This Video Will Save You 30 Years of Life. 2 Things I Wish I Had Known Before Turning 30

Main subjects

AMAlexander MineevAVAlexander VolchekChildren, parenting, and family lifeCouples and healthy relationshipsForgivenessCHChildren

Main threads of the conversation

• 00:00Why do we look back at thirty-five? Reassessing values
• 03:14Something everyone needs to recognize
• 05:55What harmony is and how to find it
• 08:47The feeling of happiness
• 11:20The danger of chasing absolute happiness
• 14:50Neutrality as a key to harmony
• 16:06Neutrality and balance: the differences
• 16:30What a neutral state is
• 23:13The perfect moment = slavery
• 26:38How to set goals properly
• 32:29How I set goals
• 39:40What a life goal and tasks mean to me
• 45:25The risks of biohacking without spiritual growth
• 49:27Answering the question about waiting for a miracle
• 52:24The only solution for harmony and happiness in life
• 53:38Labels: the scourge of modern society

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• 04:31

  We're talking about different directions of movement. Someone watching this video might tell themselves, ‘I'll follow three important points and feel great and happy.’

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• 06:09

  Recently, we were unpacking some material for content, and my editor, Olga, asked, ‘Is not suffering an option?’ Everything I said seemed to suggest to her that you had to suffer.

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• 16:12

  That's why I'm very careful about answering yes or no: the word ‘balance’ may carry a particular, substantial meaning for you.

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• 19:26

  Because there's always something better and always something worse.

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• 20:13

  You can always see a child who's better than your children.

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• 20:22

  You can always see a better style than the one surrounding you.

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• 51:24

  If you, watching this video, are waiting for that wonderful, amazing moment, it means you're living—

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• 53:07

  While drinking coffee, you can notice wonderful ideas, thoughts, and events.

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• 1:02:25

  It's important to stop and say, ‘Fine, this person is a sales manager in my company. I see them as a sales manager, but I won't attach other labels.’

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• 1:04:51

  If they can't put you in a box, they don't know how to interact with you. You can't be controlled or manipulated. They can't plant notions like ‘There will be a perfect moment.’

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