You can now get a theme journal at: cortexmerch.com/

@joaventuras

3 жыл бұрын

14 minutes wow

@p_serdiuk

3 жыл бұрын

Waiting for a follow-up explaining how to make your own, paper or electronic.

@andreimoga7813

3 жыл бұрын

thank you, mr Grey

@andreimoga7813

3 жыл бұрын

@@p_serdiuk a.k.a going bust on just the first day he explains in the new video how the notebook works, in general and in particular for him

@gk2011

3 жыл бұрын

Just wanted to come here at the end of 2020 to say thank you. I was never a huge "new years goal" person because it always felt like as soon as I stopped it would just spiral into depression(Which it had before and I just ended). I didn't really write down "goals" or "ideas" for 2020 for a theme I just kind of kept it in the back of my mind. My Theme ended up being "Hobbies" for the most part. I got into quite a lot this year including DnD, Terrain building, world building, and a few other things that really got me enjoying stuff. I'm looking forward to 2021 and continuing a lot of what I was doing in 2020. The theming really helped allow me to try out lots of stuff without it just feeling like I failed a goal especially with the Pandemic making a lot of stuff feel less worth it terrain building being an example for in person game nights. I haven't really picked something for 2021 yet but have a few ideas of what I want to work on. If there is one thing on the internet that really helped this year it was this 6 minute and 23 second video. I hope you have a great 2021.

2020: year of improvise 2021: year of Adapt 2022: year of Overcome

@IsabellaErardi

Жыл бұрын

This should have more likes😂😂😂

@igustibagusananda7706

Жыл бұрын

Goddamnit 🤣🤣

@_sandy_

Жыл бұрын

why does that fit my own life 💀

@onemorescout

Жыл бұрын

this is way too optimistic, we can’t overcome a damn thing

@TbspOfRice

Жыл бұрын

if it counts i was overcome with tears when i opened my gcse results-(🤡)

"...even just decelerating the negative is a positive" Wow, never heard something so motivational in such a short sentence.

@yashpermalla3494

4 жыл бұрын

@@SigFigNewton was that a pun :-)

@elumiomerk4013

3 жыл бұрын

@@SigFigNewton youtube could learn from reddit. There is much that can be done with this comment system.

@GamrGalore3K

2 жыл бұрын

2nd derivatives are amazing huh (if the change in the change of the original slope increases, the slope increases)

@xcalixus

2 жыл бұрын

@@elumiomerk4013 KZread wants watch time for advertisements not interactions in comments section

@elumiomerk4013

2 жыл бұрын

@@xcalixus reddit does make money from awards though. That's something tha can motivate them.

I clicked this thinking it would be a funny video about a theme song for different people, but I left feeling more complete than I would have if my guess of this video was correct.

@eagleeye8237

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@dinalijayasuriya3196

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed :)

@flameofmage1099

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@ironidol

2 жыл бұрын

It went the same for me :)

@NebuIize

Жыл бұрын

So did I

One of my favorite things Grey has said: "Flowers bloom but briefly, summer sun will wane, leaves eventually fall, snow comes and melts, and flowers bloom but briefly."

@joshsoriano3909

Жыл бұрын

Ikr, I love how he has such a way with words and hearing him say that was beautiful

My Theme for 2020 was "Year of Art". In the end, I ended up knowing how to code, to paint, and to play the piano. So, I guess it's still "Year of Art".

@radlup1045

3 жыл бұрын

nice!

@Ani-yt4nf

3 жыл бұрын

Cool

@Prokerboss

3 жыл бұрын

**subtle flex**

@alpha9775

2 жыл бұрын

I´m proud of you :D

@dartfamily3409

2 жыл бұрын

And it’s nice that it can also go under the year of learning! One thing can truly encompass a whole spectrum

I feel bad for everyone who assigned 2020 as “year of travel”

@nanyate

3 жыл бұрын

On domestic travel, my country is 50km in diameter. Sigh. I'd hardly call that travel....

@yuuri9064

3 жыл бұрын

@@gammarayneutrino8413 Cool suggestions! Cooking food from different cultures would work, too!

@mushroomsoup2866

3 жыл бұрын

Or, maybe travel is too tight a word. Broaden it out to "Year of Exploration". Take a new route home. Find a new corner store to get your snacks at. Go for a walk somewhere nearby that you've never been. There's always something you can do.

@diogenesthecynic5172

3 жыл бұрын

@@gammarayneutrino8413 I completely agree with that. Even if it is not the same as moving locations, different is not always worse.

@jiffygaming1822

3 жыл бұрын

me

Summer of 69 just got a whole new meaning

@Kae-Lexi

2 жыл бұрын

That actually is the original meaning, no joke

@angryanchouart4384

Жыл бұрын

You should kniw bette4r)

5:40 There is a bee in the bottom right corner of the window

My resolution 20 years ago was "No more resolutions". Ive been pretty successful so far.

@CarMedicine

3 жыл бұрын

That's what I've been doing my whole life! Going great!

@sxjxt

3 жыл бұрын

@@CarMedicine Same!

@notoriousgoblin83

3 жыл бұрын

same

@someonesgenericfish0

3 жыл бұрын

Good job

@jmvt3

3 жыл бұрын

No you haven’t

"Even decelerating the trend of a negative is a positive." Those words cut deep.

@chrominox

4 жыл бұрын

Real talk bruv

@Just_A_Dude

4 жыл бұрын

It's like a parachute... not gonna stop you going down, but you're gonna hopefully hit the ground slow enough not to break anything.

@anentiresleeveoforeos2087

4 жыл бұрын

Deeper than any blade.

