The Thing is a Norwegian/Swedish jazz band, consisting of Mats Gustafsson (… Read Full Bio ↴The Thing is a Norwegian/Swedish jazz band, consisting of Mats Gustafsson (saxophones), Ingebrigt Håker-Flaten (double bass), and Paal Nilssen-Love (drums).
The trio was established in February 2000 during a series of concerts in Stockholm and a recording of Don Cherry-compositions that was released in Sweden by the label Crazy Wisdom/Universal. Melding German, British and American traditions of free music, their repertoire has later been collected from various sources such as James Blood Ulmer, Frank Lowe, PJ Harvey, White Stripes, Lightning Bolt and Joe McPhee. McPhee was also a participating musician on the "She Knows..." album (2001).
"Garage" was released on the Smalltown Superjazzz label in 2004. An EP of live material performed with Joe McPhee and Cato Salsa Experience was released in 2005, as well as a live album.

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@sickestduck7942

Hey, great video (as always xd)!

I appreciate the fact, that no matter what I've been struggling with ~90days ago, I'm still here. It makes the worries of now seem less, which is great (and moving).

One extremely small detail, - 3:07 - I think you overcooked your broccoli :D Few months ago I was told, that when you prepare them (I was using hot steam), they're cooked best (with most nutrients still there) when they are vivid green (after like 5-8mins of prep). They still are crunchy, but delicious and nutritious (Maybe you'll find this information useful).

Anyway, thank you for your effort you put in for us, I really love your better ideas. Your editing is great and fun to watch, and you sometimes produce the motivation, that is necessary to keep going.

Have a great one, and see you in your next video!

All comments from YouTube:

@TDBRICKS

1y↑674

I live in a part of the country that gets constant rain and little sunshine this time of the year. There’s tons of fog and clouds as if I turned my render distance on Minecraft down to 1. I generally find it difficult to get out which makes this time of the year challenging for me because I love exploring and being outside. To hear you speak these powerful messages inspires me and makes me want to work every day to be a better man and help those around me. You’re changing peoples lives bro 🔥

@hypocriticalgrammarnazi

1y↑6

Broski I did not expect to see you here

@theofficialpollo

1y↑1

Nah

@coreyw5981

1y↑8

Seattle citizen here experiencing The same feeling 🙋🏻‍♂️

@mrs.quills7061

1y↑7

New Englander here, this time of year is awful for me too. It’s dark when I wake up and dark when I go home. The sun starts to set around 3pm so I get anxious and it throws my sleep cycle off. It’s so draining how this time of year is. I also tend to not be as active because it’s too cold and dark outside the mornings and evenings are below freezing and there’s ice everywhere. Seasonal depression sucks and I’m sorry you’re going through it.

@youtubereview8176

Hi @TDBRICKS, From your videos, it sure looks like you are living quite an awesome life. I'd love to be in your position, and I'm sure a lot of other people would like to be too. You put in the work to make an awesome channel. If you still have any extra LEGO, I'd appreciate some LEGO technic or whatever you have left.

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@a.rad_music

1y↑2.2K

One of the greatest pieces of advice I have ever gotten is "5 years will pass regardless so if you keep saying you want to learn something just learn it now, in 5 years down the road you'll either have learned the skill or learned you didn't want to learn that skill"

@jdubs2113

1y↑6

5 years is sucha long time tho

@a.rad_music

1y↑93

@JDUBS it is but it also isn't. It's 60 months or 20 periods of 90 days. It flies by faster then you think it will. So if you want to do something but keep putting it off start it today. Keep with it even if you suck at first. You'd be surprised at the progress you make when you stop putting excuses up.

@BreadPeed

1y↑35

@@jdubs2113 it is when you are 10-15 or even 20. But when you're 30, time flies so fast that it throws off a cap

@Fekuchand_

1y↑1

@K.O.S. Records ❤️❤️❤️

@henrikduende

1y↑2

That’s like me and star Wars on Ps4, i’ll never learn how to do it. I’ll always be average 😂

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@betterideas

1y↑995

Just want to say: I used 90 days as an example of a manageable amount of time to make a change. But there is nothing magical about 90 days specifically, and I actually don’t like that type of thinking, which I’ll talk about in the next video ;)

@therichbuddha3277

1y↑9

It actually is magical in real estate as that's usually how long before a commission is paid out! :)

@oregano19

1y↑1

I can't wait to see it

@indrautama3648

1y↑4

The only Youtuber video im looking forward on my notification, the only notification i set it on. No woo woo (i have no idea what it means). Simple and encouraging for self review for improvement

@mihiralate5766

1y↑4

Is the next video coming after 90 days?

