Thank you, Kurzgesagt.
Kurzgesagt isn't only a person, but an group of people who make quality content :)
2.?
@@hubusalencar9581 Which is why he thanked Kurzgesagt, as a whole team. What point are you trying to make?
Thunder_Sven 72 the joke is that it is the only thing that makes them happy.
@@palps5190 i know i was kidding
I can't tell you how grateful I am for having such channel and such videos to watch Thank you 😇
These are my favorite type of videos from you guys. They're so helpful and they don't give off the plastic fake vibe most self help videos give off. Appreciate all the hard work you all do. Love this channel
I feel satisfied when a Kurzgesagt notification buzzes my phone though.
Same
i feel grateful haha
@Nathaniel Wingti hell yeah, exactly.
@@DarkPotatoRus Shit I was gonna say that but I feel grateful for you.
True story
1. I am grateful I don’t have any major illness now. 2. I am grateful both my parents are alive. 3. I am grateful I have a job. 4. I am grateful I have friends. 5. I am grateful I have some free time to watch KZhead. Okay, although I don’t live a life of a Instagamer, don’t like my job, don’t have a gf, I guess there’s too much I should feel gratitude for.
I am grateful a bunch of birds is releasing super-high quality content on KZhead.
@@receedzeraq9488 what if I told you those Instagamers don’t like their lives either?
Whats an instagamer anyway? You can switch your switch on in a second and almost be gaming instantly.
I'm greatfull u have that and more !
I'm sick, i don't have a job, no friend, but at least i have my parents and i shouldnt be watching youtube right now because of my homework lol
Really useful, plain and simple. Self help videos like this 'more' than once a year would be helpful to quite a number of people, younger ones especially. My former driving instructor said that out of her current 26 pupils, 24 had been diagnosed with anxiety issues to varying degrees. That is an astonishingly high proportion. Anxiety is a serious modern problem and there are going to be a significant number of subscribers to this channel that would benefit from gentle hints on how to help combat this issue.
前向きなメッセージが伝わる動画を制作し投稿してくださってありがとうございます！
そう言っていただけてうれしいです!!! 私も日本語を学ぶ 😉
"Being a human is hard" EXACTLY, I WISH I WAS A ROCK
*THE ROCK*
I wish I was my dog.
@@reformedzoomer If you were your dog, you wouldn't have a human you to take care of you 🤔🤔
Which is why we need to return to monkey. All agonizing questions on life, the universe and happiness could be reduced to "Where can I get the next banana?"
This comments thread made my day Much gratitude!
No one: Kurzgesagt: I’m about to help this whole man’s life
That's it
I'm about to get back on life just because of this video.
Fuck this helped me so much
I think a lot of people do that
YES
This video was the jumpstart to my self growth journey from ~2 yrs ago. The months after applying what I've learned from here, I can definitely say there were many positive changes, especially my quality of life, which sounds a bit crazy to say. However, at that time, I didn't realize the true value of practicing gratitude. It definitely (for me) significantly made life WORTH living. And I say this now because about a year after this video, I naturally moved on to another aspect of self growth for me, which wasn't a problem. But then I downplayed the importance of gratitude and appreciation, especially of the little things in life. I've only noticed those consequences of the lack of gratitude recently. More comparison, letting my ego drive me, feeling beat down and inferior from this mean world. It's difficult to look at the positives when you realize how mean this world can get. I was at my lowest in a while, literally a few days ago; I thought about it, and I realized that I was definitely dissatisfied and simply tired, I didn't see the worth of doing the things I was interested in or improving myself and doing it for myself. I've done a lot of the work; I challenged some core (self limiting) beliefs, unlocking my genuine self, healing some deeprooted, childhood issues (I have still SO much to grow). Yet, there was something still missing. And that was the emotional part, the soul. Gratitude. After that year of not practicing gratitude, it felt very weird. But after small doses, that familiar, nostalgic feeling of happiness did come back. I now realize my mistakes, and I will do my best to avoid them. And now I can continue to exist, grow, live, after finding out, once again, what makes life so worth living
Thank you for sharing your story and realizations. Do you still gratitude journal? How is it for you? What are you grateful for in this moment?
thank you for always sharing in such a considerate and conscientious manner. I love all the videos you do because they way you guys make and share them is so lovely and humane!!! thanks for being awesome, that’s what i’m grateful for today!