@Vulcapyro

4 жыл бұрын

The second derivative of the trend line should be positive

@eyeswulf

4 жыл бұрын

@@Vulcapyro too deep

This video had a massive impact on me, so i would like to share my story as a way of saying thank you to cpc grey and hopefully inspiring other. I struggled with depression/social anxiety/suicidal thoughts for five years and under the influence of this video (and also stoicism) i dedicated the past 6 months to theme 'mental health'. I postponed some parts of my college degree, started a new hobby, took part to some physical challenges (obstacle run), went on a hiking holliday with new people and a whole lot more. It was hard and challenging but i made massive progression and i am now more self confident, happy and courage. Thank you cpc grey!

@angryanchouart4384

Жыл бұрын

You did inspired the one and the only one, dear commment hope now you are in the same plase as alexander pope. Long dead and deaply forgotteb 🐘

autumn: season of reading summer: season of adventure spring: season of openness winter: season of growth

@totallynotpaul6211

3 жыл бұрын

The great thing about doing shorter lengths than a year is that you won't feel bad about changing the theme

@inhle1688

3 жыл бұрын

@@totallynotpaul6211 omg thank you for this comment I forgot i was doing this

@sul41m

2 жыл бұрын

Personally I like making them as short as a month. This month for me is the month of consistency 📝

@Whatwhat3434

2 жыл бұрын

Hope it is going well

@kanchanchaudhary1973

2 жыл бұрын

@@Whatwhat3434 ^^

2020: Year of Survival

@sherlocksleuther5437

4 жыл бұрын

*Mission Failed*

@droidixbacon

4 жыл бұрын

@@sherlocksleuther5437 we'll get em next time

@BlackCover95

4 жыл бұрын

😞

@Justme-fz1ng

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha.

@gachaelephant6841

3 жыл бұрын

This is very accurate.

“Not all tools need sharp edges” is a great line

@miguelbaltazar7606

2 жыл бұрын

ah yes a gun needs to have a blade

@fgrey-

2 жыл бұрын

@@miguelbaltazar7606 *bayonet*

@ballisticm0use72

2 жыл бұрын

And the line before that

@BogusmanTheSwagman

2 жыл бұрын

@@fgrey- Au Contraire. The best bayonets are triangular, pointy, not edged.

@ShadesMF

2 жыл бұрын

@@BogusmanTheSwagman and the best bayonets that aren't a war crime?

Nature's clock ticks on Reminding you That flowers bloom But briefly The summer sun Will wane Leaves eventually drop Snow falls And snow melts And flowers bloom But briefly -CGP Grey This is one of my favorite pieces of poetry

"not all tools need sharp edges" that's actually really cool. I might use that sometime

@angryanchouart4384

Жыл бұрын

Ironic

@BVK.

Жыл бұрын

Goldic

"A season is a nice human length of time." *cries in equatorial*

@Fixided

4 жыл бұрын

A season? What's that? Sounds foreign. Maybe the north or south folks can explain.

@TuesdaysArt

4 жыл бұрын

Ah, yes-the brief period of cooler weather and the unbearable hot and rainy period

@nadinewesterveld5597

4 жыл бұрын

"Winter is short" cries in Canadian. I've come to the conclusion that spring isn't a thing we have here: we just have the season of melting.

@researchinbreeder

4 жыл бұрын

@@nadinewesterveld5597 Well maybe indulge in some fondue, or a chocolate fountain. Call it the Theme of Melting. Just... don't take it too literally.

@brianseimandi2755

4 жыл бұрын

@@Fixided It's when nature wants to act like she's a klutz like half a year into the relationship, and "accidentally turns you into a human popsicle" for about 3 months.

When he said "listening reading may be more for you" I was expecting an audible sponsorship

@yitzakIr

3 жыл бұрын

N burned, N+1 shy

@iyrnray

2 жыл бұрын

same lmao

@jacobchaney

2 жыл бұрын

Kinda refreshing that it didn't happen eh?

@scoutbite4334

2 жыл бұрын

@@jacobchaney Feels much better to be recommended something knowing that is genuinely their opinion

@luminos9447

2 жыл бұрын

lmao same XD

i love how the most replayed moment is the "hippy dippy lovey dovey huggy wuggy fuzzy wuzzy"

Time for my yearly re-watch!

@cousinmajin

Жыл бұрын

Same here!

@cheezmacaroni8375

Жыл бұрын

Scoot over im joining

CPG Grey is honestly one of the most helpful people I’ve ever seen on the internet.

@flamingosoup6375

3 жыл бұрын

CGP*

@joey6763

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@RTomassi

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

@Ezol1

3 жыл бұрын

We can't forget @Scooby1961

@sit9993

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. Especially his rules for rulers video!

"Words are tuning forks for the brain." That really resonated with me.

@Hypercube9

4 жыл бұрын

Don't be such a freq.

@BEPPEJHA

4 жыл бұрын

Ahahhaa dont know why but made me laugh

@wifi-toaster

4 жыл бұрын

Nommin' oms

@fraserhenderson7839

4 жыл бұрын

soon to be a popular cliché

@ronaldtartaglia4459

4 жыл бұрын

Resonated.... I get it.

I did this last year (2022) and I did "year of discovery" and throughout the year I tried to take paths that would allow me to learn and gain more knowledge as much as possible. It was so fun and effective! I defenatly recommend it for anyone who's interested

anyone here for 2023??? I asked for (and got) the journal for Christmas…For me: 2023: Year of learning

Grey 2020: Year of the upload schedule

@erikm.44

4 жыл бұрын

patterns suggest no, sadly

@jmurray1110

4 жыл бұрын

try rewatching hos Q&A's its as likely as the settlers of catan video (and wanted just as much)

@armvex

4 жыл бұрын

...to follow. (We wish)

@ismekaloff

4 жыл бұрын

Randomness of Grey’s uploads makes his videos more addictive. It’s not a bug it’s a feature

@yosoy1loco

4 жыл бұрын

@@ismekaloff It is even more - he brings out ideas that develope naturally instead of forcing them. The latter, even though our entire society is build upon it, always turns to shit.