@singwings

I love the first question at start of this video. Great premise and it forces you to focus on it. 💙 Great channel!! :)

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@TheDoomerGoGetter

1y↑1.1K

90 days ago I was depressed, falling back into smoking weed and drinking alcohol after being sober for so long, now I'm happy, sober, hopeful for the future, consistently working out, eating healthy, spending a lot of time working on my self improvement YouTube channel, stepping out of my comfort zone, and going to be enrolling for college soon, if you're down right now, keep moving, it will get better as long as you don't give up

@uniicorniumx

1y↑8

Inspiring!! 🙏🙏🙏

@helenivanova5440

1y↑21

90 days ago i felt inspired and full of energy, but 45 days ago i had a deep apathy. Today i feel fairly optimistic but in 45 or even 10 days will have apathy and no willing for life again, and in a month more i will feel enthusiastic for starting a new life again. And it's an endless situation.

@TheDoomerGoGetter

1y↑23

@Helen Ivanova we go through the waves, just keep surfing

@helenivanova5440

1y↑3

@NeuGlitch yeah, i keep, looks like this is the only option for me:). I think, i had faced it already.

@hannahboebanna

1y↑16

@Helen Ivanova I am so with you!! My therapist put it like this, and it’s stuck with me; “sunshine, all the time, makes a desert.”

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@gabyoo

1y↑78

I remember how I was feeling exactly 90 days ago, it was a very difficult time for me and all I wanted was for time to stop. Nowadays, I feel some peace towards the situation I was in, but I haven't really done much to make my life better either. 90 days from now, I will have celebrated my 26th birthday and I refuse to be stuck in this same spot!!! Thank you for waking me the fuck up yet again Joey. I'm holding myself accountable publicly commenting this and I hope to have updates worth sharing from here on out 🙏

@RedShirtMenace808

as cc-(

@ghostrecon3834

26w

How’d it turn out?

@thejessica-est

1y↑20

90 days ago I was on track. Today my mood has tanked, has been declining over the last 3 weeks. I've got my gym bag packed today and told myself "Just do it, even if you don't want to. Do it for future Jess". Your timing is perfection. Thank you ❤️

@Redpillyouranxiety

1y↑1

I reckon most of us here know exactly how that feels... Just do it as easy as it is to say, is actually not so easy a lot of the time

@NYKIRA

1y↑33

"And I have a role to play to shape the next 90 days" This is so true!! Often we try to jump to new goals without looking at what we're currently dealing with and acknowledging our current 'momentum'. This is why transition is so powerful; we need to allow ourselves time to 'get there' and it starts with recognizing who you are today 🖤

@alexmurphy5289

1y↑68

I’ve been working towards switching careers for years but finally got into school three weeks ago. I am 31 and I was studying algebra and writing essays all summer, it sucked but it worked out. My last day is tomorrow, I’m FINALLY leaving the career I’ve loathed for years. Never give up on what you want, life is way too short for that

@V0ID_beats

1y↑6

congrats man! This would be my dream moment in life

@RS-of8od

1y↑1

Congratulations Alex, I hope this will be my story one day.

@yearginclarke

1y↑3

It's important to learn marketable skills of some type that will give you a decent job, and never stop learning. I didn't do that. The only 2 reasons I didn't go to college or further my education was because of my struggles with math all throughout K-12, and some social anxiety issues as well. I was probably the worst student of anyone I knew at math from multiplication onward. I struggled to memorize times tables or do simple mental math, which made everything afterward very, very hard. I barely passed high school because of how horrible I was at math. I think the only reason I did graduate is because it was a very tiny school and the teachers seemed to like me, and probably took it easy on grading my math exit exam so that I could graduate and move on.

I did develop skills in my particular industry, but it requires long hours, and unusually long commutes in my particular situation. (it's complicated, too much to explain here) I've been sick and tired of the commuting and lack of home time for years, but have been stuck because I don't know anything else. I figured I would have found an apprenticeship or someone willing to train me for a different field by now, but I haven't. So I'm gonna have to figure out something to get out this rut somehow or other.

@NoName-cd5ft

1y↑1

Congratulations man!!

@perseusgeorgiadis7821

1y↑53

It makes my brain hurt, how little I've accomplished the last 90 days, and what a tremendous shift my life took. I went through travel, crazy amounts of anger, fighting, but also forming relationships. I damn changed the entire stream of my life by deciding to apply for a different major, in a different country, because of these very experiences. What has kept me from accomplishing as much as I would have liked, in these past 90 days, largely has to do with the fact that I let my overwhelming expectations and anxiety, dictate and micromanage my every decision. Time pressure from school to study and turn in projects, as well as my parents acting like I'm a disappointment at every turn. I watched an old friend of mine who took off when I fell into a deep state of anxiety for months, take off and get into a really good uni, and right now, I even think I'm better off. 90 days ago, I'd think the "me" of today is crazy. My friend got into a top 50 school in the US and she's gonna be paying 80k a year on tuition, while I'm applying (and will probably get in) to a top 6 school in the world, and not even pay half that, just because I decided to abandon the mindset we both had. Evidently, the last 7 months of crippling anxiety are probably the best thing that could happen to me. 90 days ago, I was studying for a math test (procrastinating actually, but let's stick to the story here). Had I not done as well on that test, I wouldn't have gotten a top grade, and wouldn't change my future major from CS to Mathematics. Admittedly, despite my anxiety, had I managed my time and psyche better, I could be a lot further in many aspects of my life than I am now. I'm setting a reminder. I'll be back in 90 days

