How Blue Lock Teaches You About The Ego You Lack.

As I said in the video, this style of content was a bit different from what I usually do. But given how successful this video was and how much fun I had making it. I will be going further into this direction with my long-form content from now on as I've come back from a break. Focusing more on the psychology, writing and production of stories. As well as trying to level up the quality of my content.

"will you be able to love yourself when you’re no longer viewed as a genius"

Great breakdown! As a writer and basketball player I can relate. I could be very wrong, but I believe Blue Lock shows ego isn’t bad but selfishness is indirectly. By definition ego simply means one’s sense of self of importance. This is something Isagi lacked as he would underestimate his own ability and believed pass = teamwork which isn’t true. Understanding your team’s strength is a sign of a good teammate and this is shown through his Awareness which grew through self-worth. Ironically, even though awareness is his strength, he wasn’t truly aware due to lack of an ego. However, when players are selfish to a fault, in the show they struggle. Have an ego, but don’t be ignorant and overestimate yourself or others.

My easy-going nature and lack of ego has been something I used to pride myself upon. Until I realized the ways in which it left me vulnerable and unable to get what I deserve. Selflessness can be good. But those who are selfless to a fault will suffer in this world.

When my dad taught me how to play soccer, he always told me "a striker must be selfish." It was something his own coach had taught him, who happened to be a well known british football coach. Not necessarily a ballhog, but you can't be scared if you want to make the play. You have to have confidence, or ego as a striker, more so than any other position. If you just pass the ball away, you probably won't have that striker position for very long and get replaced. That's why strikers are almost always the best player(s) on the team. They're the star the team counts on to win.

Ironically, Isagi is also one of the most well-balanced and selfless characters on the show, which goes to show that ego is required, but arrogance is always a hindrance to the process of self-awareness, grieving, and transformation. This show is also one of the most brutally realistic I've ever seen at illustrating over and over again how that psychological process takes place.

such a great message tbh, while ego like anything is dangerous in excess, its also deterimental in deficiency. the problem nowadays of depression, envy, insecure virtue signals stem from a frail ego

okay, this was one of the better video essays i've found on bluelock. Great job, dude - this earned a sub from me

I really loved the part where you explained how it's Barou's first defeat that propelled him to greater heights as a striker

Instead of lower my ego, I'm working to raise my level of competency to match my ego. You have to have a healthy, objective view of yourself to not be consumed by arrogance and complacency. And in sports, it's natural to be hyper-competitive so those two flaws can lead to your downfall. Been meaning to check this anime out, thanks for putting it on my radar.

When i was younger, I rarely appreciated long indept lore dumps and deeper meanings. Now that I'm a young adult, this shit brings me to tears. Literature truly is beautiful ❤

I like how the show makes ego which is seen as negative into something positive when it’s used in a productive way

The reason why I love this concept is because it really expands to more than just soccer, any competitive sport really you can apply this kind of logic to

Dang, as a retired tennis player this vid hit me hard. I could identify myself with the crushing feeling of defeat, which hit me after each loss I had. It drove me to train harder and harder each time and to try much harder each match. Unfortunately, reality hit me and I realised I was probably never going to reach the level I wanted. So I literally just pushed my competitive retirement of the sport until I had one last result I was proud of, only beacuse I didnt want to retire from a failure. In the end, that drive and fear of losing was the one that kept me motivated for many years, but after I knew I couldnt achive the amount of success I wanted, each loss was just really painful, and had to retire after realizing it. I wish I had been more talented or to have started from a younger age, but I guess it wasnt meant to be. I would to become a trainer one day and teach other more talented individuals with the same amount of hatred at losing that I had and see how far they can get. Great vid.

This is the exact topic that's been so relevant to me yet I feel no one talks about these days. People always talk about letting go your ego, that it holds you back and ruins your life and relationships, do psychedelics and free yourself etc. When these days I've come to realize no one can truly let go of their ego. Your ego tells you clearly what you're good and bad at, which enables you to become aware of your faults and be a better person. It's impossible to not compare yourself to others and if done right can be a constructive thing. Your ego lets you take your shots when you know you can and should. And in terms of art, if you have no ego it's really not possible to say anything meaningful at all. Great video.

The big message of Blue Lock is that you need to focus on yourself because its the only thing you have a lot of control over. Teamwork can easily be a toxic concept when people sacrifice their own growth for the sake of others, especially in sports where your career will take you across multiple teams naturally. Being good at something naturally makes you a better teammate too because you can do more things and it will always be easier to learn new concepts if you are already at a high level.

As someone who once tackled many of the hurdles to going competitive and decided it wasn't worth it myself, I'm stunned at how competently blue lock is written - its the main reason i watch it. Good video!

This Works in gaming as well. Building a gigantic ego for yourself and knowing what you're capable of makes you play so much more confidently. you will hit cleaner shots, take shots you normally wouldn't have, try risky plays, or make things work out that really shouldn't have. the more confident you are in your own ability unhindered by someone else's mistakes the better player you can be in just about every game out there. Its different than high expectations though. expectations are just "i should be able to hit this" while having an ego or being extremely confident is, hitting the shot and saying something like it was clean. you should know the bar you set for yourself so there is no point dwelling on expectations, let that ego roll and get confident in your gameplay and shit will just start happening.

Im glad youth now can read/watch this. as someone who lacked an ego i feel i really missed alot of athletic opportunity's. Had I read this when i was younger I truly think i could have gone farther. great topic and great video 👍

I’ve never been so focused and intrigued by a video like this, this is kind of amazing it felt like I was being taught an entire lesson from just this breakdown video. Thank you