The Slow Walker

I Didn’t Fail. I Just Repeated.

Some people don’t collapse.

They don’t lose everything.
They don’t make a dramatic mistake.
From the outside, their life looks stable.

They go to work.
They fulfill their responsibilities.
They are seen as “doing fine.”

And that’s exactly why it’s hard to notice.

There is no clear reason to change.
No crisis forcing a decision.
No breaking point.

Just repetition.

A morning that looks like yesterday.
A week that feels like last month.
A year that quietly becomes a decade.

Not because life is terrible.
But because it is familiar.

Good enough to continue.
Safe enough to stay.

Until one day, you try to remember the last time you felt truly excited about something…
and you can’t.

You didn’t fail.

You just repeated.

Tomorrow, I’m sharing a new reflection about this quiet kind of life —
the kind that doesn’t fall apart,
but slowly fades.

If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re moving forward
or just reliving the same year again,

this one might feel close to home.

— Tuan Tran
The Slow Walker

6 days ago | [YT] | 0

The Slow Walker

On Showing Off

Not everyone who shows off
does so because they’re good.

Many people do it
because they’re afraid
that if they don’t show themselves,
no one will see them as anything.

They’re not trying to be better than others.
They’re just afraid
of being left out.

Ignored.
Overlooked.
Treated as if they don’t matter.

So they learn to prove themselves.
They talk more than necessary.
They explain more than they need to.

Not to win.
But to be respected.

Over time,
this constant need to prove
doesn’t make them stronger.

It only makes them tired.

Tired of always being right.
Tired of never being weak.
Tired of feeling valuable
only when someone else agrees.

The real cost
is not exhaustion.

It’s getting used to living
in a constant state of tension,
just to feel like someone.

Sometimes,
the quietest freedom
is not having to prove anything at all.

1 week ago | [YT] | 0

The Slow Walker

On Pride, And The Quiet Cost Of Living Properly

There are many people in this world who live “proper” lives.
They do nothing wrong.
They don’t cross lines.
They don’t cause trouble for anyone.

And yet, quietly, they carry a fear that follows them for years.

The fear of being looked down on.

This video is not about bad people.
It is about decent people
who slowly learned to live for approval
instead of living truthfully.

About how pride doesn’t hurt loudly,
but takes something away from us, little by little.

Until one day,
we realize we no longer remember
who we were
before we learned how to “save face.”

I don’t make these videos to teach.
I make them to sit quietly with those
who are tired of pretending they are fine.

If you’ve ever felt that pressure —
to be respectable,
to be strong,
to be seen as “doing okay” —

then this space is for you.

No advice.
No motivation.
Just a slow reminder:

Sometimes, letting go of pride
is not becoming less.

It’s simply
becoming real again.

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 0

The Slow Walker

Có những sai lầm…
không làm mình gục ngay,
nhưng khiến mình mệt rất lâu sau đó.

Tôi vừa kể lại một câu chuyện rất thật.

Không phải để dạy ai điều gì.

Chỉ là nói ra những điều
mà giá như ngày trước,
tôi được nghe sớm hơn.

Nếu bạn đã từng trả giá,
có lẽ bạn sẽ hiểu.

👉 Có điều gì trong video
làm bạn chậm lại một chút không?

2 months ago | [YT] | 0

The Slow Walker

Hôm nay tôi muốn hỏi bạn một câu rất thật:

“Lần gần nhất bạn thấy mình thật sự sống, chứ không chỉ tồn tại… là khi nào?”

Nếu bạn sẵn sàng, hãy để lại một dòng chia sẻ.
Biết đâu câu chuyện của bạn lại giúp một người khác bớt cô đơn.

– Người Đi Chậm –

2 months ago | [YT] | 1

The Slow Walker

Sau 50, tôi mới hiểu… [điều này mới là sống]
20 năm sống nhanh – 1 ngày sống đúng
Nửa đời sống vội: cái giá tôi phải trả
Khi tiền không còn cứu rỗi tôi
Vì sao càng lớn càng cô đơn?
Tôi đã đánh mất mình như thế nào sau 40?
Không ai dạy tôi cách sống sau 40
Đi chậm lại, tôi mới nhìn thấy cuộc đời mình
Sau 50, tôi không sống để hơn ai – chỉ để không còn thua chính mình
Một ngày tôi dám thừa nhận: mình chỉ đang tồn tại, chứ chưa từng sống

2 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 1