@tnijoo5109

1y↑6

You’re doing way better than you realize. Just doesn’t feel that way when you compare to where you think you are supposed to be. I’m 43 now and wish I could go back to tell myself to enjoy myself. Really, you’re a beautiful person with a beautiful mind and you should enjoy getting to be you, instead of getting down on yourself. Everything is perfect exactly where you are now. All of your imperfections and seeming failures are also perfect. You are perfect. Meditate with that every day if you can. And if you can’t, don’t get down on yourself. LOL. Good luck to you. 💚

@iPostiPodiEatiYuri

1y↑11

who cares about top schools and things like that, there’s about a million things more important

@sleepn_on_me2473

Its ok dude. Cus if you were perfect, then you wouldnt of even wrote this.
Try and study the “dialect” by engels and marx, that might steer u in the right direction

@tuesdayallweeklong

1y↑46

Dude, your cinematography skills are some of the best on YT, period. The shots of you alone on the road perfectly convey the feeling of "okay, I've come all this way, and here's where I've ended up," and they're always so fkn clean and crisp 👌. Top-notch stuff, man - love every video more than your last, for real. Thanks for caring about this channel so much - it definitely shows in your work, and YT needs more positive, male "self-improvement" guys. Too many of them have this "Andrew Tate Lite" vibe that makes me worry about teen guys, and what effect that'll end up having on them, y'know? So just thanks for being so good at this YT thing that they can't ignore you, and putting out healthy takes on self-improvement and stuff - you're a real one, man 👊

@PedroBlazeArt

1y↑3

Omfg. I thought it was all stock footage. I just realized it's him!!! 🤯

@gera_eb2588

I agree w/u Tuesday Nevins. He’s one of my favorite YouTubers and I’ve learned from him. Hope he has helped u like me on your personal development journey.

@PedroBlazeArt

@@milesdoyle tldr?

@charliegunthers

1y↑472

wow seeing that life chart and seeing a visual representation of a person's finite time on earth was kinda terrifying. definitely got a lot out of watching this video thank you

@Hope0fHumanity

1y↑15

That thing freaks me out. Like a lot.

@nazaryn

1y↑31

@Chukwuka Madueke What's scarier is not everyone gets the entire chart. Yours, or mine, might stop suddenly halfway through, at like, Age 46. At which point, you'd spent far more than 50% of your lifetime thusfar.

@milos4987

1y↑7

I have one on my wall. I used to try to motivate myself to do things that way, but it didn't really work. It freaks you out though.

@sakmadik69420

1y↑1

and then i thought i was going to waste more years in college lol

@sleepn_on_me2473

1y↑1

Calculate the hrs, and thatll really scare you

@josepollo419

1y↑6

90 days ago I was living through one of the worst periods of my life, constant drug use, couldn't get a job because I didn't have an ID or birth certificate. I was wandering through life without any plans whatsoever. Then I was forced to change, I was getting evicted and I had to move. Luckily my cousin has let me stay with her in this past 90 days. In this past 90 days I've gotten my ID and Birth certificate again, gotten my grades up, a girlfriend who loves me, I've enlisted in the Marines and I'm to ship out in August. This video helped put my last couple months in a picture, if that makes sense. I hope to make the next 90 days all the better.

@WesAKAthemilkman

31w

Hyd man?

@JA99

1y↑10

Exactly 365 today I was infected with covid and have been ill since then. But as I look over the past 12 months I can see the ups and downs and really down times...breaking this up by 90 days or a month at a time actually helps me to see the progression. I am visualizing being even healthier 90 days from today. Thank you 🙏

@Andoz_MP3

1y↑8

This video reminded me of a quote that I like from Hamza which I will paraphrase "Regardless of the discomfort, time will move anyways, so shouldn't you spend it on doing the habits that will make you proud of yourself?". This video is a lesson on making the most of the time that we are given and I appreciate your wisdom Joey.

@henrychealtv8945

1y↑21

Thanks for this. I’ve been delaying going to the gym for over a year now because of fear. But going into the new year I want to change that. 90 days is a realistic goal and I’m starting bullet journaling to track this habit too. Also in 90 days I will almost finish my dissertation, so this video came at a perfect time.

@theofficialpollo

1y↑1

You need no gym, excersise at home

@labdian

1y↑5

Go today, you'll be a step ahead before January.

@labdian

@tutocriticapollo a surprisingly narrow-minded comment.

