24 Minutes Straight of Life Advice

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0:00 Intro
0:05 I'm scared of becoming an adult
3:10 I feel empty
5:02 Should I invest my time differently?
8:39 Do I have to go to college?
11:10 How do I find friends in a new country?
14:18 How do I get a best friend?
16:41 My friend moved away
19:22 I'm worried about my future
21:41 Should I tell her how I feel?

[teodorocastanheira]

Hi, niko!
On your first "100 diomonds" stream (around 4:00:00) i typed in chat "goodnight, niko".... And you responded by wishing me goodnight too!!! Ngl i was falling asleep with a smile on my face. 😊 This little thing is a lot for me (considering that you're one of my fav youtubers) Thank you very much, love your videos and i hope you'll get even more appreciated!!! 🙏❤

[Lysticdoesthings]

not me after clicking on the video, seeing my comment was in the video and then just sitting there for 8 minutes in shock just fucking starstruck 😭 (thank you so fucking much for the advice btw. knowing this stuff is definitely gonna ease my worries about adult life. also for clarification about the job thing, its mainly pressure due to my parents. they’re always telling me that i HAVE to get a job NOW so that i can start paying for my car sooner so that’s what is causing me to worry about that.)

[botfragFR]

you should do podcasts on spotify too fr i love listening to these types of videos

[treinenliefde]

Reading these videos always makes me realise how all these worries we have when growing up aren't a big deal. I guess I'm about the same age as you (second day being 23yo) so with so many of the advices I realise how quick you actually mature out of the worries people talk about on here. Also fun since most of your audience seems to be American, as a Dutchie everything about school. These worries are so normal, and the people here don't realise how you can just grow beyond the worries. Life's cool.

[webbyite]

Yes more stuff to listen to while cleaning thank you Niko please make more

[fragplays]

Hey niko !
I am currently a 13 year old and i feel stuck. My friends think i am doing amazing at school but i dont think so, I thinks i can do better . I am quite the procrastinator and waste my time. I think the main reason I have some anxiety is because my family is in a terrible financial situation and i believe that if I dont sucecced I will disapoint my mother. So my question is, How can I handle procrastination and thoughts of inferiority while trying to become the best version of myself?

[Jake-yqvd]

Just found this channel 5 minutes ago, I love this video so far

[Unknown-froo]

Good video man turning 20 and going through really bad times rn this helped

[MIKMIK_]

Hi Niko,

I've been watching your content for the past few weeks, and I have to say, I’m very impressed by the way you share your wisdom and life advice with such compassion and kindness. It genuinely makes sense, and it has resonated with me deeply. I wanted to reach out to ask for your advice.

I’m a 19-year-old male who’s about to start college soon. Over the past few years, I’ve been working on improving myself—working out, meeting new people, and striving to become a better version of myself. I’m also planning to focus more on improving my YouTube channel.

However, before all of this, three years ago, I met a girl who I really, really cared about. She was my first crush, and we eventually started dating. She was the reason I began doing many of the things I mentioned, like studying harder, becoming a better person, and even starting my YouTube channel.

To get straight to the point, this girl honestly changed me for the better.

Even though our relationship had its challenges, particularly because she was dealing with significant mental health issues like anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, and borderline personality disorder, I still loved her deeply. She was the only person who genuinely loved me and did thoughtful things for me, like creating beautiful artworks and expressing her love for me.

Unfortunately, our relationship only lasted for seven months. A toxic friend of mine spread false rumors about me, leading my girlfriend to believe I wasn’t a good boyfriend. I wasn’t aware of what was happening behind the scenes, and by the time I found out, it was too late. I confronted my toxic friend and cut ties with him, but when I tried to talk things out with my girlfriend, she didn’t seem to have the same energy or feelings as before.

After this terrible experience, I decided to stop interacting with people in real life out of fear of being betrayed again. I never blamed my ex for what happened, and I’ve tried to work on myself since the breakup, but to be honest, I still haven’t felt truly happy.

Now, three years have passed.

- My YouTube channel is growing.
- I’ve matured a lot compared to who I was back then.
- I’m more confident now.
- I have a supportive friend group, consisting of online friends and two very supportive real-life friends.

Everything was going well until I received a message from one of my friends, asking if I wanted to see her again.

She wants to meet up with me, and honestly, despite all the work I’ve done on myself to become more confident and brave, this is one of those rare instances where I feel nervous.

The truth is, I still love her, and I don’t want to mess things up. But I’m not sure why she wants to meet up after all these years. My friends speculate that she might want closure or perhaps even start a new relationship.

I also talked to my therapist about this, and he recommended that I choose the option that’s best for me. He pointed out that the girl in question still has her mental health struggles, which can make relationships challenging. But he also said that if I truly love and care about her, I should follow my heart.

So, do you have any advice on getting back with an ex who has had a positive influence on your life but the ex in question has mental problems???

