The 100 Video Rule
Recently, I created a Youtube channel for Animal Crossing videos called "Energetic Kendrick." The only problem is that I'm not seeing much growth in the channel and I'm considering it as nothing more than a hobby. However, a view that has always reminded me not to give up is the "100 Video Rule." The way it works is to publish at least 100 videos on a specific area and constantly improve with each video in every way. This includes improving editing, animations, audio, and your overall channel and video appearance; basically constantly experimenting with new ways with your Youtube channel. I grew very fearful of this idea because I'm used to seeing some form of growth with each step of my craft. The only problem is that my only validation has been coming from my friends who actually have been enjoying the videos I upload and would let me know. The channel currently only has 3 subscribers but I won't look at this as something negative but instead as an opportunity for the future.
Giving up too early and never brainstorming ideas is one of the worst things that can happen. A decent scenario would be just creating a not too heavily edited video and just plain being satisfied because you put some form of effort into it. This is something I noticed. When you first initially start uploading or sharing your ideas with the world. It may take almost 10 years for someone to discover it and actually find entertainment and value from it. Just because the market is filled with other content creators doesn't meant there's no room for you either. I used to make Lego videos when it wasn't too popular and a lot of people made them too back then. However, it wasn't until a few years later that people contact me asking to make more Lego videos but I had already grown out of that phase. At the time that I had given up on that channel it had stopped on pass 100 subscribers and even got so close to the 100 video mark. The result was that I gave up too early and never tried again with that because there was way too much friction to create back then. I remember I used a trashy version of Windows Movie Maker on a Windows computer that kept crashing and I would constantly lose progress plus editing animations, scene setup, and dealing with people nagging me to clean up my Legos made content creation so difficult. I learned a lot from this experience with the main point being don't make your hobbies too difficult to do. Keep it simple.
The 100 Video Rule is a great reminder for beginning content creators of 2020 including myself to not give up. A benchmark has at least been set. Give it sometime and just continue to improve on your content creation. Leave it as a hobby there's no need to rush things. You will get to where you need to eventually. Do everything that sparks more light in your life! Tonight, I started cooking bacon for the first time ever and I was surprised with how it turned out! Delicious! It even made my stomach ache which was the only downside but hey, what can you expect from a first timer. The 100 Video Rule can be set for a benchmark example for just about anything that someone is working on making progress towards an example would be not giving up on a hobby until you've spent at least 20 hours on it and being sure to log the amount of time you actually are spending using an app. I believe Notion would be a good one. I may try this too after watching a Ted Talk on using 20 hours as a hallmark for the amount of time it takes to master a skill which is true under certain contexts. I will be experimenting with logging my time learning a new skill in Notion and will probably publish a post on that as time goes on. Once again please don't give up too early on your goals and at least set a hallmark to stick to initially then you will be allowed to give yourself permission to quit.
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Here is the link to my latest Animal Crossing Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I_eOZ9JN_s&t=1s
Giving up too early and never brainstorming ideas is one of the worst things that can happen. A decent scenario would be just creating a not too heavily edited video and just plain being satisfied because you put some form of effort into it. This is something I noticed. When you first initially start uploading or sharing your ideas with the world. It may take almost 10 years for someone to discover it and actually find entertainment and value from it. Just because the market is filled with other content creators doesn't meant there's no room for you either. I used to make Lego videos when it wasn't too popular and a lot of people made them too back then. However, it wasn't until a few years later that people contact me asking to make more Lego videos but I had already grown out of that phase. At the time that I had given up on that channel it had stopped on pass 100 subscribers and even got so close to the 100 video mark. The result was that I gave up too early and never tried again with that because there was way too much friction to create back then. I remember I used a trashy version of Windows Movie Maker on a Windows computer that kept crashing and I would constantly lose progress plus editing animations, scene setup, and dealing with people nagging me to clean up my Legos made content creation so difficult. I learned a lot from this experience with the main point being don't make your hobbies too difficult to do. Keep it simple.
The 100 Video Rule is a great reminder for beginning content creators of 2020 including myself to not give up. A benchmark has at least been set. Give it sometime and just continue to improve on your content creation. Leave it as a hobby there's no need to rush things. You will get to where you need to eventually. Do everything that sparks more light in your life! Tonight, I started cooking bacon for the first time ever and I was surprised with how it turned out! Delicious! It even made my stomach ache which was the only downside but hey, what can you expect from a first timer. The 100 Video Rule can be set for a benchmark example for just about anything that someone is working on making progress towards an example would be not giving up on a hobby until you've spent at least 20 hours on it and being sure to log the amount of time you actually are spending using an app. I believe Notion would be a good one. I may try this too after watching a Ted Talk on using 20 hours as a hallmark for the amount of time it takes to master a skill which is true under certain contexts. I will be experimenting with logging my time learning a new skill in Notion and will probably publish a post on that as time goes on. Once again please don't give up too early on your goals and at least set a hallmark to stick to initially then you will be allowed to give yourself permission to quit.
I hope you find something helpful here. If you are interested in more blog posts please consider subscribing with your email above. I do my best to frequently update this blog.
Here is the link to my latest Animal Crossing Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I_eOZ9JN_s&t=1s
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