@medicalmonkfish3576

1y↑4

Amazing dude! I started going to the Gym in September and I can promise it improves your confidence, health and focus. Don't forget legs tho ;)

@mrs.quills7061

1y↑1

@@theofficialpollothat’s silly some people don’t have the space and others like the environment, there’s a lot of motivation being in an environment where people are doing something healthy or productive.

I used to go to the gym and then built a small at home gym over time during the pandemic. My local gym was talking about before hand anyways and their hours sucked.

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@awesome-dp1oo

21w

Even though I've shared similar feelings throughout this year, it's reassuring to hear someone else say it too.

We have all have so much time, and yet it can all vanish so quickly while you're distracted.

I honestly believe building towards your goals can slow down your perception of time, weeks will start to feel like months because with progress comes many changes and valuable memories.

@skyfullofghosts

1y↑18

Thank you for another year of brilliant content! The B-roll footage in this video was so cinematic and impactful. Goes very nicely with your helpful words. All the best for 2023!

@autoaero3201

1y↑3

90 days from now will be March 29th. Thinking of it that way and it being the beginning of spring definitely helped to put things in perspective. I think mentally viewing things in terms of X amount of days even if it's only 30 can sometimes be too abstract but thinking of it as a set date helps. I've been dragging lately so I decided to make a goal list to work through over the next 90 days. Definitely some things I would like to have different by spring time.

@marcoraydiaz

1y↑20

I’ve been journaling 10 pages a day for the past 10 days, and I said to myself that I’ll do it until the end of the year, to enter the new year with a clean sheet, a clear mind. It’s working wonders thus far, I feel much better and actually start doing things that were impossible for me before. (I even thought this journaling thing would be impossible, lol)

So I leave this message here for future Ray to see - in 90 days you have to have completed everything you wrote down you would.

I’ll come back to this comment at the end of March, and reply with what I was supposed to, and what I actually ended up doing

@Redpillyouranxiety

1y↑2

What do you write on 10 pages ? I struggle to fill one page

@tnijoo5109

1y↑1

I wish there was a way to set a reminder on a comment to come back to it. Is there an app or something for that that you use?

@Redpillyouranxiety

@Tnijo O save the video to its own playlist is something you could try? You will at least be able to find the video then

@marcoraydiaz

1y↑3

@I am awakening I just sit down, put on a Abao in Tokyo pomodoro sesh and start writing about my day, my thoughts, my fears, I pile up some questions, then I answer them. I’m currently listening to Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins and that book is amazing, something I couldn’t comprehend before was his “this scares me, which thrills me” mentality, but now that I have this daily challenge, I think I know what he means

@Redpillyouranxiety

1y↑1

@Marco Ray Diaz sounds awesome, time for me to try get into a good mindset too :)

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@TwistRemiss

1y↑8

After watching so many of these types of videos, I really do think this might be the only one that actually sat right with me and gave me a completely different way of thinking about my life and what I want from it. Thank you for this.

@malkulaas6380

1y↑37

Everytime I struggle the most and my life is about to change drastically, you put out the right video for me.

Thank you for being out there!

@iPostiPodiEatiYuri

everytime I struggle the most my life changes drastically

@coopj7706

1y↑5

90 days ago, I was at the beginning of the police academy, full of dread, anxiety, and facing a complete culture shock and having to adjust to it. Spending most nights wondering if I can continue. And 90 days before that, I was in the selection process and spending every day and night wondering if I was going to be selected and getting ready for the academy. And 90 days before that, I was applying for that department, thinking "there is no way I'm getting selected, but what if they do?"

So I did and now I'm actually at the beginning of the career I have always wanted. It's insane, I could've never seen myself here. A year ago I was devastated, depressed, severely overweight, had no ambition, was heartbroken, and would spend every day doing nothing. So, for anyone out there struggling, know you can change your life around if you want to. Take a risk and continue to always keep going forward.

@solarbiter5446

1y↑2

Thanks to your great content [and my own indomitable spirit lol], the past few months were probably the most productive in my whole life. All the changes I've gone through as I watched your content whether as reminders, warnings, or teachings, came to an initial fruition. And even now I can see a vast space to improve upon.

@FolliYt

1y↑13

Few things that helped me understand what needs to be done to actually achieve what I truly desire:
Stop believing in motivation, depression, boredom, days off (not counting the gym, muscle needs rest)
Understand that you need to be present as much as possible, like handsome bald guy said, time really doesn’t care, it will still go by very quickly. It’s up to you to figure out if doing average things, therefore having an average life, is something that you can be satisfied with.
With everyone so asleep in social media, this fake reality, not a lot of people will understand you, including your friends. So don’t second guess if cutting them off is the right thing to do. I don’t know you or your situation but it most likely very much is.
Don’t waste your very limited time and energy on nothing and no one that’s not deserving it.
Do 100%, 100% of the time.
If you can follow these steps, you aren’t even gonna find this so hard to do. Since it would be way harder for you to settle with entropic ‘lifestyle’.

