Albert Camus - 4 Principles for Being Present

Do you struggle to be present? Well, Albert Camus and his philosophy are a great place to start - here are 4 existentialist principles for being present.

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Albert Camus was a French philosopher who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957. He became the second-youngest recipient in history. Some of his most popular books are The Stranger, The Plague, The Myth of Sisyphus, The Fall, and The Rebel.

[clarkc]

1. Focus on the small things
2. Just be yourself
3. Stop looking for happiness and meaning
4. Live with passion

[unhingedvagabond]

Straight to the point and great editing. Nice work, man! Keep up.

[pseudo_ra]

Recently got into Albert Camus, just started the Myth of Sisyphus! I’m hook from the first page. Thank you for this video. He certainly had a great mind!

[vinayk]

3:55 million dollar simplification there, just asking a question differently creates a great deal of clarity

[kentbyron]

Just finished reading The Plague. I’ve never read Camus before. One of the best books I’ve read in my life. It’s very appropriate for these times of Covid. It’s as if he was here during Covid, living it. Highly recommended. With acute observation skills, he reveals the many varieties of psychological states such as lies, denial, anxiety, hopes, dreams, anger, desolation and loneliness people have in times of a plague. His writing is masterful and believe it or not, the book is not depressing. The story is rich in subtle details and flows perfectly.

Very helpful video, very good presentation. Turtleneck Philosopher, the world needs you. Keep up the most excellent work Gratitude! ❤️

[Ballr]

I really enjoyed my coffee while watching this.

[dyluxeliving]

The question that Steve Jobs asked himself to find his passion was something like “What makes my heart sing?”

[slowfudgeballs]

Came to this conclusion separately after a full steam collision with the black pill. I ran through nihilism so hard I went right through it into the white pill after 6 years of "medically resistant depression." The evidence of convergent evolution in Albert Camus ideas with my own findings is a great reassurance.

I literally philosophized my way out of suicide and I was probably correct all along. Life doesn't need an afterlife, if it does, that's a bonus. It's way more likely whatever souls are, is all one "force" aka god himself is puppeting us all to experience the universe, so enjoy it, you volunteered for the suffering. We just aren't allowed to realize that in our puny limited bodies because it detracts from the experience.

[santiagogomezalfonso]

What a great video. It's short but it's got all the content one needs for understanding camus' philosophy. Really helped me in a bad nihilistic moment in my life.

[bonjour]

Love the music you chose for this video. Subscribed.

[charleshampton]

Watching this aged 73 I realise that I took it all on board aged about 20 and have lived it ever since BUT … they have been a comfortable, important and effective part of my life as a Catholic!

[RaulGalhardi]

This is one of the best videos on Youtube. Direct, simple yet profound and full of knowledge in an easy way. Of course it helps if you have already read Camus, especially "The myth of Sisifus", but its not mandatory.

Good job, sir. ❤

[Astrowipe]

You have a really soothing voice! Appreciate your good editing work and no-fluff videos!

[ivanbarbosa]

This reminds me of the Epicurean motto of loosing the fear of death and of the gods.

[Synochra]

You are a beautiful man, with a beautiful smile and a soothing voice! Thanks for the video my friend.

[markbrady]

This was beautiful my dude. Thank you so much. I’ll never forget Camus’ “The Renegade” and the last
Line “A handful of salt fils the mouth of the garrulous slave”

[niharmehta]

One of the very best summarizations of Camus’ work I’ve seen for a while! Kudos!

[williane]

so glad this popped up on my feed, rly short and to the point but i learned sm <3

[amansingh-ljtg]

Hi Everyone, I'm writing this coz I need some clarity on the second point - "just be yourself"
Something I hear Jiddu Krishnamurti often say, along the lines of "Do not try to achieve or arrive somewhere" or "Don't try to be better, there is nothing else to be", likewise.

My problem with this reasoning of "just be yourself" is, what if I am a person with negative traits? What if I use people subconsciously and play mind games? I don't want to be that version of myself. I want to be better, ofc.
We might not realize it in the ordinary course of life, but since early childhood, we start developing many devices and character traits to interact with the world. Both overly-protected and negligent environments will force us to develop negative coping mechanisms in childhood. We might become manipulative in wanting attention or become aloof and withdrawn. From what I understand, this is just the start and with each interaction with the outside world we put on new defences and responses.

These traits harden over time, and without a course correction, could create an unpleasant person with many character flaws - unkind, narcissistic, low self-worth, etc. If I don't dedicate time to unlearn these responses, I'll keep hurting people around me and even go on to impart these to my children, directly or indirectly.

This is my problem - How can I be my flawed self? Why should I not work to better it? How does "Just Be Yourself" fit into this line of thinking? Thanks for reading : ) All the best!

[YungJeezzy]

Just subbed. Thanks for creating the video!