I’m really happy to see this as the exact opposite of the SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, time based) goals that have been pounded into my head through school. I love idea of the flexibility of betterment, even if marginally. As someone who’s been fighting the mental illness battle for forever, having the vague theme makes it much easier to find motivation to do anything.

@pinkcupcake4717

2 жыл бұрын

SMART is great for projects, especially in groups where communication is vital, but for the brain, sometimes big terms with lots of room to explore help more. source: anxiety disorder and engineer

@kaet8333

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, this system only works for very plan oriented people. And setting deadlines when you don't exactly know what you are doing just makes it worse

@goldenhelmet403

2 жыл бұрын

Spot on contrasting theme with SMART.

@LyTeStorm

2 жыл бұрын

I will say if your goals are simple or focused in one area of your life smart goals are usually better

@Clodi95

2 жыл бұрын

which is, at least on the surface, contradictory, because in another video (maximize misery) CGP Grey said that the pathway to happiness is to set SMART, not VAPID goals...

This video actually did way more for me than I thought. I assigned 2022 as "year of self improvement" and I moved out of my parents house, got a better job, and surrounded myself with better friends than before. I'm still smoking cigarettes though so I guess 2023 will be "year of better health" or something

@soisaus564

Жыл бұрын

your still so lucky in my standards

I came back to this video because I wanted to watch it near new year

@prussianowl233

Жыл бұрын

Same

CGP 2010: Everything you know is BS, here's the real story CGP 2020: KZread Soup For The Soul

@AllenGrimm1145

4 жыл бұрын

Nitpick: The first CGP Grey video was actually uploaded in 2011.

@yesteryear6561

4 жыл бұрын

@@AllenGrimm1145 but 2010 sounds better

@AllenGrimm1145

4 жыл бұрын

@@yesteryear6561 You're not wrong. It's just a silly nitpick, after all.

@yesteryear6561

4 жыл бұрын

@@AllenGrimm1145 I did have the same thought

@kevinmanmc

4 жыл бұрын

GCP 2019: Travels to Staten Island to figure if somebody got around it in 24 hours

Rumour has it that the KZread algorithm chose: "Year of more CGP Grey"

@kenfx2676

4 жыл бұрын

first reply for a comment with 730 likes b r u h

@Siuuuuu465

4 жыл бұрын

Bruh

@muhanadhassan9008

4 жыл бұрын

Bruh

@Ciech_mate

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha brilliant

@jeremye5714

4 жыл бұрын

Rainbows did it

I was going to address spending an entire year improving only one aspect of yourself doesn’t seem very productive. Seasonal themes seem like a fantastic idea both in terms of productive change and avoiding burnout. You could even have a yearly or biyearly theme routine or have certain re-occurring themes apply to certain seasons. For example having “fitness season” during the summer where it’s easier to go outside and there’s more sunlight or “reading season” while we spend more time indoors during the winter.

@Rat__Wife

Жыл бұрын

THIS is what I need. I have so many things I want to improve in my life and they all feel equally important… this allows me to try multiple goals while still maintaining focus

Love how he made this late January in 2020. He had no idea, huh. And it turned out to be the best year for a message like this

"Is perhaps a story for another time" - We will never hear of it again

@RazorBaze

4 жыл бұрын

well at least he started talks about reservations as promised

@limyangxuan

4 жыл бұрын

Change will to may then yeah.

@FrancisBehnen

4 жыл бұрын

Just listen to his Cortex podcast

@liamgriffin218

4 жыл бұрын

Francis Behnen yeah that usually where those “story for another time.” stories go.

@Polarthief

4 жыл бұрын

Still waiting on that Free Will video from You Is Two.

CGP Grey: "You guys probably failed your new year resolutions..." Me: You guys have resolutions?

@Saunts_

4 жыл бұрын

You beat me to it

@skinnywacky

4 жыл бұрын

You have

@KyrusR

4 жыл бұрын

This is one of the most reliable comments I've read.

@allegrovivace6806

4 жыл бұрын

same, i gave up on that the moment i was born

@waabmigizi7369

4 жыл бұрын

Mine is to have a resolution for next year

The one thing I realised over many years, you have to WANT to do something, and do not set a goal. I always said to myself, I want to do more workout and I have to do this and that. But after one or two days or weeks I always quitted slowly but surely. But then once I had a really bad health condition after lockdown, and I decided I will try running, at least just once a week. And after trying that out, I absolutely fell in love with running in the morning. And since I was flexible with myself, didn't set up a bar how many and when, I actually do it for at least 2 months now. And I also increased the number of 3 times a week, because I really do like it. Since that my health improved and it really became a routine, and the only thing I had to do is just find a better way I love to do.

2023: year of healing :)

"Hippy dippy, lovey dovey, huggy wuggy, fuzzy wuzzy". -CGP Grey.

@FKasa

4 жыл бұрын

4:35 if any one searching wants to find it later.

@areez22

4 жыл бұрын

@@FKasa Thank you.

@raphpl2

4 жыл бұрын

Cracks me up every time :D

@JM-fo1te

4 жыл бұрын

Sad he never mentioned the Summer of George

@potranos8965

4 жыл бұрын

uwu

I’ve been doing this for years: 2016 - Year of Sleeping 2017 - Year of Resting 2018 - Year of Naptime 2019 - Year of Dreaming 2020 - Year of Lying down with my eyes closed

@biliminsrlar5752

4 жыл бұрын

2021:Year of resting usually in a bed while my eyes can not see the visible light and my brain slows until the time sun rises

@janecat8753

4 жыл бұрын

I did all of those, but in different years.

