normally ted talkers show you how to fix yourself when you don't fit into the sytem. this man shows that the system is the problem, not we

12:37 "Food, Clothes, House, and Medicine must be cheap and easy for everybody, that is Civilisation. But if we make these four things very hard for people to get; that's uncivilised."

He's not telling everyone to do agriculture, build mud houses and wear torn clothes. He's enabling us to differentiate need from desire. We need to learn when to stop in the pursuit of achievement before it's too late when we realize that we missed life in search of greed.

that was good. 1. don't follow 2. have time to think 3. self reflect 4. "lower expectations" 5. be simple = life is easy

He calls himself uneducated, but gives better answers than most „educated“ people. Education does not define wisdom and intelligence. This man clearly is intelligent and I‘m happy that he found his way in life!

"People are becoming smarter, just to make the world more complicated" Very well said sir

He just opened my eyes. Life is easy, but we make it complicated to reach our unnecessary desires.

At present (July 2023), this video is 11years old and have 14 million views. But, I don't know how many people have learnt to live a simple life after watching this. Now a days, everyone is busy, frustrated and not satisfied with their lives. I believe in what he said ☺️ Thanks & lots of love 💕

“A calm and humble life will bring more happiness than the pursuit of success and the constant restlessness that comes with it.” Albert Einstein

“ when I work hard, still my life is hard”. This line caught me, .

Can we come together and make this a global norm? I mean, let’s truly realize this. Life is easy. We allow ourselves to become convinced it’s hard!

There's absolutely no way he can say he is uneducated, when he delivered such a powerful TEDx Talk 🙌🏾👏🏾💙 I am mind blown.

"I spent one month to save money to buy a pair of jeans. Every time i look, i am the same person". The most intelligent person i've heard in my life.

Most of us don't live our lives, we live other people's life.

I think it is human comparison that leads to our life becoming more and more complicated and difficult!

"I can't change anything outside of myself, the only thing I can do is manage my mind" beautiful.

He teaches us everything in Just 15 min - Minimilism - Life is easy -Love yourself -Think Differently -change your inside and you will be grateful 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Reminds me of the Dennis McKenna quote: “As human beings, we’re very clever, but we’re not wise.” This guy is wise.

I cried after listening to him. I dunno how to start the simple life. But I'll do my best and encrypt this in my mind. Thank you.

The Most wise person are those who don't think highly of themselves.

Food, clothes, house and medicine must be CHEAP and EASY for many people to get. That's civilization.

Simplicity is the key of happiness. This man lives like that - and me too! I had a very so called “rich“ life for 38 years, but I understood: RICH IS NOT WHO OWNS EVERYTHING. RICH IS WHO DOESN'T NEED IT...! I collected companies, materialistic things, had stress and got sick. So I gave all up and changed my life to a simple one. Now, after 30 years, I live on a beautiful beach on a beautiful island in a warm country with warm hearted people, replanting my own food, getting eggs from my chickens, eating fishes from the sea, learned instruments to play autodidacticly, also painting, and live from playing saxophone in summertime some hours. I live mobile in a horse trailer, after travelling on a boat for many years, together with lots of stray cats and dogs and I'm very happy.

He isn't the hero we deserve, but he is the hero we need right now.

This is a really nice video. I discovered it years ago when I was in my early teens. I'm 18 and since then I've probably rewatched it dozens of times. I keep coming back to it because he just summarises everything, how I think, how I want to live...and he explains them so simply. It's an amazing video and I hope more people get to see it. I want this video to have billions of views someday