@BB-or9lz

1y↑2

Thank you so much for the encouraging message. Your thoughts totally resonate with me. I’m ten days into building better habits and I’ll use your clip as a reminder if I have to 😊

@hnnhml

1y↑4

Incredible video once again, both film and content wise - thank you Joey, you're a true inspiration 🙏

@mafifi360

1y↑32

This has been something on my mind for so long now, and now you’re making a video on it, I love hearing your takes on things like this, they’re always very interesting and thought-provoking.

@pixelcreators4425

yeah thats why you didnt even watch the video first XD

@mafifi360

1y↑1

@Pixel Creators there’s something called a title, which I read

@pixelcreators4425

1y↑1

@mafifi oh yeah and you already knew what exactly will he tell you about just from the title

@mafifi360

@Pixel Creators yes? that’s what a good youtube video does

@navyanair3222

1y↑1

You make myself and others so hopeful for our futures by putting forward thought-provoking, convincing, BETTER ideas every video. Genuinely so thankful for your content and in awe of their effect on me. Happy new year! 🥳

@nickmordente3844

1y↑6

Joey! Been watching for years man and I always make sure I carve time out of the day to sit, watch, and reflect whenever you drop something new. Appreciate all the guidance -

@peterivan22

1y↑3

This was an amazing video and much needed! I really had not thought about it that way. I have been meaning to get my own channel, this channel started, and I kept putting it off, for various reasons, and then justifying it. The choices I was making, led me to now, thank you Joey!

@krithika744

1y↑4

The moment I saw “eating takeout “, I immediately got off my couch and made dinner! Thanks Joey - you motivate us in a different way!!!

@macafreakinroni774

1y↑1

I have heard so many talks about time. They make me think, journal, plan, and ultimately stay more or less on the same path. The idea that 90 (or any number of) days from now, not only will the resistance I fought against, but the empty pleasures I fell back on, will all be gone, is so obvious yet I have never before thought about it in this way. And yet, one of my tools to get through unpleasant things is repeating "this, too, shall pass". You took it from a phrase and expanded it so profoundly, it smacked me in the face. I am so glad the algorithm shoved your bald head onto my home page over a year ago. Thank you, Joey.

@josuecarranza7735

1y↑2

I really enjoy Joey's videos, not only inspiring, but also so cinematic, really apreciatte your work bro, much love :3

@ed9059

1y↑23

I’ve been watching you for a while now dude and I’ve actually never commented from what I remember. Being that it’s about to be a new year may contribute to me being able to relate to this video so much, but thank you. This hit so close to home I had to make sure my doors were locked. 🙏

@gera_eb2588

You got this, Ed. Keep it up, buddy.

@49HEALTH

Watching this on January 1st is probably one of the best things that’s happened to me in a long time. I feel extremely motivated to be better and I will check back in with y’all in 90 days!

@Peenutbutter99

1y↑21

Recently my mother passed. The most amazing lesson that really clicked from an otherwise sad situation is we are not permanent and just being alive is an amazing privilage. Each new day is a blessing and each friend or family member alive is a blessing. Anyone who is getting older and used to losing more people will understand what im saying.

@teddienelson4890

1y↑2

This video was very helpful! My birthday is coming up in a few months and I started thinking about what I would be like on that day. I have made some good changes in my life recently but there are a couple of more things that I think could make a huge difference. I decided to focus each day on a picture of how I could be on my birthday. That is such a clear picture in my mind and I think it will be very motivating. Thanks!

@mindsetofthefew

1y↑16

You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think. -Marcus Aurelius

It's a powerful thing to remember that our time in this world is limited so we have to do things that we think will be good for us. Thank you for this Joey. I love your film making style. ❤️

@BATCHFILETUTORIALS

This makes me think of a book I just read, called the midnight library by matt Haig. It touches up on parallel lives made from varying decisions. It is a fantastic read and was very eye opening, just like all your videos have been.

@freezinghold5412

Thanks for creating this content and thanks for perfectly timing it. I've made some habit changes, but recently my aging body has made it difficult to be active again. Went down the rabbit hole and I'm gaining weight, and I'm out doing bad habits again. Hoping to turn that around today and start my 90 day.

@gameoflife4190

39w↑1

90 days ago I was 100% certain I would win, I had a perfect plan that made sense and everything in my life was under control. Now, I feel as if I’m living a hell of reality I feel lost I don’t know who I am anymore or what I’m doing I feel unmotivated and still I wake up every morning and clock in for work cus I got bills to pay. I know it can get better because I’ve been better so I’m in a stage where I’m just waiting doing what I have to do to survive and then maybe I’ll find myself again.

@gera_eb2588

1y↑54

Another astonishing video at the right momento in the right time. Thanks for the 90-days visualization. Keep it up the good work, loved your minimalistic, beneficial and self-help content. Saludos desde Mexico.