@philippplayz

4 жыл бұрын

if you Sleep the entire year round you probaly have a problem

@azer4952

4 жыл бұрын

2022 - year of restoring energy on a relatively comfortable surface while hindering electromagnetic radiation in the 400-800nm range from being absorbed by your photoreceptor cells at the same time as your brain changes from awake stage to the REM-sleep stage and remaining at this stage for preferably 7 to 9 hours and repeating this process every time the earth achieves 6.265 radians in its rotation around its own axis

@nathanstevens5733

4 жыл бұрын

Those are just the same resolutions but different words. You clearly didn't watch the whole video, he said it's a bad idea to pick the same bull

I really don't regret watching this it came at the perfect time 💗❤️

@rocknikhil5905

Жыл бұрын

Same, KZread is spot on sometimes

i just find it hilarious that when he said resolution, my video buffered and its resolution dropped

“Heck, even just decelerating the negative is a positive” That comment hit me. Thank you for saying those words out loud. I had never thought about it like that before”

@silvertheelf

4 жыл бұрын

...the legendary is the broken.

@starrychloe

4 жыл бұрын

“I vow to shoot less heroin.”

@majorfallacy5926

4 жыл бұрын

I've always measured success in terms of derivatives, but nobody else has. Feels good to know that there are others

@Fahad-gl2qu

4 жыл бұрын

-100 is still lesser than -10000

@kamikeserpentail3778

4 жыл бұрын

Maximize joy, minimize suffering, that just sounds like the meaning of life to me.

People who didn't make resolutions: My goals are beyond your understanding

@enderallygolem

4 жыл бұрын

Can't fail resolutions if you don't have any

@texasforever7887

4 жыл бұрын

@Isaac Anderson so that's your plan😁

@ivaanbarajas6878

4 жыл бұрын

My new years resolution was to make a new years resolution, I already accomplished it the moment the new year started

@majava5282

4 жыл бұрын

I live by a simple principle: do as you see fit. You cannot predict what the future will bring, so binding yourself to any unnecessary chains seems pointless. If you can trust your own intuition and self-control to guide you in the moment, you do not need or want any pre-made resolutions.

@Zeithri

4 жыл бұрын

@@majava5282 Or you can do as Yes Man and just say Yes to everything and see where you end up.

I’ve come back to this video after my year of exploration. This has lead me to my first solo flight to Switzerland for work and I went to the netherlands on my own. I’ve also been to a lot of small places locally and explored with my new girlfriend. So very successful theme! Thanks grey for the inspiration. Im thinking Health for next year both mental and physical .

Thank you, this is really what I needed. I had trouble finding direction in life after quitting a debilitating heroin addiction and endangering my relationship with my girlfriend. I still got college, I study International Relations in the Netherlands. First time around I watched this it really inspired me and after a few weeks I can really say that it helps, thanks a huge lot, Grey.

@Nova-bv5qb

Жыл бұрын

Hi there! How's it been going?

@angryanchouart4384

Жыл бұрын

sorry dude

I thank you for this video. As a therapist, I share this video with my clients to help explain goals and to not pressure themselves with making strict goals. You explain this much better than I ever could.

@malcolmhodnett8874

3 жыл бұрын

I need a therapist like that

@ayanuiwoman

3 жыл бұрын

@@malcolmhodnett8874 they are out there!! That's for sure.

@alternataste4587

2 жыл бұрын

@@ayanuiwoman hey what would you suggest as a basic checklist when looking for a new therapist? like what should someone be looking for in their therapist?

@ncb4_69

2 жыл бұрын

just one ques for you:- what therapist actually do?

@ayanuiwoman

2 жыл бұрын

@@ncb4_69 essentially, it's to "help people help themselves." We can provide a non-judgmental space and approach to people, give them a space to vent freely, and go over ways to support clients through processing and coping through those problems and situations.

January 2020: My theme will be doing more stuff with people! May 2020: Well this isn't going very well...

@amberlewis012

4 жыл бұрын

I mean if it wasn't satire you could still do stuff with people, like calling people back or helping people or screwing people over or whatever

@juliana.platino3996

4 жыл бұрын

What about videogames?

@-atimes3-

4 жыл бұрын

Not the best theme for 2020...

@antaresmc4407

4 жыл бұрын

Pe opl e? What? Like those things in the ext er ior?

@alixcanotas5644

4 жыл бұрын

I can help let's say hi

“Year of accomplishing New Year’s resolutions”

In my 20s I made a New Year’s resolution to never again make a New Year’s resolution. I kept it.

Fun fact: Earlier today, the title was "You Have Already Failed Your New Years Resolution"... or something to that effect

@Valery0p5

4 жыл бұрын

It also had a different thumbnail

@nutnutandzameel8436

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah

@neonicplays

4 жыл бұрын

Wait it took him that long to change it? Lmao

@kyanoang3l0_old

4 жыл бұрын

If you share this vid on Facebook or other sites, it would have this title.

@TTTTCJGKS

4 жыл бұрын

spybloom I thought it also had the title “Your New Years Resolution” at some point

Grey: Makes a poetic description of how time passes by the seasons. Me: *Cries in equator*

@JM-lh8rl

4 жыл бұрын

李芙さき (rifusaki) *cries with you in leaves are always green and never fall*

@Arcticneo_

4 жыл бұрын

@@JM-lh8rl cries in Brazil where it is 40 C no matter the fucking month

@j.carrotshorts1821

4 жыл бұрын

In Australia where there are 2 seasons, hot and warm

@iadtag1853

4 жыл бұрын

cries in wet and dry (seasons).

