“Nothing is simpler than despair, but I don't think any simple story tells the whole story. So all hail complexities” InspirationalStoriesHopeDespairComplexityVlogbrothers Author:John Green
“I follow and cultivate my own curiosity. I think curiosity is one of the top two or three human characteristics. It's something that I really like about myself. [...] I want to understand stuff! I want to understand people! Following my curiosity so frequently leads me to better life decisions and better business decisions but also - just feeling better! You're never going to feel bad about your whole life if you loved people and you were curious. I mean, that's kind of all I want!” LifeLearningAskingCuriosityCuriousLearnGrowLearning ProcessExploreQuestions In LifeQuestion EverythingCuriosity QuotesCurious MindExpandCuriosity WisdomAsk QuestionsNerdfighterQuestioning MindVlogbrothersCurious PeopleBe CuriousDftbaHankgreenNerdfighteriaCuriouslyLearn By DoingQuestion Things Author:Hank Green
“You have to have enough before you can realise that more isn't going to make you much happier. That happens with audience, and that happens with money. And eventually you get to a point (and not everyone gets here), [where it's no longer about the audience or the money anymore and instead it turns to] "What's FUN though? What do I LIKE doing? What is the weird thing I can do that's interesting?” MoneyFinanceFinancial FreedomMoney HappinessMoney IssuesMoneymakingVlogbrothers Author:Hank Green
“Why do writers use symbolism?” Okay, so let’s say you have a headache and you wanna tell someone about it and you say, “I have a headache!” and other people are like, “Yeah, whatever. Everybody gets headaches.” But your headache is not a regular headache, it’s a serious headache, so you say, “My brain is on fire!” to try to help these people understand that this is a headache that needs attention! That’s a metaphor, right? And you use it so that you can be understood. Now let’s say you want to take those same imagistic principles but apply them to a much more complex idea than having a headache, like, for instance, the yearning that one feels for one’s dreams. And you can see the dream but you can’t cross the bay to get to the green light that embodies your dream. And you want to talk about how socio-economic class in America is a barrier – a bay-like barrier, some would say – that stands between you and the green light and makes that gap unbridgeable. Now, you can just talk about that stuff directly, but when you talk about it symbolically, it becomes more powerful, because instead of being abstract it becomes kind of observable…. So I think that’s why.” WritingDreamMetaphorWritersWriters On WritingSymbolismVlogbrothersGreat Gatsby Author:John Green
“Hank: This is my one beautiful existence, and over the course of my life I will spend years of my life watching television; years of my life pooping; years of my life on twitter. How ok is that? [...] One thing that I really want to get away from is the idea that time is wasted when you are not producing something. [...] John: I do think that there might be some value in asking yourself: "What do I want to do while I'm here? What do I want to do with my time?" And part of the answer for that should, I think, be: "I want to distract myself from the pain of meaninglessness.” Wasting TimeMeaningfulnessWaste Of TimeWasting LifeVlogbrothersWhat To Do With Your LifeHank GreenDear Hank And JohnBaddy One ShoeNov 4th 2019 Author:John Green
“We got here the only way people get anywhere good: together” John GreenSierra LeoneVlogbrothersHank GreenDftbaMaternal Center Of ExcellenceP4aPartners In HealthProject For Awesome Author:John Green
“Governments, industries, scientists, and the public must collaborate in a concerted effort to develop and implement policies that promote sustainability, protect freshwater habitats, and mitigate the impacts of climate change. Public awareness and advocacy are equally crucial, fostering a collective commitment to safeguarding the diversity of life on our planet.” GovernmentPoliticsMediaInnovationJohn GreenVlogbrothersHank GreenCrash CourseCollaboration QuotesCrashcourse Author:Shivanshu K. Srivastava
“It's such a cool story that Paul Newman was like, "I like making salad dressing, but I'm good [financially]." It just shows that working hard doesn't have to be about getting rich or more rich or whatever. It's about adding value to the world.” Passionate LivingFollow Your PassionFind Your PassionAdding ValueVlogbrothersSalad DressingPaul Newman Author:Hank Green
“Don't forget to be awesome” GreenYoutubeAwesomeJohnVlogbrothersJohngreenHankDftbaHankgreen Author:John and Hank Green
“Hank Green's Secrets of Productivity: 1.) I have convinced myself that if I am not using all of the tools I have in my disposal to do the maximum amount of good [...] then I am less of a good person than I could otherwise could be. [...] 2.) I intentionally put myself in situations where people who I care about and who I respect rely on me to do things, which is very motivating. [...] 3.) I don't get caught up in doing everything perfectly. [...] I just want to try stuff and if it explodes... it exploded! And I learned! 4.) I love giving other people responsibility. I love putting them in difficult situations and saying: "Figure this out. Help me do this." And if they do it wrong or if they do it differently than how I would have done it, I don't get mad as long as they're learning, because there's no way to get good at stuff except to do it and fail and learn. [...] 5.) I follow and cultivate my own curiosity. I think curiosity is one of the top two or three human characteristics. It's something that I really like about myself. [...] I want to understand stuff! I want to understand people! Following my curiosity so frequently leads me to better life decisions and better business decisions but also - just feeling better! You're never going to feel bad about your whole life if you loved people and you were curious. I mean, that's kind of all I want!” MotivationProductivityDriving ForceFull LifeRules To Live ByVlogbrothersMotivating ForceHankgreenHow To Be SuccessfulLiving A Full Life9june2017How To Be ProductiveHow To Get Stuff DoneHow To Get Things DoneMotivating YourselfMotiving Self Author:Hank Green
“I do think the idea of living your life to the fullest is a little flawed. Like, why is jumping out of an airplane inherently better than reading a book? Or why is living a life that looks good on instagram inherently more meaningful than a life lived quietly? I just don't buy it.” Living Life To The FullestQuiet LifeLiving Life To The FullVlogbrothersNerdfighteriaNerdfightersLiving Life To The Max16 January 2018 Author:John Green
“John: What is the point of being alive? Hank: You taught me this: There isn't one unless you decide on one. And sometimes you don't know you're deciding and you're deciding anyway. John: And what did I decide? Hank: I think it's a combination of making stupid podcasts with your brother, writing lovely things, and taking care of your family. And also educating people. John: Alright. Yeah, that works. I think I can live with that.” PurposePurpose Of LifeJohn GreenVlogbrothersPoint Of LifeNerdfighteriaNerdfighters259infinitebirdDearhankandjohn Author:John Green
“What I found was an ability to enjoy writing again, because I stopped making it about wanting to be the best, or wanting to be better than some past version of myself, or better than other people I admire a lot who write YA fiction. Instead of seeing it as a pyramid, or something that you're trying to get to the top of; I started seeing it as a huge ball that I'm trying to, like, contribute one layer of paint to. Lots of other people are contributing layers of paint, and through that the ball gets more beautiful and more interesting, and also bigger. And instead of me needing to be at the top of my game somehow, what I can really do I think in the end, is contribute in a small way to a very big conversation that's very old. And that's what art is for me.” WritingWriting QuotesJohn GreenWhy I WriteVlogbrothersWriting MindsetDear Hank And JohnDear John And HankNovember 22 2016 35 Mins Author:John Green
“Here's to celebrating light where we find it. And making light where we don't.” LightAppreciationCreateShine Your LightCreate Your LifeVlogbrothersChoose HappinessCreate Your Best LifeVlogbrothers 23 June 2020 Author:John Green