@1sei_san

29w↑1

I like the message which is “the life you live was already decided for you by you”.
It’s probably the basic way of thinking to get to know who you are.

@iamthestormthatisapproaching69

I really needed to hear this. For the start of the new year, I'm having it pretty rough. From me having to deal with a flat tire to actually needing new ones to to replace it, It's making me think about my financial decisions and the decisions I've made to get to where I am today. I'll confess that I am experiencing gacha hell, and I even have a planned trip this year to Malaysia; I'm currently residing in the state of Tennessee. This trip is set in around spring or early summer, but I know for sure that it will be expensive. But I also plan to make this my "biggest year," as I have plans to enjoy it the best way possible. That all sounded great, but recently my other dog is weak and I will have to go through putting him down eventually 😔. And this is all happening at once entering the new year. But I guess I have to remind myself that I have 11 more months to go through it, and I can set 80-90 days to recover from this and I can hope it goes better.

It just goes to show that one person's year can be their worse while others might have it better. I mean look at 2020. It may seem like everyone's year was bad, but my 2020 isn't that bad because then I didn't think much since I was in school.

@roachspray

37w

Cool, I'm Malaysian! Hope the trip worked out for you, and I hope life's going great for you so far. I've had my fair share of trials this year but finally turned it around by starting a new uni major. All the best from one self-improver to another :)

@rzuku97TV

your videos always hits so hard. They're so thoughtful and motivating! Love it Joey

@EmmaMarch

I love the idea that the pain of action is extremely temporary.... I'm gonna apply it to my next 90 days and see if it'll make a difference ! Thank you Joey !

@jrayyy4147

1y↑1

Kinda feel like some outward force sent this video my way because I needed it desperately. My greatest fault in my fat loss and the general unfucking up of my body is that feeling you mentioned of extreme unease and anxiety. I've been doing good and my weight has gone down but I was hitting that wall again

@jacobmoney

1y↑62

To the ones reading this: you're actually 88 years old but you have returned to your current age to take away all the regrets. So...life was not already decided for you. You can still make that change now, and enjoy your 80's without any regrets.

@B----------------------------D

1y↑9

I hope I'm dead at 80, don't want to live through dementia and all that shit.

@the_archon

1y↑10

@@B----------------------------D Well only if your family has had dementia before, you have nothing to worry about. Also, look at the small percentage of people who do have it. What do they do? Keep living.

@B----------------------------D

@The Archon nah bro, if I start going then I will just go to a country where I can get euthanised, living isn't something that I value without control over my life.

@murilofranchini7217

@ClimbOver shut up

@Traxotetir

1y↑1

@ClimbOver take care of yourself.

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@oreo10101

1y↑5

Absolutely needed this before the new years! Love it never forget your work is much appreciated Joey (and happy new years)!!!

@theofficialpollo

New year resolutions are an illusion

@oreo10101

@@theofficialpollo I didn’t intend to insinuate that I was gonna partake in new year’s resolutions🤝. I was just simply using a general sense of time relative to the release date!

@Msnicegurl100

I absolutely loved this video. The ending was so consist and strong that it left a significant impact. Amazing videography and inspiring content as always, thank you for what you do

@dreyzae

36w↑1

This is a great perspective. Thank you for sharing it. Keep evolving and helping others do the same.

@ap0calypseduck329

1y↑1

I sat here at 3am feeling not so great with myself when I found this, and it seems I was meant to see it. In 90 days from now I will be obtaining something quite important to me. Having an end date for my "reward" and having just watch your video, I will be using that date as the finish line to try and improve myself by the end. Thanks for the words of encouragement!

@dailyDosageofEng

48w↑1

It's been four months, so could you please tell me the progress, even if there isn't don't worry.

@leandros_3249

1y↑1

I love how he phrased this " 90 days from now in present " instead of future , last time i watched you was when i was starting to get into all things self improvement it wouldn't be fair to say alot of things have changed since then but i definitely picked up on a hobby while tried to mitigate the bad ones , this couldn't have been recommended on a better time let's see what I'll have to show for it 90 days from now in present ! Great work btw cheers .

@TapiTalk

1y↑8

90 days. It's strange to say that I think I've massively improved. I've finally fixed my sleep, I've been at the gym and pushing my limits, I fixed my diet fully, and I'm breaking free of my burnout.

@manwiththeredface7821

1y↑1

The importance of delaying one's gratification couldn't be explained any simpler than this. (Plus, watching this on the last day of the year I'm really tempted to start having 90-day objectives from now on that lead up to annual goals etc.)

@bensherman2499

1y↑2

Actually such a good video.. have been lots of things going on lately but this helps me realise that although its uncomfortable to overcome these challenges it will be worth it

@ComfortAjibola

1y↑2

It truly does get better the more intentional you are about doing something small to move you forward each day. 🙏🏾

Also, great acting Joey!! 🥳🥳🥳🤌🏾🤌🏾🤌🏾

@madelinePsm23centered

1y↑2

This is SO USEFUL. I'll be using the idea that "Time is gonna spit me out at the otther end of things, regardless of what I do' to keep me on track in 2023. Thank you. Blessings.

