why I work so hard

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[StudyMD]

James will go far in life no matter what he pursues

[ayushsoni]

He's isn't motivating others by word talk, he's showing everyone being an example himself.

[shraddha]

I can't believe people can also hate someone who's just studying and achieving his goals...like wtf 🤦

[ChillyCheeseRay]

I'm 29 years old with ADHD. I have the hardest time concentrating on anything other than physical labor. To see you putting so much effort and actually following through eith your goals is inspiring.

[marcaom]

James, can you even grasp how many people you are, single handed, pushing foward? This is how we progress as a society. Deepest thank you, man.

[tanishkasingh]

I'm an Indian high school student and I can wholeheartedly relate to what he said. There's no other alternative to getting to college for me or the other 1.5 million students writing the same college entrance exam as me. The reason I support him so much is that he gets what real struggle means and that's amazing.

[Answjdtn]

hi james. I’m a 21year old college student living in south korea. As you may konw, korean men are oblilgated to attend the military for two years. I was also in the military and returned to college after i was discharged. Actually, while studying, i didn’t know why i should study. Then one day, I saw the video you are studying by the youtube algorithm. Although we have different countries, ages, and backgrounds from which we have lived, I was motivated to see you working hard for your own life. I read all the advice you gave and the books you recommended in the video. And it helped me a lot. Thank you for making me motivated for life and making me live hard. I don’t live as hard as you yet, but i’m working hard now. As you said, you’ll definitely buy a nice house for your mom, you’ll be a good dad, and you’ll be a good computer engineer helping people in need. Finally, thank you for uploading a good video and i pray that you are always healthy and full of good things in your life. Bye~

[ethereal]

you don’t even need to have a child to feel like father, the way you speak about ‘raising other people’ and guiding them to their potential is just the father figure you are walking into, so inspiring. i hope you heart stays gentle x

[asma]

Seriously people are just jealous and start hating him with all there insecurities, james you are a hero for us, yuh have shown us the impossibility and made it possible. We are all so grateful for your existence🥰

[hihaveagoodday]

I'm a very introverted person, but seeing this guy put in this much efforts to connect himself more with people who misunderstand him makes me want to tell this story.
So just like a lot of other people, I was watching yt, scrolling through random videos and I came across his channel ( like 2-3 months ago)
In the first phase, I always watched him sit and do his stuff for like half an hour and I would just leave. I had zero motivation and stuff.
I would just pass my days like this while having zero motivation, and wasting all of my time. Even though I didn't sub to his channel, his live would still pop up on my yt feed. So just like any other day, I was watching him do his work but that day, this dude had an exam. Here comes the *LEGENDARY* (at least for me) part. So it was break time according to the stream but he was in the middle of the exam. I thought that he won't talk in that break but guess what, dude was talking with chat during the break. So everyone started asking him, if the paper was easy and stuff, and he said "yeh pretty easy, finished 75% of the test already" even when it had only been like 20-30 mins.
This THIS goddamn became a wake up call. When I saw this I felt like, bruh I also wanna do this. I wanna reach that level too.
See, in the end HE IS A HUMAN and I am one too. If he can do it, why can't I? That's what came into my mind. Seeing how he was so chill during his exam, even having time to read the chat and stuff. I felt so prickled by that, so jealous.
I did not take that jealousy to start hating him, I took that jealousy to start working and push myself towards being productive because I wanted to be like that too. I started watching his stream after that, I couldn't sit for more than 3/4 sessions (whereas I was able to study for like 4 hours straight without any breaks before the pandemic, i.e. like 1 yr ago.) I introspected so much as to how much this online lifestyle ruined everything and the one to blame for it was ONLY me because it is not like everyone became like this, no. There were people who still did what they wanted to do everyday, just like James. That's why I hold myself responsible for being this way.
I was so god damn distracted, even if I sat and studied for like 3/4 sessions, I still remained so distracted. I had to clap every now and then, to regain my concentration. With time, I gradually started studying with more concentration and for more hours. I also look forward to 10 hours of study everyday!
So from this story, all I wanna say is even if you're jealous of the fact that you aren't as capable or as focused as he is with his life and goals, that doesn't mean you have to dislike the video and spread hate, you can take motivation from him and push yourself forward or you can think that I wanna beat this guy and be more productive than he is! That's all.
Thank you James!
Hwaiting! :)

[QuyenHottest]

22 years old college student right here. My dad is an alcoholic and since the day I was born, my mom had been struggling with all the problems that my dad brought to my family. Moving to the states when I was 19, I found a job and started working hard as much as I could. I bought my mom a car, some beautiful bags, and stuffs that she deserves to have. I'm still trying to buy her a house and I believe working hard can help people to get what they want. I believe in you, James. People cry not because they are weak so don't say sorry. Also, I want to thank your mom for not giving up and for raising you into a good person that you are today.

[hailnaah]

we live in a time where someone has to explain themself on why they are working so hard to achieve their goals because of some jealous people out there who don't have a life. it's extremely pathetic

[vivekc]

I am a really big procrastinator and after watching this, I studied 2 hrs straight for the 1st time in years, I wud like to come up to 10 hrs like this guy

[Jay-kloy]

I'm 31 years old and for many years I could not sit down and study. As a result I did not graduate from college and I'm stuck working in a front line support job. Recently I have researched pamodoro and also have been watching your videos. For the past 3 weeks I have been very consistent in studying. I hope to continue to make this a habit but you where definitely an inspiration. Hopefully I can complete my education and become a great person the way I always dreamed and imagined myself to be. Thanks for the content man keep up the excellent work.

[iggswanna]

im a 38 year old guy struggling with motivation after losing my whole career to covid. father of a 13 year old, and im trully inspired by you. My father left me before i was born and i know how that can make a bitter grown up out of you. i got very emotional watching this video.

thank you

[TearsAnonymous]

I am from Vietnam.
And I work hard at least 11 hours a day, even in the weekend. There is nothing shame about hard work.
Keep your head up everyone.

[gabriellycosta]

James, you don´t have to be sorry about crying, the world needs to people more human like you. And thank you for being a light in my life <3

[MohammadLux]

I am 33 years old ... I used to ask myself why this young man has this strong will and patience ... This inspired me if you can deprive yourself of playing and having fun while you are of this age .. It inspired me not to grieve over the period of my youth that was lost, my university, my future, and the engineering that I studied Of them, 3 years out of 5, and I did not graduate due to the war in Syria ... Now I am a refugee in Luxembourg, married and have three children..and I study French and Luxembourgish ... I feel that I am back a student at the university ... I am interested in the young man who studies for long hours. I was able to study from 3 to 6 hours ... taking care of my family and my child in kindergarten ... and living in two very small rooms ... 20 meters per room ... Thank you my friend ... You are on the right path ... if you fail You did not waste your youth in the stupidity of today's youth .. I wish you success 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[rafac]

"We're inmensely depressed, we're on our screens all day, we watch tiktok all day, we play videogames all day; we have no light that shines, and choses what to do."-James Scholz

[ashesh]

Rewatching this video, to see the man again who changed my life during the pandemic.