You need to be delusional if you want to succeed.



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What we talk about in this video

– How to take back control of your life
– How to set impossible goals (and hit them)
– Why realistic goals lead to failure and mediocrity
– The psychology of delusional goals
– How to enter the same reality as ultra successful people

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43 Comments

  1. My #1 goal in life is to to be able to stand and balance my self on just 1 foot for 90 straight minutes while holding my other foot behind my back with 1 arm while hitting solid golf shots with the other free arm

    When I started 2 years ago, I couldn't even stand on 1 foot for an entire 60 seconds. Now I'm up to 48 minutes and hitting balls for upward of 45 non stop minutes without letting the other foot touch the ground the entire time.

    If I can get to 90 minutes, I can die a happy and peaceful soul.

  2. You touch on this and i wish to elaborate because its an idea I've been following for sometime now. You say humans are unique because our focus on the future, or more simply, we create fictional scenarios about said future. We are unique because of our ability to create and believe in fiction, myths, stories, lies. Its profound because not only can thee futures be given by others, but because we can also choose them. So we need to give ourselves a myth to believe in, a story to shape our life around. IF you don't decide, something will decide for you.

  3. So generic content, I know you can provide more value. No hate, I really like your channel, but this is nothing new or even a different way to share those ideas.

    Dont beacome a generic channel pls.

  4. notes:
    1. install a point of view
    – set something you genuinely think is impossible (think of something painful)
    -> the goal should open your mind to new inputs and world view that’s possible
    – set a timeline you genuinely think is possible.

  5. Dan touches upon the foundational paradox of human agency: what conventional society labels "delusional" is simply the refusal to operate within an inherited, entropy-ridden script. Mediocrity is institutionalized because our default education and economic models are designed to optimize compliance rather than sovereign creation. When you set an audacious benchmark, you don't merely change an objective; you construct a new perceptual lens that turns social noise into complete irrelevance.
    ​As I systematically articulated in my treatise, "THE HOUSE: A Juridical Blueprint for Systemic Order & Macroeconomic Justice", this same dynamic governs civilizational succession. Orthodoxy always dismisses paradigm shifts as heresy. Late capitalism traps human consciousness in speculative fiat loops and algorithmic pacification precisely because people mistake artificial positive laws for immutable reality. Reclaiming personal and civilizational sovereignty requires an unapologetic constitutional recalibration—one anchored in objective Natural Law, relentless focus, and the courage to engineer a durable reality while the collective drifts toward systemic decay.

  6. The part everyone misses is that "delusion" isn't about believing false things, it's about believing in something before the external world confirms it exists yet. The successful people aren't actually delusional, they're just operating on a different feedback loop than most people. They're taking internal conviction seriously while everyone else is waiting for permission from reality. That's the actual skill set.

  7. Today, September 26, 2026, I clearly defined my goal and committed it to paper. I will achieve it and become the person I need to be to make it happen. In my mind, I already see myself as that person. From this day forward, I will embody that identity through my choices, my habits and my actions.

    Wishing you all the courage to pursue your own dreams. Bless you all!

  8. What he's saying you just need to set an impossible goal + an impossible deadline
    Because every successful goal began with delusional goal and deadline as steve jobs when he would set an impossible deadline to do things or elon musk suddenly u just see ur goal and only ur goal , just be crazy with it and it has to pull you to it it has to be a great goal for ppl and ur self

  9. Once I learned to fill my brain with good food, Dan’s video popped into my feed just a few days later. Since then, I’ve been listening to him and implementing his ideas into my life. The future is still uncertain, and I’m in a really uncomfortable situation right now. But I believe I’m on the right path.

  10. Dude, I've never skipped a single video of yours, but every time you mention a religion or God at a surface level, I can kind of don't get this: are you atheist or a believer? No pun intended! Just out of curiosity!

  11. Hey man I like your content, I think you've nailed some absolute truths, but I always want to ask people who create content about unlocking the secrets of life/success etc – Are you in the position you're advocating we aim for? Like – with all the advice across your channel, are you yourself rolling in contentment, success, endgame?

    (Im using broad stereotypes here to frame my quesiton) Like, I can take advice on weightlifting from a scrawny geek or I can take it from a jacked, muscle bound chad. Set aside all the youtube influencer bullshit, the jacked chad has clearly practiced what he advises whereas the scrawny geek is talking from a theoretical position only.

    So whats your circumstance that justifies the advice you're giving? Again, your content feels valid, has the ring of truth about it, but have you lived the collective advice across your channel, or are you regurgitating self-help books and describing the same hole around you that we're all in?

    Or to ask it more bluntly, if you've identified the patterns that made Steve Jobs, what percentage of Steve Jobs' success have you achieved?

    (Again, I ask this of anyone giving advice – I assume you can take it in good faith)

  12. Makes total sense. My only criticism is the type of work(goal) I want to pursue is extremely competitive and I've been thinking of starting a business along alongside it to future-proof me for not being dependent on these government or independent institutions to pay me. But i don't want it to take away from my De-lulu energy of my main goal. Unsure how to proceed. What do you suggest i consider @DanKoeTalks ?

  13. The most useful video I’ve come across in a long time. I took a full six pages of notes while watching it, and I plan to look into Eden. Thanks for this meaningful video; I feel like it’s finally time for me to sit down at my desk and get to work.

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