@DjSoulsaver

1y↑19

Love this. Great b roll and representation on this topic. Easily digestable and to the point for those with shorter attention spans. Well done. Love the catchy titles too, inspiring for the upcoming channel.
ps. Also shocked you're only 26.. is it the bald head? Not sure, but I was sure you're closer to mid 30 my man. eitherway knowing we're the same age, you've come far. Love the content once again.

@itssslashhere5245

1y↑5

I find your videos to be relatable and very encouraging rather than watching some other guy with millions telling you to change you life all together right now

@theofficialpollo

Nah zZz

@SandraGarciaGata

1y↑1

This was such great, no nonsense motivation, thank you ❤️

@Psych2go

1y↑1

Those shio ramens though, definitely was part of time's decision ;)

@neb1617

1y↑1

Thanks buddy you really have a way with words. Been struggling with alcohol lately and I was almost a year sober and then relapsed but now is the time to stop this is definitely gonna help 😊

@michaneitzel37

It's als quite powerful to make it through hard times. Just knowing that there will be good times coming it is so much easier to muscle through. Staying humble and knowing that there are also gonna be bad times helps you enjoying the good moments. My learning from the last few months.

@izaag4545

1y↑1

Whenever I'm going through a difficult time I like to think that this moment, as bad as it is, could still be the best memory I have in the future. It gives you perspective. Thank you for the video =)

@christhornham

1y↑3

Great job. Clear, concise, and visually appealing explanation of a great concept.

@Summerbrah

you put the essence of atomic habits into a video perfectly, well done. Small marginal gains account for huge results when performed consistently.

@grandkielbasa8107

Thanks for this Joey. This inspired me to take action over inaction and make a youtube video. I loved the message from this video so much, I made it the theme of my video. You really are an inspiration, Joey.

@sam.shock924

I’m gonna be honest, I’ve known this for a while. BUT, I don’t think I’ve truly known it. I’ve been trying to find ways to become more productive, or improve my life in certain ways, and to no avail. Today, I have “What’s 90 day you going to say to Now you?” On my marker board. The simple fact that I’m not going to feel the frustration or stress from today in those 90 days hit me in a way I genuinely haven’t felt and it’s already pushed me to get back into things. This is going to be a video frequently watched under my Favorites for sure. Thank you Joe, have a wonderful New Years!

@diannechristino

You are amazingly wise beyond your years. I LOVE this video. I'm in the midst of needing to really make some life changes and this video came at the perfect time. Thank you.

@HeyMishkaTV

1y↑5

I may not be the target audience here, but I've been willing the universe to send me a hint on how to live well with some of the chronic pain I've been experiencing and I think this is something like that. I want to look back and say I made the most of X amount of time whether or not I was in pain (so I can emotionally crumble under it or try to thrive despite it). The idea that the pain won't matter, but I will still have yielded certain results based on daily actions, is inspiring.

@mohammadkassar9420

I just wanna give a big thank you to Joey for making this great video. ❤🤩

@shekhawatg8363

1y↑2

This man speaks what my soul desperately wants. Sir you're amazing and I wait for your videos as soon as notification pops up no matter what I'm doing and where I'm, I just plug in my earphones and listen to your words

@ScottRogers

I love your content, its message, and the time you put into these.

@senecablount2230

1y↑1

90 days ago I was on the path towards losing my vehicle, behind on bills, finding any motivation to wake up in the morning and do my job. I also lost a military brother to suicide. Now I work 80+ hours a week but enjoy what I do, I am caught up on my bills, living my life and setting my goals for the next 90 days Lord willing. Its amazing what can change in that short amount of time. Thank you for that reminder of the brevity of life. I needed it.

@aly-dr2lh

1y↑17

This is a great way to think about every action that you do in life, thanks a lot for the advice!

@emmyvthatsme

1y↑11

You are the only master of your own destiny. You just choose how responsible you wanna be about that. Great message.

@MotionArrayTutorials

1y↑1

Top tier info as always. Thanks for the insight Joey! Love this! 🙏

@vyzetta

18w

This is probably my favorite video you've made, I come back to it every 90 days to rewatch it.

@noah8405

1y↑2

This kind of reminds me of the “End of History Illusion” which is a phenomenon where people feel like their life won’t change much from now into the future, even though they know it’s changed a ton in the past. It’s a very well documented psychological experience, and I find it very inspiring. If I ever feel like I’m in a rut and that I’ll just be stuck in it forever, I remember the End of History Illusion is what’s causing it. In a short amount of time my life will change, I’ll be given new opportunities, and things will be different.

