let's talk about honesty

I love how Daniel is just a metronome ticking between silly sketches and serious "we have to talk" vibe talks.

I was just in Japan for a week. I recommend it.

seeing you youngsters figure adult things out as you all hit your 30s is really heartwarming :)

You just perfectly verbalized Alexithymia. This and ADHD are VERY common traits of neurodivergent people and especially comedians who live their whole lives observing and connecting details and patterns in the external realm in a very logical and unbiased but somewhat detached sense so they are out of touch with their own emotions to the point they don't understand themselves, what they want or who they are and feel disconnected from other people.

Just want to let you know that this series of videos talking about topics that are important to you is a great series. I hope you continue to make these kinds of videos, if you wish. Thanks, Daniel.

What you're talking about is not necessarily honesty. That's a part of it. But what you're describing is called Authenticity. Being true to yourself. Being authentic. It's something that a lot of people simply don't know how to do. I'm glad you've been able to figure it out!

Most honest person I’ve ever seen

Daniel should start a podcast.

can we get 5 more hours of you talking into a mic about anything and everything?

Thanks for this... as a fellow adhder, I've spent so much of my life in that 'bird's eye' position of being able to see all sides of everything, and I think it's because most neurodivergent people are just better at seeing connections and patterns, which makes us more empathetic or at least more in tune with the bigger picture. But it also makes it harder to understand how we really feel about stuff, and what we really want, and I think this becomes compounded by the fact that we're so driven to and by distractions, that we bury ourselves in external input without ever stopping to consider how this affects our internal self. I've been struggling with this for such a long time, and this is the first time I've heard someone else verbalize the thought, and actually tell me what to do about it.  Thanks for the honesty, Daniel -- your humor has never failed to entertain me, but this really hit home for me in a way I didn't know I needed.

I had the privilege of learning this same concept at the age of 21. I moved from San Antonio Texas (a very large city) to a tiny town of less than 10k people in Wisconsin. I've been living here for almost 2 years, and it almost forced me to learn this lesson. I had a lot of late nights that turned into mornings, thinking about my life. I was very very lost when I moved up here, no job, no friends, no idea what to do, and no drivers license to top it all off. I was stuck at home, and at the time I didn't mind it because I had already spent a lot of my time online. One of the biggest reasons I was able to find this out was a passion I have for the brain. I spent a lot of time thinking about how I felt about things. and then I quickly got addicted to that feeling. Its a cathartic, cleansing feeling when you figure how who you are. I have gotten to the point of wanting to journal, which was the result of your previous video on isolation. Journaling has created such a new view of introspection and a great way to almost rinse my brain at the end of the day (I journal right before bed). Honesty has almost become a point of pride for myself, because I found out that if you can be honest with your peers, and more importantly yourself, a lot of things fall into place. You feel happier, more in tune with yourself, and more at peace. I also got a book called 59 Seconds by Richard Wiseman that I would highly recommend for all. Its page after page of psychological research on several important pieces of life, such as happiness, persuasion, and motivation. I got a little sidetracked, but my point stands with yours. I can name a dozen things I've stopped doing for the better once I took the time to learn myself.

This was unironically very nice to watch. I sympathise a lot, not just because I also have ADHD, but because I've ignored a lot of important things in my life. I've already started on the path to doing what makes me happy, but this video is both confirmation and gives me a bit of a fresher perspective on it. Thank you for making this video, Daniel!

Still watching, but I do appreciate the importance of standing by how you feel with confidence. Recently I've taken to being more firm in my views (not resistant to new info, but confident in what I care and am passionate about) and I've found it to help me feel more grounded in reality. There are still some things I need to decide and reflect on, but thank you for being genuine and having this direct conversation. Even though you spoke to a camera, I hope those who watch through the camera's lens can draw value from what you've shared. <:

This was a great video for a lot of reasons but the biggest takeaway for me is that I need to finally get myself an ADHD diagnosis because my god you formulate and verbalize thoughts exactly the same way I do

Dude i could listen to you talk for hours about real, life things like this. Thank you for taking this little "side path" i guess on youtube for this channel, i know some people might not like it, so too bad for them. but others like myself, will enjoy and respect these videos sooo much. and i also love your other videos, too ofc ;)

Just recently broke up with my partner for exactly this, to be able to find myself and knowing that I would change because of it. Seeing this vid right now really gave me a good feeling about my decision, as well as knowing that I'm not alone in finding myself, which helps a lot too. So, thank you for this honesty Daniel.

something that really opened my eyes during a therapy session was when my therapist noted that i often talk about, worry about, and choose to do what i think i "should" do instead of allowing myself to "want" things. coupled with dating someone for the past several months who is very good at identifying how he feels and what he wants (and supports me doing so as well), the act of being honest with myself about my truth, and what i want, and then acting on it is something that is also just now clicking for me at 30 years old.

the Artist's Way is a lifechanger. I'm planning on doing it once a year. Don't apologize for your ADHD, we appreciate the authenticity!

3 pages is a lot Daniel, and somehow writing a page of a script can often feel as laborious as writing a page of a novel! Or it can go by in a breeze. Keep making art, Daniel!

I love how daniels content is between pure silliness and entertaining talks-