Sometimes I wish things were easier... I got alot of things in my life that I really really wanted but it was all so hard to get it... Two years ago (12 august) I moved away from my country to try a new life, completely alone... My first try my visa was denied. I tried another country and got it... then I had problems with my medical exams, after three months of waiting, I got the visa... Then I got a job, I applied for another type of visa and it was denied because I did not have this specific registration. I got the registration. I applied again and it was again denied because my pay rate was too low, I talked to my boss and he said "I can do nothing about it...". A month later when I was giving up and the dead line was coming up he changed his mind, gave me a raise and immigration accepted my application. I was really really happy, I had no one, no family, no friends, nobody to celebrate with, but it was honestly one of the happiest moments in my life. Everything I do seems to be always on the hard way, I feel happiness and self accomplishment about all I got till now, but everything is always sooo exaustive... I am relatively young and sometimes I think that everything will always be hard in my life. That feeling we have when we achieve something hard to get does not really make me feel that good because I know that what comes next will be another mission... I am greatful for everything and not complaining, but sometimes I wish I could do something to make things easier... Just saying... Thanks

This man demonstrated the whole point in his speech. his point is clear *don’t make your life hard* he’s not saying don’t work hard. Just don’t let modernism shape your life by following imaginary and useless goals

I don't know why I'm tearing up. This is probably the most beautiful thing I've seen. Going through a tough time due to lack of job, this video gave me a fresh perspective of life

This man is what I aspire to be, to be honest. Like I've been working for a long time already to buy the things I only want to get validation from others but not that needed and forgetting the most important in life which is peace and love. His simplicity is amazing, it's mind refreshing!

I think some people are missing the point. I don't think he's saying everyone needs to physically build a house and grow your own food. What I do think he's expressing, is we need to stop trying to "keep up with the Joneses" and not let our society, fashion, peers or anyone else dictate to us how our lives should be lived. We get so caught up in this little ridiculous crap that we'll do things like work 12 hours a day at a job we hate, to come home to a place that has six bedrooms, marble bathrooms and a kitchen big enough to cook for a basketball team. And at the end of the day, it makes you miserable.

He's talking about the way that we ALL used to live at one time. People were self-reliant, self-sufficient. Farming, hunting, living in small communities where we knew everybody. The way that we live now is killing us. It's not healthy. It's not the way that we were meant to live.

This perspective is seriously beautiful, we need more people to think like this

After 11 years, this talk is still great for almost every single person.

So in simple words, his message for us is, "if you want to enjoy your lives, STOP being a machine"...

"Food, house, clothing and medication - these must be cheap and easy to access for every person- this is civilization"

i literally teared up watching this man remind us of how we're really suposed to live life. i cant thank you enough for this video

I always get more than just information when I listen talks from people who's native language is not English. They summarize everything in simplest way possible using simple words that can be easily understood by anyone.

Jon is a farmer, he does magic every day. Turning the earth into food. He will always be happy.

Im 25 , a dropped out of engineering, no job no degree, i thought i am the most miserable person on earth ! But after watching this man speaking wisdom, I know i am much privileged !

I am from Africa of poor farmer families. but i graduated from well known university of my country and working in private foreign company which my basic needs depends on. today i watched this video and learn something new that changed my life. thank you sir,

this is such a beautiful way to look at life. we don't always have to push ourselves to work hard especially if we don't even enjoy what we're doing anymore we tend to lose track of what life is really about which is to just enjoy it.

Imagine all people living that way. No problems with global warming, rubbish, plastic. Fantastic!

I quit my 9-5 job 3 days after watching this talk. Its been 1.5 years since then I feel no worry and fear about my future even if I am dead broke. This talk allowed me to be myself and do what I always wanted to do. Billion dollar talk I must say.

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🌟 Life is easy, but we make it complicated and hard by chasing external measures of success. 03:15 🌞 Emphasizing work-life balance and having ample free time can lead to greater happiness and self-understanding. 05:09 🏠 Simplifying living arrangements and focusing on self-sufficient practices can make life easier and reduce financial burdens. 08:08 👖 Avoiding unnecessary consumption and following fashion trends leads to greater contentment and freedom. 10:03 🤒 Rethinking sickness as a reminder to correct our actions and using natural remedies can lead to a healthier life. 11:02 🌱 Creating learning centers and focusing on essential needs like food, shelter, clothing, and medicine is vital for a civilized society. 13:29 🌏 Modern society's pursuit of success and material possessions has led to uncivilized and unsustainable living. 14:55 🤷 Choosing to live a simple, easy, and light life is a personal choice, irrespective of others' opinions. Made with HARPA AI 👍 Upvote to improve video surfing

The art of living is briefed in 15 minutes, by Jon the man who calls himself low education but gives the best wise advice compared to the most well-educated people. Less demand is more freedom and life is easy, people make it complicated by their mindset.

