As an artist I resonate with this so much. For years I have blamed myself for not getting in touch with my art practice daily but with time I have realized that I work in cycles. Just like you described it : diving in and out of work, in and out of the external world. It is like breathing, you have to inspire, get yourself inspired, in order to expire and get art out of yourself. I guess this applies to many subjects. Now I'm just trying to follow these natural impulses and make the best of them all !

This reminds me something my professor said when talking about Plato's Republic, when Socrates said philosophers should be rulers he is not talking merely about the lover of wisdom who's in his room all day writing or reading other philosophers with theirs heads on the clouds, but those that have experienced life, that went into war as soldiers and participate in the political life of the City, and who then turned their attention to the pursuit of philosophy.

@RCWaldun

2 жыл бұрын

This is why I personally admire the works of Dostoyevsky so much. That men had been through hell before committing words to the page.

@khadimndiaye7730

2 жыл бұрын

@@RCWaldun but isn’t that the art?! Showing the special life you have with prose? I think people can’t just live in books, because we can’t just take but also have to transmit our being to others

It’s important to occasionally let your animalistic urges lead you over your intellectual logic, and to do so for the sheer ecstatic joy of its own sake, rather than with a specific end-goal in mind. Otherwise you might risk building up repressed energy and exploding it all out in an even messier way later in life. Getting in touch with your shadow is one of the most important things you can do. I’ve found my life has been much richer from both hiding myself away in my philosophy and postmodern book collection, and staying up for days in the hedonistic depths of humanity at places like Berghain. If you can gain a true appreciation for both of these sorts of experiences, you’ll have a much truer and deeper appreciation for the world and life in general as you grow older.

One of the reasons your channel is unique, I can feel the light in your manner and your words, makes me feel this small. That I need to do much more work than I do now. You are an inspiring figure Robin.

Agree! Both self-reflection and life experiences are important and we should carry on them simultaneously. Solely on A or B is limited that you are exposed to limited resources and the maps constructed in your mind is restricted!

About the work-life balance, I’ve found myself in an interesting dilemma, as I had been lost in overthinking little things that happened in my day to day life. However, going back to presenciality, working is the only way real things happen in my life, and I have chosen as many responsibilities as I could in order to be the most occupied I could be, all in order to let something interesting in my life happen. Actually, this unbalanced situation, though called dangerous, is saving me, who knows for how long.

I enjoy this video format because the rawness and continuity of the video resembles those actual, meaningful but rare conversations you get with old people. Unfortunately, I don’t get that often with friends and family. Funny how I only get to savor more of these meaningful, sensible & reflective talks in videos I stumble on different social media apps. But yes, I certainly need more of this “putting yourself out there” or “experiencing life as it is” than quietly indulging in my cerebral sphere so I could somehow find and attract people who also want the same thing to happen: to create meaningful and sensible conversations with actual people in their immediate community.

I needed this video so much, thanks a lot. I very much identify with being this artist and literate person, and recently it has just gone full overblown where i’ve spent every day at home investigating these pursuits, even staying home most of the weekends. What I actually has found, paradoxically, is that that has killed my passion for these pursuits. These flames that once burnt so high within me have started to get smaller and smaller and I think that’s exactly because i’ve lost touch with also actually living. I burnt myself out, thus killing what I love. This def explains why my love for my passions has decreased recent months, whereas when I was actually living ASWELL they flourished and i could feel that intense passion within me. It’s crucial to have a balance, to stay in touch with real life, both for creative pursuits and happiness!

I like the one-continuous take. ❤

I can't put into words how much I needed this video. Thank you once again for the wonderful content xxx

Found this vid at a timely moment. I spent the two big pandemic years in profound isolation, but immersed myself in a massive art project. By the end I had nearly 100 finished works of art, and was standing atop my magnum opus... but I was eager to keep working, hungry for the next challenge. Suddenly my inspiration kept falling through, my ideas thwarted or swept aside by obstacles, distractions, calamities... finally I had an epiphany, and it was exactly this. It was time to go out and meet Life again. I had poured my four decades of experience into my Big Project, and in a sense, had poured my own wellspring dry. Only the World, its sights and sounds, its places and people, can renew that fount. Slowly but surely, I am re-acclimating myself to the outside world, its hubbub and confusion, and my own inescapable awkwardness in it. Very glad to have found this channel; although obviously geared to young students, its helping me transform a midlife crisis into an opportunity for finding new focus in personal and intellectual growth. Many thanks and keep up the excellent work.

Writing sounds like an addiction for your friend. Creativity is a hell of a drug, and it can be easy to forget there are a lot of desirable experiences out there just waiting on you. Thanks for sharing.

Thought provoking and timely. May put this work on my read list. Thank you for sharing such great content!