"There are no magic pills for happiness" *My dealer:* _Hold my sunglasses_
5-HTP or ST John's Wort, the closest we have to "Happiness pills"
well.... E is one
True happiness* And here comes the experts...
harevaden E will make you happy then you crash. There is no biological free lunch.
Yeah I know him he makes such good sandwithces and the coffe it is sooooo goooooood!!!!!!!
Can we just appreciate the transitions between these scenes...
They're very smooth, metaphorically and literally.
I was litterally about to comment that lmaoooo
I'm certainly grateful for them, yes
Yeeess
Yes please
I've been watching Kurzgesagt since many years ago and have always been impressed by the quality of the videos and surprised by how it connects to me. I remember watching this video before years back and how it captivated me but watching it back now almost brought tears to my eyes same with the Tail End video where mortality is discussed. Your videos have really changed the way I think about things and made me realized just how powerful is the human brain actually is. And so, to that, I am very much grateful that you guys are putting out these contents that I have really needed desperately for. Life has been a bit hard for a while now and I've been quite discouraged but this video has helped me open my eyes once again. I'm truly grateful, thank you.
Thank you. Such simple words, with profound effects we’ll never know. It is possible to say thank you forever. Over n over again. Whenever one notices this moment is happening. Thank you. It is forever.
Kurzgesagt: "Being a human is hard" Everybody Liked That
it makes me feel a lot better with myself
Shut the fuck up reddit
@Boots Jew Are you ok man? I worry about yout mindset toeards African Americans.
@Boots Jew Why are you replying to every comment with something negative about black people?
Guys give him a rest. He's just a teenager who likes to troll. Don't let someone trolling make the entire comment thread toxic.
“It’s not happy people who are grateful, it’s grateful people who are happy.”
Well put
Preach baby, preach!
666 likes (You sure you aren't Satan) Edit:it changed oof
**666 likes**
That's probably why religious people are happier than secular people
I'd forgotten about how much my gratitude lists helped me in my first 8 months of sobriety. These past 8 months have been much harder without those simple lists. I didn't even do them everyday, but they made me feel better overall and immediately, in the moment.
goshhh so it's been a few...years since i came back to this channel and for some reason this video has me on verge of happy tears 🥺 i am so grateful that this channel exists!! 💜
The existence of this channel is a HUGE REASON to be grateful
best channel on youtube
@@brishenhouse4681 easily
haha yes
Agreed
...the germans did a lot of good things for mankind (accept 3.Reich) just like this series and yet the germans are a pretty unhappy folks even with the pretty good living standarts here. ... And yet many people in g. are greatful.
9:04 everyday Kurzgesagt animation is getting more realistic.
I too realized that
Getting uncanny..
And we are grateful for that
it almost looks like real life
Lol it's so cute how some people just do NOT get sarcam, reminds me of Grandma Tsunade
I like that he said that 'you don't need to buy anything for gratitude journaling' 😊
This video found me at just the right time. Wonderful content and I'm grateful I was introduced to this channel and am always thankful for your hard work, time, and research y'all put into each of your videos! much love!
When objective, scientific videos are more motivating than motivational speakers
Yes 👏 If anything motivational speeches just sound like the same things being repeated over and over again, and it’s honestly annoying. This video was 10X more informative and motivational than any motivational speeches I’ve heard. For me, motivational speeches just hit for the moment and fizzle out after a while. I think this video is different.
As it should be 😋
Kurzgesagt most of the time: "What if we BLOW UP THE EARTH with EVERYTHING WE CAN POSSIBLY THINK OF!!!?????” Kurzgesagt every once in a while: "But what is happiness, really?"
XD so true.
Let me fix that for you: -Kurzgesagt every once in a while: "But what is happiness, really?"- Kurzgesagt in a US presidential election run-up where several candidates are actively talking about taxing billionaire wealth: "Money doesn't buy everything--so write down what you're grateful for in our €24.95 gratitude journal!"
... to blow the Earth with everything we can possibly think of! Obviously!