Honestly this guy speech is more inspiring than any Steve jobs or warren buffet speech 😔

"Sometimes the best things in life are free. "

Im 20 yrs and im orphan and I'm study hard but this video give me hope again i do my self to esier and what i want. God Bless sir ❤❤❤

These are all wise people

I had a deadline to submit my project assignment which I was so much tensed and working after my 10 hours of official work. Lack of sleep from a week.. After watching this video, I closed my laptop, jumped on bed and said myself,. "Life is easy"❤️ Will only loose 5marks for late submission... It's not always about grades... 😁 ... Updating after 5 days... Got a week's extension and submitted my project with all coolness... 😉😁

It's about how we can be rich without having things, Success is not about materials it's about satisfaction with your own self.

I work in a company and now I am away from my home. I am not smart like many people. Ain't got no money, ain't got no name, ain't got no fancy education. Just a normal kid who was born in a hard family and strive to have a better days. But this video really remind me of how we can make ourselves way easier. This man, this simple looking and wise man, remind me of how I can be grateful in life. I wanna say thank you for everyone working for this video. I can't express more I am motivated bcs of this vid. Terima kasih

I find it is such a privilege to be in his position, with rich land, plenty of fresh water and ideal conditions for farming. If you are born penniless in a land with limited resources or natural disasters, there is not much you can do. Studying hard to be employed would be the best future one can have. Everybody talking about moving but it is never really an option. Land and water are resources too. Which countries would be so generous to share their resources with every outsider walking in? Sadly, the life he described is completely out of reach for many.

He said that he is poor, but his heart, mind, soul are filled with wealth. This is one unique guy.

This guy said he isn’t smart, he sounds extremely smart to me.

Moral of the story : we need to accept yourself, simple life , less expectation, less stress.... भेड़ों के झुंड में चलने से अच्छा है अकेले चलना|❤

What you've is luxury for most people, you've farm to produce tonnes of rice, which 2 months work can sustain whole year living. Having farm is one of my retirement dream.

This ted talk was given by someone who in his own words isn't "very clever" and who's first language is not even English yet, he managed to speak to us in English about the problems of our intricate economic system and give us the answers to some of our most pressing concerns as humans (who am I, what makes me happy, how can I support my family and how do I fight sickness) in a very simple way. This is true intellgence at its finest

so true so true, why are we getting smarter but life's getting harder? we're just not content

Aweh! I love seeing people that think like this and actually live it. Life is easy and beautiful, it's only us who choose to complicate it. Thank you for sharing.

Really an inspiration for people like me...who works almost 11hrs but could not afford a basic things in life..always worried n stress but after watching I felt quit stress free...Thank you

I consider this to be the best TED talk ever.

This world need healer not success people. This man is perfect example of it.

I'm sitting at the library studying for my finals. After watching this TED, my pressure is gone. Feel myself free.

Trust me, life is tough. That’s a given. Thanks for coming to my TedTalk!😇

Life is easy, just eat food, drink water and work on something that fulfills you and makes society a better place.

We had the opportunity to meet this guy at Pun Pun Organic Farm in Thailand... He was sweeping the floor and received us with a big smile. A simple man. He is really like he seems to be in the video.

Greed is the main problem and we termed our greed as Goal, objective. I met many people who want to become Lawyer, engineer, etc. Then I asked them why you want to become lawyer or engineer, answer was to earn money, big house or blah blah.. But we spoil our present to shape our future and when our future becomes Present we would repent on things we had done in past.. This cycle goes on 🙂

Remind me of the quote "Almost nothing material is needed for a happy life for he who has understood existence"

Jon Jandai, richest man on earth that you won't see on Forbes.