@outthis4094

I clicked on this video because I thought it will have to do with the topic I have in school right now, if the human has a free will. There is a position that says no. Your life is determined from the beginning on. But I think this video shows a new perspektive. Everything you do is dertemined, but not by some physical forces, but by yourself. I think we make ourselves to the persons we are now and that over time we can change to become what we always should have become

@adriant.4215

1y↑1

For anyone who's thinking about a challenge of changing their life, I really recommend doing "75 hard challenge". It requires you to do all the good habits for 75 days, and after that you can still "Restart" it again to finish it off 90 days. so give it a go. I do not recommend buying it, but just look up on youtube the things you have to do every-day. Enjoy the grind :)

P.s thank you for the video, really helpful and true :)

@aastha_riya27

1y↑3

Wow, how far we are but how similar! I live in India. Preparing for an exam for college.
Just a week back I got the same realization
I thought that whatever deeds I am doing in the present is my past like sacrificing stuff and my present is where I wanna go the college.

So logically I am already there, I have decided my future (present)

@gogelsza1442

1y↑2

In summary, the choices and actions we make in the present have a significant impact on our future selves and our lives. Our habits, both positive and negative, shape the person we become and the life we live. It's important to recognize that the feelings of discomfort or resistance that come with making positive changes are temporary and will pass, and that indulging in negative habits may bring temporary pleasure but will ultimately have no lasting impact. It's important to think about the long-term consequences of our actions and make choices that will lead to a fulfilling life.

@psychepeteschannel5500

42w↑1

My main problem is, that I do not form habits, or rather, I form them too easily. It is basically equal. Because once I build a habit, I have it, until I build a habit that un-does the previous habit. And while in many cases, the period of time I did something might have been too short to build the habit, I have many examples in which the period of time was enough. Like Being vegan for 9 months, before slowly drifting away from it for no reason. Or not playing PC games for 6 months, and slowly drifting back into it. Or losing 60 pounds over a period of 7 months, only to get all the weight back. Or finding time for active hobbies like sailing, hiking and riding horses, only to drift away from it for no reason... The struggle never ends, there is no 90th day at which I can savor the results... not meaning savor results as in seeking mindless pleasure, but just from the acquisition of a new, better habit. Because the habit is never safe. There is no "result". Every day is the first day and no day is the 90th day... at least for me.

@sasukesuite1

1y↑1

I regularly have dreams (literal ones when I got to sleep) that end up happening eventually in real life. When I was in middle school, I had a dream of being in the college lecture hall I eventually ended up going to. I dreamt I'd be in my current job office building sometime back in college. I think my life is truly predestined.

@joshuab1046

37w↑1

Always keeping it on that fine line of professional and “I’m just some guy makin videos”, love you brotha.

@kombajn2

This is EXACTLY what I needed. Thank you, Joey ♥

@Kevzult

1y↑5

I’ve decided a new life for myself already. So excited for this journey on YouTube!

@helenivanova5440

1y↑4

I've decided a new life a hundred times already. But never succeeded in attaching myself to some new habits or so for 90 days, not once. Maybe 2,5 months at best.

@betteryou665

Not only is this video targeted towards the last 90 days, it shows the future and present and what you need to change. Good work Better Ideas.

@sickestduck7942

@srkgp7754

1y↑1

Honestly, this is the most inspiring video I have ever watched in my life. Thank you.

@plushpilot8023

1y↑13

This guy has inspired me, very down to earth lad.

@plushpilot8023

1y↑4

@Don't Read My Profile Photo ok

@itsfikree

Thanks for making simple yet powerful videos like this. This make me feel motivated again and this is very helpful 😃

@MrSandManGiveMeADream

1y↑22

"We all make choices, but in the end, our choices make us" - Andrew Ryan.

@maishazarinanan5028

49w

Ok but I had a dream last night that Joey was my boyfriend 😂 on a serious note though , your videos are the only ones that I can genuinely connect to these days so thank you for keeping me sane

@martydespot

90 days before this i was figuring out what my university graduation project would be, 90 days after this I will be (supposedly) a proud university graduate. In the meantime between all this I'm spending my days at home creating this project, ignoring absolutely everything else. Heads up to everyone, life might be difficult right now or at some point, but it will change for the better if you wind yourself up for it. This is the very first time in my life where i am trying to actually be optimistic (me, a total pessimist🤣🤣)...

@CurryKuri

1y↑1

Whenever I see an upload from you,
I just know it'll spur me on to a nice new path or keep me on track to where I want to be.

Thank you for all this, and for creating wonderful videos like this.

@paulbradbury5792

How odd I'm watching this video 3 months after you posted it? 90 days ago I was overwhelmed taking care of my elderly mom and while I'm heartbroken, she is in a nursing home now and getting much better care and I've found some semblance of peace back in my life, well that and loneliness

@whythis-

1y↑37

Starting has always been a struggle for me. Distractions, excuses, unexpected changes... I know I can create better habits for myself but it's just hard. I'm trying my best to be less self doubting and I hope I can change myself for the better long term.

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