1. 헤어졌지만 눈물이 안나는 것에 대한 감사 2. 맛있는 음식을 먹을 수 있음에 감사 3. 불안한 공허한 마음을 인지하고 해결하기 위해 영상을 보는 나의 행동에 감사 4. 가족이 건강한 것에 감사 5. 오늘 날씨가 좋고 저녁에 계획이 있다는 것에 감사 6. 오늘이 금요일인 것에 감사 7. 좋은 채널을 발견한 것에 감사 8. 내가 나를 더 좋은 사람으로 만드려는 노력이 감사 9. 운동할 수 있는 체력이 있음에 감사 10. 조만간 나와 맞는 소울메이트를 만날 수 있다는 믿음에 감사합니다
This kind of topic I would expect in a new age-style, happy happy light light channel. To see this on a science channel backed by scientific data is both mind-blowing and heartening to a degree I cannot describe! Thank you so much for posting this! I truly hope that the years to come see you able to produce more videos that bring humanity closer to the joy that we all deserve!
"your relationship is not satisfying enough" _Laughs with no relationship_
I feel gratitude for not having a relationship and therefore safe from any relationship related disaster.
Be grateful that you aren't stuck in a bad relationship, therefore keeping yourself open for a potential good one entering your life at some point in future? :)
you're handsome
It's better to be alone than to be with someone who makes you miserable
Have you met Jotaro Kujo?
"We don't want to be a self-help channel..." Next week on Kurzgesagt: "15 ways death from space might already be on its way and we are laughably helpless to stop it"
Bruh
Bruh
The week after: “what if we dropped every nuclear bomb ever created on your house?”
I'm grateful for this comment.
Bruh
Waoh!!!! The amount of efforts, research and study put into this is overwhelming. So lovely to know that there are people who understand these seemingly small life-threatening problems and take really reasonable actions to do something for the world. So grateful for this video. ❤
I'm grateful for this KZhead channel!!! Thank you! 💯
After this covid -19 crisis gets over. We will all be greatful for simple things like going out whenever we want, meeting our friends, eating in a restaurant. Never underestimate the importance of small things.
i never really liked all that anyway, this is better.
@@GamerPro-wd7eh then be gratefull to covid 19 for giving you so much time
I have no friends and never do any of those things anyways
Birthdays.. Birthdays might never be the same again.. I miss how before Covid19 we took it for granted that we could blow on our food and share it with friends.. Here.. Have some of my cake and breath
Is this really how normal people see quarantine and the coronavirus? Both haven't affected my life at all. I still hate people, eating in restaurants and meeting with my only friend.
"Imagine being lonely, and having no friends" don't really need to thanks Edit: shocked at how many people read this, to all those spreading good vibes i appreciate it
migeeto noo 😭 Think of positives
Lmao
Bruh..
id like to be ur friend :D
.... Well all i can say... Ah *anxiety :its bullshit u suck dont say it *depression : delete comment *meme lord: press F *me runs into bad and sleep with loud metal
I read this quote last year . It's really helped me alot . Want to share ...."Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow.”
Starting my gratitude journal here: • I love my hometown and I'm grateful that I live there • I'm grateful for my amazing family • I have a few friends but I'm grateful to have them in my life • I'm grateful that my life is going in the direction I want • I'm grateful for all the wonderful experiences in my life • I am grateful for my peaceful life
Amen
"We don't want to be a self-help channel...." And yet you guys have made a video that explains SO much in the easiest way! Honestly I think you guys could make a second channel and have that as the self-help channel.
Windsjorn I love their self help videos especialy the loneliness one
That’s a great idea I hope they will consider it
The self-help part is just scientific studies and good voice-acting. Not like i'm trying to de-value them, theyre videos are good and all, it's just that
@@quinnencrawford9707 But, that's literally every self-help channel out there. And every video on youtube can be knocked down to that. It's the CONTENT that makes the video what it is.
I second this
“They sleep better” Me watching this at 4am: ...
Hello, person in the same timezone as me. I am grateful for your comment.
N 13 you’re welcome bro
So selfish 😂
Hello, and welcome to the timezone!