[wazjoony]

It’s honestly such a blessing to have this kind of wisdom on YouTube ❤

[karmalexander]

i dot know how to express the vibe i got while listening to this at 5 am, but i really like it. Theres soomething in the voice that that i can't explain. Really liked this type of content, i'll check it out tommorow
Thats it. After looking at your home page you're really the most lukewarm milk toast commentary

[anotherdoomerguy]

Hey niko. Love your vids. I am a passionate guy (most of the times) I like writing and creating stuff. The problem is that I push myself too hard, I seek perfection in everything that I do. I always want to be the best whether is gym, art or whatever else. And I'm comparing myself all the time, and, a lot of the times, there're "better" people than me at that thing and I'm always comparing myself. I know that I shouldn't do it, but I can't help it. I always want to be "better" than everyone.

[Mira-The-Nerd]

Hey Niko, I just turned 19 and I'm new to your channel *i found you about 45 minutes ago and now im going to binge your videos* and I don't need advice rn, but I wanna say thank you.
There's a charm to your videos that bring back that classic YouTube feel and it's not something I new that I needed so much.
It's melancholic, but also comforting and warm. I just wanted to say thank you, and that you seem like a great guy!

[nachoperson]

Hey Niko, I feel like I've been blessed with a decent life, yet i can't stop thinking about my friends. Specifically my best friend. I met her in the third grade and we have been friends for years, but I feel like our relationship isn't the same at it used to be. It feels like we have become completely different people, and I can see she doesn't want to be friends with me for me anymore. I became friends with another girl and we weren't that close. Then introduced her to my best friend, and my best friend loved her. When they were talking she would tell her she likes things that she told me she hated before. Unfortunately, my other friend didn't seem to want to be as close to her, which resulted in a kind of one-sided friendship. My other friend still seemed to like me though, and she would come over, but she no longer can because if my best friend can't make it, she'll start crying and tells me to talk with her, and I end having to cancel because she tells me I hang out with other people to much and I should wait until she can come too. We got put in no classes together but my best friend and other friend did get put together. I feel like my best friend isn't even friends with me for me anymore, but every time I try to pull away she starts crying about how I never spend time with her, and when I invite her over her first question is if my other friend will be there, and if not, she's to busy to come. I'm really sorry if this turned into a rant, but please, do you have any advice for me?

[curseth_]

Hi niko. I've been watching your videos since last month and they've helped me a lot but, also your advices' affects on me are being cut by the environment around me.

I live in india and I've been stressing a lot about my exams that decide my future. I'm in 10th grade and the last exam pretty much decides my future. My dad wants me to have a government job, my teachers and relatives expect me to get high marks and everyone around me expects a lot from me but, i want to be an artist.

I've been feeling suicidal and I've commited acts of self harm on me like scarring and and bleeding myself. I just can't take this pressure anymore. Life feels like a competition now, my seniors got a lot of good grades and now everyone expects me to surpass them. I can't deal with all this anymore, everyday when i wake up, i feel down and end the day with either Harming myself or going to sleep. I've stopped working out to focus on my studies but, nothing is working. I keep trying but i don't feel like anything is progressing.

[HappyWhale_RL]

Thankyou soo much the advice really helped!! ❤❤
I don’t know why but I think I just needed someone to tell me that I wasn’t doing the wrong thing by just relaxing. Tysm!!❤

[Un-Named-Man]

Listening during my lunch break at school rn. It’s a cloudy overcast day and super relaxing.

[SlinkyGaming]

Thank you for that last question, That really helped me out alot with something similar, i'm 24 and this girl really likes me and I didn't know if I needed to ask her out or not, and I know she wants to date, and her family has asked about me, we have chatted the last like week or so, we had traded numbers last weekend, because she had asked me for it, and I had really been contemplating if I really should go foward with this or not, this gives alot of thought that I can now think over the weekend, while I still don't have a full decisive decision, this got me closer to the answer I needed!

[KingKraft]

Hey man, I was just wondering how to build a portfolio and get jobs editing it’s been something I want to do but don’t know how to find jobs and such. Also love the breath of fresh air your channel is

[Zapdosis]

Hey Niko, I'm almost 16 years old, and my life has been in shambles. I was born in Britain and lived there for 9 years before moving to my home country. My whole life, I wasn't respected as a citizen of the country but as a migrant, even though my parents are from this country. It's been so bad that I don't even feel like a citizen of my country, but just as a migrant. In school, I'm classified as a "nerd, " which means everyone comes to me either to get answers to a test, to get homework, or to annoy me. I've had a single loyal friend my whole life because, before entering high school, I was bullied every day to the point where I was depressed. In high school, I still experience bullying from some people, but not as much as before. I've started to improve my life by going to the gym and working on my social skills, but deep down, I still feel depressed. I haven't talked to girls much because they never talked to me when I was in school, as I was the "weird kid." I'm unsure how to work on getting a girlfriend or at least knowing how to speak to women so they don't find me weird. What should I do?