@a10485

4 жыл бұрын

*cries in San Diego*

CGP Grey, thanks for inspiring my son to show me your video! I wrote a children’s book series to help teach sensory strategies to families that may be struggling to meet the needs of their child with autism, ADHD, or a sensory processing disorder. I was absolutely inspired by your video and have often broken resolutions like many people early in January! I love the idea of a yearly theme to foster positive changes and help meet a broader goal! I’m hoping my followers will check out your video and share it with others! Thanks for making great videos with both educational and entertaining content! - Elizabeth Bortz

year of art i think.

@user-vb6gi7dh9b

2 жыл бұрын

Hey sameee

*2011 cgp grey:* god I hate hippies *2020 cgp grey:* just go with the flow man

@DeathlyDavid

4 жыл бұрын

Btw, which episode does he comment on that?

@birch0398

4 жыл бұрын

@@DeathlyDavid I dont know if he talks about it on the podcast but I remember him trash talking hippies in his video about the 2012 apocalypse

@_-_-_-_-_-_617

4 жыл бұрын

ROFL!!! It was probably Brady's gong bath experience that tipped him over...

@daniel4647

4 жыл бұрын

That's age for you. When you're young you're all "improve, be better, never give up, just a few more years and my dream of being Batman will come true!!", by the time you pass 35 or so you'll be all "fuck it, I'm good enough the way I am".

@skepticl8751

4 жыл бұрын

@@asmylia9880 guess your theme for this year is accomplishment?

My new year's revolution was a success. My goal was to quit smoking cigarettes (I used to smoke a half pack a day) and since January 1st I've only smoked 3 cigarettes. I still have cravings but I'm proud of myself. Update: Thanks everyone.

@mygl4490

4 жыл бұрын

Congrats!

@obviouslykaleb7998

4 жыл бұрын

Congratulations my dude!

@anderkid1090

4 жыл бұрын

Caitlin Purple good luck on your goals!

@konohatomono-duval9773

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah! Keep it up!

@waheey

4 жыл бұрын

Yay! Congratulations!

its the way i religiously revisit this video every dec 31st & jan 1st of every year~

It's currently mid December 2021, my theme for this year was year of me, I'd been in a really bad place for the past few years and not every one around me was around me, for me, so this past year I've been trying to be better, for myself, and the people around me, I'm still not exactly stable, but I'm in a better place than I was in January, and I think I'm ready for 2022: the year of people. I want to try help some of my friends who I know are struggling with things I have, meet new people who could go on to become amazing friends, and maybe learn a few things along the way. Basically, thank you Grey, your videos have made me a better person and you have no idea how grateful I am because of that.

Every KZreadr ever: be specific and don't be vague and set milestones. CGP Grey: hold my beer....

@cmoore8658

4 жыл бұрын

Considering what he has on his desk, maybe "Hold my coffee" , but I 100% agree with you! :D

@Fuji_Echo

4 жыл бұрын

Goes to show he’s well researched

@flinx

4 жыл бұрын

Specific milestones are for not procrastinating. A theme is for subtle behavioral changes.

@mcwave9999

4 жыл бұрын

I guess the difference is the time horizon of your goal? If you plan to accomplish it now or the immediate future, it should be specific so that you know that you definitely done it. It's more useful to be vague for achieving long term goals so that you don't give up altogether when you realize that you effed up once or twice

Whenever this "another time" comes, Grey will have a lot of stories to tell.

@SethDrebitko

4 жыл бұрын

aditya thakur the year of another time 🙃

@peterwinkler8888

4 жыл бұрын

His 3rd latest video "'Indian' or 'Native American'?" was actually a delivery on one of these "another time" stories

@danielperry2846

4 жыл бұрын

I'm still waiting for his video on why Icelandic Ponies are forbidden to return to Iceland once they leave.

@junolee8826

4 жыл бұрын

i read this and chuckled to myself but then i realised how ominous this comment is if read in the wrong (or right?) way

@markchang2964

4 жыл бұрын

yup

It took me a year to get around to it, but 2021 has been my "Year of Improvement". And honestly, I've improved. I'm more fit, I'm eating better, my drawings are a little better, and I actually got a job I can put on my resume. Overall, it's only September, but I can see a definite change, and I'm happy with it.

@angryanchouart4384

Жыл бұрын

How many times&

So I watched this video a year ago and decided that my 2021 theme would be health. I actually totally forgot about that but apparently my brain stored it somewhere 'cause I actually did a lot to stay health this year. I finally started to go to a gym and lost weight so I am not overweight and at risk of obesity associated diseases anymore. Also my mental health became a way better. It was actually a long and unpredictable journey. Yesterday I realized that I did it that far because I chose a theme for my year and stopped being like 'I totally will go to a gym next month and start following diet tomorrow'. And I came here to thank you

@angryanchouart4384

Жыл бұрын

Really dude? Like/// Really& Did i gave you any indication where to get gasoline/ The cartoons are more ANNNgry fot the FOX sake

"Thinking about thinking changes your thinking" - CGP Grey

@dale6947

4 жыл бұрын

Now I can't stop thinking about how thinking about thinking changes my thinking about thinking about thinking

@researchinbreeder

4 жыл бұрын

@@dale6947 Thoughtful.

@nielskorpel8860

4 жыл бұрын

It is true though. For me, this kind of thinking has made me more nuanced politically, see the world in different ways, re-examine what I even need to do to live a functional life (im a young adult) and is helping me recover from a breakup. When you think you're stuck, it helps to examine how you examine your situation, or the world for that matter, or [insert appropriate concept], or ...