....well i wake up like 6 times a night for no reason or with nightmares am getting stressed
Thank you, I needed this today. I'm having some problems in my family, my relationship with my parents hasn't been so good lately, and this video gave me an important incentive. Thank you Kurzgesagt, you make my life better everyday.
This video remebers me of a quote from William E. Gladstone that goes somewhat like this: "be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won't have to hunt for happiness".
“How you experience life is a representation of what you believe about it”
Pretty spot on, a lot of Truth in it (excluding extreme scenarios)
well this quote was a slap in the face
@@l9324 So many people are full pessimism, indifference, and just to the brim with hopelessness. It says a lot about someone's beliefs, despite what they truly long for.
@@Eddi3Pwns i've longed for death for awhile
@@l9324 Humans are capable of amazing feats. I'm sorry that's how you've felt for a long time, it's not something anyone should long for. Life can get better, and I hope you continue being a strong person as you are, and beat this soon
This video misses one huge finding of the “happiness researchers” regarding the gratitude journaling: why (they think) it works. The key to gratitude journaling is that you don’t repeat things you are grateful for. Each item, every day, is to be unique. What you are really doing is training your mind to find more and more things to be grateful for. In time and with a regular routine maintained, like the mindful awareness cultivated by a meditation practice, you will start to do this by habit, then unconsciously. In essence, you are habituating your awareness to seek out things to be grateful for (“have to find 3 new things to be grateful for today!!!), and like learning to ride a bike or write, with enough practice you will eventually do this without requiring conscious attention (or much of it). So if you are going to do a gratitude journal, this is key. Make each item you are grateful for unique.
"The key to gratitude journaling is that you don’t repeat things you are grateful for.", I think that part comes without saying.
@@Mastermay119 The researcher who brought attention to this said it was the most misunderstood aspect of the gratitude practice.
George Coghill Thank you
Grateful for this comment 😁
Insightful comment, thank you!
I’m grateful for this channel for making this video and helping countless people. You guys are doing an amazing job, I just wish I can one day repay you back for helping me out. Thank you ❤
Thank you Kurzgesagt. You guys really changed my life. I am now living totally different life after watching Kurzgesagt. I hope you guys keep delivering these great inspirations and insights for humanity. I am recommending Kurzgesagt to everyone and I cannot wait to have kids oneday and spend time with them watching your videos. So please keep working hard, making more videos, and becoming even more successful. They will want to see more and more videos from this channel always! Thank you. 😊
Kurzgesagt: We don't wanna be a self help channel Also kerzgesagt: completely changes my world view and mindset making my like way better
Ikr right!
life*
I just wont like it cuz otherwise I would destroy beauty but I liked ur comment
@@yagzkerimcnar7356 my last brain cell just died
@@genius6084 same, but with the first reply " ikr right", ... like wtf
This isn’t said enough: those videos are absolutely beautiful. A huge, grateful thank you to the artists who did an amazing job
The Escherian question mark image near the beginning got me
And also to the narrator, thanks for your voice
Also for all the research and care put into it.
These videos are just further conditioning by the state, trust the government, trust science, go out to work everyday and pay your taxes, buy their goods, eat, sleep, obay, consume, repeat. Open your eyes, the symbolism in these videos is shocking.
@@redwheelbarrow9729 Honestly feel bad for people who have to live their life like you. Fearful and distrustful of everything government and science.
Im grateful for this channel. Thank you to all you and your team do. ❤
Was feeling dissatisfied earlier then out of nowhere, youtube decided to recommend me this video. I'm grateful that I stumbled upon this. I felt like this was meant for me. All the universe conspired to let me watch it.
“...preached by people who use hashtags” That one got me to laugh out loud
same xDD
put it in your gratitude journal
@@ytgunawan lmao yes of course
Stoinks
Teddy Gunawan that’s super smart!
I love how Kurzgesagt doesn't push their merch onto you at the beginning of the video, and just slightly advertise their merch in a most humble and kind way at the end of the video after covering all the subjects within the video
@@gumbymofugga Yeah.