If you compare this man and any rich people in the world... they feel poor

A farmer delivered when of the most profound TEDx talks, wow

Mr. Jon, thanks for being so real in the real picture of this whole world - too good to listen to you about life, about being self-reliant, about how good life is if we only realize and find our true self within. May more influence come along from you to more people in need to think out of the box!

So many university so many clever people....still our life is hard ....this man nailed it.

He's really describing the madness of economic growthism. The whole modern ethic of "hard work" is toxic. Ancients used to work for actual needs, not excess wealth.

11 years ago. 11 years too late to see this video😢 thanks sir.

So simple, but yet so full of prudence. Thank you for your kind words good sir. You're truly a blessing to everyone in that audience and in the comment section!

"When you follow fashion you never catch up because you are following it" Gadlis!!

I vote this guy for president of the world.

I never ever see like this person, talking frankly about life is easy. Amazing speech and Thank you Sr

I always knew this in my heart. Life is easy only if we let it. We make life hard for ourselves because we are afraid if we give up material possessions, status, wealth, or whatever, we lose something essential to ourselves. Which is just an illusion.

A simple life makes you charming, and a simple heart makes you happy. However, learning simplicity is anything but simple.

He is one of the most civilized people I know. Thank you for this.

I agree with his basic premise that life doesn’t need to be made more complicated. At the same time I would not recommend not educating ourselves in a structured way. He can speak English and write books precisely because of and thanks to education… In my opinion, his most important message is that we need to reconnect with ourselves and the Earth, and I couldn’t agree more.

I genuinely love this man. Been watching him for years now and I like to revisit speeches of his from time to time. One of the main takeaways here is that modern industrial and now technological society abstracts people from self reliance and turns the masses into a commodity via interest on debt. Market growth depends on people hiring others to do everything for you. The example of the house really makes that latter point. We have been conditioned to think we cannot do these things which creates a market and markets create debt and the wealthy make money off interest. It's a terrible way to live. The human spirit has been crushed by our modern industrial, technological society. The spirit is crushed so the wealthy intellectual saviors can rescue the "poor" with their offer of indentured servitude served up with an illusion of freedom

"The bird make a nest in one or two day, the rat dig a hole in one night, but the clever human like us spend 30 years to have a house" LOL

Basically he is saying what matters is our satisfaction not so called competition & success.

this is the best ted talk lesson I have ever heard, the man is very humorous and clever. May your heart be immutable among the changeful lifestream

I can relate to what Jon Jandai is talking about here. I grew up in the countryside with so much peace and then had to move to a city. Living with a relative, I was told to hate myself. In the countryside, I would walk miles on foot. Getting to the city, I tried it for a while but the environment was so unfriendly. Today, I am trying to get back to the countryside life. Give back to a community that moulded me. I am even writing a book about it. Technology has helped in some ways but it is also contributing to making life more difficult and hard to comprehend. We need a balance.

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A 4-star army General once told me that "what ever we do that goes against nature will always make life harder. and usually nature will try to correct you and bring you back. We think we are technologically advanced but we are moving against nature with it and the end can only be destructive" this man is the definition of follow nature

I'm quitting my university now. Thanks:3

This is one of the most beautiful speech about life i have ever heard He's right - The way we live in our world in this era is just wrong in so many ways we just forgat how simple we can live and be just happy and relaxed

Life becomes easy when we are content and not greedy...

"Progress is man's ability to complicate simplicity."

Food,shelter,clothes,medicine ❤️

The people laugh in an unintentional way as a way to express their understanding. Wow this is powerful. ❤

I have never met anyone in my life as simple as this guy. He explained something so fundamentally wrong with our society that most people fail to even recognize it. So refreshing.

Simplicity is the key in our life..we all have a choice, a choice to be easy or a choice to be hard. Good quote. Thank you.

Oh my god!..... He is genuinely telling the ultimate inner words of crores of men come out of heart everday but won't live it just because what others will think about him.. But this atomic level talk just changed me from a person which I was just a minute ago... Thank you✨🙏🏻

I am an agri graduate and what you told about what we learn in college is true...we learn about chemicals for agriculture but never a true system that can be considered as real agriculture. It is truly brutal.