@RDSk0

4 жыл бұрын

I think we'd better think of something. I'll think of something. And I think we better think of something. Good thinking!

@jcoogs7149

4 жыл бұрын

Watching Grey's videos and listening to HI has actually got me to think about my thinking more than I think I should. I often find myself trying to over-analyze my brain to figure out why I'm unhappy or annoyed, and it often just makes me more unhappy or annoyed.

2023, Year of drawing, also surprisingly my 2022 theme changed into reading

Oh, I thought this was going to be a video about me having my own theme song I didn't know about. At the same time, I'm not completely disappointed in what I watched.

"not all tools need sharp edges." Great quote.

@user-mj7zz6po7r

4 жыл бұрын

Honestly, Imma have to remember that one

@kevinxu8962

4 жыл бұрын

Congratulations from now on you will answer every question with you will find it on the knife

I feel like this can be very ADHD friendly. It isn't so focused and specific so that one would have a hard time keeping on task, and broad enough to, as you said, be more forgiving as the initial definition can, and will most likely evolve, or even run into hurdles which both could devastate someone with ADHD. Thank you!!!

@cheesecake7274

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree!!!!

I didn‘t have a theme, but I had the goal to „eat less meat“ instead of „be vegetarian for x months“. I started with meat every day and now I‘m vegan for around 5-6 days a week. :) Now I‘m going so teach my mum some vegan recipes so that we can eat vegan meals when I‘m eating with her. It‘s a slow progress, but at least I won‘t be exhausted after a few weeks :)

@Nova-bv5qb

Жыл бұрын

How are you now?

@angryanchouart4384

Жыл бұрын

Ecxuse moi/ The typing is reverse as WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLL as the punctiation. For me spelling always was the tought&&& part. The pronounsiation is reverse

2022 will be the year of acceptance! Acceptance of myself and who I am because I really need that.

Me: Doesn't make a New Year's Resolution CGP Grey: You have already failed at your New Year's Resolution Me: Yeah, failed at making one, maybe.

@johnapple6646

4 жыл бұрын

my resolution is 1024 x 720

@CuriousGuy_

4 жыл бұрын

I didnt even know new year resolutions existed before this video Lol.

@jonathankydd1816

4 жыл бұрын

my resolution is to remember to make a resolution next year.

@dredeth

4 жыл бұрын

it's an American thing, right?

@HDTomo

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnapple6646 same

At this point, KZread's recommendations are just bullying me.

@swank8508

4 жыл бұрын

its a crime you have to get your cgpgrey videos from recommendations because you arent subbed, do it now!

@zomboss9242

4 жыл бұрын

cavestory77 toxic melee fan you are stupid. Any channel/genre you watch will show up in your recommendation, along with your subbed channels.

@lsynno

4 жыл бұрын

Well the algorithm is designed to give you things you'll enjoy. Maybe You should vist your local BDSM club sometime :).

@TheScienceBiome

4 жыл бұрын

​@@swank8508 I've been subbed for years now, just didn't get alerted about this one. KZread AGAIN!!

@swank8508

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheScienceBiome im sorry for doubting you, kind sir

Thank you, CGP Grey. I read many books as a kid and I was convinced that reading books on paper is "the only way" it should be done... And then I carried that thought into adulthood and stopped reading at all, because I had problems with staying focused, finding the time etc. I felt so much guilt. I watched this video many times and somehow the idea of "maybe listening-reading is the way to go" got stuck in my head so much that I caved in and tried. Audiobooks are amazing, I found my way to books! Thank you.

2023 is my 'Year of Code.'

From the man that brought us "7 ways to maximize misery" and "This video will hurt". We hereby present "Your new year's resolution has already failed". Also: I have a tendency for depresion and resolutions always felt like a lot of pressure for little reward so I think this year I'll do a Joy Theme. I'm actually pretty hopeful.

@Sikian

4 жыл бұрын

I've been going through 2 joy seasons since I was in a similar point that you are saying you are. It's totally worth it, helping your mind think more positively and enjoy life is something that should be taught but takes some people feeling like shit for years to realize. Hope it turns out great! And remember, your happiness is in how you experience reality.

@residenteye6818

4 жыл бұрын

Nope this year is going to be horrible look around and you’ll see all the shitiness the world has to offer: -Donald trump is about to declare war on iraq -Australias burning to bits -Wuhan virus is spreading everywhere -Coppa is starting to fuck up youtube Yay Man am I a shitty person

@thomassummers249

4 жыл бұрын

Kennard Lim just shut up man stop trying to get pity.

@lordadamantium1210

4 жыл бұрын

@@residenteye6818 -Donald trump is about to declare war on iraq. no. -Australias burning to bits. dont know. -Wuhan virus is spreading everywhere. not gonna be anything much like swine flu. -Coppa is starting to fuck up youtube. relevant, but might make content creators more proactive in fighting youtube, so theres that. yay im a person who thinks nothing will, or has ever happened.

@kirito1267

4 жыл бұрын

@@residenteye6818 the world around us may be going horribly, but as gray said, just decelerating the negative is a positive, so doing small things that help you as a person feel happy is a good thing.

As someone who contemplated suicide for weeks, I'm naming this year the Year of Life. I'm already winning!

@MegaGreatgreg

4 жыл бұрын

You can do this buddy!

@cherryleung9236

4 жыл бұрын

Keep going bud!

@pgp555

4 жыл бұрын

nice

@Bruno-kr3ue

4 жыл бұрын

keep strong!!

@hannahlee1280

4 жыл бұрын

God loves you

happy new year grey, let's try a Year of Stabilization

It might be April, but it's never too late to get started. Year of art, here I come!