Me, an asocial agoraphobic: 🗿 But yes, this makes so much sense! I have completely forgotten about the world around me, my hobbies and my goals. This advice should be given more often.

I need to dip back into the world more often

I love your videos, they often calm me down about the future and life actually. I feel that you are showing this type of golden mean, it fits with this one's topic, finding this connection with artistic work and real life, and with your dreams and passion and the realistic, raw world. And you show how to seize from this life in our own way. I really take a lot from your work, thank you for that! And I'm also catching new words (as a non native speaker), i wish I could have someone like that as an English teacher :))

Thank you, I needed to hear this today. Wishing you the very best!

I literally just thought of you and searched your channel this video has such perfect timing!!🥺

Amazing video! Always find your content to be super though-provoking!

Your point is exactly what I need. There is also a part of me that wants to read books now and cancel plans 😳. A good example would be the life of Carl Jung.

I always see a pattern that too much can be destructive. It always is.

Appreciated the single take.

You’re a KZread treasure

So it's like the yin (a more passive energy) and yang (an active energy). In Yoga there are this two types which masters recommend to do equally so your body, mind and spirit can be on equilibrium.

I find this applies to spiritual pursuits such as meditation too - in many meditation circles they may idolise the hermit lifestyle of meditating as on retreat. Jack Kornfield explores this in “After The Ecstasy, the Laundry”. But Jack Kerouac had the right idea too in “Dharma Bums” - embracing the world and getting out there on the road as a Bodhisattva ;) I like the format, reminds me of KZread wandering on smaller videos of one take opinions or vlogs.

@RCWaldun

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom! And I completely agree. Based on my limited knowledge of Eastern philosophy I think the principle way in which Zen differs from Buddhism is that Zen seeks to pursue a kind of monastic ideal while Buddhism thrusts people back into their direct sufferings/pleasures of life, and I really liked your insights on meditated related to this video. Cheers man! And thank you for this comment. :)

Sweater and shirt game underrated

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Ce qu’il faut savoir c’est que la réalité diffère complètement de ce que nous lisons dans les livres, souvent les expériences de la vie nous donne des idées pour écrire mais pas l’inverse. Merci pour le contenu du sujet

@RCWaldun

2 жыл бұрын

Pas de soucis. :)

Yes, I've been thinking about how to get these parts of life that seem to be in such tension to work in synergy with one another. I'm really not sure how to get there. Maybe I'll give your rec a read.

Can you talk about what we should do in the morning

I know transcription is a lot of work, so something that's one continuous take and not really edited in post production = closed captions is a lot more work than usual even, but could you at least turn on auto cc? It helps me follow so much 🙏 please & thanks

@floramew

2 жыл бұрын

Came back when I saw this got a heart, and cc is there! Thanks so much 👍

"The wise man lives on the fringes of society." -Schopenhauer

Brother please put captions

R.C. ... Where did you you glasses my friend? Which brand are they?

don’t tell me he’s at a graveyard on the thumbnail, so dark academia of you waldun :)

I would really appreciate it if you would talk about Julia Cameron's book The Artist's Way

Life kind of stops here.

I believe that this differentiation you pointed out at the end, of workaholic and hedonist, is kind of unnecesary and just makes it harder to understand what's that balance we are looking for. I prefer to put things even simpler, we are just people trying our best to be happy, and the humanities are not what we live for but , fundamentally, what make us live. To my view we might be assuming a slightly erroneous approach when discussing this topic. Btw I saw someone ask you to turn on auto cc and I completely back the suggestion, as a non native speaker who is still learning, picking up words or expressions from educated persons like you happens quite frequently.

Yo ground breaker, read - "The Magic of Thinking Big"

I know this was 2 months ago, but I was wondering: have you encountered Chomsky in any of your studies?

@RCWaldun

2 жыл бұрын

We haven't encountered him in my course, but I'm very excited to dive into his work during the winter break. ;)

@Aaron-wy9nb

2 жыл бұрын

@@RCWaldun that’s nice to hear. I don’t know how much you have encountered him independently, but there is a discussion between Chomsky and Foucault on KZread that you may enjoy, if you haven’t seen it already.

This guy somehow resembles Leonardo DiCaprio in pronunciation and voice. it's so funny

Present your ideas with common people which they can understand And also with intellectual group

Wow this had to be fate.

Let's start a go Fund Me to buy R.Cs mate a laptop.

the russian ark of youtube

Michael Reeves kinda looks like you 🤔

@RCWaldun

2 жыл бұрын

He’s my evil twin brother. 😂

@aeyk781

2 жыл бұрын

@@RCWaldun sounds correct 😂

I have to remind myself constantly that you're 21.