I really don't mind if he puts it infront of the video either cuz they put their effort into it
@@dr.downvote I don't mind, cus it's Kurzgesagt and they deserve any good that comes to them, but I'm just saying that I love how even though they could do it, they don't, so even though the viewer attention will be reduced at the end of the video, they still do it at the end for the viewer. It is very very thoughtful of them
I love how he states in the beginning that there are all kinds of pundits trying to sell you stuff that makes you feel better, and in the end, he tries to sell you something to make you feel better:)
@@TheSteinbitt at least his stuff actually work lol
My wife and I saw this video when it first released. COVID and return to a new-normal changed the way we saw life for the worse. We've tried to journal, but it didn't stick. However, 4 years later, we recognize that we need to practice gratitude because we don't like the bad habits that developed during lockdown. We are optimistic about doing these exercises and thank Philipp for reminding us that small steps (like gratitude) can lead to big things.
I’m grateful that I got work done on a project I wanted to work on today. I’m grateful for the great food that I got to enjoy eating. I’m grateful for the consistency I’m getting by exercising in the morning. I’m grateful for the time I got to spend with friends. I’m grateful for the rain falling while I relax inside. I’m grateful for finding this video. I’m grateful for how nice and tidy I’ve made the house.
"we don't want to be a self help channel" I love you guys, you can be any kind of channel i'll probably still watch you
I dont see this as self help. I see this as the guys and girls running the channel showing they care about topics besides the depressing realities of, well, reality. They care about their viewers and the channel's main goal is to inform with relatable and easy to understand visuals.
I thought It was a science video.
Speak for yourself, Existential Crisis all the way!
Careful now,! we dont want to open pandara's box herr. Imagine if they start doing prank videos or make up videos or even worse...
@@Callon4968 Well, reality is just it, outside our skulls. We are the ones who find it kind, depressing, or else; within our own skulls. Right? :)
Okay, 5 things: - Not having a disability - Not being in severe pain - Being employed - Having a roof over my head - Having food, clean water and electricity
slaves had those things too
Worg So?
@@shadycactus8669 So having those things doesn't mean you need to be satisfied with your life
@@worg78 That's not the point.
THIS. The video slaps us in the face with the ending "maybe your life is better than you thought it was."
It seems like for many of us, this channel has been a safe place that has only helped us improve the quality of our lives more 🤍 coming out of a cycle of depressive episodes over the years, this channel, and this video, truly made a difference for me. Even 3 years later the knowledge that’s been shared is life changing. True success is a legacy of adding good to the world. Congratulations Phillip.
I've got to say, these types of videos are serious life savers. Thank you for venturing to this genre, I am happy the youth of today has these to teach them these complex feelings in such a simple, logical way. Thank you, from the pit of my soul.
You know. I'm grateful that this channel exists. This alone has taught me so much about the world, science, and the human body all at once. It's really boosted my passion for knowledge. Thank you guys, keep it up, I love your work.
Sneeki Soviet thank you for thanking them, now i dont have to to write haha
Big facts
Truth right there
damn straight
Yeah, they got a well deservedplace in rewind
This is seriously the best channel on KZhead...
Correct
Yes
Give exurb1a and pursuit of wonder a look if you like these kind of vids
I agree, it's one of the best.
Yeh
Oh boyy! I'm so thankful for this video! I was in deep mental pain lately but this video helps me cope up. Thankks so much!
I am very grateful for Kurzgesagt. Watching your videos is always inspiring, and always in new and different ways. Thank you for all the hard work!
Those 10 millions subs are earned in the most truthful way. This channel literally deserves them
@@RegoXera in a more grateful world they'd have reached a couple billion at least !
I'm grateful for having a device that connected to internet that making me watch this video.
are you really. or have you taken it for granted? i know i have.
@@Zahnpuppy i've taken it for granted. but now im going to appreciate the fact that i have wifi, and a device, and minecraft, and online friends... the list goes on
kurzgesagt said there are no pills for happiness
also too many hoomanz. give us back the ari army!
WRITE IT DOWN!
7:48 I love that phrase so much. It captures that people somehow became unable to appreciate the small things, and the rest of this video is yet another view on why these small things are so important Best wishes to whoever reads this :)
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I'm very grateful for this video, actually, the whole channel is so full of incredible stuff! Thank you!