I don’t remember when Grey first talked about “Year of’s” because when I decided I wanted to start losing weight way back in September of 2018, I said to myself “This is my year of health.” By the same day in 2019 I was 100 lbs lighter. The idea of a theme actually helped me a lot and my eating’s certainly improved too. Thanks, CGP Grey.

@marshm3llow467

4 жыл бұрын

Congrats man that's amazing! Hope you can keep it off, I'm sure you will!

@Phishfood-fg7sv

4 жыл бұрын

😁

@danegerzone4889

4 жыл бұрын

Congrats!

After 10 years in self-imposed isolation, I decided to make this year's theme "Collaboration". That's turning out well...

@veraliberman3673

3 жыл бұрын

You can still maybe live with a roomate or engage more with people online, maybe buy a vr headset. Or come up with some thing else idk. Also maybe change the theme to something that's more doable if the current theme isnt working for you

@sinnamontoastcrunch.

3 жыл бұрын

@@xpearl_heartx Its next year.. Thats all I have to say

@SpeedyThingGoIn4

3 жыл бұрын

Similar for me. After years of unstable work and shame and social isolation, I decided to have a "year of communication." I started reaching out and connecting locally and then pop.

I return to this video annually... 2021: Year of Achievement 2022: Year of Positivity 2023: Year of Moving On

Thank you for this video! I'm starting college now and my "theme of new friends/activities" is helping me not hide in my room all day like I'm sometimes tempted to do!

5:38 "Nature's clock ticks on, reminding you that flowers bloom but briefly, the summer sun will wane, leaves eventually drop, snow falls and snow melts, and flowers bloom, but briefly" You're a poet. That line is beautiful and sad at the same time.

@Tenderofyggdrasil

2 жыл бұрын

It's a real kick to your souls, hearing ik such a way how everything is the same every year. And how death I'd coming oh so soon

"Hippy dippy, lovely dovey, hugely wugey, fuzzy wuzzy" - CGP Grey, 2020

@adamek0020

4 жыл бұрын

Someone needs to clip that bit of video

@jelleschelfthout3636

4 жыл бұрын

and please make it 10 hours long

@harrylo8558

4 жыл бұрын

BARS

@astralminstrel

4 жыл бұрын

4:35 for the timestamp

@noobo569

4 жыл бұрын

"Fuzzy wuzzy" Oh no

Thanks from Australia. This video about Year or "Theme" will be passed on to my students this week.

“Not all tools need sharp edges” is a potential jedi quote

I felt like I wanted to go with the theme "year of compassion" because I want to help others more. Then I remembered my anxiety is always in the way, and I freeze when confronted with situations where I could actually help spontaneously. Then I realized compassion for myself counts. This is going to be a good year.

@npc6817

4 жыл бұрын

"You're all here to save the world, what I want you to understand is that it's okay to just save one person and it's okay if that person is you." -can't remember who I'm quoting, some dude over the internet I guess. Stay strong friend, stay strong

@melonrue

4 жыл бұрын

@@npc6817 it was a professor teaching Medical students, if I recall correctly! And that's absolutely right, taking care of yourself is always a good step to take. I hope you'll find that later in the year you are capable of doing more!

@emperortbw402

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe a year of extroversion could help you make a year of compassion next time? I count working on prerequisites as working towards the goal.

@ritumeena3512

4 жыл бұрын

AMRose Sending a shoutout and lots of love! ❤️

@TheRealMutttastic

4 жыл бұрын

This legit made me tear up, it resonated *really* strongly with me.

"Build the life you want to live." Well, I'm as close as I'll ever get. I'll try Y E A R O F T R E E S

@CPickswell

4 жыл бұрын

Whether this is what you mean or not I HIGHLY recommend learning to identify some trees/ plants in general. It opens your eyes to a whole detailed world that you never realized existed.

@anidnmeno

4 жыл бұрын

@@CPickswell actually, I did this horticulture day camp thing back when I was in grade school, I still can't grow for shit, but I can differentiate arborvitae from juniper now

@derpidius6306

4 жыл бұрын

@@anidnmeno You Polish? Your last game gives me Polish and Hungarian vibes

@anidnmeno

4 жыл бұрын

@@derpidius6306 naw, it's just my online handle

@the_elder_medium

4 жыл бұрын

Topic for your year of trees: Telperion and Laurelin. They're the best trees

2023: Year of Alignment

4:12 Can't believe CGP Grey is telling me to find the words that vibe with me

"Did you set a New Year's resolution? How is it going?" Me in May 2020: **laughs hysterically**

@FewVidsJustComments

3 жыл бұрын

me: I failed to achieve mine since January until yesterday. What was it you might wonder? "To relax and *work on doing nothing*"

@kylegragas6248

3 жыл бұрын

Mr craig, your competance.... Considers the cortex nerulogium... maybe your retorical cognitive functions are a tiny bit dissolved....

@szxcrab7782

3 жыл бұрын

**laughing turns into crying**

@greenshrek488

3 жыл бұрын

Resolution of 2020: actually freaking do stuff

@zanebates7789

3 жыл бұрын

Me on jan 2: laugh hysterically

“your new years resolution already failed” never have i ever been so offended by something i completely agree with

@bradypostma5167

4 жыл бұрын

That's how I feel about "Republican Senators will not vote for Trump's conviction, regardless of the evidence."

@shiken

4 жыл бұрын

me: first off, how dare you. second off, you right

@bradypostma5167

4 жыл бұрын

@@complainingperson2883 - I can promise not to bring politics into this *anymore*.

year of literature, year of welfare, year of mentality, year of awareness, year of teamwork decade of growth! decade of community! decade of knowledge! decade of inspiration!

