Why do you postpone yourself?

“The fool does at last what the wise man does at once.”

Not me clicking on 'save to watch later' 😭

I’m glad Cillian Murphy is sharing his knowledge with normal people.

living a soft and slow life in this fast paced world is the revolution 🙏🏼✨

I love how the entire video is just one take rather than the usual multiple snippets edited in together. This feels far more genuine and much closer to a conversation than most content out there. Thank you! Keep up the true work.

"How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself?" - Epictetus

The biggest lesson I got from this is the need to break free of recreating nostalgia and fulfilling the distorted dreams we had as children. Not every present action needs to be in retaliation to or a repudiation of our past misery. Our actions must always be in response to the needs of today. Instead of toxic thoughts controlling our actions like: "I'm buying this because I was a laughing stock when I was 12. Where are the snobs now? Are they still mocking me over what I didn't have? Am I still a joke to them? Not after this." We should instead think: "I don't need this right now. Who cares what people think about me. Who cares what they ever thought." Somehow we internalised others' negative opinions as personal truths and live our lives controlled by this toxicity. We're better at deflecting it as adults, but when we were young and seeking trusted guidance in the world, we absorbed a lot of it that now controls us.

The problem now is the sheer increase in cost of basic necessities. I agree the priorities are off with things like fancy cars - but even a modest used car now is way too much. People who constantly want more more more things are usually empty inside anyway- it’s a dead end. My problem isn’t in the wanting of excess - I want basic needs met without costing me 3k a month, ya feel me?

"life passes most people by while they make great plans for it"

Society teaches us to think this way, to postpone ourselves, put work first and then play. It starts from school.

“Hunger is cheap, the pallet is what’s expensive” 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Great presentation. Great message. Straight to the point, no distracting music or edits. Just a man, his books, and philosophy. I just subscribed.

“They try, in their adult life, to live up to a child’s fantasy.”

By procrastinating, life passes us by. And then we no longer dare and everything becomes difficult, far and heavy. Love your videos, thanks for posting this one today.

Needed this. Perfect timing. 2 days ago I quit a job that was causing me to waste away. I was being treated horribly and just sticking it out because I thought I had to. I didn’t. I came to a breaking point with some of the horrible emails my boss was sending me. I worked hard and I gave them the best I could, but that man is sick. I took a risk and quit on the spot. I couldn’t do it anymore. I feel a lot freer… doesn’t feel real yet… and I need another job. But… I think, despite all of the social constructs that make me feel like it was stupid, it wasn’t and I’m going to be okay. Everyone close to me saw how it was impacting my quality of life and were all very supportive. I didn’t expect that. They called me courageous, each independently of one another. I guess they’re right. I get one life. I want to enjoy it.

Hello ATU. I remember reading Senecas How to Die after the shooting in Lewiston ME in 2023 because I mentally broke, and felt like I needed something that gave me some sense of hope in just death. The book is almost dangerous in the hands of martyrs, but in the hands of modern philosophers, it is a realization on what the price of life actually is, and what death actually signifies. The fear of death is what generally controls us, but seeing it as a gift and tool when kings and rulers wish to lessen the purpose of one's life - that is worth more than the millions of dollars one might find.

Hunger is cheap, the pallet is expensive... wow I love that.

People look down on my $4000 car, like they feel bad for me. But the freedom of being able to buy another one, in cash, if something happens to it is what people who want “financial freedom” are looking for. Lovely video

Let's admit we clicked on this video because we all feel lost at the moment, and figured maybe hearing this guy out will tell us something we don't know already

It's not a mystery. We postpone ourselves because of 1) fear of failure, 2) not enough resources to pursue our dreams as we toil away at useless, pointless jobs.