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Creator Blog #18 - Time to slow it down
🕑 Added 2022-11-03 14:00:06 +0000 UTCI had a pretty good streak publishing every week. I was consistent all throughout summer. But I've come to realize it's simply not sustainable. I do it all myself... the research, writing, graphics, and editing. The entire week gets dedicated to creating a video and that's it. There are other things I want to have time for such as:
- Focus on community building by composing a proper social media plan that goes beyond YouTube
- Experience with the "rinse and repeat" process to find a faster and easier way to produce content
- Double down on research and writing to produce higher quality content
- Upskill on animation, sound design, and other skills that could elevate production quality.
These things need time — time for work and time to recover from work. Slowing down the publication schedule will be the trade off in the short term but I think will pay off in the long term.
For the next few months, videos will now be published every other week rather than weekly. And the schedule will be reassessed again in the spring.
Comments
Jim Allen
I appreciate that you put a mission/direction statement on the channel. It allows you to focus.
Thanks! I think participating in groups helps a lot with accountability. That's the only reason why I take gym classes instead of just going to the gym by myself. Otherwise, I'd hardly go. Good luck on your writing!
You can't really rush yourself. The videos you create are amazing, but if you want to take your rime, take your time. I'm starting to wonder if participating on National Novel Writing Month is a big undertaking, but it's the right motivation for me to get this project done instead of procrastinating. Everyone works at their own pace. Keep doing what you're doing because it's great, and if you want to switch to posting one every two weeks, post every two weeks.