I like this, because everyone talks about "SMART" goals (Measurable, Accurate, etc., I forget the rest), but I always find that I just don't do them. My failure makes me more depressed and unlikely to try. If I have a theme, I can't fail, and that's way better. Thank you, Grey.

@atlow2543

4 жыл бұрын

Don't use that as an excuse to slack off. If you never hit any targets then you're still failing. The idea of themes is to make things easier for you, but many things you want/need in life don't come so easily that you can just nonchalantly walk towards them-- sometimes you have to work hard. Grey's idea of themes is a good start, but really you should focus on moving from themes to systems and you should still set targets within those systems-- but they should be more stoic of goals. So instead of focusing on output, they focus on input. It's not 'read ten books in a season' but rather 'spend at least 20 minutes reading every day that you can'. That way you're still pushing yourself every day, but if you miscalculated or can't do it for reasons outside your control, it doesn't completely throw you off your resolution/objective.

@atlow2543

4 жыл бұрын

​@@ZLunas Exactly! We can only do our best-- so that should be considered a victory. Plus if I legitimately have school work and real work all day, then get caught helping family, I can't possibly spend two hours reading nor can I study Spanish. If my goal was just to knock out X chapters of my book, i'd feel disappointed when i miss my target-- but if my goal is based on doing what I can, when I can (while still measuring it) then that day doesn't count as a loss.

@Patmorgan235Us

4 жыл бұрын

@@ZLunas Themes and goals serve different purposes, both are still useful.

@Tharkon

4 жыл бұрын

Without looking anything up, my guesses: Simple, Measurable, Accurate, Realistic, Timeable (is that a word). But seems it is Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-based. Guess the S and the A got Switched Around.

@ArthurKhazbs

4 жыл бұрын

@Eon Nightcore SMART goals are for business, but your life is not a project - it's you

This video helped me a lot this year. Looking back on where i started, i dropped out of college as an obese 19 year old who had no idea what he’d do with his life. Once i decided on the military i knew i had to lose weight. Instead of doing strict diets or setting a “I will weigh this weight by the end of the year” i decided to try the “Season/year of health” thing and it really worked well for me. I thought about my choices more, all at the same time working on getting my enlistment set up. 5 months and 30 pounds later i’m about to join the military and already in the best shape of my life. I’m not a mega-athlete now, but i can confidently say i’ll be middle-of-the pack once i get to boot camp, when mere months ago i firmly believed i’d never be able to keep up.

@SomeOne-xe1wf

3 жыл бұрын

Wow dude, hella proud of you

@thericepotato5847

3 жыл бұрын

Tell me how it goes

@ameliepreece8018

3 жыл бұрын

Nice job! so proud of you

@staticontheradio2274

3 жыл бұрын

Nice job dude

@billdodson5703

3 жыл бұрын

awesome

This is probably the best video on the internet for getting you to think about making yourself a better person

0:38 That's the most depressing way you could have summed that up.

0:21 - "Quit Reddit" YOU WERE THE ONE WHO GOT ME INTO THIS MESS, GREY!!! (been enslaved to that red-eyed alien since I saw your "What Is Reddit" video back in 2014)

@jimslickens2325

4 жыл бұрын

*Hold on, this whole operation was your idea.

@captain-chair

4 жыл бұрын

I haven't used Reddit in a while, and i can safely say that the "Not Social Media" site i almost as toxic as Twitter, and i can't understand why i would want to get into a petty argument, other then when i'm on Reddit, i just avoid Social Network sites, other then KZread, because i enjoy it, as it has different genres, and it doesn't always feel like its about politics, sometimes it is, but it's more productive then arguing about our views, and no one budging, because the only way to change someones mind is to let them do it them self...

@themoney4405

4 жыл бұрын

Big chungus wholesome dank normie ugandan irony meme

@Gaia_Gaistar

4 жыл бұрын

Reddit sucks, anonymous image boards are the only way to post online.

@captain-chair

4 жыл бұрын

@@Boatloadacoffee I'm hella not talking about the comments, i'm here for the videos...

Januari: "Year of seeing friends!" April: "Year of staying indoors and doing none of that!"

@bl4cksp1d3r

3 жыл бұрын

You can still see friends! You just can't hug them :c

@billyfox6368

3 жыл бұрын

While I know this a joke, the point of themes is that they can adapt: since you can't meet them in person as much, the idea is that your theme will adapt, so call them or something instead. If you'd made a resolution that was, 'Meet up with a friend every weekend.' sure, you'd have failed, but you can't fail a theme.

@Coffeewings334

3 жыл бұрын

Start playing Dungeons & Dragons via voicechat to stay on theme.

@happyghostcrew

3 жыл бұрын

And we're still here!

@chaitanyabatra6952

3 жыл бұрын

"Year of seeing friends in a new way"

5:31 pbbbt! I'm going to use eternity! the eternity of CONTEMPLATION! *_takes a seat places head on fist and starts deeply thinking_*

Came back to thank you for making my 2021 great. Ill do this again but better.

"The diverging paths of life are hidden under the fog of the future." -CGP Grey

@amino-acid

4 жыл бұрын

I was trying to find the joke, but turns out it's just a cool quote

@LeCheeZy

4 жыл бұрын

The best way to predict the future is to create it

@i_am_anxious0247

4 жыл бұрын

Old Wes have you watched the video? That was a necessary point to make for what he was trying to say, and the diverging paths of the future are something familiar to Grey, so why critique him for saying it?

@citizenmediaman

4 жыл бұрын

@@O_Canada The imagery in this cool quote illustrates the futility of over-investing in making plans for a path you can't yet see. "Translation" is not the art of stripping out the poetry from an evocative turn of phrase.

@dirtypure2023

4 жыл бұрын

duh